Swept surface needing to create geometry from it

[DaveinGeorgia]

I'm a newbie ladies and gentelmen so please bare with me.

 

I've just created a swept surface and want to create geometry from the surface and cannot remember how to do it any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Dave

[Fig sign]

Welcome to the board ,Dave !

 

Plz ,specify ,what do you mean by "geometry "

If this is wireframe .then create->curve->one edge or create->curve->all edges

 

HTH

ITHH

[George Bailey from Warvel Products]

I may be wrong, but wasn't the curves that you swept to create the surface "goemetry" ? And then the surface that you created is also Geometry. Are you wanting to project a part onto the surface for machining?

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George !

 

He may be need the lacking ones (you do not need all the surface curves to buld swept surface }

[George Bailey from Warvel Products]

Right you are old wise one, but geometry is such a general term in the CAD world. Some information on the desired end product would be helpful.

 

George teh humble student

[BernieT]

To add to Owls thoughts:

Create-curve-project will put curves on the surface.

[Dan_AKA_ROY]

In some applications, one needs to build surfaces first... in order to get the needed geometry created from the surfaces. Mastercam, Rhino, VariCAD [don't ask ] makes no difference - surfs first, then your geo that you may not be able to create any other way. An example:

 

In order to create a closed 3D wireframe that is tangental, coincedental, and has curvature continuity and as importantly the 'shape that you want' do this...Create geo [flat outline] on top plane with the desired shape you want. Create a swept surface [vertical line on top plane,path geo on front plane]. Make sure the surf fully encompasses your outline geo when observed from the top gview. Trim that surf with the outline geo. You now have a 3D surf without curves. Create the curves. Delete surf [surf made for the 3d curves, no longer need]. Now we have that nice looking 3D wireframe from which we can create side profile geo and build the final design. The curves created from the trimmed swept surf form the parting line of the part if one plans to build a mold off of the design.

[DaveinGeorgia]

Thanks for your help. I needed gemometry created from the surface in the format of a curve. Appreciate your help.

Dave

[Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot CNC]

Create-curve-flowline and then set spacing and direction