Solid/Boolean insert

[stevieboy]

Hello all

 

I have a solid that has a rib on top, I need to make a insert for that rib, so I can shim the rib up if need be, what I need is a slot and the insert. When I try to do a Boolean, the target body and the tool body are the same, since the rib part is part of the soild.

How do I seperate the rib?

Hope this make sense.

Thanks

[Kannon]

stevieboy..

hope its what you wanted.

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

First extrude a new solid in the desired shape of your insert and make it tall enough to enclose the rib completely.

 

Then you can do a BOOLEAN COMMON REGIONS NA(keep target and tool). This will yield a third solid which you can now call your new insert and perhaps move to a new level. Then simply BOOLEAN REMOVE the solid you created in step 1 from the original solid.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Ooooohhhhh... I guess you're getting a little private help from Kannon ?

[Kannon]

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Ooooohhhhh... I guess you're getting a little private help from Kannon ?

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I dont think I was much help...

tired of asking everyone to save it as version 9 and email me, so I fired a email to Stevieboy directly and also mentioned possibly putting it on the ftp.

[stevieboy]

Hello all

 

I've ftp to (mxc files)( new 384 part cavity)

And yes Matt I need all the help I can get.

Anyway I put the file on the ftp site for (everyone) to see

Thanks Kannon!

Thanks Matt!

I'm working on it this morning

 

stevieboy

[stevieboy]

Hello again ya'll

 

Well I was able to recreate the rib (solid) using a soild sweep, Did the Boolean Common Region Na

And got the dreadful: Parasolid ® Kernel Interface Error: Boolean Error:Face Imprinting Operation Error

I'll Keep trying

 

[ 07-14-2006, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: stevieboy ]

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Stevieboy,

 

Check out my file on the ftp (I finally got on the ftp at home).

 

NEW 384 PART CAVITY_RIB-3 MATT.MCX in the MCX folder.

 

Is this what you were trying to do ?

 

[LaszloK]

The face imprinting error is usually due to a common face used by both solids in the boolean operation. I would make your solid for the insert longer than the part solid. The newly created insert solid will have it's lenght limited by the part solid anyway. It is never good for solids that will be used in boolean operations to be exactly the same size.

[stevieboy]

LaszloK

Thanks for your tip

I'm back on it this afternoon

 

stevieboy

[stevieboy]

Oh yea...

Matt, that is what I was trying to do.

That way I pull out the inserts and also have the slots for them.

But...Anyway, I need to go back and change the ends of the inserts, after a little more thought, I don't want the ends of the insert running outside of the main block it would make the block weak in that area, so I'm doing to shorten-up the insert at least 1/4 in. so the inserts will be enclosed with-in the block.

Thanks again Matt!

[stevieboy]

Hello all

LaszloK, I added .001 to the face of my insert and Boolean perfect.

Thanks again!

Matt,

Kannon,

I got it... thanks...

 

Oh.. there is one more thing I don't quite understand about Boolean...You have to recreate the geometry.. It seems to me that, If I did a Boolean remove and used the top view of the insert bountry with a depth of say .695

I would have thought that it would have pulled the insert out of the main block leaving a slot.. and the insert with its geometry.

recreating the geometry?? is it just the nature of the beast??

[stevieboy]

Ok, "I dig it" It will trim out the insert!

It's no big deal...

I just had to work with it a little more!

 

cool

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

I think it's all about knowing when to use NA and when to use the regular boolean...

 

Is that what you're diggin' ?