solids modifying question

[DucatiBuell]

Please pardon the newbie nature of this thread.

 

I am modeling my company's new shop in V9. The shop is 35k sq. ft, with 20 plus cnc mills, so I have lots of solids.

 

I have modeled a work bench at each machine, represented by a 2.5' x 5' block. To clean things up, and the answer to this will help me with lots of other issues, I would like to modify the block to approximate a bench with legs. I believe I need to project a rectangle onto 2 faces, then use the Extrusion Operation "Cut Body" function in Solids mgr.

 

I have programmed parts some years ago in a previous version using solids and feel like a knucklehead because I can't remember how to do this.

 

I have read through threads referring to use of the WCS; is this my solution?

 

Thanks

 

Ken

[pip]

It is, sort of, the answer. WCS in conjunction with Contruction, and tool plane, is how I would work it. For your solids model the tool plane is not really necesery. Choose WCS and make new fron solid face, and check that your contruction plane is always set to WCS. now you can draw your rectangle, extrude cut it, and you now have your workbench modelled.

Hope this helps. This is only my way of doing thing, others might have different ways..

[bhayden10]

Draw a rectangle the size of your table top, extrude it say .5 or however thick you want your top. then draw say 2"x2" squares in each corner extrude them the length of your legs then bolean add them together. Do everything in the top plane.

[Nathan G. Baldwin]

Draw a rectangle the size of your table top, and dras four rectangles for the extruded shape of your legs.

First extrude the tabletop, then extrude the legs and select "add boss" instead of create body. Should take you about a minute.