solids related question

[elraiis]

Hey guys, a quicky plz if anyone knows that would really really save me so much time. I have a part with more than 20 different z depths and its in IGS format. now what i need to do is create a male part for this... meaning the opposite of the part so that my new part will have a perfect fit with it. 'REVERSE' i donno how to put it so that i want to do is clear. now, is there a way in MC9. or MCX where i can do that and have the MC create the new solid file for me with few clicks rather than me doing dimensions and drawing the male part myself (where i could most possibly do mistakes as well this way). ? if its possible plz help.

[Guest]

Model a block the encompasses your existing solid and do a boolean remove.

 

This will leave you with a opposite of your solid

[gcode]

make a block that fills the cavity you have now.

Then use the boolean remove command and substract

the cavity solid from the male solid.

Should take about 5 minutes

[kunfuzed]

Since your starting with an IGES, I think you'll have to make a solid out of it first, by using "Solids from surfaces". Then do what these guys said.

[Fig sign]

If you can not make solid .copy your surfaces to other level ,delete surfaces you dont need and turn your female part to male adding a couple of needed surfaces

Dirty ,quick and damn effective

HTH

[elraiis]

hi guys and thanks for the replies... however i seem to be doing something wrong. I got the message saying that boolean operation will distroy target!! lol.. that sounded terroristic but funny to me.... anyone would be about to help? i donno what am i doing wrong? oh and the idea is what? i create a solid with which i submerge my part solid and i do this process? i don't really know what to ask as i have no clue what wrong is it that i am doing... any suggestions?

[cobra95kev]

I would just make a copy of your solid and put it on another level and use the copied one for your boolean. Then who cares if you destroy the copy?

 

Kevin C.

[Kannon]

Kannon drewling....

be happy to take a look and see if I can help.

 

if you can send it to me without the .zip version 9 I would be happy to try my hand at it.

[elraiis]

true but the thing is it DOESNT distroy the copy, it just gives me that message and thats as far as i can go. it doesn't performe the operation this is why i was asking if i was doing something wrong u know. this is what i did, lets say my part border is 2x2 inches; i made a 4x4 cube sharing the same center point of my part but deeper than my part, then i picked boolean, remove, selected my cube, then selected my part. didn't work, so i did select my part then my cube... didn't work either! am sure its me who's doing something wrong.. but i can't figure it out.

thanks man.

[Fig sign]

Elraiis !

 

Why are you stick to solid .

Do it in surfaces

Like I said before

I would do it in 15 minutes and that`s what you need to do .

Play with Solids in your free time

[Kannon]

playin around with 2 solid blocks...I boolean removed them with no problems..UNTIL you have a shared face..for example bottom of block 1 is the bottom of block 2...are you sure that the piece your trying to remove is completely contained inside the other block?

[elraiis]

hi guys and thanks to all of u.. kannon... thanks alot to you. i didn't know that i shouldn't have a shared face.. that was the mistake now it worked... thanks alot everyone again truly appreciate it.

bye

[Kannon]