eccentric reducer

[perseid88]

We are creating eccentric reducers and cones for a customer but first I need to create the part as a flat layout to be cut (plasma) before we can drill.

I don't work with surfaces much so I need help creating geometry I can work with.

I seem to be able to create my surface and flatten it. Now I need to export as .dxf or dwg so I can import it with my nesting software for the burn table before it comes back to be milled.

What suggestions do you have for me to do that? Seems like I need to convert the surface to some 2 dimensional geometry my other CAD program (Sigmanest) can understand.

[MLS]

You should be able to create curves from a surface. What version?

 

We have a quite picky waterjet, so it often requires going in and cleaning it up After you create the wireframe, but I think this is probably the best way.

[perseid88]

sorry, I know better than to leave this out--X2 SP1

[perseid88]

That was the nudge I needed. Creat curve on all edges.

 

Thanks.

[John Summers]

If you have a cone surface, you can use FLATTENSURF.DLL. It may make a difference as to which way you choose the major axis. The surface should NOT be a trimmed surface.

[MLS]

You can use silhouette boundary too in X2 which is a c-hook(or you can add it in to a toolbar by customizing).

I have had mixed results with it though.

 

Create curve all edges is probably best.