Turning with solids

[JPensack Acker Drill]

I use SolidWorks to draw my solids and then open them as a solid in MasterCAM X3 MU1. Does anyone have any experience with using the Create - solid to 2D feature?

[tedly]

I've never had any problem to create 2D profile out of solid, especially in lathe part. Select create 2D profiles then solid and that is all just make sure the right axis that run through solid is selected.

[Colin Gilchrist]

Solid to 2D profile only really works if you move your part back to the system origin. It does not play well with WCS...

 

Also, it doesn't handle under cut geometry when it does the revolution. If you want wireframe to drive, use Create | Curve | Slice

 

Pick your slicing plane, pick the solid, hit "apply", then press ok...

[Louis LePoris MLC-CAD]

another idea... *right side plane, create line from origin, ending at any angle to capture max cross section of part and then project /move/ to the solid /surface selection/.

[rdkllkng]

Here is another thought. I make a lot of shaft/rotors for stm turbines. I bring the solidworks solid in, under your solids tab at the bottom of the column is solid layout this feature makes a 2-d drawing out of you solid. It also gives you the option of which view you would like. If you happen to pick 3view ansi you just pick and delete the views you do not want.