Extruding 3Dface

[pip]

I have a 3 dimensionaln face, designed in Autocad 2002. Can I extrude this to form a solid using mastercam. We have Mcam 8.1.1, but another firm close by has V9. Is this possible in one of these versions.

[Tri-Tech]

Absolutely

 

You will need the solids option.

You can just about do anything in Mastercam.

 

Ernie

 

[ 10-12-2002, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Tri-Tech ]

[cadcam]

pip can you share the file so I can try and make it a solid?

I would like to have the DWG file. thanks

 

[ 10-12-2002, 03:00 PM: Message edited by: cadcam ]

[pip]

The file is called "skin for cover only contour", and is on the FTP site in folder "convert to mc". I am sorry but I can only give you the outside contour, due to privacy issues with our customer. The contour is the outside of the upper face. This has to be converted to a 3D face then extruded down 10mm. The file is metric. I have tried cooning the face but MC8.11 keeps crashing. Might be a conversion problem. Thanks for trying, and a bigger thanks if you succeed.

[gstephens]

The contour has an overlap in it.

 

 

This is from the side view zoomed into the sharp corner. Gonna be a BIG problem.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I created a Coons Surface, then created a sheet solid and tried to thicken it and it would not go, just sat there foa about 2 munites then I gave up (boy I'm impatient). This was probably related to the overlap Glenn spoke of. I only spent about 5 minutes on it so I didn't really get INTO it. Should be possible though.

 

More than likely, you'll neet to create a Solid Extrude Body with that 2-D Shape more that the 10MM you want, then create a surface and trim the solid to the surface, and you should be in like Flynn.

 

JM2C