fwc,
Thanks. That was the way I started, but if you look closely, you will see distortion at the tangency points. That was what I could not have.
Robert Grogan
Grogan Five Enterprises
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Thanks to both of you. I will try both methods. Solid Edge is a great product, and I have found very little that it can not do, either directly or using a work-around. I have used SE since the beta versions, and in its price range I don't think you can beat it.
Robert Grogan
Grogan Five...
I am trying to model a prototype part that has been machined. I have a cylindrical tube that has a helical cut added. It was created by plunging an endmill thru the wall, cutting a 360 degree helix on a 1" pitch, then retracting the endmill. Is there a way to do this in Solid Edge without...
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Been the standard I have used in Mechanical design since college, 25 years.
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