Cutting Vent Channels 2

[airkidd]

I need some help creating vent channels and runners. The channel has a profile to be projected along a path. The path has a 90 degree corner. I want a cut that looks like a ball end mill came to a 90 degree corner. I tried doing a swept cut using a path that matched the cutter radius at the corner but I get the error saying the profile intersects itself. Any ideas or do i need to clarify more?

 

[meintsi]

Sample has been sent.

Note your can combine multiple inside and outside bends on each sweep.

For every left hand turn the 1st sweep's profile is a sharp corner and the 2nd is a radius.

For a right hand turn the 1st sweep gets the radius and the 2nd the sharp corner.

Remember...
"If you don't use your head,
your going to have to use your feet."

 

[2Dto3D]

I'm curious to see what all this is about. Where can I find the samples? Charley Leonard
CSWP

http://www.2dto3d.com

 

[airkidd]

Charley,
Check out Scotts site @

http://www.3dmca.com/

meintsi,
Those two solutions appear to be the only way to go about this problem. Too bad its so time consuming and eats up so much file space. Maybe solidworks should allow self-intersecting cuts and extrudes in future releases.

 

[2Dto3D]

I totally agree. Charley Leonard
CSWP

http://www.2dto3d.com