Feature Definition Error message when correcting a pocket.

[dtwo]

I am trying to create a pocket in a solid using a surface as the profile but I get the error message:

"The profile is locally parallel to the extrusion direction. The extrustion cannont be defined at that place. Choose a profile and a direction that are not parallel." I have utilized this process in the past with success.

 

[sudhakarn]

hi,

Check whether you have defined a normal direction for the pocket.
Also try making an extract or a boundary of the surface to get a 2D sketch and try to make a pocket.

 

[Telcontar]

I usually means, that your surface is locally parallel to your pocket pulling direction. Instead of this approach you could create simple sketch "above" your surface and use it as pocket profile and drag it "until surface" method up to your desired surface. It's hard to advice, when we can't see what you're trying to achieve try to put some screenshot of your part and surface

 

[dtwo]

Attached is a typical scenario.

 

[Telcontar]

Hi

It's clear that you can't use this surface and this direction Part of that surface is locally parallel to the direction, which you chose. I think it is part of the surface parallel to V-direction of the compass. you can try different direction for the pocket extrusion or you can try to define pocket as I wrote in previous post. But you have to be sure, that surface is "bigger" than square shape from the top (I mean shapes for your screenshot). For that - you have to extrapolate your surface first in direction, in which surface is "missing" I do not know if the pad can be cut throughout though...