Line and point creation on a curve...

[RyanRun]

I have a part, similar to a bowl. What I am trying to accomplish is create a point on the curved surface at a given location. I have a plane that intersects the curved surface of the bowl. I offset another plane normal to the first. I then want to create a line that intersects both planes (Which in turn, interesects the curve). Then I wanted to create a point where the line intersects the curve.
What is the simpliest way to accomplish this.

I have an Inventor background, which made this task very simple. With Inventor, I simply select both planes and the line was created at the intersection. Then I sected the line and surface and a point was created at the intersection. I seem to be having trouble accomplishing this with Catia...very complicated...or maybe its just the terminology.

Thanks in advance for any tips.
Ryan

 

[solid7]

You have some very confusing terminology right here in your post. Please clarify the following:

I offset another plane normal to the first.

The terms "offset" and "normal" don't play well together. I think you mean to say that you created a plane normal, but please verify.

I then want to create a line that intersects both planes

Do you want a line that intersects the planes, or a line that is the result of intersecting planes?

For a line that is the result of intersecting planes, see the "intersect" command. (type c:intersect in the white box in the lower right, and see which icon lights up)

I think that's what you are after.

Good Luck, and hope it helps.

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[solid7]

RyanRun:

Make that c:Intersection - NOT c:Intersect.

Sorry about that!

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[RyanRun]

I wasn't saying that I was offsetting a normal plane, I just meant that a plane was offset that was normal to the original plane.

Yes, I did want the result of the intersecting planes. The intersection does exactly what I need. Were is that pop-up window coming from...what tool bar is it on? Why is "Intersect" not an option in the "Line Type" pull-down of the line command?

Thanks,

 

[solid7]

Because Catia V5 doesn't use a "feature based" option for operations like intersect. It uses intersection in the generic sense, as the command is shared by different element types. You would intersect planes and line, lines and surfaces, or just about anything else that could be intersected using the same function.

The Intersection command is a standard (standalone) function of the Wireframe toolbar. Or, if you prefer working from pulldown menus, it is Insert -> Wireframe -> Intersection

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[RyanRun]

Thanks a bunch...that works great!

Before I try, is it possible to create an icon for the "Intersection" command with the "Part Design" workbench?

 

[solid7]

Go to Tools -> Customize, and create a new toolbar. (under the "toolbar" tab)

Then, select "Add Commands", and find the function in the commands list.

Or, to add it to an existing, just select the exiting toolbar, and pick "add commands", as detailed above.

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