Modeling timing belts

[libanais]

Hey guys

the problem is that the pattern feature doesnt seem to be able to follow the profile of the belt..
This is how i start my model
1-(using protrusion)draw a sketch(side profile of the belt)and a make an offset(thikness of the belt)

2-draw a cutout that represents one tooth of the timing belt

3-TRY to use pattern but cant seem to copy my tooth cutout along the curve of the belt.

ANY suggestion would be greatly appreciated!

 

[beachcomber]

Is the curve made of straights and arcs or is it a spline?
If it's straights and arcs you may have to use a mixture of several linear and radial patterns to do the whole belt.
My other question is why do the whole belt? - just do a few cutouts to represent the belt in drawings as you would have done in the old days on a drawing board.
You could do this in one go with your sketch, and it will keep yor file size and drawing complexity down.

 

[fwc]

Hi

Have you tried changing the location of Anchor Point? Its location should be where the intial cut-out is.

Regards
fwc

 

[sesm]

Try to use Smart Pattern in the ribbon bar.

 

[kpalexan]

In SE v16, use Pattern Along a Curve and set the Ribbon Bar options Transformation Type to Full and Rotation Type to Curve Position.

To make it even easier, I create a sketch as my driving curve for my Select Curve Step.

Regards,

Kevin