NX 9.0 - Matching the contours of a solid

[_MechEng95]

I am wondering what the best process for matching the contours of a surface in order to produce a setting jig are. Something like a badge on a car door for example.

I was thinking:
- Create a plane perpendicular to the farthest point of the surface.
- Sketch on the plane. Extrude to surface.

Is it that simple? Thats working with the part front on.

Would working with it in side view make more sense?
- Produce sketch on side view of part,
- Offset entities, (producing a sketch of the door edge)
- Offset the sketch by x milimetres (however thick I want the jig)
- Extrude and sketch on the extrusion.

Either method would match the contours of a door right?

 

[Toost]

I think i need an image illustration on what it is you have and want to do.

You are in the process of designing / manufacturing a setting Jig ?

Regards,
Tomas

Regards
Tomas

 

[_MechEng95]

I am in the process of designing a setting jig yes.

Can't share photos. For example, I need to match a badge/logo to the back of a chair, the back of this chair is curved and the badge must be fit against the headrest.

All parts are referenced from the front centre of the seat.

How do I go about replicating the curve of the chair/headrest and how do I adjust the position of the badge to sit flush against the chair if it is referenced as I just explained.

Hopefully that makes sense.

 

[Rob_N]

extract and untrim the face and use it to Trim the new body of badge.

 

[_MechEng95]

So I have a body of a door. The blue shaded area is where a badge should be. I need to replicate the curves of the door, and produce a setting jig for the badge x mm from the side and y mm from the bottom.

I tried untrimming but really not sure. Any help apreciated.

 

[John2025]

Not sure I really understand what you're trying to do, but I would create a new part in the assembly, wave link in the face and use that as the basis for my "badge".