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[asv4k8]

I have a complex shape on my hands that is giving me trouble, see attached pictures and file:

Here is the picture with explanation:

and the solidworks part file is also attached. I just cant seem to get the right lofted cut, thanks in advance for the help...

As always thanks in advance and if you need ANY automotive engineering or performance advice feel free to email me as I am not on here that often.

 

[ctopher]

I don't have an issue with it. In the fillet command, turn off "Tangent Propagation" on some of the fillets.
I can't add them for you and send back, you are using an older version of SW.

Chris
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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Cut-Sweep1 & Cut-Extrude14 create an awkward little face at their intersection to the D-shsped boss. That may be a cause of fillet failure.

Are Cut-Sweep1 and Cut-Sweep2 supposed to be different? Could one not be mirrored to create the other?

Why aren't your sketches constrained?

 

[asv4k8]

I noticed that odd face at the D shaped boss, I can go back and get rid of that based on changing the profile of the swept cut or maybe replace it with a lofted cut.

The sides are supposed to be different, although i will make them the same when i finish playing with it.

What do you mean by constrained? Ive never delt with constraining sketches before

As always thanks in advance and if you need ANY automotive engineering or performance advice feel free to email me as I am not on here that often.

 

[Updraft]

asv4k8,

If you have never dealt with sketch constraints then you would benefit tremendously from going through the SolidWorks tutorials (Help -> Tutorials).

- - -Updraft

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

What do you mean by constrained?

When a sketch is fully constrained, all the elements (lines, arcs, etc) turn black and cannot be moved by simply dragging a point or element. Adding dimensions and relations relative to the origin will accomplish this.

I suggest you work through the online tutorials, and read the Help files on sketching.

http://help.solidworks.com/2012/Eng....html?id=f832d59948064684b72cdda968acae33#Pg0

 

[asv4k8]

I think I have used it in the past but I am a little rusty so I will run through the tutorials tomorrow in my free time.

As always thanks in advance and if you need ANY automotive engineering or performance advice feel free to email me as I am not on here that often.