radius fillet cutout error

[altnickee]

Hi,

i am having a error in my attempt to create a fillet
In the attachment a picture of my part.
The textbox explains on witch location I need my fillet of 30mm



Toolmaker

 

[ctopher]

Have you tried smaller size fillets? What are the errors?

Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Can you post the actual model for experimenting with?

BTW, you don't need to place the image in a Word file.

 

[altnickee]

Hi,

Hoping that my part is posted correctly, and can be opened to explore / experiment with.
The fillet needs to be at the end of the ( cut extrude 2 & mirror)
Yes i have tried smaller fillets, op to 5mm radius fillet, no problem, but i want a 30mm radius fillet, because that's the radius of the mill that i have to make the actual cut.
I would like to post the complete part, hoping for a solution.
And how can i post a solidworks screenshot? also for future use.

thanks



Toolmaker

 

[Eltron]

Check the faq's:

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1100

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[JMirisola]

I did it as a swept cut. The fillet tool just doesn't seem to like the size callout you need. See attached.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Eltron ... faq559-1100 and faq559-1177 are now out of date (obsolete ?). I will try to update them this weekend.

Eng-Tips now has it's own file upload method.
See thread559-199827

 

[Eltron]

Beat me to the punch, Jeff. I did it exactly the same way without any problems, assuming that's the way Toolmaker wants it to be manufactured.

CBL, you need to stop slacking off around here.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

The R30mm cannot be applied with the fillet tool because it would obliterate the end face of the recess. Except for the Full radius option, all faces involved in a fillet have to remain intact.

 

[altnickee]

Thanks Jeff,

This is a great ” simple” answer to a my question ,especially because my “Solidworks technical English “ needs to learn a lot, so when I go to the SW help section, often the answer is more difficult to understand than the question!!
But thanks to the upload’s we can communicate without a language barrier!
I was wondering if I am the only SW user on this forum that likes to see how other people approach the way of making a part, like we say over here “There are many roads that leads to Rome”
Now we only have to find the Best/ /safest/ fastest method.
Thank again to all the positive reactions from all you guy’s



Toolmaker

 

[JMirisola]

My pleasure, Toolmaker. There are many of us here who are happy to help.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M

 

[AnnaWood]

I would get rid of the fillet and show the initial 30mm rad in the sketch. The fillet creates a compound surface that does not synch up with the reality of how the part will look when made with a grinding wheel.

Attached is my take on how to go about creating the cut-out. No different then Jeff's other then your first cut.

Cheers,

Anna Wood
SW 2007 SP4.0, WinXP
Dell Precision 380, Pentium D940, 4 Gigs RAM, FX3450

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