Rapid Surfacing on a regular solid facet body

[NGMatt]

It seems Rapid surfacing can only be created using convergent faceted bodies. However, I'd like to use this feature on a regular solid or face surface (not a convergent faceted body). My current work around is to export the solid as a .stl , then re-import it to perform the rapid surfacing. If I could skip that step and draw a spline on a regular solid that would be great. Any ideas?

 

[cowski]

Intersection curve, project curve, and curve on surface are 3 ways (among others) to create a curve on an analytical or Brep surface.

I've not tried it, but (if you really like the rapid surfacing tools) you might be able to extract a surface, remove its parameters, and convert it to an convergent body for use in rapid surfacing.

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[NGMatt]

Yes converting to a convergent body works but the only way i know how to do that is to export an stl and re-import it. And of course it goes back to the absolute coordinate system and i have to move it back. So yeah there are several steps. I guess i need to learn the intersection curve on surface method like you mentioned. Thanks

 

[cowski]

What version of NX are you using? I'm not sure when it was added, but there is a command called "facet body from body" that will do what it says.

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[NGMatt]

NX v1946. You are exactly right. That is so much easier than exporting. I can create the faceted body with 1 click and then sketch stayout boundaries for collisions wherever i want instead of modeling clamps. This is helpful for NC programming to create solid boundaries for collision checking with Vericut. Thanks a million.