Sketch 2 Planes? 1

[ajlangham]

Hey Everyone,

I'm very new to pro-engineer / Cero i've only spent about 2 weeks on the program. I'm having some problems getting a result i need, the attachment will explain it better then i can put in words. Basic break down is i have section of a drawing that needs to not only be on a horizontal angle but also vertical angle (this probably doesn't make sense). The drawing attached shows that i am trying to achieve in the RED LINES. is this at all possible?

Thanks for any time you can give me.

Andy.

 

[looslib]

You need the material bent up on the one side to the angle of the red lines?

When you create the sketch for that side of the part, first create a datum plane at the angle that you want, then sketch on your new datum plane. All sketches in Pro/E or 2D curves, but with the use of datum planes, you can create multiple sketches to define a single part. In your case, you will have 3 sketches to get your final geometry.

To create the datum plane at your angle, create a datum axis through the points that start the aangle up area on each side of your part. Then create the datum plane through the axis and at an angle to the existing sketch plane.


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Ben Loosli

 

[ajlangham]

Thank you for your help on that part of my problem Looslib. Now i have the knowledge to draw on custom planes it helps me a great deal, however...

Attached is a coil im trying to redraw as you can see on the ends the turns are quite complex im sure proE can reproduce something like this but i think it is more complex then planes?

Would you have to break the end turn up into several parts and compile it? i have no idea where to start with it or if it is even possible

 

[looslib]

You may be better doing a extrude along a path, than trying to do solid extrudes.

Build your 3D path of the coil as lines/arcs, then build the cross-section shape perpendicular to the 3D path. Extrude the shape along the 3D path to get your solid model.


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli