Sketch on curved surface

[Michel1978]

Is it possible to place a sketch on a curved surface?

I use NX6.
Groeten, Michel

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[Michel1978]

B.t.w. I know it is possible with project curve.
But how can I manage that the distances between the lines stay the same on the curved surface? (see picture)

I use NX6.
Groeten, Michel

http://www.kvi.nl

A leading Dutch institute in atomic and subatomic physics

 

[man2007]

You need to use wrap curve option

 

[jerry1423]

No, you can't really place the actual sketch on a curved surface. You will have to create a plane (maybe tangent to the curved surface) and then do the projecting from there.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Actually, man2007 is on the correct track.

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[Michel1978]

Thanks a lot. That's what I want. (see pic.)

I use NX6.
Groeten, Michel

http://www.kvi.nl

A leading Dutch institute in atomic and subatomic physics

 

[hudson888]

Yes I think that they're on to something here you picture helps give us a clue. I think you want to sketch on a tagnet plane and then use Wrap Curves to create the curves on the cylinder. The concept of projecting curves is quite possibly close to decribing what you're after, but wrapping them would be a lot more like being able to sketch on the curved face.

Insert>Curve from Curves>Wrap Unwrap

As for actually sketching directly on curved faces; in practical terms I don't know whether or how it would make sense.

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