split body and 2 directions drafted pad

[JulianMansinni]

Hi,
I'm trying to design a simple part (something like a pulley), that consists of a closed profile that is extruded with a draft angle to both sides.

1.Is there a way to achieve this by using the "drafted filleted pad" function? It seams that this function disables 2 directions extrusion. (I know I can extrude it w draft to one direction, then mirror the result, but I'm looking for a quicker method).

2. If there is no way to do it in one function, I would like to do the following: Use "mirrored extent" pad, then use "draft" to draft the faces using the plane of the pad's sketch as the neutral plane. The problem is that I have to split the faces (at the plane of the pad's sketch) so I'll have 2 "sides" to draft - each side to different direction.
How can I split these faces? The "split" command from the surface-based features toolbar removes one side of the body and does not split the faces leaving both sides.

Thx,
Catia.

 

[eklunja]

Hi,

1. As you already found out, you can't achieve what you're after with "drafted filleted pad".

2. Yoy can split faces you're drafting directly with "draft angle" command. Check "parting=neutral" and "draft both sides" on Draft definition panel.

 

[JulianMansinni]

Thx. I found it an hour ago...
I also found out that one cannot extrude "up to last"/"up to next" etc while using the drafted filleted pad - only explicitly defining a value. Pity.

Catia.