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[james78]

Hi again, battling with surfaces again!

I’m trying to model a compressor wheel for a turbo, this wheel has a splitter blade, the previous turbine wheel worked out fine but this one is not going quite so well. The original geometry is sent to me as an iges, which normally ends up being a lofted surface and some 3d sketches. This compressor has 2 surfaces, I loft them together and then knit but I cant them thicken to create a solid.

Boy I wish I wasn’t the only cad guy in this company!

Any advise. many thanks

 

[SBaugh]

Run a tools check to look for any problems.

Also IGES or parasolid it out and bring it back in, then you can can a Diagnose to find more problems with the file.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[james78]

I'm not overly familiar with these features what tools are there to help?

 

[SBaugh]

Go to - Tools\Check Keep the defaults and click Check

Save your part as and IGES or Parasolid file and open it back into SW (Trying to create a solid (See Options on open menu)) Then you can RMB the body or surface in the FM and do a Diagnose


FYI - RMB means (Right Mouse Button)

Regards,


Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[TheTick]

A surface can not thicken or offset more than its smallest concave curvature. For example, a cylinder of radius 1.0mm can not offset 1.0mm or more inward.

You can check minimum face curvature under "Tools --> Check".

"An object at rest can not be stopped."

http://www.EsoxRepublic.com

 

[james78]

now after getting vert furstrated i managed to get some Help. I was offered free day intro for Solidworks cosmos works, whilst I was there I happen to mention i was struggling with this problem. I left it with them and they return the iges file back but repair and now save as a parasolid. I open the parasolid and I find 2 solid bodies. (i think)

Do I have to convert them to use or can I just treat them as a solid part?

I have revolved a hub but I cant fillet the blade edge or circular pattern the blades?

Thanks

 

[SBaugh]

If they are 2 bodies you would be able to tell under the Solid Bodies folder in the Feature manager.

If the bodies are joined in anyway you could try combining them into one solid, but if they are not touching you will not be able to merge the 2 bodies.

You can't add a fillet to 2 separate bodies. You will have to make one solid to add a fillet to each body.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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