work planes

[pete1968]

I am trying to create a new workplane at an angle.What I want to do is draw a hole thru a part at a angle.It is a compound angle. I have created the first workplane at the proper angle.I am having trouble creating the second workplane with the second angle in relation to the first workplane.The second workplane wants two rotate in two planes. I am using mechanical desktop 6

 

[eigenstate]

I'm having similar problems (using MDT6):

I'm trying to make an off-center circular hole with an 18-degree down-angle through a circular plate. I'm muddling through the help section on work planes and work points, but I'm still not able to generate a hole with the appropriate down-angle on the face of my circular plate.

Suggestions?

Christopher

 

[Sirius]

Hi, I am by no means a expert on MDT, but I have done stuff similat to this....

Is it not just a case of positioning the UCS at the required angle and position???. If you go to your UCS toolbar there is rotate X, rotate Y and rotate Z and Move UCS etc....type in the values you want the compund angle at in those and move the ucs point if need be.
From there (on the active part) create a 'New Work Plane' *on* UCS in the dialog box. once you have done this workplane you can use it to base others on etc....if you know a central position you could put the plane there then offset a new one away from that etc etc.
I may be over simplifying what you need to to, but tell me if you here of another method or if this wont work, thanksas I would like to know too....

Cheers,

Sirius.

Your lucky as I dont think many other softwares give you this ease of UCS rotations!!!.

 

[Sirius]

Hi, I am by no means a expert on MDT, but I have done stuff similat to this....

Is it not just a case of positioning the UCS at the required angle and position???. If you go to your UCS toolbar there is rotate X, rotate Y and rotate Z and Move UCS etc....type in the values you want the compund angle at in those and move the ucs point if need be.
From there (on the active part) create a 'New Work Plane' *on* UCS in the dialog box. once you have done this workplane you can use it to base others on etc....if you know a central position you could put the plane there then offset a new one away from that etc etc.
I may be over simplifying what you need to to, but tell me if you here of another method or if this wont work, thanksas I would like to know too....

Cheers,

Sirius.

Your lucky as I dont think many other softwares give you this ease of UCS rotations!!!.

 

[mrelet]

On Work Plans...
I have MD4. To get a Work Plan from another Work Plan at an angle, I first Sketch a Work Axis (Sketch is option under W.A.)on the first Work Plan. I constrain the Work Axis to the part on the first plane. Then choose Vector/Axis and Plane-at-angle to set the Second Work Plane through the Axis and angle to Plane.
Hope this helps.