Adding/subtracting problem

[JStenoien]

I'm using AutoCAD 2008 Education Version and I'm trying to model a santuko. I have the tang and blade portions made but when I try to add them it looks like it's working and then...nothing. No errors it just decides it doesn't want to do it any suggestions? I had to upload the file to Mediafire because it was too big to attach. Take out the space, thanks

 

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[shift1313]

im not sure what a santuko is but are both objects solids? when you made the blade was it a surface model? If so you will probably have to convert from surface to solid in order for the boolean operations to work.

[JStenoien]

A santuko is a type of kitchen knife, and they are both solids. I used intersect to make the blade portion and that's the same type of operation, so you can see my confusion

[Cad64]

The problem is occurring where the blade and the handle meet at the top. There is a step that slowly ramps up, from the bottom of the handle to the top, to a point where the blade meets the handle flush. Autocad doesn't like things like that. You can either have a step, or no step, but you can't Union two objects that ramp up together like that.

[JStenoien]

hmmm...I need that step though, it's a part of the blade. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help

[Cad64]

Why do you feel the need to Union them? Just leave them as two separate objects.

[JStenoien]

I guess I can do that just seems like there should be a way to do it. I had no idea it'd turn into such a fiasco.

[Cad64]

In other programs it is possible, just not in Autocad.