Laurel Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Seems like every project I start at the moment gives me problems The image below shows the project I'm struggling with at the moment. I am trying to create a part by sweeping the profile of sketch1 around the path of sketch2. Sketch1 is the lower of the 2 profiles shown, while sketch3 is the upper of the 2. Both sketches consist of representations of the same sketch block, but in different locations on the same plane. I can sweep sketch3, but on trying to sweep sketch1, I get "Modeling failure while trimming and discarding faces." I've successfully swept similar profiles around similar paths before, but I'm missing something here. Here is the part file if needed: Frame.zip Thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdharvey Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH YOUR FIRST SKETCH. IT IS USUALLY BETTER PRACTICE TO HAVE TWO PATHS ASWELL RATHER THAN JUST USING ONE... I JUST COPIED YOUR PATH SKETCH AND RE INSERTED IT TO SWEEP THE TOP PROFILE. AS YOU CAN SEE IT WORKS WITH THE BASIC CIRCULAR GEOMETRY. THEREFORE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH YOUR ORIGINAL SKETCH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_wright Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I managed to sweep some of it ...i went into 3d sketch and project gemo but it wouldn't let me go all the way round. i have also noticed that the line it won't go round has two lines connected ? it looks like a point is on the line ?....is this the starting point ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH YOUR FIRST SKETCH. IT IS USUALLY BETTER PRACTICE TO HAVE TWO PATHS ASWELL RATHER THAN JUST USING ONE... Thanks RD. I know that 2 paths would be better, but here, I only want to sweep sketch1, so only inluded one path. I inluded sketch3 to illustrate that the sweep is possible using sketches2 and 3, so the path must be ok, and yet both sketches 1 and 3 are based only on a sketched block, so these should be ok too. And yet I still can't sweep sketch 1... I managed to sweep some of it ...i went into 3d sketch and project gemo but it wouldn't let me go all the way round. I have also noticed that the line it won't go round has two lines connected ?it looks like a point is on the line ?....is this the starting point ?? Thanks Steve. I see what you mean - it does look like that doesn't it. It is however just the one line. The point on the line is the centre of the circle upon which the arc at the top of the path is based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_wright Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 ok well i managed to do it..what i did was to delete the original arc and replace it...lol then it worked (confused...lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thanks Steve. I did as you suggested, and managed to create the sweep, but when I constrained the arc as I need, the error returned. I've tried to resolve the error by recreating the profile, unsuccessfully. It may however, shed some more light on the problem that someone might be able to explain. The part file here: Sweep Error.zip shows a successful sweep of profile sketch5 around path sketch2. Sketch5 is currently only partially constrained as shown below: Look at the constraint in cyan of 14.584. If I change that to its proper dimension of 13.48 and finish the sketch, the sweep fails with "Modeling failure while trimming and discarding faces.". I'm really at a loss to explain this, so if someone could please offer an explaination and solution, I'd be really grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_wright Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 What about changing your rail to go on the outside of the profile instead of partially inside. it would sweep more easily instead of intersecting on the bend. Just a thought ...i aint that experienced in autodesk Paul... so if i don't make sense ignore this advice...lol Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 What about changing your rail to go on the outside of the profile instead of partially inside.it would sweep more easily instead of intersecting on the bend. Just a thought ...i aint that experienced in autodesk Paul... so if i don't make sense ignore this advice...lol Steve Well, I appreciate the suggestions Steve. Thanks very much. In the end I resorted to drawing the assembly in Autocad, and skipping inventor all together for this frame. I've drawn other frames since with Inventor, with similar specs no problem, but not with this frame. Still don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Still don't know why. I would have used Frame Generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdits7 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I would have done the same JD and just loaded my custom extrusions in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_wright Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi I've been checking out the Frame Generator..just a quick one where would i put a custom extrusion?... This is the profile of the extrusion . Steve Outer Trim Ste.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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