How to create a walking cane

[rvpas]

Thanks SFG !

 

You have differents ways to make it, at your place, I will use Align command for your boomerang see procedure

 

 

Bye

[SFG13]

Hi rvpas,

 

I tried to follow your steps but it's kind of hard to figure out since some of the steps and numbers are in the same color. I'm not sure where 1 begins, or where 5 and 3 are to be? I just clicked an open area that looked similar in the picture. I tried it many times but the object ended up in different areas not what I intended? I would like the object to appear on the front right side of the cane as it will be a small handle switch, basically the opposite side of the cane close to the bottom of the handle when you see the drawing.

arc12.dwg

[ReMark]

Step number 1 instructs you where to find the ALIGN command which is what rvpas is using to align the switch to the shaft of the cane.

Are you familiar with how the ALIGN command works? If not then consult your AutoCAD Help files. Once you have read through the explanation you'll have a better grasp of what is being shown in the post by rvpas.

[SFG13]

Hi,

 

I was able to get familiar with the align command. Step 3rd says to select the first the source point (1) but I'm not sure what or where is it? I can see destination point 2 in red and so on. I'm not sure where exactly 3, 5, and 6 are supposed to be? Do I just select an area slightly below the handle where the cursor pauses at a certain point?

[rvpas]

Hi SFG

 

In your case, I change my chronology see image and Include your file with steps

 

arc12-rvpas.dwg

 

I hope to be more clear in my explanations at this time

Have a good day

 

Its getting late in france

 

Bye

 

PS Help from autodesk

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2011/ENU/filesACR/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5184.htm

[SFG13]

Hi,

 

Thanks rvpas for giving me a more clear description of your step guidelines, I will try and follow it, thanks a lot!

[ReMark]

If that is still too complicated for you then still using the ALIGN command use three quadrant points on your arc and match them up with the three corresponding quadrant points on your shaft. Once the arc is aligned you can then use the move command to relocate the arc to the proper location along the shaft.

[SFG13]

Hi,

 

Using align, if I'm correct so just select the three points on the arc, and then select the three points on the shaft to align them, then with the m to set it where I want, okay I'll try it out and see. Thanks a lot!

[ReMark]

AutoCAD will prompt for a point on the object to be aligned. Then it will prompt for a corresponding point on the object you are aligned to (the cane). It will do this two more times. So you pick on point on the arc then one on the cane, another on the arc and again on the cane, and finally pick the last quadrant point on the arc and the corresponding point on the cane. See how the sequence goes?

[SFG13]

Hey ReMark,

 

Yes I know how the align command works and I followed the steps carefully selecting the aligned objects, then did the following:

-selecting the source point on the bottom center arc

-selecting a destination point on the cane that I can click

-selecting 2nd source point on top center of the arc

-selecting destination point near bottom center of the handle

-select 3rd source point on right side of arc

 

-Selecting destination point on the cane was not possible anywhere to select except on the corners of the cane and it ended up all like a mess, why, did I miss something?

arc12.dwg

[ReMark]

Yes you missed something. When I did it I picked points at the juncture of the curved portion of your cane and the straight portion.

 

Remember too that your pick points on the arc and on the cane should only be "quadrants".

[SFG13]

I also tried following rvpas' steps as everything goes fine until once I get to selecting the third destination point is when it gets odd. Any area I click on the cane will end up a mess. I'm just lost on why it's not working right?

arc12.dwg

[ReMark]

The first thing I noticed was you do not have "quadrant" selected as one of your Osnaps. How were you making your picks?

[SFG13]

Hi,

 

Actually I did select Quadran from the Onsnap button that looks like a box with a small circle. I'm confused?

[ReMark]

Look at the image below. Notice that I've labeled the three points (all quadrants) on the arc as 1a, 2a and 3a. Each of these quadrants must be matched up with three quadrant points on the cane (labeled 1b, 2b and 3b). ALIGN 1a to 1b, 2a to 2b and 3a to 3b.

 

[rvpas]

Hi SFG,

 

The third destination point (6) I use Nearest Osnap and I select the path to give the last direction.

 

see image and file include

 

 

arc12-rvpas-2.dwg

[ReMark]

We've spent a large amount of time and a number of posts going over how to solve this problem. I'm starting to have my doubts whether the OP will achieve success using the ALIGN command.

 

He might be better off rotating his arc and moving it to the bottom of the straight shaft. Once he has it locked into position and can move it a second time, up the length of the shaft, to its final location.

[SFG13]

HI,

 

Sorry that this has been a huge problem to deal with and can be equally frustrating to you both as it is with me but I do appreciate your help a lot. Once again I followed rvpas' steps from his current image and got stuck at point 6 since there's no onsnap where 6 is located except for the bottom corner 2 or center 4 which I attempted but it went haywire again. I tried to follow ReMark's steps to rotate the arc but am not sure which base point to select from it and how to set the direction angle to fit on the side of the cane? I attempted it numerous times but can't get the angle right?

arc12.dwg

[rvpas]

Hi SFG,

 

Do you know Nearest Object snap ? I use this kind of Object snap to select a point along line or edge.

 

At point 6 - hold down Shift  and right-click et select NEArest and move your cursor along your line (path tip) and click on it. You do not need to select a particular point with this kind of object snap.

[SFG13]

Hi,

 

Okay, well I followed your steps carefully with the nearest object snap holding shift, right click on line, selected nearest. The object snap was on the center line but once I selected it it went berserk again! What is going on?!

arc12.dwg