[Cl...] Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I have a family of parts. Geometry same, sizes different. So, I wrote one program, then copied/saved/re-named. Deleted the old model, imported the new. Problem is, I have several curves that I need to get to match to the new model. Cad model comparison doesn't seem to work for the curves. Do I have to re-generate all those curves again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ri...] Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Yes, but the easiest way to way to do that is to create point files at the CAD station. You can get by with just X, Y, and Z data but i, j, k data is more then welcome. 6 rows of data in a .txt file is a piece of cake to bring into Calypso. Each row has to have Xnom, Ynom, Znom, unom, vnom, and wnom at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Er...] Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Actually you dont need the header anymore, (xnom etc..) It is possible to modify the nominals in the vector direction, making it bigger or smaller. But it depends on how your curve looks like. But might be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 I have 6 curves, equally spaced (60 deg) around a hex driver. The attachment is the old (larger) curve. I need to make this curve to match the nominals of the new (smaller) part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just figured it out. Thanks Eric. I was able to go into the "modify nominals" of each curve and make the necessary YZ adjustments.Thanks everyone for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Minor snag. This worked, but the curve is still too long. Can it be shortened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ow...] Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Yes, select the drop down arrow above point no on the feature and then select the last amount of points needing to be deleted while holding down the shift key and then right click and select delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Thanks Owen. I didn't know it was that easy. Before I read your suggestion I did it the hard way. Nominal Geometry Manipulations - Modify Nominals - Step Width - End Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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