I need help creating a partial arch on a small part
Only on my second sip of coffee, so I’m still a bit goofy. Sketch planes are you friend.
The part is so simple test so difficult to achieve. Thanks for the help.
Here’s another way to create a body with a bend. Note that the holes and front and rear sides are still vertical after I made the cut. In part 2 I’ll show you how to make the holes normal to the curve.
-Mike
Here in part 2 is how I made the holes normal to the curved surface. The same technique can be used to make the front and rear surfaces normal to the arc. Note that this is a close approximation. The true angle is a little more than the 8.236° as the actual hole is lower than the sketch therefore a little further down the arc.
-Mike
Thanks everyone
Once a part is bent can I add to a plane ?
You cannot add a plane to a bent face. However you can add one perpendicular to an edge. Once you have a plane it can be moved and rotated where you need it to draw a sketch on. All you really need to do is move your original sketch or body where you need it.
You cannot add a plane to a curved body as @Oregonerd has stated however you can add one indirectly. Here are two examples. The first is a plane perpendicular to a curve at a point on one of the holes, then made parallel by rotating 90°. The second example is by selecting 3 points.
-Mike






