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I am trying to model a slot which would be cut with a ball endmill while rotating on a 4th axis with a sweep. I projected a curve on to my cylinder which is the trajectory for my sweep, and sketched my cross section. However, I cannot figure out how to get it to remain perpendicular to the cylinder axis throughout the cut. It is sweeping fine, but follows the sweep profile while remaining with the same horizontal\vertical references as the inital sketch. Any suggestions how to create this geometry easier? Attached is what it looks like currently.
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Create a surface that is offset from the cylinder and project the curve on that as well. This can serve as an x-trajectory.
Create a surface that is offset from the cylinder and project the curve on that as well. This can serve as an x-trajectory.
Thank you...this is perfect! Stupid me should have thought of that. Cheers!