denver
05-11-2007, 01:15 AM
Hi,
I have some parts that contain slots that are supposed to be as wide as the material is thick. The outer dimensions of the parts usually aren't too critical, but the width of the slots definitely is. If they're too narrow then the parts won't go together and if they're too wide everything falls apart.
I tried rescaling all the parts, and that will certainly work, but then sometimes there are problems with spacing and fitting all the parts on the sheet. So I'm trying to think of a better way.
Currently the parts are drawn assuming material that's 3/16" thick. If I suddenly find that my material is 15/64" thick, then I would have to make everything 25% larger. Or perhaps keep all the parts the same size and lie about the size of the cutter. In this case, I would have to tell PartWizard (or whatever) that the 3/16" bit was actually 0.046875" (15/64 - 3/16) smaller than it really is. Is this the simplest way to deal with this? Any other ideas or opinions?
Thanks,
Denver
I have some parts that contain slots that are supposed to be as wide as the material is thick. The outer dimensions of the parts usually aren't too critical, but the width of the slots definitely is. If they're too narrow then the parts won't go together and if they're too wide everything falls apart.
I tried rescaling all the parts, and that will certainly work, but then sometimes there are problems with spacing and fitting all the parts on the sheet. So I'm trying to think of a better way.
Currently the parts are drawn assuming material that's 3/16" thick. If I suddenly find that my material is 15/64" thick, then I would have to make everything 25% larger. Or perhaps keep all the parts the same size and lie about the size of the cutter. In this case, I would have to tell PartWizard (or whatever) that the 3/16" bit was actually 0.046875" (15/64 - 3/16) smaller than it really is. Is this the simplest way to deal with this? Any other ideas or opinions?
Thanks,
Denver