Scribe with open and/or intersecting contours?
I am trying to simulate freehand engraving on the back of some jewellery, and for this I tested the wrap/scribe command in Solidworks. However, all I get is error messages regarding open or intersecting contours. How do I add handwriting to a surface?
Thanks in advance! =)
2 answers
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w.wolf 3 months agoYou actually have to do both sides of the brush stroke, I know my words doesn't make since but do this:
After you finish doing the hand writing with splines or whatever tool, offset it in both direction and make the base spline a construction entity. With Scribe you it has to be a closed contour.
If you don't get it due to my bad explanation (due to lack of sleep), just add the file here and I'll show you what I mean.
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w.wolf 3 months ago
Here you go.
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Step 1
Make the shape you want to scribe.
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Step 2
Offset it with a proper distance.
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Step 3
Then you need to eliminate those areas that intersects so it's just one open contour by using the trim tool, then we close the ends to make it a closed contour.
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Step 4
Before we can trim the entities we have to delete the offset relations.
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Step 5
Here's the finished sketch with some modification I made. Just a nice closed contour.
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Step 6
Then scribe away.
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Chris S 3 months agoHey, great, this looks promising. Ill give it a try in the morning and let you know.
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Chris S 3 months ago
Perfect! Thanks again. It's too bad there isnt a way to replicate a, say 60 deg cutter w/ sharp point, and have it follow a single line path. You know what Im going to post a question.... hold on.
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