General smooth blend--2001

[fishman]

Hi everyone,


I have a feature that was created by a blend (general, smooth). 6 previously sketched datum curves were used as the sections. I want to add a new section that is offsetted by a few inches from the end of the blend. I sketched a new datum curve that is the same shape as the other curves and moved it up the family tree appropriately. I'm having a problem adding this curve as a new section; my blend turns into a very odd shape. I'm using Pro/e 2001. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.


Ben

 

[dr_gallup]

It sounds like you don't have the section start point on the correct vertex, causing the feature to twist.

 

[sip]

Make surethe start point in the new corresponds with that of the other sections.


Sip

 

[fishman]

Hey thanks for the tips. The new section I want to add would be "section 1". Is there anyway I can reorder the sections so the old "section 1" would be "section 2"?

 

[Zen_Dhil]

It's not possible to reorder the sections directly in Blend option. If it is really neededwe can do it by EDIT REFERENCES.


-ZenDhil.

 

[fishman]

Thanks for the tip Zen; I'll give it a shot. There are over 100 features that come after this blend so I really want to avoid rolling it back.

 

[fishman]

It got it to work without using EDIT REFERENCES.


I just went in and added my section as "section 7". Then I redefined each section 1 through 7 by selecting the datum curve that I wanted and delete the old curve in sketcher mode. Worked out great.

 

[Zen_Dhil]

Ya. It's a good idea...

-ZenDhil