two reference planes for a draft

[leow_john]

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Hi all

Hope some plastic mould designers could answer to this question.

Refer to my picture.

I would like to createa2sided a draft ( using a sketch).
Any possibilities in pro-e that I could use two draft plane for two directions

What I mean one draft reference plane for first direction and another plane for second direction.

Regards

Leow

 

[Jacoolo]

As I understand right You want to split surf with two drafts?

So if tis is like that you have option Split in dashboard, click it, choose - Split by object click this datum, and then choose - split both sides eparetly or some hing like that, if You want to have two different angles

 

[jraquet]

If you sketch a datum curve to use as a split reference you can specify "split by split object".


Make the standard draft, use the high parting line for the hinge (in this case the mid datum, I've used it as the pull direction also but you can use any plane "normal" to the hinge).


Then select Split and use the datum curve as the split-by ref.


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You should get a clean set of draft surfaces:


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[leow_john]

hi

I think you all not understand my doubt.

Any way thanks for your effort to help me

If you refer to my picture it is the same thing that jraquet did.

But my question is whether I could use two reference planes in pro-e or not.?

ie one reference plane for first direction and another datum plane for second direction.

regards

Leow

 

[michaelpaul]

hi



I think you all not understand my doubt.



Any way thanks for your effort to help me



If you refer to my picture it is the same thing that jraquet did.



But my question is whether I could use two reference planes in pro-e or not.?



ie one reference plane for first direction and another datum plane for second direction.



regards



Leow

not sure I understand what you want to do then. the reference plane defines direction of pull. by nature, if you have two different directions of draft on the same feature the mold is not being pulled along the same and therefore cannot open. if you have a feature that will be made with a lifter or a slide or other action, you should model the draft as separate features to make it more simple to debug and understand.

Michael