Hello,
I'm struggling with a simple issue for a while now... I want to get the outline of a solid (in one direction), offset this and extrude it.
Is there a simple way to do this, keeping the association between the solid and the curve/extrude?
I know you can make a projected curve to a plane and give it an offset, but we want to automate this in nx open.
So selecting all curves and projecting them, produces a garbage result...
There is the extract curve (legacy) option what produces the outline (shadow curve), but this is a non associative curve...
Then there is the option to use: Offset (sur)face, or thicken, but depending on the part geometry, this can produce errors, for example when a hole diameter is smaller then the offset (self intersecting...)
The best way to obtain what we need is to use the manufacturing millgeometry builder and create a blank as part outline. This is exactly what we need. But I'm not able to convert this Blank to a solid (is this an option with nx open? or is the generated file an stl like geometry?)
Help is much appreciated!