SolidWorks & wings

[Mithrandir]

I really use often the "Insert" mode capability of Pro/E (and SW)...

[tommy321]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Spooky
	Nice work Mithrandir, Here's a quick and dirty way to make some ribs in SW... by that I mean I did this in less than an hour with pics; no dimensions, and very basic shaped sketch's, just as an example. You can detail out the sketch's for better overall design and fit (notch's, cutout's, etc.)

Quick question on using this method.

Once you've made your rib part files by cutting up this lofted solid. Do you disassociate them somehow from this loft?

I'm thinking about when you take the rib part over to the "real wing" assembly and then want to make cuts, or adjustments based on what you find in the real wing assembly (i.e. servo mounting holes, pushrod/wire routing holes, etc).

Once the wing ribs are in the final assembly, do they still inherit properties from their original loft? From the wing assembly? From both?

Thanks to both of you for the great write-ups .

Tom

[Spooky]

No need to break the Parent/Child relation, you can go back and edit the original loft sketches to update the ribs by adding more/less holes or cutouts, or cut-up each rib separately or together in the wing assembly to get what you want. The lofted wing/ribs stays a separate part, yet still retains relations with each rib... cutting up the "child part"(rib) doesn't affect the "parent" (lofted wing). If you look closely at the last pic, your actually saving each rib as a separate solid body to it's own part file.

If you need anything, let me know, I'd be happy to help.

[Mithrandir]

The trick is to work in assembly mode... and keep as much "Intelligence" as possible in the skelaton

[Spooky]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Mithrandir
	The trick is to work in assembly mode... and keep as much "Intelligence" as possible in the skelaton

With this "Quick & Dirty"method, you still get the "Intelligence" when assembling the ribs without having separate sketches for each rib, and the added bonus of being able to change them (ribs) from within a single part file (lofted-wing), instead of individually, to make changes in the final assembly.

[zx32tt]

Spooky & Mithrandir, could you post your solid models here so others could use them? I can read SW 2007. Maybe you could also do iges and step files.
zx32tt

[Spooky]

I could make up another "Wing-Loft" part file to post if you want, I didn't keep the original, it was made just as an example, then deleted.

[Mithrandir]

	Quote: Originally Posted by zx32tt
	Spooky & Mithrandir, could you post your solid models here so others could use them? I can read SW 2007. Maybe you could also do iges and step files. zx32tt

Can we attach zip files to posts?
Can you read step files? or is iges best?

[zx32tt]

I dunno which will be the best for most users. Do both, and we can see what works. I found some pretty good sw models of servos that I could post as well.
zx32tt

[Spooky]

How about posting the "Native" file (Pro/E - SW) too.

I'll try and get the new "wing-loft" file posted later today or tomorrow .


I think I'm gonna make a scratch-build outta this one, an ME 309... still working on the CAD model, it needs some minor adjustments, then it's time to slice & dice .

[forgues research]

I know these are not the actual airplane but here is some of the things I am doing with solid works, the cylinder for the T 34 c retracts and the partially built retract for the same airplane

Roger

[forgues research]

here is a close up

Roger