Hello
I'm a beginner on Solidworks... and I would need your help.
I make a piece for which I need to remove material on a flat surface according to a teardrop-shaped profile and gently sloping to a central point (-3.3mm from the surface). I have no idea how to do it. Do you have an idea?
Thank you very much!
Hello
In which version are you and can you post your file so that we can make you a tutorial?
Hello
Yes of course! Thank you very much!
This is the 2017 version.
Here is the file : https://lutherie-guitare.org/nextcloud/index.php/s/ijrQBXFXa0w5Spi
Damn I'm not 2016 anymore can you save it in STEP and post it..
Good evening
Yes of course! Here are the files!
There are two possible step formats, I don't know the difference, so I put both.
AP203
https://lutherie-guitare.org/nextcloud/index.php/s/EDsVjyrUDetzN5x
and in AP214
https://lutherie-guitare.org/nextcloud/index.php/s/HrBUxFP5u3fgsyA
Thank you again!
Hello Etienne
Fortunately @AC cobra (whom I salute) understood where to remove the material because I didn't understand. It would be better to specify where the central point is because the sketch is not centered (or does not refer to a dimension) in relation to the original point.
A small hand drawing or an explanation about your piece would surely be welcome :-)
Hello Zozo_mp!
Yes, sorry for these not very clear explanations indeed.
On the sketch, at the level of the 'teardrop' shape, there are two lines that intersect, this is the deepest point.
The "drop" should be hollowed out by following a regular curve from the edges to the deepest point.
As for the part, it is a solera, a mold used to make guitars. I put a photo and explanations here: https://lutherie-guitare.org/wiki/Chapitre_1_:_Avant_de_commencer#La_plateforme_de_montage_ou_solera
Hello
The simplest solution I found is explained in the attached tutorial.
A big thank you to you! I'll look at it in detail right away and I'll tell you again!
Formidable @ AC Cobra
I didn't know that you could do a smoothing like that, with the second sketch consisting of only one point.
You're fortuitous ;-) We don't learn a lot from you.
On the other hand, I'm waiting for Etienne to think about it because I have the impression that the point should be in the center of the drop of water (in the center of the triangle) if I look at the link he gave us following my question.
@ Etienne, I played classical guitar for several years and I hadn't noticed the curve, which is quite discreet, it's true. :-) Is the curve for rigidity or for sound?
Kind regards
Thank you zozo ^_^, in the word file I put it in the middle and in the room I shifted it to show what we can do.
Thank you very much, it worked perfectly!!
Thanks again for the time spent!
Good morning,
+1 I didn't know that you could use a simple stitch for a smoothing, at worst I would have used a micro circle.
Thank you for this info;) Have a good weekend
Isn't your loss at conversion due to the direction of the thickness of the sheet?
I have to test this on Monday;)
Otherwise the diamond points in sheet metal are done by stamping in general?
That's true, but for something visually clean, I do it this way because with a diamond point the edges become convex with the tension exerted in the folds... Moreover, one cannot go too much beyond a height of 3 or 4 cm.