Creating 3D Sketches for Surfacing and applying the Trim, Combine, Thicken, and Ruled Surface commands
In this recipe, you will use a range of 3D surface tools to create an exhaust manifold. Initially, 3D sketches will be created to act as guides for the surfaces to follow. You will then perform surface sweeps and refine these with the Trim, Combine, Thicken, and Ruled Surface commands.
Getting ready
To begin this recipe, you will need to open the Exhaust_Manifold START.ipt file from the Chapter 4 folder.
How to do it
To begin, we will have to create 3D sketches to form the basis of the 3D surface sweeps. We will then use these to perform surface sweeps, apply a thickness, and edit as desired to create the manifold. So, to do this, see the following:
- Look at the existing model of
Exhaust_Manifold START.iptin the graphics window.
You can see that already a base unconsumed sketch of a circle has been created, and the ends of the manifold have already been...
