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ironbasher1  
#1 Posted : Sunday, October 30, 2016 1:29:56 PM(UTC)
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I am a knifemaker trying to draw folding knifes ! I am trying draw the blade in one layer ,then the handle scale in another so I can rotate the blade closed and check for clearance and not having much luck on being able to figure this out, any and all help would be greatly appreciated !
Tim Olson  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:05:56 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: ironbasher1 Go to Quoted Post
I am a knifemaker trying to draw folding knifes ! I am trying draw the blade in one layer ,then the handle scale in another so I can rotate the blade closed and check for clearance and not having much luck on being able to figure this out, any and all help would be greatly appreciated !


I was testing ViaCAD 2D 10 and made a video showing one way that might help. This shows using the Gripper to dynamically rotate objects about a location.

http://www.csi-concepts.com/Demo/videos/GripperOrigin.mp4

Note: Creating a point at the intersection was added in build 1312.

Hope this helps!

Tim

Edited by user Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:10:42 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Tim Olson
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