Scaling solids together

Gaurav Sobti

Greatly appreciate the opportunity afforded by this forum to submit a query.

For a bunch of solids unioned & parameterised together, scaling them scales them in place and draws them apart. Is there a way that they scale but stay together?

 

Best,

GS

Mel

You may need to use the Origin box of the Scale transform. But it may mean that you will need a different Origin value for each solid, depending on how/where you created these solids.

Gaurav Sobti

mel_21333 said:

You may need to use the Origin box of the Scale transform. But it may mean that you will need a different Origin value for each solid, depending on how/where you created these solids.

Thank you, Sir.

The scaling, as you show it using the scale box. I found does keep the unioned group intact.

My concern was that changing the parameter that parameterises all the solids in the union results in them scaling but drawing apart.

 

Any advice to achieve this would be useful.

Regards,

GS

Mel

Please attach a simple example showing (1) the current problem and (2) the desired result.

Gaurav Sobti

mel_21333 said:

Please attach a simple example showing (1) the current problem and (2) the desired result.

Thank you for the prompt response. Sir.

 

I have attempted to show the problem in a short video:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHKuJhZZnEA

Gaurav Sobti

Here is a simpler view of current problem and desired result:

 

Situation: Two solids are unioned and parameterised with the same variable. 

 

Current Problem:

RESULT: Unioned solids scale but draw apart

 

 

Desired Result

RESULT: Unioned solids scale but stay together

Mel

When you create the solids, use the workplane tab to set their individual locations. For example create a cuboid with the Workplane:

And for the sphere for example:

You can use variables inside the workplane definitions to make it parametric and when you scale each solid CADFEKO will remember the workplane settings parameters:

You can of course use script recording and playback to automate everything.

 

Gaurav Sobti

mel_21333 said:

When you create the solids, use the workplane tab to set their individual locations. For example create a cuboid with the Workplane:

And for the sphere for example:

You can use variables inside the workplane definitions to make it parametric and when you scale each solid CADFEKO will remember the workplane settings parameters:

You can of course use script recording and playback to automate everything.

 

I will attempt to do this.

 

Thank you for your prompt advice, Sir.

 

Regards,

GS