I have a part that is set up in a way that I have seen before, but, I can't seem to think for the life of me how I want to do it. I know there are a couple of options available to me, but, for some reason, I keep shooting my own theories down. Time to get some backup.
The part is a bracket which is approximately 14 inches long. The bracket has a bend at each end about 2 inches from the edge, which starts the part going to a "C" formation. I have to surface datums which are the two ends, so I have something like Datum A is on a 45 deg bent surface and Datum B is on the 30 degree bent surface on the opposite end of the part. Datum C is drawn as a relationship of a slot on one face and a hole on the other face. I am thinking about doing an iterative alignment to the part and then a CAD=Part, but, for some reason, something is telling me to do a 3D best fit with these two surfaces to allow me to align back to print coordinates easier. I guess it is that I am thinking if I use iterative and then try to align the model to print coordinates, I won't be utilizing both surfaces as intended. Or, can I do best fit after iteratives?
Thanks in advance.
The part is a bracket which is approximately 14 inches long. The bracket has a bend at each end about 2 inches from the edge, which starts the part going to a "C" formation. I have to surface datums which are the two ends, so I have something like Datum A is on a 45 deg bent surface and Datum B is on the 30 degree bent surface on the opposite end of the part. Datum C is drawn as a relationship of a slot on one face and a hole on the other face. I am thinking about doing an iterative alignment to the part and then a CAD=Part, but, for some reason, something is telling me to do a 3D best fit with these two surfaces to allow me to align back to print coordinates easier. I guess it is that I am thinking if I use iterative and then try to align the model to print coordinates, I won't be utilizing both surfaces as intended. Or, can I do best fit after iteratives?
Thanks in advance.
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