Create vector point offset from another point along it's vector

[Jonathan S Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jonathan S]

I have a fixture to inspect that checks profile of a stamped part. The profile of the fixture is offset from the nominal by 3mm so that a go/no-go feeler can be used to check profile. I do not have CAD data for the fixture, but I do for the part. What I would like to do is import the CAD, create vector points, offset them by 3mm along the vector and reverse the vector. this will create nominal points to check the fixture to. Is this possible? 3.5mr2
TIA

[DaddyBluto Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DaddyBluto]

theoretical thickness and flip your vector

[Paul Sarrach PC-DMIS Guru Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Sarrach]

Correct. You must use part data to check a Fixture. Because the fixture could have been designed wrong, and you would just be verifing that they made it correctly to bad cad.

Do just like you said. use the 3mm material thickness and flip vectors.

[Jonathan S Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jonathan S]

Gracias amigos