Nose Cone Macro

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XKC
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Nose Cone Macro

Post by XKC »

Hi to all,
I'm new using free cad and other designing tools.

I want to desing a rocket nose cone, and i find this macro https://www.davesrocketshop.com/?p=194, but when i execute returns this object.
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I think i must extrude object or something similar, but i dont know how.

Thanks for reading,
Regards.
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grandcross
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Re: Nose Cone Macro

Post by grandcross »

Hello,

Only a year late, but this post was just brought to my attention. I'm the author of that macro.

Yes, You're supposed to revolve the shape. In the Part workbench (not Part Design), select the object, and then the revolve operation. For the reference, select the x axis. This will then revolve the cone to create your desired shape. You'll have to add other desired features such as a shoulder yourself.

I am working on improving this macro to make it more full featured and I'll create a YouTube video on how to use it when it's done.

Let me know if you have questions.
Dave
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Re: Nose Cone Macro

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Note by moderator: I have edited the first post to make the images visible.
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