Creating a Tool

[Gary Puckett]

Can someone please tell me how to create a tool ? I am at the shape manager and draw a tool shape (1/2 core box)
I hit the tool button and it tells me systematic error and select close contour I blow the picture up and make sure all my lines are touching. When I go to use the tool its not there.What am I doing wrong...

Thanks Gary

[Nick M Singer]

Hi Gary, I cant quite get a grip on your problem. What are all the steps you are taking to create the tool? to make sure the lines join use the "trim" tool. Besides this a 1/2" core box should be available as one of the tools in the library so you should not need to draw it

[Gary Puckett]

Hi Nick,


I think I got it ,but what I am trying to do is create stop flutes Im almost there but not yet. Sorry to say Core Box tool,is not in the library.

Gary

[Rick Palechuk]

Here's a 1/2" that I use Gary.

[Gary Puckett]

Thanks Rick,

Does anybody draw stop flutes in their designs?

Gary

[Kerry Fullington]

Gary,

Read This Thread

Kerry

[Gary Puckett]

Kerry,

Go to my post on making flutes, and click on the link from the responce.
Have you tried this method ? Thats what I'm working on trying to do.

Gary

[Kerry Fullington]

Gary,

That post deals with making the ends of the flutes rounded. That visual effect has never been important enough to me to give the time it takes to accomplish it. I just let my stopped flutes end square. I guess if I were doing an extreme closeup of the flutes it might be worth it.

It will be good practice using the part editor for you.

Kerry