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Re: Probably really simple but...

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Originally Posted by Jacko
I've tried all of the suggestions but still cannot get a curved workplane!

in effect I want the surface of the cylinder to be a workplane I can sketch onto, then cut the sketch out of the cylinder to a certain depth.

Any more suggestions or an idiots guide would be great

Cheers

Grant
A curved work plane is not a plane. Planes are by definition flat. What you are looking for is a work surface. I'm not sure if Inventor does that, I've never tried. If you explain a little more about what you are trying to do, there might be other ways to go about it.

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