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[Hope]

Good morning.

I'm trying to figure out what can be the best method to set a swept of a pipe
I attach an image of the steps made. I suspect there's too many of those I've done.

- I create the two coordinate systems to identify input and output
- insert the section sketch
- I create curve points
- I combine points with curved fit lines (or simple lines)
- I insert the connecting arches
- I create the lines of conjunction of the arches
- I join the lines
- I'm swept.

Can you tell me a shorter route?

in your experience is the driving curve better to do it with lines and arches or with a spline if it has to carry fluids?
How do I have perpendicular input and output sections at the flow line?

Thank you very much.

 

[ceschi1959]

Hi, you do whatever you want for the guide, but why don't you use the tube command? Do you have variable sections?

 

[Hope]

Hi, you do whatever you want for the guide, but why don't you use the tube command? Do you have variable sections?

you the sections are variable and from what I understand (correct me if I'm wrong) the best thing is to use a swept.
does not exist a faster way to generate that curve?

Thanks again.

 

[ceschi1959]

I didn't see the steps to create the whole thing. if the guide is on a plan just do a simple sketch. I never used it, but never. look in the help its use and then you will tell me. I never even used coordinate systems, absolutely useless, as well as support points. other thing for variable sections: so check the beginning and the end but in the various points how you control it? Do you have a linear pattern?
Hi.

 

[Pizza3d]

If you need to use a spline study for points to draw the curve, (in the steps you can control it as you want), or if you have plotted on different planes you can also get the curve with the combined projection. also instead of swept you could use a variational sveep. where at any point of your scroll you can control the diameter of your section.
Good job