Tom W. Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi could someone tell me the best way to get from this to this?: I ended up extruding the pipes so they overlapped, using the analysis tool, putting in a working plane, drawing a rectangle + extruding it then running subtract solid to trim each pipe end in turn: This was fine but rather long-winded + I'm sure there's a much cleverer way to do it, I just couldn't find it! Thanks Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 If you can get an orthogonal view of the intersection you can probably use the Trim or Split tools to make the cuts. I have done similar things with pipes before and have not found a way I am really happy with. Making changes afterwards is always a pain. Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi Pat thanks that was the first thing I thought but I couldn't get the tools to snap on the line where the two pipes intersected... However I've had another go + if I use the analysis tool to generate a disc where the two pipes intersect then in orthogonal view I can snap onto this with the trim tool + cut the mitres on the pipes. This feels a much better method than how I did it before 1 Quote Link to comment
Hans-Olav Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I usually use extrude along path for situations like this. Easier to join the path than the tubes 1 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Thanks @Hans-Olav I think you're right. However I also realised that if I did want to work with the 3D tubes rather than extrude a profile the easiest way is just to trim the tube ends to the correct angle separately (using trim tool in orthogonal view + setting the angle in the floating data pane) then drag them together Not sure why I made such a meal of it thank you! Having said that it was good to play with the analysis tool 1 Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tom W. said: Having said that it was good to play with the analysis tool The analysis tool is one of those rather dry tools that hardly ever gets a mention. I find it really helpful for doing exactly what you have just used it for. Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 @markdd I'd never even heard of it until you mentioned it fairly recently in a post to someone! I had to go look for it! This forum is a treasure trove of useful info so many thanks to people like yourself for taking the time to share your knowledge + experience 👍 Quote Link to comment
Kevin K Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 @Hans-Olav I totally agree. Extrude along path is probably the best approach. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 If you only need the shape then extrude along path is great. I usually need to keep everything as separate parts so I can do cut lists and take offs, so I am back to some form of trimming. Unless anyone has a better idea? Quote Link to comment
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