how to trim at 45deg?

[dewme5]

I'm not sure what way I should be going at this. I'm trying to understand the way to intersect tubes. With design-engine's help, I've been able to create fish mouths. What's wrong now, seems so simple that I don't understand why I'm having such a hard time.

I am trying to intersect two tubes at 90deg with a straight 45deg cut on each end. In the picture attached, I need the 3 tubes separate. Right now, I sketched the shape, and then >insert >sweep >thin protrusion.

I've tried using the same method for the fishmouth, using an offset, and then solidify, and I can not get it to work successfully.

If I could create a long sweep, and then just move the sections to seperate files using a skeleton, that would be great, but I don't know the right direction to look in, or I'm sure a search would have given me what I need.



will a moderator please move this over to modeling.


Edited by: dewme5

 

[jeff4136]

Please post topics in appropriate groups.


Mitre joints are planar? Datum Planes can be used with Solidify.
Edited by: jeff4136

 

[krow72]

why aren't you making them 3 pieces to begin with? start assembly. create part. protrude left bar and cut the 45 angle. create part. protrude right bar and cut 45 angle.create part. protrude connecting bar and use up to surf and pick the angled surfaces.


Krow72

 

[dewme5]

I was trying to make them individually, and struggling. I created them as one piece to show how I wanted the final product to look when all 3 were assembled.

What I was trying to do yesterday, was to get the protrusion to end at a 45deg instead of cutting after the fact. I don't even know if it is possible. When finished, there will be approx. 100 intersecting tubes, based off of a skeleton model, I'm trying not to do anything manually that will have to be manually updated as the model is modified. The method I'm using for the fish mouth cuts provides this.


Edited by: dewme5

 

[dewme5]

I've created a new post in the right forum at
http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36 952&PN=1&TPN=1

please go there to add further comments.