variable section sweep

[sip]

View attachment 3924Hi all,


Friday is not a good day to go nuts. Perhaps someone can help me. I have to intersect two pipes, but I need to keep the cut at 90 degrees to the center axis of the pipe so the cutting depth remains constant. I am trying a var sec sweep, but I'm not very familiar with it. Can someone help me get throught this?


Sip

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

I cannot understand why you need to create a VSS for this.


If I understand correctly, create two pipes, Assemble them the way you want, Use the surfaces of the pipes to cut the other. This also means that at any time in future, You change the orientation, the cuts will change automatically.

 

[sip]

Hi Srini,


The customer wants the initial cuts to be oriented radially, so he has a constant cutting depth using laser.He wants a 1/16" land, and beyond that there has to be a 30 degree bevel on both parts. I figured out something, but it was not acceptable to him. I'll' upload the file for what I have.


Thanks, Sip


2007-07-21_084438_zip.zip

 

[sanjeevkar1]

juss throughing it in the air and hoping it would hit the target bullseye.


if i understand. assemble two pipes the way it should be assembled and then use 'cutout' option................... i told you just throughing it in the air

 

[sip]

Sanjeev,


Yes, that was my first attempt, see attached files in previous post. But see also why my client wants to have a different approach in previous post. So you throw it in the air...no one to catch it.

Sip

 

[sanjeevkar1]

sorry bro can't open your file i have wf2 installed on my system

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

Dear Sip,


I too am on WF2. A screen shot of the pipes in assembly would help.


As I understand you can assemble the pipes to the orientation. The intersection of the two pipes would give you a closed curve. You can then use a sweep cut with the section passing thru the center of the pipe to ensure that the cut is radial which is your requirement.


Have I understood correctly.

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

Dear Sip,


Have a look at the attachment. I have made a circle at an inclined plane and projected the sketch on the pipe. The cut is thru a VSS. I have attached both the model and drawing files. The section would be normal at all cross sections.


2007-07-22_073036_PIPE.rar


If this is what you are looking for, pass on some of the money that the consultant would pay to me...