Routing Part Creation
Routing Part Creation
(OP)
Hi Everyone, I'm working with sw2005 routing toolbox, trying to create some tube fittings (actually an elbow). However I am required for this project to use MilSpec Parts, and I can't seem to make solidworks create the correct geometry using the sweep feature required by the routing toolbox to make routing parts. Because of the way the required bend radius is handled in solidworks, the part results in invalid geometry. Has anyone had sucess at creating MS parts for tube routing?
Thanks,
WC
Thanks,
WC






RE: Routing Part Creation
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Routing Part Creation
According to MS21908, for a 90 deg elbow, the radius of the curvature of the path must be (for a -24 part)15/16 in, however, with this part the OD nom is 1.5 in. I'd really like to make this part using extrude features because it creates the correct geometry, howver the routing tools do not want to recognise this method to give valid configurations (or at least I can't get it to).
Thanks,
WC
RE: Routing Part Creation
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Routing Part Creation
RE: Routing Part Creation
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Routing Part Creation
Thanks for your help... I am now doing this without the routing toolbox... the old fash. way, with 3-d Sketches... I gotta tell you, that routing package is such a headache, hopefully it will be much more intuitive in 2006. It works well now for elect's only, the piping and tubing features are TERRIBLE!
Anyway, thanks again....
-wc