Confining a pipe within a hole
Confining a pipe within a hole
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Hey I have to model a pipe within a hole for one of my projects. I am kind of new to SolidWorks (only started using it on 5/25) and I cannot find anything to confine a cylinder within another cylinder while still allowing free movement in all directions. I have tried the advanced mate confining it to the minimum and maximum distances, but when you move the pipe too fast, it just comes outside the hole and wont go back inside until I quickly move it inside the hole again. I would like something that will permanently keep the pipe within the hole.






RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
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RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
Dan
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RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
I have another problem that I am working on right now, so if I can't find the answer to it by the weekend, I will post it up.
thank you madmango and eltron (by the way, I looked into the move with physical dynamics and it wasn't what I wanted)
RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
Try this; put a cylindrical hole in a Plate.
Make a Sphere with OD that matches the hole diameter of plate. Insert an Axis using Front and Right Planes.
Extrude-cut a hole through the sphere that will be some dimension larger than the pipe. (Your "free movement"
Make a Pipe, and Insert an Axis using the Front and Right Planes.
Make an Assembly with Plate matched to origin.
Insert Sphere with its Origin mated to the Top Plane of Plate.
Mate the OD of the Sphere to the ID of the Plate Hole
Insert Pipe. Mate-Parallel Top Plane of Pipe to Top Plane of Sphere. (although not necessary, a Limit Mate can be used here too to keep it somewhat restrained vertically)
Mate>Advanced>Limit Axis of Pipe to Axis of Sphere with the Upper Limit set to ((ID of Hole in Sphere - Pipe OD) / 2)
Pipe should be able to be moved all around, but wall of Pipe should never go outside of the Sphere's ID.
In this example, a Pipe of 1.050" OD was placed in a Sphere that has an ID of 1.750". The Limit was set to 0.350"
RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
(btw, how does one get more than a single pic in a post?)
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RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
-Kirby
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Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.
RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
Have you had SW training? I strongly suggest it.
YouTube also has a lot of 'how to' videos.
Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
ctopher's home
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RE: Confining a pipe within a hole
The advanced mate using the axis was a great help (when I told me friend, he was like "oh yeah...i should have told you that you could do that"). I haven't had time yet to try using the sphere, but if i get a chance I'll give it a go.