I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
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I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000. Does anyone know how to do this without writing code or cutting a torus in half and doing a union? Or is there a freeware or shareware tool out there that generates pipes or tubes that can be manipulated? Thanks





RE: I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
I haven't done a lot of 3d yet, but, I was thinking of the basics and the way that I would try would be to draw 2 concentric circles (representing wall thicknesses) and then REVOLVE them 180 degrees. Then rotate them in the correct UCS view to get them oriented the way that you want. It may be a little slow, but it should still get you what you want.
Hope this helps,
Paul
RE: I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
RE: I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
RE: I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
RE: I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000
One last thing, make sure to set "isolines" to a higher value. The higher the number the smoother the extrusion
RE: I need to bend a 3D tube 180 degrees in Autocad 2000