3D rib construction for sweep
3D rib construction for sweep
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I am running SW2001 and am trying to create a rib on the XY that is duplicated on the Z with connections between so I can do a sweep of the entire thing. I am trying to create a representation of a part made of steel tubing. Is this possible and if so how?
The problem I think I am having is creating or defining the location of the planes to draw on. How do you define a custom plane to locate a line or drawing segment in a 3D part?
-Mark
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RE: 3D rib construction for sweep
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The term "rib" has specific meaning in SW (including 2001 ,if I remember correctly) so use care when using it - people make assumptions.....
..on the XY (?) duplicated on the Z (?) with connections... to do a sweep (?) to make a tube(?)
I'm thinking he's making a (solid) rib then a pattern of them then filling in between - nope, 20001 does not have multibodies - anyway then he wants to sweep a solid!!? nope, must be some sort of sketches on perpendicular planes?.... and he wants to somehow form it all into a hollow tube?......
See my confusion? Would love to help, but don't understand the problem.
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RE: 3D rib construction for sweep
OK. Picture the framework of a garage. I am trying to create a cad drawing for a carport made of square tubing. The idea is to create one rib that is essentially a U shaped piece on the XY that is then duplicated every four feet on the Z. Then connect each rib to the next with 4' tubes.
The question I suppose is how to duplicate items that were created on the XY plate on planes with a different depth.
The other being how to create a 3D drawing of a framework that I could then do a sweep of to create the tubing.
-Mark
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Mark Johnson
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RE: 3D rib construction for sweep
Look in SW Help, look for Sweep, Component Pattern and Linear Pattern. These are probably going to be the 3 functions you will need to create this garage of yours.
You will also have to decide if you are going to create this as a single Part model, or as an Assembly.
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RE: 3D rib construction for sweep
I think it's better firts create the parts. I gess they will be one U shaped part and 2 tubes (1 vertical; 1 horizontal).
Then put alltogether in an assembly where the U shaped part will be "patternized"
Regards
RE: 3D rib construction for sweep
Once you have got the hang of this concept, move on to looking at component patterns where applicable in the assembly. Then part file configurations to perhaps reduce the number of PART files, while having beams of similar shape but different dimensions. Then look a configurations of the assembly for multiple carport sizes.
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