St0RM33
Automotive
- Dec 14, 2015
- 27
Hello. I have serious issues on designing tubing of different cross-section ends. Ok i know how to work the "Sweep along guide" and the "Tube tool" (of which is step-down tool of the previous tool) and i was able to make a really good transition from an oval/slot shape to a circle. These are centered on the same axis and a line is used as a guide to connect them to their respective planes. I managed to do this by using "Styled sweep" with "1 Guide, 1 Touch" mode to model the internal surface of the transition tube. Then the best way i found to make it into a proper tube is to use the "Thicken" tool.
Now i want to make the same transition but instead of making it on a straight piece of pipe do it on a angled pipe (elbow). Think of it as if you have a mandrel bent pipe and you crush the end of the pipe on a vise. You will get an oval shape on that end. No matter what i've tried it doesn't work. The same tool i used before gives error: "Unable to build surface". How i think of it the "2 guides" mode should be the one able to do it but when i manage to make it do something it gives out very very weird results.
I'm not very familiar with surfaces so anyone that can help is really appreciated.
Pic for reference:
Kind regards
Now i want to make the same transition but instead of making it on a straight piece of pipe do it on a angled pipe (elbow). Think of it as if you have a mandrel bent pipe and you crush the end of the pipe on a vise. You will get an oval shape on that end. No matter what i've tried it doesn't work. The same tool i used before gives error: "Unable to build surface". How i think of it the "2 guides" mode should be the one able to do it but when i manage to make it do something it gives out very very weird results.
I'm not very familiar with surfaces so anyone that can help is really appreciated.
Pic for reference:
Kind regards