jdthompson9 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I am trying to design a duct cleaner and I am having trouble modling a hose system to wrap around my vacuumme assembly. can anyone give me any pointers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Can we see an image of what you have in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Most probably this is a job for SWEEP command - draw the section of the hose and extrude it along a 3DPolyline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 3DPolylines can't have curves in them so I hope it is a straight hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthompson9 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 vacuum platform.ipt I want to take the hose out of the top hole and wrap around the base of the platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Entirely true, Remark! But if the discretization of that 3DPolyline in segments (by the way, is "defame" an appropriate term for this?) is small enough, the result may be a good enough approximation. May get better results with a spline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I used a spline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Jdthompson9, that IPT isn't an AutoCAD file! Are you using Inventor, by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 [ATTACH]47822[/ATTACH] I want to take the hose out of the top hole and wrap around the base of the platform. I'm not running Inventor. I'm not sure how a hose is created in that program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthompson9 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 do y'all think using the coil command would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthompson9 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 yes i am using inventor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 First you will need to clarify what software you use! The question and your profile point to AutoCAD, but the file attached above say something else (Inventor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Search the Inventor forum using the word "hose". It may have come up as a topic in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthompson9 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 I am using AutoCAD Inventor 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthompson9 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 ReMark, thank you for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Sure. Sorry I could not give you a definitive answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I am using AutoCAD Inventor 2013. There is no such thing as "Autocad Inventor". Autocad and Inventor are two separate programs. What you are using is "Autodesk" Inventor. Autodesk is the company, Inventor and Autocad are the programs. I have moved your question to the Inventor forum. For best results, always post your questions in the proper area of the forum according to which program you are using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 There is no such thing as "Autocad Inventor". I'll just leave this here ... (Yes, I know it's an old version.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) I'll just leave this here ... That is a "Suite". It includes Autocad and Inventor. They are 2 separate programs. http://asean.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=14678731&siteID=1157326 The "Autocad Inventor Suite 2010" contains Autocad Mechanical and Inventor. It looks like the OP could benefit from the "Autocad Inventor Routed Systems Suite" which includes tube, pipe and flexible hose design. Edited April 3, 2014 by Cad64 Added graphic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 do y'all think using the coil command would work? I'm sure it would. But first I would concentrate on learning the basics. I noticed your Sketch1 did not have any dimensions. Why is that? http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/SkillsUSA%20University.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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