3D Poly

[spursnutter]

Is it posible to do arcs using the 3DPoly command?

[shift1313]

what are you using the arcs for? Im not sure but i would be inclined to say no. arcs are typically reserved for the xyplane. You can rotate this plane however you want and create arcs at different angles, but i have never been able to draw an arc off plane.

[spursnutter]

I wanted to be able to set out a pipe plan and then just extrude a circle along the 3dpoly path.

[shift1313]

i think acad 09 has a tube feature built in but i never got the chance to use it. What i typically do is setup my bends and rotate them to the correct orientation. Then use the PEDIT command to join all of my lines and arc together. Unfortunately i do not have access to acad 08-09 so i cant tell you if the 3d tube/pipe feature will allow you to make 3d arcs.

 

are all of your bends standard joints?

[spursnutter]

Unfortunately it is all bespoke, which makes it that little bit more of a challenge.

[shift1313]

well do you use a standard radius die for the bends? I know that you can do it if you draw your bends in the xy plane and rotate them or rotate the ucs to align it to your direction.