How To Import Channel-Shaped Parts - Revision history

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‎Offset the Legs of the Path to Get the Correct Bender Data Lengths

2016-10-04T02:11:54Z

‎The Final Bend Shape

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‎The Final Bend Shape

2016-10-04T02:10:06Z

‎The Final Bend Shape

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‎Offset the Legs of the Path

2016-10-04T02:08:32Z

‎Build a Tube Centerline

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‎Offset the Legs of the Path

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‎Offset the Legs of the Path

2016-10-04T01:59:16Z

‎Offset the Legs of the Path

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‎Build a Tube Centerline

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	In this model, the offset was 0.030" along the Y axis for this last straight.		In this model, the offset was 0.030" along the Y axis for this last straight.
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		+	You will want to move the other legs of the centerline also. In this shape, points 1 and 2 were moved right along the Y axis 0.030". Points 2, 3, and 4 were moved up the Z axis 0.030", and points 4 and 5 (the final leg) were moved left along the Y axis. This brought the centerline of the tube inline with the inner wall of the channel.

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+== The Final Centerline Follows the Channel Wall==
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 If the tube centerline follows the wall that you want to use as the centerline for the channel-shape, then you now have the correct LRA bender data for the channel in the Tube Data menu.
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-The final result is bend data that has correct LRA bender data for the channel.
+If the tube centerline follows the wall that you want to use as the centerline for the channel-shape, then you now have the correct LRA bender data for the channel in the Tube Data menu.
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-== Offset the Legs of the Path==
+== Offset the Legs of the Path to Get the Correct Bender Data Lengths==
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 When the collection is complete, right-click until you get a pop-up menu, then click on "Rebuild the Tube Model from Collected."
-You will see a tube that is formed around the path of the corner radii selected.</td>
+You will see a tube that is formed around the path of the corner radii selected.
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 You can calculate the offset, or just estimate it.  Either way, the end result should be that the centerline matches the inner wall of the channel like in this image.
-In this model, the offset was 0.030" along the Y axis for this last line.
+In this model, the offset was 0.030" along the Y axis for this last straight.
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-[[image:channel-shape_move_legs_along_axes.png|400px]]
+[[image:channel-shape_move_legs_along_axes.png|600px]]
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