Difference between revisions of "How To Import Channel-Shaped Parts"
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| + | Collect the corner radius for each straight just like you were collecting the cylinders in each straight. | ||
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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." | ||
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| + | You will see a tube that is formed around the path of the corner radii selected.</td> | ||
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Revision as of 01:24, 4 October 2016
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What is a Channel-Shaped Part?
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This kind of part is an extrusion that is not a closed tube shape. It looks like what you see in this image. |
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How To Find The Bend Data
| Find the bend data for this kind of part by treating the path of one of corner radii as if it were a tube shape. If you zoom in on this part's edge, you will find two radii. Choose one of them using the standard collection process for tube shapes. |
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Use the Default Collection Process for Straight Cylinders
| Use the default straight cylinder collection process along the path of a corner radius like this. |
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Build a Tube Centerline
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Collect the corner radius for each straight just like you were collecting the cylinders in each straight. 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. |
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Other Pages
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- Back to the VTube-LASER page
