HI All,
I have a project that I am trying to finish, I have the physical part here which I am trying to model in Solidworks 2015. I have taken the measurements off of the pipe here. My problem is that this pipe is not on one plane and some parts of the pipe have a bend angle and a rotation too.
I tried using 3D sketch to roughly draw the pipe and then dimension it accordingly, I can smart dimension the leg lengths and the bend angle but when I try to specify the rotation angle I get stuck.
In the attached file I made a plane with the angle I needed and then lined up the centerline by eye. I know there has to be a better way.
If any one can help me that would be great.
BTW.
I have this info on hand also,but it is not very help full to me since I do not understand it. I am used to XYZ co ordinates.
Bend
| bend no | bend angle | clock rotation | count clock rotation | tan-end dimension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 59.5 | ||
| 2 | 92 | 7 | 46.5 | |
| 3 | 44 | 45 | 29.25 | |
| 4 | 45 | 61 | 12.5 | |
| 5 |
