Pipe

Pipe feature makes an extruded Pipe shape.

To create a Pipe in the active part:

  1. select in the Main Menu Features - > Pipe item or

  2. click pipe.icon Pipe button in the toolbar

Pipe can be created in three different ways:

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by object and path

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by object, path and Bi-normal

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by object, path and locations

Pipe by object and path

Base Objects are extruded along the Path Object so that the angle between the normal vector to the base shape and the tangent to the path remain constant at any point of the given path.

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Pipe by object and path property panel

Input fields:

  • Base objects panel contains shapes to be extruded. Several Base Objects generate several pipes. Shapes (edges, faces, shells) are selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;

  • Path object defines the path along which the Base Object will be extruded. Path object (edge or wire) is selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;

TUI Command:

model.addPipe(Part_doc, [shape, ]path)
Parameters

  • part – The current part object.

  • list – A list of shapes in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • object – A path in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

Returns

Created object.

Result

Result of extrusion of an arc along another arc.

../_images/simplePipe.png

Pipe by object and path

See Also a sample TUI Script of ref:tui_simple_pipe operation.

Pipe by object, path and Bi-normal

The pipe is generated to preserve the constant angle between the normal vector to the base shape and the BiNormal vector at any point of the given path.

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Pipe by object, path and Bi-normal property panel

Input fields:

  • Base objects panel contains shapes to be extruded. Several Base Objects generate several pipes. Shapes (edges, faces, shells) are selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;

  • Path object defines the path along which the Base Object will be extruded. Path object (edge or wire) is selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;

  • Bi-Normal defines the BiNormal Vector. Bi-Normal (edge or wire) is selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser.

TUI Command:

model.addPipe(Part_doc, [shape, ]path, binormal)
Parameters

  • part – The current part object.

  • list – A list of shapes in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • object – A path in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • object – A binormal in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

Returns

Created object.

Result

Result of extrusion of a rectangular face along arc.

../_images/binormalPipe.png

Pipe by object, path and Bi-normal

See Also a sample TUI Script of Pipe by object, path and Bi-normal operation.

Pipe by object, path and locations

The pipe is generated to preserve selected profiles at the specified locations along the path.

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Pipe by object, path and locations property panel

Input fields:

  • Base objects panel contains shapes to be extruded. Shapes (edges, faces, shells) are selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;

  • Path object defines the path along which the Base Object will be extruded. Path object (edge or wire) is selected in 3D OCC viewer or object browser;

  • Locations define the list of vertices that specify the locations of extruded Base Objects on the resulting Path Object. The number of Base Objects should be equal to the number of Locations.

TUI Command:

model.addPipe(Part_doc, [shape, ]path, locations)
Parameters

  • part – The current part object.

  • list – A list of shapes in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • object – A path in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • list – A list of locations in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

Returns

Created object.

Result

Result of extrusion of 3 circles along arc with specified locations.

../_images/locationPipe.png

Pipe by object, path and locations

See Also a sample TUI Script of Pipe by object, path and locations operation.