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BPBryan Piendel14/08/2019

Hello,

Does anyone know quick way to get the centerline of a complex hose?

My solid is a non-parametric model without history. I've used the split line function to get close... but it's not good enough. A picture of my model is below. The curves you see on the OD of the part are the Split Lines I created. 

The "create lines and use tangent arc" method doesn't work on this because the hose is not made from simple bends on 1 plane. 

Once I get the centerline, I need to measure Path Length and I've only ever done that on a 2D sketch. I attempted it on a 3D sketch, but the option is not available.

The purpose is to get the CL length of the hose.

Thank you for the help!