I am doing a drawing for a gas probe that pulls off an equal area grid. Is there a way I can make the tubing lengths driven off a variable duct dimension so i dont have to keep drawing these. I was thinking x=duct depth. Pipe1= x-.1x+nipple length. Anyone got an idea?
Yes, I was making a model. I ended up using an equation with two variables, one being the duct depth and two being the nipple length. Got it to work out. I didn't use extrusion I did it all with weldments. Also figured out how to make the excel parts list feed my work orders when I varied the length.
Chase,
I like Jerry, am not making much sense of what you are trying to do. I would also add and ask if you are using tubing from the weldments
and are you using a weldments table at all.
I use weldments for everything. I figured it out but dont remember how I did it. Luckily I wrote out instructions in word and saved it with the drawing. I ended up using an equation to drive it all.
Chase,
Glad you found a solution.
Do you remember if you used a design table for your equations or did you just build the equations into the dimensions of the weldments table.
Chase,
I am guessing you haven't gotten any replies because other people are as confused about what you are doing as I am. When you say you are doing a drawing, do you mean that you are making a solid model from which a drawing will be made? If so, then it seems like you can make your tubing as a single part with many configurations, based on the depth and length. You can use an equation to link the length of the extrusion to the duct depth. You could also use a design table, which would seem like the best method to me. One column for the depth and another for the length, which has the equation copied in each cell.
Jerry Steiger