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Script for extruding a circle section between two points
ricardo_baptista
Member Posts: 5 EDU
Hi I'm looking for where to start for leaning how to write a script that extrudes a simple cilindrical section between two point, for a given (large) point list
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Here's a simple FS which creates a circular sweep along a path.
Here's another which will sweep a few different options along a path.
Are you trying to make multiple discrete parts, or a single part which goes from point to point to point....? I think both of these will take curves or edges as inputs and will create one or more parts depending on if the inputs are connected or not.
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You might want to look at Frame function. I've been useing it for a lot of things lately. Not just structural shapes. Includes pneumatic hose lines.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/eeff86f87f2b3be9ae6915b8/w/c75821c5084576f01fba38b9/e/20afca98c6d27bdccb4b880f1 -
My solution was to use the fcylinder function. But I would now like to elaborate.
How can I create an array of several x,y,z points, and use them to create several cylinders?
Is it possible to read this array froma file?
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Am I right to guess that you're wanting to generate lists of points in a spreadsheet or something, then create cylinders between them? Does each point have an explicit pair, or should it make a cylinder from the current point to the next on in the list or what? You can read a csv file, and from there use a for loop to iterate over the points and make your cylinders.0
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Here's a real quick example. In your case, you wouldn't have two queries for two sets of points, you'd just import them, or specify them some other way.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2a575063c8b4392a1cbe7a49/w/93079b2e8300196f4e775728/e/ee2303bd27eb61587dc59488
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I got an itch to try this out last night. I was able to generate a cube volume randomly populated with points, then connect them with cylinders in a single feature. Anyway, if you can get clear on exactly what you're trying to do, I can be more helpful, but from what I understand now about your goals, it should totally be possible.
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Instead of finding a needle, you generated the haystackEvan_Reese said:I got an itch to try this out last night. I was able to generate a cube volume randomly populated with points, then connect them with cylinders in a single feature. Anyway, if you can get clear on exactly what you're trying to do, I can be more helpful, but from what I understand now about your goals, it should totally be possible.
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