Tubes Intersection
With the help of this function it is possible to automatically create intersections between different kinds of tubes (e.g., circular, rectangular, etc.) created by extrusion in Advance Design. A tube can be split according to a tube intersecting it, or both tubes can be split according to their intersection.
The tubes must follow several conditions:
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the diameters of the two tubes must be different,
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the cross sections must be convex,
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the plane elements composing the tubes must have no more or less than 4 vertexes and must not contain openings.
How to access the command
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Ribbon > Utilities tab > CAD panel > Tubes Intersection.
How to split a tube according to an intersection tube
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Select all the planar elements composing the reference tube (according to which the cutting is created).
Split a tube according to an intersection tube
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Access the command as described above.
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Select all the planar elements composing the tube to be modified.
Split a tube according to an intersection tube
The Command line informs you about the steps of the process.
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Press Enter.
Split tube
The tube is split.
How to split two tubes that intersect
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Select all the surface elements that compose the two intersected tubes.
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Access the command as described above.
Split two tubes that intersect
Both tubes are split.