Full Version: MOI Script Pipe2Thickness evolve into TUBE TOOLKIT

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Hi Pilou,
<<I replace Knobs by Cursors ! ;)
Not sure what you mean ?
360 +or - makes no difference it's a complete revolution.
You can add 3 sliders (Height , Width , Thickness) feeding a Concat node and plugin to Section.
Barry

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Thanks Barry, wonderful macro. I just added a little, maybe it will be useful to someone.

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/sGB4eKL-q8URbQ

Attachments:
Sections_mod.nod

Image Attachments:
mod.PNG 

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<<I replace Knobs by Cursors ! ;)
<<Not sure what you mean ?
Just that Cursors/Sliders are more easy to move with a mouse than Knobs...

<< 360 +or - makes no difference it's a complete revolution.
yes but when you have for example first go to 150°
with negative values you can go to -220° if wanted! (else it was blocked to 0°)
It's with that i have made my spaceship! :)

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Hi Pilou,
thanks now I understand.
Cheers
Barry

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The 'knob' and 'slider' widgets are well controlled by the middle mouse button, even when minimized.

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:)
And about -360 to + 360 Permits Clock wise and anti-Clock wise!

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@WN

About Knob + Wheel : cool trick but less speedy than simple cursor (slider) when you must go -1000 to + 1000 ;

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Hi WN,
thank you for your suggestions.
The problem is there are so many standard sections & the concat node is limited to 6 inputs.
I have made a manual input nod file as Pilou suggested for now please have a look.
I have also modified the positioning of the profile in the 'Y' axis as just moving in the 'X' did not clear the bounding box
when a path is just a straight line on the 'Y' if that makes sense.
This applies to the Pipe tool as well so will update my post.

Pilou,
have made the rotation +- 180 and now a manual input for profile sizes.
Many thanks to you both.
Cheers
Barry

Attachments:
Manual Sections010224.nod

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Cool new version

For the next :)
General concept of the sweep with one rail!
But take only case of the profil is touching the rail else that will be headache of the Profil orientation!!!

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WOW! from a small request so much function, so many tools to play with and so many possible directions. Off to play....
many thanks to all who have input keeping MOI the sharpest pen in the pack.
All the best Alex.

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Hi,
have updated the pipe tool with a minor bug fix.
Also have modified the Sections nod file.
Have removed the gate selection system and replaced with a slider.
A fillet adjustment slider as also been added.
Cheers
Barry

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Hi All just getting some test files ready to put through the 4 axis pipe bender - and for some reason I cant shell this rebuilt curve from a series of arcs I have checked continuity and all seems to be OK. Any ideas would be helpful.

Attachments:
TORIDIAL KNOT 1m TUBE TEST.3dm

Image Attachments:
knot.png 

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Hi Alex, I simplified the rail by using the v5 merge command on it so that it's all one segment instead of in multiple segments and if you sweep this version and select the end faces it looks like it's shelling ok then.

- Michael

Attachments:
TORIDIAL KNOT 1m TUBE TEST_2.3dm

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Thanks Michael for speedy reply with the merge command it looks like the ARC info is lost - I need to retain this so the tube bender has the curve continuity to calculate the bends for each sequence along the part hope that makes sense.

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Hi Alex,
try boolean inner from outer rather than shell.
Cheers
Barry

Attachments:
Pipe Boolean.3dm

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Or another way is sweep the outer circle with "Cap ends" turned off, sweep inner circle also with "Cap ends" off then make end caps by selecting inner and outer circle together and use the Construct > Planar command, then select the 2 sweeps and 2 end caps and use Edit > Join to glue them together.

- Michael

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Hi all.
I ran into this problem: the "shell" command does not process all values, in this case from 0 to 1, and then 3 and 5 and some intermediate values.
Maybe it's just me?
Moi v5 beta nov 29 2023

Attachments:
TORIDIAL KNOT 1m TUBE TEST.3dm

Image Attachments:
shell0-135.PNG 

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Hi WN, currently shell in MOI is just not very reliable, it should get a big boost though once I switch it to be handled by ACIS.

- Michael

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Hi Michael, I see now, thanks.
There is another problem there, perhaps it is also related to this command, the display of surfaces and bodies disappears.
But if you apply the "separate" command, then visibility is restored.
The file is the same.

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Hi WN, the surface visibility problem was a bug in the Nov-29-2023 v5 beta, it should be fixed in the Dec-1-2023 v5 beta so please update to that version: https://moi3d.com/beta.htm .

Thanks, - Michael

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