I wrote previously:

> It would probably help if the rail's curve tangent aligned with the z axis direction a little bit before the end
> of the curve instead of only right at the very end of the curve.

This didn't seem to work out very well. It's probably better to hack off a slice off the top of each piece before trimming them against each other, to avoid this complex zone here:





- Michael

Michael - that was my plan, however I went with Barry's approach and that seemed to automatically take care of the problem.

Using a difference in diameters of 0.01mm resulted in a huge improvement in boolean performance.

Andy

Hi Andy, here's the result from tuning up all the curve tangents, then remaking the sweeps, then slicing off the top and trimming surfaces against each other and then patching in the top part separately. Is this going to work for what you need? :



- Michael

Hi Andy,

re:
> Michael - that was my plan, however I went with Barry's approach and that seemed to
> automatically take care of the problem.

That's great, I'm glad you've got it solved! Thanks Barry!

- Michael

Cool result!

Filling 8 beer bottles at a time?

I wish. Lubricating and cooling eight fuel injectors on a test stand. Andy

More Badass!

Hi Andy, that's pretty awesome!

re:
> I wish. Lubricating and cooling eight fuel injectors on a test stand. Andy

It would be cool to see a pic of it in action there too!

Thanks, - Michael

Designed a second version with a barbed hose fitting. Andy

Nice tool! Good application