Drawing rectangular Tubing Frame

[Anonymous]

My natural tendency is to design a tubing structure is by drawing a
particular shape
and the extruding it the width of the tubing. ex a 2" wide by 24" long.

Inventor seems to make you draw the cross section and the extrude along the
length.
Mitred corners are done by creating 45 or whatever degree workplanes.In
order to extrude to it.

Is there something easier that I am missing. Or is that what everyone else
does?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

A slicing plane for a miter is ok but I personally use a sketch and subtract
extrude to get the miters.
"Sam" wrote in message
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> My natural tendency is to design a tubing structure is by drawing a
> particular shape
> and the extruding it the width of the tubing. ex a 2" wide by 24" long.
>
> Inventor seems to make you draw the cross section and the extrude along
the
> length.
> Mitred corners are done by creating 45 or whatever degree workplanes.In
> order to extrude to it.
>
> Is there something easier that I am missing. Or is that what everyone else
> does?
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Anonymous]

I have an angle iron that I extrude from/to two adaptive workplanes. IN the
assembly, all you need to do is constrain the two workplanes and the part's
bevelled ends are always up to date.

Doing your side profile is okay but if you're interested in having the tube
hollow with fillets etc. (or having any other shape instead of a basic box)
you'll prefer to extrude along the length and create your object in one
extrude feature.

--
K


"Sam" wrote in message
news:F646D347AC39A758855090774886F311@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> My natural tendency is to design a tubing structure is by drawing a
> particular shape
> and the extruding it the width of the tubing. ex a 2" wide by 24" long.
>
> Inventor seems to make you draw the cross section and the extrude along
the
> length.
> Mitred corners are done by creating 45 or whatever degree workplanes.In
> order to extrude to it.
>
> Is there something easier that I am missing. Or is that what everyone else
> does?
>
> Thanks
>
>