Frame Generator Miter Corner Question

[WillieArolf]

HI,

I have query on Frame Generator Miter Corner. Please DL the attach .ipt and roll down the EOP to see the sketch. Save and place on an assembly.

- Invoke Design > Insert Frame > ANSI > ANSI (Equal Anle) - Angle Steel > 2 x 2 x 5/16

- Select the sketch > Notice on the intersection of curve and straight line entity, there is a GAP

- Invoke Miter Corner select the straight angle then the curve angle

Result:

- It will not allow you to select th curve angle. WHY? NO, IDEA...

Is there any work around to miter the 2 entities?

[WHolzwarth]

Hi Willie,

IMO mitering of curved shapes is not supported by 2012 FG. I didn't try with later versions.

You need to do that outside of FG.

Walter

[WillieArolf]

Hi WH,

Appreciate your quick response. But, it does not give me a good contour on the intersections.

[WHolzwarth]

Well, I think, the welding guys wouldn't ever have noticed that.

Attached is an improvement, only once between red and blue part. Copy to separate folder.

[Nicolas.Bourquin]

Hello Willie,

effectively the end treatment miter between a folded (round) beam seems to be improved starting release 2013:

Maybe could be a workaround in 2012 => could be possible to generate a "merged" profile:

=> select the 4 portions of the sketch in frame generator >> select option "merge"

=> a single member is generated => the result is not perfect but could be sufficient.

Mayby could help

Best Regards

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