Hose Length

[richardporqueddu6731]

Hello all,
I used the Tube and Pipe module in Inventor 2009 to draw some flexible hoses, and now I want to get the lenght of those hoses. Do you know how I can perform the measure command to get the OAL? I have to imagine that this is possible, but I cannot figure it out!
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Rick

[Anonymous]

You should be able to use the "Measure Loop" to get
the hose length, you will need to cycle the mease selection to get the 3D line
selected.

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Hello
all, I used the Tube and Pipe module in Inventor 2009 to draw some flexible
hoses, and now I want to get the lenght of those hoses. Do you know how I can
perform the measure command to get the OAL? I have to imagine that this is
possible, but I cannot figure it out! Thanks in advance. Kind regards,
Rick

[stephengibson76]

we didnt use the pipe module but we would create a parameter for the CSA of the tube, then input into yippee pro and the volume to give us the length that was automatically updated on the idw. you are unable to take the value using measure loop and use it anywhere other than a manual input.

this was all R11 so things may have changed by now though

[richardporqueddu6731]

Okay,
So measure the lenght of the 3D spline directly from the sketch? That's what I wound up doing. I just thought there was a more elegant way. In AU2008 I thought I recalled something like a dynamic indicator? Please see attached.

RickP

[Anonymous]

Do you want the length to change? Or, are you wanting maximum
acceptable length? There are methods for that as well.

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[richardporqueddu6731]

No, Actually I wanted a fixed length (Maximum acceptable?) - but I know there is more to it then what I am using. is there a white paper or something I can review on the topic? I haven't found much and I've been using the data from AU2008 home page.
Regards,
Rick

[Anonymous]

No paper at present. I'm preparing this solution as part of
the new courseware I'm writing. I also show this in training
classes.

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[Anonymous]

If you are using the Tube&Pipe application to
create hoses, there are a few things to consider:

1. Hose styles include a *Hose round up value* rule
(edit the style, click the Rules tab). This value adjusts the true spline length
up to the next increment you specify here (for purposes of reporting hose length
in the parts list). If you enter say .5 inch here, your hose lengths will always
be in 1/2 inch increments, regardless of the true length of the
spline.

2. The image you posted shows two "versions" of the
hose corresponding to two positional representations of the assembly. You can
manually adjust the length of the hose in each of these positional
reps (again, taking into account the rounding up setting) by invoking the
Hose Length tool in the routing environment. Edit the route (lowest level) for
the hose. Click the Hose Length button in the Route Panel. Drag the sliders up
or down to adjust the spline (relaxes or tightens tangency at the spline
endpoints).

3. Use the supplied Tube and Pipe drawing templates
as the basis for creating your templates (or at least examine the parts list
style in these templates to see how hose length is extracted /
formatted).

There is no need to use the techniques that are
required in Inventor Series (no T&P) to recover hose lengths.

HTH

Neil

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Okay,
So measure the lenght of the 3D spline directly from the sketch? That's what I
wound up doing. I just thought there was a more elegant way. In AU2008 I
thought I recalled something like a dynamic indicator? Please see attached.
RickP

[RSOUTHEE]

Hi, hope you can help on a small issue I have on this hose length subject.

I have created a hose route by routing through a number of fixed points, I would like to adjust the hose length but when using the edit hose length feature nothing changes ? Any guesses if I am doing something wrong ?

Many thanks

Rich

(using Inv pro 2012)