topic How to draw J-hooks? in AutoCAD MEP Forum

How to draw J-hooks?

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:55 GMT

Hi everyone.

I am newbie and am trying to draw J-hook for Telecommunication Cables.

Anyone knows how to do it?

Re: How to draw J-hooks?

smbrennan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:34 GMT

I'd suggest creating a basic 3D model and working with that in 3D, but then again I tend to use new technology in an old-fashioned way.

Assuming your J-Hooks are bent sheet metal like they appear in the image, follow these steps:

Create the profile of your J-hook (a 'J' in this case). Use polylines and make sure they're close.
Extrude the closed polyline the depth of the hook.
In a 3D view, create a circle for your 3/8" rod, place that where it's located on the hook. Extrude that to the deck/structure it's attaching to.

Re: How to draw J-hooks?

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:42:04 GMT

Thank you for your advice. I will try to do it and let you know soon.

Re: How to draw J-hooks?

Keith.Brown — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:18:26 GMT

You have a couple of options available to you. I tend to create all of my hangers as mvparts and that is certainly an option. Just add a pipe connector to where the threaded rod would normally attach. You can also create the j-hook as a structural member. You can add the 3D block to the end of a round structural member, in this case the size of the threaded portion of the hook. You can then add the structural member and the j-hook will be attached to one end of the member. This will allow you to stretch the threaded portion of the hook to any length you like.