topic Re: Rolled tube in sheet metal in Inventor Forum

topic Re: Rolled tube in sheet metal in Inventor Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/rolled-tube-in-sheet-metal/m-p/5541061#M383330 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/576681">@CCarreiras</a> wrote: Hi! <BLOCKQUOTE><HR />@Anonymous wrote:</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>Is there an advantage to using this method to mine? Seems such a complicated way of doing it I had to ask.</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>I didn't disagreed with your method, only i made another one, and posted it because i already had the work to write it.</BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE>I can agree with you, more or less...</BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE>cons: <UL><LI>it's a fact that you have to perform more steps</LI></UL>Pros: <UL><LI>The sketch is easier: it´s easier to draw and control dimension in circle instead a arc, and you will have less parameters to control if you want a parametric cylinder</LI><LI>This process works to other shapes like cone, or passing from square to circle.</LI><LI>The additional steps are easy to perform.... a new work plane and work point</LI><LI>You can control the gap size... in your method you give a degree value, and the gap size is a random vallue,depending to the degree value you input (359º=what's the gap size???)</LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>Gap size can easily be a linear dimension, does not have to be a degree dimension5 more mouse clicks to use an arc than a circle If it is not going to be a round tube or pipe than a loft is THE answer. But a loft from a round shape to any other shape will "not" have a simple circle sketch on the round end (Update - tried this and was surprised that it did work ) Just playing devils advocate if you will, <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://forums.autodesk.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /> Sat, 14 Mar 2015 16:57:04 GMT Anonymous 2015-03-14T16:57:04Z