Joining Piping/Tubing components

[johankx]

Good day. I prefer to draw a 3D sketch and then use the pipe command to create a frame. 

It works well, but where multiply tubes joint I find that I cannot merge / join /cut them well to make a good 2D drawing of each piece of tube, as there is always a cut that has some inclusion. I have shown an example attached for a frame I need to fabricate. I can also send the model if required. 

I do press pull them all back at the center joint and then extrude them so join well, but this is difficult where one tube needs to be joined on two separate components.

Thanks

[hamid.sh.]

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... I can also send the model if required...

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It's hard to judge from the picture, you definitely need to attach the model here (or an example file, if you don't want to share the original) so forum users can help.

[davebYYPCU]

If using Pipe, 

Combine > Cut the brace with both parts of the frame, and Keep the Tool bodies.

Might help....

[johankx]

See attached file. See the cross brace that is incomplete. 

For some reason, I cannot select 2 of the components as tool bodies to cut the target.

Thanks

[davebYYPCU · Accepted solution]

Worked for me here, sorta

Your pipes are not flush, so the sliver face has to be dealt with.

Because the pipe is hollow you get internal offcuts.

Might help....

[johankx]

Thanks, yes there is an alignment issue.
Yes, seem like your suggestion is the best way. Would like to get rid of that offcuts, but probably cannot get everything 🙂

[davebYYPCU · Accepted solution]

In my pic you see 4 bodies listed, for this cut component, keep Body 3 in my case, and Remove, the other 3 offcuts.  Do not delete them, use Remove.

I know where the misalignment is, if you get stuck.

Might help....

[johankx]

Thanks. That is simple and did not know about the remove function.