Connecting circles on diffrent planes with pipes

Connecting circles on diffrent planes with pipes

zipo13
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Connecting circles on diffrent planes with pipes

zipo13
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Hi,

I have created the following shape

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I have manged to connect the top circle to the bottom one. I want to attach the middle plate to the vertical pipes via straight lines.

zipo13_2-1704221987064.png

 

I've crated a plane from the middle plate, but I can't seem to sketch lines that are on that plane and form the shortest line between the vertical pipe and the plate.
How can I do this?

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jhackney1972
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Please attach your model.  If you do not know how to attach your Fusion 360 model follow these easy steps. Open the model in Fusion 360, select the File menu, then Export and save as a F3D or F3Z file to your hard drive. Then use the Attachments section, of a forum post, to attach it.

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zipo13
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Attached

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jhackney1972
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If you cannot figure out my workflow from the Timeline, let me know directly and I will explain.  By the way, there is a lot of color (errors in your Timeline) that you should solve as they come up.  Some of your other intersections are a little rough and need work.  Model is attached.

 

Joints.jpg

 

 

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zipo13
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First, thank you very much.

I understand what you did, but could not figure out how to sketch it.
I see that you created a sketch, but I don't understand how you manged to "tell' F360 to draw the lines at the height of the middle plate...

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jhackney1972
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I create a construction plane, using the Midplane Construction panel command, at the middle of the center disk.  On that plane I create my sketch and draw my pipe path lines.  This way I know that they are entering the middle disk at the center of it.

 

MidPlane.jpg

Midplane commnad.jpg

 

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zipo13
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Thank you for all your help...

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