Bending a Pipe

[Anonymous]

I wanted to know why it isn't letting me bend these tubes either up or down 90 degrees. 

[CCarreiras]

Maybe because the way you are doing it doesnt make much sense...

What you are trying to achieve?

This is only one tube?

Or they are several tubes welded?

1- If it is one only tube, just make the intire path and make one sweep for all the tube.

2- If they are several tubes, create the same path and use frame generator to create the tubes.

[Anonymous]

Its one tube that has already been sweeped.

[jyager]

Why is your profile in one place and your path in another?

Those bends as well as the bends "up" you want should all be part of the same path you're sweeping. You dont sweep the two bends you have then bend the two extra bends as a separate function.

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Its one tube that has already been sweeped.

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Add another sweep to create the other bends..

2 ways to do bends like this..Since a regular 2d sketch can only be in 1 plane you would either do multiple sketches to fully define the complete path for the sweep or a single 3d sketch which allows a path in 3 dimensions..

And you REALLY need to get your paths done correctly as I've already pointed out in your last post about this..jyager pointed it out here too..

Its going to cause you problems.. Fix that first. 

AGAIN.. Look at this image showing how the path comes DIRECTLY out of the center of the profile and not out in space like jyagers pic shows.. Also notice how it "starts" right at the center of the profile.. 

[mcgyvr]

Here.. Study these 2 images

[Anonymous]

I know how to bend it like this, but like i say i want them pipes bent up wards.

[jyager]

Mcgyvr just showed you how to bend in every conceivable direction, including "upwards", check his two images.

[Anonymous]

Youve lost me mate although, your bends are perfect, thats the type of bend I need, I can seem to get my planes right 😞

[Anonymous]

Mcgyvr did you sketch that in 3D sketch?

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Mcgyvr did you sketch that in 3D sketch?

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Nope.. Thats 3 total 2D sketches..

The profile, and 2 path sketches

[Anonymous]

OkI'm slowly getting there lol but can you tell me why both sides are not the same?

[Anonymous]

No I am wondering why my part is no assembling? can someone help me with that please?

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:

OkI'm slowly getting there lol but can you tell me why both sides are not the same?

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Your sketch lines are STILL out in space..

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:

No I am wondering why my part is no assembling? can someone help me with that please?

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 FYI.. an iam file is useless without the parts used in it.. The parts (ipt files) are NOT embedded in an iam file.

So we can't open it.. (well we can but we don't see any parts)..

The best thing to do is to zip up the iam file and all ipt files used in it and post that here..

[Anonymous]

Hopefully this zip file should work. I have got every dimension right when drawing the frame and the components, some odd reason it won't let me assemble them corrrectly. The handles won't fully mount on the side and the footplate frame won't mount at the bottom and the plate won't mount on top of the footplate frame. I'd be grateful for some insight on how to solve this where I have gone wrong.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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... I'd be grateful for some insight on how to solve this where I have gone wrong.

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Earlier I asked what book you are using to learn Inventor.

I also asked if you had gone through the tutorials.

Are you ready to do some real modeling?

Are you ready to start over?

I ask, because virtually everything you have done does not make logical sense.

Example to follow -

...and if you stick with it, the correct way to model.

[TheCADWhisperer]

First, download and install Service Pack 2.  (iProperties indicate you are running 2015 SP0)

[TheCADWhisperer]

Open the part Footplate.ipt.

Do you see anything wrong with the part?

[TheCADWhisperer]

Edit Sketch 1.

Note that in the lower right corner of the screen that Inventor indicates 2 dimensions are needed to fully constain your sketch.

Anytime a sketch shows as not fully constrained - STOP - stop what you are doing and do not continue until you figure out why.

If you can't figure out why - ask questions here.

Do you know the significance of the green dot in the screen shot shown below.  (I think you indicated prior training in some other parametric CAD software?)