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Anonymous
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Any easy way to change a thrid party's .stp files radii without remodeling the whole file/part?

 

 

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CCarreiras
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Yes, using "recognize features" app.

 

Let me try...

CCarreiras

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Anonymous
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I've tried to use that before with "disasterus" results. If it works
great.

Nick
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JDMather
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...or

Delete Face with Heal option and then place your own Fillets.

 

...oops, I didn't open the file.


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mflayler
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Are you talking about adjusting the part's overall diameter of this 3D pipe or a certain bend along it's path?

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Mark Flayler - Engagement Engineer

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Anonymous
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No the diameter is correct. I need the bend radii on the corners to be 8mm
ctr not 12mm

Nick
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CCarreiras
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WOOOW...   with this part, you have to repair mannually... but it can be donne easily, but with some work...

 

Want an example?

 

 

CCarreiras

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Anonymous
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yes I would any help would be greatly appreciated

Nick
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mflayler
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This should be redrawn then.  I know its not the best choice, but it will give you the shape you need without an overly heavy modification.

 

If you wanted to just change the overall diameter, this is how you do it.

 

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JDMather
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@Anonymous wrote:
yes I would any help would be greatly appreciated

Nick

What version of Inventor are you using?

Maybe something like this (see attached)?

 

Pipe Bends.png


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2016
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CCarreiras
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Hi!

 

I prefer JD method, but if you are not confortable with 3D sketch, you can do it with 2d Sketches, but will give you more time to solve.

 

 

CCarreiras

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Anonymous
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JDMather

 

How did you do that? The model looks good.

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JDMather
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Turn on your sound -

 

About 7 yrs ago I wrote a paper on generating part of the tooling for something like this - but the process is kind of advanced and the software has changed since then. I might be able to dig it up if needed. You would have to interpret the workflow for r2016.

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