Inquiry on possibility of attachment expansion

Inquiry on possibility of attachment expansion

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Inquiry on possibility of attachment expansion

shlim8WSNC
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Is it possible to develop a shape (spherical shape) where two R's meet in Inventor?

Please check the attached file.

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Sub main
	oInvApp = ThisApplication
	Dim outerRad As Double = 10					'Torus outter circle radius(cm)					
	Dim oThick As Double = 0.2 						'Torus thickness(cm)									<outerRad
	Dim oAngle As Double = 180 						'Torus outter circle sweep angle (degree)	≤360
	Dim oRevolveAngle As Double = 120			'Torus sweep angle (degree)						≤360
	Dim oTorusRad As Double = 10					'Torus radius(cm)											

	CreateTorus(outerRad, oThick, oAngle, oRevolveAngle, oTorusRad)
End Sub
Function CreateTorus(outerRad As Double, othick As Double, oAngle As Double, oRevolveAngle As Double, oTorusRad As Double)
	Dim oDoc As PartDocument = oInvApp.Documents.Add(kPartDocumentObject)
	Dim oDef As PartComponentDefinition = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
	Dim oWorkplane As WorkPlane = oDef.WorkPlanes.Item(2)
	Dim oSketch As PlanarSketch = oDef.Sketches.Add(oWorkplane)
	Dim oTG As TransientGeometry = oInvApp.TransientGeometry
	Dim oP2d As Point2d = oTG.CreatePoint2d(oTorusRad, 0)
	If oAngle = 360 Then
		oSketch.SketchCircles.AddByCenterRadius(oP2d, outerRad)
		oSketch.SketchCircles.AddByCenterRadius(oP2d, outerRad - othick)
	Else
		Dim oOutArc As SketchArc = oSketch.SketchArcs.AddByCenterStartSweepAngle(oP2d, outerRad, -oAngle / 180 * PI / 2, oAngle / 180 * PI)
		Dim oInArc As SketchArc = oSketch.SketchArcs.AddByCenterStartSweepAngle(oP2d, outerRad - othick, -oAngle / 180 * PI / 2, oAngle / 180 * PI)
		oSketch.SketchLines.AddByTwoPoints(oOutArc.StartSketchPoint, oInArc.StartSketchPoint)
		oSketch.SketchLines.AddByTwoPoints(oOutArc.EndSketchPoint, oInArc.EndSketchPoint)
	End If
	Dim oProfile As Profile = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSolid
	Dim oAxis As WorkAxis = oDef.WorkAxes.Item(3)
	Dim oRevolve As RevolveFeature = oDef.Features.RevolveFeatures.AddByAngle(oProfile, oAxis, oRevolveAngle / 180 * PI, kSymmetricExtentDirection, kNewBodyOperation)
End Function

1.draw a sketch of you want to revolve

2.make a revolvefeature

3.done

maybe like this. is it your wanted?

 

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