Parametric Family Question

Parametric Family Question

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Parametric Family Question

Anonymous
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Does anyone know how to make a family that can act like duct work or plumbing lines? I am trying to create a family that can be extended to a certain length and when there is a 90 degree turn the family automatically rounds (fillets). 

I thought to use the connector properties in mechanical families as a way to facilitate but I am at a complete loss

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barthbradley
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What are you doing -- besides driving yourself crazy?  I mean, what is this family that behaves like ductwork, but isn't ductwork?  

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Anonymous
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I am trying to create a conveyor family that Is adjustable and rounds at the 90 degree turns like duct work or plumbing family
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bin
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Something like this?

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Ilic.Andrej
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Simply use an in-place sweep, load a profile and draw sweep path however u like. Another way is to create a line based family that has a checkbox "turn", something similar @bin  showed.



Andrej Ilić

phonetical: ændreɪ ilich
MSc Arch

Autodesk Expert Elite Alumni

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Anonymous
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Not exactly after doing some more research I think using a line based family would work best. I'll upload what the end product turns out to be

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