GDL - Cylind & Elbow Contour Lines

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to get rid of the contour lines between the Cylinders and Elbow? or can you only control visible lines with PRISM_ ect.?
Is there a better way to do this?

[Frank Beister]

Cylind and elbow do not have parameters for that. Try this one. I think it can do: Knee

[Barry Kelly]

Wardy wrote:
Is it possible to get rid of the contour lines between the Cylinders and Elbow? or can you only control visible lines with PRISM_ ect.?
Is there a better way to do this?

I think if you use Grouping to add them together you can.
Otherwise use Prism for the straight parts and Revolves for the curved parts.
Barry.

[Barry Kelly]

Yes Grouping does it.
Try this.

GROUP "one"
CYLIND 0.05, 0.025
ENDGROUP

GROUP "two"
ADDz 0.05
CYLIND 0.05, 0.025
ENDGROUP

result = ADDGROUP ("one", "two")
PLACEGROUP result
Barry

[Anonymous]

Perfect!

Thanks Barry.

[Anonymous]

Actually doesn't seem to work if you group a cylinder and an elbow. works with two cylinders though.

[Dwight]

There's always Trussmaker.

[Frank Beister]

a=1 : b=0.2
k=0
s=0
n=36
winkel=30
rsl=24

hotspot 0,0,htspt
for i=0 to n
  put b*cos(360/n*i)
  put a+b*sin(360/n*i)
  put 1
  next i

if rsl>3 then resol rsl

revolve n+1, winkel, 1*0+2+4+8+16*s+32*s+64*k,
   get(nsp)

[Barry Kelly]

Wardy wrote:
Actually doesn't seem to work if you group a cylinder and an elbow. works with two cylinders though.

Are you sure?

a=1 : b=0.2
k=0
s=0
n=36
winkel=60
rsl=24

GROUP "one"
CYLIND 0.2, 0.2
ENDGROUP

GROUP "two"
ADD 0,-a,0.2
hotspot 0,0,htspt
for i=0 to n
put b*cos(360/n*i)
put a+b*sin(360/n*i)
put 1
next i

if rsl>3 then resol rsl

revolve n+1, winkel, 1*0+2+4+8+16*s+32*1+64*k,
get(nsp)
ENDGROUP


result = ADDGROUP ( "one", "two")
PLACEGROUP result

You can control the lines at the ends of the revolve with the masking values (ie 16 & 32) as Frank was demonstrating.
Barry.

[Anonymous]

Yeah definately didn't work with Cylind & Elbow unless there is something im missing.

Will try with revolve. Thanks