Creating a point

As you can see from the attached marked up print, I need to measure the outside intersection point of two cylinders. Right now, I have it programmed to offset a line from the center of the cylinder to the outside of the cylinder by .5" which is the nominal radius of the tubing. The problem I run into with that method is that the dimensions apply after the part is powder coated, so the powder coating could make the radius of the part grow up to .575". So after the program is run, I go back and edit the constructed offset line by changing the offset distance to what the radius of the tube measures after the part is powder coated.

Is there an easier way to do this using code of some sort to offset the line by 1/2 of the diameter of the cylinder instead of using an exact number? That way if the cylinder grows the code will account for that in the program.

PS I am horrible at editing code, so if that is the best way please walk me through it step by step.

Greatly appreciated!

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Lord_Warfield over 10 years ago

example code:

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CIR1 =FEAT/CONTACT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,OUT,LEAST_SQR
THEO/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
ACTL/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
TARG/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>
START ANG=0,END ANG=360
ANGLE VEC=<0,0,1>
DIRECTION=CCW
SHOW FEATURE PARAMETERS=NO
SHOW CONTACT PARAMETERS=YES
NUMHITS=10,DEPTH=0,PITCH=0
SAMPLE HITS=3,SPACER=0.1181
AVOIDANCE MOVE=BOTH,DISTANCE=0.7874
FIND HOLE=DISABLED,ONERROR=NO,READ POS=NO
SHOW HITS=NO
PNT1 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
ACTL/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
CONSTR/POINT,OFFSET,,-5,0,0
LN1 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/LINE,BF,3D,CIR1,PNT1,,
OUTLIER_REMOVAL/OFF,3
FILTER/OFF,WAVELENGTH=0
PNT2 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,CIR1,LN1
CIR2 =FEAT/CONTACT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,OUT,LEAST_SQR
THEO/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
ACTL/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
TARG/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>
START ANG=0,END ANG=360
ANGLE VEC=<0,0,1>
DIRECTION=CCW
SHOW FEATURE PARAMETERS=NO
SHOW CONTACT PARAMETERS=YES
NUMHITS=10,DEPTH=0,PITCH=0
SAMPLE HITS=3,SPACER=0.1181
AVOIDANCE MOVE=BOTH,DISTANCE=0.7874
FIND HOLE=DISABLED,ONERROR=NO,READ POS=NO
SHOW HITS=NO
PNT3 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
ACTL/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
CONSTR/POINT,OFFSET,CIR2,-5,0,0
LN2 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/LINE,BF,3D,CIR2,PNT3,,
OUTLIER_REMOVAL/OFF,3
FILTER/OFF,WAVELENGTH=0
PNT4 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,LN2,CIR2
LN3 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
ACTL/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
CONSTR/LINE,BF,3D,PNT2,PNT4,,
OUTLIER_REMOVAL/OFF,3
FILTER/OFF,WAVELENGTH=0
ALIGN1 =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/TRANS_OFFSET,YAXIS,30
ALIGNMENT/ROTATE_OFFSET,45,ABOUT,ZPLUS
ALIGNMENT/END
CIR3 =FEAT/CONTACT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,OUT,LEAST_SQR
THEO/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
ACTL/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
TARG/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>
START ANG=0,END ANG=360
ANGLE VEC=<0,0,1>
DIRECTION=CCW
SHOW FEATURE PARAMETERS=NO
SHOW CONTACT PARAMETERS=YES
NUMHITS=10,DEPTH=0,PITCH=0
SAMPLE HITS=3,SPACER=0.1181
AVOIDANCE MOVE=BOTH,DISTANCE=0.7874
FIND HOLE=DISABLED,ONERROR=NO,READ POS=NO
SHOW HITS=NO
PNT5 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
ACTL/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
CONSTR/POINT,OFFSET,,-5,0,0
LN4 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/LINE,BF,3D,CIR3,PNT5,,
OUTLIER_REMOVAL/OFF,3
FILTER/OFF,WAVELENGTH=0
PNT6 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,LN4,CIR3
CIR4 =FEAT/CONTACT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,OUT,LEAST_SQR
THEO/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
ACTL/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
TARG/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>
START ANG=0,END ANG=360
ANGLE VEC=<0,0,1>
DIRECTION=CCW
SHOW FEATURE PARAMETERS=NO
SHOW CONTACT PARAMETERS=YES
NUMHITS=10,DEPTH=0,PITCH=0
SAMPLE HITS=3,SPACER=0.1181
AVOIDANCE MOVE=BOTH,DISTANCE=0.7874
FIND HOLE=DISABLED,ONERROR=NO,READ POS=NO
SHOW HITS=NO
PNT7 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
ACTL/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
CONSTR/POINT,OFFSET,CIR4,-5,0,0
LN5 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/LINE,BF,3D,CIR4,PNT7,,
OUTLIER_REMOVAL/OFF,3
FILTER/OFF,WAVELENGTH=0
PNT8 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
ACTL/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,LN5,CIR4
LN6 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
ACTL/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
CONSTR/LINE,BF,3D,PNT6,PNT8,,
OUTLIER_REMOVAL/OFF,3
FILTER/OFF,WAVELENGTH=0
PNT9 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
THEO/<5,-2.0711,0>,<0,1,0>
ACTL/<5,-2.0711,0>,<0,1,0>
CONSTR/POINT,INT,LN6,LN3
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Lord_Warfield over 10 years ago

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I forgot the format to enter code on this forum... anyone?
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JEFMAN over 10 years ago

Right now, I have it programmed to offset a line from the center of the cylinder to the outside of the cylinder by .5" which is the nominal radius of the tubing.

If your programm works like it, you can just add an assignment ASSIGN/V1=CYL1.R, then offset the line of V1 instead of 0.5''...
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ADAM WALLACE over 10 years ago
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I forgot the format to enter code on this forum... anyone?

your code here

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ADAM WALLACE over 10 years ago

cir1 =feat/contact/circle,cartesian,out,least_sqr
theo/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
actl/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
targ/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>
start ang=0,end ang=360
angle vec=<0,0,1>
direction=ccw
show feature parameters=no
show contact parameters=yes
numhits=10,depth=0,pitch=0
sample hits=3,spacer=0.1181
avoidance move=both,distance=0.7874
find hole=disabled,onerror=no,read pos=no
show hits=no
pnt1 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
actl/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
constr/point,offset,,-5,0,0
ln1 =feat/line,cartesian,unbounded,no
theo/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/line,bf,3d,cir1,pnt1,,
outlier_removal/off,3
filter/off,wavelength=0
pnt2 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/point,pierce,cir1,ln1
cir2 =feat/contact/circle,cartesian,out,least_sqr
theo/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
actl/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
targ/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>
start ang=0,end ang=360
angle vec=<0,0,1>
direction=ccw
show feature parameters=no
show contact parameters=yes
numhits=10,depth=0,pitch=0
sample hits=3,spacer=0.1181
avoidance move=both,distance=0.7874
find hole=disabled,onerror=no,read pos=no
show hits=no
pnt3 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
actl/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
constr/point,offset,cir2,-5,0,0
ln2 =feat/line,cartesian,unbounded,no
theo/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/line,bf,3d,cir2,pnt3,,
outlier_removal/off,3
filter/off,wavelength=0
pnt4 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/point,pierce,ln2,cir2
ln3 =feat/line,cartesian,unbounded,no
theo/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
actl/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
constr/line,bf,3d,pnt2,pnt4,,
outlier_removal/off,3
filter/off,wavelength=0
align1 =alignment/start,recall:startup,list=yes
alignment/trans_offset,yaxis,30
alignment/rotate_offset,45,about,zplus
alignment/end
cir3 =feat/contact/circle,cartesian,out,least_sqr
theo/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
actl/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
targ/<0,0,0>,<0,1,0>
start ang=0,end ang=360
angle vec=<0,0,1>
direction=ccw
show feature parameters=no
show contact parameters=yes
numhits=10,depth=0,pitch=0
sample hits=3,spacer=0.1181
avoidance move=both,distance=0.7874
find hole=disabled,onerror=no,read pos=no
show hits=no
pnt5 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
actl/<-5,0,0>,<0,0,1>
constr/point,offset,,-5,0,0
ln4 =feat/line,cartesian,unbounded,no
theo/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<0,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/line,bf,3d,cir3,pnt5,,
outlier_removal/off,3
filter/off,wavelength=0
pnt6 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<5,0,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/point,pierce,ln4,cir3
cir4 =feat/contact/circle,cartesian,out,least_sqr
theo/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
actl/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>,10,0
targ/<0,20,0>,<0,1,0>
start ang=0,end ang=360
angle vec=<0,0,1>
direction=ccw
show feature parameters=no
show contact parameters=yes
numhits=10,depth=0,pitch=0
sample hits=3,spacer=0.1181
avoidance move=both,distance=0.7874
find hole=disabled,onerror=no,read pos=no
show hits=no
pnt7 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
actl/<-5,20,0>,<0,1,0>
constr/point,offset,cir4,-5,0,0
ln5 =feat/line,cartesian,unbounded,no
theo/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<0,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/line,bf,3d,cir4,pnt7,,
outlier_removal/off,3
filter/off,wavelength=0
pnt8 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
actl/<5,20,0>,<-1,0,0>
constr/point,pierce,ln5,cir4
ln6 =feat/line,cartesian,unbounded,no
theo/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
actl/<5,0,0>,<0,1,0>
constr/line,bf,3d,pnt6,pnt8,,
outlier_removal/off,3
filter/off,wavelength=0
pnt9 =feat/point,cartesian,no
theo/<5,-2.0711,0>,<0,1,0>
actl/<5,-2.0711,0>,<0,1,0>
constr/point,int,ln6,ln3

not my code just for clarity

Paul Sarrach over 10 years ago

What is the tolerance?

To have actual readings on those surfaces you could:

1) You could zero out on the tube on the ends and then take points on the zero equator using a 1,0,0 vector and construct a lines and intersect that way also.

2) To be more creative you coule aligng thru each tube and take a series of points on the ends of the tube, find the highest points and create lines and intersect and tolerance.
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counterpart5 over 10 years ago

This is literally the first time I have operated in command mode, I usually operate in summary mode. So for me looking at the above posts does not help me at all, although I truly appreciate you guys trying to help. Attached is my code, where in the code do I edit it and what do I edit it to?

CYL1       =FEAT/CYLINDER,CARTESIAN,OUT,LEAST_SQR
            THEO/<-0.7361,7.7375,8.0555>,<0,-1,0>,1,5.584
            ACTL/<-0.7361,7.7375,8.0555>,<0,-1,0>,1,5.584
            MEAS/CYLINDER,9
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-1.1811,10.524,8.2835>,<-0.8899598,0,0.456039>,<-1.1811,10.524,8.2835>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.7416,10.4937,8.5554>,<-0.011033,0,0.9999391>,<-0.7416,10.4937,8.5554>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.31,10.5295,8.3171>,<0.8521661,0,0.5232713>,<-0.31,10.5295,8.3171>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-1.2153,7.4413,8.1983>,<-0.9583279,0,0.2856704>,<-1.2153,7.4413,8.1983>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.8372,7.3726,8.5451>,<-0.2021788,0,0.9793486>,<-0.8372,7.3726,8.5451>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.3178,7.3569,8.3293>,<0.8366638,0,0.5477168>,<-0.3178,7.3569,8.3293>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-1.1739,4.9663,8.297>,<-0.8755613,0,0.4831071>,<-1.1739,4.9663,8.297>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.7084,4.9455,8.5547>,<0.0554071,0,0.9984638>,<-0.7084,4.9455,8.5547>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.3403,4.9558,8.361>,<0.7915692,0,0.6110795>,<-0.3403,4.9558,8.361>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
CYL2       =FEAT/CYLINDER,CARTESIAN,OUT,LEAST_SQR
            THEO/<3.5812,4.2473,8.0555>,<1,0,0>,1,6.9239
            ACTL/<3.5812,4.2473,8.0555>,<1,0,0>,1,6.9239
            MEAS/CYLINDER,9
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1193,3.8274,8.327>,<0,-0.8397228,0.5430154>,<0.1193,3.8274,8.327>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.2176,4.3281,8.5489>,<0,0.1616868,0.9868421>,<0.2176,4.3281,8.5489>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1919,4.6483,8.3541>,<0,0.802079,0.5972179>,<0.1919,4.6483,8.3541>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<3.6438,3.8189,8.3134>,<0,-0.8567188,0.5157838>,<3.6438,3.8189,8.3134>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<3.6435,4.3112,8.5514>,<0,0.1278558,0.9917928>,<3.6435,4.3112,8.5514>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<3.6194,4.6803,8.3055>,<0,0.8660251,0.5000005>,<3.6194,4.6803,8.3055>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<6.9993,3.8531,8.3631>,<0,-0.7883187,0.6152671>,<6.9993,3.8531,8.3631>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<7.0331,4.4295,8.5211>,<0,0.3645109,0.9311991>,<7.0331,4.4295,8.5211>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<7.0431,4.6637,8.3322>,<0,0.8328943,0.5534321>,<7.0431,4.6637,8.3322>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
CYL3       =FEAT/CYLINDER,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
            THEO/<0,5.877,0.0111>,<0,0,-1>,0.406,0.8635
            ACTL/<0,5.877,0.0111>,<0,0,-1>,0.406,0.8635
            MEAS/CYLINDER,12
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.1886,5.9521,0.3776>,<0.9291144,-0.3697923,0>,<-0.1886,5.9521,0.3776>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.1767,5.7771,0.3736>,<0.8705747,0.4920362,0>,<-0.1767,5.7771,0.3736>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.0464,5.6794,0.4033>,<-0.2283501,0.9735791,0>,<0.0464,5.6794,0.4033>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1897,5.8048,0.3373>,<-0.9347062,0.3554213,0>,<0.1897,5.8048,0.3373>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1546,6.0085,0.4428>,<-0.7616414,-0.6479988,0>,<0.1546,6.0085,0.4428>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.0173,6.0793,0.435>,<0.0853693,-0.9963494,0>,<-0.0173,6.0793,0.435>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.0134,6.0796,-0.4204>,<-0.0658408,-0.9978301,0>,<0.0134,6.0796,-0.4204>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1639,5.9968,-0.4101>,<-0.8074171,-0.589981,0>,<0.1639,5.9968,-0.4101>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1976,5.8303,-0.3617>,<-0.9731685,0.2300936,0>,<0.1976,5.8303,-0.3617>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1196,5.713,-0.3997>,<-0.5892573,0.8079454,0>,<0.1196,5.713,-0.3997>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.0375,5.6775,-0.4206>,<0.1845342,0.9828261,0>,<-0.0375,5.6775,-0.4206>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<-0.1828,5.7888,-0.3428>,<0.9006852,0.4344724,0>,<-0.1828,5.7888,-0.3428>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
LIN1       =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
            THEO/<0.8554,0,0>,<1,0,0>
            ACTL/<0.8554,0,0>,<1,0,0>
            CONSTR/LINE,CAST,CYL2,6.9239,DEPENDENT
LIN2       =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
            THEO/<9.6619,0.626,0>,<0.7071068,0.7071068,0>
            ACTL/<9.6619,0.626,0>,<0.7071068,0.7071068,0>
            CONSTR/LINE,CAST,CYL4,16.1386,DEPENDENT
PNT1       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
            THEO/<0,0,0>,<0,-1,0>
            ACTL/<0,0,0>,<0,-1,0>
            CONSTR/POINT,INT,CYL1,CYL2
PNT2       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
            THEO/<9.0359,0,0>,<1,0,0>
            ACTL/<9.0359,0,0>,<1,0,0>
            CONSTR/POINT,INT,CYL2,CYL4
            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            Measure diameter of tube and enter the radius for LIN4 & LIN5, and then update the line and update dimensions G.
PNT3       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,YES
            THEO/<21.9759,12.94,0>,<0.7071068,0.7071068,0>
            ACTL/<21.9759,12.94,0>,<0.7071068,0.7071068,0>
            CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,CYL4,PLN3
LIN5       =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
            THEO/<0,-0.5,0>,<1,0,0>
            ACTL/<0,-0.5,0>,<1,0,0>
            CONSTR/LINE,OFFSET
            SURFACE NORMAL = <0,0,1>,MULTI POINT
            ID = PNT1,PNT2,,
            OFFSET = -0.5,-0.5
A3         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A2,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,XPLUS,CYL4
            ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,YMINUS,TO,CYL2,ABOUT,XPLUS
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,PNT2
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,PNT2
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,PNT2
            ALIGNMENT/END
LIN4       =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
            THEO/<18.2999,-0.5,0>,<-1,0,0>
            ACTL/<18.2999,-0.5,0>,<-1,0,0>
            CONSTR/LINE,OFFSET
            SURFACE NORMAL = <0,0,1>,MULTI POINT
            ID = PNT3,PNT2,,
            OFFSET = 0.5,0.5
            RECALL/ALIGNMENT,INTERNAL,A2
PNT4       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,YES
            THEO/<9.243,-0.5,0>,<-0.7071068,-0.7071068,0>
            ACTL/<9.243,-0.5,0>,<-0.7071068,-0.7071068,0>
            CONSTR/POINT,INT,LIN4,LIN5
PNT5       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,NO
            THEO/<22.683,12.94,0>,<-0.7071068,-0.7071068,0>
            ACTL/<22.683,12.94,0>,<-0.7071068,-0.7071068,0>
            CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,PLN3,LIN4
CIR1       =FEAT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
            THEO/<0,-0.4152,0>,<0,1,0>,0.406
            ACTL/<0,-0.4152,0>,<0,1,0>,0.406
            MEAS/CIRCLE,4,YPLUS
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<-0.0554,-0.3784,0.1953>,<0.2728286,0,-0.9620627>,<-0.0554,-0.3784,0.1953>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<0.1297,-0.4028,0.1561>,<-0.6390642,0,-0.7691534>,<0.1297,-0.4028,0.1561>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<0.1566,-0.4366,-0.1291>,<-0.771526,0,0.6361978>,<0.1566,-0.4366,-0.1291>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<-0.2017,-0.443,-0.023>,<0.9935587,0,0.1133187>,<-0.2017,-0.443,-0.023>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
CYL5       =FEAT/CYLINDER,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
            THEO/<25.275,13.0625,0>,<0,1,0>,0.34,0.1999
            ACTL/<25.275,13.0625,0>,<0,1,0>,0.34,0.1999
            MEAS/CYLINDER,8
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.2294,12.9899,-0.1638>,<0.2682381,0,0.9633526>,<25.2294,12.9899,-0.1638>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.4443,13.0114,-0.0155>,<-0.9958558,0,0.0909458>,<25.4443,13.0114,-0.0155>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.4021,12.9939,0.1129>,<-0.7476551,0,-0.6640872>,<25.4021,12.9939,0.1129>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.1118,12.9626,0.0475>,<0.9600935,0,-0.2796791>,<25.1118,12.9626,0.0475>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.2391,13.1536,-0.1662>,<0.2114272,0,0.9773937>,<25.2391,13.1536,-0.1662>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.438,13.1568,0.0483>,<-0.9587467,0,-0.2842619>,<25.438,13.1568,0.0483>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.3361,13.1543,0.1586>,<-0.3592813,0,-0.9332293>,<25.3361,13.1543,0.1586>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<25.1107,13.1625,0.0438>,<0.9662524,0,-0.2575973>,<25.1107,13.1625,0.0438>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/

pwhitsa over 10 years ago

You are in serious need of training which this forum is not designed for.

If you can't translate from summary to command mode then you need more help than we can provide.
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JEFMAN over 10 years ago

COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
Measure diameter of tube and enter the radius for LIN4 & LIN5, and then update the line and update dimensions G.PNT3 =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN,YES
THEO/<21.9759,12.94,0>,<0.7071068,0.7071068,0>
ACTL/<21.9759,12.94,0>,<0.7071068,0.7071068,0>
CONSTR/POINT,PIERCE,CYL4,PLN3
LIN5 =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED,NO
THEO/<0,-0.5,0>,<1,0,0>
ACTL/<0,-0.5,0>,<1,0,0>
CONSTR/LINE,OFFSET
SURFACE NORMAL = <0,0,1>,MULTI POINT
ID = PNT1,PNT2,,
OFFSET = -0.5,-0.5

Instead of the comment, you should measure the diameter (cyl4 for example), then ASSIGN/V1=CYL4.R.
In offset, write V1 instead of 0.5, i think that it should work like you want.
Pwhitsa is right, you should learn a little more with Hexagon...
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counterpart5 over 10 years ago

JEFMAN I really appreciate you taking the time to help me through this, it worked perfect! Like I said before I have never operated in command mode and at the class I went to they did not even attempt to teach us this. Now that I know some of the concepts associated with command mode I think I can work through most of the problems given my C++ background. It would really help if there was a spreadsheet, pdf, or word document detailing what command needs to be entered to get certain results.

For instance CYLID.R=RADIUS OF THE CYLINDER or CYLID.D+.5=DIAMETER OF THE CYLINDER + 0.5 and so on and so on with all the commands, titles of commands, and what the result is.

Is there a document out there like this or can I teach myself somehow?
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