hello people, i’m trying to make some cutouts in square tubing for tubelasercutting. it is a pretty simple idea: i have an outside frame in square tubing, banisters are round and go in the square tubes, meaning the holes are angled. my approach so far: import a dxf (a top view of the railing), ext…

Here is non-parametric variant, history based version makes it a little bit easier.

[Schermafbeelding 2024-03-28 om 13.38.47] (upload://ucS3maSDOw7iF7iSQIvfBGJ1Zum.jpeg)

Can you make use of the linear array tool?

yes, if i first make a banister, then use linear array and then make the outside frame it more or less works but it’s a big workaround i think. i thought it would be possible to replace one line, make it a tube and then copy it to the other points it would be so much easier. I’m a shapr3d newbie, i …

[image] Thomaaz: it is quite difficult to get used to the fact that copying/arraying in shapr3d is just not that easy. Not so hard, I would say.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! This really helps and i’m almost there i think. only difference with my situation is that the frame is not square, i can’t start the extrude from a round sketch on the frame because the tubes are angled, so the holes are not round but more ov…

[image] Thomaaz: only difference with my situation is that the frame is not square, i can’t start the extrude from a round sketch on the frame because the tubes are angled, so the holes are not round but more oval. That’s not a problem. Tell me which version you use so I can show you how to a…

i have acces to both versions, the parametric is still beta version i guess? i don’t have a paid license (yet), but i don’t think that is a problem as far as drawing functionality goes.

You can also make a pattern follow an angle [Array2]

thank you so much alex, this is very clear and very efficient. at 1:25 you extrude the tubes to/against the frame-surface, i don’t know if that is available in the non-beta version actually, i’ll check it out.

Copy banisters for steel handrailing in square tubing

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Xdrakosha March 28, 2024, 8:32pm 8

That’s not a problem. Tell me which version you use so I can show you how to achieve the result (parametric or non-parametric)?

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Copy banisters for steel handrailing in square tubing

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