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The dimensions of the PVC pipes can be found here [[PVC_Pipe]]. | The dimensions of the PVC pipes can be found here [[PVC_Pipe]]. | ||
Wikipedia on Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_Pipe_Size], | Wikipedia on Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_Pipe_Size], | ||
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The default pipe length is 1ft. This is an arbitrary choice. When I use a macro, it will store the last length used by the user. | The default pipe length is 1ft. This is an arbitrary choice. When I use a macro, it will store the last length used by the user. | ||
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Useful links: [https://www.aetnaplastics.com/site_media/media/attachments/aetna_product_aetnaproduct/204/PVC%20Sch%2040%20Fittings%20Dimensions.pdf] | |||
==90° - Degree.== | |||
Desribed by 3 dimensions: | |||
size, G,H,M, I added a auxilirary Dimension size2 for radius of the bent part. | |||
===Notations=== | ===Notations=== | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 2 December 2017
Pipes
The dimensions of the PVC pipes can be found here PVC_Pipe. Wikipedia on Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) [1],
We will use following guide line for position of a pipe: put one end (base) of the pipe onto the x-y plane. The center of the base has coordinate (0,0,0). The other end is points to the positive direction of the z-axis.
Rationale: This is the same way FreeCAD places a new cylinder. We mimic the FreeCAD behavior for UI consistancy.
The default pipe length is 1ft. This is an arbitrary choice. When I use a macro, it will store the last length used by the user.
Ellbows
Useful links: [2]
90° - Degree.
Desribed by 3 dimensions: size, G,H,M, I added a auxilirary Dimension size2 for radius of the bent part.
Notations
- O.D. - outer diameter.
- Average I.D. - average inner diameter (why average?). This dimension determines the size of the pipe.
- Min. Wall - thickness of the pipe wall.
- Schedule - determines (indirectly) the thickness of the wall.
Notes
"O.D." = "Average I.D."+2"Min. Wall"
Gallery
SCH40 1/8" PVC pipe - size:5kb - FreeCAD -File:Pvc-pipe-nps-sch40-1d8.fcstd
Macros
To create Pipes 40 and 80 Schedule PVC pipes File:Pvc-pipe-nps.fcmacro
How to create a pipe macro
Steps to create GUI: The original instruction are taken from [[3]] but I (Ruslan) have problems with them. I adjusted them to FreeCAD.
- Create with QT Designer a Dialog based on QDialog class. Save the name for example add-nps-pvc-pipe-dialog.ui
- Convert add-nps-pvc-pipe-dialog.ui to python code running
- pyside-uic add-nps-pvc-pipe-dialog.ui -o pipe-dialog.py
- or call
- pyside-uic --indent=0 add-nps-pvc-pipe-dialog.ui -o pipe-dialog.py
- to use tabs as indention.
- If you use the FreeCAD macro editor, pay attention that the indention of pyside-uic and of the editor are the same.
- Insert content of the methods setupUi(self, Dialog) and retranslateUi(self, Dialog) from pipe-dialog.py (How can I insert here a block of python code?) into your macro file.