Help to make a draft path/wire/spline in 3D space

[leoheck]

@Bance, @bejant also showed something similar to what you were referring to, here. https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 969#p56337

Maybe it is possible, I will try to reproduce this.

[bejant]

I want to make a path that goes from Point 1 (0, 0, 0) to Point 2 (5, 5, 5) then ends in Point 3 (10, 10, 10) and also use it to sweep a circular path on it creating the duct.

This means that it is moving in three axes at the same time.

I'm not understanding something because connecting these Points gives a resultant path of two parallel line segments, end to end.

Maybe the path is meant to be a conic section through these points? (I've seen the images but they seem to be something different?)

[bejant]

If we're talking about the same model, wouldn't the center of the horizontal duct on the -X side of the model be X = -22.5, Y = 0, Z = 17.0 mm and the center of the path at the top of the model would be X = 0, Y = -12.0, Z = 50.0 mm? I think the path could be a quarter ellipse with one end of the major axis at he first point and the end of the minor axis at the second point, but the small duct would be into the larger vertical duct somewhere below the top of the model.

I'm probably imagining this wrong, so let me know...

[leoheck]

The last one was just a random example, trying to explain that I want to make a path by connecting points in the 3D space instead of in a plane.

I am definitely not good explaining what my goal is.

In other words, I'm looking for a good/reliable (easy) way to create a 3D wire so I can sweep a path on it using the Part Design Workbench.

[mario52]

hi

try Macro_Connect_And_Sweep (ver 00.10 new gui)



mario

[leoheck]

This macro looks interesting @mario. How the black wire is created in the video/gif?

[mario52]

hi

line draft, line part, edge object, wire, point to point, center mass to center mass ....

but the elbow created (face to face) is full solid not pipe as request

Macro_Connect_And_Sweep_Pipe.png (21.25 KiB) Viewed 890 times

mario

[papyblaise]

Maibe it's a best idée as mine because you can create an angle to facilate the path for the électric wires

[Vincent B]

A smooth duct could be the aim? I used a BlendCurve (CurveWb).

[Vincent B]

or like that.