[TUTORIAL] Making holes through pipe (cylinder)

basic.woodworks · 12 Jul 2008, 15:30

For sake of practice on my part and as per a request from a post, I created this simple tutorial to show how to create holes through a cylinder. Note that this method as been described numerous times and to more experienced user it may seem silly to post it but, I hope, new users may learn something from it.

Best regards.

Mike RL

The delays have been re-set to a longer period allowing the viewer to better read the captions and examine the drawings better.

watkins · 12 Jul 2008, 18:27

Dear Mike,

Your tutorial is instructive on a more advanced level if the reader first opens up the Layers and Scenes dialogue boxes and then activates show "section planes", and all before starting the tutorial at Introduction.

Regards,
Bob

Gaieus · 13 Jul 2008, 07:15

It is a very nicely performed tut, Mike!
Thanks for the care!

basic.woodworks · 13 Jul 2008, 15:41

Thanks for the feedback guys. It's nice to get a pat on the back from time to time and feel usefull.

I showed to a friend to get his input and we ended up changing the time delays to better the reading time and examination of the drawings. Is there a way that I can update the uploaded file?

Thanks again

Mike RL

Gaieus · 13 Jul 2008, 17:28

Mike, you can always edit your own posts and delete files from it and uplo9ad new attachments. (At least I think you can - I can do it with anyone's posts but maybe only because I'm special Just tell me if you need help - or post your revised tut in a PM if you cannot change it).

basic.woodworks · 13 Jul 2008, 20:04

Thank you for the tip Gieus.

I selected "view my posts" and the option to edit was prominent. I clicked on it and was able to reword the message, alter the comment to the attachment, delete the file and attach the revised version.

Thanks AGAIN for your wisdom. I'm very grateful.

Regards

Mike RL

@gaieus said:

Mike, you can always edit your own posts and delete files from it and uplo9ad new attachments. (At least I think you can - I can do it with anyone's posts but maybe only because I'm special Just tell me if you need help - or post your revised tut in a PM if you cannot change it).

boofredlay · 15 Jul 2008, 03:28

Nice Mike, thanks.

MALAISE · 16 Jul 2008, 18:11

Hay, basic.woodwork

Could you explain how do you use the Push-Pull tool to create that growing****cylinders in the tuto. I'm quite interested in your know-how, it could open new ways for animations...

Thanks very much for attention.

MALAISE

simon le bon · 16 Jul 2008, 18:38

Hi Mike,
My question is not on the making holes tut itself but rather on how you made:

to have those text explanations written on the bottom independantly from the animations
to have only one figure, evoluting from scene to scene

??? " le résultat est vraiment pas mal!!!"

Simon.

basic.woodworks · 16 Jul 2008, 19:45

@simon le bon said:

Hi Mike,
My question is not on the making holes tut itself but rather on how you made:

to have those text explanations written on the bottom independantly from the animations

to have only one figure, evoluting from scene to scene

??? " le résultat est vraiment pas mal!!!"

Simon.

Hey Simon,

If you have downloaded the file, dissect and analyze it. Look at each scene and see what layers are used to crate it. Also, toggle the section planes on and off.

Thanks for the compliment.

Mike RL

PS for more discussion on this, you can contact me directly if you wish.
basic.woodworks on Skype

simon le bon · 16 Jul 2008, 22:04

Hi Mike,
It's too late for tonight, and i'm living early in the morning for 15 days without web access

I have understood your clever layer use, but i'm still not understanding the animation of your just one evolutive figure.. be back in 15

Regards simon.

basic.woodworks · 29 Jul 2008, 13:20

@malaise said:

Hay, basic.woodwork

Could you explain how do you use the Push-Pull tool to create that growing****cylinders in the tuto. I'm quite interested in your know-how, it could open new ways for animations...

Thanks very much for attention.

MALAISE

If you dissect the model, check out the layers, components and turn on the section planes(there should be a button on the top toolbar for that purpose), you should be able to figure it out. By toggling section planes on and off between scenes it gives the illusion of the"growing" pipes.

Hope this helps you

Mike RL

outersketcher · 31 Jul 2008, 16:28

From a newbie who is desperately watching every tutorial he can get, I thank you and commend you for a beautifully executed and well thought out tutorial. You helped me..

David

basic.woodworks · 31 Jul 2008, 22:05

@outersketcher said:

From a newbie who is desperately watching every tutorial he can get, I thank you and commend you for a beautifully executed and well thought out tutorial. You helped me..

David

Wow! Thank David. I never thought this little tut would attract any attention. It really nice to help someone and get a pat on the back from so many others. I'm really glad this helped you.

Have a great day.

Mike RL

Maverick83 · 6 Aug 2008, 09:01

Hi basic.woodworks
Nice tut but why have you turned the main cylinder into a group if you have to explode it later on?

Bye bye - Ciao

basic.woodworks · 9 Aug 2008, 20:38

in order to use "section plane", I had to make it a group. but later on, I need to see the whole in it. Had I altered the main tube, it would have wholes in it at the beginning of the tut, thus the 2 similar pipes.

I hope this answers your question.

Regards

Mike RL

RegH · 13 Aug 2008, 18:32

Add me to your list of admirers- a very neat and well thought-out tutorial.
Just a little feedback:
A- On my little LCD monitor (1024 x 768 display)the explanatory text is chopped off at the right end on the longer lines.

B- I think the title could be "Making holes through a solid cylinder". I would like to see you make the cylinder a hollow tube, and make the "cross perforations" appear to be as if a hollow pipe had holes drilled through the sides.

Of course, I may be missing something, maybe my settings?

Again- thanks for the nice work

Edit: Checked it on my laptop (1440 x 900) and got better display, although text still seems to be biased toward right side of screen. Hope I don't seem to picky, just feedback.

basic.woodworks · 15 Aug 2008, 00:16

The principle of a hollow tube is the exact same. I'm assuming that you would like to have a visible wall thickness?!?

When you draw you're pipe, you need to know the i.d. or o.d of it and wall thickness. so draw a circle of the diameter you know and use the offset tool in which ever direction and type in the thickness measurement, hit enter and simply delete the inner face (inside the pipe outline) then use the push/pull tool or create a path for the follow me tool with the line and arc tools. The rest is all the same.

Mike RL

MT3d · 29 Sept 2008, 19:01

great tutorial.. thanx

Gaieus · 9 Oct 2008, 07:33

Hi Rich,

Those tabs are for the step-by-step scenes in the tutorial. When you click on the next tab, you should be "taken" to the next scene that explains the next step.

As for your display problem, try this: Go to Window (Sketchup on Mac) > Preferences > OpenGL settings and try to fiddle aound the different checkboxes.

Most probably there is an issue with your video card/driver (if it's a laptop, maybe you have an integrated chipset on it which is not good news).

Disabling Hardware acceleration may help you but then SU will be slower. Try to update your video driver (or get a edicatd video card).