Alain wrote:
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> There ARE real one piece, solid, connectors just like those. I personaly 
> saw a soem on actual working machinery. The thread is normal for one 
> half, and inverted for the other. You insert both pipes and just screw it.
> 

Yes there are but you would only use them for straight runs or ones with 


you would use a compression fitting. Any Instrument Tech worth his salt 
would be able to bend those pipes without a join even I could do it.

> It's the kind that you sugest that I have seen the less.
> 

Well, I did spend a few years working on pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

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Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote:

> Yes there are but you would only use them for straight runs or ones with


> you would use a compression fitting.

I've seen it where pipe thread was used -and- the rotation/orientation mattered.
Charles

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"H. Karsten" <h-karsten()web.de> wrote:
> And one more detailed
>
> Holger

This is beautiful & coming along quickly.  Just curious - are you modeling in
SDL or what approach are you taking?
Charles

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Charles C wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote:
> 
>> Yes there are but you would only use them for straight runs or ones with


>> you would use a compression fitting.
> 
> I've seen it where pipe thread was used -and- the rotation/orientation mattered.
> Charles
> 

I bet who ever did it had no intention of doing maintenance on it. 
Cheapskate! ;)

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"Charles C" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
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> This is beautiful & coming along quickly. Just curious - are you modeling in
> SDL or what approach are you taking?
> Charles

Thanks :)

I'm using Rhino, export this as pov-code in ten different levels, converting the
lowest detail one in to Raw (using basic) and than to obj, using Deep
Exploration. Than import this into 3DS-Max. Animating the part there and render
a (so called) "vue-file". It contains matrix-transform-data. My Pov-script take
now higher level geometry, using the matrix from MAX and do the rendering.
The matrix-vue-file from MAX is converted, using Basic.

Holger

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H. Karsten wrote:
> "Charles C" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> .....
> 
> 
>> This is beautiful & coming along quickly. Just curious - are you modeling in
>> SDL or what approach are you taking?
>> Charles
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
> 


Swagelok are the fittings of choice for quality and pressure fittings. 
IMHO :D

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Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote:
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> Swagelok are the fittings of choice for quality and pressure fittings.
> IMHO :D
>
> --
>
> Best Regards,
> Stephen

Hi Stephen,

Sorry, I can not use your fittings. My machine uses Ultra-high-pressure, super
conductive, antimatter plasma-mono-magnetic-fluid.

The colors wound fit ;)

Holger

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Hi people

Not very much things added today, just a few peaces, and the fillets.
These little rounding in all corners are *very* important for me. They are the
reason for me, to use a cad-program.

Take a closer look to all thing around you. You'll see, that there is not a
singe real corner. Everything is a little rounded. And if its just a little: the
"corner" will reflect the light different as an "artificial" one. Because of its
round shape, it reflects the light nearly always!

If you are interested in modeling with cad programs, you can use HeeksCAD.
Its free.

http://code.google.com/p/heekscad/issues/detail?id=193

You just have to convert the result to a mesh.

Compare the corners now with the rendering from before.

Holger :)

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H. Karsten wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote:
> ....


>> Swagelok are the fittings of choice for quality and pressure fittings.
>> IMHO :D
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Stephen
> 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Sorry, I can not use your fittings. My machine uses Ultra-high-pressure, super
> conductive, antimatter plasma-mono-magnetic-fluid.
> 

Shame :(

> The colors wound fit ;)
> 



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"H. Karsten" <h-karsten()web.de> wrote:
>
> I'm using Rhino, export this as pov-code in ten different levels, converting the
> lowest detail one in to Raw (using basic) and than to obj, using Deep
> Exploration. Than import this into 3DS-Max. Animating the part there and render
> a (so called) "vue-file". It contains matrix-transform-data. My Pov-script take
> now higher level geometry, using the matrix from MAX and do the rendering.
> The matrix-vue-file from MAX is converted, using Basic.
>
> Holger

Wow, what version of POV-Ray is this from? Or is this a preview from Rhino or
Max? It looks like a Monte Carlo ambient occlusion pass of some sort...

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