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I want to develop a pvc pipe structure and i want to model it. how can i do that? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by overclock351@lemmy.ml to c/diy@lemmy.ml

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I've been thinking about building a structures with pvc pipes but before buying the materials i want to plan it.

The things that i know:

-It doesn't concern liquid transportation

-I am not going to use pipe connectors (i can mold them)

-I have ways to bend the pipes.

Any suggestions? thanks

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[–] abcsoup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Dimensions and a cad program?

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

??? Blender? :D it may be a pain in the ass, but you can certainly do it with blender

[–] Starb3an@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I've never been good at calculating bends. Otherwise, any 3d modeling software works. You could just use cylinders instead of empty pipes if that doesn't matter.

[–] RedditRefugeeTom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There is FreeCAD and Fusion 360 available for free on the web. I believe Fusion 360 only limits you on the total number of projects you can have active at once. FreeCAD is free, but I found it to be a little harder to use than Fusion for some things. FreeCAD has good tutorials to get you started if you go that route. Idk if Fusion has tutorials, I already knew how to use Fusion before jumping in. Best of luck!

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Tinkercad is another great tool