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General Program Information

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h1. General Program Information

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h3. Input Definitions


h5. Inputs Needed to Call the Elbow Function

o \-The origin, the center of the radius of curvature of the elbow.
ND - The nominal diameter of the pipe.  This value along with the pipe schedule is used to determine other actual dimensions of the elbow
EN - The enumerated pipe schedule type.  Each schedule of pipe is represented by a specific number within our code.

h5. Inputs Defined within the Elbow Function

p1 =
* x : o{~}0~
* y : o{~}1~
* z : o{~}2~

p2 =
* x : o{~}0~ \- ElbowRadius(ND) + ConRaduis(ND)
* y : o{~}1~ \- ElbowRadius(ND) + ConRaduis(ND)
* z : o{~}2~ \- outerradius(ND) + SocketDepth(ND)

p3 =
* x : o{~}0~
* y : o{~}1~ + ElbowRadius(ND) + ConRaduis(ND)
* z : o{~}2~ + outerradius(ND) + SocketDepth(ND)

p4 =
* x : o{~}0~ + ElbowRadius(ND) + outerraduis(ND)
* y : o{~}1~
* z : o{~}2~

p5 =
* x : o{~}0~ \- ElbowRadius(ND) - 



Input Definitions

Inputs Needed to Call the Elbow Function

o -The origin, the center of the radius of curvature of the elbow.
ND - The nominal diameter of the pipe. This value along with the pipe schedule is used to determine other actual dimensions of the elbow
EN - The enumerated pipe schedule type. Each schedule of pipe is represented by a specific number within our code.

Inputs Defined within the Elbow Function

p1 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1
  • z : o2

p2 =

  • x : o0 - ElbowRadius(ND) - outerraduis(ND) - zc
  • y : o1 - ElbowRadius(ND) - outerraduis(ND) - zc
  • z : o2 - outerraduis(ND) - zc

p3 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND) + outerraduis(ND) + zc
  • z : o2 + outerraduis(ND) + zc

p4 =

  • x : o0 + ElbowRadius(ND) + outerraduis(ND)
  • y : o1
  • z : o2

p5 =

  • x : o0 - ElbowRadius(ND) - innerD(ND,EN)/2

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o1
  • z : o2

p6 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2 - ConRadius(ND)

...

p7

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 0 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o1
  • z : o2 + ConRadius(ND)

...

p9

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p10 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p11 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p12 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p13 =

  • x : o0 + zc
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p14 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p15 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1

p16 =

  • x : o0 + zc
  • y : o1 + zc

p17 =

  • x : o0 + ElbowRadius(ND)
  • y : o1 - SocketDepth(ND)
  • z : o2

p18 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)
  • z : o2

R1 = ElbowRadius(ND) : Radius of curvature of the elbow

R2 = outerraduis(ND) : Outer radius of the elbow

R3 = innerD(ND,EN)/2

...

:

...

Inner

...

radius

...

of

...

the

...

elbow

...

R4

...

=

...

ConRaduis(ND)

...

:

...

Outer

...

radius

...

of

...

the

...

socket

...

win1

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o1 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

win2 =

  • x : o0 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • zc

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

Note:

...

zc

...

corresponds

...

to

...

the

...

zoom

...

constant

...

used

...

within

...

AutoCAD,

...

defined

...

by

...

the

...

basics

...

file.

...

Technical

...

Program

...

Outline

...

Note:

...

All

...

coordinates

...

are

...

referenced

...

in

...

top

...

view

...

in

...

the

...

program

...

unless

...

otherwise specified

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*zoom{*}{*}{~}win{~}*\- zooms on a window space directly around where the elbow is to be drawn

zoom{~}win~ <-\- zoom{~}wina~

zoomwin- zooms on a window space directly around where the elbow is to be drawn

zoomwin <-- zoomwina(win1,win2)

...

win1

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o1 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

win2 =

  • x : o0 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • zc

...

  • z

...

  • : o2

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*torus{*}{~}big~ \- Draws the larger torus, a 3 dimensional ring that creates the outer surface of the elbow

torus{~}big~ <-\- 

torusbig - Draws the larger torus, a 3 dimensional ring that creates the outer surface of the elbow

torusbig <-- torus(p1,R1,R2)

...

p1

...

=

...

origin

...

R1

...

=

...

Radius

...

of

...

curvature

...

of

...

the

...

elbow

...

R2

...

=

...

Outer

...

radius

...

of

...

the elbow



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box1

...

-

...

draws

...

a

...

box

...

slightly

...

larger

...

than

...

the

...

torus,

...

in

...

all

...

dimensions

...

box1

...

<-

...

-

...

box(p2,p3)

...

p2

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • - outerraduis(ND)

...

  • - zc
  • y : o1 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • - outerraduis(ND)

...

  • - zc
  • z : o2 - outerraduis(ND) - zc

p3 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 2 +

...

  • outerradius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • SocketDepth(ND)

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*Before Subtract*
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*After Subtract*
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*

subtract1

...

-

...

subtracts

...

the

...

left

...

half

...

of

...

the

...

large

...

torus

...

by

...

using

...

p4

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

torus

...

as

...

the

...

object

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted

...

from,

...

and

...

using

...

the

...

origin

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

box

...

as

...

the

...

object

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted.

...


subtract1<-

...

-

...

subtractD(p4,p1)

...

p4

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 0 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • : o1
  • z : o2

p1 = origin

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* z : o{~}2~

p1 = origin
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\*torus\*~small~\ - draws a smaller torus

torus{~}small~ <-\- 

torussmall - draws a smaller torus

torussmall <-- torus(p1,R1,R3)

...

p1

...

=

...

origin

...

R1

...

=

...

Radius

...

of

...

curvature

...

of

...

the

...

elbow

...

R3

...

=

...

Inner

...

radius

...

of

...

the elbow



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*After Subtract*
{float}
*

subtract2

...

-

...

removes

...

the

...

smaller

...

torus,

...

making

...

the

...

large

...

torus

...

hollow

...

by

...

using

...

p4

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

large

...

torus

...

as

...

the

...

object

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted

...

from,

...

and

...

using

...

p5

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

smaller

...

torus

...

as

...

the

...

object

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted.

...

subtract2

...

<-

...

-

...

subtractA(p4,p5)

...

p4

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 0 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o1
  • z : o2

p5 =

  • x : o0 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • innerD(ND,EN)/2

...

  • y

...

  • : o1
  • z : o2



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* z : o{~}2~

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*

box2

...

-

...

draws

...

a

...

box

...

over

...

the

...

lower

...

half

...

of

...

the

...

remaining

...

hollow

...

torus

...

box2

...

<-

...

-

...

box(p6,p7)

...

p6

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0
  • y : o1 - ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2 - ConRadius(ND)

...

p7

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 0 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • : o1
  • z : o2 + ConRadius(ND)



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* z : o{~}2~ + ConRadius(ND)

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*

subtract3

...

-

...

removes

...

a

...

portion

...

of

...

the

...

hollow

...

elbow

...

by

...

using

...

p9

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

hollow

...

torus

...

as

...

the

...

object

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted

...

from,

...

and

...

using

...

the

...

origin

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

box

...

as

...

the

...

object

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted.

...


subtract3

...

<-

...

-

...

subtractD(p9,p1)

...

p9

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • : o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • : o2

p1 = origin



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p1 = origin

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{float}
*

outercylinder

...

-

...

draws

...

a

...

cylinder

...

at

...

the

...

end

...

of

...

the

...

elbow

...

to

...

form

...

the

...

outer

...

surface

...

of

...

a

...

socket

...

outercylinder

...

<-

...

-

...

cylinderB(p9,R4,P10)

...

p9

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • : o2

R4 = Outer radius of the socket

p10 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)
  • z : o2



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 o{~}2~

R4 = Outer radius of the socket

p10 =
* x : o{~}0~ \- SocketDepth(ND)
* y : o{~}1~ + ElbowRadius(ND)
* z : o{~}2~

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{float}
*

innercylinder

...

-

...

draws

...

a

...

smaller

...

cylinder

...

within

...

the

...

larger

...

cylinder,

...

forming

...

the

...

inner

...

surface

...

of

...

a

...

socket

...

innercylinder

...

<-

...

-

...

cylinderB(p9,R2,p10)

...

p9

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

R2 = Outer raduis of elbow

p10 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • : o2



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{float}
*

subtract4

...

-

...

removes

...

the

...

smaller

...

cylinder,

...

creating

...

a

...

hollow

...

socket

...

at

...

the

...

end

...

of

...

the

...

elbow

...

using

...

p11

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

region

...

to

...

subtract

...

from,

...

and

...

using

...

p12

...

and

...

p13

...

to

...

select

...

the

...

inner

...

cylinder

...

to

...

be

...

subtracted.

...

subtract4

...

<-

...

-

...

subtractH(p11,p12,p13)

...

p11

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p12 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • zc

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p13 =

  • x : o0 + zc
  • y : o1 + ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • +

...

  • outerraduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • : o2

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{float}
*

mirror

...

-

...

replicates

...

the

...

socket

...

drawn

...

onto

...

the

...

opposite

...

end

...

of

...

the

...

elbow

...

by

...

selecting

...

the

...

hollow

...

cylinder

...

using

...

p14,

...

then

...

reflecting

...

it

...

over

...

a

...

mirror

...

line

...

created

...

using

...

p15

...

and

...

p16

...

to

...

give

...

the

...

slope

...

and

...

direction

...

of

...

the

...

mirror

...

line.

...

mirror

...

<-

...

-

...

mirrorA(p14,p15,p16)

...

p14

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • -

...

  • ConRaduis(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • : o2

p15 =

  • x : o0
  • y : o1

p16 =

  • x : o0 + zc
  • y : o1 + zc



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 o{~}2~

p15 =
* x : o{~}0~
* y : o{~}1~

p16 =
* x : o{~}0~ + zc
* y : o{~}1~ + zc

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*

bigunion

...

-

...

unites

...

all

...

the

...

pieces

...

drawn

...

so

...

the

...

elbow

...

will

...

act

...

as

...

one

...

unit,

...

instead

...

of

...

three

...

separate

...

units.

...

bigunion

...

<-

...

-

...

bigunion

...

elbow(p1,p17,p18,R1,R2)

...

p1

...

=

...

origin

...

p17

...

=

...

  • x

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 0 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o1 - SocketDepth(

...

  • ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

p18 =

  • x : o0 - SocketDepth(ND)

...

  • y

...

  • :

...

  • o

...

  • 1 +

...

  • ElbowRadius(ND)

...

  • z

...

  • :

...

  • o2

R1 = Radius of curvature of the elbow

R2 = Outer radius of the elbow