Topic: Hom to lenghten a pipe

[Shibu]

Hi friends,
I want to lengthen a pipe which i inserted in a drawing by 10 inches from the start point. How can i do that.
Please help
Thank you

[ChrisCarlson]

Going to need more info, is it a 3d solid?

Why is this under the .NET?

[Kerry]

From a previous post

This is MEP 2014
Api - .NET
Win – 7-64 Bit

but, yes.

[LE3]

in the little I did for mep (2009-2010) the Pipe class have a Length property.

Pipe pipe = tr.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead, false) as Pipe;
...
if (pipe.Length > 1.0)

HTH

[MexicanCustard]

Just change the pipe.StartPoint or the pipe.EndPoint.  Is this a trick question?

[Keith Brown]

Here is a quick little example that will add 10" to the end of a pipe.  Please be aware that it will not maintain connection to the next pipe or fitting.
 

Code - C#: [Select]

1.  
2. namespace Example_Pipe_Project
3. {
4.     public class Class1
5.     {
6.         [CommandMethod("PipeLengthenExample", CommandFlags.UsePickSet | CommandFlags.Modal)]
7.         public static void PipeLengthenExample()
8.         {
9.             Pipe pipe = null;
10.             Editor editor = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
11.             var promptSelectOptions = new PromptSelectionOptions();
12.             promptSelectOptions.MessageForAdding = "Select a Pipe Object:";
13.             promptSelectOptions.SingleOnly = true;
14.             PromptSelectionResult promptSelectionResult = editor.SelectByClass(promptSelectOptions, typeof(Pipe));
15.             if (promptSelectionResult.Status == PromptStatus.OK && promptSelectionResult.Value.Count == 1)
16.             {
17.                 try
18.                 {
19.                     using (Transaction transaction = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
20.                     {
21.                         pipe = (Pipe)transaction.GetObject(promptSelectionResult.Value.GetObjectIds()[0], OpenMode.ForRead, false);
22.                     }
23.                     AddToLength(pipe);
24.                     pipe.Dispose();
25.                 }
26.                 catch (System.Exception exception)
27.                 {
28.                     editor.WriteMessage(exception.Message);
29.                 }
30.             }
31.             else
32.             {
33.                 editor.WriteMessage("\n\nIncorrect type or number of objects selected.");
34.             }
35.         }
36.         private static void AddToLength(Pipe pipe)
37.         {
38.             using (Transaction transaction = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
39.             {
40.                 try
41.                 {
42.                     transaction.GetObject(pipe.ObjectId, OpenMode.ForWrite, false);
43.                     pipe.Length = pipe.Length + 10;
44.                     transaction.Commit();
45.                 }
46.                 catch (System.Exception exception)
47.                 {
48.                     Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor.WriteMessage(exception.Message);
49.                 }
50.             }
51.         }
52.     }
53. }
54.  

 

[Keith Brown]

Just change the pipe.StartPoint or the pipe.EndPoint.  Is this a trick question?

I agree with MexicanCustard that this is probably the route to go but you will have to get the direction of the pipe (from connector 1 to connector 2) and using that direction calculate your new startpoint or endpoint.

[LE3]

the way I read the OP message description was from my old days in acad production and using the command LENGTHEN but to get the pline length on the command line.....

this is something that happens on my current job doing code nowadays - where there is in many cases ZERO explanations or does not lead to anything, no sketches, no drawings, so it takes more time to decipher the task....

a better description to the problem will lead to better responses - instead of end up wasting time.

my 0.2