Simple Volume of negative space/ volume of the fluid in a pipe 1

[Nella95]

Do I have to use FloXpress Analysis wizard for the Subject matter? COSMOS? Or is it much simpler than all that?

 

[MikeHalloran]

Maybe if you can explain what negative space is, we'll have a clue what you're talking about...



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[Nella95]

All I meant by negative space is - just not the physical part itself, not the material.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I don't remember if FloXpress reports the internal volume of a cavity. Certainly it could, and it's not difficult to use, once you get the hang of it.

Or you could subtract a copy of the part from a non-hollow solid with the same exterior geometry, yielding a new solid with the volume of the original object's interior.

Or... I think there are some plastic- molding oriented commands that can generate or report internal volumes.




Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[kellnerp]

I think by negative space you mean the volume of a cavity. Using a CFD code to find a volume like this is overkill. If it is a pipe, cap both ends with a planar surface and knit to form solid.

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[Nella95]

Thanks kellnerp - How do you access properties of knit solids?


(I don't know surfaces very well.)

 

[kellnerp]

Look in help for Knit Surface.

All solids in SolidWorks are knit together from surfaces. A solid has two properties that set it aside from surfaces. The surfaces in a solid form a "water tight" volume and all surface normals point out from the inside of the volume.

The knit command has an option to form a solid if the surfaces included in the selection list comprise an enclosed, "water tight" volume.

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