Part Tube

Description
The Tube command inserts a tube into the active document. The tube is geometrically treated as a cut of a smaller cylinder into a larger one. By default, the command will insert a 10 mm high tube with an outer radius of 5 mm and an inner radius of 2 mm. These parameters can be modified after the object has been added.



Usage
To create a tube either:
 * press the button in the toolbar
 * use the menu

To edit the tube
 * either
 * select it in the tree and double-click on it
 * edit the parameters in the appearing dialog
 * or use the the property editor to edit the parameters

Properties

 * Via the Property Editor:
 * Height: Sets the height (default is 10 mm).
 * Inner Radius: Set the inner radius (default is 2 mm).
 * Outer Radius: Set the outer radius (default is 5 mm).
 * Placement: Specifies the orientation and position of the Box in the 3D space. See Placement. The reference point is the left front lower corner of the box.
 * Label: The Label is the name given to the operation. This name can be changed at your convenience.

Scripting
The Tube command can by used in macros and from the python console using the following function:


 * Where "myTube" is the label for the Tube object.
 * Returns newly created object of type Tube.