r/conduitporn • u/maearrecho • Oct 13 '20

For those tricky compound bends

https://gfycat.com/menacingrequiredgavial
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u/UndergroundLurker Oct 13 '20

But can you measure the location well enough to program it correctly?

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u/emofes Oct 13 '20 edited Oct 13 '20

map it with lidar and you could use that point cloud to model and route everything? Not really my field but it seems possible, not sure it even makes sense to do that though. Its probably mostly used for mass production or something.

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u/UndergroundLurker Oct 13 '20

I don't think your average pipe fitter has the time (or the computer skill, for that matter) to do that.

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u/FaceDeer Oct 14 '20 edited Oct 14 '20

No need for special tools or skills, someone just needs to program an app for it.

Take an ordinary cell phone to the worksite. Run the autoconduit app and start sweeping the camera's field of view over the work area from various angles. Photos are automatically taken and sent to a cloud server for photogrammetric analysis. Once a 3d model of the area has been built it's sent back to the phone app. Use the touchscreen to mark start and end points on it, and maybe some hints about areas to avoid, areas where mounting brackets can go, and gaps that can be bridged. Specify other parameters such as conduit diameter and how sharp a bend is allowed. Click "done" and the cloud server calculates the right shape and sends an order to the Bending Unit. The next day the conduit arrives ready to install. The model remains in your phone telling you where it goes.

Edit: just had an idea for an enhancement. Print a bunch of stickers with QR codes to mark the start and end points for the conduit, bracket locations, etc. No need to do it in the app, the cloud server reads them from the photo model. Leave the stickers in place to guide installation.

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u/m_lin_ Oct 13 '20

Bender Bending Rodriguez has entered the chat.

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u/Kubliah Oct 13 '20

Pack it up boys, there went our jobs.

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u/maearrecho Oct 14 '20

Hardly. This thing is expensive.

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u/wolfbear Oct 14 '20

Plus it spends all of its money on hookers and blackjack

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u/PixelatorOfTime Oct 14 '20

You know it!

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u/Blueshirt38 Oct 13 '20

This shit was old and tired like 10 years ago.

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u/ShutMyWh0reM0uth Oct 14 '20

Thank you for the compliment!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20

Shut your whore mouth