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Pipe Along Path

Constant-radius tube sweep along a 3D path. Thin wrapper around Sweep Along Rail that generates the circular profile internally, so the user only picks a radius and a segment count.

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Sockets

path (in)
Path. Required — the rail (≥2 vertices).
radius (in)
Float. Optional radius override.
mesh (out)
Mesh — the tube mesh.

Parameters

Radius
Tube radius. Default: 1. Clamped to ≥0.
Segments
Number of radial segments around the tube. Default: 16. More = rounder tube.
Cap start / Cap end
Close the ends with a centroid vertex fan. Defaults: on.

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