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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Tubes and Pipes
- 1 Getting Started with Tube & Pipe
- 2 Route Basics
- 3 Setting Styles
- 4 Creating Rigid Routes and Runs
- General Workflow for Rigid Routes
- Creating Auto Route Regions
- Manually Creating Parametric Regions
- Automatically Dimension Route Sketches
- Create Segments With Precise Values
- Define Parallel and Perpendicular Segments
- Snap Route Points to Existing Geometry
- Place Constraints On Route Sketches
- Create Bends Between Existing Pipe Segments
- Create Pipe Routes With Custom Bends
- Create Bent Tube Routes
- Realign 3D Orthogonal Route Tool
- Control Dimension Visibility
- Populated Routes
- 5 Creating and Editing Flexible Hose Routes
- 6 Editing Rigid Routes and Runs
- 7 Using Content Center Libraries
- 8 Authoring and Publishing
- 9 Documenting Routes and Runs
- Cable and Harness
- 10 Getting Started with Cable and Harness
- 11 Working With Harness Assemblies
- 12 Using the Cable and Harness Library
- 13 Working with Wires and Cables
- About Wires and Cables
- Setting Modeling and Curvature Behavior
- Inserting Wires and Cables Manually
- Moving Wires and Cables
- Deleting Wires and Cables
- Replacing Wires
- Assigning Virtual Parts
- Importing Harness Data
- Adding Shape to Wires and Cable Wires
- Setting Occurrence Properties
- Changing Wire and Cable Displays
- 14 Working with Segments
- 15 Routing Wires and Cables
- 16 Working with Splices
- 17 Working with Ribbon Cables
- 18 Generating Reports
- 19 Working Nailboards and Drawings
- IDF Translator
- Index
Controlling Individual Settings
When changes are made to a standard Autodesk Inventor assembly, routes
and runs, and positional representations, the tube and pipe assembly defaults
to automatically update. To save time for updating the whole tube and pipe
assembly, you can defer automatic updates of tube, pipe, and hose components
for individual runs and routes. You can see the effect a change has on an
individual route before repopulating.
You can also disable automatic updates for the entire tube and pipe runs
subassembly. The following image shows the Display/Update Settings list you
can access on the standard tool bar when a pipe run is activated.
Defers automatic updates for the entire pipe run or
specified routes. When the Route Objects Only check
Route Objects Only
box is selected, the associated routes and runs are dis-
played as centerlines, underlying components are
hidden and do not respond to changes.
Allows the entire pipe run or specified routes to fully
update. When the All Tube & Pipe Objects check box
All Tube & Pipe Ob-
jects
is selected, the associated routes and runs are displayed
as populated and automatically respond to changes.
This is the default setting when new routes and runs
are added to a master runs assembly.
NOTE When a new route is created and populated, it always displays as populated
and not as centerlines. This is true even when the pipe run is set to Route Object
Only.
Control the display and update setting for individual runs and routes
1 In the AirSystemAssy.iam assembly, activate the top assembly or master
runs assembly.
2 Right-click Tube & Pipe Runs, and then select Tube & Pipe Settings. Ensure
the Defer All Tube & Pipe Updates check box is cleared on the Tube &
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