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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
3 On the Tube & Pipe Authoring dialog box:
■ Select one fitting type.
■ Use the default number of connections or set the connections you
need.
■ Select an appropriate End Treatment option depending on the part
feature.
■ Enter a value for the nominal size.
■ Define the connection point and connection axis using geometry on
the part or predefined work points and work axes.
■ Specify the gender as female or male for each connection.
■ Specify the Max and Min Engagement settings using the Fixed option
or the interactive method.
■ Optionally set ISOGEN properties, such as Type, SKey, and
ITEM-CODE.
4 Click OK.
5 Save the authored normal part.
Publishing to Content Center
The Content Center setting defines the library where you want the part to
belong. Parts can only be published to libraries that have Read/Write
permission. Otherwise, go to your system administrator to request permissions.
When publishing parts, iParts, or features, the Content Center automatically
points to the default root category where you must publish the part. Create
appropriate subcategories as needed, and then specify the family properties
and category parameters so the published parts or features can be queried at
a later time.
NOTE Do not change the default root category Autodesk Inventor matches in the
Content Center; otherwise, the publishing functionality is disabled for the category
that was changed to. To continue the publishing process, click to restore the
default category in the library tree.
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