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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
4 Optionally, in the Edit Project pane, right-click Use Styles Library, and
then select Yes or Read Only.
5 Optionally, expand the Folder Options, right-click Content Center Files,
select Edit, and then enter CC.
The CC folder is under the root path of the project work space. You can
specify any other location you need to store the Content Center library
content. You can also use the default Content Center Files location.
6 When you have completed all settings for the project, click Save.
7 Ensure the project is active. If it is not, double-click the project.
8 Click Done.
NOTE For detailed instructions on how to manage and configure Content Center,
start Autodesk Inventor and click Help ➤ Help Topics. On the Inventor home
page, expand the Getting Started Manual link and select Managing Your Data.
Defining the Master Runs Assembly
When an assembly file is first opened, the assembly environment is displayed
and you can begin adding pipe runs. For the first pipe run added, the system
creates the master runs assembly along with an individual run. The master
runs assembly is a container for all pipe runs added to the assembly. The
number of runs you include depends on your design and manufacturing
documentation needs.
Each run can include one or more individual routes. All routes in a run can
use the same or different styles. With the capability to assign unique styles,
it is possible to have all three route types, each with different size diameters
in a single run. Routes can start and end on assembly model geometry or an
initial fitting dropped on the route to create a branch or fork.
Create Master Runs Assemblies
To create the master runs assembly, you click the Create Pipe Run tool on the
Assembly panel bar. On the Create Tube & Pipe Run dialog box that appears
you provide a unique name and location for the master runs assembly and
individual run respectively. By default, the files are saved to the workspace of
the active project.
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