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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
Using the IDF Translator
The Intermediate Data Format (IDF) is an industry-standard specification designed specifically
for the exchange of printed circuit assembly (PCA) data between mechanical design and
printed circuit board (PCB) layout.
In this chapter, you learn about the IDF, what types of IDF data are supported by the translator,
how to import IDF data using the translator, and how the data can be used.
About the IDF Translator
The Autodesk
®
Inventor
™
IDF Translator uses the IDF format to read files
containing printed circuit assembly data and create an assembly or part file in
Autodesk Inventor containing the PCB and all of its components.
The IDF Translator enables the transfer of PCA data between PCB layout and
mechanical design within Autodesk Inventor.
When you first open an IDF board file using the translator, general information
about the file being opened is displayed. The items on the board are summarized
so you can import all items or a subset that you select. You can import the data
as a new Autodesk Inventor assembly or part file, or place the IDF data as a
component in an existing assembly.
Once the data is imported, the board appears with basic board and component
geometry information, along with design constraint information, such as keep
in and keep out regions. Assigned component colors provide a visually correct
representation of the PCB. The browser and BOM are updated with the IDF data.
NOTE The IDF does not provide a full design representation of a PCA, such as full
functional or electrical descriptions, and should not be used as such.
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