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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
and fittings. With the Rotation Arrows and Direction Axes displayed, you can
view the rotation possibilities for the current selection.
To rotate freely around the axis, click and drag the Rotation Arrow as needed.
To snap the rotation in 90-degree increments, click on a line of the Direction
Axis.
The tool snaps to all four quadrant border angles as you rotate. The tool also
snaps to edge or face geometry. In this case, a dashed line and preview point
show how the snap is applied.
Click and drag a rotation arrow.
Release the cursor in the new location.
Define 45-degree Angles
When the 45-degree route direction is set in the active style, the Angle Control
can be displayed in the 3D Orthogonal Route tool. When it is displayed, you
can rotate the route position in 45-degree increments.
To use the Angle Control, click the arrow pointing in the angular position
you need. When you are satisfied with the position, select a point on the line
to create a segment at the new angular position.
Click an arrow to direct the path to the angle you want.
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