2009
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
cable wires 259, 268
adding points 268
removing 259
cables 255, 259, 274, 301
deleting 259
displaying 274
naming 255
removing wires 259
unrouting 301
centerlines 193, 274, 291, 362
displays 274, 291
including in drawings 362
recovering 193
Change Fitting Diameter tool 112
Choose Columns tool 199
Clockwise option 352
color settings 314, 371
IDF data 371
raw ribbon cables 314
conduit parts in tube and pipe 17, 130
conduit parts, placing in tube and
pipe 152
configuration files 262, 329, 331
editing 331
reports 329
sample 329
Configure Libraries tool 150
Connect Fittings dialog box 139
Connect Fittings tool 111, 139–140
connection number parameters 157
connections 156
setting number values 156
connectors 211, 218, 221, 315, 331
pins 211, 218
placing 221, 315
reports 331
constraints on route sketches 65
Constraints tool 34
Content Center 130, 147, 149, 152–153,
172–173
conduit parts and fittings,
placing 152
managing libraries 149
placing components with
AutoDrop 130
publishing authored parts 173
publishing parts 153
setting up libraries 172
Content Center dialog box 135
Content Center Editor tool 151
Content Center tool 130
context menus in tube and pipe 112
Convert Sketch tool 123
Copy Library Wire tool 240
Counter clockwise option 352
coupling nodes, moving 144
Create Cable tool 251
Create Fold tool 322
Create Harness dialog box 227
Create Harness tool 226
Create New Route dialog box 53
Create Pipe Run tool 12, 51
Create Segment tool 277
Create Tube & Pipe Run dialog box 12
Create Wire tool 251
Custom Bend tool 68
Custom tab 289
customizing 217, 220, 242, 337
part properties 217, 220
reports 337
wire properties 242
D
data 234, 243, 245, 265, 368
cable and harness library, importing
and exporting 243
exchanging 368
exporting from wire library 245
review for importing 265
wire library file, locating 234
data (.csv) files 262, 264
formatting 264
wires, importing 262
defer updates 16
tube and pipe 16
Delete Library Wire tool 241
Delete Route tool 113
Delete Run tool 113
Delete tool 113
Design View Representations dialog
box 184
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