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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
The new radius affects only the next bend. All subsequent bends use the default
radius set on the Tube & Pipe Styles dialog box.
Route Tools
To start creating routes, you must activate an individual pipe run, and then
enter the route environment. Along with the 3D Orthogonal Route tool, a
variety of sketched route tools are available and can assist in the route design.
You can create a route by connecting two or more points and directing the
route through circular openings and around existing geometry in its path.
Basic Tools
To enter the route environment, use the New Route tool on the Tube & Pipe
panel bar or standard toolbar.
New Route tool
In Route mode, the Route panel bar displays and you can begin creating a
path for your route. Use the Route tool to add new routes or continue existing
ones.
Route tool
As you select points for a route, Autodesk
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Routed Systems gives
you visual feedback about what is happening in the graphics window and text
messages on the status bar. The messages change based on what is selected
and the action you are performing.
When deciding on the design of your route, you can:
■ Decide whether you must manually define the route direction or allow
the system to automatically calculate solutions.
■ Identify the circular geometry (or work points) that are used as the start
and endpoints.
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