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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
geometry may also require a bend if directional fittings in the Content Center
such as 45-degree or 90-degree elbow are not appropriate.
NOTE When an existing bend is deleted by mistake, use the Bend tool to create
a new bend where appropriate.
Dimension Tools
In rigid routes, there are three typical types of dimensions pertaining to the
route sketch:
■ Linear dimension, such as the length of route segments
■ Radial dimension, such as bend radius for custom bends in piping routes
and normal bends in tubing routes
■ Angular dimension, such as angles between directional turns
Dimensions only apply to the route sketch in parametric regions. Auto regions
always dynamically update to assembly changes so the number of segments
typically varies from the new solution. They do not involve dimensions until
the Convert to Sketch command is applied.
The Auto-Dimension tool on the right-click context menu enables you to
switch whether to automatically dimension the subsequent route sketch. To
place and edit dimensions manually, click the General Dimension tool on the
Route panel bar or double-click an existing dimension in place.
General Dimension tool
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, dimensions on the route sketch can be
categorized into two types: normal sketched dimension (driving dimension)
and driven dimension. Normal sketched dimensions are used to drive the
route geometry. For instance, sketched route segments are manually created
using a specified dimension. Driven dimensions are enclosed in parentheses
as displayed in the graphics window and allow route geometry to dynamically
respond to associated changes.
NOTE The General Dimension tool cannot create a bend. After you use the Bend
tool to create a bend between two coplanar segments, you can edit the bend
radius using the General Dimension tool.
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