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Parallel and Perpendicular Tools
During forward creation of sketched route segments, use the Parallel With
Edge and Perpendicular To Face tools to reorient the axis of the 3D Orthogonal
Route tool against existing geometry. When the next route point is defined
on this axis, a parallel or perpendicular constraint is added to the resultant
route segment. You can also pick up route points in the other two axes.
Applying the two tools may request an irregular angle (neither 45-degree nor
90-degree) at the preceding route point. Consequently, a custom bend is
created. Radius arrow and rotation arrow are available on the 3D Orthogonal
Route tool. Edit the bend radius and rotation angle as needed.
Other Tools
In addition to the 3D Orthogonal Route tool, Point Snap, Rotation Snap,
Custom Bend, Bend, General Dimension, Parallel With Edge, and Perpendicular
To Face tools that are discussed in the preceding sections, Autodesk Inventor
Professional Tube & Pipe provides the following tools to define the route
sketch manually:
Applies the 3D sketch constraints between route points,
segments, and included reference geometry, such as
Constraints tool
Perpendicular, Parallel, Tangent, Coincident, Collinear,
and Fix.
Includes the reference geometry from the source geom-
etry to constrain the route sketch, such as vertices,
Include Geometry
tool
linear edges, planar faces, and work features (work
points, work axes, and work planes).
Creates any number of construction lines from the
sketched route point and places dimensions, typically
Draw Construction
Line tool
the included angle between the construction line and
the adjacent segment.
For detailed instructions on how to use these tools, see the Autodesk Inventor
Professional Tube & Pipe Help.
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