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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
Create Bent Tube Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Realign 3D Orthogonal Route Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Control Dimension Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Populated Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 5
Creating and Editing Flexible Hose Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Workflow for Flexible Hose Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Creating Flexible Hose Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Create Hose Routes with Both Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Change Nominal Diameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Create Hose Routes With One Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Editing Flexible Hose Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Hose Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Hose Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Start Fitting and End Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Bend Radius Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Delete Flexible Hose Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chapter 6
Editing Rigid Routes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
About Editing Rigid Routes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Auto Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parametric Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Editing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Route Panel Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tube & Pipe Panel Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Context Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Controlling Individual Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Route Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Add to Finished Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Insert Intermediate Route Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Delete Route Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Auto Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Move Auto Route Segments Approximately . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Move Auto Route Segments Accurately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Removing Unwanted Segments or Route Points . . . . . . . . . 122
Convert Auto Region to Parametric Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Place Fittings in the Active Project Workspace . . . . . . . . . . 129
Insert Library Parts Using AutoDrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjust Fitting Position and Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Restore Default Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Replace Existing Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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