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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
how routes are created for new or existing style defini-
tions.
Sets the parameters that specify the size range for cre-
ating route segments between identified route points.
Rules tab
For butt welded styles it also sets gap size and display.
For flanged and butt welded styles, it indicates the type
of coupling to use.
View and Select Styles
When you first open the Tube & Pipe Styles dialog box, the browser list
automatically expands to the location of the active style. The active style
displayed is dependent on the current tube and pipe environment. The active
style is displayed above the styles browser in a read-only input box. It is also
highlighted in bold in the browser list.
There are three types of styles in the list:
Creates a series of straight pipe segments connected
with specified fittings. The required and optional fit-
Rigid Pipe with Fit-
tings
tings vary depending on the type of rigid pipe style
being created.
Creates a single route with bends instead of fittings at
the directional change points.
Tubing with Bends
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