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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Part 1 Tubes and Pipes
- 1 Get Started with Tube & Pipe
- 2 Route Basics
- 3 Set Styles
- 4 Create Rigid Routes and Runs
- Workflow for Rigid Routes
- Create Auto Route Regions
- Manually Create 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 Create and Edit Flexible Hose Routes
- 6 Edit Rigid Routes and Runs
- 7 Use Content Center Libraries
- 8 Author and Publish
- 9 Document Routes and Runs
- Part 2 Cable and Harness
- 10 Get Started with Cable and Harness
- 11 Work With Harness Assemblies
- 12 Use the Cable and Harness Library
- 13 Work with Wires and Cables
- 14 Work with Segments
- 15 Route Wires and Cables
- 16 Work with Splices
- 17 Work with Ribbon Cables
- 18 Generate Reports
- 19 Work With Nailboards and Drawings
- Part 3 IDF Translator
- Index
About Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Workflow for Harness Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Use the Report Generator Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Format Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Use Sample Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Edit Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Generate Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Create Part and Wire Bills of Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Create Wire Run List Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Create Custom Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Chapter 19
Work With Nailboards and Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
About Nailboards and Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Nailboard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Nailboard Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Nailboard Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Create Nailboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Set Display Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Manipulate the Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Move the Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Arrange the Harness Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Arrange the Wire Stubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Arrange the Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Change Nailboard Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Change Segment and Wire Line Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Change Fan State and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Annotate Nailboard Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Dimension the Nailboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Add Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Add Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Placing Connector Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Create an Assembly Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Print Nailboards and Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
IDF Translator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Chapter 20 Use the IDF Translator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
About the IDF Translator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Exchange Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Understand Import IDF Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Select document type to create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Select items to import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
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