2010
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
Get Started with Tube &
Pipe
This chapter provides basic information to help you get started using Tube & Pipe in Autodesk
Inventor
®
Routed Systems and the exercises in this manual.
It also provides information about the tube and pipe environment, how to get started with
a tube and pipe assembly, and how to use tube and pipe data.
About Tube & Pipe
Tube & Pipe provides features for setting tube and pipe styles, adding runs and
routes to mechanical assemblies or product designs, adding initial fittings to
create route branches, and populating selected routes. When a tube and pipe
assembly is complete, the tube and pipe information can be represented in
drawings and presentations, and output to different data formats.
Tube & Pipe Features
With the tube and pipe tools you can:
■ Create tube and pipe assembly files.
■ Define, view, modify, copy, delete, and share tube and pipe styles that
conform to industry standards.
■ Create tube, pipe, or hose routes using automatic solutions the system
calculates based on the style criteria.
■ Create derived routes and edit the underlying base sketch.
1
3