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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
Author Parameters
Use the Tube & Pipe Authoring dialog box to specify the part type, number
of connections, end treatment, required part parameters, engagement, and
optional ISOGEN properties for tube and pipe iParts or normal parts being
authored.
Once authored, you can publish them to the Content Center. If you do not
want to make the part available from the library, you can save the part to a
different location.
Type
Specifies the part type to author from the available list. The selected type
determines the root category to which you can publish the part in the Content
Center.
■ To author a standard, two-connection segment, select Tube, Pipe, or Hose.
These three part types are not available when you are authoring a normal
part.
■ To author a standard fitting, select any of the available fitting types.
■ If it does not fit into any available fitting types, select Other.
All standard part types such as tubes, pipes, hoses, adapters, crosses, elbows,
flanges, branched fittings, gaskets, and so on are available for authoring and
publishing.
Connections
Specifies the number of connections for the part being authored. Each part
type defaults to a connection number. If you do not use the default number
of connections, set a new value in the Connections list. If you are authoring
a cap, elbow, tee, or cross, click the appropriate fitting image.
Connection Number
Specifies the connection to define. The number of connections changes
dynamically depending on the quantity specified for the part being authored.
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