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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
tion. The axis direction should point outside of the
part, not inside. To flip the arrow in the opposite dir-
ection, click the Flip Direction button.
Changes the axis to the opposite direction.Flip direction
Select the appropriate gender for the connections. For
example, gaskets and butt weld components are typic-
ally neutral gender.
Male, Female, Neutral
NOTE For more information about the connection information for authoring
branched fittings, refer to the Help.
Engagement
Before a custom fitting can be placed in a tube and pipe assembly, engagement
information must be set. Library parts from the Content Center already include
this information.
Pipe engagement determines the range (minimum and maximum engagement
position values) for how a pipe is inserted into a fitting. The maximum
engagement position (Max) is defined by a work point on the connection
axis.
The Max work point can be an existing work point or it can be created by the
intersection of a selected planar face and the connection axis:
■ The actual Max distance is the distance from the connection point to the
Max point along the connection axis.
■ The minimum engagement position (Min) is the distance from the
connection point to the Min.
The set engagement range displays in the graphics window, and updates
dynamically as changes are made to the Max and Min settings.
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