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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
Practice Your Skills
Use the skills you have learned from the previous exercises and try to author
a normal part. Keep in mind that you can only:
■ Author a normal part as a fitting.
■ Enter a fixed nominal size.
1 Prepare a normal part using Autodesk Inventor.
2 Click the Tube and Pipe Authoring tool.
3 On the Tube & Pipe Authoring dialog box:
■ Select one fitting type.
■ Use the default number of connections or set the connections you
need.
■ Select an appropriate End Treatment option depending on the part
feature.
■ Enter a value for the nominal size.
■ Define the connection point and connection axis using geometry on
the part or predefined work points and work axes.
■ Specify the gender as female or male for each connection.
■ Specify the Max and Min Engagement settings using the Fixed option
or the interactive method.
■ Optionally set ISOGEN properties, such as Type, SKey, and
ITEM-CODE.
4 Click OK.
5 Save the authored normal part.
Publish to Content Center
The Content Center setting defines the library where you want the part to
belong. Parts can only be published to libraries that have Read/Write
permission. Otherwise, go to your system administrator to request permissions.
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