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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
It is also recommended that you have a working knowledge of Windows XP,
or Windows Vista, and a working knowledge of concepts for routing tube and
pipe through mechanical assembly designs.
Back Up Tutorial Data Files
For each exercise in this section, you use files that contain the example
geometry or parts for that task. These files are included in the Tutorial Files
directory for the application. For Tube & Pipe, the files are located in the
installation path of Autodesk Inventor Tube & Pipe by default:
■ Windows XP C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor <version>\Tutorial
Files\Tube & Pipe
■ Windows Vista C:\Users\Public\Documents\ Autodesk\Inventor
<version>\Tutorial Files\Tube & Pipe
Before you begin the exercises, back up the files so the originals are always
available. You can revert to these files if you make any mistakes during the
exercises, or if you would like to repeat an exercise.
Back up the tutorial files
1 Go to the Tube & Pipe directory and create a new folder called
Exercise_Backup.
2 From within the Tutorial Files directory, copy the exercise data into your
new folder.
Now you can use the files in the Tutorial Files directory as you work through
the exercises in this book. Keep any files you create for an exercise in the
Tutorial Files directory to avoid the possibility of file resolution problems.
Workflow for Tube and Pipe Assemblies
The first step in creating a tube and pipe system is to open an assembly file.
The assembly file can be empty or contain an assembly model. You can then
create the first pipe run and begin adding bent tubing, rigid piping, and flexible
hose routes.
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