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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
Work with Segments
Segments define virtual paths used for routing wires and cables through assemblies.
In this chapter, you learn how to define and manipulate a segment, how to branch a segment,
and how to change the segment display characteristics.
About Segments
Segments define the possible paths a wire or cable can take through an assembly.
Each click in the graphic window creates a work point on the segment. Work
points are used to manipulate the segment into its desired position and shape.
The segment is created with a default diameter, and is offset a specified distance
from selected geometry.
Once a path is defined, it can be modified in several ways, including inserting
splices or creating segment branches.
Define Segments
Use the Create Segment tool on the Cable and Harness tab to create a path for
routing wires and cables.
Create Segment command
To create a segment you define at least two points, a start point and an endpoint.
As you design, you can add additional segment work points where it is critical
for the segment to adapt to changes in the assembly, or to control the direction
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