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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
Redefine or Move Segment Work Points
You move and redefine segment work points just as you would move and
redefine other work points. To modify grounded and ungrounded work points,
right-click the work point in the browser or graphics window, select the
Redefine Point option, and then select the new location. The work point
becomes associative to new geometry that you select. Changes to the geometry
reposition the associated work point.
Grounded work points can also be modified using the 3D Move/Rotate option.
To use 3D Move/Rotate, select the 3D Move/Rotate option, and then drag the
work point to the desired location. The work point remains grounded.
For more information about working with work points in Autodesk Inventor
®
,
search for work points in the Help index.
NOTE When the location of a segment changes dramatically, delete the existing
segment and create a new one, rather than try to adjust existing segment work
points to accommodate the changes.
In this exercise, you use 3D Move/Rotate to adjust a work point for the segment
branch.
Move the work point
1 To get a better view of your data, turn off the visibility for any geometry
obstructing your view.
You can create design views that include only the components necessary
to wire the assembly. Creating a view that shows only the harnesses or
a specific harness assembly can also be useful.
2 Double-click Harness Assembly1 if it is not already active.
3 In the graphics window, right-click the second branch work point (2) as
shown in the following illustration.
4 Right-click and select 3D/Move Rotate from the context menu.
5 Drag the point vertically until the preview looks similar to the following
shape, right-click, and select Apply.
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