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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 Nailboards and
Drawings
You can document a harness assembly in a nailboard drawing or a standard Autodesk Inventor
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assembly drawing.
In this chapter, you learn how to create a nailboard drawing, manipulate the harness shape,
annotate the drawing with dimensions, and add connectors and other key information. You
also learn to create a simple assembly drawing with the harness objects represented as
centerlines.
About Nailboards and Drawings
A nailboard is a 2D flattened representation of the harness assembly that is used
in the manufacture of a wire harness, cable, or ribbon cable. In a nailboard all
harness wires, cables, and segments are flattened and drawn as straight lines in
their original display colors. Ribbon cables are flattened and drawn as rectangles
with appropriate lines indicating any folds. The work points defined in 3D,
translate to 2D points that can be used to arrange the harness shape. The relative
positions of the work points from 3D to 2D are maintained, including the
distance between any of the two points.
Along with the 2D view, the drawing often contains annotations such as a bill
of materials, parts list, a wire list, views of connectors, dimensions, pin numbers,
and other attribute data.
Any changes made to the harness are automatically reflected in the nailboard
the next time it is opened within the harness assembly, unless the assembly is
set to defer updates.
You can also document the cable and harness assembly in a standard assembly
drawing and either sweep the harness objects or include them as centerlines.
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