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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
Rigid Route Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hose Route Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3D Orthogonal Route Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tool Elements for Pipe Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tool Elements for Tube Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Change Tool Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Define Angular Position and Rotation Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Define 45-degree Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Define Bent Tubes Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Use Point Snap to Define Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Enter Precise Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Route Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Basic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Bend Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Dimension Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Parallel and Perpendicular Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Other Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3
Set Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
About Tube and Pipe Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Access Tube and Pipe Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
View and Select Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Set Style Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rules Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Work with Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Create Rigid Pipe with Fittings Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tubing with Bends Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Flexible Hose Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Create Flexible Hose Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Change Styles for Existing Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Change Active Styles for New Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Add Styles to Assembly Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 4
Create Rigid Routes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Workflow for Rigid Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Create Auto Route Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Manually Create Parametric Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Automatically Dimension Route Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Create Segments With Precise Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Define Parallel and Perpendicular Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Snap Route Points to Existing Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Place Constraints On Route Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Create Bends Between Existing Pipe Segments . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Create Pipe Routes With Custom Bends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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