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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
The new radius affects only the next bend. All subsequent bends use the default
radius set on the Tube & Pipe Styles dialog box.
Route Tools
To start creating routes, you must activate an individual pipe run, and then
enter the route environment. Along with the 3D Orthogonal Route tool, a
variety of sketched route tools are available and can assist in the route design.
You can create a route by connecting two or more points and directing the
route through circular openings and around existing geometry in its path.
Basic Tools
To enter the route environment, use the Pipe Run tab ➤ Route panel ➤
New Route tool.
New Route tool
In Route mode, the Route tab displays and you can begin creating a path for
your route. Use the Route tool to add new routes or continue existing ones.
Route tool
As you select points for a route, Autodesk Inventor
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Routed Systems gives you
visual feedback about what is happening in the graphics window and text
messages on the status bar. The messages change based on what is selected
and the action you are performing.
When deciding on the design of your route, you can:
■ Decide whether you must manually define the route direction or allow
the system to automatically calculate solutions.
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