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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
Similar to Autodesk Inventor, dimensions on the route sketch can be
categorized into two types: normal sketched dimension (driving dimension)
and driven dimension. Normal sketched dimensions are used to drive the
route geometry. For instance, sketched route segments are manually created
using a specified dimension. Driven dimensions are enclosed in parentheses
as displayed in the graphics window and allow route geometry to dynamically
respond to associated changes.
NOTE The General Dimension tool cannot create a bend. After you use the Bend
tool to create a bend between two coplanar segments, you can edit the bend
radius using the General Dimension tool.
Parallel and Perpendicular Tools
During forward creation of sketched route segments, use the Parallel With
Edge and Perpendicular To Face tools to reorient the axis of the 3D Orthogonal
Route tool against existing geometry. When the next route point is defined
on this axis, a parallel or perpendicular constraint is added to the resultant
route segment. You can also pick up route points in the other two axes.
Applying the two tools may request an irregular angle (neither 45-degree nor
90-degree) at the preceding route point. Consequently, a custom bend is
created. Radius arrow and rotation arrow are available on the 3D Orthogonal
Route tool. Edit the bend radius and rotation angle as needed.
Other Tools
In addition to the 3D Orthogonal Route tool, Point Snap, Rotation Snap,
Custom Bend, Bend, General Dimension, Parallel With Edge, and Perpendicular
To Face tools that are discussed in the preceding sections, Tube & Pipe in
Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems Suite provides the following tools to define
the route sketch manually:
Applies the 3D sketch constraints between route points,
segments, and included reference geometry, such as
Constraints tool
Perpendicular, Parallel, Tangent, Coincident, Collinear,
and Fix.
Includes the reference geometry from the source geo-
metry to constrain the route sketch, such as vertices,
Include Geometry
tool
linear edges, planar faces, and work features (work
points, work axes, and work planes).
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