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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
Delete Fitting Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Connect Fittings and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Edit Bent Tube Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Change Bend Radius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Move Coupling Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Delete Routes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Chapter 7
Use Content Center Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
About Content Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Content Center Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Manage Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Configure Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Place Tube and Pipe Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Chapter 8
Author and Publish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
About Authoring and Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Author Tube and Pipe Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Access Tube & Pipe Authoring Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Author Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Prepare iParts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Author iParts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Publish to Content Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Set Up the Library and Subcategories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Publish Authored Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Create Styles Using Published Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Chapter 9
Document Routes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
About Documenting Routes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Workflow for Documenting Pipe Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Use Drawing Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Prepare Design View Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Create Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Create Base Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Create Projected Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Create Detail Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Recover Route Centerlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Dimension Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Create and Export Bills of Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Enable the Parts Only View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Add Base QTY and Stock Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Create and Export Bill of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Create Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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