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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
Annotate Drawings with Piping Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cable and Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Chapter 10 Get Started with Cable and Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
About Cable and Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Back Up Tutorial Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Set Up Projects For Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Work in Autodesk Inventor Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
About Electrical Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Workflow for Electrical Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Create Electrical Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Place Pins and Define Pin-level Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Set Part Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Add RefDes Placeholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Modify Pinned Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Add Custom Properties to Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Place Electrical Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Chapter 11
Work With Harness Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
About Working in Harness Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Cable and Harness Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Create Harness Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Workflow for Harness Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Use the Cable and Harness Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Set Properties for Harness Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Customize Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Set Occurrence Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Assign Occurrence Reference Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Chapter 12
Use the Cable and Harness Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
About the Cable and Harness Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Locate the Cable and Harness Library File . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Display the Library Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Adding Library Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Create New Library Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Modify Library Wire and Cable Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Copy Library Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Edit Library Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Delete Library Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Add Properties to Library Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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