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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
Import and Export Library Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Import into the Cable and Harness Library . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Export Library Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Chapter 13
Work with Wires and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
About Wires and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Set Modeling and Curvature Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Insert Wires and Cables Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Insert Wires Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Insert Cables Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Move Wires and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Move Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Move Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Delete Wires and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Delete Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Remove Cables and Cable Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Replace Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Assign Virtual Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Import Harness Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Configuration File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Comma Separated Value Data File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
XML File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Review Harness Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Import Harness Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Add Shape to Wires and Cable Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Add Wire Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Redefine and Move Wire Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Delete Wire Work Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Set Occurrence Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wire Occurrence Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cable Occurrence Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Override Library-level Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Restore Library-Level Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Change Wire and Cable Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Chapter 14
Work with Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
About Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Define Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Select Work Points for Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Plan Segment Start Points and Endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Apply Offset Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Create Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Add Segment Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Manipulate Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
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