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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
Redefine or Move Segment Work Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Insert Segment Work Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Delete Harness Segment Work Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Delete Harness Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Set Segment Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Set Diameter Behavior in Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Change Displays of Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Set Segment Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Chapter 15
Route Wires and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
About Routing and Unrouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Define Manual Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Define Semi-automatic Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Route Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Define Automatic Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
View Wire and Cable Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Unroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Unroute Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Unroute Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Unroute All Wires or Cables from All Segments . . . . . . . . . . 303
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Chapter 16
Work with Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
About Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Recommended Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Create Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Insert Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Modify Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Splice Wires or Add Wires to the Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Redefine the Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Splice Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Access Properties for Splices and Splice Pins . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Control Length for Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Delete Splices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Practice Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Chapter 17
Work with Ribbon Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
About Ribbon Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Define Raw Ribbon Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Place Connectors from Content Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Create Ribbon Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Adjust Ribbon Cable Orientation and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Chapter 18
Generate Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
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