- Describe the tube and pipe environment and why you would use it
- Set up routes and runs and place the initial fittings in your tube and pipe design
- Create, edit, and manage routes for rigid pipe, rigid tube, and flexible hose designs
- Manage content libraries, publish custom content to content libraries, and create new styles that use custom content
- Document tube and pipe designs through the creation of 2D drawings and parts lists and export the 3D design data
Prerequisites
This guide is designed for experienced Autodesk Inventor users.
- Students should have completed the Autodesk Inventor 2015 Introduction training guide or have an equivalent understanding of the Autodesk Inventor 2015 user interface and working environments.
- Knowledge of part modeling, assembly modeling, and drawing view creation and annotation, is recommended.
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
16 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Chapter 1: Introduction to Tube and Pipe
Lesson: Introduction to Tube and Pipe
- About Tube and Pipe Designs
- Tube and Pipe Environment
- Examine a Tube and Pipe Design
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2: Setup for Routes and Runs
Lesson: Setup for Routes and Runs
- Tube and Pipe Files
- Creating a Tube and Pipe Assembly
- Tube and Pipe Styles
- Activating a Style
- Activate a Tube and Pipe Style
Lesson: Placing Initial Fittings
- About Tube and Pipe Content
- Placing Library Fittings
- Placing Authored Fittings
- Connecting Fittings During Placement
- Connecting Existing Fittings
- Editing Fitting Connections
- Place Initial Fittings
Chapter Summary
Chapter 3: Routes and Runs
Lesson: Creating Rigid Routes
- Creating Rigid Routes
- Route Start Point
- Sketching Route Segments
- Autoroute Regions
- Creating Derived Routes
- Defining Gravity for a Self-Draining Route
- Create a Simple Route
Lesson: Sketching Rigid Routes
- 3D ORTHOgonal Route Tool
- Placing Points Along An Axis
- Creating Bends in Routes
- Adding a Custom Bend Radius
- Snapping to Points and Rotations
- Aligning the Axes
- Construction Lines
- Create a Rigid Pipe Route
- Create a Tube Route
- Create a Self Draining Pipe Run
Lesson: Editing Rigid Routes
- Editing Rigid Routes
- Editing Sketched Routes
- Editing Autoroute Regions
- Editing Derived Routes
- Trimming or Extending Segments
- Controlling Tube and Pipe Updates
- Edit Rigid Pipe Routes
- Edit Tube Routes
Lesson: Working with Fittings in Rigid Routes
- Editing Route Fittings and Styles
- Adding Fittings to a Route
- Changing a Fitting
- Applying a New Style
- Deleting Routes and Runs
- Place and Edit Fittings
- Edit Routes and Fittings
Lesson: Flexible Hose Routes
- Creating Flexible Hose Routes
- Inserting Nodes
- Editing Hose Route Nodes
- Editing Hose Length
- Edits for Hose Fittings
- Check Minimum Bend Radius
- Create a Flexible Hose Route
- Edit a Flexible Hose Route
Lesson: Leveraging Routes and Runs
- Reuse of Routes and Runs
- Managing Tube and Pipe Components in iAssemblies
- Reuse a Run
- Create Tube and Pipe Configurations
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4: Fittings and Components
Lesson: Managing Libraries
- About the Content Center
- Installation Options
- Adding a Custom Library
- Configuring the Content Center File Path
- Copying Content to a Custom Library
- Transferring Library Content
- Create a Custom Library
Lesson: Creating Library Content
- Creating Custom Content
- Authoring Tube and Pipe Content
- Publishing Tube and Pipe Content
- Author a Fitting
- Publish to the Content Center
- Place Library Fittings
Lesson: Managing Library Content
- Document Settings for Published Parts
- Adding and Editing Family Column Values
- Adding a Custom Display Name
- Add a Column to a Part Family
Lesson: Creating Tube and Pipe Styles
- Creating a New Style
- Configuring a Self Draining Style
- Configuring Styles in Templates
- Create Custom Styles
- Create Self Draining Styles
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5: Documenting Tube and Pipe Assemblies
Lesson: Representing Tube and Pipe Designs
- About Representations
- About Level of Detail Representations
- Creating, Saving, and Activating Level of Detail Representations
- About Substitute Levels of Detail
- Creating a Substitute Level of Detail
- Activate and Create LOD Representations in a Tube and Pipe Design
- Create Substitute Levels of Detail
Lesson: Documenting Routes and Runs
- Overview
- Including Route Centerlines
- Customizing a Parts List
- Document Routes and Runs
Lesson: Exporting Tube and Pipe Design Data
- Overview
- Exporting ISOGEN Files
- Export Tube and Pipe Design Data
Chapter Summary
