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Starting Route When Fittings are Main Assembly Components

  1. In Routing Options, make sure Automatically route on drop of flanges is not selected.
  2. Insert a flange or other end fitting into the main assembly by dragging it from the Design Library, the File Explorer, an open part window, or Windows Explorer, or by clicking Insert Component tool_Insert_Components_Assembly.gif (Assembly toolbar).

    The flange or fitting is inserted as a component of the main assembly.

  3. Right-click the connection point on the flange or fitting where you want the route to start, and select Start Route Tool_StartAtPoint_Piping.gif. (To make the connection points visible, click View Routing Points Tool_ViewRoutingPoints_View.gif (View toolbar), or View > Routing Points .
  4. To start a route from a component that does not have a connection point, click one of the following. The PropertyManager appears so you can create a connection point.
    • Start at Point Tool_StartAtPoint_Piping.gif (Piping toolbar)
    • Start at Point Tool_CreateRouteOnTheFly_FlexibleTubing.gif (Flexible Tubing toolbar)
  5. Set options in the Route Properties PropertyManager, then click PM_OK.gif .

    The following happens:

    • A 3D sketch opens in a new route sub-assembly.
    • The new route subassembly is created, and appears in the FeatureManager design tree as [Pipe<n> or Tube<n>-<assembly_name>] .
    • A stub of pipe or tube appears, extending from the flange or fitting you just placed.

  6. Sketch the path of the run using Line OTTool_Line_Sketch.gif (Sketch toolbar). For flexible tube routes, you can also use Spline Tool_Spline_Sketch.gif (Sketch toolbar). Press Tab to change from one sketch plane to another. See Visualizing the 3D Space for tips on working with 3D sketches.

    You do not need mates or sketch relations between the components of the route sub-assembly, because the sizes and positions are driven by the 3D sketch. Each component in the route sub-assembly is parametrically related to the 3D sketch. If you change the sketch in any way, the pipes, tubes, and fittings are updated automatically. For information on mating end fittings, see Mating in Routing Sub-assemblies.

  7. Add fittings as needed.
  8. Exit the sketch.
The following appear in the FeatureManager design tree of the route subassembly:
  • Components folder containing the flanges and fittings you placed in the route. If any custom elbow fittings are required, the sketch segments are highlighted, and the dimensions are displayed for each individual case. You can select an alternate fitting, create a custom fitting, or choose to form a bend in the pipe or tube.
  • Route Parts folder containing the pipe or tube that was created as a virtual component when you exited the sketch.
    • For pipes, configurations for each unique cut length in the current route are created.
    • For tubes, a separate part file is created for each tube segment in the route (unless you selected Multibody part in the Route Properties PropertyManager).
  • Route feature containing the 3D sketch that defines the path of the route. The 3D sketch is related parametrically to the components in the route sub-assembly. If you move a component, the route parts update automatically.
Click Edit Route (Piping toolbar) or Edit Route (Flexible Tubing toolbar) to edit an existing route.


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