When you add a pipe penetration, the Routing software creates a cut extrude feature and sets Offset
From Surface as the End Condition. The outside surface of
the pipe is selected and the offset is the pipe thickness.
To cut pipes or tubes that penetrate each other:
- In the FeatureManager design tree, expand the route assembly
.
- Right-click Route
and select Edit route.
- Right-click the point where the straight run and the branch intersect (the intersection of the 3D sketch segments), and select Penetrate.
The straight run must be a single segment in the 3D sketch, because the straight run is a single segment of routing material. The endpoint of the branch segment must be coincident with the segment for the straight run. You cannot penetrate at an intersection of three segments.
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The cuts are created as in-context features of the subassembly.
In the Bill of Materials, the value reported for the length of the branch segment is the length of the sketch segment. The actual length of the pipe is shorter.
- To delete a penetration on the route segment, right-click and select Remove Penetration.
You can also replace a pipe penetration with a fitting by dragging and dropping a fitting
at the penetration point. This adds a split point in the route segment to align the fitting
with the route segment.