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Autodesk® Inventor® Professional: Tube and Pipe

Autodesk Inventor Professional 2010Recommended Course Length: 2 days*
Class Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: Call for pricing

This class is run on a "by request" basis. To place a request, fill out our Class Request form.

Summary

This class will introduce the experienced Inventor user to the Tube and Pipe tools available for design. You will start class learning to set up routes and runs working with styles and placing connection fittings. You will create and edit rigid and flexible routes. You will work with and control sketched routes, autoroutes, derived routes. You will add, create and configure fittings for your routes. The class concludes with learning to document and export your tube and pipe assemblies. This class includes the creation and configuration of custom libraries.

Prerequisites

  • Autodesk® Inventor® Level 1 part and assembly design
  • Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Microsoft® Windows® 2000

Each Student Receives

  • A student guide
  • Telephone support on training topics for 30 days
  • Certificate of course completion

Topics*

Introduction to Tube and Pipe

  • About tube and pipe designs
  • Tube and Pipe Environment
  • Creating Tube and Pipe runs

Setup for Routes and Runs

  • Setup for Routes and Runs
  • Tube and Pipe Files
  • Creating a Tube and Pipe Assembly
  • Tube and Pipe styles
  • Activating a Style
  • Placing initial fittings
  • Placing Library Fittings
  • Connecting Fittings During Placement
  • Connection Existing Fittings
  • Editing Fittings Connections

Routes and Runs

  • Creating Rigid Routes
  • Route Start Point
  • Sketching Route Segments
  • Autoroute Regions
  • Creating Derived routes
  • Defining Gravity for a self-drawing route
  • 3D Orthogonal Route tool
  • Placing points along an axis
  • Creating Bends in a Route
  • Adding a custom Bend Radius
  • Snapping to Points and Rotations
  • Aligning the Axes
  • Construction Lines
  • Editing Rigid Routes
  • Editing Sketched Routes
  • Editing Autoroutes
  • Editing Derived routes
  • Trimming and Extending Segments
  • Controlling Rube and Pipe Updates
  • Editing Route Fittings and Styles
  • Adding Fittings to a Route
  • Changing a Fitting
  • Applying a New Style
  • Deleting Routes and Runs
  • Editing Rigid Routes
  • Flexible Hose Routes
  • Inserting Nodes
  • Editing Hose Route Nodes
  • Editing Hose Length
  • Edits for Hose Fittings
  • Reuse of Routes and Runs
  • Managing Tube and Pipe Components in iAssemblies

 Fittings and Components

  • Managing Libraries
  • About the content Center
  • ADM Server and Content Center libraries
  • Creating Library Content
  • Configuring Library Availability
  • Copying Content Center to a Custom Library
  • Creating Custom Content
  • Authoring Tube and Pipe Content
  • Publishing Tube and Pipe Content
  • Document Settings for Published parts
  • Adding and Editing Family Column Values
  • Adding a Custom Display name
  • Creating a new Style
  • Configuring a Self Draining Style
  • Configuring Styles in Templates

Documenting Tube and Pipe Assemblies

  • Representing Tube and Pipe Designs
  • Level of Detail Representations
  • Creating saving and activating level of Detail Representations
  • Creating Substitute level Of Details
  • Tube and Pipe Design
  • Creating Drawing Views
  • Customize a parts List
  • Creating Bending machine Files
  • Exporting Tube and Pipe Design Data

*Course length and cost are based on a minimum of four attendees MasterGraphics reserves the right to cancel classes.  

*Note: The course topics are a guideline and class topics may be modified by the instructor based upon the class flow.

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