With SolidWorks Routing, you can create a special type of subassembly that builds a path of pipes, tubes, or electrical cables between components. SolidWorks Routing is available with SolidWorks Office Premium. In the Pipe and Tube Routes lesson, you create the pipe and tube routes shown below. The lesson includes: Customizing a routing template Adding parts to the Routing Library Creating route paths by various automatic and manual methods In the Route Drawings lesson, you create a drawing for the above assembly. The drawing includes: A bill of materials Pipe length information Auto balloons Routing - Pipes and Tubes NEXT TOPIC Pipe and Tube Routes Page 1 of 1 Routing - Pipes and Tubes 2/19/2014 mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\SolidWorks%20Corp\SolidWorks\lang\english\...
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With SolidWorks Routing, you can create a special type of subassembly that builds a path of pipes, tubes, or electrical cables between components. SolidWorks Routing is available with SolidWorks Office Premium.
In the Pipe and Tube Routes lesson, you create the pipe and tube routes shown below. The lesson includes:
Customizing a routing template Adding parts to the Routing Library Creating route paths by various automatic and manual methods
In the Route Drawings lesson, you create a drawing for the above assembly. The drawing includes:
A bill of materials Pipe length information Auto balloons
With SolidWorks Routing, you can create a special type of subassembly that builds a path of pipes or tubes between components.
A route subassembly is always a component of a top-level assembly. When you insert certain components into an assembly, a route subassembly is created automatically.
You model the route by creating a 3D sketch of the centerline of the route path. The software generates the pipe or tube along the centerline.
In this tutorial, you copy the default routing template and create a custom routing template. You must make sure hidden files and folders are visible and locate the default template.
1. In Windows Explorer, click Tools > Folder Options.
2. On the View tab, under Advanced settings, make sure Show hidden files and folders is selected.
3. Click OK.
4. From the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > SolidWorks version > SolidWorks Tools >
SolidWorks version Routing Library Manager .
The Routing Library Manager appears.
5. Select the File Locations and Settings tab.
The default template location is listed next to Routing Template.
Now create a custom routing template and set its units to inches. If your company policy allows, you could save the custom template in the default template location, but for this tutorial, you save it in a new folder that you create.
1. In Windows Explorer, browse to your default template location.
The default routing template, routeAssembly.asmdot, appears in the folder.
What if the routing template does not appear in the folder?
2. In Windows Explorer, create a folder on your local drive called C:\MyRoutingTutorial.
3. In SolidWorks, click Open .
4. In the Open dialog box:
a. For Look in, browse to your default template location. b. In File of type, select Template (*.prtdot;*.asmdot;*.drwdot). c. Select routeAssembly.asmdot. d. Click Open.
5. Click File > Save As.
6. In the Save As dialog box:
a. For Save in, browse to C:\MyRoutingTutorial.
b. For File name, type MyRouteAssembly.
For Save as type, select Assembly Templates (*.asmdot).
c. Click Save.
7. Click Options .
8. In the dialog box:
a. On the Document Properties tab, select Units. b. Under Unit system, select IPS (inch, pound, second). c. Click OK.
Create a new folder in the Routing Library and add a rubber tubing part.
The Routing Library contains parts (such as flanges, fittings, and pipes) for you to use in routes you create. By default, the Routing Library is located in a folder named routing in the Design Library. You can add components to existing folders in the Routing Library, or create new folders.
You must have write access to your Design Library to create folders and add parts. If you do not have write access, you can skip this page and use a default part already in the library.
1. Click here to open tube - rubber.sldprt (or browse to install_dir\samples\tutorial\routing-pipes\tube - rubber.sldprt).
2. In the Task Pane:
a. Click the Design Library tab.
b. Browse to Design Library\routing\tubing.
The tubing folder contains several sub-folders, such as flanges, tees, and tubes.
3. At the top of the Task Pane, click Create New Folder .
4. Type tutorial for the folder name and press Enter.
5. At the top of the Task Pane, click Add to Library .
6. In the PropertyManager:
a. For Items to Add, select tube - rubber at the top of the flyout FeatureManager design tree. b. Under Save To, make sure the tutorial folder is selected under Design Library folder.
c. Click .
The part is added to the Routing Library, and is available for selection when you create a route.
Start the first route by dragging a flange into the assembly.
You can use tools on the View toolbar to zoom, rotate, and pan the model view to facilitate working with the model.
1. Click Start by Drag/Drop (Piping toolbar).
The Design Library opens to the piping section of the Routing Library.
2. In the lower panel, double-click the flanges folder.
3. Drag slip on weld flange.sldprt from the library to the flange face on the regulator.
4. Drop the flange when it snaps into place.
5. In the dialog box:
a. Select List all configurations and select Slip On Flange 150-NPS4. b. Click OK.
The Route Properties PropertyManager appears.
In the Route Properties PropertyManager, you specify the properties of the route you are about to create. Some of the items you can specify include:
Which pipe or tube parts to use Whether to use elbows or bends
For this tutorial, use the default settings.
6. Click .
The following happens:
A 3D sketch opens in a new route subassembly. The new route subassembly is created in the FeatureManager design tree as [Pipe_1-MySkid] .
If you have cleared the Routing option, Save route assembly externally, the new subassembly is saved as a virtual component. To view Routing options, click Options
and select Routing.
A stub of pipe appears, extending from the flange you just placed.
2. Sketch a line between the endpoints of the stub and the longer pipe segment.
A new segment of pipe is added. Elbows are automatically added.
3. In the Line Properties PropertyManager, under Add Relations, click AlongZ .
The line aligns along the Z axis. The lengths of the other pipes adjust.
4. Click in the Confirmation Corner to exit the sketch.
A component is created for the pipe segments.
If you have cleared the Routing option, Save route parts externally, the new component
is saved as a virtual component. To view Routing options, click Options (Standard toolbar) and select Routing.
5. In the FeatureManager design tree, expand [Pipe_1-MySkid].
6. Expand Route Parts .
The three pipe components are configurations of the component [4inSchedule40-Pipe_1-MySkid] that was created when you exited the sketch. The length of each pipe segment is listed.
7. Expand Components .
The other components of the route subassembly (the flange and two elbows) are Routing Library parts.
Now use Auto Route to automatically create an orthogonal route from the tee fitting to the flange.
1. Click Auto Route (Routing Tools toolbar).
2. Select the endpoints of the two stubs (one at the tee fitting, the other at the flange).
The points are listed under Current Selection in the PropertyManager. Because this is a rigid pipe route, Orthogonal route is automatically selected under Auto Route. An orthogonal route between the two points appears in the graphics area.
3. In the PropertyManager, under Auto Route, for Alternate paths, click the up and down arrows until the path appears as shown.
4. Click .
5. Click in the Confirmation Corner to exit the sketch.
In the FeatureManager design tree, the new tee and elbows appear in Components and new pipe parts appear in Route Parts .
1. Click here to open ball valve with flanges.sldasm (or click Open and browse to install_dir\samples\tutorial\routing-pipes\ball valve with flanges.sldasm).
2. Click Window > ile Vertically.
3. Select ball valve with flanges at the top of the FeatureManager design tree, and drag (but do not drop) the assembly to the split point in the route assembly.
4. Press Tab to rotate the ball valve assembly.
5. Drop the assembly when it is oriented as shown.
6. Close the ball valve assembly.
If a message appears asking if you want to save the document you are closing, click Yes.
Now make the endpoint of the new route coincident with the centerline of the larger pipe and align the pipe with the weldment section in the bottom frame of the main assembly.
1. Select the end point of the newest route.
2. Hold down Ctrl and select the centerline of the larger pipe.
3. In the PropertyManager, under Add Relations, select Coincident .
The last route segment and all the segments in the same plane move to a plane coincident with the centerline of the larger pipe.
4. Click .
5. Click Top (Standard Views toolbar).
6. Drag the route so that the pipe is over the weldment section as shown.
All the route segments you have created so far are part of the same route subassembly. Now create a new route subassembly containing a flexible tube route between the tube fittings on the tops of the regulator and filter. First you need to change the editing focus from the route subassembly back to the top-level assembly.
1. Click Edit Component (Assembly toolbar).
The editing focus changes back to the top-level assembly.
2. Save the assembly.
3. Click View Routing Points (View toolbar).
4. Right-click CPoint2 on the fitting on top of the regulator and select Start Route.
5. In the PropertyManager, under Tube:
a. Click and browse to \routing\tubing\tutorial\tube - rubber.sldprt (the part you added to the Design Library earlier in this tutorial), and click Open.
If you were unable to add the rubber tubing part earlier, click Cancel and use the default stainless steel part tube-ss.sldprt.
b. Select Use flexible hoses.
6. Click .
A stub of tubing extends from the fitting.
7. Drag the endpoint of the stub to make the stub longer.
Change the DESCRIPTION column to display information about pipe lengths.
1. Move the pointer over the column header for the DESCRIPTION column.
The pointer changes to .
2. Click to select the column.
The column pop-up toolbar appears.
3. Click Column Property (column pop-up toolbar).
4. In the dialog box:
a. For Column type, select ROUTE PROPERTY. b. For Property name, select SWPipeLength.
The column heading changes to SWPipeLength, and lengths appear for all the pipe and tube parts.
5. Double-click the column heading and change it to Pipe Length.
To change the units of measure for Pipe Length, click Options . Then on the Document Properties tab, select Units, and select the units of measure you want to use.
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