Activity: Create a tube

Create a tube

In this activity you will create a tube using a path you defined in the previous activity. You will define properties and save the parts.

Launch the Activity: Create a tube.

Create the tube

• Choose the Home →Tubing→Tube command .

Set the tube options

1. If the Tube Options dialog box is not displayed automatically, click the Tube Options button .

2. In the Template box, click Browse to select the Iso Metric Part.par template.

3. In the File location box, click Browse to specify the folder where you want to save the file, for example: C:\Drawing Files.

4. In the File name box, type Tube1.

5. For the Bend Radius, clear the Use Default Value option, then type 20.00 mm for the bend radius value.

6. For the Outer Diameter, clear the Use Default Value option, then type 15.00 mm for the outer diameter value.

7. Click OK.

Examine the Tube options

 Examine the Tube options:

	The Tube Options button displays the Tube Options dialog box, which allows you to specify information about the tube part, such as file name, material, bend radius, and diameter.
	The Path Step specifies the 3D path along which you want to create the tube. You are in this step in the tutorial.
	The End Treatment Step defines the extent of the tube ends and any end treatment you want.

Select the tube path

• Select the tube path shown the illustration, then click .

Edit the extents of the tube

1. Click the End Treatment Step button .

   Notice you have the option to extend the two endpoints of the tube. This allows for end treatments such as extensions for flaring.

2. In the End 1 and End 2 boxes, type 5, then press Enter.

Finish the tube

• Click .

  Note:

  If the Tube Options dialog box is displayed again, click Cancel to dismiss it.

Fit the view

• Choose the Fit command to fit the contents of the view to the graphics window.

Create a bend table

A bend table is an ASCII text file that contains manufacturing information for a selected tube or all tubes in the assembly.

1. Choose the Tools→Assistants→Bend Table command.

2. Click Select All Tubes .

3. Click .

Save the bend table

The Bend Table dialog box displays information about the bends. You can save the information to an ASCII text file.

1. Click Browse to select the folder where you want to save the file. For example, C:\My Documents\Drawing Files.

2. On the Bend Table dialog box, click .

Return to the Assembly environment

• Choose the Home→Close→Close XpresRoute command to close the profile window.

Save the file

1. On the Status bar at bottom-right of the application window, click the View Styles button .

2. On the View Styles palette, click the Shaded With Visible Edges button .

3. On the Quick Access toolbar, click Save to save your work.

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