The Piping & Tubing Design Guide for SolidWorks Routing

The Piping & Tubing Design Guide for SolidWorks Routing
Wes Mosier
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – The Basics
How the Routing Package Works . 1-1
Cpoints & Rpoints 1-1
Design Tables . 1-2
The 3D Sketch . 1-4
Assemblies, Subassemblies, Parts & Routing Files 1-6
Routing Templates . 1-8
How They All Work Together . 1-9
Routing Options and Settings . 1-11
Chapter 2 – Required Features of Components
Cpoints & Rpoints (What are they?) . 2-1
Pipe 2-5
Tube 2-8
Elbows . 2-12
Tees . 2-16
Flanges . . 2-17
Reducers . 2-17
Other Components (Valves, Filters, Strainers, etc ) . . 2-18
Chapter 3 – Starting a Route (creating a routing subassembly)
Things to consider before starting . 3-1
The Design Library 3-2
Adding a starting component to the assembly . 3-4
The Route Properties Dialog 3-5
Chapter 4 – Routing Pipe
Route Properties/Settings 4-1
Routing Straight Pipe With Elbows 4-3
Routing Bent Pipe . 4-7
Ending Your Route 4-10
Creating Custom Elbows (when you exit the sketch) . 4-11
Piping Routing Files 4-14
Chapter 5 – Routing Tubing
Route Properties/Settings 5-1
Routing Rigid Tube 5-3
Routing Flexible Tubing 5-4
Ending Your Route 5-6
Tubing Routing Files . 5-72011 Piping & Tubing Design Guide v1.0
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Chapter 6 – Editing a Routing Subassembly
Adding a Tee 6-1
Adding Components to Your Route 6-6
Using Split Points to Add Components to Your Route 6-11
Removing Pipe or Tube Between Two Fittings 6-13
Adding Back Removed Pipe or Tube 6-15
Adding a Reducer to Your Piping Route 6-16
Changing the Route Properties 6-24
Changing the Line Size/Schedule of Your Pipe/Tubing Route . 6-26
Replacing Routing Components . 6-29
Chapter 7 – Miscellaneous Routing Procedures
Pipe Penetrations . 7-1
Adding Mounting Brackets & Pipe Supports . 7-3
Forming Subassemblies 7-10
Dissolving Subassemblies . 7-10
Using “Find References” to Relocate Pipe/Tubing Files . 7-11
Bolted Connections . . 7-12
Adding Branch Fittings (Weld-O-Lets & Bosses) . 7-13
Chapter 8 – Creating Custom Routing Components
Creating Custom Components (Valves, Strainers, etc ) 8-1
Cpoints 8-2
Rpoints .8-4
The Vertical Axis 8-6
Creating Custom Flanges & Start Parts 8-7
Chapter 9 – Inserting Subassemblies Into Your Route
Creating a Routing Subassembly 9-2
ACpoints & ARpoints 9-4
Inserting the Subassembly Into Your Route . 9-6
Chapter 10 – Design Tables
What Exactly Does the Design Table Do? 10-1
Adding Custom Properties 10-2
Pulling the Data Out of the Design Table & Into My Drawing .10-4
Chapter 11 – The Drawing
How to Crop Pipe So It Looks Like Pipe 11-1
Dimensioning Pipe & Tubing 11-2
The Bill of Materials
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