Overview
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Learn how to use the SOLIDWORKS Premium routing tools for piping and tubing applications.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Required software and prerequisites
- Using the exercise files
- What is SOLIDWORKS routing?
- Uses of routing software
- Connection points and routing points
- The standard parts library
- Route components and route parts
- 3D sketching
- Starting a route
- Sketching pipe
- Flanges and elbows and reducers, oh my
- Auto-routing
- Virtual vs. internal parts generated
- Edit pipe
- Transparency
- Adding splits
- Deleting pipe
- The route bounding box
- Design tables
- Coverings
- Weld gap
- Adding slope
- Pipe penetration points
- Adding other design library components
- The routing component wizard
- Required geometry
- Exporting data
- Creating a sub assembly
- Drawing creation
- What are tube routes?
- Tube library components
- Making tubes
- Editing tubes
- Using clips
- Next steps
