Take a look at what virtual and internal parts mean, and how they affect the routing process.
- [Instructor] Let's look at the new parts…that were created in our feature tree…when we performed the auto-routing.…Let's click the dropdown from this assembly,…and you'll notice that under Components and Route Parts…we now have the weld flanges and we have…our new pipe that was added.…Parts that are drawn from our routing library…are saved as internal.…Lengths of pipe or slight alterations…are saved to the virtual.…So our weld flanges, since they directly came…from the library and had no alterations,…these are known as internal.…However, the pipe, since it's a different length…for each time, is known as virtual.…
Therefore, if we go look at our dropdown…and from our other assemblies and see…our different route parts and components,…you'll see that we have a lot of other elbows and flanges…as well as additional lengths of pipe…that are all saved differently.…This is important to note if you're transferring files…to other people's computers so that you make sure…that they have all the necessary files when opening.…
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Released
7/25/2017- Sketching pipe in 3D
- Routing and auto-routing pipe
- Splitting and deleting pipe
- Adding weld gaps, slope, and penetration points
- Preparing pipe drawings
- Sketching and routing tubes
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 4s
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Using the exercise files1m 27s
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1. Routing Basics
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What is SOLIDWORKS routing?2m 44s
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Uses of routing software2m 27s
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The standard parts library3m 55s
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2. Making Pipes
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3D sketching5m 19s
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Starting a route4m 30s
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Sketching pipe3m 6s
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Auto-routing3m 48s
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3. Editing Pipes
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Edit pipe4m 40s
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Transparency2m 2s
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Adding splits3m 5s
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Deleting pipe2m 11s
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The route bounding box2m 19s
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Design tables3m 46s
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4. Adding Other Components
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Coverings3m 56s
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Weld gap2m 38s
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Adding slope2m 11s
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Pipe penetration points3m 2s
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Required geometry7m 52s
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5. Pipe Drawings
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Exporting data2m 19s
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Creating a sub assembly1m 55s
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Drawing creation3m 30s
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6. Tube Routes
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What are tube routes?1m 26s
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Tube library components2m 49s
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Making tubes5m 26s
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Editing tubes3m 28s
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Using clips5m 12s
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Conclusion
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Next steps43s
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