NX100 Routing Mecanical BV

Routing Mechanical
Student Guide
June 2014
MT16035–S — NX 9.0.2
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The Routing applications

The Routing applications
A routing assembly typically defines a system that provides power or structural

support, that disposes of waste, or that enables general access to other structures.
For example, a mechanical routing assembly can define tubes and fittings from
an aircraft’s fuel tanks to various injection points around its engine. Likewise
electrical routing can be used to construct a wiring harness assembly that powers
the dashboard instrumentation and displays in an automobile.
The NX Routing applications provide you with the tools to define and place paths
in, around, and through other structures, to assign stock to these paths (such
as tubes, wires or cables), and to connect the paths with parts (pipe fittings or
electrical connectors).

The NX Routing applications
There are three principle routing applications in NX:
Routing Mechanical
Provides the tools used to define mechanical systems and designs for
industrial piping, HVAC, or structural steel.
Under the Routing Mechanical bundle there are three subcategories:
Piping and Tubing
Provides the tools to construct and edit piping and tubing structures.
HVAC
Provides the tools to construct and edit HVAC systems.
Platforms
Provides the tools to construct metal platforms and walkways.

Routing Electrical
Provides tools used to specify power distribution, to create, import, and export
electronic signal data, and to design electrical components.
Routing Logical
Provides the tools for creating 2D associative flow charts and schematic
diagrams for process plant layouts, HVAC systems, and shipbuilding designs.
For this class you will primarily use the Routing Mechanical application and its
associated subcategories.

The Routing Mechanical commands
The Home tab contains all of the primary Routing Mechanical commands you
will use for this class.

Routing preferences
To specify default values for frequently used routing parameters and options, use
the Routing Preferences dialog box.

Paths
Stock
Parts
Display
Disciplines
Customer Defaults
To preset any of the Routing preferences, in the Customer Defaults dialog box,
expand Routing.
Select from:
• General • Mechanical
• Part Library • Logical
• Electrical • Bill of Materials
• Formboard
The selections you make become effective upon restarting NX.
Routing objects
A routing path is defined as "the set of all routing control points (RCPs) and the
segments between any two RCPs within a routing." You can either create a path
in modeling space or you can first create curves, and then select them to create
the routing path.
A Routing Control Point (RCP) is an associative position used to define the
start or end point of a segment.
A routing segment is the portion of a path between two routing control points.

A routing path includes all RCPs and segments between any two RCPs
within a routing.

Selecting routing objects
On the Top Border Bar, the Method list appears whenever a routing object
must be selected from the graphics window, such as when you choose
Menu→Information→Routing→Routing Objects.
The options in the Method let you filter your selections. Choose from:
Standard
Path
Branch
Routing

NX Roles
This course was designed to use the Essentials with full menus role.
Roles
The role you choose affects the number of buttons that appear on toolbars and
tabs, and the number of shortcut menu items you will see.

Procedure – Choosing a role
To activate a role:
1. Open the Roles palette on the Resource bar.
2. Click the role you want.
3. Acknowledge the warning message.

Lesson 1
Linear paths

Linear paths
Purpose
In this lesson, you will learn how to create simple linear routing segments to form
paths.
Objectives
After you complete this lesson, you will be able to:
• Create a linear segment and path with and without stock.
• Get information on a routing segment or path.
• Add, edit, and remove a corner segment.
• Edit a routing segment.
• Move and copy a routing path.
• Delete a routing object.

Creating linear paths
This lesson deals primarily with creating, editing, interrogating and copying a
linear routing path.

The Create Linear Path command
The Create Linear Path is the principal tool used to construct individual linear
segments and paths. A path includes all Routing Control Points (RCPs), linear
segments and corner segments between the path start and end point. NX
automatically adds assembly constraints to the segments as you create them.
Create Linear Path dialog box

You can construct paths with or without radial corners and stock. When you apply
stock to your path, a stock profile is swept along the path to form a solid model.
Mode
The Mode options define the start and end points of a linear segment. The options
you will use in this course are:
Specify Points
Dynamic Axis

Axis Parallel

Corner preferences
As you create linear segments, you can have NX automatically add radial bend
segments along the path.
Set Corner
Click Set Corner to open the Corner Preference dialog box.
Assign Default Corner

Activity: Create a linear path
In the Linear paths section, do the following activity:

• Create a linear path

Adding bends to an existing path
In additional to applying automatic bend segments, you can go back and add
a bend segment to an existing path.
After you complete this section, you will be able to:
• Add a bend to a path.
• Edit a bend radius value.
• Remove a bend from a path.
• Apply slope to a segment.

Assign Corner
The Assign Corner command adds, edits, and removes a bend segment from a
routing path.
To add a bend segment at the vertex of two linear segments, select the corner
RCP, and then from the Corner group, specify the corner type and size
parameters to be applied.

You can add bend segments to a path before or after stock has been added to
it. If the path has stock on it, the new bend segment is included in the swept
feature representing the stock.

Editing and removing a bend from a path
To edit a bend segment, right-click the corner RCP and choose Assign Corner.
You can then redefine the existing bend’s parameters, or specify a completely
different bend type altogether.
To delete the bend segment, select None from the Corner Type list. This removes
any corner specifications associated with the RCP.

Assign a slope with Dynamic Axis mode

Assign a slope with Dynamic Axis mode
When you select Dynamic Axis, Slope Type and Slope Value options become
available. There are three methods of creating sloped paths. From the Slope
Type list, you can select:
Degrees
Percentage
Ratio

Activity: Create a linear path with the Dynamic Axis

• Create a linear path with the Dynamic Axis

Editing linear segments
The Edit Line Segment command lets you modify the length of a linear segment.

Length
Reverse Direction
Lock Length
Eccentric Branch Segment

Detach Active Control Point

Subdividing segments
The Subdivide Segment command adds RCP’s along an existing segment for
the placement of fittings or new branch segments.

Subdivide segment options
Type
You can use four different options from the Type list to subdivide a routing
segment. RCPs will be placed on the segment according to the type you use.

At Point
Equal Segments
Arc Length Segments
Subdivision Point
The Subdivision Point group becomes available when you select At Point from
the Type list.
From the Location list, you can select:

% Arc Length
Subdivides the segment at the % Location value.
Through Point
Subdivides the segment at a user-specified point.
Reverse Direction changes the segment end from which the subdivision point
is measured.
Subdivision Segments
The Subdivision Segments group becomes available for Equal Segments and
Arc Length Segments.
Equal Segments inputs
Arc Length Segments inputs

Simplifying a path
The Simplify Path command removes RCPs from a segment. You can remove all
but the segment’s start and end RCP.
You can use Simplify Path to undo the results of the Subdivide Segment. To
simplify multiple segments, right-click a segment, and then choose Simplify Path.
Select one or more adjoining segments to be simplified. The Method list is
available for selecting paths or routings.

Activity: Edit linear segments

• Edit linear segments

Moving and copying routing paths
You can select a parent path to create any number of duplicate paths at a given
offset distance. This is useful when you are designing several runs whose
segments are parallel to each other.
By default, child paths are associated to their parent. If the parent path is moved,
the child path moves with it.
You can break the associativity of child paths. Breaking a child path's dependency
on its parent path allows you to move a child path independently of the parent.
It is important to note that changing the number of segments in an offset path
through any operation, like subdividing a constituent segment, removes its (offset
path) dependencies.
To edit the associativity of child paths, use the Manage Associative Paths tool.

Moving and copying routing paths

• Move and copy a selected path one or more times.
• Create parallel routings in a rectangular or circular pattern.
• Check copied routings for duplications.

Transform Path
Transform Path moves or copies a routing segment or path to a different location.

All of the general point and vector options including dynamic move are available
for use.
Move Original
Copy Original

Parallel offset paths
The Parallel Offset Path command lets you select a parent path and create any
number of associative paths in a rectangular or circular array about it. This is
useful for generating multiple runs that follow alongside each other. The parent
path is restricted to linear and arc segments; spline segments are not selectable.
When you select a parent segment or path, a pattern coordinate symbol appears
on the path, its ZP axis aligned with the parent path.
To move the coordinate symbol to the opposite end of the path, click Move
Pattern Display.

Circular
Radial Offse =25

Number of Paths =3
Total Angle = 90
Rectangular
Row Offset =25

Column Offset =50
Number of Rows =3
Number of Columns =2
Row of Parent =1
Column of Parent =1

Resolving duplicates
What happens if you copy over some existing paths in a routing?

In both the Transform Path and Parallel Offset Path dialog boxes, the Check
for Duplicates option analyzes paths as you create them.
If you copy paths over existing paths, Check for Duplicates highlights all
duplicate path sets in the view, and then opens the Resolve Duplicates dialog
box listing all of the duplicate sets.

To resolve the problem, select one or more duplicate sets in the list, and then click
either Keep Set or Delete Set .
Delete Set removes one of the duplicate routings from your part.
Deleting routing objects
Use this option to delete routing objects. When you delete a routing segment or
path, any RCPs and stock associated with the segment or path are also removed.
When deleting a routing object, you can utilize an option from the Method list
to make your selection.

Activity: Move and copy paths / Create parallel offset paths
In the Linear paths section, do the following activities:

• Move and copy a path
• Create parallel offset paths

Lesson 2
Routings with Heal Path
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Routings with Heal Path
Purpose
In this lesson, you will learn how to create a routing path between objects.
Objectives
• Create a direct path between two connections.
• Add start and end extensions to a path.
• Create a route between two objects that are at an angle to each other.
• Evaluate the six different heal path methods.

The Heal Path command
The Heal Path command creates a path between a start and an end object. Start
and end objects include unconnected routing objects, circular edges, or circular
curves.

The Heal Path dialog box

The heal path can either be a single spline or a series of connected linear
segments. You can apply bends, elbows, and stock to the path.

Heal Path methods
The Heal Path method you use finds the shortest possible path between the
selected objects. In the Settings group, the Method list offers you eight possible
options for routing the individual segments of the heal path; Direct, Intersection,
and six variations of the WCS axes.
Direct
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Intersection

Axis Method
ZC XC YC method

YC XC ZC method

Extension
When you select an object as the start or end point of a heal path, a linear
segment extends from the selected start and end objects. The Extension values
define the segment length at the start or end object.
If you select a port as the start or end object, then any Extension value assigned
to that port appears in the dialog box as the default Start or End extension length.

Editing the extension segment length

To identify a port’s extension value, choose
Menu→Information→Routing→Routing Objects, and select the port.
To edit the start or end extension length, drag its extension handle. You can also
lengthen the extension by typing a value into the Extension box or into the
on-screen input box. Press Enter to preview the result.
To reverse an extension direction, either double-click the extension arrow,
or right-click it and choose Reverse Direction. You can also click Reverse
Direction in the dialog box.

Create a heal path with the Direct and Intersection method
In the following activity, you will create two routing paths with the following Heal
Path methods:
1. Direct
2. Intersection
After you complete the activity, you will be able to:

• Adjust start and end extensions on the path.
• Create an intersection path between two connections that are at two different
elevations.

Plan the routing
Your first task is to create a path between two objects by using the Direct method
(1). You will need to manually adjust the linear extension lengths at the start and
end of the path so that bend segments can be applied at the corners.
For the second path, you will use the Intersection method.
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Activity: Create a path with the Direct and Intersection method
In the Routings with Heal Path section, do the following activity:

• Create a path with the Direct and Intersection method

Routing a path segment parallel to a WCS axis
In this activity, you will select one of the WCS Axis methods to route a path from
its start to its end point.
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Plan the routing path
You will need to connect the two substations to each other, and then connect the
upper substation to the shutoff valve at the pump.

The two paths must also pass through an access port on the upper floor of the
structure, avoiding any obstructions between their connection points.

Activity: Route a path with the WCS Axes
In the Routings with Heal Path section, do the following activity:

• Route a path with the WCS Axes

Lesson 3
Qualifying parts
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Qualifying parts
Purpose
In this course, you will learn how to qualify a parts for insertion into a routing
assembly.
Objectives
• Qualify a part by adding a port to it.
• Apply object characteristics to the port.
• Inherit object characteristics from one port to another.
• Add an anchor to a part.
• Rename the port and anchor.

Qualifying parts for routings
The Qualify Part command provides the exclusive interface for adding
routing-specific objects to a part. These objects dictate how a part orients itself
into a routing assembly, how it relates to other parts in the routing assembly, and
how it behaves during routing operations.

Ports
A port is the most essential object in a qualified part and serves as the associative
connecting point between other qualified parts, stock, or routing paths.
Port Elements
1. Origin
2. Alignment vector
3. Orientation vector (optional)
There are three types of ports:
Fitting
A Fitting port is used for part placement and alignment as well as for orienting
the part (clocking the part) in the routing assembly. It also serves as the
connection point for paths.

When stock is applied to a path, it is trimmed to the fitting port.
Fixture
A Fixture port is used for a connection which supports stock, but does not
trim the stock. For instance, a hanger would contain a fixture port in the run
axis direction of the stock. A path would then pass through the alignment
vector of the fixture port.

Multi
A Multi port is used in the Routing Electrical application to specify individual
pin connections in a multi-pin electrical component.
When creating a port, you can accept the default name NX supplies, or apply
your own name to it.

Anchors
An Anchor serves as reference or origin point for a qualified part as it is placed in

a routing assembly. It is not required to qualify a part.
While creating an anchor, you can use the default name NX supplies, or apply
your own name to it.

Characteristics
A Characteristic is an attribute applied to a qualified part in order to convey

port information such as engagement and extension lengths, NPS rating, flow
direction, spool delimiting, and so on. NX utilizes port characteristics when
performing design rules checks.
The Characteristics dialog box allows you to add edit, or remove port
characteristics.

Methods of qualifying a part
There are two methods you can use to qualify a part.

• You can directly qualify individual parts such as pipe fittings, elbows, and tees.
• You can qualify individual components to which these fittings attach, such
as the components in the top level of your assembly. The ports must be
WAVE linked into the routing subassembly if you are using a subassembly
for your routing.
Piece parts, part family or assemblies parts can also be qualified.

If the part is to be aligned in a particular orientation with stock or other standard
parts, ports should have an alignment vector as well as a rotation vector for
clocking. Otherwise the rotation vector is optional.

Activity: Qualify a part
In the Qualifying parts section, do the following activity:

• Qualify a part
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Lesson 4
Routings with parts
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Routings with parts
Purpose
In this course, you will learn how to add qualified parts to a routing assembly.
Objectives
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Place and orient a qualified part into a routing.
• Use search criteria to select a standard part from the Routing Parts Library.
• Add a cut elbow to a corner.
• Add an automatic elbow to a path.

Adding parts to a route
Generally the first step in building a routing assembly is to generate paths, and
then add stock and qualified parts to them.
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Standard parts
A routing assembly generally consists of routing paths upon which stock and
qualified parts are placed. Qualified parts are those parts to which routing specific
intelligence has been applied for the express purpose of placing and orienting
them into a routing assembly. These parts can either be your own qualified
parts or standardized parts like fittings, valves, and devices generated from the
Routing Part Library.

Place Part
The Place Part command provides you with the interface for selecting and placing
qualified parts into your routing assembly.

The Specify Item dialog box
Placing parts is a two step process. First you select a qualified part and then place
it in the routing assembly. When you initially select Place Part, the Specify Item
dialog box opens. From this interface, you select the part.
Folder View
The Folder View area contains an indent list of the part catalogs in the Routing
Part Library. The Discipline specified by the Routing Preferences determines
which catalog of standard parts is presented to you in the Folder View.

Routing Reuse Search
Right-click an item node in the Folder View box and choose Search Children
to open the Routing Reuse Search dialog box. Here you can further filter your
part selection by specifying certain characteristics that appear in the Search
Database list.

Member View
When you select an item from the Folder View, the Member View box lists all
family members of that item, or if the selection has been filtered beforehand
from the Routing Reuse Search dialog box, only those family members whose
characteristic(s) match the selected search criteria. To use an item from the list,
select it and click OK.
You can also review the physical characteristics of a part before selecting it by
right-clicking it and choosing Show Part Attributes. The Information window
lists various attributes like the part’s name, its part family template, its size and
object characteristics.
Select Existing Part
Use Select Part to place multiple occurrences of a part that is already in your
routing assembly. You can then select the part from the Loaded Parts box.
Click Open to search for any part on your operating system.
Required/Optional Characteristics
User-defined characteristics, such as REFERENCE_ID, NO_REPORT, and
OPERATING_PRESSURE, can be assigned to a part before it is placed into the
routing assembly. The REFERENCE_ID characteristic must be unique; duplicates
cannot occur within the same assembly.

The Place Part dialog box
Once you select a part from the Specify Item dialog box, the Place Part dialog
box opens, allowing you to insert and orient your part into the routing assembly.
Select Object
Use Select Object to place a part on a routing path. You can place parts directly
onto a path or segment RCP. Use the Point dialog to specify other types of part
placement.

Part Options
Under Part Options, you can define the part’s:

• Component Name
• Reference Set
• Destination Layer
Alternate Placement Options provide you with a variety of ways of moving or

rotating the part as it is being added to the routing.

The Place Part dialog box
Placement Solutions
When the part is initially placed on the routing, it aligns its ports to the routing
object you selected. If more than one placement solution is possible, you can
cycle through all of the available placement solutions by clicking Back to First
Solution, Previous Solution, or Next Solution.
Clicking the left mouse button in the graphics window has the same effect as
clicking Next Solution.

Activity: Place a qualified part into a routing
In the Routings with parts section, do the following activity:

• Place a qualified part into a routing
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Defining the discipline
Before you can select a standard part, you must select a discipline.

Activity: Place standard parts on a routing

• Place standard parts on a routing
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Adding automatic elbows to routing paths
Just as you can generate a routing with automatic bend segments, you can
likewise set NX to include standard elbows in a routing path as you create it.
Specify Default Elbow (Routing Preferences)

The Specify Default Elbow option invokes the Specify Item dialog box, from
which you use the Routing Parts Library to make your standard elbow selection.
In the Create Linear Path dialog box (Set Stock), when the preference is set to
include both bends and elbows, the default elbow takes precedence.

Assign Default Elbow
Assign Default Elbow automatically places standard elbows at the vertices of
path segments in accordance with the Specify Default Elbow setting. In order for
a default elbow to be placed on a path:
• The elbow must have the same ELBOW_ANG value as the angle between
the current segment created and the previously created segment.
• The elbow is the only member in the part family table that matches the
Destination Characteristics of the path.
If NX cannot find a suitable elbow to place on a corner, the elbow placement is

ignored, or a bend segment is created if Assign Default Corner is enabled.
Allow Cut Elbow
When selected, this option places a cut elbow at the vertex of two segments
whose angle exceeds 90°, and where a default elbow cannot otherwise be
applied. Allow Cut Elbow only becomes available while you are in the Piping
and Tubing application and when you select Assign Default Elbow. The default
elbow’s part family template serves as the seed part for the cut elbow.

Activity: Add automatic elbows to routing paths

• Add automatic elbows to routing paths
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Lesson 5
Routings with stock

Routings with stock
Purpose
In this course, you will learn how to select stock from the Routing Part Library to
apply to a routing assembly.
Objectives
• Use the Specify Item dialog box to select stock.
• Manage the display of stock.
• Work with non-round stock.

Creating Routings with stock
Stock is the solid material which is added to a routing segment and connects parts
along a path in the routing. NX models stock by sweeping profile curves along the
individual routing segments. Stock can carry its own characteristics such
as NPS ratings, profile and material specifications, and can be displayed with
varying levels of detail.

Stock creation modes
There are two modes in which stock is created:

• Legacy stock (LS)
• Stock as Components (SAC)
Achtung:
Bei B+V ist “Stock as Component“ nicht vorgesehen!

Stock preferences
The Routing Preferences can be used to set up your preferred stock type, display,
and creation mode.
The Disciplines tab
The Disciplines tab in Routing Preferences dialog box sets the current
Discipline. A Discipline determines the type of stock that is available for selection
from the Routing Part Library.

The Stock tab
On the Stock tab, you can define a preferred stock, overstock, or space
reservation, as well as the preferred stock display style.
To specify a preferred stock, click Choose Stock. You then make a stock selection
from the Routing Part Library. The same applies for preferred overstock or
space reservation.
Stock as Components
Lets you switch the default stock creation mode from Legacy Stock to Stock
as Components.

The Stock dialog box
The Stock dialog box provides you with the interface to select and apply stock to
your routing.

Segments
Select Segments selects existing routing objects to apply stock. Use any one
of the following methods from your Top Border Bar:
• Standard
• Path
• Branch
• Routing

Stock
Stock selection can fall into one of two categories:
Preferred Stock
To apply a preferred stock, select Preferred Stock from the drop-down list in
the Stock group.
Specified Stock
When you select Specified Stock, you must then click Specify Stock in order to
complete your selection from the Routing Part Library.
Once you make your stock selection, its name appears in the Stock group.
Settings
Defines the display style of the stock. You can choose from:
• Centerline
• Simple Solid
• Detailed Solid
Remove Existing Stock
Removes any previously placed stock on the segment or path you select.
Orientation
Defines the angular orientation of non-round stock.
Preview
Lets you view the stock according to the display style before actually placing it
on a routing segment or path.

The Specify Item dialog box
When you click Specify Stock, the Specify Item dialog box opens. Here you can
select a stock from the Routing Part Library to apply to your routing path.
Folder View
The Folder View at the top of the Reuse Library group contains an indent list of
the stock in the Routing Part Library. The stock available in this list is determined
by the Discipline specified under Routing Preferences.

Search Children
Search Children opens the Routing Reuse Search dialog box, letting you
filter your search according to a certain set of characteristics, such as NPS and
material.
Member View
The Member View lists all members of a stock part family, or in the case where
the selection has been previously filtered from the Routing Reuse Search dialog
box, only those family members whose characteristic(s) match the selected
search criteria.

Required/Optional Characteristics
A unique IDENTIFIER characteristic can be assigned to a stock before it is placed

into the routing assembly. Stock with a duplicate IDENTIFIER characteristic
cannot be used in the same assembly.

Managing the display of stock
As you work with stock, you may want to change its display characteristics. To set
the default stock display, choose Preferences→ Routing, then on the Stock tab,
select one of three possible options from the Style list.
Centerline (1)
Simple (2)
Detail (3)

Editing stock
Once you have placed stock onto a routing segment, you can change it by
selecting a different stock from the Routing Part Library. There you can select
stock with different NPS ratings or material specifications. If only one piece of
stock resides in your part, you use the Stock dialog box to change it. If more than
one stock item exits in your part, you can then utilize the Stock Browser to
individually select and edit any stock or overstock applied to your routing assembly.

Edit Stock Information
Changes the type of stock or the Displays various types of information
segments to which the stock is assigned.associated with the selected stock.
Stock Style* Select All

Changes the display style of stock on Selects all stock that appears inside the
one or more routing segments. You can Stock Browser dialog box.
select:
Fit View to Selection
• Centerline
Maximizes the selected stock in the view.
• Simple Solid
• Detailed Solid
*Piping and Tubing application required.
Remove Stock
Removes the currently assigned stock
from one or more routing segments.
Activity: Add stock to routing paths
In the Routings with stock section, do the following activity:

• Add stock to routing paths

Working with non-round stock
In situations where you are working with non-round stock, you will often need
to reorient it.
• Edit the display of existing stock.
• Construct a linear path from sketch curves.
• Create segments of angle beam stock.
• Rotate angle beam stock.
• Create mitered and coped corners.
• Apply HVAC stock for ductworks.

Rotating stock
You can change the orientation of various types of stock on one or more path
segments.
• Rotate a section of the angled beam stock using two different rotation
methods.

Stock ports
When you create stock, a port is placed at its start and its end point. The ports
are used to specify the stock’s origin, alignment, and relative orientation with
other routing objects.
On cylindrical stock such as pipe or tubing, each port consists of:
• A small circle at the port’s origin used for positioning the stock.
• A large vector symbol that shows the normal direction of the alignment.
For non-round stock such as aluminum channel or angle iron, a rotation vector is
added to the port to orient the profile of the stock about its origin.

The display of the ports is controlled from the Routing preferences.

Rotating stock
When working with structural stock such as angle iron or I-beams, the stock’s port
rotation vector determines its initial orientation on the path. In many cases you
may need to change this orientation after the stock has been placed.
Orientation
The options in the Orientation group provide the tools for rotating non-round
stock.

To rotate a stock’s profile, type a value inside the Rotation box and press Enter.
You can also type an angle value directly into the on-screen input box. A positive
value rotates the stock in the arrow direction. A negative value rotates the stock in
the opposite direction.

You can likewise use the Rotation handle
to manually rotate the stock.
Dragging the arrow about the origin
rotates the stock around the path.
To see a dynamic image of the stock rotate along with your cursor, make sure the
Preview check box is selected.
Flip Stock
Mirrors the stock profile through the plane of its port alignment and rotation
arrows.

Profile at Path End
Displays the cross-section of the path at the end of the segment.

Miter and Cope corner
When designing with non-round stock such as angle channel or I-beams, it is

common practice to weld the individual stock segments together with a mitered
corner or a coped joint.
To miter or cope a corner, use the Assign Corner command.

Miter (1)
The mating pieces of stock are cut at angles and welded to each other. The
angle of the cut is determined by the angle at the vertex of the two segments.
Cope (2)
Forms a lap joint at the corner of two or more pieces of stock that are welded
together. To cope a corner, select the corner RCP and then the mating pieces
of stock. The first piece you select serves as the tool stock and receives no
corner modifications. The subsequent pieces you select (target stock) are
notched by the tool stock so that the tool overlaps them.

Activity: Construct a pipe brace from angle iron

• Construct a pipe brace from angle iron

HVAC applications
In this section, you will create a simple ductwork assembly.

• Create a transition piece between two sections of rectangular stock.
• Split a duct into separate divisions.

Split Ducts
Use Split Duct to create divisions for rectangular stocks at a stock port or a fitting
port. You can create divisions vertically or horizontally. Each split of a duct will
result in the creation of a pair of divisions.
You can specify the split using the percentage of the division being split (relative
percentage) or the percentage of the entire cross section (absolute percentage).
The percentages must always add up to 100%.
You can control the default Division Flow type and the Minimum Absolute or
Relative Flow in Customer Defaults→Routing→Mechanical section.

Split duct divisions
Division methods
The following illustrations provide examples of some vertical and horizontal splits
of an end face of a rectangular stock. In this example, the designer first splits the
entire cross section vertically into two equal parts creating a pair of divisions
named D1 and D2. The percent absolute and relative flows for D1 and D2 are
50% for each division.
Splitting a rectangular stock into two divisions

The designer then splits the right division (D2) vertically into two equal parts. The
two new divisions are named D2.1 and D2.2. The percent absolute and relative
flows for each of the two new divisions is 25% and 50% respectively.
Splitting a rectangular stock into three divisions

The designer then splits division D1 horizontally into two parts using percent
absolute flow values of 20% and 30%. The percent relative flow in this case is
40% and 60%. The two new divisions are named D1.1 and D1.2.

Vertical and horizontal divisions with relative flow percentages
There is no limit to the number of divisions that you can create at the end of a
rectangular stock. Splits at both ends of a single stock must be constrained so
that they cannot rotate independently. Each new division has its own fitting port
centered in the division.
A pair of divisions is associative. Changing the flow percentage of one of a pair
of divisions will change the flow percentage of the other division in the pair to
compensate. For example, changing the percent absolute flow of D1.2 from 30%
to 25% automatically changes the flow in D1.1 from 20% to 25%. Any absolute or
relative flow value higher than the parent division will result in an alert.

Deleting one division will delete the other division in the pair. For example,
deleting division D2.1 results in the deletion of D2.2. Deleting division D1 results
in the deletion of division D2. This also results in the deletion of their children
divisions, namely D1.1, D1.2, D2.1 and D2.2.

Activity: Create a ductwork assembly

• Create a ductwork assembly

Lesson 6
Managing Routing Assemblies

Managing Routing Assemblies
Purpose
In this lesson, you will learn how to maintain and update paths and parts in a
routing assembly.
Objectives
• Edit a path after components have been repositioned.
• Evaluate design rule violations.
• Move and rotate a part.
• Remove and replace parts.

Edit Bend Angle
Edit Bend Angle allows you to change the angle value of a bend segment.
To change the angle, type a new value into one the Bend Angle input boxes or
drag the angle handle to the desired value.

Move Part
After a part has been placed in a routing assembly, use Move Part to change its
location or orientation.

Move methods
There are five different methods you can use to move a part on a routing.
From left to right, they are:

Port
Allows you to move a part by selecting a port on the part as the vector and
origin, then by using a command from the Translate/Rotate dialog box to
complete the move.
Point and Vector
Moves a part by selecting a reference point on the part, then specifying a

vector. The move is then completed from the Translate/Rotate dialog box.
Assemblies Move Component
Moves a part with the Assemblies Move Component command.
Placement Object
Moves a part with an option from the Type Filter.
Along Curve
Moves a part with the Move Along Curve dialog box.
The Selection Steps vary according to the move method you select.
Disconnect Part removes the constraints on the part that you want to move
so that only the part moves.

Translate/Rotate
The Translate/Rotate dialog box provides you with various commands to

complete the part move and/or rotation.
You can do two things:
• You can move the part back and forth along the axis of the port it is attached
to.
• You can rotate it about that axis.
The two rotation arrows around the part depict the positive direction of rotation.

The single translation arrow points in the positive direction of movement for the
part.
Translate and Rotate — Moves and revolves the part per the Angle
(1) and Distance (2) values.
Rotate – Revolves the part about the reference point per the Angle value.
Translate – Moves the part parallel to the vector direction at a given

Distance increment.
Two Points (3)

– Specifies a reference
and a destination point.
Lock Engagement (4)

– Insures continuity between
routing objects.
Lock Rotation (55)

– Lock rotation of moved objects.
Remove Part
Remove Part deletes a part from the routing assembly.

Replace Part
The Replace Part command substitutes one routing part for another similar part.
Choose Component
When you select Replace Part, the Choose Component dialog box opens, listing
all the member parts in the assembly.

Design rules and violations
Design Rules (Minimum Bend Radius, Minimum Straight Length, Locked Spline
Length, and Connection Compatibility) are criteria used to check a routing
assembly for compliance to a set of predefined standards. These design rules are
marked as concurrent and are checked immediately after each routing creation
and edit function. The rules can be defined as Interactive or Batch.

Interactive Check
Interactive Check checks all objects against all design rules marked to run in
interactive mode. The current application view defines the set of design rules that
run interactively.
If NX detects a violation, the Design Rule Violation dialog box automatically
opens so that the violation may be reviewed.

Activities: Evaluate a routing design / Remove and replace parts
In the Managing Routing Assemblies section, do the following activities:
• Evaluate a routing design
• Remove and replace parts


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A routing assembly typically defines a system that provides power or structural

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• Part Library • Logical

• Electrical • Bill of Materials

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3. Acknowledge the warning message.

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• Get information on a routing segment or path.

• Add, edit, and remove a corner segment.

• Edit a routing segment.

• Move and copy a routing path.

• Delete a routing object.

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Create Linear Path dialog box

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• Edit a bend radius value.

• Remove a bend from a path.

• Apply slope to a segment.

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In the Linear paths section, do the following activity:

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Eccentric Branch Segment

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From the Location list, you can select:

Equal Segments inputs

Arc Length Segments inputs

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In the Linear paths section, do the following activity:

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After you complete this section, you will be able to:

• Create parallel routings in a rectangular or circular pattern.

• Check copied routings for duplications.

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Transform Path moves or copies a routing segment or path to a different location.

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