tube and pipe

[darrenm]

my environments tab isn't populating a tube and pipe option. what type of new file do I use?

[JD Mather]

Do you have Inventor Professional or Inventor Routed Systems? You must be in an assembly file (*.iam).
Questions might be easier to answer if you post screen shots of what you do see.

[darrenm]

Jan 18 2011 06-26-25PM.jpgI have inventor professional. I'm using an assembly file and I've selected tubing with bends. Where is the Create Tube & Pipe Run dialog box?

[JD Mather]

Where is your history browser?
I don't see a route?
Have you gone through tutorials and skill builders?

[vertical horizons]

Go through this one first - http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/skillsusa%20university.pdf

Very informative.

[vertical horizons]

... Have you gone through tutorials and skill builders?

I am looking for "Pipe Run" tutorials right now.
That's how I came across this thread.

Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
I have searched the archives, but either I didn't look close enough, or there aren't any "Pipe Run" tutorials.
(BTW, we upgraded last week to Inventor 2013.)

[JD Mather]

F1 (be sure to download the Tutorial files and set your active Project to the Tutorial.ipj)
There might be something here as well, but not sure anyone has presented on Routed Systems recently http://au.autodesk.com

Tubing.jpg

[vertical horizons]

Thanks, JD.

For anyone else that's interested, I found the link ...

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Invento...6-Create_a1046

Thanks again, JD.