Author and publish a custom elbow to use in a self-draining lines style.
- Category
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Routed Systems
- Time Required
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30 minutes
- Tutorial File Used
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Connect to Content Center and access a read/write library.
If no read/write library is available, the tutorial shows you how to create one.
Self-draining lines maintain a slope, or fall, so that gravity drains the run. For example, the portions of a route that would otherwise be horizontal are sloped two degrees relative to horizontal.
To create a self-draining run, you first create a self-draining lines style, then create the run with that style active. Self-draining lines utilize fittings with bend or junction angles greater than 45 degrees, but less than 90, such as 88 degrees.
This tutorial is created for a single user environment with libraries stored in a Desktop Content location. If you are a member of a workgroup that shares libraries, you must be a library administrator and have editor permissions to perform library editing tasks. Also method for creating user libraries on the server is different than presented in this tutorial.
The examples in this tutorial use content based on several different standards. If your Content Center configuration does not contain the same library, read along without performing the steps, or use a similar part from a different library. For example, if the tutorial calls for a machine screw from the ISO standard, and your library contains only ANSI parts, substitute a similar screw from your ANSI library.
Objectives
- Create a self-draining lines style.
- Create a self-draining lines route.
- Populate the self-draining lines route.
- Create a read/write library in Content Center.
Prerequisites
- Know how to set the active project and navigate the model space with the various view tools.
- See the Help topic “Getting Started” for further information.
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