Manage tube and pipe styles

Use the Tube & Pipe Styles command to copy and modify existing style definitions and delete styles you no longer use. You can change the active style from the Tube & Pipe Styles dialog box or the ribbon. When editing a route, you can change the active style for that route, and the model updates to conform to the new style. For example, if switching from a rigid tube and fittings style to a bent tube style, the individual rigid pipe run components are removed from the browser and replaced by a single bent tube run.

When a tube and pipe style uses the conduit part or fittings in a library that is currently not available, you must configure the library before you can continue modifying this style and populating routes that use this style.

Change the active style

  1. Activate the Tube & Pipe Runs assembly, an individual run, or an individual route.
  2. On the ribbon, select a new style from the Active Style list in one of the following panels:
    • Tube and Pipe tabRun panel
    • Pipe Run tabManage panel
    • Route tabManage panel

    Alternatively, you can change the active style from the browser list in the Tube and Pipe Styles dialog box.

All new routes and runs are created using the active style.

Change the style for an individual route

You can change the style used for an active route to quickly make dramatic or subtle changes to your routed system. Note that you cannot change a flexible hose type route to a rigid type by changing the route type in the style. To change a flexible hose route to a rigid type route, delete the route, and then recreate it using the rigid style.

  1. Activate the route.
  2. On the Route tab, Manage panel, select a new style from the Active Style list.

    Alternatively, you can change the active style from the browser list in the Tube and Pipe Styles dialog box.

    All new routes and runs are created using the active style.

Modify the style definitions

  1. Activate the Tube & Pipe Runs assembly, an individual run, or an individual route.
  2. Activate Tube & Pipe Styles .
  3. From the browser in the Tube and Pipe Styles dialog box, select the style to change.
  4. Click Edit .
  5. Click each tab to modify the parameters to suit your design needs.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Repeat Steps 3 through 6 to modify additional styles.
  8. Do either of the following:
    • To save changes and continue using the dialog box, click Save.
    • To save the changes and dismiss the dialog box, click Close.

    The modified style settings are reflected in any routes or runs using that style. To make the modified style the active style for forward creation, right-click in the browser and select Active, and then click Save.

Copy and rename a style

  1. Activate the Tube & Pipe Runs assembly, an individual run, or an individual route.
  2. Activate Tube & Pipe Styles .
  3. From the browser in the Tube and Pipe Styles dialog box, select one or more styles to copy.
  4. Click Copy .

    The style is copied and listed in the browser.

  5. To rename, select the copy, click the Edit command, and then enter a new name on the General tab.
  6. Click Save and then Close.

Delete a style

  1. Activate the Tube & Pipe Runs assembly, an individual run, or an individual route.
  2. Activate Tube & Pipe Styles .
  3. From the Tube and Pipe Styles browser, select one or more styles to delete.
  4. Click Delete .

    The style is removed from the list.

  5. Do either of the following:
    • To save changes and continue using the dialog box, click Save.
    • To save the changes and dismiss the dialog box, click OK.
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