SolidWorks Routing

Length: 1.5 Days

Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials

Description: Routing explains how to create, edit and manage Piping Tubing and Electrical routes, from the critical routing components and their design requirements to the sub-assemblies that contain the routes.

The topics covered in this course are:

Lesson 1: Introduction

• About This Course
• What is Routing?
• Types of Routes
• File Naming in Routing
• Routes
• Routing Setup

Lesson 2: Basic Electrical Routes

• Basic Electrical Routing
• Adding Routing Components
• Create Route by Drag and Drop Connector
• Route Properties
• Auto Route

Lesson 3: Routing With Clips

• Routing with Clips
• Routing Through Existing Clips
• Adding Clips while Auto Routing
• Editing a Route
• Working with Clips
• Splitting a Route

Lesson 4: Routing Components

• Routing Library Parts Introduction
• Routing Component Wizard
• Electrical Libraries

Lesson 5: Standard Cables

• Using Standard Cables
• Standard Cables Excel File
• Modifying Standard Cables
• Creating a Standard Cable

Lesson 6: Electrical Data Import

• Importing Data
• Component Library Wizard
• Importing a Cable/Wire Library
• From-To Lists
• Route Guidelines
• Using Guidelines and Clips

Lesson 7: Electrical Drawings

• Harness Flattening and Detailing
• Flatten Route
• Harnessboard Drawings

Lesson 8: Electrical Conduits

• Electrical Conduits
• Rigid Conduit
• Electrical Data in Conduits
• Staret Route and Add to Route
• Circuit Summary
• Flexible Electrical Conduit

Lesson 9: Tubing Routes

• Tubing Routes
• Routing Options for Tubing
• Route Properties
• 3D Sketch Route
• Orthogonal Auto Route
• Export Pipe/Tube Data
• Editing a Route

Lesson 10: Piping Routes

• Piping Routes
• Sketching a Route
• Angled 3D Sketch Route
• Using Standard Lengths
• Editing a Piping Route
• Remove Tube/Pipe
• Flange to Flange Connections

Appendix A: Routing Library Parts

• Routing Library Parts
• Libraries
• SolidWorks Content
• Creating Routing Library Parts
• Fabricated Tube or Pipe Parts
• Elbow Parts
• Routing Functionality Points
• Fitting Parts
• Assembly Fittings

Appendix B: Review Section

• Review of Configurations
• A Note About File References
• Design Tables
• Review of Top Down Design
• Editing Options
• Review of Design Library Task Pane
• Review of 3D Sketching