Tube/Pipe Library

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Material Details

• Material Name: This title will be used to refer to the material throughout the software. It is recommended to give the material a unique, descriptive name to more easily identify each material.

• Weight: The weight of the material per unit can be supplied here. This value is totally optional, but it will be used to calculate the total weight of the part in the part designer interfaces above the results table.

• Type: Tube material can be either round, square, or rectangle.

• Units: Parts can be measured in either inches or millimeters.

• Wall Thickness and Diameter: Depending on the type of material chosen, there will be different dimensions that will need to be supplied. If the material is round or square, the wall thickness and diameter measurements will be required. These values will be entered into the fields on the material diagram. If the material is rectangular, the wall thickness, diameter/width, and height will need to be provided. Note: The diameter/width and height of all materials are measured from the outside edges.

• Color: The color of the material can be chosen using the Color button. This color will be used to shade the material in various areas throughout the software.

Add Tube/Pipe

Manual

To manually add a material to the library, click the Add New button. After this button is clicked, all the attribute fields will be available to enter data into. Once all the required details are provided, click the Save button to add the tube/pipe to the library.

Import

Tube/Pipe libraries from previous versions of the software can be imported into the current tube/pipe library. To do so, a valid tube library.txt file must be located on the desktop of the computer being used to run the software. If done correctly, the import library window will open. On the left side, there will be a list of the current tubes in the die library. On the right, a list of tubes from the imported library will be shown.

To add a tube/pipe, select a tube in the Imported Library list by clicking on it and then hit the Add button. Click the OK button to finalize.

To add all tube/pipes, click the Add All button. Every tube/pipe form the Imported Library list will be added to the current die library. Click the OK button to finalize.

To remove a recently imported die, select the die from the Current Library list and click the Remove button.