SolidWorks Authorized Training & Support Center logoSolidWorks Routing

Length: 3 days

Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials and Advanced Assembly or equivalent knowledge  

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. Topics include:

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