Requirements for Building Parts

This task lists certain requirements for building parts. You should incorporate these when you are building parts, or part behavior will not be as expected. Instructions for building parts are given elsewhere in this manual, including in the section Building Parts. Connectors are explained in the section Connectors. Instructions for using the Part Design product are given in the Part Design User Guide. The column headings below mean:

  • Part Type: The part type to which the requirements apply.
  • Geometrical requirements: The requirements you must incorporate when you are creating the geometry for the part.
  • Properties: The requirements you must incorporate when defining these properties.
  • Override parameters: The properties shown here must be defined as override.
  • Connector type: The type of geometry needed for creating connectors.

 

Part Type Geometrical Requirements Properties Override Parameters Connector Type
Straight

(stretchable)

 Regular object:
  • No requirements

Light object:

  • No geometry required
  • No requirements
 Piping Design, Raceway and Conduit Design, Tubing Design, Waveguide Design:
  • XXXLength

where XXX stands for an application specific object, such as PipeLength

HVAC Design:

  • Diameter
  • Width
  • Height
  • DuctLength
 Regular object:
  • Use existing geometry

Light object:

  • No geometry required

 
Bendable/Flexible Regular object:
  • The Profile sketch and Rib feature need to exist in the primary PartBody, i.e. "Double".
  • In addition, you should have another PartBody named "Hidden". The Spine sketch needs to exist in this PartBody.
  • There should be an OpenBody named "RibPath" which should be empty.

Light object (bendable only):

  • No geometry required
  • No requirements
 Piping Design, Raceway and Conduit Design, Tubing Design, Waveguide Design:
  • No override parameters
  • New geometry
Elbow
  • No requirements
 Piping Design only:

OK to cut:

  • Yes for cut elbows
  • No for elbow with set angles
 Piping Design, Raceway and Conduit Design, Tubing Design, Waveguide Design:
  • Cut Angle

HVAC:

  • Diameter
  • Width
  • Height
  • DuctLength

 
  • Use existing geometry
Inline Part
  • No requirements
  • No requirements

HVAC:

  • Diameter
  • Width
  • Height

 
  • Use existing geometry
Inline Weld Regular object:
  • No requirements

Light object:

  • No geometry required
  • No requirements
  • Outside Diameter
  • Weld Offset
  • Nominal Size
 Regular object:
  • Use existing geometry

Branch Weld

 Regular object:
  • No requirements

Light object:

  • No geometry required
  • No requirements
  • Outside Diameter
  • Outside Diameter2
  • Weld Offset
  • Nominal Size
  • Nominal Size2
 Regular object:
  • Use existing geometry

Light object:

  • New geometry
HVAC Only:

Round Access Cover
  • No requirements
  • No requirements
  • Diameter
  • Thickness
  • Use existing geometry
HVAC Only:

Rectangular Access Cover
  • No requirements
  • No requirements
  • Width
  • Height
  • Thickness
  • Angle
  • Use existing geometry
HVAC Only:

Radius Corner Access Cover
  • No requirements
  • No requirements
  • Width
  • Height
  • Thickness
  • Angle
  • Use existing geometry
Insulation Part
  • No geometry required
  • Insulation thickness property should have a value
  • No override parameters
 
Loose Parts
  • Bolt
  • Nut
  • Locking Device
  • No geometry required
  • No requirements
  • No override parameters

 
All parts If flexibles will be routed to a part:
  • The face and the datum point of the part connector must be published
  • No requirements
  • No requirements
  • No requirements

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