Inventor Professional | Intermediate - Tube and Pipe Design

Inventor Professional | Intermediate - Tube and Pipe Design is an insightful two-day private course, which can be delivered either virtually or in person, designed for professionals who need to incorporate tubing, piping, and flexible hose designs into their digital prototypes. Led by a Certified Autodesk Instructor, this course is tailored for users seeking to streamline the design of routed elements using Inventor's specific Tube and Pipe tools.

Throughout the course, you will learn how to set up tube and pipe routes and runs, manage initial fittings, and sketch both rigid and flexible routes, providing a solid foundation in using Inventor's Tube and Pipe tools. You will start by familiarising yourself with the Tube and Pipe environment, exploring the workflows for placing and managing fittings, and understanding the essential configurations for successful design management. As the course progresses, you will delve into creating complex routes, such as self-draining pipe runs, and gain the skills to edit and adapt existing routes to meet evolving project requirements. Additionally, you will learn how to customise and manage content libraries, publish fittings to the Content Center, and develop custom tube and pipe styles for your projects. The course also covers critical aspects of documenting tube and pipe designs, guiding you through the creation of detailed 2D drawings, generating accurate parts lists, and exporting 3D design data for smooth integration with other project components. By practising these workflows, you will enhance your ability to create adaptable, efficient designs that integrate effectively into your broader digital prototypes.

By the end of the course, you will have developed the essential skills to confidently create and manage tube and pipe designs in Inventor Professional. You will be able to customise your fittings and content libraries, manage project standards, and document your designs efficiently. These skills will help you integrate tubing and piping into your digital prototypes, enhancing the overall efficiency and accuracy of your designs.

During this course, you will explore the following topics:

• Module 1 – Introduction | Routes & Runs Setup: Explore the basics of the Tube and Pipe environment in Inventor. In this module, you will learn how to navigate the interface and understand its core components. You will also discover how to set up routes and runs, activate a tube and pipe style, and begin working with the basic configurations needed to manage your designs effectively.
• Module 2 – Placing Initial Fittings | Creating Rigid Routes: Discover how to place initial fittings in your tube and pipe design. This module introduces the process of placing and managing fittings, ensuring that your design adheres to project specifications. You will then move on to creating simple rigid routes, learning how to position pipes and create basic routing configurations for your designs.
• Module 3 – Sketching Rigid Routes | Pipe and Tube Creation: Delve into sketching more complex rigid routes in this module. You will learn how to create rigid pipe routes, sketch tube routes, and develop self-draining pipe runs. These skills will enable you to build effective and efficient designs that meet the functional requirements of your projects.
• Module 4 – Editing Rigid Routes | Modifying Pipe and Tube Designs: Learn how to edit and modify rigid routes within your designs. This module covers the tools and techniques needed to edit both rigid pipe and tube routes, giving you the flexibility to adjust your designs as required. You will gain confidence in refining your routes to ensure optimal performance and compliance with design standards.
• Module 5 – Managing Libraries | Customising Content: Explore the management of content libraries in Inventor. This module will guide you through creating and customising libraries for tube and pipe components. You will learn how to create a custom library that supports your specific design requirements, helping to streamline your workflows.
• Module 6 – Creating Library Content | Authoring and Publishing Fittings: Explore how to author and publish custom content for tube and pipe designs. In this module, you will learn how to author a fitting, publish it to the Content Center, and place library fittings into your designs. These skills will enable you to build a robust, customisable library that enhances your design capabilities.
• Module 7 – Managing Library Content | Creating Custom Styles: Understand the process of managing library content and creating tube and pipe styles. You will learn how to add a column to a part family, creating custom styles for tube and pipe components. This module also covers creating self-draining styles, allowing you to tailor your designs to specific project needs.
• Module 8 – Documenting Assemblies | Design Data Export: This module covers the process of documenting your tube and pipe assemblies. You will learn how to represent tube and pipe designs through model states and generate detailed 2D drawings. You will also explore how to document routes and runs, and export your design data for collaboration and manufacturing purposes.

To join the course, participants must be confident in their use of Inventor Professional. It is recommended that individuals have a thorough understanding of all topics covered in the Essentials course, along with at least six months of regular usage of Inventor Professional on projects. This foundational knowledge ensures full engagement with the intermediate concepts and techniques presented in the course.

Participants joining this course virtually will need:

• Inventor Professional ‘24 installed on their computer (required). Please contact us if you need to purchase a software licence.
• The latest Zoom version installed on their computer (required).
• A stable internet connection with a minimum download speed of 10 Mbps (required).
• A secondary screen to follow instructions shared by the course instructor during training, along with a mouse for easy software navigation (recommended).
• A headset to ensure clear communication with the instructor, and preferably a microphone and webcam for interactive conversations (recommended).

Participants joining this course in person will need:

• Inventor Professional ‘24 installed on their computer (required). Please contact us if you need to purchase a software licence.
• A large computer screen, along with a keyboard and mouse for easy software navigation (recommended).

Additionally, the training venue should be equipped with:

• A projector setup or a large screen enabling the instructor to connect their laptop, facilitating attendee visibility of the instructor's screen (required).

ARKANCE, an Authorized Autodesk Training Center, delivers high-quality training for Autodesk software users. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an official ARKANCE Certificate of Completion, demonstrating their commitment to ongoing professional development.

Additionally, participants are encouraged to register their attendance with Autodesk Education to receive a Certificate of Completion from Autodesk. To obtain this certificate, participants must follow the steps provided in the confirmation email sent after registration and submit a post-training feedback survey within 60 days of completing the course.

Before the course, you will receive a Course Pack containing training notes and/or files that need to be downloaded prior to joining the training.

This course includes 12 months of complimentary access to the course-related ASCENT Center for Technical Knowledge e-book (valued at 75 USD) which contains files that need to be installed prior to joining the training. This e-book provides comprehensive training notes that you can refer to after the training to further ensure your knowledge retention. Login details for the ASCENT platform will be issued a few days before the training. To learn more about ASCENT, please visit their website.

Our private training sessions are offered at a flat rate per course and accommodate up to eight participants. Delivered on request, these courses can be conducted virtually or on-site at your venue.

The training can follow a standard agenda or be customised to align with your team’s specific workflows, existing templates, and project requirements. Please note that in-person training will incur additional travel costs, and pricing may vary for customised curriculums.

Please contact us to discuss organising this training for your team.