If the style is a one-time-only thing, you can create the style in the assembly where it will be used. This file is where you would place any styles that you want to be able to use all of the time. This file is usually found in your Design Data path in a folder named Tube & Pipe. You must be in a Tube & Pipe assembly to be able to do this, or be editing the Tube & Pipe template file named Piping Runs.iam. A Mixed Unit Tube & Pipe Style will require a Mixed Unit Flange and Gasket, so repeat this with as many fittings as needed to create your T&P Styles. Once you apply the changes, this flange is now ready to be used in a Mixed Units style. On the Parameter Mapping tab, set the NominalSize and so they are mapped to ND1 and ND2, respectively. Then, saving and applying the changes, right-click the family in the Content Center Editor window and select Family Properties. In ND2, put the Imperial unit equivalent sizes. In the ND1 column simply repeat the contents of the ND column so it has the metric sizes listed as Nominal Diameter 1. In order to make this family table a Mixed Unit table, edit the Family Table and add two new columns: ND1 and ND2. This family has a column named ND which contains the sizes of the flanges, in millimeters, expressed as M10, M15, etc. Simply locate the flange in your Content Center that is closest to the spec you need, and save a copy of that family to your own Read/Write Content Center library. Inventor’s Content Center already contains several examples of DIN flanges that you can use for the example above, though this will work with any combination of specs. It’s called a Mixed Units style, and here’s what you need to do. Well, there is a way to create these pipe runs using only one Tube & Pipe style. For example, you may need to design a pipe run that has ANSI Schedule 40 carbon steel piping and instruments, but terminates in a DIN standard flange for customer tie points. Occasionally in using Autodesk Inventor’s Tube & Pipe you may find yourself in a situation where you need to create a design that has more than one system of units in the same pipe run. So, hang on tight and let’s jump right in with Number 5. I’d like to share with you what I consider to be my top 5. After six years of using this tool nearly every day, I’ve learned a few tips & tricks to getting around in the system. In designing this equipment, Tube & Pipe has become our tool of choice. My employer, Powell Fabrication & Manufacturing, Inc., designs and builds skid-mounted chemical processing and mixing equipment for various applications around the globe. This is the system I use on my job nearly every day. Back November 18th, 2015 My Top Five Tips for Inventor Tube & PipeĪutodesk Inventor® Tube & Pipe module is my bread and butter.