moving tube and pipe runs to subassemblies

je10020
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moving tube and pipe runs to subassemblies

je10020
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Is there a good way to move tube and pipe runs that are in a high level assembly to a subassembly?  I have a drawing with hoses and fittings in the top level that distributes hydraulic power through out the machine.  I'd like to move them to a separate subassembly that would contain all my hydraulic parts.

 

I've tried dragging and dropping in the assembly browser but have encountered difficulties with this.

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salariua
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I wouldn’t touch T&P structure. Use Design View Representations to isolate different scenarios and document them in the drawing.

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cbenner
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My question is, how did you get a tube & pipe run in the top level of your assembly?  Are you talking about runs created with the actual Tube & Pipe module?  Or just parts that you placed manually?

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je10020
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The person who created the assembly opened the iam at the highest level, then added the various tube and pipe runs.  The top level of the assembly was selected because this is the lowest level that contains a hydraulic manifold and the various hydraulic actuators used through out the machine.  (Hydraulic actuators are located in various subassemblies that are brought together at the top level.)   Since hydraulic actuators and other components are all visible at the top level they can be (and are) hydraulically connected at this level by inserting hose runs. 

 

Of course, working on the top level slows things down quite a bit.  If there is a better work flow for this I'm all ears.

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je10020
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And yes, the hose runs were inserted using tube and pipe module.

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cbenner
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I would love to see a screen shot of your model tree structure.  Because it is impossible to place tube & pipe in the top level.  As soon as you enter the T&P environment a sub-assembly is created known as the Master Run assembly (Tube & Pipe Runs), and each new pipe run is automatically created beneath that as a sub-assembly.