TUBE AND PIPE AUTHORING

[msfarley]

Trying to author pipe fitting but menu is greyed out all other authoring styles are available

Inventor 2018

[Mark.Lancaster]

@msfarley 

What menu is greyed out?  It would help share screenshots of what you're seeing...   We can't see your screen  😁

Update: If I know what you're referring to, I would ask have you created your own read/write custom read/write library and copied over the related T&P section from a read only/provided CC library?

[msfarley]

Trying to author pipe fitting but menu is greyed out all other authoring styles are available

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Maybe you wan to check if Tube&Pipe Add-In is loaded. Go to Tools -> Add-Ins -> Routed System Tube&Pipe.

Many thanks!

[msfarley]

Everything is loaded.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Please install 2018.3 update followed by 2018.3.8 update. These updates are needed if you are on Win10 build 1903.

Many thanks!

[stuart_bassil]

@msfarley 

Did you ever get this resolved?

I had a similar problem when I made a simplified part from an assembly. I didn't realise that the default template was set to  Sheet Metal.ipt and then I couldn't author the part as tube and pipe. I then did it over making sure to use Standard.ipt as the template and then it worked fine.

It may not be the solution for you but it might help someone else who finds this thread.

[samceEVUCV · Accepted solution]

Yes converting it to a a standard fixed it for me and im using 2021 software.

Enviroments --> Convert --> Convert to normal part