Set Insert Joint Point and create continuous pipes and mounts

Set Insert Joint Point and create continuous pipes and mounts

This section explains how to use the [Attachment Point] function to build continuous pipe structures or equipment base frames in IRONCAD.

In piping design and equipment base structures, it is common to use multiple sections of the same type of round pipes or square pipes.
To assemble these parts, you typically use the TriBall tool. However, when connection points are predetermined, adding Connectors allows you to place parts semi-automatically at the correct locations.


Procedure:

[1] Select element what you want to set [Attachment Point].


[2] Click [Attachment Point] 

[3] Click arbitrary point.

[4] Move the cursor over the attachment point and right-click when it turns yellow.
Then click [Set Name and Behaviors].

[5] Enter [User Name] and select [Type].
You can connect with other users with the same username.
[Type] can be connected Male x Female or Neutral x Neutral.
 

Each connector contains a long axis and a short axis:
  1. The long axes are facing each other.
  2. The short axes point in the same direction.


When two parts with configured connectors are brought together, they will automatically align and attach according to the connector settings, enabling efficient assembly of continuous piping or frame structures.


How to connect:

  1. Register in the catalog and drag & drop from the catalog
  2. [Connect using the Attachment Point Connector


Please refer to the video below.

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