This is really a question from a YouTube friend
and I have no other way of answering with images and videos so I’ve decided to
share it on a blog.
The question is how to use ASME
pipes with ISO 7005 flanges? Or better
yet, how to create mixed styles, mixed units routes?
2 ways really and the second is
more of a cheat that I don’t recommend since Autodesk has provided a solution
that is working which is to use mixed units.
+Chris Benner has documented this
really nice and you can check his blog here:
In short when you edit the style
make sure you check the Mixed Units box and then you will be prompted to select
a flange. The flange family needs to have dual units and you will notice just
like in my case for the 7005-01 flange there are 2 nominal size columns, one in
metric and one imperial and that’s how Inventor can use it in mixed units
styles.
If you have a flange that has only
one column as key with the sizes then you can add another column with its
alternate unit.
The second one is a cheat and
almost not worth mentioning but you can copy the family to your library and
edit the key column values to its alternate units therefore it will be picked
up by the TP style dialog. I bet it will take you just about same time to do it
properly by adding a new column with its alternate units.
Later,
ADS
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