What's New

This page describes recent changes in Piping & Tubing 3D Design.

R2022x GA

Reveal Build Warnings Command Added

You can now reveal warnings and errors that occur during the creation and the modification of your flexible routes using the Reveal Build Warnings command.
Benefits: You can quickly identify warnings and errors associated with your flexible routes thanks to a dedicated panel. You have a more detailed view of the criticality of these warnings and errors.
For more information, see Revealing Warnings on Flexible Routes

Swivel Command Added

You can now rotate a part or an item of equipment connected to the end of a flexible route using the Swivel command.
Benefits: Rotating a part or an item of equipment helps you minimize the strain on a flexible route to obtain a more optimal shape.
For more information, see Swiveling a Part at the End of a Flexible Route

Reference Bend Radius Added to Component Family Creation

You can now:
  • add a reference bend radius to the column of a design table during the component family creation.
  • see the reference bend radius in the Data Information panel under Geometrical Information.
  • only edit the reference bend radius through design tables or spreadsheets during the component family creation.
Benefits: When you create or modify a flexible route, you cannot specify a bend radius that is inferior to the reference bend radius defined during the component family creation. This prevents some undesirable results.
For more information, see Editing Properties of Flexible Routes

Adding Negative Local Slack on Flexible Routes

You can now specify any value for the global slack of a flexible route. In addition, you can now specify a negative local slack value for the segments of a flexible route.
Benefits: This improvement allows you to save time because you do not need to reduce the global slack value of your flexible route before adding local slack to an individual segment anymore.
For more information, see Managing Slack on a Flexible Route

Performance Improvements

A new algorithm improves the performance of the Network Assistant and the Selection Options commands.
Benefits: This algorithm allows you to save a lot of time during the use of the Network Assistant and the Selection Options commands.

Polyhedral Geometry

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For more information, see Polyhedral Geometry in Piping & Tubing 3D Design

Shortcuts Customization

You can now customize shortcuts.
Benefits: You have more flexibility in the customization and configuration of your keyboard shortcuts.
For more information, see Keyboard Shortcuts