Place, edit, and remove a tubing end form

This example shows how to:

• Add an end form to tubing stock.
• Display the attributes of the end form.
• Change the end form type from a flange to a conical flare.
• Remove the end form from the path.

Procedure

1. Open a part that contains a linear path that has piping or tubing stock assigned to it. Make sure:
   • You are in the Routing Mechanical application, and that the Routing Piping and Tubing specialty application is turned on.
   • The stock is displayed as a Detailed Solid.
   • The Discipline is set to Piping or Tubing.
2. Choose Home tab → Stock group → Place End Form.
3. Click Specify End Form.
4. In the Reuse Library group, under Folder View, in the Name column, select the Routing Part Library → EndForms node.
5. Under Member View, select an end form type, such as Flanged_Tubing, and click OK.
6. In the graphics window, select the path end segment you want to add the end form to and click OK. Routing adds the flange to the end of the path.
7. Right-click the end form and choose Properties. A set of Routing Library Defined attributes for the flange is displayed on the Attributes tab. Click OK.
8. In the graphics window, right-click the linear segment that has the end form on it and choose Edit End Form.
9. Click Specify End Form. In the Name column, select the Routing Part Library → EndForms node.
10. Under Member View, select a different end form type, such as Conical_Flare, and click OK twice. NX changes the end form to a conical flare.
11. In the graphics window, right-click the linear segment that has the end form and choose Remove End Form.
12. In the Remove End Form dialog box, click OK. NX removes the flare from the linear segment.

Related topics

• Learn more: Mechanical design rules
• Look up more details: Place End Form dialog box