Pipe routing tutorial?

[Orphan]

Hey guys,

Well i'm after a free pipe routing tutorial if anyone knows of any. Specifically i'm trying to draw up a decent turbo manifold for an inline 4 engine as a little project to further my skills but so far I have no idea how to work with pipes and routing in solidworks. I can make your normal straight and bends etc but no idea how to do the more complex stuff needed to make a decent turbo manifold.

Any help would be great. Also any links to good tutorials would also be great as i've just taught myself and now wish to get a bit more involved with it.

 

[L17Aurora]

This seems one area that is very sparse on tutorials. I've searched hi & lo also but haven't come across anything worthwhile. Has anyone?

 

[Eltron]

If you've already checked YouTube and the SW website, the I'd go with SolidProfessor or igetit. Not free, but good nonetheless.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

Dan's Blog

 

[Orphan]

Yeah I haven't been able to find ANYTHING on the subject. Solidprofessor has a tutorial on it but at $299.99 I think i'll give it a miss for now. This is just a personal interest so can't really justify the cost unless I was using it.

Is there anyone out there that could write up a quick tutorial regarding the basics of routing and pipes specifically for complex bends such as in exhaust manifolds.

 

[AnnaWood]

Check out the link below for a routing manual. This has been posted a few time in the SW forums at

https://forum.solidworks.com

http://www.forefrontstudios.com/ffs-swrm/RMHome.htm

Cheers,

Anna Wood
SW2008 SP5.0, Windows Vista SP1
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM

http://www.solidmuse.com

http://www.phxswug.com