Fusion add-in · v0.5.0Windows and macOS

Tube & Pipe
RoutingPipe Routing, Fittings & Tube Bending Add-in for Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360)

Create pipework. Plan tube bends. Prepare fabrication data in Fusion.

Create and edit tubes from sketch paths. Choose pipe sizes, set bend radii, and add fittings, valves and supports. Use the same model for bend tables, cutting lists, notch templates, weld estimates and fabrication files.

Two-pump assembly with routed pipes, bends, valves, flanges and supports modeled in Autodesk Fusion

851 stock sizes

44 pipe and tube families

Routes & connections

Editable tubes, fittings and supports

Fabrication data

Bend tables, cut lists and shop files

Video

From sketch to shop drawings

Pipe Routing in Fusion 360 – Sketch to Shop Drawings
Route pipes and tubes from sketches, add fittings and valves, then export the bend data, notch templates, weld list, cutting list and fabrication package.
Watch on YouTube →

Switching CAD or routing by hand

Coming from SolidWorks Routing, Inventor Tube & Pipe, or manual Fusion sweeps?

Native Autodesk Fusion has Pipe and Sweep for single bodies, and standalone tube-bending data exporters only read an already-modeled tube. Tube & Pipe Routing covers the complete workflow inside Fusion: routing process pipework and bent hydraulic, pneumatic or structural tubes from sketches or XYZ / LRA (YBC) tables, placing fittings, valves and supports with automatic trim-back, and exporting bender setup sheets, notch templates and cut lists.

Piping / Tube Bending NeedNative Fusion or standalone exportersTube & Pipe Routing Add-in
Pipe & tube stock libraryType OD and wall thickness on every Pipe command851 sizes across 44 EN, ASME/ANSI, DIN, ISO, JIS, copper, sanitary & pneumatic families
Tees, elbows, reducers, flanges & valvesImport, align by joints and split/trim every pipe end manually20 built-in fitting & valve types + Fitting from Model; pipes trim back automatically with takeout and weld gap
Rotary draw / CNC tube bender tables (LRA / YBC / XYZ)Measure straight lengths, bend angles and plane rotations by hand, or use an exporter-only plugin on a single bodyBend Data & Bender Setup: LRA / YBC and XYZ tables, springback compensation, plus Recognize Tube for imported STEP tubes
Fishmouth / saddle notch templatesUnfold sheet-metal workarounds or project curves manually1:1 printable PDF and flat DXF wrap-around templates for End A / End B pipe-to-pipe copes
Pipe clamps, U-bolts & shoesModel or place each clamp without route associationPipe Support (split clamps, DIN 3570 / MSS U-bolts, DIN 3015 block clamps, shoes) that follow route edits

A complete project in Fusion

A pipe rack with every connection modeled

Three headers on the upper level and a DN50 loop below feed nine drops to the equipment. Each drop has an elbow, a valve between mating flanges and a weld-neck flange; a reducer, reducing tees and a reducing cross join the sizes, and three hydraulic tubes are bent in front of the rack.

Pipe rack in Fusion with two header levels, nine drops with valves and weld-neck flanges, a reducing cross, elbows and three bent hydraulic tubes
19 routes
DN100 to DN50 pipe and bent 25 mm tube
61 fittings
Tees, elbows, reducer, cross and flanges
11 valves
Gate, ball, butterfly and check
2 rack levels
Headers, drops and crossovers

Every route, fitting and valve in this model was created with Tube & Pipe Routing from one sketch of centrelines; nothing was modeled by hand.

Reducing cross on a DN80 header with branches up and down, beside a DN100 gate valve between mating flanges

Sizes change at the fittings

A reducing cross takes DN50 branches up and down from the DN80 header, and the DN100 gate valve sits between its mating flanges. Every tube is cut back to the fittings it meets.

Weld-neck flanges at the header ends, a DN50 loop turned by long-radius elbows and drops with their valves

Ends, loops and drops

Weld-neck flanges close the header ends, long-radius elbows turn the DN50 loop, and each drop carries its own valve to the equipment flange.

Routes and fittings

Lay out the pipework in its assembly

Select connected sketch lines and arcs, choose an outside diameter and wall, and set the centreline bend radius. Separate chains become separate tubes; junctions provide the nodes for fittings.

Start from XYZ or LRA

Load a CSV or paste numeric rows. Select mm or inches and the rotation convention. The result includes an editable source sketch.

Inspect the table-to-tube example →

Fit the connection

Connected pipes trim to the fitting faces, so the layout and cut lengths stay together when you edit.

Use the actual vendor part

Capture a solid valve or coupling with circular ports and insertion depths using Fitting from Model. Reuse it where its port directions match the layout.

Auto Route

Find a path around the equipment

Choose two points and the obstacles to avoid. Auto Route proposes an orthogonal sketch path with clearance and room for bends; it can build the tube immediately.

The search uses obstacle bounding boxes. The finished tube receives a geometry interference check, so review the result before committing to the layout.

An auxiliary tube routed around the equipment in a Fusion pump skid
The highlighted instrument line uses Auto Route with two bends around the equipment. Its closest measured clearance is 42.55 mm against a 35 mm setting.

Edit the route, keep the placed copies

Reopen a route to change its stock size, path or bend radius. These two copies keep their placements and pipe shoes when the bend radius changes from 100 to 180 mm. Rotating the valve by 45° updates its linked pipe flanges too.

Before Edit: two placed pipe runs with 100 mm bend radius, upright gate valves and two pipe shoes
Before: CLR 100 mm, valve rotation 0°.
After Edit: the same two pipe runs with 180 mm bend radius and 45 degree valve rotation, retaining their placements and supports
After: CLR 180 mm, valve rotation 45°. Same copy and support positions.

Shown with independent component copies. Nested repeated parents also keep their placements, and linked fittings and support anchors follow the matching pipe instances. Native pattern or mirror seeds, joints, rigid groups and separately moved pieces that cannot be replaced safely are reported before replacement and kept intact.

A closer look at the connections

Choose the fitting for each part of the route

Branch a line, change diameter, turn a corner or fit a valve. These examples were created in Fusion with the add-in.

Fitting

Valve and mating pipe flanges

Enable Add mating flanges for a supported built-in flanged or wafer valve. Choose slip-on or weld-neck flanges and set the face (gasket) allowance and the pipe-end setback or root gap. The command checks the connection dimensions, aligns the bolt patterns and trims the pipes. Edit any of the three parts to update the set; the BOM counts them separately.

Bolts and gaskets are not modeled.

Fusion Fitting dialog editing a DN50 gate valve, with 60.3 by 3.2 mm pipe, Add mating flanges enabled and weld-neck flanges selected
Fitting dialog editing a saved DN50 gate valve with two weld-neck pipe flanges: pipe size, valve dimensions and mating-flange settings load together. Native Fusion geometry.
Equal tee and reducing tee fittings modeled by Tube & Pipe Routing in Fusion

Equal and reducing tees

Add a branch with the same bore or a smaller outlet.

Four-way cross pipe fitting with visible hollow ports

Cross

Connect four pipe directions at one junction.

Concentric reducer connecting two pipe diameters on a shared centreline

Concentric reducer

Transition between two diameters on the same centreline.

45 degree and 90 degree pipe elbows shown side by side

45° and 90° elbows

Change direction with a separate elbow fitting.

Blind, slip-on and weld-neck flange fittings shown from left to right

Blind, slip-on and weld-neck flanges

Compare three flange forms, from a pipe connection to a closed end.

Butt-weld pipe end cap fitting modeled in Autodesk Fusion

Butt-weld end cap

Close the end of a pipe branch.

Wafer butterfly valve with an operating lever, created in Autodesk Fusion

Wafer butterfly valve

Place a wafer valve between pipe flanges and orient the valve to suit the layout.

Flanged gate valve with a handwheel, created in Autodesk Fusion

Flanged gate valve

Set the face-to-face length and rotate the valve around the pipe axis. Shown with its two grey mating pipe flanges.

Flanged swing check valve with a visible flow-direction arrow in Autodesk Fusion

Swing check valve

Show the intended flow direction and reverse it when the connection changes.

Butterfly, gate and check valve installation dimensions for DN50–DN200 follow Genebre 2103, AVK gate and AVK swing check catalogue drawings. Other sizes are marked as estimates. Casting contours and internal parts are simplified for layout. Check the purchased part.

Pipe Support

Give each pipe run a place to mount

Pick the outside of a straight pipe to read its diameter. Position the support along the segment, rotate it around the pipe, or select a mounting face to align its base. Reopen a saved support to change its dimensions or placement.

Two-piece pipe clamp with mounting hardware modeled in Autodesk Fusion

Split clamps

Two clamp halves, optional lining, and foot or threaded-rod mounting.

U-bolt pipe support with saddle and base plate in Autodesk Fusion

U-bolt and saddle

A curved U-bolt, saddle, nuts and a base plate for a visible mounting arrangement.

Block pipe clamp with cover plate and fasteners modeled in Autodesk Fusion

DIN 3015-style block clamps

Block halves with a cover plate and weld plate, using referenced STAUFF series dimensions.

Fabricated pipe shoe and guided base arrangement modeled in Autodesk Fusion

Fabricated pipe shoes

Adjust the saddle, web and base dimensions. Show fixed, sliding or guided arrangements.

Follow route changes

Supports retain their source segment, station and matching moved or copied pipe instance when a linked route is rebuilt. A missing reference or an incompatible position is reported for review.

Use your own hardware

Import a vendor STEP into Fusion or model a bracket, then capture its component or solids with Support from Model. The stored assembly keeps its original dimensions.

Count supports separately

Include support assemblies in a separate BOM, alongside the tube and fitting quantities. Support placement preserves tube cut lengths and pipe-joint weld estimates.

Page 1 of the skid Cutting List PDF: isometric overview of the placed tubes with item numbers, the cut list with material, cut length, bends and mass, and totals by stock
Page 1 of the skid cut list: 13 tubes in 9 items, 7232.4 mm of tube, 27.37 kg.

Inspect the two-pump skid example

The skid at the top of this page contains two split clamps, two U-bolts, four guided shoes and one block clamp. Its export lists these nine assemblies separately from tubes and fittings. Equipment and the supporting steelwork provide assembly context and are not part of the tube BOM.

The cut list opens with an isometric overview of every placed tube and its item number, then lists tube and standard, material, cut length, bends and mass, with totals per stock. Purchased fittings, the supports and a weld summary follow; each bent tube gets an isometric view and bend table.

Material comes from the bender setup or the model, else from the tube standard, for example steel S195T for EN 10255 pipe or copper C12200 for ASTM B88 tube.

Referenced installation dimensions and adjustable fabricated dimensions are identified in the library. Models simplify threads and small manufacturing details. Choose spacing, fixed points and guides for your installation; support loads and thermal movement are not analyzed by this command. View pipe support dimensional presets and sources.

Recognize Tube

Already have the tube as a STEP model?

Recover the centreline and bend information from a supported hollow round tube. The original solid stays in place and is not rebuilt with Route Pipe, while the tube joins the reporting workflow.

Bend Data and package export recheck the source geometry. An unsupported later edit stops export rather than reusing old dimensions.

From imported solid to bend data

  1. Select the imported tube

    Open Recognize Tube and select the hollow round body.

  2. Review the centreline and feed end

    Check the recovered path. Keep End A as the feed start or reverse the direction.

  3. Read and export the bend sequence

    Open Bend Data, then include the recognized tube in your fabrication package.

Supported geometry

Constant OD and wall, square-cut ends, straight leads and tails, and tangent circular bends below 180 degrees. Bends may lie in multiple planes.

Check before you import

Recognition does not cover solid bars, fittings, holes, coped ends, branches, closed loops, variable walls, meshes or freeform surfaces.

Read the recognition workflow

Route Pipe → Bend Data

From four rows to a three-plane tube

This 25 × 2 mm tube was created from the downloadable LRA input. Its three bends change direction and radius; the last row defines the straight tail. The same tube is part TP00001 in the bend sheet, stock plan and fabrication package below.

Actual Fusion tube created from the sample LRA table, with 90, 60 and 45 degree bends in different planes
Actual Fusion capture of TP00001.

The input used for this model

LRA / YBC + radius, in millimetres

Incremental rotation, CCW positive. First bend is the reference.

Numeric LRA input for the displayed Fusion tube, including the final straight tail
BendFeed mmRotate °Bend °CLR mm
120009050
2150906070
3175-1204540
Tail200000

End feed 200.00 mm

Developed cut length

908.26 mm

Download this LRA input

This example uses three radii to demonstrate per-bend input. Production needs suitable tooling for each radius; the add-in flags mixed radii for review.

Bend Data PDF sheet for TP00001: tube data, an isometric view with numbered bends and ends A and B, the bend table with marks from end A, and numbered notes
TP00001 in the sample package, quantity five. The notes flag the mixed radii and the tight 40 mm CLR.

Hand the bender one sheet per tube

Bend Data also exports an A4 PDF with one sheet per unique bent tube: tube, material, CLR, cut length and setup; an isometric view with numbered bends and ends A and B; and the bend table with marks from end A. Numbered notes state which end leads, how rotation is measured and which angle to dial.

The CSV holds the same table to read or type into the bender. Neither file is a machine program.

Bender Setup: compensation and tooling limits

Keep the machine, die and material settings together

Save a setup once and apply it to selected routes. Each assignment keeps its own revision, so editing the library does not silently change an existing design.

Measured compensation

Enter springback compensation or fit commanded versus measured angles from your test bends. Review fit residuals and the measured angle range.

Stock and tooling checks

Set OD, wall and CLR restrictions, minimum entry/exit grip lengths, minimum straight between bends and maximum commanded bend angle. An assigned limit violation blocks manufacturing export.

Marks and mass

Save the die mark offset and material density alongside the bend compensation.

A traceable setup revision

Reports carry the assigned setup. Unassigned tubes use zero compensation and the density of their tube standard's material.

Compensation adjusts commanded angles; the die offset sets the marks. Neither changes the modeled tube.

Notch Template

Take the fishmouth from the joint to the tube

Select the branch and target cylindrical faces, or enter the joint dimensions. Preview the cope, set radial clearance and export the unrolled cut line as PDF and DXF.

  • Full-size PDF on A4, A3, A2, Letter or Tabloid sheets: upright when it fits, sideways when that fits, tiled with crop marks only when it must. Wrap marks and a 100 mm check bar.
  • DXF cut, edge and reference layers for downstream fabrication.
  • Optional model cope and a penetration opening in the target when the joint geometry supports it.
  • Save the chosen End A or End B template for the next fabrication package; templates are not created automatically for every tube.

Print at 100% and measure the check bar.

A 25 by 2 mm branch tube with a fishmouth cut fitting a 42 by 2 mm main tube at 90 degrees
The actual sample joint: a 25 × 2 mm branch coped onto a 42 × 2 mm main at 90°.
Actual End B notch PDF preview with the unrolled cut curve, angular marks and a 100 mm print check bar
Cropped preview of the exported End B template.

Inspect the joint and its saved end template

This separate sample package includes the saved End B template for its branch tube (part TP00001 in that package), revision 1. The joint uses zero offset and zero radial allowance; its wrap circumference is 78.54 mm.

See the coped end with the main tube hidden
A pipe elbow joined to two straight pipe sections, with bronze weld rings at both ends
Actual bead rings at both elbow connections.

Weld Joints

Estimate the joints in your pipework

Review the connections recorded at fitting ports and tube ends: butt welds, socket-weld assumptions, slip-on flange fillets and set-on branches. Exclude joints outside your scope and apply your labour and consumable rates.

  • Joint count, nominal size, weld length and diameter-inches.
  • Estimated deposited metal, wire, working time and cost.
  • Joint labels and optional circumferential bead rings in the model.
  • Bolted valve faces, push-in and threaded connections are skipped automatically.
  • Pipe-side flange and sanitary ferrule welds remain in the estimate.
  • Separate weld-joint CSV/PDF exports and a summary in the Cutting List.

Quantities use the command's assumed weld sections and steel density. Adjust rates and review the joint assumptions for your process; this is an estimate, not a weld procedure or pressure-design check.

Weld estimates and bead previews currently evaluate native route and fitting definitions. Repeated or nested assembly instances are not counted separately here; Cutting List and Fabrication Package quantities do include them.

Inspect the sample weld estimate

Eight active joints and ten bead rings: the two slip-on connections have two fillets each. The two bolted valve interfaces are excluded. Labour and consumable rates in this example are illustrative.

Stock Optimizer

Turn developed lengths into a cutting plan

Enter your stock lengths, saw kerf, end trims and part allowances. The optimizer groups tubes by stock size and material, accounts for placed quantities and lays out the cuts on each bar. Export PDF diagrams and CSV cut positions, or include the plan in a fabrication release.

Project settings are saved with the design. Reusable tails are listed separately from waste. Available stock is unlimited by length; a finite offcut inventory and a guaranteed minimum purchase order are not included. Extra blank allowance does not shift bend marks.

13 pieces
3 tube parts
2 × 6 m
Stock bars
96.3%
Sample blank yield
Stock plan PDF: summary, notes and two 6000 mm bars drawn to scale with 13 tube blanks, TP part IDs and cut positions
Actual sample result: 51.6 mm waste and a 388.5 mm reusable tail. Yield depends on your part lengths and quantities.
Open the complete stock-plan PDF →

Fabrication Package

Send a release the workshop can follow

Export one ZIP with stable part numbers, part revisions and assembly quantities. Its HTML index links the documents for each tube, while the change list identifies what changed since the previous release.

Included in the ZIP

Cut-list PDF + CSV
Tube quantities, cut lengths, material and estimated mass, fitting BOM and a separate supports BOM.
Per-part shop PDFs
Same layout as the bend sheet above, plus apex coordinates for inspection.
Bend CSV files
Combined bend data and one table per tube part.
Per-part STEP (optional)
One solid per tube part, positioned in its machine frame.
Stock plan PDF + CSV (optional)
Bar layouts and cut positions using the same part IDs, revisions and quantities.
Saved end templates
End A/B notch PDFs and DXFs that you selected and saved.
Index and change list
A browsable HTML index, part revisions and quantity changes.
Release manifest
Units, setup snapshots and file checksums.

Inspect the actual sample files

Three part definitions and thirteen tube instances: straight, planar and spatial tubes, per-part PDFs and STEP, plus the stock plan shown above. Setup values are illustrative. This package contains no fittings or saved notch templates.

Count the assembly

Placed and nested component instances, and Paste New copies of a tube, contribute to quantities. Hidden components still count.

Track each revision

Geometry, setup and saved end changes revise the relevant part; quantity changes are tracked separately.

Keep the release history

Save the Fusion design after export to preserve part numbering and the release history.

Export checks the current source sketch, fitting trims and tube geometry before using saved bend data. Saved notch ends must still match their source geometry. STEP provides geometry for your CAM workflow. The weld-cost estimate is exported separately.

Pipe and fitting libraries

851 stock sizes across 44 families

Choose from EN / ISO, ASME / ASTM and JIS pipe and tube tables, including PVC-U, HDPE, PEX, copper, conduit, hydraulic and instrumentation tube, or add your own sizes by hand, from a cylindrical model face, through CSV or as shareable JSON library packs. Twenty built-in fitting types cover pipework, valves and mechanical connectors. Your sizes, packs, captured fittings, flange sizes and weld rates are kept outside the add-in folder, so updates keep them.

Steel pipe and precision tube

EN 10255, EN 10220 / ISO 4200 and EN 10305.

NPS and JIS pipe

Common NPS schedules and JIS SGP, STPG, SUS and STKM families.

Fabrication tube

DOM, 4130 chromoly, exhaust, stainless and aluminium tube.

Sanitary and copper

ISO 2037, DIN 11850, EN 1057 and ASTM B88 L.

PVC, PPR and scaffold

PVC schedules, PPR PN10/PN20 and EN 39 scaffold tube.

Flanges and fittings

EN, ASME and JIS flange tables, plus parametric pipe fittings and custom solids.

Catalog dimensions support layout and estimating. Simplified fitting bodies do not certify material, pressure rating or manufacturing tolerances; check supplier details before production.

Extended fitting library

More connections for specific jobs

Add sanitary tube ends or threaded pipe connections where the project calls for them. Catalogue connection dimensions set the pipe cutback, and manufacturer part codes stay with the fitting in the BOM.

Alfa Laval L14AM sanitary ferrule with its open clamp face visible at the end of a metal tube in Autodesk Fusion

Sanitary tube ends — Alfa Laval weld ferrules

Three 316L ferrules for 25.4, 38.1 and 50.8 mm tube OD with 16ga wall (1.651 mm). The tube side has one butt weld. This is the ferrule only; a clamp and gasket are not included.

GF 8270 BSP coupling with a central hex band joining two metal pipes in Autodesk Fusion

Threaded pipe — GF 8270 BSP couplings

Five Rp female coupling sizes from 1/4 to 1 inch for matching R male pipe threads, on BSP pipe of 13.5, 17.2, 21.3, 26.9 and 33.7 mm OD. Cut lengths use the supplier’s mean make-up allowance; verify actual engagement before cutting. Other diameters and thread systems require a suitable custom fitting.

Pneumatic tubing for machine air lines — view the optional library

SMC KQ2 push-in unions fit the matching SMC TU polyurethane tube sizes in the Manufacturer library. They are not welded steel or stainless pipe fittings.

SMC KQ2 pneumatic elbow with connected polyurethane tubing modeled in Autodesk Fusion

Straight and elbow push-in unions

Join or turn 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 mm OD tubing. Published insertion depths position the cut ends inside the sockets.

SMC KQ2 equal tee connecting three pneumatic tube branches in Autodesk Fusion

Equal push-in tees

Branch an air line with three matching ports. Together with the straight and elbow unions, the library includes 15 manufacturer-coded sizes.

This workflow provides geometric layout, cut lengths and a fitting BOM; it does not simulate flexible-tube behaviour, kinking or air flow. Published tube bend radii are reference limits, not CNC bender settings.

The extension adds 23 manufacturer-coded connector entries and eight matching tube sizes, included in the library totals above. Installation dimensions follow supplier tables; exterior details and internal mechanisms are simplified.

View connector sizes and source drawings

The Tube and Pipe ribbon

The commands at your fingertips

Find these tools in Fusion's Tube and Pipe tab.

Fusion interface with the Tube and Pipe ribbon, Route Pipe dialog and a model containing valves, flanges and bent pipes
The Tube and Pipe tab and Route Pipe dialog in Fusion, before selecting a path.

Create

Build the pipework, place its connections and supports, or start from an imported tube.

Route Pipe tool illustration

Route Pipe

Tubes from sketch paths or XYZ/LRA tables.

Fitting tool illustration

Fitting

Elbows, tees, reducers, flanges, valves and connectors.

Fitting from Model tool illustration

Fitting from Model

Your own solid as a reusable fitting.

Pipe Support tool illustration

Pipe Support

Clamps, U-bolts, pipe shoes and custom supports.

Support from Model tool illustration

Support from Model

Your own or imported support assembly.

Recognize Tube tool illustration

Recognize Tube

Bend data from imported round tubes.

Auto Route tool illustration

Auto Route

Orthogonal path around obstacles, with optional guide points.

Manage

Prepare bending and fabrication data, estimate pipe welds and maintain your libraries.

Bend Data tool illustration

Bend Data

LRA/YBC and XYZ tables as CSV; A4 bend sheets as PDF.

Bender Setup tool illustration

Bender Setup

Machine, die and material setups with compensation and limits.

Cutting List tool illustration

Cutting List

Cut lengths, mass, fitting and support lists as CSV and PDF.

Stock Optimizer tool illustration

Stock Optimizer

Bar cutting plans with kerf, allowances and reusable tails.

Fabrication Package tool illustration

Fabrication Package

One revisioned ZIP of shop files per release.

Weld Joints tool illustration

Weld Joints

Pipe weld quantities, time and cost; optional bead rings.

Notch Template tool illustration

Notch Template

Fishmouth cuts and full-size wrap templates as PDF and DXF.

Manage Library tool illustration

Manage Library

Add pipe and flange sizes by hand, from model faces or by CSV.

Info tool illustration

Info

Open product help and links, check license status, or enter an activation code.

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Try it on the tube work you need to deliver

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Updating or switching versions? Clear Run on Startup for the old add-in, Stop it and close Fusion before replacing files. Restart Fusion before you Run the new version.

Before you start

Does it run on macOS?

Yes. The build runs in Autodesk Fusion on Windows and macOS, and both bundles are published for every version. One subscription unlocks both.

Does the bend CSV run directly on every CNC bender?

No. The CSV and the PDF bend sheets are for people: LRA/YBC tables and XYZ coordinates with the conventions written out, for an operator or programmer to enter. CNC benders load typed values, a STEP model of the bent tube (the per-part STEP in a Fabrication Package) or a maker-specific format; a machine-specific postprocessor is not included. Calibrate compensation with test bends and verify the first part.

Can I get bend data from a STEP tube?

Yes. Recognize Tube reads supported hollow round tubes with constant OD and wall and tangent circular bends; holes, copes, branches and freeform surfaces are not supported.

Can I use vendor valves or custom fittings?

Yes. Capture the supplier's solid with Fitting from Model when you need its exact shape; the 20 built-in fitting types, four valve forms among them, are simplified for layout.

Does inserting a valve also create the mating pipe flanges?

Yes, for supported built-in flanged and wafer valves: enable Add mating flanges.

Can I start from a coordinate or bend table?

Yes. Route Pipe imports XYZ apexes or nominal Length/Rotation/Angle rows, with an optional radius per bend. The input is a numeric table, not a CNC program or the annotated Bend Data export CSV.

Can I edit routes after moving or copying them?

Yes. Independent copies and nested repeated parents keep their placements; pieces that cannot be replaced safely are reported and kept intact.

Can I add pipe clamps and my own support brackets?

Yes. Pipe Support places clamps, U-bolts and pipe shoes on straight pipe. Support from Model captures your own bracket using a cylindrical pipe-seat face and a planar mounting face; an imported assembly needs a matching pipe outside diameter.

Do supports change the pipe cut length or determine support spacing?

No. Supports leave tube cut lengths and pipe welds unchanged, and you choose their spacing; the add-in checks placement, not allowable spacing, thermal expansion or loads.

Do bolted valve connections count as welds?

No. Built-in valve faces and blind-flange interfaces are left out of the weld estimate, while the pipe-side flange welds stay; review custom fittings against their actual joining method.

What is inside a Fabrication Package?

One ZIP per release with an HTML index, cut list, per-part shop PDFs and bend CSVs, saved notch templates, a change list and a manifest, plus optional STEP and stock plans. Machine-specific programs are not included.

What does Auto Route avoid?

The bounding boxes of the obstacles you select, or of all visible bodies when you select none, with the pipe radius and your clearance added.

Which pneumatic, threaded and sanitary connectors are included?

There are 23 manufacturer-coded entries: SMC KQ2 straight, elbow and tee push-in unions for 4 to 12 mm tube, GF 8270 BSP couplings from 1/4 to 1 inch and Alfa Laval L14AM sanitary ferrules, with matching SMC TU and sanitary 16ga tube in the Manufacturer library group.

How do connectors affect cut lengths and weld counts?

Push-in pipes are cut to the published insertion depth and BSP pipes to the supplier's mean make-up allowance, with no weld gap and no weld; a sanitary ferrule counts one pipe-side butt weld and none at its clamp face.

Can I route flexible pneumatic tubing?

Yes, as layout: five SMC TU polyurethane sizes come with published minimum bend radii, and flexible-tube behaviour is not simulated. Use an appropriate material density for mass estimates, and check the tube and connector operating limits for your application.

How is this different from Weldments Pro?

Tube & Pipe Routing focuses on round-tube and pipe fabrication: routing, fittings, bending, imported-tube recognition, stock cutting plans, notch templates and pipe-joint estimates. Weldments Pro focuses on structural frames, profile joints, weld modelling, frame analysis, stock optimization and plate fabrication. They are separate add-ins.

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What does your workshop need?

Tell us the machine you bend on, the stock and fittings you use, and the output format you need. A sample drawing or a small Fusion model helps us understand the job.

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Bend sheets for the press brake, from the Fusion flat

Hole Series & Fasteners

Matching holes and bolts in every part

Auto Backup & Export

Local backups of your Fusion cloud designs