I've been using the routing add on tyo Solidworks for alittle while now. It's possible for me to create a route usingcustom fittings without too many issues arising.

In some scenarios this is perfect for the job.

However - I'd like to be able to rotate my flanges (as you would beable to in reality) and have all of my attached piping move withit. I think doing this within the route sketch is a painstaking wayto go. Especially if your pipe isn't following an X, Y, or Z axis.

So I figured the best way to go would be mate all standard fittings(tees, bends, straights, tapers, valves) together in the usual way(without using routing) to give me the flexibility of being aboutto mate them and rotate the flanges as I please.

I figured I would just use the routing for when I create custompipes and have each custom pipe as a superate pipe sub-assembly. Ifigured I would then just mate these custom pipes to the rest of myassembly as I would any other part.

This doesn't work though - can someone give me some advise please?Attached are some screenshots.

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/...71&stc=1&d=1245071669

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/...40&stc=1&d=1245308148

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/...641&stc=1&d=1245308205SolidworksRouting