iCable

Win64, English

Limin Ma

iCable add-in allows Autodesk® Inventor® users to easily create cables, wires, hoses, tubes, and pipes directly in Assembly environment with geometric references from other components.

Version History

General Usage Instructions

Open an assembly in Inventor. All iCable commands can be found under the ribbon tab "iCable".
Click "Interpolated Cable", "Adaptive Cable", or "Tube & Pipe" command. Enter cable (or Tube and Pipe) information in the dialog form, then click "Start" to create the 3D path for the cable. Select routing points referring to geometries from components in the assembly, using iCable 3D routing tool with context menu containing various selection options. After you define the end point of the cable, right-click to access the context menu, then click "Finish". A cable as requested, will be generated in the assembly.
The "Update Length" command will update the length of all iCable-created cables if they have been modified manually.
The "Sum of Length" command will give a summary length report for all iCable-created cables in terms of cable outer diameter (OD) and color.
The "Cable Report" command will provide detailed information for all individual iCable-created cables, including length, OD, and color.

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the document "iCable_User_Instruction.pdf" available at the following link: iCable User Instruction

This document is also located in "C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\iCable\help\iCable_User_Instruction.pdf" after you install the program.

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Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

After you download the add-in from the Autodesk App Store, simply double-click the downloaded installer (iCable.msi) to install the add-in. The add-in will install in the folder "C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins".

To uninstall this add-in, exit Autodesk Inventor if it is currently running, simply re-run the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. Alternatively, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 10/11) and uninstall it as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

To replace the old version of the add-in, you have to uninstall the old one first then run the new installer for the new version.