Route skewed and sloped pipe - CADWorx - Help

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Isogen Version
15
Smart Isometrics Version
8
Spoolgen Version
10
CADWorx Version
22
  1. Click Setup .

    The CADWorx Plant Setup dialog box displays.

  2. Select Piping Rules.

  3. Select Apply Skew Pipe Maximum Angle.

  4. Type an angle in the text box.

    You can type a value of 1 to 179 for the angle. For more information, see Apply Skew Pipe Maximum Angle.

  5. Click Auto Route Auto Route Icon. Alternatively, type AUTOROUTE, or ROUTE on the command line, and then press ENTER.

  6. Select a start point.

    The routing options display on the command line.

  7. To skew a pipe, type K or SKEW on the command line, and then press ENTER.

    The software turns on the skew option.

    Turn off the CAD platform ORTHO Mode to allow the piping to rotate 360 degrees.

  8. Click the end point of the pipe to place the skewed piping.

    OR

  9. Type S or Slope on the command line, and then press ENTER.

    The software displays the slope options on the command line.

    For more information, see Auto Route.

  10. Type the degrees of the slope, or select an option from the command line.

  11. Follow the prompts based on your selection, or make another selection on the command line based on your previous selection.

  12. Click a point to place the first point.

    The router continues.

  13. Click another point to place a second pipe.

    The software inserts the skewed and sloped pipe in the drawing.

You cannot skew pipe larger than the angle set in the Apply Skew Pipe Maximum Angle rule. If you do, the following message displays: The skew pipe does not allow an angle bigger than the maximum value of 15.0000°...