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8
Spoolgen Version
10
CADWorx Version
20.2
CADWorx Structure Version
4.2
  1. Click Change Size Change Size Icon. Alternatively, type CHANGESIZE on the command line, and press ENTER.

  2. Type A for automatic.

  3. Select a line with a tee component to change, and then press ENTER.

  4. Select a size from the list that appears.

  5. You are now prompted to select the branch or press ENTER.

    • If you select the branch, the software prompts you for the size of the branch. The prompts you receive are then determined on the size you select for the branch and the main.

    • If you do not select the branch, the prompts are determined by the size you select for the main.

    • Prompts vary depending on the options you choose.

    • For instance, large versus small pipe, selecting the branch or not selecting the branch, using Change current component or add Reducer at branch, each choice produces a different outcome. However, the software produces the same result of changing the size of the tee component.

    • These options were designed so that you could change the tee as needed for any scenario. For more information, see Change Size.

  6. Follow the prompts to select the best option for your model.

    In most instances the following prompt displays.

    The software displays the following prompt when a line is not going to change size and requires a reducer. This happens when you select a tee and you do not select the lines next to the tee. This can also happen when you select a tee and you do not select the branch line of the tee. The software prompts for a reducer for any line that does not require a size change.

    Change Size Reducer Option

  7. Select the reducers as required.

  8. Select a component to keep its position, or press ENTER to finish.

    The line with the tee changes size and a reducer is added to the branch.

  • If the software displays the prompt The model cannot change size, then there is an issue with the model components. For instance, this can happen if you select a tee and the line requires a reducer be inserted, but the pipe next to the tee is too short for the software to accommodate the reducer. If this happens, check the lengths of the piping and make sure there is room to accommodate the added components, and then run Change Size again.

  • If you select a single component and change to a small size, the software takes you immediately to Step 7.

  • It is possible to receive the following prompt when changing the size of a tee. The software provides a list of available components to change to if the size of the reducing tee does not exist or if a component change is needed.

    Change Size Component for change to Other