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Click Route Pipe Command
on the vertical toolbar.
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Select the run starting point to open the New Pipe Run Dialog.
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If you select an equipment nozzle, a point in space, a tap, a branch port, or a point along a straight feature, the software prompts you to create a new pipe run.
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If you select a feature located at the end of an existing run, the software continues the run of the selected feature. Skip to step 5.
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If you select an equipment nozzle that is correlated with P&ID design basis data, the software automatically determines which run should be connected.
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Type a name for the Pipe Run. If you do not type a name, the software automatically generates a name. See Select pipe run settings.
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Click OK to close the dialog.
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Select points to define the route of your pipe run. You can use PinPoint, Point Along, and the SmartSketch3D relationship indicators when defining your pipe run.
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Select the ending point of the pipe leg. Right-click to end routing the pipe run.
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You can continue routing an existing run by selecting a run end feature or by selecting the run name from the list of available runs.
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If the piping specification that you selected has service limits defined, you must define at least one temperature value and one pressure value for the pipe run. Do this by selecting Temperature and Pressure from the Category option.