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Piping Commands

Pipe Command

Creates, models, and extends pipe runs quickly and precisely.

Quick Pipe Command

Joins two existing pipe segments in the model. You can connect the pipe segments by selecting an end feature, a nozzle, a straight feature, an olet, a tee, or a surface mounted component. Also, you can bypass a pipe run by selecting a straight feature, an olet, or a tee. The software displays all possible route paths along the active coordinate system between the selected from and to points.

Pipe Component Command

Places components such as valves, steam traps, strainers, tees, turns, and fire protection items.

Pipe Tap Command

Places a tap on components in the model. A tap is used to drain, vent, or attach an instrument to a piping component.

Modify

Placement Type

Displays all the placement types. The components listed in each placement type are based on the piping specification and nominal diameter of the object selected along with the geometry at the insertion location. The Placement Type depends on the selected component. This is a read-only value.

Specification

Places components based on what is defined in the piping specification.

Instruments

Specifies the piping custom instrument from the catalog.

Specialties

Specifies the piping custom specialties from the catalog.

Catalog Tags

Currently not implemented.

Design Basis Tags

Currently not implemented.

Short Code

Specifies the short code associated with the object.

Option Code

Displays the option for the selected component. In addition, the Option list contains any options defined in the piping specification for the selected short code. Selecting a value from the Option list updates the objects.

Piping Instrument

Specifies the part number of the selected piping custom instrument.

To modify the custom instrument part number, you can do one of the following:

• Type the custom instrument part number

• Select the most recently used custom instrument part number from the list

• Search for the custom instrument part

• Click Browse Catalog to select a custom instrument part from the Select from Catalog Dialog.

Piping Specialty

Specifies the part number of the selected piping custom specialty.

To modify the custom specialty part number, you can do one of the following:

• Type the custom specialty part number

• Select the most recently used custom specialty part number from the list

• Search for the custom specialty part

• Click Browse Catalog to select a custom specialty part from the Select from Catalog Dialog.

Position and Orientation

Flip

Changes the orientation of the component port that is connected to the selected port. Select the port from the Flip list or select Flip and cycle through the ports to locate the port to flip. The selected port highlights in the graphic view.

• If you select a component with more than two ports, you can only flip its inline ports.

• The Flip control is disabled if you select a flipped component where the third port is the connected port.

• You cannot flip the following component types:

  • A component placed in free space

  • End leg components such as a cap, blind flange, reducing turns, and branching components (such as olets)

  • Generic piping component

Rotation Angle

Specifies the rotation angle about the pipe or axis for the component.

Operator Angle

Specifies the angle to rotate the valve operator about the valve stem. This angle does not affect the valve body. You can view this option only when you select Butterfly Valve or Gate Valve in the Short Code list.

Move and Rotate

Move

Moves the selected object.

Move From

Specifies the point from which to start the move.

Move To

Specifies the point at which to finish the move.

Rotate

Rotates the selected component.

Angle Step

Specifies the angle about the axis that the object rotates when you select Step Rotation . Enter a value in the Angle Step box or select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus from the box.

Press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.

Press CTRL+LEFT to rotate the object clockwise one step about the Axis.

Press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise one step about the Axis.

Step Rotation

Rotates the object corresponding to the defined angle one step about the active axis. This control is not available if Angle Step is undefined or is set to zero.

Select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus, and then press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.

Press SHIFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise.

Run

Displays options for creating and selecting pipe runs.

Select

Specifies a parent run from the graphic view or from the System Hierarchy Explorer. You can also select recently used runs from the Select Run list.

Select from P&ID

Currently not implemented.

New Pipe Run

Displays the Pipe Run Controls. Use this option to create a new pipe run.

More

Displays the Select Run Dialog. Use this option to select a pipe run that is associated with a different pipeline.

Select Run

Displays recently selected pipe runs from which you can select a pipe run.

Run Parent

Displays the name of the parent pipeline. Hover over this field for a tooltip that displays the entire system path.

Completion

Cancel (ESC)

Cancels all changes and exits the command.

Finish (CTRL + ENTER)

Saves all changes and exits the command.

Finish and Modify (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)

Saves all changes, and then selects the objects for modification.