Connect Bend Automatically enables you to connect two pipes with a bend element or elbow, presuming that the two pipes meet the following conditions:
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Both pipes have open ends.
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Both pipes have the same bore.
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The pipes are perpendicular to each other, meaning that one pipe, if projected, intersects the other.
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Click Select on the Edit toolbar, or click Edit > Select.
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In the Detail window, select the two pipes to connect.
Hold down CTRL while clicking to select multiple drawing items.
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Click Connect Bend Automatically on the Dimension toolbar. Alternatively, click Edit > Connect Bend Automatically.
The software joins the pipes with an elbow component.
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The software automatically applies the elbow item code from the specification to which the current project is connected,
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The software extends or shortens the pipes as necessary to accommodate the connection.
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If the software is unable to compute the dimensions, you must dimension the pipeline manually.