Pipework Design User Guide
Quick Pipe Routing
Quick Pipe Routing
Quick Pipe Routing is used when:
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The head and tail of the branch has been defined but the route between the two has not, for example: implied pipe is not shown. (ill defined route = dotted line). The mouse is used to define the direction of the pipe route, elbows or bends are automatically inserted when the route changes direction.
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Bad alignment between two components, where the leave direction and arrive direction of adjacent elements do not match, (this can be due to the current design tolerance settings, for example: offset, angle and ratio).
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Arrive or Leave where Head or Tail is undefined, where the end directly adjacent to a component is unset or ill-defined. An unset end is where the Head or Tail has its attributes left in the default state, whereas an ill-defined end is where, when the reference is set, the position is not with the reference item or when the end reference is not set, hence the end connection is unset.
Click the dotted line (ill-defined route), which then turns blue, On the Piping tab, in the Common group, click Model editor. Refer to Common Functionality User Guide for further information on the Model editor.
The Quick Routing Handles display at the head and tail of the ill-defined route. Ill-defined routes are where the Head or Tail of a Branch have defined but the route between has not.
The user can now create a pipe run between the head and tail of the branch, using the mouse, the quick routing handles and the options available from the Model Editor. Refer to Graphical Model Manipulation Guide for further information.
A change of direction displays in the 3D graphical view and the Model Explorer as an elbow or bend (dependent upon the specification). To make the choice of elbows or bends, right-click the cardinal direction handles to display the Model Editor menu.
Select Component Choice > Use Elbows.
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