- Select the object in the drawing, and click
(add grip) to begin drawing a pipe run:
If you want to… then… start a run from one of the ends of a pipe segment click the add grip at one end of the segment. start a run from the midpoint of a pipe segment click the add grip at the midpoint of the segment. A tee or takeoff is automatically inserted, depending on the connection specified for pipe layout preferences. start a run from an MvPart click the add grip on the MvPart connection. start a run from a fitting, such as an elbow or tee click the add grip pointing in the direction of where you want to start the new run.
Tip: The software will use the part and the male-to-female orientation specified in the Routing Preferences if possible. If not, the Choose a Part dialog box will prompt you to pick a part to insert into the layout at the appropriate angle.add a joint to an existing pipe run hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the add grip and then click to add pipe. Tip: If the Use fitting tolerance property on the Properties palette is set to Yes, a coupling will be added to the pipe. This is true only if it is within the allowable fitting tolerance (angle). On the other hand, if Use fitting tolerance is set to No, an elbow will be added. - On the Properties palette, under Routing Options, specify the layout method that you want to apply to the new pipe run.
- If you start from an MvPart, under Dimensions, specify a system and a routing preference.
The software remembers the routing preference and system setting. The routing preference and slope (if applicable) are automatically set based on the connected object. If you start from a pipe segment or fitting, the new run inherits those preferences.
- If you change the nominal size before specifying the first segment of the new run, a transition is automatically inserted between the object and the new pipe segment after you specify the first point of the new run.
Attention: The available sizes include those common to all of the pipes and fittings specified in selected routing preference. This ensures that you select a pipe size that matches fittings of the same size. (The sizes are also grouped according to the size ranges defined in the routing preference.) If a size is not available, select a different routing preference, or modify the parts in the size ranges in the current routing preference.
- Continue specifying points for the pipe run layout geometry.