Connectors on pipe segments and fittings allow pipe objects (such as pipe segments, fittings, and pipe MvParts) to form an intelligent system. They are located at each end of the part, as shown next.
Pipe connectors
Fitting connectors
Connectors on grooved couplings, as shown next, are located inside the coupling at the CEL depth, due to the design geometry of the grooved coupling. Unlike other connection types, pipe ends insert into grooved couplings. As a result, cut length with grooved connections are reported differently.
Grooved coupling connector locations
MvPart and fitting connectors are assigned a connection type. For example, a base-mounted pump has flange connection types assigned to its connectors, and a threaded coupling has a threaded connection type assigned to it. A connector on an MvPart behaves similarly to a pipe connector on a fitting or pipe segment.
Pipe segments do not have connection types assigned to their connectors. They do, however, inherit the connection type of the connected pipe fitting. For example, if a socket weld coupling is connected to one end of a pipe segment, the pipe connector on that end inherits the socket weld connection type.