Consider this scenario. If a pipe system is going to be fabricated from 10-foot long pipes, you can configure pipe layout preferences so that straight pipe runs are automatically broken into 10-foot intervals as you draw them. Joints are automatically added at the break interval. The resulting pipes and couplings are still connected as a pipe system. After the pipe run is drawn, the pipe runs are automatically cut into lengths.
When activated, the automatic cut length is applied to all pipe system definitions. For example, the cut length is applied to chilled water systems, steam systems, natural gas systems, or any other defined pipe system in the drawing. If you want to use different cut lengths when drawing different pipe systems, change the cut length as described in this procedure prior to working with each system. You can also break or join pipe segments after you have drawn them.