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Piping Commands

Pipe Command

Creates, models, and extends pipe runs quickly and precisely.

Quick Pipe Command

Joins two existing pipe segments in the model. You can connect the pipe segments by selecting an end feature, a nozzle, a straight feature, an olet, a tee, or a surface mounted component. Also, you can bypass a pipe run by selecting a straight feature, an olet, or a tee. The software displays all possible route paths along the active coordinate system between the selected from and to points.

Pipe Component Command

Places components such as valves, steam traps, strainers, tees, turns, and fire protection items.

Pipe Tap Command

Places a tap on components in the model. A tap is used to drain, vent, or attach an instrument to a piping component.

Modify

Placement Type

Displays all the placement types. The components listed in each placement type are based on the piping specification and nominal diameter of the object selected along with the geometry at the insertion location. The Placement Type depends on the selected component. This is a read-only value.

Specification

Places components based on what is defined in the piping specification.

Instruments

Specifies the piping custom instrument from the catalog.

Specialties

Specifies the piping custom specialties from the catalog.

Catalog Tags

Currently not implemented.

Design Basis Tags

Currently not implemented.

Short Code

Specifies the short code associated with the object.

Option Code

Displays the option for the selected component. In addition, the Option list contains any options defined in the piping specification for the selected short code. Selecting a value from the Option list updates the objects.

Piping Instrument

Specifies the part number of the selected piping custom instrument.

To modify the custom instrument part number, you can do one of the following:

• Type the custom instrument part number

• Select the most recently used custom instrument part number from the list

• Search for the custom instrument part

• Click Browse Catalog to select a custom instrument part from the Select from Catalog Dialog.

Piping Specialty

Specifies the part number of the selected piping custom specialty.

To modify the custom specialty part number, you can do one of the following:

• Type the custom specialty part number

• Select the most recently used custom specialty part number from the list

• Search for the custom specialty part

• Click Browse Catalog to select a custom specialty part from the Select from Catalog Dialog.

Position and Orientation

Flip

Changes the orientation of the component port that is connected to the selected port. Select the port from the Flip list or select Flip and cycle through the ports to locate the port to flip. The selected port highlights in the graphic view.

By default, Flip is unavailable.

Branch Position

Select the position of the branch centerline relative to the header centerline.

Radial

Places the branch such that its center line intersects the header centerline.

Move

Moves the selected object.

Move From Position (Ctrl + T)

Specifies the point from which to start the move.

Move To Position (T)

Specifies the point at which to finish the move.

Rotate (Ctrl + R)

Starts rotation for the selected object. See Rotate equipment.

Press RIGHT and click Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees clockwise about the active axis.

Press LEFT and click Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees counter-clockwise about the active axis.

Angle Step

Specifies the angle about the axis that the object rotates when you select Step Rotation . Enter a value in the Angle Step box or select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus from the box.

Press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.

Press CTRL+LEFT to rotate the object clockwise one step about the Axis.

Press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise one step about the Axis.

Step Rotation

Rotates the object corresponding to the defined angle one step about the active axis. This control is not available if Angle Step is undefined or is set to zero.

Select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus, and then press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.

Press SHIFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise.

Active Axis for Rotation (UP arrow)

Specifies the axis about which Smart 3Dx rotates the object. The available options include: X-Axis, Y-Axis, and Z-Axis.

This option does not display for grids.

Reposition Rotate Origin

Moves the rotation triad to a position that you specify. The rotation triad indicates the point about which the rotation occurs. Select a point in the graphic view to specify the new location.

Reset Rotate Origin

Moves the rotation triad origin to the origin of the selected object.

If keyboard shortcuts are not working when you move or rotate objects, select the application title bar to reset the focus. Smart 3Dx indicates focus by displaying the bright blue border.

Run

Displays options for creating and selecting pipe runs.

Select

Specifies a parent run from the graphic view or from the System Hierarchy Explorer. You can also select recently used runs from the Select Run list.

Select from P&ID

Currently not implemented.

New Pipe Run

Displays the Pipe Run Controls. Use this option to create a new pipe run.

More

Displays the Select Run Dialog. Use this option to select a pipe run that is associated with a different pipeline.

Select Run

Displays recently selected pipe runs from which you can select a pipe run.

Run Parent

Displays the name of the parent pipeline. Hover over this field for a tooltip that displays the entire system path.

Reference Run

Displays the name of the parent Pipe Run and Pipeline.

Parts

Click the Parts drop-down arrow to display a list of pipe parts related to the selected part. Select a part to open the Modify Pipe Component dialog and edit the pipe component properties.

Completion

Cancel (ESC)

Cancels all changes and exits the command.

Finish (CTRL + ENTER)

Saves all changes and exits the command.

Finish and Modify (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)

Saves all changes, and then selects the objects for modification.