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Open Precision Input
from the View Manipulation Toolbar.
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Click Reposition Target
and then select the pipe end.
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Click Piping Tab > Insert Pipe Component Command
to display the Insert Pipe Component Controls.
You are prompted to select the straight feature.
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Enter the distance from the pipe end for placement. In this example, the pipe runs north and south so 6 ft is entered in the y-axis coordinate. Press F7 to lock that direction and jump to the text box to type 6 ft.
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Select the straight feature.
Because you locked the y-axis at 6 ft, Smart 3Dx projects a line 6 feet on an infinite north plane from the target at the pipe end.
All you need to do is select the straight feature. Smart 3Dx finds and uses the intersection point of the 6 foot line end and the straight feature
as the placement point.
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Select Specification from Placement Type and Gate Valve from Short Code.
The software displays the computed graphics of the specified component.
If you select a component type that has a different end preparation type or size
than the adjacent component, Smart 3Dx uses the mating selection rule to select a mating component to install between the
two incompatible ends. For example, if you choose a flanged value, Smart 3Dx chooses flanges to use between the pipes and the valve.
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Select Origin for the reference position.
The reference position option allows you to position the component by a particular
port, by its origin, or by the port of a solver-generated mating part at the active
placement point.
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If needed, select a pipe run.
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Click Select
to select an existing run in a graphic view or in the System hierarchy.
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Click New Pipe Run
to create a new pipe run to route.
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Click More
to select a pipe run that is associated with a different pipeline parent. See Select Run Dialog.
Select a recently used pipe run from the list.
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Complete the placement:
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Select Finish
or press CTRL + ENTER to save your changes and exit the command.
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Select Finish and Modify
or press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then start the modification
of that object.
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Select Finish and Repeat
or press SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then restart the command using the
same options.
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