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Select Piping Tab > Route Pipe Command
to display the Route Pipe Controls.
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Select the first end of the pipe run. You can filter your selection using one of these four options (All, End Feature, Pipe Nozzle, or Straight Feature).
If you select End Feature, Pipe Nozzle, or Straight Feature, be sure to reselect All after selecting the start of the run. All is the only filter where you can define points in model space, such as for turns
in the pipe run.
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Select or create a pipe run.
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Select Select
to select an existing run in a graphic view or in the System Hierarchy Explorer.
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Select New Pipe Run
to create a new pipe run to route. See Create a pipe run for instructions on creating a new pipe run.
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Select More
to select a pipe run that is associated with a different pipeline parent. See Select Run Dialog.
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Select a recently used pipe run from the list.
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Define the pipe run path.
Define the length and angle of the piping segment using the Length (6, SHIFT + 6 to lock) and Angle (7, SHIFT +7 to lock) boxes in the Route Pipe Controls dialog or in the graphics view. You can display/hide the graphic view dimension boxes by pressing D.
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When you don't know the exact length but need to line up with other objects, use the middle mouse button to lock temporary restraints that you can use to align placement. For example, you can middle-click to lock the segment along the XZ plane when the
glyph appears (1) and then select the object to align with (2).
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You can also use the plane lock to help you align the pipe segment. In this example, the Elevation Plane
lock is used to keep the pipe segment level while lining up the ends.
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Select Close
when you have finished.