Automatic Pipe Routing

The automatic pipe-routing facilities of Model enable simple orthogonal pipe routes to be generated automatically. Additionally, a number of pipes can be ordered and spread across pipe racks once the provisional routes have been determined.

In its simplest form, a single Branch may be routed from one point to another, by setting the head and tail positions and using the route command. In a more complex role, these facilities can be used to route a complex set of pipes, avoiding obstructions and following preferred paths.

For more complex pipe routing, Ptrac, Pvol and Rplane elements may be used to steer the automatic routing process along preferred areas. These must be created and positioned before entry to automatic routing, because the auto-route process operates with restricted command syntax, which does not allow elements to be created.