AVEVA™ E3D Design

Align Supports with Pipe

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Realigns supports that have become misaligned due to pipe modification.

You are prompted to Identify an element (ANCI, SUPPORT or BRAN) to realign or <ESC> to finish :

Note:
The prompt does not display if the ancillary, support or branch to be aligned is already selected.

Click to identify the ancillary, support or branch to realign using a cursor pick in the 3D view to display the Align Support window.

If an ancillary or support is selected, the selected ancillary or support is realigned.

If a branch is selected, then all supports on the selected branch are realigned.

By default, the supports are realigned to the centreline of the pipe.

Support	The support name displays in the field.
Ancillary	The ancillary name displays in the field.
Offline	Currently all supports are set to FALSE indicating a status of not offline.
Result	If a support is successfully aligned to the centreline of the pipe, Aligned displays in the column. If a support is already aligned to the centreline of the pipe or has an offline status of TRUE, Skipped displays in the column and the position of the support is not modified. If a support contains an invalid reference to the pipe, a confirm window displays asking you to identify an element to support. Click Yes to associate the support with a pipe using a cursor pick in the 3D View. You are prompted to Identify en element to support or <ESC> to finish : The support is aligned on the leave tube of the selected element.

Right-click a support to display the drop-down menu.

Clear All	Click to remove all supports from the Align Support window.
Navigate on Selection	Click to navigate to the currently selected support in the Model Explorer.
Centre on Selection	Click to centre the currently selected support in the 3D View.
Export to Excel	Allows you to export the support list to an Excel file. Click to display the Save to Excel window. You can navigate to a location and name the exported Excel file.
Print Preview	Click to display the support list in the Print Preview window.