Pipework Specific Hierarchy

Below the zone level in the Piping discipline, the specific elements are:

Pipe (PIPE)

The Pipe (PIPE) element(s) are administrative and can own a number of branches with a common pipe specification and have any number of ends.

Branch (BRAN)

The Branch (BRAN) element(s) own a section of pipe (made up from piping components) with a known head and tail.

Piping Component

The Piping component element(s) are owned by branch elements. These components dictate the shape and geometry of the pipe work. Piping components can run from the head to tail of the owning branch but can also be connected to other branches (for example - a tee component).

Depending on the selections further windows are displayed prompting for input and options allowing for the workflow to continue.

Piping elements cannot be created or modified, if the correct database hierarchy has not been configured beforehand or if the correct current element has not been selected in the Model Explorer. For example certain piping elements must reside below other elements in the database hierarchy.