Connect Branch Head to Element

As the functionality for the connection of the branch head or branch tail from an element is identical, for the purposes of this user guide, only the branch head connection is described.

To connect a branch head to an element, select the pipe or branch element in the Model Explorer.

Click Set working pipe, to identify the element as the Current Element (CE), the attributes of the element are automatically populated in the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe window.

The Branch Head tab of Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe window indicates that the selected branch head is undefined.

From the Branch Head tab of the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe window, click Pick item to connect head to, then Identify element to connect to:, select the element to connect to in the 3D graphical view.

The Connect to: field on the Branch Head tab is populated with the element name.

The List of connections: is populated and displays the connection status of each connection component.

Select a component from the List of Connections:.

Select a component or branch to which a connection cannot be made, a message displays on the 3D graphical view summarizing the problem, for example in the following window the element is already connected, only elements which are unconnected can be selected.

Select a component or branch to which a connection can be made, a message displays on the 3D graphical view highlighting the component, for example in the following window the component is available for connection.

The Connect functionality is only available for selection when the connection from the List of connections part of the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe window is Unset.

Connect the branch to the selected element in the List of Connections. Alternatively a connected branch can be disconnected from an element.

Once the branch head and branch tail has been defined or selected, the branch now consists of a single piece of pipe running between the branch head and branch tail. The branch displays a red dotted line, which means the branch route is geometrically incorrect a pipe run can now be created, refer to Quick Pipe Routing for further information.