Positioning Head or Tail in Free Space
- Last UpdatedNov 17, 2025
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Keywords:
HPOS HBOR HDIR HCON TPOS TBOR TDIR TCON
Description:
It is sometimes necessary to terminate a Branch (or Hanger) in free space; for instance, where a Branch reaches the Battery Limits. Where this termination ends with a length of TUBE (or ROD) and no Head or Tail connection can be made, it is necessary to set the Head/Tail attributes individually.
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HPOS X10 Y5 Z5 |
The Head position is set as specified in owner coordinates. |
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HDIR Y WRT WORLD |
The Head direction is set as specified in World coordinates. |
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HBOR 80 |
The Head Bore is set as specified. |
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HCON OPEN |
The Head Connection Type is set as specified. |
Note: If a data consistency error is to be avoided, the HCONN or TCONN of a free end must be set to one of the following: OPEN, CLOS, VENT, DRAN (drain), or NULL.
Command Syntax:
>--+-- HPos --.
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‘-- TPos --+-- <bpos> -->
>--+-- HDir --.
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‘-- TDir --+-- <bdir> -->
>--+-- HBOre --.
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‘-- TBore --+-- <uval> -->
>--+-- HCOnn --.
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‘-- TCOnn --+-- word -->
Querying:
>-- Query --+-- PHead --.
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|-- HHead --|
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|-- PTail --|
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‘-- HTail --+-->