Spreading Pipes about the Rack
- Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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Keywords:
SPREAD
Description:
SPREAD moves the pipes laterally across the rack in the SDIR direction to give the specified clearance. The default clearance is 50mm between pipe walls on the same centerline.
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SPREAD /PIPES |
Spreads the pipes in /PIPES about the designated rack |
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SP /PIPES WW 100 |
Spreads the pipes such that the wall-to-wall clearance is 100mm |
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SP /PIPES WF 4IN |
Spreads the pipes such that the diameter of Flanges will be considered as part of the calculation. In this case, the distance between a Flange o/d and its adjacent pipe wall, will be a minimum of 4 inches. |
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SP /ZONE1 FF 75 |
Spreads the pipes such that two opposing Flange diameters will have a minimum clearance of 75mm. Pipes with no Flanges would have a wall-to-wall clearance of 75mm. |
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SP ALL |
Repeat previously defined order sequence (for example, on a subsequent rack). |
Command Syntax:
>-- SPread --+-- WW ---.
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|-- FF ---|
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|-- WF ---|
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|-- ALL --|
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‘---------+-- <uval> --. .-----<----.
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‘------------+-*-- <sgid> --+-->