Create Mode

When you select a pipe to create an ancillary, the application first checks if it can claim the branch. If it cannot claim the branch, then an error message is displayed. A check is made at branch level because another user can modify the branch while it is being supported. This can compromise the integrity of the model because you may move the branch leg that is being supported.

If you can claim the element, then a further check is made to see if you have sufficient access rights to create an atta. If you do not have sufficient access rights, then an error message is displayed.

In create mode you may decide to create the connections to structural steel. A check is made to determine whether or not you can:

• Claim the steelwork

• Create SNOD elements

If you can do neither of these, then the Create, Modify, Force Connect and Delete icons are deactivated.

If you can create a support, you are allowed to modify or delete the same components that have been created and to modify or delete additional components (for instance: elbow, reducer, bend).