Mirror Pipe Tracing

This procedure is used to mirror pipe tracing, for example move tracing from one side of a selected pipe to the other.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Trace Lines.

Associated Project Configuration Options

Whether or not the user will be prompted to delete or keep the original tracing is set using the USER_PROMPTMIRRORTRACE user-defined directive in the Miscellaneous - Settings Sub-Category. By default the user will not be prompted, and the original tracing is deleted.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by either:

   • Selecting the pipe with tracing that is to be mirrored, then selecting the Mirror Trace option in the Pipeline group of the Home tab, or

   • Selecting the Mirror Trace option in the Pipeline group of the Home tab, then selecting the required pipe when prompted:

     Pick any entity in pipe group for mirror tracing:

2. Depending on the setting of the USER_PROMPTMIRRORTRACE user-defined directive (see above), the user may now be asked whether the original tracing is to be deleted or left in place:

   Do you want to erase the source tracing [YES or NO]:

3. The tracing of the pipe is then moved to the other side of the pipe, or copied to it, if the user selected that option.