Change Pipes to Branches and Branches to Pipes

This procedure is used to change main pipes into branches and branches into main pipes.

Procedure

Change Pipes to Branches

1. Start the procedure by either:

   • selecting the Main to Branch Pipe option in the Modify group of the Home tab, or

   • selecting the pipe on The Drawing Page, selecting the Main to Branch Pipe option in the Modify group of the Home tab.

2. If the first method of starting the procedure is selected, the Command prompt will display:

   Pick a main pipe to convert as branch pipe:

   Note: The pipe must be selected, not its label.

   This step is omitted if the second method of starting the procedure is selected, as the pipe will already have been selected.

   Select the pipe that is to be converted into a branch.

3. The Command prompt will display

   Indicate owner pipe for branch, or Trim for Trim pipe (<ret for new pipe>):

   Select the main pipe that is to be owner of the branch.

   The pipe is then converted into a branch, with the selected pipe as its owner.

   The ownership of any branches that the converted pipe owned is switched to the pipe selected to be the owner of the converted pipe.

Change Branches to Pipes

4. Start the procedure by either:

   • selecting the Branch to Main Pipe option in the Modify group of the Home tab, or

   • selecting the pipe on The Drawing Page, selecting the Branch to Main Pipe option in the Modify group of the Home tab.

5. If the first two methods of starting the procedure are selected, the Command prompt will display:

   Pick a branch pipe to convert as main pipe:

   Note: The branch must be selected, not its label.

   This step is omitted if the third or fourth methods of starting the procedure are selected, as the branch will already have been selected.

   The branch is then converted into a pipe.