Connect Pipes to Nozzles and Equipment

In order for nozzles and pipes to inherit sizes and other information from each other, they must be part of the same pipe group.

To check whether a nozzle is part of a pipe group, hover the cursor over the nozzle on the drawing so that it becomes highlighted. If the pipe and its components do not also become highlighted, the nozzle is not part of the pipe group.

This procedure is used to add nozzles and other equipment to a pipe group.

Note: A facility is also available to remove nozzles and equipment from a pipe group. Refer to Disconnect Pipes from Nozzles and Equipment.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Draw Pipes and Process Links and Label Nozzles.

Note: Not applicable to drain pipes.

Associated Project Configuration Options

The Cascade Nozzle to Pipe checkbox in the Nozzles – Settings Sub-Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program controls whether or not sizes are cascaded between nozzles and pipes.

Note: Nozzles will automatically inherit the pipe specification and pipe specification description of a connected pipe branch when the drawing is consolidated after being committed or synchronized.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by selecting the Connect option in the Modify group of the Home tab.

2. The Command prompt will display:

   Pick pipe group and equipment to connect:

   Select either the nozzle or equipment, or pipe group it is to be connected to.

3. The Command prompt will then again display:

   Pick pipe group and equipment to connect:

   Select the other item that is to be connected. It does not matter which is selected first.

4. Press Enter. The Command prompt will then display:

   Pick point on pipeline closest to the end to which equipment to be connected:

   Select the end of the pipe to which the nozzle or equipment is to be connected.

   The nozzle or equipment is now part of the pipe group, and connected to the selected end of the pipe.