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Click Select
on the vertical toolbar.
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In the Locate Filter, select Piping Features.
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Select a feature on the piping section to move.
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Right-click the feature, and select a Get Features Command option. See Route Selection Commands
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Click Move Command
on the main ribbon. If you move the pipe end within ¼ inch (6.35 mm) of another pipe
end, the software automatically connects the two ends.
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Select a move-from point.
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Identify the move-to point, and click the graphic view to confirm the new location.
The software moves the pipe run to the new location. See Appendix: Moving at Boundary Connections for information about how the software performs the move operation.
Connect a Set of Pipe Features
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Click Select
on the vertical toolbar.
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In the Locate Filter, select Piping Features.
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Select a feature in the piping section to modify.
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Right-click the feature, and select select a Get Features Command option. See Route Selection Commands.
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Click Move Command
on the main ribbon.
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Click an end feature in the selection.
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To connect the selection to another pipe inline, click an open end feature of the pipe.
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To connect the selection to another pipe at a branch point, click a straight feature of the pipe.
The software lengthens or shortens the pipe as needed to make the connection. See Connecting pipe runs using Move.
Connect a Pipe Leg
Make sure that the Locate Filter is set to Piping Features.
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Select a straight feature on the pipe leg to connect.
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Click Move Command
on the main ribbon.
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Select the move-from point.
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Select a move-to point on the adjacent leg to connect.
The software connects the selected pipe leg to the adjacent leg.
You can also use this procedure to connect pipes ending with an along-leg feature,
such as a flange. See Connecting pipe runs using Move.