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Click Route Pipe Command
on the vertical toolbar.
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Press CTRL+SHIFT, and then select a point cloud point along the pipe on which to route the pipe run.
The software displays the computed graphics of the pipe run.
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On the Route Pipe Ribbon, make sure that you clear Lock Angle
and set Plane to No Plane to route using point cloud data. Also, do not specify Slope while routing the pipe runs as the routing is based on start and end points.
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If the diameter of the existing pipe run is not equal to the point cloud diameter, the software displays the following message: The current pipe run nominal diameter is not equal to the point cloud pipe run diameter. Do you want to create a new pipe run using the point cloud diameter?
Click No to override the current pipe run diameter with the point cloud diameter. Skip to step 5.
Click Yes to create a new pipe run with user defined diameter. Skip to step 4.
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On the New Pipe Run Dialog, modify the diameter of the pipe as necessary.
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Click OK to close the dialog. If you specify the insulation thickness, then the thickness is deducted from the outer diameter of the pipe run. See Insulation thickness of a pipe.
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Select a new point on another leg and continue routing the pipe run.
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You can select the point cloud point on the same leg or the second leg. If you select the point on the same leg, the software inserts a straight feature from the initial pipe graphics to the second selected point. If you select the point on the second leg, the pipe is placed up to the intersection point of two legs and constrained along the second leg feature. The software inserts a turn feature and an additional straight feature from the turn feature to the third point specified and the route is confined to the centerline of the second leg which is identified.
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If you select the third point on the same leg, the software inserts the straight feature from the turn feature to the selected third point.
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If you select the third point on the next leg, the software inserts the straight feature from the turn feature to the intersection point and continues routing.
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If you select the third point on free space, the software inserts the straight feature from the turn feature to the projected point (of the free space point) on the center of the selected point cloud and continues in free space routing.
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You cannot arc route using point cloud data. When you click Arc Route
,and select any point cloud point, the software displays the following message:
You cannot arc route from point cloud data. The selected cloud point will be ignored, and you will be routing in free space mode.
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You cannot use cardinal point offset references from point cloud data. When you select any cardinal point and click Route Pipe Command
, the software displays the following message:
You cannot use cardinal point offset references from point cloud data. Please select the pipe centerline as the offset reference.