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Click Route Pipe Command on the vertical toolbar.
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Select a starting point for the pipe.
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On the New Pipe Run Dialog, specify the required properties, and then click OK.
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Click Properties on the Route Pipe ribbon to display the Route Pipe Settings Dialog.
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On the Defaults tab, select True or False for the Use Purchase Length property.
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If you select True, the software locks the pipe length between the minimum purchase length (MPL) and the specified purchase length.
You can only route one straight feature at a time.
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Click OK.
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Select a value from Straight Option list on the Route Pipe ribbon. For example, select 750 mm.
The software locks the pipe length between the MPL and Straight Option value.
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Continue routing.
The software places pipes of the specified purchase length, and inserts splits.
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If you select False, the software does not lock the pipe length to the specified purchase length.
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Click OK.
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Select a value from Straight Option list on the Route Pipe ribbon. For example, select 750 mm.
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In the Length box, enter a value for the length of the pipe run, and press ENTER. For example, enter 2400 mm.
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The software locks the length of the pipe run.
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Click the graphic view to commit routing the pipe run.
The software places a pipe run of specified length, and inserts splits. If the specified length exceeds the purchase length defined in the specification, the software places pipes equal to the defined purchase length and a pipe equal to the excess length.
You can delete the excess piece of pipe. Select the excess piece of pipe, and press DEL. The software deletes the extra pipe but the split remains. Select the associated split and then delete it.
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Right-click to exit routing.