Branch tables define the reinforcement to be used at tees and lateral branches in a piping system as a function of the acute angle of intersection and the nominal diameters for the intersection lines. The software uses the information in a branch table and the header nominal diameter (first size) and branch nominal diameter (second size) to provide the part name to be used at an intersection.
You can access the Branch Editor in the following ways:
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Click SRD > XS10 Component Manager > XS1020 Geometric Management, and select Branches in the drop-down list in the tree view.
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Click SRD > XS20 Spec > XS2020 Spec Editor, open a template specification, and on the Components page, in the Branch Matrix section, click
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At the top of the Branch Editor, the toolbar contains icons for creating a new branch, editing a branch, and deleting a branch.
Below the toolbar is data about the branch, such as its name, short description, description, header units, branch units, standard, and control code.
You can see controls to add axis values to the branch table and a way to save preferences for the branch table.
The grid shows the details of the branch table. Each cell shows the group/part for that header/branch combination. If a cell has more than one preference, all group/part combinations appear in the cell.
If a cell is shaded gray, it means the value is not present in the list of NPD values on the Thickness grid on the Cover page.
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You can change the branch matrix view, by clicking on the arrows at the top left corner of the branch matrix.
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To save the branch matrix view, click the Save Branch Matrix View icon
. The saved view is available only for the logged in project, discipline, and user.
On the right side of the grid, you can see the legend.
The bottom of the Branch Editor displays other information for the branch, such as the short description, break type, and control code.
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