Displays when you place or modify piping nozzles, piping elbow nozzles, piping ports, ducting nozzles, ducting ports, conduit ports, cabletray ports, cable ports, or foundation ports on a piece of equipment.
General
Parent System
Specifies the parent system for the object. Recently used systems that are appropriate to assign as the parent system for this object display in the list along with the Select from Workspace and Select from Model options. The most recently used system displays at the top.
The parent system of the object must have an Approval Status of Working before you can change the Parent System value. If the Approval Status of the parent system is not set to Working, this value is read-only.
Select Interactively
Turns on or off the interactive selection. When this option is on, you can select the parent object in a graphic view or any of the explorers.
Select from Workspace
Displays the Select Parent System Dialog with the Workspace tab open. The workspace is the subset of the active model database you specified when you started your design session. Navigate the hierarchy to select the parent system, and then select OK.
Select from Model
Displays the Select Parent System Dialog with the Model tab open. The model is all the objects in the active model database, including those that are not part of your workspace. Navigate the hierarchy to select the parent system, and then select OK.
Name
Specifies the name of the selected object. If the name is too long to entirely display in the box, point to the box to display the complete name as a tool tip. If the name is not defined by a rule, displays. If this name is generated by a naming rule, displays. If you enter a name in this box, Smart 3Dx automatically changes the naming rule to User Defined.
Browse Nozzle Data
Select a nozzle from the catalog to place on the selected equipment. This option is not available if you are placing a piping port (without body), a ducting nozzle, or a ducting port (without body).
Nozzle Properties
Orientation Reference
Displays the orientation reference and orientation properties for the nozzle.
Dimensional Properties
Displays the nozzle dimensions, which define the dimensions of the nozzle itself. Select Nozzle Dimensions Preview to see these dimensions. Each nozzle and port has different dimensions.
Orientation Reference
Select a reference point in the model from which to place the nozzle or port. You can select a previously selected orientation reference from the drop down, or click Select Orientation Reference to identify a new orientation reference in the model. You define the nozzle or port location measured from this reference point. These properties display when you select Orientation Reference from the Nozzle Properties group. Select Nozzle Orientation Preview to see the orientation dimensions.
Placement Type
Specifies a location type for the nozzle. The following location types are available for nozzles:
Radial
Straight nozzle with nozzle centerline on the radial plane.
Tangential
Straight nozzle on the radial plane, but the nozzle centerline does not intersect the vessel axis.
Axial
Straight nozzle normal to radial plane.
Skew
Straight nozzle that is tilted from both the radial plane and the vessel axis.
Axial Elbow
Elbow nozzle with hub centerline normal to the radial plane.
Radial Elbow
Elbow nozzle placed with the hub radial to the vessel axis.
Offset Radial Elbow
Elbow nozzle placed with the hub tangential to the vessel axis.
Offset Skew
Skew nozzle with a parallel offset in the radial plane.
Position by Plane and Axis
Places the nozzle at the intersection of the selected plane and axis. Available only for nozzles that have the same shape or design solid as the orientation reference.
Position by Point
Places the nozzle at the location you select with respect to the active coordinate system. Available with all Nozzles including PipePort (No Added Graphic) and HvacPort (No Added Graphic).
N1/N2/N3/N5/OR1/OR2
All distances and angles are measured from the Orientation Reference point that you selected. In general:
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N1 - Is the distance from the reference object point along the x-axis.
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N2 - Is the distance from the reference object point to the face of the nozzle or port in the y direction.
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N3 - Is an offset distance.
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N5 - Is an offset distance.
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OR1 - Is the angle around the reference object point measured from the y-axis of the object (y-axis is 0°) or the Y-axis of the coordinate system.
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OR2 - Is the rotation angle.
OR1 measured to Active Coordinate System North
Calculates the OR1 angle value with respect to the active coordinate system north. This property is available when the X-axis of the orientation reference is parallel to the Z-axis of the active coordinate system. If a nozzle satisfies this condition, select OR1 measured to Active Coordinate System North and finish the command to save the new value in the session preferences. The next time you select or create a nozzle, the software calculates the OR1 angle value based the last saved preference. Because this is a session preference, this value applies to all of the nozzles in the System Hierarchy Explorer.
Move
Moves the selected object.
Move From Position (Ctrl + T)
Specifies the point from which to start the move.
Move To Position (T)
Specifies the point at which to finish the move.
No Constraint (CTRL + 6)
Objects are free to move in any direction.
East
Y-axis and Z-axis coordinates are locked. Object moves freely along the X-axis.
North
X-axis and Z-axis coordinates are locked. Object moves freely along the Y-axis.
Elevation
X-axis and Y-axis coordinates are locked. Object moves freely along the Z-axis.
Elevation Plane (CTRL + 1)
Z-axis coordinate is locked. Object moves freely in the X-Y coordinate plane.
East-West Plane (CTRL + 3)
X-axis coordinate is locked. Object moves freely in the Y-Z coordinate plane.
North-South Plane (CTRL + 2)
Y-axis coordinate is locked. Object moves freely in the X-Z coordinate plane.
Rotate (Ctrl + R)
Starts rotation for the selected object. See Rotate equipment for one example of how to use these controls.
Press RIGHT and select Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees clockwise about the active axis.
Press LEFT and select Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees counter-clockwise about the active axis.
Angle Step
Specifies the angle about the axis that the object rotates when you select Step Rotation . Enter a value in the Angle Step box or select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus from the box.
Press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.
Press CTRL+LEFT to rotate the object clockwise one step about the Axis.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise one step about the Axis.
Step Rotation
Rotates the object corresponding to the defined angle one step about the active axis. This control is not available if Angle Step is undefined or is set to zero.
Select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus, and then press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.
Press SHIFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise.
Active Axis for Rotation (UP arrow)
Specifies the axis about which Smart 3Dx rotates the object. The available options include: X-Axis, Y-Axis, and Z-Axis.
This option does not display for grids.
Reposition Rotate Origin
Moves the rotation triad to a position that you specify. The rotation triad indicates the point about which the rotation occurs. Select a point in the graphic view to specify the new location.
Reset Rotate Origin
Moves the rotation triad origin to the origin of the selected object.
If keyboard shortcuts are not working when you move or rotate objects, select the application title bar to reset the focus. Smart 3Dx indicates focus by displaying the bright blue border.
Completion
Cancel (ESC)
Cancels all changes and exits the command.
Finish (CTRL + ENTER)
Saves all changes and exits the command.
Finish and Modify (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)
Saves all changes, and then selects the objects for modification.
Finish and Repeat (SHIFT + ENTER)
Saves all changes, and then restarts the command.