The Break Tube command allows you to blow a hole in a section of pipe. Breaking a section of pipe is useful when you need to make a substantial design change to your original pipe sketch. You can break a section of move, move it to another location in the Detail window, and then use the routing and editing tools to create a new pipeline configuration. You can also use the Break Tube command to place a pipe separator. A pipe separator is useful if you need to terminate insulation at a set distance along a pipe.
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Create a sketch like the example below.
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Click Break Tube on the Dimension toolbar.
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Click the section of pipe to be broken.
Look for the cursor to appear as .
The software inserts a gap and breaks the pipe into two sections.
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Click Move Pipeline , and reposition the two sections of pipe, as shown below.
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Click Route Pipe , and then route a new branch that joins the two sections together and results in a new pipeline configuration.
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You can also use the Disconnect command to break a section of pipe.
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To insert a pipe separator, press SHIFT while clicking on the section of pipe to be broken.