Reducers

Used to place elbow components.

Accessed from the Piping ribbon.

The following gallery displays which can be left floating or docked to the drawing area.

Component	<Component Class> in Placement Key In syntax (Mechaddin Place <Component Class> dsc=Piping)
Concentric Reducer	CONCENTRIC_PIPE_REDUCER
Eccentric Reducer	ECCENTRIC_PIPE_REDUCER
Reducing Insert	INSERT_PIPE_REDUCER
Concentric Swage	CONCENTRIC_SWAGED_PIPE_NIPPLE
Eccentric Swage	ECCENTRIC_SWAGED_PIPE_NIPPLE
Bushing	PIPE_BUSHING

Placement

Placement of operator type components usually consists of the following common steps:

Set the size and spec in the Standard Preferences dialog.
Select an option from the Flanges Gallery.

Note: If there is more than one record in the specification that meets the criteria, you are prompted to select a specific record from the Spec Record Selection dialog.

Define the Placement Point (Main Port, Run Port etc.) and settings in the Place Component dialog.
Use the mouse to pick placement and direction points for Concentric reducers, and placement, direction and rotation picks for Eccentric reducers.