OpenPlant PID Help

Place Pipe Run Dialog

Displays when you are placing a individual pipe run or adding a pipe run to an existing Pipeline tag.

Accessed when:

Create a new Pipeline and place pipe run in the drawing.

Select the Pipe Run option from the gallery and place a new run of an existing Pipeline/Piperun.
Note: You cannot place a Piperun without a relationship to a defined Pipeline tag.

The following dialog opens:

SettingDescription
Flow Direction

Provides the following flow options:

  • Forward
  • Backward
  • Bidirectional
Show Flow Arrows When enabled, this option will automatically place flow arrows in the pipe run being placed.
Flow Arrow Location

Select from the following options for flow arrow placement:

  • Before vertex
  • After vertex
Auto-Routing

The following options are available when using OpenPlant PID Auto-Routing function to automatically route pipe between two existing components:

Auto-Route: Enables the auto-routing options

Prompt for Direction from Pipe Run

Perpendicular to Vessel Edge

End Segment Length

Locks

Expands the dialog to display the following section: