Disconnecting and Reconnecting Pipes
In certain circumstances, you may wish to disconnect a pipe from a node without deleting and redrawing the pipe in question. For example, if the model was built from a database and the Establish By Spatial Data option was used to determine pipe connectivity, pipes may have been connected to the wrong nodes.
To disconnect and reconnect a pipe:
- Right-click the pipe to be disconnected.
- A context menu will appear. Two reconnect options will be displayed, one for each of the end nodes of the pipe. Select the node from which you want to disconnect the pipe.
- A broken line will appear, joining the node from which the pipe is being disconnected and your mouse cursor. Hover the mouse cursor over the junction to which you would like to connect the pipe and click the left mouse button. The pipe will now be connected to this junction.
Note: When links that are a part of an existing profile are reconnected such that the previously created profile does not remain continuous, the profile may no longer show correct results. If you reconnect links that are part of an existing profile, edit and redefine a valid path to ensure correct results.
If you reconnect the start end of a link to an invalid element type you get the following message:
If you reconnect the stop end of a link to an invalid element type you get the following message:
Answer "Yes" if you would like to continue with the reconnect. You can correct the connectivity at a later time by selecting Home > Validate.