Bypassing Obstructing Components
Bypass means direction change to a route. Bypass creation involves ducts and elbows. The bypass components created will have end types inherited from parent duct. The obstructing elements could be any building object including mechanical ducts/pipes, structural column, beams etc., or even the MicroStation solid. The obstructing elements could be part of reference file.
- Select the (Mechanical Bypass) tool. In the view select the mechanical fitting (e.g. duct arm or a pipe) in the route. Multiple components can be selected using the <Ctrl>+Drag.
- Accept the selection of bypass components. Followed by it, select the Obstruction. Multiple obstructing components can be selected.
- The Mechanical Bypass settings window opens. The default bypass settings populate, in context of how the obstructing component is placed in the model.
- (Optional) Alter the settings, for example if you want to change the direction, and/or alter elbow angle, etc. When done, accept the bypass by clicking in the view.