Valves Gallery

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)
Gate Valve	GATE_VALVE
Ball Valve	BALL_VALVE
Check Valve	CHECK_VALVE
Globe Valve	GLOBE_VALVE
Butterfly Valve	BUTTERFLY_VALVE
Needle Valve	NEEDLE_VALVE
Plug Valve	PLUG_VALVE
Angle Valve	ANGLE_VALVE
Y-Globe Valve	Y_HY_GLOBE_VALVE
Relief Valve	RELIEF_VALVE
Diaphragm Valve	DIAPHRAGM_VALVE
Flap Valve	FLAP_VALVE
Mud Valve	MUD_VALVE
Pinch Valve	PINCH_VALVE
Float Valve	FLOAT_VALVE
Control Air Valve	AIR_RELEASE_VALVE
Control Valve	CONTROL_VALVE
Angle Control Valve	ANGLE_CONTROL_VALVE
3 Way Valve	THREE_WAY_VALVE
4 Way Valve	FOUR_WAY_VALVE
Multistage Air Valve	MULTISTAGE_VALVE

Placement

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

Set the size and spec in the Standard Preferences dialog.
Select an option from the Valves 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 component settings in the Place Component dialog.
Use the mouse to pick placement, direction and rotation points.
Make picks for location, direction and orientation of the valve operator based on following scenarios:
- Placement in Space
- Connecting to end of existing component
- Inserting into an existing length of pipe.

Note: If connecting to an existing component, then only placement and rotation picks are required.