Couplings Gallery

Used to place inline components including couplings and strainers etc.

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)
Coupling	PIPE_COUPLING
Reducing Coupling	REDUCING_PIPE_COUPLING
Dresser Coupling	DRESSER_COUPLING
Flexible Coupling	FLEXIBLE_COUPLING
Pipe Adapter	PIPE_ADAPTER
Nipple	PIPE_NIPPLE
Bellows	BELLOWS
Basket Strainer	BASKET_STRAINER
Conical Strainer	CONICAL_STRAINER
Y Strainer	Y_STRAINER
T Strainer	T_STRAINER
Angle Strainer	ANGLE_STRAINER

Placement

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

Set the size and spec in the Standard Preferences dialog.
Select an option from the Couplings 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 and rotation points.
Note: Generally these type of components are placed either connecting to an existing length of pipe, or inserted into a length of pipe.

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