Pipe Parts: Elbows (PE)

Plant Engineering > New > Pipe parts > Elbow

When fitting elbows you have the following options:

	Set individually
	Set all
	180° Bend

Set individually

Plant Engineering > New > Pipe parts > Elbow > Set individually

Here we will describe the insertion of an elbow with the following settings:

	Pre-set minimum pipe length: 10.00
	Pre-set maximum pipe length: 6000.00
	Auto-fit parts
	Include accessory sets
	AutoFlange for part exchange
	AutoFlange for part insertion

Select the required part from the dialogue box that appears on your screen and the Set individually in the lower area;
Select the corner of the guideline on which you want to set the elbow;
Specify the search criteria in the list of characteristics, and display a result list of parts that fulfil the given conditions
Select a part from the list.

HiCAD places the elbow in the required position.

The guideline is processed as follows:

HiCAD replaces the selected corner by a curved edge with a suitable radius and length. The new edge is set on Layer 0, i.e. it is only visible when the layer is active. Edges that previously converged at the corner are appropriately shortened.
You can now either insert an elbow on the next corner or select the MMB to cancel the option.
If you select another corner, HiCAD asks if you want to insert an identical part, if you respond with yes, part selection is unnecessary.

In guideline mode, angles are dealt with as follows: Irrespective of the angle on the identified guideline corner, the part search in the database initially looks for a 90° pipe bend. The Standard designation, Nominal diameter, Bend angle and Wall thickness are then detected and used as search criteria for the selected part. If you are allowed to cut the part to fit the angle, HiCAD finds the elbow with the next largest existing angle. Let us assume that bend angles of 45°, 90° and 180° exist for a part standard, and that the edges on a guideline build the angle of 34,5° required by for the elbow, HiCAD automatically selects the 45° bend and cuts it to fit the required angle.

Set all

Plant Engineering > New > Pipe parts > Elbow > Set all

This option enables you to set a selected elbow on all guideline corners of the active pipeline. The angle of the elbow is automatically adjusted to the angle of the guide-line corner. Corners that are already occupied by elbows are not changed. Proceed as follows:

First select the required part from the dialogue box that appears on your screen and then Set all in the lower area.
Specify the search criteria in the list of characteristics, and display the result list of parts that fulfil the given conditions.
Select a part from the list.

The angle selected does not influence the actual angle of the elbow. Only 180° bends are offered, which can be cut to fit any smaller angles. The appropriate search criteria are automatically set (Attribute Angle (=180) and Attribute beliebig_teilbar* = „1 = yes“) = (arbitrarily_divisible*).

All corners are then automatically processed as described for the Set individually option.

180° bend

Plant Engineering > Pipe parts> Elbow > 180° bend

First select the required part type from the selection window that appears on your screen and then 180° Bend in the lower pane.

Insert in edge direction or in opposite edge direction

Select the guideline, on whose start or endpoint the part is to be attached, the local coordinate system is appropriately aligned.
Specify search criteria in the HELiOS „Part Search“ mask, and display the result list of parts fulfilling the search criteria.
Select a part from the list.
Specify an insertion point on the guideline. Press the right mouse button to open a reference point menu. Select the insertion point, i.e. the start or endpoint of the selected guideline.
After inserting the part, the rotation point menu appears on your screen. Rotate the part to the required position, with the selected guideline acting as the axis of rotation.

You can now either select End to exit the function, or Continue to insert the same part again.

Connect

First specify the search criteria in the list of characteristics and display a result list of all parts fulfilling the search criteria.
Select a part from the list.
Call the Reference Point menu and select the connection on whose surface the part should be attached .
If you invoke the Select connection point option, you can use the Autopilot and point option J to snap the joint point on the start or end of the selected guideline on the connection surface to which the part should be attached.
After inserting the part, the rotation point menu appears on your screen. Rotate the part to the required position, with the connection surface vector acting as axis of rotation.

You can now either select End to exit the function, or Continue to insert the same part again.

The Plant Engineering Settings specified on the Part search tab are taken into account for this fitting type.