Insert Part in Pipe (PE)

To insert a part in a straight pipe, you need to activate the – straight and arbitrarily divisible – pipe in which you want to insert the part.

Proceed as follows:

Select the required part type in the selection window. As a part must be placed on a guideline (not on a corner formed by two guidelines), elbows, knees or corner valves are not permitted.

Select the type of insertion.

Pick OK to exit the selection window.

If a search based on predetermined settings (e.g. pipe class) and specified search criteria returns several parts, select the line in the result list containing the required part, and click the Process icon.

HiCAD expects you to specify an insertion point on the guideline. The same options as for Part exchange are available.

Set the part, now attached to the cursor by its reference point, on the required location.

If the part cannot be symmetrically rotated, HiCAD displays the Rotation angle menu, thus enabling you to turn the part until it is in the required position. This menu is described in detail for the Rotate part function. When you select End to close the menu, HiCAD inserts the part.

T-piece, inserted in a straight pipe

Please note:

If the part has flanged connections and the matching flange data is contained in the Anschluss (Connection) attribute, associated flanges are automatically included and attached to connections 1 and 2. If nominal diameters have been specified for part connections, they are used as search criteria for matching flanges. If a unambiguous result is not found, HiCAD displays a selection list enabling you to select suitable flanges.

HiCAD automatically closes any remaining gaps in the guideline with straight pipes, i.e. with pipes having the same standard designation as the deleted pipes. If nominal diameters and wall thickness have been defined for part connections, they are used as search criteria for matching pipes. If a unambiguous result is not found, HiCAD displays a selection list enabling you to select suitable pipes.

In the case of automatically fitted connections, values pre-set for nominal diameter and wall thickness are given higher priority than preset values given for part connections.

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