Pipeline Tools

Plant Engineering > Pipeline Tools

The Pipeline Tools function group contains functions for the processing of pipelines:

	Change pipe class and/or nominal diameter of all parts This function enables you to automatically change the pipe class and/or nominal diameter of all parts on an existing pipeline. Click to open a pull-down menu with further functions for pipelines: Divide pipeline Merge pipeline Change route Down-grade Editor Calculate transition Edit arcs Exchange valves, in only one pipeline Exchange valves, in all pipelines Change pipeline colour Change pipeline layer Change pipeline name Determine volume Fit insulation Delete insulation Display insulation Show insulation Hide insulation Start ROHR2 Create ROHR2 NTR file
	Assign pipe class and/or nominal diameter This function enables you to change the pipe classes and/or nominal diameters assigned to a pipeline during creation. Click to open a pull-down menu with further functions for the checking of pipelines: Edit flow directions Check plausibility of flow directions Change pipeline colour Change pipeline layer Change pipeline name Determine volume Fit insulation Delete insulation Display insulation Show insulation Hide insulation
	Collision check Close gaps within a pipeline Check part structure (active pipeline) Check for invalid nominal diameter matings (active pipeline) Check pipe lengths (active pipeline) Check validity of nominal part diameters Check part structure (all pipelines) Check for invalid nominal diameter matings (active pipeline) Check pipe lengths (all pipelines)
	Move+Rotate This function enables you to move and rotate a pipeline, i.e. change its position and alignment.
	Copy pipeline This function enables you to copy the pipeline, under a different name, within a drawing.
	Delete pipeline Use this function to completely delete a pipeline in a drawing.

 

Many functions require the selection of a pipeline before they can be executed. This will be indicated in HiCAD by the

Select display

message in the user guidance bar at the bottom.

When you move the cursor over a pipeline, the pipeline (including named points) will be highlighted (Marking colour 1), as shown below in (a). Then, select the pipeline by a simple left-click.

If a pipeline had been previously activated, e.g. because a different function was applied to it, this pipeline, too, will be highlighted in a different colour (Marking colour 3) during selection (b). This pipeline could also be directly selected, just like any other pipeline (c).

Right-click to open a context menu allowing a direct selection of the active pipeline or the cancelling of the function.

Plant Engineering Functions • Create Pipeline (PE) • Select Pipeline (PE)