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To Create the Pipeline Model for a Pipeline with Branch Series
1. Create three pipe segments from the coordinate system ACSO in the Positive Z, Positive Y, and Negative X directions The default flow direction is determined by Flow Direction Rule 1.
2. Create a pipe segment from point APNT2 in the Negative Y direction.
3. Create a branch segment in the Negative Z direction from point APNT1. This segment has a physical gap between itself and the segment created in Step 2. See Step 4 for resolution. The default flow direction for the downstream series that was created during branching at point APNT1, is determined by Flow Direction Rule 2.
4. Connect the segments created in Step 2 and 3 in the direction shown in the example. The default flow direction for the branch series is determined by Flow Direction Rule 3.