To Cut Pipe at a Specified Location Using a Pipe Reference

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In the following procedure, you place a cut at the specified location on a segment and then create a reference from an adjacent upstream pipe segment that is perpendicular to the segment where the cut is defined.

1. Click

Cut. The Cut Pipe dialog box opens.

2. Under Piece Cutting Options single cut

is selected by default. If it is not, select it.

3. Select an approximate location on the pipe segment where you want to insert a cut. The pipeline label is displayed under Select Pipe Segment as read-only information.

4. Under Cut Placement Options, select the pipe reference option

5. Select an upstream adjacent pipe segment that is perpendicular to the pipe segment in which you are inserting the cut. The name of the reference is displayed in the box under Dimension.

6. Use the thumb wheel to position the cut location along the pipe segment or enter an explicit distance directly in the input panel.

7. To insert a joint fitting at the cut, under Miscellaneous Options, select Joint Fitting and specify the joint fitting name. The default is no joint fitting.

The Bolt Nut Code box displays a default bolt nut code assigned to that fitting. You can change this code by selecting from the list.

8. Under Weld Type, the Field option is selected by default. If it is not, select it to assign a field weld attribute to this cut.

9. To insert the cut, do one of the following:

Click OK to insert a cut at the defined location, generate the specified weld attribute, and close the Cut Pipe dialog box.

Click Apply to insert a cut at the defined location, generate the specified weld attribute, and then continue inserting cuts with the Cut Pipe dialog box.

The referenced pipe segment must be perpendicular to the pipe segment in which you are inserting the cut. If it is not, this functionality will be disabled.