Smap3D Piping provides some automations for placing components specified in pipe specification as concentric reducers.
In addition to simple placing, the application also recalculates the respective segments of pipeline (if necessary) to fit with the newly placed fittings.
Placing concentric reducers using commands described below requires to have prepared points specifying the reducer's position on target pipeline path.
The required points are those connecting two collinear line segments.
Such a connection point is created automatically e.g. in case a straight path is drawn in two steps (two line segments in a row).
A connection point can be also added in edit mode of 3d sketch or with Edit Route to a straight segment using the function Split line.
After the splitting, it might be necessary to correct a missing constraint (coaxial or parallel) on the new 3D line.
Place one concentric reducer
serves typically to solve the situations when some
pipeline is generated using a single pipe specification and diameter,
but there is a requirement to divide the pipeline into two (connected)
parts with different diameters or even different sort (flanged, butt-welded,
etc.).
The command
can be also used to place a concentric reducer to a connection point that
connects two pipeline paths with already generated pipelines.
Select the pipeline path of the pipeline you want to place a concentric
reducer to and run Place one concentric
reducer .
When working in the Assembly environment Place one concentric reducer switches to the related environment automatically.
The selected
pipeline must be generated using a pipe
specification.
Then select the required connection point (a point symbol between two lines) where the reducer should be placed.
This point then divides the pipeline path into two parts.
In the next dialog, select the part of the pipeline which is about to be re-generated with new diameter, pipe specification, etc. (the other part is kept unchanged).
The selected part of the pipeline (pipeline path) is
highlighted.
In the Pipe specification for modified part of pipeline dialog, relevant pipe specifications and sizes are available (i.e. those which contain concentric reducers which fit the original pipe specification and size).
Select the desired pipe specification, size and the other parameters for the modified part of the pipeline.
Another dialog may appear in the following conditions:
Non-unique Fittings - appears in case there are non-unique fittings within the selected pipe specification. A specific component must be selected for every non-unique group.
Concentric Reducer Selection - appears in case there are two (or more) concentric reducers that fit the given situation. One of the components must be selected.
Concentric
Reducer Preview - appears in case the orientation of the reducer is
not clear. This is typical for non-reducing concentric components;
i.e. the both component ends have the same diameter.
In such a case it is possible to select the position of the component
(by selecting the coordinate system that will be placed to the connection
point) and its orientation (the component can be flipped).
The appropriate concentric reducer is then placed, and the selected part of the pipeline is edited automatically.
Place
concentric reducer twice 
is intended mainly
for the situations when some part (between two specified points)
of an existing (generated) pipeline should have changed its diameter.
Select the pipeline path of the
pipeline you want to place a concentric reducer to and run Place
concentric reducer twice .
When
working in the Assembly environment Place
concentric reducer twice switches to the related
environment automatically.
The selected pipeline
must be generated using a pipe specification.
Then select two connection points (a point symbol between two lines) enclosing the part of the pipeline which should be edited.
These points also define where the concentric reducer will be placed.
The both selected
connection points must be located on the same pipeline path.
In the Pipe specification for modified part of pipeline dialog, relevant pipe specifications and sizes are available (i.e. those which contain concentric reducers which fit the original pipe specification and size).
Select the desired pipe specification, size, and the other parameters for the modified part of the pipeline.
Another dialogs may appear in the following conditions:
Non-unique Fittings - appears in case there are non-unique fittings within the selected pipe specification. A specific component must be selected for every non-unique group.
Concentric Reducer Selection - appears in case there are two (or more) concentric reducers that fit the given situation. One of the components must be selected.
Concentric Reducer Preview - appears in case the orientation of the component is not clear. This is typical for non-reducing concentric components; i.e. the both component ends have the same diameter. In such a case it is possible to select the position of the first component's occurrence (by selecting the coordinate system that will be placed to the connection point) and its orientation (the component can be flipped). The second occurrence's position (the same as for the first occurrence, but related to the second connection point) and orientation (opposite to the first occurrence) is set automatically.
Two occurrences of the appropriate concentric reducer are placed then, and the part of the pipeline between them is edited automatically.