Inspect and edit a Pipe Network

After creating a Pipe Network, use its tree rows or visible parts to inspect the graph. A network, segment, node, fitting and port are distinct selections; choosing one exposes that part's information in the right panel.

#Read lengths and connections

Choose Select and expand Pipes → Pipe network in the Project tree. Select a segment to read its section and lengths:

• Route centerline length measures between route reference points.
• Straight cut length measures the physical straight pipe between the fitting connection ports.

These values differ because fittings occupy part of the route. Neither value on its own is a complete installation quantity or fabrication instruction. Select the network to inspect its connection binding and the remaining design warning. A port row describes a connection interface, rather than another straight pipe.

#Roll a fitting

1. Select an editable turn fitting in the viewport or Project tree.
2. Read Fixed angle in the inspector. The current elbow stays at 90°.
3. Enter the required angle in Roll and confirm the field.
4. Inspect the route in Top, Front and 3D. Roll changes the fitting's orientation and carries its downstream route with it, while preserving the connected segment lengths.

View the full-size screenshot. The 90° roll is an example, not a required orientation.

#Adjust a free end

Select the unbound endpoint node. In an authoring view, drag its visible grip along the incident pipe's axis to shorten or extend the final straight run. A drag close to the axis can be projected onto it. A change that leaves the axis or exceeds the available catalog length is rejected. An internal turn cannot be dragged as if it were a free end. Use Undo to restore an accepted edit.

A Pipe Network does not use the ordinary free-object move, rotate or resize lifecycle. The connection and graph constrain its edits. The current editor blocks moving or deleting a bound heater and changing a datum consumed by the connected route.

#Remove or retain the network

Use Remove connected network in the inspector when you intend to remove the complete connected graph. Confirm the removal: its segments, fittings, ports and object bindings are removed together. This action is undoable; it is different from deleting an isolated furniture object.

For a retained route, save and reopen the project, then reselect the edited fitting or endpoint and check its value and position. The safety-valve design warning remains until that requirement is resolved outside this tool's current modelling scope.