Pipe routing context menu

Command	Shortcut	Description
Route to	Space	Routes a pipe from the previous route point to the current cursor location.
Add component	Insert	See Add components.
Create branch		Opens the following menu: Branch (T) Branch with component Eccentric branch Eccentric branch with component Tangential branch See Branches.
Create miter		Creates a mitered pipe joint at the current cursor position. When you are routing a new pipe segment and have navigated to the point where the pipe is to change direction, selecting the Create Miter command completes the pipe segment up to the miter joint and allows you to define the miter angle by selecting the new direction of the pipe. See also Join with miter.
Connect	P	See Connect pipes.
Join	J	See Connect pipes.
Follow another pipe	Ctrl+F	Allows the new pipe to be routed by following the route of an existing pipe. See Follow pipe.
Automatic routing	M
Place curve and pipe	L
Create offset using two curves	O	Opens the Offset CL using 2 curves dialog where you can define an offset from the current pipe centerline. Dir angle of offset – Specify the direction angle (0 – 360). Offset – Specify the offset from the current centerline. When you click OK, the offset is created by placing two curves, and you can continue the routing from the second curve onward. Note that if the current functional description designates that curves are bent by a machine, a straight pipe piece is added between the two curves. The length of this straight pipe piece is the minimum distance between bends that the machine requires, so that the pipe does not need to be cut before the bending.
Use all of delivered pipe length	Shift+K
Use min lengths of bending machine		Opens the following menu: Add pipe between two bends (K) P&&B at start of bending, no flange P&&B at start of bending, with flange P&&B at end of bending, no flange P&&B at end of bending, with flange
Functional descriptions for		Opens the following menu: Pipe Curve Branch See Functional Descriptions.
Auto routing method		Opens the following menu: Normal Shortest distance Two curves See Routing.
Angle for flexible curves		Opens the following menu: Not fixed 15 30 45 60 Enter angle See Using a fixed angle for flexible curves.
Slope		Opens a menu for setting or removing slope. This setting is applied when routing a pipe in the XY-plane and using the direction wheel to select the routing direction. Also selectable from the ribbon: Routing. After routing the slope angle can be changed with Change > Slope. The default values are defined in the shared project settings, as described in Routing.
Change specification		See Change the specification.
Change insulation specification		See Change the specification.
Select reference point	B	Allows selecting one of the four quadrant points of the pipe as the reference point. This makes some of the other routing commands unavailable. After routing one straight piping part, the reference point is automatically returned to the centerline of the pipe. Selecting a quadrant point as the reference point and using a selection plane that is perpendicular to the previous straight piping part forces an angle of at least 90 degrees, if possible. In the example below, a pipe is first routed to a wall, the reference point is changed to the side of the pipe, and then routing continues along the surface of the wall.
Minimum deviation from main axis		When enabled, the pipe being routed is aligned with the nearest main axis, if the deviation is within the tolerance value defined in the settings. See Tolerances (User Tolerances).
Free bend radius		Opens a dialog for setting the radius value of free-radius bends. The given value is used until the user runs the command again and changes the value.
Measure	Alt+M	Starts the measuring tool Distance between points (Alt+M).
Show current part length	Shift+B	When enabled, the distance values in the on-screen tool and in the status bar show the length of the straight piping part that is currently being routed in a locked direction. When disabled (default): If the previous part is an elbow, the distance is measured from the second node of the elbow. If the previous part is a flange, the distance is measured from the flange node that is not connected to the straight part. Show/hide examples
Show routing hints		See Show routing hints.
Use routing direction assist		See Use routing direction assist.
Show diagram topology assist		When enabled, the routing tool uses data provided by CADMATIC P&ID to show where the pipe should be connected next, as described in P&ID integration in 3D routing.
X-ray mode		When enabled, the routed pipe can be seen through all other objects. See Make X-rayed, Make non-X-rayed.
Online collision control		See Online collision control.
Connect asymmetric curve using 2nd connection point
3D-digitize		Opens a menu for changing the digitization of 3D model objects.
Navigate		Opens a menu for navigating in the model.
Point clouds		Opens a menu for managing point clouds.
Undo	U	Undoes the last action.
Done	Enter	Completes the pipe.
Help	H	Opens the help topic Route.
Cancel	Esc	Cancels the pipe routing.

Route to

Space

Routes a pipe from the previous route point to the current cursor location.

Add component

Insert

See Add components.

Create branch

Opens the following menu:

Branch (T)
Branch with component
Eccentric branch
Eccentric branch with component
Tangential branch

See Branches.

Create miter

Creates a mitered pipe joint at the current cursor position. When you are routing a new pipe segment and have navigated to the point where the pipe is to change direction, selecting the Create Miter command completes the pipe segment up to the miter joint and allows you to define the miter angle by selecting the new direction of the pipe.