Set Slope

You can use a slope in pipe line routing if you are adding the pipe line in the direction of the X or Y axis or in the XY plane.

The slope is used in laying the pipe line until you disable it.

1. Add the Pipe Line
2. Select either of the following:
   • On the tab, in the Tools group, click Set Slope. (G4)
   • On the tab, in the Pipes group, click Set Slope. (G4 Plant).
3. Define the slope in the Set Slope dialog box. Set Slope Data
4. Click the start point of the pipe's centerline.
5. Define the sweep direction in one of the following ways:
   • Lock the cursor as a ruler in the direction of the X or Y axis.
   • Select the sweep direction with a context-sensitive function, for example X Axis Direction.
   • Select the sweep plane with the context-sensitive function Horizontal(XY) Plane.

   For example, define the slope as a degree value or ratio in the dialog box. The standard slope is visualized as degrees and a ratio on the status bar.

   

6. Continue by clicking a pipe line point in the direction of the X axis, the Y axis or the Horizontal(XY) plane.

Disabling the Slope

You can disable the slope while modeling a pipe line as follows:

1. Select Set Slope from the contextual toolbar and enter 0 as its value.
2. Select a grip point of a pipe component in the direction of the X, Y or Z axis as the starting point. The sweep direction is inherited from the grip point.