Transferring a Line ID

You can add or remove members from the line ID using this capability.

This task shows you how to:


Before you begin: Open the piping logical system in which you want to add or remove members from the line ID. Make sure that all the elements to be transferred are typed as piping elements.
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Add Members to the Line ID

You can add members to the line ID.

  1. Click Transfer Line ID in the Fluid Systems toolbar (Line IDs sub-toolbar).

  2. Select the line ID in which you want to add members, in the specification tree or in the 2D representation.

    The Line ID Transfer dialog box appears.

    It lists the common attributes of the line ID, i.e. standard, pipe specification and nominal size.

    Note: These attributes are non-editable in this dialog box.

    All the elements belonging to the selected line ID are highlighted.

  3. Select piping elements to be added in the line ID.

    A message appears if the selected element belongs to another line ID.

  4. Click OK.

All the selected elements are added to the line ID.

You can check it using the Select Line ID command. For more information, refer to Selecting a Line ID.

Remove Existing Members from the Line ID

You can remove existing members of the line ID.

  1. Click Transfer Line ID .

  2. Select the line ID from which you want to remove members, in the specification tree or in the 2D representation.

    The Line ID Transfer dialog box appears. All the elements belonging to the selected line ID are highlighted.

    It lists the common attributes of the line ID, i.e. standard, pipe specification and nominal size.

    Note: These attributes are non-editable in this dialog box.

  3. Select existing member of the line ID.

  4. Click OK.

All the selected existing elements are removed from the line ID.

You can check it using the Select Line ID command. For more information, refer to Selecting a Line ID.

Add Members to the Line ID by Selecting Members First

You can add members to the line ID by selecting members first.

  1. Select the member to be added to the line ID in the specification tree or in the 2D representation.

  2. Click Transfer Line ID.

  3. Select the line ID to which you want to add the members.

All the selected elements are added to the line ID even if one or many objects belong to another line ID.

You can check it using the Select Line ID command. For more information, refer to Selecting a Line ID.