About Branch Symbols

A branch can be a single port component or a multiport component.

This page discusses:

Multiport Branch Symbol
Single Port Branch Symbol
Data Setup Resource

Multiport Branch Symbol

You can create a multiport representation of a branch component such as a reducing branch and place it in a diagram view.

You can connect multiple routes to the different ports of the branch symbol. The branch symbol remains visible even if the Hide branch symbols option is selected in the Show/Hide Automatic Branch Symbols section from Preferences Diagram View tab.

You can perform the following actions on the branch symbol:

Disconnecting all the connections of a branch.
Moving the branch to connect it to the route. Moving Components Already Placed in the Diagram View
Flipping or moving the branch symbol.

Deletion

For multiport branch symbol, deleting one of the routes connected to the branch does not delete the branch symbol.

Single Port Branch Symbol

Selecting a pipe during the routing process of another pipe generates automatically a single port branch symbol.

If the Hide branch symbols option is selected in the Show/Hide Automatic Branch Symbols section from Preferences Diagram View tab, the branch port is not visible.

Deletion

For single port branch symbol, deleting one of the routes connected to the branch deletes the branch symbol.

Data Setup Resource

You can assign a branch representation to the Logical Branch Component resource of Piping Diagram Resources. For more information, see ../PjrUserMap/pjr-r-PipingDiagramResources.htm.