Creating and Routing Instrumentation and Control Routes

You can create and route I&C routes in a diagram view.

Before you begin: In a diagram view, create a piping diagram containing components connected through pipes . Two of these components must be instruments with a free logical port.

Select the instrument to be connected.
A context toolbar appears, containing commands to create an elbow or a straight route.
Your pointer turns to a hand when a port is selected:
Important:

Ports on a component can have a visible representation or not.

If no existing port is selected, a new one is created.
Select one of the three commands according to the type of route to be created:
- Single-Step Line Route.
- Straight-Line Route.
- Angled Line Route.
Select the second instrument to be connected.
The I&C loop is created.