Correct an Incorrectly Modeled Tee

Using AutoPIPEs Tools> Model Consistency Check or when performing an Analysis you may encounter one or more of the the
following messages:
W726- 8: Ki nk i n st r ai ght r un of 90. 0 at poi nt ???
W726- 170: The t ee at poi nt B19 has onl y t wo l egs
E801- 1: FATAL ERROR : Unst abl e syst em. Need suppor t at node ??? Di r ??
One cause for the warning message is a tee that was modeled incorrectly. Navigate to the point in question for inspection and
to correct the warning message.
AutoPIPE Tee should be constructed using one of two methods:
1. The header is one segment and the branch is a separate segment.
2. Three individual segments connected to the same point.
Note: when coping / pasting between models only the initial paste to point is connected correctly. Any additional node
points will need to be connected manually using same technique below. To find all the disconnected pairs, use
AutoPIPE command, Tools> Model Options> Edit> Coincident Node Tolerance (0- no check) = (enter value > 0.00),
and then Tools> Coincident Node Checker. A report will be displayed showing all the pairs of node point with in the
tolerance values that are not connected.
A Tee component should never be modeled as 1 segment for the header and the branch piping with a separate segment
connected as the other of the header piping as indicated by the image below when using AutoPIPE XM 09.00.00.12 and
lower:

Note: The highlighted section is segment D and the header in grey is segment E.

Steps to fix this incorrect modeling approach:
1. Current point is E06.

Although not
necessary, sometimes
it is easier to perform
this process by adding
a few node points
near the Tee
intersection


2. Using the keyboard
arrows, press the left
arrow (in this case)
once to select the
segment E side of the
tee point D09

3. Press the delete
button once

4. Select current point
D09, verify it is now a
run point, Modify>
Convert Point to Run>

5. Current point is still
D09, select Edit>
Segment> Split. The
next available
segment number is
used ( in this case
segment N) and the
segment is split about
node D09.

6. Select the first point
on the branch, D28,
again use the key
board arrow, select
the branch side of Tee
point D09, and press
the delete button
once.

7. Select E06, Insert run ,
Add points (b) before
/ (a) after = Before (in
this case), Name of
Point = D09, press
enter key or OK
button.


8. Select Edit> Segment>
Join.
Notice that the
segment has been
joined and has now
been renumbered.

9. Select current node
point = D28

10. Insert Run, Add points
(b) before / (a) after =
After (in this case),
Name of Point = E06,
press enter key.
11. The Tee point dialog
should appear, select
the type of tee, and
press OK button.




12. Finished.
When youre familiar
with the steps this
operation will only
take 45 60 secs.

Be sure to use the
correct insert run
direction Before /
After.