A correct connection pipe is made when:

• The outlet of one component is connected to the inlet of another
• A flow rate is established
• The system is reasonably complete

Once complete:

• Connectors automatically become colored.

Generally connectors follow the following rules:

• A system is usually correct if pipes are a solid color (except for black)
• Dashed pipe = incorrect
• Black pipe = incorrect

Annotations are pieces of text used to describe components or display other information. Annotation font sizes may be adjusted by category under the menu format command. The following annotation types and categories may be inserted individually or on a mass basis:

• Pipe – diameter, head loss, flow, identification, temperature, velocity
• Project – name, location
• Text – custom annotations that may be inserted as text on the workspace

Mass insertion of pipe annotations

To insert annotations on pipes and ducts on a mass basis, highlight a collection of components to be annotated, right-click somewhere on the selection, choose annotations, then choose the item to be annotated. Once the annotation dialog is active, annotation insertion controls may be customized. To display more than one annotation category on pipes or ducts, one of the line segment parameters must be changed.

Component ID annotation

The component ID annotation is the identification text given to each component. The component ID number may be changed by using the object order feature.

Text annotation

The text annotation is all user defined text inserted into a project.

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