How to create conical reduced branches for spec driven piping?

[mschubert-2]

Hello everyone!

I'm searching for a way to use conical branches (see attached pic - it's a branch with different sizes for each outlet) in spec driven piping. Since the ASFILE offers "SIZE", "NSIZE" and "BSIZE" it should be somehow possible.

What I tried in the ASFILE (unsucessfully):

- Category: BRANCH and Code: BRANCH_REDUCING --> this seems not to work if there is a value for NSIZE

- Category: REDUCER and Code: INLINE_REDUCING --> the part can be selected in the "insert Fitting" dialogue, but the drop-down-list for "new size" remains empty (message: no Fitting Name from autoselect). Also tried to Combine BRANCH with INLINE_REDUCING and REDUCER with BRANCH_REDUCING, same result.

Any Ideas?

[sully7]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here, but sadly, I don't think this is possible.

Check out a similar question here: 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Industrial-Design/How-to-insert-a-reducing-tee-in-SPEC-DRIVEN-piping-mode/m-p/495148#M658

Here's a support case on the issue: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS273955

Similarly... "schedule" is not used and can't vary for any of the ports either: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS3155

Hope this helps. 

Thanks, 

James Sullivan

[mschubert-2]

Too bad, but thanks for the reply. At least the product Managers seem to be aware of the issue, so one's hoping to see more branching Options in future Releases.