Elbow Creator

Add a branch pipe at a chosen direction, angle, and distance from an existing pipe, without manually placing and rotating a fitting.

General Description

Elbow Creator generates a branch pipe segment starting from a point along a selected pipe, in the direction you choose (right, left, up, or down), at a 45° or 90° angle, and at the distance you specify. Configure the branch once in the tool's window, then pick one or more pipes to apply it to.

Key Features

• Branch direction: right, left, up, or down relative to the pipe.
• Choice of 45° or 90° branch angle.
• Configurable branch distance, shown in your project's own length units.
• Apply the same configuration to multiple pipes in one operation.

Requirements

• At least one pipe to branch from.

Usage Procedure

1. Open Elbow Creator from the MEP panel on the Frata ribbon tab.
2. Choose the branch direction (right, left, up, or down) and angle (45° or 90°).
3. Enter the branch distance.
4. Press Execute, then pick the pipe or pipes to create the branch on.

Recommendations

• This tool's branch-direction geometry has not been verified against every possible pipe orientation — check the result carefully on a near-vertical riser before relying on it for that case.
• Use the same configuration across a batch selection when you need identical branches on several pipes at once.