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title: "Connect Pipes"
slug: "cloudworx-connect-pipes"
updated: 2026-09-07T17:02:50Z
published: 2026-09-07T17:02:50Z
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# Connect Pipes

**AUTOCAD PRO** **bricscad pro** **REVIT** **ULTIMATE**

## **Fitters | Connect Pipes**

### **Command Line**

- **AutoCAD / BricsCAD: CWCONNECTPIPES**

This command is used to create a piping run from multiple selected pipe objects.

- Only centerline pipe objects created using the [Pipe](/v1/docs/cloudworx-pipe) tool can be connected using the Connect Pipes tool.
- All pipes must have a similar radius with a maximum allowable difference of 10%.

![image-20240321-124159.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20240321-124159.png)

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### **Using the Tool**

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** To find instructions on how to use the tool in CloudWorx for Revit, refer to [Connect Systems](/v1/docs/cloudworx-connect-systems).

To create a piping run, follow the steps below:

1. Either click the **Connect Pipes** button in the **Fitters** panel or type a [command line prompt](/v1/docs/cloudworx-connect-pipes#command-line) specific to the preferred CAD system and press **ENTER**.
  1. The **Connect Pipes** dialog appears. ![image-20240321-125859.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20240321-125859.png)
2. Select any combination of output options.
  1. **Annotation** displays an annotation of the pipe's diameter on the result's centerline.
  2. **Centerline** inserts the centerline of the resulting pipe. This option is recommended if the user intends to connect multiple cylinders or perform further operations based on the pipe's centerline. The resulting centerline behaves like a line segment, and the endpoints can be translated along its original axis.
  3. **Cylinder** inserts a cylindrical object representing the surface of the resulting pipe.
  4. **Insert Elbow** creates a geometric elbow between the selected pipes at the specified **Bend Ratio**.
3. Click **Pick Pipes**.
  1. The dialog closes, and you are prompted to pick the first fitted cylinder.
4. Continue picking the fitted cylinders in the sequence in which you want them connected.
5. When all fitted cylinders have been picked, press **ENTER**.
  1. The piping run is displayed.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** It’s not recommended to connect pipes on the same axis because their alignment is not guaranteed. The connector extends pipes to the intersecting angle. Instead, extend (drag) one of the pipes to the length of the other.