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 This guide will walk you through the process of creating pipework and connections between your assets. This guide will walk you through the process of creating pipework and connections between your assets.
  
-===Notes About Pipework===+===Understanding ​Pipework=== 
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 +One very important thing to know - an asset can only have **one connection for every relationship type**. 
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 +So if your pump supplies water to three different systems, you need to create //one// connection that reaches all three systems - you can't create three distinct water connections. (However, there is an approach in [[ardiveadmin:​nodes_advanced]] to help with highly-connected devices). 
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 +===Important Notes===
  
 You should consider if you actually **need** pipework in your scene. Often it is complex to build, difficult to create and can be awkward to maintain. We suggest only including extremely important lines. You should consider if you actually **need** pipework in your scene. Often it is complex to build, difficult to create and can be awkward to maintain. We suggest only including extremely important lines.
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 You will then be asked //which// of the connections you are planning on drawing. You will then be asked //which// of the connections you are planning on drawing.
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 +{{:​ardiveadmin:​connectionchoice.png?​400|}}
  
 In ARDI-VE, you can only create pipes along your **physical relationships**. That means that if you want to connect part A to part B by a length of pipework, ducting or cable, you'll need to ensure that there is a matching physical relationship in the ARDI configuration for those assets. In ARDI-VE, you can only create pipes along your **physical relationships**. That means that if you want to connect part A to part B by a length of pipework, ducting or cable, you'll need to ensure that there is a matching physical relationship in the ARDI configuration for those assets.