# Pipe gap direction

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-gap-direction/113978>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [February 15, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-gap-direction/113978 "2026-02-15T23:44:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rickard.eriksson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rickard.eriksson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rickard.eriksson)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-gap-direction/113978/1 "2026-02-15T23:44:27Z")

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Is it possible to set the gap to be automatically created in the horizontal or vertical pipe and not both?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/f/cf17133eec5798f81258a83e651cbbb20ce24a1f.png)

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-gap-direction/113978/2 "2026-02-16T09:34:20Z")

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Please edit your question title and add in the `ignition81` (8.1) or `ignition83` (8.3) tag from the dropdown on the right. The answer might vary depending on that information.