CADPIPE Commercial Pipe

CADPIPE Commercial Pipe

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Contents
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................1
CADPIPE Commercial Menus and Toggles .............................................. 1
Toggles .......................................................................................................................... 1 Toolbars ......................................................................................................................... 2

Before You Start to Draw.............................................................................. 4 Starting to Draw ............................................................................................. 4

SPECIFICATION OPTIONS ................................................5

CADPIPE Commercial Specification Options............................................ 5
Spec ............................................................................................................................... 6 Pipe Size ........................................................................................................................ 6 System # ........................................................................................................................ 6 Category ........................................................................................................................ 6 Pipe Class ...................................................................................................................... 7 Connection Size ............................................................................................................ 7 Auto-Specify .................................................................................................................. 7

System Specifications Database ................................................................ 8

System Number............................................................................................................. 9 System Description ...................................................................................................... 9 Select Color ................................................................................................................... 9 Layer .............................................................................................................................. 9 Size Ranges .................................................................................................................. 9

Setting Size Ranges And Specifications .................................................. 10

Size Ranges ................................................................................................................ 10 Category ...................................................................................................................... 10 Class ............................................................................................................................ 11 Support ........................................................................................................................ 11 Connection Size .......................................................................................................... 11 Insulation Width .......................................................................................................... 11 Saving the System Specifications ............................................................................. 12

Custom Databases ...................................................................................... 12

Database Options ....................................................................................................... 12 Categories ................................................................................................................... 12 Materials ....................................................................................................................... 14 Connections ................................................................................................................ 14 Schedules .................................................................................................................... 15 Fittings ......................................................................................................................... 15

Flange Settings............................................................................................ 15
Gasket Thickness ....................................................................................................... 15

Pipe Support ................................................................................................ 16 Pipe Size Text .............................................................................................. 16

Show Pipe Size ........................................................................................................... 16

Text Size ...................................................................................................................... 16 Style ............................................................................................................................. 16 Identifier ....................................................................................................................... 17

DRAWING OPTIONS .........................................................18

Starting to Draw ........................................................................................... 18
Start a Run ................................................................................................................... 18 Join To ......................................................................................................................... 19

CADPIPE Drawing Options ........................................................................ 19

Current Run ................................................................................................................. 20 Settings ........................................................................................................................ 25 Fitting Placement ........................................................................................................ 27 Tooltip Query ............................................................................................................... 29

AUTO ROUTE/ROUTING LINE .........................................31

Horizontal Auto-Route ................................................................................. 31 Vertical Auto-Route ..................................................................................... 32
Horizontal to Vertical .................................................................................................. 32 Vertical Run ................................................................................................................. 33 Vertical to Horizontal .................................................................................................. 34

Auto-Route End Options ............................................................................ 35

Join .............................................................................................................................. 35 Snap ............................................................................................................................. 36 Close ............................................................................................................................ 38 Multiple Auto-Route Pipe Run .................................................................................... 38

Routing Line ................................................................................................. 39

Routing Line Commands ........................................................................................... 39 The Pedit Option ......................................................................................................... 39 Offset-45 ....................................................................................................................... 43 The Reference Option ................................................................................................. 45 The Join Option ........................................................................................................... 46 The Designation Option.............................................................................................. 46 Multiple Routing Lines and Fittings ........................................................................... 47 Sloped Lines ............................................................................................................... 47

Auto-Elbow ................................................................................................... 48
Insertion Point ............................................................................................................. 48 Typical Command Sequence ..................................................................................... 49 Error Messages ........................................................................................................... 50 Warning Messages ...................................................................................................... 50 Comments ................................................................................................................... 50

Auto-Pipe ...................................................................................................... 51
Typical Command Sequence ..................................................................................... 51

COLLISION CHECKING....................................................52
Interactive Collision Checking .................................................................. 52
View Collision .............................................................................................................. 53 Query Fitting ................................................................................................................ 53

Batch Collision Checking .......................................................................... 54

Color ............................................................................................................................ 55 Check ........................................................................................................................... 55 View.............................................................................................................................. 56

EDIT TOOLS......................................................................57
Move Fitting(s) ............................................................................................. 57 Copy Fitting(s) ............................................................................................. 57 Erase Fitting(s) ............................................................................................ 58 Mirror Fitting(s)............................................................................................ 58 Rotate Fitting(s)............................................................................................ 60 Rotate 3D Fitting(s) ...................................................................................... 61 Undo Back .................................................................................................... 62 Move Last Fitting ......................................................................................... 62 Query Fitting ................................................................................................ 62
Automatic Annotation ................................................................................................. 63

Insert Fittings and Valves .......................................................................... 66

Inserting Fittings ......................................................................................................... 66 Inserting a Valve .......................................................................................................... 68

Fitting Conversion ...................................................................................... 68 Stretch Pipe.................................................................................................. 69

Typical Command Sequence ..................................................................................... 69

BOM Tag ....................................................................................................... 71 ISOLATE ....................................................................................................... 72

Digitize Run ................................................................................................................. 72 Select Objects ............................................................................................................. 72 Ignore Annotation ....................................................................................................... 73

VALVES .............................................................................74
CADPIPE Valve Database ........................................................................... 74 Valve Types .................................................................................................. 74
Entering Valve Parameters ......................................................................................... 75 Entering Valve Dimensions ........................................................................................ 76

Using the Valve Database .......................................................................... 77

Search .......................................................................................................................... 77 Use Last ....................................................................................................................... 78

Updating the Valve Database ..................................................................... 78

Add to DB .................................................................................................................... 78 Del from DB ................................................................................................................. 78 Database Options ....................................................................................................... 78 Backup ......................................................................................................................... 79 Restore ........................................................................................................................ 79 Merge ........................................................................................................................... 80

Automatic ISOMETRIC .....................................................81

Iso Pipe ......................................................................................................... 81

Projection .................................................................................................................... 81 Scale ............................................................................................................................ 82 Spool Sheet Number .................................................................................................. 82

Iso Checkmarks .......................................................................................... 83 Label Function ............................................................................................. 83

Placing Labels ............................................................................................................. 83 Auto Labeling .............................................................................................................. 84 Label Options -- Configuration ................................................................................... 86 Report .......................................................................................................................... 87

ISO Dimensioning ....................................................................................... 89

Configuration .............................................................................................................. 91

PIPE AND FITTING DATABASES ....................................93

CADPIPE Dimensional Databases ............................................................ 93 Creating a Pipe Class Database ................................................................ 94
Create ........................................................................................................................... 94 Copy ......................................................................................................................... 95 Modify ....................................................................................................................... 95 Description .................................................................................................................. 96 Suffix ............................................................................................................................ 96 Editing Individual Fitting Databases .......................................................................... 96 Weight .......................................................................................................................... 97 Determining DIM-A, DIM-B, etc. .................................................................................. 98

Backup and Restore Fitting Databases ................................................... 99

Backup ..................................................................................................................... 99 Restore ..................................................................................................................... 99 Delete ....................................................................................................................... 99 Exit ............................................................................................................................... 99

Engagement DB ........................................................................................100
Create DB. . . .............................................................................................................. 100 Modify DB. . . .............................................................................................................. 102 Backup ................................................................................................................... 103 Restore ................................................................................................................... 104

Flange DB ...................................................................................................105
Override By Connection ........................................................................................... 106 Create DB. . . .............................................................................................................. 107 Modify DB. . . .............................................................................................................. 109 Backup ................................................................................................................... 110 Restore .................................................................................................................... 111

Olet DB ........................................................................................................ 112

Backup ................................................................................................................... 113 Restore ................................................................................................................... 114

Pipe/Tube Size DB. . . ................................................................................ 115

Create. . . .................................................................................................................... 115 Copy. . . ...................................................................................................................... 116

Modify. . . .................................................................................................................... Delete. . . ..................................................................................................................... Backup ................................................................................................................... Restore ...................................................................................................................

117 117 117 118

Copper Tubing Size DB. . . ....................................................................... 119

Create. . . .................................................................................................................... 120 Copy. . . ...................................................................................................................... 121 Modify. . . .................................................................................................................... 122 Delete. . . ..................................................................................................................... 122 Backup ................................................................................................................... 122 Restore ................................................................................................................... 123

Waste Pipe Size DB. . . ..............................................................................124

Create. . . .................................................................................................................... 125 Copy. . . ...................................................................................................................... 126 Modify. . . .................................................................................................................... 127 Delete. . . ..................................................................................................................... 127 Backup ................................................................................................................... 127 Restore ................................................................................................................... 128

Reports .............................................................................130
Pipe and Fitting Reports ...........................................................................130
Pipe Reports .............................................................................................................. 130

Section Views/Spooling .................................................132

Sheet Layout ..............................................................................................132
New Layout ............................................................................................................... 132 New Layout with Wizard ........................................................................................... 132 Manual Setup............................................................................................................. 133

Section/Floor Plan Views. . . ....................................................................133

Setup/Generate ......................................................................................................... 134 Section ....................................................................................................................... 134 Floor Plan .................................................................................................................. 136 Generate .................................................................................................................... 137

Clear Clipping Planes ...............................................................................138 Spools .........................................................................................................138

Setup .......................................................................................................................... 138 Generate .................................................................................................................... 140

Settings .......................................................................................................141
Dimension Styles ...................................................................................................... 141 DIMSCALE ................................................................................................................. 142 DIMTXSTY .................................................................................................................. 142 DIMASZ ...................................................................................................................... 142 DIMTXT ...................................................................................................................... 142

Symbols ......................................................................................................143
North Arrow ............................................................................................................... 143 Revision Cloud .......................................................................................................... 143 Pipe End .................................................................................................................... 144

Flow Arrow, Small ...................................................................................................... 144 Flow Arrow, Large ..................................................................................................... 144 Battery Limit .............................................................................................................. 145

Annotation ..................................................................................................145
Valve Dim ................................................................................................................... 145 Place Coordinates .................................................................................................... 145 W.P. Elevation ............................................................................................................ 146

ARCHITECTURAL FUNCTIONS .....................................147

Columns .....................................................................................................147
Placing Rectangular Columns ................................................................................. 147

Beams .........................................................................................................151
Placing Beams .......................................................................................................... 151 CADPIPE Beam Database ........................................................................................ 154 Edit Beam DB ............................................................................................................ 154

Joist .............................................................................................................156
Placing Joists ............................................................................................................ 156 Joist Dimensions ...................................................................................................... 157

Walls ............................................................................................................158
Drawing Walls ............................................................................................................ 158

Grids ...........................................................................................................159
Drawing a Ceiling Grid .............................................................................................. 159 Grid Dimensions ....................................................................................................... 160

Lights ..........................................................................................................161
Light Dimensions ...................................................................................................... 161

Configure....................................................................................................162
Architectural Layers .................................................................................................. 163 Architectural Tooltip Query ...................................................................................... 163

APPENDIX A. Pipe Class Databases.............................165

Pressure Pipe Databases ........................................................................165
DatabaseCatalog ...................................................................................................... 165

Waste Pipe Databases ..............................................................................165

Database .......................................................................................................................... Catalog ....................................................................................................................... 165

Copper Tubing...........................................................................................165
DatabaseCatalog ...................................................................................................... 165

APPENDIX B. Valve Databases.......................................166 APPENDIX C. Additional Databases ............................. 172

Threaded Database ..................................................................................172 Socket, Glued, Soldered Database .........................................................173 Flanges .......................................................................................................173 Thread-o-lets and weld-o-lets ..................................................................173

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to CADPIPE Commercial, an AutoCAD-based piping program that allows you to draw and report pipe based on actual pipe dimensions and specifications. CADPIPE Commercial is a full three-dimensional software program which uses the conventional AutoCAD environment. It allows you to draw or Auto-Route piping systems in any direction without changing user coordinate systems or projection planes, while automatically checking for interference problems. With CADPIPE Commercial, you have the ability to define different sets of system specification parameters (material type, connection type, schedule, fitting class, default lengths, flange type, etc.) based on your design requirements and shop standards. The AutoCAD HIDE, SHADE, and RENDER features can be used to create presentation drawings of your piping system designs. CADPIPE Commercial remembers every fitting you draw and can generate a bill of materials cataloged according to fitting type. Other CADPIPE features include an Architectural function to create your background drawings, an Iso-Pipe function for fabrication drawings, Collision Checking for interference detection, and editing functions to make drawing and editing your pipe design fast and easy.

CADPIPE Commercial Menus and Toggles

Built into CADPIPE Commercial software are pull-down menus and toolbars. These menus contain all the functions needed to do your piping designs and drawings. The menus automatically load when you start a CADPIPE session and can be activated from within the drawing. This replaces the AutoCAD standard pull-down menus with a combination of AutoCAD and CADPIPE pull-down menus. The CADPIPE pull-down menus available are CADPIPE, Place, CPTools, Arch, Equip, and Drawing Sheets. Toggles There are three important toggles on the CADPIPE pull-down menu. These affect drawing speed and fitting specification. The Turn Fittings Right toggle sets the CADPIPE Commercial turn direction for certain fittings. The Collision Check toggle tells CADPIPE to check for possible collisions every time you place a pipe or fitting. You should leave this toggle off unless you are working in an area where interference is likely so CADPIPE can place the pipe or fitting without spending time searching for collisions.

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The Auto-Specify toggle controls specifications of the pipe and fittings you are placing. When the toggle is on, CADPIPE uses the parameters defined in the Specifications Database. Note: Auto-Specify should only be turned off in rare cases for individual pieces that dont follow the currently seleted spec. The System Spec Override toggle allows you to place a fitting (or fittings) outside of the current specification. Toolbars There are three main CADPIPE Commercial Toolbars: Design, Utilities, and Edit. All other toolbars can be accessed from the Toolbars sub-menu on the CPTools menu. They are: Arch, Annotations, Pipe_Break, Pipe_Views, Flow_Arrows, PS_Dim_Variables, Sections, Spools, Symbols, Menu Utilities, Label Function, Iso Dimensioning, and Fittings. The proper Fittings toolbar atuomatically loads depending on your pipe specification. Figure 1-1 lists the CADPIPE commands associated with each toolbar button:
Design Toolbar
Specifications Options Start a Run Insert Auto-Route Collision Check On/Off Routing Line Auto-Elbow Auto-Pipe AutoCAD Menu Utilities Architectural Desktop Menus Standard AutoCAD Menus Load HVAC Menus Load Custom Menus

UtilitiesToolbar
Join to Turn Up Turn Down Iso Pipe Pipe Reports Setup Section View

Edit Toolbar
Move Copy Erase Query Undo back Commercial Help

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Label Function Toolbar New Session Open Session Save Session Exit Labels Arrow Size Text Size Text Style Next Label Number Do Labels Auto Label Label Report Print Labels Undo Last Label Move Label Erase Label ISO Dimension Toolbar Do ISO Dimension Arrow Size Ext. Line Origin Offset Ext. Line Extension Dimension Text Size Undo Last ISO Dimension Erase ISO Diemnsion Annnotations Toolbar Valve Dim

Place Coordinates W.P. Elevation North Arrow Revision Cloud Tie-In Column Grids Section 1 Section 2 Match Line

Arch Toolbar Arch Configure Beams Edit Beam DB Joist Lights Ceiling Grid Walls

Pipe Views Pipe Side Pipe End

Flow Arrows Column Pipe Breaks Break Pipe Unbreak Pipe Hide Pipe Break Show Pipe Break PS_Dim_Variables Dim Style Sections Dim Scale Set Up & Generate Dim Text Style Generate View Dim Arrow Size Spools Set Up Spools Generate Spools Dim Text Clear Clipping Planes Flow Arrow, Small Flow Arrow, Large

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Before You Start to Draw

Before you begin to draw piping systems, you can customize the Specifications Database to include custom shop specifications for use in your pipe designs (see Chapter 2 CADPIPE Specifications). Pipe and fittings are drawn based on the specifications defined in the Specification Database. Drawing and editing pipe in CADPIPE is straightforward. When you select a fitting, CADPIPE Commercial automatically draws that fitting according to the specifications defined in the Specification Database and the parameters and options you have defined in the Options menu. You can change parameters at any time by selecting Specifications from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or from the Design toolbar. CADPIPE places the pipe or fitting on the AutoCAD layer and color specified in the System Specifications Database.

Starting to Draw
To begin drawing pipe, select Start a Run from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or from the Design toolbar. This command tells CADPIPE to begin a new pipe run. The system prompts you for the elevation, starting point, and direction (the AutoCAD direction angle) of the run. You can then begin selecting fittings from the Place pull-down menu or Fittings Toolbars. CADPIPE automatically adds any fitting selected to the last fitting drawn in a run unless you select Start a Run again. If you wish to add to an existing run or return to a previously placed run, use the Join to command. CADPIPE prompts you to select a fitting and any subsequent fittings are added onto this one. You can use CADPIPEs Auto-Route or Routing Line features to draw long runs of pipe without selecting each fitting. Instead of selecting individual fittings, choose the Auto-Route or Routing Line commands from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or the Design toolbar (see Chapter 4 CADPIPE Auto-Route/Routing Line). The fittings you draw are controlled by the parameters defined in the Options menu as well as the Specifications Database if Auto-Specify is on (see Chapter 2 CADPIPE Specification Options and Chapter 3 CADPIPE Drawing Options).

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SPECIFICATION OPTIONS
CADPIPE Commercial gives you the ability to define different sets of specifications (pipe type, material, connection, schedule, and fitting type) based on the pipe size and system you are designing.

CADPIPE Commercial Specification Options

The CAPIPE Commercial Specification Options dialog box allows you to change parameters that define the type of system that you are drawing. When Auto-Specify is activated, CADPIPE uses the settings in the System Specifications Database. When Auto-Specify is off, this dialog box allows you to individually select pipe specifications for pipe and fittings. The CADPIPE Commercial Specification Options is found in the CADPIPE pull-down menu and on the Design toolbar. When you select Specifications from the CADPIPE menu or from the Design toolbar, the CADPIPE Commercial Specifications dialog box appears (see Figure 2-1).

Figure 2-1 CADPIPE COMMERCIAL

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Spec This comment field allows you to associate a specification name with the fitting or pipe you are drawing. The text is listed under specification with the pipe or fitting when you generate a report using CADPIPE Reports (the name is optional and does not select or control your spec). It does not appear on the drawing. To enter a spec name, select the box and then type in your text. This spec name remains until new text is typed into the box. Pipe Size This option allows you to select the pipe size for the run you want to draw. When you click on the size bar, all nominal pipe sizes available in the current system appear. Scroll through the size options and select the desired size. If Auto-Specify is on, CADPIPE automatically adjusts the Pipe Category, Pipe Class, and other parameters for the system displayed in the System # box based on the System Specifications Database settings. If you change the pipe size, these parameters change according to the specifications in the Systems Specifications Database. If Auto-Specify is off, you must individually select the Pipe Category and Pipe Class, which are independent of the selected pipe size. The color and layer is determined by the current AutoCAD LAYER CONTROL SETTINGS. System # This option allows you to select the system specification for the pipe run you are drawing. (The system specification automates the selection of pipe type, material, connection, schedule, and fitting database for each size.) When you select the System # bar, a list of all defined systems appears. You can scroll through the list and select the system you want to draw. Other system names can be added to this list (see the System Specifications Database explanation in this chapter). When you select a system with Auto-Specify on, CADPIPE updates the Pipe Category, Pipe Class, and other parameters according to the settings in your database for the System # and Pipe Size. If Auto-Specify is off, you must individually select each setting for each piece drawn. Note: Auto-Specify should only be turned off in rare cases for individual pieces that dont follow that selected spec. Category The Category includes the pipe type, material, connection, and schedule for pipe and fittings. When Auto-Specify is off, you must select the category for the pipe or fitting before you draw. When Auto-Specify is on, the category is automatically determined by the System # and Pipe Size settings in the Systems Specifications Database.

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When certain waste pipe categories are selected, CADPIPE automatically changes to the Hub Pipe mode. A list containing the hub pipe fittings replaces the normal fittings list in the Place menu. Pipe Class This option allows you to specify the fitting dimensional database to use when drawing your fittings. These customizable dimensional databases contain fitting dimensions entered from manufacturer catalogs to ensure your fittings are drawn correctly (see Chapter 9 Creating Pipe/ Fitting Databases). The dimensional databases for various fitting types are called Pipe Classes. Each Pipe Category selected is associated with a default Pipe Class. Note: A listing of the Pipe Class databases and the catalogs they were derived from can be found in the appendix. Connection Size This field contains the additional distance accounted for when designing systems with certain connection types (such as welded). Butt-Welded Connections In butt-welded systems, a 1/8 weld gap is accounted for in the graphic representation of the pipe run by entering a connction size of 1/8. There is no actual gap representing the weld gap shown in the drawing, but the graphic representation of pipe and fittings are elongated slightly to account for the weld gap. This does not affect the real-world length or dimension of each piece,which still reports, queries, and spools with its proper real-world length or size. Victaulic Couplings For Victaulic couplings, the Connection Size setting is not active. A default gap of 1/10 between the ends of the pipe is added to account for the allowable pipe end separation in Victaulic couplings. The actual gap may range from approximately .05 to .25 depending on the type of Victaulic coupling used. If you want to enter more exact numbers based on the allowable pipe end separation listed in the Victaulic catalog for the different types of couplings, you may edit the text file named coupgap.vic. The first number on each line of this file represents the nominal pipe size. The second number on each line governs the gap for that nominal pipe size. Auto-Specify This toggle activates and deactivates the CADPIPE specifications feature. When the toggle is on, the pipes specifications are controlled by the settings in the System Specifications Database for that particular system and size range. When you select a new pipe size, CADPIPE automatically updates the category, pipe class, and other parameters depending on your database settings. When the toggle is off, CADPIPE uses the category, pipe class, and other parameters displayed in the CADPIPE Commercial Specifications box. You
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can override any specifications in the System Specifications Database by turning AutoSpecify off and selecting new parameters (these must be manually selected for each piece if Auto-Specify is deactivated).

System Specifications Database

To set up the Systems Specifications Database with your shop specifications, select the System Specifications button. This displays the System Specifications list box, allowing you to edit all system parameters for a particular system, or add new systems (see Figure 22).

Figure 2-2

To add a new system name and number, double click on a blank space in the Select System list. To edit an existing system, double click on it and a System Specifications dialog box appears (see Figure 2-3).

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Figure 2-3

System Number All pipe and fittings drawn are associated with a system name and number. The System # is a user definable number. You can change the current System # by selecting the field and entering a new number. System Description The System Description is a user definable name. You can change the System Description by selecting the field and entering a system name or description. Select Color You can instruct CADPIPE to draw a particular system in a certain color. The Select Color button loads the AutoCAD Select Color dialog box so you can choose a color for the system. All pipe and fittings drawn using this system are displayed in the selected color. Layer You can specify a different AutoCAD layer for each piping system. When you specify a layer name for a system, CADPIPE draws all pipe and fittings associated with that system on that layer. The layer and color set in the Specifications Database are the defaults for that system. If the color is changed in the AutoCAD LAYER CONTROL command, CADPIPE resets the color and layer to those set in the Specifications Database when Auto-Spec is on. Size Ranges In the Specifications Database, you can set different specifications for different sizes of pipe. The Pipe Category and Pipe Class can be set according to pipe size. This list displays each of the defined size ranges for the system. Double click on one of these size ranges to load the System Specifications Size Ranges dialog box. You can then edit the size range and the properties of that particular size range (see Figure 2-4).
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Figure 2-4

Setting Size Ranges And Specifications

Size Ranges You can change the Size Ranges of your pipe by selecting a new size in the From and Up To boxes. The size range refers to the pipe sizes from and including the lower value and up to but not including the upper value. This means that a range From 2 Up To 3 would include 2 and 2 pipe but not 3 pipe. Category You can select a specific category for a size range, and CADPIPE automatically selects that category when you change pipe size with Auto-Specify on. Categories include the pipe type, material type, schedule, and connection type of the pipe. While CADPIPE provides most commonly used categories, you can select Custom Category and create your own categories for use (see Custom Category in this chapter).
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Class This selection displays all the dimensional databases for fittings included in the CADPIPE Dimensional Databases. The Class, or Fitting Database, defaults to an appropriate selection based on your choice of category. If you must select a class other than the default, the list is restricted to certain choices based on your selection of a pressure, waste, or small copper ACR category. The databases contain dimensional data for each fitting. The dimensions found in these databases were entered from manufacturers pipe fitting catalogs to ensure that the dimensional information is correct. When you select a fitting, it is drawn exactly according to the demensions for that fitting contained in the dimensional database (see Appendix A to find which catalogues were the source for CADPIPEs default databases). You can select the database you want to use for a particular category of pipe. The user can customize the Dimensional Databases by entering other manufacturers fitting dimensions not included in CADPIPEs databases (see Chapter 9 Creating Pipe/ Fitting Databases). Note: You must always make sure that the correct pipe class has been selected. The system selects a default, but you must select the pipe class if the default is not appropriate for your system. Support This list alerts the system that the pipe being drawn is supported, unsupported, or underground. Although this does not affect the drawing or reports, this information is downloaded to the estimating system. Connection Size This option allows you to set up a connection size for each size range that you specify. This connection size spacially accounts for the weld gap or any gap not accounted for in existing connection types. Adding this dimension ensures that the fitting to fitting dimensions on the drawing are correct. Insulation Width This allows you so set an insulation thickness for each size range you specify. This information is then available to send to the estimating software. Insulation is not shown or accounted for on the drawing.

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Saving the System Specifications To save the system specifications size range settings, simply select OK. To save overall system specifications, use the Backup and Restore buttons.

Custom Databases
The Custom... button is found in the CADPIPE Commercial Specifications dialog box. Selecting Custom Databases allows you to create a database of user-defined categories, materials, connections, schedules, or fittings (see Figure 2-5).

Figure 2-5

Database Options Under Database Options, you can Backup or Restore your custom categories and specification files. Categories When you press the Categoriesbutton, the CADPIPE Commercial Custom Categories dialog box appears (see Figure 2-6). By using this option, you can set up your own categories to be added to the list of available categories for your system specifications. When you select Create, the Custom Category Specs dialog box appears (see Figure 2-7).

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Figure 2-6

Figure 2-7

Description Enter a Description for the custom category. This description is listed in the Category list on the CADPIPE Commercial Specification Options dialog box. Conventionally, each category description includes information on material, connection, and schedule.

Pipe Type The Pipe Type setting on the Custom Category dialog box gives you three options: Pressure, Waste, and Copper Tubing. Selecting the type of pipe tells CADPIPE which set of databases to make available for pipe class selections. CADPIPE has different sets of dimensional databases (pipe classes) for each type of pipe (see Chapter 9 Pipe and Fitting Databases). Pipe Type also determines which materials and connection types are available to select.

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Material This list contains the standard piping materials. If you select Waste Pipe Type, CADPIPE enters into Hub Pipe Mode. The material types list changes and includes materials specific to waste systems. When you select Copper Tubing , copper is the only material selection available. The Copper Tubing Pipe type is only intended for small ACR copper tubing. Common copper systems are usually set up under the Pressure Pipe type. Connection This list allows you to select the connection type for the category. The available connection types correspond to the pipe type you have selected. If you select the Waste Pipe Type, CADPIPE enters the Hub Pipe Mode. The connection types include the With Hub and No Hub selections. Schedule This list allows you to select a schedule for Pressure Pipe, a service weight for Waste Pipe, and a type (K, L, or M) for Copper Pipe. Pipe Class You should also select an approprate default Pipe Class for the custom category. This saves time and prevents errors when selecting pipe classes in your system spec. If the Show Custom Categories First in List toggle in the CADPIPE Commercial Custom Categories dialog box is activated (see Figure 2-6), your defined custom categories appears at the top of the category list on the Pipe Specification Options dialog. Materials If you select Materials in the Custom Database dialog box (Figure 2-5), you have the ability to define new pipe materials that appear in the materials lists and any bill of materials reports. This custom material can be used to create a custom category and then included in one of your system specs. Connections If you select Connections in the Custom Databases dialog box (Figure 2-5), you can create custom connections that appear on the connections lists and any bill of materials report. This custom connection can be used to create a custom category and then included in one of your system specs.

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Schedules If you select Schedules in the Custom Databases dialog box (Figure 2-5), you can create custom schedules that appear on the schedules lists and any bill of materials report. This custom schedule can be used to create a custom category and then included in one of your system specs. Fittings If you select Fittings in the Custom Databases dialog box (Figure 2-5), you can create custom fittings. To create a custom fitting, select Create. Type in a Description to be reported in the B.O.M. and in the query. Select a Pipe Type (Pressure, Waste, or Copper Tubing) for the custom fitting. Select an existing fitting that is similar to the new fitting. The custom fitting is drawn using dimensions for that fitting from the database (pipe class) you specify. Select a Pipe Class to use. You may select one that you created specifically for this custom fitting or select Use Current Setting to have the program use the dimensions from the Pipe Class selected when the custom fitting is drawn. To draw a custom fitting, select Fittings from the Place pull-down menu. Press the Custom button when the Fitting Placement dialog box comes up. Custom fittings are also available in the Insert Fitting command.

Flange Settings
The Flange Settings button is found on the CADPIPE Commercial Specifications dialog box. This Flange Setting button governs the current settings for Single Flange on the Fittings menu. When the Flange Settings button is selected, the appropriate Flange Selections dialog box appears. The options available depend on what category is currently being used (see Figure 2-8). This selection remains set until you change it. You are not prompted for the flange type before each flange is drawn. To change the type of flange as you are drawing, you must go back to the CADPIPE Commercial Specification dialog box and select the Flange Settings button again. Gasket Thickness In the Flange Selections dialog box, you can also set a gasket thickness for the selected flange type. Click in the Gasket Thickness field and enter a space allowance for the gasket. The program does not draw a gasket but allows for the gasket thickness when the flange is drawn so your dimensions are accurate. Gaskets are not reported in the bill of materials.
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Figure 2-8

Pipe Support
The buttons Supported, Un-Supported, and Underground are for estimating information only. When a button is activated, it attaches that property to the fitting. This information is used when the fitting information is sent to the estimation system to create an estimate. These toggles have no bearing on the drawing or reporting by the CADPIPE system.

Pipe Size Text

Show Pipe Size This toggle affects the display of the pipe size text on the drawing. When the toggle is on, the nominal pipe size is displayed on all default length pipe. Text Size You can set the size of the text CADPIPE uses to indicate pipe size. Because there is no scale until you plot out a drawing, text size must be entered in real-world sizes like other objects in the drawing. Style This pop-up list allows you to select an AutoCAD TEXT STYLE for pipe text from any defined AutoCAD STYLES. The AutoCAD STANDARD STYLE is the default text style.

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Identifier The Identifier field allows you to enter a nine character text string automatically placed with any default length of pipe drawn. If you want to label a system as Hot Water (HTR) for example, you would type HTR in the Identifier field and continue to draw. This text appears as long as Show Pipe Text is active (see Figure 2-9). This setting is independent of spec selection and must be manually set.

Text is Placed on default length Pipe

Cut To length Pipe has no text

Figure 2-9

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DRAWING OPTIONS
All pipe and fittings drawn with CADPIPE get their dimensions from the Specifications selection and Dimensional Database, into which you can enter your shop specifications. You have total control over how each fitting is represented on the drawing.

Starting to Draw
Start a Run This command can be used to start a new run of pipe. Start a Run is located on the CADPIPE pull-down menu and also the Design toolbar. When you select Start a Run, the following three prompts appear on the command line.
Starting elevation <X-X>:

The default elevation is the elevation set in the CADPIPE Options dialog box (figure 3-3). You may change the elevation for your run by entering a new elevation and pressing Enter.
From point:

Move the cursor and select a point from which to start the new run.
Angle/Up/Down <90.00>:

This prompt refers to the AutoCAD drawing angle or the direction in which you want the pipe run to be drawn. 0 degrees is to the right, 90 to the top, 180 to the left, and 270 to the bottom (see Figure 3-1).

90 Starting point

180

Figure 3-1

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You may also start a vertical run at the specified point by entering U or D. After entering elevation, location, and direction, select a pipe or fitting from the Place pull-down menu or Fittings toolbar. The system places any pipe or fitting you choose. Any fitting selected next is joined to the first, matching the parameters of the first pipe or fitting. All subsequent fittings are added in the order that you select them. Join To This command allows you to join to an existing pipe or fitting and continue to draw from there. When you select Join To from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or from the Utilities toolbar, CADPIPE displays the following prompt.
Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

Select the pipe or fitting on the exit end to continue the run (see Figure 3-2).

Direction

Join To here

Figure 3-2
Direction Join To here or Join To here

After you pick the pipe or fitting, CADPIPE automatically sizes and sets all system parameters of the next piece to match the fitting you just joined to. In addition, CADPIPE matches the elevation, layer, system, and color to the pipe or fitting you are joining to.

CADPIPE Drawing Options

The CADPIPE Commercial Options dialog box allows you to change the parameters that control the pipe or fitting you are drawing. When you select CADPIPE Options from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or Design Toolbar, the CADPIPE Options dialog box appears (see Figure 3-3).

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Figure 3-3

The Options dialog has four tabs: Current Run, Settings, Fitting Placement, and Tooltip Query. Each section contains controls for the placement and orientation of pipe and fittings as you draw. Current Run Elevation This field displays the current elevation for setting pipe or fitting placement. Elevation can be set by picking the box on the CADPIPE OPTIONS menu or you can set it in the Start a Run command. This elevation value is automatically updated as you draw and change elevations. Elevation From This field sets the point from which the elevation of your fitting or pipe run is set. Fittings or pipe can be placed from the center, top, bottom, or invert of a fitting or pipe run. Slope This field displays the desired slope for the pipe and fittings to be drawn. Slope can be entered in inches of fall (1/8, eg) per foot or with a ratio such as 1:96. Direction The value entered in this box sets the direction or Angle in which the pipe or fitting is drawn (see Figure 3-1). The Direction can be set using this box here or by selecting Start a Run from the toolbar or pull-down menu and setting the Angle when prompted. The system default angle is 90. This direction angle setting is automatically updated as you draw and make turns.
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Default Length The Default Length setting controls the length of the default pipe placed on the drawing. You may enter the length in inches, feet, decimal, or architectural. The entry is converted to the units defined in the AutoCAD UNITS setting. The default length is not controlled by the system spec and must be manually set here in the Options menu. Note: In the Hub Pipe mode, you are limited to 5 and 10 default lengths. Reset The Reset button turns the Collision Checking toggle off, resets your Direction to 90 degrees, Slope to 0, and Riser Mode to Horizontal. Riser Mode The up and down directions in CADPIPE are defined relative to the AutoCAD world coordinate system. The world X-Y plane is considered the horizontal plane, so the up and down directions are the world (+) or (-) Z directions. The Turn Up and Turn Down commands are defined so that any pipe or fitting can be started or turned in a vertical direction. If you are drawing in the plan or horizontal direction and want to turn up or down, simply select the Turn Up or Turn Down button on the Utilities toolbar before you select a fitting from the menu; or select Options from the CADPIPE pull-down menu, and use the Turn Up or Turn Down buttons. The graphic on the Options dialog box indicates your current vertical or horizontal status. You may turn up or down with any elbow or any fitting with multiple exits (tee, cross, Ybranch, etc.) (see Figure 3-4). Once you choose a fitting to turn up, you can continue to draw in the up direction by selecting any fitting, just as you can in the plan view or horizontal mode. It is important to note that with CADPIPE Commercial, you have the option to roll the fitting as you turn up or down.

Tees

Elbows

Figure 3-4

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Turn Up, Turn Down, Plan View The Turn Up or Turn Down procedure is easy to use. Select the Turn Up or Turn Down toolbar button from the Utilities toolbar or Fitting Placement pop-up. When you select one of these options, the CADPIPE Riser Mode dialog box appears (see Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5

Use this dialog box to set the roll angle for the fitting as it turns up or down. The angle can be any angle from 0 to 90 degrees rolling to the Left or 0 to 90 degrees rolling to the Right. The system continues to draw at the roll angle in an up or down direction until you select another fitting returning to horizontal (see Figure 3-6).

Direction

Figure 3-6

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You can set the Roll Angle by typing it into the Roll Angle from Horiontal box or picking an angle on the angle dial graphic. When you select an angle, the appropriate Left or Right button is activated. After you set the roll angle and select OK, the Fitting to Turn dialog box appears (see Figure 3-7).

Figure 3-7

Figure 3-8

The Fitting to Turn box lists the available turning fittings. The NO Fitting selection is used if you want to begin a run of pipe vertically using a pipe or flange. The Fitting to Turn list changes according to the pipe class you are using. The Pressure and Copper lists are different than the Waste/Hub pipe lists. Select the fitting you want to use and then click OK. The system draws the fitting turning up or down and rolling by the specified angle. You can continue to draw up or down by selecting pipe or fittings from the menu. If you did not select a roll angle but only selected the default 90 degree angle, the fitting will turn straight up or down. When you select an elbow or fitting that returns the run to a horizontal direction, the system brings up the Select Angle dialog box prompting you to select the angle to return the run to a horizontal direction (see Figure 3-8). When the Select Angle box appears, it has a default angle selected. This angle is the angle that will return the pipe run to the horizontal direction it was running before Turn Up or Turn Down was selected. You can choose any angle at this point or accept the default angle. The fitting is drawn, and returned to horizontal drawing direction. Any pipe or fittings selected from this point are drawn in horizontal mode (see Figure 3-9).

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Figure 3-9

When you select a roll angle and turn it up or down, the pipe is now moving in two directions: up and at an angle. When you select another elbow, the system needs to know if you want to return to a horizontal direction with that fitting or turn at another angle and continue in the up or down directions. As soon as you select an elbow, the Return to Horizontal with this Fitting/Branch? box appears (see Figure 3-10).

Figure 3-10 Figure 3-11

If you answer YES, the Horizontal Direction dialog box appears with angle options available to return to plan with that fitting or secondary branch (see Figure 3-11). Note: All Horizontal Direction Angles refer to the AutoCAD drawing direction angles. When you select the angle, the fitting is drawn and the system returns to Horizontal mode. Any subsequent pipe or fittings selected are drawn in the horizontal mode. If you answer NO, the Select Angle dialog box appears allowing you to select any angle to turn the fitting. The system continues in the new up or down direction. It is important to remember that the Select Angle direction corresponds to the AutoCAD plan view angle when you are returning to plan. 0 degrees returns to the right, 90 to the top of the screen, 180 to the left, and 270 to the bottom of the screen. Once the system has returned to a horizontal direction, it continues in that direction until Turn Up or Turn Down is selected again.

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Using Riser Mode with Single Line Pipe There is a difference in how the single line pipe and fittings are represented on the drawing when you turn up or down. When you draw in single line, the system places a turn up or turn down symbol on the drawing (see Figure 3-12). These symbols are placed on a separate layer named PIPE_SINGLELINE_SYMBOL. This allows you to turn these up/ down symbols off when choosing another view for plotting or display.
Turn Down Symbol

Figure 3-12

Turn Up Symbol

Settings The Settings tab in the CADPIPE Options dialog offers toggles for Auto-fit, Collision Check, Metric, Text Grouping, Prompts dialog control, Undo Options, Pipe Alignment Tolerance, and Keyboard Pipe Length (see Figure 3-13 ).

Figure 3-13

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Collision Checking This toggle controls the Interactive Collision Checking feature in CADPIPE. This feature alerts you to possible collisions between the run you are currently drawing and any 3-D object on the drawing. If you place a piece of pipe or fitting that collides with an object, CADPIPE highlights the collision and displays a dialog box containing several options (seeChapter 5 Collision Checking). Collision Checking Color The Collision Check button allows you to select a color to be used when a collision is found by CADPIPE. The colliding objects are changed and highlighted in the color you have selected from the AutoCAD Select Color dialog box. The default collision color is red. The Pipe Alignment Tolerance default is 15 degrees. This value sets the maximum angle of misalignment CADPIPE allows for pipe connections. It can be anywhere from 0 to 360 degrees. This allowance for misalignment provides much needed flexibility for joining pipe, particularly when designing sloped waste and other gravity drainage systems. Metric To draw using metric units, install CADPIPE Commercial choosing the metric option. The Metric System toggle allows you to create your pipe drawings using metric dimensions and converts your databases into metric. Dimensions entered while the toggle is activated are assumed to be a metric dimension. Ensure that you set your AutoCAD UNITS to the proper settings to create metric drawings. Group Text With Fittings When this toggle is ON, CADPIPE groups the text with the fitting. Text will move, copy, and erase with the fitting Show Prompts Dialog When this toggle is ON, CADPIPE displays a Prompts dialog box for each selected command, which shows the current command and offers AutoCAD SNAP options. If the toggle is OFF, the Prompts dialog will not appear. Undo Back Options There are two Undo Back Options located on the Options dialog box, Classic Undo Last Fitting and AutoCAD UNDO BACK. This toggle controls the behavior of the Undo Back command located on the CADPIPE pull-down menu and Edit toolbar. When set to Classic Undo Last Fitting, the Undo Back command performs undos fitting by fitting. When set to AutoCAD UNDO BACK, the Undo Back command uses the same command as the AutoCAD Undo. Undo Back performs undos command by command. You can toggle between the two at anytime. Pipe Alignment Tolerance The Pipe Alignment Tolerance default is 15 degrees. This value sets the maximum angle of misalignment CADPIPE allows for pipe connections. It can be anywhere from 0 to 360 degrees. This allowance for misalignment provides much needed flexibility for joining pipe, particularly when designing sloped waste and other gravity drainage systems. When the
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Prompt for Acceptance toggle is on, you are asked to confirm the joining of two misaligned pipes still within the pipe alignment tolerance setting. If you turn this toggle off, the program joins all pipes within the tolerance setting without your confirmation. Keyboard Pipe Length This option controls whether or not Engagement lengths are included when placing Cut-toLength Pipe. Fitting Placement The Fitting Placement tab in the CADPIPE Options dialog offers settings for Drawing Mode, Fitting Insert, Tee Entrance, and Waste Pipe/Lateral Flow (see Figure 3-14 ).

Figure 3-14

Drawing Mode There are three drawing modes available in CADPIPE Commercial: Solid, Mesh, and Single Line. This toggle controls the appearance of the pipe placed on the drawing. The default setting is Solid, which draws the pipe in full, perfectly rounded 3D, and shows a clean double line in any view. When set to Mesh, the 3D pipe is drawn as a faceted polyface mesh object composed of flat surfaces. The edge lines of the surfaces are visible. When the toggle is set to Single Line, the pipes are represented as single lines. Changing the Drawing Mode toggle will not affect any previously drawn pipe. You can convert your single line pipe to double line pipe using the Fitting Conversion function at any time. Note: Collision Checking functions in both single and double line modes. Full 3D is recommended for collision checking.

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Number of Sides for 3-D Objects This option allows you to determine the number of 3-D faces that the system uses to create pipe while in the Mesh Drawing Mode. The best range for a drawing is somewhere between 8 and 12. Once the pipe is created with a specific number of sides, it cannot be changed. This value has no affect on solid or single line pipe. Fitting Insert The Fitting Origin designates the insertion point of the fitting when the fitting is placed using Start a Run. The Center option allows fittings to be placed by centerline intersection. The Edge setting causes fittings to be placed by the edge of one of the fitting openings. Tee Entrance These buttons determine how the tee is oriented when it is placed on the drawing. Selecting 0-deg Side places the tee so the flow is straight through the tee. The secondary branch turns right or left depending on whether a left or right tee was selected from the Fittings placement dialog box. Selecting 90-deg Side places a bull-headed tee, with a connection that flows right and left (see Figure 3-15).

Figure 3-15

Waste Pipe/Laterals With waste pipe, you have the option to draw in the Normal Flow direction (from the drain) or the Reverse Flow direction (upstream). CADPIPE keeps track of the direction and changes it depending on which end of the pipe or fitting you join to.

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Tooltip Query The Tooltip Query tab in the CADPIPE Options dialog contains two main sections labeled Available Tip Info and Tip Info to Display, along with several buttons and toggles to set up the tooltip query function (see Figure 3-16 ).

Figure 3-16

Available Tip Info The Available Tip Info field lists the available information that can be displayed when your cursor hovers over a CADPIPE Item. By Default, CADPIPE has all available tip info selected. Use the arrow buttons or double click items to add or remove tip info. Tip Info to Display The Tip Info to Display field lists the information that is displayed when your cursor hovers over a CADPIPE Item (see Figure 3-17). By Default, CADPIPE has all available tip info selected. Use the arrow buttons or double click items to add or remove tip info.

Figure 3-17

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Show Dynamic Tooltip Query. The Show Dynamic Tool Tip toggle turns the Tip Info Display On and Off. With the Show Dynamic Tool Tip toggle selected, CADPIPE displays the Tip Info (see Figure 3-17). With the Show Dynamic Tool Tip toggle unchecked, CADPIPE will not display the Tip Info.

Label Each Tip The Label Each Tip toggle determines if the Tip Info Names are displayed along with the Tip Info. With the Label Each Tip toggle selected, CADPIPE displays the Tip Info Names and Tip Info (see Figure 3-18 ). With the Label Each Tip toggle unchecked, CADPIPE displays just the Tip Info (see Figure 3-19).

Figure 3-19

Figure 3-18

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AUTO ROUTE/ROUTING LINE

The Auto-Route feature allows you to draw a number of straight pipes and fittings without individually selecting each piece. Generally, Auto-Route places a straight run, a fitting that makes a turn, and a second pipe run terminating at a specified point. It allows you to join pipe to fittings at the same elevations or at different elevations. The Auto-Route function is found on the Design toolbar and in the CADPIPE pull-down menu. The following pages demonstrate various combinations of horizontal and vertical runs using the Auto-Route feature.

Horizontal Auto-Route
With horizontal Auto-Route you can automatically place pipe, an elbow, and another length of pipe in a horizontal plane from an existing pipe or fitting, to another point on the drawing. The following example shows you the commands. The starting illustration gives you the reference points in your drawing (see Figure 4-1). Auto-Route places a pipe run and a fitting from <P1> to <P2>.

Figure 4-1

First, use the Join To command and select the pipe. Pick Auto-Route from the CADPIPE pull-down menu. The Available Fittings for Auto-Route dialog box lists the fittings that are available in the Auto-Route function (see Figure 4-2). Auto-Route uses the selected fitting to make the turn needed to route the pipe from the start point to the end point.
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Auto-Route/Routing Line

Select a point where you would like the Auto-Route to end. <P2> is the end point of the Auto-Route (see Figure 4-3).

Figure 4-3

The end of the last pipe segment is placed short of the point picked in order to make room for the next fitting. The point picked is the center point for that fitting. Auto-Route places the same type fitting as previously selected. If the distance of a segment in an Auto-Route is greater than the default length of pipe selected, the system automatically places as many default lengths of pipe as possible and any necessary cut pipe lengths.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

To pick the end point for the next Auto-Route, select a suboption or press Enter to exit the command. Note: After an Auto-Route, selecting Undo Back from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or Edit toolbar removes the entire Auto-Route.

Vertical Auto-Route
Using Auto-Route, you can run pipe vertically and automatically return to the horizontal direction at a given elevation. The following three examples show instances using the vertical auto-route feature. Horizontal to Vertical In the first example, pipe is placed horizontally and then turned up to a new elevation. First, Join To a horizontal opening (pick the exit end of pipe <P1>, see Figure 4-4).

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Figure 4-4

Pick Auto-Route from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or Design toolbar. Select the 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow and click OK.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

Type E to select the Elev option.

Enter new elevation <Current = 1-6>:

Type in 3 as the ending elevation of the pipe run.

Close/Join/Snap/Use Current/<Elevation Point>:

Pick a point at which the pipe will turn up (<P2>). This point is the center of the elbow and establishes the center point of the second straight run. The selection determines the points position in the X and Y planes. Vertical Run In the next example, a vertical fitting and run is placed. First, Join To a horizontal opening (<P1> in Figure 4-5). Pick Auto-Route from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or Design toolbar. Select the 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow and click OK.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

Type E to select the Elev option.

Enter new Elevation <Current = 1-6>:

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Type 5 as the ending elevation of the pipe run.

Close/Join/Snap/Use Current/<Elevation Point>:

Type U to select the Use Current option. This selects the current point (i.e. the exit end of the horizontal pipe) as the point at which the run turns up (see Figure 4-5).

Figure 4-5

Vertical to Horizontal In the final example, a vertical piece of pipe is placed, a turn is made to a horizontal direction, and a horizontal pipe is placed. First, Join To a vertical opening (<P1> in Figure 4-6). Pick Auto-Route from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or the Design toolbar. Select the 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow and click OK.

Figure 4-6

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Type 3 as the ending elevation of the pipe run.

Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

Select an end point in the X,Y plane (<P2>) for the final horizontal run. From the Select Angle dialogue box, pick the new horizontal direction 0 degrees to the right (see Figure 4-6).

Auto-Route End Options

Join The Join option routes a run to an existing pipe or fitting, ending the auto-route by joining to an opening selected. When you select Join by typing J, the system prompts you.
Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

Select the fitting or pipe to which to join, and the system automatically draws the pipe and fittings to complete the auto-route (see Figure 4-7).

Figure 4-7

The Join function works in the horizontal and vertical directions. Join to an opening and select Auto-Route. Select your fitting. If you have joined to a vertical opening, hit Enter when prompted for elevation. At the Auto-Route command line, type J for Join. You are prompted to pick the opening you wish to join to (see Figure 4-8).

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Figure 4-8

Snap The Snap option is used in conjunction with the Join option allowing you to auto-route and connect fittings at different elevations when more than one 90-degree turn is needed. When you select Snap by typing S, the following system prompt appears.
Pick Pipe/Fitting to Snap to:

Any of the AutoCAD SNAP modes can be used to snap a fitting. The Snap option positions the end of the first auto-route the correct distance from the chosen fitting so you can then complete a second auto-route that turns and joins to the fitting. The following example demonstrates how to use the Snap option. In Figure 4-9, we have a pump with a flange connection on one nozzle. We want to connect the pipe fitting at location <P1>, which has an elevation of 6 with the flange connection at the top of the tank at location <P2>, which has an elevation of 2-11.3100. From the pipe at location <P1>, select Auto-Route. After you select the fitting to use in the Available Fittings for Auto-Route dialog box (see Figure 4-2), the following prompt appears.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

Type S to select the Snap option. The following system prompt appears.
Pick Pipe/Fitting to Snap to:

Because we want to connect the flange on the pump, select the center ring on the flange (see Figure 4-9).

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Figure 4-9

The system auto-routes pipe to a location above the flange connection. This location selected leaves enough room for another elbow to turn down and join to the flanged fitting (see Figure 4-10).

Figure 4-10

The system remains in the Auto-Route command and repeats the prompt.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

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Here you would select Join by typing J. Select the center ring of the flange again (see Figure 4-10). The system automatically turns an elbow down and connects pipe to the flange on top of the pump (see Figure 4-11).

Figure 4-11

Close The Close option ends the auto-route at a selected point and quits the Auto-Route function. When you select Close by typing C, the system prompts you.
Elev <Pick end point of run>:

Any of the AutoCAD SNAP modes can be used to pick the end point. The important difference between the Close option and others is that the pipe ends exactly at the point selected without leaving room for another turning fitting and then quits the Auto-Route command. Multiple Auto-Route Pipe Run You can use a combination of Auto-Route techniques to draw a complex pipe run, using several of the Auto-Route suboptions together; however, it is suggested when creating more complicated piping runs to use the Routing Line Command. This command is discussed in the next section.
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Routing Line
The versatile Routing Line command allows you to place horizontal, vertical, rolled and sloped routing lines. Pipe, fittings, valves, etc can then be placed by simply selecting either a point on the line or the line itself. Each routing line segment can have a different elevation. The options sub-menu gives you a number of ways to edit and change your routing line. Note that when you choose a letter option, you are choosing the option first. Draw one routing line for each pipe run. You can create a complete routing line at one time, but often, a routing line must be drawn in stages with the parts brought together into one routing line. The Join option of the Routing Line command joins separate routing lines into one continuous routing line. You do not need to begin a new routing line if you are changing size with a concentric or eccentric reducing fitting, because the routing line will adjust automatically. Routing Line Commands When you select the Routing Line command from the CADPIPE pull down menu or Design toolbar this prompt appears at the command line:
Elevation <current elevation> Line designation: <current default> Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First Point>:

While the command is open, CADPIPE gives you six different options to edit, change and draw routing lines. They are: -- Pedit -- Join -- Designation -- Elevation -- Slope -- Reference Examples and descriptions of each Routing Line option are demonstrated below. The Pedit Option The Pedit option is similar to AutoCADs PEDIT command. This capability allows you to edit an existing routing line. A prompt showing the current vertex; the total vertices; X, Y, and Z (elevation) coordinates; and segment type (vertical or rolled when applicable) is displayed on the line above Pedit sub options menu.
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To select a sub option, type in the first character of the option name followed by a <Return>. To select the ## option, enter a number and press <Return>. ##. This symbol means that you can enter a number to move to a specific vertex. Next and Last move the marker in the same direction that the routing line was created. Previous and First operate in the opposite direction that the routing line was created. Remove deletes the currently marked routing line vertex. Insert inserts a new vertex in the routing line after the currently marked vertex. The inserted vertex elevation will be the same as the vertex currently marked. Press <Return> at the Digitize prompt to duplicate the current vertex location. Move moves the currently marked vertex to a new location. Elevation sets the elevation of the currently marked vertex. You should only use the Move, Elevation, or Insert sub options of the Pedit options in the Routing Line command when you have a routing line without valves, flanges, fittings and pipe. In the example below, the routing line in Figure 4-12 will be edited with the following alterations: change the elevation of Segment No. 3 to 102' change Segment No. 4 to horizontal at elevation 108' move the right end of Segment No. 4 to a new location Pick Routing Line from the CADPIPE menu or Design toolbar:
Command: <<Pipe Layout>> Elevation <108'-0"> Line designation <current default> Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference<First Point>: P <Return> (Enter P to initiate the Pedit option.) Digitize the routing line: NEAREST to

Figure 4-12

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Editing line <line designation>

Since the elevation of Segment No. 3 is being changed to the same as Segment No. 1, the vertical segment between them must be removed. The third vertex (end of segment 2, beginning of segment 3) would be the best vertex to remove:
1:5 x=68' y=63' z=102' ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: N <Return> (Enter N to move the marker to the 2nd routing line vertex.) 2:5 X=78' Y=63' Z=102' Vertical ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: N <Return> (Enter N to move the marker to the 3rd routing line vertex.) 3:5 x=78' y=63' z=104'-6" ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: R <Return> (Enter R to remove the currently-marked vertex. The status line will be adjusted and the marker automatically moves to the Previous vertex. As shown in Figure 4-12, a rolled segment is created by this remove) 2:4 x=78' y=63' z=102'-0" Rolled 19.65 degrees ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: N <Return> (Type N to move the marker to the third routing line vertex-the old fourth vertex.) 3:4 x=78' y=70' z=104'-6" Rolled 19.29 degrees ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: E <Return> (Next, change the elevation of the currently marked vertex.) Digitize new elevation <KB>: <Return> Digitize new elevation <104-6>: 102 <Return> (Enter the new elevation for the currently marked vertex. Segment No. 2 becomes horizontal, as Figure 4-13 illustrates.) 3:4 x=78 y=70' z=102' Rolled 30.96 degrees ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/ Elevation/<Exit>: I <Return> (Now, a new vertex is needed to create a vertical segment and make the last segment horizontal. Type I <Return> to select Insert.) Digitize location of new vertex <Current vertex>: <Return> (Press <Return> to create a new vertex. See Figure 4-14 for an illustration.)

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Figure 4-13

4:5 x=78 y=70' z=102' Rolled 30.96 degrees ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/ Elevation/ <Exit>: E <Return> (The elevation of the newly added vertex must be changed to create the vertical segment. Enter E to select the Elevation sub option.) Digitize new elevation <KB>: <Return>

Figure 4-14

Digitize new elevation <102>: 108 <Return> (Enter the elevation for the top of the vertical segment, 108'. Now, as shown in Figure 4-15, Segment #4 is horizontal.) 4:5 x=78' y=70' z=108' ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: L <Return> (Enter L to move the marker to the last vertex of the routing line.)

5:5 x=88' y=70' z=108' ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move / Elevation/<Exit>: M <Return> (To move the location of the currently marked vertex enter M.)

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Figure 4-15

Digitize new location of vertex: (Digitize a point for the new location of the vertex. See Figure 4-16 for the result.) 5:5 X=88' Y=72' Z=108' ##/Next/Previous/First/Last/Insert/Remove/Move/Elevation/<Exit>: <Return> (To exit the program, press <Return>. Exiting the program with a <CTRL C> or <CANCEL>may result in the X marker block remaining at its last location. It can be erased with the AutoCAD ERASE command.)

If you are using the Pedit option, a ZOOM might occur prior to the edit to ensure that the entire routing line is visible.

Figure 4-16

Offset-45 Offset-45 is enabled after a single segment has been placed. The offset itself automatically fits for rolled 45 elbows within the new elevation and offset distance which you specify. The following example is illustrated in Figure 4-17. After completing the offset, the routing line can be AUTO-ELBOWed and the rolled 45 is placed along with the rolled segment of pipe to complete the offset:
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Command: <Pipe layout>> Elevation <100'-0"> Line designation: <P1072 - AAA1> Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>: P1

(Pick the point.)

Elevation/Roll/Slope/Slope/Undo/<To point>: P2 (Pick a point, which completes one segment.) Elevation/Roll/Offset-45/Slope/Undo/<To point>: O <Return> (Once you have completed a segment the Offset option appears.) Digitize new elevation <KB Option>: NEAREST to <Return> Enter new elevation <100'-0">: -5' <Return> Offset-45 Elevation <95'-0"> offset through point: @2'<90 <Return> (You can pick a point at this prompt.) next point: P3 (Pick a point in the direction prior to offset. This command will not accept a segment that does not require a 45 elbow.) Elevation/Roll/Offset-45/Slope/Undo/<To point>: <Return>

To successfully complete an offset you must know the change in elevation required and the offset distance to the left or right of the current routing line direction. To drop at 45 from the horizontal, simply specify the new elevation and digitize a point in the current routing line direction; the new point is placed. When using the Undo within the place routing line command, the entire offset is undone.

Figure 4-17

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Figure 4-19

The Reference Option This option allows you to start a new routing line at a specified distance from a point you select on another routing line. It is useful in initial layouts, allowing you to place your layout lines without constantly typing in coordinates.
Command: <<Pipe layout>> Elevation <8'-0"> Line designation: <1 - AAA1> Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>: R <Return>

Digitize point to reference from <Exit>: _endp of (Digitize a point on an existing routing line from which you want to reference the start point of your new routing line.) Default elevation <8'-0"> Digitized elevation <10'-0"> does not match Update elevation [Yes/No] <Yes>: (You are prompted if your current elevation is different from the elevation of the point you digitized. You may update to the same elevation.) Elevation <10'-0"> distance from reference point: (Type in or digitize the required distance from the referenced point.) Digitize direction <Exit>: (Pick the direction from the referenced point at which you wish to start your new routing line.) Elevation/Roll/Slope/Undo/<To point>: (CADPIPE now knows the first point of your new layout line and prompts you for the next point. You may pick a point or type in coordinates.)

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The Join Option The Join option allows you to combine separate routing lines that cross; creating one line which retains each segment elevation.
Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First Point>: J <Return> (Enter J <Return> to select the Join option.) Digitize first routing line: NEAREST to (Digitize the first routing line to be joined.) Digitize second routing line: NEAREST to (Digitize the second routing line to be joined.) Joining routing line ... (The program searches for an intersection of the end segments along the routing lines selected, trims the segments overlap back to the intersect point, and creates a single polyline retaining the elevations of the original routing lines.) Adding vertical segment ... (The program adds a vertical segment at the join point if required.) Removing inline vertex ... (The program removes a vertex at the join point if required.) Editing vertices ... Command:

Note: If the joining segments of the two routing lines are in line, they must end at the same point for the Join option to work. The Designation Option The Designation option allows you to change the default line number and material specification before placing a routing line.
Command: <<Pipe layout>> Elevation <8'-0"> Line designation: <420 M.P Steam>-<Black Steel-Threaded-SCH 40> Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>: D <Return> (The Routing Line Designation dialog box appears. see Figure 4-20.)

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Figure 4-20

Multiple Routing Lines and Fittings If you have routing lines stacked in the same location, but at different elevations, and you are placing a fitting or another routing line, CADPIPE gives you a listing of all routing lines found at that location, including your current default. You simply enter the number of your choice and the original command will continue. Sloped Lines The Sloped option lets you place a sloped routing line or sloped segments of a routing line. A sloped line is a normal routing line but is drawn with a sloped ratio that you enter. The slope value is not stored with the routing line, but is calculated when an item is placed on the line or the line is processed in some way.
Command: <<Pipe layout>> Elevation <8'-0"> Line designation: <1 - AAA1> Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First Point>: S <Return> (Enter S <Return> to select the Slope option.)

In the Slope Options dialog box turn Slope on.

Figure 4-19

Figure 4-21

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Click on Change Slope Value the Slope Value dialog appears (see Figure 4-22).

Figure 4-21

Enter the slope value as a ratio. For example, enter 1:96 for a line that slopes 1/8" to 1 foot. The maximum slope is a ratio of 1:10. Enter the direction of the slope. Click on Up if the routing line will slope up. Down is already active as the default. Click on OK to draw the routing line with these settings:

Auto-Elbow
This command automatically places vertical (or Up/Down) elbows through a change in elevation and planar (or flatno change in elevation) 90 and 45 short, long and trimmed elbows between start and end points that you pick on a routing line. Planar elbows are placed on the routing line at true 90 and 45, and trimmed elbows are placed where there is no elevation change. Vertical elbows are placed on the routing line where there is an elevation change sufficient to contain both up and down de-fault elbows. (Planar elbows also are only placed if there is room to accommodate both elbows.) Insertion Point Elbows are placed automatically at 90, 45 and at trimmed elbows; they are placed at the elevation of the routing line segment. Elbows are also placed at changes in elevation (for Up/Down elbows). Refer to Figure 423 for a variety of examples.

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Figure 4-23

Typical Command Sequence Your routing line may look similar to Figure4-20, maintaining true 90, 45 and trimmed elbows. Let us say you want to place a 6", LR, BW elbows on the routing line. Pick Auto-Elbow from the CADPIPE menu or Design toolbar:

Digitize start point on routing line: (CADPIPE automatically sets OSNAP NEAR. Digitize the first routing line. This prompt repeats if you have picked something other than a routing line. Try again, picking the routing line in an uncongested area.) Line designation: <5P14-ABB1> (The line number is automatically set to the routing line selected.) Digitize end point on routing line <ALL>: NEAREST to (Again, CADPIPE automatically sets OSNAP NEAR. You can pick another point on the routing line to set a range for the elbows. Or you can press <Return> to place elbows on the entire routing line.) Working . . . <10'-0"> (The program automatically changes the default elevation as the elbows are placed along the routing line and trims the elbows of the excess lines when it finds vertical segments.) Elevation <15'-0"> ** Trimmed elbow** ** trimmed elbow ** Elevation<5'-0"> Elevation<10'-0"> Line designation: <5P14-ABB!> Command:

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Error Messages
Invalid endpoints - no included vertices

No vertices or elevation changes were located on the routing line. Respecify the start/ end points or add a vertex with the Pedit option of the [Routing Line] command. You need a minimum of three vertices on a routing line to use AUTO-ELBOW.
Invalid selection - not on the same routing line

The second point digitized was not on the same routing line as the first. The two routing lines might need to be combined to make one using the Join option of the [Routing Line] command. Warning Messages
Segment too short

Either a horizontal segment of the line was too short to place two elbows without overlapping, or an elevation change was found without enough vertical distance to place the default elbow up and down without interference. Possibly the default size was not set correctly or an incorrect elevation was entered when the routing line was placed. Another possibility is that you picked a point before you entered E <Return>or R <Return> to change elevation or Roll. Use Pedit to check the vertices along the line. Reset the default size or change the elevation with the [Routing Line] command. AUTO-ELBOW might return a segment too short message with 45 elbow, even though the gap is theoretically large enough. In this case, you will place the elbows manually, using the 45 elbow command in the Place menu, or use Auto-Elbow picking start and end points on either side of that one vertex. Comments CADPIPE changes your default elevation to that of the routing line segment on which the last elbow was placed. You can AUTO-ELBOW the entire routing line even if elbows already exist on the routing line. CADPIPE sees any existing elbows and skips to the next vertex on the routing line. You can use AUTO-ELBOW for single Up or Down elbows on the end or beginning of a line. Use OSNAP END Point to digitize the last or first vertex of a line. You can also place a single Up or Down elbow along a routing line at a change in elevation. Again, use the OSNAP END Point to select the vertical routing segment.
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AUTO-ELBOW only places elbows in the default size, therefore, you can not AUTOELBOW a routing line that includes a change of size.

Auto-Pipe
The Auto-Pipe command places pipe along a routing line automatically, through changes in elevation, and between previously placed fittings. Auto-Pipe checks for size compatibility between fittings and will not pipe through incompatible sizes. Auto-Pipe changes the pipe size when it encounters reducing fittings. CADPIPE adjusts the sizes and elevations of pipe as necessary. Typical Command Sequence Once all elbows and fittings have been placed on the Routing Line, placing pipe is a snap. Simply pick Auto-Pipe from the CADPIPE menu:
Digitize routing line: <Exit> (CADPIPE automatically sets OSNAP NEAR. Digitize any point on the routing line.)

CADPIPE places all of the pipe along the Routing Line.

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COLLISION CHECKING
CADPIPE provides you with two collision checking features that alert you to possible interference problems on your drawing. The interactive Collision Checking feature can be activated at any time during the drawing process. When activated, the system alerts you any time there is interference with any 3-D object on the drawing. With Collision Checking on, the system takes an instant longer to place fittings because the system must search the drawing database for any interfering objects before it places each piece. For this reason, CADPIPE allows you to toggle collision checking on or off so that you can use it only when drawing in an area that presents potential interference problems. The Batch Collision Checking feature can be activated after the drawing process is completed and searches and highlights any interference problems on the drawing allowing you to correct the problems before the drawing is issued.

Interactive Collision Checking

To activate collision checking, select the Collision Check from the CADPIPE pull-down menu. When the Collision Checking toggle is on, the system automatically checks for any interference problems with any 3-D object on the drawing and alerts you when a collision occurs. The colliding objects change color and a Collision Alert box appears (see Figure 5-1). The Collision Alert dialog box has several options from which to choose.

Figure 5-1

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View Collision The View Collision option opens a View Entities dialog box, with the collision isolated (see Figure 5-2).

Figure 5-2

Using the View Collision dialog box, you may change views of the collision, zoom in or out, rotate the view up or down or right or left, and do an automatic HIDE. Selecting the OK button returns you to the drawing and the Collision Alert box. Query Fitting Selecting Query Fitting brings the Collision Query dialog box to the screen. This box contains all the dimensional data about the collision: the size, top, and bottom elevation of each object in the collision. The distance and direction to correct the problem is also calculated (see Figure 5-3). Select OK to return to the Collision Alert box. The Continue button allows you to resume drawing leaving the collision. The Reject command removes the last drawn pipe or fitting that collided, allowing you to take appropriate measures to avoid the collision. If you leave Collision Checking On while you continue to place the next fitting, the system aids you in avoiding the collision.
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Figure 5-3

Note: Collision Checking can be activated at any time and detects collisions in any view with any object drawn using AutoCAD 3D surfaces. If you receive coordination drawings from other trades and they are using AutoCAD 3D surfaces, CADPIPE detects interference with any 3-D objects.

Batch Collision Checking

The Batch Collision function is found in the CPTools pull-down menu. The Batch Collision Checking feature checks the entire drawing for any interference problems. The Collision Checking toggle does not need to be activated in order for the Batch Collision Checking function to work. When you select Batch Collision, the Batch Collision dialog box appears (see Figure 5-4). This dialog box presents you with the following options.

Figure 5-4

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Color The Color button activates the AutoCAD SELECT COLOR dialog box (see Figure 5-5). This allows you to select the color you want the system to use when it alerts you to a collision. The color selected is then displayed on the Batch Collision dialog box (see Figure 5-4).

Figure 5-5

Check Under the Check section, the commands All and Some are found. The All button tells the system to check the entire drawing (all displayed layers) for interference. The Some button allows you to choose a window to check for interference. When you select Some, the following system prompt appears.
Select objects:

You may select any objects you wish by picking individual objects or using any of the AutoCAD WINDOW options. When [Enter] is pressed, the system checks for collisions while the following text appears on the command line.
Checking for collisions among XX items:

You will see the percentage of the area or drawing that has been checked. This number continues to be updated until it reads 100 percent done. It also gives you the number of collisions found while changing the color of the items on the screen to the selected Color.

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Note: The larger the drawing area you wish to check, the longer the system takes to process the information. View The View section on the Batch Collision dialog box contains three options. View This option works the same as the View option in the Interactive Collision Checking Mode. When selected, it changes the view and brings up the View Collision dialog box (see Figure 5-2). Note: You may leave the Batch Collision command at any time to correct an interference problem. The system remembers all remaining collisions when returning to the Batch Collision command. Query The Query option works in the same manner as explained in the section on Interactive Collision Checking. Next The Next option zooms to the next collision found and allows you to View or Query it. This process is repeated as long as there are more collisions to check. Recolor The options found under the Recolor section, All and Current, are used to return the items found in the collision to their original color. This is done by selecting All before you exit the Batch Collision function or Current if you wish to make adjustments to each collision consecutively. This function is useful if there are a large number of collision problems to address. The color changes remain until the All or Current button is activated. Note: The system creates a layer called COLLISION in your drawing whenever CADPIPE is initialized. This layer is used with the View option to display the colliding objects. This layer should not be turned off or frozen.

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EDIT TOOLS
The CADPIPE Edit functions are designed so that the user can easily move, copy, and erase CADPIPE items, ignoring all other items in your drawing. You can use regular AutoCAD commands to move, copy, and erase CADPIPE items as well. The Edit functions are found on the Edit toolbar and CPTools pull-down menu.

Move Fitting(s)
This command allows you to move pipe, fittings, CADPIPE Commercial items, or any CADPIPE architectural item. The Move Fitting(s) command only recognizes pipe, fittings, CADPIPE Commercial items, and CADPIPE architectural items. All other items in the drawing are ignored. When you use Move Fitting(s), the following prompt appears.
Select objects:

You may choose to select individual objects or use any of the AutoCAD WINDOW modes to select objects. When you have finished selecting objects and press Enter, the following prompt appears.
Base point of displacement:

Select a base point.

Second point of displacement:

Select a location for the move, and the objects are moved. The system displays the number of CADPIPE objects moved on the command line. Note: If you wish to move only text, use the Shift-Ctrl-right click keystroke combination and select Move Grouped Item from the pop-up menu.

Copy Fitting(s)
This command works in the same manner as Move Fitting(s), allowing you to copy pipe, fittings, CADPIPE Commercial items, and CADPIPE architectural items. The Copy Fitting(s) command only recognizes pipe, fittings, CADPIPE Commercial items, and architectural items drawn using the CADPIPE commands. Any other objects on the drawing are ignored. The prompts for Copy Fitting(s) are the same as those for Move Fitting(s) with the additional copy Multiple option. Note: Be sure to Join To the pipe or fitting that has been moved or copied if you want to continue drawing from that pipe or fitting.
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Erase Fitting(s)
This command allows you to erase CADPIPE items. The Erase Fitting(s) command only recognizes pipe, fittings, CADPIPE Commercial items, and architectural items drawn using CADPIPE commands. Any other objects on the drawing are ignored. The prompts for the Erase Fitting(s) command are the same as for the Move Fitting(s) command. Note: If you want to delete only text, use the Shift-Cntrl-right click keystroke combination and select Erase Grouped Item from the pop-up menu. Or type ee at the command prompt. When using Erase Fitting(s), the Erase Items dialog may appear (see Figure 6-1). This allows you to erase, move, or copy only pipe, fittings, or CADPIPE Commercial items rather than all CADPIPE items.

Figure 6-1

Mirror Fitting(s)
The Mirror Fitting(s) command is found on the CPTools pull-down menu. This command enables you to mirror objects around a mirror line, which you define with two points. Mirroring works in any plane parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS. When you select Mirror Fitting(s) from the menu you are prompted to select the object to be mirrored.
select ducts/fittings to mirror:

After choosing an object, you are then prompted to select two points to create the mirror line (see Figure 6-2).
select objects: specify first point of mirrorline: specify second point of mirrorline:

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Figure 6-2

The next prompt allows you to either delete or retain the original objects.
Delete source objects? [Yes/No] <N>:

Figure 6-3

Type Y to delete the source objects (see Figure 6-3). Or N to retain the source objects (see Figure 6-4).

Figure 6-4

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Rotate Fitting(s)
The Rotate Fitting(s) command is found on the CPTools pull-down menu. This command enables you to rotate objects by choosing a base point and a relative or absolute rotation angle. When you select Rotate Fitting(s) from the menu the following prompt appears.
Select ducts/fittings to rotate:

Figure 6-5

After choosing an object, you are then prompted to select the base point for the rotation (see Figure 6-5).
Select objects: specify base point:

Figure 6-6

The next prompt allows you to select the rotation angle (see Figure 6-6).
Specify rotation angle or [Reference]:

CADPIPE rotates the object (see Figure 6-7).

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Figure 6-7

Rotate 3D Fitting(s)
The Rotate 3D Fitting(s) command is found on the CPTools pull-down menu. This command enables you to rotate objects in 3D around a specified axis. You specify the axis of rotation using two points; an object; the X, Y, or Z axis; ro the Z direction of the current view. When you select Rotate 3D Fitting(s) from the menu, the following prompt appears.
Select ducts/fittings to rotate:

After selecting an object, you are then prompted to determine the axis for the rotation.
Specify first point on axi or define axis by [Object/Last/View/Xaxis/Yaxis/Zaxis/ 2points]:

The Object option aligns the axis of rotation with an existing object. The Last option uses the last axis of rotation. The View option aligns the axis of rotation with the viewing diretion of the current viewport that passes through the selected point. The 2points option uses two points to define the axis of rotation. After choosing an axis for the rotation, CADPIPE prompts you to select a rotation angle and rotates the object.
For more information about rotating in 3D please refer to the ROTATE3D section in your AutoCAD manual under Command Reference.

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Undo Back
The Undo Back command is found on the CADPIPE pull-down menu. Its behavior and functions are controlled in the CADPIPE Commercial Options dialog box (see Figure 33).

Move Last Fitting

The Move Last Fitting command is a quick way to move the last pipe or fitting drawn. As soon as you place a fitting or piece of pipe, you can select Move Last Fitting and pick a new placement point for the fitting. Note: Be sure to Join To the pipe or fitting that has been moved if you want to continue drawing from that pipe or fitting.

Query Fitting
The Query Fitting command is found in the CPTools menu. This command queries any CADPIPE object and list important information about that object. When you select Query Fitting from the menu, the system prompts you with the following. CADPIPE Item to Query: Select the pipe, fitting, or CADPIPE item about which you want information. You can only select one item at a time. The information is displayed in the CADPIPE Query dialog box. The information includes the type, size, material, connection, elevation, and weight information about that fitting or item (see Figure 6-8).

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Figure 6-8

Automatic Annotation The CADPIPE Query box has five options to automatically annotate your drawing with the information displayed in the Query dialog box. The Text Options button controls how the text appears on the drawing. Place Size When you select this button, the system prompts you for a location at which to place the size annotation text on the drawing. The Pipe Size displayed in the Query dialog box is placed as text on the drawing.
Pick Point For Size Text:

Pick a point on the drawing and the size text is placed. This text becomes part of the fitting or items and moves, copies, and erases with it. The text is oriented in the direction of the pipe, fitting, or CADPIPE item. Place Length When you select this button, the system prompts you for a location at which to place the length annotation text on the drawing. The length displayed in the Query dialog box is placed as text on the drawing.

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Pick a point on the drawing and the length text is placed. This text becomes part of the pipe, fitting, or items and moves, copies, or erases with it. The text is oriented in the direction of the pipe, fitting, or CADPIPE item. Place Slope When you select this button, the system prompts you for a location at which to place the slope annotation text on the drawing.
Pick Point For Slope Text:

Pick a point on the drawing and the slope text is placed. This text becomes part of the fitting or items and moves, copies, or erases with it. The text is oriented in the direction of the pipe. Place Material When you select this button, the system prompts you for a location at which to place the material annotation text on the drawing.
Pick Point For Material Text:

Pick a point on the drawing and the material text is placed. This text becomes part of the fitting or items and moves, copies, or erases with it. The text is oriented in the direction of the pipe. Place Description When you select this button, the system prompts you for a detailed description of the item (see Figure 6-9).

Figure 6-9

Click on Use Fitting Name, Pipe Size + Name, or Pipe Size + System to begin your description with the items name or size or enter your own text.
Pick Point For Descriptive Text:

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Pick a point on the drawing and the descriptive text entered is placed. This text becomes part of the fitting or items and moves, copie, or erases with it. The text is oriented in the direction of the pipe. Place Elevation When you select this button, the system prompts you for a location for the elevation annotaion text. CADPIPE can place the center, top, or bottom elevation of the item and the invert elevation if you are placing a waste system.
Pick Point For Elevation Text:

Pick a point on the drawing and the centerline elevation text is placed. This text becomes part of the pipe, fitting, or item and moves, copies, or erases with it. The text is oriented in the direction of the pipe or CADPIPE item. Place Text Options The Text Options button controls how annotation text appears on the drawing (see Figure 6-10). You can select the size, style, and alignment of the text that is placed through the Query Fitting command. You can also select a default prefix that is used for each text placement option.

Figure 6-10

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Insert Fittings and Valves

The Insert Fitting command allows you to insert fittings and valves into an existing run of pipe. The command matches the material, connection, and pipe class if Auto-Specify is on. If Auto-Specify is turned off, connection and pipe class can be entered in the CADPIPE Specification Options box. The Insert Fitting command is found on the Design toolbar and the CADPIPE pull-down menu. Inserting Fittings When you select the Insert Fittings command from the menu, the Insert Justification dialog box appears (see Figure 6-11). This box lists the fitting insertion options: Left, Center, Right, and Aligned. When you select Left, Center, or Right, you will see the following prompt.
Pipe to Insert into (at insertion point):

Figure 6-11

Figure 6-12

Pick the point on the pipe where the fitting is inserted. The Left, Center, and Right options insert the fitting or valve placing the left side, center, or right side of the item at the point picked. After you select the insertion point for the fitting, the system highlights the pipe and displays the Fitting to Insert dialog box (see Figure 6-12).

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This dialog box contains a list of the available fittings. Select a fitting and click OK. If you have selected a branch fitting you will see the Select Angle dialog box. Select the rotation angle of the branch. Selecting 0 degrees always places the branch to the right side of the pipe. 90 degrees turns it up, 180 turns it left, and 270 turns it down. Remember that these angles are determined by the direction in which the pipe is drawn (see Figure 6-13). If an item is inserted into pipe in riser mode, these angles refer to the standardAutoCAD horizontal direction angles.
270 degrees 180 degrees 90 degrees Direction 0 degrees

Figure 6-13

If you select the Aligned option from the Insertion Justification box, the prompts are slightly different. The Aligned option aligns the branch of the fitting with another fitting in another run of pipe. This option is useful for inserting branch fittings such as a tee. When you select Aligned, the following prompt appears.
Pipe to Insert into:

Select the pipe in which you want to insert a fitting. The system highlights the pipe and displays the Fitting to Insert dialog box (see Figure 6-12). If you select a tee, cross, or reducing tee from the dialogue box, you will see the following prompt.
Pick Pipe/Fitting to Align with:

Select the existing fitting on the other run with which you want to align the fitting you are placing. If the fitting being placed must be rolled in order to align with an existing fitting, the Select Angle box appears. Select a rotation angle for the secondary branch. When the fitting is inserted into the pipe using any justification option, CADPIPE automatically divides the pipe and updates the entity data for the two pieces of new pipe. These will have the correct dimensions, taking into account the connection ends of the inserted fitting.
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Inserting a Valve When you select a valve, the CADPIPE Valves Database dialog box appears (see Figure 7-2).This allows you to select a valve for insertion from the database (see Chapter 7 Valves). When you select the valve, a Select Angle dialog box appears allowing you to rotate the valve stem before inserting it. The Select Angle dialog box only appears if the selected valve has a valve stem.

Fitting Conversion
The Fitting Conversion function is in the CPTools pull-down menu. This function converts any pipe or fittings between the three CADPIPE drawing modes. When you select Fitting Conversion, the following prompt appears.
Select objects:

At this prompt you can use any if the AutoCAD WINDOW commands to select a pipe or run of pipe to convert. After making your selection, press Enter and the Convert Pipe/ Fittings To dialog box appears (see Figure 6-14). Select the drawing mode you wish to convert your pipe or fittings to and click OK. CADPIPE automatically converts those fittings you have selected.

Figure 6-14

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Stretch Pipe
CADPIPE Commercial has the ability to stretch pipe. This feature utilizes the AutoCAD STRETCH Command. It enables the user to stretch a piece of pipe to any desired length and still maintain its intelligence. Typical Command Sequence An example of using the stretch pipe command is demonstrated below. Type stretch at the command line.
Command: stretch <Return> Select objects to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon Select objects: (Draw a window around the piece of pipe. See Figure 6-15)

Figure 6-15

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 3 found Select objects: <Return> Specify base point or displacement: <P1> (Select the end of the pipe to be stretched. See <P1> in Figure 6-16)

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<P1>

Figure 6-16

Specify second point of displacement: <P2> (Simply stretch the pipe to the desired length. <P2> in Figure 6-17)

<P2> Drag pipe to any point

Figure 6-17

When the second point is picked, CADPIPE redraws the pipe, matching the length it was stretched, as shown in Figure 6-18.

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Figure 6-18

BOM Tag
The BOM Tag command allows you to tag any non-Cadpipe object on your drawing for inclusion in the CADPIPE Reports. When you select the command you are prompted:
Select objects: (pick the object you wish to tag for BOM and press Enter. The CADPIPE BOM Tag dialog box appears, see Figure 6-19)

Figure 6-19

This dialog allows you to enter the information about the selected object to be included in your BOM report.
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ISOLATE
The ISOLATE command allows you to isolate a pipe run or any items you choose from the rest of your drawing. When you select ISOLATE the Isolate Pipe/Fittings dialog appears (see Figure 6-20).

Figure 6-20

Digitize Run The Digitize Run button allows you to pick a pipe run on your drawing to isolate. After pressing the button you are prompted to select a pipe run. Simply click on any part of a pipe run and CADPIPE brings up a View Entities Box with an isolated view (see Figure 621).

Figure 6-21

Select Objects The Select Objects button allows you to pick any objects on your drawing. After clicking the button you are prompted to select objects. Simply click on any object or group of
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objects. CADPIPE displays a View Entities Box with an isolated view of your selected objects, in this case a column, wall, and length of pipe (see figure 6-22).

Figure 6-22

Ignore Annotation The Ignore Annotation toggle tells CADPIPE to either include or ignore Annotation in the isolated views.

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VALVES
CADPIPE Commercial includes a valve database for selecting valves and placing them in your pipe designs. The valves are drawn as 3-D objects when you are drawing in Mesh and Solid Pipe Modes. When you are drawing single line pipe, the valves are drawn using standard symbols (see Figure 7-1).

Solid Valve

Mesh Valve Single Line Valve

Figure 7-1

CADPIPE Valve Database

When you select Valves from the Place pull-down menu, the CADPIPE Commercial Valves dialog box appears (see Figure 7-2). This dialog box contains all the options needed to select and place valves in your drawings, as well as customizing the valve database.

Valve Types
You can select twelve valve types in CADPIPE Commercial. These are shown on the left side of the CADPIPE Commercial Valves dialog box and include the following valves: Check, Gate, Globe, Plug, Ball, Butterfly Control, Needle, Angle, 3-Way, Balancing, and Metering Sta. When you select a button, CADPIPE activates all options available for that type of valve. For example, if you select a check valve, the stem height and handwheel diameter options are not available. When you have selected the type of valve, you can then enter parameters for that valve.

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Figure 7-2

Entering Valve Parameters Connection The Connection refers to the connections available in the CADPIPE Commercial Specifications database. When you select the Connection bar, a list of all available connections is displayed. You can scroll through the list and select the connection you want. When you are using the Insert Fittings command to place a valve, the options in the connection box are set to match the pipe you have selected. If you want to place a flanged valve into welded pipe, change the connection on the CADPIPE Commercial Valves dialog box. Pipe Size The Pipe Size option is set according to the current pipe size when you select Valves from the Fittings menu and/or the Insert Fittings command.

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Part # This option allows you to enter a 15 character Part# for the valve you want to place. All valves in the database are stored by valve type, part #, connection type, pipe size, and manufacturer. It is important to give a part # to any valve entered into the valve database so it can be referenced. This part # can be from a manufacturers catalogue or it can be any number you enter. It can be any combination of letters and numbers. Manufacturer This box can contain the manufacturer of specific valves or it can be left blank. Valves included in the valve database have names associated with them. This name is the manufacturers name when the valve dimensions were entered from a catalogue or the generic name when the valve dimensions were entered from a piping manual or book. Comment This box contains a 15-character comment that is associated with each valve. The comment is reported on the Valve Reports generated by CADPIPE (see Chapter 10 reports). Entering Valve Dimensions There are three important dimensions that the CADPIPE Commercial system needs to correctly draw a valve. Face-to-Face The Face-to-Face dimension is the actual dimension from one end of the valve body to the other end. This dimension is shown in most valve catalogues as dimension A. It must include the body of the valve and the threads, flanges, and socket depth (see Figure 7-3).

Handwheel Diameter

Stem Height

Figure 7-3

Face to Face

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Stem height To ensure your pipe designs are free of interference problems, the system needs to know the Stem Height of the valve. In most catalogues, this height is measured from the center of the valve (see Figure 7-3). This is the dimension CADPIPE uses to draw the valve stem. If you do not want to show a valve stem, do not enter a dimension or make the dimension blank before you place the valve. Handwheel Diameter To ensure that your pipe designs are free of interference problems, the system needs to know the Handwheel Dia. of the valve (see Figure 7-3). If the valve has a handle rather than a handwheel, enter that dimension. The system always draws a circular handwheel. If you do not want to show a handwheel, do not enter the dimension or make the dimension blank before you place the valve. Note: The system does not draw a valve stem or handwheel when the Single Line Pipe toggle is used. Weight You can enter the weight of the valve from the valve catalogue. The weight is listed in the bill of materials. If you select Add to DB, the weight is written into the database. Topworks If this box is checked, CADPIPE places valves with handwheels set at 45 degrees instead of 90.

Using the Valve Database

Search This button instructs CADPIPE to search the valve database using any defined parameters. These parameters can be valve type, connection, pipe size, part #, manufacturer, comment information (defined in the dialog box), and weight. You do not have to define all parameters listed in the dialog box to search the database. The only parameters needed to search are valve type, connection type, and pipe size. The Pipe Size and connection options are already defined if you are drawing pipe or using the Insert command. The only selection needed for a Search is the valve type. When CADPIPE searches the database, it finds any matches based on the defined parameters. For example, if you specify a manufacturer name only, CADPIPE searches the database and finds any valve corresponding to that valve type, pipe size, connection type, and manufacturer. If you specify manufacturer and stem height, CADPIPE finds all the valves of that type corresponding to that pipe size, connection, manufacturer, and stem height. When CADPIPE finds a set of matching valves in the search, it displays the CADPIPE
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Valve Search dialog box listing the information on the first matching valve encountered (see Figure 7-4). The Next and Previous buttons allow you to page through the complete list of matching valves. The Use button returns the listed valve to the Valves dialog box allowing you to modify the information or place the valve in the drawing.

Figure 7-4

Use Last This option brings up the last valve used from the database. It is a quick way to place the same valve repeatedly. Rather than entering information and searching the database, select the Use Last button, and the system brings up the last placed valve information.

Updating the Valve Database

Add to DB This button allows you to update the valve database with a new or modified entry without placing a valve on the drawing. When you select Add to DB, CADPIPE enters the specified valve information into the database. If the part number you specify already exists in the database, CADPIPE writes over the old entry with the new information. This button does not place the valve on the drawing.

Del from DB This button deletes a single valve from the valve database. Select the valve and then select Del from DB. Database Options When you select Database Options from the dialog box, the Valve Database Options box appears (see Figure 7-5).
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Figure 7-5

This dialog box gives you the option to Print your valve database, Backup your valve database, Restore your database from another disk, or Merge databases. Backup To backup your database files, press the Backup button on the Valve Database Options dialog box and a Browse for Folder dialog appears (see Figure 7-6). Select the folder or drive where you wish to have your backup files stored and click Ok.

Figure 7-6

Restore To restore your database files, press the Restore button on the Valve Database Options dialog box and a Browse for Folder dialog appears (see Figure 7-7). Select the folder or drive that contains the files to restore and click OK.
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Figure 7-7

Merge The Merge button on the Valve Database Options dialog box brings up The Valve Merge Utility dialog (see Figure 7-8). This dialog allows you to combine valve databases..

Figure 7-8

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Automatic ISOMETRIC
CADPIPE Commercial can automatically produce Isometric Fabrication drawings from plan view projections. Using the Iso Pipe and Label functions, you can produce a shop drawing for fabrication of your piping system. The Iso Pipe command creates a single-line isometric view of any section of pipe without having to change your AutoCAD VIEWPORTS or USER COORDINATE SYSTEM. Once the Iso drawing is created, the CADPIPE Label function automatically labels the drawing and produces a bill of materials report of all cut lengths of pipe and fittings. You may also skip the Iso Pipe procedure and simply Auto-Label an isometric view of your 3D model. Just set UCS to View before labeling the spool.

Iso Pipe
The Iso Pipe command allows you to create a quick iso-view of any section of pipe while in plan view, without having to rotate or change AutoCAD VIEWPORTS. When you select Iso Pipe from the CPTools pull-down menu or the Utilities toolbar, the Isometric CADPIPE dialog box appears (see Figure 8-1). This box allows you to define the type of projection you want (Top, Front, or Right View), select a scale factor, and assign a spool sheet number for the iso view.

Figure 8-1

Projection The image in the dialog box shows an iso view of a cube with three-labeled projection planes. You can select Top, Front, or Right to tell CADPIPE that your view (the one with which you want to create an iso view) is the top, front, or right projection plane.

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Scale This option allows you to scale the iso view that is created. A factor of 1.00 keeps the view the same scale as the plan view. Spool Sheet Number CADPIPE automatically creates a name for the ISO drawing. The name consists of the initials SP and a three-digit number. This name is used for the report that is created for the spool sheet. After selecting the view, scale, name, and OK, the following prompt appears.
Entities to Isometrically Project: Select objects:

To select the objects included in the iso view, you can use any AutoCAD WINDOW selection set. After selecting the pipe and fittings, the following prompt appears.
Location for Isometric Projection:

Select a location for the iso view and the system creates an iso-view of the selected pipe and fittings. The iso view is a 2-D isometric drawing, not a true isometric view of a 3-D representation (see Figure 8-2). To change the location of the iso view, select Move Last Fitting(s) from the CADPIPE pull-down menu (before you do any other commands) and drag the iso view to a new location.

Figure 8-2

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Iso Checkmarks
When you create an ISO, CADPIPE automatically places a check mark and spool number on each piece of pipe or fitting included on the ISO. These check marks and spool numbers appear on the plan view of your drawing and are placed on the layer named SPOOL_CHECKMARK. This ensures that no pipe or fittings are missed when you make your spool drawings for fabrication. It also serves as a reference from the spool sheet back to the plan view drawing. The Iso Pipe command is only one way to get an isometric drawing for spooling. You may also Auto Label an isometric view of the full 3D model. In these cases, you would be using a true isometric view of a 3-D representation. To Auto Label, you simply set UCS to View so the bubbles and text appear flat in the spool drawing.

Label Function
The Label Function commands allow you to label your ISO drawing and generate a summary of the labels. They are located on the Label Function sub-menu on the CPTools pull-down menu. Placing Labels When you use the Label Function options, CADPIPE automatically labels all pipe and fittings with a balloon, leader, arrow, and unique number. As you pick pipe or fittings, the number automatically increases while all like pipe and fittings receive the same balloon number (see Figure 8-4). To Label the drawing, select Do Labels from the CP Tools-Label Function pull-down menu.
Pipe/Fitting to Label:

Select the pipe or fitting at the location to which you want the arrow and leader to be attached. It is best to zoom up when you do this. When you select the pipe or fitting, the following prompt appears (see Figure 8-3).
Abort/Last Delta/New Hinge/<Bubble location>:

You can pick alocation for the balloon (see Figure 8-3), or type the first character of an option to select the other commands in the prompt.

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Figure 8-3

To cancel the label command, type A for Abort. The Last Delta option creates a leader line the same length and angle as the last leader line created. This option enables you to easily create a neat, uniform array of balloons and leader lines. The New Hinge option moves the point of the connection of the leader line to a new location along the item picked. The balloon, arrow, and text are sized according to the settings in the Label Function (see Figure 8-4). Auto Labeling A whole run of pipe or any combination of pipe and fittings can be selected together for labeling. Instead of placing each balloon separately, the Auto Labeling command allows you to pick all items to be labeled, and prompts you to label each item in the order drawn. Select the Auto Labeling command from the CPTools Label Function pull-down menu. Then, select all the items to be labeled. You can use AutoCADs WINDOW command or pick each item individually. CADPIPE selects the first piece in the set.
(1/4 Bend)Undo/Skip/Quit/Last Delta/New Hinge/<Bubble Location>:

A description of the current item selected appears in the parentheses at the beginning of the prompt line. This description changes to reflect the current item selected as the system selects the items consecutively.

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Figure 8-4

You can pick a balloon location immediately, change the point of the connection of the leader line by using New Hinge, or Skip the selected piece, allowing the system to move automatically to the next piece. The Last Delta option creates a leader line the same length and angle as the last leader line created. You can Undo the last balloon placed or Quit to exit the command.
Move/Erase/Print Label

If you want to move a label, pick Move Label from the CPTools Labels Function pulldown menu, select the label, and pick its new location. If you want to move the point of connection of the leader line, use the New Hinge option in the prompt line. Abort exits the command. Select Erase Label from the CPTools Label Functions pull-down menu to erase any selected leader line and balloon.

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You can print the labels for the pipe and fittings shown on your ISO drawings using the Print Label command from the CPTools Label Functions pull-down menu. The labels contain the spool number, the label number, size, rating, type, end type, schedule, and material specification. Label Options -- Configuration The Label Configuration command allows you to set the label appearance. When selected, the Label Options dialog box appears (see Figure 8-5).

Figure 8-5

Arrow Size/Text Size You can set the Arrow Size and Text size for the label. This setting sets the size of the balloon number, which in turn affects the size of the balloon. Text Style When you set the Text Style, the system displays the standard AutoCAD text font box, allowing you to specify a font for the label numbers. Next Label# The system keeps track of the next label number you place. When you open a session, this number is automatically set for you. When you select Next Label #, the following prompt appears.
Next Bubble Number <X>:

At this prompt you can enter a new number. Undo Last Label This option will undo the last label placed. The label number is updated when this is done. To resume placing labels, select Do Label from the Label Function pull-down menu.
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New Session This option begins a new label session. When you select New Session, you can begin to pick the pipe and fittings to label. Open Session When you select Open Session, the Restore Label Session from a File dialog box appears. You can select and recall a label session from the list. This recalls the parameters for the labels in that particular spool and allows you to edit or continue labeling that spool. Save Session This saves your current session. When you do this, the system remembers the pieces and label numbers for that spool, all label option parameters that are set and the last label number. You can then recall this session using the Open Session command at a later time. When you select Save Session, the Restore Label Session from a File dialog box appears, allowing you to enter a location and name to for the label session. Report The Label Report option generates a report of your last label session. When you select Label Report from the CPTools Label Function pull-down menu, the CADPIPE Commercial Label Report dialog box appears (see Figure 8-6).

Figure 8-6

Enter a name for the Label Report Title and click OK. The Label Report appears (see figure 8-7). In this dialog box, you can select the Print option to send the report to your printer; the To File option to save the report to a file; or the Label/BOM Format option to display your Label Report in a BOM format. You must save the report to a file if you wish to place it as text onto the spool drawing. If you select the To File option, the system displays the Save Label Report to a File dialog box (see Figure 8-8). The report file is a text file that can be imported to word processing and spreadsheet programs and modified for use in other documents. To place the report on the drawing, save it to a file and use AutoCADs IMPORT TEXT button in the MULTILINE TEXT command to recall and place it.. For details of the IMPORT TEXT function, see your AutoCAD manual.

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Figure 8-7

Figure 8-8

Exit When you select Exit, a Label Session Not Saved dialog box may appear. You do not need to save the session unless you want to come back and generate a summary or add more labels.

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ISO Dimensioning
The ISO Dimension commands are found under the CP Tools pull-down. Several options are available, Do ISO Dimension, Configuration, Undo last ISO Dimension, and Erase ISO Dimension (see Figure 8-10).

Figure 8-10

To perform ISO Dimensioning, first create an ISO of the pipe run (Check the Commercial Pipe manual for more detailed information on the Auto ISO feature). Click the ISO Pipe button on the Utilities toolbar. From the Isometric dialog box, select a projection view and click Ok. You will be prompted to select objects. Draw a window around the pipe run you wish to create an ISO for and press <Return>. When prompted for Location of Isometric Projection, select a point anywhere on the drawing. The ISO will be drawn (see figure 8-11).

Figure 8-11

The ISO is placed at any point you specify.

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Now select the Do ISO Dimensioning option from the CP ToolsISO Dimension menu. The Isoplane Settings toolbar appears (see Figure 8-12).

Figure 8-12

From this toolbar, you can select the plane for placement of the dimension information. If none is selected, CADPIPE automatically selects one.
ISOPlane: <LH> First Point for Iso Dimension <Exit>: <P1> (Select a node to be the first point of the dimension. See Figure 8-13.)

Figure 8-13

Second Point for Iso Dimension:<P2> (Pick another node along the same line.) Digitize Dimension line location <Base Point>:: (Drag the line out to any point and click the mouse to place the Dimension. See Figure 8-14.)

Figure 8-14

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The Dimension information will be placed on the ISO. See Figure 8-15.

Figure 8-15

The system continues to prompt you to choose more points for dimensioning. Repeat the same procedure to dimension the rest of your ISO. Configuration The Configuration command brings up the Iso Dimensioning Options dialog box (see Figure 8-16) allowing you to set up your Iso Dimensions.

Figure 8-16

Arrow Size: this option changes the size of the arrows displayed with the dimension information. Ext. line origin offsetDIMEXO: this option increases the distance that the dimension information is placed from the ISO. Ext. line extensionDIMEXE: this option determines how far the two lines go past the arrow line and dimension text.
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Text sizeDIMTXT: this option sets the size of the dimension text. Undo last Iso Dimension: will undo the last Iso Dimension. Erase Iso Dimension: erases any Iso Dimension you select.

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PIPE AND FITTING DATABASES

CADPIPEs fitting dimensions are read from dimensional databases associated with each fitting. Each pipe type (pressure, waste, and copper) has a list of pipe classes associated with it. CADPIPE provides you with a number of standard databases for each pipe type you can modify or use as a template to create your own (see CADPIPE Databases in the Appendix). To access these databases, use the Databases menu on the CPTools pulldown menu. The available databases are: Dimensional DB, Engagement DB, Flange DB, Olet DB, Pipe/Tube Size DB, Copper Tubing Size DB, and Waste Pipe Size DB .

CADPIPE Dimensional Databases

When you select Dimensional DB from the menu, the Dimensional Databases dialog box appears, allowing you to select the Pipe Type of the databases you want to access (see Figure 9-1). Remember, the copper tubing pipe type refers to small ACR copper tubing. Copper databases are also found under pressure and waste pipe.

Figure 9-1

Click on the desired Pipe Type and select OK. The CADPIPE Dimensional Databases dialog box appears, displaying the available Pipe Classes for the selected Pipe Type (see Figure 9-2). At this point, several options are available: Create, Copy, Modify, Backup, Restore, Delete, and Exit.

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Pipe Class Database

Figure 9-2

Creating a Pipe Class Database

Create When you choose the Create option, CADPIPE displays the Create New Pipe Class dialog box, prompting you for a description and filename suffix (see Figure 9-3).

Figure 9-3

The description, which can be up to 40 characters, appears in the class list in the CADPIPE System Specifications Size Ranges dialog box and the Pipe Class pull-down list in the CADPIPE Specification Options dialog box. The dimensional database for each pipe class is composed of individual files containing a table of dimensional data for each fitting in that pipe class. The prefixes for the database files are fixed and occupy up to the first five characters of the filename. This prefix identifies which type of fittings dimensional data is contained by that file. The filename suffix is the last six characters of the filename including the filename extension. These six characters identify which pipe class the files belong to. For example, if you were to specify MAL.300 for a Malleable Iron Class 300 pipe class, CADPIPE would create the following database files.

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CROSSMAL.300 for crosses. TEESMAL.300 for tees. ELBOWMAL.300 for elbows. After you enter a description and an appropriate filename suffix and select OK, CADPIPE then enters the Modify option described below. Copy The Copy option allows you to copy the highlighted Pipe Class to a new Pipe Class. Each fitting database is copied from the highlighted class to the newly entered class. Once selected, a dialogue box similar to the Create option (see Figure 9-3) is displayed. When OK is selected, CADPIPE enters the Modify option using the new pipe class. Modify You may modify a Pipe Class by either highlighting that class and pressing the Modify button or by double clicking on the class in the class list. CADPIPE then displays the CADPIPE Commercial Dimensional Database Editors dialog box (see Figure 94).

Figure 9-4

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Pipe Class Database

From this dialog box, you may modify the class Description and Filename Suffix or you may enter the individual fitting database editors. Description Use this field to edit the current description of the pipe class. The description is then used in subsequent displays for that class. Suffix Use either of these two fields to edit the filename suffix. WARNING: If you change the filename suffix on existing databases, the original database filenames will be erased. This means that the files will exist on your hard disk, but CADPIPE will not be able to access them. The suffix should only be changed if you are creating a new class and have not previously keyed in dimensions for any of the fittings. Editing Individual Fitting Databases In order to have a complete set of databases for a particular Pipe Class, each of the fitting buttons must be selected and dimensions entered into their respective dialog boxes. Upon selecting a fitting button (e.g.: Crosses), the Dimensional Database Editor Crosses dialog box appears allowing you to enter the Dim-A dimensions and weight for each nominal pipe size (see Figure 9-5). The dimensions may be keyed in as either decimals or fractions directly from the fitting catalogs.

Figure 9-5

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Note: Using the Tab key after entering a dimension activates the next field, allowing you to enter the next dimension. They are placed in the dialog box using the current AutoCAD UNIT format. Once all of the dimensions are entered, selecting OK stores the data in the appropriate database file. Selecting Cancel exits the dialog box WITHOUT saving the entered data. Note: Many fitting databases have only a few sizes of fittings. For a nominal size that does not have a fitting size, leave the space blank or place 0 in the space. If you try to place a fitting that has no size while drawing, the system alerts you that there is no fitting available for that size pipe. Weight If you click on the Weight button in the Dimensional Database Editor dialog box, you can modify the weights of each nominal pipe size (see Figure 9-6).

Figure 9-6

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Pipe Class Database

Determining DIM-A, DIM-B, etc. Each fitting has up to four dimensions associated with it. Use the following graphics to determine which dimensions to use (see Figure 9-7 and Figure 9-8).

Figure 9-7

Figure 9-8

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Backup and Restore Fitting Databases

Backup The Backup option will backup the database files. CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files. Select a location and click the OK button. Restore The Restore option restores the fitting databases and pipe class list from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. If you have added new pipe classes since you performed a Backup, you must use the Create option (after you have finished restoring) to add your latest pipe classes. You need only enter the same description and file name suffix as before. The actual database files will still be on disk and become accessible once their filename suffix has been referenced in the class list. Delete The Delete option will not only delete the pipe class from the class list, but also deletes each fitting database file from your hard disk. Upon selecting this option, CADPIPE verifies that you want to delete the highlighted pipe class (see Figure 9-9).

Figure 9-9

Exit Selecting Exit at the bottom of the dialog box exits the Dimensional Database command.

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Engagement DB
CADPIPE Commercial also gives you the ability to create and/or modify the exsiting engagement databases. To access the engagement database settings select Engagement DB. . . from the CP-Tools pull down menu, and the CADPIPE Commercial Thread/ Socket Engagement Databases dialog box appears (see Figure 9-10).

Figure 9-10

This dialog box lists the Thread Engagement and Socket Engagement database files that are associated with each Pipe Material. To change the file associated with a certain pipe material double-click in the proper text field and either type the name of the new file, or click the Browse. . . button to locate the new file. The dialog box also gives you four options: Create a new database (Create DB. . .), modify an existing database (Modify DB. . .), backup a database file (Backup. . .), or restore (Restore. . .). Create DB. . . The Create DB. . . button allows you to create a new Thread Engagement DB or Socket Engagement DB. Pressing the button brings up the CADPIPE Commercial Engagement Database dialog box (see Figure 9-11), listing the exsisting database files that reside in the PipeDbs Folder.

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Figure 9-11

To Create a new database file, type a name for it into the File name: field and click the Save button. CADPIPE brings up the Commercial Thread/Socket Engagement dialog box (see Figure 9-12). From here you can set Thread/Socket Engagements associated with different nominal pipe sizes.

Figure 9-12

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To select a nominal size, click on a button labeled ... From the Nominal Size column. CADPIPIE brings up the Select Pipesize dialog box (see Figure 9-13). Choose from the list of available sizes and click ok. Type in your desired Engagement size in the corresponding

Figure 9-13

field under the Engagement column in the Commercial Thread/Socket Engagement dialog box (see Figure 9-12). You can set up to 26 different Engagement sizes in this dialog box for your custom Engagement DB. Modify DB. . . The Modify DB. . . button allows you to modify an existing Thread Engagement DB or Socket Engagement DB. Pressing the button brings up the CADPIPE Commercial Engagement Database dialog box (see Figure 9-14), listing the exsisting database files that reside in the PipeDbs Folder.

Figure 9-14

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Select the DB you would like to modify and click the Open button. This brings up the CADPIPE Commercial Thread/Socket Engagement dialog box listing the Engagement settings for each Nominal Size (see Figure 9-15). Type new values into the Engagement fields or choose new Nominal Pipe Sizes and click OK to update the database.

Figure 9-15

Backup The Backup option allows you to backup the Engagement databases. When you press the Backup. . . button the system displays a dialog box asking if you would like to also backup the Matrix file (see Figure 9-16).

Figure 9-16

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Click Yes or No depending on if you want the Matrix File backed up. CADPIPE displays a dialogue box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files (see Figure 9-17). Select a location to backup the files and click OK.

Figure 9-17

When the backup is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-18).

Figure 9-18

Restore The Restore option restores the Engagement databases and pipe class list from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. When you click on the Restore. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box asking if you would like to also restore the Matrix file (see Figure 9-19).

Figure 9-19

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Click Yes or No depending on if you want the Matrix File restored. CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive contains the files to be restored (see Figure 9-20). Select the location where the files reside and click OK.

Figure 9-20

When the restore is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-21).

Figure 9-21

Flange DB
CADPIPE Commercial also gives you the ability to create and/or modify the exsiting flange databases. To access the Flange database settings select Flange DB. . . from the CPTools pull down menu, and the CADPIPE Commercial Flange Databases dialog box appears (see Figure 9-22). From here you can set the Class and Class DB associated with different Pipe Materials. To change the file associated with a certain pipe material doubleclick in the proper text field and either type the name of the new file, or click the Browse. . . button to locate the new file. This dialog box also gives you five options: Override by Connection, Create a new database (Create DB. . .), modify an existing database (Modify DB. . .), backup a database file (Backup. . .), or restore (Restore. . .).

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Pipe Class Database

Figure 9-22

Override By Connection This option allows you to set up more than one flange database to be used with a specified pipe material based on the connection type. Pressing the Override By Connection button will bring up the Commercial Flange Databases dialog box (see Figure 9-23). From here you can set up which flange Class and Class DB CADPIPE uses based on the pipe connection, overriding the database settings applied to Pipe Materials.

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Figure 9-23

Create DB. . . The Create DB. . . button allows you to create a new Flange DB. Pressing this button brings up the CADPIPE Commercial Flange Database dialog box (see Figure 9-24), listing the exsisting flange database files that reside in the PipeDbs Folder.

Figure 9-24

To Create a new database file, type a name for it into the File name: field and click the Save button. CADPIPE brings up the Dimensional Database Editor-Flanges dialog box (see Figure 9-25). From here you can set flange dimensions for each nominal pipe size.

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Figure 9-25

To select a nominal size, click on a button labeled ... From the Nominal Size column. CADPIPIE will bring up the Select Pipe size dialog box (see Figure 9-26). Choose from the list of available sizes and click ok. Enter values for the Dia, Hub, Thick, Length, En-

Figure 9-26

gage, and Weight of the flange into the corresponding fields in the Dimensional Database Editor-Flanges dialog box (see Figure 9-25).
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Modify DB. . . The Modify DB. . . button allows you to modify an existing Flange DB. Pressing the button will bring up the CADPIPE Commercial Flange Database dialog box (see Figure 9-27), listing the exsisting database files that reside in the PipeDbs Folder.

Figure 9-27

Select the DB you would like to modify and click the Open button. This brings up the CADPIPE Commercial Dimensional Database Editor-Flanges dialog box (see Figure 9-28).

Figure 9-28

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Type new values into the Diameter, Hub, Thickness, Length, Engagement, and Weight fields or choose new Nominal Pipe Sizes and click OK to update the database. Backup The Backup option allows you to backup the Flange databases. When you press the Backup. . . button the system displays a dialog box asking if you would like to also backup the Matrix file (see Figure 9-29).

Figure 9-29

Click Yes or No depending on if you want the Matrix File backed up. CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files (see Figure 9-30). Select a location to backup the files and click OK.

Figure 9-30

When the backup is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-31).

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Restore The Restore option restores the flange databases and pipe class list from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. When you click on the Restore. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box asking if you would like to also restore the Matrix file (see Figure 9-32).

Figure 9-32

Click Yes or No depending on if you want the Matrix File restored. CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive contains the files to be restored (see Figure 9-33). Select the location where the files reside and click OK.

Figure 9-33

When the restore is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-34).

Figure 9-34

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Olet DB
CADPIPE Commercial also gives you the ability to create and/or modify the exsiting Olet databases. To access the Olet database settings select Olet DB. . . from the CP-Tools pull down menu, and the Dimensional Database Editor-Olets dialog box appears (see Figure 9-35).

Figure 9-35

From here you can set the Schedule, Olet type, Outlet size, Nominal Pipe run size, Diameter, and Weight for the Olets. To Change the Outlet size or Nominal Pipe run size, click on a button labelled ... and either the Select Outlet size dialog box or Minimum Pipe Size dialog box will appear (see Figure 9-36).

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Figure 9-36

Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate through the entire Olet database of the Schedule and type selected. The Olet Database Editor dialog box also gives options to backup a database file (Backup. . .), or restore (Restore. . .). Backup The Backup option allows you to backup the Olet databases. When you press the Backup. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files (see Figure 9-37). Select a location to backup the files and click OK.

Figure 9-37

When the backup is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-38).

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Figure 9-38

Restore The Restore option restores the Olet databases and pipe class list from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. When you click on the Restore. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive contains the files to be restored (see Figure 9-39). Select the location where the files reside and click OK.

Figure 9-39

When the restore is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-40).

Figure 9-40

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Pipe/Tube Size DB. . .

CADPIPE Commercial also gives you the ability to create and/or modify the exsiting Pipe/ Tube Size databases. To access the Pipe/Tube Size database settings select Pipe/Tube Size DB. . . from the CP-Tools pull down menu, and the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Databases dialog box appears (see Figure 9-41).

Figure 9-41

CADPIPE Commercials current Pipe/ Tube Size databases are listed in the Available Databases window. The dialog box also has six buttons to create a new database (Create. . .), copy an existing database (Copy. . .), modify an existing database (Modify. . .), delete a database file (Delete. . .), backup a database file (Backup. . .), or restore (Restore. . .). Create. . . The Create. . . button allows you to create a new Pipe/Tube size database. Pressing this button brings up the Create Pipesize Database dialog box (see Figure 9-42).

Figure 9-42

Type a Description in the Description field. This is the name that appears in the Available Databases list in the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Databases dialog box (Figure 9-41). Name the new database file by typing a name for it in the Filename field and click the OK button.
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The Cadpipe Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Editor dialog box appears with the Database File Name and Description you entered (see Figure 9-43).

Figure 9-43

From here you can enter new values for the Nominal, Outside Diameter, Imperial Lbl and Metric Lbl. Click the OK button to save your new database. Copy. . . To copy an exsisting database select its name in the Available Databases window and press the Copy. . . button. The Copy Pipesize Database dialog box appears (see Figure 9-44).

Figure 9-44

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Type a description for the new database file to be created in the Description field and type a filename for the new database in the Filename field. Click OK and the The Cadpipe Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Editor dialog box appears with the Database File Name and Description you entered (see Figure 9-43). Click the Ok button to save this new database file. Modify. . . To modify an exsisting database double-click on its name in the Available Databases window, or press the Modify. . . button. The Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Editor dialog box appears (see Figure 9-43). From here you can enter new values for the Nominal, Outside Diameter, Imperial Lbl and Metric Lbl. Click the OK button to save your new database. Delete. . . The Delete. . . option allows you to select one of the cutsom databases you have created and delete them from the system. Select the database you wish to delete from the list of available databases in the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Databases dialog box (see Figure 9-41) and click the Delete. . . button. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm your selection (see Figure 9-45).

Figure 9-45

Click the Yes button to delete the database.

Note: CADPIPE Commercial ONLY lets you delete custom databases that you have created. You CAN NOT delete the existing ANSI Plus or O.D. Stainless Steel Tubing databases.

Backup The Backup option allows you to backup the Pipe/Tube size databases. When you press the Backup. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files (see Figure 9-46). Select a location to backup the files and click OK.

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Figure 9-46

When the backup is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-47).

Figure 9-47

Restore The Restore option restores the Pipe/Tube Size databases from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. When you click on the Restore. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive contains the files to be restored (see Figure 9-48). Select the location where the files reside and click OK.

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Figure 9-48

When the restore is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-49).

Figure 9-49

Copper Tubing Size DB. . .

CADPIPE Commercial also gives you the ability to create and/or modify the exsiting Copper Tubing Size databases. To access the Copper Tubing Size database settings select Copper Tubing Size DB. . . from the CPTools pull down menu, and the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Databases dialog box appears (see Figure 9-50). CADPIPE Commercials Copper Tubing Size database is listed in the Available Databases window. The dialog box also has six buttons to create a new database (Create. . .), copy an existing database (Copy. . .), modify an existing database (Modify. . .), delete a database file (Delete. . .), backup a database file (Backup. . .), or restore (Restore. . .).

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Figure 9-50

Create. . . The Create. . . button allows you to create a new Copper Tubing size database. Pressing this button brings up the Create Pipesize Database dialog box (see Figure 9-51). Type a description in the Description field. This is the name that appears in the Available Databases list in the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Databases dialog box (Figure 9-50). Name the new database file by typing a name for it in the Filename field

Figure 9-50

and click the OK button.The Cadpipe Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Editor dialog box appears with the Database File Name and Description you entered (see Figure 9-52). From here you can enter new values for the Nominal, Outside Diameter, Imperial Lbl and Metric Lbl. Click the OK button to save your new database.

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Figure 9-52

Copy. . . To copy an exsisting database select its name in the Available Databases window and press the Copy. . . button. The Copy Pipesize Database dialog box appears (see Figure 9-53).

Figure 9-53

Type a description for the new database file to be created in the Description field and type a filename for the new database in the Filename field. Click OK and the The Cadpipe Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Editor dialog box appears with the Database File Name and Description you entered (see Figure 9-52). Click the Ok button to save this new database file.
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Modify. . . To modify an exsisting database double-click on its name in the Available Databases window, or press the Modify. . . button. The Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Editor dialog box appears (see Figure 9-52). From here you can enter new values for the Nominal, Outside Diameter, Imperial Lbl and Metric Lbl. Click the OK button to save your new database. Delete. . . The Delete. . . option allows you to select one of the cutsom databases you have created and delete them from the system. Select the database you wish to delete from the list of available databases in the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/O.D. Tube Size Databases dialogue box (see Figure 9-49) and click the Delete. . . button. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm your selection (see Figure 9-54). Click the Yes button to delete the database.

Figure 9-54

Note: CADPIPE Commercial ONLY lets you delete custom databases that you have created. You CAN NOT delete the existing Copper Tubing databases.

Backup The Backup option allows you to backup the Copper Tubing size databases. When you press the Backup. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files (see Figure 9-55). Select a location to backup the files and click OK.

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Figure 9-55

When the backup is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-56).

Figure 9-56

Restore The Restore option restores the Copper Tubing Size databases from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. When you click on the Restore. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive contains the files to be restored (see Figure 9-57). Select the location where the files reside and click OK.

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Figure 9-57

When the restore is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-58).

Figure 9-58

Waste Pipe Size DB. . .

CADPIPE Commercial also gives you the ability to create and/or modify the exsiting Waste Pipe Size databases. To access the Waste Pipe Size database settings select Waste Pipe Size DB. . . from the CPTools pull down menu, and the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe/ O.D. Tube Size Databases dialog box appears (see Figure 9-59).

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Figure 9-59

CADPIPE Commercials Waste Pipe Size databases are listed in the Available Databases window. The dialog box also has six buttons to create a new database (Create. . .), copy an existing database (Copy. . .), modify an existing database (Modify. . .), delete a database file (Delete. . .), backup a database file (Backup. . .), or restore (Restore. . .). Create. . . The Create. . . button allows you to create a new Waste Pipe size database. Pressing this button brings up the Create Pipesize Database dialog box (see Figure 9-60).

Figure 9-60

Type a description in the Description field. This is the name that appears in the Available Databases list in the CADPIPE Commercial Waste Pipe Size Databases dialog box (Figure 9-59). Name the new database file by typing a name for it in the Filename field and click the OK button. The Cadpipe Commercial Waste Pipe Size Editor dialog box appears with the Database File Name and Description you entered (see Figure 9-61). From here you can enter new values for the Nominal, Outside Diameter, Hub Diameter, Hub Length, Imperial Lbl, and Metric Lbl. Click the OK button to save your new database.

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Figure 9-61

Copy. . . To copy an exsisting database select its name in the Available Databases window and press the Copy. . . button. The Copy Pipesize Database dialog box appears (see Figure 9-62).

Figure 9-62

Type a description for the new database file to be created in the Desctiption field and type a filename for the new database in the Filename field. Click OK and the The Cadpipe Commercial Waste Pipe Size Editor dialog box appears with the Database File Name and Description you entered (see Figure 9-59). Click the Ok button to save this new database file.
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Modify. . . To modify an exsisting database double-click on its name in the Available Databases window, or press the Modify. . . button. The Cadpipe Commercial Waste Pipe Size Editor dialog box appears (see Figure 9-61). From here you can enter new values for the Nominal, Outside Diameter, Hub Diameter, Hub Length, Imperial Lbl, and Metric Lbl. Click the OK button to save your new database. Delete. . . The Delete. . . option allows you to select one of the cutsom databases you have created and delete them from the system. Select the database you wish to delete from the list of available databases in the CADPIPE Commercial Waste Pipe Size Databases dialog box (see Figure 9-59) and click the Delete. . . button. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm your selection (see Figure 9-63).

Figure 9-63

Click the Yes button to delete the database.

Note: CADPIPE Commercial ONLY lets you delete custom databases that you have created. You CAN NOT delete the existing Waste Pipesize databases.

Backup The Backup option allows you to backup the Waste Pipe size databases. When you press the Backup. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive to place the backed up files (see Figure 9-64). Select a location to backup the files and click OK.

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Figure 9-64

When the backup is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-65).

Figure 9-65

Restore The Restore option restores the Waste Pipe Size databases from your backed up files. WARNING: The current pipe class list is overwritten by the Restore option. When you click on the Restore. . . button CADPIPE displays a dialog box allowing you to choose which folder or drive contains the files to be restored (see Figure 9-66). Select the location where the files reside and click OK.

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Figure 9-66

When the restore is finished you are notified by an AutoCAD message (see Figure 9-67).

Figure 9-67

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Reports
The CADPIPE Commercial system can generate a report of all pipe and fittings as well as a complete bill of materials for all valves included on the drawing. These reports are useful for shipping, estimating, fabrication, and ordering equipment.

Pipe and Fitting Reports

Pipe and fitting reports are automatically generated from the drawing and contain important information for shipping and estimating a job. The report includes the following: pipe size, schedule, material, connections, and specifications. Pipe Reports Pipe Reports are found in the CPTools pull-down menu. When you select Pipe Reports, the CADPIPE Commercial Report Generator dialog box appears. Options for the Report Type (BOM Report, Pipe Report, Fitting Report, and Valve Report) and Report Output (Display, Printer, ASCII Text File, CSV Excel File, and Access Database) are available. You also have the option to specify a Job Description for your report. The Job Description, which can be a number or a title, appears on the report (see Figure 10-1).

Figure 10-1

After specifying the Report Type and Report Output options CADPIPE produces a report based on your selections.
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The Display output option brings up a dialog box conatining the report information (see Figure 10-2). Press the To Clipboard button and CADPIPE places the report text onto your computers clipboard, allowing you to paste the text elsewhere.

Figure 10-2

The Print output option sends the file to your printer. The ASCII, CSV, and Access Database options all save the report to a file. When one of these options is selected, the Save Report to a File dialog box appears (see Figure 10-3). The file extension corresponds to the file type select under the Report Output options on the Report Generator dialog box.

Figure 10-3

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Section Views/Spooling

Section Views/Spooling
The CADPIPE Commercial Drawing Sheets menu contains commands associated with creating Drawing Sheets, Layouts, Sections, and Spools.

Sheet Layout
CADPIPE provides direct access to some AutoCAD tools to help you set up layout sheets. The Sheet Layout sub-menu on the Drawing Sheets pull-down has three options for creating sheet layouts: New Layout, New Layout with Wizard, and Manual Setup. New Layout The New Layout menu creates a new layout tab. The following message appears at the command prompt.
Enter new Layout name <Layout#>:

Press Enter to use the name AutoCAD automatically assigns (inside the brackets on the command line), or type a new name and then press Enter. The new layout sheet is created. New Layout with Wizard The New Layout with Wizard menu option brings up the AutoCAD Create Layout dialogue box (see Figure 11-1). This dialog box contains a series of steps, taking you through the process of creating a new layout. You can choose to create a new layout from scratch or use an existing layout template as a base for your new layout. CADPIPE provides several example title block templates listed in the Create Layout dialog box. Depending on which plotting device is currently configured, you can select a paper size from those available. You can select a predefined title block from a list and apply it to the new layout you are creating. The Preview area displays a preview image of the title block you select. When finished using the wizard to specify your layout settings, you can modify any of the settings using the Page Setup dialog box from within the new layout.

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Figure 11-1

Manual Setup The Manual Setup menu option enables you to manually set up drawing sheets. When selected, it runs the AutoCAD MVSETUP command and displays the following prompt on the command line.

Enable paper space? [No/Yes] <Y>:

Selecting yes creates a new layout sheet and displays the next prompt containing the necessary options for you to create a new layout sheet.
Enter an option [Align/Create/Scale viewports/Options/Title block/Undo]:

Please refer to your AutoCAD manual and/or help files for more information on creating layout sheets with these commands.

Section/Floor Plan Views. . .

The Section/Floor Plan Views. . . sub-menu on the Drawing Sheets pull-down contains two options for setting up and generating sections and plan views. They are: Setup/Generate and Generate.

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Setup/Generate The Setup/Generate menu option displays the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Setup dialog box. From this dialog box you can setup and generate multiple section views and floor plan views. Section Selecting the Section toggle in the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Setup dialog box activates the Section View options (see Figure 11-2).

Figure 11-2

Section Number This field allows you to create customized names/numbers for your section views. Type the name/number you wish to assign to the section. The text in this field appears on the section marks. Text Size This field allows you to set the text size of the section marks that appear in your view. Text Style This option allows you to set the text style of the section marks you are placing.
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Ref. Drawing This field allows you to name a reference drawing for your section view. Section Arrow Style Allows you to choose the arrow style for the section marks that appear on your drawing (see Figure 11-3).

standard section arrows

basic section arrows

Figure 11-3

Section View From Allows you to pick the direction you want to view the section from. Digitize Area This button allows you to digitize the area of the drawing that makes up your section view. CADPIPE automatically returns to the drawing and prompts you to select a first and second point for the section area. Generate View While setting your section view parameters, this button is greyed out. It becomes active once they are set, and you can use it to instantly generate your Setion View. CADPIPE prompts you to select the viewport in which the view is placed. Creating Multiple Views CADPIPE gives you the ability to set up multiple section views from this dialogue box. To do this, set all necessary parameters for your first section view. Then click the OK button and CADPIPE clears the previous settings, allowing you to create another section view. Once you have created all section views needed, they can be generated and accessed from the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Generate View dialog box (see Figure 11-5).

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Floor Plan Selecting the Floor Plan toggle in the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Setup dialog box activates the Floor Plan options (see Figure 11-4).

Figure 11-4

Floor Plan Description This field allows you to set a name for the floor plan. This description is listed in the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Generate View dialog box. Upper Elev This field allows you to enter the upper elevation for the floor plan clipping planes. Lower Elev This field allows you to enter the lower elevation for the floor plan clipping planes. Digitize Elevations. . . This button allows you to digitize points on the drawing to indicate the upper and lower elevations the floor plan clipping planes.

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Generate View While setting your Floor Plan parameters, this button is greyed out. It becomes active once they are set and you can use it to instantly generate your Floor Plan. CADPIPE prompts you to select the viewport in which the view is placed. Creating Multiple Floor Plans CADPIPE gives you the ability to set up multiple plan views using this dialog box. To do this, set all necessary parameters for your first Floor Plan. Then click the OK button and CADPIPE clears the previous settings allowing you to create another Floor Plan. Once you have created all plan views needed, they can be generated and accessed from the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Generate View dialog box (see Figure 11-5). Generate The Generate menu option brings up the Section / Floor Plan Views -- Generate dialog box (see Figure 11-5). This dialog box displays a list of Section Views and Floor Plan views. If you have not set up any views before selecting this option, the dialog box will be empty.

Figure 11-5

Section The Section toggle activates the Select Section View list allowing you to choose which section view you would like to generate. Simply highlight your chosen view and click the Generate View. . . button. CADPIPE prompts you to select a viewport to place the view.
Digitize the viewport for the section view: note: You should set up all your layout sheets and viewports prior to generating the section views.

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Floor Plan The Floor Plan toggle activates the Select Floor Plan View list allowing you to choose which floor plan view you would like to generate. Simply highlight your chosen view and click the Generate View. . . button. CADPIPE prompts you to select a viewport to place the view.
Digitize the viewport for the section view: note: You should set up all your layout sheets and viewports prior to generating the floor plan views.

Delete View. . . The Delete View. . . button allows you to select either a section or floor plan view (depending on which list is active) and delete it. Highlight the view you wish to delete, click the Delete View. . . button, and the selected view is removed from the list.

Clear Clipping Planes

The Clear Clipping Planes command is located on the Drawing Sheets pull-down menu. This menu option removes all clipping planes set during the setup of section and/or floor plan views.

Spools
The Spools sub-menu on the Drawing Sheets pull-down contains two options for setting up and generating spools. They are: Setup and Generate. Setup The Setup menu option brings up the CADPIPE Auto-Spool -- Setup dialog box (see Figure 11-6). The first time this dialog box appears it is blank. The Setup dialog box is where you will setup and manage your spools. Job Number The Job Number field allows you to attach a name to your spools. Spool Prefix The Spool Prefix field allows you to enter a prefix for your spools. Spool Number The Spool Number field allows you to number each spool. Digitize Items to Spool > The Digitize Items to Spool button allows you select the items to included in the spool. When this button is pressed, the Setup dialog box disappears allowing you to select the
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items. You can use any standard AutoCAD selection set (window, crossing, remove, individual selection, etc) to pick the items. When you have finished your selections, press enter and you are returned to the Setup dialog box. Display Color The Display Color area shows the color your selected spool items will appear. You can choose a color by pressing the Select Color button and picking a color from the AutoCAD Select Color dialog box. The spooled items will only be this color while the spooling command is active, in order to distinguish them from non-spooled items. You can choose the Spool Setup command at any time and press the Digitize Drawing button to check what items in your drawing have already been spooled. Reserve Current Spool The Reserve Current Spool button saves your spool, allowing you to set up multiple spools for generation later. Reserved Spool Numbers The Reserve Spool Numbers field lists all the spools you have created and saved. It also lists the color of each spool under the Display Color heading. The total number of reseverd spools is listed beneath the field. The funtions associated with this list allow you to highlight a spool from the list, select its highlight color, and/or delete reserved spools.
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Highlight Color The Highlight Color area shows the color your selected spool will be highlighted when you click the Highlight Selected Spool button. You can choose a new color by pressing the Select Color button and picking a color from the AutoCAD Select Color dialog box. The spooled items will only be this color while the Hightlight Selected Spool command is active in order to distinguish them from your other spools on the drawing. Highlight Selected Spool > The Highlight Selected Spool button allows you to view the spool you have selected from the Reserved Spool Numbers field. When pressed, CADPIPE returns to your drawing and highlights the selected spool. The highlight color is controlled in the Highlight Color area of the Auto-Spool -- Setup dialog box. Delete Selected Spool The Delete Selected Spool button allows you to remove any spool from the Reserved Spool Numbers field. Simply select a spool from the list and click the button. CADPIPE will bring up the Auto-Spool: Delete Spool Confirmation dialog box (see Figure 11-7). Click Yes to delete the selected spool, or click No to return to the Auto-Spool -- Setup box.

Figure 11-7

Generate The Generate menu option brings up the CADPIPE Auto-Spool -- Generate dialog box (see Figure 11-8). All previously reserved spools, that have not been generated are listed in the Reserved Spool Drawing field. Reserved Spool Drawing The Reserve Spool Drawing field lists all the spools you have created and are ready to be generated. Select Template Drawing The Select Template Drawing button brings up a Spool Template dialog box, allowing you to find a template drawing on your sistem. The generated spool is placed on this drawing. CADPIPE provides some examples in the Commercial/Spools/Templates directory.
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Figure 11-8

Prepare Spool(s) The Prepare Spool(s) button creates a spool drawing based on the spool selected in the Reserved Spool Drawing field and your chosen Template Drawing. It is created and placed in the directory specified by the setting in your Windows/commercial.ini file (ie. Spools=C:\Cp72\Commercial\spools). If no directory is specified in this file, the spools are created in the root of your C drive. Once your Spool drawing has been created, you can now open it and annotate it as required using the annotate commands found on the Drawing Sheets pull-down menu.

Settings
The Settings sub-menu on the Drawing Sheets pull-down provides access to several AutoCAD commands to aid in the annotation of your section views and spool drawings. Dimension Styles The Dimension Styles menu option brings up the AutoCAD Dimension Style Manager dialog box (see Figure 11-9). This dialog box enables you to manage and customize the dimension styles you are placing on your drawings. Please refer to the DIMSTYLE section of your AutoCAD manual or help files for detailed descriptions on the use of this dialog box.

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Figure 11-9

DIMSCALE The DIMSCALE menu option sets the overall scale factor applied to dimensioning variables that specify sizes, distances, or offsets. The following prompt appears on the command line.
Enter new value for DIMSCALE <0-1>:

DIMTXSTY The DIMTXSTY menu option specifies the text style of the dimension. The following prompt appears on the command line.
Enter new value for DIMTXSTY <Standard>:

DIMASZ The DIMASZ menu option controls the size of dimension line and leader line arrowheads. It also controls the size of hook lines.
Enter new value for DIMASZ <0-0 3/16>:

DIMTXT The DIMTXT menu option specifies the height of dimension text, unless the current text style has a fixed height.
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Symbols
The Symbols sub-menu on the Drawing Sheets pull-down provides access to several AutoCAD commands enabling you to add various symbols to your section views and spool drawings. North Arrow The North Arrow menu option allows you to place a north arrow on your drawing. Once selected, the following options appear on the command line.
Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:

From here you can either select the insertion point or enter an option. Scale Sets the scale factor for the X, Y, and Z axes. The scale for the Z axis is the absolute value of the specified scale factor. X/Y/Z X sets the X scale factor, Y sets the Y scale factor, and Z sets the Z scale factor. Rotate Sets the angle of insertion for the North Arrow. PScale Sets the scale factor for the X, Y, and Z axes to control the display of the block as it is dragged into position. PX/PY/PZ PX sets the scale factor for the X axis to control the display of the north arrow as it is dragged into position. PY sets the scale factor for the Y axis to control the display of the north arrow as it is dragged into position. PZ sets the scale factor for the Z axis to control the display of the north arrow as it is dragged into position. PRotate Sets the rotation angle of the north arrow as it is dragged into position. Revision Cloud The Revision Cloud menu option allows you to place a revision cloud on your drawing. The following appears on the command line.
Digitize Start Point of Revision Cloud [eXit/Options] <eXit>:

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Select a point to start the revision cloud, and guide your cursor to draw the cloud. Type X to exit the command at anytime. Type O for options, which brings up the CADPIPE Revision Cloud Options dialog box (see Figure 11-10).

Figure 11-10

From this dialog box you can select an Arc Style, set the Arc Chord Length, and Polyline Width for your cloud. Pipe End The Pipe End menu option allows you to place a pipe end mark on your drawing. The following appears on the command line.
Pick Pipe End Location:

Select the Pipe End Location on your drawing and CADPIPE will place the mark. Flow Arrow, Small The Flow Arrow, Small menu option allows you to place a small flow arrow on your drawing. Once selected, the following options appear on the command line.
Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:

From here you can either select the insertion point or enter an option. Refer to the option descriptions under the North Arrow heading for more information. Flow Arrow, Large The Flow Arrow, Large menu option allows you to place a large flow arrow on your drawing. Once selected, the following options appear on the command line.
Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:

From here you can either select the insertion point or enter an option. Refer to the option descriptions under the North Arrow heading for more information.

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Battery Limit The Battery Limit menu option allows you to place battery limit information on your drawing. Once selected, the following appears on the command line.
Digitize Battery Limit start point <Exit>:

Select the a point on your drawing and CADPIPE prompts you to pick another point.
To point :

Press Esc to end the Battery Limit command.

Annotation
The Annotation sub-menu on the Drawing Sheets pull-down provides access to several AutoCAD commands enabling you to add various annotations to your section views and spool drawings. They are Valve Dim, Place Coordinates, and W.P. Elevation. Valve Dim The Valve Dim menu option allows you to place the valve dim on your drawing. Once selected, the following appears on the command line.
Pick Starting Point of Dimension:

Choose the starting point on a valve (CADPIPE has you select a node).
Pick Ending Point of Dimension:

Select the ending point for the valve and the valve dim information appears on the drawing at any point you select. Place Coordinates The Place Coordinates menu option allows you to place selected coordinates on your drawing. The following appears on the command line.
Digitize Point to Annotate <Exit>:

Pick a point and the CADPIPE-Place Coordinates dialog box appears (see Figure 1111). From here you can choose the text to be displayed and whether or not to place a CenterLine Symbol. Make your selections in the dialog box and click OK. You are prompted to pick a text start point and rotation angle, and CADPIPE places the coordinate text.

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Figure 11-11

W.P. Elevation The W.P. Elevation menu option allows you to place work point elevation information on your drawing. The following appears on the command line.
Digitize Work Point <Exit>:

Pick a point and next you will be prompted to pick a text start point.

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CADPIPE Commercial provides several architectural drawing aids to enable you to quickly draw structural and architectural details for your drawing. All objects created using these functions are created as 3-D objects. The architectural objects that can be created include Columns, Beams, Joists, Walls, Ceiling Grids, and Lights. These functions are found in the Arch pull-down menu.

Columns
The Columns feature can create rectangular columns or use a vertical Beam as a column. The columns are drawn as 3-D objects and placed on their own layer named COLUMNS. The system automatically creates this layer when you select Columns from the menu. Placing Rectangular Columns When you select Columns from the menu, the following prompt appears.
Point for Column:

This point is the center point for the column. If you have a centerline grid on the drawing, use the AutoCAD INTERSECTION SNAP mode and select the intersections for your column placement (see Figure 12-1).

Pick Point

Pick Point

Pick Point

Pick Point

Figure 12-1

When you select the point for your column, the Column dialog box appears allowing you to size the column and select other options (see Figure 12-2).

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Figure 12-2

Height The Height field is the vertical dimension for the column. It is measured from 0 to the top of the column. If you want to place a column at an elevation other than 0, first place the column and then change the bottom elevation of the column by using the CPTools Move Fitting command, giving it a new Z dimension. Width and Depth These are the horizontal dimensions of the rectangular column. Width refers to the X distance while the Depth is the Y distance on the screen (see Figure 12-3).

Figure 12-3

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Beams as Columns The Column function allows you to place a beam as a vertical column. Click on Use Beam in the Column dialog box and select the type of beam you want to use from the Select Type of Beam dialog box (see Figure 12-4).

Figure 12-4

You can choose or create a beam using the Beam Database dialog box (see Figure 12-5).

Figure 12-5

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I-Beams and Channel Beams If you select I-Beams or Channel Beams, the database will already have names and dimensions listed. You simply scroll through the beam names and click on the beam you want. When you click on the beam name, the system updates the Width and Depth dimensions of the selected beam. Click OK. The beam name and dimensions are automatically entered in the Column dialog box. If you want to change your selection, click on Look Up Beam in the Column dialog box and select another beam type or beam name. Other Beams If you select any other beam type (angle, hollow, tee, or concrete) from the icon menu, there will be no beams listed the first time you enter the beam database. You must customize the beam database before you can select a beam and number. To add your beams to the database, click on Add in the Beam Database dialog box and enter a beam number and beam dimensions into the BeamDB Edit dialog box (see Figure 12-6).

Figure 12-6

Click on OK and the information is entered in the beam database. With the beam highlighted, click OK again and the beam and dimensions are automatically listed in the Column dialog box. Once you have selected the beam to be used as a column, click OK and the beam is vertically placed in the same manner as the rectangular columns (see Figure 12-7). Rotate The Rotate box allows you to enter an angle by which to rotate the column as it is placed. To rotate the column, toggle the Rotate box and enter an angle in the deg box.

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Figure 12-7
Rectangular Beam

Beams
The Beam function allows you to create 3-D structural beams for placement in your drawing. These beams are placed on their own layer BEAM. The layer is created when you select Beams from the menu, The Beams function is found in the Arch pull-down menu. Placing Beams When you select Beams, the Select Type of Beam dialog box appears. Select the beam you want to place and then click OK (see Figure 12-4). Next, you are asked to pick the first point for the beam.
Column/First Point for Beam:

You can digitize a start point or select a column as your start point.

Pick a Point If you want to pick a point for the start of the beam, digitize the desired location, remembering that all beams use centerline for placement. If you have a centerline column grid layout on your drawing, you can use the AutoCAD INTERSECTION SNAP mode and select the intersections of the centerlines to place your beams (see Figure 12-8). When you select a point, the following prompt appears.
Elevation of Beam <X-X>:

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Pick Point

Pick Point

Figure 12-8

Here, you must enter the elevation for the top, center, or bottom of the beam or accept the default elevation by pressing Enter. The default elevation is the last elevation issued in the Beams Function. Note: When you select the beam from the beam database, you can determine if you want that beam placed by top, center, or bottom (see the Beam Database dialog box, Figure 12-5). When you enter an elevation, the following prompt appears.
Column/Second Point for Beam:

Select a second point for the end of the beam. When you select the point, the following prompt appears.
Elevation of Other End <X-X>:

At this prompt, you must enter an elevation for this end of the beam or accept the default by pressing Enter. The default is the elevation entered with the first point of the beam. The system prompts you for the elevation twice so you can draw a sloping beam. Beam Size When you enter an elevation or select the default, the following prompt appears.
Beam Number or Size/<Enter for Database>:

You have three options. First, you can enter a beam number (W14x78) and the system sizes the beam from the beam database and places it on the drawing. If you enter a beam number not found in the database, the Beam Database dialog box appears (see Figure 12-5). You can add the beam number to the database and then place it. Second, you can enter a beam size (12x14). The system places a beam using the dimensions entered. Third, you can search the beam database for a particular beam. If you press Enter, the Beam Database dialog box appears (see Figure 12-5).

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You can scroll through the Beam Names directory and select the correct beam by clicking on it. When you click on the beam name, the system updates the Width and Depth dimensions to the dimensions of the selected beam. To place the beam, select OK. Pick a Column If you have drawn your columns using the Columns function, you can select a column as the starting point for the beam. At the following prompt, type C.
Column/First Point for Beam:

The following prompt appears.

Pick a Column to Place Beam On:

When you select a column, the system automatically selects a point in the center of the column as the starting point for the beam and sets the correct elevation for the beam so that it is placed on the top of the column.
Column/Second Point for Beam:

Type C again and select a column. When you select another column, the system automatically sets the elevation for that beam and picks a point so that the beam is centered on the columns. After selecting the columns, the system issues the following prompt.
Beam Number or Size/<Enter for Database>:

You have the option to enter a beam number (W14x78) and the system sizes the beam from the beam database, enter a beam size (12x14), or press Enter and search through the beam database for a certain beam. You have three options. First, you can enter a beam number (W14x78) and the system sizes the beam from the beam database and places it on the drawing. If you enter a beam number not found in the database, the Beam Database dialog box appears (see Figure 12-5). You can add the beam number to the database and then place it. Second, you can enter a beam size (12x14). The system places a beam using the dimensions entered. Third, you can search the beam database for a particular beam. If you press Enter, the Beam Database dialog box appears (see Figure 12-5). You can scroll through the Beam Names directory and select the correct beam by clicking on it. When you click on the beam name, the system updates the Width and Depth dimen sions to the dimensions of the selected beam. To place the beam, select OK. The system places the beam on the selected columns (see Figure 12-9).

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Pick Column Places in Center Pick Column

Figure 12-9

Beam Orientation (channel, angle, and tee beams) There is an additional step when placing channel, angle, and tee beams. After you have specified the type, location, and size of the beam, an orientation dialog box appears, allowing you to specify the direction in which you want the beam to face (see Figure 12-10). Select a direction button and click OK.

Figure 12-10

CADPIPE Beam Database CADPIPE includes a database of beam sizes and designators. The information for sizes and designators for the beam database was obtained from the American Institute of Steel Construction for imperial dimensions and from the Canadian Institute for metric dimensions.

Edit Beam DB When you select Edit Beam DB, the Select Type of Beam dialog box appears (see Figure
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12-4). Select a beam type and click OK. You will see the Beam Database dialog box for that beam type (see Figure 12-11). The beam databases for angle, tee, hollow, and concrete beams are initially empty; you can add beam names and dimensions to them. The Beam Database dialog box contains options to Add, Change, or Remove an item and to Print the database. Beam Names This is a list of all beams in the specified beam database. The name consists of an alpha designator and numeric values. The alpha character designates the shape of the beam (see Figure 12-11), while the numeric values signify nominal Width and Depth dimensions.

Figure 12-11

Add The Add feature allows you to add additional beams to your database. When you select Add, the BeamDB Edit dialog box appears (see Figure 12-6). Enter the Beam Number and Beam Dimensions in the proper boxes and select OK to add the beam to the database. Change The Change feature allows you to select an existing beam in the database and change any part of the beam number or beam dimension. When you select Change, the BeamDB Edit dialog box appears (see Figure 12-6), allowing you to select the values you want to change. Remove This feature removes a beam from the database. Pick the beam you want to remove from the Beam Names list and select the Remove button.

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Print The Print function sends the database file to a printer. Be sure your printer is online when you select Print. Place By: Top, Center, Bottom The Place By box allows you to designate where the beam is to be placed with regard to the point and elevation that was entered when the system prompted for a placement point and beam elevation. The beam is placed according to the button selected in this box. Selecting Top uses the elevation as the top of the beam, Center centers the beam depth at that elevation, and Bottom places the beam at the entered elevation.

Joist
The Joist function allows you to create 3-D open web joists for placement in your drawing. These joists are placed on the JOIST layer. This layer is created when you select Beams or Joist from the menu. The Joist function is found in the Arch pull-down menu. Placing Joists When you select Joist from the menu, the following prompt appears.
Beam/Wall/First Point for Joist:

You can enter B to pick a point on a beam, W to pick a point on a wall, or simply digitize a point on your screen. The system automatically sets the elevation for the joist to match the elevation at the point you pick on the beam or wall. After you select a point, you will see the following prompt.
Beam/Wall/Second Point for Joist:

After you have selected the second point, the Open Web Joist dialog box appears (see Figure 11-12).

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Joist Dimensions Width and Depth The Width and Depth dimensions refer to the size of the joist. The Width dimension is the width of the top and bottom flanges of the joist. The Depth refers to the dimension between the top and bottom flanges (see Figure 12-13).

Figure 12-13

Elevation 1 and Elevation 2 The Elevation 1 and Elevation 2 values correspond to the elevation at the first point and elevation at the second pick point for the joist. The system draws a sloping joist if these elevations are different. Number of Webs (on top) This number determines how many webs are placed in the joist. The system places the specified number of open webs on the top flanges of the joist. Place By: Top, Center, Bottom The Place By box allows you to designate where the joist is to be placed with regard to the elevation that has been entered in the Elevation 1 and Elevation 2 boxes. The joist is placed according to the button that is selected in the box. Selecting Top uses the elevation at the top of the joist, Center centers the joist depth at that elevation, and Bottom places the bottom of the joist at the entered elevation. Length, Angle, and Web Length These values are for your information and are determined by the points picked and value entered in the Number of Webs box.

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Walls
The Walls function creates 3-D walls for your architectural backgrounds. The Walls function is found on the Arch pull-down menu. The walls are created on their own layer named WALLS. This layer is automatically created when you select Walls from the menu. Drawing Walls When you select Walls from the menu, the following prompt appears.
Enter the elevation for the bottom of the wall <X>:

At this prompt, you can select the default or enter a new elevation. The default is the last entered wall elevation. When you press Enter, the following prompt appears.
Enter the elevation for the top of the wall <X>:

At this prompt, you can select the default or enter a new elevation. The default is the last entered wall elevation. When you press Enter, the following prompt appears.
Enter the wall thickness:

At this prompt, select the default or enter a new wall thickness. The default is the last entered wall dimension. When you press Enter, the following prompt appears.
Left/Right/<Select First Point>:

There are three options with this prompt. If you select a point, the system uses that point as the centerline of the wall and widens the wall from the centerline. If you select left by typing L and then select the points, the system assumes these points are the left side of the wall and widens the wall from the left. If you select right by typing R and then select the points, the system assumes these points are the right side of the wall and widens the wall from the right (see Figure 12-14). Note: The left or right side of the wall is determined by the direction in which the wall was drawn. When you select the first point for the wall, the following prompt appears.
Newwall/Close/Quit/Undo<Next Point>:

At this prompt, you can continue to select points for the wall and then press Enter to draw it. You can undo a point at any time during the selection of points by typing in U and then repick the point. The quit option, type Q, quits the wall command without drawing any walls. The close option, type C, closes the boundary of the points that have been picked and draws the wall. You must have picked at least three points to use the close option. The
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newwall option draws the wall and returns you to the following prompt.
Enter the elevation for the bottom of the wall <X>:

When picking the points to define your walls, you can use all the AutoCAD OBJECT SNAP modes.

First Pick Point

Second Pick Point

First Pick Point

Second Pick Point

Figure 12-14

First Pick Point

Second Pick Point

Grids
The Grid function creates grids at specified elevations and sizes for use in your drawing. The Grid function is found on the Arch pull-down menu. The grid is created on its own layer named GRID. This layer is automatically created when you select Grid from the menu. Drawing a Ceiling Grid When you select Grid from the menu, you are prompted to select a boundary that defines the area into which you want a grid placed. The following prompt appears when you select Grid.
Select First Point:

Select a point and the next prompt appears.

Close/Undo/<Next Point>:

At this prompt, you can continue to select point to define the grid boundary and then press Enter to draw it. You must select each corner of the grid boundary. When all corners have

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been selected, use the Close option to close the boundary. You must have picked at least three points to use the Close option. You can undo a point any time during the selection of points by typing U and then repick the point. When the boundary has been defined the following prompt appears.
Point to Start Grid From:

Select the point from which you want the grid to be drawn. Note: You can use the AutoCAD SNAP OBJECT modes when selecting points. When you select a point, the Ceiling Grid dialog box will appear (see Figure 12-15). The Ceiling Grid dialog box allows you to set the dimensions that determine the size and elevation of the grid.

Figure 12-15

Grid Dimensions Width and Depth The Width is the dimension of the grid in the X direction and the Depth is the dimension of the grid in the Y direction. Elevation The elevation of the grid is measured from the floor (0-Z coordinate). Rotation You can select the Rotation box and enter an angle in the deg box by which you rotate the grid before placing it. After setting the dimensions and elevation, select OK. The system draws the ceiling grid (see Figure 12-17).

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Lights
The Lights function creates round or rectangular lights at specified elevations and sizes for use in your drawing. The Lights function is found on the Arch pull-down menu. The lights are created on their own layer named LIGHTS. This layer is automatically created when you select Lights from the menu. After selecting Lights, the following prompt appears.
Placement Point (Lower Left Corner) for light:

When you select a point, the Light dialog box appears (see Figure 12-16). The Light dialog box allows you to set the dimensions that determine the size and elevation of the lights.

Figure 12-16

Light Dimensions Width, Depth, and Height The Width is the dimension of the light in the X direction. Depth is the dimension of the light in the Y direction. Height is the dimension of the light in the Z direction. Elevation The Elevation of the light is measured from the floor (0-Z coordinate). Rotation You can select the Rotation box and enter an angle in the deg box to rotate the light before placing it. After setting the dimensions and elevation, select OK. The system draws the light (see Figure 12-17). Draw X in Light When this toggle is on, an X is drawn in the lights you place on the drawing. The default setting is on.
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Figure 12-17

Configure
The Configure. . . command on the Arch pull-down menu, allows you to set up your Architectural layers and Tooltip Query information. When you select it, the CADPIPE Configure Architectural dialog box appears (see Figure 12-18).

Figure 12-18

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Architectural Layers To set up your Architectural Layers, select the Configure Architectural Layers tab on the Configure Architectural dialog (see Figure 12-18). The Layer Control Options field lists the current Architectural Layers and their settings. To edit a layer, select if from the list. You can now perform one of three options: toggle Use System Layer, Rename the Layer, and Select a new color. The Use System Layer toggle tells CADPIPE to use the system defaults (name and color) for that layer. The Layer Name field allows you to edit the layer name. Simply type a new name and click the Save Changes button. The Select Color button allows you to change the layer color. Press the button and choose a new color from the AutoCAD Select Color Dialog. Architectural Tooltip Query To set up Architectural Tooltips, select the Tooltip Query tab on the Configure Architectural dialog. The Tooltip Query tab contains two main sections labeled Available Tip Info and Tip Info to Display along with several buttons and toggles to set up the tooltip query function (see Figure 12-19).

Figure 12-19

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Available Tip Info The Available Tip Info field lists the available information that can be displayed when your cursor hovers over a CADPIPE Item. By Default, CADPIPE has all available tip info selected. Use the arrow buttons or double click items to add or remove tip info. Tip Info to Display The Tip Info to Display field lists the information that is displayed when your cursor hovers over a CADPIPE Item. By Default, CADPIPE has all available tip info selected. Use the arrow buttons or double click items to add or remove tip info. Show Dynamic Tooltip Query. The Show Dynamic Tool Tip toggle turns the Tip Info Display On and Off. With the Show Dynamic Tool Tip toggle selected, CADPIPE displays the Tip Info. With the Show Dynamic Tool Tip toggle unchecked, CADPIPE will not display the Tip Info.

Label Each Tip The Label Each Tip toggle determines if the Tip Info Names are displayed along with the Tip Info. With the Label Each Tip toggle selected, CADPIPE displays the Tip Info Names and Tip Info. With the Label Each Tip toggle unchecked, CADPIPE displays just the Tip Info.

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APPENDIX A. Pipe Class Databases

Pressure Pipe Databases
Database Standard (Welded Fittings) Flanged-Class 125 Flanged-Class 250 Victaulic Copper Victaulic PVC Schedule 40 PVC Schedule 80 Threaded 125 Threaded 150 Threaded 250 Threaded 300 Threaded 2000 Threaded 3000 Threaded 6000 Socket Weld 3000 Socket Weld 6000 Socket Weld 9000 Wrot & Cast Pressure Catalog Weldbend Grinnell Grinnell Victaulic Grooved End Victaulic Chemtrol Chemtrol Grinnell Grinnell Grinnell Grinnell Bonney-Forge Bonney-Forge Bonney-Forge Bonney-Forge Bonney-Forge Bonney-Forge Nibco

Waste Pipe Databases

Database Cast Iron Soil Pipe-Single/Double Hub Cast Iron Soil Pipe-No Hub PVC-ABS DWV Schedule 40 PVC DWV Thin Wall Schedule 30 Copper DWV Mechanically Joined Catalog Charlotte Pipe Charlotte Pipe Charlotte Pipe Charlotte Pipe Nibco Enfield

Copper Tubing
Database Wrot & Cast Catalog Nibco

APPENDIX B. Valve Databases

Manufacturer Part Number Connection Type Size

Chemtrol Chemtrol Chemtrol Chemtrol Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Generic Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee

S45HV-V S45UB-V T45HV-V T45UB-V 150PSI 150PSI 150PSI 150PSI 150PSI 300PSI 300PSI 300PSI 300PSI 300PSI 600PSI 600PSI 600PSI 600PSI 600PSI 105 1105 1140 1141 1142 1145 1148 1149 115 1152 1153 1156 1184 1186 148 149 149 1502 1509 1590 508 509 511

Socket Socket Threaded Threaded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Welded Threaded Threaded Threaded Threaded Threaded Socket Threaded Socket Socket Threaded Threaded Threaded Threaded Threaded Threaded Threaded Socket Soldered Soldered Soldered Threaded Threaded Threaded

Ball Ball Ball Ball Check Gate Globe Plug Ball Check Gate Globe Plug Ball Check Gate Globe Plug Ball Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Gate Globe Check Globe Check Check Check

1 - 2 1 1 - 2 1 2 - 16 2 - 24 2 - 12 2 - 24 2 - 24 2 - 12 2 - 24 2 - 12 2 - 24 2 - 24 2 - 12 2 - 24 2 - 8 2 - 24 2 - 24 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2

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Part Number

Connection

Type

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Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco

544 548 570 572 592A 593A BA-160 BA-170 BA-200 BA-250 BA-300 BA-350 BA-360 BA-360 BA-361 BA-370 BA-370 BA-371 BA100 BA150 BB2-100 BB2-350 BC1-100 BC1-150 F-2882 F-2882-M F-2894 F-2894-M F-2897 F-2974 F-2981 F-2981-M F-2983 T-2973 T-2974 725 725-CL 726 726-CL 75 75-CL 76-CL F-617-0 F-619 F-619-N

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Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Nibco Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham

S-111 S-113 S-211 S-29 S-580 S1-5D S1-8 SI-3 T-111 T-113 T-211 T-29 T-580 T1-5D T1-8 TI-3 AG-642 AG-931 B-100 B-103 B-104 B-105 B-108 B-109 B-110 B-112 B-120 B-122 B-124 B-125 B-128 B-128 B-130 B-132 B-135 B-136 B-139 B-13T B-140 B-144 B-145 B-147 B-14T B-16 B-17

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Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham

B-216 B-222T B-22T B-237 B-240 B-24T B-264 B-266 B-274 B-309 B-310B B-316 B-319 B-320B B-321 B-322B B-337 B-342 B-345 B-367 B-37 B-375 B-40 B-49 B-62 B-64 B-66 B-74 F-532 IBBM F-540 F-541 F-661 IBBM F-667 IBBM F-947 IBBM G-512 IBBM G-514T G-608 IBBM G-612 IBBM G-613 G-620 IBBM G-623 IBBM G-624 G-624 G-675 G-676

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Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham Stockham

G-679 IBBM G-927 IBBM G-931 IBBM G-932 G-933 LC-015 LC-025 LC-915 LC-925 LD-014 LD-024 LD-512 LD-522 LD-712 LD-721 LD-722 LD-914 LD-914 LD-924 LG-512 LG-522 LG-712 LG-721 LG-722 LG-812 LG-822 LS-015 LS-025 LS-915 LS-925 S-127-BR-T-T S-207-BR-T-T S-214-BR-T-S S-214-BR-T-T S-216-BR-T-S S-216-BR-T-T S-216-BR1-T-S S-216-BR1-T-T S-217-BR-T-T SD1220-CS1-R-T SD1220-CS2-R-T SD1220-SSMO-R-T SD1220-SSMO-R-T SD2120-CS1-R-T

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Stockham Stockham Stockham Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic

SD2120-CS2-R-T SD2120-SSMO-R-T US-124-BR-R-T VIC-300 VIC-700 VIC-711 VIC-715 VIC-716 VIC-721 VIC-722

Threaded Threaded Threaded Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Victaulic Threaded

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APPENDIX C. Additional Databases

Threaded Database
The following is a database list of thread lengths used by the CADPIPE Commercial Program when you select a threaded pipe category. Threaded database from American STD Taper Pipe ANSI B1.20.1: Nominal Size 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 Thread Allowance 0.5337 0.5457 0.6288 0.7068 0.7235 0.7565 1.1375 1.2000 1.2500 1.3000 1.4063 1.5125 1.7125 1.9250 2.1250 2.2500 2.4500 2.6500 2.8500 3.2500

Socket, Glued, Soldered Database

The following is a database list of socket depths used by the CADPIPE Commercial program when you select a socket, glued, or soldered pipe category. Socket database from ASTM D-2466 for PVC SCHED 40: Nominal Size 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 4 6 8 Socket Depth 0.658 0.719 0.875 0.938 1.094 1.156 1.760 1.675 2.000 3.000 4.000

Flanges
The class 150, 300, and 600 standard flange dimensions used in the CADPIPE Commercial program were taken from the Weldbend Fitting and Flange catalogue. The Victaulic Flanges dimensions used in the CADPIPE Commercial program were taken from the Victaulic Mechanical Piping Systems General Catalogue.

Thread-o-lets and weld-o-lets

The dimensional database for the thread-o-let and weld-o-let were taken from the Grinnell catalogue for Forged Steel Anvilets.