Labelling round and elliptical pipes

[icie.washington]

I have a job where there are 3 round pipes and one elliptical pipe going into the same structure. When I put a label on the structure, it shows all 4 pipes, but I can't figure a way to show the elliptical pipe dimensions as 29x45; It only comes in as 45" RCP. I have tried to manipulated the text, but it won't let me me change the individual pipe text in the structure label. When I change the label to read Height x Width, the round pipes show the same as elliptical pipe. Is there a way for my label to show 3 round and 1 elliptical pipe size, or do I have to manually add the elliptical pipe size (which I'd prefer not to do)?

I've attached a pdf of the structure in question. Any assistance is welcome.

[icie.washington]

I have a job where there are 3 round pipes and one elliptical pipe going into the same structure. When I put a label on the structure, it shows all 4 pipes, but I can't figure a way to show the elliptical pipe dimensions as 29x45; It only comes in as 45" RCP. I have tried to manipulated the text, but it won't let me me change the individual pipe text in the structure label. When I change the label to read Height x Width, the round pipes show the same as elliptical pipe. Is there a way for my label to show 3 round and 1 elliptical pipe size, or do I have to manually add the elliptical pipe size (which I'd prefer not to do)?

I've attached a pdf of the structure in question. Any assistance is welcome.

[Jay_B · Accepted solution]

If your parts list is using the Material Parameter ie: 30" RCP etc. you can add a "text for each" component to the label style using "Connected Pipe Material".

[Anonymous]

Create a label style that looks like both  waysa you want, set the style that looks right for most pipes to the default style, Press ctrl and select the pipe text that should look different and choose the other style in the properties dialog box. I am not sure this will work for structures, but it works for alignment labels, ill bet its the same. let me know how it turns out.

[icie.washington]

That seems to work for what I need. I wasn't sure if there was something else you could do with the labels in the a case like this.

Thanks.

[icie.washington]

I tried that, but it won't let you do that to the structures. You only have the option to change the label info on incoming or outgoing pipes as a group, not individual pipes when they come into a structure.

Thanks though.

[jmayo-EE]

I use two label styles. One stc label style and one pipe label style.

The struc label will show the round pipe info and rim/grate elv. The pipe label will show the elliptical pipe description which I populate with the dimensions and the leader is turned off so I can place this under the stc label.

Not ideal but I get the plans out the door.

[icie.washington]

Thanks for the tip. I never thought about that, but it sounds like a good work around when i can't get something to work.

[Jay_B]

John, In order to make this work do you need to choose either "structure inflow pipes" or "structure out flow pipes" when creating the label? Or are you able to make it work using "structure all pipes"

[emelendez]

There is one dialog box that people often forget about that is a very powerful box...........THE PIPE DESCRIPTION BOX........you can have your pipe and structure labels read the PIPE DESCRIPTION for labeling the pipe size and material. this will allow you the ability to adjust what you want the description to read for each pipe. There is only one pipe and one structure label style used for the labels shown and there are NO OVERRIDES for any of these labels.

[jmayo-EE]

Hey Jay. This is a pipe label so you will need to choose start or end invert.

[jmayo-EE]

I use description a lot with pipe networks but we should note that if you swap a part you will lose the description.

[emelendez]

This is true, BUT if you know that, then before you swap part you can copy/clip the text from the description box to put into the "new" pipe description box. Also, what I do is have my pipe descriptions in my parts list read the general information of the pipe ie XX" RCP, XX" x XX" ERCP

Then, under the settings tab>RT click over the main heading PIPE NETWORK> click on EDIT SETTINGS then I change the settings as shown.

[jmayo-EE]

Absoolutely. I figured you knew that but I wanted to note it for lurkers and casual readers.

[emelendez]

AAHHHH....Very well then. TIp of the hat to you sir for pointing that out.

[icie.washington]

I know this post was 1 year ago, but I was having the same problem this morning, and went searching the boards again, and noticed you had a different solution than the one I originally accepted. This one works great also. Thanks!!!