AutoCAD MEP

[#1]

This is AutoCAD MEP 2013...

I am having issues with MEP snaps. I cannot model a pipe run that is anywhere close to an existing run. If I do it wants to connect to the neighboring run but cannot find the necessary fitting and so it prompts for a part. I don't want to connect to another run. I can do Cntl-F3 to temporarily disable MEP snaps, but it still does this. I have even turned off the MEP snaps (and AutoCAD Snaps) but it still misbehaves.

The only way it will behave is if I delete the neighboring run, finish the new run, then do 'oops' to restore the neighboring run.

Is there something I am missing?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

If you CTRL-Click when placing your pipe run it will ignore all other entities and just place the pipe.

[#3]

Thanks!

Is this one documented?

Shouldn't turning the snaps off, or doing Ctrl+F3 work?

[#4]

I do not remeber where I read it but I do believe it is in the documentation somewhere.

I believe that mep will try to always connect objects even if the snaps are off.  The snaps just make it easier.  This is probably why there is a CTRL-CLICK option.