Plumbing Symbology

[advandes]

How can I show a pipe drop at the end of a pipe using the Plumbing Schematic pipe routine? How come there are no pipe drop or riser fittings in the plumbing package but there are in the Schematic Pipe Fitting symbols? Please help.....

Aaron

[DuckMan]

Input a lower elevation so the drop symbol will show then draw a very short line at that lower elevation. Zoom in and strech the low elevation line so when it plots, the lineweight of the fitting covers the short line... This is the only way I've come up with to do it.

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[Anonymous]

I'm not sure where this thread started.... but... if all you are trying to
do is get a "drop" or a "rise" at the end of a piece of schematic pipe...

End your pipe where ever you want the drop.
Select that segment of pipe, right click
Select "schematic pipe properties", details tab
Check on "rise/drop overrides" and enter an elevation lower (or higher) than
the pipe elevation.

Note: Start and end have nothing to do with the flow direction in the pipe,
it is dependent on how you drew the pipe.

I know it sounds like a whole lot of clickty clicking but.... it works
quickly once you've done it twice!

TTYL
Heather

wrote in message news:5126053@discussion.autodesk.com...
Input a lower elevation so the drop symbol will show then draw a very short
line at that lower elevation. Zoom in and strech the low elevation line so
when it plots, the lineweight of the fitting covers the short line... This
is the only way I've come up with to do it.

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[Anonymous]

Wow, I've been using the plumbing tools now for quite a while, thought I
knew it well, and Heather taught me something new. Thanks. Way Cool. That's
a quick method that works great for dead ending pipe/showing a rise/drop up
to fixtures, etc. Did notice, however, using this new method if you want to
rise-drop and continue the schematic line, then the symbol gets overwritten
by the schematic line and disappears. That is where Duckman's method works
better. Duckman's method breaks down when we try to accurately calculate the
inverts. Both methods have their place.
J (Autodesk)


"Heather" wrote in message
news:5126153@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'm not sure where this thread started.... but... if all you are trying to
do is get a "drop" or a "rise" at the end of a piece of schematic pipe...

End your pipe where ever you want the drop.
Select that segment of pipe, right click
Select "schematic pipe properties", details tab
Check on "rise/drop overrides" and enter an elevation lower (or higher) than
the pipe elevation.

Note: Start and end have nothing to do with the flow direction in the pipe,
it is dependent on how you drew the pipe.

I know it sounds like a whole lot of clickty clicking but.... it works
quickly once you've done it twice!

TTYL
Heather

wrote in message news:5126053@discussion.autodesk.com...
Input a lower elevation so the drop symbol will show then draw a very short
line at that lower elevation. Zoom in and strech the low elevation line so
when it plots, the lineweight of the fitting covers the short line... This
is the only way I've come up with to do it.

RE: attachment