Can you use autocad 2014 for plumbing/piping plan?
I need to add a plumbing plan to an existing blueprint.
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I'm not sure if I understood your question correctly. Do you want to create plumbing or piping objects in the plan or just 2D lines that represent the plumbing/ piping? Vanilla AutoCAD 2014 will allow you to create linework that represents the plumbing/ piping. However, AutoCAD MEP 2014 allows you to create intelligent piping objects that can contain Engineering data related to piping objects like discharge, velocity etc. and also connect with other pipe objects.
Sometimes user wants a 2D linework drawing, PDF or an image file as a reference or underlay for creating a piping plan. This can be achieved by using the XREF command and attaching an image, PDF, DWF drawing etc. as an underlay.
Usually the blocks are stored in drawing files. You may search for the required content on internet and download the DWG file to your computer. For example, Seek - http://seek.autodesk.com/ has some manufacturer content that can be filtered by file type like DWG 2D/ 3D etc. I found some results by searching for pipe fitting. Then it can be downloaded to the local drive using the Download selected to Local button.
FYI the plumbing package in AutoCAD MEP is 2D objects. The piping package is 2D/3D objects. It is your choice on which one to use. Additionally you can use the piping package to draw your 2D lines by just making sure to set the correct visual display.