As many of you know, the inverted elevation tag for pipes doesn't work correctly, so many of us use spot dimensions instead. But
this still left the problem of accounting for the insulation thickness, since all of our clients at least, want the insulation
included in the elevation.
I tried a new idea on the project I'm working on now, and created some new levels to be used for reference. For example, if the
bottom of pipe needing 1" insulation is at 11'-6" from level 1, I create a level 1" higher than level 1 to be used for pipes with 1"
insulation. Then when I use the spot elevation I select the newly created level as my reference and it gives me a bottom of pipe at
11'-5". Create as many levels as needed for various insulation thicknesses.
Because the spot elevation reference is separate from the pipe properties, you don't need to change the reference elevation in the
properties of the pipe, so if you highlight it, it would still show as 11'-6".
So far it seems to be working well, any other ideas, suggestions or pointing out potential problems are welcome
John
