Fabrication CADMEP Section issue

[rajadeva93]

Hi, I have created a section with elevation datum of 50' and soffit of 60' when placing pipe its created on 0' elevation(if my z value is 0' it should be @ 50' right? because of elevation datum) and hanger Rods starts from 60'. Is this suppose to work like this(revit user new to Fabrication CADMEP).

[MOatman · Accepted solution]

The elevation datum is an imaginary floor.  Fabrication parts will reference that imaginary floor when reporting their elevation.

So, if you set the datum to 50'-0" and draw the pipe at 0'-0" then the pipe would report its elevation at -50'-0".

The pipe is located 50'-0" BELOW the imaginary floor.

If you draw the pipe at 55'-0" then the pipe would report its elevation at 5'-0".