AutoCad Farication MEP

Anonymous · ‎11-20-2017

I am have a few troubles with FabMEp at the moment. I am trying to find and use certain size piping and I am not sure that I am using the right sizes that my drawing specs have initialized. Also I am trying to create a spool, or a Linear Nest Report, or a schedule to print out with the details of all of the piping that I have designed in AutoCAD.

stephen.st.russell · ‎11-22-2017

Hello @Anonymous,

Thank you for contacting Autodesk Technical Support. My name is Stephen, a Fabrication specialist, and I'll be happy to help you with your support request.

I looks like you are looking for more information and learning resources on a few topics:

Design Lines: Here is the help information regarding Design lines, as well as a great tutorial video
Services are loaded within your Fabrication Configuration. To download additional services from manufactures you can use the "DownloadContent" Command. More about that here
Find a tutorial video on Changing Pipework Sizes Here
In order to print out a view with details, Spooling would be the best option. You can also watch a tutorial video here

For further information and learning I would suggest checking out the Fabrication Autodesk Knowledge Network

If you feel this information provides you with a solution, please click the "Accept as Solution" button. Otherwise, I will be happy to continue helping you find the right resources!

Best,

Stephen St. Russell

Technical Support Specialist

Anonymous · ‎11-22-2017

What would be the best way to change the piping material so instead of K type, how do I make L type when I have already laid out my pipe runs?

MOatman · ‎11-22-2017

Here are some options:

Use REVDESIGN command. It will trace out an existing pipe run with a design line and you can re-fill with the proper pipe.

Trace the existing run of pipe with a 3D Polyline and use the LFILL command to fill in the proper pipe.

Use a script and rename the existing pipe to the proper name. Use EXECUTESCRIPT command to run the attached script file.

You need to change the file extension to .cod to run. The forum does not allow .cod files to be attached.

Anonymous · ‎11-22-2017

See now whats happening is when I use design line its drawing the line but then further down the run I have the D line and the 3d fill. I use the fill in 3d button but it will not render as such.

Anonymous · ‎11-27-2017

When I am drawing I need 2-5/8 right? When I go to render 3d it stays a design line. Same thing is happening to all the other sizes that I am trying to draw out. How do I fix this?

Anonymous · ‎11-29-2017

sounds like your button mapping may not be right, but I cant tell from your post.

you need to do some research

Anonymous · ‎11-29-2017

2-5/8 is probably not a size, and that's why its not filling

Anonymous · ‎11-29-2017

that is what I am afraid of, the catalog for Mueller says 2-5/8" is Outside Diameter, and its 2-1/2" Inside diameter. 2-1/2" is one of the choices I can make when I use enter by size.

Anonymous · ‎11-29-2017

go by nominal size. I'm guessing youre not familiar with pipe?

Anonymous · ‎11-29-2017

No I am familiar with piping and nominal sizing, when I go to catalog information in Fabrication MEP it will not let me go very deep on piping specs. Plus I will annotate the piping later and I want it to show for the sizes we have specified. I think I have figured it out for the most part and I think I have it now.