Pipe not able to go horizontal, or up and down, only vertical, left and right.

[Anonymous]

Hello:

I am trying to draw pipe, but I have a T-Bar Pipe Fitting, and I need to draw a horizontal pipe, which I can't seem to get when modeling. When I select: Systems, Pipe, I have the green bar pop up with the Diameter, and next to it is "Middle Offset:" I saw a video that there was just offset, and that made it go up and down, but I don't know how to change it. Is there another way to fix it so I can draw up and down? 

[mpeperkamp]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Welcome to the Autodesk forum.

I suspect that no attachments have been added to the routing preferences such as bends, tees, gradients, etc.
You can check this via the attached link.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Revit-Model/files/GUID-6CCBC8BF-CB33-4470-BD83-6A9AADE4592B-htm.html

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[Anonymous]

So I am trying to draw a pipe from that T-Bar to the Pipe Fitting above.

[tim102289]

From your screenshot it looks like you are trying to go from the tee to the elbow above it.  You could make a section view to view those pipes from the side, and then you should be able to easily connect the two fittings with a pipe.  Another option would be: in plan view, if you draw a pipe, then change the offset, and click Apply, it will draw a vertical pipe.

[mpeperkamp]

Hi @Anonymous 

Hereby a video how to solve this. 

https://we.tl/t-uJb16NG0Ug

See also the answer from @tim102289 

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[Anonymous]

if you are trying to model a pipe in the 3D view it really doesnt like you to draw vertically... to do it:

1. Select the pipe command

2. Click where you want your first point to be.

3. Type an offset in the "middle offset" box (if the pipe is starting at an elevation of 10' type something like 10.5' or 9.5' depending on if you are modeling up or down)

4. hit enter and move your mouse back into the 3d space (it should give you a preview of the pipe)

5. click apply. 

6. now just click the pipe and manually connect it to your tee. 

[Anonymous]

I tried that, and for some reason doesn't want to work. I saw a solution for the fitting, a button that will rotate it for you, on the pipe fittings, there is a rotation symbol on the elbow, but only when I select Rotate after placement for the elbows, I was wondering if there was an option for pipes? Anyone know?

[Anonymous]

Did you try drawing the pipe in a section view? 

[Anonymous]

I tried that, and for some reason doesn't want to work. I saw a solution for the fitting, a button that will rotate it for you, on the pipe fittings, there is a rotation symbol on the elbow, but only when I select Rotate after placement for the elbows, I was wondering if there was an option for pipes? Anyone know? Yes I tried drawing in section view as well.

[RobDraw]

As a rule, I don't draw pipe or duct from or to a fitting. Drawing from pipe to pipe and letting the routing preferences insert the fittings is the way to go for a number of reasons. The least of which is not that Revit will more likely keep the same fittings if it needs to redraw it.