Adding Insulation to Pipe
Insulation is only visible when piping is displayed as
. When you activate this feature, insulation is
as you draw pipe. A new pipe or pipe fitting inherits the insulation
values from the existing pipe or pipe fitting where it was added.
NOTE
Insulation is an annotation element that shows where insulation is used on a pipe system. Because it is not
how and where it displays in the drawing. However, you cannot create schedules
for insulation.
To add insulation to pipes
1
on page 291.
2
on page 286, expand Advanced, and enter an insulation thickness.
Adding Labels or Flow Arrows to Pipe
You can add annotation, such as labels and flow arrows, as you lay out the pipe run. You can configure label
styles to display pipe diameter or system type properties.
To add a label or flow arrow
1
on page 291.
2
on page 286, expand Advanced
➤
Label and Flow Arrows.
3
Under Label, specify a style from the list.
4
For Layout Method, specify the label and flow arrow configurations to add to each pipe segment
you select:
then
If you chose
specify the total number of labels or flow arrows to display on each
pipe segment. Note that the number of labels or flow arrows is
automatically added to each straight segment.
By quantity
specify the distance to insert a label or flow arrow at uniform intervals
on each pipe segment. Note that if a pipe segment length is less
By distance
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