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7 Specify definitions that are specific to Supply or Sanitary pipes:
■
To create a supply pipe sizing table definition, click the Equivalent Plumbing Line Lengths
tab and use the New Row, Remove Row, New Column, Modify Column, and Remove Column
buttons to change the table definition as necessary.
■ To create a sanitary pipe sizing table definition, choose either the Stacks, Branches, or Offsets
tab and use the New and Remove buttons to change the rows in the table definition as
necessary.
Configuring Styles for Plumbing Lines and Fittings
Plumbing line styles and plumbing fitting styles, respectively, determine the appearance and function of
plumbing lines and plumbing fittings. For example, a plumbing line style determines how a plumbing line
is displayed when crossing other plumbing lines, its available nominal sizes, and its display properties.
This section provides information on styles specific to plumbing. For general information that is applicable
to all building systems disciplines, including plumbing, see
Configuring Styles on page 603.
NOTE The plumbing module does not distinguish between the horizontal branches and main runs in a network.
Therefore, consider creating a unique plumbing line style for horizontal branches.
Specifying Annotation for a Plumbing Line Style
A plumbing line style determines how the line displays when it crosses another line. When the elevations
of 2 crossing lines are different, then the crossing style of the line at the higher elevation is used. When the
elevations of the lines are the same, then the software uses the crossing style of the line drawn second.
Then... And if the priority values of
the 2 lines are... If the crossing style of
the 2 lines is...
the line drawn second displays the overlap. the same overlap
the line drawn first displays the break. the same break
the line drawn second determines the crossing style to use.
If the style is overlap, the line drawn second displays the the same mixed (one is overlap, and
the other is break)
overlap. If the style is break, the line drawn first displays
the break.
To specify annotation for a plumbing line style
1 With the Plumbing workspace activated , click Manage tab
➤
Style & Display panel
➤
Style
Manager drop-down
➤
Plumbing Line Styles .
NOTE Alternatively, you can select a plumbing line that uses the style in the drawing, and click
Plumbing Line tab
➤
General panel
➤
Edit System Style drop-down
➤
Edit Plumbing Line Style
.
2 In Style Manager, select the style.
3 On the Annotation tab, under Crossings, select a style for crossing plumbing lines.
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