Sanitary Pipe Fittings Autocad Training
The sloped piping feature in AutoCAD MEP toolset expands catalog content and pipe fitting routing preferences. Sloped piping supports gravity-based piping designs for sanitary drain, waste, vent, and sewer/storm drainage systems. For example, you can lay out the main of a drainage system with a 1/4” per foot slope and connect several branches with different slope angles based on the distance and height from the main. The system can generate possible layout solutions for sloped systems based on points you specify in the drawing, the slope value, and the allowable angle of deflection for the pipe fitting used.
Sloped piping layouts model real-world piping requirements. Fittings are inserted based on the orientation of the pipe segment. As a result, pipes fit flexibly into couplings. AutoCAD MEP toolset rotates the orientation of an elbow (or other fitting) around the attached point based on the centerline of the sloped pipe. The software lays out pipe and fittings with a horizontal slope and transitions between sloped and vertical pipes eliminating the need to manually calculate angles.
Sanitary Pipe And Fittings
AutoCAD MEP toolset applies slope in the Z direction of the current user coordinate system (UCS) in a drawing. You create sloped piping systems using elbows, tees, wyes, or other fittings that connect an angled segment to a horizontal segment. The next example shows a rise/run ratio of 3/10 for the sloped segment where the elbows are rotated to accommodate the slope value.
As you specify systems for equipment, fixtures, and plumbing line segments, AutoCAD MEP toolset inserts plumbing fittings based on those specified in the system definition. Therefore, you should specify default fittings for the plumbing system definitions to use on a project. You can specify default fittings for 4 types of fittings: elbows, tees, crosses, and transitions.
- A lot of value would be added to Inventor with the addition of a sanitary pipe fittings library to the content center. Additionally a pipe routing tool similar to the pipe routing tool in AutoCAD Plant 3D would be equally valuable.
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Sloped segment perpendicular to horizontal segments (front view)
You can create slopes in straight runs if you have the appropriately angled fittings. The next example shows a 45-degree elbow connecting a 45-degree sloped segment to horizontal segments.
AutoCAD MEP toolset supports the design of sloped connections by using wyes (laterals) or angled tees to connect a branch to a main. It inserts angled tees/wyes at the correct orientation to connect a sloped branch to a sloped main. You can also choose an eccentric reducer (with different diameter openings at each end with different centerlines) or a concentric reducer (with different diameter openings at each end with the same centerline).
Auto Layout can generate routing solutions for sloped piping systems based on points in the drawing. You can draw sloped piping layouts if the current routing preference supports angle of deflection (allowable fitting tolerance). As you draw pipe, you can use sloped pipe-related properties on the Properties palette. For example, the Use fitting tolerance property turns on angle of deflection on a joint if the current routing preference supports angle of deflection. As you lay out the pipe run, you can set a slope value on the Properties palette and the slope format on the General tab in the Pipe Layout Preferences dialog box.
You can also set Joint direction. Joint direction determines how male and female connectors are oriented in auto layout. For example, if you select male into female, the male connector is placed first, then the female connector after the joint.
Slopes Supported by Gravity-Based Piping Systems
The gravity-based pipe tools on the Gravity Pipe tab support sloped piping designs for drain, process drain, sanitary, sanitary vent, and storm systems in the following slopes:
- 1/8” per foot
- 1/4” per foot
- 1/2” per foot
Slope Value Displayed in Piping Layouts
The software displays the current slope value of a pipe segment as you draw the run. Slope value appears in both constrained layouts (pipe drawn between 2 existing pipe objects) and unconstrained layouts (pipe drawn from a pipe object to a point in space). This information is especially useful when routing solutions are generated, as illustrated next.
A pipe segment can have a slope value specified on the Pipe Properties palette, or it can have a different slope depending on a particular routing solution that is used. The immediate visual indicator tells you exactly what solution is used and the associated slope value. To turn off this feature, enter PIPESLOPEDISPLAY on the command line. Then enter n at the next prompt.
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3/24/2017 AutoCAD Civil 3D boasts a line of specialized layout tools designed to help you generate 3D models of pressure networks, such as water transmission systems, gas lines, and force mains. In this course, instructor Eric Chappell explains how to leverage these features to approach the creation of a pressure pipe network, edit your designs, and document them so that others know how to implement your ideas. Eric walks through the complete pressure pipe design process, from the initial creation of pipes and fittings all the way to the analysis stage. Plus, he shares helpful tips and techniques that can help you tackle this aspect of your civil engineering project with ease and efficiency. Topics include:- Understanding pressure pipes and pressure fittings
- Creating a pressure network from objects
- Creating pipes and fittings by layout
- Drawing a pressure network in profile view
- Creating an alignment from a pressure network
- Editing pipes and fittings using grips
- Editing pressure networks in profile
- Understanding pressure network styles
- Creating a new parts list
- Performing depth and design checks
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Sanitary Pipe Fittings Autocad Training Chart
- [Eric] Hello, I'm Eric Chappell.And welcome to AutoCAD Civil 3D: Pressure Pipe Design.Pressure pipe design is a part of nearlyevery civil engineering project.So it's a good thing that Civil 3Dhas a complete line of tools for creating,editing, and documenting this type of design.In this course, you'll be taken throughall of the major aspects of pressure pipe design,from creation, to analysis, and everywhere in between.Along the way, I'll share some tips,tricks, and real world proven techniquesfor achieving the best design while maximizing efficiency.
So let's get started.Dig in and enjoy AutoCAD Civil 3D: Pressure Pipe Design.