How to run a pipe
Where (cold В1, hot Т3, circulation Т4) or (К1)
Steps
- Select the pipe tile. The New pipe window with keys opens on the right.
- Click on the plan. The route turns at right angles by itself. Bring a vertex to an outlet, riser, manifold or fitting, and it will snap to it and then move along with it.
- To make a tee, end the pipe on another pipe of the same system. The vertex snaps to any point of it.
- Finish the route with a double-click or Enter. The tool stays on for the next pipe. You can exit with Esc.
Buttons and keys
| What to press | What happens |
|---|---|
| Click | Place a point (with a right-angle turn) |
| Shift | Go straight, without a turn |
| Alt | Turn the other way |
| Ctrl | No snapping: the point lands exactly under the cursor |
| Backspace | Remove the last click |
| Enteror×2double-click | Finish the pipe |
| Esc | Finish the pipe in progress; second Esc: turn the tool off |
How to take a pipe to another floor
- Run the pipe to the place where it goes through the floor slab and finish it.
- In the pipe window, at the free end (Start or End), select Floor above or Floor below. A departure mark appears at the end on the plan.
- Go to that floor. The pipe arrival mark is at the same point, and the new pipe snaps to it. Start the pipe from there and in the window select the matching departure at this end.
Upward and downward departure ends at the same point of the plan (a discrepancy of up to 20 cm) are treated by the calculation as one vertical. A riser standing in the Plan at the same point on adjacent floors is also treated as one riser.
Keys in the pipe window
| What to press | What will happen |
|---|---|
| Click | place a point |
| Shift | go straight, without a turn |
| Alt | turn the other way |
| Ctrl | no snapping: the point lands under the cursor |
| Backspace | remove the last point |
| Enteror×2Double-click | finish the route |
| Esc | finish the route; once more: turn the tool off |
Good to know
- Draw drainage from the fixture to the riser. If you draw it the other way, the editor will flip it itself: the start of the pipe will be at the fixture.
- Colors: cold is blue, hot is red, circulation is orange, drainage is green.
- On the plan the pipe has a label: the system, the diameter and, for drainage, the slope, for example .
- Pipes are not shown in the 3D view.