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Add pipes and structure to a profile view, create alignments from a pipe network, add data bands to a profile view.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:04
Zoom to the woodside view. Profile view in the drawing,
00:08
this profile view is drawn along the road centerline alignment.
00:12
We can project our structures and pipes on to this view.
00:16
Even though the alignment does not follow the network,
00:19
pipes and structures will be projected to the
00:22
view based on the shortest distance to the alignment
00:26
from prospector, select the storm to network
00:30
on the pipe network. Contextual ribbon tab
00:33
network tools panel
00:35
choose draw parts in profile,
00:38
select any part of the profile view in the drawing.
00:42
The pipes and structures are now added to the view.
00:46
Notice that the pipes and structures on sycamore
00:49
heights cannot be drawn in this view.
00:52
We can alternatively create a new profile view
00:55
that will follow the pipe network exactly.
00:59
To do this, we need to create an alignment along our network
01:03
in prospector under pipe networks, right?
01:06
Click on networks and then select create alignment from network parts
01:13
on the command line. It's asking for the first part,
01:16
select the first structure on the storm two network as shown,
01:22
then pan the drawing to the end of the network
01:25
and select the structure at the junction of woodside view and Mcallister boulevard
01:30
press enter to end the selection
01:33
in the crate alignment dialogue. We will set the sight to none
01:37
and accept the default name.
01:41
Leave the default style
01:43
and set the alignment label set to no labels.
01:48
Ensure that create profile and profile view is selected
01:51
and then click OK.
01:54
In create profile from surface,
01:55
add the finished ground surface to create a new profile,
02:00
change the style of the profile to proposed as shown.
02:06
Then click draw in profile view
02:10
in the crate, profile view dialogue,
02:12
go to the profile display options
02:15
change the label set for the finish ground profile
02:19
to no labels.
02:21
Then go to the pipe pressure network page.
02:25
Here you can see it has automatically selected
02:27
the network parts from our chosen run.
02:30
You can add other parts to be drawn in the view. If you wish
02:34
now go to the data bands page, change the band set to pipe data.
02:39
If it's not already selected
02:41
in this band set, there are two data bands,
02:44
one at the bottom of the view and one at the top
02:47
with the location set to bottom of profile view,
02:51
set the data source to the storm two network.
02:55
Now change the location to top of profile view.
02:58
This band will display structure names
03:02
again, set the data source to storm to as before.
03:07
Finally click create profile view
03:11
in the drawing, pick an insertion point for the view. As shown
03:16
you can see it has drawn the entire network
03:19
and the data bands display information about
03:22
the pipes and structures on the network.
03:26
Using the control key on the keyboard,
03:28
you can select a single structure, name band label
03:32
and drag it closer to the structure if you wish.
Video transcript
00:04
Zoom to the woodside view. Profile view in the drawing,
00:08
this profile view is drawn along the road centerline alignment.
00:12
We can project our structures and pipes on to this view.
00:16
Even though the alignment does not follow the network,
00:19
pipes and structures will be projected to the
00:22
view based on the shortest distance to the alignment
00:26
from prospector, select the storm to network
00:30
on the pipe network. Contextual ribbon tab
00:33
network tools panel
00:35
choose draw parts in profile,
00:38
select any part of the profile view in the drawing.
00:42
The pipes and structures are now added to the view.
00:46
Notice that the pipes and structures on sycamore
00:49
heights cannot be drawn in this view.
00:52
We can alternatively create a new profile view
00:55
that will follow the pipe network exactly.
00:59
To do this, we need to create an alignment along our network
01:03
in prospector under pipe networks, right?
01:06
Click on networks and then select create alignment from network parts
01:13
on the command line. It's asking for the first part,
01:16
select the first structure on the storm two network as shown,
01:22
then pan the drawing to the end of the network
01:25
and select the structure at the junction of woodside view and Mcallister boulevard
01:30
press enter to end the selection
01:33
in the crate alignment dialogue. We will set the sight to none
01:37
and accept the default name.
01:41
Leave the default style
01:43
and set the alignment label set to no labels.
01:48
Ensure that create profile and profile view is selected
01:51
and then click OK.
01:54
In create profile from surface,
01:55
add the finished ground surface to create a new profile,
02:00
change the style of the profile to proposed as shown.
02:06
Then click draw in profile view
02:10
in the crate, profile view dialogue,
02:12
go to the profile display options
02:15
change the label set for the finish ground profile
02:19
to no labels.
02:21
Then go to the pipe pressure network page.
02:25
Here you can see it has automatically selected
02:27
the network parts from our chosen run.
02:30
You can add other parts to be drawn in the view. If you wish
02:34
now go to the data bands page, change the band set to pipe data.
02:39
If it's not already selected
02:41
in this band set, there are two data bands,
02:44
one at the bottom of the view and one at the top
02:47
with the location set to bottom of profile view,
02:51
set the data source to the storm two network.
02:55
Now change the location to top of profile view.
02:58
This band will display structure names
03:02
again, set the data source to storm to as before.
03:07
Finally click create profile view
03:11
in the drawing, pick an insertion point for the view. As shown
03:16
you can see it has drawn the entire network
03:19
and the data bands display information about
03:22
the pipes and structures on the network.
03:26
Using the control key on the keyboard,
03:28
you can select a single structure, name band label
03:32
and drag it closer to the structure if you wish.
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