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Edit pressure pipe networks in and plan and profile views.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
6 min.
Transcript
00:04
We're going to start by editing the existing pressure pipe network
00:08
to add in the hydrants
00:10
which are represented by the blue circles
00:14
to do this.
00:16
We select any part of the existing network
00:19
than in the contextual ribbon.
00:22
We click the edit network, drop down
00:26
and then click plan layout tools.
00:31
This will now open up a planned layout tools ribbon
00:35
along the top. We have the reference surfaced
00:39
and the reference alignment
00:41
as well as the parts list
00:43
which can all be edited using the dropdowns.
00:47
We then have the option to either add pipes and bends.
00:51
We'll just add pops
00:52
to the network
00:54
and then we have the options to add fittings or impertinences.
00:59
So for the first hydrant, we only need to add the hydrant.
01:03
So he can select the 72 inch berry depth hydrant
01:06
from the drop down
01:08
as the network has a 6 ft cover level
01:11
and then click add a pertinence.
01:14
We can hover over the end of the pipe until we see this yellow symbol,
01:19
which means that civil 3d will automatically rotate the part
01:23
and attach it to the end of the Pope.
01:26
We can then click once to place the hydrant.
01:29
For the second hydrant, we can see that we need to add a pipe into the network
01:34
to do this. We first need to add a tea
01:38
to add the tea.
01:40
We first select the part from the outfitting drop down
01:44
and then we can click the add fitting button.
01:48
We can then hover over the pipe wall until we see the yellow icon
01:52
indicating that the part will be added to the pipe.
01:56
And we can then click to place the part.
02:01
We can then select the part
02:03
and use the diamond grips to slide it along the pipe
02:06
into the required position.
02:10
Now that the T is placed,
02:12
we can add in the pipe by using the pipe's only command
02:19
and we can again add in the hydrant to the end of the pipe.
02:24
We're now going to move over to the proposed pipe network
02:27
and we can see that there is an existing pipe that's crossing our network.
02:31
If we pan to the right and take a look at the proposed pipe in profile view,
02:36
we can see the two pipes clash.
02:39
Therefore, we need to edit the pipe in profile view.
02:44
When editing in profile view, it can be easier to have two view ports open,
02:49
one with the profile
02:51
and one with the plan view
02:54
to do this. Navigate to the view ribbon
02:57
and then click the viewport configuration, drop down
02:60
and select the two horizontal.
03:04
We can then zoom in and see the crossing pipe in red
03:12
to make editing easier.
03:14
We're going to select the alignment for the pipe network.
03:17
Then right, click on it
03:20
and then click isolate selected objects
03:24
and then click hide selected objects
03:28
for this design.
03:29
We're going to ensure that there's a 2 ft offset from the existing pipe.
03:33
So we're going to draw a circle with a radius
03:36
of 4 ft from the center of the existing pipe
03:39
to give ourselves a guide.
03:42
It can be useful to see where we are editing in plan view.
03:46
So we're going to turn on the station tracker
03:49
to do this. We navigate to the analyze ribbon
03:53
and then to the station tracker drop down
03:55
and click all view ports.
03:58
Now as we move our cursor along the profile,
04:01
we can see where we are on the pipe
04:03
in plan view.
04:07
The first thing we need to do is to break the part before and after the circle.
04:12
So we select the pipe
04:14
and using the edit network drop down.
04:16
We select profile layout tools.
04:20
Then in the profile layout ribbon,
04:23
we can click break pipe
04:25
and then select where we want to break the pipe.
04:32
We're then gonna move the middle section of the Pope down using the grips.
04:37
Now we can add a bend the same way as we did. When adding the bend in plan view.
04:42
In this case, we want to add a 45 degree bend,
04:46
we can then click to place it at the end of the pipes,
04:51
we then need to choose a direction which is either clockwise or anti clockwise,
04:56
which we can choose by clicking in the command line.
05:01
We then repeat this for all the buns.
05:07
We can then use the grips on the bends to position them correctly.
05:14
We can then go back to the plan view
05:17
and select one of the pipes
05:20
and then open up the edit in plan view, ribbon and click pipes only.
05:25
We can then add the extra pipes in
05:30
and then select the new pipes,
05:32
right, click
05:35
and click, draw parts in profile view,
05:38
then select the profile view.
05:42
We can then see the parts have been added to the profile view
05:46
and we can quickly view the parts in 3D
05:49
by selecting them
05:51
right, clicking
05:52
and then clicking object viewer.
Video transcript
00:04
We're going to start by editing the existing pressure pipe network
00:08
to add in the hydrants
00:10
which are represented by the blue circles
00:14
to do this.
00:16
We select any part of the existing network
00:19
than in the contextual ribbon.
00:22
We click the edit network, drop down
00:26
and then click plan layout tools.
00:31
This will now open up a planned layout tools ribbon
00:35
along the top. We have the reference surfaced
00:39
and the reference alignment
00:41
as well as the parts list
00:43
which can all be edited using the dropdowns.
00:47
We then have the option to either add pipes and bends.
00:51
We'll just add pops
00:52
to the network
00:54
and then we have the options to add fittings or impertinences.
00:59
So for the first hydrant, we only need to add the hydrant.
01:03
So he can select the 72 inch berry depth hydrant
01:06
from the drop down
01:08
as the network has a 6 ft cover level
01:11
and then click add a pertinence.
01:14
We can hover over the end of the pipe until we see this yellow symbol,
01:19
which means that civil 3d will automatically rotate the part
01:23
and attach it to the end of the Pope.
01:26
We can then click once to place the hydrant.
01:29
For the second hydrant, we can see that we need to add a pipe into the network
01:34
to do this. We first need to add a tea
01:38
to add the tea.
01:40
We first select the part from the outfitting drop down
01:44
and then we can click the add fitting button.
01:48
We can then hover over the pipe wall until we see the yellow icon
01:52
indicating that the part will be added to the pipe.
01:56
And we can then click to place the part.
02:01
We can then select the part
02:03
and use the diamond grips to slide it along the pipe
02:06
into the required position.
02:10
Now that the T is placed,
02:12
we can add in the pipe by using the pipe's only command
02:19
and we can again add in the hydrant to the end of the pipe.
02:24
We're now going to move over to the proposed pipe network
02:27
and we can see that there is an existing pipe that's crossing our network.
02:31
If we pan to the right and take a look at the proposed pipe in profile view,
02:36
we can see the two pipes clash.
02:39
Therefore, we need to edit the pipe in profile view.
02:44
When editing in profile view, it can be easier to have two view ports open,
02:49
one with the profile
02:51
and one with the plan view
02:54
to do this. Navigate to the view ribbon
02:57
and then click the viewport configuration, drop down
02:60
and select the two horizontal.
03:04
We can then zoom in and see the crossing pipe in red
03:12
to make editing easier.
03:14
We're going to select the alignment for the pipe network.
03:17
Then right, click on it
03:20
and then click isolate selected objects
03:24
and then click hide selected objects
03:28
for this design.
03:29
We're going to ensure that there's a 2 ft offset from the existing pipe.
03:33
So we're going to draw a circle with a radius
03:36
of 4 ft from the center of the existing pipe
03:39
to give ourselves a guide.
03:42
It can be useful to see where we are editing in plan view.
03:46
So we're going to turn on the station tracker
03:49
to do this. We navigate to the analyze ribbon
03:53
and then to the station tracker drop down
03:55
and click all view ports.
03:58
Now as we move our cursor along the profile,
04:01
we can see where we are on the pipe
04:03
in plan view.
04:07
The first thing we need to do is to break the part before and after the circle.
04:12
So we select the pipe
04:14
and using the edit network drop down.
04:16
We select profile layout tools.
04:20
Then in the profile layout ribbon,
04:23
we can click break pipe
04:25
and then select where we want to break the pipe.
04:32
We're then gonna move the middle section of the Pope down using the grips.
04:37
Now we can add a bend the same way as we did. When adding the bend in plan view.
04:42
In this case, we want to add a 45 degree bend,
04:46
we can then click to place it at the end of the pipes,
04:51
we then need to choose a direction which is either clockwise or anti clockwise,
04:56
which we can choose by clicking in the command line.
05:01
We then repeat this for all the buns.
05:07
We can then use the grips on the bends to position them correctly.
05:14
We can then go back to the plan view
05:17
and select one of the pipes
05:20
and then open up the edit in plan view, ribbon and click pipes only.
05:25
We can then add the extra pipes in
05:30
and then select the new pipes,
05:32
right, click
05:35
and click, draw parts in profile view,
05:38
then select the profile view.
05:42
We can then see the parts have been added to the profile view
05:46
and we can quickly view the parts in 3D
05:49
by selecting them
05:51
right, clicking
05:52
and then clicking object viewer.
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