Entering and generating fittings in water evacuation systems
In the "Installation" tab under the "Sanitary Systems" tab, in the "Records" group of the main toolbar, there are options for entering fittings in the water evacuation system:
Fitting
Enters fittings into the water evacuation system, such as clean-outs, air vents, water seals or aeration valves.
When entering or editing a fitting, the following parameters can be configured. Some parameters only appear if the "Simplified entry" option, which can be found in the "Design options" of the "General options", is deactivated:
- Reference (Lock/Unlock)
Element reference. This value can be locked or unlocked. If unlocked, the program will create or modify the reference when updating results. - Inspection box reference
Selects the type of fitting by its reference. These types can be created and edited in “Fittings” in the "Design and check options to be carried out" section in the "General options" of the "Project" group. - General data
- External diameter (Lock/Unlock)
This value can be locked or unlocked. If unlocked, the program will create or modify the reference when updating results.
- External diameter (Lock/Unlock)
- 3D layout
Defines the position and angle of the element. This section only appears when editing a previously entered element.- Position (x, y, z)
- Angle
- Floor (Lock/Unlock)
Defines the floor data assigned to the element. This section only appears when editing a previously entered element. If this section is unlocked, the program can modify this data, which is generated according to the layout of the element in the model. Using the wizard available on the right, the data of a floor plan defined in the "Floor plans" section of the "Project" group can be imported.- Reference
- Initial elevation
- Installation depth
- Minimum free height
- Label (optional)
Manages the information visible in the element's label.- Reference (optional)
- Elevation (optional)
- Bill of quantities
Controls the generation of the element's bill of quantities using filters.- Fitting
These options are the same as those available in the section "Design and check options to be carried out", which is accessed from the "General options" of the "Project" group.
Fittings with a checked box will be available as additional quick-access options in this tool group. This allows users to enter the desired fittings more quickly.
Automatically generating fittings
The program offers two features for the automatic generation of fittings at pipe joints (e.g. elbows or tees):
- The first option generates fittings at the joints of all the pipes in the job.
- The second option generates fittings at the pipe joints selected by the user.
After using any of these tools, the program reports the number of intersections where a fitting has been generated. From here, users can edit or delete the fittings created in the process if they wish to do so.
For these options to be available, the corresponding boxes must be activated in "Fittings" found in “Generation” under “Design options” in the “General options”. From here it is also possible to configure the type of fitting associated with each type of pipe joint.
