Pipe

Allows pipes to be inserted into the water supply system in any position.

When inserting or editing a pipe, the following parameters can be configured. Some parameters only appear if the "Simplified entry" option, accessed from "Design options" under "General options", is deactivated:

• Reference
  Element reference. This value can be locked or unlocked. If unlocked, the program will create or modify the reference when updating results.
• Pipe reference
  Allows the pipe type to be selected by its reference and depending on whether it is a "Cold water", "Hot water", "Hot water return", "Auxiliary supply" or "Auxiliary return" pipe. These types can be created and edited from the "Project" group, in the "Design and check options to be carried out" section of the "General options". The program also provides information on the "Material reference". The pipe reference can be locked or unlocked. If it is unlocked, the program can modify the pipe reference when updating results according to their arrangement in the model.
• General data
  Defines the element's general data. Some of these values can be locked or unlocked. If a value is locked, it is not modified when updating the results and remains unchanged.
  • Pipe diameter (Lock/Unlock)
    Allows the pipe diameter to be selected from those available in the series. The materials and equipment in the system can be created and edited from "Material and equipment selection", in the "General options" of the "Project" group.
  • Temperature (Lock/Unlock)
  • Inlet pressure (Lock/Unlock)
    Defines the inlet pressure in the pipe.
  • Equivalent length (Lock/Unlock)
  • Worse case span (optional) (Lock/Unlock)
  • Most favourable span (optional) (Lock/Unlock)
• Flow
  Used to define the flow rate of the pipe. In the dialogue box accessible from the button on the right-hand side, the "Cold water flow rate" or "Hot water flow rate" values that will affect the upstream section that will feed the pipe being edited or entered can be specified. The values shown in the main pipe editing panel correspond to those of the pipe being edited or entered are as follows:
  • Gross flow
  • Consumptions
  • Simultaneity
• 3D layout
  Used to check or edit the coordinates of the points of the polygonal line that defines the position of the pipe in the model. This section only appears when editing a previously entered pipe.
  • X, Y, Z
• Label (optional)
  Manages the information visible in the element's label.
  • Reference
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Insulation
• Bill of quantities
  Controls the generation of the element's bill of quantities using filters.
  • Pipe
  • Insulation
• Consult checks
  Used to consult and list the checks carried out on the element. These checks can be activated, edited or deactivated from "Design and check options to be carried out", in the "General options" of the "Project" group.
• Design
  This tool, available from the button in the bottom right corner of the pipe editing panel, allows the pipe to be automatically designed to meet the defined checks.

Pipes between levels

The "Between levels" option is used to insert water supply pipes between levels.

When clicking on this option, the program can define the pipe properties by means of an editing panel identical to the one that appears when using the "Pipe" option.

Then, in the "Properties - Vertical pipe" dialogue box, the level associated with the "Final point" of the pipe is defined, together with a "Displacement" above the indicated level, expressed in positive or negative values. The starting point of the pipe is marked with the cursor on a point in the work area.

Thus, the pipe is laid out from the working plane elevation of the active view to the elevation defined by the selected level and the displacement indicated in the aforementioned dialogue box.