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Control Valves

Control Valves

Control Valves

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Irrigation Control Valves

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The Control Valves command allows you to place an irrigation control valve symbols on the drawing screen. You may place as many control valves on the drawing screen as necessary. The control valves will be counted in the material takeoff.

To place a control valve on the design:

  1. Select the filtering method from the Filter Type drop down menu.

    1. To the left of each control valve there is a checkbox.  

    2. Choose Show Only Checked Valves from the Filter Type drop down menu.  Only the control valves with a checkmark will be visible.

    3. Choose Show All Control Valves from the Filter Type drop down menu to generate a list all of the control valve choices whether they are checked or not.

  2. Click on the Manufacturer drop down menu and select the manufacturer of your choice.

  3. The control valve selections associated with the chosen manufacturer will be displayed under the Valve Selection header.  Click on the desired control valve selection one time with the left mouse button.

  4. The flow and pressure loss associated with the selected control valve will be displayed in a pop-up box.  To hide the performance data, click on the Show Flow/Loss checkbox until the checkmark no longer appears in the box.

  5. Before a valve may be placed on the design, a symbol must be assigned to represent the equipment.  Click on the drop down arrow to the right of the Symbol label to view the available symbol choices.  Click one time on the symbol to assign to the selected control valve.

  6. To assign a color to the symbol, click on the Color button.  Click on the color of your choice or enter the Red, Green, and Blue values in the associated text boxes.  Click on the OK button to accept the color assignment.


    Select a color assignment and click on the OK button.

  7. If the control valve is intended to be a master valve, click on the Master Valve checkbox until a checkmark appears in the box.

  8. Click on the OK button to begin placing the symbol on the drawing screen.

  9. The symbol will appear on the mouse cursor.  Drag the symbol to the desired location on the drawing screen and click one time with the left mouse button.

  10. Rotate the symbol to the desired angle and click a second time to complete the placement process.

  11. Another control valve symbol of the same type will appear on the mouse cursor.  Continue placing additional control valve symbols as necessary.

  12. Press the Esc key to end the command and return to the Control Valves dialog box.

  13. Click on the Close button to exit the dialog box.

Note:

  • Set the cost associated with each piece of equipment, the part number and the tied assembly assignment in the Equipment Costs command.

  • Expand or contract sections as required.

 

 

 

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