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Pipe Placement

Menu:	Irrigation Pipe
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The Pipe command will allow you to draw irrigation lateral line and mainline on the drawing screen. You can draw pipe in a selected size and category or pipe to size later using the Automatic Pipe Sizing command.

To draw pipe on the design screen:

If you plan to draw pipe of a known category and size, select a category from the Category drop down menu. If you plan to size the pipe later using the Automatic Pipe Sizing command, leave the selection on the default setting of Unsized.
If you chose a category of pipe in the previous step, select the desired pipe size in the Pipe Selection area by clicking on the pipe size one time with the left mouse button. If you plan to size the pipe later using the Automatic Pipe Sizing command, leave the selection on the default setting of Unsized.
Under the Pipe Settings header, enter a label to indicate the size of the pipe on the design screen in the Label text box. Examples of pipe size labels are �", �", 1", 20mm, 25mm or 32mm.
To assign a color to the pipe size, 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.

When a piece of pipe on the design is assigned to this pipe size, it will be drawn in this color selection unless the pipe is sized using the Automatic Pipe Sizing command and the Color Lateral Line Pipe per Zone feature is enabled on the Sizing Options tab.
Under the Draw Options header, click on the Draw As drop down menu and select Lateral Pipe or Mainline Pipe.
To begin drawing pipe on the design, click on the Draw Pipe button.
Set two or more points to draw a piece of pipe. You may press the Esc key to "backup" and remove points set while drawing pipe. Press the Enter key to end a piece of pipe. Continue placing additional pipe as necessary. Click here for more information on piping sprinklers or valves.
Press the Esc key to end the command and return to the Pipe Placement dialog box.
Click on the Close button to exit the dialog box.

Note:

You can drag the mouse cursor close to an irrigation symbol and press the right mouse button to "snap" onto the symbol. This is the best method to insure the pipe is connected to the irrigation symbol.
When drawing lateral line or mainline pipe, the pipe must start or stop within the set Pipe Connection Distance from the insertion point of the symbol. The Pipe Connection Distance is set in the Irrigation Options command. The default setting is 6 inches (0.50 feet). Depending on the chosen symbol, the insertion point may be in the middle of the symbol or some other location. Note the point from which the symbol rotates as you place it on the drawing screen. The base point of rotation is the insertion point where the pipe must stop or start.
The settings for the pipe size label location and leader are entered in the Irrigation Options.
You can adjust the font style and color for the pipe size labels in the Irrigation Options.
The pipe size label will appear in the center of a piece of pipe no matter how many points are set when drawing the pipe.
You can override the pipe size label location on the design screen using the Properties command. Select a piece of pipe and click on the Override Label Point checkbox. The pipe size label will attach to the mouse cursor. You can then place the label in a new location by clicking on the design screen with the left mouse button. To return the label to its original position, un-check the Override Label Point checkbox.
Set the cost associated with each piece of pipe, the part number and the tied assembly assignment in the Equipment Costs command.
You can manually adjust the line type or width of the pipe in the Layer Manager.
You can use the Select Layer button in the Layer Manager in conjunction with the Move to Back command to move pipe underneath other irrigation symbols.

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