Explore the process of adding pressure networks to a profile, beginning with closing off the open ends of the network through the addition of fittings. Discover the detailed procedure of adding gate valves to the ends of pipes, as well as the importance of choosing the correct pertinence.
Key Insights
- Before adding a pressure network to a profile, it is crucial to seal off the open ends of the network by incorporating fittings such as gate valves to the ends of the pipes.
- In order to add a pertinence, one should select any item in the pressure network, ensuring that the correct pertinence is used based on the size of the lines in the network.
- After placing the gate valves at the ends of all pipes and saving the drawing, the next step involves inserting the drawing into a row file. This process is crucial for ensuring the accurate representation of the pressure network.
Note: These materials offer prospective students a preview of how our classes are structured. Students enrolled in this course will receive access to the full set of materials, including video lectures, project-based assignments, and instructor feedback.
Now, before we go ahead and add these pressure networks to a profile, what we're going to do first is close off the open ends of our network by adding some fittings. So I'm going to go ahead and add gate valves to all the ends of my pipes.
To do that, we're going to select any item in our pressure network. Then we have the option for adding an appurtenance. Inside of here, we need to make sure we're using the correct appurtenance.
We have 12-inch lines and we have 10-inch lines. If you hover over a piece, you can see that the trunk is a 12-inch line. If I hover over a lateral, the laterals are 10-inch lines.
So I'm going to go ahead and put my gate valves on my 10-inch lines first by selecting “Add Appurtenance.” I'm going to specify a placement point for my appurtenance. I'm going to come down to the end of my pipe and click.
I'm going to do the same thing for my next pipe. I'm going to come down to the end of it and click. Click.
%20(1).png)
Learn Civil 3D
- Nationally accredited
- Create your own portfolio
- Free student software
- Learn at your convenience
- Authorized Autodesk training center
I come around to this point here. Click. Click again.
I'm just working my way around through all of my lots, placing 10-inch gate valves on the end of every one of my laterals. So I'm going to go ahead and click here. Click here.
Click here. Click here. Click here.
I'm going to escape out so that I can unselect that pipe. I'm going to select “Add Appurtenance” again. I'm going to pick at the end of this alignment here.
Then I'm going to escape out again and change my gate valve to a 12-inch. I'm selecting my 12-inch gate valve. I'm going to go ahead and add an appurtenance.
I'm going to come down to here. I'm going to place it at the end of this. Then I'm going to come down here.
I'm going to place it at the end of this. Now that I've placed gate valves at all the ends of my pipes, I'm ready to save my drawing. Then I'm going to meet you in the next video, where we'll place it into a ROW file.
