Assign a pipe network catalog and create a parts list

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The first step we need to take before we can create a pipe

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network is to set the catalog of parts that we wish to work with

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from the home ribbon tab, select the crate design, drop down

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and choose set pipe network catalog

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in the catalog settings.

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The catalog folder sets the path where the catalogs are stored.

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The default location is a folder on your C drive

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but on a real project, this might be a central server location.

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Leave this set to the default

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in the pipe catalog pull down. We can set which pipe catalog we wish to use

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the options you see here will vary depending

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on whether you have installed other country kits.

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We will use the US Imperial pipes catalog

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for the structures catalog, select the US Imperial Structures catalog.

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In your model, you can only use parts from the selected catalogs

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before we can insert parts into the model. We need to create a parts list.

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The parts list provides access to selected parts from the catalog.

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Parts list can be created from the create design pull

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down or from the settings tab of the tool space

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note the option to create a parts list from all catalog parts.

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This is generally not recommended as it will need

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to import information about the parts into the drawing

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from the tool space settings, tab,

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expand pipe network and expand parts lists.

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You can see some parts lists have already been created.

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Right? Click on parts lists and choose create parts list

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in the network. Parts list, go to the information tab

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and change the name to Iowa City Storm.

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Go to the pipes tab and select the new parts list header,

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right click and choose add part family.

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You can see the available families from

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the catalog with different shapes and materials,

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select concrete pipe

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PV C pipe

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and concrete box culvert families

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and then click. Ok.

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Now expand the header to see the families you've added.

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Although you've added the families, no parts have yet been added to do this.

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You must add some part sizes from each family.

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Select concrete pipe,

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right click and choose add part size

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in the part sized creator.

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You can specify which diameter and wall thickness of pipe you want to add.

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These are based on tables and so are linked together.

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You can add individual sizes in this way

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or you can select, add all sizes to bring in all of the sizes in the parts list,

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select add all sizes and click. Ok.

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Now expand the concrete parts family to see the parts you have added.

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Each part

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has a style assigned automatically

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which you can change to any style in the drawing.

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Using the disc icon at the top of the style

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column will change the style for all parts in that family

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set, the style to double line storm

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the rules column sets, the rule set that is applied to the pipes.

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The rule set is currently set to basic.

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You can review or edit the rules that are in the set

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in this set. We have rules for cover and slope.

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We can define the minimum and maximum slope of the pipe

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as well as the minimum and maximum cover depth of the pipe.

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These control how the pipe is placed under the ground.

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There's also a length check which will flag pipes that are too long.

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There are other rules available that you could also add

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in this column.

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You can assign the render material for the pipe that

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will be applied when you view it in 3d.

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The pay item column is used to set a code which can then be used for quantity. Take off.

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Now add all sizes for the PV C pipe

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and add all the inner pipe width and inner pipe height sizes

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to the concrete box culvert,

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set the render material for the PV C pipe to buy block

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and for the box culvert

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set it to concrete cast in place flat gray.

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Now go to the structures tab

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in the structures tab,

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you'll see there's already a structure added called Noel's structure.

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When you join a pipe directly to another pipe, a pipe to pipe join

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and you don't want a manhole or physical structure to be placed. A

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null structure will be added. Instead,

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the null structure records the connection between the

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pipes but without placing a physical structure,

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right. Click on the new parts list and select from the park catalog

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concrete rectangular winged head wall

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from the inner and outlet

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and from junction structures with frames.

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We're going to choose concentric cylindrical structure

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and eccentric cylindrical structure

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and also eccentric cylindrical structure to tier with the circular frame

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from the junction structures without frames.

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Choose rectangular junction structure, NF

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and click. OK

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for the head wall, right click and choose add part size

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and then select add all sizes for the base width and the structure height

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for each of the cylindrical structures. Right click and choose add part size

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and then add all sizes for the inner structure diameter

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for the rectangular junction structure. We'll add just one size,

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set the infrastructure width to 24

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and then set the structure length to 36.

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We can use this structure to represent an inlet gully

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review the structure rules that have been assigned

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the rules for the structures include the default

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and maximum pipe drop across the structure.

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And there is also a maximum pipe size check that can be applied.

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The rules for pipes and structures do not prevent a part being added to the network.

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But where the rules have been broken. The parts will be flagged with warnings.

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Now select all of the structures that have been added to the parts list in turn

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and then in the render material column change the render material

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to concrete cast in place. As shown

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again, a pay item code could be added for each structure type for quantity take off.

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We won't be assigning any pay items.

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The structure type column is used to categorize the structures, its inlets

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manholes combined structures or outfalls.

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These are used when analyzing flows in the network.

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Set the structure type for each of the structures as shown,

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click OK. To save the parts list,

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the parts list has now been added to the drawing and

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we're ready to use it to create our drainage networks.