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Use a feature line to create a pipe network.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:03
From the crest of the Sycamore Heights Road.
00:06
We will need to drain the road back towards woodside view
00:11
and then down woodside view to
00:13
tie in to Mcallister Boulevard.
00:17
We'll use this polyline shown in the drawing to create the new drainage run.
00:23
We could create the network directly from a polyline.
00:26
But using a feature line will give us more control
00:30
from the crate design panel. Select feature line,
00:34
then crate feature lines from objects,
00:37
select the start of the white polyline and then press enter,
00:42
set the sight to none
00:44
and give the feature line a name if you wish to keep it in the drawing,
00:48
select era existing entities
00:52
and assign elevations
00:55
and click. OK.
00:58
We will assign elevations from the Finnish ground surface.
01:03
Don't insert intermediate points as we only want structures at our vertices.
01:09
Click. OK.
01:11
Now we want to edit the feature line elevations,
01:15
select the feature line
01:16
and click on elevation editor from the contextual ribbon tab.
01:21
The feature line elevations are currently on the ground.
01:25
We need our pipes to have a cover depth so they are below the ground.
01:30
Select all the rows in the editor
01:32
and set the increment value to 4 ft as shown.
01:36
Then use the lower button
01:38
to drop all of the elevations by 4 ft.
01:43
Close the editor.
01:45
Now we can create our new network
01:48
from the home ribbon tab, create design panel,
01:52
choose pipe network, then create pipe network from object,
01:58
select the feature line at the start of the line
02:01
and press enter
02:02
to accept the flow direction,
02:05
set the network name
02:06
to storm two
02:09
S let Iowa City storm
02:12
as the network parts list
02:15
for the pipe to create
02:17
select 12 inch concrete pipe
02:21
for the structure to create
02:24
select concentric structure,
02:30
Set the reference surface
02:32
to the finish ground
02:35
will not assign an alignment,
02:39
select to raise existing entity
02:42
for the vertex elevations. Select use vertex elevations and then
02:47
choose outside top as the vertex elevation reference.
02:52
The feature line elevations will represent the outside top of the pipes.
02:57
Click OK. And the network will be added to the drawing
03:02
at the junction location. We now have two manholes,
03:05
one from our original network and one from the new network.
03:11
Select a pipe and structure from the network
03:15
right click and choose, select similar
03:18
right click again and choose object viewer
03:21
and review the two networks.
03:27
Although they appear to meet at this junction,
03:29
they are in fact two separate networks.
03:33
We'll now need to edit our networks to create a single network and refine our design.
Video transcript
00:03
From the crest of the Sycamore Heights Road.
00:06
We will need to drain the road back towards woodside view
00:11
and then down woodside view to
00:13
tie in to Mcallister Boulevard.
00:17
We'll use this polyline shown in the drawing to create the new drainage run.
00:23
We could create the network directly from a polyline.
00:26
But using a feature line will give us more control
00:30
from the crate design panel. Select feature line,
00:34
then crate feature lines from objects,
00:37
select the start of the white polyline and then press enter,
00:42
set the sight to none
00:44
and give the feature line a name if you wish to keep it in the drawing,
00:48
select era existing entities
00:52
and assign elevations
00:55
and click. OK.
00:58
We will assign elevations from the Finnish ground surface.
01:03
Don't insert intermediate points as we only want structures at our vertices.
01:09
Click. OK.
01:11
Now we want to edit the feature line elevations,
01:15
select the feature line
01:16
and click on elevation editor from the contextual ribbon tab.
01:21
The feature line elevations are currently on the ground.
01:25
We need our pipes to have a cover depth so they are below the ground.
01:30
Select all the rows in the editor
01:32
and set the increment value to 4 ft as shown.
01:36
Then use the lower button
01:38
to drop all of the elevations by 4 ft.
01:43
Close the editor.
01:45
Now we can create our new network
01:48
from the home ribbon tab, create design panel,
01:52
choose pipe network, then create pipe network from object,
01:58
select the feature line at the start of the line
02:01
and press enter
02:02
to accept the flow direction,
02:05
set the network name
02:06
to storm two
02:09
S let Iowa City storm
02:12
as the network parts list
02:15
for the pipe to create
02:17
select 12 inch concrete pipe
02:21
for the structure to create
02:24
select concentric structure,
02:30
Set the reference surface
02:32
to the finish ground
02:35
will not assign an alignment,
02:39
select to raise existing entity
02:42
for the vertex elevations. Select use vertex elevations and then
02:47
choose outside top as the vertex elevation reference.
02:52
The feature line elevations will represent the outside top of the pipes.
02:57
Click OK. And the network will be added to the drawing
03:02
at the junction location. We now have two manholes,
03:05
one from our original network and one from the new network.
03:11
Select a pipe and structure from the network
03:15
right click and choose, select similar
03:18
right click again and choose object viewer
03:21
and review the two networks.
03:27
Although they appear to meet at this junction,
03:29
they are in fact two separate networks.
03:33
We'll now need to edit our networks to create a single network and refine our design.
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