Graphics Programs Reference
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Figure11.2
Properties for piping systems
One important drawback is that, because the linetype settings for piping
systems are applied in all views, the common dashed-line patterns that
are used with single-line pipe display (coarse or medium detail) will also
dash the double-line pipe views (fine detail). For this reason, you can apply
view filters to override any piping system graphic overrides. View filters
are discussed in more detail later in this chapter in the section “Defining
Systems Visibility through Filters.”
Creating Pipe Types
Pipe types are typically set up in your company template. They represent
the level of detail that your pipes and pipe fittings should display. There
are many approaches to organizing your pipe types; in this section, you will
examine the most common ones:
