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Sloped Pipe Systems Are Like Trees
When you are routing sloped pipe systems, think about sketching a
tree—starting from the base of the tree, working from the base to the
branches, and then from the branches to the leaves or, in this case, a
water closet. The secret to successfully modeling sloped pipe is to
draw your piping from the main first.
6. Select the Pipe toolbar, and then select the point on the main from
which you want to route. After starting your pipe run, you can select the
Inherit Elevation and Inherit Size buttons from the toolbar, as shown in
Figure 15.23
, or you can press the spacebar one time. This makes the
new piping connect at the same elevation and size as the pipe main you
selected to start the run. Then route out to the water closets or any other
components that take a 1/8″ [25 degree] slope.
Figure15.23
The Inherit Elevation and Inherit Size options
7. Route all of your sloped pipe that contains the same degree of slope
first. Then route all of the next matching slope. Having a redundant
pattern will add to your efficiency and productivity. Now you should
have a sloped system (see
Figure 15.24
)
.
