Graphics Programs Reference
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c. Select Sorting/Grouping, and change the Sort By pull-down
menu to Comments.
d. Select Itemize Every Instance.
e. Select the check box Grand Totals and change the drop-down
menu to Totals Only.
f. Select the Formatting tab, highlight Flow, and select the
Calculate Totals check box. Next, highlight Comments, and
select Hidden Fields.
Now your schedule will show only the items you want to appear,
including the total GPM flow.
If the system were to try to calculate by GPM, it would account for every
sprinklerheadonthesystem,whichwouldgrosslyoversizethesystem.Also,
the fire-protection system at this time has no effective way of calculating the
water pressure as it goes higher in elevation.
Creating a Fire-Protection Wet System
When creating a fire-protection wet system or one of the systems previously
mentioned, you would first select all the components that are going to be
associated with that system. Selecting these items may be easier if you use
theTemporaryHide/Isolatecommandtohidethemodelcategoriesthatyou
donotwanttoinclude.SelectHideCategorytodothis(see
Figure16.6
).You
can also use the feature Selection Sets to remember the selected items for
future usage. After you have selected all components that you want, simply
click the Save button from the Selection panel located under the Modify |
Multi-Select tab. When nothing is selected, you can find the tool under the
Manage tab.
