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FiGuRE 15.2
A pressure
network shown in Prospector
Creating Pressure Pipe Networks
As with gravity networks, pressure networks can be created in one of two ways.
The first is to lay out the pressure network using basic AutoCAD
®
entities such as
lines or polylines and then convert those objects to a pressure network. Another
is to create the pressure network using layout tools. One difference with pressure
networks is that the layout tools are housed in the ribbon rather than on a tool-
bar. The specialized ribbon tab (see Figure 15.3) is launched by using the Pressure
Network Creation Tools command.
Certification
Objective
FiGuRE 15.3
The specialized ribbon tab for pressure network layout
Creating a Pressure Network from objects
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At times, you'll find it easier to start with AutoCAD commands to sketch
your pressure network using basic entities. This approach works quite well
because Civil 3D provides a command that converts these basic entities to
pressure networks: the Create Pressure Network From Object command. This
command creates pipe networks from Civil 3D alignments and feature lines,
as well. One disadvantage of this method is that the same parts are used for
pipes and fittings throughout the entire network.
The Create Pressure
Network From Object
command was first
introduced in AutoCAD
Civil 3D 2014.
