Modifying The Routing Preference And Nominal Size; Modifying The Pipe Or Fitting Location - Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD MEP 2010 User Manual

Modifying the Routing Preference and Nominal Size

You can apply a different
change a run from flanged connections to grooved. You can also change pipe type, such as change commercial
pipe to iron pipe.
1 Select a pipe segment in a run.
2 On the
3 Under Dimensions, select a nominal size.
4 Click Pipe tab
5 In the Modify Pipe Run dialog, change the routing preferences and other settings for objects

Modifying the Pipe or Fitting Location

1 In the drawing, select the part to modify.
2 On the
3 Deselect that part, and then select the fitting in the drawing you want to modify.
4 On the
5 In the Location worksheet, specify the location or orientation to change and then click OK.
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routing preferences
Properties palette
IMPORTANT The available sizes include those common to all of the pipes and fittings specified in
selected routing preference. This ensures that you select a pipe size that matches fittings of the same
size. (The sizes are also grouped according to the size ranges defined in the routing preference.) If a
size is not available, select a different routing preference, or
current routing preference.
Modify panel
connected to the selected object. For more information, see
a Pipe Run on page 329.
Properties palette
change:
If you want to...
change the elevation
rotate the MvPart around its normal
axis
enter coordinates to specify a new loc-
ation
change the normal axis, and reorient
the part along the new normal
Properties palette
If you want to...
rotate the part around its normal axis
on page 250 to a pipe run to change connection types, such as
on page 325, under Dimensions, specify a routing preference.
Modify Run .
on page 325, under Placement, specify the location or orientation to
then...
enter a different value for Elevation.
specify a value for Rotation.
1 Click (Additional Information).
2 In the Location worksheet, under Insertion Point,
specify the new X, Y, and Z coordinates and click OK.
1 Click (Additional Information).
2 In the Location worksheet, under Normal, specify 1
for the normal axis, and specify 0 for the other 2 axes,
and then click OK.
on page 325, click (Additional Information).
then...
Under Rotation, specify a value for Angle.
modify the parts in the size ranges
Modifying Connected Objects Along
in the