Adding Plumbing Fittings Manually - Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD MEP 2010 User Manual

NOTE You can also
To override the default plumbing fittings for an individual run
1 In
2 On the Design tab of the Properties palette, under Default Fitting Overrides, click the desired
3 On the Select a Style dialog, specify the fittings style override to be used during layout of the
4 Draw the plumbing run using the new default fittings, and press ENTER to end the command.

Adding Plumbing Fittings Manually

Before you draw a plumbing run, you specify a system. The software determines the fittings to insert based
on the default fittings
When necessary, you can
is useful in design situations that require unique fittings.
When you add a plumbing fitting manually, the fitting breaks into the plumbing line, which results in a
separate segment on each side of the fitting.
To add a plumbing fitting manually
1 If necessary,
2 Select a tool on the Fittings tab of the Plumbing tool palette.
3 On the Design tab of the Properties palette, under General, click the image to the right of Style.
4 On the Select a Style dialog, choose the desired plumbing fitting style.
5 On the Design tab of the Properties palette, specify the insertion properties for the selected
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add a fitting manually, which is beneficial when you want to add a single unique fitting.
the Plumbing workspace, select a tool on the Plumbing Line tab of the Plumbing tool palette.
NOTE Alternatively, you can click Home tab
fitting type to override.
current run.
If you want to specify a...
tee
tee up
tee down
cross
transition
Once you end the command, the software restores the default fittings to those specified in the
plumbing system definitions.
configured in that system definition.
override the default fittings
activate the Plumbing
NOTE Alternatively, you can click Home tab
fitting:
If you want to specify...
plumbing system
Build panel Plumbing Line
then click...
Tee, and click a type of tee.
Tee Up, and click a type of tee.
Tee Down, and click a type of tee.
Cross, and click a type of cross.
Transition, and click a type of transition.
for an individual run, or add a fitting manually. This
workspace.
Build panel Plumbing Fitting
then...
select a system.
.
.