Details on the Tab Component Detection in the Settings Potable Water
Information on the Component detection tab in the Settings dialog in the Pipe Network Calculation Potable Water.
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Layer
The layers are preset according the program specifications. The program recognizes the different types of pipes, such as cold- or hot water, by the layer on which these pipes have been drawn. The built-in symbols are drawn on a separate layer. The program then recognizes to which pipe type the symbols belong, based on the pipes in which the symbols are installed.
Also detect 3D layers
Enabled: 3D pipes from the Design 3D Pipe&Power module are also included in the calculation.
Disabled: 3D pipes from the Design 3D Pipe&Power module are not included in the calculation.
Layer selection
Clicking one of the buttons opens the Select Layer dialog where you can specify on which layers the respective elements are located.
Component detection
Component selection
Drop-down list: Specify whether you would like to consider all components or only a certain part of the pipe network for the calculation. If you select the Detect partial network option, the dialog is minimized and you can select the desired partial network with the mouse in the current view. Confirm the selection of the components with Enter. The number of detected components is displayed in parentheses after doing the selection.
If you start the calculation after selecting Detect partial network, the program asks you to reconfirm the selected components for the partial network. You have the possibility to change the selection of the components again or to start the calculation with the currently selected partial network by pressing Enter. An error-free calculation is only possible if the selected partial network is self-contained.
: Allows to reselect a subnet in the current view. This button is only activated if you have selected the option Detect partial network and have already made a component selection.
: Selects the selected partial network in the current view. This button is only active if you have selected the option Detect partial network and have already made a component selection.
Modeled dimensions
You have the option to transfer the constructed dimensions from the model to the calculation for the entire network or for the selected partial network, or to have the program determine the required dimensions.
Drop-down list: Define whether you would like to transfer the constructed dimensions from the entire model, from a partial network or not at all into the calculation. If you select the option for Apply selection, the dialog is minimized and you can individually select or deselect the corresponding components for which the modelled dimensions are to be applied in the calculation using a selection frame or the pickbox. For the remaining components, the program determines the dimensions in the calculation. If you do not transfer any constructed dimensions into the calculation, the required dimensions for the components are completely determined by the program.
: Allows to reselect components in the current view. This button is only activated if you have selected the option apply for selection and have already made a component selection.
: Selects the selected partial network in the current view. This button is only active if you have selected the option apply for selection and have already made a component selection.
Overwrite Edited Pipe Lengths
If you adjust the length of pipe sections in the calculation dialog where pipe component lengths were previously adjusted manually, these adjusted pipe lengths can be retained or overwritten. By default, when adjusting such pipe sections, a corresponding query appears which can be disabled and which activates or deactivates the option Overwrite Edited Pipe Lengths. If this query is deactivated, the Overwrite Edited Pipe Lengths checkbox allows you to change the current setting.
Enabled: Edited lengths of pipe components in a pipe section are overwritten when the length of the section is changed. The change in the pipe section length is divided proportionally between the lengths of the individual pipe components.
Disabled: Edited lengths of pipe components in a pipe section are not overwritten when the length of the section is changed. TThe change in pipe section length is divided proportionally between the lengths of the pipe components without edited lengths.
Search radius
The search radius specifies up to which value distances between components, if any, created during drawing, are tolerated when calculating the network. This function prevents inaccuracies in the drawing of component connections in the millimeter range from being detected as open ends and thus as errors during the calculation.
Clicking on the unit opens the context menu where you can adjust the unit used, the number of decimal places and the type of value output (decimal, fraction).
Pipes in the Scheme
When setting up this section, keep in mind that a pipe network in the form of a pipe run scheme is only partially scalable at most. Edit the corresponding section directly in the calculation dialog to calculate the change in pipe lengths of a pipe section.
Lengths/Height factor
Enabled: The drawn pipe lengths and heights are determined during detection and multiplied by the entered factor. Since drawing is usually done at a scale of 1:1, the default factor is 1.
Disabled: The drawn pipe lengths and heights are determined during detection. If you have already edited pipe section data in the calculation dialog, the user-defined values are used.