Details on Pipes and Insulations
Information about the Pipes and insulations dialog in the pipe network calculations heating, cooling and potable water.
In this dialog, you assign pipe systems and insulation materials to pipes for the calculation. The settings are saved in the project.
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Applies to: Heating, Cooling, Potable water.
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Define which materials are to be used for the automatic allocation and calculation of the pipe networks by clicking in the corresponding row. Either automatic location or mapping of the pipe material read from the model to an identical or different material, as well as insulation from the model can be activated.
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List of the available material combinations. In the calculation, the material definition of the respective enabled category is assigned to the pipes in the model.
The categories Pipe material from model and Insulation from model only contain entries if the model has been designed with corresponding materials. If Pipe material from model is enabled and bendable pipe is used, a default family is assigned in the calculation, recognizable by the BR parameter in the Revit properties of a pipe. On the design side, fittings are still used, in the calculation this material is considered as a continuous pipe. In the parts list, straight pipe without fittings is output when this standard family is used.
Pipes, Flexible pipes, Insulation material
Specifies the material for pipes, hoses and insulating materials. In the Pipes column, you specify the material for the pipes of the Revit class Pipes. You can assign both rigid and flexible materials here. In the Flexible pipes column, you specify the material for flexible pipes of the Revit class Flexible pipe. You can only assign flexible materials here.
In the potable water discipline, all hot water pipes are automatically insulated with GEG 100.
opens a context menu in all categories (except Standard) with the following options:- Select...: Opens the Pipe Tables or Insulation Tables dialog, where you can select the desired manufacturer and material.
- Reset to default: Replaces the current material selection with the selection of the Standard category. In the Standard category, clicking opens the Pipe Tables dialog.
- Reset to material from model: Replaces the current material selection with the material originally determined in the model.
- Apply from...: Copies the material selection from one of the other available entries.
- no insulation: Removes the existing insulation selection.
Buttons of the Dialog
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| Assign | Use this command to manually assign the currently selected material combination to selected pipe sections in the model. Depending on the selected discipline, a number of different filters is available. Select the pipe type to which you want to assign the selected material combinations.
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| overwrite local settings | Enabled: When assigning the material combination, original or previously made local material settings are overwritten. Disabled: When assigning the material combination, original or previously made local material combinations remain unchanged. |
| Delete | Removes an assigned material combination from selected sections in the project and assigns the Standard material combination to the selection. Depending on the selected discipline, a number of different filters is available. Select at which pipe type the material settings are to be deleted.
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| Inquire | This command is used to mark the assigned material combination in the table after selecting a pipe. |
| Visualization | After assignment the different properties can be shown in the model. The pipes are displayed in color and a legend with assigned colors is displayed.
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