When Pipe Settings is selected in the left panel, you can specify settings that are applied throughout piping, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
- Click Systems tab
Mechanical Panel
Mechanical Settings. - In the left panel of the Mechanical settings dialog, click Pipe Settings.
- In the right panel, specify the following parameters:
- Use Annot. Scale for Single Line Fittings: is selected, to draw pipe fittings and accessories at the size specified by the Pipe Fitting Annotation Size parameter. Changing this setting does not change the plotted size of components already placed in a project.
- Pipe Fitting Annotation Size: specifies the plotted size of fittings and accessories drawn in single-line views. This size is maintained regardless of the drawing scale.
- Pipe Size Prefix: specifies the symbol preceding the pipe size that appears for Instance Properties parameters.
- Pipe Size Suffix: specifies the symbol appended to the pipe size that appears for Instance Properties parameters.
- Pipe Connector Separator: specifies the symbol that is used to separate information when two different size connectors are used.
- Pipe Connector Tolerance: specifies the number of degrees by which pipe connectors may deviate from their specified mating angle. The default setting is five degrees.
- Pipe Rise / Drop Annotation Size: specifies the plotted size of rise/drop annotation drawn in single-line views. This size is maintained regardless of the drawing scale.