Exercise 4: Overriding the Style of a Pipe Network Part in a Profile View

In this exercise, you will change the style used by pipe network parts in a profile view using override settings found in the profile view properties.

This exercise continues from Exercise 3: Editing Pipe Network Parts in a Profile View.

Override the style of an object in a profile view

Note:

This exercise uses Pipe Networks-3B.dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise.

1. In the drawing, zoom to the profile view of ROAD1 (PV- (1)).
2. Click the profile view to select it. Right-click. Click Profile View Properties.
3. On the Pipe Networks tab, click the Pipe - (6) row.
4. Scroll to the right until you can see the Style Override value.
5. Click the Style Override cell.
6. In the Pick Pipe Style dialog box, select Dotted. Click OK.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to override style for Pipe - (7), Pipe - (8), and Pipe - (9).
8. Click OK.

   The pipes that cross the road are now displayed using dotted lines, making it easier to view and edit the main pipe segment. You may have to enter REGEN on the command line to see the style change.

Change the structure style display in profile

1. Pan and zoom until you can clearly see the structure at station 8+00.

   Notice that there is no indication of the pipe segment that travels along the XC-STORM alignment. In the next few steps, you will change the structure style to display where a perpendicular pipe connects to a structure.

2. Click the structure to select it. Right-click. Select Edit Structure Style.
3. In the Structure Style dialog box, on the Display tab, in the View Direction list, select Profile. Make the Structure Pipe Outlines component visible and change its color to red.
4. Click OK. Notice that a red circle now appears in the structure. The red circle indicates the location of a perpendicular connection of a pipe that is not displayed in the profile view.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Viewing Pipe Network Parts in a Section View.