Exercise 1: Drawing Pipe Network Parts in a Profile View

In this exercise, you will draw the pipe network parts in a profile view.

This exercise uses the pipe network and branch you created in the Changing Pipe Network Properties tutorial.

Draw pipe network parts in a profile view

1. Open Pipe Networks-3.dwg, which is located in the tutorials drawings folder.
2. In the drawing window, zoom to a section of the pipe network.
3. Click a pipe to select it. Right-click. Click Draw Parts In Profile View.
4. Zoom to the profile for the alignment that represents the road (PV - 1). Click the profile grid.

   The pipe or structure you selected is drawn in the profile view.

5. Press Esc to deselect the pipe.
6. Select the profile view grid. Right-click. Click Profile View Properties.
7. In the Profile View Properties dialog box, on the Pipe Networks tab, select the check box in the Draw column for each part entry in the pipe network except for Pipe - (10), Pipe - (10)(1), Structure (11), and Structure (12).
8. Click OK.

   All the pipe network parts you selected in Profile View Properties are displayed in the profile view.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Adding Labels to Pipe Network Parts.