To Draw a Plumbing Run

1. If necessary, activate the Plumbing workspace.
2. On the Plumbing Line tab of the Plumbing tool palette, select a plumbing line tool.
   Note: To draw a plumbing run, you can also click the add grip on an existing plumbing line segment or click Home tab Build panel Plumbing Line .
3. On the Design tab of the Properties palette, under General, specify a plumbing line style.

   The style determines the appearance and function of the plumbing line, such as how the line is displayed when it crosses other lines. For more information, see Configuring Styles for Schematic Pipes and Fittings.

4. Specify a system. Choose a system from the drop-down menu or click to search, import, and apply plumbing system definitions using the Styles Browser palette.

   The system determines the fittings that are inserted as you draw, as well as other properties.

5. Specify an elevation.
6. For Nominal Size, specify the diameter of the plumbing line.
7. If desired, for Offset, enter the distance from the run to other drawing objects.
8. Enter values for Rise and Run.
   Note: The software calculates the slope using the rise and run values that you enter. If you specify a slope percentage instead, the software calculates the rise and run values.
9. Specify a start point. For example, you can begin the run by using a Pipe Connector snap to snap to the endpoint of an existing plumbing line or snap to a point along the curve of the line.
10. Specify additional points to add segments to the run. (Fittings are automatically inserted as you lay out the run.) As you specify points, change the elevation when necessary.

    For information on connecting to plumbing lines at a different elevation, see Connecting Plumbing Lines at Different Elevations.

11. Press Enter to end the command.

    The system and parameter settings that you specify remain in effect until you change them.