You can specify the type of connection points to use when laying out pipe networks.
Connection points on a structure define the locations to which pipes can be connected.
The following illustration shows a rectangular structure which has connection points at the center of each wall (indicated with circles), and an insertion point at the center of the structure.
When you are laying out a pipe network, you can select which type of connection point to use. You can also reset the connection points after laying out the pipe network.
When you move the cursor away from the structure, a temporary graphic representing the pipe is drawn from the connection point on the structure that is closest to the cursor.
As you move your cursor around the structure, the pipe graphic is drawn from the next closest connection point.
When you select the point for the second structure, the structure is placed in the drawing and the end of the pipe is connected to the connection point on the second structure that is closest to the first structure.
When you grip edit a pipe network, the end points of the pipes can connect to a connection point or to the insertion point on the structure. The following illustration shows a pipe connecting to the connection point that is closest to the cursor location when grip editing the pipe.
You can also use the Reset Connection commands on the Pipe Network contextual ribbon tab to reset pipe connections.
The following part types in the Generic Drainage with Pipe Connections - Imperial and Generic Drainage with Pipe Connections - Metric catalogs have been updated to have new connection points and grips:
You can add connection points to custom parts by using the Infrastructure Parts Shape Utilities tools in Autodesk Inventor. For more information, see To add reference points.