To Copy a Pipe Network

You can copy an existing pipe network, copying the parent pipe network object and all of its associated pipes and structures, and paste this to a new location in the drawing.

When a pipe network is copied, a naming convention is used to name the new pipe network object. For example if the original pipe network object is named ‘Pipe Network 1’, the new pipe network object is named ‘Pipe Network 1 (1)’ in the Prospector tree. If Pipe Network 1 is copied again, the new pipe network object is named ‘Pipe Network 1 (2)’. If ‘Pipe Network 1 (1)’ is copied, the new pipe network object is named ‘Pipe Network 1 (1) (2)’.

1. In the drawing, select the entire pipe network.
   Note: Make sure you select all of the pipe network. If you do not copy all of the parts associated with the pipe network, the selected parts will be copied to the existing pipe network.
2. Use any of the following methods to copy the pipe network to the clipboard: CTRL+C, the AutoCAD COPYCLIP command, or ClipboardCopy from the right-click context menu.
3. Press CTRL+V.

   At the command line, you are prompted to specify an insertion point for the pipe network.

4. Click an insertion point in the drawing area.

   The pipe network is pasted in the drawing and added as a new pipe network to the Pipe Networks collection in the Prospector tree.

5. To edit the name of the pipe network, right-click the pipe network in the Prospector tree. Click Network Properties.

   The Pipe Network Properties dialog box is displayed with the Information tab active. The Name field contains the name of the copied pipe network, which is, by default, “ <pipe network-name> (1).”

6. Enter a new name in the Name field.
7. Optionally, enter a new description of the pipe network in the Description field.
8. Click Apply to make the changes, or click OK to make the changes and close the Pipe Network Properties dialog box.