Workflow: To Prepare for Pipe Network Creation

Creating drawing templates that contain standard styles and settings helps you work more efficiently, and ensures that your final drawings conform to your office standards.

Create a new drawing Open an existing drawing or create a new one.
Select the default settings Use pipe network settings to specify the default styles and behavior for pipe network commands.
Create the styles Styles control the display and design characteristics of drawing objects.
Define the label settings You can define default label settings at three different levels.
Save the drawing as a template (.dwt) Saving the drawing as template enables you to leverage the styles and settings.