To Match Levels of Connected Pipes

When multiple pipes enter and exit a structure, you may need to set pipe in and pipe out levels to consistent, matching values. You can also add a drop value that lets you adjust that level value between incoming and outgoing pipes.

Tutorial Exercise: Editing Pipe Network Parts in a Profile View

  1. In the drawing, right-click the structure, select Structure Properties, and then click the Connected Pipes tab.
  2. Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and select more than one of the pipes displaying on the Connected Pipes tab.
    Note: You must select multiple pipes for the match crown, centerline, and invert options to display on the right-click context menu.
  3. While still holding down the CTRL key, right-click and select one of the following options from the context menu.
    • Match soffits
    • Match centerlines
    • Match inverts
  4. On the Match Level dialog box, click the pipe you want to match soffit, centerline, or invert levels to.
  5. Optionally, enter a Drop Amount to adjust the level by the specified value.
  6. Click OK to make the changes and close the Match Level dialog box.
  7. On the Connected Pipes tab, verify that the selected level value has been edited.
  8. Click Apply to make the changes, or click OK to make the changes and close the Structure Properties dialog box.