Editing Pipe Shapes

Pipe Shape information can be viewed and edited on the Pipe Shapes Editor.

The list of pipe shapes displayed in the editor grid corresponds to the Pipe Shapes choice list of the chosen CCTV Standard, set from the Standards and Choice Lists dialog.

To edit pipe shapes for the current database:

• Select Database managementPipe shapes from the File menu (available when no networks are open). This displays the Pipe Shapes Editor.

To edit pipe shapes for the current network:

• Select Pipe shapes from the Network menu. This displays the Pipe Shapes Editor.
• In the Editing Pipe Shapes for section, select the Network option. If there is no Network option, click Override to create new settings for the current network.



• Double-click on a Pipe Shape in the grid to view or edit the shape. This displays the Pipe Shape Property Sheet. See Pipe Shape Data Fields section below for editing details.



• Once the viewing/editing is finished, click OK.

This Pipe Shape information, in conjunction with pipe Height and Width data will be used to display a Shape Diagram for individual pipes on the Dimension Page of the Pipe Property Sheet (tabbed Property Sheet, NOT Object Properties Window).

Pipe Shape Property Sheet

The Pipe Shape Property Sheet contains two pages:

• Shape Definition Page: used to view and edit Pipe Shape parameters (see below)
• Notes Page: used to enter any relevant information

Pipe Shape Data Fields

The table below describes the use of the fields on the Shape Definition Page of the Pipe Shape Property Sheet.

Data Field	Description
Name	Pipe shape code defined in the Standards and Choice Lists dialog.
Type	Dropdown list of: Built-in shapes (see Pipe Shapes for more details) Asymmetric: User defined asymmetric shape (see Shape Description Grid below) Symmetric: User defined symmetric shape (see Shape Description Grid below)
Description	Pipe Shape description defined in the Standards and Choice Lists dialog.
Shape Description Grid	Used to define pipe shapes of type Asymmetric or Symmetric. The shape is described using values between 0 and 1. It is then scaled using the Height and Width values entered for the Pipe. Height Must be between 0 and 1. If the first height is non-zero then InfoAsset Manager assumes that the width is zero at height zero and that the base of the shape is at the central point. If the last height is not 1 then InfoAsset Manager assumes that the width is zero at height 1 and that the top of the shape is at the central point. Width (symmetric) Must be between 0 and 1. To define an open pipe, define the width as non-zero at Height = 1. For a closed pipe, define zero width at Height = 1, or do not put in an entry for Height = 1 (see Height above). Left and Right (asymmetric) Left represents the position of the left-hand side of the cross-section and Right the right-hand side. The range for both is 0.0 (far left) to 1.0 (far right). To define an open pipe, enter different left and right values at Height = 1. For a closed pipe, define equal left and right values at Height = 1, or do not put in an entry for Height = 1 (see Height above). Asymmetric shapes are always defined as if being viewed while looking in the upstream direction.
Shape display	Displays the shape selected from the Type dropdown. For user defined shapes, the display sketches the defined shape.