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Assigning Pay Items to Pipe Networks

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You can assign pay items to pipe network parts manually, or you can assign pay items to the pipe network automatically.

Before assigning pay item s to pipe networks, either manually or automatically, specify the QTO command settings for pipe networks. To assign pay item codes automatically, assign pay item codes to a parts list.

To specify command settings

  1. Open a drawing that has both a pipe network and an open pay item file.
  2. Click Analyze tabQTO panelQTO Manager.At the Command prompt, enter QTOManager.
  3. In the QTO Manager vista, click .
  4. In the Quantity Takeoff Command Settings dialog box, under Compute Takeoff Options:
    • For Length Computation Type, select 3D.
    • For Pipe Length Type, select To Inside Edges.
  5. Click OK.

To assign pay item codes to a parts list

  1. Open a drawing in which you set the QTO command settings for pipes.
  2. Select a pipe network part.
  3. Click Pipe Networks tabModify panelNetwork Properties.At the Command prompt, enter EditNetworkProperties.
  4. In the Pipe Network Properties dialog box, on the Layout Settings tab, next to Network Parts List for the network part you selected, click .
  5. In the Network Parts List dialog box, on the Pipes tab, expand the list to the desired part family or part size.
  6. In the Pay Item cell for the part family or part size you selected, click .
  7. In the Pay Item List dialog box:
    • Click Turn Off Categorization.
    • Filter to select a pay item to apply to the part family or part size.
    • Click OK to apply the pay item.
  8. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for other part families or part sizes, as needed.

To add parts with pay items to a network

  1. Open a drawing in which you set the QTO command settings for pipes.
  2. In the drawing, select a network part.
  3. Click Pipe Networks tabModify panelEdit Pipe Network.At the Command prompt, enter EditNetwork.
  4. In the Select Pipe Network dialog box, click OK to select the highlighted network.
  5. On the Network Layout Tools toolbar, select the appropriate Structure and Pipe from the drop-down lists.
  6. Next to the Pipe drop-down list, click Pipes And Structures.
  7. In the drawing, click two points to place a pipe and two structures, as selected on the toolbar.
  8. Press Enter.

    The pipe and structures are placed in the drawing.

To assign pay items to network parts

  1. Open a drawing in which you set the QTO command settings for pipes.
  2. In the drawing, select a network part or several identical parts.
  3. Click Analyze tabQTO panelQTO Manager.At the Command prompt, enter QTOManager.
  4. In the QTO Manager vista, click .
  5. In the Pay Item list, select an appropriate pay item to attach to the selected pipe network part(s).
  6. Press Enter to attach the pay items to the network parts.

Ribbon

Analyze tab QTO panel QTO Manager

Pipe Networks tab Modify panel Network Properties

Pipe Networks tab Modify panel Edit Pipe Network

Commands

QTOManager

AssignPayItem

EditNetworkProperties

EditNetwork

Dialog Boxes


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