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Customizing the Pipe and Coefficient Tables
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Changing the Exaggeration Factor Settings for
Pipes and Nodes
Use the options in the Nodes and Pipes  Plan Exaggeration Factor dialog box to
enlarge plotted details to ensure easy readability, especially on drawings that
have large scales (for example, 50 ft/in) and pipe sizes with actual dimensions
(for example, 8 in).
To change the exaggeration factor settings for pipes and nodes
1 From the Pipes menu, choose Settings ä Edit to display the Pipes Settings Editor
dialog box.
2 In the Node and Pipe Data Values section, click Scale Exaggeration to display
the Nodes and Pipes - Plan Exaggeration Factor dialog box.
The File label displays the folder path and filename for the currently loaded
Pipes settings file. The Current Drawing Scale label displays the current drawing
scale.
The plan exaggeration factor concept works in the following manner. In a plan
view, the symbol for the node (structure) is exaggerated, as is the pipe if it is
plotted as a double line. In a profile view, the width of the lateral pipe ends are
exaggerated. In a cross-section view, the width of the pipe section is
exaggerated. For example, if a 40 ft/in scale drawing is assigned an exaggeration
factor of 2, the node displays twice the size specified in the database and the
pipes twice the specified diameter.
3 Set the plan exaggeration factor for the finished draft of specific features:
Use the following option} For drawings scaled}
for drawings Scaled 01 to 20 between 1 and 20.
for drawings Scaled 21 to 40 between 21 and 40.
for drawings Scaled 41 to 80 between 41 and 80.
for drawings Scaled 81 to over 81.