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Changing the Default Settings for Defining New Pipe Runs
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4 Select the Velocity Check, Slope Check, or Cover Check check boxes, then enter
your new values in the Minimum and Maximum fields below the selected check
boxes:
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Velocity Check: You can enter the minimum and maximum flow velocity
for an individual pipe. If the pipe flow velocity falls out of this range, an
error message is displayed in the Pipes Run Editor.
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Slope Check: You can enter the minimum and maximum pipe slope for an
individual pipe. If the pipe slope falls out of this range, an error message is
displayed in the Pipes Run Editor.
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Cover Check: You can enter the minimum and maximum cover depth for
an individual pipe. If the cover depth falls out of this range, an error message
is displayed in the Pipes Run Editor.
Cover depth is the amount of fill material covering the pipe. To measure the
fill material, select either the Perpendicular to Pipe or Vertical radio button
in the Cover section of the Range Check Settings dialog box.
5 Click the OK buttons to exit the dialog boxes.
Changing the Default Settings for Defining New
Pipe Runs
The Settings ä Edit command displays a series of Pipes Settings dialog boxes.
You can use these dialog boxes to edit an array of Pipes settings, including the
default settings for pipe and node data.
Changing the Default Pipe Data Settings
The pipe data settings are used as the initial values for pipes when defining a
new pipe run.
To change the default pipe data settings
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 Pipe to display the Pipe Data
Settings dialog box.