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Drawing and Defining Conceptual Pipe Runs
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To import a pipes .dfm file
1 From the Pipes menu, choose Settings ä Import DFM File. A warning dialog box
is displayed informing you that by loading settings from a .dfm file, the current
settings will be lost.
2 Click Yes to continue.
3 Locate the .dfm file you want to import.
4 Click Open to import the file.
Resetting the Pipes Settings to Their Original
Values
Use the Reset command to reset the Pipes Settings file (.dfm) to the original
values when the program was installed.
To reset the pipes settings to their original values
1 From the Pipes menu, choose Settings ä Reset to display the Pipes Message
dialog box.
2 Click Yes to reset the Pipes Settings file.
Auditing the Pipe Database
Use the Audit command to search the drawing for all Pipeworks entities with
attached extended entity data (EED) and check for an associated pipe run in the
database. EED is removed from entities that are not associated with a pipe run.
To audit the pipe database
1 From the Pipes menu, choose Settings ä Audit to display the Pipes Message
dialog box.
2 Click Yes to remove EED from entities that are not associated with a pipe run in
the database.
Drawing and Defining Conceptual Pipe Runs
Conceptual pipe runs are single line representations of plan and profile view
pipe runs. They serve as quick sketches of pipe run configurations, which you
can use to check a particular pipe run for proper position and location.
The following illustration shows a conceptual pipe run:
Conceptual pipe run