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Performing a Manual Material Change

Shows step by step how to carry out a manual change of material on the inside of a trench section in Rohrnetzberechnung Quartiersnetze .

Before you begin

You want to assign different material to a specific area of a trench section.

Prerequisite

The material combination that you want to assign has already been created in the Pipes and Connection Sets dialog.

Navigate to

Project TabDiscipline District NetworksAnalyse TabCommand Group AnalyseCalculation …

Calculation dialog of the Rohrnetzberechnung Quartiersnetze of the LINEAR Solutions for Autodesk AutoCAD

Procedure

  1. In the Trench Sections area, click on and confirm the message that appears with Yes.
  2. Select the flow pipe of the desired trench section in the drawing.
    The following query appears:
    Query: "Which component would you like to insert?"
  3. Click on Change of Material.
    The change of material symbol is attached to the cursor.
  4. Place the change of material symbol at the desired position on the trench section and then align it.
    The calculation dialog is displayed again.
  5. Also insert a change of material symbol at the appropriate point in the return pipe of the trench section and then close the calculation dialog with OK.
  6. Open the Pipes and Connection Sets dialog (Analyse tabCommand group AnalyseMaterial DataPipes and Connection Sets ...)
  7. Select the row with the desired material combination and click on Assign ...
  8. In the context menu that appears, select which area is to receive the assignment.
  9. In the drawing, select flow and, if necessary, return of the section that is to receive the new material assignment and confirm your selection with Enter.
    Notifications inform you that the material combination has been assigned to trench sections.
  10. Close the message and then the Pipes and Insulations dialog with OK.

Results

A message with information about the successful assignment is displayed. The visualization can also be used to check the material change.