Extra info in the modify Duct / Pipe Dialog Box

[mark.silcock]

Re: My wish List so Far
i would like to see the addition of all the invert levels to the modify duct / pipe etc dialog box. would be helpful when you are altering a invert level and need to know the TOD, BOD values.

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[stelthorst]

I think this would be useful to all of us that use AMEP for coordination/routing purposes. I would love to see Top-of-Conduit (TOC) and Bottom of Conduit (BOC) elevations in the modify conduit dialog.

[kmf2797]

The ability to see the inverts would definitely be a plus while laying out ducts and pipes, especially if the structural or architectural drawings weren't done in MEP.

[cad1.154422]

Sorry to be pedantic, but aren't 'invert levels' purely a drainage term? "Invert level" refers to the lowest point of the (internal) diameter of a pipe. How would that work for circular air duct?

Within a multi-service environment (ie coord) it's very confusing to misappropriate terms. An electrician's FCU is not a Mechanic's FCU.

I think the term you are looking for is 'Height' or possibly 'elevation'

[stelthorst]

Sorry to be pedantic, but aren't 'invert levels' purely a drainage term? "Invert level" refers to the lowest point of the (internal) diameter of a pipe. How would that work for circular air duct?

Within a multi-service environment (ie coord) it's very confusing to misappropriate terms. An electrician's FCU is not a Mechanic's FCU.

I think the term you are looking for is 'Height' or possibly 'elevation'

Hi cad1,

You make a great point. We all get lazy in our use of language and terms.

I try to use BOC (bottom of conduit) and TOC (top of conduit) on my drawings but also use the invert on underground runs even though my measurement is actually BOC and not the invert elevation.

Thanks for the reminder.

BTW - great word, pedantic, I had to look it up.

[pauljordan]

On the piping side of things in contractor land, we need to have bottom of insulation for our installers and center of pipe for our fabricators.

I've modified my BOP tag to read BOI just so my fitters don't get confused. Ohh, and fractions of an inch would be nice in the basic tags. Fitters like things to be dead nuts level on their trapezes and multiple pipe runs.