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Pipe Sizing Tables

The Pipe Sizing Tables commands are used to customize how pipes are sized in your project.

See the General Customization Commands section for more information about how the Edit Project List, Edit Standards List, Copy Project List to Standards, and Copy Standards List to Project commands work.

To customize pipe sizing tables for the current project, go to
Ribbon: DMP: Customization→Project Customization→  Pipe Sizing Tables
Pulldown Menu: DM Plumbing→Customization→Pipe Sizing Tables→Edit Project List

To customize the pipe sizing table standards, go to
Ribbon: DMP: Customization→Standards Customization→  Pipe Sizing Tables
Pulldown Menu: DM Plumbing→Customization→Pipe Sizing Tables→Edit Standards List

Pipe Sizing Tables Dialog Box​

  •  Pipe Type: ▾ The active pipe type for which the sizing tables are being edited.

  •   Press this button to open the Pipe Types dialog box.

  •   Press this button to move the selected pipe sizing table up in the list.

  •   Press this button to move the selected pipe sizing table down in the list.

  •   Press this button to create a new pipe sizing table.

  •   Press this button to copy the selected pipe sizing table. You will be prompted to enter a name and pipe type for the copy.

  •   Press this button to delete the selected pipe sizing table. The pipe sizing table cannot be deleted if it is currently in use or is the only sizing table for a pipe type.

Pipe Sizing Table List​

This list displays the sizing tables for the active Pipe Type ▾. The values for the selected pipe sizing table appear in the table on the right side of the dialog box.

If the ☐ Active box is checked, the pipe sizing table will be used for pipe sizing calculations. At least one pipe sizing table must be active for each pipe type.

Pipe Sizing Table​

  •  ☐ Vertical Flow Same As Horizontal Whether the horizontal flow and vertical flow values are the same. If this is checked, the Vertical Flow field will be disabled.

  •  Size ☰ The size of the pipe. See the Pipe Sizes section for more information.

  •  Horizontal Flow The maximum flow for horizontal pipes of this Size ☰. If the flow exceeds this value, the next largest pipe size will be used.

  •  Vertical Flow The maximum flow for vertical pipes of this Size ☰. If the flow exceeds this value, the next largest pipe size will be used.

  •  ☐ Standard Size Whether the pipe size is used when sizing pipes automatically.

  •   Press this button to open the Pipe Sizes dialog box.