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Pipe Symbol Standards Schedule

The pipe symbol standards schedule contains the pipe symbol types that may be used by a company on a project. See the Standards Databases section for more information about using standards databases.

To create and modify pipe symbol types in the standards schedule, go to
Ribbon: DM Plumbing→Pipe Symbols→  Pipe Symbol Standards Schedule
Pulldown Menu: DM Plumbing→Pipe Symbols→Pipe Symbol Standards Schedule

Pipe Symbol Standards Schedule Dialog Box​

See the Common Schedule Dialog Box Features section for more information about how this dialog box works. This section describes the , , , , , , , and buttons.

See the Common Pipe Symbols Information section for more information about the other values that can be specified for pipe symbols using this dialog box.

See the Import from Project Schedule and Import from Another Database sections for more information about importing pipe symbols from other locations to the standards database.

  •  Current Group: The active pipe symbol group is listed here. All of the pipe symbols that are created and modified will be associated with this group.

  •   Press this button to open the Pipe Symbol Standards Schedule Groups dialog box. The group selected will become the current group. See the Common Groups Dialog Box Features section for more information.

  •   Press this button to move the displayed pipe symbol to another group. A dialog box will prompt you to select the other group to which the pipe symbol will be moved. The Current Group will be changed to the selected group. This button is disabled if only one group exists.

  •   Press this button to copy the displayed pipe symbol to another group. A dialog box will prompt you to select the other group to which the pipe symbol will be copied. A copy of the displayed pipe symbol will be created in the other group. This button is disabled if only one group exists.

  •   Press this button to open the Select Pipe Symbol Block dialog box. This dialog box allows you to choose the block used to represent the pipe symbol on the drawing.

    You can add more blocks to this list using the Pipe Symbol Blocks→Edit Standards List command.