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Created on Apr 9, 2024

Place a sanitary pipe that follows a terrain at a specific depth of cover.

It appears that the software currently doesn’t allow sanitary conduit FDs to follow a slope even when the FD is set to depth of cover. it would be nice to tell the program to follow a given depth under the terrain, so I can see the pipe slope varying between the two nodes.

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  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Apr 9, 2024

    You can do this by using Extract from Graphics.

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    Apr 9, 2024

    The video you provided demonstrates how to extract "dry utilities" such as cable, telecome, gas, etc. as referred by the instructor in the video. I know that works fine and that doesn't address my specific question regarding extracting sanitary force mains not following the terrain with a specific depth of cover. If you have a video demonstrating how to extract existing sanitary force mains while maintaining the specified depth of cover, please share it with me.

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  • Guest
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    Apr 9, 2024

    When extracting from graphics, the software assigns a single gradient for a Sanitary force main or pressure pipe as "Single gradient" with a default setting set to TRUE in the properties. This results a connection from start node to stop node disregarding the given depth of coverage. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an alternative Methode to change this setting to FALSE so that the force main sanitary pipe follows the terrain.

    Could you Please provide any video or documentation demonstrating the process of achieving what I am requesting?

    Below is what's written on the help.

    • Single Gradient - This is always set to true for storm and sanitary conduits. For other types of conduit, it is set in the Feature Definition. If true, the conduit has a single gradient from the start node to the stop node. If false, the conduit follows a reference surface (example, a terrain model) at a depth below it which is defined in the Conduit Table in the Feature Definition. You are prompted to select the surface when you place the conduit, after you select the start and stop nodes. This depth can be amended if needed, after the conduit has been placed. Set Single Gradient to False to amend the elevations of bend points in profile, and to use the Table Editor to amend the profile of the conduit.


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