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AutoCAD HydraCAD (Toolbar)

Button: Size Pipe

Description:

Inserting a pipe dimension (pipex) places it at the end of the pipe, including its center grip.

"End of pipe", ENDPOINT, MIDPOINT, SZP, PENSNAP

 

Solutions:


1.
Cause:

User was turning on Pipe End (PENsnap) and Sprinkler (SPKsnap) from the Autocad status bar at the bottom of the screen. 

 

Solution:

Don't do that.

Instead use SHIFT+RT-CLICK or set the pipe end osnap using the osnap settings button from the toolbar in question.

[GAB 08/31/20]


2.
Cause:

Z-coordinates in the drawing are forcing the PIPEX to the end of the pipe

Solution:

Eliminate the Z-coordinate from pipe.  If you want to avoid the Eliminate Z-Coordinates command (as this will do ALL objects in a drawing), an alternate method is to use Select Similar.  

 

Select one pipe, right-click then click 'select similar'.  Then, change the Start Z and End Z properly to 0 for all objects. 

 

You'll have to do this for all 4 piping layers.


3.
Cause:

Unknown. The other solutions mentioned will not make a difference

Solution:

Close the drawing and re-open it


4.
Cause:

May or may not be related, but

Solution:

Ensure 3DOsnaps is not turned on.  One user pressed the F4 key and was having problems sizing some pipe

Updated: March 13, 2023, 8:53 p.m. Created: March 1, 2019, midnight