HydraCARDs | Inserting a pipe dimension (pipex) places it at the end of the pipe, including its center grip. <img src="https://hydracards-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/uploads/2020/08/31/image.png" style="height:225px; width:537px" /> "End of pipe", ENDPOINT, MIDPOINT, SZP, PENSNAP

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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:

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]

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.

Cause:

Unknown. The other solutions mentioned will not make a difference

Solution:

Close the drawing and re-open it

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

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Button: Size Pipe

Message: 
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

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