2.2.5.1. Insert Unit

Pipe material types

The supported pipe material types are:

Cu
Fe
FeZn
Comp
PEX

This must be set in the pipe series in the MagiCAD Project, otherwise will the application show a warning upon selecting the pipes.

Note!

When using AutoCAD external references the pipe series material definitions should be correct in all the used drawings.
In cases where MagiCAD pipes are cut by the user or when user has added a component to a pipe, the penetration units should be re-created. The reason for this is that the identity of the pipe is changed when it’s split into a two or more pipes in a drawing.

If the Material code is missing or wrong then the plugin will show a warning upon selecting the pipes:

Inserting the unit

When selecting "Insert Unit" the application asks you to show the thickness of the wall or the floor.

Tip: UCS or Side View can be used when selecting items in the drawing.

Start by clicking measurement start point of the wall or floor:

Then select the end of the wall or the floor:

Then you select the pipes you want to be included in the penetration unit:

Tolerances

When selecting the pipes there are tolerances for the units for both the horizontal and vertical pipes.

For the horizontal pipes the possible distances are 70, 100, 120 and 160 mm, with a +- 5 mm tolerance.

For the vertical pipes the possible distances are 70 – 105 mm, with +-5 mm interval and 110 – 240 mm, with +- 10 mm interval.

Examples for the horizontal pipes:

2 pipes:

3 pipes

Selecting pipes from an Xref-drawing

You can also select the pipes from an Xref-drawing. In this case you select the Xref after having selected the boundaries for the wall or for the floor:

The Xref can be selected from the pop-up menu by clicking right button of the mouse or typing “x” from keyboard or clicking [Xref] from the command line.

Then you select some element of the Xref

Then function "pulls" the Xref into edit mode where you can then select the pipes.

Please note that AutoCAD's functionality for editing the Xref-drawing will also be shown, as the function which "pulls" the drawing into edit mode works in the same way as AutoCAD's REFEDIT behind the scenes, but these functionalities are not related to the Sewatek MagiCAD Selection Tool: