Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 User Guide - Page 482

Watch a demo View more information Add pumps, water heaters, drains, showers, sinks or other ----- Place the plumbing equipment and fixtures on the floor plan. See Adding Plumbing Equipment equipment and Fixtures on page 485 Add pipe to connect equipment Connect the equipment and fixtures using ----- plumbing lines. See Adding Plumbing Lines on page 486 Size the plumbing lines Analyze the plumbing system to properly size the ----- components. See Calculating the Sizes of Supply Plumbing Lines on page 501or Calculating the Sizes of Sanitary Plumbing Lines on page 508 Modify the layout Modify the layout of the system to reflect required ----- design changes, and recalculate sizes as necessary. See Modifying Plumbing Systems on page 492 Use schematic tools to produce a drawing of the Draw a 1-line plumbing isometric ----- plumbing system for inspection by code officers. See About Schematic Diagrams on page 518 Label the plumbing system Annotate the system as you lay it out to generate ----- schedules and construction documents. See Annotation on page 548 Plumbing Systems Overview AutoCAD MEP includes many features you can use to create, modify, and plot plumbing system designs. The topics in this section provide general information on plumbing features. Plumbing Runs and Lines After you place the equipment and fixtures in the drawing, you can create a plumbing run. A plumbing run is a set of plumbing lines, consisting of individually drawn segments, that carry gas or fluid from one point to another. A network is the set of interconnected plumbing runs within a system, such as those that carry waste water from the connected toilets, sinks, and showers to the main drain line. 464 | Chapter 10 Drawing Plumbing Systems