Both of these commands are found on the Pressure Networks ribbon tab. The Design Check command will check for issues with deflection, mismatched pipe diameters, open connections, and radius of curvature. Depth Check will find issues with minimum and maximum cover.
To use the Design Check and Depth check commands on your pressure network design, follow these steps:
- Open the drawing named Checking Design and Depth.dwg located in the Chapter 15 class data folder.
- Click the pipe that runs from circle D2 to E. Then click Design Check on the ribbon.
- On the Run Design Check dialog box, uncheck all boxes except Deflection and then click OK. Two warning symbols will appear, one at either end of the pipe.
- Zoom in to one of the warning symbols and hover your cursor over it. The tooltip should indicate that deflection has been exceeded.
- Press Esc to clear the current selection, and then in the Jordan Court profile view, select the long water pipe that extends under the hill. Click Depth Check on the ribbon.
- Select the same pipe again and press Enter. On the Run Depth Check dialog box, enter 4.5 (1.5) for Minimum Depth Of Cover and 10 (3) for Maximum Depth of Cover. Check the box next to Maximum Depth Of Cover. Click OK.
- In the top-right viewport, notice the warning symbol that appears on the pipe directly below the high point of the hill. Hover over the warning symbol to reveal the tooltip, which states that maximum depth of cover has been exceeded.
Tips:The warning symbols are only visible in plan and profile view, not 3D view.
Tips:If you’re having trouble getting the tooltips to appear, try zooming in and then running the REGEN command.