Pipe network overview

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• To create and edit Pipe Network objects in any drawing created from wisdotXX.dwt, wisdotXX-etopog.dwt, or wisdotXX-plat.dwt the current Parts Catalog folder must be set to: C:\\ProjectID\Design\Corridors\Crdr-25.dwg

• The Pipe catalog must be set to Pipes_USWI Catalog.

• The Structures catalog must be set to Structures_USWI Catalog.

• On WisDOT workstations, these settings will be checked and reset automatically each time the Civil 3D 2014 application is started, so there shouldn't be any need to set the catalogs manually.

Info: Note: External users that are using the catalogs provided from the WisDOT FTP site should refer to the document provided with the exe package "WisDOT Civil 3D Startup Customization.pdf". This document covers the Pipe Network Parts Catalog setup and paths.

Info: Parts Catalogs' data links are independent of the drawings. The current Catalog is set by the application through the user profile settings. Unlike Data Shortcuts, there is no way to attach a drawing to a Catalog. The Parts Catalog and the drawing remain independent, which means the drawing will only access the active parts catalog.

Warning: This also means that there should only be one Parts Catalog per drawing.

Tip: IMPORTANT: Everyone editing a drawing that has Pipe Network parts created from the Parts Lists in the wisdot14- pipe.dwt, template must have Pipes_USWI Catalog set as the active Pipe catalog and Structures_USWI Catalog set as the active Structure catalog PRIOR to opening or creating a data reference of the drawing.

A pipe or structure is created by selecting a part from the Storm Sewer, Culvert Pipes, Non-Standard, or Full Catalog Part Lists and then selecting the insertion location in the drawing.

● Storm Sewer = WisDOT storm sewer parts

● Culverts = WisDOT culvert parts

● Non-Standard = WisDOT non-standard parts.

● Full Catalog = an empty parts list to prevent the usage of the CreateNetworkPartsListFull command

Requirement: When making any design edits to the pipe network, the pipe and structure objects need to be able to access the part list that was used when they were created and this part list in turn needs to be able to access the parts catalog that the parts list references, as well as the pay items and rules assigned the parts. This data relationship must be maintained in every pipe network drawing to ensure down stream workflows and dynamic capabilities stay intact.

Warning: Drawings should not be created without using the USWI Pipes Catalog

The use of the USWI catalog is part of the deliverable requirement. A copy of the Out-of-the-box catalog has been incorporated into the USWI catalog. This will not address any customization that may have been done to the OOTB catalog.

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Info: To create a new pipe network drawing, start the new drawing using the wisdot14-pipe.dwt template. This is the only template that contains the WisDOT parts lists. This template only contains the styles, labels, rules, and setting necessary for designing a pipe network. If additional styles are desired, they can be imported using the style importer tool. However, if the style import tool is used, be sure that the "Import Settings" box is NOT checked

Requirement: Any drawings that utilize the pipe network (such as for plans production) should be created using the wisdot-14.dwt template. Before the pipe network is data reference, the pipe network reference alignment(s) and surface(s) must be data referenced. The pipe network can then be data referenced into that drawing. The pipe network will retain the assigned styles and labels from the source drawing unless they are overridden in the data reference dialogue box. Styles and labels may also be reassigned any time after the pipe network is data referenced.

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Info: In WisDOT's multi-user work environment it is easy to create unwanted changes in drawings if your parts catalogs do not have consistent contents. Because each drawing references the parts catalog at the local location unwanted changes in the drawing can occur if a new part is created in the catalog of one computer, and then the drawing is opened on a different computer, where a new part is not part of the local catalog. WisDOT has addressed this issue by creating a custom Parts Catalog to be used on WisDOT projects and defined a default location on the local drive to store the catalog.

Info: If a new part is needed or an existing part needs modifications contact Methods Development and they will work with you to create the part needed and will update and distribute the catalog to all users. At no time should new parts be added to the USWI_Pipe Catalog or the USWI_Structure catalog by the user. Any part that is added locally to theses catalogs may be overwritten by the synchronization process described above.

Requirement: Consultants should contact WisDOT Methods Development team, to coordinate updates and change requests of the USWI Parts Catalogs to maintain usability and consistency.