Place chambers and other objects
Place chambers, bends and valves with one click so they are counted as numbers.
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Pick Object in the tool rail
The panel on the right switches to Object: chambers, junctions and anything else you place with one click.
Worth knowing. Object needs the scale to be set, just like Pipe.
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Pick the service
The same list as for runs: Foul water, Surface water, Water, Land drainage or Cable duct. The object takes the colour of the service.
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Pick what you are placing
The list Object: Chamber, Manhole, Access chamber, Land drainage chamber, Inspection chamber, Cover, Bend, Junction, Adaptor, Valve, Attenuation tank, Crate module and Overflow pipe.
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Pick material and size
Objects are grouped per material in the quantity list, so a DN400 concrete and a 400 PVC become two rows of their own.
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Click where the object is to sit
One click is one object. The symbol is drawn at once and the status line says which object the next click places.
Worth knowing. Objects are summed as numbers, never as metres.
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Place the rest of the same sort
The tool stays in Object, so you can click your way through every chamber before you change sort.
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Move an object that landed skew
Take Select, click the object and nudge it with the arrow keys, or hold Shift and drag it into place.
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Change or delete an object
Open the object row in Drawn and measured and change Type, Pipe system, Object material or Size. The field is called Type in the list; Object is the name of the tool you pick it with. Delete is at the bottom of the same row.
Worth knowing. Pick Junction or Adaptor and a dialogue about the sizes on either side opens. That is a walkthrough of its own.
Next steps
- Change size and place transitionsSplit the run where the size changes and get the transition into the quantities.5 min
- Draw a pipe runPull a run across the drawing and get metres in the quantity list straight away.5 min
- Copy, paste and rotateDraw a detail once and use it again, without the measurements changing.5 min
Do the steps on a real drawing
Open the tool and follow the walkthrough on the sample drawing that is already there. No login needed.
Open the toolStuck on a step? Get in touch and we will gladly look at your drawing.