Content:

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
System settings.................................................................................................................................................... 2
Change system settings....................................................................................................................................... 3
Start drawing with certain discipline..................................................................................................................... 4
Draw vertical: ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Draw pipe route.................................................................................................................................................... 5
Insert radiators ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Special radiators .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Connect radiators............................................................................................................................................... 12
Connect vertical to pipe route. ........................................................................................................................... 13
Continue from vertical to pipe route ................................................................................................................... 14
Draw from the pipe route towards the facade.................................................................................................... 15
Automatic connection to pipe route.................................................................................................................... 15
Insertion of components like valves ................................................................................................................... 17
General components.......................................................................................................................................... 17
Sizing and calculation ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Text with text template ....................................................................................................................................... 19
Texting vertical pipes ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Create and insert tap water point....................................................................................................................... 21
Draw pipe and connect to tap water connection................................................................................................ 22
Draw vertical parallel pipes from a pipe route.................................................................................................... 24
Connect against parallel pipe route in the ceiling that are placed parallel above each other............................ 24
Draw sewage ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Connect sewage ................................................................................................................................................ 25
Create 2D........................................................................................................................................................... 26
Connect sewage pipe with fall ........................................................................................................................... 27
Create pipe serie................................................................................................................................................ 29
Settings for piping .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Pipe buttons ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
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Introduction

This manual describes the parts that are unique to the piping module in CADvent.
Many commands are common with the ventilation module and described in the
CADvent manual, this parts can be found there:

Project settings
Text and layer templates
Layer settings in combination with layer templates
Insulation
Editing commands
Smart move
Collision detection
System selection
Repair connections
Product exchange
And a lot more
Create section
Create floors

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System settings
To create a new system e.g.
for heating,
1 Press ”New”

2 Give the system a name

3 Select discipline:
4 Select System type
5 Select pipe serie
6 Select OK
7 Use the system scroll list to
select your new system.

To change the settings for the

new system, see below.

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Change system settings

1 Select the discipline that shall
be changed, e.g. Cooling

2 Select system – CB1

3 Uncheck the checkbox if the

systems object not shall be
visible.
4 Uncheck the checkbox if the
systems object not shall be
selectable

5 Select system type - supply

6 Select the current default

dimension, e.g. 20.

7 Select the size from where the

system is shown only shown The dialogue is split up in two parts. The upper is used to
as a centre line. set the data for a certain discipline; the lower part is to set
the current system data for that discipline.
8 Select system colour. When colour is set to ”Not set” – the colour template sets
(Remark: 3D, colour templates the colour.
controls the 2D colour)
Here you delete and rename systems, if there are pipes
9 Select pipe serie. drawn in a system that is renamed – that system will
remain together with the new system. This is also valid
10 Select ”Update” when systems are erased.

11 Change system type to supply The system comes back when CADvent restarts.
and set the colour.

12 Select ”Update”

13 Finish with OK.

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Start drawing with certain discipline

1. Select discipline to draw.

2. Select H – height – at the

command line.
3. Enter height for centre
line, 2400.

4. Set start point for the

pipe.
If ”ortho” is activated
before start – it will stay
on – otherwise it’s off
from every new direction
change.

CADvent selects the current system, size and colour for

the selected discipline.

5. To change size, select S,

and type the new size.
CADvent selects the
closest size available in
the pipe series belonging
to the system. If not the
exact size can be
selected the first larger is
selected.

6. To go to new height,
select H and type in the
new height.

Draw vertical:
1 Select discipline to draw.
2 Select H (height)
3 Pick first point.
4 Select T, To height
5 Draw from that new
elevation.

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Draw pipe route

There are many ways to draw a pipe route depending on how
many pipes that shall be drawn and what height they shall
reside on.
Alternative 1. A few pipes in the pipe route

1. Draw 1 pipe, as far as

possible, including height
changes.
2. Use after that
parallel pips to put out
the other pipes in the
route.
3. Pick start- and end point
of the pipe in the route
that shall be copied.

4. Select system and

system type for the new
pipe.
5. Select OK

6. Pick or type the distance

– together with activated
Ortho - between the
pipes, select side to
place the offset.

Repeat step 3-6 until the

pipe route is complete

Example
The pipe is placed
parallel with the original
pipe at a distance of 200
mm.
The elevation change in
the route was also
included in the parallel
offset copy. The size of
the pipes is set by the
system data in the
system setting dialogue.

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These sizes can easily

be changed with the
function

”Properties”

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Alternative 2: When several different pipes shall be included in the route and
the position not is pre set.
1. Draw a small part of all
the pipes that shall be
included in the route.

2. Select ’Continue from’

3. Pick the end of the pipe

that shall lead the route.

4. Select M for (Multi) on

the command line while
having the ’Continue’-
command is active.

5. Select next pipe to be

added in the route.

6. Repeat step 3 and 4 until

all the pipes are selected.

7. Continue to draw the

route with the active
’Continue’-command.
Remark! Only pipes at the same elevation can be included.

Tip!
Use the command ”copy and draw” to fast and easily draw new
pipes in different systems and sizes than the ones in the
system settings.

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Insert radiators

Select the radiator

1.
button.

2. Enter heating capacity.

3. Enter the restrictions.
4. Select ”Search”
5. Select the product by
double clicking in the list

6. Select left- or right

connected.

7. Select OK.

8. Insert and rotate the

radiator.
Continue inserting the
next radiator.
One alternative is to use The list shows all radiators that fulfil the required capacity.
the AutoCAD command To change the insertion elevations on radiators see pipe
COPY to insert several settings.
radiators of the same
type.
Remark!
The insertion point of the
radiator is in the middle
of the console and the
radiator is rotated with
the console pointing
downwards the y-axis as
default.

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Insert radiators
Note: The radiator search
function has been
developed to only show
radiators that gives at
least 95% of the nominal
heating power at a
certain temperature
setup.

Special radiators
Possibility to make your
own radiators in
CADvent.

1. Open
Radiator/Convect
or button in
CADvent+ toolbar
2. Press the special
radiators button.

3. Press the Add

button

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4. Fill out the

product code ,
measures and
values.
5. Press Add and
then OK.

6. Select special in
the Manufacturer
drop down menu
and the created
radiator in the
Model drop down
menu.
7. Select
Connection type.
8. Press OK to
insert the own
made radiator into
the drawing.

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Create and insert vertical:

1. Select the vertical button
2. Select the field to enter
name and enter the
name of the vertical
combination, e.g. HS1.
3. Enter the elevations for
the vertical.
4. Select ’Add’

1. Select the vertical HS1.

Go to the right side of the

dialogue.
2. Select discipline.
3. Select ‘Heating’.
4. Select system type =
‘Supply’
5. Enter size = 15
6. Enter dx = 0
7. Enter dy = 100. (Distance
from wall)
8. Select ’Add’
9. Select Heating.
10. Select system type =
‘Return’.
11. Enter size = 15
12. Enter dx = 150 Use the wall as insertion point. The value in the dialogue
13. Enter dy = 100. (Distance moves the vertical out from the wall.
from wall)
14. Select ’Add’ Remark!
When inserting the verticals - CADvent reads the current pipe
15. Select OK to insert the system from the system settings and applies them to the
vertical. different pipes.
16. Rotate the vertical.

To remove a vertical in
the dialogue, select the
name on the left side,
select ‘Remove’.

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Connect radiators.
Connect radiators to
vertical .

1 Select all radiators to be

connected to the vertical.

2 Select vertical
combination.

CADvent recognises if Correction on vertical pipes necessary to be able to connect!

the vertical pipes are too Please select method:
short and asks the <Lower adjust>/Upper adjust/Quit:
question if the vertical ”Lower adjust” the pipes are lengthened downwards to the floor
shall be lengthened. ”Upper adjust” connects the pipes on the wall

If the distance between

the pipes and the radiator
connection is too small,
the radiator is not
connected. The non-
connected pipes are
marked with a box. The
solution is to place the
pipes closer to the wall,
see pipe settings.

Connect radiator to
radiator .

1 Select the radiators to be

connected.

2 Select enter.

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Connect vertical to pipe route.

1 Select ‘Tee join
connection’.
2 Select pipes to connect.
3 Select pipe route to
connect to.

3.

2.

The connecting pipes are

now placed 100 mm
below the pipe route and
connected with a 90-
degree bend.
These values are fetched
from ’Pipe settings’

It is also possible to manually draw from a vertical towards

other verticals or pipe routes. This is used if the vertical
elevation change is made within the current floor.
Select the ‘Continue from’ command

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Continue from vertical to pipe route

Select ‘Continue from’

When we select one of

the vertical pipes – this
selection dialogue is
shown.

1 Select the pipe to start

from.
Now there are 3 choices.
2 Right click in the dialogue
and a ’snap box’ comes
up in the upper corner of
the pipe.
3 Right click again and the
box moves to the next
connection of the pipe.
Right click again and the
box disappears and the
height of the connection
can be entered.
The elevation that is
presented is the middle
of the pipe.

1 Select to connect with

the upper connection,
select OK
2 Select ’m’ (multi) to
select the next pipe.
3 Select the pipe in the
selection dialogue, right
click until the box sits up
in the upper connection,
4 select OK
Continue to draw towards
the pipe route.
5 Set the correct height of
the pipes and connect to
6 the route with the option
‘c’ (connect), one pipe at
the time.

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Draw from the pipe route towards the

facade.
Select ‘Continue from’

1 Select the pipe that shall

make the height change
not to collide when making
2 the take off from the pipe
3 route.
4 Enter ’h’ and change the
height.
Draw passed the crossing
5 pipes. Go up to the
previous height, use ‘h’ for
height and change height
6 and select angle to do the
change.
Draw a short piece in the
direction where the pipe
shall go after the height
change.
Select ’m’ (multi) and
select the parallel pipe.
That pipe is now drawn
continuously parallel to the
first pipe.

Remark! Command line:

The distance is here 100 Command: _CadvContinue
mm according to the Selection dialog settings/Select object...
distance in ‘multi distance’ Height/Size/Preferences/Multi/<Direction>P
and set in ‘p’ – preferences
Saddle tap/Multi distance/Angle:
– at the command line.

Automatic connection to pipe route.

Copy two pipes and place
them on the height that you
want to connect the route from.
In this example we want to go
below an electrical cable tray
and connect from below up to
the pipe route.

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1 Select T-join.
2 Select the pipes to connect.
(Use crossing)
3 Return
4 Select the pipe route to
connect.
CADvent controls the system
types so that not supply is
connected to return and vice
versa, but no control of system
names is made.
Settings have the connection is made is set up in the ’Pipe
settings’
If the user selects to connect the route from above and starts
from pipes that already is placed above the route, the
elevation of the connecting pipes are then set to the current
elevation of these selected pipes.

Connect many pipes to the same route

If many products or verticals
shall be connected to a route
at the same time.
1 Use T-join
2 Select all pipes that shall be
connected.
3 Return
4 Select the route.

CADvent controls the system types so that not supply is

connected to return and vice versa, but not control of system
names.

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Insertion of components like valves

(Misc Valves toolbar)
All components works
like this.
1 Select the valve button.
2
Select size.
Select manufacturer.
3 Select valve product.
The valve is shown in the
dialogue.
4 Select OK to insert the
valve in the drawing.
5 Select the pipe where the
valve shall be inserted.
Depending on how the
cross hair is moved over
the pipe the flow direction
through the valve is
switched.
6 Select direction and
position.
7 Rotate.

When a ventilation system is active the pipe components aren’t

possible to insert. CADvent responds, ”Wrong system”.

General components

In general components
all components except
the radiators are
selectable. This is
another way to select the
right component.

When the component is

selected, insert it to the
drawing. The pipes that
are selected are broken
up and the product can
be rotated.

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Sizing and calculation

Before sizing can be
made on a system, start
symbols must be placed
both in the start of the
supply- and return-
system.

Start sizing
1 Select a pipe in the
system.
2 Enter sizing criteria.
3 Enter ’Start sizing’.
4 When sizing is finished
select OK to update the
drawing

The supply temperature is the one used when selecting

products like radiators and coils.
Return temperature is used to calculate the system volume.
Calculated return temperatures in the system products is
dependent on the types of radiators, see report below.
Max and min pressure loss radiator is including connection.
Resistance factors for shut off valves and regulating valves are
entered.
Start calculation
1 Select a pipe in the
system.
2 Enter calculation data.
3 Select start calculation.
4 When the calculation is
finished the report is
shown.

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Text with text template

To text flow, resistance-values, heating/cooling capacity. The

resistance value is corrected after calculation.
1
Project settings
Select text template for
piping.
There are a couple of
pre-defined templates in
the installation. To create
new templates see the
CADvent manual.
2 Select Open and OK

1 Select text product.

2 Select radiator
3 Mark the start of the
leader
4 Select the text position.

For a more detailed description of the texting function see the

CADvent manual.

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Texting vertical pipes

It is possible to put text

on vertical pipes.

1 Select Text vertical

in the CADvent Text &
2D Toolbar.

2 Select the pattern you

want to be texted in the
header and in the row
below the header.

The text will be texted

with systemtype and
material at top and
diameter below.

Text can be under or

overlined using the
“overline text”, “underline
text” or “over and underline
text” functions

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Create and insert tap water point.

Create tap water point

1 Enter the name of the

new tap water point TS1.
2 Select ’Add’ and select
TS1
Go to the right side of
the dialogue.
3 Select discipline.
4 Enter size of connection
5 The first connection is
used as insertion
product, in this case
‘sewage’.
That’s way dx and dy = 0
6 Select cold water
7 Enter size
8 dx= 40
9 dy= -100
10 elevation = 650 mm When the tap water point is inserted the current settings are
11 connection downwards read from the system setting dialogue and applied for system
12 Select ’Add’ name and colours.
13 Repeat 6 – 11 for warm
water In this example data is edited for already created connections.
14 Select OK and insert the
tap water point.
15 Rotate.
Tip !
Create a couple of different connections with different sizes
and directions.
It’s only the connections that are inserted and they describe
how the rest of the pipes will be drawn.

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Draw pipe and connect to tap water

connection
An example on how to
connect
Draw cold water
1 Enter h = 2700
2 Draw towards the wall in
3 room 104
Change h = 200 select
angle 90 ° and in same
4 point make side
movement.
Raw towards and passed
the WC.

Add warm water parallel to cold water

’Offset copy’
1 Select ’Offset copy’
2 Pick start point and
3 pick end point of system
to be copied.
4 Select system name for
the new pipe.
5 Select side and enter
distance (100mm)

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Connect tap water point

to pipes

1 Start with warm water

system.
Select ’Join end points’.
2
.
3 Select the warm water
connection and then the
pipes.
4 In the dialogue, select
the pipe to connect.(The
upper)
CADvent shows possible
solutions.
Connect cold water. If the dialogue doesn’t come up that’s because the option in
1 Select ’Connect with T’. the continue command, the ’dialogue settings’ has been set to
hide. Set it to ‘Non planar’.
2 Select the cold-water This is done in the ’Selection dialog settings’ option. Select ’s’
connection and then the and then ‘Non planar’.
pipes.
3 In the dialogue, select
the pipe to connect.(The
lower)
4 Select angle.

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Draw vertical parallel pipes from a pipe

route
Select ’Continue from’
1 Select the pipe to be placed
lowest on the wall.
2 Enter h = 200
3 Select P (preferences)
4 Select M (multi distance)
5 Enter 0
6 Enter M for multi
7 Select the pipe that shall be
placed parallel, continue to
draw the two pipes on the
wall. These are now placed
with the same C-C measure
as the pipe route.

Connect against parallel pipe route in

the ceiling that are placed parallel above
each other
Select ’Continue from’
1 Select cold water pipe and
then ”m” for multi.
2 Select warm water and draw
towards the wall.
3 Enter ”H” for height = 200.
4 Press ’enter’, select angle
90°
(Cold water is now placed at
200 mm above floor and
warm water 300 mm above
floor)
5 Draw towards the pipe route
and stop just in front of it.
6 Select ”C” to ’connect’ and
select the cold water pipe in
the route.
7 Select the warm water pipe
8 Select the upper pipe in the
selection dialogue, right click
to get the end point of the
pipe.
9 Press OK.
Select ”C” and select the
warm water pipe in the pipe
route.

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Draw sewage
1 Select sewage
2 Select H (height) and enter
value.
3 Pick start point and end
point.
4 Change height H (height)
5 Select angle <90°>
Pick next point.
When we draw a 90°
direction change CADvent
draws 2 x 45° with the
distance y between the
elbows. The y measure is
set in ‘Pipe settings’.

Connect sewage
Select ’Continue from’
1 Select connection point
2 Select H and enter height.
3 Draw the pipe and if we
draw a 90° angle, 2x45°
elbows are inserted
automatically.
4 To connect to the WC use
the ’Continue from’ and
start from the 45°elbow.
5 Change size afterwards
with ’Properties’
If there is a need to set the
drafting angle at the start –
use AutoCAD’s polar
tracking, set it to e.g. 15°.

Tip!
To connect to sewage,
draw towards the centre
line of the connecting
sewage pipe. The tap will
automatically be created.
(If the automatic
connection is set in project
settings and the height of
the two pipes are the
same)

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Create 2D
2D express
A 2D view of the drawing
is created, all 3D objects
are replaced with 2D
standard symbols.
The size of valves and
other component
symbols are dependant
on the LT scale factor.
Normally 50 for a 1:50
drawing.

Back to 3D view

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Connect sewage pipe with fall

Extend the CADvent 3D
modelling system to be
able to draw and connect
system like sewage with a
certain fall.

1 Select Sewage system and

type in the values including
fall.

2 Press Update, and OK

3 Draw a sewage pipe.

4 Continue with 45° bend.

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5 Press “C” for connect and

point at the main pipe.

6 Text the pipe to see the

height of the pipe.

7
Make a 2D drawing to see
how it looks like, in 2D.

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Create pipe serie

In the installation there are a couple of pre defined pipe series – there
is no necessary setup phase in the start – this can be done later.
New pipe serie.

Project settings

Select pipe serie.

The possibility to remove a pipe serie must be used with

Select create. causius – many other users or projects can be using the same
pipe serie.
When this pipe serie is removed all existing pipes is switched
to the first available pipe serie for the same discipline..
Create new pipe serie.

1 Select discipline.
2 Enter name, e.g.
3 “cooling”
Enter OK.

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Select “cooling” in the list

box

1 Select the pipe serie

’Rost fria rör’ – stainless
2 pipes.
Expand the tree of
dimensions by clicking in
the +-sign.
3
Use to insert the
wanted sizes over to the
new pipe serie.
4
To remove a size from
the list, use X

Close the dialogue

This is where we combine material choice and pipe series.

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The pipe series are saved in

a XML file, default in
Lindab\CADvent\DB\
New xml files can here be
saved and copied to a
common server for the office.

Add or edit data in the pipe serie material

To make a new pipe serie of

a certain material,
1 Select ’Add’.
2 Enter name of the serie
3 Enter sizes
4 Select ’Add’
5 Repeat until the serie is
complete, save with OK
The new pipes are now
available for selection.

To edit a pipe serie.

1 Select the serie in the list,
select ’Edit’.
2 Add, remove or edit data.
3 Select ’Update’

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Settings for piping

The dialoge is split up in

4 parts.

The first part is to handle

connections

The second for radiator

insertion and connecting
pipes.

Height for bottom

elevation of radiator.

Height for wall mounted

pipes and distance from
wall.

The insertion point of the

radiator is at the
connection to the wall.

The connection angle is

from connecting pipes to
the radiator connection.

The third part is the

placement of XML-files
for components, radiators
and pipe series.

The fourth part is for

sewage and distance
between the 45° elbows
when drawing a 90°
direction change.

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Pipe buttons
Drafting settings
Vertical pipe
Tapwater points
Pipe connections
Draw pipe for discipline
(see text below)
Insert radiator
Other components
All components
Bill of Material
Connect radiator
Draw pipe for discipline
Cooling
Heating
VVC
Warm water
Cooling water
Sprinkler
Sewage
Drainage
Other valves
2-way
3- way
Non return
Safety
Vacuum
Outlet
Other components
Filter
Thermometer
Air purgin
Pump
Twin pump
Heat exchanger
Tank
Flow meter
Expansion tak
Sprinkler nozzle
Cooling coil
Heating coil

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