Profile Structure Styles

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Menu:    Pipes > Settings > Profile Structure Styles
Ribbon: Production Tab > CAD Pipe Production Panel > Profile Views Dropdown > Profile Structure Styles
             Pipes tab > Settings Panel > Setting Dropdown > Profile Structures

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Introduction

Users can use this tool to specify how manholes and inlets should be presented on the profile view.

In the Active Network Settings (and Global Network Settings) form there is a picklist when creating structures to assign the profile view representation of the structure.

Details

Upon selecting the command the following form is displayed:

Current Item	Pick the Profile View Structure Style to edit
Add	Add a new style
Delete	Delete a selected style
Wall thickness	Thickness of walls, between the 'top' and 'bottom' sections
Top is Fixed/Bottom is Fixed	Users can have a fixed height section from the top down, or from the bottom up.  This is relevant for tapered structures
Taper Angle	Leave at zero if the Top size and Bottom size are identical.  Otherwise specify an angle greater than 0 and less than or equal to 90 degrees.
Top	Define top section of structure.  Assumes vertical walls for the Height
Top thickness	Thickness of the top (lid)
Diameter/Width and Length	Pick diameter for cylindrical structures.  Specify a diameter Pick Width and Length for rectangular structures.  Specify a width and length
Height	Fixed height from the Top of structure down.
Bottom	Define bottom section of structure.  Assumes vertical walls for the Height
Bottom thickness	Thickness of the bottom of the structure (floor)
Diameter/Width and Length	Pick diameter for cylindrical structures.  Specify a diameter Pick Width and Length for rectangular structures.  Specify a width and length
Height	Fixed height from the Bottom of the structure up
OK	Apply and exit.
Cancel	Exit the form without change

All structures are saved to the CSD Settings folder (they are globally edited and globally available on every project).