4.10.6. Selecting the manner of drawing fitting components<br>

### 4.10.6. Selecting the manner of drawing fitting components

Some fitting components may be represented by various graphical symbols and most of them can be flipped vertically or horizontally.

The manner of drawing a fitting is represented by one of the fields in the data table. By changing the value of that field you can select the drawing of the fitting. For instance, when you insert a pressure gauge, a “Pressure gauge ...” field appears, where you can select an item from a list. The list contains graphical representations of the pressure gauge:

Graphical symbol |  |  |
Value in the “Pressure gauge ...” field | Standard, w/o valve | Standard, with valve | Natural

Flipping components vertically and horizontally may be done in two ways: using the mouse in the drawing or in the data table.

Upon clicking on a fitting, which can be flipped vertically or horizontally, a green symbol with an arrow appears. This symbol is used to flip the component. Below a valve is shown as an example:

By dragging the dot with the mouse you can flip the valve vertically or horizontally. In the case of a straight-run valve, flipping it horizontally changes only the direction of valve label, while in the case of an angle valve the orientation of the valve is also changed.

A similar operation can be performed in the data table. When you click on the button to the right of the “• Rotate dwg.” field, a window is displayed that enables “horizontal” (Inverted x) or “vertical” flipping of valve. Remember that “horizontal” means here the direction parallel to the valve axis, whereas “vertical” means perpendicular to the valve axis.

In the described window there is also a “Maintain vertical” box. If pipe-run inclinations are accounted for in the drawing and the valves are to be drawn upright (not perpendicular to pipe-run), then the “Maintain vertical” box should be checked:

“Maintain vertical” box unchecked | “Maintain vertical” box checked

You can also change the position of the valve label. When you click on a valve, a yellow frame appears. You can drag this frame with the mouse to the location you require.

Valve label can also be relocated using the “Label pos.” field in the data table.

You can also choose one of the predefined valve labels.

! Flipping the valves and moving their labels with the use of the appropriate fields in the data table is convenient when this operation must be carried out on many valves at once.

¨ To flip many valves or move their labels:

1. Mark the pipe-runs with the valves.

2. Pipe-run fields with valve fields appear in the data table.

3. Open the window for flipping the valve (“Rotate dwg.”) or the field for moving the label (“Label pos.”) and perform the required operation. The operation is carried out on all marked components.