Using the Show Item Info button, DrawToolButtonShowInfo02.dib, on the tool bar, you can view and/or modify the specific details about any component in a pipe system. Depending on the type of component you select, clicking a component in the Drawing either displays the component’s information in the Node or Pipe pane, or opens up the dialog specific to the selected component.

  

To view and modify an individual item:


  1. Click the Show Item Info button, DrawToolButtonShowInfo02.dib, on the tool bar.


  1. When you click the Show Item Info button, SHOW is displayed next to your mouse pointer when the pointer is in the Drawing pane.


  1. Click a component in the Drawing pane that you want to view and/or edit.


  1. When you select a tank, join point, or demand pressure, its details are displayed, and can be edited in the Node pane.


  1. When you select a demand flow, the Set Flow Demands dialog opens, and you can view and edit the demand flow values.


  1. When you select a pipe, the pipe’s details are displayed, and can be edited in the Pipe pane. To view and edit a pipe’s material and/or size, click the Diam? or Material buttons in the Pipe pane to open the Pipe diameter data screen.


  1. When you click a fitting symbol or a valve symbol FittingOnAPipe.dib, on a pipe the Pipe fitting friction coefficients screen opens. You can view and edit all fittings on the pipe containing the fitting you selected in the Drawing pane. You can also select a pipe in the Drawing pane, and then click the Add/Change Fittings button, DrawToolButtonAddFitting_withQuantity.dib, in the Pipe pane to open the Pipe fitting friction coefficients screen.


  1. When you click a component symbol on a pipe, ComponentButtonWithQuantity0.dib, the Set Component Pressure Loss dialog opens, and you can view and edit the component’s pressure loss values. You can also select a pipe in the Drawing pane, and then click the Add/Change Component Pressure Loss button, ComponentButtonWithQuantity0.dib, in the Pipe pane to open the Set Component Pressure Loss dialog.


  1. When you click a control valve symbol on a pipe, ControlValveOnAPipe.dib, the Control Valve Data screen opens, and you can view and edit the control valve type or values. You can also select a pipe in the Drawing pane, and then click the Add/Change Control Valve button, FCV_WithQuantity.dib, in the Pipe pane to open the Control Valve Data screen.


  1. When you click a pump symbol on a pipe, PumpOnAPipe.dib, the Pump Data screen opens, and you can view and edit the pump’s properties. You can also select a pipe in the Drawing pane, and then click the Add/Change Pump button, Pump_WithQuantity.dib, in the Pipe pane to open the Pump Data screen.