This page goes over the items in the right side bar.
Angle: Changes the snap angle when rotating parts
Units toggle: Changes the displayed units from inches, feet, and millimeters
Tee/olet: Switches the pull-off priority between olets and tees
Free place: Clicking the free place button and then selecting a fitting will allow that fitting to be free placed into the sketch
Scale: Scales pipe to display them all at the same size or toggle back to a realistic size ratio
End prep: This allows users to change the end prep of a pipe based on the connection types selected on the Field Orderz website. Changing the end prep of a pipe will change the connection type of the end of the pipe displaying the change on the BOM and cut list. For more information on the end preps & services, click here: Services Page
Select the end prep button
Select a pipe with an open end
Select the new connection type
Click close
If you wish to reset it to its original end prep you can select the end and click reset
Ruler: Allows dimensions to be taken between two points.
Open the ruler menu
Select your first point, it can be a fitting or open end of the pipe
Select your first alignment
Center- takes the measurement from the center of the fitting
Pipe face- takes the measurement from the end of the pipe face
Connector face- takes the measurement from the end of the connector connected to the pipe
Opposite connector face-
Select your second point
Select your second alignment
Select the axis you want the measurement to be taken from
Select if you want the measurement locked
Locked- The ruler measurement will drive the pipe lengths
Unlocked- the pipe lengths drive the ruler measurement
Select Confirm
Either adjust the pipe length or the ruler length by selecting them and typing in your new dimension
View toggle: Users can toggle the view of the sketch from 3D parts, standard block view, or a mix of both
Full 3D parts
Full 3D fittings, Block accessories
3D Fittings, Block valves, and accessories
3D fittings, Only block valves, accessories don’t display
Renumber: If the pipe ID numbers get out of order from deleting pipe, then clicking renumber will reset the pipe ID’s
Quantity: This button multiplies the quantity of every item in the BOM
Allows for a single package to have multiples of the same item without having multiple different packages
QTY update will ONLY appear in exported items and won’t reflect in sidebar BOM
Abbreviation: Setting the abbreviation will change the prefix for all pipe IDs
Can be set to 3 characters maximum
