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Function: Input of hydrants for combined systems (sprinklers together with hydrants).

After the command call, the following input options appear in the properties palette:



Each entered hydrant receives the properties set here. 

During the command sequence, the data can be changed at any time.(*)


In the dialog area appears:


With the following options:


  • U: Undo last hydrant input (within this function call). 

Immediately after calling the hydrant input command, this option has no effect. 

With this option the last step of the hydrant input is undone. 

The Undo option can be repeated until the state at the beginning of the hydrant input is reached again. 

After reaching this initial state, the option has no effect.


  • B: Input of a hydrant, starting with the insertion position of the hydrant on the branch pipe. 

First, the branch pipe on which the hydrant is to be inserted must be selected.


When the pipe is selected, the point from which further entries are made is also determined.

If the selected point (for selecting the branch pipe) is closer to the starting point of the branch pipe, the further entries refer to the starting point, otherwise to the end point of the branch pipe. 

After that, the distance of the hydrant insertion point from the startpoint:


or from the endpoint

 



  • R: <Reference point>: Enter hydrant location by selecting any point (enter a point).


(*)

If the value of the CAD system variable COMMANDPROPERTIES is 0, nothing is displayed in the properties palette, instead the properties dialog of the hydrant (properties dialog of a hydrant) is displayed at the end of the command.