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Create a pressure network from objects

Create a pressure network from objects - AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorial

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Create a pressure network from objects

- [Instructor] Now that you have an idea of what pressure networks are all about, let's create a few. We'll begin by creating pressure networks, using objects in the drawing. You'll notice in my drawing, that I have this heavy blue polyline labeled with a W. This just indicates the proposed path of our water line. This isn't the actual water line itself. To convert it to a water line, I'll go to the home tab of the ribbon, click the dropdown for "Pipe Network," and then select "Create Pressure Network From Object." I'll select the polyline, and you'll notice a black arrow indicating the direction of flow. In this case, the flow direction is correct. If it were pointing in the other direction, we could click "Reverse," to reverse it. And I'll zoom in closely here, so you can see what I'm talking about. This black arrow. I'll go ahead and click "OK," and then in the next dialogue, just like you've seen with many Civil…

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