AECOsim Building Designer Help

To apply a slope

  1. Select desired pipe within the route where slope to be applied. The context tools appear on the Placement ribbon tab.
  2. Select ( Apply Slope). The Apply Slope settings dialog appears with default settings.
  3. Select an appropriate slope Method:

    Rise/Run

    or

    % Percent

    or

    Degree

  4. Define the amount of slope by entering a value in the slope (value input) setting field and selecting the direction of slope:

    Up

    or

    Down

  5. Check Slope Selected Pipe to include the selected segment of duct/pipe of the route apply slope to.
  6. Check Continue Through Risers to effect the slope in the incremental steps on the route.
  7. Enter a value for the tolerance span in Process Pipe Within.
  8. Complete with a datapoint. Sloped components appear sloped, while previous locations are displayed with center line elements.
    Note: The Slope settings are preserved in the Placement > Slope Options ribbon tab for a new pipe component being placed.