Used to insert a node.

Ribbon

Layout > Layout > Insert Node

Workflow

Select Reference Element for Node Elevation. Reset to Type an Elevation - pick the element that you want to use to define the top elevation of the node. This can be a linear element which has an active profile, a mesh, or a terrain model. The elevation normally represents the top of the cover for a chamber. Press Reset if you want to enter an elevation.

Select Conduit Invert Reference - pick the conduit that the node will be inserted in.

Split Conduit - choose whether the conduit should be split into two separate conduits - one on either side of the node - or should remain as a single conduit.

Define Location - define a point to locate the node along the conduit. Note that the text of the prompt tells you the type of node being place, such as Place Manhole for example. If you chose a reference element in the previous prompt, then this prompt lets you define a vertical offset from that element. If you pressed Reset, then this prompt lets you type in an elevation.

Select Rotation Mode - choose whether you want to define the rotation of the node using an absolute value, or relative to an alignment (which can be any linear element).

If you choose Absolute, then next prompt is to Select Rotation or Reset to Place again. The rotation is defined as an absolute value, using the settings defined in File > Settings > File > Design File Settings > Angle Readout. If Civil AccuDraw is used the define the location of the node, then the compass will lock to the nearest compass point, which is defined in the Civil AccuDraw Settings. The rotation value is still absolute - it will not update if the element selected in Civil AccuDraw Station and Offset is subsequently modified.

If you choose Relative to alignment, then the next prompt is to Locate Reference Element for Rotation. Select a linear element, from the active design file or a reference. The next prompt is to Select Rotation or Reset to Place again. The rotation value is relative to the selected linear element, and will be updated if the element is subsequently modified.

Feature Definition - Defines the feature definition to be assigned to the new node.

Name Prefix - the feature definition provides a default naming prefix, which can be overridden here.

Notes:

The top elevation of the node can be set to match a surface, such as in the case of a catch basin for example, or the conduit itself could be used, such as in the case of valves and bends on a water line or other pressure line. The inserted node takes its bottom elevation from the conduit.

If a node is inserted, and the conduit is not split in two, the position of the node will be updated if the node at either end of the conduit is moved.

Manipulators

Properties

Select the node and click Properties to access the graphical and spatial properties of the node. Select the node and click Utility Properties to access the hydraulic properties of storm and sanitary nodes, or Subsurface Utilities properties for any type of node.