3-D Plumbing diagrams. (Etcetera)

[joey3032]

You can do these things now using different types of polysolids and geometric shapes...it's not that easy but doable. Exporting to Sketchup, with it's ease of quickly dragging, pushing, pulling etc...may be easier to do..and still be in 3D.

[lbuttery]

Here is thread that I started last year about this.

I have some newer versions that I will try to post soonest but lost of stuff going on right now.

http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....ight=SCHEMATIC


Lew

[jmur]

I've been having some success in X1 drawing under slab waste drainage pipes by using the primitive cylinder for making pipes. Their angles can be adjusted in and from the x,y plane. FYI, 1/4" in 1 foot pitch is 1.19 degrees. Nice 3D fitting symbols (dwg/dxf) are available on the Charlotte Pipe website. What seems to be missing is a convenient way to move these symbols the same way primitive solids are moved.

[sutcac]

Here's another thread on the subject-

http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....light=PLUMBING

[jmur]

For hydronic radiant heat tubing diagrams, I use LoopCAD.
http://www.loopcad.com/loopcad/LoopCADMain.asp

[lbuttery]

Jeff:

At $450 loopcad seems pricey, does the permit office or the plumber require those diagrams ???


I have a bath that we are going to be doing radiant heat for a remodel and I'm planning on just putting a note on the floorplans.

I'll start a new thread about this.

Lew

[jmur]

Lew,

Requirements for these diagrams probably depends upon location. I bought LoopCAD a number of years ago and don't think it was $450 then. Hydronic radiant systems just interest me. That's my primary reason for having LoopCAD I'm a retired engineer geek. Getting off topic here. John Siegenthaler is the hydronic heating guru in this country. He literally wrote the book. Anyway, on his website, http://www.hydronicpros.com/ , he has a combo deal consisting of LoopCAD plus Hydronic Design Studio Pro for $695. That's a pretty good deal if you're doing heating design work. BTW, I don't have any connection with this company, just passing on some info about something that has been useful to me.

Jeff