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AVAILABLE OBJECTS

Available objects

Object Example Description ParametersF3
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manhole Manhole sample Inserts the manhole selected in the Objects window Description in Manholes section.
tank Tank sample inserts a "tank" object into the profile, e.g. a septic tank, sewage treatment plant, grease or hydrocarbon separator, liquid gas tank, etc. The selection must be made more specific by selecting a particular device in the Objects window. The program automatically inserts the appropriate tank length into the Data table. Description in a Tanks section.
damper Damper sample inserts a damper symbol. -
valve Valve sample inserts a valve symbol. -
transition Transition sample inserts a transition symbol between sections of different diameters and/or pipe materials. -
street water pump Street water pump sample inserts the symbol for a street water pump. -
deaerator Dearating device sample inserts the symbol for the deareating device. -
drain valve Drain valve sample inserts a symbol for drain valve. -
ground hydrant Ground hydrant sample inserts symbol for ground hydrant. - diameter (default value: 80 mm)
- whether on a branch (default value: no)
underground hydrant Underground hydrant sample inserts symbol for underground hydrant. - diameter (default value: 80 mm)
- whether on a branch (default value: no)
Pipe tee (T-connection) T-connection sample inserts a branch symbol. - network diameter (default value: pipeline diameter)
- ordinate of the network axis (default value: pipeline ordinate)
clamp saddle with a valve clamp saddle with a gate valve sample inserts a pipeline symbol (circle) and a gate valve symbol next to it. - network diameter (default value: pipeline diameter)
- ordinate of the network axis (default value: ordinate of the pipeline)
- whether the gate valve on the right side (default value: no)
- height of the vertical section of the clamp saddle (default value: 0 m)
pipe junction pipe junction sample inserts a circle on the designed pipeline. - network diameter (default value: pipeline diameter)
- ordinate of the network axis (default value: pipeline ordinate)
building Building sample inserts the outline of building foundation with ceilings and roof (depending on settings). Description in Building section
ditch/slope Ditch sample inserts, depending on user settings, a ditch or a slope (road). Description in Ditch section
gas box Gas box sample inserts a gas box. -
gas box on the wall Gas box on the building sample inserts a gas box on the wall of building. Description in Building section
water meter set Water meter set sample inserts the symbols of the fittings that make up the water meter set into the profile. They are placed behind the wall outline (inside the building). Description in Building section
gutter Gutter sample inserts the outline of the building's foundation into the profile, along with a vertical section of gutter run alongside it, connecting to the designed pipeline. Description in Building section
reservoir Water reservoir sample inserts a symbolically marked above-ground water reservoir into the profile. This object is intended for use especially in profiles from which data will be exported for further analysis in Epanet. -
stack Waste/vent stack pipe sample inserts a waste/vent stack pipe into the profile with connection to horizontal branch of building main drain. Description in Stack section
inspection / water meter This object type was left in for compatibility with older versions of Drafter. Instead, it is recommended to use the "manhole" object, which has much greater configuration capabilities. -

How to navigate the drop-down list Objects using the keyboard.

After hovering (with the keyboard cursor) in the Data table over the "Object" column, press the Enter key, and then using the cursor up and cursor down keys, select the object category, e.g.: "other..." and press the Enter key. After that, the drop-down list will disappear and the object selection should be refined in the Objects window that appears. The first item in the category list is an empty item. It allows you to remove an already existing object from a node.

Inserting objects to Data table is also possible from main menu by choosing Insert object.

Decription of Objects window.

Objects window

Buttons definitions:

Object parameters
display detailed parameters of chosen object,
Show/hide
press to hide rarely used objects or show earlier hidden (after click Show all button),
Show all
add to list also hidden objects (marked as red),
Description
In the text field Description you can specify filter pattern using variables:
@_obj_name
object's name,
@_obj_description
object's description,
@_obj_producer
object's producer name,
@_obj_idx
catalog index,
@_obj_date
date,
@_obj_material
material.
The most used description's patterns is possible to change by choosing last item: customize list....

For most objects inserted into the Data table, you can modify their characteristic parameters by invoking the Parameters dialog box using the F3 key or the menu: Node > Object Parameters. For most categories, you can add objects to the program database yourself. Once added once, an object is available for quick use in projects. The method for adding objects is described in the Object Parameters section.

Current version:4.10