Land00075.pngPlacing Irrigation System Components

A variety of additional objects may be needed to make the irrigation design complete. These electrical and mechanical devices can be added to the drawing with the System Component tool.

The predefined objects that can be placed include: auto-fill device, backflow preventer, blow out connection, environmental sensor/station, filter, flow sensor, hose bib/faucet, pressure regulator, quick coupler, valve box/enclosure, water meter, and other. You can also place a generic system component with parameters that can be specified after placement.

A system component added to a pipe splits the existing pipe in two.

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To place a system component on the drawing:

  1. Click the System Component tool from the Irrigation tool set. Click System Component on the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it. Select from one of the manufacturer libraries, or select a custom resource from Generic.vwx and set its properties after placement.

  2. Click Preferences from the Tool bar.

  3. The Object Properties dialog box opens. Select the default system component settings; in particular, specify the component type and symbol to use. The System Component tool uses these preferences until they are changed again.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Click once to place the system component. If placing the component over an existing pipe or irrigation pipe network, the connecting pipe is highlighted and the component is automatically connected to the network.

Adjust the location of the component labels by dragging the label control point.

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The system component properties can be edited from the Object Info palette. Available parameters depend on the system component type.

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Concept: Creating Connected Irrigation Networks

Adding Labels to Irrigation Objects

Irrigation System Warnings

Irrigation Settings

Irrigation

Using Preformatted Reports

 

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