Connection
There are different types of connections that are used as connection points between pipes. Right-click on any connection to open up its properties.
Horizontal Window
On top of the properties menu, you find information identifying the selected connection.
There are several commands available when performing a right-click on a connection:
Move
The function is used for moving a connection. Place the crosshair upon the connection to be moved, press the right mouse button, and select Move from the menu.
The dialogue box Novapoint WS - Construction appears, asking: "Move also pipes connected to manhole?". If you want to move the pipes along with the manhole click Yes, if you just want to move the manhole and the pipes to remain, click No. If you answer Yes to move the pipes along with the manhole, the dialogue box Novapoint WS - Construction appears, asking: "Keep manhole top relative to terrain level?".
Confirm by clicking Yes if you want to keep the manhole top level relative to the terrain level.
If you, on the contrary, do not want the manhole top level to be changed but want its original elevation to be kept, click No.
If you know the coordinates to where the connection is to be moved, you may very well key in the coordinates on the keyboard.
Delete
The function is used for deleting a connection in the WS-project. Place the crosshair upon the connection to be deleted, press the right mouse button, and select Delete from the menu. The dialogue box Delete <Connection> - <Connection Number> appears. By pressing Yes the connection is being deleted. The attached pipes will not be changed.
Attach Pipe
The function is used for attaching a pipe to a connection, e.g. in a case where a new connection is added to a node. Place the crosshair upon the connection, press the right mouse button, and select Attach Pipe from the menu.
The command prompts for:
Attach pipe <Enter>=Ok, <Esc>=Cancel :
Click the pipe to be attached to the connection.
Ok ?
Attach pipe <Enter>=Ok, <Esc>=Cancel :
Confirm by pressing Enter or by pressing the right mouse button.
If the selected pipe is already attached to the connection, the following message appears on the command line:
Pipe selected is already attached to another object (Connection Number)
Attach pipe <Enter>=Ok, <Esc>=Cancel :
Now you may immediately select the next pipe to be attached. Confirm by pressing Enter or by pressing the right mouse button. Carry on until all pipes are attached to the connection.
Detach Pipe
The function is used for detaching a pipe from a connection, e.g. in a case where a new connection is added to a node and the pipes are to be attached to the new one. In this case, you first have to detach the pipes from the old connection. Place the crosshair upon the connection, press the right mouse button, and select Detach Pipe from the menu.
The command prompts for:
Detach pipe <Enter>=Ok, <Esc>=Cancel :
Click the pipe to be detached from the connection.
Ok ?
Detach pipe <Enter>=Ok, <Esc>=Cancel :
Confirm by pressing Enter or by pressing the right mouse button.
If the selected pipe is already detached from the connection, the following message appears on the command line:
Object selected is not attached to this object
Detach pipe <Enter>=Ok, <Esc>=Cancel :
You may immediately select the next pipe to be detached. Confirm by pressing Enter or by pressing the right mouse button. Carry on until all pipes are detached from the connection.
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The function is explained under Node.
Vertical Window
On top of the menu, you find information identifying the selected connection.
The shortcut menu for connection has the following selections:
Connection
<Connection number>
Level (z)
The function is used for applying a certain elevation to a connection. Place the crosshair upon the connection to have its elevation changed, press the right mouse button, and select Level (z) from the menu.
The command prompts for:
Level <Elevation> :
Key in the desired elevation.
The dialogue box Novapoint WS - Construction appears, asking: "Keep level for attached pipes relative to the manhole?". Confirm by clicking Yes or click No if you just want to move the connection. In most cases, you would probably want to move the pipes as well.
Afterward, you might have to run the function Level relative to the lowest pipe under Node to adjust the pipe foundation thickness.
The function takes effect for the connection's bottom level.
Distance relative to the lowest pipe
This function is used for updating the level of the manhole bottom in an instance where you have edited pipe levels without adjusting the manhole bottom level. Place the crosshair upon the connection to be adjusted, press the right mouse button and select Distance relative to lowest pipe from the menu.
The command prompts for:
Bottom elevation offset from lowest pipe (cm) ? <0.00> :
Key in the desired bottom thickness (distance between the pipe reference line and manhole's outside bottom) and press Enter on the keyboard or the right mouse button.
Please notice that the manhole bottom is updated.
Cover Level
The function is used if a certain elevation is desired for a manhole top. Place the crosshair upon the connection to be adjusted, press the right mouse button and select Cover Level from the menu.
The command prompts for:
Set cover level <Elevation> :
Key in the desired elevation and confirm by pressing Enter or using the right mouse button.
Cover Level Offset Terrain
The function is used for setting the top level of a manhole different from the terrain surface. This may be useful e.g. when a pipe trench is designed in a designed road, and the manholes are first to be ended at the roadbed and later be heightened to the road surface. Place the crosshair upon the connection to be adjusted, press the right mouse button and select Cover Level Offset Terrain from the menu.
The command prompts for:
Set cover level offset terrain <0.00> :
Key in the desired difference in meters. Negative if the manhole is to be ended lower than the terrain surface, positive if it is to be higher.
This function is equivalent to the one explained under Connection in Modify.
Delete
The function is used for deleting a connection in a node in the WS project. Place the crosshair upon the connection to be deleted, press the right mouse button, and select Delete from the menu.
The dialogue box Delete <Connection> - <Connection Number> appears.
Confirm by clicking Yes or cancel by clicking No.
By pressing Yes the connection becomes deleted. The pipes will not be altered.
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The function is explained under Node.
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