Mastering AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012

Exploring Pipe Networks

Parts in a pipe network have relationships that follow a network paradigm. A pipe network, such as the one in Figure 13-24, can have many branches. In most cases, the pipes and structures in your network will be connected to each other; however, they don’t necessarily have to be physically touching to be included in the same pipe network.

Figure 13-24: A typical Civil 3D pipe network

Land Desktop with Civil Design and some other civil engineering–design programs don’t design piping systems using a network paradigm; instead, they use a branch-by-branch or “run” paradigm (see Figure 13-25). Although it’s possible to separate ...