What you will achieve
- Move, insert, and delete intermediate vertices.
- Distinguish the drawing from the pipe's hydraulic properties.
Step-by-step tutorial
How to edit pipe geometry
Move, insert, and delete drawing vertices, then use Cancel, Apply, and Undo without rebuilding the pipe.
You can also follow the written stepsThe written steps and explanations in this chapter describe the workflow. The YouTube player loads only when you select Watch tutorial.
Before you start
- Load a copy of your model and select a pipe with intermediate vertices.
- Record its ID and length before editing.
01
Open route editing
Select the pipe and open Edit drawing vertices. Endpoints belong to the nodes; the tool changes only the intermediate points in the drawn route.
- Confirm the ID before editing.
- Zoom in enough to distinguish each vertex.
02
Move, add, or remove points
Drag a point to correct its position. Insert another to represent a bend, and remove only the unnecessary intermediate point.
- Cancel discards the draft.
- Apply saves the new route.
- Undo reverses a correction applied by mistake.
03
Verify what changed
Select the pipe again and compare its ID, endpoint nodes, and properties. A changed drawing does not by itself mean hydraulic length was recalculated from geometry.
Do it in WatDis
- Move a vertex and use Cancel.
- Repeat, apply the change, and use Undo.
- Compare ID and length before and after.
Common mistakes
Moving a node by mistake
Vertex editing targets the intermediate route; confirm the endpoints before dragging.
Inferring a new length
A visual change alone does not prove that hydraulic length changed.