Bending Radius to pipe diameter in AECOsim Building Mechanical Designer V8i (SELECTseries 5)

Question

how can i make the ratio between pipe diameter and bending radius in bends default equal to 1

and i want and automation tool to modified existing files to this ratio for all pipe diameter

regards

Marc Thomas · Answer

To do this please: 
 
 Select all of the plumbing elements that you need to change in the DataGroup Explorer 
 Right-click on that selection and pick Edit 
 In the 'Modify DataGroup Data' dialog, change the appropriate values then click OK to apply them. 
 
 Note that the ratio is driven by the radius so you cannot (as far as I can see) specify the ratio,

Steve Cocchi · Answer

Hi DMA, 
 As Karsten noted you also need to change the AutoSize field from "Radius" (the default) to "RadtoDia" - step 3 in this Wiki: https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/17089/connect-two-pipes-of-different-diameter-with-an-arc 
 Once that is done, the "Radius to Diameter Ratio" value should act as a multiplier against the Diameter value.

Bending Radius to pipe diameter in AECOsim Building Mechanical Designer V8i (SELECTseries 5)

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