How to Insert Alignment Points on a Single Drawing

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For this tutorial, work with the project in the "Alignment Points - Single Drawings" folder.

Open drawing P2. Select:

DM Plumbing arrow Insert Alignment Point

The Insert Alignment Point Area dialog box will appear. Set the name for the alignment point area to Supply, Underslab, the floor to Underslab, and check the Cold Water and Hot Water boxes, as shown below. Then press OK.

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Design Master Plumbing will ask you to specify an insertion point. Click so the insertion point is at the lower left hand corner of the building, as shown below.

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Design Master Plumbing will ask you to specify the rotation angle. The alignment point arrow should always point in the direction of north on the drawing. For this drawing, rotate the arrow until it is pointing up towards the top of the drawing as shown below, then click. This direction will vary in future projects depending upon how the building is oriented. The direction also might vary in a single project between drawings. For example, it might point one direction on the floor plans and another on the site plan.

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Select:

DM Plumbing arrow Insert Alignment Point

The Insert Alignment Point Area dialog box will appear. Set the name for the alignment point area to Supply, Floor 1, the floor to 1, and check the Cold Water and Hot Water boxes, as shown below. Then press OK.

apoint-insert-supply-floor1

Locate the alignment point in the lower left hand corner of the middle building, pointing up. After you insert the second alignment point, you will be prompted to draw an area to associate with this point. Draw a box around the middle building. When you are done, your drawing should match the one shown below.

apoint-insert-single-dwg2

Select:

DM Plumbing arrow Insert Alignment Point

The Insert Alignment Point Area dialog box will appear. Set the name for the alignment point area to Supply, Floor 2, the floor to 2, and check the Cold Water and Hot Water boxes, as shown below. Then press OK.

apoint-insert-supply-floor2

Locate the alignment point in the lower left hand corner of the right building, pointing up. Insert the area around the right building. When you are done, your drawing should match the one shown below.

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