The preview line shows where the pipe will be drawn.
When you draw a pipe, a red-dashed preview line will display. To show the grid as in Figure 1, go to the Arrange menu and select Show Grid. The remainder of this blog will focus on how to best utilize the Isometric Pipe Drawing Mode. The Isometric mode will segment the pipe onto the isometric grid. The 2D Orthogonal mode will segment the pipe onto the orthogonal grid. The 2D Freeform mode will place a pipe on the Workspace as drawn. There are three Pipe Drawing Modes available on the Arrange menu: 2D Freeform, 2D Orthogonal, and Isometric.įigure 1: Pipe Drawing Modes available on the Arrange menuįigure 1 shows the differences between the three Pipe Drawing Modes. Whatever the reason may be, the great news is that AFT Fathom 10 includes a new Isometric Pipe Drawing Mode!
Or maybe you are incorporating your model into a report and want to represent the x, y, AND z axes. Have you ever wanted to show the three-dimensional nature of your piping system in AFT applications? Maybe you are building a model from an isometric reference drawing.