Thanks to Camber package we are now able to create pressure pipe runs for multiple selected polylines, but I am a little greedy :sweat_smile:, and asking for any way in Dynamo to simulate the lengthen of multiple pipe run alignments to add automatically branch fittings, as demonstrated below. [Animation] Please share with me your ideas, as it will help us a lot and save great time and effort rather than doing it manually for each pipe branching.

First of all, thanks a lot for your effort and great contribution in finding a solution. Unfortunately, when I am trying to run the script, the “Break Pipes” python node keeps failing giving me the warning as shown below. I am not a python professional, so I was not able to troubleshoot the issue by myself. [Screenshot 2022-07-06 110730]

Can you share a dwg? I can look into it when i get c3d access again.

I managed to troubleshoot the warning (the script was choosing part list rather than the one referenced to the created pressure network). However, is there a way to: Add the tees on the alignments intersection points without breaking up the pipe runs, as this will introduce n+1 alignments (n= number of drawn alignments before running the script), which will affect greatly the project file size and navigating; “Add tees” python node is looking for part size with description “tee” in it. Is it possible to automatically add tees based on the connected pipes part size dimensions (equal or reduced tees), and without the description constraint; Created tees have zero fitting insertion point elevation. Is it possible to get the correct elevation from the connected pipes center line elevation.

[image] Ahmed.Kamal.Moussa: Add the tees on the alignments intersection points without breaking up the pipe runs, as this will introduce n+1 alignments (n= number of drawn alignments before running the script), which will affect greatly the project file size and navigating; If I remember correctly the pipe runs have to be broken up. The pipe run entity is what has the break method available to it. I don’t believe there is a method to break a pipe entity. And the pipe has to end at the intersection points to tell the TEE what port to connect to. [image] Ahmed.Kamal.Moussa: “Add tees” python node is looking for part size with description “tee” in it. Is it possible to automatically add tees based on the connected pipes part size dimensions (equal or reduced tees), and without the description constraint; It may be possible but I think it will be pretty difficult. May have to check the part type of the pipes (Help) that get grouped into the sets of 3s for the TEEs and use a sort of dictionary to return the correct corresponding tee. Could you show an example of what you mean in images? The different scenarios that would need to be taken into account? [image] Ahmed.Kamal.Moussa: Created tees have zero fitting insertion point elevation. Is it possible to get the correct elevation from the connected pipes center line elevation. Looks like the .AddFitting Method takes a point3d (Help), so it should be possible to use the z elevation of one of the pipes at the intersection. I believe I’m just using the point 3d of the alignments, so I thought that would work. I’ll see if I can overwrite the z values of the points based on the pipe elevations at the intersection. I won’t have C3D access until the 11th and have a laundry list of stuff I want to address but I’ll definitely look into this. If you have an example dwg it may help me test.

Book :open_mouth: Is there a book about c# or python and Dynamo? /P

@Anton_Huizinga wrote a book for C# :slight_smile: Start Programming in .NET for AutoCAD https://a.co/d/daFCAta

@WrightEngineering Hi I am working on pressure pipe network, Im trying to automate pipe fitting process but .AddFitting() is not working in my 2022 version and asking for only one parameter…can you suggest any alternative.

If it’s a path-based pressure network, we are still hoping for a dynamic method to add all the branch fitting tees between the crossing pipe runs. If it’s a part-based network, then you can use Camber package to add fittings by location.

@Ahmed.Kamal.Moussa thanks for response…getting error while installing camber backage its not getting install in my 2022 version …can somone help me why .Addfitting() asking for one parameter i.e. object id and how to resolve it…(or .Addfitting() support only 2023?) @WrightEngineering @Ahmed.Kamal.Moussa

@Wright, I am trying conect some couplings, I have tried to use this code, with some changes , but the changes that i did don’t works, could you help me with that ? please! I could not use the block “connect tee”, the others I can work! [Capturar]

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