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Derek Cutsinger/2 min read

Designing a Perfect Piping Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide

Construction Document Workflow

1

Schematic Design

Conceptual layout — establishes overall design direction.

2

Design Development

Refine systems, materials, and dimensions.

3

Construction Documents

Detailed drawings and specs ready for permit and bid.

4

Construction Administration

Respond to RFIs and submittals during build.

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This tutorial walks through designing a perfect piping plan, covering essential tools and techniques for your projects.

That will go there. So let’s go ahead and connect into this one. I’m going to pull this back for now.

I’m not satisfied with that design. Again, thinking as we go—be sure to delete that vertical piece. There’s no reason for this segment to be that long.

And we will connect to that point. All right, last branch line. Now, generally, at this part of a project—or even earlier—is usually when I start reflecting on my life choices.

But I got here for one reason or another. And here we are. So you just have to go with it.

There’s a lot of time to think when you’re working on this portion of the project. So try to enjoy it. All right, looks good.

Let’s go ahead and cap all of these. Cap the open ends. If you recall, we had to cloud these areas because they were too close together.

We’re going to have to adjust those armovers to improve the configuration. I’ll take this section and go up to here. I like to make the working area smaller so I know exactly what I’m focusing on. This is much too close, so I’ll draw pipe—1″—and we’ll come up approximately 1′-6″.

We’ll go over 8″, then come up and over again, and let’s align it. Very good.

One more. Section two: 1″ pipe, about 1′-6″ rise. Again, don’t worry if it’s not exact—same as I’ve done.

I’m not sure if that’s the same elevation, so I will align. Go back to our piping plan.

This one isn’t connecting properly. I’ll go back and see what’s going on. You may need to experiment until it connects properly.

14′-8″, 14′-8″. Okay. So in theory, it should be good.

There we go. That occasionally happens. Now, don’t forget to delete this revision cloud.

Let’s go ahead and check our 3D view. Click on this portion of the main. When you rotate around, you should see your piece coming up.

We’ve got our main. We’re branching out from the side and have connected all the drops to our 1½″ branch lines. All right.

Great job. We’ve just got a little bit more to go, and our piping plan will be complete.