Faqs

A Route Line is a custom entity which appears similar to an AutoCAD Line or 3D Polyline but with additional features which make it much more powerful.  Route Lines are very useful especially when dealing with the layout of sloped piping systems. The video below is a brief introduction to Solid Pipe Designer Route Lines.

Yes!  Most content obtained from a manufacturer – in an AutoCAD compatible format can be converted into Solid Pipe Designer content. The content can be added as a database component, made into a tool on a palette or imported from a drawing into a 3D drawing model. See the video for an example on how it’s done!

A Solid Pipe Designer XREF is a drawing filename found in the XREF column of a component’s database table. The XREF filename is used to supplement or replace the default parametric content found in a component table.

Yes.   Solid Pipe Designer allows users to customize the database used for creating 3D models.  Users can add, modify,  and delete component (part) tables using the same procedure as adding a manufacturer’s product line.

It depends on the computer hardware and other installed software.  If there are no resource conflicts between installed software, there should be no reason why they cannot co-exist on the same computer unless the simultaneous use due to computer hardware, operating system, individual software programming results in unacceptable performance.

The Solid Pipe Designer database file utilizes the SQLite database engine.  Users can modify the database using any one of a number of free and low cost SQLite managers or the standard Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) user interface.

Note: UHP Process Piping, Inc. uses the sqliteexpert Professional Edition software for editing the Solid Pipe Designer database.