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Features
§Fit and Finish
§Parallel Pipe
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§Add Wire “+” Grips on Devices
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§Panel Schedule Enhancements  – auto-update, use field codes
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The Parallel Pipes tool allows you to easily create a parallel pipework layout, typically used for a radiator piping system. You also have the ability to connect multiple radiators to these parallel pipes.
Pre‐condition: Two parallel pipe segments (indicated by 2 and 3) are existing in the drawing.
1. Select the “Parallel Pipes” tool from Tool Palette.
2. Pick one pipe as the base pipe to route.
3. Pick the other pipe as the parallel pipe.
4. Route forward and the base pipe layout can be previewed.
The Parallel Pipes tool can be used on multiple parallel pipes, and the workflow is the same as with two pipes mentioned above. This can be useful when routing things such as medical gas piping (oxygen, vacuum, air, etc) to maintain consistent spacing between the pipes.

Add Wire “+” Grips on Devices: Devices (and Panels) now have a + grip to make it easier to add wires. When picking the + grip Add Wire is started and the circuit is picked up from the device if it has been assigned. If not, the first unused circuit matching the device properties is selected as default circuit for the device. The Circuit list in Wire Add now shows the loads on all circuits to make it easier to select appropriate circuit.

It is now much easier to keep Panel Schedules up to date.
Values in the Panel Schedule are automatically updated when regenerating the drawing.
Out of date notification when a Panel Schedule needs to be updated manually.
The Panel Schedules are now created using field codes instead of static texts; if the underlying value changes the field is automatically updated when the drawing is regenerated. Some changes in the electrical design like adding or removing circuits might require rows to be added or deleted in the Panel Schedule. This kind of change does not happen automatically but the Panel Schedule is displayed out of date if it needs to be manually updated. Panel Schedules that are out of date are displayed with a strike‐though line. Right click and select ‘Update Panel Schedule’ to recreate the Panel Schedule. If you have Circuit Manager open you will see the out of date graphic almost immediately after changing
the design. If not the out of date graphics will appear after you run Regen, Regenerate Model or any command that creates output like Plot or Publish.