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CAESAR II Users Guide (2019 Service Pack 1)

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CAESAR II Version
11.0 (2019)

Piping Input menu: Edit > View/Set Coordinates

Input Tools toolbar: View/Set Coordinates

Coordinates List input right-click menu: View/Set Coordinates

Shortcut key: CTRL+G

Specifies the absolute (global) coordinates for the start node of each disconnected pipe system segment.

This may be required when:

  1. You want to show nodal coordinates in absolute, rather than relative, coordinates.

  2. Defining global coordinates for discontinuous segments must allow the piping segments to plot in the correct locations, rather than superimposed at the origin.

  3. It is important that the pipe be given the correct elevation if wind loading is present.

  • For addition, you can add two or more positive operands.

  • The software does not directly support subtraction because a dash (-) after a number indicates a unit for a compound length. As a result, you cannot subtract a positive amount, such as 15-4-12-3. You must add a negative amount (such as -12-3+15-4), and you can use only two operands.

  • When units for length and compound length are the same, using the dash (-) is not recommended. For example, if both units are mm, then 6-10 results in 6 mm 10 mm. The software displays the values as the sum of 16 mm.

Global Coordinates Dialog Box