Pipe Icons
A number of icons are used in Pumpsim™ to represent various pipe attributes. The icons are displayed on top of the pipe solid or wireframe, and indicate the presence of a specific item. Multiple attributes in a pipe represented by icons are shown side by side.
- Icons can be turned off or on from the Display Manager or from the right mouse button context menu.
- Icons can be moved along pipes by selecting the MOVE function from the toolbar and dragging the icons along the pipe with the left mouse button.
- Icons can be copied to other pipes by selecting the COPY button function from the toolbar and dragging the icon to a new pipe.
Customized Icons
Pump, resistance and heat icons can be customised in Pumpsim™. Providing the icon is established with a PRESET name, a picture file can be dragged on to the icon externally from the Windows File Manager. The picture file can be formatted as a JPG, PNG or GIF file. In addition, the GIF format also supports animated pictures which will be displayed as an animated icon in Pumpsim™.
Pumps
Pump icons are used to represent the presence of a pump. Pumps can be shown in three different colours.
- Blue – normal operating pump
- Green – Fix Flow
- Red – Fix Pressure
Valves
Valves icons are used to represent the presence of a valve. Valves can be shown in three different colours.
- Blue – normal operating pump
- Green – Fully open valve
- Red – Fully closed valve
Bend
Indicate a pressure loss due to a bend.
Tee junction
Indicate a Tee junction
Diameter change
Indicate a pressure loss due to a change in diameter.
Spray
Indicate a spray.
Blocked Pipe
Blocked icons indicate a pipe blockage or very high resistance has been placed and air cannot travel freely through the pipe. Blocked resistance values are set in the PRESET menu. If blocked resistance values are above the maximum resistance specified in the Settings, then absolutely no airflow will be permitted along the pipe.