Splitting Water Pipes

Lucity GIS includes this tool used for splitting water pipes in the geodatabase and in the desktop.

Note: This tool can only be used on features that already exist in the Lucity database.

To split pipes in the map:

1. In ArcMap, start an edit session.
2. Using the ESRI select tool, select the water pipe you'd wish to split in the map. Once a single pipe is selected in the map, the Split Water Pipe tool will be enabled.
3. Click the Split Water Pipe tool on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar.
4. Using the Split tool, click on the line at the location where you want the split to occur. This tool uses your editor snapping environment.

   Note:  Don't worry if you aren't accurate regarding where to perform the split.  You will later be able to enter a length where the split should occur.

5. You'll receive a prompt similar to the following. If any unsaved edits are detected, your edit session will be saved prior to using this tool. Then, after performing the split, the edit session will be saved again and the desktop will be updated. Click Yes to proceed.

   

6. The following window will appear.

   

   • Click on the drop-down menu to select from the structure type list. You can select from any editable feature classes that are currently in your map.
   • This split tool will search the selected feature class for an existing feature located within the edit snap tolerance. If no existing feature is found, a new feature of the type selected will be created.
7. Click OK. The following window will appear:

   

   • The From Point and To Point data is read-only. This is carried over from the desktop and identifies the common ID and feature type found at each point.
   • The Current Pipe information is also read-only. This is carried over from the desktop and your GIS map and identifies the common ID, length in the desktop, and length in the map.
   • If the tool finds a conflicting pipe length (i.e. the Lucity Length is different from the GIS Length), you have two options: You can set the length in the desktop to the length found in the map, or you can proportionally split the pipe in the desktop. If the Lucity Length and GIS Length are the same, the conflicting pipe length section will be disabled.
   • In the Split section, indicate either the distance or percentage along the line where you'd like the split to occur. By default, the tool will identify the distance along the line based on the point at which you clicked. The Split section will be disabled if an existing feature was found within the edit snap tolerance. In that instance, the split distance will be pre-determined.
   • In the Orientation section, choose whether the split distance or percentage is calculated from the start or end point of the line. The Orientation section will be disabled if an existing feature was found.
   • Two Pipe ID sections are provided. These are used to indicate the common IDs for the two new pipe records. You can choose to either manually enter a new pipe ID number for each pipe or use existing pipe IDs. If this feature class is set up for auto-numbering (in the Custom Geodatabase Synchronizer Setup), the "Use Lucity Auto Number" button will be enabled. End Point IDs can be used if an existing feature was found within the edit snap tolerance, or once the New Split Point Common ID is populated.
   • The New Split Point Info section are used to indicate the common ID for the new feature inserted at the split point. You can manually enter an ID or use the Lucity auto-number if this feature class is set up for auto-numbering. The New Split Point section will be disabled if an existing feature was found within the edit snap tolerance. In that instance, the common ID will be pre-defined.
   • Click OK when you are finished configuring the split point and new feature.
8. The split tool will now process the split and insert a structure at the location you indicated. As previously mentioned in Step 5, your edit session will be saved; you will receive the standard edit prompts. When the process if complete, the following window will appear:

   

   Note: If you renumber both new pipe sections (i.e. if you don't retain the original pipe number), the original pipe will be assigned the pipe ID of the longer of the two new pipe sections. Any water associations, work orders, requests, and PMs associated with the original pipe will be associated with the new pipe record; however, they will retain the original pipe ID. Both pipe sections will be associated to existing work orders and PMs.