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PipePilot Documentation

PipePilot models water distribution networks in the browser with the EPANET engine, for DPR consultants and ULB and PHED engineers. New to it? Start with Getting started.

  1. 1Getting startedBuild and run your first water network model in metric units: a source, three junctions and three pipes, in about five minutes.
  2. 2The workspaceA tour of the PipePilot screen: the menus, the two toolbars, the Browser, the Network Map, the Property Editor, the floating windows and the status bar.
  3. 3Building a networkAdd and edit junctions, reservoirs, tanks, pipes, pumps and valves; set sensible defaults; and keep units straight (LPS, metres, millimetres).
  4. 4Running and reading resultsRun the analysis, read the Status Report, colour the map, step through time, and use graphs, tables, queries, legends and animation to understand the results.
  5. 5Fixing problemsWhat EPANET's common errors and warnings mean in plain language, and how the Problems window and Model Check help you fix them.
  6. 6CPHEEO complianceCheck every junction and pipe against the CPHEEO 2024 manual and the March 2023 addendum, choose between 17 m and 21 m, and export the result as a CSV for your DPR.
  7. 724-hour and intermittent supply runsTurn a snapshot into a 24 hour extended period run with a daily demand pattern, and model intermittent supply of a few hours a day.
  8. 8Demand allocationGo from a census population to junction base demands: population x lpcd, 15 percent losses, the right use of the peak factor, and the half-pipe-length method.
  9. 9Pumps and pump curvesModel a pump set with a head curve, see how EPANET reads one, three and many points, find the operating point against the system curve, and switch pumps with tank-level controls.
  10. 10Sample networksFive ready-made networks in the Start gallery: three Indian teaching networks in metric units and EPANET's own Net1 and Net3, and what each one teaches.
  11. 11Keyboard shortcutsThe keys and mouse actions that work in the PipePilot workspace.
  12. 12GlossaryWater supply and EPANET terms as Indian municipal engineers use them, in plain English.