Hanger Generation in Computer-Aided Design Programs

A method for hanger placement within a REVIT plan, comprising:

• receiving a first selection of elements on a graphical user interface (“GUI”);
• determining a first set of pipe elements from the first selection based on the elements being parallel;
• receiving a second selection, on the GUI, indicating a run direction;
• determining a service type for the first set of pipe elements that is one of pipe, conduit, or ducts;
• placing an initial hanger on the first set of pipe elements, including resizing a bearer width to span the first set of pipe elements and changing the hanger elevation to attach to a lowest bottom of the first set of pipe elements;
• placing a second hanger at a spacing along a first path of the pipe elements;
• determining a branch of the first set of pipe elements;
• and
• repeating the initial hanger placement on the branch.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for hanger placement in a computer-aided design (CAD) application, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform stages comprising:

• receiving selection data defining multiple pipe elements;
• identifying first pipe elements that are parallel to one another within the multiple pipe elements;
• receiving direction data defining a traversal direction;
• generating first placement data defining a position of a first hanger on the first pipe elements;
• generating first assembly data defining a bearer length of the first hanger, the bearer length spanning the first pipe elements along a transversal direction essentially perpendicular to the traversal direction;
• placing the first hanger within a graphical user interface (“GUI”) according to the position and bearer length;
• generating update data defining an update position corresponding to the position of the first hanger displaced by a defined spacing along the traversal direction;
• determining that, at the update position, two or more second pipe elements of the first pipe elements are parallel to one another;
• generating second placement data defining a position of a second hanger on the two or more second pipe elements, the position of the second hanger corresponding to the update position;
• generating second assembly data defining a second bearer length of the second hanger to span the two or more second pipe elements along the transversal direction;
• and
• placing the second hanger within the GUI according to the update position and second bearer length.