I had a question from one of our modellers in NZ this week about long radius bend conduits not appearing correctly in coarse or medium mode, but they appear correctly in fine mode.

As you can see in the two screenshots below, the conduits on the left are in fine mode, and the 3D representation of the conduit accurately shows the long radius bend. The conduits on the right are the same conduits displayed in coarse mode, however the long radius bend is not reflected at all.

 

 

It is a relatively simple solution, but it is something that is easily overlooked as the option is tucked away under Electrical Settings.

From the Manage tab on the ribbon, under the Settings pane, select MEP Settings -> Electrical Settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the list on the left hand side, select Conduit Settings, then in the right hand side of the window, un-check Use Annot. Scale for Single Line Fittings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, this will not apply to previously drawn conduit, it will only apply to newly drawn conduit. If you want long radius conduit to appear correctly in coarse or medium mode you will need to redraw it.

It is worth noting that there are similar options that apply to cable trays, duct and pipe. The options for duct and pipe are found under MEP Settings -> Mechanical Settings