Altivo Blog
How to design long sections, export clean DXF and stop losing hours on hand drafting.
Crossings and objects on the profile — how to add and edit them
Step by step: how to place utility crossings and objects (manholes, roads, buildings) on a long-section profile in Altivo, how to edit their parameters and how to delete them.
Online long section profile software — from data to DXF
How to prepare a utility long section in the browser: input data, levels, gradients, stationing, crossings, the profile table and DXF export for further CAD work.
Gravity sewer gradients in the UK: minimum and maximum slopes — BS EN 752 and Sewerage Sector Guidance
How to choose the slope of a gravity sewer in the UK: self-cleansing velocity, the 1/DN rule of thumb, minimum and maximum gradients, and which framework applies (BS EN 752 and the sewerage undertaker's DCG for public sewers; Building Regulations Part H for building drainage).
How to read a utility long section (longitudinal profile)
A practical guide to the long section of a water, sewer or gas network: ground line, pipe invert, gradients, stationing, the profile table and what a reviewer checks.
Sewer long section to DXF — step by step
From field coordinates to a CAD-ready longitudinal profile of a gravity sewer. A concrete walkthrough: import, gradients, manholes, drop connections, dual-scale DXF export.
Welcome to Altivo — designing networks has never been simpler
The first version of Altivo is here. Find out what you can do in our app today and how we plan to grow the toolkit for engineers.