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Table of Contents
1.INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 1
Training Setup Checklist..................................................................................................................2
System Requirements........................................................................................................2
Software Requirements......................................................................................................2
Training Room Instructional Aids........................................................................................2
First Day of Training...........................................................................................................3
Copyrights..........................................................................................................................3
Training Course Overview...............................................................................................................4
Class Configuration............................................................................................................4
Course Goals.....................................................................................................................4
Course Prerequisites..........................................................................................................4
Course Format...................................................................................................................4
About This Manual..........................................................................................................................5
Documentation Conventions............................................................................................................6
2.MODEL SETUP................................................................................................................... 1
Lesson 1 Drawing Creation and Model Configuration......................................................................2
Objectives..........................................................................................................................2
Exercise 1 Starting Vision..................................................................................................2
Exercise 2 Creating an EQUIPMENT Model......................................................................4
Exercise 3 Loading the Equipment Application...................................................................6
Lesson 2 Setting Up a Work Area....................................................................................................9
Objectives..........................................................................................................................9
What is a Work Area?.........................................................................................................9
Exercise 1 Creating a New Work Area..............................................................................10
Exercise 2 Assigning the Drawing Member Status...........................................................11
Exercise 3 Adding Drawings to a Work Area....................................................................11
Exercise 4 Moving Around the 3D Model..........................................................................13
3.AUTOPLANT EQUIPMENT............................................................................................ 1
Lesson 1 Equipment Start and Initial Configuration.........................................................................2
Objectives..........................................................................................................................2
Exercise 1 Starting the EQUIPMENT Application...............................................................2
Exercise 2 Displaying Toolbars..........................................................................................2
Menus................................................................................................................................4
Exercise 3 Setting Drawing Preferences............................................................................5
Exercise 4 Setting Project Preferences..............................................................................6
Adding a Line Number........................................................................................................7
Grid....................................................................................................................................8
Navigation Tree..................................................................................................................8
Display Modes....................................................................................................................8
Full Mode Options..............................................................................................................8
Lesson 2 Location Points..............................................................................................................11
Objectives.........................................................................................................................11
Exercise 1 Defining Location Points.................................................................................11
Lesson 3 Equipment Placement...................................................................................................14
Overview..........................................................................................................................14
Objectives.........................................................................................................................14
Exercise 1 Placing a Horizontal Pump at a Location Point...............................................14
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4.AUTOPLANT PIPING......................................................................................................1
Overview.........................................................................................................................................1
1
Lesson 1 Set Up a New PIPING Model...........................................................................................2
Objectives..........................................................................................................................2
Exercise 1 Create a New Piping Model Using PlantLIFE Vision.........................................2
Exercise 2 Adding the PIPING Model to the TRAIN Work Area..........................................3
Exercise 3 Setting up Initial Drawing Preferences..............................................................5
Drawing Mode/Representations..........................................................................................6
Additional Options:.............................................................................................................6
Docking the Project Preferences Control............................................................................9
Exercise 4 Setting up Component Modules......................................................................10
Exercise 5 Setting Component Copy Preferences............................................................13
Exercise 6 Setting Component Update Preferences........................................................15
Lesson 2 Component Placement Options.....................................................................................17
Objectives.........................................................................................................................17
Component Placement Overview......................................................................................17
Placement Point Ports......................................................................................................18
Command Line Options....................................................................................................19
Fitting to Fitting Techniques..............................................................................................19
AutoRouter Mode.............................................................................................................19
Attach to Previous............................................................................................................19
Orientation Methods.........................................................................................................19
Exercise 1 Placing a PSV on Vessel T-135s Nozzle TN-..................................................20
Exercise 2 Connecting a Slip-On Flange Using the Fitting to Fitting Method....................21
Exercise 3 Placing a Component Relative to the Last Component Placed.......................22
.........................................................................................................................................23
Exercise 4 Placing Connecting Pipe................................................................................23
To Connect a Section of Pipe to the Outlet of the Elbow...................................................23
.........................................................................................................................................23
Exercise 5 Routing a Piping Line from Exchanger E-106.................................................23
Exercise 6 Using AutoPipe to Place Connecting Pipe in Lines L1010 and L1008.............31
Exercise 7 Placing a Piping Line from T-135 to E107.......................................................32
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Lesson 3 Branch Connections.......................................................................................................41
Objectives.........................................................................................................................41
Exercise 1 Defining a Tap Port to Route a Bypass Line...................................................41
Exercise 2 Place Elbolet for Base Support.......................................................................43
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Lesson 4 Pipe Routing Options.....................................................................................................44
Objectives.........................................................................................................................44
Overview..........................................................................................................................44
From Dialog Router..........................................................................................................44
From Points Router...........................................................................................................45
From Polyline...................................................................................................................46
Edit Centerline Preferences..............................................................................................46
From File Router...............................................................................................................47
Exercise 1 Routing Pipe L100 Using the Box Route.........................................................48
Exercise 2 Add a Drain to the Pump Suction Line............................................................50
Lesson 5 Adding Topworks/Operators to Valves............................................................................54
Exercise 1 Placing Valve Topworks.................................................................................54
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5.DRAWING PRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 65
Lesson 1 Paper Space Setup.......................................................................................................66
Overview..........................................................................................................................66
Objectives.........................................................................................................................66
Exercise 1 Starting a New Drawing and Loading the Work Area......................................66
Exercise 2 Setting up Paper space and Placing a Border.................................................67
Exercise 3 Inserting Work Area Views in Paper Space....................................................69
Lesson 2 Dimensions....................................................................................................................70
Objectives.........................................................................................................................71
Exercise 1 Preparing the Model for Dimensioning............................................................71
Exercise 2 Placing Dimensions in Paper Space...............................................................73
Lesson 3 Annotation.....................................................................................................................74
Overview..........................................................................................................................74
Database Fields................................................................................................................75
Line Number.....................................................................................................................75
Notes................................................................................................................................75
Elevations.........................................................................................................................75
Coordinates......................................................................................................................75
Tags.................................................................................................................................76
Instrument Balloons..........................................................................................................76
User Annotation................................................................................................................76
Annotation Preferences....................................................................................................76
Objectives.........................................................................................................................78
Exercise 1 Placing Line Number Annotation in Paper Space...........................................78
Exercise 2 Placing Elevation Annotation..........................................................................79
Exercise 3 Placing Drawing Database Extracted Annotation............................................80
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7.AUTOPLANT ISOMETRICS........................................................................................... 1
Lesson 1 Getting Started................................................................................................................2
Exercise 1 Starting ISOMETRICS and Creating a Drawing................................................2
Exercise 2 Setting Up the Drawing.....................................................................................3
Exercise 3 Drawing Preferences........................................................................................4
Exercise 4 Creating New line Numbers..............................................................................7
Exercise 5 Docking the Project Preferences Control..........................................................8
Exercise 6 Basic Placement Procedure.............................................................................8
Exercise 7 Component Selection.......................................................................................9
ISOMETRICS Menu...........................................................................................................9
Isometrics Components Toolbar.........................................................................................9
Exercise 8 Specify a Reference and Placement Point......................................................10
Exercise 9 Orient the Component....................................................................................11
Lesson 2 Component Placement..................................................................................................12
Component Parameters....................................................................................................12
Connectors and Fasteners................................................................................................12
Isoplanes..........................................................................................................................13
Exercise 1 Nozzle Placement..........................................................................................13
Exercise 2 Connecting Components................................................................................16
Exercise 3 Placing Relative to Known Points...................................................................18
Exercise 4 Connecting Pipe..............................................................................................19
Exercise 5 Routing Line L10............................................................................................20
Exercise 6 Connecting the Two Lines..............................................................................22
Exercise 7 Auto Router....................................................................................................25
Lesson 3 Pipe Line Routine..........................................................................................................27
Exercise 1 Centerline Router...........................................................................................27
Exercise 2 Defining the Offsets........................................................................................29
Exercise 3 Placing Elbows on the Intelligent Centerline...................................................30
Exercise 4 Placing Connecting Pipe Between the Elbows................................................32
Lesson 4 Dimensions and Annotation...........................................................................................33
Dimensions.......................................................................................................................33
Annotations......................................................................................................................33
Exercise 1 Dimensions....................................................................................................34
Manual Dimensions..........................................................................................................34
Automatic Dimensions......................................................................................................34
Exercise 2 Annotation......................................................................................................41
Pipe Cutlength Annotation................................................................................................42
Main Size Annotation........................................................................................................43
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Lesson 5 Database and Bill of Materials Operations.....................................................................46
Project Modes..................................................................................................................46
Standalone Mode.............................................................................................................46
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Distributed Mode..............................................................................................................46
Central Mode....................................................................................................................46
Exercise 1 Editing a Component Record..........................................................................46
Viewing Component Information.......................................................................................47
Editing Component Information.........................................................................................49
Exercise 2 Viewing the Drawing Database.......................................................................50
Exercise 3 Updating Components....................................................................................51
Exercise 4 Cleaning the Database...................................................................................55
Exercise 5 Running a Bill of Materials..............................................................................56
Moving the Isometric.........................................................................................................56
Generating the BOM.........................................................................................................56
8.AUTOPLANT EXPLORER/ID............................................................................................... 1
Lesson 1 Using Explorer with AutoPLANT 3D................................................................................2
Objectives..........................................................................................................................2
Exercise 1 Loading the Application....................................................................................2
Exercise 2 Using Explorer for Model Review......................................................................2
Lesson 2 Using Explorer for Interference Detection........................................................................3
Objectives..........................................................................................................................3
Overview............................................................................................................................3
Batch Tab...........................................................................................................................4
Options Tab........................................................................................................................4
Clash Type.........................................................................................................................4
Intersection Method............................................................................................................4
Ignore Interactions Between...............................................................................................5
Touch Tolerance.................................................................................................................5
Select Tab..........................................................................................................................5
Results Tab........................................................................................................................6
Clash Display Options........................................................................................................7
Report Tab.........................................................................................................................7
Exercise 1 Running the Interference Detection Application.............................................................8
Exercise 2 Context Menu Options....................................................................................11
Exercise 3 Holding and Releasing Objects.......................................................................13
Exercise 4 Editing Viewpoints..........................................................................................14
Saved View Attributes.......................................................................................................15
Exercise 5 Setting Measure Options................................................................................15
Exercise 6 Linking Alternate Data....................................................................................16
Exercise 7 Viewing Options for Links...............................................................................17
Exercise 8 Adding New Viewpoints..................................................................................17
Exercise 9 Saving a File..................................................................................................19
Exercise 10 Search for Tags or Other Database Information...........................................20
10.ADVANCED FEATURES........................................................................................................ 1
Equipment Primitives.......................................................................................................................2
Equipment Primitive Database............................................................................................2
Equipment Primitive Reference Point..................................................................................2
Exercise 1 Create the Equipment Drawing.........................................................................3
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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides standard AutoPLANT course setup instructions and an overview of the course
material.
TRAINING SETUP CHECKLIST
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1-4
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DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS
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System Requirements
Bentley requires a personal computer for each student in order to realize the maximum benefit of the
training courses. Maximum class size is 8 students. The following are system requirements for optimal
software performance.
Hard drive: 7200 speed with 6GB disk space (30 GB recommended)
Software Requirements
All systems must have AutoCAD software fully installed. AutoCAD does not need to be authorized
beyond evaluation mode. The AutoCAD application should be launched at least once before
AutoPLANT is installed.
All required modules from the AutoPLANT P&IW and/or AutoPLANT PDW produce suites should be
installed and executed or order to set the operation of the software into evaluation mode. This will
authorize the software for a 10-day period. It is preferred that the evaluation mode NOT be set prior to 12 days before the training session is scheduled to begin. If systems are unable to be set to
evaluation mode, you must contact the consultant prior to arrival so the required
temporary licenses can be obtained and brought to your facility.
Installation must include as a minimum all catalogs and piping specifications, the Specification
Generator, Import/Export utilities, and AutoDesk Voloview Express.
In many instances, a working AutoPLANT project that includes the drawing files used in this training
session will also be provided.
Microsoft Office Suite is recommended, but not required for AutoPLANT Plant Design Workgroup
(PDW) training. However, it is required for AutoPLANT Process and Instrumentation Workgroup
(P&IW) training. This requirement includes Microsoft Access.
A white board with dry erase markets, or large easel-mounted notepad for the instructor.
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If special security measures are in place, please work with the Bentley consultant to arrange for
entry and exit from building, as well as access to and from restroom facilities.
Copyrights
It is a violation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries to copy, distribute, or
use for other purposes than intended manuals and materials registered by Bentley Systems.
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Course Goals
This course is intended for new and existing users. Our goal is to train students to begin using
AutoPLANT successfully on a project. A user experienced with previous versions of AutoPLANT
software will learn the modeling concepts introduced with the new product as quickly as possible.
This course teaches new users the fundamentals of Bentley AutoPLANT 3D Piping, Equipment,
Isometrics, and EXPLORER/ID programs in a 3D environment. You will execute a simulated 3D design
project by building equipment and routing the piping systems. Orthographic plans, sections and bills-ofmaterial will be generated from the models. You will learn how to extract piping isometrics and stress
analysis models using AutoPLANT translation utilities, Auto-Iso, and Alias ISOGEN program. You will
also learn to draw 2D isometrics using the AutoPLANT 3D Isometrics application. You will be shown
how to navigate through the model, perform interference detection, generate reports, and produce 3D
orthographic and isometric drawings.
Course Prerequisites
This course assumes the following experience:
AutoCAD 2D and 3D
Students should have a minimum of six months experience with AutoCAD 2D and some
familiarity with 3D commands and concepts.
Course Format
Lecture: The instructor will introduce and explain a concept or procedure. Students should listen
carefully and take notes of key points. This is not an appropriate time to use the workstation in any way!
Example: The instructor will demonstrate an example of the feature or procedure just described.
Students should watch the steps carefully during this section.
Exercise(s): Students will perform the exercise on their individual workstations. During this session
the instructor will circle the classroom and resolve problems encountered by the students.
Summary: Be sure all your questions are answered before the instructor moves on to the next topic.
Ask Questions!
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For example:
Set the North direction is set to 90, the World Length to 100 (30000mm), and the
World Width to 60 (18000mm).
This section provides a brief description of the content in each chapter in this manual.
Chapter 1: Introduction: This chapter contains an overview of the course description and
format.
Chapter 2: Project Setup: This chapter teaches the student how to use Vision to create a new
drawing, start AutoPLANT 3D, and load the PIPING application. The project Work Area concept is
introduced. You will learn how to set up a work Area that consists of a number of drawings.
Chapter 3: AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT: This chapter introduces the EQUIPMENT module,
teaching the student how to parametrically define and place equipment, nozzles, and structures. The
primary features in this application will be covered. When equipment modeling is complete you will
define Views that will be associated with the work Area created in Chapter 2. These views will be
recalled later in this training for modeling and generation of section drawings.
Chapter 4: AutoPLANT PIPING: This chapter introduces the PIPING module, teaching the
student component placement and manipulation techniques. All of the primary features of this
application will be covered.
Chapter 5: Drawing Production: This chapter teaches the student how the Drawing Production
utilities may be used to simplify the process of generating production drawings from a 3D model in
Paper Space. Annotation and dimension placement in Paper Space are also covered.
Chapter 6: Import/Export and AUTO-ISO: This chapter introduces the Import/Export
modules, which provides options to generate ASCII text export files from your PIPING modules that
may then be imported into Bentley AutoPIPE software to perform stress analysis, or Alias Limiteds
ISOGEN software to generate isometric drawings. The AUTO-ISO module is also introduced, which
enables you to generate intelligent isometric drawings from your PIPING models, which may then be
modified using the ISOMETRICS module.
Chapter 7: AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS: This chapter introduces the ISOMETRICS module,
teaching the student the basic details behind the functionality of almost every feature and function.
Chapter 8: AutoPLANT EXPLORER/ID: The exercises I this chapter introduce the
EXPLORER/ID application used for real time animation and visualization of 3D plant design models
with automated Interference detection, reporting and management.
Chapter 9: Advanced Modeling Exercises: This chapter provides more advanced modeling
exercises using the 2D to 3D control. Clash correction is also covered.
Chapter 10: Advanced Features: This chapter teaches the student how to create custom userdefined equipment using equipment and associative primitives. You will also learn some of the more
advanced AutoPLANT 3D features, such as how to manage data, troubleshoot errors and provides
different techniques available for creating orthographic drawings.
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DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS
A number of conventions are maintained throughout AutoPLANT documentation to improve the
identification and understanding of the information presented.
CONVENTION
DESCRIPTION
NOTE:
HINT:
WARNING:
FILENAMES
Program Code
INPUT
Dialogs Field_Names
Select
Pick
Note: The various dialogs, toolbars etc. illustrated throughout this tutorial were captured
running ACAD 20002 in the Windows 2000 environment.
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MODEL SETUP
The Lessons provided in this chapter walk students through the process of creating and setting up a new
model. Each Lesson begins with a list of objectives that define the information that you will learn in that
Lesson. A number of Exercises are provide din each Lesson that are designed to teach the student the
topics listed in the Objectives sections at the start of each Lesson.
The following Lessons are presented in this chapter.
LESSON 1: DRAWING CREATION AND MODEL CONFIGURATION
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Learn how to set up a model by selecting a project and defining the initial drawing parameters.
1.1.1.11
Note: When a Vision session is closed, the project you were working in will be the default
project the next time Vision is opened. The Open Project dialog will not display
prompting you to choose a project.
Note: Throughout this tutorial imperial input is provided with its metric equivalent enclosed
in brackets { }. Please be sure to enter the appropriate input based on the project
type you selected above.
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2. A training project has been provided for this course. In order to access this project, you
must first specify the project root folder where it was defined. Press the Browse button
next to the Current Project Root Folder. The Browse For Folder dialog displays as
shown in the following figure.
Navigate to and select the C:\Bentley Plant Projects project root folder as shown above, then press
OK.
3. All projects that have been defined under this root will now appear in the Open Project
dialog. In the Open Project dialog, select the Training {Training_met} project and
then press OK.
4. The Login dialog displays as shown below.
To login to the project, type Supervisor in the User Name and Password fields then press OK to
continue.
Note
Enabling the Save Password checkbox will instruct the system not to prompt you
with the Login dialog when you attempt to access this project in the future.
5. The following dialog displays asking whether or not you would wish to enable the Vision
Archiving option for the selected project. The Archiving option will allow you to create
a directory that will serve as a repository for archiving project documents.
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1.1.1.12
1. New documents may be added or existing documents modified, via the Document tab in
the left pane. Click on the Document tab to make it active as shown below.
Primary level navigation tree nodes are provided for all major Bentley Plant applications. You can view
the documents that exist in the project for a particular application type by expanding that applications
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node in the navigation tree. For example, press the + button to the left of the AutoPLANT Piping node and
you will see the list of PIPING models provided with the Training project.
Note
2.
By default, only the Area and Document navigation tree view tables are displayed in
Visions left pane. You can control the display of these tables as well as the Unit and
User tabs via the toggle options in the Display menu.
Before you can create a new drawing, you must assign the project document archive directory.
Select Documents>Configure Archive to display the dialog shown below.
This dialog enables you to create a directory that will serve as a repository for archiving project
documents. This dialog also enables you t set default settings used by the check in / check out functions.
Type C: \ Bentley Plant Projects \ Training \ Archive {C: \ Bentlet Plant Projects \
Training_met\Archive} in the Archive Directory field, and then press OK. Press Yes when prompted
to create this directory.
3.
To create a new equipment model, right-click your mouse on the AutoPLANT Equipment
node in the navigation tree. A context menu displays as shown below.
4.
Select New from the context menu. The New Document dialog displays as shown below. This
dialog enables you to create a new document in the current project for the selected application.
As you can see, several different document types can be created for the AutoPLANT
EQUIPMENT application.
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5.
To create the new document, type Equipment in the File Name and Name field, and
Equipment Training Drawing in the Description field as shown above.
6.
Notice that the Create, Record Only, and Reserve buttons at the bottom of the dialog are not
active. To activate these options, you must select a document type from the list. To create a new
EQUIPMENT drawing and open the document in AutoPLANT, select AutoPLANT
Equipment from the list and then press Create.
Note: The Record Only button adds a record for a new document to the project without
launching the associated application, while the Reserve option reserves a document
name for future use.
7.
Press Yes when prompted to create the document directory as shown below.
8.
AutoPLANT Plant Design will be launched and the EQUIPMENT.DWG model file will open as
indicated by the file name in the AutoCAD title bar.
1.1.1.13
1.
To Load EQUIPMENT
AutoCAD has created your new drawing and loaded the AutoPLANT 3D menu and toolbar into
AutoCAD, which provide access to an integrated set of AutoPLANT Plant Design applications
and supplemental utilities as shown below.
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You can also directly launch most of the supplemental applications from within the
AutoPLANT 3D folder in your Windows Start menu.
2.
To load the EQUIPMENT application, select AutoPLANT 3D>Equipment from the menu.
3.
4.
The Model Setup dialog displays as shown in the following figure. This dialog indicates the
project and displays the default units and settings from the project that will apply to the drawing.
5.
6.
Set the North direction to 90, the World Length to 100 {300000mm}, and the World Width to
60 {18000mm}.
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7.
Disable the Insert North Arrow and Draw Limits Box check boxes.
8.
9.
The EQUIPMENT module will finish loading as indicated by the addition of the Equipment
menu in the main AutoCAD menu bar.
10.
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1.1.1.14
1.
Select Equipment>Drawing Production>Work Area Setup to display the Work Area Setup
dialog shown below.
2. Press New to create a new Work Area file. A standard Windows file selection dialog
displays. Type TRAIN.RWA in the File name field. Navigate to your projects
\PROJECTS\TRAINING {..\PROJECTS\TRAINING_MET} directory to specify the
location where the file will be stored, and then press Save.
3. The filename specified in the previous step now appears in the dialogs title bar.
4.
5.
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DESCRIPTION
Guest
The current drawing is not added to the list of Reference Drawings in the
Work Area. Joining as a Guest enables you to view how the current
drawing is positioned in relation to the xref drawings; however, the
drawing will not be visible when this Work Area is opened.
The current drawing is added to the list of Reference Drawings in the work
Area, and will be visible when the Work Area is opened.
The current drawing is not added to the list of Reference Drawings in the
Work Area, and the drawings in the Work Area are not visible inside the
current drawing. This option is provided to enable you to access the
views saved with the Work Area for placement in Paper Space (without
including reference drawing information or graphics).
Member
Non-Member
You only have full read/write access to the current drawing open in AutoCAD. All other drawings in the
Work Area are xref/overlayed in the current drawing. Because xref/overlayed drawings are READONLY by AutoCAD design, you do not have WRITE privileges to these drawings. You can connect
components in the current drawing to those that exist in xref drawings, and access their data, but may not
insert or edit anything in these drawings.
1.1.1.15
1.
To define the EQUIPMENT.DWG drawing as a permanent member of the Work Area, enable the
Member radio button from the Membership Status area of the dialog. Notice that the drawing is
added to the list of Referenced Drawings in the Work Area.
2.
Adding a drawing to a Work Area highlights the drawing in the Reference Drawings list and
activates the parameters in the Insertion Point area of the dialog. These parameters enable you to
define the insertion coordinates for the reference drawing in the Work Area. You can specify the
coordinates of the insertion point manually, use the Pick option to graphically designate the
point, or accept the default origin point (0,0,0). You will accept the default for this exercise.
3.
1.1.1.16
1.
From the Reference Drawings area of the dialog, press Add to display the Select Drawing dialog.
2.
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3.
Repeat this process to add the AT_FOUND.DWG to the Work Area from this same directory,
then repeat again to add the AT_PIPE1.DWG drawing from the ..\PROJECTS \
TRAINING\AT_PIPE {..\PROJECTS/TRAINING_MET\AT_PIPE} directory.
Note
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Drawings referenced in this manner are linked to the current drawing using
AutoCADs XREF/Overlay command (as opposed to XREF/Attach). Refer to your
AutoCAD documentation for more information on these commands.
Notice that when a drawing in the Reference Drawings list is highlighted, the Insertion Point field
are enabled. This enables you to insert a drawing in the Work Area at specific coordinates. You
can specify the coordinates manually, press Pick to graphically designate the point, or accept the
default origin (0,0,0). In this exercise, you will accept the default for each reference drawing.
Note: Remember, the Membership Status only reflects the status of your current drawing
within the Work Area, regardless of which drawing is highlighted in the Reference
Drawings list.
5.
When you are finished adding the models, press Save to update the Work Area.
6.
7.
The drawing production utility automatically opens the Work Area and displays the xref drawings
within the current drawing. Zoom Extents to display the Work Area as shown below.
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Note: The other members of our fictitious project team are building this model North-East
of the coordinate 1000, 1000, 100 {300000,300000,30000}. Just because you
initialized the EQUIPMENT drawings border at the 0,0,0 location does not mean that
you cant work at those actual Plant Coordinates. Had you know the location of the
corner of the building, you could have entered those coordinates as the lower left
corner of your border when setting up the drawing limits in the Model Setup dialog.
1.1.1.17
1.
At the AutoCAD Command line, type APPLOAD and then press Enter.
2.
3.
VPGEN.SLP will create a set of AutoCAD viewports the first time you attempt to display one of
these views. Type TOP and press Enter. Wait a moment as the utility creates and saves the
predefined views. All views will be initialized to the model extents.
Note: To reset the scale of these saved viewports:
1. Type SETVP at the command prompt
2. Select the two corners of the desired zoom window in the top view
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3. Enter the elevation of the center of the screen for isometric or side views. The
program will default this mid elevation to the midpoint between the highest and
lowest entities in the windows.
The following viewports were created.
SINGLE
ORTHOGONAL
VIEWS
Top
Front
Back
Right
Left
Plan view
View from 0,-1,0
View from 0,1,0
View from 1,0,0
View from 1,0,0
ISOMETRIC
VIEWS
FL or Iso1
FR, or Iso2
BL or Iso3
BR or Iso4
MULTIPLE
ALL
MODTD
PID
(ISO,
TILED VIEWS
4.
To save the model and exit AutoPLANT, select File>Exit, press Yes when prompted to save.
5.
You should notice that the Equipment drawing node has been added under the AutoPLANT
Equipment node in Visions navigation tree.
The next chapter introduces the AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT application. You will learn how to
parametrically define and place equipment and nozzles, then attach structures such as ladders and
platforms to your equipment.
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AUTOPLANT EQUIPMENT
This chapter covers equipment modeling with AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT. The Lessons provided in this
chapter will walk you through the process of placing equipment components. You will learn how to
attach nozzles to equipment and to add details such as platforms and ladders. You will also learn how to
copy and update equipment properties and to verify that AutoPLANT maintains accurate data and
dimensions. Once the equipment model is complete, you will learn how to set up work area views to
simplify the process of adding piping to specific areas of the model.
There are thirteen (13) lessons in this chapter. Each Lesson begins with a list of objectives that define the
information that you will learn in that Lesson. Exercises are provided in each Lesson, which are designed
to teach the topics listed in the Objectives section at the start of each Lesson.
LESSON 1: EQUIPMENT START AND INITIAL CONFIGURATION
3-2
3-11
3-14
3-18
3-23
3-35
3-43
3-47
3-51
3-57
3-63
3-64
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Learn how EQUIPMENT commands are organized in the Equipment menu, and learn how to
display and dock EQUIPMENT toolbars.
1.1.1.18
To Open the Equipment Drawing from Vision and
Load the EQUIPMENT Application
1.
2.
Click on the + button next to AutoPLANT Equipment node in the Document tabs navigation tree
to expand the view and show all of the EQUIPMENT documents in this project.
3.
Right-click on the Equipment document in the navigation tree, then select Edit from the
context menu. The Edit command starts AutoCAD, loads the AutoPLANT Plant Design
application, and opens the Equipment model. The AutoPLANT 3D menu is added to the
AutoCAD menu structure.
4.
1.1.1.19
1.
2.
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3.
4.
Select Equipment>Toolbars>Structures.
5.
6.
Provides
Hint:
To view the command executed by a toolbar button, simply position the cursor over a
button and pause. A tool tip will display describing that item.
Individual EQUIPMENT toolbars may be displayed by selecting the desired toolbar option from the
Equipment>Toolbars menu. Toolbars may be docked along the top, bottom, left, or right side of the
AutoCAD command area by simply dragging the toolbar to the desired location. You should display and
dock the Equipment Main Functions, Equipment Main, Nozzle Main, Equipment Primitives, and
Associative Primitives toolbars for this training session.
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Menus
The Equipment menu is a cascading system menu, which contains commands and functions used in
equipment model design. A brief description of each of the main menu options is provided in the table
below:
MENU
DESCRIPTION
Setup
Vessels
Exchangers
Pumps
Spec Pumps
Heaters
Storage Tanks
Material Handling
Spec Reactors
User Defined
Nozzles
Structures
Equipment Primitives
Associative Primitives
Transition
Components
Equipment Tools
Database Tools
Reports
Drawing Production
2D to 3D
Script Tools
Toolbars
Help
Note: Throughout this course, the menu command sequence required to execute a
command is explicitly defined in the text, while the associated toolbar button is
presented in the margin. Once you become familiar with the toolbar buttons, you will
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find using the toolbar is the most expedient method of accessing and executing
EQUIPMENT commands and functions.
1.1.1.110
1.
2.
The following table provides brief descriptions of the Drawing Preferences dialog parameters.
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Surface Resolution
Equipment
Mode
Layer
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Suffix
Layer
Structure
Suffix
Layer
Debug Mode
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Make sure the settings appear as shown above then press OK to save the changes.
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The shipping version of the application provides four (4) project objects (LineNumber, Area, Unit, and
Service). Only LineNumber is available to AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT by default. You may only define
values that establish relationships for these objects using the Project Preferences control, or the Project
Object Maintenance Tool. You can only set the active value that will be assigned to a component when
placed with the Project Preferences control.
Note: The Project Object Maintenance Tool may be launched from the AutoPLANT
3D>Project Tools folder in your Windows Start menu.
Select Equipment>Setup>Project Preferences in the Equipment menu to display the Project
Preferences control shown below.
This dialog is provided with the EQUIPMENT application primarily to enable you to add new line
number project object values that can be assigned to nozzles as they are inserted. Selecting Piping from
the application list will display a list of project and drawing preferences that apply to the PIPING
application. If you have both PIPING and EQUIPMENT loaded, you should set this value to Piping, as
PIPINGs LineNumber settings will still apply when placing nozzles in EQUIPMENT.
The preferences available in this control are defined on an application basis. For example, when working
in the EQUIPMENT application, the control will only display project preferences that have been
configured for EQUIPMENT.
1.1.1.111
1.
In the Relationships navigation tree at the bottom of the control, right-click on the LineNumber
node and select Add.
2.
When the Create New Line Number dialog displays, type TRIM in the Create new Line Number
filed and press OK to close the dialog.
3.
The TRIM line number will be added to the project database and will now be set as the current
project line number.
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Grid
The grid area at the top of the control may be configured to display two primary preference types. Project
object preferences are organized at the top, while component preferences are at the bottom, separated by a
solid black line. Equipment currently only provides the LineNumber project preference. A brief
description of these types is provided below.
Project Preferences: are organized in the upper part of the control grid. These are project
relationship preferences (e.g., LineNumber, Area, Unit, and Service). Only LineNumber is available in
EQUIPMENT by default. These preferences are used throughout the application to provide quick
component selection, reporting, etc., based on these relationships.
Component Preferences: are organized in the lower section of the control grid. These are
the most common component preferences that may in general also be set via the Drawing Preferences
dialog. You may also add new component preferences through this interface. These were included to
provide quick access to these settings without having to continuously open and re-open the Drawing
Preferences dialog to change these settings.
Navigation Tree
The control also enables you to view relationship values in a navigation tree view. You can show this tree
view in the control by pressing the Relationships button at the bottom of the dialog. Suppress the tree
view by pressing the X button to the right of the tree view.
Display Modes
The Project Preferences control is a dockable container that can be docked at left, top or bottom of the
AutoCAD application window. Docking at left will essentially provide the same full view and options as
the undocked floating container. Docking at the top or bottom will display the control in MiniBar mode
as shown in the following figure.
As you can see, this mode does not provide options for adding, editing, or deleting preference values. It
displays the control as a toolbar, which enables you to simply select the desired values for each setting.
The recommended workflow method would have your Project Administrator first create the available
project relationship values in full mode. Next, since designers may not require access to the full set of
Project Preferences control features, they would simply dock the container along the top of the AutoCAD
application window to show the control as a minibar. From the minibar mode, they would only be
concerned with selecting the appropriate value for each preference from the respective drop-down lists.
You can control the preferences that will appear in this minibar by right-clicking on any of the minibar
column headers and selecting Show>Hide Preferences. This will display a dialog that enables you to
toggle the display of preferences in this minibar.
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The navigation tree view near the bottom of the dialog displays all of the project objects in the current
project at the primary node level. Expand a project object node by pressing the + button beside it. This
will show all of the values defined for that object in the current project.
Toolbars are provided for the grid and navigation tree areas of the dialog. The operations that may be
performed using these toolbar commands may also be selected from context menus that will display when
you right-click on a particular preference type. For example, if you right-click on a project object
preference in the grid area of the control, a context menu will display. The Add option in this context
menu executes the same operations as the Add button on the grids toolbar, and the Add button on the
navigation trees toolbar and context menus. If you right-click on a component preference in the grid area
a context menu will display with a set of options that may be performed on component preferences.
Please note that these work differently. Selecting the Add operation for a project object will enable you
to add a value for that object to the project. Selecting the Add operation for a component preference will
enable you to add an entirely new preference type to the project.
Note: Through this interface you can ONLY manage project object values. The addition of
a project object (not a value) is considered a Project Administrator function.
Therefore, this operation may only be executed via a projects Database>Objects
properties page in the Project Administrator application.
The following table describes the project preferences functions in the toolbars and context menus.
PROJECT OBJECT PREFERENCE OPERATIONS
Add
Rename
Delete
Properties
Synchronize
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You can also select the desired value from the navigation tree by double-clicking the value. This will
make that value the selected value in the Current Settings column of the upper grid.
The following table describes the operations available for component preferences in the toolbar or context
menu.
COMPONENT PREFERENCE OPERATIONS
Add
Edit
Delete
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Objectives
This Lesson is intended to teach you have to use the Equipment Tools>Location Point command.
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
1.1.1.112
1.
This dialog shows that only the default location, point, WP, is defined. This is the default system working
point, which is initially defined at the coordinates (0,0,0).
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2.
Press Add to display the Add Location Point dialog shown below.
3.
Refer to the figure above. Type PROJECT in the Name field to name the location point. This
value must be a string and cannot contain spaces.
4.
Type Corner of bldg. in the Desc.field. This is the name that will appear for selection in the
Location Point list dialog when you attempt to place equipment at a location point. This point is
primarily being defined so it can be used as a plant reference point for defining equipment
location points within the plant.
5.
New location points are defined in reference to an existing location point by specifying the
North/South and East/West distances from the selected point. You can also specify the elevation
of the point. Since this is the first location point that you are defining, you will use the default
working point, WP, as the reference point. Enter the values as shown in the dialog above.
6.
7.
Repeat this process to add the location points defined in the following table. Before saving each
new location point, make sure that you set the Reference for each distance by pressing the
Reference button and selecting the reference point from the list as defined in the table.
IMPERIAL LOCATION POINT DEFINITIONS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
E-106
Feed
Effluent
Exchanger
Main Pump
Vertical Vessel
Horizontal Vessel
P-104
T-135
VH-45
NORTH/SOUTH
REFERENCE
EAST/WEST
REFERENCE
ELEVATION
1025-10
WP
1071-5
WP
107
30-6
1040-0
0
PROJECT
WP
T-135
1019-0
58-0
3-10
WP
PROJECT
PROJECT
103
106-0
109-6
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DESCRIPTION
E-106
Feed
Effluent
Exchanger
Main Pump
Vertical Vessel
Horizontal Vessel
P-104
T-135
VH-45
NORTH/SOUTH
REFERENCE
EAST/WEST
REFERENCE
ELEVATION
307925
WP
321875
WP
32100
9144
312700
0
PROJECT
WP
T-135
305790
17675
1220
WP
PROJECT
PROJECT
30900
32000
32850
8.
When you have defined all of the location points shown in the dialog below, press Close. These
points will be used later in this training session to place Equipment.
9.
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Objectives
This Lesson introduces the equipment component placement options. The objectives of this Lesson are as
follows:
Learn how to parametrically define an equipment component, then place it using a location point
defined in the previous Lesson.
1.1.1.113
1.
2.
The Create new Equipment tag dialog displays as shown below. This dialog enables you to create
a tag number. Type P-104 in the Create new Equipment tag field and then press OK.
Note: This dialog allows you to manually enter a new tag or browse the project database
for an existing tag to use for the new equipment component.
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Since flow sheets were developed for this training project, the tag already exists in the project
database and the following dialog displays.
Note: This dialog allows a unique tag to be displayed graphically in several places. The
database has a single record for the pump, but several links may exist allowing you
to access the database of the single record for use in multiple representations. (e.g.
datasheet, equipment drawing, flow sheet)
4.
Press Yes to create an additional tag link and close the dialog.
5.
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Note: As with all AutoPLANT dialogs, to move to the next parameter field press the Tab
button; to move to the previous parameter field press Shift+Tab. You can also use
the mouse to position the cursor in a specific field.
6.
Enter the pump parameters as shown then press OK. Since you previously enabled the Use
Location Point check box in the Drawing Preferences dialog, the Location Point List displays
to enable you to select the desired location point for placement. Select location point P-104 from
the list.
Note: If the Use Location Point check box is enabled, you are not required to pick a
location point to place equipment. You can still specify the insertion point manually
by first pressing Esc to close the Location Point List dialog, then manually specifying
the insertion point by responding to the prompts.
7.
8.
9.
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Objectives
This Lesson introduces EQUIPMENTs nozzle placement options. The objectives of this Lesson are as
follows:
1.1.1.114
1.
2.
Nozzles must be connected to an existing equipment or nozzle component. Therefore, you are
prompted to select the reference component that you want to use to form the association. Pick
pump P-104 on your drawing.
Note: If the pump is not selected, the command will cancel.
3.
The Create new Nozzle tag dialog displays as shown. The default tag number includes the pump
equipment tag (P-104) with a N1 suffix representing the value in the Code field. With every new
nozzle placed on a piece of equipment, the numeric value of the nozzle Code will increase to the
next available number. Accept the default tag number and press OK.
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4.
The Pump Suction Nozzle dialog displays. Enter the nozzle placement parameters as shown
below.
5.
To change the line number to L1004, press the Browse button next to the field. The following
Change Line Number dialog displays listing the existing line numbers in the project database.
6.
Select the L1004 line number from the list then press OK. The L1004 value will now display in
the Line No. field.
7.
Notice that the nozzle Rating, Facing and End Condition display below the placement parameters
in the dialog. If these are not set in your dialog as shown above, you can select the correct nozzle
from the spec by re-selecting the Nom. Size parameter. The Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE as shown below, then
press OK. The Rating, Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle are updated as shown in the
placement dialog.
8.
When all of the dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle.
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1.
2.
To connect a discharge nozzle to a pump, you must pick the pump to form the association. Pick
pump P-104.
3.
When the Create new Nozzle tag dialog displays, the default tag number in the Create new Nozzle
tag field should read P104-N2, the N2 suffix representing the code for the nozzle to be
associated with the P104 pump. If this isnt the tag number displayed, type in that value now then
press OK to display the Pump Discharge Nozzle placement dialog.
4.
5.
Press the Browse button next to the Line No. field and select L1005 as the new line number as
shown. Press OK to return to the nozzle placement dialog.
6.
Notice that the nozzle Rating, Facing and End Condition display below the placement parameters
in the dialog. If these are not set in your dialog as shown above, you can select the correct nozzle
from the spec by re-selecting the Nom. Size parameter. The Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE as shown then press
OK. The Rating, Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle appear in the placement dialog. When
all of the dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle and complete the pump as
shown in the following figure.
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1.
2.
3.
Enter VH-45 into the Create new Equipment tag field then press OK to display the Horizontal
Vessel dialog.
4.
If the message box displays prompting you to create an additional link for the VH-45 tag
number, press Yes to confirm the creation of the new link.
5.
The Horizontal Vessel placement dialog displays. Enter the vessel parameters as shown below.
6.
Press OK, then select equipment location point VH-45 from the list.
7.
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8.
Note: You may want to set up different layers for different pieces of equipment. This will
enable you to turn off individual layers to display an unobstructed view.
1.1.1.117
1.
2.
To connect a boot to the horizontal vessel, you must pick the vessel to form the association. Pick
vessel VH-45 to display the Boot on Horizontal Vessel dialog.
3.
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Press OK to attach the boot to the horizontal vessel as shown from the BACK view below.
1.1.1.118
1.
Type FRONT and press Enter to move to a front view of the model. ZOOM Window around
the horizontal vessel and boot.
2.
3.
To connect a radial nozzle to the boot, you must pick the boot to form the association. Pick the
VB-45 boot just placed. The Create new Nozzle tag displays as shown. Enter VH-45-B1 as the
tag number then press OK. The B1 suffix will help to distinguish that the nozzle is being placed
on the boot instead of the vessel itself.
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4.
When the Radial Straight Nozzle on Boot dialog displays, enter the nozzle parameters as shown
below.
5.
Change the line No. by pressing the Browse button then selecting TRIM from the Change Line
Number dialog.
6.
When you select 2 {50mm} for the Nom. Size parameter, the Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below.
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Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE a shown above, then press OK. The Rating,
Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle appear in the placement dialog. When all of the dialog
information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle on the boot then press Enter to cancel the
command.
1.1.1.119
1.
2.
To connect an axial nozzle to the boot, you must pick the axial end of the boot to form the
association. Pick the bottom of the boot VB-45 near its head.
3.
When the Create new Nozzle tag dialog displays, enter VH-45-B2 in to the tag field then press
OK to continue.
4.
When the Axial Straight Nozzle on Boot dialog displays, enter the nozzle parameters as shown
below.
5.
Change the Line No. by pressing the Browse button and selecting TRIM from the Change Line
Number dialog.
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When you select the Nom. Size parameter, the Specification Selection dialog displays as shown
below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE a shown then press OK. When all of the
dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle on the boot.
The complete boot is shown below from the FRONT view without hidden lines.
1.1.1.120
1.
Type TOP and press Enter, then ZOOM Window around the horizontal vessel.
2.
3.
4.
When the Create new Nozzle tag dialog displays, enter VH-45-N1 in the tag field then press OK
to display the Radial Straight Nozzle on Equipment dialog.
5.
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6.
Change the Line No. by pressing the Browse button and selecting L1003 from the Change Line
Number dialog.
7.
Notice that the nozzle Rating, Facing and End Condition display below the placement parameters
in the dialog. When you select the Nom. Size parameter, the Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE as shown above, then
press OK. The Rating, Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle appear in the placement dialog.
8.
When all of the dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle then press Enter to
cancel the command.
1.1.1.121
1.
2.
Select the vessel to add another radial nozzle for the piping.
3.
When the Create new Nozzle tag dialog displays, enter VH-45-N2 as the tag number and press
OK to display the placement dialog.
4.
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5.
Change the Line No. by pressing the Browse button and selecting L1004 from the Change Line
Number dialog.
6.
Notice that the nozzle Rating, Facing and End Condition display below the placement parameters
in the dialog. When you select the Nom. Size parameter, the Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE as shown above, then
press OK. The Rating, Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle appear in the placement dialog.
7.
When all of the dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle then press Enter to
cancel the command.
8.
Place the remaining horizontal vessel radial and axial nozzles as defined in the tables below.
Refer to the Figure at the bottom of this page to determine the correct end to pick for axial nozzle
placement. Set the Line Number for all of these nozzles to TRIM.
IMPERIAL RADIAL NOZZLE PLACEMENT PARAMETERS
NOZZLE
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATION
B
PROJECTION
C
ORIENT
D
OFFSE
T
Relief
VH-45-N3
training
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15
1-2
270
VH-45-N5
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15
1-2
270
-2
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
PROJECTION
B
1 OFFSET
C
2 OFFSET
ST
ND
VH-45-N6
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2-2
-26
VH-45MW1
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24 150LB
RF
2-2
-2
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATION
B
PROJECTION
C
ORIENT
D
OFFSE
T
Relief
VH-45-N3
training
Instrume
nt
Instrume
nt
VH-45-N4
training
VH-45-N5
training
50mm
150LB RF
50mm
150LB RF
50mm
150LB RF
300
225
4500
350
270
750
4500
350
270
-750
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
PROJECTIO
B
1 OFFSET
ST
VH-45-N6
training
VH-45MW1
training
50mm 150LB
RF
500mm 150LB
RF
650
-750
650
-600
The following Figure shows completed horizontal vessel VH-45 from a FRONT view.
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ND
OFFSET
Steam
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1.1.1.122
1.
2.
3.
The Create new Equipment tag dialog displays as shown. Type T-135 into the new tag filed then,
press OK to continue.
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4.
If the message box displays prompting you to create an additional link for the T-135 tag number,
press Yes to confirm the creation of the new link.
5.
When the Vertical Vessel dialog displays, enter the vessel parameters as shown below.
Note: Make sure the vessel is placed without a lower head. You will be placing a lower
head using equipment primitives in a future exercise.
6.
Press OK, then select equipment location point T-135 from the Location Point list.
7.
8.
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This exercise introduces the Equipment Tools>Edit Component command. You will learn more
about the other Equipment Tools options later in this training session.
1.1.1.123
Component
1.
2.
Pick vertical vessel T-135. The Vertical Vessel placement dialog displays with the same
parameters you entered when you placed the vessel.
3.
4.
Press OK. The following message dialog displays indicating that since you defined the vessel
skirt parameters C and D as 0, the vessel will be re-drawn without a skirt.
5.
Press OK to redraw the vessel without the skirt using the modified parameter values.
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Objectives
This Lesson introduces EQUIPMENTs associative primitive and structure placement options. The
objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Learn how to add an elliptical head associative primitive to the bottom of the vertical vessel
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Learn how to attach an axial elbow nozzle to the bottom of the vertical vessel
Learn how to attach ladder and circular platform structures to the vertical vessel
2..
Pick a point on vertical vessel T-135, nearest the location for the elliptical head, to display the
Associate Elliptical Vessel Head dialog.
3.
4.
Make sure that you enable the Link Diameter check box. This option associates the diameter of
the head to the diameter of the vessel. Therefore, if the diameter of the vessel is modified, the
diameter of the head will also be modified automatically.
5.
2.
Pick vertical vessel T-135 to display the Legs on Vertical Vessel dialog. Do not pick the point on
the head.
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Note: As referenced in the prompt description for parameter C, when inserting legs the
vessel reference point is based on the vessels original insertion point.
4.
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1.1.1.124
Elbow
1.
2.
Pick a point on vertical tower T-135 near the bottom vessel head to form the association.
3.
When the Create new Nozzle tag dialog displays, change the tag number to T-135-N4 as shown
in the dialog below. Press OK when done to display the placement dialog.
4.
Enter the nozzle parameters in the Axial Elbow Nozzle on Equipment dialog as shown below.
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5.
Change the Line No. by pressing the Browse button and selecting L1006 from the Change Line
Number dialog.
6.
Notice that the nozzle Rating, Facing and End Condition display below the placement parameters
in the dialog. When you select the Nom. Size parameter, the Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE as shown above, then
press OK. The Rating, Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle appear in the placement dialog.
7.
When all of the dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle. Click anywhere in
the drawing to cancel the command.
8.
Move the drawing to a LEFT view and place the remaining vertical vessel radial and axial
nozzles as defined in the tables below. Refer to the Figure on the following page to determine the
correct end to pick for axial nozzle placement.
Note: When placing axial nozzles, always pick a point nearest the end of the equipment
where you want the nozzle placed.
IMPERIAL RADIAL NOZZLE PLACEMENT PARAMETERS
NOZZLE
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATION
B
PROJECTIO
C
ORIENT
Inlet
T-135-N1
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RF
18
38
D
OFFSE
LINE
NO.
225
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RF
270
TRIM
C
ORIENT
D
OFFSE
LINE
NO.
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATION
B
PROJECTIO
N
Manway
Manway
T-135MW1
T-135MW2
training
30 150LB
RF
30 150LB
RF
training
TRIM
18
TRIM
Vapour
Outlet
Relief
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
T-135-N2
training
T-135-N3
training
8 150LB
RF
2 150LB
RF
A
PROJECTIO
B
1
C
2 OFFSET
LINE
NO.
OFFSET
3-3
L1003
3-3
-1-6
2-3
L1008
ST
ND
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATION
B
PROJECTIO
C
ORIENT
Inlet
T-135-N1
training
Steam
Out
T-135-N6
training
200mm
150LB RF
50mm 150LB
RF
D
OFFSE
LINE
NO.
5400
150
225
300
150
270
L100
2
TRIM
C
ORIENT
D
OFFSE
LINE
NO.
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATION
B
PROJECTIO
N
Manwa
y
Manwa
y
T-135MW1
T-135MW2
training
training
750mm
150LB RF
750mm
150LB RF
600
250
TRIM
5400
250
TRIM
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Vapour
Outlet
Relief
TAG
T-135N2
T-135N3
SPEC
training
training
SIZE/RATING
200mm
150LB RF
50mm 150LB
RF
A
PROJECTIO
B
1
C
2 OFFSET
LINE
NO.
OFFSET
1000
L1003
1000
-450
675
L1008
ST
ND
The Figure below shows a LEFT view of vertical vessel T-135 with the nozzles attached.
Note: For an unobstructed view of the vessel, you could turn off the layers for the other
components or create a view with the clipping plane surrounding the vessel.
2.
Pick vertical vessel T-135 to form the association and display the Ladder on Vertical Vessel
dialog.
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4.
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2.
Pick vertical vessel T-135 to form the association and display the dialog.
3.
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4.
5.
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1.1.1.125
Build an Exchanger
1.
Move to a TOP view then select Exchangers>Horizontal from the Equipment menu.
2.
When the Create new Equipment tag dialog displays, enter E-106 in the tag field as shown then
press OK.
3.
If the message box displays prompting you to create an additional link for the E-106 tag number,
press Yes to confirm the creation of the new link.
4.
The Horizontal Heat Exchanger placement dialog will display. Enter the horizontal exchanger
parameters as shown in the following figure.
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5.
Press OK, and then select equipment location point E-106 from the list.
6.
7.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
When the Create new Equipment tag dialog displays, enter E-106-N1 in the new tag number field
then press OK to display the Radial Straight Nozzle on Equipment dialog.
5.
6.
Press the Browse button next to the Line No. field and select L1006 as the new line number as
shown. Press OK to return to the nozzle placement dialog.
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7.
Notice that the nozzle Rating, Facing and End Condition display below the placement parameters
in the dialog. When you select the Nom. Size parameter, the Specification Selection dialog
displays as shown below. Select the 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE as shown above, then
press OK. The Rating, Facing, and End Condition of the nozzle appear in the placement dialog.
8.
When all of the dialog information is correct, press OK to place the nozzle.
9.
Continue placing radial nozzles on the exchanger using the parameters in the following table:
Refer to the figure below.
IMPERIAL RADIAL NOZZLE PLACEMENT PARAMETERS
NOZZLE
TAG
SPEC
SIZE/RATING
Channel
Outlet
Shell Inlet
E-106-N2
training
E-106-N3
training
Shell Outlet
E-106-N4
training
A
LOCATIO
B
PROJECTIO
C
ORIEN
D
OFFSE
12
13
12
2-6
12
180
8 150 LB
RF
8 150 LB
RF
8 150 LB
RF
LINE
NO.
TRI
M
TRI
M
L10
01
Channel
Outlet
Shell Inlet
Shell Outlet
TAG
E-106N2
E-106N3
E-106N4
SPEC
trainin
g
trainin
g
trainin
g
SIZE/RATING
A
LOCATIO
B
PROJECTIO
C
ORIEN
D
OFFSE
300
3900
300
750
300
180
200mm 150
LB RF
200mm 150
LB RF
200mm 150
LB RF
The completed horizontal exchanger appears as shown below form a FRONT view.
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TRI
M
TRI
M
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1.1.1.127
1.
Type ISO2, and then press Enter at the command line to change to a southeast view of the
model.
2.
3.
4.
The pump and all associated nozzles are copied as shown from the SE Isometric View below:
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5.
6.
Now you need to modify the copied and pumps Tag number. Select Equipment Tools>Edit
Component from the Equipment menu.
Note: Before a tag number can be changed, it must be first saved to the project database.
7.
Select the copied pump to display its placement dialog. Notice the tag number includes the
original pump tag with some additional characters appended to the end of it.
8.
Press the Browse button next to the tag field to display the Rename Equipment Tag dialog shown
in the following figure.
9.
Type P-124 in the Rename Equipment Tag field then press OK.
10.
If the message box displays prompting you to create an additional link for the P-124 tag number,
press Yes to confirm the creation of the new link.
11.
Press OK to close the Horizontal Pump dialog and save the changed tag to the database.
12.
Use the Edit Component command to change the Tag field values for the nozzles on the copied
pump to P-124-N1 (suction nozzle) and P124-N2 (discharge nozzle).
13.
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1.
2.
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4.
The exchanger and all associated nozzles are copied on top of the existing exchanger.
5.
6.
Now you need to modify the copied exchangers Tag number. Select Equipment Tools>Edit
Component from the Equipment menu.
7.
8.
Press the Browse button next to the Tag field to display the Rename Equipment Tag dialog and
type E-107 in the Rename Equipment Tag field, then press OK.
9.
If the message box displays prompting you to create an additional link for the E-107 tag number,
press Yes to confirm the creation of the new link.
10.
Press OK to close the Horizontal Heat Exchanger dialog and save the new tag to the database.
11.
Use the Edit Component command to re-position the copied exchangers nozzles and change
their Tag numbers as shown in the following figure. Also, update the nozzle line numbers where
indicated.
12.
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Standalone Mode
If working in Standalone Mode, all data will reside in an external MS Access (*.MDB) drawing database.
In this mode no project effectively exists. In reality, all project data that would normally exist in the
project database will reside in the drawings MDB. Therefore, it is very much like the running in Central
Mode, except that only the individual document exists in the project.
If working in Standalone Mode, each drawing will have its own associated drawing database
(drawing_name.MDB). There will be multiple tables in this single drawing database file. The primary
table for ISOMETRICS component information is the PIPING table. Relationship data, such as which
components exist in a particular Area or on a particular LineNumber, is also stored in the drawing
database.
Working in this mode limits your ability to perform operations on multiple drawings, since access to the
drawing database is only available for the individual drawing (since it is the only drawing in this
standalone project). For example, you cannot select multiple drawings to generate reports.
Distributed Mode
Distributed Mode is similar to the method used to store data in AutoPLANT v2.01. Like standalone
mode, the drawing and its associated database exist as separate files. However, the drawing is part of a
project, where all project specific data (e.g., relationships, etc.) are stored in that project database
(PROJDATA.MDB).
In addition, a record for each document in the project will exist in the projects document register
(DOC_REG TABLE IN projdata.mdb). AutoPLANT functions (e.g., report generation, Auto-Iso, etc),
may be performed on a selection set of drawings that exist in the project. The relationships that are now
established by working in a true project environment enable AutoPLANT to now provide options in the
selections tool, which enable you to quickly select, for example, all components in all drawings in a
project that have the same LineNumber, Area, Service, or Unit.
The PIPING table will still exist in the drawings database, but relationship data will be stored in the
projects PROJDATA.MDB database. This enables you to execute AutoPLANT commands that perform
queries across all project data.
Central Mode
Central Mode may only be setup for SQL Server and Oracle database configurations. If running in
Central mode, all data for all drawings in a project will reside in a central project database. No individual
drawing database will exist.
Adding Components
When a nozzle or equipment component is placed, a record is written to the appropriate nozzle or
equipment database table for that component. Nozzle placement commands write information such as the
nozzle tag, the name of the equipment with which it is associated, nominal size, line number, and other
information from the spec into the nozzle drawing database. Equipment placement commands write the
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equipment name, description, etc. into the equipment drawing database. Depending on the project mode
you are working in relationship data is also written to either the project (central or distributed modes), or
individual drawing database (standalone mode).
Deleting Components
If want to delete an item from a drawing, use the Equipment Tools>Delete Component command.
This command ensures that all elements that are part of a components graphics group, including the link
to the database, are deleted. The record in the database is also marked deleted and this information will
no longer be available to the user.
Objectives
This Lesson introduces EQUIPMENTs Drawing Database Tools. The objectives of this Lesson are as
follows:
Learn how to edit a components drawing database record via an on-screen form.
Learn how to change the value of a particular field in a components external drawing database
record.
Learn how to clean the external drawing database, removing records for components that have
previously been deleted from the drawing.
Learn how to repair the external drawing database in the event it has been lost or corrupted.
1.1.1.129
1.
2.
Pick vertical vessel T-135. An Edit Database form will display to enable you to modify the
selected components external drawing database information.
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3.
4.
5.
Use the Edit Database command to modify the Long Description field values for the
remaining EQUIPMENT components and accessories as shown in the following table: The
description of the component and its Tag are shown in the table to help you identify each
component.
IMPERIAL DESCRIPTIONS
ITEM
TAG
Horizontal Vessel
Boot on Horizontal Vessel
Horizontal Pump Main
Horizontal Pump Spare
Bottom Head on Vert. Vessel
Vessel Legs
Ladder
Circular Platform
Horizontal
Exchanger
(Bottom)
Horizontal Exchanger (Top)
VH-45
VB-45
P-104
P-124
EH-135
TL-135
SU-329
SU-346
E-106
E-107
METRIC DESCRIPTIONS
ITEM
TAG
Horizontal Vessel
Boot on Horizontal Vessel
Horizontal Pump Main
Horizontal Pump Spare
Bottom Head on Vert. Vessel
Vessel Legs
Ladder
Circular Platform
Horizontal
Exchanger
(Bottom)
Horizontal Exchanger (Top)
VH-45
VB-45
P-104
P-124
EH-135
TL-135
SU-329
SU-346
E-106
E-107
1.1.1.130
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2.
3.
Pick vertical vessel T-135 to display the Edit Equipment Database Field dialog.
4.
Select LONG_DESC from the Field Name list to display the existing value of this field for the
vessel. Modify the description as shown below.
5.
Press OK to update the LONG_DESC field of the vertical vessels external drawing database
record.
1.1.1.131
1.
2.
A dialog appears informing you that executing the command will purge the Undo/Redo buffer
and asks if you want to continue. Press Yes to execute the Clean Database command.
3.
1.1.1.132
1.
2.
3.
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Re-enter the correct tag names of the equipment using the Edit Component utility if required.
Note: The drawings external drawing database will be re-constructed from the component
data stored in the drawing. Changes made manually to the drawing database may
be lost.
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LESSON 10 REPORTS
Overview
This Lesson introduces the AutoPLANT Report Generator function. This is a common function used by
the PIPING, EQUIPMENT, ISOMETRICS, and AUTO-ISO applications. It enables you to generate a
report that may be output to a printer, file, or displayed on screen in preview mode.
Report Files
The Reports that are available for selection in the Report Generator dialog are configured to use a specific
Crystal Reports (*.RPT) file to process the component data. You must purchase this software in order to
generate a new report File for use with this function. The software currently ships nine Crystal Reports
(*.RPT) files that are configured for use with a specific report name and/or type.
Report Types
The Report Generator function enables you to group your reports by type. For example, you may have a
set of reports that you use for a particular client. You could set up a new report type for that client. Then
define a set of reports of that type. When you execute the Report Generator option, and select the new
clients Report Type, only those reports that are defined of the clients Report Type will appear available
for selection in the Report Name field.
Report types are defined in NETWORK_ROOT\REPORTS\RPTTYPE.INI. This file contains group
records, which specify the database table type and the table name that will be used to generate reports of
that type. Each group begins with a report type group name enclosed in brackets [ ].
Note: Since drawing information is stored in an external database, you can use a database
application such as Microsoft Access to view the database and/or generate custom
reports.
Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
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Executing either of these options will display the AutoPLANT Report Generator dialog with the required
function parameters for each of these reports. Simply press Apply to preview the report.
1.1.1.133
1.
Select Report>Equipment List from the Equipment menu to display the Report Generator
dialog shown below.
2.
3.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. Select the Drawing tab, enable the All radio button
and press OK to select all equipment components in the drawing. Exmaples of Imperial and
Metric Reports are shown below.
4.
After viewing the reports, press Cancel to close the AutoPLANT Report Generator dialog.
EQUIPMENT LIST REPORT (IMPERIAL)
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 200
NAME
TAG
DESCRIPTION
E-106
E-107
P-104
P-124
T-135
P-104
P-124
E-106
E-107
T-135
EH-135
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TL-135
SU-239
SU-346
VH-45
BOOT 488
VH-45
4 Legs on T-135
13-6 Ladder on T-135
135-degree Circular Platform on T-135
16-8 x 6-8 Horizontal Vessel VH-45
Horizontal Boot
TAG
DESCRIPTION
E-106
E-107
P-104
P-124
T-135
P-104
P-124
E-106
E-107
T-135
EH-135
TL-135
SU-239
SU-346
VH-45
BOOT 488
VH-45
2.
The AutoPLANT Report Generator dialog displays as shown to enable you to configure the
report.
3.
Set the values in the dialog as shown above then press OK to display the AutoPLANT Selections
dialog. Click on the Drawing tab, enable the All radio button and press OK to select all
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equipment components in the drawing. Samples of Imperial and Metric Reports are shown on the
following pages.
When finished view the reports, press Cancel to close the AutoPLANT Report Generator dialog.
4.
Note: Before generating Nozzle Schedule report, you must first be sure to close out any
previously generated Equipment List reports.
NOZZLE SCHEDULE REPORT (IMPERIAL)
C:\PROJECTS\TRAINING\AT_EQP\EQUIPMENT
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2003
EQUIPMEN
T TAG
NOZZLE
DESCRIPTION
SIZE
RATING
PROJECTION
EAST
NORTH
ELEVATION
DIRECTION
E-106-N1
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
1071-5
1025-10
110
1071-5
1025-10
110
1058-11
1025-10
104
1068-11
1025-10
104
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
1071-5
1025-10
110
1071-5
1025-10
116
1058-11
1025-10
110
1068-11
1025-10
116
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150L
B
150L
B
1020
1030-6
103
1019
1030-6
105
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150L
B
150L
B
1020
1021-3
103
1019
1021-3
105
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
3-9
1056
1040
6
6
1054-1
5/16
1052-6
1036-1
5/16
1040
102-7
13/16
124-6
1058
150L
B
E-106
E-106-N2
E-106-N3
E-106-N4
8
8
8
E-107
E-107-N1
E-107-N2
E-107-N3
E-107-N4
8
8
8
P-104
P-104-N1
P-104-N2
P-124
P-124-N1
P-124-N2
T-135
T-135-N4
T-135-N1
T-135-N6
T-135MW1
T-135MW2
T-135-N2
T-135-N3
8
2
30
30
8
2
107
S 45.00
W
W
1045-9
108-6
1058
1045-9
124-6
3-3
1058
1040
136-9
3-3
1056-6
1042-3
136-9
1014-10
1041-9
104-2
VH-45
VH-45-B1
150LB RF
NOZZLE
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VH-45-B2
VH-45-N1
VH-45-N2
VH-45-N3
VH-45-N4
VH-45-N5
VH-45-N6
VH-45MW1
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150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
3
8
8
2
2
2
2
24
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
1040
102-8
1007-10
1040
113-7
1019-4*
1040
105-5
1004-10
1040
113-7
1-2
1018-10
112
1-2
1018-10
107
2-2
1022-8
1036-7
1036-7
1040
107
2-2
1001-8
1040
107-6
NOZZLE
DESCRIPTION
SIZE
RATING
PROJECTION
NORTH
EAST
ELEVATION
DIRECTION
E-106-N1
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
200
mm
200
mm
200
mm
200
mm
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
300mm
322275
mm
318375
mm
321525
mm
322275
mm
307925
mm
307925
mm
307925
mm
307925
mm
12650
mm
12650
mm
10850
mm
10850
mm
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
200
mm
200
mm
200
mm
200
mm
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
300 mm
322275
mm
322275
mm
321525
mm
318375
mm
307925
mm
307925
mm
307925
mm
307925
mm
12650
mm
14450
mm
10850
mm
12650
mm
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150
mm
100
mm
150L
B
150L
B
300 mm
306090
mm
305790
mm
309144
mm
309144
mm
11000
mm
11600
mm
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150
mm
100
mm
150L
B
150L
B
300 mm
306090
mm
305790
mm
309144
mm
306369
mm
11000
mm
11600
mm
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
200
mm
200
mm
50
mm
750
mm
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
1150 mm
317675
mm
316508
mm
316025
mm
317675
mm
313100
mm
311933
mm
313100
mm
314850
mm
10644
mm
17225
mm
12125
mm
12425
mm
E-106
E-106-N2
E-106-N3
E-106-N4
300 mm
300 mm
300 mm
U
U
D
E-107
E-107-N1
E-107-N2
E-107-N4
E-107-N3
300 mm
300 mm
300 mm
U
D
U
P-104
P-104-N1
P-104-N2
600 mm
P-124
P-124-N1
P-124-N2
600 mm
E
U
T-135
T-135-N4
T-135-N1
T-135-N6
T-135MW1
150 mm
150 mm
250 mm
60
W
S 45.00
W
W
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T-135-N2
T-135-N3
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150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
750
mm
200
mm
50
mm
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
150LB RF
NOZZLE
50
mm
80
mm
200
mm
200
mm
50
mm
50
mm
50
mm
50
mm
500
mm
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
150L
B
250 mm
1000 mm
1000 mm
317675
mm
317675
mm
317225
mm
314850
mm
313100
mm
313775
mm
17225
mm
20825
mm
20825
mm
304470
mm
304470
mm
302420
mm
305870
mm
301520
mm
305720
mm
305720
mm
306870
mm
300570
mm
313625
mm
313100
mm
313100
mm
313100
mm
313100
mm
312088
mm
312088
mm
313100
mm
313100
mm
11150
mm
10700mm
U
U
VH-45
VH-45-B1
VH-45-B2
VH-45-N1
VH-45-N2
VH-45-N3
VH-45-N4
VH-45-N5
VH-45-N6
VH-45MW1
150 mm
300 mm
225 mm
225 mm
225 mm
350 mm
350 mm
650 mm
650 mm
61
13975
mm
11525
mm
13975
mm
13500
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2.
The following table briefly describes the options available in this dialog.
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
File
Lists the current Work Area. Initially, the dialog opens with the last
active Work Area displayed in this field. To select a different Work
Area, press the Browse button.
Opens the View Properties dialog to enable you to define a new Work
Area View.
Removes/deletes the highlighted Work Area View from the list of those
associated with the Work Area.
Opens the View Properties dialog to enable you to edit the selected
Work Area View.
Creates a copy of the selected view. A dialog displays prompting you
to name the copied view. You can then Edit the copied view to create
a new one.
This button is renamed according to the current Tilemode setting as
follows:
Tilemode=1
The button reads Apply in Drawing. Press Apply in Model to re-display
the model using the defined View Properties. This allows several
models to share a Work Area view. If a model is joined to the work
Area as a Guest or Member, xreferenced models are displayed in the
view. If joined as a Non-member, the viewing planes defined in the
Work View are used, but the referenced models are not visible.
Tilemode=0 (Paper Space with or without floating viewports)
The button reads Insert in Drawing. Press the Insert button to place a
scaled, tiled viewport into the drawing. The viewport is inserted at the
scale specified from the View Properties dialog.
When Tilemode=1, you can press the Preview button to view the
boundaries of the selected Work Area View. The Preview displays the
Add
Remove
Edit
Copy
Apply in Model/Insert
in Drawing
Preview
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Work Area view boundaries only, not the actual view. For example, if
you are in an isometric view of the model and press Preview, you may
see a three-dimensional box in the model. However, since Work Area
views are based on Orthogonal projections only, the actual view
displayed when Apply in Model is pressed may be from a Plan or an
Elevation perspective (according to the setting in the View field of the
View Properties dialog.
When Tilemode=0, the Preview option is grayed-out (disabled).
When Tilemode=1, the Auto Zoom option becomes available. Enable
Auto Zoom to automatically zoom out to create enough space to place
a new viewport in Paper Space. For example, suppose you are
zoomed in to a tight area of Paper Space and are placing a viewport
which would normally extend beyond the boundaries of the current
zoom factor. If this option is enabled, AutoPLANT will automatically
zoom out to create enough space for you to place the new tile. The
Auto Zoom option is not available in Model Space.
Press Add to create a view. The View Properties dialog displays. The following table briefly
describes the options available in this dialog.
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
View Tile
The name of the view being defined/edited. This name will appear in
the view list in the Work Area Views dialog.
Defines the orthogonal projection (the side of the box) which is
associated with the saved view. The selected view is highlighted in
red in the tile to the left. The coordinates of the box itself are defined
in the 3D Envelope section of this dialog.
The Scale of the view port. This setting only effects Work Area Views
that are placed as viewports in Paper Space. Select from the list of
available scales, or select By Window to manually create an
UNSCALED viewport in Paper Space. If you select the By Window
option, you will need to manually scale the viewport.
Controls whether or not a match line is placed around the edges of the
view port. Note that if both this option and the Viewport Visibility
options are enabled, there will be two bounding boxes around the
viewport when it is placed in Paper Space. You may specify the
matchline Thickness and Linetype in the fields provided. These fields
are only enabled if you have enabled the Match Line check box. This
setting does not effect Work Space Views applied in Model Space.
Controls whether plant coordinates are displayed around the viewport.
These coordinates are relative to the current viewport, and specify the
coordinates from which the view was cut. The coordinate text size is
determined by the current DIMTXT system variable. This setting does
not effect Work Area Views applied in Model Space.
Specifies whether or not the Front clipping plane is enforced in the
current view. This setting does not effect Work Space views applied in
Model Space.
Specifies whether or not the Back clipping plane is enforced in the
current view. This setting does not effect Work Space Views applied in
Model Space.
Determines whether or not a solid border line is drawn around ALL
View
Scale
Matchline
Coordiantes
Front Clip
Back Clip
Viewport Visibility
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AutoCAD viewports (global). Note that if both this option and the
Match Line option are enabled, there will be two bounding boxes
around the viewport when it is place din Paper Space. This setting
does not effect Work Area Views applied in Model Space.
The coordinates specified in this area of the dialog define the clipping
planes of a three dimensional box. The box defines the objects that
are included in the view.
The View selection determines the
orthogonal projection from which the view is crated.
First Point: enables you to enter the coordinates or manually pick the
location for the Southeast corner of the section.
Second Point: enables you to enter the coordinates or manually pick
the location for the Northwest corner of the section.
Pick View Area By Window: This option enables you to define the first
and second point coordinates by graphically picking these points in
the display windows. When manually picking points, you MUST BE IN
PLAN VIEW.
Elevation: Defines the top and bottom clipping planes. These values
are ALWAYS world Z coordinates. The Elevation values define the
height of the 3D Viewing box. If you are crating a View that is
projected from the Top or bottom, you can leave the Elevation values
blank (null); otherwise, Elevation values must be present in order to
define the top and bottom boundaries of elevation Views (Front, Back,
Left, Right).
4.
Enter the properties of the new Section I view as shown in the following dialog:
5.
Press OK to save the view. The Section 1 view will be added to the Views list in the Work
Area Views dialog.
6.
Repeat this process to add views according to the following tables (Imperial or Metric).
Remember to enable the Front Clip and Back Clip check boxes for each of these views.
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When creating view definitions, you can copy an existing view and then modify the
view name and parameters. For example, you could define the Lower Plan view as
shown below, then copy this view as the Upper Plan view and then you would only
need to modify the Elevation parameters.
VIEW
Section
2
Section
3
Section
4
Lower
Plan
Upper
Plan
LEFT
RIGHT
FRONT
TOP
TOP
SCALE
3/8
1-0
3/8
1-0
3/8
1-0
3/8
1-0
3/8
1-0
VIEW
Section
2
Section
3
Section
4
Lower
Plan
Upper
Plan
7.
FIRST POINT
SCALE
EAST
=
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1004
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1000
1000
SECOND POINT
NORTH
EAST
NORTH
ELEVATION
UPPER
LOWER
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10153
1036
1067
1051
142
100
1026
115
100
1026
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1045
112
100
1000
1075
1050
112
100
1000
1075
1050
130
112
FIRST POINT
SECOND POINT
EAST
NORTH
EAST
NORTH
ELEVATION
UPPER
LOWER
LEFT
1:30
315000
310300
320500
315500
42500
30000
RIGHT
1:30
301500
304500
308000
310500
35000
30000
FRONT
1:30
300000
311000
308000
315500
34000
30000
TOP
1:30
300000
300000
323000
315500
33600
30000
TOP
1:30
300000
300000
323000
315500
39000
34000
The Work Area Views dialog will appear as shown below when you have finished defining the
views for this Work Area.
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8.
Select one of the views and press Preview. You will see the dashed cube surrounding the
coordinates you picked.
9.
Press Enter to continue. This will re-display the Work Area View dialog to enable you to
continue to edit or add new views. You may press Close to exit the dialog.
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Select view Section 4 from the list in the Work Area Views dialog. Press the Apply in Model
button then press Close. Section 4 should appear as in the left viewport above.
3.
To cancel out of the clipping planes you can simply type TOP and press Enter (to change the
view) and the full model will regenerate.
4.
Another method for removing clipping planes uses AutoCADs DVIEW command.
DVIEW and press Enter, then respond to the prompts as follows:
Type
5.
Work Area Views applied while in Paper Space are generally used to plot multiple sections on one sheet
of paper. You can add annotations and dimensioning in Paper Space without cluttering up the Model.
Using these pre-defined views assures consistency across production drawings shared by various
members of a Work Area. You will review the procedure to apply Work Area Views in the Drawing
Production Lessons later in this training session.
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The following figures illustrate the Work Area Views defined above from an isometric display view.
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Wireframe
Centerline
Wireframe w/Centerline
Mesh
Change the display mode of component graphics using the commands in the Equipment
Tools>Display Modes menu.
Mesh Display Mode displays components in a mesh that is similar to, but not the standard, AutoCAD
mesh. When you select the Equipment Tools>Display Modes>Set Mesh option, the components
display using the Surface Resolution set when they were initially drawn.
Hint:
For the mesh to display properly, you must set the Surface Resolution in the Drawing
Preferences dialog to the desired setting before placing components.
Representations
The Equipment Tools>Representations menu provides the following options that generate
standard AutoCAD entity representations of EQUIPMENT component graphics. These functions do not
affect the original equipment entities at all. Representations are created from the original on the current
layer.
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Generate 2D View
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Generate 3D ACIS
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Before generating a 3D representation, use the AutoCAD layer command to set the
layer on which the representation will be generated.
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AUTOPLANT PIPING
This chapter contains nine (9) Lessons to introduce the functionality provided in the AutoPLANT PIPING
application.
OVERVIEW
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4-3
4-18
4-39
4-42
4-51
4-53
LESSON 7: SUPPORTS
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4-58
9: ISOMETRIC STOPS
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OVERVIEW
In this chapter, we will discuss piping modeling. The Lessons in this chapter provide an extensive review
of the component placement and manipulation tools in the AutoPLANT PIPING application.
There are nine (9) Lessons in this chapter. Each Lesson begins with a list of objectives that define the
information that you will learn in that Lesson. A number of Exercises are provided in each Lesson that
are designed to teach the student the topics listed in the Objectives section at the start of each Lesson.
When you have completed this chapter, you will have learned how to route the piping lines on the
equipment assemblies drawn in the previous chapter as shown below.
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Learn how to add the PIPING Model to the TRAIN Work Area
2.
3.
Right-click on the AutoPLANT Piping node in the navigation tree and select New from the
context menu that displays.
4.
5.
To define the new document, type Piping in the File Name and Name field, and Piping
Training Drawing in the Description field as shown above.
6.
Select AutoPLANT Piping from the list, and then press Create.
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AutoPLANT Plant Design application will be launched and the PIPING.DWG model file will
open in the as indicated by the file name in the AutoCAD title bar.
8.
9.
10.
The Model Setup dialog displays as shown below. The Units for the drawing are pre-determined
by the Training project and cannot be changed.
11.
Disable the Insert North Arrow and Draw Limits Box check boxes for this exercise.
12.
Ensure that the World limits and Origin within these limits are set as shown in the dialog above,
then press Done.
13.
The PIPING module will finish loading as indicated by the addition of the Piping menu in the
main AutoCAD menu bar.
14.
Select Piping\Drawing Production\Work Area Setup to display the Work Area Setup
dialog.
2.
Press Open. Locate the TRAIN.RWA file created during the equipment exercises then select the
file and press Open.
3.
Enable the Member radio button in the Membership Status area of the dialog to add your new
PIPING drawing to the Work Area as a Member as shown below.
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5.
6.
ZOOM Extents. Notice that all the files from the work area, including the equipment are
automatically in reference in your drawing as shown in the following figure.
7.
8.
Press File to display a file selection dialog then navigate to your \BENTLEY\AUTOPLANT
3D\SUPPORT directory. Select the VPGEN.LSP file and press Load.
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10.
The program will create the needed views the first time you try to use one of these view.
11.
Type TOP and then press Enter. Wait a moment as the utility creates and save all of the
predefined views. All views will be initialized to the model extents.
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Select Setup\Drawing Preferences from the Piping menu to display the Drawing
Preferences dialog.
2.
Set the initial preferences as shown in the dialog below then press OK to save the changes.
Drawing preferences control various settings that apply to components when they are placed in the model.
For example, the Nominal Size field defines the nominal main piping size of the next component placed in
the drawing, while the Spec field enables you to define what spec is to be used to place when placing
components. This can be important in generating reports and automatic insometrics.
Note: The values displayed in these fields represent the default values that were assigned
when the Training project was created.
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The Drawing Mode area of the dialog has been re-organized for this release into Drawing Mode and
Representation areas to support the implementation of the new flat 2D PIPING application. Refer to the
2D Piping Overview in the on-line help for more information on this new application. 2D PIPING is
provided free of charge if you purchase the full 3D PIPING application. Users authorized for 2D only,
will have their 3D Drawing Mode and associated Representations disabled. Users authorized for 3D will
have all draw modes and options available.
The following describes the Drawing Mode/Representations now available in terms of the selections from
the Drawing Mode and Representation areas of the dialog (e.g., 3D-Double Line will be used to denote
selecting the 3D Drawing Mode and Double Line Representation).
3D-Double Line: this is identical to the previous full 3D Drawing Mode configuration. It
enables drawing of 3D components in 3D space using AutoPLANT custom component objects.
3D-Single Line: this configuration enables drawing of Single Line component representations
in 3D space using AutoCAD entities. In general, only Pipe Components, Bends and Returns, and
Branching components are actually drawn as single line AutoCAD entities, with a few exceptions.
All other components are drawn in standard 3D-Double Line mode.
2D-Double Line: this configuration enables drawing of flat (i.e., nother will be drawn in the
vertical plane) Double Line representations of components using AutoCAD entities.
2D-Single Line: this configuration enables drawing of flat (i.e., nothing in the vertical) Single
Line representations of components using AutoCAD entities.
As noted above, the 2D-Double Line mode will automatically generate and draw flat 2D. This is a
radical change from the previous method. Previously, the Double Line mode in the 3D system used a
complex set of draw methods to determine which view the component was being placed in and then
determined how this component should be drawn. This method will be replaced by automatically
converting, during placement, the 3D component into 2D native AutoCAD objects, which have been
generated via the new Hidden Line Removal (HLR) interface.
Additional Options:
Surface Resolution: When you enable the 3D Drawing Mode radio button, a Surface
Resolution setting will be activated. This value assigns AutoCAD;s SURFTAB1 and SURFTAB2
environment variables that control the mesh display of component graphics. A number between 2
and 32766 is required, while a setting of 12 or 16 is recommended. Changing this value does not
change the Surface Resolution setting assigned to previously inserted components. You toggle the
display of the inherent mesh representation of 3D components with the Piping Tools>3D Display
Modes>Mesh command.
2D HL Options: When you enable the 2D Drawing Mode radio button, the Surface Resolution
option will be replaced by a 2D HL Options button. Pressing this button displays the HLR Options
dialog shown below, which enables you to define how hidden line removal is haldned for the2DDouble Line representations. Hidden line removal is handled on a per component basis with respect
to the settings defined in this dialog.
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The Output Hidden Geometry check box determines if hidden line output should be displayed for
each component. Enabling this check box will activate the Output Properties grid in this dialog. The grid
options define the manner in which hidden line output is displayed as described below:
Visibility
Color
Linetype
Lineweight
A brief description of the remaining fields in this dialog is provided below. Review the descriptions
below, then set the starting values as shown in the previous figure and press OK.
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
Specification Path
Specification
Nominal Size
Other
Fields
Database
From Component
Project Preferences
Optimize
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component when placed. If the port is not horizontal, and the ports
end condition are set to be optimized, then the graphics are optimized
at that port. If a vertical component port is found, the entity is
changed to the Layer and Line Type specified below.
This option may be enabled manually while running the application as
follows:
Enable: (at_PipingSystem_setVariable Optimized_2d_Graphics 1)
Disable: (at_PipingSystem_setVariable Optimized_2d_Graphics 0)
You can fully customize 2D optimization settings for a project on the
Piping/2D Optimization property page in the Project Administrator
application.
Refer to the explanation prior to this table.
These settings determine the set of rules that define component color
and layer attributes. Components of the same Size, Layer, Spec, Line
No., Paint value or Service can be colored the same in order to visually
distinguish them when viewing the model. Likewise, components can
be arranged on the same layer according to their specification or Line
Number.
Determines how settings are applied when routing components.
From Connecting component, extracts the component preferences
(size, spec, line number, and insulation thickness) from the existing
component and applies them to the connecting component that is
being placed. This option overrides the Drawing Preferences dialog
settings to provide an easy method of maintaining consistency. From
Settings, will enforce the settings assigned in the Drawing
Preferences dialog despite the preferences associated with a
connecting component.
Enable this switch to automatically connect a selected component to
the run end of the previous component. This is the fastest method of
placing a series of connected components in a continuous pipeline. If
the selected component contains a branch or a bend, you will still be
prompted to specify the orientation.
This check box controls the graphical display of insulation on pipe
components in the drawing when they are placed.
This switch should ONLY be enabled if you are customizing/creating
component placement scripts or related functions. When enabled, this
switch places BasicScript execution in debug mode. When a Basic
Script function is executed, it will display in the Script Editor in Debug
Mode to enable you to step through each step of the function as it is
executed. This is primarily used to locate/test for errors in customized
Basic scripts.
When a component is selected for placement, PIPING searches the
selected specification for the component record based on the
component preferences set in the Drawing Preferences dialog and the
type of component selected. If more than one match is found, the
Specification Selection dialog displays to enable you to select the
desired component from the matching records. For example, the
component records may have the same size and type, but may have
different facings, end conditions, schedules, ratings, etc.
When the Default Spec Choice switch is enabled, PIPING will place
components marked as defaults in the specification automatically,
without displaying the Specification Selection dialog. A component
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The default values that display the first time this dialog is opened are defined in the configuration that you
selected when you started the drawing. Once a drawing has been saved, the last set of drawing
preferences will appear as the default the next time the dialog is opened.
As you can see, this mode does not provide options for adding, editing, or deleting preference values.
Instead, it displays the control as a toolbar, which can be left open at all times and enables you to easily
select the desired values for each setting.
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Base
Ductile Iron Module
High Purity Module
Victaulic Module
Lined Pipe Module
Tubing
Cable Tray
HVAC
Conduit
Plastic
Instrument
More than one module may be loaded in the same drawing session. Each module that is loaded will have
an associated menu and tool bar as illustrated below.
After loading a Module and before placing any components, you must ensure that the specification that
contains the components for the module you intend to use is properly set in the Drawing Preferences
dialog.
Note: A module must be loaded before it will appear as an option in the Specification field
in the Drawing Preferences dialog.
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1.
Select Setup>Module Setup from the Piping menu to display the Module Setup dialog shown
below.
2.
An operation is performed by selecting a module from the list, then selecting an action to
perform. (The exception being the Load All Modules and Unload All Modules acitons. A
module does not need to be selected to perform either of these actions.) Next, either press the OK
button to apply the action and close the dialog, or press Apply to apply the action without closing
the dialog. A description of each option is provided in the table below.
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Available Modules
This selection of the dialog lists the installed modules that have been
configured to work with the application. Select a module from this list,
then enable the desired action radio button in the Module Actions area
of the dialog. Press Apply or OK to execute the action.
Enable this radio button, then press Apply to load all modules in the
Available List group. When the dialog is closed, the modules menu will
be loaded. After loading a module you must return to the Drawing
Preferences dialog to set the Spec to the specification that contains
the modules component records before you will be able to place
components available in the modules menu.
Enable this radio button, then press Apply or OK to load the modules
selected in the Available List area of the dialog. The selected module
menus be accessible. After loading a module you must return to the
Drawing Preferences dialog to set the Spec to the specification that
contains the modules component records before you will be able to
place components available in the modules menu.
Select a module from the Available List group, then enable the View
Module Details radio button and press Apply to display the module
definition record as defined in the file MODULES.INI. This information
can be modified using the AutoPLANT Class Editor, which may be
launched from the AutoPLANT main menu or toolbar.
Enable this radio button, then press Apply or OK to unload the
modules selected in the Available List group. This option will remove
the selected modules menus.
Enable this radio button, then press Apply or OK to unload all of the
modules listed in the Available List group if they were previously
loaded. This will remove any loaded module menus and toolbars from
the application.
Executes the action selected in the Module Actions area of the dialog
without closing this dialog. Use this button to load/unload/view
Load Module
Unload Module
Apply
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3.
Select Victualic Module from the Available Modules list, then enable the Load Module radio
button and press OK. Notice that the Victaulic pull-down menu has been added. This menu
contains all of the available Victaulic component placement options.
4.
Select IPS Components>Couplings>Rigid Coupling #07 from the Victaulic menu. Pick
a point out in space to attempt to place this Victaulic coupling. The Specification Selection Error
dialog displays as shown in the following figure.
This dialog will appear when you attempt to place a component that does not have a record in the
selected specification that matches the defined search criteria. It is provided to enable you to
determine the reason a particular component record was not available. You may either need to
add the record to the spec, or re-set incorrect component preferences to place the desired
component.
As mentioned previously, you must set the Specification to the appropriate spec that contains the
records for the components in the module from which you are attempting to place components.
In this instance, you still had your spec set to the training specification TRAINING, therefore, the
dialog displays indicating the Spec, database Spec Table, and the Where Clause used to try and
locate the component record.
5.
Change the Spec to Victalic {Mvict} in the Drawing Preferences dialog and then try this
placement again. Since the specification is correctly set the component record will be found and
you will be prompted to place this component.
6.
Reopen the Module Setup dialog and unload the Victaulic module by selecting it from the
Available Modules, list, enabling the Unload Module radio button and pressing OK.
7.
Change the Spec back to the TRAINING specification and Erase the Victaulic coupling placed
above.
8.
Next, select Database Tools>Clean Database, enable all check boxes in the Clean Database
dialog, and press OK to purge the component record from the external drawing database.
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1.
2.
The Post Copy Update Automation area of the dialog enables you to define the method used to
update copied components. The options are described below (only one may be selected):
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Prompt
for
New
component Value
If this option is enabled, the Update Component Data Fields dialog will
automatically display after you perform a COPY to enable you to
modify the values of the configured component data fields. From this
dialog, you can manually update/revise field values associated with
the new component. The fields shown in this dialog are defined by
pressing the Component Fields Select button in the Component Copy
Preferences main dialog, while default prefix and suffix values may be
established in the Prefix and Suffix area.
If this option is enabled, the copied components data fields will be
updated automatically using the system defaults established in the
Component Fields and Prefix and Suffix areas of the dialog. When this
option is selected, copied components are updated automatically
without displaying a dialog for user input.
If this option is enabled, copied component data fields will be modified
based on a customized Basic script. This option is only provided for
advanced users who are comfortable with the Basic Script language
and command set, and who have specific rules that they want to
enforce when updating copied components. When this option is set,
the user must specify a script file and method (function) in the Basic
Script Update Method area of the dialog.
Automatic Updating
Script-Based
Updating
Press the Select button in the Component Fields area of the dialog to display the dialog shown
below. The fields that appear in the Fields To Include list will effect both Manual and Automatic
updating of copied components. If the Prompt for New Component Value option was selected
from the Post-Copy Update Automation area of the dialog, these fields will display for
modification in the Update Component Data Fields dialog when you perform a copy. Since you
selected Automatic Updating, these fields will be updated automatically based on the
established Prefix and Suffix definitions that you will define below.
4.
Add the INSTHICK and TAGNUMBER field to the Fields to Include list as shown below, then
press OK.
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5.
The Prefix and Suffix area of the dialog enables you to establish default prefix and suffix values
that will be applied to selected data fields of copied components. In this exercise, you will apply
a prefix to the TAG NUMBER field. Enable the Use Program Default Field Value Prefix
check box, then type P- in the field next to this check box.
6.
Press Apply to Fields to display the dialog shown below. This dialog enables you to select the
fields to apply the defined prefix/suffix values. In this exercise, you will apply the pre-defined
prefix to the TAGNUMBER field ONLY.
7.
Select Prefix from the Select Fields For drop-down list. Select the TAGNUMBER field from
the Available Fields list, then press Add. Press OK when the dialog appears as shown below.
Note: The prefix and suffix assignments must be defined separately by making the
appropriate selection from the Select Fields For selection list. Using this technique,
a prefix can be assigned to one field type, while the suffix applied to another or a
prefix and a suffix may be applied to the same field.
If you no long want to apply a prefix or suffix to a copied components data fields,
simply disable the check boxes in the Component Copy Preferences dialog. If late,
you would like to apply these same values, simply enable the check boxes. The
system remembers that the last prefix and suffix definitions that you defined.
8.
If the Prompt for New Component Value radio button is enabled when you perform a copy, a
dialog will display listing the fields that you selected above with the default prefix/suffix values
appended to the source components initial field value. These values may be accepted or
modified. Since you enabled the Automatic Updating radio button, when you perform a copy, the
prefix/suffix values will be applied to the selected fields automatically without further interaction.
9.
For more advanced users, the function enables you to create custom Basic Script functions that
control how copied component drawing database field values are updated. For these options to be
available in the dialog, you must first enable the Script-based Updating radio button. This option
is not used in this exercise.
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When the dialog appears as shown below, press OK to save your Component Copy Preferences.
Note: Copy preferences are saved locally by configuration, which means each user must
set up their own component copy preferences. The configured preferences will be
defined for every new drawing created using the configuration in which they were
defined.
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1.
2.
In this exercise, you only want to make the INSTHICK and PAINT_CODE fields available to the
user for updating with the Database Tools>Update Components command.
3.
Select the INSTHICK and PAINT_CODE fields, then press Add to move these fields to the
Fields To Include list as shown below.
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To add a field, simply select it from the Available Fields list, then press Add>. To
remove a field from the Fields to Include list, select the field and press <Remove>
Multiple fields may be selected in either list by pressing and holding down the Ctrl
key, then selecting the fields. A block of fields may be selected in either list by
selecting the first field in the block, then pressing and holding down the Shift key and
selecting the last field in the block.
Press OK to save your Component Update Preferences when the dialog appears as shown above.
Note: Update preferences are saved locally by configuration, which means each user must
set up their own component copy preferences. The configured preferences will be
defined for every drawing created using the project configuration in which they were
defined.
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Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Lean how component ports are used to attach components and ensure connectivity
Learn how to use the component placement command line options to place a component at
virtually any location or orientation
Learn how to automatically route a continuous series of components in a piping line without
continually selecting the insertion point and orientation
Learn how to automatically route pipe between a set of components in a piping line
An overview of each of these techniques is provided at the start of this Lesson. A number of Exercises,
which illustrate these techniques, are provided after the overview explanations.
Select the component: Components may be selected for placement from the toolbars or the
menu system.
2.
Specify a reference and placement point: Components are always placed with respect to a
reference point. In most cases, the reference point and the placement point are one and the same
because the default reference point is always the end point of the components previously placed
in the model. You can attach a component directly to this reference point, place it a known
distance from this point, or select one of the following options:
In space: not connected to another component, centerline, or piece of equipment.
In this case, the user picks (or inputs) a new point in the model, which becomes the
reference point. You can also specify an elevation prior to picking the point.
Inserted on an intelligent centerline: The component run direction and orientation
will be extracted from the geometry of the centerline. The component will also assume
the size, spec, and line number attributes from the line, if they were defined.
Aligned with existing components: A component can be placed so that its centerline
automatically aligns with the centerlines of two existing components (bend and branch
components only).
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3.
Toggle insertion point: If you specify the reference point on an existing component, you can
toggle to any of the connecting components ports to specify the port that you want to connect to
the existing component. For example, a tee may be inserted with respect to either of its main run
end ports, its center point, or its branch end port as shown below (some components, such as pipe,
do not have a center point or a branch end and do not provide this prompt option.
4.
Orient the component: Many components have a branch/bend that must be oriented
separately (for example, when placing an elbow, the downstream leg can be placed in the X, Y, or
Z plane, etc.). This prompt will only appear for component placements that require it.
Each of these generic steps is covered in the exercises provided in the following sections. These exercises
illustrate how to combine the placement options to produce a variety of results. After a little practice, you
will find that these options enable you to position and place components with ease and precision.
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However, a piece of straight pipe has only two ports to indicate the start and end points of the variable
length component.
Attach to Previous
By default, when placing components, PIPING assumes you will want to connect to the last component.
To connect to this component, just press Enter.
Orientation Methods
For the proper placement of most components, you will need to provide the components orientation.
Load the Directional Aids (orientation) toolbar (Piping>Toolbars>Directional Aids) to facilitate
orientating components. You will then only need to select the directional icon when AutoPLANT request
the components orientation.
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Exercise 1 Placing a PSV on Vessel T-135s Nozzle TNIn this exercise, you will connect a 2x3 relief valve to the 2 nozzle on top of vertical vessel T-135.
1.1.1.139
1.
Select Toolbars>Direction Aids from the Piping menu to display the Direction Aids toolbar.
You may dock this toolbar along the bottom or right-hand side of the AutoCAD display window.
2.
Type ISO1 and press Enter, then ZOOM Window around the nozzles on top of vertical vessel
T-135.
3.
If you have the Project Preferences control docked in your drawing, make sure the LineNubmer is
set to L1008 and ensure the Spec is set to Training. If the control is not currently open, select
the Project Preferences option from the Setup menu and make the necessary changes now.
4.
5.
Note: You may find it easier to use the Center osnap when connecting to equipment
nozzles. The center osnap will ONLY work if you specifically select the outermost
center point of the nozzle.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return to fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the insertion point.
A dialog displays to enable you to specify the valve parametric data.
Press OK to accept the defaults.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reset/<enter orientation or press Return when done>
Type W and press Enter to specify that the branch end of the valve is oriented in the West
direction.
6.
Notice the valve is drawn facing west (negative-X). The same prompt displays again to enable
you to change the orientation. Type E and Enter to change the orientation to the positive X
(East) direction. Press Enter again to accept this orientation.
7.
A dialog appears to enable you to add topworks to the relief valve. Press Cancel to not place
topworks at this time.
8.
The valve is placed on the nozzle complete with bolts and gaskets as shown below.
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In this exercise, you will connect a slip-on flange to the relief valve placed in the previous exercise using
the fitting to fitting method. PIPING automatically remembers the open port of the last component placed
to enable you to quickly connect the next component in the piping run.
You will also disable the Default Spec Choice option in the Drawing Preferences dialog for this exercise.
If this option is enabled, PIPING will automatically select the default component choice you have defined
in the external database specification when placing components. If it is disabled, a dialog will display to
enable you to select the desired specification choice from all records in the spec that match the search
criteria.
1.1.1.140
1.
Select Setup>Drawing Preferences from Piping menu to display the Drawing Preferences
dialog.
2.
Disable the Default Spec Choice check box then press OK to close the dialog.
3.
4.
Notice a connection point displays at the open end of the relief valve just placed to indicate the
default insertion point of the flange. Respond to the prompts as follows to place the flange:
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the insertion point at the default open end of the relief valve.
5.
The Specification Selection dialog displays as shown below. This dialog displays because you
disabled the Default Spec Choice option above. The dialog displays a list of all records for
flanges in the current specification that match the criteria required to connect the relief valve to
the flange. Select the first flange record then press OK.
6.
Another dialog displays to enable you to select the desired gasket. Pick the last gasket in the list
then press OK.
7.
The flange is connected to the valve complete with bolts and gaskets.
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Select Setup>Drawing Preferences, then re-enable the Default Spec Choice option and
press OK.
Exercise 3
Placed
In this exercise, you will learn how to use the Relative command line option to place a 90o LR Elbow at a
relative distance from the slip-on flange.
1.1.1.141
1.
Select Bends and Returns >90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu.
2.
3.
When the Specification Selection dialog displays, select the buttweld elbow with the STD
schedule from the list then press OK to continue.
4.
5.
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2.
3.
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of 100 and 115, and North-South pipe runs have a BOP elevation of 112-6. In the exercises, that
follow, you will learn how to place and orient elbows and tees relative to an existing fitting, or align with
two existing fittings.
1.1.1.142
1.
Type ISO2 and press Enter to move to the Front-Right isometric view. PAN and ZOOM until
the 8 {200mm} shell inlet nozzle on the bottom of E-106 is visible as shown below.
2.
You may also want to freeze the layer on which the steel was drawn to get a better view of this
nozzle. Type DDLMODES and press Enter, then select the AT-STEEL layer and press
Freeze. Press OK to close the dialog.
3.
4.
Select Flanges>Weldneck from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as follows to place
the flange:
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Pick shell inlet nozzle E106-N4.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to place the flange, gasket and bolts as shown below.
7.
To connect an elbow to the flange, select Bends and Returns >90o LR Elbow from the
Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as follows to place the elbow:
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to connect the elbow to the default open flange port.
Up/Down/East/West/North/south/Align/Rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when don>
Type S and press Enter to change the elbow branch orientation to the negative-Y direction.
Press Enter again to place the elbow as shown in the following figure.
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Select Bends and Returns>90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to place the elbow.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the elbow a relative distance from the end of the previous elbow
port.
Align/change Ref point/<Enter distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type 3-3 {975} and press Enter to specify the distance.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when done>
Type W and press Enter to change the elbow branch orientation to the negative X direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when done>
Press Enter again to accept this orientation and place the elbow as shown below.
9.
To connect a weldneck flange to the elbow, select Flanges<Weldneck from the Piping menu.
Respond to the prompts as follows to place the flange:
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the flange insertion point to the other end of the elbow.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the insertion point at the end of the elbow and place the flange as shown.
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To connect a gasket and gate valve to the flange, select Valves<Gate<Gate from the Piping
menu. Respond to the prompts as follows to place the valve:
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the flange face.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays to enable you to add topworks to the gate valve.
Press Cancel to no place topworks at this time.
11.
Select Flanges>Weldneck from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as follows to place
the flange:
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the valve face and place the gasket, belts, and
flange as shown below.
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Select Bends and Returns >90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows:
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the open end of the flange.
Up/Down/East/West/North/south/Align/Rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when done>
Type U and press Enter to specify the orientation the +Z direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when done>
Press Enter again to accept the orientation and place the elbow as shown in the following figure.
13.
Press Enter to re-execute the last run command to place another elbow. Respond to the prompts
as follows to place the elbow relative to the previous elbow at a specified bottom of pipe
elevation.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the elbow at a relative distance from the elbow.
Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type E and press Enter to display the Set Elevation dialog shown below. Enable the Bottom of
pipe radio button, then type 112-6 {33750} in the Elevation field and press OK. This will move
the elbow insertion point to the specified bottom of pipe elevation relative to the previous elbows
center port.
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Type S and press Enter to specify the orientation in the negative-Y direction and place the elbow
as shown below.
Up/Down/East/West/North/south/Align/Rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when done>
Press Enter again to accept the orientation and place the elbow as shown below.
14.
Press Enter to re-execute the elbow placement command. Respond to the prompts as follows to
phace the next elbow.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the insertion point to the horizontal end of the elbow
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the elbow at a relative distance from the elbow.
Toggle/Align/change Ref point/<Enter distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type 8 {2400} and press Enter to specify the relative distance.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reset/<Enter orientation or press Return when done>
Type U and press Enter to define the elbow orientation in the positive Z direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter again to accept this orientation and place the elbow as shown in the following figure.
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Select Flanges>Weldneck from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as follows to place
two mating flanges upstream between the elbows as shown below.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the end of the elbow.
16.
Press Enter to re-execute the flange placement command. Respond to the prompt as follows to
place the second flange.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the flange face and place the flange.
17.
Select Bends and Returns >90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to place the elbow as shown in the following figure.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Pick the port on the open end of the elbow moving in the positive-Z direction.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the new elbow a relative distance from the lower elbow.
Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter distance or Return for fit-fit>:
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Type 2-6 {750} and press Enter to specify the relative distance.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type E and press Enter to specify the orientation in the positive X.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter to accept this orientation and place the elbow as shown below.
18.
Select Flanges>Weldneck from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts to align the flange
with the horizontal end of the last elbow placed (1) and the flanges on the pipe rack (2) in the
xreferenced drawing as shown below.
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Select Pipe Components>AutoPipe from the Piping menu to display the AutoPLANT
Selections dialog displays. This dialog enables you to define a selection set of components in the
current drawing, or across multiple drawings in a project based on a user-defined criteria or
common project object values. The Drawing tab enables you to define the selection set as All
components in the current drawing, or to Manually select the components in the selection set.
2.
Click on the Drawing tab and enable the All radio button, then press OK. AutoPipe will
automatically find all the aligned ports in your model and place connecting pipe between those
ports where required as illustrated in the following figures.
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1.1.1.143
1.
Type ISO1 and press Enter, then ZOOM Window around T-135 and E-107 as shown above.
2.
Select L1002 from the LineNumber field of the Project Preferences control.
3.
To connect a flange to the T-135 vessels N1 shell inlet nozzle, select Flanges>Weldneck
from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as follows to place the flange.
Elevation/Insert/<Pick point>:
Pick vertical vessel shell inlet nozzle T-135-N1.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter accept the insertion point and connect the flange to the nozzle face.
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Select Bends and Returns > 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to connect elbow (1) to the flange using the fitting-to-fitting method.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the weld end of the flange.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type D and press Enter to specify the orientation in the negative/Z direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/south/Align/Rotate/reseT/<enter orientation or press Return when done>
Press Enter again to accept this orientation and place the elbow.
5.
Select Bends and Returns > 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to place elbow (2) Relative to elbow (1) at a bottom-of-pipe elevation of 115
{14500mm}.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the elbow at a relative distance from the first elbow placed.
Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type E and press Enter to display the Enter Elevation dialog as shown below.
Enable the Bottom of Pipe radio button and type 115 {34500} in the Elevation field, then press
OK.
6.
Select Bends and Returns > 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to place elbow (3) a relative distance from the horizontal end of elbow (2).
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7.
Select Bends and Returns < 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to place elbow (4) a relative vertical distance from center of elbow (3).
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the reference point to the vertical port of the elbow.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the elbow at a relative distance from elbow (3).
Toggle/Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter Distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type 2-6 {750} and press Enter to specify the relative distance.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type S and press Enter to specify the orientation in the negative-Y direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter again to accept the orientation and place the elbow.
8.
Press Enter to re-execute the elbow placement command. Respond to the prompts as follows to
place elbow (5) relative to elbow (4) and aligned with one of the bottom elbows in line L1001 as
shown below.
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9.
Press Enter to re-execute the elbow placement command. Respond to the prompts as follows to
place elbow (6) relative to elbow (5).
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the reference point to the other end of elbow (5).
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to place the elbow a relative distance.
Toggle/Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter Distance or Return for fit-fit>:
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Type 2-6 {750} and press Enter to specify the relative distance.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point in the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type E and press Enter to specify the orientation in the position X direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter again to accept the orientation and place the elbow.
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Press Enter to re-execute the elbow placement command. Respond to the prompts as follows to
place elbow (7).
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the reference point to the other end of the elbow.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to specify that you will place the elbow a relative distance.
Toggle/Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter Distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type 19 {5700} and press Enter to specify the relative distance.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point in the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type D and press Enter to specify the orientation in the negative-Z direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter again to accept the orientation and place the elbow.
11.
Press Enter to re-execute the elbow placement command. Respond to the prompts as follows to
place elbow (8) a relative distance form elbow (7) and aligned with the lower elbow in line
L1001.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the reference point to the end of the elbow.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type R and press Enter to specify that you the elbow will be placed relative to the selected port.
Toggle/Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter Distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type A and press Enter to specify that you want to align this elbow to another component.
Pick component to align to:
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12.
You will now connect a flange, gate valve, flange assemble to the horizontal port of elbow (8)
just placed. Select Flanges > Weldneck from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as
follows to place the flange.
Relative/Toggle/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle the reference point to the other end of the elbow.
Relative/Toggle/Elev.<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the insertion point at the horizontal port of the elbow and place the flange.
13.
Select Valves > Gate > Gate from the Piping menu, and then press Enter. Press Cancel on
the AutoPLANT Selection dialog, to connect the gate valve to the flange face without topworks.
14.
Select Flanges > Weldneck from the Piping menu, then press Enter to connect the flange to
the valve.
15.
Select Bends and Returns > 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to connect the up-turning elbow (9) to the weld end of the flange.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the weld end of the flange.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type U and press Enter to specify the orientation of the elbow in the positive-Z direction.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter to accept the orientation and place the elbow.
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16.
You will now continue this line from the channel outlet nozzle N4 on the top of exchanger E-107
shell by connecting a flange, then elbow (11). This elbow will be used to align elbow (10) as
shown below.
17.
Select Flanges > Weldneck from the Piping menu. Pick the shell outlet nozzle E-107-N4,
then press Enter to connect the flange to the nozzle.
18.
Select Bends and Returns > 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts
as follows to connect elbow (11) to the weldneck flange, rolling the elbow so that it is aligned
so that you can place another 90-degree down-turning elbow (10) to connect up with line L1002
that you have been routing.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or return for fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the insertion point at the weld end of the flange.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Turn Ortho OFF F8, then type CEN and press Enter, then pick the open vertical port of elbow (9).
This will cause the elbow to roll in the direction towards the up-turning elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter to accept this orientation and place the elbow.
19.
Select Bends and Returns > 90o LR Elbow from the Piping menu. Respond to the
prompts as follows to place elbow (10) aligned with elbow from the exchanger (11) and the
up-turning elbow (9) in line L1002.
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Pick the up-turning end of the up-turning elbow in line L1002. You need to start the insertion from
this elbow instead of the elbow near the exchanger in order to be able to align the branch end
relative to that elbow.
Current elevation <BOP 115>
Relative/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
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Type R and press Enter to place this elbow relative to the selected elbow port.
Align/change Ref point/Elev/<Enter distance or Return for fit-fit>:
Type A and press Enter to align this elbow to the exchanger elbow.
Pick component to align to:
Type CEN and press Enter, then pick the open end of the elbow near the exchanger.
Select port to align to:
Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>:
If necessary, type T and press Enter to toggle the selected reference alignment port to the end of
the selected elbow.
When the open end of the elbow is selected, press Enter to accept the port.
Toggle insertion point/<Return to select>:
Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the center of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Type A and press Enter to align the elbow branch to the exchanger elbow.
Pick component to align to:
Type CEN and press Enter, then pick the open end port of the elbow near the exchanger (11).
Select port to align to:
Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>:
Press Enter to accept the open port on the end of the elbow.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/align/Rotate/reseT/<Enter orientation or press Return when
done>
Press Enter to accept the selected port and place the elbow.
20.
Now that all of the elbows are in place, you can automatically run connecting pipe. Select Pipe
Components > AutoPipe from the Piping menu. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog
display with the default selection All. Press OK. AutoPipe will automatically find all the
aligned ports in your model and place pipe between those ports as shown below.
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Elbolets: To place an elbolet, you must first place a tap port at the center port of an elbow.
Base Elbow Supports: To place a base elbow support, you must first place a tap port at
the center port of an elbow.
Stub-in branches: To place a stub-in, you must first place a tap port and then place a pipe
entity attached to a tapped port on another pipe segment.
Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
1.
Select Branching Components > Olets > Tap Port from the Piping menu.
Respond to the prompts as follows to define the tap port.
Pick component to be tapped
Pick the vertical pipe on Line 1001, upstream of the gate valve. After the pipe is selected, one of
its ports is highlighted.
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2.
Now that the tap port is defined, you can place the weldolet. Select Branching
Components > Olets > Weldolet from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompts as
follows to place the weldolet:
Current Elevation/<BOP 115>
Relative/create taP/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>:
Pick the pipe on which the tap port was just defined. PIPING will recognize the previously defined
tap port and highlight it.
Relative/create taP/Elev/<Pick point or Return to fit-fit>:
Press Enter to accept the highlighted port.
The Specification Selection dialog displays.
Select the 8x4 {200x100} weldolet and press OK to place the fitting.
3.
Connect an elbow to the weldolet with its branch in the negative-X direction, then connect a
flange, gate valve (no topworks), and another flange.
4.
Create another tap port, in the vertical run of line L1002, aligned with the branch on L1001 as
shown above. Place a 8x4 {200x100} weldolet at the tap port location. Attach an elbow in the
+X direction, then place connecting pipe between the elbow and flange to complete the bypass
line as shown above. Select the Pipe Components > Pipe command and respond to the
following prompts:
Current Elevation/<BOP 115>
Relative/create taP/Elev/<Pick point or Return for fit-fit>
Press Enter to accept the highlighted port
Connect to/<Enter Length>:
Type C and press Enter, then pick the open end of the flange to place the pipe.
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Select Branching Components > Olets > Elbolet from the Piping menu.
2.
3.
To complete the support, select Pipe Components > Pipe from the Piping menu to
execute the pipe command. Press Enter to connect the pipe to the elbolet, then type 2-6
{750} and press Enter to specify the pipe length and complete the support as shown below.
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Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Learn how to define a piping path using the From Dialog router.
Learn how to route a piping path from piping line information entered in an external file using the
From File router.
Learn how to route a piping path using the From Points router.
Learn how to create an intelligent centerline from a polyline drawn using AutoCAD commands,
or the From Points router.
Overview
This section describes the functionality of each of the centerline router options. The exercise that follows
this overview shows you how to route a piping line using the From Dialog router, which is the most
powerful of these functions.
is displayed. Pick the starting point in the drawing to begin routing the centerline. If you select the
endpoint of an existing component or nozzle, the router will automatically extract the correct elevation
parameter. Otherwise, press Enter or the right mouse button to open the following Routing dialog.
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Choose an option from the Options window and this will enable the corresponding parameter boxe(s) in
the Distance/Angle group. Enter the parameter values then close the dialog to route the polyline to the
new point. To re-open the dialog, press Enter, then route an additional point. You may also route
points using the standard (AutoCAD) line routing techniques.
Note: For a description of all of the options in the Routing dialog, context sensitive on-line
help is available by pressing the Help button.
The From Dialog router also provides Box Router and Box Router Pick options, which are described
below:
The Box Router option activates the Distance, Z Distance, and X-Y Angle fields. This option is similar
to the Box Router Pick option, except that the point which defines the opposite corner of the box is
specified by entering values in the Distance, Z Distance, and X-Y Angle fields (instead of picking an
existing point). Input values in the fields to draw the box, then route as described in the following Box
Router Pick section.
The Box Router Pick option enables you to connect two points that lie in different planes at different
elevations, you can use the Box Router Pick command to aid in the routing of 90-degree connections:
displays. Type E to input the starting elevation, or specify the starting point of the centerline. You can
now begin routing the line. In addition to standard AutoCAD controls, the From Points command
provides the following options, which are available at the command line at all times during the routing
session:
Back/Redraw/Ref/Abs/North/South/East/West/Up/Down/<Pick Point>:
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OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Back
Redraw
Ref
Abs
North
South
East
West
Up
Down
From Polyline
The From Polyline command enables you to convert an existing AutoCAD polyline into an intelligent
PIPING centerline. AutoCADs PLINE command may be used to route a centerline, then the From
Polyline command may be executed on the polyline to convert it to an intelligent PIPING centerline.
When the command is executed, you will be prompted to select the desired polyline to perform the
conversion.
You may also use this command to convert PIPING centerlines routed with Info Mode OFF into
intelligent PIPING centerlines.
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DESCRIPTION
LAYER
LINENO
SPEC
SIZE
INS
TRACE
PTS
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1.
Type FRONT and press Enter then ZOOM Window around horizontal vessel VH-45.
2.
Set the Line Number to L1004 in the Project Preferences floating dialog.
3.
Use the fitting-to-fitting method to place a weld neck flange at the 8 {200mm} outlet nozzle
VH-45-N2 on vessel VH-45 near the right vessel head.
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1.
Type ISO2 and press Enter to switch to a SE Isometric view, then ZOOM Window around
pump P-104 as shown below.
2.
Select Flanges > Weldneck and place a weldneck flange at the suction nozzle P-104N1 on pump P-104. This is the 6 {150mm} suction nozzle coming out of the front of the pump.
3.
Select Reducers and Swages > Eccentric Reducer and place an 8 x 6 {200mm x
150 mm} against the welded port of the flange just placed. Orient the flat side on top (Up
option).
4.
5.
6.
7.
Next, select Branching Components > Straight Tee, and place the tee a relative
distance of 36 {900mm} from the flange face with the branch port facing back towards the
flange as shown below.
You are now ready to route the piping line using the centerline router.
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1.
Type ISO2 and press Enter, then ZOOM Window around the pump and horizontal vessel
as shown below.
2.
Select Piping Tools > Centerline Routers > From Dialog from the Piping
menu.
3.
When the Router Info dialog displays, ensure that the Info Mode ON switch is enabled, then
press OK. When the Centerline Preferences dialog displays, set the Size to 8 {200mm} and
Line Number to L1004, then press OK.
4.
You will use the CENTER OSNAP to draw a temporary routing box that surrounds the flange
and the tee as illustrated. The three-dimensional box provides several routing paths to enable you
to select the desired path to complete your routing line. Respond to the prompts as follows:
Exit/<Options>/Start Point:
Type CEN and press Enter, then pick the weld end of the flange on horizontal vessel VH-45.
Exit/<Options>/Start Point:
Press Enter to display the Routing dialog.
Scroll down the options list and select Box Router Pick, then press OK to close the dialog.
Pick End Point of Box
Type CEN and press Enter, then pick the open port of the tee as illustrated.
5.
A temporary routing box displays from the flange to the tee as shown below.
6.
The prompt:
Exit/Connect/Redraw Box/Points/Slope/Increment/Auto/Keep/<Next>:
displays.
7.
The side of the box highlighted in yellow indicates the current route for the first segment of the
piping run. You can change the segment by pressing Enter to execute the default Next
option. For this exercise, you want the first segment to move in the negative-Z direction away
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from the flange as shown below. Press Enter until that segment is highlighted in yellow, then
type K and press Enter to keep that segment.
8.
The next suggested segment is highlighted. Continue to press Enter until the second segment is
highlighted as shown below, then type K and press Enter to keep that segment. Repeat this
procedure for the final segment that connects to the tee as shown, then type E and press Enter
to complete the pipe run. Type E and press Enter to exit the command.
Hint:
9.
Now you can place the elbows at each turn in the centerline by selecting the routing line as the
pick point. To automatically insert an elbow, use the END OSNAP and pick near the intersection
of the line segments and the function will interpret the orientation from the geometry of the
routing line and place the correct elbow. Before you place the elbows set the Size to 8
{200mm} and Line Number to L1004 in the Project Preferences dialog.
10.
When you have placed the two elbows at the turns in the piping path, select Pipe
Components > AutoPipe to add pipe to complete the pipe run.
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1.
Change to an ISO 1 view and ZOOM Window around the pump suction line, including the
tee as shown in the figure on the following page.
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2.
3.
Respond to the prompts as follows to define a tap port and place a pipe stub-in.
Current elevation <BOP 115>
Create taP/Elev/Insert/<Pick point>:
Pick any point on the pipe segment between the tee and flange on the pump suction line.
Current elevation <BOP 115>
Create taP/Elevation/insert/<Pick port>:
Type P and press Enter to create a tap port.
Select the base port
Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>
Press Enter to select the highlighted pipe port.
Toggle base port/Align/change Ref point/<Enter Distance>:
Type CEN and press Enter then pick a point on the pipe outline to define the tap port at the center
of the pipe segment.
The Tap Port Size dialog displays as shown below to enable you to define the stub-in size.
Select the Stub-In Connection (ID Weld) option as shown above and then press OK to place the
stub-in.
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4.
Select Flanges > Weldneck from the Piping menu. Press Enter to connect the flange to
the pipe.
5.
Select Valves > Gate from the Piping menu. Press Enter, and then cancel the topworks
placements to connect a gasket and gate valve to the flange using the fitting-to-fitting method.
6.
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1.
Select Branching Components > Olets > Tap Port from the Piping menu.
Respond to the prompts as follows to define the tap port for your weldolet.
Pick component to be tapped.
Pick the pipe segment between the tee and pump suction flange.
Select the base port
Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>:
Press Enter to select the highlighted port. It doesnt matter which is selected because you are
going to place the tap in the center of the segment.
Toggle base port/Align/change Ref point/<Enter Distance>:
Type CEN and press Enter, then pick any point on the outline of the pipe segment.
The Tap Port Size dialog displays.
Select 8 {200} and press OK.
Enter orientation of tap port.
Press positive Z on the Direction Aids toolbar to complete the tap port definition.
2.
Select Branching Components > Olets > Weldolet from the Piping menu.
Respond to the prompts as follows to place the weldolet.
Current elevation <BOP 115>
Relative/create Tap/Elev/<Pick point or return for fit to fit>:
Pick a point on the pipe outline where you defined the tap port above. The system automatically
locates the tap defined on the pipe and picks this point as the default olet insertion point.
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1.
Select Valves > Topworks from the Piping menu. Respond to the prompt as follows:
Select the component:
Select the gate valve on the pump suction line shown in the figure below.
2.
The Topworks and Actuators dialog displays as shown below to enable you to select the desired
topworks.
3.
4.
The dialog below enables you to define the dimensional parameters required to place the
topworks. The actual topworks dimensional data for a particular valve is defined in the
specification record for that valve.
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Enter the values shown in the dialog and then press OK to connect the cone to the gate valve.
5.
When the Database Tools > Update Component command is first executed, the
AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays.
2.
After the selection set has been defined, the Update Component dialog displays.
3.
The Project Properties tab enables you to set the new values that will be applied to the selected
components for each project property listed.
4.
The Component Properties tab shown below enables you to set the new values that will be applied
to the selected components for each component property listed. The list of component properties
available may be set in the Component Update Preferences dialog.
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Select Database Tools > Edit Component from the Piping menu.
2.
Select a component.
3.
Place a cursor in the desired field of the Piping Information dialog and edit the value.
Note: The first page of this dialog contains the most common component drawing database
record information. Most of the information in this dialog is displayed for information
purposes only. The field data that may be modified is presented in a white text box.
Simply move the cursor into the desired text box and modify the information as
desired. Changes made in this dialog will update the respective field information in
the drawing database.
4.
Press Next Page to display the second page of the dialog. The second page contains
component position and port information. It also provides a list of all of the components
drawing database record field values.
5.
Copy a Component
PIPING components can be copied like any other AutoCAD object. Additional options are presented to
re-specify the line number and carry weld marks, etc., along with the component. This ability allows you
to copy a single component or an arrangement of components and then place them in another location in a
model.
The components have separate records in the database; therefore, when generating reports and performing
other database-related operations that components are treated as new objects.
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1.
Type COPY and press Enter (do not use the COPY icon on the AutoCAD toolbar, which is
equivalent to the_COPYCLIP command).
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The prompt
Select objects:
The prompt
<Specify Base point or displacement>/Multiple:
displays. Select a point on the original which will be used as a reference point during the copy
operation. Use AutoCAD OSNAP commands if necessary.
4.
The prompt
Specify second point of displacement:
displays. Select the point where the copy should be placed. Use AutoCAD OSNAP commands if
necessary.
5.
The Update Component Data Fields dialog displays. Highlight the field in the left column which
requires updating, then type the new value in the Edit Field. Press OK when done.
Move a Component
PIPING components can be moved like any other AutoCAD entity.
Stretch a Component
Only pipe can be stretched using AutoCAD commands.
LESSON 7 SUPPORTS
Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
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1.
2.
3.
From the list select Adjustable Support, then press OK. Respond to the prompts as
follows to specify the support location:
Select the component
Select the pipe segment between the tee and elbow.
Select the base port
Toggle/<Enter the select currently highlighted port>:
Type T and press Enter to toggle to the desired end of the pipe. Select the port connected to the
tee.
Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>:
Press Enter to accept the port.
Toggle base port/Align/change Ref point/<Enter Distance>:
Type 5 {1500} and press Enter to specify the distance from the end of the pipe. This is
where the support will be located.
4.
The Adjustable Support dialog displays as shown below to enable you to enter the distance from
the supported pipe to the ground.
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Type 2-6 {750} in the Dist A parameter and enter the Descriptions as shown, then press
OK.
5.
The insertion port on the pipe selected is highlighted. Respond to the prompts as follows to place
the support.
Up/Down/East/West/North/South/Align/Rotate/<Enter support direction or press Return when
done>
Type D and press Enter to orient the support in the down direction. Press Enter to accept this
position and your support is attached as illustrated above. Press Enter again to end the
command.
2.
Select the Spring Hanger option from the AutoPLANT Selections dialog and then press OK.
Respond to the prompts as follows to specify the support location.
Select the component
Select the pipe segment between the Tee and horizontal vessel VH-45 as illustrated in Exercise 1.
Select the base port.
Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>:
Press Enter to accept the highlighted port.
Toggle base port/Align/change Ref point/<Enter Distance>:
Type 3 {900} and press Enter to specify the distance from the end of the pipe.
3.
The Spring Hanger dialog displays to enable you to enter the length of the hanger.
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4.
Type 3 {900} in the Dist A parameter and enter the Descriptions as shown, then press OK.
This hanger will not be connected to an overhead support at this time.
5.
Allow you to view specific port information related to each of the problem areas.
After prompting you to select a set of components on a run and specify the starting component, the
second command:
Highlights each component in the run individually, progressing down the line until an improper
connection is detected.
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Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Select Piping Tools > Connectivity Checker > Check Run from the Piping menu.
2.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays to enable you to define the selection set of
components to be processed by the command. Select Manual to manually select the
components, or select Advanced to define a query based on component drawing database
attribute values.
3.
When you have finished defining the selection set, respond to the prompts as follows:
Select the starting component
Pick the object that defines the beginning of the run you want to check then press Enter.
Done/<Enter to continue to next connected component>
Continue to press Enter to check the connectivity of the next component in the run.
4.
When the run is complete, type D and press Enter to end the sequential checking of the pipe
run.
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MORE
Zoom In/Out
Repair
Suspend
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When finished viewing connection information, press the Done button to close the dialog.
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1.
Select Piping Tools > Isometric Stop Signs from the Piping menu.
2.
The prompt
Select the component
displays. You want to specify the isometric stop at the vertical end of the elbow running east
towards the horizontal exchanger as shown below.
3.
You will learn how to use this isometric stop to break this piping line into two separate isometric
drawings later in this training session.
4.
Select File > Save, then File > Exit to end this area of the training session.
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DRAWING PRODUCTION
This chapter contains three (3) Lessons that will teach you how to use AutoPLANTs Drawing Production
utilities to generate orthographic drawings. It also includes training on the placement of annotation and
dimensions in Paper Space.
LESSON 1: PAPER SPACE SETUP
5-2
LESSON 2: DIMENSIONS
5-6
LESSON 3: ANNOTATION
5-11
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Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Learn how to start a new drawing, load the TRAIN Work Area as a Guest
Learn how to place your pre-defined Work Area Views as section views in Paper Space
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Area
1.
2.
3.
Right click on the AutoPLANT Piping node in the navigation tree and select New from the
context menu that displays.
4.
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5.
To define the new document, type ORTHO1 in the File Name and Name field, and Piping
Orthographic Drawing in the Description field as shown above.
6.
7.
AutoPLANT Plant Design application will be launched and the ORTHO1.DWG model file will
open in the autoCAD window as indicated by the file name in the AutoCAD title bar.
8.
9.
When prompted, type Supervisor in the password field to login to the project.
Note: The Login dialog will not display if you had previously enabled the Save Password
option when logging into this project.
10.
When the Model Setup dialog displays, you should accept the default settings and disable the
Insert North Arrow and Draw Limits Box check boxes.
11.
12.
Select Drawing Production > Work Area Setup from the Piping menu.
13.
Press Open then select your TRAIN.RWA Work Area definition file.
14.
Notice that the default Membership Status for your new drawing is Guest. You do not want to
add this drawing to the work Area, therefore, leave the status as Guest and press Done to
xreference in the Work Area files.
15.
ZOOM Extents. You are now ready to setup Paper Space to generate your ortho production
drawing.
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1.
Click on the Layout1 tab to move the drawing into paper space and open the Page Setup dialog.
2.
Click on the Plot Device tab and select one of the DWF plotter drivers supplied with AutoCAD.
3.
Click on the Layout Settings tab and from the Paper Size drop down list, select the ANSI E
{ISO A0} paper size. Press OK to close the Page Setup Layout 1 dialog.
Note: Since you are going to be inserting predefined viewports into the drawing, you can
delete any existing viewports using AutoCAD;s Erase command.
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To Place a Border
1.
Select Drawing Production > Drawing Setup from the Piping menu.
2.
Select ebord.dwg {a0bord} and press OK to place the title block into the drawing.
3.
The Edit Attributes dialog displays as shown below to enable you to enter a Title/Name that will
appear on the border, and the document File Name.
Enter the attributes as shown below, then press OK.
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You are now ready to insert your pre-defined Work Area views.
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1.
Select Drawing Production > Work Area Views from the Piping menu to display
the Work Area Views dialog.
2.
If you want to be able to move the section views around on the virtual paper in Paper Space after
they have been placed, then you must enable the Viewport Visible check box in each views
definition. Select the Lower Plan view and press Edit, then enable the Viewport
Visible check box and press OK. Repeat this process for each of the other views.
3.
You will now insert the Lower Plan, and Section 1 through 4 views onto your paper as shown
below. Select Lower Plan, then press Insert in Drawing <. Place the view as shown
below.
4.
Repeat this process to insert the Selection 1 through Section 4 views as shown below. Do NOT
insert the Upper Plan view for this exercise. You can use AutoCAD;s MOVE command to
reposition any view after it has been placed.
5.
When finished inserting the section views, press Close to close the Work Area Views dialog.
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Note: The text in the figure below has been placed in Paper Space.
LESSON 2 DIMENSIONS
PIPING relies on AutoCAD for its dimensioning tools. In general, you should refer to your AutoCAD
documentation for instructions on using their dimension commands and the capabilities of these features.
In this section, a few exercises are presented to illustrate the dimension placement process.
For users already accustomed to the use of Paper Space, you should be aware that we have defined the
DIMLFAC environment variable. This variable sets a global scale factor for linear dimensioning
measurements. All linear distances measured by dimensioning (including radius, diameters, and
coordinates) are multiplied by the DIMLFAC setting before being converted to dimension text. This
means that even though you will be selecting points from within paper space, the dimension values will
reflect the distances in the model.
It is important to ensure that the model is positioned in the view port as you want it to appear in the final
plot.
If the zoom factor is changed after dimension liens are placed, the dimension values will no
longer be scaled correctly to the actual model units.
If the model is panned, anchors on annotation leader liens will not move with the model.
Be sure to adjust the view until you are confident that it is positioned correctly (as shown in the previous
exercise) before placing dimension lines or annotation.
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Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
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1.
Type DDIM and press Enter to display AutoCADs Dimension Style Manager dialog shown
below.
2.
Press Modify to open AutoCADs Override Current Style dialog. Select 1/8 {5} from the
Arrow Size list.
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3.
Press the Text tab to display the view of the dialog shown below. Select 1/8 {5} from the
Text Height list.
4.
Press the Primary Units tab to display the view of the dialog shown below. In the Linear
Dimensions group box select Decimal from the Unit Format list. Then, in the Angular
Dimensions group box, select Decimal Degrees from the Units Format list.
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Press OK to close AutoCADs Override Current Style dialog, then press Close to close the
Dimension Style Manager dialog.
You are now ready to dimension the drawing. The annotation settings were also established when you set
the text height.
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Exchangers
1.
Since you are in Paper Space, you can zoom in around any of the views before placing the
dimensions. For this exercise, ZOOM WINDOW around the exchangers in the Lower plan
view.
2.
The quickest method to execute AutoCADs dimensioning command sis through a toolbar.
Select View > Toolbars > Dimension, then press Close to open the AutoCAD
Dimension toolbar shown below.
3.
Select Tools > Drafting Settings, click on the Snap and Grid tab then disable the Snap
check box to turn the snap mode OFF for this exercise.
4.
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The prompt
Specify first extension line origin or <select object>: node
displays. The following Figure serves as a guide to the picks required to place the first dimension
line. Type NODE and press Enter, then select the center of the elbow at PT1.
6.
The prompt
Specify dimension lien location or
displays. Type NODE and press Enter, then select the center of the elbow at PT2.
7.
The prompt
Specify dimension line location or
(Mtext/Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated):
display. Pick point PT3 below the pick points to place the dimension line and text. The drawing
appears as shown in the following Figure (imperial units shown).
8.
To continue dimensioning from the last point, press the Continue Dimension button on the
Dimensioning toolbar. The prompt
Specify a second extension line origin or (Undo/<Select>): node
displays. Type NODE and press Enter, then select the center of the elbow at point PT4 in the
Figure above. The second dimension line is placed as shown on the previous page. Press Enter
to end the command.
9.
Continue placing dimensions at the locations on the model as you see fit.
LESSON 3 ANNOTATION
Overview
PIPING provides open files to add/customize almost every aspect of annotation placement. Over twenty
(20) commands are provided in the Piping > Annotation menu to perform the most common
annotation placements. A brief description of these options is provided below.
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Database Fields
These commands annotate the field value stored in a components external drawing database record. The
annotation procedure is the same for all the database annotation commands: select the command, then the
components whose database values you want to extract, and place as annotation. The following
commands are available:
STYLE
DESCRIPTION
Main Size
Short Desc
Long Desc
Spec
Cut Length
Insulation
Line Number
Long and Short Line number annotation ca be placed with or without centerline symbols. These
commands annotate the line number stored in a components database record. Line numbers are assigned
during component placement. The annotation procedure is the same for all the Line number annotation
commands: select the command, then select the component whose Line Number value you want to
extract and place the annotation. The following commands are available.
STYLE
DESCRIPTION
Notes
A General Notes option is provided to enable you to place general notes in your drawing.
Elevations
Three commands are available for annotating elevation values in a model:
STYLE
DESCRIPTION
Coordinates
Four commands are available for annotating elevation values in a model. Coordinate values can reflect
the following coordinates:
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STYLE
DESCRIPTION
North/East (NE)
North/South (NS)
East/Wet (EW)
X,
Y,
and
coordinates
The placement procedure for these types of annotation differs only in the initial command selection.
Tags
There are two tag options for materials and components available:
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Material Tag
Component Tag
Instrument Balloons
You may insert an array of instrument balloons via the Instrument Balloons dialog.
User Annotation
This option displays a dialog which provides an interface to place new annotation styles added using the
Annotation > New Annotation Style command. This dialog will display an annotation placement
option for each annotation style added to your project using that method.
Annotation Preferences
The Annotation > Preferences command displays the following dialog to enable you to customize
the appearance of annotation placed using any of the provided annotation placement commands. The
Annotation Style list box presents all the different types of annotations available in PIPING. Select the
type of annotation from this list, then define it in the fields provided in other areas of the dialog. The
fields will filter based on the values previously defined for that style.
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The Default Settings style option lets you set the default parameters that will be applied globally to all
individual annotation types. The Default Settings functions as a template to:
Define the general characteristics of all the annotation that will be placed in the drawing.
Select an individual style to specify preferences that are unique to that annotation type.
If a setting is specified for an individual style, it overrides the default settings. For example, the default
annotation settings might specify that containers are to be disabled, but you can edit the GenNote style so
that general notes are placed with a container box around them.
The following describes some of the provided annotation styles.
STYLE
DESCRIPTION
Default Settings
Default settings applied to all the styles listed below. These settings
are applied unless modifications are made to a specific annotation
style.
Inserts general information notes into a drawing
Annotates the absolute coordinates of a point.
The selected components main size.
Annotates the selected components short description.
Annotates the selected components long description.
Annotates the specification from which the component was drawn.
Annotates the selected pipes cut length.
Annotates the Insulation value associated with the selected
component.
Annotates the tag assigned to the selected component.
Annotates the line number on which the selected component is placed.
Annotates an expanded version of the line number information that
includes commodity and insulation values along with the line number.
Line number annotation preceded by the centerline symbol.
General Note
Coordinate
Main Size
Description
Long Description
Spec
Cut Length
Insulation
Tag
Line Number
Line Number Long
Line
Number
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Line Number Long
with Centerline
Instrument Bubbles
Mark
Top of Pipe Elevation
Center
of
Pipe
Elevation
Bottom
of
Pipe
Elevation
NorthEast Coordinate
NorthSouth
Coordinate
EastWest Coordinate
Drawing Production
Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
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Select Annotation > Line Number > Line No. Long from Piping menu.
2.
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Continue placing Line Number annotation as you see fit. You can also open the Annotation
Preferences dialog if you want to change the preferences before you execute the next annotation
command.
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1.
Select Annotation > Elevation > BOP Elevation from the Piping menu.
2.
3.
Select Annotation > Elevation > BOP Elevation from the Piping menu.
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5.
6.
Continue placing Elevation annotation as you see fit. You can also open the Annotation
Preferences dialog if you want to change the preferences before you execute the next annotation
command.
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Space
1.
Select Annotation > Database Fields > Main Size from the Piping menu.
2.
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3.
Continue placing database annotation as you see fit. You can also open the Annotation
Preferences dialog if you want to change the preferences before you execute the next annotation
command.
4.
You have now completed the Drawing Production area of this training session. Select File >
Save, then File > Exit.
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OVERVIEW
The Import/Export application is intended to facilitate transfer of CAD data between AutoPLANT and
other CAD/CAE software. The transfer is accomplished using a pre-defined data format, usually in an
ASCII file, which can either be generated or read by AutoPLANT. AutoPLANT currently supports two
formats for output (PXF and PCF) and one format for input (PXF).
The AUTO-ISO application enables you to create intelligent isometric drawings from your 3D
AutoPLANT PIPING models. These models can be edited using AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS.
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Customizing Scripts
The data transfer between the AutoPLANT database and the ASCII file is achieved by external scripts
written in Basic. These scripts can be customized for any changes made to the component by the user.
Similarly, translation scripts for new components can be added to existing scripts. AutoPLANT provides
several functions to access, read and write database information both from its database and ASCII file.
The import facility uses the same scripts, initialization files, and specifications used during manual
insertion of components. Therefore, any changes to these scripts will automatically reflect in component
insertion during the import process.
PXF Limitations
The Plant Exchange (PXF) file will only contain information about the model and individual components
that make up the model. No information is present about the annotation or any changes that have been
made using the host CAD software. Thus, such information will not be transferred to the new model. At
this time, there are a few components and modules of components that are not supported for PXF output.
Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Learn how to generate a PXF formatted output file from a PIPING model
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To Start Import/Export
1.
2.
Click on the + next to the AutoPLANT PIPING node to expand the tree.
3.
Right-click on the Piping drawing and select Edit from the context menu.
4.
The Edit command launches AutoPLANT Plant Design application and opens the PIPING
model in the AutoCAD window. The AutoPLANT 3D menu is added to the AutoCAD menu
structure.
Note: The figure below displays the AT_PIPE2 drawing included with the training files for
this course.
5.
Select Import/Export from the AutoPLANT 3D menu or toolbar to load the Import/Export
module.
6.
7.
The Import/Export module will finish loading as indicated by the addition of the
Import/Export menu in the main AutoCAD menu bar.
8.
Next, load the PIPING module as you will need it when you run the PXF Export command later
in this chapter.
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1.
Select Preferences from the Import/Export menu to display the Import/Export Preferences
dialog. Make sure the options on the General tab are defined as shown below.
2.
3.
Set the options as shown above then press OK to close the dialog.
4.
Select Plant Exchange (PXF) > Export from the Import/Export menu.
5.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays as shown to enable you to define the components that
will be exported.
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Click on the Project tab, and select Document from the Project Selections list. Next, check
the box next to the PIPING drawing then press OK to start the export procedure. This will
generate the PXF output for all piping components in the drawing.
7.
The Export Progress dialog similar to the one shown below will display the progress of the export
function. This dialog displays information about the components as they are processed as well as
the location and name of your PXF output file.
Note: You can change the default directory where the PXF output file will be stored by
modifying the PXF Output Dir setting in the Import/Export Preferences dialog.
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AutoISOGEN Plus: A full option switch version that is locked to a single workstation.
Server ISOGEN: A full option switch version using a hardware lock. This version can run
PCF files generated on any workstation.
This section will walk you through the procedure to generate an AutoISOGEN isometric in AutoCAD
DWG format.
Objectives
The objectives of the Lesson are as follows:
Select Preferences from the Import/Export menu to display the dialog shown below.
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The PCF tab of this dialog contains the fields shown and described below:
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Output Dir
Specifies the directory path where your ISOGEN PCF files will be stored
when you execute the Export to PCF command from the Import/Export
menu. This path is a project variable, which may be changed using
the Project Administrator application. The value may be changed by
modifying the PCF Path value on your projects projname/Isogen/Input
Options form.
These options specify whether the selection set of components built
from multiple drawings is processed as a single selection set or
whether the components in each drawing are treated as separate
selection sets. If you are only processing one drawing, the result will
be the same regardless of this selection.
Combined: combines all components from all drawings into a single
selection set. If none of the other processing options are selected
(Use Connection Criteria, Read/Break Stop Signs), a single export file
will be generated from this set. This selections et may still be broken
into separate output files based on the additional criteria selection
available (e.g., stop signs, connection criteria dialog settings, etc.)
Per Document: handles the components from each drawing selected
as a separate selection set. If none of the other processing options
are selected (Use Connection Criteria, Read/Break Stop Signs), a
separate export file will be generated for each drawing In this set.
Each of these output files may be further broken into separate output
files based on the additional criteria selection available (e.g., stop
signs, connection criteria dialog settings, etc.).
The radio buttons in this area of the dialog enable you to manage how
stop signs placed on your drawings are used by the PCF functions.
Do not use: Ignores all stop signs
Write to file: instructs the system to read Stop Signs in your selection
set and write Stop Sign information to the generated PCF file. This
information can then be processed by ISOGEN to add notes, etc. This
option will not break your output into separate PCF files.
Create multiple files: instructs the system to use stop signs in your
selection set to break the PCF output into separate PCF files.
Document
Mode
Stop Signs
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Criteria
Connection
System Info
Automatically
ISOGEN
Iso Style
Continuing
Components
run
3.
For this exercise, enable the Automatically run ISOGEN check box, and then press OK.
4.
From the Import/Export menu, select ISOGEN (PCF) > Generate Iso.
5.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays to define the search criteria used to create a selection
set of components that will be used to generate the PCF.
6.
Click on the Project tab and select LineNumber from the Project Selections list as shown in
the following figure.
7.
Click on the L1001 checkbox then press OK to continue. This will select all of the
components in the drawing whose LINENUMBER database value is equal to L1001.
8.
The Connection Criteria dialog displays as shown to enable you to define the criteria used to
break the model into separate PCF files. The Naming Rule area of this dialog also enables you to
specify the conventions used to name the generated PCF files.
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Add the LINENUMBER field to the Criteria Fields list by selecting it from the Available Fields
list and pressing the Add>> button.
10.
The ISOGEN (PCF) tab of this dialog gives you a chance to double-check the settings you may
have defined on the ISOGEN (PCF) tab of Import/Exports Preferences dialog.
11.
12.
The Import/Export Progress dialog will display the status of the process. Since you had the
Automatically run Isogen check box enabled in the Import/Export Preferences dialog, the
Generate Iso function automatically runs the PCF file output from the PIPING.DWG model
through ISOGEN. If this option were disabled, Export to PCF would have only generated the
PCF output file, L1001.PCF. You would then have to manually run this file through ISOGEN
using the Run option in the ISOGEN Interface program. Regardless, the PCF files are stored in
the PCF Output Directory specified in the Project Administrator and displayed in the ISOGEN
(PCF) tab of the Preferences dialog.
13.
At this point you now have an ISOGEN isometric drawing named L1001.101.DXF in your
\PROJECTS\TRAININGT\CONFIG\ISOGEN\FINAL\DRAWINGS directory. Press OK to close
the progress dialog.
14.
Select File > Save, then File > Exit to close the drawing.
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Note: If an error occurs during the creation of the ISOGEN PCF file, then the DXF will not
be generated. Review the process log and correct any errors, then repeat this
process.
Note: Instead of running each of your lines all of the way through this system, you may
optionally elect to simply create all of the PCF files for the lines you want to output,
then generate the DXF output. This may be accomplished by disabling the
Automatically run ISOGEN check box in the Import/Export Preferences dialog.
When you run Generate Iso, the process will stop after the PCF file has been
generated. You can then start the ISOGEN/ISOGEN Interface program and use the
Run option to generate the DXF files.
Refer to the Import/Export on-line help for a detailed explanation of every available feature or function.
Hint:
You can browse to the directory where the L1001.DXF file was placed and open it in
Voloview to better view the drawing.
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LESSON 3 AUTO-ISO
The AUTO-ISO application enables you to create intelligent isometric drawings from your 3D
AutoPLANT PIPING models. These models can be edited using AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS.
Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Learn how to setup the AUTO-ISO preferences that will be used to generate your isometric
drawings with the desired annotations, dimensions, etc.
Learn how to generate an isometric drawing for a specific line in your PIPING model.
If ISOMETRICS is still open from previous chapters, close it now (if youd like, you
can save the isometric drawing before exiting). This section will walk you through
the process of starting an AUTO-ISO session from scratch.
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To Start AUTO-ISO
1.
2.
3.
Right-click on the AutoPLANT Isometrics node in the Document tabs navigation tree and select
New from the context menu.
4.
To define the new document, type Blank in the File Name and Name field.
5.
Select AutoPLANT > Isometrics from the list, and then press Create.
6.
The AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS application will be launched and the BLANK.DWG model file
will open in the as indicated by the file name in the AutoCAD title bar.
7.
8.
9.
When the Isometric Drawing Setup dialog displays, accept the default values and press OK to
continue then press Enter to accept the default location for the North Arrow symbol.
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Note: In AUTO-ISO ONLY, you can execute the Drawing Initialization Options command
to re-display this dialog and modify the settings that will be used for your generated
isometric drawings.
10.
The ISOMETRICS module will finish loading as indicated by the addition of the Isometrics and
Auto-Iso menus in the main AutoCAD menu bar.
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1.
Select Auto-Iso > Drawing Initialization Options to display the dialog shown
below.
2.
This is the same dialog that displays when you start a new ISOMETRICS drawing. It enables
you to select the desired configuration and specify North Direction and Drawing Layout
parameters that will be used to generate the isometric drawings.
3.
Make sure the North Direction is set to Upper Left. Accept the remaining default values and
press OK to close the dialog.
Control Settings
The Auto-Iso Control Settings dialog enables you to control a variety of the settings applied to an
isometric. Some of the options which can be controlled from this dialog include:
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1.
Select Auto-Iso > Control Settings to display the dialog shown below.
The following table provides descriptions for the fields of the General tab.
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NAME
DESCRIPTION
Output Directory
The Output Directory field specifies the path to the location where
your generated isometric drawings will be stored. You can enter the
path manually, or press the Browse button next to this field to select
the directory from a dialog.
The Log File field specifies the path and name of the text log file that
is generated during Atuo-Iso execution. It provides you with a running
list of the sequence of operations performed during this process, and
may be helpful in debugging any problems you may have during a run.
You can enter the path and file name manually, or press the Browse
button next to this field to select the file name from a dialog.
Enable this option to create a file named LOCAL_ROOT\ISO\DWG\
{DWGNAME}.TXT. This file will contain a log of the components
generated during an Auto-Iso run. It will include port information,
direction and orientation vectors, and entity information. You may be
asked to enable this option by Technical Support personnel in order to
determine the cause of an error in isometric processing.
Enable the Overwrite Existing Isos check box to specify that you want
to replace existing isometric drawings that were created using the
same naming convention. If this option is disabled, AUTO-ISO will
automatically append a number to the end of the specified naming
convention, and increment this number each time an isometric is
generated.
This option controls whether or not an isometric is broken into
separate sheets when disconnected components are detected. When
enabled, this option forces the creation of a new isometric at the
disconnect point irrespective of other Connection Criteria dialog
options (such as breaking isos at line number changes).
The Auto Bill of Materials check box enables you to specify whether or
not a Bill of materials will be automatically generated and placed on
the isometric. The Bill of Materials Configuration option may be
executed to configure the BOM format prior to automatically
generating isometrics.
You can control the type of information
included in the BOM, as well as placement and formatting options in
that dialog.
This option enables you to specify whether or not the isometric
drawing will be dimensioned automatically. If this check box is
enabled, dimension lines will be placed between dimension nodes in
the drawing. When an offset line is detected, single or compound
offsets will be placed as appropriate. Regardless of whether or not the
Dimensions option is enabled, pipe cutlengths will be assigned to the
database record of pipe components. This will enable you to manually
dimension any part of the drawing after it has been generated using
the ISOMETRICS application tools.
A Config button is provided to the right of this option that displays a
dialog to further define your automatic dimension preferences.
The Ignore Stop Signs check box enables you specify whether or not
any predefined stop signs will be used when running Auto-Iso. If the
check box is enabled, Auto-Iso will ignore stop signs during processing.
If disabled, Atuo-Iso will search for stop signs and break the isometric
into separate drawings where each is found.
The Lower Pipe Factor field defines the maximum length of isometric
pipe that will be drawn in a generated isometric. This value will be
Log File
Debug File
Overwrite
Isos
Existing
Auto Dimensions
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Drawing
Padding
Area
Continuing
Components
2.
Set the Output Directory and Log File as shown and enable the Auto Bill of Materials and
Auto Dimensions checkboxes.
3.
When finished, click on the Annotation tab to view the following options:
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The following table provides descriptions for the fields of the General tab.
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Component
Annotation
Data
Component
Dimension
Annotation
Attribute
Annotation
Change
Auto
Annotate
Continuations
The Component Data Annotation area enables you to specify the fields
from the drawing database that will be annotated in the generated
isometric drawing. The Available area lists the fields in the drawing
database which may be placed as annotation in the generated
isometric. The Automatic area lists the drawing database fields that
will be automatically annotated when the isometric is generated.
Press Add to move a highlighted field from the Available lists to the
Automatic list. Press Remove to move a highlighted field from the
Automatic list to the Available list. If a field is selected, the attribute
of this field will be annotated for every occurrence in the drawing.
The Component Dimension Annotation area enables you to define
whether or not Elevation, Coordinate, and/or Easting dimension
annotation will be annotated in the generated isometric drawing. The
Available area lists the available annotation types that may be placed
as annotation in the generated isometric. The Automatic area lists the
annotation types that will be automatically annotated when the
isometric is generated. Press Add to move a highlighted field from
the Available list to the Automatic list. Press Remove to move a
highlighted field from the Automatic list to the Available list.
The Attribute Change Annotation area enables you to indicate whether
or not changes in specified attribute values between connected
components will be annotated in the generated isometric drawing.
The Available area lists the annotation types that may are available.
The Automatic area lists the annotation types that are selected for
use. Press Add to move a highlighted field from the Available list to
the Automatic lists. Press Remove to move a highlighted field from
the Automatic list to the Available list.
This option enables you to annotate the drawing name on which the
iso continues. Examples that would cause this:
If you had a stop sign that broke the iso into two sheets
If you selected multiple line numbers and specified line number for the
break criteria
If this check box is enabled, you will be able to change the annotation
class (default = ContinuedOn) used by this feature in the Cont. Class
field to the right of this check box.
This option enables you to toggle whether or not AUTO-ISO
automatically assigns a number to each weld and annotates this on
the drawing. This is individual of the normal tagging. The first weld
on the Line Number would be assigned number 1. Automatic weld
numbering uses the Weld_Number_Method to determine the weld
number.
If this check box is enabled, you will be able to change the annotation
class (default = WeldID) used by this feature in the Weld Class field to
the right of this check box.
This option enables you to toggle whether or not AUTO-ISO
automatically assigns a spool id to each shop component encountered.
Once a spool id has been assigned to all of the shop components, a
single component within each spool is marked to be annotated
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4.
Set the settings as shown in the dialog above then press OK to close the dialog.
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1.
Select Auto-Iso > Bill of Materials Configuration to display the Bill of Materials
dialog shown below. This is the same dialog that displays when you select Isometrics >
Reports > Bill of Materials from ISOMETRICS.
2.
Enable the No Material Tags option to generate an isometric drawing without materials
tags.
3.
Press Options to display the Bill of Materials Configuration dialog shown below.
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4.
The configuration settings you make here are automatically applied to the isometric drawing.
Because ATUO-ISO can generate isometrics in batch mode, you may want to ensure that the
placement option is set to By Node. Doing so will allow the BOMs to be placed in the isometrics
automatically, without requiring user-interaction to select a placement point. Enable the By
Node option now.
Note: By default, a placement node exists in the border drawing named BOM_PT. This
node is located at the intersection of the drawing border and the right corner of the
title block.
5.
Press OK to close the Bill of Materials Configuration dialog, then OK again to close the Bill of
Materials dialog.
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2.
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The Style drop-down list will provide a list of Auto-Iso styles that have been defined for the
current project using the Project Administrator application. A style is essentially a set of settings
available for use in the generation of your Project AutoIsos. Styles may be modified, or new
ones created via a projects Isometrics/Auto-Iso Project properties page in the Project
Administrator. A style consists of the following settings:
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Output Path
Application ID
Criteria
Naming Rule
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Example 1:
Drawings a, b, c; lines 012345abcdef and 012345ghijk
Criteria: line No
Naming rule = Iso + <lineNo, 5, 2>
The subset names are Iso5a and Iso5g.
Example 2
criteria_fields = spec, isoName
naming_rule = <spec, 0, 2> + _ + <isoName, 0,5>
subset with Spec AASP and isoName one is named AA_one
subset with Spec AASP and isoName eleven is named AA_eleve
subset with Spec BBSP and isoName eleven is named BB_eleve
6.
Select the L1001 line number from the list then press OK.
7.
Once you close the Project Selection dialog, the following Preferences dialog displays to allow
you to review the settings you set on the General tab of the Auto-Iso Control Settings dialog.
8.
Set the values shown above and press OK to close the dialog.
9.
ATUO-ISO will generate the following isometric drawing based on the preferences and criteria
defined.
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10.
Save, then Close the isometric when you are finished reviewing it.
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AUTOPLANT ISOMETRICS
This chapter provides five (5) Lessons, which contain exercises that will teach you the primary features
and functions available in the AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS application.
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
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To Start Isometrics
1.
2.
3.
Right-click on the AutoPLANT Isometrics node and select New from the context menu.
4.
5.
Type ISOTRAIN in the File Name and Name field, and Isometric Training Drawing in
the Description field as shown above.
6.
7.
The AutoPLANT Isometrics application will be launched and the ISOTRAIN.DWG model file will
open in the window as indicated by the file name in the AutoCAD title bar.
8.
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Note: The Login dialog will not appear if you have previously enabled the Save Password
option when logging into this project.
10.
The Drawing Setup dialog displays as shown below. The Units for the drawing are predetermined by the Training project and cannot be changed.
11.
Change the North Direction to Upper Right, then press Done to accept the other default
values set in the dialog.
12.
The default border assigned in the configuration is placed in the drawing and the prompt:
Select the location for the north arrow symbol, return for default location:
displays. Press Enter to accept the default north arrow location. Notice that the Isometrics
menu has been added to the standard AutoCAD interface.
13.
You are now ready to establish initial drawing preferences as explained in the next section.
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1.
From the AutoCAD pull-down, select Tools > Drafting Settings to display the dialog
shown below.
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2.
Set the Y Spacing values in both the Snap and Grid areas of the dialog to inch {5mm}, then
enable the Snap and Grid check boxes as shown. Press OK when done.
3.
Notice that the grid does not cover the entire sheet. Type Limits, and then press Enter. Press
Enter at the first prompt to define the first corner at the (0,0) origin. When prompted for the
upper right corner, select a point at the top right corner of the title block. The grid expands to
cover the entire drawing area.
4.
Type DDUNITS, then press Enter. When the Drawing Units dialog appears, select
Architectural {Decimal} from the Type drop down list in the Length group box, then
press OK.
5.
Type DDIM at the command line, then press Enter. The Dimension Style Manger dialog
appears, select Modify. When the Modify Dimension Style dialog appears, press the Text tab
and input a value of 1/8 {3mm} in the Text Height field of the Text Appearance group.
Press OK and then Close to close the two dialogs.
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Select Isometrics > Setup > Drawing Preferences to display the dialog shown below.
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Drawing preferences control various settings that apply to components when they are placed in the model.
For example, the Nominal Size field defines the nominal main piping size of the next component placed in
the drawing, while the Line Number field enables you to define the line number value that will be written
to the components external drawing database record when it is placed. This can be important in
generating reports and automatic isometrics.
Note: The defaults displayed in these fields are assigned to the Imperial {Metric}
configuration that was selected when the project was created.
A brief description of the remaining fields in this dialog is provided below. Review the descriptions
below, then set the starting values as shown in the previous figure and press OK.
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
Specification Path
Specification
Nominal Size
Other
Fields
Database
From Component
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Color/Layer
Line Type/Thickness
Scale
Data Mode
Debug Mode
Weld Gaps
Show Symbol
and layer attributes. Components of the same Size, Layer, Spec, Line
No., Paint or Service value can be colored the same in order to visually
distinguish them when viewing the model. Likewise, components can
be arranged on the same layer according to their specification or Line
Number.
The options that appear in the Line Type drop-down list are assigned
in the project that you selected when you created the drawing. Each
type has an associated Line Thickness that displays when you change
the line type. You can add/modify the default options using the
Project Administrator via the Isometrics/Preferences property page.
Defines the relative size of a component representation in the
drawing. By changing the scale factor, you can display graphics larger
or smaller relative to each other.
Determines how settings are applied when routing components.
From Connecting Component extracts the component preferences
(size, spec, line number, and insulation thickness) from the existing
component and applies them to the connecting component that is
being placed. This option overrides the Drawing Preferences dialog
settings to provide an easy method of maintaining consistency.
From Settings: will enforce the settings assigned in the Drawing
Preferences dialog despite the preferences associated with a
connecting component.
This switch should ONLY be enabled if you are customizing/creating
component placement scripts or related functions. When enabled this
switch places BasicScript execution in debug mode. When a Basic
Script function is executed, it will display in the Script Editor in Debug
Mode to enable you to step through each step of the function as it is
executed. This is primarily used to locate/test for errors in customized
Basic scripts.
When a component is selected for placement, ISOMETRICS searches
the selected specification for the component record based on the
component preferences set in the Drawing Preferences dialog and the
type of component selected. If more than one match is found, the
Specification Selection dialog displays to enable you to select the
desired component from the matching records. For example, the
component records may have the same size and type, but may have
different facings, end conditions, schedules, ratings, etc.
When the Default Spec Choice switch is enabled, ISOMETRICS will
place components marked as defaults in the specification
automatically, without displaying the Specification Selection dialog. A
component may be marked as the default selection by placing a 1 in
the Option Code field of the specification record using the spec
Generator application.
Welded joints determine the fastener used to connect welded
components based on this setting. If the check box is enabled, a weld
gap
will
be
inserted
using
the
fastener
basic
script
at_weldedjoint_fasterners to insert AT_WELDGAP. If this check box is
disabled, then a weld gap will not be inserted, but a buttweld fastener
will be inserted using this script to insert AT_BUTTWELD.
All ISOMETRICS components can now be drawn using a symbol,
instead of a method. If a symbol is defined for the iso component,
then it will be used if this check box is enabled. If the setting is
enabled and a symbol is not correctly defined or found, then the
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Project Preferences
system will revert back to suing the script method for placement
automatically.
To define the symbol correctly three symbols should be created and
stored in the projects ..\MODULES\BASE\ISO\SYMBOLS directory. The
three symbols are drawn for each of the planes. Once defined, the
class definition should be modified to specify this symbol name.
Enable this option to save joint and fastener data in the project
database.
This toggle enables you to indicate whether or not all components
inserted as offset will have vertical port orientations.
This toggle enables you to specify that you want the graphic depiction
of elbows in your drawing to appear rounded, instead of the default
squared representation.
The Advanced Tap Port Method is a tap port insertion method that will
enable you to create a tap port at any position and any direction.
Enabling this check box and then specifying that you want to insert a
tap will prompt you for the XYZ position of the tap port, the direction
of the tap port, and the tap position projected on the centerline of the
pipe (tap port origin).
Enable this switch to automatically connect a selected component to
the run end of the previous component. This is the fastest method of
placing a series of connected components in a continuous pipeline. If
the selected component contains a branch or a bend, you will still be
prompted to specify the orientation.
Displays the same dockable container that enables you to set project
and component preferences used to place components.
The default values that display the first time this dialog is opened are defined in the project that you
selected when you started the drawing. Once a drawing has been saved, the last set of drawing
preferences will appear as the default the next time the dialog is opened.
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1.
Select Setup > Project Preferences to display the Project Preferences control.
2.
Right-click on the LineNumber node in the Relationship tree at the bottom of the control and
select Add.
3.
When the Create New Line Number dialog displays, enter L100 into the field and press OK to
create the line number. The new line number will become the default line number in the project.
4.
Repeat the process to create line numbers named L200 and L300.
5.
When finished, set the current line number back to L100 by selected it from the drop down list in
the Project Preferences section of the control.
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As you can see, this mode does not provide options for adding, editing, or deleting preference values.
Instead, it displays the control as a toolbar, which can be left open at all times and enables you to easily
select the desired values for each setting.
Select the component: Components can be selected from the toolbars or the menu
system.
2.
Specify a reference and placement point: Components are always placed with
respect to a reference point. In most cases, the reference point and the placement point are the
same because the default reference point is always the end point of the component previously
placed in the drawing. You can attach a component directly to this reference point, place it a
relative distance from this point, or select one of the following options:
In space: not connected to any other component, centerline, or piece of equipment.
In this case, the user picks (or inputs) a new point in the drawing, which becomes the
reference point.
Inserted on an intelligent centerline: The component run direction and orientation
will be extracted from the geometry of the centerline. The component will also assume
the size, spec, and line number attributes from the line if they were defined.
3.
Toggle insertion point: If you specify the reference point on an existing component, you
can toggle to any of the connecting components ports to specify the port that you want to
connect to the existing component. For example, a tee may be inserted with respect to either of
its main run end ports, its center point, or its branch end port (some components, such as pipe, do
not have a center point or a branch end and do not provide this option).
4.
Orient the component: Many components have a branch or bend that must be oriented
separately (for example, when placing an elbow, the downstream leg can be placed in the X, Y, or
Z plane, or rolled along a specified angle). In addition, the current isoplane also determines how
a component is placed. Use the Ctrl + E key combination to toggle the isoplane. This prompt
will only appear for component placements that require it.
Each of these four generic steps is covered in more detail in the following sections. After a little practice,
you will find that these options enable you to position and place components with ease and precision.
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ISOMETRICS Menu
The Isometrics menu, shown below, provides access to the complete range of components. Note that
component types are grouped together in this menu, and that the menus cascade.
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Hint:
Because the Iso Components Main toolbar is used so frequently, experiment with its
positioning. It can be docked at the top of the screen, just below the AutoCAD
toolbars, at the bottom of the screen above the command line, or at the left or right
edge of the drawing area.
displays. This step specifies the point in the model where the component will be placed. The placement
point can be designated by either picking a point on the screen, or by typing a coordinate at the command
line. If a placement point is picked that is near a connection point on an existing component, the
following prompt displays:
Relative/Toggle/crate taP/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
The connection point on the selected component becomes the reference point. Simply press Enter (or the
right mouse button) to connect to the component at the specified point.
Note: If the Auto-Router switch is enabled in the Drawing Preferences dialog, the selected
component will automatically attach to the end of the previous component. If the
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new component is a bend or a branching component, you are asked to specify the
orientation.
Each of the options from the command prompt are explained below. You can specify an option by
entering the option letter at the command line, or by picking the option from the Responses toolbar.
Relative: By default, components will be attached to the last component placed in the model.
To indicate that you want the component placed a Relative distance from the previous component,
press the button shown here. The Relative option enables you to layout the location of fittings on a
line, and then go back and insert un-scaled pipe between the fittings. When specifying a Relative
distance, always pick the new point on the screen rather than entering a distance at the command line.
Toggle point: The toggle option becomes available when there is more than one port on the
connecting component, or when the selected component may be placed in space at more than one
insertion point.
or press Enter for fit to fit: In most instances, you will simply accept the default
values by pressing Enter or the right mouse button to connect the two components.
The last step is to orient the branch or bend end of the component. Many components (pipe, reducers,
flanges, etc.) do not require an orientation. Asymmetrical components (such as bends, branches, and
eccentric reducers) require you to designate how the component is placed in the drawing.
The Figure below shows how orientation can effect the placement of a tee. Notice also that the
orientation can depend on the current isoplane. Pick a point on your screen to indicate the general
orientation. If the point cannot be selected, you may need to change the isoplane.
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ISOMETRICS component information is extracted from external specification database tables. The
components themselves are drawn using instructions defined in component drawing scripts. A record of
each component is also maintained in an external drawing database that is generated on the fly as the
drawing is developed. Project managers can then use this data to prepare reports, generate a Bill of
Materials, or update/revise component information.
Component Parameters
The drawing settings applied to a component can be determined in one of two ways. Open the Drawing
Preferences dialog and find the Data Mode option located in the Other Settings group box. This selection
list contains two values: From Connecting Component and From Settings. When set to From
Connecting Component, new components extract the drawing settings of the component to which
they are connected (regardless of the current drawing preferences settings). When set to From
Settings, the settings in the Drawing Preferences dialog are enforced. This training uses the From
Connecting Component setting.
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Isoplanes
Throughout this training, reference is made to placing and orienting components along the standard
isoplanes. To ensure that component centerlines lie on one of the se planes, you should always pick
direction and orientation vectors with ORTHO mode ON (F8). Directional instructions are also provided
in the procedures. For example, you may be asked to pick a point that is directly West or East of a
reference point.
Note: All references to direction and orientation vectors in this training are based on the
plant north arrow pointing to the upper-right corner of the drawing, in the 30-degree
direction. This is the default setting in the Isometric Drawing Setup dialog that you
accepted when you started this drawing.
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1.
First, Select Setup > Project Preferences to display the Project Preferences control.
Make sure the LineNumber is set to L100, the Spec to TRAINING, the Service to Oil and the
Size to read 6 {150mm}. Close the Project Preferences control when finished.
2.
ZOOM into a smaller area of the drawing by typing the following at the command line:
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4.
5.
The prompt
Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space): 3-7/8,2-1/2 {87,60}
displays. ISOMETRICS drawings are unscaled, so the selected placement point does not relate to
a real-world coordinate. For the initial placement or these nozzles, however, you will input
coordinates to ensure that the training drawing and the drawing shown on your screen match.
Type 3-7/8,2-1/2 {87,60} at the command line, then press Enter.
6.
The Specification Selection dialog displays as shown below. ISOMETRICS displays this dialog
any time there is more than one component available for selection. Select the first 6
{150mm} 150 LB FL FF Nozzle as shown below then press OK.
Note: If the Default Spec Choice switch is enabled in the Drawing Preferences dialog.
ISOMETRICS will attempt to place the default component from the specification
(provided one has already been defined). Refer to the on-line help for more
information on setting default components.
7.
The Nozzle Input Information dialog appears as shown below to enable you to further define the
nozzle if desired. The Vessel Name should specify the equipment tag connected to this nozzle.
You can create a tag for the nozzle by pressing the Create Tag button. This will display the
Create Nozzle Tag dialog enabling you to define the tag number. The Nozzle Service is for
information only for output to reports etc. The value shown is the default value defined in the
Project Preferences control. Pressing the Browse button next to this field will display the
Change Service dialog containing a list of available service values to choose from. The Nozzle
Size, Nozzle Rating, (or schedule for butt welded nozzles) and Nozzle Length are displayed for
information only. If you attempt to place a nozzle that has a zero (0.0) COMP_LEN spec
database table field value, the Nozzle length field will be enabled to manually input a length.
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8.
9.
The prompt
Select direction of the equipment side:
displays. Select a point any distance below and to the left of the insertion point in the Y
direction to place the nozzle as shown below.
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Nozzle
1.
The first nozzle was assigned to line number L100 from the Line Number field of the Project
Preferences control. To change the line number setting for the next component, select
Isometrics > Setup > Project Preferences. When the Project Preferences control
displays, select the L200 value from the Line Number drop down list then close the control.
New components placed in the drawing will be assigned this new line number designation.
2.
To place the second nozzle, select Isometrics > Pipe Components > Nozzle.
3.
The prompt
Relative/Toggle/create taP/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit>:
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displays. Note that this is not the same prompt that displays when you selected the first nozzle.
This is because ISOMETRICS always assumes you will want to connect to (or place a relative
distance from) the run end of the previous component. In this instance, however, you want to
manually specify the point. Pick a point five (5) grid dots West of the original nozzles insertion
point.
4.
Select the same 6 {150mm} 150LB FL FF Nozzle from the Specification Selection
dialog, and then press OK.
5.
When the Nozzle Input Information dialog appears, press OK to close it without making any
changes.
6.
The prompt
Select direction of the equipment side:
displays. Before specifying the direction, change the Isoplane. Press Ctrl + E until <Isoplane
Right> appears on the command line. After changing the Isoplane, select any point below, and to
the left of, the original point (this is the same direction vector specified for the previous nozzle).
The nozzles are inserted in the drawing as shown below.
Note: Notice the difference in how these components were placed based on the current
isoplane. Both components were placed using the same set of placement options,
and by specifying the same direction vector. However, the components were
oriented on different isoplanes.
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To Connect Components
1.
2.
The prompt
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Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
displays. You can now connect directly to the end of the nozzle that was just inserted. Press
Enter.
Note: Throughout this training, we refer to pressing the Enter key to send commands to
AutoCAD. In almost all cases, the right mouse button will accomplish the same task.
For example, it is a simple matter to select a component with the mouse and then
press the right mouse button to connect to the run end of the previous command.
For example, if you are placing a series of elbows in the drawing, you can press the
right mouse button instead of selecting the same component from the menu or
toolbar to re-execute the placement.
3.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays to enable you to select topworks for the gate valve.
Press Cancel at this time to indicate no topworks placement.
4.
The Specification Selection dialog displays. Select the first gasket in the list, and then press OK.
The valve is connected to the nozzle as shown below.
Hint:
You can grab the scroll bar on the bottom of the Specification Selection dialog and
slide it to the right to display additional values associated with a record.
5.
6.
The prompt
Relative/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
The Specification Selection dialog displays ISOMETRICS is able to determine the facing on the
gate valve and filter the specification list to present only flanges with matching face types. Select
the first 150lb, FF flange record in the list then press OK. When the dialog redisplays, select the
first gasket then press OK. The flange is attached to the valve as shown below.
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1.1.1.176
1.
2.
The prompt
Relative/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>: R
displays. Choose the Relative option by typing R and pressing Enter, or select the Relative
button from the Responses toolbar.
3.
The prompt
<Enter Distance or press return for fit to fit>:
displays. Pick a point five grid dots North of the flange. An outline of the tee is place din the
drawing.
4.
The prompt
Toggle insertion point/<Press enter to select>:
displays. Press Enter to accept the default and insert the tee at its center point.
5.
The prompt
Toggle alignment port/<Press enter to select>:
displays. The alignment port specifies whether the main or branch end will be aligned with the
previous component. Press Enter to accept the default designation and place the tee so that its
main end lies in the current piping run.
6.
The prompt
Enter orientation:
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displays. This last step enables you to specify how the branch is placed. Before you pick a point,
press Ctrl + E until Isoplane Top> displays on the command line, then pick a point any
distance directly East of the insertion point to place the tee as shown below.
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1.
2.
The prompt
Relative/Toggle/create taP/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit):
displays. Note that a reference point appears on the open end of the tee. ISOMETRICS assumes
you will want to complete this connection. Press Enter to select the endpoint of the tee as the
first point.
3.
The prompt
Connect To/>Enter Length>:
displays. Type C and press Enter to designate that you want to place connecting pipe between
the tee and another component.
4.
The prompt
Select component:
displays. Turn the SNAP OFF (F9), then pick the open end of the flange to make the connection.
Notice the appearance of the buttweld fasteners to indicate proper connectivity as shown below.
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Hint:
The connection method illustrated above is best used in circumstances where you
are connecting two components with a single piece of pipe. When placing
connecting pipe between a series of fittings, the AutoPipe command is the better
choice. This command (demonstrated later in this training) enables you to
automatically place pipe between a series of components. In-line reducers and turns
in the pipe are automatically recognized and accounted for.
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1.
To connect a gate valve to the L100 nozzle, select Isometrics > Valves > Gate >
Gate.
2.
The prompt
Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space):
displays. Select a point on the flanged end of the nozzle (Line L100).
3.
A reference point appears on the centerline of the nozzle, and the prompt
Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
displays. Press Enter to connect the valve to the nozzle using the fitting to fitting method.
4.
Press Cancel in the AutoPLANT Selection dialog to indicate no top works at this time.
5.
Select the first gasket in the Specification Selection dialog, then press OK to connect the gate
valve to the nozzle.
6.
Now that the valve has been placed, lets take a look at its database record. Select Isometrics
> Database Tools > Edit Component.
7.
The prompt
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displays. Select the outline of the gate valve you just placed. The Valve Information dialog
displays as shown below.
Note: Separate component information dialogs are available for each of the main
component types. The fields shown in the Valve Information dialog are not the same
as those displayed for other types of components.
8.
When the dialog opens, examine the Line Number field and note that the valve has been assigned
to Line L100, even though you previously opened the Project Preferences control and reset this
value to L200. The reason is that when Data Mode (located in the Drawing Preferences dialog)
is set to Connect from Existing, the line number of the nozzle will automatically be assigned
to any components connected to it. Press OK to close the Valve Information dialog.
9.
The prompt
Select the component, press return when done:
11.
The prompt
Relative/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
displays. Press Enter to connect to the end of the valve using the fitting to fitting method.
12.
Select the first 150lb, FF flange and the first gasket option in the two selection dialogs, then
press OK to place the gasket and flange as shown in the following figure.
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1.1.1.179
1.
Turn the SNAP back (F9), then select Isometrics > Branching Components >
Straight Tee.
2.
The reference point moves to the open end of the flange and the prompt
Relative/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
The prompt
<Enter Distance or press return for fit to fit>:
displays. Pick the grid point that aligns with the branch of the previous tee.
4.
The Prompt
Toggle insertion point/<Press enter to select>:
displays. Press Enter to place the tee form its center point.
5.
The prompt
Toggle alignment port/<Press enter to select>:
displays. Type T and then press Enter to toggle the alignment port so that the branch end of
the tee points back to the open flange (refer to the Figure below). When the tee is properly
oriented, press Enter.
6.
The prompt
Enter direction:
displays. Pick a point directly West of the insertion point, in the direction of the previous tee.
The drawing appears as shown below.
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7. Select Isometrics > Pipe Components > Auto Pipe to display the
AutoPLANT Selections dialog shown in the following figure. This dialog enables you to
create a selection set of components based on a number of methods. It displays during
ISOMETRICS options that enable you to execute a single command on a set of
components. Options are available to select components that share common drawing
database field values or attributes in the current drawing or project object values common
to all of the drawings in the project. In this example, you want to select all of the
components in the drawing to let the AutoPIPE function automatically place pipe
between each pair of open-ended components that lie in the same plane. Click on the
Drawing tab, enable the All radio button and then press OK.
8.
Connecting pipe is placed between the components as shown below. Note that connecting pipe
was not placed between the two tees. This is because the west tee belongs to line L200 while the
other tee is assigned to L100. AutoPipe will not place connecting pipe between components on
different line numbers. This prevents faulty assignment of line number identifiers. The use of
AutoPipe to connect a series of components is demonstrated in the next lesson.
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9.
displays. The component you pick in this step determines the line number assigned to the pipe.
If you pick the West tee, the pipe will be assigned to line L200. If you pick the East tee, the pipe
will be assigned to L100. Select a point on the open end of the L200 tee.
Note: In Lesson 5, Database Operations and Bill of Materials, you will learn how to
manually edit the line number assigned to a component, and to groups of
components.
10.
The prompt
Relative/Toggle/create taP/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
The prompt
Connect to/<Enter Length>: C
displays. Type C and then press Enter. Now connect to the open end of the East (L100) tee.
The drawing appears as shown in the following figure.
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12.
Now you will place a flange and blind at the end of the tee. Select Isometrics > Flanges
> Weldneck.
13.
The prompt
Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space):
displays. If you were routing off a previous component, a reference point would automatically be
available. However, since you just completed a connection between two components, you will
need to manually specify the reference point. Pick the open end of the tee on the East side of the
drawing, then press Enter to accept the point.
14.
Select the first 150lb, FF weldneck option in the Specification Selection dialog, then press OK.
15.
16.
Press Enter to connect to the end of the weldneck flange, then select the first gasket choice
from the Specification Selection dialog and press OK (the blink flange record is selected
automatically because there was only one record in the spec that matched the connection
conditions).
The drawing appears as shown in the following Figure.
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1.
First, you will place a weldneck flange on the open end of the tee in line L200.
Isometrics > Flanges > Weldneck.
2.
The prompt
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displays. Select the open end of the tee on Line L200 then press Enter. Select the first 150lb,
FF flange option in the Specification Selection dialogs, then press OK.
3.
Select Isometrics > Setup > Drawing Preferences. Enable the Auto Router
Mode switch from the Other Settings group box, then press OK to close the dialog.
4.
Select Isometrics > Valves > Gate > Gate. Press Cancel on the AutoPLANT
Selections dialog to indicate no topworks.
5.
Select the first gasket option in the Specification Selection dialog, then press OK to connect the
gasket and gate valve.
6.
7.
Select the first 150lb, FF flange option and the first gasket option in each of the Specification
Selection dialogs, then press OK. The drawing appears as shown below.
8.
Select Isometrics > Setup > Drawing Preferences, disable the Auto Router
switch then press OK.
9.
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1.1.1.181
To Route a Centerline
1.
To change the display view, type: ZOOM {Enter}, W, {Enter}, 2,2 {50,50}
{Enter}, 9,9 {225,225} {Enter}.
2.
Select Isometrics > Iso Tools > Intelligent Centerline > Draw Intelligent
Centerline to display the Component Preferences dialog shown below. This dialog enables
you to assign the component preferences to the line. Press OK to accept the defaults shown in
the dialog.
3.
The prompt
Pick starting point:
displays. The following table contains instructions to pick the centerline points as shown in the
following Figure.
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POINT
PICK POINT
(1)
Type INT and press Enter, then pick the open end of the weldneck
flange.
With ORTHO and SNAP ON, pick the next point five (5) grid dots North
(in the 30-degree direction) from the flange. (The first grid dot is close
to the end of the flange.)
Turn ORTHO OFF (F8), then pick the next point five (5) grid dots North
(in the 30-degree direction) and five grid dots East (in the 330-degree
direction).
Turn ORTHO ON (F8), then pick the next point six (6) grid dots North
(in the 30-degree direction).
Pick the next point seven (7) grid dots East (in the 330-degree
direction).
Turn ORTHO OFF (F8), then pick the next point six (6) grid dots down
(in the 270-degree direction), and six (6) grid dots South (in the 210degree direction).
Turn ORTHO ON (F8), the pick the last point five (5) gird dots West (in
the 150-degree direction). Press Enter to end the command. The
drawing appears as shown below.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Note: Notice that two triangle snow appear on the segment between points (2) and (3).
This occurs because ISOMETRICS recognized that the points were placed outside
the standard isoplanes, and therefore assumes this segment to be an offset. The
definition of offset values is the subject of the next section.
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1.1.1.182
1.
After defining the pipe run, ISOMETRICS scans the pipe run and locates the first segment that is
out-of-plane. Offset triangles appear on both sides of this segment and the prompt
Toggle planes/Compound Offset<Enter to select triangle(s)>: C
displays. In this example, the segment represents a compound offset. Type C and press Enter.
2.
The two points on the segment become opposite corners of a box. Move the mouse around the
segment and notice that the box can be drawn in a variety of ways. In the example below, the run
is offset north, east, and down. Move the mouse until the box appears as shown in the following
Figure, then press the left mouse button to pick a point and accept the arrangement.
3.
The prompt
Enter the elevation offset:
displays. Type 3 {900} and then press Enter to indicate a change in the elevation (or rise).
4.
The prompt
Enter the East/West offset: 3 {900}
displays, and a leg on the box is highlighted to indicate the requested length. At this point you
need to specify how the pipe segment is oriented in the real-world. For compound offsets, this
means specifying the change in direction along the X (East/West), Y (North/south), and Z
(Up/Down) planes. Type 3 and then press Enter to indicate that the pipe has a three-foot
change of direction along the East/West axis.
Note: The directions in this training are based on a north arrow orientation of Upper Right.
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5.
The prompt
Enter the North/South offset: 5 {1500}
displays. Type 5 {1500} and then press Enter to indicate that the run has a 5 {1500mm}
change in direction along the North/South axis.
6.
ISOMETRICS proceeds to the next offset in the run as shown in the graphic below. In this
instance, the offset is a single one. Type T and press Enter to toggle between the different
orientations of offset triangles until you get the arrangement shown below. This arrangement
indicates a change in elevation. Press Enter to accept it.
7.
The prompt
Enter the North/South offset: 3 {900}
The prompt
Enter the Elevation offset: 4 {1200}
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1.1.1.183
1.
You will now place elbows at points (1) through (5) in the Figure. Where needed in the offset
runs, trims will be calculated automatically. Select Isometrics > Bends and Returns
> 90o LR Elbow.
2.
3.
Notice that the placement point and orientation were determined automatically by the geometry
of the intelligent centerline. No further interaction is required. Press Enter (or the right mouse
button) to re-execute the elbow command, then respond to the following prompts:
Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
Pick near the point labeled (2) in the previous figure. Press Enter.
Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
Pick near the point labeled (3) in the previous figure. Press Enter.
Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
Pick near the point labeled (4) in the previous figure. Press Enter.
Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
Pick near the point labeled (5) in the previous figure. Press Enter.
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4.
Finish off the line by adding a flange. Select Isometrics > Flanges > Weldneck.
5.
The prompt
Relative/Toggle/<Pick point (Component, Routing Line, Space, or Enter for fit to fit)>:
is displayed. Type Ctrl + E to change the Isoplane to <IsoPlane Left>. Type end,
press Enter, then pick the open end of the piping path.
6.
The prompt
Change Reference point/Enter Distance <0.0>:
is displayed. Press Enter to display the Specification Selection dialog. Select the first 150LB,
FF flange record in the dialog displayed.
7.
The prompt
Toggle insertion point/<Press enter to select>:
is displayed. Press Enter to place the flange at the end of the line. The drawing appears as
shown below.
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Select Isometrics > Piping Components > AutoPipe to display the AutoPLANT
Selections dialog shown below.
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2.
Select the All option, and then press OK. Connecting pipe is automatically placed between the
elbows and the flange, and the drawing appears as shown in the following figure.
Dimensions
One of the most important features of an isometrics application should be its ability to quickly place
dimensions and to automatically calculate pipe cutlengths. ISOMETRICS dimension tools are powerful
and easy to use. Pipe cutlengths are calculated during dimension placement, and single offset triangles
and double offset boxes are drawn automatically when the dimensioning route encounters these types of
offset.
Annotations
ISOEMTRICS annotation tools include the ability to annotate pipe cutlengths, real-world coordinates,
and other values extracted from the database record of any component in a drawing.
When you have completed this lesson, you will have learned how to place the dimensions and annotations
shown below.
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Exercise 1 Dimensions
All isometric components are drawn with a reference node at their center points. These nodes display
automatically when you execute ISOMETRICS dimension commands to enable you to select them as
dimension anchor points. Commands are also provided to manually insert and delete these reference
nodes.
Manual Dimensions
The Manual Dimensions command may be used to select two reference nodes and automatically
calculate and place the dimension between these nodes. The command extracts the component length
information from the external drawing database to calculate the dimension value. If a pipe segment
whose length is not known is detected between the selected nodes, you are asked to input the total
dimension length between the nodes. The function will then calculate the pipe cutlength by subtracting
the lengths of any in-line fittings from this total length value and enable you to place the dimension
between the two node points.
Automatic Dimensions
The Automatic Dimensions command is limited ins cope, and cannot be used when building an
isometric drawing from scratch. Instead, it is associated with the AUITO-ISO application, which enables
you to automatically generate an isometric drawing from an AutoPLANT PIPING model. During the
automatic creation of the isometric, an option is available to disable the placement of dimensions. The
Automatic Dimensioning tool can only be used to place dimensions on an isometric generated by
AUTO-ISO, because the cut-lengths of pipe segments in the drawing have already been defined. The key
to remember is that Automatic Dimensioning can only work on drawings in which the pipe cutlengths are
known. In ISOMETRICS, pipe cutlengths can only be defined using the Manual Dimensions
command.
The following procedures contain exercises that illustrate the use of the Manual Dimension command
to place continuous dimensions, single offset and double offset dimensions on the tutorial drawing.
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1.
Select Isometrics > Dimensions > Manual Dimensions. The drawing is analyzed
and dimension nodes display at the center of each fitting and valve, and at gasket locations
between fittings as shown below.
2.
The prompt
Add node/<Pick the first dimension node>:
displays. Pick the dimension node in the center of the tee at point (1).
3.
The prompt
Add node/<Pick the second dimension node>:
displays. Select the second node on the downstream elbow at point (2).
Hint:
4.
the Add Node option enables you to manually add a dimension node to a select port
on a component. Use this option to add dimension nodes to the end points of
components (by default, dimension nodes are only defined at fitting center points and
valve ends).
ISOMETRICS recognizes that a pipe segment of unspecified length lies between the two points,
and displays the following prompt:
The dimension is unknown, please enter the dimension:
Type 76 {2000}, then press Enter. A ghost image of the dimension value and lines is
anchored to the selected nodes. Press Ctrl + E to toggle the isoplane to <Isoplane Right>, then
pick a point above the piping line as shown in the following Figure.
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Note: Notice that the value of 76 was automatically converted to the 64 (feet-inches)
format. You can also input feet-inches units directly if you prefer.
5.
The pipe cutlength is calculated and stored in the database, the dimension line is placed in the
drawing, and the prompt
Add node/<Pick the first dimension node>:
displays. Pick point (3) in response to this first prompt, then pick point (4) when prompted for
the second dimension node.
Note: This section of the pipeline represents the double offset that you defined in the
previous lesson. Notice that the offset box displays again during dimensioning. In
the next several step, you will dimension and annotate this double offset.
6.
The prompt
<Pick the box corner>
displays. Left-click the mouse to display the double offset box as shown below. Dimensioning
an offset box consists of several steps. First, dimension the offset box itself. These dimension
values were defined previously when you routed the centerline. Second, position and annotate
the vertical and horizontal offset angles at the first elbow.
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7.
Respond to the prompts as follows. Toggle the Isoplane as required to place the dimensions as
shown:
Select the side to dimension, return when done:
Select the side of the box labeled (A) in the Figure above. The dimension line is anchored to the
box. Position it as shown in the Figure below.
Select the side to dimension, return when done:
Select the side of the box labeled (B) in the Figure above, then place the dimension as shown
below.
Select the side to dimension, return when done:
Select the side of the box labeled (C) in the Figure above, then place the dimension as shown
below. Press Enter to complete this stage of the offset dimensioning.
After annotating the offset legs, press Enter to end the command.
8.
In the next step, you will position and annotate the three-dimensional hatched triangle. The
prompt
Toggle hatched angle<Enter to select angle>:
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displays. You can toggle the position of the two hatched triangles by typing T and pressing
Enter. When the triangles are positioned as shown below, press Enter.
9.
The prompt
Base point/<Pick the location of the annotation text>
displays to enable you to dimension the vertical and horizontal offset triangle angles at the first
elbow. Turn Snap OFF, then pick a point near the vertical hatching to annotate the Y/Z angle as
shown in the following Figure. The prompt
Pick the location of the annotation text
is re-displayed. Pick a point near the horizontal hatching to annotate the X/Y angle as shown in
the following Figure.
10.
The prompt
Ext1/eXt2/Skip<Pick the location of the dimension line>
displays. In the final step of offset box dimensioning, the dimension length between the two
opposite corners of the box must be placed. This value is calculated based on offset dimension
lengths input during creation of the polyline. Pick a point to place the offset dimension as shown
in the following Figure then press Enter.
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Hint:
11.
Dont worry if your drawing appears cluttered. You can always adjust the position of
dimension lines and text with the Move Dimensions command.
and
Add node/<Pick the second dimension node>
prompts by picking the reference nodes for the adjacent north leg. When prompted for a
dimension length, type 4 {1200} and press Enter. Align this dimension line with the 3
{900} dimension line adjacent to it.
12.
Pick the reference nodes for the adjacent east leg. When prompted for a dimension length, type
6 {1800} and press Enter. Align this dimension line with the 4 {1200} dimension line as
shown.
13.
The next pipe segment slopes down and represents the second offset section of this piping run.
Unlike the compound offset, this offset occurs in a single plane. When prompted for the first and
second dimension nodes, select the center points of the two elbows that define the offset.
14.
The prompt
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displays. The orientation of this triangle was determined during centerline routing. Type T and
press Enter to toggle the position of the offset triangle. Press Enter when the triangle is
positioned as shown in the following figure.
15.
ISOMETRICS prompts you to specify the location of the offset dimensions. Because the lengths
of two legs of the right triangle are known, the angular dimension can be calculated
automatically. The pipe cutlength will also be automatically determined by subtracting the fitting
length (the center-to-end distances of the two elbows) from the total dimension. Place the offset
dimensions as shown below.
16.
The prompt
Toggle hatched angle/None/<Enter to select triangle>
displays. This is the equivalent of the hatched triangles that were associated with the compound
offset. Accept the default placement by pressing Enter.
17.
The prompt
Base Point/<Pick the location of the annotation text>
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displays. Pick a point near the un-hatched end of the triangle to place the annotation text as
shown in the following Figure.
18.
The prompt
Add node/<Pick the first dimension node>
displays. Complete the dimensioning by picking the two nodes on the last pipe segment. When
prompted for the length, type 5 {1500} and press Enter, then place the dimension as shown
below.
19.
Exercise 2 Annotation
In this section, you will learn how to use some of ISOMETRICS annotation commands. Several
commands are available to extract component information (Main Size, Spec, Line Number, etc.) from a
components external drawing database record for placement as annotation.
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1.
2.
Select Isometrics > Annotation > Preferences to open the Annotation Preferences
dialog shown below.
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3.
You will be annotating the pipe cutlength for the pipe segment that lies between the flange and
the tee. Input 0.0625 {3} in the Text Size field, then disable the leader line by turning OFF
the Leader Line option. When the dialog appears as shown above, press OK.
4.
Select Isometrics > Annotation > Database Fields > Pipe Cut Length.
5.
The prompt
Select the component:
displays. Select a point on the pipe segment that lies on the 6-4 {2000} dimension line
immediately downstream from the gate valve.
6.
The prompt
Pick the direction of the text
displays. Select the direction in which the annotation text will be displayed. Remember that the
current isoplane affects the orientation of the annotation text. The result shown below as
achieved using an <isoplane right> designation to place the text on top the pipe.
7.
The cutlength is extracted from the pipe segments database record. Pick a point in the drawing
where it should be placed. (You may need to turn snap and ortho OFF to place the annotation as
shown below.)
8.
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Select Isometrics > Annotation > Database Fields > Main Size. The prompt
Select the component
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displays. Select the gate valve. The selected point becomes the anchor point for the leader lien.
2.
The prompt
Pick the direction of the text
displays. Select the direction in which the annotation text will be displayed. Remember that the
current isoplane affects the orientation of the annotation text.
3.
The main size is extracted from the valves drawing database record, and a ghost image of the
size is anchored to the crosshairs. Place the value near the gate valve (you may need to turn snap
OFF to place the annotation close to the valve). The drawing appears as shown below.
4.
5.
Zoom out to view the entire isometric layout. The drawing appears as shown below.
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Standalone Mode
If working in Standalone Mode, all data will reside in an extern MS Access (*.MDB) drawing database.
In this mode no project effectively exists. In reality, all project data that would normally exist in the
project database will reside in the drawings MDB. Therefore, it is very much like the running in Central
Mode, except that only the individual document exists in the project.
If working in Standalone Mode, each drawing will have its own associated drawing database
(drawing_name.MDB). There will be multiple tables in this single drawing database file. The primary
table for ISOMETRICS component information is the PIPING table. Relationship data, such as which
components exist in a particular Area or on a particular LineNumber, is stored in the drawing database.
Working in this mode limits your ability to perform operations on multiple drawings, since access to the
drawing database is only available for the individual drawing (since it is the only drawing in this
standalone project). For example, you cannon select multiple drawings to generate reports.
Distributed Mode
Distributed Mode is similar to the method used to store data in AutoPLANT v2.01. Like standalone
mode, the drawing and its associated database exist as separate files. However, the drawing is part of a
project, where all project specific data (e.g., relationships, etc.) are stored in that project database
(PROJDATA.MDB).
In addition, a record for each document in the project will exist in the projects document register
(DOC_REG table in PROJDATA.MDB), AutoPLANT functions (e.g., report generation, Auto-Iso, etc),
may be performed on a selection set of drawings that exist in the project. The relationships that are now
established by working in a true project environment enable AutoPLANT to now provide options in the
selections tool, which enable you to quickly select, for example, all components in all drawings in a
project that have the same LineNumber, Area, Service, or Unit.
The PIPING table will still exist in the drawings database, but relationship data will be stored in the
projects PROJDATA.MDB database. This enables you to execute AutoPLANT commands that perform
queries across all project data.
Central Mode
Central Mode may only be setup for SQL Server and Oracle database configurations. If running in
Central mode, all data for all drawings in a project will reside in a central project database. No individual
drawing database will exist.
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Tag dialog enabling you to create a new tag number. The second page contains positional and vector
information (port data), as well as a complete listing of all component database field values.
This lesson demonstrates two database editing methods: the first involves the simple editing of a selected
component: the second method involves updating the attributes of several components simultaneously. In
addition, you will learn how to clean the drawing database to ensure that the records in the database
accurately reflect the components in the model.
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1.
Select Isometrics > Database Tools > Edit Component. The prompt
Select the component, press return when done:
displays. Pick any point on the outline of the gate valve to display Page 1 of the Valve
Information dialog as shown in the following figure.
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There are separate Component Information dialogs to display the drawing database information for valves,
standard components, flanges, couplings, fasteners, fittings, olets, pipe, and reducers. Each dialog
displays the Component Information from the drawing database in the top area of the dialog, and the Class
Information in the bottom area. The tile window at the top right of the dialog displays an illustration of
the component type and the points where ports are located. Ports are points that contain connection and
vector information as you will see in Page 2 of this dialog.
Note: The fields displayed in the Component Information dialog can be customized. Refer
to the How To topic area in the Database Tools area of your ISOMETRICS help file.
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2)
1.
Press the Next Page button at the bottom of the dialog. Page 2 of the Component Information
dialog displays as shown below.
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This dialog is divided into two sections. The top box displays port information. The coordinates for the
ports are listed along with the vector information that defines the run direction of the component. The
Main Size, End Condition, Facing, and Pressure Class of the ports are also listed. The bottom text box
lists all of the components drawing database fields and their values. Use the scroll bars to view the entire
list of values.
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1.
From the first page of the Valve Information dialog, press the Create Tag button. The
following New Tag dialog displays.
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2.
Type A-2R in the Tag field then press OK to close the dialog.
3.
Note that the new tag is displayed in the field next to the Rename Tag button.
4.
5.
The prompt
Select the component, press return when done:
displays. This enables you to remain in editing mode without re-executing the command. Press
Enter to end the Edit Component command.
Warning: Exercise caution when using a database editor to edit component records
directly. We recommend using the Edit Component or Update component
commands to edit values as doing so will ensure compatibility with other
operations of the program. When using an editor, do NOT edit values that
provide dimensional information about the component.
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1.
2.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. Enable the All radio button, and then press OK.
Hint:
3.
You can filter the records displayed in the Database View dialog either by using the
Advanced option to create a database query for single or multiple drawings or click
on the Project tab and use project object values to create a project wide query.
After creating your selection set, the Database View dialog displays as shown below. Use the
scroll bar to view the entire list of records.
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Hint:
4.
You can select a record in this dialog and press Go To to zoom into the selected
component and center it within the display.
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1.
2.
this example will demonstrate how to revise a line number. However, the same
techniques described here can be used to select and revise other component
drawing database field values.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays as shown below. This is the same dialog that
appeared when you selected the AutoPipe command earlier in this training. This selection
dialog displays whenever a command may be applied to more than one component.
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Select the Advanced button to expand the dialog and display additional options as shown in
the following dialog. This enables you to define queries for the current drawing or across
multiple drawings. Selections may be based on 3D Piping Data, Drawing attributes, or
Relationship data. In this example, you will define a query condition to select all components in
the model whose LINENUBMER drawing database field value is L100.
Hint:
Press the dialogs Help button for a detailed explanation of every dialog option.
3.
The Query Selection area of the dialog enables you to select a query from those that have been
previously defined, or were included with the shipping version of the software. Since you only
want to apply this query to the current drawing and do not want to save it for future use, you can
ignore the settings in Query Selection area of the dialog.
4.
The Define Query area of the dialog is where you define the condition that will be used to select
the component records. The Type field indicates the drawing database table that will be searched.
Since you are defining a query based on a project object value, select the Relationship table.
5.
The Attribute Field drop-down list will now display a list of the project objects that are defined in
the project. Select the LINENUMBER field from this list.
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6.
The Constraint field defines the relationship between the Attribute Field and its value. For
example, you can specify that you want to search for all component records whose line number is
L100 (LINENUMBER = l100), or for all component records whose line number is NOT L100
(LINENUMBER !=L100). Select the equal = Constraint.
7.
Specify the desired field value in the Attribute field. There are two methods available to specify
the value: you can type it directly in the space provided, or select it from a list. Press the
Browse button (shown at left) to display the dialog shown below.
When Browse is pressed, ISOMETRICS will search the drawing database and compile a list of
all the unique values for the selected attribute. Select L100 and then press OK.
8.
The last step is to add the query to the active list, then execute the query. As each query is
defined, you must add it to the Active Query list. In this manner you can construct a highly
detailed search by adding multiple queries in combination with the And and Or operators (refer
to on-line help for more information). This example is a simple one: press Add > to add the
query to the Active Query list as shown below.
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9.
Press OK to execute the query. The Update Component Data Fields dialog displays as shown
below. Select L300 from the Edit Value drop down list. The new line number is displayed
under the New Value column. Press OK to close the dialog.
10.
All components formerly assigned to Line Number L100 are now revised to belong to L300.
As a check, select Isometrics > Database Tools > Edit Component. The prompt
Select component:
displays. Select one of the components previously belonging to L100 (e.g., the first nozzle placed
in the drawing). Confirm that L300 now appears in the Line Number field, then press OK to
close the dialog.
11.
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1.
Select Isometrics > Database Tools > Clean Database. The following dialog
displays to enable you to specify the clean parameters that will be used.
Database
Clean Fasteners
Display
Dialogs
2.
Status
Enable this check box to clean the database so that it will match the
contents of the current drawing. Any database record that exists
without a corresponding graphic component is removed.
Enable this check box to remove both the CAD and external database
entries for those fasteners that are o longer joining two components
together. For example if a weld is connecting a pipe and an elbow and
the elbow is removed, the weld is left, unless also manually removed.
This operation will clean up such fasteners.
On rare occasions a graphic component is created without a
corresponding database record. This implies there is no intelligence
for this component. Enable this check box to move those graphical
components that exist without an associated database record to the
piping_orphan layer.
This enables you to quietly clean the database, current cleaning
statistics are still reported to the command line but the total
information dialog will not be reported if this option is left unchecked.
This enables an operator to request the clean operation and allow the
entire process to be executed without interaction.
Enable all of the options then press OK. A problem may result when more than one user is
connected to the database, the Clean Database command will not allow the cleanup of any
tables that are not being used. These are typically temporary tables that are used during a session
named AT_XXXX. However, if you crash out or the system goes down, the connection you have
cannot get cleaned up automatically therefore the system believes a user is still logged on. If you
are sure you are the only one that has a connection to the database you can use the Database
Information command to clear up lost connections. On the database information dialog, press
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the Clear Connections button (this will be active if more than one connection exists). This
will warn of the potential dangers of doing this, if you press OK the number of connections will
be restored to one and the button will be greyed-out. This was imposed as some users were going
into the database as a second user and clearing out an active table of the first, which resulted in
lost data.
Select Isometrics > Reports > Bill of Materials to display the Bill of Materials
dialog shown below. This dialog provides access to all Bill of Materials reporting and
configuration options.
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Select the desired report type. For PIPING and ISOMETRICS, available
reports are as follows:
CAD STANDARD: uses the BOMCAD.RPT file to generate a BOM that
accumulates pipe lengths by size.
CAD CUTLENGTHS: uses the BOMCUTLN.RPT file to generate a BOM
that lists cut-lengths of pipe individually and then all other
components grouped by size.
CAD MAINTENANCE: uses the BOMMAINT.RPT file to generate a BOM
that lists pipe cut lengths and all components individually.
CAD ROUNDED: uses the ROUNDED.RPT file to generate a BOM that
lists cutlengths rounded up to the nearest foot or meter and then all
other components grouped by size.
CAD CUTLENGTHS SHOP/FIELD: uses the BOMSFCUT.RPT file to
generate a BOM that also lists pipe cut lengths individually, and sorts
the remaining components in the report into shop and field
components.
CAD CUTLENGTHS ONLY: uses the BOMCUTLNONLY.RPT file to
generate a BOM with individual cut lengths only.
CAD SPOOL CUTLENGTHS ONLY: uses the BOMSPCUTLNONLY.RPT file
to generate a BOM including only individual spool cut lengths.
CAD SPOOL: uses the BOMSPOOL.RPT file to generate a BOM with
individual spool cut lengths.
CAD TOTAL: uses BOMTOTAL.RPT file to generate a BOM with
accumulated cutlengths and weight.
CAD WEIGHT: uses BOMWEIGHT.RPT to generate a BOM
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Report File
Units
Precision
Suppress
Feet/Inches
Bore Precision
Omit Codes
Ignore
Existing
Components
Clean
Fasteners
Database
Tag Format
Starting Tag Number
No Material Tags
Update Material Tags
Reinsert
Tags
Material
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Do
Not
Existing
Tags
Update
Material
3.
balloon tags that may have been placed form a previous BOM run.
This option is disabled in PIPING, and applied to ISOMETRICS drawings
only. Enable this option to leave the existing tags and use them in the
BOM, then only generate and place material tags for new items that
were not tagged from the previous BOM run.
This option is only available when generating a BOM with AutoPLANT
ISOMETRICS or AUTO-ISO. If enabled, the system will attach a material
balloon tag to each component in the report selection set. This
technique makes it easy to pair components in the drawing with
records in the report. If the Shown Material Tags check box is
enabled, the Show Fastener Tags and Show Support Tags options will
also be made available to enable you to optionally display tags for
supports and fasteners.
Press Options to open the Bill of Materials Configuration dialog shown below. From this
location, you have access to a wide variety of formatting options.
Warning: In this exercise, changes to the BOM settings are made to demonstrate the
flexibility of the custom formatting controls. After completing these exercises,
you may want to restore the original BOM settings when you are finished this
exercise.
4.
There are several tabs in this dialog to help organize configuration options. From the General
tab, select By Pick to allow you to pick the point in the drawing her the BOM will be placed,
Next, enable the Lower Right radio button to place the BOM at its upper-right corner.
Hint:
5.
Select the Header tab to display the view of the dialog shown below. These settings determine
how the header rows are formatted. Change the values as shown below.
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6.
Select the Row tab to display the view of the dialog shown below. Change the values as shown
below.
7.
Select the Column tab to display the view shown below. This area of the dialog determines how
the columns are formatted. From the Properties area of the dialog, open the Name selection list.
This drop-down contains a list of all the columns that will be included in the final bill of
materials. Select Size from the list. Note how the fields in this portion of the dialog are filtered
with values based on the selected column name. Change the Width value to {15} to limit
the width of this column in the final report.
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Hint:
8.
You can also control the columns which are displayed, and the order in which they
appear, by pressing the Organize button. Refer to the on-line help for more
information.
From the Name selection list, choose BOM_DESCR. Revise the Width field to read 3
{90}. Repeat this process to set the WEIGHT Width to {15} and the QUANT Width
to {15}, then press OK to close the Bill of Materials Configuration dialog and return to
the Bill of Materials dialog.
Hint:
The Bill of materials command is specifically designed to produce reports that are
inserted into the current drawing. To produce other types of reports, use the
Report/Generate Reports command instead.
9.
Refer to the figure below Step 1 and set the values of the Bill of Materials dialog as shown.
Enable the Update Material Tags radio button and the Show Material Tags check
box. When finished, press OK to close the dialog.
10.
The AutoPLANT Selections dialog is displayed. Select All and press OK. ISOMETRICS
analyzes the drawing, calculates pipe cutlengths, and begins placing material tags in the drawing.
11.
The prompt:
Select lower right point:
displays. This is the placement method that you defined in the BOM configuration dialog. With
SNAP ON, select the point which represents the intersection between the drawing border and the
top of the title block. After some minor cleanup, the drawing appears as shown below.
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12.
Select File > Save, then File > Exit to close the drawing.
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8.
AutoPLANT Explorer/ID
AUTOPLANT EXPLORER/ID
The exercises in this introduce the EXPLORER/ID application used for real time animation and
visualization of 3D Plant Design Modes with automated Interference detection, reporting and management.
The stand-alone version of Explorer does not include the interference detection module.
LESSON 1: USING EXPLORER WITH AUTOPLANT 3D
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Objectives
The objectives of this Lesson are as follows:
Launch the Explorer/ID application by selecting the program from your Windows Start menu.
The Bentley Explorer/ID module will automatically load.
Note: Make sure you launch the Explorer/ID application.
Otherwise, the Check
Interferences command will not appear with your EXPLORER Tools menu
commands.
2.
Select File > Open and open the Piping model in the application.
Note: If no files appear in the AT_PIPE directory, select All Files from the Files of Type
drop down list at the bottom of the Open dialog.
After explorer loads and creates the walk through views you may not be able to readily see your
project model. If you are unable to see even a spec of your project in the AutoCAD screen select
Viewpoint > Look From > Front to view the drawing in a front view.
2.
Select Viewpoint > Navigation Mode > Zoom. This options gives you power to
dynamically zoom into any part of the model using your left mouse button. Cursor up zooms in
and Cursor down zooms out.
3.
Take some time to familiarize yourself with the rest of the Navigation Modes available in
Explorer/ID that allow you to view your model form a number of different perspectives.
4.
Refer to the tutorial supplied with the software or the applications on-line help to assist you in
exploring your model.
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Learn how to select the objects that will be included in the analysis
Learn how to determine if a certain object will fit through a certain area (simulating a
construction sequence)
Overview
This section provides an overview of the features and functionality of the ID module. A more detailed
explanation of every available feature and function is provided in the Bentley EXPLORER/ID on-line
help. An example of how to use this module is featured in the EXPLORER/ID tutorial.
The Interference Detection dialog shown below appears when you select Check Interferences
from the Tools menu. The sections following will explain the options in each tab of the dialog.
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Batch Tab
The Batch tab of the Explorer/ID dialog box is used to manage your clash tests and results. In a large
project, you may need several batches of tests.
The buttons on the right help you organize batches. You can:
Compact: compacts all clashes with a clash status of resolved from the test in order to
create a smaller file.
Clean: cleans all tests so that they are as if you had not yet run the tests (make their test status
new).
Explorer/ID tests have extension (*.NWX) and contain all the information that you have created for a
test(s) including the options and reports.
Note: You can rename a test by selecting it and either pressing F2, or clicking again on the
highlighted text.
Options Tab
The Options tab shown below is separated into four group boxes that contain the following options:
Clash Type
Clearance: clashes (sometimes called soft clashes) detect geometry that is within a set
distance from other geometry. You might use this type of clash when pipes need to have space for
lagging around, for example.
Intersection Method
Normal clashing: Checks for intersections between any of the constituent triangles of two
objects. This may miss clashes between objects where none of the constituent triangles intersect. For
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example, consider two cubes with one shifted half its length along the x-axis compared to the other.
The cubes intersect, yet none of their constituent faces do.
Conservative clashing: Reports all pairs of objects, which may clash. This may give
your false positives, but it is a more thorough and safer clash detection method.
You should probably check Conservative for weekly or monthly batch checks and normal for checking
clashes quickly on the fly.
Note: Conservative clashing and Normal clashing only apply to the test if you have set up
the options for Hard clashes.
Check Objects on same layer to ignore clashes between objects on the same layer.
Check Objects in same group/block/cell to ignore clashes between any objects within
the same group or block (or cell for MicroStation users).
Check Objects in same file to ignore clashes between objects in the same xref, reference
file or in the same appended file.
Check Object in the same component to ignore clashes between objects in the same
component.
Check Connected components to ignore clashes between components connected to each
other.
Touch Tolerance
The touch tolerance is only used for Conservative clash checking. The only clashes missed by the Normal
method are those where the constituent triangles of clashing objects touch without intersecting. The
Conservative method uses the touch tolerance to determine if any triangles touch. Unless a clash can be
proven not to exist, objects with touching triangles are reported as clashing.
Choose Absolute to give a tolerance in the model units and Relative for a tolerance relative to the size of
the two objects co-joined.
Select Tab
The Select tab of the Explorer/ID dialog box allows you to select the set of objects you wish to clash
against. You choose the objects using the tree views, which are exactly the same as the main windows
tree view.
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To Select Objects
1.
In the Left window select objects in the tree view or choose Select Current to select the
objects highlighted in the main view.
2.
Check the Self Intersect box if you wish to test the objects selected in the tree view against
themselves, as well as against those in the other tree view.
3.
4.
5.
The Clashes Found box shows how many clashes have been found so far during this test.
Note: The progress bar shows how far through the test Explorer/ID has got. If you wish to
stop the test at any time, press the Stop button and all clashes found up until the
interrupt will be reported.
Results Tab
The Results tab of the Explorer/ID dialog box allows you to interactively view the clashes that
Explorer/ID has found. On the left is a list of clashes, numbered and sorted by severity.
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1.
2.
3.
To manually change the status, select a new clash status from the drop down list.
4.
To enter notes about a clash, right click on the selected clash name or in the comment window
then select Add Comment. A comment box will display allowing you to enter notes about the
clash for others to review later.
5.
6.
Click Select to select a clashing object in the main view, turning it blue. This overrides the
Highlight option, which allows you to highlight the object in the main view, in the color of its
status.
Note: Clashes are given a colored icon to indicate their current status.
To the right of this list is a brief report of the clash, showing the status, the distance, the location, date
found and, if the clash has been approved, who approved it and when it was approved.
If the status is changed to approved, Explorer/ID takes the person currently logged on as the person
who approved it.
Highlight All: highlights all the clashes found, in the color of their status, in the main view.
Report Tab
Reporting allows you to write a text file containing details of all the clashes found in the current test.
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1.
In the Contents box shown above, select all the information you want to appear for each clash
detected.
2.
In the Include Clashes group box, select the clashes you want in the report by their status.
3.
Select the format of the files from the drop down list. Current Test creates a single file for
the current test, All Tests will create a single file containing all results from all tests, and
Multiple Files will create a separate file for each test. For Multiple Tests, select or create a
folder for the files and set a name for the summary file. For each test a file will be created using
the name of the test, and the summary file will contain a summary of all the tests.
4.
Click the Preview button to see at the bottom of the dialog box how a single clash will look in
the report.
5.
Click the Write Report button and Save the result file.
Note: When selected, Object Path writes the path from the file through to the object at the
bottom of the hierarchy and Object Id writes an element identify tag as brought in
from the editing package used for making the model (whether AutoCAD entity
handles, or MicroStation element ids).
Select Tools > Check Interferences to reveal the following dialog box.
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Select the Options tab and check the radio buttons and check boxes to match the dialog shown in
the following figure.
The Normal clashing radio button sets Explorer/ID to check for intersections between any of
the constituent triangles of two objects. This may miss clashes between objects where none of
the constituent triangles intersect. For example, consider two cubes with one shifted half its
length along the x-axis compared to the other. The cubes intersect, yet none of their constituent
faces do.
The Conservative clashing radio button sets Explorer/ID to check all pairs of objects,
which may clash. This may give you false positives, but it is a more thorough and safer clash
detection method.
You should probably check Conservative for weekly or monthly batch checks and Normal
for checking clashes quickly on the fly.
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3.
Once these options are stabilized, select the Select tab. In the Left section, click on the + button
next to Piping.DWG to reveal the list of layers in that drawing. Now select all of the line numbers
from the AT_PIPE1.DWG and the Piping.DWG.
4.
In the Right section, click the + button next to Piping.dwg and select the AT_STEEL and the
Equipment drawings. This sets the Interference Detection program to check all of the line
numbers in the Piping drawing against the AT_STEEL and Equipment drawings. Using the line
number method makes it easier to segregate the interferences and put them into a more definitive
order to allow easier cross checking later on.
5.
Once both sections have a list of layers to check against, select the Start button. The number of
clashes found will appear in the Clashes Found box on the right.
6.
Next, select the Results tab to view the list of clashes. To set up the viewing of clashes select the
Dim Other and Auto Zoom check boxes. Now you can navigate to the different clashes
and review their status, by selecting (highlighting) the clashes in the left window. The ID dialog
box allows the user to pan, zoom, rotate, etc. the model in the background while retaining the
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dialog box for interaction. You may select the Highlight check box to review all of the
clashes at the same time.
7.
Change the status of the first four clashes in the rack from New to Active.
8.
After you have reviewed your clashes close the Interference Detection dialog.
9.
You can save this drawing to an Explorer file set (*.nwf) by selecting File > Save and
selecting the (*.nwf) file type from the drop down list. This saves a list with pointers to the files
currently loaded, along with the scenes environment, the current view, clash results (if available)
and favourite viewpoints. You have control with what is saved with the file through the options
page.
Drag the cursor and hover over a piece of equipment and then click the right mouse button to
reveal the following pop up menu.
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2.
Select Override Transparency to bring up a slider bar dialog box shown below. Move
the slider to just past the middle toward the transparent option then press the OK button. This
will turn the equipment into transparent objects so that you can see through them and review
components on both sides at the same time. The more or less transparent you would like the
equipment to be, the more you should move the slider bar toward the ends of the spectrum.
3.
To reset the material back to its original visibility, drag the cursor and hover over the equipment,
click the right mouse button, and select Reset Material.
4.
Next, right-click the cursor to any component in the model. Now, in the component tree list on
the left side of the model depicts the xref drawing the component is from, layer it is on, and the
component class name as shown in the following figure.
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Note: Note that the name of the component is retained I the top of the popup menu.
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1.
2.
Go to Viewpoint > Navigation Tools > Hold Selected or click Hold Selected
button on the Navigation Tools toolbar. The selected object(s) are now held and will move
with you through the model.
3.
Use your navigation modes, i.e. Walk, Fly etc. as normal. The objects will remain stationary as
the model is moved around the held objects.
4.
To release the held object simply repeat the step 2 to drop the object.
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1.
2.
Go to Edit > Reset > All Held Items to reset all items.
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1.
To Edit A Viewpoint
Select Viewpoint > Edit Current Viewpoint to display the Edit Viewpoint dialog
shown below.
Note: This dialog box reflects the viewpoint settings of the current view.
2.
3.
4.
Set a value between 1 and 90 for the Vertical Field Of View and Horizontal Field Of View fields.
This value affects the viewing perspective. (This is not editable in orthographic mode).
5.
Enter the Roll of the camera about its viewing axis. This value is not editable where the world up
vector stays upright (i.e. the Walk, Orbit, and Turntable modes).
6.
Enter a value in the Linear Speed field. This value controls the speed of motion in a straight line
for a viewpoint. (minimum value is 0 and the maximum is based on the size of the scenes
bounding box)
7.
Enter the speed of turning for a viewpoint in the Angular Speed field (degrees per second).
8.
If the edited view is a saved view (i.e., selected from the Viewpoint Control Bar), selecting a
saved attribute will allow that attribute to be stored with the viewpoint.
9.
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Note: Linear speed is directly related to your speed of movement through the model.
Angular speed is directly related to your rotation speed around the model.
Setting a view to save either attribute can be selected by editing the viewpoint. To update changes to
overridden material or hide/required, Update in the saved views context menu can be used (be careful,
this also updates the point of view as well, which may disrupt any red line information stored with the
viewpoint).
By default these attributes are not stored with new saved views. If you do wish it to be default, then this
can set in the Saved Views Settings.
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1.
Select Tools > Options then click on the Measure tab as shown below.
2.
3.
Set the render style using the radio buttons Overlay and 3D. Overlay shows the measure lines
superimposed over the main view, while 3D shows the lines within the view (and consequently
may be hidden by objects in the foreground).
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4.
Set the measure picking style by checking Vertex and/or Edge. The cursor will snap to the
nearest vertex or edge depending on options chosen.
5.
Select a Snap Tolerance from the list. The smaller the tolerance, the closer the cursor needs to be
to a vertex or edge before it snaps to it.
6.
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1.
Pick an item in the model and right-click to display the context menu. Select Properties from
the menu.
2.
When the Login dialog displays, type Supervisor as the User Name and Password and press
OK to continue.
3.
When the Properties dialog displays, click on the Hyperlink tab as shown.
4.
If you wish, you may enter a name for the hyperlink. This will appear as a tool tip when the
cursor hovers over a Link icon.
5.
Enter a filename in the Link to URL or file field. The Link icon will be determined from the
prefix or extension of the link for example, http://www.bentley.com or my_page.html would be
seen as Web links, and video_file.avi would be seen as a Video link).
6.
Select the Follow Link button to execute the action defined by the type of link selected. For
example, a Web link will open a web browser pointing at the URL, and a Video link will open
your default video player.
7.
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1.
Select Tools > Options and click on the Links tab to view the dialog as shown below.
2.
Select the check boxes to define the types of links that you would like visible on the screen.
3.
4.
The links can be viewed in the model by selecting the Tools > Links option.
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Additionally, the viewpoint retains the section plane active at the time of viewpoint creation, which can
be useful in animating sliding sections.
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1.
2.
Right click on your current view and go to Viewpoint > Favorites > Add Viewpoint
Right click on the Viewpoint control bar and select Add View.
Once you have selected the Add Viewpoint option, a new viewpoint will be added to the
Favorites lists with a number for the viewpoint appended to it.
Note: Explorer will append the next available number in ascending order to each new
viewpoint added.
3.
Type in the new name of the view and then press Enter.
Note: viewpoints can also be imported from a drawing by using AutoCADs view
command.
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1.
Open a drawing in AutoCAD and manipulate the view so it reflects the orientation you would like
to use in Explorer.
2.
3.
Press the New button, and provide an appropriate name for your view.
4.
Continue this process until all of the named views that you wish to be exported to Explorer are
created.
5.
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7.
The new views created in AutoCAD are now listed under the Viewpoint > Favorites option.
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Enable which options you want to save wit the model then close the Options dialog. You are now ready
to save the file.
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To Save a File
1.
2.
3.
4.
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1.
2.
To find all of the long radius elbows in a model, enter CLASS: AT_ELBOW_LR_90 in the
Text field and leave the Name field blank.
3.
Next, click on the Find All button to find all of these elbows in the model. They will now e
highlighted.
4.
To find a control valve, enter TAGNUMBER: TV-2 in the Text field. Then select Edit >
Unselected Hidden to hide all other components, zoom in on the object, and deselect the
Unselected Hidden menu pick.
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Note: By highlighting specific models or layers to look in can narrow and therefore speed
up the search process.
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9.
The following exercises are based upon the use of the Piping drawing files and external databases that
you created during in the previous exercises. These exercises include:
OVERVIEW
9-2
9-2
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In this chapter you will create a new drawing named PIPING1.DWG and use the equipment and piping
drawing files and external databases that you crated during the previous exercises of this training class to
complete some advanced Piping exercises.
General Rules
Use the existing RWA file and models created during the basic class session.
Do not move or redesign piping routed during the class session. You must work around it.
You must use the existing nozzles and steel. Do not add, move, or re-orient steel or nozzles. You
may add miscellaneous steel supports.
Use your best judgement as to flexibility issues and practical piping design practices.
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1.
Using the Vision interface, create a new drawing using the AutoPLANT PIPING application.
2.
3.
4.
Accept the default values in the Model Setup dialog when it displays
5.
6.
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1.
Refer to the P&ID in Appendix A and route the line L1006 from the drain nozzle on T-135 to
the exchanger E-106. Do not place the valves at this time.
Note: You can also view the P&ID using the 2D Browser that will be introduced in the step
below.
2.
Select the 2D to 3D option from the Piping menu. The following 2D Browser will display.
This is a dockable control that can either be left floating or docked on the left side of the drawing.
Listed in the control are the PID flow sheets that were created for the Training
{Training_met} project.
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3.
Press the + button next to the PID01 node to expand the navigation tree and view all of the 2D
line numbers and valves in the flow sheet as shown below.
4.
Drag the hand valve listed under the L1006 line onto your drawing. Pick the L1006 line where
the valve needs to be placed in then choose INSERT as the placement option.
5.
Use the Toggle option to determine which port you want to use as a reference point then press
Enter to select it.
6.
Next, define the distance from the selected port for the valve location.
7.
Select which valve, flange and gaskets are to be used when prompted.
8.
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ADVANCED FEATURES
The goal of this chapter is to give you, the user, experience with some of the more advanced features of
AutoPLANT 3D. You will learn to build custom equipment using AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT primitives
and also to create user-defined equipment. This chapter also includes advanced modeling exercises as
well as lessons that teach the user how to manage drawing data, trouble shoot errors and produce
orthographic drawings. The user will learn how to perform major component configurations parameters,
such as spec and size information, overcome program hurdles such as spec errors and the different
techniques available for the creation of orthographic drawings.
EQUIPMENT PRIMITIVES
10-2
10-18
UPDATE FROM SPEC HOW THE OPTIONS CAN AFFECT A DRAWING FILE
10-29
10-30
SPEC ERRORS
10-31
SQL ERRORS
10-33
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EQUIPMENT PRIMITIVES
In this section we will build equipment using the EQUIPMENT application and associated primitives.
The EQUIPMENT primitives are organized in two menus and toolbars. A new equipment assembly may
be constructed from primitives by placing the first primitive from the Equipment Primitives pull-down or
Toolbar, then attaching additional primitives from the Associative Primitives pull-down or Toolbar.
Constructing equipment in this manner enables you to use the Equipment Tools commands to copy the
entire equipment assembly crated from primitives, or to delete the entire assembly using one command.
Placing an Equipment Primitive defines the master or parent component while attaching Associative
Primitives defines the slave or child components. Constructing equipment assemblies in this manner is
best described as a process similar to attaching nozzles to equipment. If you modify the vessels
dimensional parameters, the nozzles will move accordingly. In this same context, if you modify the
parent primitive of an equipment assembly, the child primitives will be moved or sized accordingly.
For example, constructing an equipment assembly in the following manner will vertically move the
attached cylinder shell primitives to accommodate the modified solid base height:
1.
2.
3.
4.
In addition, changing the width of the first cylinder will automatically adjust the second cylinder width to
the modified width of the first cylinder.
4 {1200} associative axial cylinder primitive for the first shell section
2 {600} associative axial cylinder primitive for the section shell section
If you want to attach a nozzle to the first shell section that is 2 {600} from the bottom of the first
shell section, then when prompted to Select Equipment, you must pick the first cylinder primitive.
If instead you pick the second cylinder primitive, the nozzle will be placed 2 {600} up form its reference
point, which will place the nozzle 6 {1800} up from the bottom of the first shell section.
As previously mentioned, when you connect a primitive to another primitive or equipment item, it
becomes associated to the first parent primitive as a child (or slave) primitive. If you modify the
dimensional parameters of the parent, the child will be moved or sized accordingly.
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Nozzle placement routines also handle the vessel assembly as individual objects. Therefore, when you
place a radial or axial nozzle on equipment created from primitives, you must be sure to select the correct
primitive to place the nozzle from that primitives reference point.
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1.
2.
3.
Load the EQUIPMENT module and then login using Supervisor as the password.
Note: The Login dialog will not appear if you have previously enabled the Save Password
option when logging into this project.
4.
Accept the default values in the Model Setup dialog when it displays.
5.
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1.
2.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, enter the name of the new main horizontal
midsection in the tag field: BASE-1 then press OK to display the Equipment Horizontal Solid
dialog shown below.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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North
1016=1
{305500}
East
1084-10
{324550}
These values will be measured from the specified Reference point to define the location of this
point.
7.
8.
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1.
2.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, enter the name of the new main horizontal
midsection in the tag field: BC-1 then press OK to display the Horizontal Cylinder dialog shown
below.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1013=11
{304850}
East
1089-8
{326000}
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These values will be measured from the specified Reference point to define the location of this
point.
7.
8.
From the menu, select Equipment > Equipment Tools > Copy Component
9.
Select the cylinder just placed and move it 4-4 {1300} north.
10.
11.
Select Equipment > Equipment Tools > Edit Component and click on the
cylinder you just copied.
12.
When the placement dialog displays press the Browse button next to the Tag field. Change the
tag to BC-2 in the Rename Equipment Tag dialog when it displays then press OK.
13.
2.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, enter the name of the new main horizontal
midsection in the tag field: MIDSECT-1 then press OK to display the Equipment Horizontal
Solid dialog shown below.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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{305500}
East
1087-10
{325450}
7.
8.
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1.
2.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, enter the name of the new main horizontal
midsection in the tag field: MAIN-01 then press OK to display the Horizontal Cylinder dialog
shown below.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
North
1016=1
{305500}
East
1099-6
{328950}
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2.
Select MAIN cylinder just placed to attach the associative primitive cylinder to display the
Associate Axial Cylinder to Equipment dialog shown below.
3.
Enter the name of the new cylinder in the Tag field: MAIN-2.
4.
5.
6.
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1.
2.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, type in BASETRI-1 in the Tag field then
press OK.
3.
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4.
5.
6.
1016=1
{305500}
East
1099-6
{328962}
1/2
7.
8.
9.
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1.
2.
Pick any point on the MAIN cylinder to associate the nozzle. If an equipment component is not
selected, the command will be cancelled.
3.
Enter the nozzle tag to read MAIN-1-N1 when the new tag dialog displays. Press OK when
finished.
4.
The Radial Straight Nozzle on Equipment dialog displays as shown. Select training for the
Spec.
5.
6.
Select 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE from the Specification Selection dialog.
7.
8.
Set the Line No. to Trim by pressing the Browse button next to the field and then selecting
Trim from the list of available line numbers.
9.
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1.
2.
Pick a point on the right (east) side of the MAIN cylinder (when placing an axial nozzle, the
side of the parent component picked is the side on which the nozzle will be placed).
3.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, enter the nozzle tag to read MAIN-1N2
and press OK.
4.
The Axial Straight Nozzle on Equipment dialog shown below will be displayed.
5.
6.
7.
Select 150LB RAISED FACE NOZZLE from the Specification Selection dialog.
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10.
1.
Select Equipment > Pump > Horizontal Pump and build the pump using the
following parameters.
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Note: In order for this technique to be completely successful the G and J dimensions
must be exactly the same.
2.
Elevation
North
East
Direction
3.
Now that the pump is built, place the nozzles using the Nozzles > On Equipment >
Radial command. Accept the default P-27-N1 tag number, choose the Training spec, 6
{150mm} nozzle size, then follow these parameters:
A
B
C
D
Line No
4.
102-9
{30825}
1020-0
{306000}
991-6
{297450}
180o
-1 {-300}
9 {225}
0 {0}
0 {0}
Trim
For the second nozzle use the radial nozzle type and accept the P-27-N2 tag number, choose
the Training spec, 6 {150mm} nozzle size, then follow these parameters.
A
B
C
D
Line No
1 {-300}
9 {225}
270 {0}
0 {0}
Trim
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1.
Select Equipment Primitives > Cylinder > Vertical from the Equipment menu.
2.
When the Create New Equipment Tag dialog displays, enter the nozzle tag to read CH-101 and
press OK to display the Vertical Cylinder dialog.
3.
Tag
A
CH-101
17-0 {8100
mm}
8-0
{2400
mm)
Press OK, then place the cylinder using the following coordinates:
4.
Elevation
North
East
109-9 {32925
mm}
1040-0
{312000 mm}
991-6 {297450
mm}
5.
Now select Associative Primitives > Heads > Elliptical from the Equipment
menu.
6.
Select a point on the cylinder CH-101 nearer to the top of the cylinder for the elliptical head to
display the Associate Elliptical Vessel Head dialog.
7.
Tag
A
B
C
D
VH-101
8 {2400 mm}
2 {600 mm}
0
0
8.
Make sure that you enable the Link Diameter check box.
9.
1.1.1.1119
1.
Adding a Cone
Now, select Associate Primitives > Cones > Axial from the Equipment menu.
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2.
Select a point on the cylinder CH-101 nearer to the bottom of the cylinder to display the
Associate Axial Cone dialog.
3.
Tag
A
BC-101
6-6
{1950
mm}
8-0
{2400
mm}
4-0
{1200
mm}
B
C
4.
Make sure that you enable the Link Diameter check box.
5.
1.1.1.1120
Adding Legs
1.
2.
Pick the cylinder CH-101 to display the Legs on Vertical Vessel dialog. Do not pick the point
on the head or cone section.
3.
Tag
No. of Legs
A
B
C
D
4.
HL-101
4
45o
12-0 {3600
mm}
2-3 {675}
10
{250
mm}
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Every component must have a location point, a direction point, and an orientation point to define the local
coordinate system in which it is drawn. By defining the points you can create an all encompassing piece
of equipment.
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The X-axis of the local coordinate system is used as the components centerline axis. The X-axis is
defined as the vector from location point to direction point. The Y-axis is defined as the vector from
direction point to orientation point. Since you now know what the location point, direction point, and
orientation point are from the placement of the component, you can create the local coordinate system for
the component by defining the X-axis and Y-axis vectors.
Since the vertical vessel is a vertical component, the value of the direction point is not really important. A
value, however, is required, therefore you may define either the x or y direction. Since the vertical
vessel is also symmetrical, the value for the orientation or rotation of the component is irrelevant. If the
vessel were not symmetrical (e.g., if it had a square base), you would want to define the orientation.
The location point is always stored as point (0,0,0) of the local coordinate system. The direction point is
stored by defining the X-coordinate of the point at the other end of the vessel along its centerline axis.
The orientation point is stored by defining the Y-coordinate at the outside diameter of the vessel using the
same X-coordinate as the direction point.
1.1.1.1121
1.
Using a component similar to the tower in our model, define the location point by using the
center osnap to choose the bottom point of the cylinder.
2.
To define the direction point, use the center osnap to choose the top point of the cylinder.
3.
To define the orientation point, use the endpoint osnap to choose the edge of the cylinder.
4.
Once these points have been defined, enter the length and radius values using point selection
methods.
2.
Select Equipment > Work Area Setup and create a new work area file named
EQUIP1.RWA. Add the EQUIPMENT1 as a member of this work area.
3.
Select the dual casing pump and rotate it at 45 degrees or build a pump and place it per the
parameters of your choosing placing it at a convenient location but rotated at 45 degrees.
4.
Use the current Work Area file to create a new Work Area view as follows:
Using the AutoCAD DDVPOINT command, enter the view coordinates as follows:
5.
6.
Select Work Area Views from the Equipment menu or via the toolbar and press Add.
7.
Give the View a name such as SECTION-A. Ensure that the View pull down is set to TOP.
8.
Choose the Coordinate System Button and select UCS. Choose OK to exit.
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9.
Use the Pick View Are By Window, window around the view as needed. Set the Upper
and Lower Elevation values as required.
10.
11.
12.
The pump should look like the one shown in Figure A after placing, rotating, and applying the
new view.
13.
What we would like to do at this point is create a side view of the pump that will isolate it (using
front and back clips) from the objects behind it. We need to revise our Work Area view such that
it uses the elevation of Z-Coordinates in the UCS. Using the upper left view in the image
above as a guide, we will draw a line from each side of the mid point of the base plate, and
perpendicular to the pump in opposite directions. See figure B.
14.
Draw an AutoCAD line from the mid point of each side of the base using the AutoCAD
command structure such as @4<45 {@1200<45} and the second AutoCAD line using
@4<225 {@1200<225}. The line should look like the ones below.
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15.
Next, switch the view perspective so that it matches that of the lower left hand view of Figure
A above. Then set the UCS to View. Now, switch back to an Isometric SW view of the
pump. The view should resemble the one below.
16.
Use the AutoCAD ID command to select the end points of the lines. Note the Z values to be
used in the next step.
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17.
Select the side view of the pump created above. (If you followed the above example, the name of
your view is Section-A>) Next, press the Edit button, then simply edit the elevation values
that you retrieved from above.
18.
19.
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1.1.1.1122
1.
You will create two new files; T165.DWG and L235.DWG and add them to the existing
TRAIN.RWA file.
2.
You will add a 2 {50mm} Nozzle with a 2x3 [50 x 80} Relief Valve to the new towe,r T-165.
3.
1.1.1.1123
1.
Using the Vision interface, start a new EQUIPMENT Model and name it T165.DWG.
2.
Launch the EQUIPMENT module. Login using Supervisor as the password when prompted.
3.
4.
5.
Open the 2D3D control, click on the Equipment tab, and expand the PID01 drawing. Next,
drag and drop the T-165 tower into the model.
6.
Equipment
Name
Diameter
Height
Upper Head
Lower Head
T-165
10-0 {3000
mm}
27-0 {8100
mm}
Semi-Elliptical
None
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7.
8.
Press OK then place the vertical vessel per the following coordinates:
Elevation
North
East
106-6 {11950
mm}
1040-0
{312700 mm}
1092-0
{327600 mm}
1.1.1.1124
1.
2.
Select Associative Primitives > Heads > Elliptical from the Equipment menu.
3.
Select a point on vertical vessel T-165 nearest the bottom to display the Associate Elliptical
Vessel Head dialog.
4.
Make sure that you enable the Link Diameter check box.
5.
6.
7.
Pick vertical vessel T-165 to display the Legs on Vertical Vessel dialog. Do not pick the point
on the lower head.
8.
Tag
No. of Legs
Angle
Length of B
Length of C
Diameter
9.
TL-165
4
45
8-9
{2625
mm}
2-3
{675
mm}
10
{250
mm}
Next, add a relief nozzle (axial nozzle in the upper portion of the vessel) called T-165-N1.
Size
and
Rating
Spec
Projection
2
{50}
150LB RF
Training
3-3
{1000
mm}
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B Offset
C Offset
Line Number
10.
-2-3
mm}
-1-6
mm}
L235
Advanced Features
{-675
{-450
1.1.1.1125
1.
Start Vision and create a new drawing named L235.DWG using the AutoPLANT PIPING
application.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Add a 2x3 {50 x 80 mm} Relief Valve to the new tower, T-165. At the relief valve dialog box
you may enter in dimensional values that you are comfortable with, then press OK.
6.
Route piping from the relief valve south, then west to the N/S pipeway, then down into the N/S
pipeway, then south to the E/W pipeway, and exit the building to the West, aligning the flange
with the existing flanges.
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Advanced Features
Size
Number
Spec
Insulation
8.
3 {75 mm}
L235
Training
0 {0 mm}
Using the dialog router and the rise-run method, slope the line AWAY using the following
parameters:
Rise
Run
Note: Extra Credit: When routing the sloped piping, try to place the piping on the top of
steel elevation without exiting the dialog.
9.
Connect a weld neck flange to the relief valve and add elbows at the corners then Autopipe the
rest of the configuration.
10.
11.
Update the new file by creating new work area views and adding them to a new title block.
Dimension and annotate all the new views and/or old views accordingly.
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12.
General Rules:
Use the existing RWA file and models created during the basic class session.
Do not move or redesign piping routed during the class session. You must work around it.
You must use the existing nozzles and steel. Do not add, move, or re-orient steel or nozzles. You
may add miscellaneous steel supports.
Use your best judgement as to flexibility issues and practical piping design practices.
1.1.1.1126
1.
2.
3.
Using the P&ID in the appendix route the L1003 overhead piping line.
4.
Now, you will use the Change/Size/Change Spec function to change the spec of the line just routed.
1.1.1.1127
1.
Select Piping Tools > Change Size/Change Spec from the Piping menu to display
the following dialog.
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2.
Press the Dismantle button. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays as shown.
3.
Click on the Project tab and select LineNumber from the drop down list. Select L1003
from the list of available line numbers and press OK.
4.
The components of the L1003 line displays in the Dismantled Components section of the dialog as
shown. Click on the Spec field in the first record.
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5.
When the drop down arrow appears, highlight the remaining records by pressing the Shift key
while selecting the last record.
6.
Next, expand the drop down list in the Spec field and select CS150 {MCS150} from the list
of available specs.
7.
There are two three methods for inserting the changed components:
Make sure the Insertion Mode is set to Centerline and then press the Insert button. The
dialog should now appear as shown in the following figure.
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8.
You are able to check your changes in the Rebuilt Components section before you actually apply
them. Once you are sure of the changes made press the Apply Session button. The
following dialog displays to confirm your decision.
9.
Press Yes to apply the changes to the model and end the editing session.
Our first step is to place the elbow relative from the elbow coming from the valve manifold. The
second step is to use the change Ref point option by entering another r at the command line.
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The next step is to select the reference component, in this case, select the pipe in the rack.
Following the selection of the component used as the reference component, AutoPLANT provides you
with an opportunity to select the reference port by using the toggle option. For a pipe in the rack it
doesnt matter which port we will use.
Finally, enter the distance that the final configuration will be place dint he rack. For this example, use
14 {350} and place the elbow as normal and the orientation in the down direction.
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After the final orientation is accepted the final placement of the elbow is displayed correctly.
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Open the ISOMETRICS application and build line number L1005 from the P&ID as illustrated in
the illustration below.
Insert a reference node at the face of the flange per the coordinates above.
2.
3.
Select Plant Exchange (PXF) > Export from the Import/Export menu.
4.
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5.
The goal is to select all the components in the drawing with the exception of the nozzle. The
easiest method is to select all the components in the isometric with a crossing window. After
electing all the components, hold down the shift key and select the nozzle to remove the nozzle
from the component selection set.
6.
7.
8.
Select Plant Exchange (PXF) > Import from the Import/Export menu.
9.
Select the pxf file from the export directory. Watch as the export program places the pipe routing
in the model.
10.
Complete the remaining piping configuration per the P&ID. Then save the drawing.
11.
12.
Update the new file by creating new work area views and adding them to a new title block.
13.
Dimension and annotate all the new views and/or old views accordingly.
1.
2.
Select the pipe that you want to attach the stub-in. Respond to the first prompt by entering P to
add a tap port, then toggle to select the reference port, and finally enter the distance to the
location of the connection, by either dragging to the desired location or entering a distance at the
command line.
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3.
4.
At the command line that prompts for the orientation of the tap, do not use the Direction Aids
toolbar or the AutoCAD Ortho drag mode to select the direction. Instead, use the AutoCAD
relative placement per the example below
Enter orientation of tap port
Type @2,2 and then press Enter.
UPDATE FROM SPEC HOW THE OPTIONS CAN AFFECT A DRAWING FILE
This command will revise the information that exists in the model/isometric database with the current
information that exists in a spec. The intended use of this command was to update piping components
that have been placed in the model/isometric with the latest spec information. There are four dialog box
selections associated with this menu pick. Each selection performs very specific actions.
The first one will update all the components information including dimensional data. Bentley
recommends that this is not the preferred method of operation since this will update all information
including information that has been manually revised by the user. The user may have revised this
information through either the update components or the edit components commands.
Note: The caution with the first command option is that some components require the user
to provide the overall length. This length will be read from the spec and will overwrite
the user provided length and will cause problems with the model when the
components are redrawn.
The second and third options are very obvious in what parameters these command options change.
The fourth option is also straightforward in what is changed but may be most useful to revise the BOM
sort order.
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The lower portion of this dialog box can be used in two ways. First, it can be used to browse the
component information. Use the scroll bars to glance through all of the drawing database fields and the
data associated with each field for this component. If selected database field cannot be modified the
message Read only field selected will be displayed. Bentley urges you to sue caution when employing
this technique. To execute this feature simply select he database field and another edit field dialog will be
displayed.
This will allow the user to revise the database information for this component. Therefore the user must be
sure that the new information is accurate.
This database information can be subsequently overwritten if the update spec function is executed.
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SPEC ERRORS
The Specification Selection Error dialog box will appear when you attempt to place a component that
does not have a record in the selected specification that matches the defined search criteria. There are
only two reasons why you will get a spec error dialog box.
1.
The component you are trying to insert does not exist in the spec.
2.
The component that you are trying to insert does not connect to the connecting component.
When trying to place pipe between the two components with the following layout a spec error will occur.
Now we will see some examples of the spec error dialog box. It should look like the one of the following:
Figure 1 300lb gate valve selected and attempted to connect to 150lb flange.
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SQL ERRORS
Sometimes specs are moved, deleted, or renamed for any number of reasons. The spec name is saved in a
database field called spec in the associated drawings Access file. AutoPLANT uses the path to the
spec, which is stored in the projectCONFIG.INI file. When a drawing is loaded, AutoPLANT will search
for the spec name of the last entered component. AutoPLANT uses the last entered component as the
default connect to point. If AutoPLANT cant find that spec, it will initially produce the following
SQL error dialog box. This dialog will be displayed if a user tries to connect to a component whose spec
has been moved, deleted, or renamed.
Once the user selects the OK button or the enter key AutoPLANT will produce the dialog box shown
below which describes the path and spec name that cannot be located. This dialog box was intended to
help users determine why AutoPLANT cannot find the spec. The user must now determine if the path is
incorrect or if the spec has been moved, deleted, or renamed.
If a user was trying to place a component then the following dialog box will be displayed which shows
that there are no components in the selected spec. This should be totally obvious since there is no spec
from which to take the desired components.
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ORTHOGRAPHIC CREATION
Managing Plans and Sections
1.
2.
3.
4.
Annotation:
5.
6.
Database fields
Dimensioning
Whiskers (gaskets)
Dimlfac (paperspace)
Plotting
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