CHAPTER 4

4 Surface Treatment

The Surface Treatment utility enables specific paint types and coatings to be applied to individual model
items such as piping, HVAC, structural elements, etc.

4.1 Defi
Defi nit ion of Surface Treatments

Surface treatments consist of surface preparation, primer, paint description, manufacturer and a coating
thickness. Surface treatments are defined in Paragon  and stored in a Catalogue database.

 The definition of Surface Treatments is outside the scope of this training guide. Refer to TM-1867
 AVEVA Everything3D™  Project Model General Administration for information on how to define and
modify surface treatments in Paragon.

The database MASTER/PIPECATA, in the AVEVA data project  ACP , contains a number of pre-defined
surface treatments, for example:

Surface treatments are referenced by model elements via the attributes Inprtref  and
  and Ouprtref  representing
  representing
the inside surface treatment and the outside  surface treatment respectively. Only elements with these
attributes may have a surface treatment assigned to them.

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4.2 Ass ign ing a Surface Treatment

Selecting TOOLS > Assign > Surface Treatment  displays the Surface Treatment  – Assignment form .

4.2.1 Select ing Elements

The Scope definition  area of the form assists in selecting database elements to assign surface treatment to
and displays them in the Selected elements  area of the form in a grid.

The Scope definition options list may be used to filter by a particular element type. For example, if PIPE is
selected and a ZONE  containing only EQUI  elements is selected, the Selected elements   grid does not
display any results. Similarly, if EQUI is selected and a ZONE containing only EQUI elements is selected,
only the EQUI  elements are displayed in the grid. However, if  ALL   is selected the ZONE  containing only
EQUI elements will display the NOZZ elements as well.

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The radio buttons in the Scope definition  area have the following functionality:

 CE mem  - includes members of the current element, i.e. elements owned by the CE.

 ID – enables item(s) to be graphically picked from the 3D view.

 CE - includes the current element only.

 Collection  – this radio button, and its associated options list, is only enabled if one or more collections
are defined. The options list adjacent contains all the currently defined collections. This option allows
the selection of items from predefined collections.

Clicking either the Select  or  Add Elem ent  buttons populates the Selected elements  grid with the elements
based on the chosen method and criteria.

The Select  button clears the grid of any existing elements and adds the selected items.

The Add El emen t  button appends the selected items to the items already displayed in the grid.

 Only items which have Inprtref and Ouprtref attributes are added to the grid. Items without these
attributes are ignored.

Once the Selected elements   grid is populated, elements from the grid must be selected to apply the
surface treatment to. Selections can be made from the grid using standard Windows selection methods.

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4.2.2 Select ing the Surface Treatment

Once the elements required have been selected, the surface treatment to be applied and where it is to be
applied, can be selected from the bottom part of the Surface Treatment  – Assignment  form.

The database MASTER/PIPECATA contains four pre-defined Table groups  (Selection Tables) which may
be selected using the Table group  options list.

These options are:

 IPSP – Inside Paint Specification, rule based.

 OPSP – Outside Paint Specification, rule based.

 FACE – Face Code of Zone.

 GENE – General, non-rule based.

Each Table Group   option has a number of specification based table items which are selected from the
Table item  options list:

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When a Table item   has been selected the Specification , if applicable, Symbol code  and Punch code
textboxes are automatically filled with the relevant information.

4.2.3 Appl ying the Surface Treatm ent

Having selected the elements to apply the surface treatment to and the required surface treatment, clicking
either the Inside , Outside or Both   buttons will update the Selected elements   grid with the appropriate
settings.

Clicking the Appl y  button on the form displays a warning message.

Clicking the OK   button on the message assigns the

surface treatment to the specified items and removes
them from the Selected elements  grid.

By Viewing the attributes of the processed elements it

can be seen that the Inprtref   attribute has been
displayed accordingly.

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4.2.3.1 Selected Elements Grid Pop-up Menu

Having selected items from the Selected elements  grid, right clicking
in the grid item displays a pop-up menu which has the following
options:

  Ad d to 3D vi ew  –  this option adds the selected elements to the

3D view.

 Change Inside Codes from Spec  –  this option populates the
inside codes, i.e. INPRTR, STINRF, STINCD  and PUINCD
columns in the grid, for the selected items using the current Table
item  data.

 Change Outside Codes from Spec   - this option populates the

outside codes, i.e. OUPRTR, STOURF, STOUCD  and PUOUCD
columns in the grid, for the selected items using the current Table
item  data.

 Change IN/OUT Codes fro m Spec  - this option populates both the inside codes and outside codes for
the selected items using the current Table item  data.

 Change Inside Codes from Face  –  this option populates the inside codes, i.e. INPRTR, STINRF,
STINCD and PUINCD columns in the grid, for the selected items using the current Table item  data.

 Change Outside Codes from Face  - this option populates the outside codes, i.e. OUPRTR, STOURF,
STOUCD and PUOUCD columns in the grid, for the selected items using the current Table item  data.

 Change IN/OUT Codes from Face  - this option populates both the inside codes and outside codes for
the selected items using the current Table item  data.

 The Ap pl y button on the Surface Treatment  – Assignment form will still need to be clicked to update
the attributes on the selected items after the grid is updated.

 Change codes from Table List  –  this option opens the Surface Treatment –  Section form which is
described in detail in the next section.

 Remove Selected Element(s) – this option removes the selected element(s) from the grid.

 Remove All Elements  – this option clears the grid.

 Export to Excel…  –  prompts the user to browse to a file location and save the grid as a Microsoft
Excel, .xls, file. This then saves the file to the selected location.

 Print Preview … – opens the standard Print preview box allowing the page setup to be defined and the
grid printed.

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4.2.3.2 The Surf ace Treatment  – Selection Form

Having selected items from the Selected

elements   grid, clicking the SRF List   button at
the bottom of the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t   form displays the Surface
Treatment  – Selection  form.

The form contains Table Group  and Table Item

options list, whose functionality is the same as
previously described for the corresponding
gadgets on the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t   form. However, selecting a Table
Group   and Table Item   displays details and
coatings of the surface treatment.

Clicking the Inside , Outside or Both   buttons

updates the selected items in the grid with the
details from the selected surface treatment.

The Clear  button clears the details on the form.

 The Ap pl y button on the Surface Treatment  – Assignment form will still need to be clicked to update
the attributes on the selected items after the grid is updated.

4.3 Surface Treatment Calculati on and Report

Once the surface treatments have been assigned to the required model elements, the inside and outside
surface area for each component may be calculated and reported on.

With the required element as the CE, selecting TOOLS > Report > Surface Treatment displays the
Surface Treatment  – Report  form.

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The CE when the form is loaded is set automatically. Navigating to another element within the Model
Explorer and clicking the CE button will set that as the current CE for the form.

Clicking the Calculate button calculates the inside and outside surface area for each component owned by
the CE and displays the results in the Selected elements  grid. Units for the calculated area derive from the
current session units for distance.

 The Units for Area displayed derive from the current session units for Distance, as defined in the units
setting form.

Having selected items from the Selected elements   grid, right clicking in the grid displays a pop-up menu
which has the following options:

  Ad d t o 3D v iew  – this option adds the selected elements to the 3D

view.

 Remove selected list i n Grid  – this option removes the selected

items from the grid.

 Remove all list in Grid  – this option clears the grid.

 Export to Excel… – Prompts the user to browse to a file location and

save the grid as a Microsoft Excel, .xls, file. This then saves the file to
the selected location.

 Print Preview… - Opens the standard Print preview box allowing the
page setup to be defined and the grid printed.

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4.4 Surface Treatment  – A Worked Example

Clear the Drawlist. Select TOOLS > Assign > Surface Treatment   to display the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t f or m .

Navigate to PIPE 100-B-1 in ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 to make it the CE.

In the Scope Definition area of the form select BRAN from the options list, make sure that the CE mem  radio
button is selected, and click the Select  button to populate the Selected elements grid with branches.

Select all branches in the grid to highlight them. Select IPSP from the Table Group  options list and, as the
pipe spec for the branches is A3B , select /MAS-IPSP-PSPE-A3B from the Table Item  options list.

Click the Inside  button to populate the inside codes for the branches in the grid.

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Select OPSP from the Table Group  options list and /MAS-OPSP-PSPE-A3B from the Table Item  options
list.

With the all branches still highlighted in the grid, right click to display the selected elements pop-up menu.
Select the Add t o 3D v iew  option to add the three branches to the 3D view.

Right click in the grid again and select the Change Outside codes from Spec   option to populate the
outside codes for the branches in the grid.

Click the Appl y  button on the bottom of the Surface Treatment  – Assignment  form and click the OK  button
on the subsequent warning message.

Navigate to BRAN 100-B-1/B1 in the Model Explorer. Right

Click and select Attributes… to display the At tr ib ut es  form.

Scroll down to find the Inprtref  and Ouprtref  attributes to verify

that the change has been made.

Note that the three branches have been removed from the
Selected elements   grid on the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t  form.

Dismiss the At tr ib ut es  form.

Navigate to PIPE 150-A-3 in the Model Explorer and click the Select   button on the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t  form to add two branches to the Selected items  grid.

Navigate PIPE 80-A-11 in Model Explorer and click the  Add Elem ent button on the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t  form to add two branches to the Selected items  grid. Repeat the process for PIPE 150-A-57.
There are now six branches in the grid.

Highlight all six branches in the grid and click the SRF Lis t  button on the Surface Treatment  – Assignment
form to display the Surface Treatment  – Selection  form.

Select IPSP  from the Table Group   options

list and /MAS-IPSP-PSPE-A1A  from the
Table Item   options list to populate the
Coating Lists  grid.

Click the Inside   button to populate the

inside codes on the Selected elements  grid
on the Surface Treatment  –  Assignment
form.

Select OPSP form the Table Group  options

list and /MAS-OPSP-PSPE-A1A  from the
Table Item   options list to populate the
Coating Lists  grid.

Click the Outside  button to populate the

outside codes on the Selected elements
grid on the Surface Treatment  –
 As si gn men t  form.

Close the Surface Treatment  –  Selection

form.

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Click the Appl y  button on the bottom of the Surface Treatment  – Assignment  form and click the OK  button
on the subsequent warning message to apply the selected surface treatments to the branches.

Click the Cancel  button on the Surface Treatment  – Assignment form .

Navigate to PIPE 100-B-1 in Model Explorer and select TOOLS > Report > Surface Treatment  to display
the Surface Treatment  – Report form .

Click the Calculate button to populate the Selected elements  grid with the details of the pipe components,
assigned surface treatments and surface area for inside and outside.

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Note that the gaskets have been assigned a surface treatment. To filter the gaskets from the report, on the
TYPE column, select the drop down list in the cell below the column header and uncheck the GASK  option
from the filter pop-up menu.

Note that the gaskets have now been filtered out of the report.

Right Click   in the Selected Elements grid and select Export to Excel…  to display the Save Surface
Treatment Data As   form. Click the Save  button on the form. Click the OK   button on the subsequent
message form.

Now open the saved Excel file and validate the contents against the Selected Elements  grid.

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Exercise 3 Surface Treatments

 Assign appropriate surface treatments to the remaining pipes in the ZONE ZONE-PIPING-AREA01  and
create reports for them.

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