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Training Guide: TM-1810 AVEVA Everything3D™ (1.1) Pipework Modelling
Training Guide: TM-1810 AVEVA Everything3D™ (1.1) Pipework Modelling
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1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................11
1.1 Objectives........................................................................................................................................ 11
1.2 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................... 12
1.3 Course Structure............................................................................................................................. 12
1.4 Using this Guide ............................................................................................................................. 12
2 Piping in AVEVA E3D™ (Basic Concepts) .........................................................................13
2.1 Setting Up the Training Course..................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Accessing the Pipework Application............................................................................................ 14
2.3 Piping Tab........................................................................................................................................ 14
2.4 Pipe Model Hierarchy ..................................................................................................................... 15
2.5 Piping Specifications...................................................................................................................... 16
2.6 Pipe Editor:- Create Pipe Form...................................................................................................... 17
2.7 Pipe Creation – (Worked Example) ............................................................................................... 17
2.8 Pipe Branch Heads and Tails ........................................................................................................ 19
2.8.1 Branch Head Attributes ............................................................................................................. 19
2.8.2 Branch Tail Attributes ................................................................................................................ 19
2.9 Modify Pipe Form............................................................................................................................ 20
2.10 Updating Pipe & Branch Data .................................................................................................... 21
2.11 Pipe Branch Head/Tail Positioned Explicitly............................................................................ 22
2.12 Pipe Branch Head/Tail Connected – (Worked Example) ......................................................... 23
2.13 Modify Pipe Form - continued.................................................................................................... 25
2.14 Navigating Pipes and Branches ................................................................................................ 26
Exercise 1 – Create Pipes Head/Tail..........................................................................................28
3 Component Creation and Modification...............................................................................29
3.1 Pipe Branch Components (Pipe Fittings)..................................................................................... 29
3.2 Arrive and Leave Points ................................................................................................................. 30
3.3 Piping Component Editor Form - Creation .................................................................................. 31
3.3.1 Selecting from an Alternative Specification ............................................................................... 32
3.4 Piping Component Editor Form – Creation – (Worked Example) .............................................. 33
3.5 Piping Component Editor Form – Modification ........................................................................... 36
3.5.1 Forwards / Backwards Mode ..................................................................................................... 37
3.5.2 Positioning Functions ................................................................................................................ 38
3.5.3 Rotation and Direction Tools ..................................................................................................... 46
3.5.4 Orientation Functions ................................................................................................................ 51
3.5.5 Other Functions ......................................................................................................................... 55
3.5.6 Component Sequence List ........................................................................................................ 59
3.6 Piping Component Editor Form – Modification – (Worked Example) ....................................... 60
3.7 Branch Components List Order .................................................................................................... 62
3.8 Inserting Inline Fittings – Flanges................................................................................................. 64
3.9 Inserting Inline Fittings – Tees ...................................................................................................... 66
3.10 Inserting Inline Fittings – Reducers .......................................................................................... 68
3.11 Handling Multiple Wall Thicknesses ......................................................................................... 69
3.12 Deleting Components ................................................................................................................. 70
3.13 Deleting a Range of Piping Components ................................................................................. 71
3.14 Component Editor Form – Inline Fittings – (Worked Example).............................................. 72
Exercise 2 – Component Creation – Branch /100-B-8/B1.........................................................81
3.15 Component Editor Form – Reselection..................................................................................... 82
3.16 Component Editor Form – Reselection – (Worked Example) ................................................. 83
3.17 Piping Settings Form .................................................................................................................. 84
3.17.1 Piping Settings Form - Creation ................................................................................................ 84
3.17.2 Piping Settings Form – Selection .............................................................................................. 86
3.17.3 Piping Settings Form - Display .................................................................................................. 87
4 Using the Model Editor ........................................................................................................89
4.1 General Use of the Model Editor ................................................................................................... 89
4.2 Quick Pipe Router......................................................................................................................... 104
4.3 Extend Route Handle Menus ....................................................................................................... 105
1 Introduction
Alongside the other primary modelling processes pipe routing is a time consuming activity on any project.
The aim of the course is to provide the skills required to use the AVEVA Everything3D™ (AVEVA E3D™)
Pipework application in the most productive way. It will introduce some of the techniques that are used in
the other Model applications and provide an understanding of piping components, routing, checking
isometrics and simple clash detection.
1.1 Objectives
Understand the concept of branch heads and tails, the importance of component list order and flow
direction within a Branch
Use of assemblies
1.2 Prerequisites
It is expected that trainees will have completed the TM – 1801 AVEVA Everything3D Foundations training
course. Trainees who can demonstrate a suitable understanding of other AVEVA E3D applications and
techniques may also be permitted to undertake the training.
Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations, worked examples and set exercises.
Each workstation will have a training project populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees
to practice their methods and complete the set exercises.
Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document. A summary of these
styles is provided below.
Where supplementary information is provided, or reference is made to other documentation, the following
symbols and styles will be used.
Additional information
System prompts will be bold, italic and in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'.
Login to AVEVA E3D using the details provided by the Trainer. They will typically be as shown below:
Project: Training
User: A.PIPER
Password: A
MDB: A-PIPING
On the Tools tab, in the Training group, click the Setup button to display the Training
Setup form.
From the Piping tab select the Pipework Modelling radio button to indicate the current training course and
check the Setup Training Course checkbox. Click the Apply button followed by the Close button to close
the form.
Completed Exercises are available via the Training Setup form and may be accessed by the Trainer if
required.
A default screen layout will be displayed comprising the Microsoft® Office Fluent™–based user interface
and a Model Explorer showing all the objects from the current project databases.
Once the Model module has been started, it must be checked that the Pipework application is running. This
can be seen on the options list at top of the model framework, in the screenshot below it is showing the
General application. This can be changed by selecting Piping from the options list as shown.
Selecting the Piping application will add the Piping tab to the new Microsoft® Office Fluent™–based user
interface.
Create
Modify
Tools
Penetrate
Isometrics
Production
PSI
Throughout this training guide it will be assumed that the Piping tab is being used unless otherwise
stated.
There is a separate model hierarchy for pipe routing, as shown below. In principle, each pipe element may
own a number of branches. In turn, branches may own a number of piping components, e.g. valves,
reducers, tees, flanges, etc.
The difference between pipes and branches is that a branch is only considered to have two ends, while a
pipe may have any number of ends, depending on the number of branches it owns.
A pipe with three ends and two branches is shown below. The second
branch is connected to the first at the tee.
They define the start and finish points of a pipe route (known as the Head and Tail in AVEVA
E3D).
The position and order of the piping components below branch level determine the physical route. In AVEVA
E3D it is only necessary to consider the fittings, because the pipe that appears between fittings is
automatically set (or implied) by AVEVA E3D according to the specifications of the fittings.
In the same way that design offices have standard piping specifications, AVEVA E3D has a set of
specifications from which the designer can select. All the components within AVEVA E3D must be defined in
the Catalogue and be placed in a Specification before they can be selected. In the Training Project there are
three such specifications:
These specifications contain all the fittings required for the course exercises. An important point to
remember when using the application is which specification is currently being used as the default.
For the Training Project, the first letter in the pipe name represents the specification to be used. For
example, the PIPE /150-B-5 has the letter ‘B’ to represent the specification.
A = /A1A
B = /A3B
C = /F1C
The upper section of the form allows the Pipe Name to be entered
and the Primary System to be selected.
The lower section of the form is the Basic Pipe Process Data:-
Insulation Spec
Tracing Spec
Temperature
Pressure
Slope Ref.
Clicking the Apply button will create the pipe which in turn
changes the form to the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form.
The following sections include a worked example which covers pipe creation, branch positioning and
connecting a branch head/tail.
It is usual to create pipe elements in situ to allow referencing of other model elements.
Add EQUI D1201 and :HEATEX E1302A owned by ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 which in turn belongs to
SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 to the 3D View.
Before creating the pipe navigate to the correct ZONE using the
Model Explorer, in this case ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01.
Select the Bore to be 80mm, and keep the default values for
Insulation, Tracing, Temperature and Slope Ref then click the
Apply button.
All branches need to have a start and end point. These can be a position in space (3D co-ordinates), the
flange face of a nozzle, a tee or various other points in the model. Heads and tails are set up via a series of
attributes that belong to the branch element.
The branch head is at the face of Nozzle 1 and the branch tail is at the face of Nozzle 2. The head and tail
can be easily distinguished by the different symbols which can be seen when the connected element is not
in the 3D View.
HDIR The direction in which the start of the branch is pointing (looking down the bore).
HREF The name of the item to which the branch head is connected (e.g. /C1101-N1). If
this is not set, then the branch is open to the atmosphere for a vent or drain.
HSTU This is a reference to the catalogue, which determines the material of the first piece
of pipe, between the start of the branch and the first fitting (this still needs to be set, even if there is
a fitting connected directly to the head).
TDIR The direction in which the end of the branch is pointing (looking back down the
bore).
TREF The name of the item to which the branch tail is connected (e.g. /150-A-3). If this is
not set, then the branch is open to the atmosphere for a vent or drain.
It is not necessary to specify each of these attributes every time a branch is created. On most
occasions when a branch head or tail is defined, it will be connected to another pipe or to a nozzle. The
act of connecting to another item sets the branch head/tail attributes automatically.
In AVEVA E3D terms a pipe is an administration element. The branch element holds the geometric data.
At present the head and tail entries are blank because the
branch has not been connected.
The lower section of the form shows the Branch Head and
Branch Tail tabs. These allow the positioning, connection and
setting of various other attributes for the head and tail of the
selected branch.
Clicking the Modify Pipe Attributes or the Modify Branch Attributes button will change the form allowing
modification of the pipe or branch attributes respectively.
The explicit definition method involves the use of the tab below the List of Connections fold-up panel.
Bore: Nominal Bore size of the pipe. The options list contains all
sizes available in the current specification.
Direction: - the head direction is with the flow and the tail direction
is against the flow.
By default setting the initial position for the head will result in the tail
also being positioned and vice versa. The position of the tail is in
relation to that of the head.
This will result in the name of the EQUI being added to the form
and the List of Connections fold-up panel being populated with
the nozzle connections and their availability from the EQUI.
Repeat the connection procedure for the Branch Tail tab. Click
the Pick Connection button as shown before.
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In this case the head and tail connections are in line resulting in
the route from head to tail being geometrically correct.
If there is a requirement to modify the pipe or branch once it has been created, select the pipe in the 3D
View or from the Model Explorer and then from the Modify group click the Modify Pipe button to display
the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form.
Alternatively, if the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form is already open navigate to the pipe and click the Set
Working Pipe button on the form. Allowing the navigation between pipes without having to close the form
and reopen it each time
The form displays the existing branches owned by the pipe in the
Connectivity table. Highlighting the branch which requires modifying in this
table will display the head and tail details and connection information on the
relevant tab. The selected branch will also be highlighted in the 3D View
Branch B1 selected
for modification.
Branch B2
selected for
modification.
The form is also used to create a new branch by clicking the Create New Branch button. The head and tail
position for the new branch can now be defined.
If the Modify > Modify Pipe or Set Working Pipe button is clicked and the Current Element is not a valid
pipe, branch or component then a warning will be displayed.
Specification = A3B
Bore = 200mm
Specification = A1A
Bore = 150mm
Insulation = 50mm_FibreGlass
Savework
When a branch head and tail is initially defined, the branch will consist of a single section of pipe running in
a straight line between the head and tail positions. This will appear as a dotted line between the two points
unless the head and tail are aligned along a common axis and have the same bore. The presence of the
dotted line indicates that the branch route is incorrectly defined.
The next step in designing a pipe is to create and position a series of fittings, which define the pipe route
required. It is necessary to decide which piping components are needed in order to satisfy the requirements
of the process. The components must be arranged so that the pipe meets the design requirements. It is not
necessary to know the dimensions of fittings as AVEVA E3D derives these automatically from the catalogue.
To create components, first select an item from the list of fittings available from the associated piping
specification. Typical fitting types are Elbows, Tees, Reducers, Flanges, Gaskets and Valves. There is some
intelligence built into the AVEVA E3D forms so that by placing, for example a valve, the associated Gaskets
and Flanges will also be created.
For all piping components, the following steps will need to be performed:-
The Tube does not have to be created explicitly; it is created automatically and implied between adjacent
fittings.
Piping components have P–points (similar to those for equipment primitives). The significance of P–points is
two–fold. Firstly, they define the connection points, and secondly, they determine the branch flow through
the component by means of Arrive and Leave attributes.
For the reducer shown below, the large end is at P1 and the small end is at P2. If this component is used to
increase the bore of the branch, the flow in the direction of the branch will be from P2 to P1. In order to tell
AVEVA E3D the necessary flow direction, there are two numeric attributes, Arrive and Leave, which must be
set to the p–point numbers required. In this case, Arrive would be set to 2 and Leave would be set to 1. (The
default is Arrive 1 Leave 2). Forms and menus within AVEVA E3D will handle all connections; however it is
important to understand the concepts behind the connections.
In the Create group click the Create Component button to display the Piping
Component Editor form.
The selection of one of these buttons will make the Select tab
active to further filter the selection.
The first section of this worked example is very simple and will cover the completion of PIPE /80-B-7 that
was created in the worked example in the previous chapter.
When adding flanges to head or tail the branch must be the current
element.
Click the Create > Create Component button to display the Piping
Component Editor form.
Select the required flange from the sType list, FSO, click the With Flow button, check the Auto. Create
Adjacent and Skip Connected Comps. checkboxes and click the Connect button. The new flange
complete with gasket will be added to the branch. Appearing in both the 3D View and Model Explorer.
Savework.
The next section of this worked example will handle the creation of some of the components for PIPE /200-
B-4 that was created in Exercise 1 of the previous chapter.
Navigate to the flange at the tail of the branch and create a third
elbow, ensuring that the Against Flow button has been clicked.
The Piping Component Editor form promotes the workflow of creation and modification from the same
form maintaining focus in a single area of the application.
Retrospective modification can also be performed using the Model Editor, refer to Chapter 4.
Positioning Functions
Orientation Functions
Other Functions
The mode currently being used can be determined by which button is visible. This mode will be set until it is
changed.
The following sections will use the Forwards direction mode only unless otherwise stated.
Previous Component
Next Component
Branch Tail
Cursor Pick
Advanced Move
The following explanations will assume that the Forwards direction mode has been selected unless
stated otherwise.
With the exception of Advanced Drag Move and Advanced Move the remaining Positioning functions use
a constrained centreline from the previous or next component to position the component being modified. The
use of the previous or next component from which the constrained centreline is applied is dependent on the
Forwards or Backwards mode respectively. The component will be positioned so that the origin is along
the constrained centreline. The orientation of the component is not altered when using the Positioning
functions.
Branch Head
Branch Tail
Previous Component
Next Component
Cursor Pick
If the direction of the constrained centerline is not orthogonal, as is the case for the 45 degree elbow shown
below, the Select Through Plane form is displayed.
The Select Through Plane form allows the selection of three possible planes using the radio buttons.
The elbow is positioned so that there is 750mm The elbow is positioned so that there is 750mm of
between the origins. tube.
These are the advanced forms and are consequently handled in a separate chapter refer to chapter 6 -
Advanced Positioning Forms.
This will set the value in the Direction textbox. Alternatively the
value can be entered directly into the textbox.
The default orientation for the current form can be changed from
the right click menu. However if the form is initialised again the
orientation will be reset to the default.
Clicking one of the planes will change the appearance of the tool allowing a more specific direction to be
selected. The result of this does depend upon the original orientation of the component.
The Rotation tool can also be applied to other component types. The
appearance of the gadget will change depending upon the object
being rotated as shown here for a valve.
In Forwards mode the arrive of the component is in the opposite direction to the leave of the
previous.
In Backwards mode the leave of the component is in the opposite direction to the arrive of the
next.
This orientation is performed before the direction of the leave (Forwards) or arrive (Backwards) is changed.
The position of the component is not altered.
The arrive of the component is not orientated to the leave of the previous in Forwards mode.
The leave of the component is not orientated to the arrive of the next in Backwards mode.
(The above situations are usually instantly recognisable because there will be no implied tube at the arrive
or leave).
Selecting a rotation that does not align with the bolt hole spacing will result in the associated flanges being
highlighted and a question form appearing. Clicking the Yes button will also rotate the flanges while clicking
the No button will maintain the original flange rotations resulting in the flange bolt holes being misaligned
with those of the valve.
Should any misalignment between the bolt holes need to rectified the Connect to Previous button can
be used, see section 3.5.5 for further details.
Direction To Next
Direction To Previous
Direction To Head
Direction To Tail
Orientate Component
Flip Component
Align Selection/Component
Direct Selection/Component
The following explanations will assume that the Forwards direction mode has been selected unless
stated otherwise.
Scenario:- The elbow has been created and positioned directly below the
tail of the branch. In Forwards mode the Direction To Tail button can be
used to direct the leave of the elbow to the tail position.
Scenario:- The elbow has been created and positioned at the same
height as the head of the branch. In Backwards mode the Direction To
Head button can be used to align the arrive of the elbow to the head
position.
Orientate Component
Flip Component
For the Align Selection/Component function to work correctly implied tube is required which
constrains the movement of the elbow along its centreline. Without the implied tube the results are
difficult to predict.
In the example below the pipe route is being modified so that the current 45 degree elbow is aligned to the
next component, a 90 degree elbow. The angle of the 45 degree elbow is then changed to the suit the
required direction.
Connect To Previous
Modify Arrive/Leave
Auto Complete
Copy Component
Connect To Previous
Clicking the Modify Arrive/Leave button as shown will open the relevant form.
This can be reconfigured to suit alternative requirements. For instance it may be a requirement to set the
Leave as P3 and keep the Arrive as P1 which will result in P2 being the free connection for the branch. This
can be achieved using the pull down menus on the form and clicking the Apply button:
In the above instance it would be necessary to reconfigure the connection for the branch.
Auto Complete
As an example, if this is applied to BRAN /200-B-4/B1 created in the previous worked example the logic
applied can be easily seen..
The Component Sequence List is an ordered list of components for the current branch. It provides an
alternative method of navigating to the components within the branch whilst maintaining focus on the Piping
Component Editor form.
This worked example will modify the elbows belonging to PIPE /200-B-4 already created in the previous
worked example.
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With equipment and structure elements, the order in which the elements are created is of no importance to
the final outcome. With piping components, the order in which they are laid out, as well as their individual
positions and orientations, determines the final pipe route.
To help with this a Component Position Pointer is displayed at the current element. This aids the selection
of With Flow or Against Flow on the Select tab of the Piping Component Editor form. The direction and
position of the Component Position Pointer is determined by the selection. This indicates the position of
the new component being created.
Below is an example of the Model Explorer showing the components of BRAN /200-B-4/B1.
On the Project tab, select Options > System, followed by the Explorer Settings button to display the
Piping Settings form
Checking the Show TUBI/ROD checkbox and clicking the Apply button will display the implied tube
segments in the Model Explorer as shown below.
When using AVEVA E3D the list order becomes second nature after the creation of a number of branches.
However during the initial use careful attention should be paid to the order of the hierarchy.
Consider carefully where the next item is going to be inserted by watching the Component Pointer and
checking the Model Explorer frequently.
When creating a component at the branch head or branch tail, the branch must be the current element.
This was demonstrated in the previous worked example, see section 3.4.
Thus far this guide has only covered the creation of components using the connect method. However inline
components can be inserted into the tube elements of the branch.
When indicating the implied tube, clicking too close to existing components may result in the
component being connected as opposed to being inserted in the implied tube as intended. This is
controlled by the Piping Settings form, see section 3.17 for further details.
The orientation of the flange is determined by the With Flow or Against Flow button. However when
inserting single flanges there is a Flip Component button available from the Create Components section of
the form in case the orientation of the flange needs to be amended.
Tees can be connected or inserted using the same methods that have already been described in this guide,
but there is some additional information that needs to be provided.
The Conn Bore can also be used to filter, 200mm has been
used in this example.
A set on tee does not have any graphical representation, but it can be seen in the Model Explorer.
The direction of a set-on tee may need to be changed. To do this the direction of P3 must be known.
From the Query form select P3. This shows that P3 lies in
the North direction.
Reducers can be connected or inserted using the same methods that have already been described in this
guide, but there is some additional information that needs to be provided..
The Leave Bore can also be used to filter. This combined with the
Config selection will impact on the appearance of the SType list.
If the Leave Bore textbox is unset and the Arrive Major, Leave
Minor has been selected, the SType list will display all concentric
reducers with an arrive bore of 200mm and a leave bore less than
200m that are available in the A3B specification.
Some piping specifications contain tube elements that have alternative wall thicknesses for a single bore
size, i.e. /A150. For this to be the case the specification in the Paragon module will contain multiple entries
for the bore which in turn refer to an alternative wall thickness table (WTHTAB), as shown below.
Once the leave tube has been set to an alternative, the alternative will be used for any new fittings that are
created.
For additional information relating to the queries available for wall thicknes refer to Appendix – A.
So far this guide has covered the creation and modification of pipes, branches and components, however
from time to time it is necessary to delete components from the branch.
Using the Model Explorer, 3D View or Component Sequence List indicate the component to be deleted,
in this case it is the tee created in the previous section.
It is possible to graphically indicate the first and last component within a range and then delete them in a
single operation. In this case the flanges, gasket and reducer will be deleted.
In the Tools group, click the Delete Range button. A prompt appears, ‘Identify start of range selection to
delete’, indicate the first component. A second prompt now appears, ‘Identify end of range selection to
delete’, indicate the last component.
This worked example will continue the creation of BRAN /150-A-57/B1 by adding the necessary valve and
reducer at the suction connection nozzle /P1502B/N1.
From the Select tab select the Arrive Minor, Leave Major
button, set the SType filter to CONC and the Leave Bore to
150mm.
Select the Modify tab and click the Change to Backwards Mode
button.
From the Other section of the Modify tab, click the Connect To
Previous button, which in Backwards mode will connect to the
next component.
A Confirm form appears asking ‘Do you want to connect all the
selected items?’. Click the Yes button to reposition the selected
flange and the connected gaskets, valve and flange.
From the Select tab select the EL90 as shown from the SType
list.
Ensuring the With Flow button has been selected click the
Connect button.
Select the Modify tab on the form and ensuring that Forwards
mode is selected click the Down direction.
With the elbow previously created still the CE, click the Tee
button from the Standard Components tab.
From the Select tab select the SType Filter options list to T
and the Conn. Bore to 150mm.
Ensuring the With Flow button has been selected click the
Connect button.
Select the Modify tab on the form and enter a value of 750mm
in the textbox and click the Distance From Previous button.
With the tee previously created still the CE, click the Elbow
button from the Standard Components tab.
From the Select tab select the EL90 as shown from the SType
list.
Ensuring the With Flow button has been selected click the
Connect button.
Select the Modify tab on the form and click the Next
Component button from the Position Through section of the
form.
This will extend the leg so that the elbow is aligned in the
East axis with the tail position.
Create Pipe /100-B-8 and Branch /100-B-8/B1 below ZONE ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following
information:-
Specification = A3B
Bore = 100mm
Use a combination of weld neck flanges for the valves and slip-on flanges elsewhere.
The flanges downstream of the valves will be weld neck, which is technically incorrect. These will be
changed to slip-on in the next section of the guide
Frequently it is necessary to modify single components by using the Reselect tab available from the Piping
Component Editor form.
This worked example will modify the flanges belonging to PIPE /100-B-8 already created in the previous
exercise.
Select the Reselect tab and from the Sub-Types option list
select FSO to filter the selection.
The Piping Settings form is used to control some of the default behaviour within the Piping module.
Creation
Selection
Display
The Creation section handles the default behaviour that is encountered when using the Select tab on the
Piping Component Editor form.
(With Flow)
3.17.2.1 Descriptions
The Descriptions options list sets the format of the component descriptions
that are shown on both the Select and Reselect tabs of the Piping
Component Editor form.
The Display sets the default orientation of the Direction Tool that is present
on the Modify tab of the Piping Component Editor form.
So far in this guide the positioning of the components has been handled using Piping Component Editor
form. However this can also be carried using the Model Editor, which also has the capability to create the
initial route of the branch using the Quick Pipe Router functionality.
If a pipe, branch or component, (singular or multiple) needs modification i.e. moving, this can be done by
using the Model Editor functionality.
When active the Model Editor handle can be seen in the 3D View.
Linear Increment
Angular Increment
The Linear increment is specified in the currently active units. The Linear increment controls the delta
value used when dragging a graphical selection using a linear or planar handle. The default step size is
50mm, (or 2 inches).
The Fine linear increment has the same function as the linear increment, but with a default step size in
5mm. After the selection has been dragged into an approximate position, fine 'nudges' are achieved by
using the '2' and '8' numeric keypad keys or the arrow keys with the mouse button held down
The Angular increment controls the value used when dragging a graphical selection using a rotation
handle. The default angular increment is 5 degrees
Selecting the pipe modification handle and clicking the arrows on the keyboard will move the selection 1mm
at a time.
When the Model Editor is active a graphical aid indicates the direction of flow within the branch.
This section will introduce the use of the Enter Offset and Enter Distance From functions using PIPE /100-
B-8 as an example. Inline components can be distinguished by the fact they are held within the constraints
of the implied tube. Consequently the appearance of the Model Editor handles is slightly different. These
handles are known as the Pipe Editing handles and limit the movement of the selection to the axes of the
branch leg.
Positioning the cursor over the Pipe Editing handle in the North axis
and select Enter Offset from the right mouse button menu to display
the Constrained Move form. Enter the Offset value of 200mm and
click the Preview button, if the preview is acceptable then click the
OK button.
Alternatively, move the cursor over the Pipe Editing handle in the North axis and select Enter Distance
From > Leave… /Origin… /Direction Change…. from the right mouse button menu. The Distance from
Leave/Origin/Direction Change form appears showing the current distance, key in the distance from value
required. Once again the Preview and OK buttons can be used as before.
To cycle through the different Distance Feedback options available press the D hot key.
The From Current Position option will initially display a value of 0, but can be used in conjunction with the
drag functionality to offset the selection by a delta value, in this case 100mm as seen functions using PIPE
/100-B-8 as an example.
To aid manipulation of the graphical selection it is also possible to change to position of the handles. In the
previous section the Pipe Editing handles were in the correct position prior to moving the fitting. There are
frequently times when this need to be changed before any move can be carried out. To change the position
of the handles move the cursor over a Pipe Editing handle and from the right click menu select Move
Handle > Opposite End of Selection or End of Selection depending upon the handle selected.
This can best be demonstrated on a group of components. The Pipe Editing handles will initially be
positioned at the centre of the selection as already seen. Positioning the cursor over the Pipe Editing
handle in the South axis select Move Handle > End of Selection from the right mouse button menu. The
Pipe Editing handles will be repositioned to the corresponding end of the selection.
Using the same Pipe Editing handle select Move Handle > Opposite End of Selection from the right
mouse button menu. The Pipe Editing handles will be repositioned to the other end of the selection.
Inline components that have not been connected to another branch can be moved into another leg of the
pipeline providing it is within the same branch.
Feature Highlighting has to be inactive to move the component to other legs in the branch .Press the F key
to toggle this on/off.
The Pipe Editing handle can then be used to drag the components into the other leg of the branch.
If at any point during the use of the Model Editor the operation needs to be cancelled the Esc key can
be used to return the graphical selection back to its original position.
With the Model Editor active on the inline component drag the Rotational handle to the required angle. The
delta value for the current rotation and the resulting direction can be seen in the 3D View.
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Orient To Point from the right click menu.
Move the cursor over the P-points of the other components, when the orientation is correct select the P-point
to fix the rotation the Rotational handle to the required angle. The delta value for the current rotation and
the resulting direction can be seen in the 3D View.
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Align with Direction from the right click menu.
Move the cursor over the P-points of the other components, the directional plane will be highlighted and the
component will be aligned, when the alignment is correct select the P-point to fix the rotation.
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Align with from the right click menu .The Enter
Direction For Z Axis form appears, enter E 45 U and then click the Preview button. If the preview is correct
then click the OK button, if not enter another direction and repeat process.
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Enter Value from the right click menu. The
Rotate Selection About X form appears. Enter the rotational value required, in this case 180 and then click
the Preview button. If the preview is correct then click the OK button, if not enter another value and repeat
process.
These are absolute angles taken from the starting position i.e. entering “0” degrees at any time will
return the valve to its original position.
As the cursor is moved over the Model Editor handles, the axis line is highlighted. Move the cursor over the
required axis for the direction the component needs to be moved, from the right click menu select Enter
Value…. The Move Selection form now appears, key in the move value in this case 300mm and click the
Preview button. If the preview is correct then click OK.
The component could have been dragged to this position providing the Linear Increment setting is set
accordingly.
Move the cursor over the square forming a plane for the axes i.e. XZ, YZ, and XY on the Model Editor
handles.
The axes lines are highlighted. From the right click menu select Enter Value…. The Move Selection form
now appears, key in the values, in this case key in 500mm, 300mm and click the Preview button. If the
preview is correct then click OK.
Once again this could have been achieved by dragging providing the Linear Increment setting is set
accordingly.
Move the cursor over the required axis, from the right click menu select Align with Feature…. A directional
arrow appears, move the cursor over another P-point that the component needs to be aligned with. When
the correct P-point is identified, select it and the elbow will be aligned with the P-point.
The following steps outlining additional Align with Feature modes requires insulation to be applied to PIPE
/150-A-57.
These allowances for the tube outside diameter and insulation are also applicable when using the
Quick Pipe Router, see section 4.2.
Move the cursor over the required axis and from the right click menu select Offset From Feature…. The
Offset From Feature form appears, enter the offset value in relation to the direction of the axis selected, in
this case -500mm and click the OK button. Move the cursor over the P-point that the component needs to
be offset from. When P-point is selected the component will be offset by the value entered on the form. As
shown here for PIPE /100-B-8.
The Offset From Feature… can also be used to allow for the tube outside diameter and any insulation as
shown previously. Shown here for PIPE /150-A-57.
The result of the Offset From Feature… function is dependent upon the initial direction of the handle
selected. In the above instance the Model Editor handle had been orientated so that the axis direction
of the handle selected was Up.
Holding the cursor over the Model Editor handle and from the right click menu select Snap to Point….
Move the cursor over the P-Point to snap to, the P-Point will be displayed and the part will be displayed in its
new position. If the position is correct indicate the P-point.
Using the Model Editor handles it is possible to move a section of a branch and at the same time change
the lengths of the connected legs to suit.
Selecting the implied tube in the leg of the branch will also
highlight the relevant components. In this case the Ctrl
button has been used to also capture the leg the branch in
the East/West axis.
Selecting the axis to modify the length and dragging the handle to the required position will also adjust the
adjacent legs.
It is possible to move a single pipeline or multiple pipelines using the Model Editor by selecting them from
the 3D View. This is done either by fencing the items by holding down the left mouse button and trapping
everything inside a window or by holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and indicating each item.
The Quick Pipe Router can be considered to be a mode of the Model Editor. The mode is activated by
clicking the ‘dotted’ line of an incomplete route whilst the Model Editor is also active.
Extend Route handle - This is used to extend the route in the direction indicated by the handle.
Cardinal Direction handles - These are used to change the direction of the routing to one of the
cardinal directions from the current frame of reference.
Rotational handles - These allow the extended route handle to be interactively directed.
The Quick Pipe Router handle is used to define a routing vector within the constraints of the currently
selected ‘badly’ defined route. A ‘badly’ defined route is defined in general terms as follows-
The head or tail of a branch is incomplete, i.e. where the head/tail attributes are left in their default
state
The head/tail is positioned but not connected and the head/tail connection type is unset.
This usually equates to the dotted line representation of the implied tube, where the implied tube cannot be
drawn. An exception to the above could be where a pipe branch does not have specification reference set.
The handle can be dragged by using either primary or secondary mouse buttons. By default the handle will
move in multiples of the currently defined linear increments. If the secondary mouse button is clicked as the
cursor is over the pipe routing handle a context sensitive menu will appear. The menu will display the
available options which relate to the drag.
The following options are available on the Extend Route handle before a drag.
The appearance of these options changes if the pipe has a Slope Ref set, see chapter 5
The following are additional options available on the Rotational Handle before a drag.
The Quick Pipe Router has fitting to fitting functionality that provides the visual feedback to determine
whether there is enough space for an elbow or bend.
Dragging the Extend Route handle will display the Distance Feedback value and fitting to fitting information
in the 3D View. This displays how the current drag value relates to the elbow/bend dimension.
The elbow/bend will not have the correct representation until the subsequent direction has been determined.
The subsequent drag will once again indicate the resulting length of tube between the two fittings.
If the elbow/bend is to be connected directly to the existing component it is not necessary to drag the handle
in the leave/arrive direction of the previous/next component. Instead the required direction axis can be
selected immediately making the procedure more efficient.
The Quick Pipe Router will allow the definition of the pipe route wherever there is a ‘badly’ defined route
within a branch, i.e. where the dotted pipe frame is displayed instead of implied tube.
Iso2 View
Create Pipe /150-B-6 and Branch /150-B-6/B1 below ZONE ZONE-
PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:-
Specification = A3B
Bore = 150mm
Indicate the dotted pipe frame line and click the Common >
Model Editor button. Alternatively double click the dotted
line. The Quick Pipe Router handle will now appear at the
leave of the component.
Select the Extend Route handle and from the right click menu
select Component Choice > Use Elbows.
Drag the Extend Route handle 500mm in the Down direction to complete the elbow.
Right click on the North direction Extend Route handle and with the button
held down, drag the cursor towards the handle at elbows previously created
at the head of the branch. A proposed route for completion will be displayed
translucently.
Release the right mouse button and select Complete from the context
sensitive menu that appears.
Typically pulled bends are used on smaller bore pipe routes in the Plant industry. If bends are to be used
instead of elbows the bend radius applied must obtained from either the specification, as is the case for
A1A, or from a pipe fabrication machine.
If a pipe fabrication machine is to be used the zone, pipe or branch must have the BendMacReference
attribute set. The BendMacReference must point to a valid Fabrication Machine World (FMWL), Fabrication
Machine Group (FMGRP) or Fabrication Machine (FMBEND).
By default the FMWL and its members are not shown in the Model
Explorer. On the Projects tab, select Options > System followed by the
Explorer Settings button to display the Explorer Settings form.
Unchecking the Hide non-user System Data checkbox and clicking the
Apply button will display additional elements, including the FMWL Click the
OK button to close the form.
In order for the pipe to be bent on the bending machine the comptype attribute on the variable angle /
variable radius bend must be set to VAR in Paragon. There are several criteria that can be checked to
ensure the pipe can be bent, outside diameter, wall thickness and material reference. However it is not
essential for wall thickness and material reference to be allowed for if they are not required. This allows a
flexible approach to the set up.
If either the FMWL or FMGRP is assigned as the BendMacReference, the system will apply the radius of the
first bending machine with the correct criteria in the hierarchy. For example, using the hierarchy shown, if the
FMWL is assigned then the system will attempt to add 5D bends. In order to achieve a 3D bend either the
FMGRP or FMBEND that owns the 3D data must be assigned. For this reason the structure of the FMWL
should be carefully considered.
At this stage in the work flow the only aim is to create a bend with the correct radius that can be bent
later. The assignment of the actual bending machine that will perform the task is carried out later, see
Chapter 15 Production Checks.
There is no default bend radius available for Quick Pipe Router. Dragging the handle when there is no
bend radius available will display ‘Fitting size undefined’ on the 3D View. This will result in a zero radius
bend being created, indicating that some administrative work is required for this tube or specification.
4.8 Pipe Routing Using Bends via Pipe Fabrication Machine – (Worked Example)
Create Pipe /40-B-10 and Branch /40-B-10/B1 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following
information:-
W 312700
N 300800
U 102135
Tail Details:-
Direction = W
Position:-
W 303000
N 309080
From the Model Explorer right click on the pipe and select Attributes… The Attributes of /40-B-10 form
will appear. Set the BendMacReference attribute by entering /Bending_3D. As explained previously this is
the name of the Fabrication Machine Group (FMGRP).
Setting the BendMacReference attribute to the Fabrication Machine Group will result in the first
suitable bending machine in the hierarchy to be used, in this case FMBEND 3_NB_MACH.
Double click on the dotted of the branch to invoke the Right click on the Extend Route handle pointing
Quick Pipe Router. in E direction and select Component Choice >
Use Bends from the menu.
Bends can be added in the same fashion as elbows using the Piping Component Editor form and then
manipulated using the Modify tab, but clearly this is not as efficient as using the Quick Pipe Router.
If the bend radius needs to be changed for design reasons, then the BendMacReference attribute for the
zone, pipe or branch can be changed to another Fabrication Machine World (FMWL), Group (FMGRP) or
Machine (FMBEND)
Navigate to the BRAN 40-B-10-B1 and set the BendMacReference attribute for the branch to the 5D
FMGRP, /Bending_5D using the Attributes form.
4.12 Replacing Bends with Mitre Bends from an Alternative Piping Specification
Mitred bends are sometimes used on large bore, low pressure systems. The pipe specification /A150
referenced by the Training project has been supplied with mitred bends.
Variable cut mitred bends allow the specification of the number of cuts required. When a VAR ANGLE VAR
RADIUS VAR CUT MITRE BEND is selected, the number of cuts (Ncuts) needs to be specified using
Modify Attributes form.
With the bend selected in the Model Explorer click the right mouse button and select Attributes… from the
menu. From the Attributes form that appears edit the Ncuts attribute by entering 10.
Add STRU /PIPERACK belonging to SITE /SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01 and EQUI /1301 belonging to
SITE /SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 to the 3D View. Create Pipe /100-C-13 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-
AREA01 using the following information:-
Bore = 100mm
Tail Details:-
Direction = W
Position:-
W 303000
N 308280
U 105000 (This is an
arbitrary value which will be
updated according to the
route obtained).
5 Sloping Pipes
The previous chapters involved only orthogonal pipelines, that is, all lengths of tube were either horizontal or
vertical. In practice, it is a requirement to include lengths of tube, which slope at angles between
components. This chapter describes how to position and manipulate sloping pipework.
True Representation – all components are accurately modelled to reflect the requirements. This often
requires the inclusion of bends, elbows or mitres with relatively small angles. There is no assumption
that the primary fittings will be ground or the weld gaps modified to create the angles for slope. This
method will not be detailed here as it simply a case of adding the required fittings as already explained
in this guide.
Variable Angle P-Point Method – this requires the setting of an angular tolerance on certain P-Points
which can then be used to allow for a certain amount of angular misalignment. This has the benefit of
being more intelligent, not requiring any additional components and will work in conjunction with Quick
Pipe Routing. It assumes that the primary fittings will be ground or the weld gaps modified to create
angles for the slope. This method will also be detailed in the sections that follow.
The following illustration shows how the correction can be applied to reduce the offset. The P1 and P2 of the
tee are aligned with the main branch. The P3 of the tee can be a variable angle P-Point.
This allows a default slope to be set for a pipe via the Pipe Editor: Create Pipe form. This is known as the
Slope Ref (SLOREF). Slope References are created and named in the Paragon module within AVEVA E3D.
Each Slope Ref is determined by the Slope Element (SLOELE).
Minimum Slope - the minimum slope below which the fluid will not drain.
Maximum Slope - the maximum slope above which the fluids drains too quickly, leaving the solids in
the pipe.
Minimum Vertical Slope – the minimum vertical slope beyond which both fluids and solids will drain.
To overcome this, navigate to the flange or tee and from the Modify
group click the Slope Component button to display the Slope form.
One of the advantages of using the Variable Angle P-Points is that it can be used in conjunction with the
Quick Pipe Router. The right click menu contains additional sloping pipe options that can be used for
branches which have the SLOREF attribute set.
Once the Default Slope Up/Down has been set the slope can be applied to the pipe by dragging the Quick
Pipe Router handles.
The information provided during the dragging can be set via the right click menu selecting Distance
Feedback > Show Orthogonal Length or Show True Length. These are additional to, and can be used in
conjunction with, the other Offset, Leg Length and From Origin options already discussed.
When using other elements in the model to refer to, either by dragging with the Feature Highlighting active
or when using the Extend Through Feature function from the right click menu, there are three possible
solutions for the position when the pipe is sloping. These can be cycled through with the use of the P key.
Vertical Solution - a position normal to the Closest Point - a position normal to the axis of the
highlighted feature in a vertical plane branch through the highlighted feature
5.3 Creating a Sloping Pipe using Quick Pipe Router – (Worked Example)
Create Pipe /100-C-16 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:-
Direction = W
Position:-
W 303000
N 307400
U 106300
Click the Modify > Pipe button to display the Pipe Editor: Modify
Pipe form. This will add the aids for the head and tail to the 3D
View.
Select the Branch Tail tab on the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form.
Click the Connect Tail to Last Member button and deactivate the
Model Editor by clicking on the background in the 3D View.
Create Pipe /50-B-10 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:-
Select the Use Branch Slope radio button and click the
Slope button to set the New Direction in accordance with
the Slope Ref set on against the branch.
With the New Direction set click the Apply button followed
by the Dismiss button to set the Nominal Direction of the
flange and close the form.
It has already been seen how an orthogonally routed pipe can be manipulated to suit an angle. An improved
method of doing this, which can refer to the Slope Ref., is via the Slope Pipe form.
Navigate to the pipe to be modified, in this illustration it is PIPE /100-C-16 created in a previous worked
example. From the Tools group click the Slope Pipe button.
It is not essential to have the Slope Ref set to be able to use this form.
There are four anchor Types available for selection from the options list:-
Setting an anchor at the start of the leg will automatically add an anchor to the
finish of the previous leg and vice versa if the anchor is set at the finish.
Further consideration needs to be given to additional options that are present visible when the Component
and Position options are employed. They are very similar in application, both requiring the indication of an
element to which the component/leg can be anchored.
The remainder of the form functions in a similar fashion to the Component option. Once the element has
been selected the Point options list and Offset text box can be employed.
Clicking the Apply button will modify the pipe so that the
Position indicated is positioned accordingly. In this case
Distance 10408.55, determined by the section, the
Bottom of the pipe is offset by -85.77mm to rest on the top
of the section.
The anchor points that are specified are only set until the Apply button is clicked. Consequently it is better to
set all anchor points for the whole pipe rather than one leg at a time.
When using the Slope Pipe no changes are committed to the database until the Apply button
is clicked. Changes in the calculations that are performed by the form can be reversed or
reinstated using the Undo Calculation and Redo Calculation buttons
Add Pipe /100-C-16 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 and STRU /PIPERACK belonging to SITE
/SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01 to the 3D View.
Add STRU /PIPERACK belonging to SITE /SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01 to the 3D View. Create Pipe
/100-C-17 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:-
Position:-
W 303000
N 307600
With the Default Slope Down set and Feature Highlighting (F) on, /ELBO 4 can be positioned so that the
sloping tube rest on the TOS using the Quick Pipe Router. When the cursor is positioned over edge of the
steel the aid will appear to select the required clearance. Using the P hotkey will toggle between Linear
Edge and Sloped Linear Edge. Select the aid when labelled Tube Clearance 0mm in front of sloped
Linear Edge.
Repeat the same procedure in order to determine the height for /ELBO 6.
The Modify tab on the Piping Component Editor form has two buttons which provide advanced functions
for positioning head/tail components. They are the Drag Move and Move forms.
Both forms work in a very similar way the only difference being that the Move form is used to move
individual components whilst the Drag Move form applies the drag rules to a constrained network.
If the forms are used at branch head or tail level the Origin option in the Parameters section of the
form will only display Head and Tail as options. This is because at branch level the form is only used to
reposition the head or tail of the branch, this is discussed further later in this chapter.
Distance
Through
Clearance
Towards
The Parameters section of the Move form allows the setting of the
following:-
Distance
Direction
WRT Owner - Direction with respect to owner or first ancestor that has an
orientation
For very simple movements the Parameters section of the form can be employed on its own with the Target
section using the Relative To setting of No Target, for example:-
Before After
However the Target section of the form provides additional functionality. The Relative To options list
determines how the element is positioned in relation to the target element or position.
In Front / Behind
With the Relative To option set to something other than No Target, the Select options become available.
The setting of this option determines how the remainder of this form will function as shown:-
In Front / Behind
The Towards tab is much simpler than the previous tabs, but
uses the Parameters and Target sections in an identical
manner.
The Drag Move and Branch Drag Move forms are identical to
the Move and Move Branch forms except that it applies the
drag rules to a constrained network.
Use the Move form to reposition ELBO 3, ELBO 4 and ELBO5 to correct the pipe.
Suggestions:-
ELBO 3 could be positioned using the same settings as the worked example and Through Previous.
ELBO 4 could be positioned using the Through tab Direction W, Plane W and Through Previous.
ELBO 5 could be positioned using the Through tab Direction W, Plane W, Through Element and use the
Pick Target Element button to indicate ELBO 4.
There are numerous solutions in order to correct this pipe, including the Model Editor and the other
buttons on the Modify tab, but the Move and Drag Move forms are best employed in order to achieve
an Explicit Position that needs to be entered manually.
7 Further Concepts
A tee is a component that is frequently copied to allow for additional branches to be connected to an existing
branch From the Model Explorer or 3D View select the inline component to copy. For this illustration TEE 1
belonging to BRAN /150-A-57/B1 has been selected. In the Common group select the With Offset option
form the Copy Element options list.
The Copy with Offset form appears and in the 3D View the axes are displayed on the component. Key in
number of copies 1 and the offset against the required direction. In this case, 500mm in the +X direction.
The inline component is now copied. If no more copies are to be made the Copy with Offset form can be
closed by clicking the Cancel button.
Often it is more efficient to copy a branch that contains similar components rather than create a new one. In
this worked example the valve arrangement at the suction of :PUMP P1502B belonging to BRAN /150-A-
57/B1 needs to connected to :PUMP P1502A.
To complete the copying process the branch will need to be modified using the functionality already covered
in this training guide:-
Use the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form to rename the branch to /150-A-57/B2.
Use the Delete Range function to remove the unwanted tee and elbow.
Use the Modify tab of the Piping Component Editor form or the Model Editor to redirect the
remaining elbow towards the P1 of TEE 1 belonging to BRAN /150-A-57/B1.
Using the Model Explorer indicate the pipe/branch to be deleted. In the Common group, click the Delete
button.
The pipe/branch is highlighted in the 3D View and a Confirm form appears, requesting confirmation of the
deletion? Click the Yes button to delete the component, removing it from the Model Explorer and the 3D
View.
If a pipeline/branch has been deleted by mistake and the changes have not yet been saved then
clicking the Undo button will restore the element to the Model Explorer and 3D View.
This utility provides a method for modification of the bore or specifications of one or all of the components in
a pipe or branch. In addition to these modifications, the utility also allows the setting of insulation and tracing
specs. The same Modify Components form is used for modifying both component specification and bore.
The Modify Components form is a multi-function form capable of changing both specifications and bores.
The illustration below show the result of opening the form using pipe /150-A-57
The Modify Components form consists of three tabs, the Component List tab is the main tab which has
the following functions at the top of the form:-
CE - allows navigation to another pipe or branch and updates the form accordingly
Select from 3D View – allows the selection of a group of components in the 3D View and
highlights them on the Modify Components form.
Insulation Spec – checking this will display an additional column on the Modify Components
listing the insulation that is applied to the component.
Tracing Spec - checking this will display an additional column on the Modify Components listing
the insulation that is applied to the component.
The component list that dominates the remainder of the form has the following columns:-
Design Element – These are the components in the selected pipe or branch
The Apply changes to like components checkbox will force any changes that are made to a component to
all instances of the same component in the list. This is very useful when applying changes to numerous
components of the same type without having to ensure that all instances have been selected on the form.
A series of components can be selected graphically by fencing in the components and then clicking the
Select from 3D View button. This accepts the selection and highlights the components in the list of
components.
Components can be added or removed from the selection by holding down the Ctrl/Shift keys and
selecting/deselecting components from the list.
In the Design Element column of the Modify Components form, it can be seen that every component
has a Leave Tube element. This includes elements which do not physically have a leave tube, such as
gaskets, flanged valves etc. This is because AVEVA E3D requires each component to have a LSTU
(Leave Specification Tube) attribute. Although the leave tube for these elements is zero length, they are
still shown on this form to allow the specification to be changed to match the adjoining components.
The options are accessed from the right click menu over
a selected field. In each case the modify option applies
only to the highlighted items.
Modify Specification - Modifies the specification of the components selected in the list.
Modify Bore - Modifies the bore of the components selected in the list.
Modify Insulation Spec - Modifies the insulation specification of the components selected in
the list.
Modify Tracing Spec - Modifies the tracing specification of the components selected in the
list.
Clear New Specifications - Clears the entries for the Selected or All components in the list
allowing the selection process to be restarted.
Export to Excel - Allows the contents of the components list to be saved as an Excel
file.
The desired specification can be set from the Specification options list.
How the selected specification will be applied is determined from the
Pipe/Branch Reset options list.
The latter two options will change the PSPEC attribute of the pipe and/or branch to that of the selected
specification accordingly.
Normally any items which are not in the same spec as the current branch are ignored by this process.
This allows for items such as pipe supports and special components to remain untouched. However if
the Change out of spec components? checkbox is checked, it forces the selection process to look at
all components, regardless of their original specification.
Clicking Apply button on the Select Piping Spec form actions the search process to find equivalent
components in the selected specification. The component list is refreshed to show the new components. At
this point the form only contains a suggestion of what the new components will be and has not made any
changes to the model. Once the search process has been completed the list of components will be
highlighted to indicate the success or failure of the process.
For the highlight colour to be displayed the existing selection must be deactivated by clicking in the list.
The list of components is highlighted to indicate the errors and ‘No selection available’ is displayed in the
New Spec Component column. These error messages can be checked in more detail via the Error
Messages tab.
8.1.5 Highlighting
The purpose of the Highlighting tab is to provide visual feedback regarding the success or failure of the
impending changes. It can be seen that components in the form are highlighted green when a new
component has been successfully selected. Components are highlighted in orange if there is a failure
selecting a new specification.
These colours are the system default colours. These defaults can
be changed by from the Highlighting tab. The form changes to
display the default highlighting colours.
In the example below, the successful selection colour has been changed to cyan.
The Specs tab is selected first to set the new specification, in this
case A3B.
The Select Bore form is displayed with an options list of available bore
sizes. The required bore is selected from the list and clicking OK
populates the component list with the new bore size. Once the selection
is complete click the Apply button on the Modify Components form to
perform the modification.
To show the Insulation and Tracing Specs the Insulation Spec and Tracing
Spec check boxes need to be selected. In this case there is no Tracing on the
visible components so '-' is shown in the list.
A list of available specs is available for selection via the options list.
Clicking Apply adds the selected spec to the component list.
Once the selection is complete click the Apply button on the Modify
Components form to perform the modification.
The current specification for pipe /100-B-8 is A3B this will be changed to A1A in this worked example.
On the Select Piping Spec form select A1A and Pipes and
Branches from the Specification and Pipe Branch Reset options
list respectively. Click the Apply button.
The component list is updated, click in the form to view the highlighting.
From the CHOOSE OPTION form select the gasket with the
STYP of GA which is the #300 version and click the Apply
button.
Change the specification of pipe /200-B-4 from A3B to A1A using the
Modify Components form.
Use the Select Component option to ensure that the flange and gasket
at the head and tail are the #300 version to suit the equipment
connections.
9 Piping Assemblies
When the selection of assembly has been made, it can be inserted into a straight tube or connected to a
component by clicking the Insert button or Connect buttons respectively.
If the assembly contains directional or multi bore components, additional details will be requested via the
CHOOSE and Input forms during the building process.
The behaviour of these forms is determined during the creation of the assembly. This is covered in
detail in the TM-1868 AVEVA Everything3D Piping Design Administration guide.
Select the offline bore size and direction fro the tee.
Select the weld neck flange which has a connection that is compatible with the tee.
By default, assembly origins are at the arrive point of the first component in the first branch of the assembly.
Certain assemblies need to be positioned using a different position, i.e. a simple assembly consisting of a
flange, gasket and flange may need to be positioned by the face of the first flange. The assembly origin point
is configurable using the Pipe Assembly Manager form. If an origin has been defined, it will automatically
be used to position the assembly. If an assembly is connected to a component then the position is derived
by connecting the first component to the existing one.
As seen in the previous example, there are instances where some user interaction is required during the
creation of the assembly. The most common instances of this are:-
Leave Bore of a Reducer – The arrive bore can be determined by the bore size at the insertion
point. However there are often numerous possibilities for the leave bore which requires some user
interaction.
Offline Bore of a Tee – This is similar to the above, the arrive bore can be determined by the existing
components but there are numerous possibilities for the offline bore of the tee.
Orientation of Directional Components – These are components such as elbows, tees and eccentric
reducers which all require some form of directional input in order to orientate the component
correctly.
Determining the Component Stype – When the system cannot automatically determine the selection
of the component the selection must be made from the components in the current specification via
the CHOOSE form.
The above issues can often be overcome with the use of rules during the creation of the assembly, but a
simple assembly with no rules would require some form of user interaction.
It is often necessary to split pipes into more than one branch or pipe. This may be to make the isometric
drawing clearer or as a process requirement. Pipes can be split on an existing component, a plane or into
segments of a specified length. Pipe assemblies are inserted at the split points when using the plane or
segments length options.
Conversely the merging functionality can be used to merge pipes or branches into a single element. There
are obviously some restrictions in relation to the original structure of the pipes and branches that need to be
taken in to consideration.
A pipe may be split into segments within the same branch, new branch or new pipe. Multiple pipes may be
split on a single plane.
The upper section of the form determines how the split function will be performed. The appearance of the
form differs depending on the selection.
The radio buttons below the Move down-stream components to section determine the resulting
configuration of the pipes and branches:-
Existing – Components are inserted at the split position in the currently selected branch.
New Pipe - Components downstream of the split are inserted into a new pipe in the hierarchy.
New Bran - Components downstream of the split are inserted into a new branch owned by the
current pipe.
Add CE – adds the branches related to the Current Element to the list.
Add Selected - a number of pipes can be selected in the 3D View by dragging a crossing window
across the required pipes with the cursor. The selected pipes are then added to the
list by clicking the Add Selected button.
ID Selection - this method is similar to the above. This list can be dynamically updated by picking
any pipe component. To add to the list, click the ID Selection button the branches
can then be indicated in the 3D View. When the selection is complete, the Escape
key is pressed to end selection.
Clear All - click this button to clear the Branches to Split list.
This section of the form does not need to be populated if it is the intention to use the ID Split function
later in the procedure.
In this example, the ID Selected button is clicked and the pipe is indicated in the 3D View. Once the
selection is made the Escape button is used to end the selection process.
The plane can be seen in the 3D View and the positions are transposed on to the form as shown.
By default the plane is shown solid and with the dimensions of 1000mmx1000mm. The appearance and
visibility of the plane can be changed by entering an alternative size and manipulating the Fill and on/off
checkboxes.
The position of the plane can be altered by entering alternative values to those shown or by using the Nudge
arrow buttons on the form to move pane relative to Plane Direction.
In this case the Plane size has been changed to 500mm, the Fill checkbox has been unchecked and plane
has been nudged 300mm in the West direction so that the flanges are clear of the beam.
The Split Pipes into Segments option allows a single branch to be split into segments of a given length
between selected components or selected features that are adjacent to the pipe. This function does not
require the creation of a plane and is not capable of handling multiple branches.
The Split Pipe by Moving Component option allows a single branch to be split at an indicated component.
This function does not require the creation of a plane and is not capable of handling multiple branches. The
indicated component will be moved to a New Pipe or New Branch, consequently the Existing radio button
is not available.
In this example case it is the valve at the tail of PIPE /100-B-8 that has been indicated. With the New Pipe
radio button selected the results can be seen by referring to the Model Explorer as shown:-
The primary and secondary origin points allow some control over where the assembly is positioned relative
to the splitting point. One of the most common types of assembly is likely to be a set of break flanges where
the relevant points for positioning the assembly are on either flange face. In this case the primary origin point
would be defined as the leave point (upstream flange face) and the secondary origin would be defined as
being the arrive point (downstream flange face). A representation of the splitting procedure is as shown:
Further information on assembly creation is provided in the TM-1868 - AVEVA Everything3D Piping
Design Administration guide.
The Perform Commands section of the Split/Merge tab contains the following context sensitive buttons:-
Split - this is available for all three splitting options and used to invoke the splitting function
once all the settings have been made.
ID Split - this is only available when using the Split Pipes on a Plane function and allows the
branches to be split to be indicated without populating the Branches to Split list.
Flow - this adds a flow direction arrow to the 3D View to indicate which side of the split
represents the downstream components.
Click the Tools > Pipe Splitting button to display the Split
Pipe form.
In this case the pipes will be split by a flange and gasket arrangement 250mm above the panel.
Select the gasket with the G stype and click the OK button
The pipe will be split at the designated position by the selected assembly. This is also reflected by the
creation of a new pipe in the Model Explorer.
From the Merge Unit section click the One Pipe radio
button.
On a typical AVEVA E3D project it is necessary for designers to create holes in panel elements, i.e. deck
plates, grating, walls, floors, etc. Due to the implications on design integrity and cost, the hole creation
process needs to be controlled and managed.
The Piping Designer would not be able to create holes in floor plates or wall panels as these items would
have been created by another design discipline for example the Structural Department. These design items
would be held in another database for which the Piping Designer would only have read access.
A method of requesting, approving or rejecting a hole between disciplines is required; in AVEVA E3D this is
known as Hole Management.
The Piping Designer locates and sizes the hole and then makes a request for the hole to be created, usually
by the Structural designer.
For the purposes of the training we will assume that we are both the Piping Designer and the Structural
Approver so that the full workflow can be discussed.
AVEVA E3D controls and manages holes using the Hole Management application which facilitates:
Communication of hole data between disciplines including the Request and Approval processes.
Ensuring holes are only created by users with appropriate write access permissions.
Performing validation checks on managed holes and providing feedback to users on the hole
status.
Generally in AVEVA E3D projects discipline Designers do not have write access to items created by other
disciplines. For example, a Piping Designer does not have write access to Structural elements and
Structural Designers do not have write access to Piping elements.
With Hole Management, penetration holes are specified and requested by the penetrating discipline,
normally piping, HVAC, cable or equipment designers. They are approved by the penetrated discipline,
normally structural designers. For cases where a penetration is required for a steel section through a
deck/floor plate, the hole would be specified, requested and approved by the structural discipline.
The specification of a penetration hole by the relevant discipline in the appropriate Model application creates
a ‘virtual’ hole in the panel element, consisting of a FRMW and two FIXING elements. Each fixing element
has a Specification Reference (Spref) attribute that points to the hole definition in the catalogue. An
Association (ASSOC) element that references all of the hole elements is also created.
Once the ‘virtual’ hole has been created, the penetrating discipline enters the Hole Management application
and requests the hole. The owner of the panel, normally the Structural discipline, then reviews and approves
(or rejects) the hole request using the mechanism provided by the Hole Management application.
The act of approving the request creates the ‘actual’ hole as a PFIT owned by the PANE element. The Hole
Management application checks and validates the hole using the association restrictions and stores data on
the hole history and status. Only valid holes may be approved. For a structural penetration the Structural
Designer may be both the requester and approver, although specific company procedures, controlled by
DAC, may be required if the Originator and Reviewer need to be different.
Once the penetration hole has been specified and the ‘virtual’ hole created, the Hole Management
application provides a series of tasks for the Originator (Penetrating discipline) and Reviewer (Structural
discipline). These tasks are:
Request Approve
Redundant Reject
Delete Entry
There are three main workflow scenarios for the request/approval cycle that are detailed in Appendix D.
Additional information relating to the administration of Hole Management can be found in TM-1868
AVEVA Everything3D Project Design Administration.
In addition to penetration holes, the Hole Management application enables creation of non-penetration holes
in structural panels. These holes fall into two general categories:
Holes that are required, say, for access to a piece of equipment, a valve or other design item.
Holes that are created by a panel fitting, e.g. a hatch, door, window, etc.
For non-penetration managed holes that are not created by a fitting, with the exception of a User Defined
hole type, the ‘virtual’ hole is created as a single FIXING in a new FRMW, as described for penetration
holes. This fixing has a Specification Reference (Spref) attribute that points to the hole definition in the
catalogue. An Association (ASSOC) element that references all of the hole elements is also created.
Approving the hole creates a PFIT owned by the PANE.
User Defined hole shapes are created using a template and negative extrusion in a similar way as described
below for Fitting holes.
For non-penetration holes that are created by a panel fitting, the ‘virtual’ hole is created as a single FIXING
in a new FRMW. The fixing owns a Template (TMPL) element that owns a negative extrusion (NXTR) whose
vertices describe the required hole shape. The fitting is created as a FIXING element owned by the PANE
whose Spref attribute points into the catalogue to the selected fitting. An Association (ASSOC) element that
references all of the hole elements is also created. Approving the hole creates an NXTR owned by the
PANE that is a copy of the ‘virtual’ hole NXTR.
Non-penetration managed holes, of either type, may be associated with any other element in Model. The
holes have the same request/approval process as penetration holes; however, as they are created solely by
the structural discipline the Structural Designer may be both the requester and approver.
The Hole Management application, as with other applications that use associations, is passive, i.e. the user
is not alerted if a hole association is broken or invalidated. The user must enter the Hole Management
application and actively verify if the association is still valid.
The use of the application will vary from company to company. In some it may be down to the individual
Designers to request and approve holes, whilst in others it may be the discipline lead Designer, or a
designated user, who performs the tasks.
Pipe Attachment (ATTA) selected from the current piping specification, this method will allow the use of
a different attachment representation on the isometric.
Pipe Coupling (COUP) selected from the current piping specification, this method is very useful if
penetration material is needed on the piping isometric. Typical uses of this are penetration sleeves or
water tight bulkhead/deck flanges.
Pipe Attachment (ATTA) selected from a special penetration specification, this is very useful as the
current piping specification does not need a special penetration attachment.
In the Penetrate group, select the Create Penetration option from the Pipe button options list.
This will add the Marker Type options list to the form, select
ATTA. Click the OK button to confirm the settings.
The sections of the form that are available for use are:-
Hole Type
Positioning
Information
The Hole Type section of the form contains a Class options list
that enables the selection of the class of hole, i.e. Standard
Types, Piping penetration piece tables and Pipe Duct.
The Set to Minimum button resets the hole shape parameters to the minimum value(s) required to create a
valid hole, taking into account the Clearance value. In this case clicking the button would set the Diameter
back to 139mm.
The number and description of parameters in the Hole shape parameters area of the form varies
depending on the Hole type selected.
The Positioning area of the form enables an offset in the X and Y directions for the penetration hole to be
specified by entering appropriate values in the X Offset and Y Offset textboxes. This enables the
penetrating item to be eccentric to the penetration hole, which may be required in some circumstances.
The Rotation gadget enables the hole shape be rotated to align the hole in a different direction. This is only
relevant on non-circular shapes. The rotation value may be set by using the up or down arrow or by entering
a value in the textbox.
Clicking the OK button on the Hole Management – Definition form creates the FRMW and two ‘virtual’ hole
FIXING elements, one for the clearance diameter and one for the penetration hole, in the STRU whose
Purpose attribute is set to HOLE. In this case it is STRU VH-Stru in the SITE HM-Virtual-Holes.
The top level fixing is auto-numbered using the format HM-VH-nnnn, where nnnn is a four digit sequential
number starting at 0001. The secondary level fixing is auto-numbered using the format HM-VH-nnnn-SUB-
nn, where HM-VH-nnnn is the name of the top level fixing and nn is a two digit sequential number starting
at 01.
The association is created in the ASSOGP whose Purpose attribute is set to HOLE and is automatically
named using the format HM-ASSOC-nnnn, where nnnn is a four digit sequential number starting at 0001.
A penetration ATTA will be created in the pipe branch. This is shown as a grating on the piping isometric.
A fixing has been created in the database ready for creating the
hole using the Hole Association Manager form later in the
process.
The penetration flange has been placed on the underside of the panel. From the Positioning section of the
Hole Management - Definition form click the Flip Side button to reposition the penetration flange as
shown.
The diameter of the coupling is fixed by the catalogue and does not
affect the diameter of the hole to be cut in the steel. In this case the
flange diameter is 200mm so a suitable value of 220mm may be
entered in the Diameter text box.
An alternative to this would be use of one of the penetration sleeve options. Once again the Diameter would
need to be altered to suit the outside diameter of the sleeve used.
Circular Hole - Type D Symmetrical (Oval) Hole - Asymmetrical Hole – Type Rectangular Hole –
Type HO HOR Type HR
Triangular Hole – Type HT Rectangular Hole (w/ears) Circular Hole – Type D Circular Hole – Type
– Type HRM with Kicker Plate D with Sleeve
In the Penetrate group, select the Penetration Utility option from the Pipe
button options list.
Create Holes,
Merge Holes,
Modify Holes,
Utilities.
The Create Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the creation of holes one by one using
the Create Hole function; or to create all the holes for a SITE, ZONE, or PANE using the Auto Penetrate
CE button. Before either of these options is selected it may be necessary to set the clearance.
11.5.1.1 Clearance
The Clearance textbox allows a value to be entered for the clearance. This value is added to the outside
diameter of tube.
Clearance set to 0mm, the outside diameter of the tube is used for the hole in the
steel.
Clearance set to 0mm, the largest diameter of reducer is used for the hole in the
steel.
Clearance set to 0mm, the outside diameter of the tube is ignored and the flange
diameter with an allowance is used instead.
This requires the use of the AHDI reference in the Data Set of the
component in Paragon. This is not set for all flanges delivered by AVEVA.
The example shown uses a weld neck flange from the SP/DR07C spec,
(Catref /DBFWBP0LL).
The Hole Association Manager form is also displayed with the details of the newly created virtual holes.
The Merge Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows two or more exiting hole to be merged
into one virtual hole.
From the Managed Hole Utility form click the Pick Holes button. The prompt, ‘Pick Penetration to Merge:’
is displayed.
Once the penetrations have been selected, click the Merge Holes button to complete the creation. The
merged penetrations will be added to the 3D View.
The Modify Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the modification of the hole, the
management of the hole association and the deletion of penetrations.
11.5.3.1 Modify CE
Using the 3D View the penetration to be deleted can be indicated. The response to this function is
dependent upon the current status of the penetration:-
If the hole has no status, i.e. it has not been processed by the Hole Association Manager form it
will be deleted.
11.5.4 Utilities
The Utilities section of the Managed Hole Utility form facilitates the following:-
The addition to the 3D View of structural panels within the volume of the selected Pipe/HVAC
element,
The addition to the 3D View of the Pipe/HVAC elements within the volume of the selected
structural panel
From the Managed Hole Utility form, click the Add Structure button.
In this example PIPE /100-C-16 is indicated in the 3D View. The penetrated PTRU elements are added to
the 3D View.
From the Managed Hole Utility form, click the Add Pipe/HVAC button.
In this case PANE 1 belonging to SBFR EL(+)107820_TOS_PLATE is indicated in the 3D View. The
penetrating pipes are added to the 3D View.
Discipline – This specifies holes for all disciplines or for a single discipline using the
options list.
Status – This specifies holes at any status or specifies holes at a given status using
the options list.
Valid – This specifies holes in relation to their validity or all holes regardless of validity
using the options list.
Invalid – This includes the hole associations that have any bad references, invalid references or
invalid data.
The Display option is not relevant if the Current Element radio button is being used. The option will be
greyed out.
Hole information
Once the required headings have been specified the Run Report button can be used to create the report.
The Managed Hole Reports form appears, containing an Export to Excel and Print Preview link label.
Add to 3D view
Focus on Hole
Print list.
Occasionally the pipe designer may require a hole through a structural panel that is not for a pipe
penetration. This is known as a non-penetration managed hole. The requested hole will then be controlled
using the Hole Association Manager form.
Free Holes are standard hole shapes, some of which include sleeves or kicker plates. In addition to these is
a User Defined shape. This option is also available in other Model disciplines, i.e. HVAC, STRUCTURES
etc.
Once the Penetrated Object and the Hole Type has been determined clicking the Apply button will display
the Hole Management – Free Hole Definition form.
The default hole location is the pick position from the penetration item selection. This default position may be
subsequently changed using the X Offset and Y Offset textboxes.
Hole Definition – to define the shape, size, position and rotation of the hole.
Associated Elements – to define the element(s) the hole is to be associated with, e.g. items of
equipment, valve handles etc.
Alternatively, clicking the Align in X or Align in Y link labels displays the prompt ‘Align Hole to picked
position’ and activates the Positioning Control toolbar. Any position, using any of the positioning control
options can be indicated to align the hole with in the specified direction. The X Offset or Y Offset values are
changed automatically to reflect the picked position.
Clicking the button displays the prompt ‘Pick a face on the penetrated object’. A new hole position
may be picked on the panel using the cursor. The X Offset and Y Offset values are updated accordingly.
The Rotation textbox enables the rotation around the Z axis of the hole to be specified either by entering a
value in the textbox or using the up or down arrows to change the angle in 5° increments.
Having specified all of the requirements for the hole, clicking the Apply button on the Hole Management –
Free Hole Definition form will create the ‘virtual’ hole.
The hole must be requested and approved using the Hole Association Manager form, covered in the
following section.
In order to inform the structural department that a hole is required the hole needs to be requested using the
Hole Association Manager form. This form is opened by clicking the Manage Holes button on Hole
Management Utility form, or in the Penetrate group, selecting the Hole Manager option from the Holes
button options list.
This section allows the filtering of the Managed Holes to be displayed on the Hole Association Manager
form.
Discipline – This specifies holes for all disciplines or for a single discipline using
the options list.
Status – This specifies holes at any status or specifies holes at a single status
using the options list.
Claimed – This specifies holes in relation to their claimed state using the options
list.
Valid – This specifies holes in relation to their validity or all holes regardless of
validity using the options list.
Invalid – This includes the hole associations that have any bad references, invalid references or
invalid data.
The Display option is not relevant if the Current Element radio button is being used. The option will be
greyed out.
The Apply Filter link label refreshes the form according to the element and filtering options selected.
For instance, navigate to a PANEL element in the Model Explorer and select the Current Element radio
button. From the Discipline options list select Piping and click the Apply Filter link label. This will result in
only pipe elements that penetrate the single structural panel being displayed.
Alternatively selecting the List of Elements radio button will activate the Elements to Manage section of
the form. This allows a more specific approach regarding which structural panels to filter on.
Alternatively clicking the Reset link label will populate the list with the CE only.
The Show Tags checkbox is an aid to identify the selected hole association in the 3D View.
The Hole Associations list has several options available from the right
click menu:-
Add to 3D View – this adds the virtual hole, penetrated item and
penetrating item to the 3D View.
From the Hole Associations list, select the item required and
from the right click menu select Validate.
The Hole Management form is now displayed. The top of the form shows the List of Holes detailing similar
information to the previous Hole Associations list..
Hole validation
results
Hole History
Originator Tasks
Reviewer Tasks
In this case the pipe designer is the creator of the hole and initially only the Originator Tasks of Request
and Delete Entry are available for use. The options that are available are dependent upon the current status
of the hole.
Click the Request link label. A Confirm form appears asking ‘Do you really want to change the status to
REQUESTED?’ click the Yes button.
The history of the hole can now be seen in the Hole History section of the form.
The request process has claimed the hole association which will prevent any further modification by the
reviewing discipline. To overcome this a Save/Unclaim option is available from the right click menu.
This is the same functionality as the standard Savework and Unclaim functionality used throughout
AVEVA E3D. It has been added to the right click options to improve the workflow for this procedure.
The approval of the hole by the reviewing discipline will result in the Status and Valid columns being update
in the Hole Associations list and the hole being added to the panel.
Use the Add Pipe/HVAC button on the Managed Hole Utility form to add the pipes to the 3D
View.
Use the Copy Element With Offset function to copy PIPE /80-B-7 250mm in the Y direction.
Use the Create Penetration form for PIPE /100-C-17 to create a penetration From Pipe Spec
using an ATTA. Use the Circular Hole – Type D type with a clearance of 75mm.
Use the Create Penetration form for PIPE /100-C-16 to create a penetration from the
Penetrations specification. Use the Circular Hole – Type D with Kicker Plate type with a
clearance of 75mm.
Use the Managed Hole Utility form to set a clearance value of 50mm and with Panel element
selected use the Auto Penetrate CE button.
Use the Managed Hole Utility form to merge the holes for PIPE /80-B-7 and the copy. Use the
Modify CE button to create a Rectangular Hole – Type HR with a Width of 450mm, Height of
200mm and Radius of 100mm.
Use Hole Association Manager form to Validate and Approve the holes.
The following exercise will cover below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following:-
Complete the routing of PIPE /100-B-8 by adding the BRAN /100-B-8/B2 as shown. Ensure that slip-on
and weld neck flanges have been used appropriately.
Create Pipe /250-B-5 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:-
Connected to /E1301/N3
Suggestion:-
ELBO 2 of Branch B1 should be positioned using the Through tab of the Move form.
Suggestion:-
As before, the Move form can be used to position the elbows to the explicit positions. The components from
the elbow to the gate valve of Branch1 and the components of Branch 2 are positioned fitting to fitting.
Consequently the tail positions are determined by the components’ overall dimensions.
The globe valve belonging to BRANCH B2 is selected from the HOLD specification.
During preliminary routing a HOLD or Valve/Instrument specification can be used to select inline
components not available in the current pipe specification. This allows the components which have
preliminary information to be included in the route. The HOLD specification is used during this training
course to demonstrate this functionality, see also PIPE /50-B-9.
Direction = W
Position:-
W 303000
N 309280
Suggestions:-
Branch B2 Head Details:-
Use Model Editor to determine the height of
ELBO4 in relation to the STRU /PIPERACK Connected to tail of BRANCH /80-B-14/B2
belonging to SITE /SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01.
Branch B2 Tail Details:-
This will need to be repeated for BRAN /80-B-14/B2 unless the error was corrected manually.
N 308830
Tail Details:-
Connected to /E1301/NS1
Suggestions:-
Use Model Editor to determine the correct height at the head of the branch in relation to the STRU
/PIPERACK belonging to SITE /SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01.
The Control Set 1 assembly can be used for the downstream valve arrangement. The height of the tee can
be set using the Drag Move form, providing the assembly is moved away from ELBO3 first using the Model
Editor.
This will require the addition of two elbows. The head position
can then be determined by locking the West and North
positions and picking the leave of the second elbow as a
reference position. The elbows can then be deleted.
Direction = W
Position:-
W 303000
N 308080
Connected to /C1106/N6
Connected to /P1502A/N2
Connected to /P1501B/N2
Suggestions:-
The control set in this pipe does not use the assembly. The
components will need to be created using a combination of
the A3B and HOLD specifications.
Complete the route of Pipe /40-B-10 that was created earlier in this training guide.
Suggestions:-
12 Data Consistency
The data consistency checking utility, available within the Piping application, checks the design for
occurrences of the following types of error.
Angular Alignment - Checks that components which are to be connected together are aligned in the same
direction:
The ratio of the offset to the projected distance between the p-arrive and p-leave p-points
(equivalent to the tangent of the angle parameter).
In this case the Tube value is set to 50mm which will be used for all
sizes.
The report comprises a header, giving the date and time, followed by an itemised list of the elements being
checked, together with numbered diagnostic messages describing any potential problems.
With experience, the user will be able to identify which messages indicate errors which must be corrected,
and which are merely warnings of potential problems.
A full list of the data consistency diagnostic messages, each identified by a reference number can be
found in the Model Reference Manual of the AVEVA Everything3D Help.
As an example, a Pipe to Pipe connection, and some of the messages which might result will be considered.
The connection as shown is a valid one. If any of the connection types were changed, the following
messages may be witnessed:
The connection types GBD-FBD in this example must be listed as compatible in the COCO tables.
E730 LEAVE CONNECTION TYPE (of the Flange) NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TCONN
The connection types FBD-GBD in this example must be listed as compatible in the COCO tables.
The following examples explain the significance of some of the messages that user might be witnessed
during this training course:
The Head reference should only be unset (i.e. zero) if the Head Connection Type HCONN is set to
OPEN, VENT, CLOS or DRAN.
This error would result from the deletion of a component, such as a Nozzle, to which the Head of the
Branch was originally connected.
The Head is connected to an element that does not refer back to the Branch. This can occur when
the Head of a Branch is connected to another Branch, implying that a Tee should be placed
somewhere along the second Branch. The error can also occur when two or more branches are
inadvertently connected to the same terminal.
If the Head is connected to a terminal, such as a Nozzle or Tee, then the direction HDIR should
always be identical to that of the appropriate p–point of the terminal.
If the Head is connected to a terminal, such as a Nozzle or Tee, then the position HPOS should
always be identical to that of the appropriate p–point of the terminal.
If the Head is connected to a terminal, such as a Nozzle or Tee, then the connection type HCONN
should always be identical to that of the appropriate p–point of the terminal.
There is more than 1mm of tube between the Head and the p–arrive of the first Component (or the
Tail), but HSTUBE is unset.
This may occur if part of the Catalogue has been deleted or if the CATREF is unset.
The bore of any tube leading from the Head, determined from the Catalogue, should always be
identical to HBORE.
The connection type of any tube leading from the Head, determined from the Catalogue, should be
compatible with HCONN.
This error would occur if, i.e., the Insulation Specification pointed to by ISPEC had been deleted.
The Tail reference should only be unset (i.e. zero) if the Tail connection type TCONN is set to
OPEN, VENT, CLOS or DRAN.
The distance between the Head position, HPOS, and the Tail position, TPOS, is greater than zero
and less than the specified minimum tube length (default: 100mm).
Either the Head position, HPOS, does not lie at a positive distance along the line through TPOS in
the direction TDIR or the Tail position, TPOS, does not lie at a positive distance along the line
through HPOS in the direction HDIR.
When there are no components on the branch, the Head bore, HBORE, should be identical to the
Tail bore, TBORE.
This implies that the Head is connected directly to the Tail with no Tube or piping components in
between; hence the Head connection type, HCONN, must be compatible with the Tail connection
type, TCONN.
These are applicable to any component, regardless of its position in the network:
This probably means that the user has forgotten to choose the piping component correctly.
Multi–way Components may be left unconnected only if the connection type of the relevant p–point
is OPEN, CLOS, VENT, DRAN or NULL.
This may occur if the Branch which is pointed to by the CONN reference has been deleted.
This may occur if the Branch which is pointed to by the CONN reference has been reconnected to
another terminal.
D400 ARRIVE TUBE LESS THAN TUBE MINIMUM. ACTUAL TUBE LENGTH IS ...
The distance between the arrive p–point of this component and the leave p–point of the previous
component (or Head) is greater than zero and less than the specified minimum tube length (default:
100mm).
The position and direction of the arrive p–point of this component are not correct with respect to the
leave p–point of the previous component (or Head). The error could be caused by incorrect
positioning of this component, the previous component (or Head) or both.
The bore of the arrive p–point of this component is not equal to the bore of the preceding tube or, if
this component is not preceded by tube, to the bore of the leave p–point of the previous component
(or HBORE).
The connection type of the arrive p–point of this component is not compatible with the preceding
tube or, if this component is not preceded by tube, to the connection type of the leave p–point of the
previous component (or HCONN).
The bore of the leave p–point of this Component is not the same as the bore of the tube following
the Component.
D610 LEAVE CONNECTION TYPE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CONNECTION TYPE OF LSTUBE
The connection type of the leave p–point of this Component is not compatible with the tube following
the component.
E700 LEAVE TUBE LESS THAN TUBE MINIMUM. ACTUAL TUBE LENGTH IS ...
The distance between the leave p–point of the current component and the tail position, TPOS, is
greater than zero and less than the specified minimum tube length (default: 100mm).
The position and direction of the leave p–point of this component are not correct with respect to the
position, TPOS, and direction, TDIR, of the tail. The error could be caused by incorrect positioning
of this component, the Tail, or both.
The bore of the leave p–point of this component is not the same as the tail bore, TBORE.
The connection type of the leave p–point of this component is not compatible with the tail connection
type TCONN.
The Piping Specification has a range of angles for bends and elbows, the specified elbow falls out of
the angle range.
Indicates that a Drain may be required at the low point of the Branch.
Indicates that a Vent may be required at the high point of the Branch.
Indicates that the Pipe Wall Thickness across adjacent components is not the same as specified in
the Pipe Specification Wall Thickness Data Table.
The slope has been set at Pipe Branch level and the pipe is not sloped.
D930 ARRIVE SLOPE TOO STEEP, MAXIMUM SLOPE 0.3008, ACTUAL SLOPE 1.1458
The slope has been set at Pipe Branch level and the pipe is not sloped correctly.
Use the Data Consistency Check form to check some of the pipes created in Exercise 8.
The Trainer will help with the interpretation of the diagnostic messages.
13 Clash Detection
This chapter provides an overview of the clash detection functionality that is available within AVEVA E3D.
The functionality is covered in detail on another training course but the use of the form is such an integral
part of the pipe modeling workflow in AVEVA E3D that it has to be mentioned in this guide as well.
For a full description of the AVEVA E3D Clash Detection functionality refer to TM-1802 Design Utilities
training guide.
In the Common group, select the Clashes option from the Clashes button
options list to display the Clashes form.
When the form is opened it displays the information that was displayed
previously. In this case the form has not been used in the current session of
AVEVA E3D so it is empty.
Navigate to PIPE /100-B-8 and from the Clashes form click the Check CE link label.
Alternatively, if the form is not open navigate to the element to be checked and
in the Common group, select the Check CE option from the Clashes button
options list.
The form displays a list of the Clashes on the relevant tab and the graphical representation of the currently
selected clash in a 3D View. Selecting the clashes in the list will update the 3D View accordingly. By default
the colour for the Clash Item is bright red and the Obstruction is tomato. These values can be changed via
the Options tab if necessary.
It can be seen from the clashes that are being reported that this pipe needs to be modified to overcome the
obstructions.
AVEVA E3D piping promotes the philosophy of check and modification before the Production Information is
created and distributed. This can be easily illustrated by a simple flow diagram showing how the process of
Design Check, Clash Check and Modify may be repeated until all aspects have been satisfied.
Clash check as many of the pipes created in Exercise 8 as possible in the time permitted. It maybe
necessary to add element :WALKWAY /AREA01-WALKWAYS to the Exclusions list on the
Obstructions/Exclusions tab of the Clashes form. This is achieved by selecting the element in
the Model Explorer and clicking the Add button when the options list is set to Current Element.
14 Design Checker
The Design Checker utility allows design consistency checks, written as macros, to be added quickly and
easily to Model. Some simple design checks are supplied by AVEVA as part of the installation. These will be
expanded upon over time.
Standard reporting, to screen and file, of the results of a model consistency check.
The ability to add new checking functions tailored to the working practices employed by the
company or project.
Navigation to the elements that have failed the checks directly from the form.
Additional checks required by the user can be added to the standard consistency checks provided by
AVEVA. A check is a macro function which tests selected elements in the database, and reports back to the
Checker Results form whether the element has passed or failed the tests.
As mentioned above the Design Checker is a separate install to E3D. The following Warning form is
displayed if the Design Checker is not installed and the Checker form will have no Classes or Groups.
If the Design Checker has been installed the form will appear as
shown.
When the Checker form is initially displayed, the Check Items list will be empty.
The Check Items list of the Checker form allows the specification of which elements are to be checked.
The Checks pane allows the selection of one or more check functions to be applied to those elements.
To add elements to the Check Items list, click Add and select an option from the drop-down menu.
To remove items from the Check Items list, click Remove and select an option from the drop-down menu.
Remove only becomes active when the Check Items list is populated.
To make it easier to interpret the check results, the elements can be highlighted in the 3D View.
To highlight items in the 3D View, click Highlight and select an option from the drop-down menu.
Highlight only becomes active when the Check Items list is populated.
Passed Passed is an On/Off toggle. When on, shown by a tick on the menu, all elements
which pass subsequent checks will be highlighted.
Failed Failed is an On/Off toggle. When on, shown by a tick on the menu, all elements
which fail subsequent checks will be highlighted.
Colours > Passed Displays the Passed Colour form, when Passed is activated on the menu,
allowing the selection of a highlight colour for elements that pass the check.
Colours > Failed Displays the Failed Colour form, when Failed is activated on the menu, allowing
the selection of a highlight colour for elements that fail the check.
Clear > Selection
Allows the selected element to be cleared.
Clear > All
Allows all elements to be cleared.
Selecting the required class of checks from the Classes options list will automatically update the Groups
options.
Selecting the required group of checks from the Groups options list will automatically update the Checks list
to show all individual checks applicable to the chosen class and group.
From the Checks list, select one or more checks that are to be performed on the elements in the Check
Items list. The checks are performed by clicking the Check button on the form.
Passed
Failed
The Drain Low Points check for all pipes owned by ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01.
For information relating to the administration of the Design Checker utility refer to Appendix - E
15 Production Checks
The Production Checks functionality allows pipe pieces and pipe spools to be checked in order to bring
them to production readiness in accordance with the user defined fabrication machines. The fabrication
checks are run against the criteria set against the fabrication machines. These are currently limited to pipe
bending and automatic flange welding machines.
The Production Checks method can be considered as an alternative to the Spool module. For further
information relating to Spool refer to TM-1851 AVEVA Everything3D Spooler training guide.
For the purposes of this chapter PIPE /40-B-10 will be modified to include
bends and extra flanges and PIPE /40-B-20 will be added. To do this on
the Tools tab, in the Training group click the Setup button to display the
Training Setup form. From the Piping tab in the Extras section, check
the Production Checks Update – Chapter15 checkbox and click the
Apply button.
15.1 Definitions
The Production Checks functionality frequently refers to sections of the pipe as Pipe Spools and Pipe
Pieces. As a result, this terminology needs to be understood.
Production checks are performed in accordance with the fabrication machines that are selected using the
options below the Setup Production Checks section of the Pipe Production Checks form.
The system checks the pipe pieces against the bending and flange welding machines that are nominated in
the default list. This allows the system to identify and assign the fabrication machines.
Checking the Include End Excess check box, will result in the system automatically adding excess pipe
material to the end of the pipe piece if needed. Checking the Include Feed Excess check box, will result in
the system adding feed excess to the pipe piece if needed.
End and feed excesses are the additional material quantities required by the bending machine to bend the
pipe. This is required for the clamp and loading length of the selected machine and will eventually become
waste. The customer will decide the standard approach for this setting which will be applicable to all users.
For instance it may be a requirement for the user to have these boxes unchecked. This will require the user
to evaluate the route and fitting positions if an excess is required.
Auto-naming enables the automatic naming of new spools during generation. Consequently this needs to be
set up prior to the use of the Generate Spools link label. When selected, each newly created spool will be
automatically named using the auto-naming rules. If auto-naming is turned off then spools will be given
default names (Spool1, Spool2...).
The auto-naming of pipe spools is already set up for the Training project.
The Generate Spools link label will create a single PSLIST element which
owns the PSPOOL (pipe spools) elements and PPLIST elements(s) which
own the PPIECE (pipe piece) elements.
If there is a requirement to subsequently create bending machine NC data, it is recommended that the pipe
pieces are auto-named to aid recognition later. It is best for this to be performed at this stage.
The Pipe Production Checks form now displays the Pipe Spools etc. The form has four new sections that
allow control of the different aspects of the production checks on the pipe and spool level.
Tasks for Spool - this section shows tasks that are related
to the currently selected spool and include:-
15.3.1 Validation
When the checks have been performed the Pipe Spools section displays the results of the check for each
spool. There are three possible production status values:-
Valid for production The spool had already been validated so was not rechecked.
The lower part of the form shows the result for each pipe
piece of the selected spool. A Pipe Piece list shows the
production check results per piece, and each piece has one
of the three status values associated with it.
The Detailed Results information may be expanded to display more information by clicking on the fold-up
panel button.
The production information for the pipe piece can also be modified. This is done by clicking the Modify
Production Information link label.
This is used to change the fabrication machines, and also modify the end and feed excess.
An example where this could be used is if the feed excess has to be longer than the clamp length in
order for the pipe to be placed in a saw for removal of the excess.
To change or assign a bending machine or flange welding machine select the appropriate link label. If no
machine is associated with the pipe piece then the Change Bending/Welding Machine link label will read
Assign Bending/Welding Machine.
If the tube is straight then there are no bending machine options. If there are no pre welded flanges then
there will be no flange welding machine options.
In the current Training project there is only one machine that is capable of bending the selected pipe
piece.
Select the required machine and then click the Apply button. To cancel any changes and go back to the
previous screen, click the Back button.
After selecting a new machine click the Accept Changes link label at the
bottom of the panel.
The production information assigned to the pipe piece of a spool can be viewed without having to go through
the validation process.
To do this click View Production Information link label from either the Pipe Tasks or Spool Tasks
sections of the form.
If the link label from Pipe Tasks section is selected, the resulting form will display all of the spools for
selection, as shown. If the link label from the Spool Tasks section is used then only the production
information for that spool is available.
The Remove Fabrication Information link label from the Pipe Tasks section will delete all production data
by removing the PSLIST (Pipe Spool List) and the PPLIST (Pipe Piece List) from the pipe.
The Pipe Production Checks alert form is displayed asking ‘Are you sure you want to remove all pipe
spools and pipe pieces associated with the pipe?’ click the Yes button to remove or the No button to
cancel.
The information for Spool Generation and Validation can be saved to file using the Save button or printed
using the Print button.
The use of the option from the Training Setup form at the start of this chapter added PIPE /40-B-
20 to the model. Use the Production Checks form to verify this pipe. There are several errors with
this pipe that will need to be remedied before the pipe will successfully validate.
Make the changes in Model to ensure all spools validate successfully for PIPE /40-B-20.
/200-B-4
/100-B-8
/100-B-2
/80-B-14
/250-B-5
/80-B-7
16 Creating Isometrics
Detail Isometric production is the subject of another course. However, since it is likely to be a requirement of
the piping designer, the basic techniques, of what is a simple operation are covered here.
Before the creation of Isometric plots the pipes should be free from clashes and data consistency errors.
Unlike the pipe sketch functions the creation of Isometrics does not require the pipes to have been
processed by the Pipe Production Checks utility.
For further information relating to the use of the Isodraft module and its administration refer to TM-1873
AVEVA Everything3D Isodraft Administration.
Prior to the creation of the isometrics it may be necessary to split the pipes into logical section using the
Spool module. Refer to TM-1851 AVEVA Everything3D Spooler for details.
Create Pipe and System Isometrics for the pipes created in the previous chapters.
The following chapter deals with the creation of pipe sketches that are required as an output in order to
fabricate the spools prior to installation. The sketches include dimensions and scale drawings of a pipe spool
along with tables of relevant manufacturing information.
Using the AVEVA E3D Automatic Drawing Production (ADP), pipe sketches can be produced automatically
using pipes that have been validated by the Pipe Production Checks utility in the Model application. This is
performed using the Draw module of AVEVA E3D.
On the Project tab, select the Modules option and click the Draw tile access the Draw module
A default screen layout will be displayed comprising the Microsoft® Office Fluent™–based user interface
and an Active Properties and Properties forms.
On the Tools tab, in the Explorers group, click the Draw Explorer and Model Explorer buttons to display
the Draw Explorer and Model Explorer respectively.
In order for the pipes sketches to be stored an owning Registry (REGI) must be selected using the form, as
shown later. It may be necessary to create the Registry and name it according to the area or system being
sketched to aid navigation at a later date.
To create the pipe sketches, navigate to the correct position in the Model Explorer, i.e. Zone or Pipe. A list
of spools can then be obtained for the CE. On the Auto tab, in the Create group, click the Pipe Sketches
button to display the Pipe Sketches form. Failure to navigate to the correct type of element will result in an
Error form being displayed.
Search Results
This is the name of the root design element, and must be either a zone or a pipe. The textbox can be
populated using the CE button or by typing in the name.
All or Part of the spool name Include spools with names matching the text the user enters, either
wholly or partially.
Production Status This offers three options via an options list, Any, Valid, and Not
Valid.
Sketch Status This offers three options via an options list, Any, Created and Not
Created.
Valid TRUE or FALSE, depending on whether the pipe spool has been validated in Model
using the Pipe Production Checks form.
Sketch If the sketch has been created this field displays the name of the resulting drawing, if the
sketch has not yet been created this field displays FALSE.
Drawn This field gives the date that the drawing was created. If no drawing exists the field will
display ---. If the search finds more than one drawing then it will display the number of times
the drawing has been created, i.e. 2 times, 3 times etc.
The Search Results list also has a right click menu with
following options:-
The Print Sketch and Delete Sketch options are inactive until the pipe sketch has been created.
Log File The system records the progress of the creation process as text that is written to a file.
This field shows the file name the system will write to. The system overwrites the file if it
has already been used.
Slip on flanges have a flange offset value, this is the distance from the flange face to the end of the tube. For
the FLOF flanges used in the SP/DR07C spec this value is calculated using the wall thickness parameter.
The example below shows P1 would have a PDIST of 0 and P2 a PDIST of the Pipe Wall Thickness + 2mm
(PWALLT(1) + 2mm).
Therefore with the P2 PDIST value being (PWALLT(1) + 2mm) for a 100NB pipe with a wall thickness of
3.18mm the flange offset will be 3.18 + 2mm = 5.18 mm
Also the flange offset (distance between flange face and tube end) can be
checked This is the Fitlength Pseudo Attribute while at the flange level.
Flanges which require the end of the tube to be flared, deformed to form the raised face, need to have
additional material to allow for the deformation process. This extra tube is the flange allowance. The value of
the flange allowance is calculated using the Pipe Data Table (PDATAB). The PDATAB contains a flange
allowance parameter field which allows an expression to be added for each bore size. i.e. (10* ATTRIB
PWALLT(1)), the PDATAB holds a reference to the Wall thickness table (WTHTAB)
Consider the illustration shown below, if the wall thickness is 3.18 mm the flange allowance value would be
10 x 3/18 = 31.8 mm.
The loose attribute on the flange will be automatically set to true. This can be
checked by viewing the Loose Attribute while at the flange level.
The impact of this can then be seen in Isodraft on the dimensioned view and material list. Also there will be
no welds in the Weld Table for the loose flanges.
Q SCHED/ULE Piping Schedule taken from the associated wall thickness table
This allows the identification of features with which to align the handle in the
Align with Feature…
selected direction. The selection being displaced is moved in the selected
direction until the handle is aligned.
Snap to Point… This allows the identification of features with which to snap the selection to.
The selected direction has not relevance to the actual displacement.
Cancel
This closes the right click menu.
The following options are available from the Move Handle option:-
Enter Value…
Snap to Point…
These options behave in the same manner as those described previously, but only to reposition the handle
as opposed to the selection.
The following options are available from the rotational handle menu
Align with Direction… This allows the identification of features, usually ppoints. The handle will
then be directed to the same direction as the selected feature.
The following options are available from the Rotate Handle option:-
Enter Value…
Orient to Point…
Align with…
With the exception of To World, these options behave in the same manner as those described previously,
but only to rotate the handle as opposed to the selection.
The following options are available from the Pipe Editing handle menu:-
This allows the identification of features with which to align the handle in the
Align with Feature…
selected direction. The selection being displaced is moved in the selected
direction until the handle is aligned.
The following options are available on the Extend Route handle before a drag.
Distance From Origin… This also presents the Explicit Distance form which allows an absolute
distance value to be entered from the previous component’s origin.
Extend Through Feature… This allows identification of features with which to align, along the selected
routing direction.
This sets the mode. When selected, no slope will be applied to the pipe leg
No Slope
when the handle is dragged.
Orient To Point… This directs the handle directly to a point feature or rotates about the vertical
axis maintaining horizontal offset when a linear feature is identified.
Align with Direction… This allows the identification of features, usually ppoints. The handle will
then be directed to the same direction as the selected feature.
This allows the selection of the type of component that is created by the
Component Choice
Quick Pipe Router when a change in direction occurs. The component can
be set to either Use Elbows or Use Bends.
This allows the selection of the format for display of the distance feedback.
This can be set to either Offset (offset from the handle’s original position),
Distance Feedback Leg Length (distance from the previous change in direction), or From
Origin (distance from the previous component’s origin). The D 'hotkey' can
be used to cycle through the options.
Show Rotation Handles
This toggles the display of the Rotation Handles.
Cancel
This closes the right click menu.
The following options are only available when the branch has a Slope Ref set that defines the angle of the
slope:-
Normal to Feature This allows the identification of features with which to align the handle whilst
allowing for the currently set slope.
Default Slope Up The slopes the resulting pipe up in accordance with the slope ref value when
the handle is dragged.
The slopes the resulting pipe down in accordance with the slope ref value
Default Slope Down
when the handle is dragged.
There are two additional options available when the branch has a slope ref
set. Show True Length (shows the feedback as a value along the axis of
Distance Feedback
the sloping leg) and Show Orthogonal Length (shows the values as
horizontal and vertical components)
The following options are available on the Extend Route handle on completion of a drag, i.e. when the right
mouse button has been used to drag the handle and no special actions are active.
The following options are available when Feature Highlighting is active and the identified feature is the
opposing Route handle.
There are two addition options available on the Rotational handle before a drag
Intersect with Line This allows the direction to be defined from the intersection between the
direction of a selected feature and the plane of the rotation.
Insulation can be added at pipeline or branch level, AVEVA E3D controls the insulation from the insulation
specification that is created in the Paragon module.
Once this information exists against a routed pipe the insulation can be displayed. On the 3D View tab, in
the Settings group, click the Graphics button to display the Graphics Settings form. The Representation
tab contains an Insulation Visibility / Translucency options list allowing the translucency of the insulation to
be set.
Sometimes insulation may not be required over the total length of the branch, for example the section of a
pipe upstream of a feature may not require insulation. The insulation can be terminated at a component in
the pipe by setting the components Insulation Specification attribute (Ispec) to Nulref. This will remove
the insulation from the component and the implied pipe downstream of the component. The insulation can
be removed from further components in the pipe if required, using the same method.
In this example insulation has been added to PIPE /100-C-16. The insulation is to be removed from the
branch above the penetration through STRU /EQUIP_SUPPORT.
Navigate to the ATTA and from the right mouse button context sensitive menu select Attributes… Set the
Spkbrk attribute to True by clicking the check box.
The gaps in insulation can also be seen on the isometric produced for the pipe. The gaps in the dashed line
show the areas where the insulation was removed.
The Branch contains a pseudo attribute of INLENGTH that can be reported on.
A tracing specification is required for pipelines that may need some form of heating i.e. fresh water pipelines
exposed to the elements. This specification is set up from the Paragon module.
If a piping isometric is produced the tracing on the pipe will be shown as a chain-dotted line.
The Branch contains a pseudo attribute of TRLENGTH that can be reported on.
In this workflow the Originator creates the ‘virtual’ hole and then either requests it or deletes the entry.
Once requested, the Originator may cancel the request and delete the entry prior to it being reviewed.
If requested and not cancelled or deleted, the Reviewer checks the hole details and, if OK, approves the
hole, thereby creating the ‘actual’ hole.
If the Reviewer rejects the hole then the Originator can either modify the ‘virtual’ hole and re-request the
hole or cancel the request and delete the entry.
In this workflow the ‘actual’ hole has been created. The Originator decides that the hole is now redundant
and sets its status to Redundant.
Before the Originator can delete the entry the Reviewer must agree that the hole is redundant.
In this workflow the ‘actual’ hole has been created. The Reviewer, possibly due to changed conditions,
decides to reject the hole. The Originator has the option to:
Modify the hole and re-request it, whereby it will go through the normal review and approval cycle.
Cancel the request, in which case the ‘virtual’ hole details remain
•Delete the entry, in which case the entire hole is deleted and the ‘virtual’ hole and association
deleted. The ‘actual’ hole is deleted and the panel restored to its original state.
The Design Checker chapter of this training guide showed how the form can be used to perform various
checks of the Model data. This appendix has been added to illustrate how the checks themselves are
constructed to enhance the understanding of the utility.
The creation and modification of the checks is normally an administrative function. Consequently a
piping design user will only be allowed to view the information.
On the Admin tab, in the Data Checker group, click the Config
button to display the Data Checker Configuration form.
The detail of the Vent High Points check used in the worked
example of the Design Checker chapter is selected in a similar
fashion to how the check is selected from the Checker form:
This updates the information at the bottom of the form listing the
Name, Description and Function of the selected check.
If there are any rules that can be modified the Edit Rule
Data button is active.
Clicking Edit Rule Data button will open the following form.
From the information on the form it can be seen that the Vent High Points check covers the following:
Will show all High Points (un-ticked shows just the highest point)
If the Drain Low Points check is selected from the Checks options list the form will display that it can only
be used to check a pipe between 15 - 50mm N.B. when the Fluid Reference is set to /FRESH-WATER.
The detail of the Valve Stem Orientation check that was used in
the exercise of the Design Checker chapter is as follows:
The check indicates that with the exception of Sea Water a valve
stem can be rotated from the vertical between 0 and 45deg. In the
case of Sea Water the Valve Stem must always be vertical.
The training guide has shown how it is possible to obtain Bending Machine data in the form of bending
programs on pipe sketches. In additional to this there is often a requirement to be able to output this
information in file format for numerous pipe pieces. This is achieved using the Fabrication NC Reports
form.
To access the form the CE must be a Site, Zone, Pipe, Pipe Spool List (PSLIST), Pipe Spool (PSPOOL),
Pipe Piece List (PPLIST), or a Pipe Piece (PPIECE).
The appearance of the form assumes that the Pipe Pieces have been named as described in section
15.2.5. Auto-naming at this stage in the work flow will require the pipes to be validated a second time.
Once the file name has been selected the information can be output to the file using the Create Report
button.
For example to search for pipes of 80 to 150 nominal bore, enter a range
of 80 to 150 and click the Search button.
Alternatively, entering a single pipe size in both fields will result in only
pipes of that bore appearing.
F.2 – NC Outputs
The pipe must have been through Production Checks process to have a pipe piece list and
member pipe pieces.
If the first two criteria are not satisfied the pipe pieces will not be shown on the form.
If the last two criteria are not satisfied the pipe pieces will appear on the form but the output created will
indicate that the criteria have not been satisfied.
If the pipe piece needs to be validated the grid will indicate this with a FALSE entry in the Valid column and
the Bending Machine column will have an Unset value.
Alternatively, if the pipe piece has been validated but the bend has been designated as a ‘manual’ bend the
grid will be indicate this with a TRUE entry in the Valid column, but the Bending Machine will again be
Unset.
Clicking the Browse button allows navigation to the desired location and entering of the file name. Click the
Save button to confirm the file name and location.
Another Confirm form will inform that the file has been
created and ask whether it is to be viewed on screen. Click
the Yes button to view the file.