Module 16
Piping Spools
Training Manual
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Contents
Session ..............................................................1-1
Introduction ....................................................................................................1-1 Objectives....................................................................................................1-1 Must Know Points........................................................................................1-1 The Scope of the Guide...............................................................................1-1 Learning to Use SPOOLER.........................................................................1-2 Further Training in PDMS............................................................................1-2 Some Terminology ......................................................................................1-2 How the Manual is Organised .....................................................................1-3 Terms and Conventions ..............................................................................1-4 Instruction Terms.........................................................................................1-4 Conventions.................................................................................................1-5
Session
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What PDMS SPOOLER Offers You...............................................................2-1 Pipework Spooling.......................................................................................2-1 Database Usage..........................................................................................2-2 3D Graphics.................................................................................................2-2 Numbering ...................................................................................................2-2 Naming ........................................................................................................2-2 Spooling Volume Calculation ......................................................................2-2 Drawing Output............................................................................................2-3
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Controlling SPOOLER ...................................................................................3-1 Starting a SPOOLER Session .....................................................................3-1 NT 4.0 Application Screen...........................................................................3-3 UNIX Application Screen .............................................................................3-4 Using the Mouse..........................................................................................3-4 Using Menus................................................................................................3-5 Using the Tool Bar Icon Buttons..................................................................3-5 Tool Tips......................................................................................................3-5 The 3D View Window ..................................................................................3-6 The Status Bar.............................................................................................3-6 Using Forms and their Controls...................................................................3-6 Radio Buttons ..............................................................................................3-7 Check Boxes (Toggle Buttons)....................................................................3-7
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Using Text Boxes ........................................................................................ 3-8 Drop-Down Lists (Option Buttons) .............................................................. 3-8 Using Scrollable Lists.................................................................................. 3-8 Control Buttons ........................................................................................... 3-9 Alert Forms.................................................................................................. 3-9 Accessing On-line Help............................................................................... 3-9
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Setting Up the Database Hierarchy ............................................................. 4-1 How PDMS Stores Data.............................................................................. 4-1 Creating Some Administrative Elements..................................................... 4-3
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Controlling the 3D View ................................................................................ 5-1 Setting up a 3D View Window..................................................................... 5-2 View Contents ............................................................................................. 5-2 View Limits .................................................................................................. 5-3 Type of View ............................................................................................... 5-3 Exercise continues: ..................................................................................... 5-3 Manipulating the Displayed View ................................................................ 5-5 Exercise continues: ..................................................................................... 5-5 Saving and Restoring a View ...................................................................... 5-7 Exercise continues: ..................................................................................... 5-7
Session
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Preparing the Site for Spooling.................................................................... 6-1 Checking the Design Data .......................................................................... 6-1 Inspecting the Site....................................................................................... 6-1 Measuring the Pipe Lengths ....................................................................... 6-3 Exercise continues: ..................................................................................... 6-3 Inserting Welds ........................................................................................... 6-5 Inserting a Weld at a Design Point.............................................................. 6-5 Separating the Header Pipe........................................................................ 6-6 Splitting a Tube with a Weld........................................................................ 6-8
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Spooling the Piping Network........................................................................ 7-1 Pipework Spooling ...................................................................................... 7-1 Spooling the Piping Network ....................................................................... 7-2 Numbering the Spool Drawing .................................................................... 7-3
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Exercise Continues:.....................................................................................7-4 Navigating Between the Databases ............................................................7-4 Exercise continues: .....................................................................................7-5 Selecting Adjacent Field Components ........................................................7-5 Exercise continues: .....................................................................................7-5
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Advanced Spooler Features .........................................................................8-1 Checking the Spool Size .............................................................................8-1 Exercise continues: .....................................................................................8-1 Selecting the Numbering Update Options ...................................................8-2 Exercise continues: .....................................................................................8-3 Changing the Shop/Field Setting.................................................................8-4 Exercise continues: .....................................................................................8-5 Forcing a Spool Break at a Joint .................................................................8-5 Forcing a Spool Break at a Specified Element Level ..................................8-6
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Outputting Spool Data...................................................................................9-1 Plotting the Spool Drawings ........................................................................9-1 Exercise continues: .....................................................................................9-1 Exercise End ...............................................................................................9-3 Isometric Drawing Contents ........................................................................9-4 Drawing Annotations ...................................................................................9-5
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Introduction
Objectives
At the end of this session you will be able to:
Create spool drawings Generate spool isometrics Understand the use of Spooler within the whole project
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Experienced PDMS users will find that the early chapters of this guide are common with PDMS Design. As such you may wish to look quickly through these sections, just carrying out the tutorial steps in Sessions 3, 4 and 5. The main part of the spooling tutorial begins in Session 6. The intention is that you should work progressively through this guide, pausing to learn about each new concept as it is introduced and carrying out the related steps in the tutorial, to reinforce the learning process. The steps that make up the exercise are numbered sequentially through the guide.
Some Terminology
As you might imagine, a program with the wide-ranging power of PDMS is necessarily large and, if you had simultaneous access to all of its features, could be rather daunting. To make the whole program easily controllable, it is subdivided into convenient functional parts. These are referred to throughout this manual by the following terms:
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Modules are subdivisions of PDMS that you use to carry out specific types of operation. This manual is concerned with the SPOOLER module, used to divide pipework networks into spools for fabrication. Applications provide interfaces to PDMS which are specific to particular disciplines. For example, the Pipework Application is used in PDMS to design the piping networks. You can switch between the different parts of the program, so that the distinctions between them become almost imperceptible, but you need to recognise which facilities are available in which applications.
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Appendix B - Reference Information Provides additional information on some aspects of the SPOOLER program and describes some special cases. Index
Instruction Terms
The following terms are used throughout this guide, to describe what action to carry out.
Term
Description Place the mouse cursor over the specified point, then quickly press and release the designated mouse button. If no button is specified always use the left-hand mouse button. Quickly click the left-hand mouse button two times over the designated object. Click on the desired element in the 3D View window, to select it. Place the mouse cursor over the specified point on the screen; then press and hold the designated mouse button move the mouse cursor to the required point. When the mouse cursor is over the required point, release the button. Type text into the specified dialogue box and the press the Enter (or Return key).
Click
Double-click
Pick
Drag
Enter
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Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this guide, to enable you to easily understand the instructions in the tutorial.
Convention The name for any control you must select is shown in Narrow Bold text; e.g. the Apply button. Menus selections are shown in Narrow Bold text with the > character used to separate the levels; e.g. Display>Drawlist - means select the Drawlist option from the Display menu. The name of any form is shown in Italic text; e.g. Spooler Members list.
Menu options
Form names
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Pipework Spooling
SPOOLER works with Spool Drawings (SPLDRGs) , which are created by selecting an interconnected network of piping components to be added to the drawing. Once you have selected the elements, the application checks that your selections form a valid piping network. Spool Drawings contain a number of complete Spool and Field elements, divided by Spool Breaks, where a SPOOL is defined as a run of piping components and tube that will be connected during fabrication and a FIELD is an individual or group of piping components that will be connected on-site during the erection phase. Spools cannot be split across Spool Drawings. Spool Breaks are normally defined by the software, when the application detects a change in the status of the Shop Flag (where the Shop Flag indicates whether the component will be included in a fabricated assembly (SHOP) or fitted during the erection phase (FIELD)). You can also force spool breaks manually, at joints where the Shop Flags are the same on all sides, and add Welds, to split pipes, in the design. By setting the SFLimit (Spool/Field Limit) attribute for a SPLDRG to either BRAN, PIPE, ZONE or SITE, a spool break will be enforced at any change at the corresponding element level.
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Database Usage
Spooler uses two databases:
Fabrication database - This contains all your spooling data. Design database - This contains all the design data for the project.
Spooler has full read/write access to the Fabrication database but has only limited access to the Design database, only being allowed to change attributes relevant to the fabrication of the pipework (e.g. specifying Field Welds).
3D Graphics
The pipework design or spooling models can be viewed at any angle or scale, including standard orthogonal and isometric views, in the 3D View windows. The windows can be set to navigation only mode, allowing you to move around the displayed model and select elements, or Design mode, to carry out actions on the model. Design mode makes use of the Event Driven Graphics (EDG) mode, which allows cursor picks to be used interactively as part of an operation, rather than just for navigation and element selection.
Numbering
Once you have defined the contents of your drawings, you can automatically number: parts, welds, spools, fields, bends and non-welded joints. The numbering always starts from one of the end spools; the start point can be changed using the Reorder facility. Part numbers can be created either across a complete spool drawing or to individual spools.
Naming
Database elements can be given unique names using the Autonaming facility. This recognises sets of rules which can be set up by a system administrator, from the Main Menu options. You can use this facility to both name new elements, as you create them, and to name existing elements, retrospectively.
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Drawing Output
Once you have defined your spool drawings, you can produce them as isometric plots, using ISODRAFT.
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Controlling SPOOLER
This chapter introduces the techniques for controlling SPOOLER using the Graphical User Interface (GUI), which you see on your screen when SPOOLER is started. To do this, we will begin the tutorial exercise by starting PDMS and entering the SPOOLER module. Important Note: PDMS can be run under either NT or some UNIX operating systems. The NT and UNIX versions have slight differences in their GUIs. This guide is based around the NT operating system, but the differences in appearance and controls/gadgets between NT and the UNIX systems are described in this chapter. It is assumed that you are already logged in to your workstation and that you know enough about its operating system to enable you to use the mouse as well as opening and manipulating windows on your computer. If not, you need to read the manuals supplied with your computer system or seek advice from your computer systems department. In order for you to follow the tutorial exercise, SPOOLER and the sample PDMS project supplied must have been correctly installed and you must have read/write access to the project databases. This procedure, which should have been carried out by your PDMS administrator as part of the product installation sequence, is beyond the scope of this guide.
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Exercise
1. Start PDMS, by either: or Typing PDMS at the command prompt on a UNIX system. Selecting PDMS from the Start menu, Programs sub-menu on an NT system.
The CADCENTRE PDMS Login form is displayed, see Figure 3-1. This form allows you to select the project, user name, database, module and loading mode you require and to enter your password.
Figure 3-1
Clicking on the down arrows beside the Project, Username and MDB fields displays a form listing the available options. Click on the required option on these forms to select it. Clicking on the down arrows beside the Module and Load from drop down list boxes displays a list of the available options. Click on the required option to select it. To enter the password, click in the Password text box, type your password and press Enter. For the tutorial project (SAM) you need to set the fields up as shown in Figure 3-1 and enter the Password PIPE. Click OK to start SPOOLER.
Exercise continues in Session 4. The windows displayed depend on your operating system NT4 or Unix (see below).
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Application Window
This window is divided into a number of sections:
Menu bar
This bar is located directly under the title bar and displays the names of the menus available in that module.
Tool bars
The tool bars are located under the menu bar and display a number of icon buttons and standard list boxes, enabling you to easily and quickly carry out commonly used tasks. The top bar is the general PDMS tool bar, this enables you to carry out a number of standard PDMS tasks. The second row is the module tool bar, the controls here enable you to carry out tasks specific to the SPOOLER module.
Status bar
This bar, across the bottom of the window, displays status information about any action that is being carried out at that moment or the current element.
Spooler Members List - This list allows you to navigate around the databases and select the current element.
Figure 3-2
NT Application Screen
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Note: To select menu options on UNIX systems you must hold the mouse button down over the required menu and drag down to the required option. Right-Hand Button: The right-hand mouse button is used to display the pop-up menu in a 3D View, known as the 3D View menu.
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Middle Button: The middle mouse button is used to manipulate a graphical view. The manipulation mode (zoom, pan or rotate) must first be selected from the right-hand button pop-up menu or by clicking the appropriate button at the left-hand side of the 3D View.
Using Menus
There can be three types of option in a pull-down or pop-up menu:
CE
Options shown as plain text: selecting one of these immediately performs that action. Options followed by three dots: selecting one of these displays a form, on which to select options, enter data, etc. Options followed by a triangular pointer: display a sub-menu, when they are highlighted, allowing you to select one of the options.
Clashes...
Reports
Throughout this guide, related selections from menus are shown in an abbreviated form using the > symbol as a separator. Thus, the sequence Utilities>Reports>Create means select Utilities from the menu bar, then select Reports from the resulting menu, then select Create from the resulting sub-menu'.
Tool Tips
The tool tips give a brief description of the role of a tool bar button, for example:
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Figure 3-3
The method of displaying tool tips varies between NT and UNIX systems. On NT systems, pausing the mouse over the tool button will display the tool tip popup. On UNIX systems, pressing and holding the left mouse button on the tool button displays the tool tip pop-up. To activate the button, simply release the mouse button.
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While you have access to a form, you may change a setting, return to the initial values, accept and act on the current data, or cancel the form without applying any changes, according to the nature of the form. This section describes how to use the principal types of controls (gadgets) that you will see on the various forms. Note: The UNIX gadgets are configurable. The examples shown in the following sections are typical of a normal set-up.
Radio Buttons
Radio buttons are used to select one from a group of options. The selection is mutually exclusive, so that selecting one option automatically deselects the others in that group.
To change the setting of a check box to its opposite state (i.e. switch it Off if it is On, or On if it is Off), position the cursor over the box and click the left-hand mouse button.
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When you first open a form which contains text-boxes, the first text-box on the form will be current and a text pointer (a vertical bar) will be displayed in the box. A text-box often contain a default entry (e.g. Unset) when first displayed. Some text-boxes will accept only text or only numeric data, entries with the wrong type of data will not be accepted.
NT Drop-down List
Clicking on the down arrow displays the list of options from which you can select the required option.
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Control Buttons
Most forms include at least one control button which is used either to enter the command option represented by the current form setting; cancel any changes you have made to the form or to close the form. The form control buttons are described in the following table.
Control Button
Description
Enters the current form settings as command inputs and closes the form. Enters the current form settings as command inputs. Cancels any changes made to the forms settings and closes the form. Cancels any changes made to the forms settings. Closes the form keeping the current settings.
Some forms contain more specific control buttons, e.g. the Add and Remove buttons on the Drawlist form.
Alert Forms
Alert forms are used to display information such as error messages and requests for confirmation of changes. You should respond by carrying out the task prompted for or by clicking on the control buttons on the form (usually an OK or Cancel button).
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Help>Contents This displays the Help window so that you can find the required topic from the hierarchical contents list. Help>Index This displays the Help window so that you can find all topics relevant to a selected keyword. Help>About This displays information about the current operating system on your computer and about the versions of PDMS and its applications to which you have access.
Pressing the F1 key at any time will display the help topic for the currently active window (equivalent to Help on Context for the current window). You are recommended to make full use of the on-line help facilities whenever you want clarification of any operations during the later steps of the exercise.
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Spooler has full access to the Fabrication database allowing you to set-up the hierarchy and add or delete elements at will. Whereas, Spooler has only limited access to the Design database, to make changes that are relevant to the fabrication of the piping.
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lower administrative levels (and their PDMS abbreviations) are Pipe (PIPE) and Branch (BRAN). Each Pipe can represent any portion of the overall piping network, but is usually used to group items with a common specification. Each Branch within a Pipe represents a single sequence of piping components running between two points known as the Branch Head and the Branch Tail. The data which defines the physical design of the individual piping components is held below Branch level. Together, these hierarchic levels give the following overall format:
Design Database
WORLD (/*)
Isodraft Database
WORLD (/*)
SITE
DEPARTMENT (ISODEP)
ZONE
REGISTRY (ISOREG)
PIPE
BRANCH
Figure 4-1
Database Hierarchies
All data is represented in the database thus: Each identifiable item of data is known as a PDMS element. Each element has a number of associated pieces of information which, together, completely define its properties. These are known as its attributes.
Every element is identified within the database structure by an automatically-allocated reference number and, optionally, by a user-specified name. Additional items of information about an element which could be stored as attribute settings include: Its type Its physical dimensions and technical specifications Its physical location and orientation in the design model Its connectivity
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Some attribute settings must be defined by you when you create a new element, others will be defined automatically by PDMS. The vertical link between two elements on adjacent levels of the database hierarchy is defined as an owner-member relationship. The element on the upper level is the owner of those elements directly linked below it. The lower level elements are members of their owning element. Each element can have many members, but it can have only one owner. When you are modifying a database (for example, when you are creating new spools or changing the settings of their attributes), you can consider yourself to be positioned at a specific point within the hierarchy. The element at this location is called the current element (often abbreviated to CE). You can navigate from any element to any other, thereby changing the current element, by following the owner-member links up and down the hierarchy. In many cases, commands which you give for modifying the attributes of an element will assume that the changes are to be applied to the current element unless you specify otherwise, so you must understand this concept and always be aware of your current position in the database hierarchy. The Spooler Members List (see Section 3.1) will always show you this information.
Exercise continues:
2. Select Department from the drop-down list on the left of the SPOOLER tool bar and click the Create button database element. . A Create form is displayed, allowing you to name the
Note: This function can also be carried out by selecting Create>Department from the main menu bar. 3. On the Create form: Click in the Name text box to select it and press the Backspace key to delete the Unset text, (the background colour changes). Type the name Spooler_Site and press the Return/Enter key, to confirm the name. Note how the system automatically adds a / prefix to the front of the name to conform to PDMS naming conventions. Click OK to create the element. Note that the new element appears in the Members list as the current element. We will now create two Registries, under Spooler_Site, by selecting Registry from the drop-down list and clicking on the Create button. Name this registry Condensate_Pumps on the Create form. Create another Registry and name it Condenser_Network.
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Navigate back to Spooler_Site, by clicking on it in the Members list, which should now look like this:
Database Hierarchy
If you cannot see the complete names you can increase the size of the members list using the Control>Resize option from the Spooler Members form menu bar.
In the next chapter we look at setting up and manipulating the model in the 3D View window.
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Figure 5-1
3D View Window
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Prompt Bar, across the top of the viewing area, which is used to display instructions
on carrying out the EDG tasks (e.g. Click on the element to add .....).
View Control Buttons down the left-hand side, which can be used to: set the view
limits to the CE; change the middle mouse manipulation mode for the view and save and restore a view of the model. The buttons are shown in the on-line help.
Information bar below the viewing window, which shows the current view direction and settings of that window, for example:
w45n35d Parallel Model Zoom indicates that: the view direction is set to half way between west and north and is looking down at an angle of 35 (corresponding to ISO2); the design is being shown as a Parallel view (rather than in Perspective): the view is set to rotate about the Model, rather than the view point (Eye) and the middle mouse button mode is set to Zoom.
View Contents
The elements that are displayed in a 3D View window must first be added to the Drawlist. This can be done as follows: Select Display>Drawlist from the main menu bar, to display the Drawlist form and then add the required elements. Select the required element in the Members list and add them to the Drawlist, using the Drawlist options in the Spooler Members menu. Select the required element in the Members list and then click the Add CE button on the PDMS tool bar.
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The elements are normally added to the Drawlist and displayed in the colour defined by the Autocolour rules. These can be set up by your system administrator. Alternatively, you can add elements using specific colours. This can be done by either clicking the Colour button on the Drawlist form or by selecting Drawlist>Add CE with colour. This displays a standard colour selection form allowing you to select the required colour. Additionally, you can apply a transparency factor to elements you are adding from the Drawlist form. This allows you to make buildings and other structures semi-transparent, so that you can see items inside or behind them. This can be done by selecting the required degree of transparency from the drop-down list beside the Colour button on the Drawlist form.
View Limits
How much of the Drawlist contents are actually shown in that window can be controlled by setting the view limits. This can be set from the Limits options on the 3D View menu. You can select anything from a single element up to the complete Drawlist or explicitly define a 3D box, by entering the co-ordinates of two opposite corners. Alternatively the limits can be set to the current element by clicking on the CE Limits button window. on the left of the 3D View
Type of View
The type of view for that window, orthogonal or isometric, can selected from the Look or ISO options on the 3D View menu. These allow you to select from a wide range of orthogonal and isometric views or define a particular view. We will now set-up a view of the complete design model.
Exercise continues:
6. As the Fabrication database is empty at this time we need to switch to the Design database to add elements to the Drawlist. Select Control>Switch>Design from the menu bar at the top of the Spooler Members window. This switches you to the World (/*) level in the Design DB. Select SPOOLER-SITE in the Members list, by clicking on it. A list of all its member ZONES are displayed. on the left of the view window, to set the view Click on the Limits CE button limits to enclose the complete site.
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We will now add the base of the site to the Drawlist and display it. Before we display anything in the 3D View window we will maximise it within the application window, by clicking on the Control menu button (Cadcentre logo) at the top left of the viewing window and selecting Maximise. Click on SPOOLER-CIVIL to make it the CE and then select Drawlist>Add CE, from the Spooler Members form menu bar. The base appears in the view window in the default colour and orthogonal view. Select ISO>Two from the 3D View menu to set the required viewing direction.
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Now add the structures to the Drawlist using a different colour, to help differentiate between the types of element, and set a degree of transparency so that you can see other elements under and behind the structures. Navigate to the SPOOLER-STRUC zone, by clicking on SPOOLER-SITE and then on SPOOLER-STRUC, making it the CE. Select Display>Drawlist from the main menu bar, to display the Drawlist form. Click on the Colour button to display a colour selection form and select a suitable colour (e.g. Dark Grey; top row, fourth from right) by clicking on it and then clicking Dismiss. By default, SPOOLER uses Cyan and Green to represent Spools and fields, respectively. So these colours should be avoided when adding elements. Set the transparency level by clicking on the drop-down list beside the Colour button and selecting 50%. Click the Add CE button, to add the structures to the display with the selected settings. Click Dismiss on the Drawlist form to close it.
Note:
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You can now add the equipment (SPOOLER-EQUIP) and pipes (SPOOLER-PIPES) to the display in different colours, using the Drawlist>Add CE with colour option, from the Drawlist menu bar.
The complete site is now displayed in isometric view. The 3D View should now look something like Figure 5-2, which has the main equipment annotated.
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Heat Exchanger
Surface Condensor
Figure 5-2
Exercise continues:
10. Zoom in so the model fills the display window, as follows: Select zoom mode by: clicking the Zoom button , on the left side of the viewing window, or pressing F2 or selecting View Control>Zoom from the 3D View menu. Note the text in the information bar, at the bottom of the window, changes to show that you are now in zoom mode (instead of Rotate). Hold down the middle mouse button and move the cursor up the view window. The display zooms in about its centre point. Moving the cursor downwards zooms out.
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To centre the outlet network in the view , on the left side of the viewing Select pan mode by: clicking the Pan button window, or pressing F3 or selecting View Control>Pan, from the 3D View menu. Use the middle mouse button to move the model so that the piping network is centred. An alternative (and quicker) method of centring a particular point in the view is to click the middle mouse button on that point. This automatically centres that point in the view. Re-select zoom and increase the magnification of the piping network.
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To rotate the model, to show it from a better angle: Select rotate mode by clicking the Rotate button or pressing F5 or selecting View Control>Rotate from the 3D View menu) and use the middle mouse button to rotate the view. Play with the Zoom, Pan and Rotate controls until you are satisfied with the view.
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At this point it is not possible to see the complete piping network clearly, because the pipe rack is in the way. To remove the pipe rack from the view: Navigate to SPOOLER-STRUC in the Design DB and select Drawlist>Remove CE from the Members list menu bar. The 3D View should now look something like Figure 5-3.
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Figure 5-3
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Exercise continues:
15. To save the current 3D view as View 1: Right click on the Restore view 1 button to the left of the display.
Move the mouse over the Save 1 pop-up, so that it is highlighted and then release the mouse button. The current view is now saved as View 1.
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We will now change the view so that we can see the Condensate pumps piping network from the other direction. This makes it easier to see the inlet to the pumps and the outlet from the heat exchanger. Select Iso>Four from the 3D View menu. This shows the model from the opposite direction to Iso 2. Manipulate the view so that you can clearly see the required parts of the piping network. The view should now look something like Figure 5-4.
Figure 5-4:
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Save this view of the model as View 2. Restore the view to the previously saved settings by clicking (with the left mouse button) on the Restore view 1 button.
In the next chapter we will prepare the condensate pumps piping network for spooling.
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Exercise continues:
18. To check the data: Navigate to the SPOOLER-PIPES zone in the Design database. Select Utilities>Data Consistency, from the main menu bar. This displays the Data Consistency Check form. Select Zone from the Check: scrollable list box and click Apply. The main window will show the progress of the check, including any errors or warnings.
SPOOLER will not run properly if there are errors in the consistency check. Warnings will not affect the operation of SPOOLER.
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to try and make any changes to the model before spooling it, thus reducing the work involved. The easiest way of doing this is to do a visual check of the site looking for any possible problems (e.g. very long pipes or complex networks) and for any parts you know will be wanted separately, for test purposes. You can then insert any required welds and spool breaks before spooling the network. As the spools are completely assembled before they are shipped to the erection site, they must be small enough to be transported. The maximum acceptable size for this exercise is 12 x 2.5 x 2.5 metres. The length of the supplied pipe is 6 metres, so any lengths greater than this in one spool will have to be joined with a Shop weld. We will now do a check of the condensate pumps piping network and insert any welds that are obviously necessary.
Exercise continues:
19. To carry out a visual check of the site: Restore the view so that you can see the complete site, from the ISO 2 direction.
A quick visual inspection of the network, see Figure 6-1, shows that: The heat exchanger outlet pipe (Pipe 2007) appears to be to larger than our maximum shipping size. Also, the length of the bottom section of the heat exchanger outlet pipe appears to be too long to be constructed from a single length of pipe (6 metres).
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Note:
The measurements of these pipes can be checked using the Measure facility, Section 0. We also know that the high pressure Outlet Pipes Header, see Figure 5-3, will require testing as a separate unit before any other pipes are added to it.
To check these assumptions and work out where to insert welds we need to measure the pipe.
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21. 22. Restore saved view 2, so that you have a clear view of the heat exchanger outlet pipe. Click the Measure button , to activate the measure facility. This displays the Measure and Positioning Control form and an EDG prompt is displayed instructing you to pick the start point for the measurement. We will start by checking the length of the bottom length of pipe. Manipulate the view so that the lower pipe is clearly visible. Set the Type field, in the Positioning Control form, to Ppoint and the Option field to Snap. The cursor changes to a small square. Pick point P1 of Elbow 4, see Figure 6-2. A message showing the selected start point is displayed in the 3D View and the EDG prompt changes, instructing you to pick the end point for the measurement.
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Figure 6-2:
Pick P2 of Elbow 3. The software calculates the distance and displays it in the 3D View and in the Measure form. This shows the length of the tube to be 7415.9 mm. Confirming that it is too long to be fabricated from a single length of tube.
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To measure the complete outlet pipe (Pipe 2007): Zoom out so that you can see the whole of the pipe. Using the same settings as for the previous measurement, pick point P2 of Elbow 1. Change the Type setting in the Positioning Control form to Graphics, allowing you to select any graphical element The cursor in the 3D View changes to a standard arrow. Pick the very end of the outlet pipe, as shown in Figure 6-3. The distance between the two points is shown in the view and on the Measure form, along with the lengths in the X, Y and Z directions.
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Comparing the two measurements we made shows that splitting the bottom tube, at the end nearest the heat exchanger, will divide the pipe into two manageable spools.
Inserting Welds
SPOOLER allows you to insert Shop and Field welds to split up the piping network. Field welds can be used to cut a pipe into shorter lengths or break up a network where there are no convenient joints, these welds will be made at the erection site. Shop welds can be used to separate parts or assemblies that need to be fabricated and tested before being attached to other parts of the spool. Welds can be inserted to break a piping network at a p-point of a particular component or at some defined point along a length of a pipe. Caution: Any welds you create are added to the Design database.
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Design Points
In order that a component can be manipulated and linked to adjacent piping components, all principal points needed to define its the position, orientation and connectivity are identified by uniquely numbered tags. These tags, which have both position and direction are called ppoints (or Design Points). Each p-point is identified by a number of the format P0, P1, P2, etc. Where, P0 always represents the components origin. The principal inlet and outlet points for the flow direction through the component are identified as p-arrive and p-leave, respectively. In normal pipe routing mode (forwards mode) P1 is the same as p-arrive and P2 is the same as p-leave. For example a TEE component might be represented in the PDMS catalogue, as shown in Figure 6-4. P3 in this case defines the orientation of the side arm.
P1
P0
P2
P3
Figure 6-4
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25. The header pipe (part of Pipe 2006/B1 & B2) consists of 3 TEE components with 2 end CAPs. The header, together with its outlet pipe, will be tested in the fabrication shop before shipping. It will then be connected to its inlet pipes from the condensate pumps at the erection site. Therefore we need to insert Field welds between the inlet pipes and the header. To insert a Field weld between the header and one of its inlet pipes: Zoom in so that the header pipe fills most of the viewing window, see Figure 65. Select Create>Weld, from the main menu bar. This displays the Create Weld form.
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Select Field from the Type drop-down and check that the At drop-down is set to Design Point (p-point). Then click Apply. The 3D View switches to the create weld mode and displays the EDG instruction - Pick a Design Point for WELD. The mouse cursor changes to a small square with a point in the middle. Position the mouse cursor over one of the inlet TEE components (TEE 1 of 2006/B1 or TEE 1 of 2006/B2) then press and hold the left mouse button. The outline of the component is highlighted and the p-points are shown as dots, see Figure 6-5. Move the cursor over a p-point. When you are exactly on top of it, a highlighted message is appended to the instruction at the top of the window telling you the name of the Design Point you are over. Move the cursor over design point P3, see Figure 6-5, and release the button. The CHOOSE form is displayed allowing you to select the type of weld you wish to insert.
Figure 6-5:
Select a suitable type of weld and click OK. The weld is created at P3 and the 3D View window returns to navigation mode. Note: The Create Weld form remains displayed allowing you to easily create further welds. 26. Now insert a Field weld on the P3 of the other inlet TEE.
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27. To split the heat exchanger outlet pipe (Pipe 2007): Select Field and In-tube on the Create Weld form. This activates the Position in Tube frame, allowing you to set the position in the tube you want to insert the weld. Select Behind Item in the drop-down list and enter the value 6000 into the distance text box and then click Apply.
The 3D View switches to EDG mode and prompts you to pick the tube in which to insert the weld.
Pick anywhere on that length of tube. You are then prompted to pick the element from which to measure the distance. Pick Elbow 3 in Pipe 2007. This inserts the weld 6000 millimetres back from the elbow.
In the next chapter we will spool the condensate pumps piping network.
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Pipework Spooling
SPOOLER works with spooling networks, which are created by selecting pipework elements to be added to a spool drawing (SPLDRG) . The selected elements must form an interconnected piping network but are not limited to a single branch or pipe in the design model. Spooling networks consist of interconnected spools and fields. Where a SPOOL is defined as a run of piping components and tube that will be connected during fabrication and a FIELD is an individual or group of piping components that will be connected during the erection phase. Spools and fields are defined by picking an element in the 3D View window. If the element has been defined as a fabrication element (i.e. the SHOP flag is true) it generates a SPOOL. Whereas, if the selected element has been defined as being fitted on site (i.e. the SHOP flag is false) it generates a FIELD. When an element is picked, the software searches all connected piping components and tube and then adds all adjacent components that have the same SHOP flag status to that spool or field. The ends of the spools, called SPOOL BREAKS, occur when the SHOP flag status changes. You can also force SPOOL BREAKS by defining Field Welds or Joints at the required point in the SPOOL. Field welds can be used to split a piping section at a particular component or at some defined point along a length of tube. The forced spool break is used to create a break at joint that does not have a field element in it (for example: a flanged joint with no gasket).
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By setting the SFLimit (Spool/Field Limit) attribute for a SPLDRG to either BRAN, PIPE, ZONE or SITE (the default is WORLD), a spool break will be enforced at any change at the corresponding element level. SPOOLING NETWORKS can be defined by picking each SPOOL and FIELD in sequence, to add to the SPOOL DRAWING or by picking two ends of a continuous piping network. Spooler checks that it is an interconnected network before it adds all the spools and fields to the SPOOL DRAWING.
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28. Go to the Fabrication database, by selecting Control>Switch>Fabrication from the Spooler Members form menu bar and navigate to the Condensate_Pumps registry. Now create three Spool Drawings, as follows: Select Create>Spool Drawing from the main menu bar (or select Spool Drawing from the drop-down list and click the Create button) and name the Spool Drawing Inlet_Pipe. This becomes the Current Element (CE) in the Members list and is displayed as the active spool drawing in the text box on the SPOOLER tool bar. Now create two more Spool Drawings, named Outlet_Network and Heat_Exch_Outlet. We will now start to spool the piping network between the Condensate pumps and the Heat Exchanger: Navigate to the Outlet_Network Spool Drawing, making this the CE. Zoom in on the condensate pumps outlet network, as shown in Figure 7-1. Click on the Add to Spool Drawing button in the SPOOLER tool bar. Note how the mode of the 3D View window changes, as indicated by the text in the prompt bar, see Figure 7-1. The next element you pick in the 3D View will be added to the spool drawing. Pick one of the flanges between the valve and the condensate pump, as shown in Figure 7-1. The flange and its leave tube change to the default spool colour and are added to the Members list as SPOOL 1.
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Figure 7-1:
Pick the gate valve and then the elbow following the selected flange in the pipe. They are added to the Spool Drawing as FIELD 1 and SPOOL 1, respectively. This shows the way that new elements are always added to the top of the list.
These steps illustrate how items can be added sequentially to a Spool Drawing. Click further along this piping branch before it reaches the header pipe. The control valve and the complete length of the pipe, as far as the Field weld you inserted in Section 0, are added to the Spool Drawing. Pick the input pipe to the heat exchanger. The piping is now spooled between the first condensate pump and the heat exchanger, including the complete header pipe. These steps show how the elements in between the existing spools and the picked element are added automatically - as long as they form a continuous network. Add the rest of the network from the header pipe to the second condensate pump, to the Spool Drawing.
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design changes. The Parts Numbers can be applied to complete spool drawings, the default setting, or the parts can be numbered for each spool individually. Although the spools and fields we have created are shown in the Members list there is as yet no numbering applied to the components. We will now generate the numbering for the spool drawing.
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30. To define what elements of the spools you wish to be numbered, select
Settings>Numbering from the main menu bar. This displays the Numbering Settings
form. 31. This form contains three frames allowing you to: Select what numbering data to maintain. Select the part numbering option and define a spool prefix. Select the default update numbering method. We will leave the settings as they are at present, so close the form by clicking on Cancel. 32. in the SPOOLER tool To generate the numbering, click the Update/Number button bar (or select Numbering>Update from the main menu bar). The software carries out a check of the Spool Drawing numbering (Note this will take a few seconds) and then displays the Update/Number Spool Drawing form, with the results of the check shown in the Status frame. Note: The choices in the Update Choice Handling frame do not affect us at this stage. To generate the numbers, click Apply. The numbering is generated and the data in the Status frame is updated to show the actions that have been carried out. Extra elements, including the Weld and Joint groups, are added to the Members list.
Click Dismiss to remove the form. Note: You should ALWAYS update the numbering after you have defined or modified a spool drawing.
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33. 34. Return to navigation mode by clicking the Navigate button in the SPOOLER tool bar. The Prompt bar indicates that you are in Navigate mode. Zoom in on the input pipe to the heat exchanger and pick the flange where the pipe joins the heat exchanger. It becomes the Current Element (CE) and is highlighted in the viewing window and the Members list (FLAN 3), which now displays the Design database. To return to the spool that is linked to that flange: Note: Select Goto>SPOOL from the Spooler Members menu bar. This returns you to the Fabrication database with the related SPOOL selected. If you had selected a field element the menu option would have displayed
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Goto>FIELD.
If you then select Control>Switch>Design, from the Spooler Members menu bar, this returns you to the Design database with the last selected element (FLAN 3) still selected. Switching to the Design database always returns you to the last selected or picked element.
Note:
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36. You will see GASKet 3 below FLAN 3 in the Spooler Members list. Select the gasket and then select the Goto menu. As you can see, the Spool/Field options are not available. This shows that the Gasket is not included in any Spool Drawing. This highlights the problem in dealing with Gaskets on the ends of pipes - as they cannot be picked in the 3D View, they cannot be manually added to a Spool Drawing. We will now correct the missing gaskets from the end of the pipe. This involves first removing that spool from the drawing and then adding it with the adjacent gasket.
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Navigate back to the Outlet_Network spool drawing. , on the SPOOLER tool bar. Click the Remove from Spool Drawing button The text in the Prompt bar changes to indicate the current operating mode. Pick anywhere on the pipe going up to the heat exchanger, to removes it from the Spool Drawing. on the Select the Include Adjacent Field Components check box SPOOLER tool bar. Any spools you now add or remove from the spool drawing will automatically add/remove any adjacent field elements, such as the gasket on the end of the pipe.
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Click on the Add to Spool Drawing button and pick anywhere on the pipe going up to the heat exchanger, again. The spool is added and a FIELD is automatically created for the gasket. Update the Spool Drawing numbering. Navigate to the GASKet in the Design database and check that it has been added to the Spool Drawing. Correct the omission of the gaskets on the other ends of this piping network (Pipes 2004/B1 and 2005/B1), adjacent to the Condensate Pumps. Now spool the inlet pipe to the Condensate Pumps and the outlet from the Heat Exchanger into the appropriate Spool Drawings.
In the next chapter we will look at further ways that you can check and change the spooling model.
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40. To check the size of SPOOL 1 of the Inlet_Pipe Spool Drawing: Navigate to that spool in the Members list. Select Query>Spool Shipping Volume from the main menu bar. This displays the Spool Shipping Volume form showing the name of the selected spool and its dimensions, see Figure 8-1.
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Figure 8-1
This shows that the spool is too large to be transported according to our specifications (12 x 2.5 x 2.5 metres) and will need to be split into sections for shipping. Split the pipe by inserting a Field weld on Elbow 1, BUT do not update the Spool Drawing at this stage.
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numbers new data is generated for any remaining spools. (See the example above.)
Always generate new data - Existing numbers are ignored and new data is
generated for all affected spools. In the above example, SPOOL 2 would be SPL4 and SPOOL 3 would be SPL5.
Manual data selection - A form is displayed allowing you to decide which existing
number to use for which of the affected spools or whether to generate new data. You could decide that either SPOOL 2, SPOOL 3 or neither of them uses the existing number (SPL2) in the above example.
These options can be set as a default, on the Numbering Settings form, or for each time you use them, on the Update/Number Spool Drawing form We will now update the numbering on the Outlet_Pipe Spool Drawing.
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41. You must now return to and Update the spool drawing. The WELD element is not in the Spool Drawing at this point, so to return to the Spool Drawing, select Control>Switch> Fabrication from the menu bar. When you update the numbering, the Update Choice Handling options, on the Update/Number Spool Drawing form, now become important. Click the Update/Number button Select Manual data selection in the Update Choice Handling frame and click Apply. The software starts to update the numbering, then when a choice has to be made the Select Data for Spool Elements form is displayed allowing you to select the data to apply to which spool.
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Figure 8-2
To apply the displayed attribute data, select SPOOL 1 in the Spool numbers window and select the data in the right hand window, then click the Use Selected Data button. You will see that a new FIELD and second SPOOL have been created. The FIELD is the WELD element. In this case, once you have applied the data to SPOOL 1, the software will automatically generate new data for SPOOL 2. Click OK on the Update Complete alert form.
Note:
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Caution:
Any changes you make to the Shop Flag settings are added to the design model in the Design database.
The valves immediately after the Condensate Pumps are all welded and are going to be assembled with the tubing in the fabrication shop, not on site.
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42. To change the shop flag status of the welded valves: Switch to Navigate mode and select one of the gate valves next to a Condensate Pump, this becomes the CE. Select Modify>Shop/Field from the main menu bar, this displays the Shop/Field form, which allows you to check and change the Shop Flag setting for any element in the piping network. The Piping component frame at the top of the form shows the identity of the currently selected element and allows you to scroll through the elements in the BRANch using the Right & Left Arrow buttons. The Right Arrow button takes you to the Next element in the list (downwards) and the Left Arrow takes you to the previous element (upwards). Change the status of the Shop Flag by selecting Fabrication Material from the drop-down list box and then clicking Apply. Use the Left Arrow button to move up the list and change the Shop Flag of the control valve. The Shop Flag can only be changed on one piping component at a time. Repeat this procedure for the valves next to the other Condensate Pump.
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Update the Spool Drawing and note the colour of the valves change to the spool
colour and the associated fields disappear from the Members list.
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All included in single Spool CSFBREAK False Shop True CSFBREAK True Spool X Spool Break
Figure 8-3 Example of Using a Forced Spool Break
The Spool Break is forced by changing the CSFBREAK attributes for the selected piping components to True. When SPOOLER finds two adjacent True CSFBREAK or TSFBREAK attributes it inserts a Spool Break between them. This function could be used to split pipes at any component, BUT this would create problems during the Erection phase because no method of connecting the two parts would be shown on the drawings. Caution: Any Spool Breaks you define changes the flags of those components in the Design database.
Forced Spool Breaks can also be removed by selecting Delete>Spool Break from the main menu bar. You are then prompted to select the two piping components that you wish to reset the C/TSFBREAK attributes on.
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43. To switch to the PDMS ISODRAFT module: Select Spooler>Modules>Isodraft>Macro files from the main menu bar and click OK to any confirmation dialogues. When loading finishes, the Application window and the Members list for the ISODRAFT application are displayed on the screen. Note: There are no tool bars on the ISODRAFT Application Window. The menu bar gives you access to a wide range of facilities for generating customised isometric plots. For the purposes of this exercise, we will simply generate isometric plots of the spool drawings using the supplied options files. To generate isometric plots of the spool drawings: Switch to the Fabrication database and navigate to the Outlet_Network Spool Drawing.
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Select Isometrics>Standard from the Isodraft main menu bar. The Standard Isometrics form is displayed, allowing you to specify which plotting options to use. Select Company from the Options drop-down list and then select Advanced.met (advanced metric) from the list of displayed options, see Figure 9-1, and click Apply to start the isometric plotting process.
Figure 9-1
ISODRAFT: composes and annotates the plot files and compiles the material take-off lists. The time taken is related to the number and complexity of the plot files being created. When processing is complete, the following new Isodraft windows will be displayed: Display List - Lists all the isometric plots created in this session, that are available for display, with the currently displayed plot highlighted, see Figure 9-2.
Figure 9-2
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Display Isometric - This form is shown within the Application window. It shows the plot file currently selected on the Display List form, see Figure 9-3
Figure 9-3
Isodraft Messages - this shows a log of the plot file process, including details of any problems encountered, see Figure 9-4.
Figure 9-4
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Figure 9-5
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Drawing Annotations
Figure 9-5 shows a zoomed view of an isometric plot, illustrating the annotation data. A Key to the markings is shown in the table below.
Annotation Dimension
Key Value shown in break in dimensioning line, or directed to line by arrow. Number in a double box with the spool prefix. Number in a rectangular box, along pipe or arrow pointing to component. Number in a circle Number in a diamond, prefixed by letter showing type of joint.
Remarks
Arrow points at the first component in the spool. Flanged components also show the Gasket (Gxx) and Bolt set (Bxx) numbers. Key for different types of weld is shown on the plot. F = Flanged joint S = Screwed joint C = Compression joint
For a full description of all the symbols used in the plots refer to Chapter 3 of the ISODRAFT Reference Manual.
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Menu Hierarchies
This appendix shows the principal menu hierarchies in a quick reference format, to allow you to find the option you require rapidly.
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Menu Hierarchies
A.1
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Menu Hierarchies
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Menu Hierarchies
A.2
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Reference Information
This appendix provides additional information on some important aspects of the SPOOLER module. This information is intended for experienced users and system administrators, to enable them to modify existing databases and catalogues making them compatible with SPOOLER.
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Spool Breaks
A Spool Break is the changeover point between SHOP and FIELD components. It occurs at the junction of two piping components (or implied TUBE) that fulfil one of the following cases: The Shop Flag status of the two components is different. i.e. True-to-False or Falseto-True. The Shop Flag status of elements in the Design database can be changed in SPOOLER using the Modify>Shop/Field function. If a component is the end of the piping network (e.g. connected to an EQUIpment item) it is automatically the end of the Spool/Field and the Spool Drawing. BOTH piping components have their spool break attributes set to true (CSFBREAK for a piping component and TSFBREAK for the leave tube). This condition can be forced using the Create>Spool Break function in SPOOLER.
Note: TSFBREAK is an attribute of the piping component not the leave tube. Although its effect is on the leave tube.
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Connection Types
The p-points of every piping component have associated connection types, derived from their catalogue definitions. These are used in conjunction with the Connection Compatibility (COCO) tables, in the database, to check if two components may be legally connected to each other. Note: The connection type for the arrive and leave points of a TUBI component are always derived from p-point P1 of the tube catalogue element.
This functionality has been extended for SPOOLER so that it also specifies what type of connection it is. The type of connection is identified by the Ckey attribute, which is added to the COCO element definition. The Ckey attribute can be set to any of the standard ISODRAFT end connection types:
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Ckey BW SW SC CP FL PL
Connection Type Butt weld Socket weld Screwed connection Compression Flanged Plain
B.2.1
Connections between piping components (and tube) come in two forms: welds and nonwelded joints (e.g. flanged, screwed or compression connections). The welds and joints are grouped in the fabrication database in the WLDGRP (Weld Group) and JNTGRP (Joint Group) elements, respectively. These groups are created, by default, when numbering is first inserted into the spool drawing. A connection is considered to belong to a Spool Drawing if: Both piping components involved in the connection belong to that Spool Drawing. The downstream piping component in the connection is on one end of the piping network in that Spool Drawing. In the case of a flanged joint with a gasket, the flange owning the gasket is on that Spool Drawing.
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The types of welds and joints are described in the following sections. Implied Welds IWELD components provide a link in the Fabrication database to the position of a weld that must be inserted to join two piping components or tubes. For example: fit a flange onto the end of a tube. You do not have to explicitly define these welds as they are implied by the nature of the components involved. A connection can have an IWELD element associated with it if: It has a Ckey (Connection key) of types BW or SW. Note: If you have explicitly defined a weld (RWELD element) to connect the two components, the software will not insert a implied weld at that point.
Real Welds RWELD components link to explicitly defined Shop or Field welds in the Design database. They are normally inserted in PDMS DESIGN but can also be added in SPOOLER, to break up a spool. Attached Welds AWELD components provide a method for numbering the welds required for welded attachments. Typically these are used to secure the piping network to the support ATTAchments. The number of welds on each attachment can be defined in SPOOLER, using the Modify>Attached Welds function. Implied Joints IJOINT components define the connection between two non-welded piping components or tubes (e.g. bolted flanges, compression joints or screwed connections). You do not have to explicitly define the details of these joints as they are implied by the nature of the components involved. A connection can have an IJOINT element associated with it if: It has a Ckey (Connection key) of types CP, FL or SC. Neither of the components are Gaskets.
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Special Cases
Shop Flag Status
The following sub-sections contain descriptions of some special cases within SPOOLER.
B.3.1
This section describes some of the special cases for the Shop Flag. These can effect the placement of Spool Breaks and the handling of some elements.
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B.3.1.1 ATTAchments
While ATTAs do have a Shop Flag, its status is ignored when spooling a piping network. For example: a shop false ATTA will not break a spool. Note: The leave tube of a spec break ATTA (SPECBR attribute is True) still has an active Shop Flag.
B.3.2
If you break a spool by inserting a field weld into the leave tube after the last component in a pipe, the section between the weld and the end of the tube is reassigned as the leave tube of the weld. Inserting a field weld is a modification to the Design database and immediately after its creation the weld and its leave tube are not in the spool drawing. You can add the weld and its leave tube by updating the numbering of the spool drawing, in the normal way.
B.3.3
An OLET element has 3 p-points: P1 (p-arrive) and P2 (p-leave) in the main tube and P3 in the off-line leg. P1 and P2 are coincident and are normally treated as a single point. A problem could occur if points P1 and P2 have Ckeys of BWD or SWD. By default this should give two welds, one for each point, but the software recognises the OLET as a special case and only allocates one weld.
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