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1. Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing eXit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Mark Will mark the suggested IP with a gost X mark IP Pick the required insertion point midway tab B and tag C Command Roll Yes No lt N gt Roll If you answer Y the program will respond with Roll In Out I O lt O gt If you answer O the roll will outwards if you answer I the roll will be inwards Roll will be 45 Select N no for roll The selected tee will be drawn at rotation 0 0 24 The Rotation dialogue will now be displayed Rotation Figure 2 2 1 1 Select the fitting rotation 0 0deg no rotation NOTE Selecting the Other Angle button will start the rotation command which works exactly the same as the normal AutoCAD rotate command Double FLANGES D E F tags Select the flanges icon image 4 icon bottom row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The flanges Make Selection dialogue will be displayed Make selection Pick image to draw Options a E g WV Draw bolt centers MV Draw bol
2. AutoCAD Message MECH Q Pick points to define path of Flexible Duct Figure 3 2 3 66 The above AutoCAD message is for information only The program allows you to draw a flexible duct with multiple turning point However for this exercise we only require a short flexible duct from the end of the short piece of straight duct to the diffuser entry Command From Point lt point gt X to exit From This is the starting point of the flexible duct center Point X to exit X will terminate the program Pick insertion point mid point free end of short piece of straight duct p1 Command To Point To Point The next point that describes the flexible duct path Pick the point entry point of diffuser location p2 Command To Point To Point The next point that describes the flexible duct path If you reply by an lt enter gt No selection point the program will assume that you have reached the flexible duct end point and will draw the flexible duct termination end Enter with no point selection The flexible duct will be drawn from point p1 to point p2 a 90 down turn drawn at point p2 at Diffuser entry point 67 Drawing a Diffuser Start the Duct Diffusers module Mech Q Duct Diffusers Utility Size Rating Duct size Diffuser Width X Diffuser Height Y Type Direction O Rnd Rnd Supply Rect Rnd O Retum Wall Ga O Rect Rect Exhaust Pressure
3. Right Use the Apply tab Mech Q BOM CFG dialogue when ready This will bring up the Select BOM Data File dialogue 51 Select BOM Data File WEINE Figure 2 4 3 2 You can accept the suggest export data file or use the New File tab to select a new file name Select the OK tab when ready AutoCAD Message Figure 2 4 3 3 The BOM table will be written to the data file you selected 52 2 5 Adding Deleting Pipe or Fittings NOTE In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to add and delete pipe fittings Figure 2 6 1 When editing any aspects of a drawing containing Mech Q piping objects it is important to maintain the BOM integrity You are allowed to use you use AutoCAD s editing command Stretch However we do not recommend that you use the editing commands Extend and Trim to lengthen or shorten a piping component nor to use lines Polylines to replace a pipe or fittings Instead we recommend that you follow the following procedures as a guideline Deleting a Mech Q pipe fitting Refer to Figure 2 2 1 The flange between tags D and F is no longer required and must be removed The following steps are recommended e Use the AutoCAD command Erase to remove the flanges e Also erase the two short pipe segments on either side of the flange Pipe C D and F G e Use the Mech Q piping to draw a pipe of the required specification from tag C t
4. 2 1 14 reducing tee Set the Reducing Tee toggle ON and select 50 32NB or 2 1 for English units from the reduced size list We need to place the tee at the branch insertion point midway tab B and tag C Select the icon at a point close to the middle of the icon image this will force the software to insert the tee at the midway point When you pick this icon with your pointing device the tee drawing process will begin Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last exit Mark lt point gt F U X M Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing exit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Mark Will mark the suggested IP with a gost X mark IP Pick the required insertion point midway tab B and tag C Command Point direction Select a point to point the downstream main direction Command Branch direction Select a point to point the tee branching direction Command Roll 0 0 Enter the Roll in degree angle or accept the 0 0 for No Roll The selected tee will be drawn at rotation 0 0 38 Double FLANGES D E F tags Select the fla
5. I H Channels Angles amp RHS 70 English US AISC ASTM S W WT M HP C L Eq amp Uneg and RHS Start the Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams module from the Mech Q drop down menu Structural Sections Draw or from the Structural toolbar Convert Metric gt English Select Section Spec Size BHP m 410UB60 v Draw Options M Draw 3D Australian BHP UB Section Section Depth 406 0 mm Section Width 178 0 mm Plan view only Flange Thick 12 8 mm Web Thickness 7 8 mm CFG Layers Unit mass 59 7 Kg m Select View Draw Exit Help Figure 4 1 1 4 4 1 Draw Options The options for the Steel Shapes module include M Curved members Draw 3D Set the toggle ON to draw in 3D mode Curved members Set the toggle ON to draw curved beams Plan view only When this toggle is set ON the program bypasses the Sections View Dialogue and starts drawing the selected steel member in plan view This option is useful in speeding up steel beam drawing if several members are being drawn in plan view 71 For the scope of this tutorial all the above options will the set off We will only look at 2D straight members 4 1 2 Configuration Draw CFG Select the CFG tab to start the Structural Sections Draw CFG dialogue Structural Sections Draw CFG Options BOM On C Zero fillet C Add Centroid C Repeat Draw Use polylines A
6. as above except 64 Set Draw View Straight Duct Diam Connections No flanges collar Use the Draw tab to draw the first piece of straight duct Command Starting Point Starting This is the starting point of the duct center Point Pick insertion point Outer mid point of free flange at end of elbow p1 Command To point lt point gt Length To Point Pick second point of the duct center to specify duct length by two points Length To specify the duct by entering the length of duct Enter L Command Length Length Enter the duct length Enter 200 0 Command Point direction Use the pointing devise to point a direction down of the duct starting point The duct will now be drawn 200mm long vertically down starting from p1 with no flanges at either end will now be drawn 65 Drawing a Flexible duct Start the Duct Accessories module Mech Q DUCT Accessories Size Size Flex Spacings x Size Flexible Duct Shape Ends Options h C30 E Single Line C 90deg Bend Start C Repeat Draw C 90deg Bend Finish 7 Label Label CFG Loo y Include item in BOM IP CFG Figure 3 2 2 Select the settings options as follows Type Flexible Duct 3D Off Single Line Off Label On Size 200mm Ends 90Deg Bend Start Off 90Deg Bend Finish On Use the Draw tab to draw the first piece of straight duct
7. Balloons can be added e Remarks Option e Option to include Plates and or Round and Square Bars generated by other Mech Q modules Note Field description and configuration can be changed by using the Field CFG tab this will start the Steel Sections BOM Fields CFG dialogue Steel Sections BOM Fields CFG Y v Column ITEM field oh N o a dd gt i o Quantity field Designation field MEMBER DESIGNATION Material field MATERIAL Length field ENGTH Weight Kg field WEIGHT Weight Lb field WEIGHT Part Number field ART No a a af 4 TE Q p L E E Z o Remarks field EMARKS Pos Column position Inc Include field Row height w n Text height Figure 4 1 4 1 Heading The BOM heading for each item Length Column Field width Pos Column position in the BOM table Inc Some items can be included not included in the BOM table Select the OK tab to accept the default selection or change if required Use the Apply tab to start the BOM compiling process Mech Q will now prompt you Command Select objects Select the Mech Q Steel member objects that you want to be included in the BOM table 80 Command Pick BOM table insertion point Top right corner Pick the insertion point for the BOM table Top right corner point Mech Q will now draw the BOM table starting from the selected point MEMB
8. Hub English Stainless OD Tubetind Sanitary Fittings PVC U v metric Figure 2 1 3 1 For example you can select to display some pipe fittings type in different units than that set by the general Mech Q Units selection First you need to set the toggle Use same units as Mech Q Units CFG OFF Then select the pipe fitting type you want to change for example Butt Welded and use the Edit button to change to Metric or English units as you require Use the Replace button to set this units selection BOM Options BOM On toggle Only turn BOM toggle off if the Bill of materials BOM is not required Items drawn while the BOM On toggle is off will not include BOM data attributes NOTE The BOM CFG tab will start the Piping BOM CFG dialogue See Item 2 4 1 and BOM Desc Text This starts the Piping BOM Descriptions editor Please refer to the Mech Q Users Manual for details on how to use the Piping BOM Descriptions editor Type Specific Options General drawing options include Draw Hidden Layer Entities This is applicable to Socket welded Threaded Soil Piping and PVC fittings only If this switch is set ON hidden entities for example the PVC hub bore are not drawn M J Draw Glands This is applicable for Mechanical Joint pipe fittings only When ON Mech Q will draw pipe amp fittings M J Glands Cl Include Gaskets with Flanges This i
9. Rating O Plenum Show throw arrows Flow Rate Oa ca mew Pian E Mark Figure 3 2 4 Select the settings options as follows Type Rect Rnd Rectangular diffuser with a round entry Direction Supply Duct Size 200mm Diffuser Width X 400mm Diffuser Height Y 400mm View Plan 3D Off The Throw specifies the supply flow direction 4W 4 ways all sides Set the Show throw arrows toggle ON to show the throw arrows in the drawing You can also add a Mark number for BOM identification NOTE New Mark identifications can be added by selecting the lt Add News gt item from the Mark list The Diffuser Flow Rate can be specified this will be included with the diffuser identification label Use the Draw tab to draw the first piece of straight duct 68 Command Insertion Point Select the point of the diffuser enter point Flexible duct turned end point The diffuser will be drawn at this point The Rotation dialogue will now be displayed Select the 0 0deg button The flange will now be drawn at the correct rotation on elbow face Command Annotation insertion lt point gt Enter or S to Skip Select the insertion point to draw the Annotation Label or use the Skip option to draw no label This concludes the duct drawing tutorial The software is also equipped with Auto BOM The procedure for generating a ducting BOM is very similar to
10. The program architecture takes advantage of 32 bit 64 Bit processing and will run in AutoCAD AutoCAD LT and IntelliCAD The software will enable you to produce intelligent two dimensional and three dimensional production models drawings Components drawn using Mech Q Piping HVAC Ducting amp Structural Shapes include intelligent data that enables you to produce auto BOM and easy identification of each item 1 2 Installation amp Authorization Procedures to install Mech Q are outlined in the Mech Q User Manual provided with your software This is either supplied with the software in printed form or on the install CD in PDF format This tutorial assumes you have already properly installed and configured Mech Q using the instructions provided in that document When you start a Mech Q application that has not been authorized a dialog will display that prompts you to specify whether you want to run the software in Demo mode as an Evaluation copy for a limited number of days or authorize the software The software can only be fully authorized using the Mech Q Authorization utility found in the Mech Q Maintenance menu 1 3 CAD Versions Supported Mech Q is available for the following base CAD software and versions in the Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 95 98 or NT environment AutoCAD 14 AutoCAD 2013 AutoCAD LT 2000 AutoCAD LT 2013 amp IntelliCAD CADian BricsCAD ZWCAD ProgeCAD If your CAD
11. This procedure will now define the Compoment Parts layer Name Parts Color Cyan and Linetype CONTINUOUS Use the OK tab when ready Task 2 Changing the Mech Q Text style and the Mech Q text size to a new value To Change the Mech Q Text style or text height select the Text amp Font tab from the Mech Q Configuration main dialogue Start by selecting the Text font file If you want to specify a font file that is normally found in the AutoCAD search path make sure that the toggle Font file within the AutoCAD search path is ON If this is the case only the font file name is needed and you enter the font file name in the Text Font File edit box You can also use the 2 tab to start the file search dialogue to help you locate the file If Font file within the AutoCAD search path is OFF then the full path for the font file must be entered in the Text Font File field You can also use the Bigfont tab to append bigfont properties to the text font The Mech Q text size at drawing scale 1 1 is entered in the Text Height field Mech Q will multiply the text size by the Mech Q Drawing Scale factor Mech Q uses the Text Height to set the text height for all text generated by Mech Q The Mech Q text style that will use the Text Font File and the Text Height specified above will be created and the style name will be as listed in the Te
12. be added to the BOM The program will also add a Gasket invisible attribute block that will be added to the BOM data Gate VALVE P Q tags Note that the gate valve size is DN 32 or 1 1 4 NB Set the pipe fitting Size to DN 32 or 1 NB Select the valve icon image 5 icon bottom row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The valves Make Selection dialogue will be displayed Make selection Options C End View C No Flanges Eg BW Raised Face Draw Handle Gasket C Show Gap Add BOM User Defined Valves Valve o a Length Type Gate Valve Figure 2 2 6 Select Gate Valve from the Type list Options End View toggle OFF Valve will be drawn with view as shown in the image icons If toggle is set ON valve end view will be drawn Butt Welded toggle OFF if set ON a welded type valve will be drawn No flanges Raised face toggle ON To draw the flanges with a raised face Draw Handle toggle ON To Draw valve handles OFF to suppress drawing the valve operating handles 27 Valve o a length Mech Q will suggest a valve over all length If you wish to use a different value for the over all length please enter the new value here Use Gasket toggle OFF Gaskets will not be added to the BOM Gaskets will added with the Flanges insertion Set the Gasket toggle ON to add gaskets to the BOM table NOTE
13. control of how Mech Q draws the piping components the piping specification or type to use the piping material drawing mode 3D 2D or Single line the drawing scale of nodes and the layers that Mech Q Piping will use to draw the piping components An attribute tag is inserted with each Mech Q Piping components These tags include all the information required to draw the Bill Of Materials BOM and keep track of each component The BOM can be generated at any time by using the BOM tab The way the BOM is built is controlled by the Piping BOM configuration Options gt gt BOM CFG The utility can be used to draw Single line Double line or 3D line pipe layouts or detail elect Single Line Double Line or 3D radio switch as required PARE Single Double Pipe CFG The pipe Draw CFG dialogue is started by using the Draw CFG tab piping front dialogue Draw CFG Pipe size toggle Disable size toggle Single line fittings scale Single line weld nodes weld C Scale Drawing scale caine Dia Len fi Other O Fixed Size Single line draw thickness O Scale with Fitting Flanges line thickness Scale DWG Scale Pipe line thickness C Draw nodes as line BW only C 3D Minimise Dbase solid intemals Figure 2 1 1 The main uses of this configuration are as follows 1 Single Double Automatic Toggle This toggle will automatically switch between single line to double line drawin
14. drawing where you wish to install the steel beam in plan view X Will terminate the program Command To point lt point gt Length Point Select a point right point that represents the length of beam relative to insertion point selected previously Length Select this option to Enter a beam length 78 With the Length option enter the length at 2500 metric version 2500mm Command Rotation Enter rotation value in degrees 0 0 or point with mouse to specify rotation 0 0 direction The Steel Beam 230x90 Channel will be now drawn in plan view 2500mm long 4 1 4 Steel Members BOM Tutorial Use the drawing from tutorial 4 1 3 to generate a Bill Of Material BOM for the two beams drawn Start the Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams module again Use the BOM to start the Steel Sections BOM CFG dialogue Steel Sections BOM CFG Members Listing Length Units One Item Member m Precision 1 Accumulate same Size Len include Plates Include RND and SQ Bars C BOM Balloons Fields CFG Next Item No Do BOM Figure 4 1 4 1 You can select the default selection as above Fig 4 1 4 1 Options to change include e Member listing one item per member Accumulated if same size or Accumulated if same size and length e Length Units Ft m or mm e Length Weight calculation precision 79 e With the One Item member option BOM
15. update ASVIC reserves the right to require you to show satisfactory proof that previous copies of the software have been destroyed If the hardware lock is not returned when requested ASVIC reserves the right to charge you for it Representations Upon acceptance of this Agreement the User has placed no reliance on a representations put forward by the supplier or ASVIC which are not specifically detailed in this Agreement b statements representations or details embodied in any documents including any gazettes or advertising information produced by or on behalf of your supplier or ASVIC If these terms and conditions in part or whole are unacceptable to the User the unused Software packaging intact may be returned within 7 days of purchase to the supplier Upon production of the proof of purchase the supplier will refund the price in full Chapter 1 1 1 Chapter 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 Chapter 4 4 1 Table of Contents Introducing Mech Q What is Mech Q Installation amp Authorization CAD Versions Supported Mech Q Menu Mech Q General Configuration Editor 1 5 1 Mech Q Configuration Tutorial Mech Q Piping Tutorial Introduction 2 1 1 Single Double Pipe CFG 2 1 2 Piping Layers Configuration 2 1 3 Piping Options Double Line Piping Tutorial 2 2 1 User Defined Flange 2 2 2 User Defined Valve 3 D Piping Tutorial Piping BOM Tutorial 2 4 1 BOM Configuration 2 4 2 Build BOM Table in Curre
16. 5 Reducer Expansion Reducer Expansion Select Reducer Size Select 50 32 or 2 1 14 Flat on top Set to OFF This is only relevant to eccentric reducers If set ON the reducer flat side will be drawn on top Roll No roll is required Select None NOTE Roll is the rotation of the item in the Z plane about the object centreline To start drawing the eccentric reducer select the 2nd icon image from left Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit Mark IP lt point gt F U X M lt x y gt Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select 42 another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing exit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Mark IP Will mark the suggested IP with a gost X mark Select the point reducer large end where the reducer is required approximately mid way between the gate valve and the lower elbow Command Point direction Select a point to point the general pipeline direction The selected reducer will be drawn NOTE When using an eccentric type reducer the pipe line centreline upstream is not In line with the c
17. BOM table and export this in text format to a file NOTE It is advisable that you set all BOM settings before any piping objects are added to the drawing Changing BOM setting after piping objects are already inserted might result in program error At the start of the piping project it was decided that Remarks and Stock Codes columns will not be required in the BOM table These columns were therefore disabled gt Options tab gt BOM CFG tab gt Remarks and Stock Codes fields turned off To start building the piping BOM table use the BOM tab piping main dialogue This will start the Mech Q BOM Configuration dialogue Set the BOM settings as you prefer but make sure that the BOM Table switch is set To File Then use the CFG tab Data Export to File Configuration x Export to Data exported in plain text format cannot be imported Mech Q BOM File to a drawing using Mech O BOM file import utility go peoe peah Plan Ta Fig for BOM Table command Other Available Fields Exported Fields lt Rem SIZE DESCRIPTION at LEN SPEC RATING T Include drawing number Cancel Figure 2 4 3 1 Set the Export to Plain Text File All existing fields will be exported Then use the OK tab For this exercise we have selected to set the Selection switch to Global We choose to set the table insertion point Bottom amp
18. ER DESIGNATION LENGTH AREA m m gt 2 WEIGHT Kg UC 203x203x71 2 0 142 0 PFC 230x90x32 2 5 80 5 TOTAL WIT 222 5 Figure 4 1 4 1 81 4 2 Mech Q Stairs Drawing Tutorial Mech Q Stair Drawing Utility x C Draw 3D Stairs Width oa Options Front Dimension Add Handrail O Plan Draw hidden lines O End Top landing Fi Combined Figure 4 2 1 With this utility you can draw stairs from Single flight to multi flight stairs Views include Front Plan and End The module can also add the main Dimensions and Stair Data if required The Handrail outline can also be added The module also allows you to draw the Stringer Detail with auto dimensioning ready for fabrication You can fully control the stairs design parameters including stringer and tread sizes slope width stair flights configuration However the stairs configuration is controlled by recognized standard constraints to restrict the drawing of unsafe stair design Start the Mech Q Stairs module from the Mech Q drop down menu Structural Stairs or from the Structural toolbar 82 The Stairs main dialogue Fig 4 2 1 allows you to Select the view to draw Select to add auto dimensioning Add Handrails Draw hidden lines or not Add a top landing and to design the landing Landing CFG The main stairs design parameters can be accessed by using the tab Design CFG tab and stringer detailing by using th
19. Mech Q The All In One Engineering Solution Tutorials Mechanical Piping Ducting and Structural Solutions for AutoCAD amp IntelliCAD NS CMANDAVENUE An ASVIC Engineering amp Software Product Copyright 1996 2013 by ASVIC ENGINEERING amp SOFTWARE This document contains propriety information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of ASVIC ENGINEERING amp SOFTWARE Last edited Jan 2013 Credits Mech Q is the registered trademark of ASVIC Engineering amp Software AutoCAD is a trademark of Autodesk Incorporated IntelliCAD is a trademark of the ITC Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners Ownership Mech Q documentation is copyrighted material Reproduction of this material in any manner in whole or in part is strictly forbidden by ASVIC ALL rights reserved Notice ASVIC reserves the right to update revise and make changes to this product at the discretion of ASVIC without any obligation on the part of ASVIC This information herein is subject to change without notice Disclaimer Although Mech Q programs have been tested and appear to produce satisfactory results no warranty is expressed or implied by the authors or by ASVIC as to the accuracy or functionin
20. Pipe amp fittings centre lines will be drawn Insulation toggle OFF No insulation will be drawn f insulation is required set the toggle ON and enter the insulation thickness Use the OK button to exit the Pipe Fittings Draw Options dialogue 22 Drawing the Pipe Spool In the following paragraphs we will outline the recommended steps for creating the pipe spool drawing as per Fig 2 2 0 For this exercise we recommend that you select the settings options as suggested above In some cases it will be appropriate to draw the pipe spool starting at tag A then add the various pipe fittings in sequence finishing at tag S However in many cases the location of some of the fittings Tees bend is critical to the design and for achieving the correct location of the critical fittings we suggest that the following method be used Start by drawing the spool centreline using normal AutoCAD commands Lines Polylines and at the location of the critical fittings add a branch centreline or a dummy node see Fig 2 2 1 Figure 2 2 1 For this exercise the location of the branch tee flanges and valve are critical to the design we have therefore located and marked their location on the pipe spool diagram Fig 2 2 1 The next step will be to insert the fittings at the critical locations As we already have the pipeline centreline drawn the Add Centres toggle in the Options box sho
21. User Defined Valves Not used in this exercise See section 2 2 2 To start drawing gate valve select the bottom gate valve icon so that the mid point insertion point will be used to locate the valve Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit lt point gt F U X lt x y gt Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing eXit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Select the node point Fig 2 2 1 gate valve location tag P Q Fig 2 2 1 Command Point direction Angle lt point gt A Point Pick a point in the required valve direction to indicate valve Direction Angle If the valve rotation angle is known select this option to specify the valve rotation Select the valve rotation 0 0deg for this exercise The valve will now be drawn at the rotation specified 0 0 Command Handle Roll Ang A to specify angle lt 0 0 gt Handle This gives you a quick way to specify the valve handle location in Roll relation to the valve If you point in the general direction of valve 90 the valve handle will be drawn up If you point in the gen
22. al items for example 6 Bolts or as a fastener set for example 1 set Bolts 1 set includes the number of fasteners required for the flange drawn To start drawing a double flange select the Draw Double Flange tab Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit Mark IP lt point gt F U X M lt x y gt Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing eXit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Mark Will mark the suggested IP with a gost X mark IP Select the node point Fig 2 2 1 flange location tag E Fig 2 2 1 The first flange will now be drawn at rotation 0 0 The Rotation dialogue will now be displayed same as Figure 2 2 1 1 Select the fitting rotation 0 0deg no rotation Command Move Flange to Face IP lt Y gt To select N no option 26 If you wish to move the double flange by a distance equal to one flange thickness for example if the flange set is being inserted at the end face of a fitting Select the Y yes option NOTE The program adds a fasteners invisible attribute block with the fasteners data that will
23. alve A dialog box will appear that allows you to customize all the valve properties such as the Face to face height Thickness Handle height and other Valve properties Select the symbol to use for the User defined valve Select the Save Design button to keep the data for use later on User Valve Data x Save Name Designation Face to face height 117 48 Flange OD or OD 117 48 Flange Thickness Hengle erat Symbol Counter weight valve ms a Size in mm Save Design Figure 2 2 8 Select the Gate Valve image icon to draw and pick installation point You may be prompted for Handle Roll Ang Enter the angle or move cursor to the direction that you would like the Handle drawn Continue drawing to point S and this concludes the double line pipe tutorial Save your file for use in later tutorials 34 2 3 3 D Piping Tutorial NOTE In this tutorial we will draw a simple piping job in 3 D format Use this link for a Macromedia version of this tutorial http www asvic com au files mechqdemo3d htm The aim of this tutorial is to build up the above pipe drawing using the Mech Q Pipe amp Fittings module The tags E shown in the above image are not part of the drawing exercise however they are aids added to the drawing to help us with explaining the steps involved We have selected to draw our piping job using metric units however the st
24. ar in the command window at the bottom of the screen with either lt Group on gt or lt Group Off gt 92 A Accessories ASVIC Engineering AutoCAD AutoCAD LT2000 Autodesk B Beam Connections Beam Design Bill Of Materials 56 58 61 65 70 4 6 13 19 22 26 27 28 36 39 40 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 55 56 59 61 68 69 70 72 73 79 80 81 Bolts 26 39 BOM Balloons 45 80 BOM Configure 13 19 44 49 51 BOM Table 4 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 BOM to File 47 Branch 38 C Canadian Steel Sections 70 Credits 2 D Dampers 55 70 Detail 75 82 83 86 90 Diffusers 55 62 68 DOS 2 Duct 1 4 6 46 55 61 64 E Elbows 4 31 43 55 57 63 70 F Fabricated Pipe 12 Fasteners 26 32 39 Fillet 72 Flanges 15 20 28 41 56 58 61 Flexible 55 66 69 Flight 5 84 88 Frames 70 G Group 92 INDEX 93 H Hand Rail HVAC HVAC Ducting I Installing MECH Q Insulation IntelliCAD Isometric L Ladder Landing License List M Mechanical Utilities N Nodes P Pipe Fittings Piping 70 1 4 6 46 55 61 63 64 4 6 46 55 70 46 76 77 78 18 22 36 56 61 1 2 6 7 8 12 46 70 83 59 61 15 59 12 31 33 1 4 6 9 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 27 29 35 38 39 40 42 44 45 46 71 74 82 Piping amp Instrumentation Diagram 46 Plate 29 41 R Replace 19 S Scale 11 14 15 47 49 Slope 84 Ste
25. as you need then repeat the stairs stringer detailing 91 C hapter 5 General Items The following items are of general use in most Mech Q Utilities 51 Mech Q Grouping and Ungrouping Groups Mech Q pipe fittings are drawn as a group of smaller sub components these smaller components can be edited separately for the purposes of the user When groups are toggle ON each Mech Q pipe component is treated as a single entity and when a selection is made the full pipe component is selected When groups are toggled OFF each Mech Q component breaks into smaller individual sub components consisting of lines fillets etc Activating Deactivating groups 1 AutoCAD R14 In the Tools menu select Selection Object Grouping toggle ON Mech Q s default groups are ON toggle OFF will deactivate grouping In both AutoCAD amp LT In the Tools menu select Options The Options dialog box will appear Select the Selection tab Object Grouping toggle ON Mech Q s default groups are ON toggle OFF will deactivate grouping 2 Type pickstyle in the command window at the bottom of the screen You will be prompted for a new value for PICKSTYLE where the default is lt 1 gt Enter 1 to turn Object grouping ON or enter 0 to turn Object grouping OFF 3 Type Ctrl A to turn object grouping ON or OFF the new setting will appe
26. aw Centers SW Thr PVC Soil fittings Only C Centers follow curve elbows M J Draw Glands Draw 3D Double line IP nodes Cl include gaskets with flanges C Draw Insulation ES DI include gaskets with flanges Length units mm Sizes Units CFG CI Pipe maximum length 6000 0 DI Pipe maximum length 6000 0 Figure 2 1 3 Pipe Options Pipe drawing options include Draw pipe wall 2D double pipe draw option only Use elbows at bends With this toggle set to ON standard piping elbows will be automatically added at all 90 or 45 bends General Options Draw Centres When ON will draw pipe amp fittings center lines Centres follow curve This is applicable to elbows only When this toggle is ON center lines will be drawn following the elbows curve Draw 3D Double line IP nodes To have the program add a node point at the common Insertion Points IP set this toggle ON Draw Insulation If you set this toggle ON the software will also draw pipe amp fittings insulation Insulation thickness as specified Size Units CFG This will allow you to set individual units display selections and BOM units representation for each pipe fitting type Sizes Selection BOM Listing _ Use same units as Mech Q Units CFG Socket welded Threaded Victaulic Grooved Cast Iron Flanged Ductile Iron Fig ANSI Ductile Iron Fig AUS Ductile Iron Grooved Metric Butt welded Soil Pipe No
27. b The valves Make Selection dialogue will be displayed Make selection Options No Flanges Eg BW v Raised Face v Draw Handle Gasket Show Gap Add BOM BOM Spec User Defined Valves Valve o a Length Type Gate Valve v Figure 2 3 6 40 Select Gate Valve from the Type list Options Butt Welded toggle OFF if set ON a welded type valve will be drawn No flanges Raised face toggle ON To draw the flanges with a raised face Draw Handle toggle ON To Draw valve handles OFF to suppress drawing the valve operating handles Use Gasket toggle OFF Gaskets will not be added to the BOM Gaskets will added with the Flanges insertion Set the Gasket toggle ON to add gaskets to the BOM table NOTE User Defined Valves Not used in this exercise See section 2 3 2 To start drawing gate valve select the bottom gate valve icon so that the mid point insertion point will be used to locate the valve Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit lt point gt F U X lt x y gt Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Und
28. be set BEFORE any piping objects are added to your current drawing From the Piping front main dialogue select the Options tab then the BOM CFG tab The will start the Piping BOM CFG Dialogue Piping BOM CFG Fields CFG Options C Ask to add BOM item C Add BOM Balloons C Unique item each pipe Add Type to Description C Full Material description Pipe Desc Fomat FIPEo o OD Xw w Wal Wi C BOM Stock Codes ON Piping BOM blocks found Some options disabled Apply new CFG on New Drawings ONLY Figure 2 4 1 1 44 Fields CFG The fields that you tick ON will be included in the Piping BOM Table Options Ask to add BOM Items When this toggle is set ON the software will not automatically add BOM data to the object drawn but will always prompt you to add or not add the BOM data Add BOM Balloons If you wish to have BOM balloons added to point to the pipe fittings when inserting the BOM set this toggle ON Unique item each pipe When the program starts to compile the BOM table pipe items of the same specification and size can be grouped together when the toggle Unique item each pipe is ON or they can se set individual item numbers if this toggle is set OFF Full material description When you set this toggle ON The BOM table will add full material description in the Material field When the toggle is set OFF abbreviations will be used You can speci
29. cal To use the English units system use the Mech Q CFG and change the Units to English Start the Mech Q Pipe and Fittings module 21 Settings Options Type Select the pipe fitting type from the Type list For this tutorial we will select Butt welded Material When you select the pipe fitting Type Butt Welded the Material is auto set to Carbon Steel if another material is required select the required material from the Material list Note If the material that you require is not listed in the Material list select the Add New item from the Material list and add the new material that you require Draw Type From the Draw box select Double Line From the Size list select 50 mm From Wall Class list select STD and 3 9 STD wall thickness Options Use the Options button to start the Pipe Fittings Draw Options dialogue Set the Draw pipe wall toggle ON The pipe wall will be drawn on the hidden layer Bends Use elbows toggle ON When this toggle is ON Mech Q will auto insert a standard 90 or 45 as you select pipe definition points If you are running small bore pipe or tube and you desire to add a pipe bend in lieu of standard elbows set the Bends Use elbows toggle OFF BOM On toggle ON BOM data will be appended to the pipe fittings drawn Draw Centres toggle ON
30. d in the current drawing If you enter a linetype in the Linetype edit box that is not yet loaded in the drawing Mech Q will attempt to load this linetype if the specified linetype is defined in the ACAD LIN file This procedure will now define the Pipe layer name MyLayer Color Green and Linetype CONTINUOUS Repeat the above procedure if you wish to change any other layer configuration Task 2 Add a layer name prefix Steam to the piping layer system If you wish to separate pipe object using different layer systems for example Steam Piping on Steam Pipe Steam Fittings use the Prefix to Layer Name list to add a Prefix Steam to the pipe layer system If the prefix Steam does not exist in the list use the New item in the list to add the prefix Steam New Layers Prefix X Layers Prefix Figure 2 1 2 1 This will display the New Layer Prefix dialogue If you now select the Steam prefix in the Prefix to Layer Name list all piping layers will now have the layer prefix Steam added PAKEJ Piping Options Start the Piping Fittings Draw Options dialogue by selecting the Options tab Piping front dialogue Pipe Fittings Draw Options Pipe Options BOM Options Draw pipe wall BOM On Use elbows at bends BOM CFG E BOM Desc Text General Options Type Specific Options Draw Hidden Entities Dr
31. e Detail tab 4 2 1 Stair Design CFG To start the Mech Q Stairs Draw Configuration dialogue use the Design CFG tab Mech Q Stair Draw Configuration To EDIT Click image within corresponding box 126 Dimension B 168 Dimension G 368 Dimension D1 Dimension D2 368 Dimension DH Dimension H1 484 Dimension H2 Max Steps Flight Defaults Fixed Ea Ea Riser 190 C Slope Tread Dimension Dimension Dimension 457 Max Steps Dir n s o eE WV Risers Eq Tread Single Lip v Stinger 0250437 f Layers Cancel Help Figure 4 2 1 1 NOTE The icon image in the dialogue Fig 4 2 1 1 represents a typical stair in front view The rectangular dimension boxes can be selected by the pointing device e g mouse to change the corresponding design value 83 The list below the stairs image in Fig 4 2 1 1 shows the stairs drawing configuration as saved on disk You can change any of the parameters shown in the image with rectangular boxed and the new data will be displayed in the list Example To change the tread width W click on the box marked W Width of tread Cancel Suggested minimum tread width w 271 5126 Figure 4 2 1 2 By entering a new value for W for example 280 0 the tread projected width will now be drawn at 280 0 mm Maximum number of steps in one single flight without a platform is set in the Max Steps Flight combo bo
32. e as shown above as required for your design For this tutorial use the Cancel tab then select Single Lip type treads 4 2 4 Stairs Drawing Tutorial The object of this tutorial is to add a stairs from Top of structure point A Fig 4 2 4 1 to the lower lever point B Note Height A B 2500mm A Figure 4 2 4 1 Start the Mech Q Stairs module see item 4 2 For this exercise we will not add dimensions therefore turn the Dimensions toggle Off Other options and configuration setting we will use the default settings and as changed above We will draw the stairs in Front view therefore select the Front view option 87 To start the stairs drawing use the Draw tab Command Stair top I P Select the insertion point Stairs top point Point A top of structure Command Point close to bottom I P H for specified height Select the bottom point Stairs bottom point Point near point B bottom of structure Note If the H option is selected The total stairs height can be entered 2500mm for this example Mech Q will now report that the Total Number of Steps 13 Mech Q Message Total Number of Steps 13 Design Figure 4 2 4 2 Note The Design tab can be use to alter the design of the stairs from default design If this option is selected Mech Q wil
33. e starting point of the duct center Point Pick insertion point starting point on duct center p1 Command To point lt point gt Length To Point Pick second point of the duct center to specify duct length by two points Length To specify the duct by entering the length of duct Enter L Command Length Length Enter the duct length Enter 1000 0 Command Point direction Use the pointing devise to point a direction right of the duct starting point The duct 1000mm long will now be drawn starting from p1 with flanges at both ends and 25mm insulation 62 Draw Duct Elbow Start the Mech Q HVAC Bends amp Elbows module Mech Q Duct Draw Utility Bend type Mitered Shape O Rect Round O Flat oval Insulation Et Olnmt OBoth ONone Thk End Connection End 1 Size Options Wid W Diam None CJ End 2 None w Draw centers 4 y Repeat Draw Connections CFG Tumed wees 9Odeg Bend Diem Pressure Rating CO Include item in BOM Ca Cor e Figure 3 2 1 Accept the defaults as above The duct settings will be carried over from the settings used when the straight duct was drawn Set Draw View at 90deg Bend Diam Use the Draw tab to start drawing a 900 elbow Command Corner Face IP C F lt C gt Corner Insertion point IP is the elbow corner point intersecti
34. e to start draw Cancel Figure 2 2 5 Reducer Expansion Select Reducer Size Select 50 32 or 2 1 14 29 Flat on top Set to OFF This is only relevant to eccentric reducers If set ON the reducer flat side will be drawn on top Roll No roll is required Select None NOTE Roll is the rotation of the item in the Z plane about the object centreline To start drawing the eccentric reducer select the 2 icon image from left Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit Mark IP lt point gt F U X M lt x y gt Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing eXit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Mark Will mark the suggested IP with a gost X mark IP Select the point reducer large end where the reducer is required approximately mid way between the gate valve and the lower elbow Command Point direction Angle lt point gt A Point Pick a point in the downstream direction to indicate fitting Direction direction Angle If the rotation angle is known select A to specify the rotat
35. el Sections 79 80 Structural 74 7 Tee 24 31 38 Tees 23 24 36 38 55 62 Tread 84 86 U Units 9 19 21 35 61 79 V Valves 28 34 41 Mech Q is sold worldwide by CADavenue 61149 South Hwy 97 109 Bend OR 97702 USA Web www cadavenue com Email info cadavenue com 94 Vessels Ww Welding Width Windows 26 31 39 56 68 2 7 CAD WENUE
36. eline Select None to continue drawing a normal centreline Welding gap allowance If a welding gap is not required then set the welding gap allowance to 0 0 Select the square edged Pipe image icon and begin drawing You can always return to the Pipe fittings dialog box by typing F in the command window at the bottom of the screen Pick an install point and an end point you can enter the coordinates within the command window or pick points directly on the worksheet lt Enter gt The Pipe fittings dialog box will appear to prompt you for the next piping component Select the Tee component in the top row middle NOTE You can always attach piping components at any time from selecting the Mech Q Pipe and Pipe Fittings Utility The Pipe fittings dialog box is just simply a convenient and quick way of attaching components C PIPE By now you should have a general idea of the process involved in constructing the piping system Repeat the processes outlined above to construct the next Pipe component 31 2 2 1 User Defined Flange Select the New tab or lt Add News gt from the drop down menu to create a User Defined Flange A dialog box will appear that allows you to customize all the flange properties such as the Type Thickness Hub Diameter Neck diameter No of Holes and other Flange properties Select t
37. entreline downstream of the reducer To establish the correct placing of the downstream centreline we suggest that you first draw this centreline in line with the upstream centreline and then after you draw the reducer move the downstream center and other downstream fittings drawn to the correct location All that now remains to finish the pipe spool Fig 2 3 1 is to add the pipes and elbows The program can add elbows automatically as you go round 90 corners or 45 bends To set the program for this option set the toggle Elbows Use bends ON main piping dialogue A PIPE After your desired options have been set make sure the Pipe image icon is highlighted and you may now select View Draw Pick an install point and an end point you can enter the coordinates within the command window or pick points directly on the worksheet lt Enter gt C PIPE By now you should have a general idea of the process involved in constructing the piping system Repeat the processes outlined above to construct the next Pipe component 43 2 4 Piping BOM Tutorial We will look at three tasks relevant to Piping Bill Of Materials BOM e 2 4 1 BOM Configuration e 2 4 2 Build BOM Table in current Drawing e 2 4 3 Send BOM Table to File 2 4 1 BOM Configuration The Piping BOM Configuration is set in two parts BOM Configuration Part 1 NOTE The Piping BOM Configuration Part 1 MUST
38. eps to draw the same job using English imperial or inch units will be identical To use the English units system use the Mech Q CFG and change the Units to English Start the Mech Q Pipe and Fittings module Settings Options Type Select the pipe fitting type from the Type list For this tutorial we will select Butt welded Material 35 When you select the pipe fitting Type Butt Welded the Material is auto set to Carbon Steel if another material is required select the required material from the Material list Note If the material that you require is not listed in the Material list select the Add New item from the Material list and add the new material that you require Draw Type From the Draw box select 3D Pipe Spec From Wall Class list select STD and 3 9 STD wall thickness Options Bends Use elbows toggle ON When this toggle is ON Mech Q will auto insert a standard 90 or 45 as you select pipe definition points If you are running small bore pipe or tube and you desire to add a pipe bend in lieu of standard elbows set the Bends Use elbows toggle OFF BOM On toggle ON BOM data will be appended to the pipe fittings drawn Insulation toggle OFF No insulation will be drawn If insulation is required set the toggle ON and enter the insulation thickness Drawing the Pipe Spool In the fo
39. eral direction of valve 90 the valve handle will be drawn down If you point in the general direction of valve the valve handle will 28 be drawn perpendicular to the sheet view Ang Specify the valve handle roll if Known Point in the direction up valve direction 90 Valve handle will be drawn in the up direction For this type of valve we need to add a Plate type flange to either end of the valve FLANGE N amp R tags Follow the same procedure as for adding the Double Flange above to start the flanges Make Selection dialogue and set the options settings as before except this time select a Flat type flange and to draw the flanges at either end of the gate valve use the 2 icon image from the top to start drawing each flange This will draw the flange using the flange face insertion point Make sure that fasteners amp Gaskets are added to the flange at each end REDUCER K L tags The exact location for the Reducer at tag K L is not critical to the present design and we will locate it approximately halve way between the gate valve and the lower elbow J K tags Select the reducer icon image 3 icon bottom row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The valves Make Selection dialogue will be displayed Make selection x Reducer Roll None F Expansion I Elat on top Pick image til
40. fs gt Cerestar gt gt af Hiden Layer gt gt i gt Options ByLayer C ByEntity Prefix to Layer Name None M Draw on Current Layer Cancel Figure 2 1 2 NOTE The Mech Q Structural Utilities use their own layers system and the layers setting in the structural module overrides the layers setting in the general Mech Q Configuration Task 1 Changing the Str Main Layer name to Structural Blue and Continuous Start the Structural layers configuration dialogue by selecting the Layers tab Steel Shapes main dialogue or via any other Structural module dialogue To change the Str Main Layer specification follow these steps In the Name column Str Main Layer row edit box enter the new layer name Structural If the Structural layer name is already defined in the current drawing use the TS tab to select the layer name Structural from the layer list Use the 1 tab next in the Color column then select the color Blue or color number 5 74 In the Linetype column edit box enter CONTINUOUS or use the gt tab to select the required linetype from the linetypes loaded in the current drawing If you enter a linetype in the Linetype edit box that is not yet loaded in the drawing Mech Q will attempt to load this linetype if the specified linetype is defined in the ACAD LIN file This procedure will now define the Str Mai
41. fy the Pipe Description Format by selection the format that you prefer from the options provided Then you set the BOM Stock Codes ON toggle ON the software will add Stock Codes for each Pipe Fitting object Stock Codes can be any valid ID number according to your industry or organization requirements The software will prompt you for the stock code of each item inserted However once a code is entered for a given item and size the code is stored on file on your computer or network drive as you specify Use the _ tab to specify the Stock Codes file location 45 BOM Configuration Part 2 This configuration is set at the point when the BOM table drawing process is started NOTE The Piping BOM Configuration Part 2 should be set BEFORE any Piping BOM items are added to your current drawing However items such as BOM Table build direction Install Corner Selection type BOM Table sent to Drawing or File Can be changed at any time even when BOM items are already in the current drawing To start the BOM Configuration Part 2 Select the BOM tab from the piping front main dialogue This starts the Mech Q BOM Configuration dialogue Mech Q BOM Configuration x BOM table row height BOM table build eu BOM table text height 0 125 p C Down Balloon text height m Install Comer BOM table rows limit C Left Balloon size 0 3125 Right Balloon Shape Circle v Ballo
42. g mode and vice versa the toggle will take place when the pipe size is changed above or below the Single Double line size toggle setting If for example the Single Double line size toggle is set at 34 then the piping module will change to Single Line mode if the pipe size is 3 4 or less and will change to Double Line mode if the pipe size is larger than 3 If you wish to disable the Single Double Automatic Toggle then set the Disable size toggle switch ON 2 Single Line Fittings Scale With a single line fitting scale of one 1 the piping symbols are drawn at scale 1 1 or true scale However this might not be suitable in some situations for example Plant Layout drawings where the actual size of the fittings does not matter but the fittings must be large enough to be clearly visible The program gives the option of either scaling the drawings with the Mech Q Drawing Scale or any other scale 3 Single Line Nodes size Single line nodes can be drawn as either a filled circle or as a slanting line For line type nodes set the Line Nodes toggle ON The node size can be set to either of the following options Fixed Size the nozzle size will not chage Scale with Fitting the nozzle size changes proportionally with fitting size Scale Drawing Scale nozzle size scales with the Mech Q Drawing Scale 4 Single Line Flanges amp Pipe Line Thickness The line thickness for flanges amp pipe line cha
43. g of the program and no responsibility is assumed in connection therewith All information presented is for review interpretation approval and application by authorized personnel Mech Q is sold worldwide by CADavenue 61149 South Hwy 97 109 CAL Bend OR 97702 USA Z N ENUE Web www cadavenue com Email info cadavenue com MECH Q License Agreement In accordance with this Agreement ASVIC incorporates ASVIC Engineering amp Software Incorporated as Reywood Pty Ltd ACN 073 223 319 The term Software includes the ASVIC Software program supplied on disk media and or CD Rom in this package together with the accompanying documentation and hardware lock ASVIC Engineering amp Software is the copyright owner of the Mech Q range of software including the contents of this package ASVIC confers to the User a general non transferable license to utilize the Software and documentation conditional to the following information License Conditions All software usage must be in accordance with the following conditions Each licensed software package may a only be installed on one 1 computer b NOT in part or whole be used or copied on more than one computer at a time c be physically transferred from one computer to another provided the Software is installed on only one computer at a time d NOT be used in a network or multi user system unless a multi user version has been purchased and then may only be used by the number of conc
44. h a diffuser We have selected to draw our ducting job using metric units however the steps to draw the same job using English imperial or inch units will be identical To use the English units system use the Mech Q CFG and change the Units to English Drawing a Straight Duct Start the Mech Q HVAC Duct Draw module For this exercise we recommend that you select the settings options as follows Type Set the duct type Round Insulation Ext External Thickness 25mm Wid Diam 200mm Connections Flanges all ends Thk Flanges Thickness 5mm Use the Connect CFG tab set Type BOM Spec None Flange width F 60mm Holes edge dist E 25mm Holes diameter D 11mm Number of Fasterers W 10 Connections at Ends only Use the Bend CFG tab to set Bend type Radius Radius 100mm Use the Options tab to set 3D Off Draw Centres On BOM List Dev Active On 61 Draw View Straight Duct Diam NOTE In more complicated jobs we recommend that before you draw any duct or duct fittings start by drawing the ducting centreline using normal AutoCAD commands and at the location of the duct fitting objects Tees Diffusers add a branch centreline or a dummy node to locate the duct fittings Use the Draw tab to draw the first piece of straight duct Command Starting Point Starting This is th
45. hat Remarks and Stock Codes columns will not be required in the BOM table These columns were therefore disabled gt Options tab gt BOM CFG tab gt Remarks and Stock Codes fields turned off NOTE We recommend that you set the Mech Q Drawing Scale equal to the DIMSCALE From the Mech Q drop down menu Before you start adding the BOM table to the drawing make sure that the DIMSCALE is set to the correct value to ensure that the BOM table is build to the correct scale To start building the piping BOM table use the BOM tab piping main dialogue This will start the Mech Q BOM Configuration dialogue Set the BOM settings as you prefer but make sure that the BOM Table switch is set To Dwg For this exercise we have selected to set the Selection switch to Global We choose to set the table insertion point Bottom amp Right Use the Apply tab when ready Command Insertion point Bottom right corner for BOM Table The BOM table will then be build starting from the selected point NOTE If you add or delete and Mech Q piping objects you must run the BOM utility again The program will then detect the items changed and will build the new updated BOM with the correct piping objects found in the drawing 49 Figure 2 4 2 1 50 2 4 3 Send BOM Table to File After you have completed your piping drawing you can compile the piping
46. he Save Design button to keep the data for use later on Save Name Size DNV NB 32 1 14 Type Pe E Designation PLATE FLANGE SP Flange OD 17 48 Flange Thickness Length Tru Hub Hub Diameter Neck diameter Raised face Diam Raised face height Holes PCD n oO Holes Diameter Bolt Stud Size No of Holes n i 4 Size in mm Save Design Figure 2 2 3 Select the top Flange image icon to draw and pick installation point You may be prompted to Add Gasket and or Add Fasteners Type Y in the command window if you choose to do so If you do not want to Add Gasket or Add Fasteners then type N Rotate flange to the desired position and lt Enter gt Repeat the same processes outlined above to attach the second flange F L Pipe drawing using bends elbows Sketch the next Pipe component by drawing horizontally as previously done in sections A and C However this time select your installation point select your endpoint and then continue vertically downwards to point H and lt Enter gt Mech Q will automatically insert a standard 90 elbow following the direction of sketch as previously set 32 You also have the option of selecting the elbow manually from the Mech Q Pipe and Pipe Fittings Utility This leads to more various elbow options Make selection Select view image to draw C Reducing C P
47. he flange drawn To start drawing a double flange select the Draw Double Flange tab Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit Mark IP lt point gt F U X M lt x y gt 39 Point Pick insertion point IP program will suggest the most appropriate point following the previous pipe fitting Choose the selected IP if appropriate or select a new point as required Fitting Will display the pipe fitting selection dialogue to let you select another pipe or fitting Undo Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing eXit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Mark Will mark the suggested IP with a gost X mark IP Select the node point Fig 2 3 2 flange location tag E Fig 2 3 1 Command Point direction Select a point to point the general pipeline direction Command Bolt holes offset N for no offset lt 45 gt Accept the suggested offset rotation The selected flange set will be drawn NOTE The program adds a fasteners invisible attribute block with the fasteners data that will be added to the BOM The program will also add a Gasket invisible attribute block that will be added to the BOM data Gate VALVE P Q tags Note that the gate valve size is DN 32 or 1 1 4 NB Set the pipe fitting Size to DN 32 or 1 1 4 NB Select the valve icon image 5 icon bottom row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View ta
48. iews or duct accessories draw options are available select the required view from the Draw View list 56 3 1 1 Duct Bends Elbows CFG The Bends configuration can be set in the Duct Bends CFG dialogue You can start the Duct Bends CFG dialogue via the Bend CFG tab in the Ducting Draw Utility main dialogue Duct Bends CFG Bend type Mtered Bends Configuration Cuts 0 30deg Cuts 31 45deg Cuts 46 60deg Cuts 61 90deg Cuts 90 deg 7 Radius 50 x E C E Figure 3 1 1 NOTE This setting in the Duct Bends CFG will determine the shape of bends generated by using the Straight duct module when the Draw View mode is Run mode When drawing duct bends using the Bends module the bend CFG is set from the Bends Draw dialogue Various duct bend types are available and the type required is set in the Bend Type list and includes e Mitred e Radius e Square Throat For this exercise we will select a Mitred type bend For Mitred type bends you need to set the number of cuts according to the bend angle in the Bends Configuration box The bend corner radius is set from the Radius list Note For the Square Throat type bends you can add Turning Vanes 57 Duct Connection CFG Available connection are e Flanges Flat e Flanges Angle e Male Female or collar overlap e None Select the connection req
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50. ing to the X mark on dialogue icon in your drawing where you wish to install the steel shape in section view X Will terminate the program Command Rotation Enter rotation value in degrees to rotate the steel shape or point with mouse to specify rotation If Auto Annotation is ON Command Annotation insertion lt point gt Enter or S to Skip Point Select the annotation shape size insertion point in your drawing No point selection will force program to skip insertion the annotation S Will force program to skip insertion the annotation Command Text Rotation Enter rotation value in degrees to rotate the annotation text or point with mouse to specify rotation 76 a Drawing Two beams in Plan view 203x203471 200x90x30 Figure 4 1 3 2 One H shape size 203x203x71 Length 2m and One Channel size 230x90 Length 2 5m Start the Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams module see section 4 1 Start by selecting the H shape Second Icon top row Under Select Section Spec Size Select BS British Standard and size 203x203x71 Use the Select View Draw tab to start drawing the selected shape This will start the Select View to Draw dialogue To draw the Plan view select the icon second from top Pick the icon at the left end The Select View D
51. ion Command Draw eccentric reducer concentric shape plan view Y N lt N gt This option lets you draw the eccentric reducer in plan view with a concentric shape Select the No N option The reducer will now be drawn at the rotation specified 180 0 NOTE When using an eccentric type reducer the pipe line centreline upstream is not In line with the centreline downstream of the reducer To establish the correct placing of the downstream centreline we suggest that you first draw this centreline in line with the upstream centreline and then after you draw the reducer move the downstream center and other downstream fittings drawn to the correct location All that now remains to finish the pipe spool Fig 2 2 1 is to add the pipes and elbows The program can add elbows automatically as you go round 30 90 corners or 45 bends To set the program for this option set the toggle Elbows Use bends ON main piping dialogue A PIPE After your desired options have been set make sure the Pipe image icon is highlighted and you may now select View Draw A dialog box will appear to help you define the properties of the Pipe These include the following Start End Select either Bevel or Square to draw a beveled edge or straight edge on either the start and or the end of the Pipe Direction arrow You may alter the direction of the arrow drawn along the center of the pip
52. l start the Multi Flight Stairs Design dialogue 88 Multi Flight Stair Design Overall width of stairs Space betweeen flights Flight gt Landing lt Flight Stair Base Total Number of Steps Steps Required Edit Delete Cancel Clear Suggest Figure 4 2 4 3 This dialogue will allow you to add landings where required and change direction and height of each stairs flight For this tutorial we will not change the default design When you Select the OK tab Mech Q will draw the stairs between point A and B 89 Figure 4 2 4 4 4 2 5 Stringer Detailing Tutorial Mech Q can also dimension detail the stairs stringer as follows NOTE The stairs stringer detailing function can only be used after the stairs is added to the current drawing Start the Mech Q Stairs module Use the Detail tab to start the stairs stringer detailing function Command Select STAIRS STRINGER Use your mouse and pick the stairs stringer 90 Command Insertion Point Select a point in your drawing where you wish the stringer details to be added 12 TREADS 2480 3224 10 31 2981 25 D e sf QJ fe t a 31 120 Figure 4 2 4 5 NOTE Mech Q will use your current dimensions style to add dimensions to the stairs stringer as above If the dimensions do not look the way you expect please adjust the dimension style
53. lan View Large size In Out C Radius Bend C Short Radius Angle Select image tile at required IP mark Cancel Figure 2 2 4 Make your selection from the dialog box If you choose to select the standard curve shaped elbow you will be prompted for various options in the command window NOTE The elbows dialogue allows you to select a reducing elbow by selecting the Reducing toggle then selecting the reducing size from the list You can also set the bend radius to any radius you wish Other options include a bend angle other than 90deg This represents a CUT elbow For this tutorial the straight 90deg standard elbow is drawn Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit lt point gt F U X Pick your installation point You will be prompted for a roll angle This defines the angle of placement in the 3D plane this should be 0 0 for this tutorial Continue drawing to point L A Valve fitting must be connected to a Flange you must first attach a Flange to the last Pipe component Select the Flange once again from the Pipe fittings dialog box and connect a Flange to the Pipe component Select the Valve component from the Pipe fittings dialog box The Valve Editing dialog will appear 33 2 2 2 User Defined Valve Select New tab or lt Add News from the drop down menu to create a User Defined V
54. llowing paragraphs we will outline the recommended steps for creating the pipe spool drawing as per Fig 2 3 1 For this exercise we recommend that you select the settings options as suggested above In some cases it will be appropriate to draw the pipe spool starting at tag A then add the various pipe fittings in sequence finishing at tag S However in many cases the location of some of the fittings Tees bend is critical to the design and for achieving the correct location of the critical fittings we suggest that the following method be used Start by drawing the spool centreline using normal AutoCAD commands and at the location of the critical fittings add a branch centreline or a dummy node see Fig 2 3 2 36 Figure 2 3 1 The next step will be to insert the fittings at the critical locations For this exercise the location of the branch tee flanges and valve are critical to the design we have therefore located and marked their location on the pipe spool diagram Fig 2 3 1 NOTE To start drawing a pipe or pipe fittings either select the required pipe fitting icon image and then use the Draw View tab or simply double click on the relevant icon image 37 TEE B C tags Select the tees icon image 3 icon top row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The Tees Make Selection dialogue will be displayed The tee in our exercise is a 50 32NB
55. n Layer name Structural Color Blue and Linetype CONTINUOUS Repeat the above procedure if you wish to change any other layer configuration 4 1 3 Drawing Steel Members Tutorial For this exercise we will draw a A Steel Section British Standard H member 203x203x71 b Two beams in plan view One H shape size 203x203x71 Length 2m and One Channel size 230x90 Length 2 5m a Drawing a steel shape in section view 203x203x71 Figure 4 1 3 1 Start the Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams module see section 4 1 Start by selecting the H shape Second Icon top row Under Select Section Spec Size Select BS British Standard and size 20x203x71 Note The Detail window will list the steel shape details as selected 75 Use the Select View Draw tab to start drawing the selected shape This will start the Select View to Draw dialogue NOTE Image icons with multiple insertion marks X are sensitive to the pick position When drawing make sure that you pick the image close to the X insertion mark that best suites your insertion point requirement To draw the steel shape BS 20x203x71 you need to select the top left hand icon This will close the dialogue and prompts you for Command Install point lt point gt X to eXit Point Select the insertion point correspond
56. ng point of the elbow Centres Face Insertion point IP is the face mid point Enter F Command Face Insertion point Pick insertion point Right center point on duct drawn above Command Mirror Yes No lt N gt Accept the No option The Rotation dialogue will now be displayed 63 Rotation Figure 2 2 1 1 Select the rotation button 90 0deg The 90 elbow will now be drawn at the correct rotation with will 25mm thick insulation Pick insertion point Right centre point on duct drawn above NOTE In this exercise the length of duct and location of fittings for example Elbow were not critical In most practical cases the location of elbows is important In such cases we recommend that the elbows and other fittings are drawn first using the Corner IP option Straight duct will then be drawn last from fitting to fitting Draw a Flange At elbow free end Start the Mech Q HVAC Duct Draw module Keep the default settings Set Draw View Flange End View Use the Draw tab to draw the flange Command Insertion Point Select the point center on the free face of elbow The Rotation dialogue will now be displayed Select the 90 0deg button The flange will now be drawn at the correct rotation on elbow face Drawing a Short Piece of Straight Duct Starting from the free flange Start the Mech Q HVAC Duct Draw module Keep the default settings
57. ng Symbols gt gt E Hadentines gt IE ea Cemeti gt EA E V ByLayer M Bente Layer name BY ENTITY to draw By Entity I Draw on current layer Cancel Figure 1 5 1 Task 1 Changing the Component Parts layer to Parts Cyan and Continuous To Change the Mech Q object layers select the Layers tab from the Mech Q Configuration main dialogue NOTE The Component Parts layer configuration is used by many Mech Q functions to draw the main items on this layer If the toggle Draw on current layer is switched ON then the setting of the Component Parts is ignored and the current layer setting is used instead To change the Component Parts layer specification follow these steps In the Name column Component Parts row edit box enter the new layer name Parts If the Parts layer is already defined in the current drawing use the _ tab to select the layer name Parts from the layer list Use the _ tab next in the Color column then select the color Cyan or color number 4 In the Linetype column edit box enter CONTINUOUS or use the _ tab to select the required linetype from the linetypes loaded in the current drawing If you enter a linetype in the Linetype edit box that is not yet loaded in the drawing Mech Q will attempt to load this linetype if the specified linetype is defined in the ACAD LIN file
58. nge be set to the thickness of your choice 5 3D Dbase Size By ticking ON 3D Minimise Dbase size solid internals 3D piping objects will be drawn with a solid internal this has the effect of minimizing the drawing database size compared to having hollow pipe for example 2 1 2 Piping Layers Configuration Mech Q Pipe Layers Name Color Linetype Insulation Layer gt an EF Hidden Layer gt gt ME e gt Options ByLayer ByEntity Prefix to Layer Name None Draw on Current Layer J canca Figure 2 1 2 NOTE The Piping utility has its own layers configuration and the layers setting in the piping module overrides the layers setting in the general Mech Q Configuration Task 1 Changing the Pipe Layer name to MyPipe Green and Continuous Start the piping layers configuration dialogue by selecting the Layers tab Piping front dialogue To change the Pipe Layer specification follow these steps In the Name column Pipe Layer row edit box enter the new layer name Parts If MyLayer is already defined in the current drawing use the 21 tab to select the layer name MyLayer from the layer list Use the _ tab next in the Color column then select the color Green or color number 3 In the Linetype column edit box enter CONTINUOUS or use the 21 tab to select the required linetype from the linetypes loade
59. nges icon image 4 icon bottom row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The flanges Make Selection dialogue will be displayed Make selection Pick image to draw Options Draw bevels Raised face C Draw as PLATE flange Gasket Thickness CI Show Gap Comi Add BOM BOM Thk Fasteners Bolts O Studs O None Draw Double Flange C Group fasteners in sets User Defined Flanges Pipespec 39 STD v Type Welding Neck Pick image tile to start draw Figure 2 3 2 The current exercise requires a set of double welding neck flanges at tag E marked with a node x Fig 2 3 1 Select Welding Neck from the flanges Type list Set the other options as follows Draw bevels toggle ON The pipe end of the flange will be drawn beveled weld prep Raised face toggle ON To draw the flanges with a raised face Draw as PLATE flange toggle OFF ON will draw the flange in its simplest form similar to the PLATE flange without extra detail such as the neck The type of flange selected however will still be included in the BOM Gasket toggle ON Gaskets will be added to the BOM Set the gasket allowance gap as required Fasteners select Bolts or Studs In the BOM the fasteners can be added as individual items for example 6 Bolts or as a fastener set for example 1 set Bolts 1 set includes the number of fasteners required for t
60. nnotation C Auto Annotate Figure 4 1 2 1 NOTE The Mech Q Steel Shapes module is equipped with Auto BOM features BOM data is only added to the Steel members when the BOM On toggle is set ON If the BOM On toggle is set Off BOM features are disabled and no BOM data is added to the steel members For the scope of the following tutorials Make sure that the BOM On toggle is set ON Other Options include Zero Fillet To draw steel shape sections with a zero fillet at corners Add Centroid To add centre lines to beams and steel shape sections Repeat draw To draw several sections beams of same size Use polylines Default selection to draw all members using polylines rather than lines 72 When the Auto Annotate option is ON Steel member size will be added to member at the selected point The CFG button allows you to have predetermined Prefix and or Suffix added to the BOM size description in the BOM Structural Sections Annotation CFG Type HN BEAH HW BEAH Channel EA Angle UA Angle Hollow Section Str Pipe TEE OU Prefix O C Size Include Standard Designation with Annotation Text height Figure 4 1 2 2 73 4 1 3 Steel Members Layers Mech Q Structural Layers Name Color Linetype St Main Layer gt IE Eaj Symbols Layer gt JIE pa Totla gt IE Tena gt it Dimensions Layer gt
61. ns it also controls and starts other Mech Q HVAC Ducting module functions including e Bends configuration Connection configuration Layers configuration Label amp BOM options Flat sheet development Ducting symbols Saving amp changing the Ducting CFG s 55 Shape O Rectang Round O Fat oval Insulation Et Olt OBoth ONone Thk 25 End Connection IP mode End 1 None O Top End 2 None Cen Intem None Size Wid Diam Wall G 24 Connections CFG Pressure Rating Class V Include item in BOM List Edit Symbols Match Development GetCFG Help Figure 3 1 0 Ducts can be drawn in three shapes e Rectangular e Round e Flat Oval The duct shape is set from the Shape box You can add insulation external internal or both to duct or duct fittings by setting the Insulation box End connections can be Flanges Flat or Angle or Male Female connection Use the Connections CFG tab to start the connections configuration editor Connections can be specified individually for each end of duct or duct fitting The duct size is specified Wid Diam W edit box for Width or Diameter if round duct Ht H edit box for Height Rectangular amp Oval only The duct material wall gauge is specified in the Wall Ga list The Duct Class and Pressure rating to be included in the BOM can also be specified Various draw v
62. nt Drawing 2 4 3 Send BOM Table to File Adding Deleting Pipe or Fittings Mech Q HVAC Ducting Tutorial Introduction 3 1 1 Duct Bends Elbows CFG 3 1 2 Duct Connection CFG 3 1 3 Duct Draw Options 2D Duct Draw Tutorial Mech Q Structural Structural Shapes Standard Steel Members 4 1 1 Draw Options 4 1 2 Configuration CFG 4 1 3 Layers 4 1 4 Steel Member Drawing Tutorial 4 1 5 Steel Members BOM Tutorial 4 2 Chapter 5 5 1 Stair Drawing 4 2 1 Design CFG 4 2 2 Layers 4 2 3 Concrete Pans 4 2 4 Stair Drawing Single Flight Tutorial 4 2 5 Stair Stringer Detailing Tutorial General Items Mech Q Grouping and Ungrouping Chapter 1 Introducing Mech Q Welcome to Mech Q add on solutions for AutoCAD AutoCAD LT and IntelliCAD Mech Q is provided in module form wherein each module can be used on its own or in combination with the other Mech Q modules Mech Q combines speed and power into an intuitive graphical interface that makes the process of creating your drawings a pleasure and with much ease and dependable accuracy This will simplify the task and reduce drawing time by automating traditionally time intensive tasks This tutorial introduces some of the main features of Mech Q and walks you through the creation of simple a Piping Ducting Structural and a Bill of Material example 1 1 What is Mech Q Mech Q Utilities are add on software to automate the generation of common parts
63. o Will UNDO the last pipe or fitting inserted in the drawing eXit Exits the pipe fittings insertion and terminate the program Select the node point Fig 2 3 2 gate valve location tag P Q Fig 2 3 1 Command Point direction Select a point to point the general pipeline direction Command Axial Roll 0 0 Enter the Axial Roll in degree angle or accept the 0 0 f or No Roll The selected valve will be drawn FLANGE N amp R tags Follow the same procedure as for adding the Double Flange above to start the flanges Make Selection dialogue and set the options settings as before except this time select a Plate type flange and to draw the flanges at either end of the gate valve use the 2 icon image from the top to start drawing each flange This will draw the flange using the flange face insertion point 41 Make sure that fasteners amp Gaskets are added to the flange at each end REDUCER K L tags The exact location for the Reducer at tag K L is not critical to the present design and we will locate it approximately halve way between the gate valve and the lower elbow J K tags Select the reducer icon image 3 icon bottom row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The valves Make Selection dialogue will be displayed Make selection x cee Roll None Flat on top Pick image tile to start draw Cancel Figure 2 3
64. o tag Q 53 Adding a Mech Q pipe fitting Refer to Figure 2 2 1 A Butt Welded Valve is required between tags H and J The following steps are recommended Use the Mech Q piping and draw a butt welded valve over the pipe between tags H and J at the location required Use the AutoCAD command Erase to remove the pipe between segments H and J Use the Mech Q piping to draw a pipe of the required specification from tag C to tag D U the Mech Q piping to draw a pipe of the required specification from tag E to tag F 54 Chapter 3 Mech Q HVAC Ducting Mech Q HVAC Ducting is a comprehensive ducting drafting package with both 2D amp 3D drawing modes capability The software is also equipped with auto BOM functions and Flat sheet development The following modules are included Straight Duct Bends amp Elbows Transitions Offsets Tees amp Wyes Branches Diffusers Dampers Accessories 31 Introduction This tutorial will look at performing some tasks using the Mech Q HVAC Ducting module The exercise will concentrate on drawing a simple straight piece of duct followed by a 90 Bend Flexible duct piece and a Diffuser NOTE The Mech Q Duct Draw Utility Straight Duct and Duct run module starts the main control dialogue of the Mech Q HVAC Ducting module Apart from drawing straight duct straight duct accessories amp duct ru
65. on ID G Womerical M Options amp Alpha B J J Fulliten detai tied to BUM ballocr Selection I Form BGM table from balloon count Global M BOM Spans multiple drawings R p g C Pick F Show Ge 7 with balloon Sanaa Jo fom BUM tron User Block attibute one ToDwa JV Header P Double Line Jv Fed EaR s C ToFile CG BOM table design Layers Demed Tab Apply Some tile actions not applicable disabled Cancel Help Figure 2 4 1 2 NOTE The Mech Q BOM Configuration dialogue is common to other Mech Q Utilities for example e Mech Q Piping e Mech Q Isometric Piping e Mech Q P amp ID e Mech Q HVAC Ducting Configuration instructions can also be used for BOM Configuration in the other Mech Q utilities Several configuration items in the configuration dialogue might be disabled Either because these items are not applicable to the current module or because some BOM items were found existing in the current drawing 46 Set the Mech Q BOM configuration items according to your choice e BOM table row height This sets the BOM table row height when the Mech Q Drawing Scale is set at 1 1 e BOM table text height This sets the BOM table text height when the Mech Q Drawing Scale is set at 1 1 e Balloon text height The BOM balloon text height when the Mech Q Drawing Scale is set at 1 1 is set in this field e BOM table rows limit This specifies the number of BOM table r
66. ows before a new table is build e Balloon size This sets the BOM balloon size when the Mech Q Drawing Scale is set at 1 1 You have a number of options for the Balloon shape Circle Double circle Hexagonal or Leader only BOM Table Build Options You have control on how the BOM Table is build in your drawing You can select to send the BOM table to a File or it can be build in the Drawing Dwg The To File option lets you export the BOM table to a file allowing you then to import the data to a spread sheet or database program If you select the To File option you can use the CFG tab to control the type of data to export Data Export to File Configuration x Export to Data exported in plain text format cannot be imported C Mech Q BOM File to a drawing using Mech Q BOM file import utility C Pisin Text File This option is only applicable Plain Text File PEK Tea Other Available Fields Exported Fields lt Rem Al LEN P Include drawing number Cancel Figure 2 4 1 3 If you select the Mech Q BOM File mode the exported data is in a suitable format to be imported into your drawing by using the Mech Q BOM Table command When you select the Plain Text File mode the data is exported in a simple text format Most suitable for importation into spread sheet or 47 database program In this mode you can also control which BOM field you like to expo
67. raw dialogue will now disappear and the program will prompt you Command Install point lt point gt X to eXit Point Select the insertion point Left Point in your drawing where you wish to install the steel beam in plan view X Will terminate the program Command To point lt point gt Length Point Select a point right point that represents the length of beam relative to insertion point selected previously Length Select this option to Enter a beam length 77 With the Length option enter the length at 2000 metric version 2000mm Command Rotation Enter rotation value in degrees 0 0 or point with mouse to specify rotation 0 0 direction The Steel Beam 203x203x71 will be now drawn in plan view 2000mm long Start the Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams module again Now selecting the Channel shape Third Icon top row Under Select Section Spec Size Select BS British Standard and size 230x90 Use the Select View Draw tab to start drawing the selected shape This will start the Select View to Draw dialogue To draw the Plan view select the icon second from top Pick the icon at the left end The Select View Draw dialogue will now disappear and the program will prompt you Command Install point lt point gt X to eXit Point Select the insertion point Left Point in your
68. rt When you build the BOM Table in the current drawing Dwg option to can build the table in the Up or Down and the insertion point can be Left or Right extreme point of the table When selecting which piping objects you like to add to the BOM table select the Global option to select all piping object alternatively select the Pick option if you wish to select which items to add to the BOM table Other Options Most other options are disabled for the piping BOM These are more relevant to the Mech Q general BOM Utilities BOM Table Design The BOM Table design is generally fixed for the piping program however you are allowed to change the width of each BOM table column and the text justification in each column Use the BOM table design tab to modify the table design NOTE The Apply tab will activate the BOM table building adding of BOM balloons to your drawing if this option is selected or send the BOM table data to file 48 2 4 2 BOM Table in Current Drawing After you have completed your piping drawing you can compile the piping BOM table and build the BOM table to your current drawings NOTE It is advisable that you set all BOM settings before any piping objects are added to the drawing Changing BOM setting after piping objects are already inserted might result in program error At the start of the piping project it was decided t
69. s applicable for Cast Iron pipe fittings only When this toggle is ON Mech Q will draw the gaskets between each flange pair DI Include Gaskets with Flanges This is applicable for Ductile Iron pipe fittings only When this toggle is ON Mech Q will draw the gaskets between each flange pair Cl Maximum Pipe Length This is applicable for Cast Iron pipe fittings only When drawing straight Cast Iron pipe Mech Q will automatically draw a flange pair at each length of pipe equal to the set maximum length DI Maximum Pipe Length This is applicable for Ductile Iron pipe fittings only When drawing straight Ductile Iron pipe Mech Q will automatically draw a flange pair at each length of pipe equal to the set maximum length 20 2 2 Double Line Piping Tutorial NOTE In this tutorial we will draw a simple piping job in double line format however the steps required to draw the same piping job in single line format or 3D format will be very similar Figure 2 2 0 The aim of this tutorial is to build up the above pipe drawing using the Mech Q Pipe amp Fittings module The tags Hg shown in the above image are not part of the drawing exercise however they are aids added in this tutorial to the drawing to help us with explaining the steps involved We have selected to draw our piping job using Metric units however the steps to draw the same job using English imperial or inch units will be identi
70. t holes V Draw hidden lines r V Raised face r r Gasket Fasteners Bolts C Studs Group fasteners in sets User Defined Flanges Draw Double Flange a Type Flat M Pick image tile to start draw Figure 2 2 2 The current exercise requires a set of double welding neck flanges at tag E marked with a node x Fig 2 2 1 25 Select Welding Neck from the flanges Type list Set the other options as follows Draw bolt Centres toggle ON Centrelines will be drawn at he bolt holes toggle OFF to suppress drawing bolt holes Centres Draw bolt holes toggle ON Bolt holes will be drawn on the Hidden layer Draw hidden lines toggle ON Allows hidden lines to be shown toggle OFF to suppress drawing hidden lines Draw bevels toggle ON The pipe end of the flange will be drawn beveled weld prep Raised face toggle ON To draw the flanges with a raised face Slip On toggle OFF ON will force the flanges to be drawn slip on type when appropriate Draw as PLATE flange toggle OFF ON will draw the flange in its simplest form similar to the PLATE flange without extra detail such as the neck The type of flange selected however will still be included in the BOM Gasket toggle ON Gaskets will be added to the BOM Set the gasket allowance gap as required Fasteners select Bolts or Studs In the BOM the fasteners can be added as individu
71. that described under the piping tutorial Section 2 4 To start the ducting auto BOM use the BOM tab in the Straight Ducting main dialogue 69 Chapter 4 Mech Q Structural Mech Q Structural is a collection of modules dedicated for structural engineering and drafting The main modules include Steel Shapes amp Beams Stairs Ladders Hand Railing Bracing Frames Beam to Beam amp to Column connections Beam design module Plus several structural symbols amp other structural detailing utilities In this tutorial we will not cover all the modules but only the Steel Shapes amp Beam module and the Stairs module For more details not covered in this tutorial and details on how to use the other modules we recommend that you refer to the Mech Q Users Manual Ad Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams Mech Q Standard Steel Shapes and Beams drawing utility draws steel sections profiles end and plan views in 2D mode and 3D drawing mode The utility is equipped with auto BOM facilities Standard sections supported include Metric Australian BHP UB UC PFC EA amp UA and RHS Canadian CISC W WWF S M HP C MC L and HSS European DIN INP amp IPE HEA amp HEB UNP amp UPE LE amp LU RHS British Standard BS UB UC Channels Angles amp RHS South African RSA I H Channels Angles amp RHS Japanese JIS I H Channels Angles amp RHS Indian IS
72. tion If the nodes are not required turn the IP Nodes OFF To have the program add material details that is used by the program auto BOM detail listing and development functions make sure that the toggle BOM List Dev Active toggle is ON Then drawing a BOM you can specify that the program will add BOM balloons this option is set by selecting the BOM Balloon list choice that you require The program can add a duct Size Label and duct ends Top Elevations set the corresponding toggle according to your choice The way text Labels amp Elevations are added to the drawing are determined by the 59 settings in the Label Elevations Text CFG dialogue This is started by selecting the Label Elev CFG tab Label Elevation Text CFG Text height at scale 1 1 Text justification Size Blevation units Top Elevation Prefix Bottom Elevation Prefix C Group label with object 3D Auto Calculate Elevations F Locate label Figure 3 1 3 2 60 3 2 2D Duct Draw Tutorial NOTE In this tutorial we will draw a simple ducting job 2D drawing mode however the steps required to draw the same ducting job in 3D format will be very similar The aim of this tutorial is to build simple ducting piece made up of a straight piece of duct duct bend 90 smooth radius elbow joining another short piece of straight duct then a flexible duct turning 90 down and terminating wit
73. to set the Layers Text Font Height amp Style Scale and selected System Variables to be used by all Mech Q utilities When using Mech Q for the first time a default configuration will be used You may change any or all of the configuration items as you require In the following section we shall describe the steps that you would normally take to change the Mech Q configuration Mech Q Configuration Layers Text and Font Units Generel Ce Figure 1 5 Main Configuration items that can be changed include e Mech Q objects layers e Text and Text font file e Units Metric or English Changes to the Mech Q Configuration might require the use of an Administrative Password please see the Mech Q User Manual for more information NOTE Some modules for example Piping Ducting amp Structural use a separate layers configuration system When this is the case the module layer configuration overrides the general Mech Q CFG Layers settings The layer system of these modules can be changed within the module s main dialogue and also from the Mech Q CFG module 1 5 1 Mech Q Configuration Tutorial Start the Mech Q Configuration Editor by selecting the Mech Q Maintenance menu item Mech Q CFG Mech Q General Layers CFG X LAYERS Name Color Linetype Component Parts gt MAIN gt CONTINUOUS gt Text gt TEXT gt E Text Heavy gt TEXT2 gt E Dimensions gt gt Drawi
74. uired from this connections list Other connections details can beset by using the Connections CFG tab which starts the Duct Connections CFG dialogue Duct Connections CFG Flange detail Type BOM Spec Flat type flanges Flange thickness Flange width Angle type flanges Select angle size Gasket alloance Angle flanges only Fasteners Draw holes centers M Group flange with duct object Male Female overlap Extension Length 25 Connections at Ends only Figure 3 1 2 58 ERED Duct Draw Options Use the Options tab to start the Duct Draw Options dialogue Duct Draw amp BOM Options 3D Options C Drew 3D General Options BOM List Dev Active Draw centers 7 Int Insulation Increase Size F lease Drw C Hide Trim crossing duct 2D Label Options Size label C Top elevations C Trim center round label C Bottom elevations Label Elev CFG C Lengths Label Cancel Figure 3 1 3 1 If you wish to draw 3D duct set the 3D toggle ON In the 3D drawing mode you can minimize the drawing database size by setting the 3D Minimize Dbase toggle ON In this mode the duct internals are not drawn and the duct is drawn as a solid In the 3D mode the program will normally draw nodes points at the common insertion points to assist you with manipulating the duct objects and also to make it easier to insert other duct objects in the correct loca
75. uld be turned OFF NOTE To start drawing a pipe or pipe fittings either select the required pipe fitting icon image and then use the Draw View tab or simply double click on the relevant icon image 23 TEE B C tags Select the tees icon image 3 icon top row in the Piping main dialogue then use the Draw View tab The Tees Make Selection dialogue will be displayed This dialogue will give you several options of views that you can draw of the selected tee and also the option of selecting a reducer tee The tee in our exercise is a 50 32NB 2 1 14 reducing tee Set the Reducing Tee toggle ON and select 50 32NB or 2 1 for English units from the reduced size list We need to place the tee at the branch insertion point midway tab B and tag C The most appropriate view is represented by the top left icon image in the Tee Make Selection dialogue When you pick this icon with your pointing device the tee drawing process will begin NOTE Image icons with multiple insertion marks X are sensitive to the pick position In these cases make sure that you pick the image close to the X insertion mark that best suites your insertion point requirement To start drawing select the top left icon image close to the Centres insertion X IP Close to the middle of the icon image Command Pick install point Fitting Undo last eXit lt point gt F U X
76. ural Layers Name Color Linetype Su Mainta gt gt it gt SymbosLayer gt IE gt Totla gt gt iE gt Teall gt IE gt DinensonsLaver gt oii gt Ceesto gt gt it gt Hadeta gt gt i gt m Options ByLayer C ByEntity Prefix to Layer Name None M Draw on Current Layer Cancel Figure 4 2 2 1 85 4 2 3 Concrete Pan Treads For this tutorial Stairs Tutorial we are using a Single Lip steel tread However you can select to use a Concrete Pan type tread as follows From the Tread list select Concrete Pan This will start the Concrete Pan Detail dialogue Concrete Pan Detail Pan depth D Lip L Lap B Thickness T Angle Select Design i e Desion1 _v ist step drop Width w 300 0 Backing strip Total Depth C 240 0 V Draw Concrete Cancel Figure 4 2 3 1 Concrete Pan Detail Pan depth D Dim B Dim J Dim K Dim L B tw Plt Thickness 1st step drop Select Design Design2 v Width fw 240 0 Total Depth C 240 0 Pitch Block None V Draw Concrete Cancel Figure 4 2 3 2 86 Two main types of designs are possible Design1 Fig 4 2 3 1 or Design2 Fig 4 2 3 2 as shown above You can change from one design to another by selecting the design from the Select Design list When the design is selected set the design parameters in the respective dialogu
77. urrent users permitted in the license that you have purchased Reserved Privileges amp Responsibilities The software may a be copied once only for back up purposes b NOT in part or whole be modified reverse engineered de compiled disassembled translated copied back up copy excluded or used to create derived works based products c NOT be rented disclosed published sold assigned leased sub licensed marketed transferred or used in any other manner not expressly authorized by this Agreement d NOT have its proprietary notice labels or marks removed or altered in any way e NOT be used for commercial or other revenue generating purposes if the Software has been licensed or labeled for educational use only f NOT be used with any computer hardware or software designed to defeat hardware copy protection devices should the Software you have licensed be equipped with such protection All software documentation and legitimate back up copying made by the User are retained in title and copyright by ASVIC The User must agree to return to ASVIC within 7 days of termination of this Agreement all Software documentation and copying of the software The software must also be erased from any storage devices Any unauthorized duplication constituting copyright infringement or copying of the software and documentation will constitute a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the Agreement Such actions will result in the
78. version is not listed please contact info cadavenue com 1 4 Mech Q Menu Mech Q can be accessed from the standard AutoCAD IntelliCAD drop down menu or through specially designed toolbars that enable quick placement of Mech Q components and the execution of commands The standard set of AutoCAD commands and menus is also available The interface is designed to enhance the capabilities of the base CAD software All the standard AutoCAD IntelliCAD commands will be accessible in the same way as before the addition of Mech Q 14 AutoCAD Drawing BEE EB Fie Edit View Insert Format Tools Draw Dimension Modify Customdir MechQ Help 8 Coco a sjos selel ole ede St rovne gt Eales BSP oeroo BH foster Symbols Bill Of Material 22 8 a c A z20 BIP a accom gt PLO lalele elem el tol aleae Text Utilities gt Layer Utilities gt gt Mechanical Fasteners Piping Pipe Fittings HVAC Duct x 3 Pipe Isometric ji Material Handling P andID Electric Motors gt Pipe Schematic Structural gt Fabricated Pipe Dwg Scale Hangers Maintenance gt Vessels C Pump About Mech Q Mech Help Miscellaneous gt Pipe Label Direction Arrow Pipe Cut Pipe Sec Command x MOPTPE z Command AT I Pipe amp pipe fittinas utility MOPipe Figure 1 4 1 5 Mech Q General Configuration Editor The Mech Q Configuration dialogue allows you
79. x For this tutorial we have set this at 18 The Maximum number of steps without changing direction is set in the Max Steps Dir n combo box For this tutorial we have set this at 36 The program can calculate stairs in three 3 modes e Using a Fixed Slope Stairs are drawn to a set slope or angle e Using a fixed tread width e Unfixed none With the unfixed none option the program will work as follows The utility starts to calculate the required stair riser tread relationship using the default riser and default slope as set in the Defaults box However if the calculated values do not fall within the values relationship specified by set design standards the slope is adjusted in infinitesimal values until an acceptable riser tread relationship is attained The final riser and stair slope differs slightly from the default values For the scope of this tutorial we have set the mode Fixed to None If you set the toggle Risers Eq on the program will make sure that all risers are of equal height Tread type can be selected from the Tread list we selected Single Lip for this tutorial 84 Stringer material type Flat bar or standard channel sections can be selected from the Stringer list We have selected a C250x37 channel section stringers for this tutorial 4 2 2 Stairs Draw Layers Layers can be set by using the Layers tab Mech Q Struct
80. xt Style Name field Use the OK tab when ready Chapter 2 Mech Q Piping Tutorial Mech Q Piping is made up of several modules These include Pipe amp Pipe Fittings 2D and 3D Pipe Isometric Fabricated Pipe Vessels Pumps Hangers and Other piping tools This tutorial will look at performing some tasks using the Pipe amp Pipe Fittings module or orthogonal piping module NOTE Many features of the Mech Q Isometric Piping are very similar to that of the orthogonal piping module Mech Q Pipe and Pipe Fittings Utility OD 33 40mm ID 26 60mm Type Butt welded x Material CARBON STEEL CS v Pipe wal Ratin 34 SCH40 scn Layers DrawOFG BOM Remarks lt None gt X Object Options Existing item Omit from BOM View Draw BOM List Help Figure 2 0 Start the Mech Q Pipe amp Fitting module from the Mech Q drop down menu Piping Pipe Fittings or from the Piping toolbar PAN Introduction Mech Q Piping enables you to customize almost any aspect of the piping component placement process The Mech Q Piping objects are constructed parametrically by executing data from external data files These data files contain the dimensions required to draw the component in 3D Double Line or Single Line drawing modes In the Mech Q Piping front dialogue you are able to set several parameters which allows you to be in

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