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1. 2003 PERFORMANCE CAD Now User Manual CAD Now is a powerful and configurable CAD drawing database with features that help engineers purchasing agents and contractors produce and procure new piping design schemes This booklet explains the detailed use of CAD Now and provides complete instructions for installation and configuration Some powerful functions of CAD Now 800 783 7836 Configure the exact valve actuator or control accessory by inputing Valve Size Materials of Construction End connections Flow Patterns etc Insert the drawing directly into your CAD program CAD Now supports all major CAD program formats Download Technical Brochures Manuals Wiring Diagrams etc directly from the CAD Now database Save drawings to your hard drive to be opened by CAD Now with one Double Click Right Click on any drawing even after inserting or downloading to view the exact part number size and manufacturer of the part for easy ordering All drawings include embedded dimensions The fully functional CAD Now is always available to you online at www SVF net All drawings are available in 2D or 3D formats 3D drawing may be rotated for full viewing www SVF net Sales SVF net FAX 562 802 3114 What do you need today CAD Now SVF Flow Controls Inc 800 783 7836 www SVF net Service SVF net SVF Flow Controls is pleased to introduce our CAD Now technology2. resource program CAD Now is a powerful engineering tool that provides CAD drawings 2D and 3D and engineering information in a convenient and easy to use format MP el Be CAD Now Technology e Delivers both 2D and 3D drawings in native Autodesk formats and industry neutral formats e Engineers can specify custom products by using the parametric product configuration capabilities of CAD Now e CAD Now keeps pace with changing technology to insure the data is user friendly and current with new technologies including file formats CAD systems and new software releases e CAD Now is compatible in both 2D and 3D formats with all major CAD systems including soidWorks TurboCAD Solid Edge CADKEY UNIGRAPHICS IDEAS Pro Engineer Microstation lronCAD through DXF DWG STEP and SAT file formats CAD Now Configurator for SVF Products The configurator in SVF CAD Now extracts product information and delivers CAD drawings through our familiar part numbering system R8 T T SE End Valve Series Body amp Ends Ball amp Stem Seat Body Seal Connection R8 Regular ported 3 piece 4 Carbon Steel 6 Stainless T Teflon T Teflon SE Screwed 6 Stainless Steel R Reinforced TFE B Buna End Steel 3 Monel N NRG N Neoprene SW Socket 9 Hastelloy C 8 Alloy 20 D Delrin E EPDM Weld 9 Hastelloy C V VX1 V Viton BW Butt Weld U UHMWPE U UHMWPE 150 Flanged K Tempre K G Graphoil 150 SVE offers the following series of ball valves
3. that it is the desired part However when using AutoCAD before being able to edit the drawing and extracting dimensions you may need to explode the object a few times since the object is inserted into CAD as a single block COMPATIBLE PROGRAMS The following is a list of 2D CAD programs that CAD Now is compatible with AutoCAD 13 2D Mechanical Desktop 2 x 3 x 2D AutoCAD 14 gt 14 01 2D Mechanical Desktop 4 2D 5 2D 6 2D AutoCAD 2000 2D 2002 2D MegaCAD 2D gt 4 8 14 8 AutoCAD LT2000 LT2002 MegaCAD Makro 4 8 50 2D AutoCAD LT 95 LT 97 LT98 Smart Sketch HiCAD TurboCAD V6 TurboCAD V4 V5 Solid Edge V7 2D V8 2D V9 2D V10 2D V11 2D The list of 3D CAD programs CAD Now is compatible with are as follows AutoCAD 13 3D Inventor 5 3D AutoCAD 14 gt 14 01 3D Mechanical Desktop 2 x 3 x 3D AutoCAD 2000 3D 2002 3D Mechanical Desktop 4 3D 5 3D 6 3D Caddy 3D MegaCAD 3D gt 15 0 CATIA 5 R6 ProE 2000 142 3D HICAD Solidworks 99 3D 2000 3D 2001 3D Top Solid 64 Solidworks 2001 Plus 3D Solid Edge V7 3D V8 3D V9 3D V10 3D V11 3D SVF Flow Controls Inc www SVF net 800 783 7836
4. lt Choose 6 316SS gt CAD Now SVF Flow Controls Inc 800 783 7836 www SVF net Service SVF net CAD Drawling Once you have completed the configuration steps CAD Now will generate a page similar to the following Model Number Supplier VR86666TTSE SVF Flow Controls Inc This example generated a CAD drawing for the following valve description Model 1 R8666TTSE Size 1 Series R8 Reduced Port Ball Valve 316 SS Ends 316SS Ball 316 SS Stem 316 SS Virgin PTFE VirginPTFE SE Screwed End NPT Manufacturer SVF Flow Controls Inc CAD Now may be accessed through the SVF website www SVF net or you may order your free copy of the CD version by contacting SVF your local distributor or by e mailing us at Service SVF net SVF is dedicated to providing information to the marketplace While visitng our website be sure to visit our Document Library and register to receive our E Newsletter In addition to our focus on delivering market knowledge SVF also makes access to our products easy To learn more about our unprecedented shipping record ask for our document on ReFLEX SVF Flow Controls Inc What do you need today CAD Now Powerful CAD Configurator of SVF Products SVF Flow Controls Installation and Operation Guide CAD NOW Instructional Guide The following steps serve as a basic guide to the installation of the CAD NOW software as well as running the software in order to
5. om ba PlantSpec Part 1 SYF Flow Controls Inc R Three Piece Front4 ew 1 4 R8 GBE66 T T SE File View Options Bookmark Window 7 IE mj F Enter Search Here gh l xl EY E go online wew CADR egister com aN SWF Flow Controls Inc SAN Standard Ball Valves eve Ad Three Piece fees Fa Front wiew FlantS pec rc feo Top View Spar 1 SV E Catalogs m Search Result z Type of Selection Information S lection Column Value Table Select Valve Style Valve Style STOAT AS Value Table Select part size Valve Size STDAT Vd rColumn Value Table Select Body and End Material Body and End Maternal STOAT 6 316 5ta 4 Column Value Table Select Ball and Stem Maternal Ball and Stem Material STOART 6 316 Stai Column Value T able Select Seat Seat STOAT T Virgin PTFE For Help press F1 fa 231883 1 009324 0 000000 4 Figure 1 The main PlantSpec CAD Now window Listed below are the different Tabs and tools A The Preview Tab when selected generates a general drawing or photograph of the desired CAD drawing selected from the subfolders in D B The Dimension tab when selected provides the dimensional scheme for the desired CAD drawing C The info tab provides any data sheets and other supplemental information and documentation about the product being configured This information is in PDF format D Thi
6. F Flow Controls Inc option The CAD NOW interface is similar to the Microsoft Windows Explorer tree structure Parts can be So quickly located by expanding and collapsing branches to narrow a search PartS pec ig go i oleate Register com Double click on the SVF Flow Controls folder and narrow down the desired part by selecting from the Fie SREDA Ente EE different types of valves actuators and various accessories found in the subfolders EEN Standard Ball Valves SN gaende bae Once you have selected a basic part you will be prompted by various menus to select different H Economy Ball Valves characteristics of your desired part such as size seat and seal materials etc EEN Quarter Turn Actuators nAi ACCESSOnes The final selection will be shown in the graphics window details of the part shown in Frame E in Figure cay High Punty Ball Valves 1 along with the part number Listed in the top frame of the Window The part is a 2D Front View of a model R86666TTSE e 1 R8 Valve Stainless Steel body and ends Stainless Steel ball and stem TFE Seats and Seals NPT ends NOTE Once a drawing of a part has been generated the ordering information about that part can be accessed at any time by right clicking on that part o D SVF Flow Controls Inc www SVF net 800 783 7836 CAD Mow Powerful CAD Configurator of SVF Products SVF Flow Controls Installation and Operation Guide S
7. NOW Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 or higher Processor Requirements 486DX or greater 64 MB RAM minimum recommended 100MB free hard disk space Dual speed CD ROM drive minimum Mouse AutoCAD or other CAD software required for DWG insertion Follow the designated onscreen instruction prompts to install the software into the hard drive 1 e the user agreement choose standard setup select Local CD Rom drive and select the destination folder for the software During the installation process you will be informed that you need Acrobat Reader if you do not already have a PDF reader installed on your PC If you do not already have it then the installation manager will prompt you to install Acrobat Reader 4 0 o E SVF Flow Controls Inc www SVF net 800 783 7836 e2AD Mow Powerful CAD Configurator of SVF Products SVF Flow Controls Installation and Operation Guide o INSTALLATION continued Once the setup is complete click on launch to run CAD NOW immediately or to start CAD NOW choose Programs gt Thomas Register s PlantSpec gt PlantSpec Edition 6 5 from the start menu CAD NOW data can be stored locally on a workstation or network drive or kept on the CD When using data from the CD make sure that the CD 1s inserted in the CD ROM drive when running this application USING CAD NOW or by launching it from its downloaded directory explained previously Double Click in the SV
8. e it continuously rotates The zoom window allows you to select a zoom area by creating a box around the desired zoom section The Dynamic zoom button allows you to zoom in and out using the mouse C For 3D drawings only Allows a drawing to be viewed in either wireframe or rendered solid formats D For 3D drawings only Each button in this section of the toolbar provides a different view for a desired drawing These drawings are top back bottom left right front and isometric views Extracting Dimensions Another useful tool in the CAD NOW software is the capability to extract dimensions from a drawing without having to import the part into CAD The Dimension Tool allows you to measure various dimensions of the part However this tool is limited to 2D drawings as the snap feature does not operate on the 3D generated drawing Dimensions from drawings can be extracted once the drawing has been imported into a CAD program Simply select the dimension tool icon shown earlier and choose two desired points by dragging the mouse to the corresponding locations A measured length form example will appear for PlantSpec 6 0 Measured Length J o a000 inch SVF Flow Controls Inc www SVF net 800 783 7836 CAD Now Powerful CAD Configurator of SVF Products SVF Flow Controls Installation and Operation Guide Printing a drawing CAD NOW offers the option of printing a drawing directly from the PlantSpec CAD Now main f
9. orm Use the print icon or use the File Print menu found on the top left hand section of the frame The part is automatically centered and printed exactly as it appears in the viewport Printing through this medium is limited and used primarily to get a generic drawing of a desired part because there are no dimensions included on the printout It is much more useful to import the desired part into a CAD program such as AutoCAD and manipulate the drawing extract the desired dimensions and then print out the part accordingly Importing into CAD Once the part has been selected it can be imported into any of the compatible CAD programs see Compatible Programs table Here we will use AutoCAD 2000 2D as an example The desired part has been obtained by selecting the various 5 ee n EA A E characteristics of the valve shown earlier The part is now ready to be imported into AutoCAD In order to import the part into AutoCAD a new AutoCAD file must currently be open Open a E Ea for Search Here new file in AutoCAD then go back to the CAD Now page Then click on the insert into CAD icon circled below After clicking on the icon the part will automatically be inserted into the new AutoCAD file Now you can select the specific location and rotation of the part After inserting the part you can use AutoCAD to edit and extract dimensions It is a good idea to check the dimensions of the drawing in order to make sure
10. s is the Catalog window that provides the folders and subfolders from which the desired CAD drawing is selected E This is the Value table showing the characteristics of the active CAD drawing You can change materials and ends simply by double clicking on the corresponding characteristic in the Selection column F This is the viewport which shows the most recently selected CAD drawing It is possible to have several drawings generated However only one CAD drawing may be active at a time EE SVF Flow Controls Inc www sSVF net 800 783 7836 CAD Now Powerful CAD Configurator of SVF Products SVF Flow Controls Installation and Operation Guide O DE After the desired part has been selected and a drawing has been generated there are several options The main PlantSpec CAD Now window provides a variety of actions available to the user If the drawing is a 3D drawing use the various tools in the viewing tool bar shown below to rotate and change views for the part If the desired drawing is a 2D drawing only a few of the tools are available such as zooming in and out ERSo Pean lt paerzersre e B Shown here is a brief explanation of the viewing toolbar A Allows you to view the desired object with its maximum extents in the viewport zoom in zoom out and select a center for the drawing B For 3D drawings the rotate and automatic rotate buttons allow you to either manually rotate the object or to view it whil
11. t 2 piece SS Valve BEV Brass Full Port 2 piece Brass Valve REV Reduced Port 2 piece SS BWEV Seal Welded Railroad Valve RJ RI Steam dacketed CAD Now SVF Flow Controls Inc 800 783 7836 www SVF net Service SVF net CAD Now Configurator The CAD Now Configurator guides you through the selection of the exact SVF ball valve for your needs and then generates a downloadable CAD drawing Follow the example below Example Here is the procedure for selecting an R8 three piece ball valve and CAD drawing found in the Standard Ball Valves folder Folder Contents Standard Ball Valves R6 R7 R8 lt Choose This gt 41 B41 B42 To begin select R6 R7 R8 from the Standard Ball Valves folder This will generate the following selection tables in eight specific steps 1 Front View 6 Seat Seat Top View T VirginPTFE 3D R Reinforced TFE lt Choose Front View gt 2 Valve Style R6 lt Choose T Virgin PTFE gt lt Choose R8 gt T gt Seal Valve Size T Virgin PTFE B Buna N w7 3 8 Va ae 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 N Neo rene lt Choose 1 gt E EPDM V Viton 4 Body and End Materials U UHMWPE 6 316SS G Graphoil 4 Carbon Steel lt Choose T VirginPTFE gt 9 Hastelloy C lt Choose 6 316SS gt e Ends SE Screwed End Ball and Stem Materials BW Butt Weld 8 316S5 SW Socket Weld oon TOD Tube OD 8 Alloy 20 lt Choose SE Screwed End gt 9 Hastelloy C
12. view and import the desired part into a CAD drawing Name CAD NOW is a powerful software tool that allows the user to select various CAD _ Data drawings of valves actuators and accessories that SVF offers Once a part has been created by selecting from the various options given in the configurator a ia drawing of the selected part will appear and the part can be viewed and inspected Ca charad Furthermore a selected part can then be imported into a CAD program and edited or it can be used to create assemblies with other accessories The biggest i miae advantage of using the CAD NOW software is its capability to allow you to C isde import a desired CAD drawing into a CAD program when developing a piping _setupdll scheme Instructions on importing drawings into CAD programs will be discussed ET syst later _userl m aribor INSTALLATION Autorun S Data tag To install the CAD NOW software make sure that the CAD NOW CD is inserted Bi datai in to the designated CD Drive The software should enter the set up prompt are automatically If not then choose Run from the Start Menu Disk CAD NOW is the SVF trade name for the PlantSpec CAD database configurator produced exclusively for SVF by Thomas Register Irrstall online at CADRegister CAD NOW is also accessible at www S VF net A lang layout bin A os E Readme The following shows a list of System Requirements necessary to install CAD
13. with a wide selection of materials and end connections Some selections will alter the series nomenclature For instance an R8 series valve with NRG seat and Graphoil body seal is identical to our N8 steam and thermal fluids valve CAD Now SVF Flow Controls Inc 800 783 7836 www SVF net Service SVF net How to Use CAD Now In the SVF CAD Now main page you will find the following folders and their contents Folder Contents Standard Ball Valves R6 R7 R8 amp Three Piece B6 B7 B8 Three Piece Full Port 41 B41 B42 Flanged Fire Safe Special Service Ball N6 N7 N8 Three Piece Steam Valve L6 L7 L8 Three Piece Compression P3 Three Piece High Pressure D6 D7 T6 T7 Diverter Valves 31 32 Flanged RJ6 RJ31 Steam Jacketed K7 Cryogenic C6 C7 C32 Chlorine Valves Economy Ball Valves BWEV4 6 Railroad Tank Car Valves REV Regular Port BEV SS Two Piece Full Port SS BEV BRASS Two Piece Full Port Brass Quarter Turn Actuators Aero Rack amp Pinion Pneumatic Compact4 Quad Piston Pneumatic E Series Electric Actuators Accessories Limit Switches N4 amp N7 Positioners P amp E P High Purity Ball Valves SB7 Two WayTSB 7 Three Wa Key Defining Components Full Selection of Materials NRG Seat Grafoll Body Seal Compression Ends Tubing Low Temp Seats Stem Extension Full Selection of Materials Full Selection of Materials cocca Chlorine Valve i S 4 B B Series BEV SS Full Por
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