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EPLNT-Piping - User Manual V2014.0 - EPLANT

1. COMPONENT CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS Date 19 11 2008 Doc Manual V2008 Rev 0 COD GENERIC DESCRIPTION ORD CLASS DIA 1 NCP IMP FACE ANG TOL_GAP NX GRA SVW SANITARY VALVE W 4 VALVE 1 0 3 1 0 001100 0 SVX SANITARY VALVE X 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 1 0 00100 0 ji SVY SANITARY VALVE Y 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 T 0 001100 0 SVZ SANITARY VALVE Z 4 VALVE 1 0 5 1 1 0 001100 0 SWF SOCKET WELD FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 SWO SWEEPOLET 2 OLET 2 0 2 1 0 90 001111 1 EA VAL TEATRO 45 DEGREE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 1 VAL TEATRO 90 DEGREE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 1 CUT BACK 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 1 0 90 001111 0 1 ER STRAIGH EE 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 1 0 90 001111 0 1 EI INSTRUMENT 2 G FIT 1 0 3 ut 0 0 001111 0 1 ASIMMETRIC TEE 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 1 90 001111 0 1 ES SANI TE 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 1 0 0 001111 0 EY RUE Y 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 1 90 001111 0 1 TIL CHECK TILT VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 INSPEC 7 G FIT 1 0 1 0 0 001111 0 NL AP NO LUBR 2 G_FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 0 OL HREADOLE 2 OLET 2 2 2 1 0 90 001111 1 1
2. COMPONENT CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS Date 19 11 2008 Doc Manual V2008 Rev 0 COD GENERIC DESCRIPTION ORD CLASS DIA_N DIA_1 NCP IMP FACE ANG TOL_GAP NX GRA RTE REDUCING TEE 2 BRANCH 2 0 3 1 0 90 003111 0 1 RWF REDUCING FLANGE 3 FLANGE 2 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 5 1 FREE SUPPORT s SOP 1 0 1 0 0 QiEITTXBO 1 SB2 AXIAL T SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 Q 4 SB3 FIXED T SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 111110 0 5 5 FREE GUIDED SUPPORT 5 SOP ak 0 0 0 0 111110 0 SB6 AXIAL GUIDE SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 0 0 0 111110 0 5 7 AXIAL GUIDE FIXED S SOP ji 0 0 0 0 111110 0 1 SB8 FLANGE T SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 011110 0 1 SCF SCREWED FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 SCT SCRAPER HEAD 7 G FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 1 1 SH1 SPRING HANGER CLAMP S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 Q3 SH2 SPRING HANGER WELD S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 111110 0 SHA SHOCK ABSORBER 2 G_FIT 1 0 2 1 0 90 101011 0 a SHO SHOWER d G FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 1 1 SIB SINGLE BLIND 7 PLATE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 1 SLI SLIP ON FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 SND STUB END LJ 2 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 SOL SOCKOLET 2 OLE 2 2 2 1 0 90 001111 1 5 2 EE SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 111100 0 5 4 U RING SUPPORT SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 000000 0 1 SP5 TRUNION 7 EOLET 1 0 1 0 0 0110011 0 1 SPA FIXE
3. Appendix 1 6 APPENDIX 2 AVAILABE MATERIALS CODES MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Do Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP WEIGHT Kg m3 CE A106 Gr B SML S GALV 7 800 A53 GR B SML 5 7 800 VA1 A53 Gr A GALV 7 800 VB1 A53 Gr B GALV 7 800 WA9 AC GASKET RJ HB 90 7 800 SE ACCORDING SPECS 0 000 STD ACCORDING TO STD 7 800 VAO1 ACRILO NITRILO 1 000 I01 AISI 304 7 800 I011 AISI 304 FORGED 7 800 11 1 304 1 7 800 12 AISI 304 L welded 7 800 104 AISI 304 sml pul san 7 800 105 AISI 316 7 800 VA28 AISI 316 GRAFOIL 7 800 09 AISI 316 L 7 800 110 AISI 316 L c graphite 7 800 I06 AISI 316 c c pul san 7 800 107 AISI 316 pul san 7 90 103 AISI 321 7 800 108 AISI 420 7 800 AF1 ALLUMINIUM 2 700 DG2 5L X65 7 800 HEL API 5L CLI 7 800 DD1 API 5L CLII 7 800 DAL API 5L Gr A 7 800 5L Gr B 7 800 DB2 API 5L Gr B EFW 7 800 TDE2 API 5L Gr B Elec Welded 7 800 DB3 API 5L Gr B GALV 7 800 DB6 API 5L Gr B PSH CC 7 800 DB5 5L Gr B PSL1 SC 7 800 DB1A API 5L Gr B seamless 7 800 D91 API 5L Gr X52 7 800 EAL API 5L Gr X60 7 800 DB4 API 5L Gr B HOT GALV 7 800 5L GrX52 c c hel 7 800 P04 API 5L GrX52 c c lon 7 800 P05 API 5L GrX60 c c hel 7 800 P06 API 5L GrX60 c c lon 7 800 P07 API 5L GrX70 c
4. COMPONENT CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS Date 19 11 2008 Doc Manual V2008 Rev 0 COD GENERIC DESCRIPTION ORD CLASS DIA 1 NCP IMP FACE ANG TOL GAP NX GRA LIF PISTON CHECK VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 0 0 001111 1 1 LJA BACKING RING 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 0 001111 d 1 LJB SPECIAL BACKING RING 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 0 001111 1 1 LJC BACKING RING W STUB END 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 0 001111 1 L LJF LAP JOINT FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 LOL ATROLET 2 OLE 2 0 2 1 0 45 OQOTLIE d LWN LONG WN FLANGE 9 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 NEEDLE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 NIP NIPPLE 2 G_FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 NOL IPOLET 2 OLE 2 2 2 1 0 90 001111 1 1 NOZ NOZZLE 2 NOZZLE 1 0 1 1 0 05 00111 L T NRC CONC RED NIPPLE 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 J NRE ECC RED NIPPLE 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 001111 0 1 NSP SPRAY NOZZLE 2 ELBOW 1 0 3 1 90 101011 0 1 ORK ORIFICE PLATE KIT 7 PLATE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 ORM METER RUN 8 INS 1 0 2 a 0 0 001111 1 1 ORP ORIFICE PLATE 7 PLATE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 ORR RESTRICTION ORIFICE 7 PLATE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 1 OSC ORIF SCREWED FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 3 1 0 0 001111 1 1 OSL ORIFICE SLIP ON FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 1 0 0 001111 1 1 OSW ORIFICE SW FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 3 1 0 0 001111 alt 1 OWN ORIFICE WN FLANGE 3 FANGE 1 0 3 il 0 0 001111 1 1 PAD SADDLE PAD 2 OLE 2 0 2 0 90 000000 0 PAL SADDLE PAD 45 2 OLE 2 0 2 45 000000 0 PIC CURVED PIPE J CPIPE 1 0 2 1 0 0 000000 0 1 VAL RET FOOT 4 VALVE 1 0 2 0 0 001111
5. ERIAL REPORT LINC TXT Doc Project Test Project Date 20 05 94 Pag 1 Line 6 GO 002 610 J50 Description Diameters Rat Sch Material Ends Quantity PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 933 PIPE BEVE 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 1714 RISE BEVE 6 4 ASTM A53 GrB 14677 90 RC ELBOW 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 3 90 RL ELBOW 1 3000 ASTM 105 SW 3 REDUC 90 ELBOW 6 4 20 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW T REDUC COUPLING Rd 3000 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS SC 3 TEE 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 REDUCTION TEE 6 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 2 WELDING NECK FLANGE 4 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS RF BW 9 WELDING NECK FLANGE 6 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS RF BW 2 GATE VALVE EOGS 1 800 SW 3 GATE VALVE F25A1 4 150 RF 3 GATE VALVE F25A1 6 150 RF 2 GASKE PLANE 4 150 COMPRESSED ASBESTOS 9 GASKE PLANE 6 150 COMPRESSED ASBESTOS 6 STUD ES1 5 8 90 mm ASTM A193 GrB7 72 STUD 5 3 4 105 mm ASTM A193 GrB7 48 TEMPERATURE METER 1 SC 1 BW Welding WLB1 4 20 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW T BW Welding WLB1 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 2 BW Welding WLB1 4 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 9 BW Welding WLB1 6 20 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 1 BW Welding WLB1 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 13 BW Welding WLB1 6 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 2 BW Welding WLS1 1 3000 ASTM A234 GrWPB SW 6 BW Welding
6. External Data Link Location Association Table By Exact Name Direct By Name with wild card Additional Codes Component Costs Project File Project File System File System File Secondary Diameter Schedule Automatic Generation Explicit loading of Piping Class Do not generate Piping Insulation Conversion to Equivalent Exact Length Insulated Lined Piping Components Generation Conversion to Equivalent Length with Coeficients Insulation Component Code INS Insulation Lining Code LUN Accept Help Report Language is the language used by the current project This parameter defines the system directory where all master report format files are contained and the name of the description fields in many tables in those cases where the description is language depending This is the language used to generate reports not the interface language that can be change using this very option in the System Setup Bay default installing the English version both languages are set to English but can be changed any time Project name is descriptive text up to 32 characters long than can be referenced in any report using the internal variable prj name The project code is stored in the prj code variable External data Link allows to set in which way files not directly managed by EPLANT are linked with specific objects in 3D Models 2D Plans and In case of table selection the co
7. Cancel Help Selecting the Scheduled button the command searches for each equipment and line if there is a phase with its Schedule date finished by the analysis date For these Equipments and Lines it assigns the color corresponding to each phase Equipments and Lines that have not any phase completed are set off Selecting the Delay button the command does the same as the previous option but controls also if there are equipments and lines with analysis dates falling between scheduled and real dates In this case the color for delays corresponding to each phase is used Selecting the Setup button all equipment and line layers are reset on and changed to the project setup colors 94 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 6 TAG SEARCHING Any piping component that has the Tag attribute can be automatically located selecting it from a Tag list Automatically support attached xref files also The command is called from PD UTI Generic TAGs Search and displays the following window where selecting a tag and pushing the Execute button the associated component is zoomed in TAGS SEARCH Xx Select the TAG and press the Execute button Tag Xref Window size Pick lt i Cancel Help 4 13 7 CHANGE SURFACE SOLID PD UTI Generic Surface lt gt Solid Conversion This command modifies the representation of primitive solids used
8. component has change position IMPORTANT the Automatic Note Update assumes that between different revisions the name of 3D model files are the same If a model is renamed all related notes will be deleted 82 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 10 PIPING ISOMETRICS EPLANT Piping generates piping isometrics with an automatic process using the 3D lines contained in the current drawing The isometric can be produced completed with Format Header MTO Annotation and notes Each process can be separately configured 4 10 1 ISOMETRIC EXTRACTION From the main menu select PD 1 Isometric Extraction ISOMETRIC EXTRACTION XI Select C f List Line Only Line Spools Spools Only Z _ Interactive Extraction File Name jw Material Listing Settings Dimensioning Settings jw Annotations Settings Sheet Format Drawing Criteria Wiites Log File Cancel Help The window upper part is used to define the lines that will be extracted The bottom part allows configuring the extraction itself Refer to the online help and the Tutorial for details 4 10 2 ISOMETRIC SYMBOL GENERATION Refer to the Tutorial for details 4 10 3 ISOMETRIC MODIFICATIONS Refer to the Tutorial for details 83 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 10 4 MATERIAL TAKE OFF Isome
9. 4 7 11 SYMBOLIC TYPICAL ASSEMBLIES Generation They are defined by the ORD field equal to 9 in the PD STD COD DBF system table Connection point number must be 1 The are defined as instruments and use a simplified and adimensional symbol If the assembly has material associated to it in the data base module this material will automatically appear corresponding to that assembly The same in isometrics To be able to generate the material this option must be enabled in the project setup 48 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 12 3D TYPICAL ASSEMBLIES Generation The system allows generating 3D Typical Assemblies also working in the TIP project directory In this directory each 3D model corresponds to a 3D typical Each model can contain only one line with an arbitrary name The Typical identification is the file name only inserting the typical on a line inside a project model all components that make the typical are assigned to the receiving line All other characteristics are left unchanged Components generated from a typical are exactly the same as a native component generated directly on the line In the typical definition there must be one connection point placed in the 0 0 0 WCS origin of the definition drawing file of the typical This point will be considered as the typical origin during its insertion It is also convenient to generate a slide with the same name of the drawing file to display
10. PD 1 Generic Flor Direction First Component The first component is used in the following cases From this component the isometric extraction starts the drawing From this component the Joint Code numbering starts see 4 7 21 From this component the first branch starts during the PDMS extraction 56 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 22 Joint Codes Generation in piping lines Codes can be generated in joints between 3D piping components A prefix of one character and a progressive number of three digits make those codes Three different prefixes are used they can be modified in the project setup F Field Butt Welding Joints S Shop Butt Welding Joints X Joints with flanged end code W Socket Welding Joints E Field Joints not originally foreseen These codes can be annotated in the 3D models and isometrics alike Joint codes are passed to the data base module also with the Report to DB command Joint codes are assigned by the command PD UTI Generic Joints The following window will open JOINT IDENTIFICATION x Line Number Line Graphic Selection lt 8 H 600 001 41 m Generate Codes Finish Help The line to process is selected Pressing the Generate Codes button the command will prompt to select the first component of the line in case the first component of the line is not defined see to set the generation direction and then will
11. mm Default Clamp Code PARAMETERS Welding Thickness for BW 2 00 Pipe Length Cut mm 100 00 Pipe Minimum Length mm 100 00 Geographic North Orientation _ Accept Hep Defines default values Gasket and Welding thickness default values In the Line definition other values can be specified Gasket thickness can be read from the piping specification directly Gasket end code can be either imported from the explicit component that generates it or from the gasket piping specification 3D Models Colors Linea Route Color Red Piping Components Color Q Fixed Yellow v O By Fluid Equipments Color Highlight Color in Xref Cyan gt Background Slides Color 18 Selected Slide Cross Color Red Not Selected Slide Cross Color Yellow Accept d Cancel Help 105 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL In this dialog box the colors used in 3D models are specified Piping color can be either fixed or made depending of the Fluid code See REFERENCE bar menu for changes in the Fluid table Tolerances Dimensional T olerance 010 Angular Tolerance 1 00 Tolerance Dimension Projections 5 00 Slope Tolerance 2 0 10 Snap cross size screen 5 00 Verify Registered Applications Minimum Number for Warning 10 Gasket Thickness Decimals 1 02 Dimension Decimals 0 rl Iso MTO Lenath Decimals 0 x Iso MTO Weight Decimals 2 m Honour maximum leng
12. All components of a line must be connected to each other in order to be able to extract isometrics A failure in connectivity is warned during isometric extraction and can be verified with the Connectivity Check command Connection Points can only be snapped to using EPLANT commands they are invisible to AutoCAD OSNAP settings 40 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL In some cases the command has all the information to generate the component This is the case of flanges for example where the end that will be used for connection is automatically selected based on the characteristics of the snapped point In other cases the command prompts to select the Insertion Mode If a Line Route or an End and Distance point was selected the following window will open to allow specifying the reference with respect the component Selection Insertion Mode End1 Center L End2 Cancel Help The user does not need to imagine tridimensional points in space unless during Line Route placement and also in this case the task is made easy because the intrinsinc plane nature of the routing command This simplifies the 3D model generation If the second parameter of the cmp 0 function is zero the command will automatically read one or more dimensional tables placed in the project default dimensional standard directory or another one if overruled by the specification If the dimension read
13. Only Selected Lines Accept Help The number n identifies the total revision and is the same used in the table name project DBF project S n DBF There are two generation options using all lines or only those selected The Joints option in the Line menu opens the table project DBF project JJNT DBF to allow browsing through the Joint Codes assigned in the 3D models and to generate reports to a text file 128 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 9 REFERENCES From this menu the user can access to all reference tables used by the system and the project Nozzles References Utilities PIPING specifications Piping Specification Utilities INSULATION specifications Additional piping codes Grouping criteria in Material Requisitions Titles For each material group Material Requisition Revision Sequence External code Alternate Code Symbolic Typical 4ssemblies Schedule Phases External Files Link Reference Points Component Costs Fluid and Color Table Project End Codes Table Line Equipment Status Component codes Material codes End Codes Rating Schedule 3D dimension tables Weight tables All options but Piping Specification Utilities 3D dimension tables and Weight tables allows browsing modify and report the data contained in the corresponding table using the menu Duplicate Record Reports Pack of the table Undelete records List to TXT with
14. table equal to OLET or EOLET Available codes are the following LOL Latrolet NOL Nipolet 43 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL RHC Half Coupling for branches SOL Sockolet SWO Sweepolet TOL Threadolet EOL Elbolet WOL Weldolet All these reductions have the same graphic representation a cylinder with the diameter of the branch diameter that represent the body of the reduction and a line that connect this boy with the center axis of the main pipe on the run side All components have two connection points one on the main pipe axis and the other one on the branch The dimensional parameter is the body length The distance up to the pipe axis is automatically computed The following figure shows the 3D shape of these components In all the cases but the EOL Elbolet and LOL Latrolet the axis of the branch pipe makes an angle of 90 degree with the main pipe axis In case of latrolets both axis make a 45 degree angle In case of the Elbolet this component only can be placed on an Elbow The components with OLET and EOLET classes can be forced to change the main diameter with the secondary one eliminating the secondary To this aim the field DIA 1 in the COD DBF table must be 2 This is the case with Nippolets and Half Couplings in branches In these cases and when a pipe connect directly with another one it is important to place one connection point exactly over the main pipe
15. 0 001111 1 1 SPHERIC VALVE REDUCED 4 WLVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 alt BFE FEMALE ADAPTER 2 G FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 MALE ADAPTER 2 G FIT 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 BLI BLIND FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 1 1 BLT MACHINE BOLT 6 STUD 1 0 0 1 0 0 001111 0 1 BMO BELL MOUTH 7 G FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 BRA BRANCH 0 BRANCH 0 0 0 0 0 001111 0 BRD BREAKING DISC 7 PLATE 1 0 2 2 0 0 00111 al 1 BRS BRAKE AWAY SPOOL 2 G_FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0001 0 1 BST BASKET STRAINER 7 STRAIN 1 0 3 1 0 0 001111 0 BUS BUSHING 2 RE 2 0 2 1 1 0 001111 1 BUV BUTTERFLY VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 CAP CAP 2 G FIT 1 0 1 0 0 001111 1 FEMAIL 2 G_FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 1 CHECK VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 CHL SWING CHECK VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 J CHS CHECK STOP VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 CHY CHECK Y VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 CLU CLAMP UNION B CPL 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 0 1 CLV VICTAULIC COUPLING RIG B CPL 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 1 CLW VICTAULIC COUPLING FLEX B CPL 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 1 Col GENERIC OPERATOR A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 Ou Dade 0 1 COM HOSE ADAPTER 7 G FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 00111 11 COR CONEC RECTO 2 G FIT 1 0 2 J 0 0 001111 0 HOSE ADAPT 2 G FIT 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 COV CONTROL VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 0012512 Es i CPL STRAIGHT COUPLING 2 G_FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 CONSTANT PRESS VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 J 0 0 001111 0 1 CRE CONC REDUCER 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 CRO CR
16. 1 1 ily PIPE 1 0 2 0 QQOTIll OK 24 PLG PLUG VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001171 T 1 PLU HEXAG HEAD PLUG 2 G FIT 1 0 d 1 0 0 001111 1 1 PRV PRESS REDUC VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 00111 0 is PSQ SQUARE PLUG 2 G FIT 1 0 1 1 0 001111 1 PST PLAIN STRAINER 7 STRAIN 1 0 2 2 0 001111 t 1 R45 REDUCING 45 ELBOW 2 ELBOW 2 0 2 1 0 45 001111 0 1 R90 REDUCING 90 ELBOW 2 ELBOW 2 0 2 0 90 001111 0 R9A REDUCING 90 ELBOW ASYM 2 ELBOW 2 0 2 0 90 001111 0 RCP REDUCING COUPLING 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 RCR REDUCING CROSS 2 BRANCH 2 0 4 0 90 001111 0 REO ELBOLET COUPLING 2 EOLET 2 0 2 1 0 180 00111T 1 1 REV RELIEF VALVE 4 VALVE 2 0 2 1 0 0 520172171 40221 REW PRESSION VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 RGR REDUC HEXAG NIPPLE 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 001111 1 1 RHC HALF RED COUPLING 2 OLET 2 2 2 1 0 90 0011 71 X RI2 REDUCER INSERT 2 2 RED 2 0 2 T 0 0 001111 1 1 REDUCER INSERT 3 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 00111 11 RIN REDUCER INSER 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 RJG RING JOINT GASKET 5 GAS 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 1 RLA REDUCTION LATERAL 2 BRANCH 2 0 3 T 0 45 001111 0 1 RLO LATROLET COUPLING 2 OLET 2 0 2 1 0 45 001111 1 ROU ROUND PLUG 2 G FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 1 1 RSL RED SLIP ON FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 T 0 0 001111 1 1 Appendix 1 4
17. 7 G_FIT alt 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 FTW WAFFER FLOW TRANSM 7 G FIT 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 FWH FERRULE HEAVY 2 FLANGE 1 0 2 0 0 001111 1 FWL FERRULE LIGH 2 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 FWS FERRULE SHOR 2 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 GAP PLANE GASKET 5 GAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 001111 0 SPIRAL W GASKET 5 GAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAS GASKET 5 GAS 1 0 2 0 1 0 001111 1 GATE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 GAW EXTENDED GATE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 EXTENDED GATE VALVE 4 OLET 2 2 2 1 90 001111 Ji GEC CENTERED GEAR A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 112111 0 GEL ECC GEAR LEF A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 112111 0 GEN Neumatic Gear V A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 112111 0 Neumatic Gear H A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 112111 0 ECC GEAR RIGTH A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 112111 0 GLO GLOBE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 GMT otor Operator A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 001111 O GRF UNION FEMAIL PART 2 CPL 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 GRI UNION AISL 2 CPL 1 0 2 0 0 001111 1 GRM UNION MAIL PART 2 CPL 1 0 2 0 0 001111 1 GRO UNION 2 CPL 1 0 2 0 0 001111 GRV BALL UNION 2 CPL 1 0 2 0 0 001111 0 HALF COUPLING 2 CPL 1 0 2 0 0 001111 1 HGR HEXAGONAL NIPPLE 2 CPL 1 0 2 1 0 001111 1 1 HIDR 1 BOCA 7 G FIT 1 0 2 0 0 001111 O HI2 HIDR 2 BOCA 7 G FIT 1 0 2 0 Or 0 HNF HOSE FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 HOC CURVED HOSE PIPE 1 CPIPE 1 0 2 1 0 0 000000 0 RECTIL 5 7 G FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 HOS RECTIL HOSE PIF 1 Tq 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 DIFFUSER 8
18. Any other equipment can be defined using primitive elements see 4 5 2 for details New parametric equipments can be defined also See the Technical manual chapter 6 4 5 1 PARAMETRIC EQUIPMENTS EXAMPLE PUMPS As an example the generation of a pump is shown The pump basic type is selected in the first dialog box selecting the menu command PD 1 Equipments Pumps The following dialog box will appear from it the pump type is selected 24 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL SELECT EQUIPHENT MES FP2 JF1F T 6 P5 o Bee Using the popup menu all pump types can be browsed Selecting the Accept button the following window will appear Centrifugal left tang outlet Pump F P2 JF1F T Pe P5 P4 1 a Goulds 3700 API 610 5 1 2 7 L9 75 eo Ps 156 452 25 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Using the popup menu any model can be selected Default values corresponding to the selected model can be changed The Copy from Diagrams button allows to select an Equipment name from the P amp ID Equipmente List in case the current project uses the EPLANT P amp ID module The Equipmente List can also be generated from an Excel file following the procedure detailed in the e updades folder in the EPLANT installation CD 4 5 2 NON
19. CB2 ASTM A53 Gr B SML S 7 800 CB3 ASTM A53 Gr B SML S GALV 7 800 CC2 ASTM A53 TYPE E 7 800 CEL ASTM A53 TYPE F 7 80 ASTM 53 5 7 800 536 7 800 FIl ASTM A536 7 800 S093 ASTM A536 65 7 800 FI2 ASTM A536 Gr E 7 800 094 ASTM A537 7 800 C71 ASTM A563 Gr A 7 800 CZ1 ASTM A570 Gr D 7 800 C32 ASTM A671 1 65 7 800 D50 ASTM A671 GrCC60CL22 7 800 44 ASTM 671 GrCC60CL32 7 800 ASTM A672 CL12 GC60 7 800 D32 ASTM A672 Gr 60 CL 32 7 800 D31 ASTM A672 GrA55 CL11 7 800 42 ASTM A672 GrA55 CL13 7 800 D41 ASTM A672 GrB55 CL12 7 800 D43 ASTM A672 GrB60 CL22 7 800 EG2 ASTM A691Gr 5cr C122 7 800 EG1 ASTM A694 Gr F42 7 800 D81 ASTM A694 Gr F52 7 800 ASTM 694 Gr 60 7 800 D84 ASTM A694 Gr F65 7 800 5097 ASTM 694 Gr F70 7 800 S098 ASTM A743 CF8M 7 800 S099 ASTM B147 7 800 AD1 ASTM B209 AL 6061T6 7 800 1 ASTM B211 AL 6061 6 7 800 AF1 ASTM B241 AL 6061 T6 7 800 AA1 ASTM 241 AL 6063 6 7 800 AB1 ASTM B247 AL 6061 T6 7 800 AI ASTM B26 7 800 AG1 ASTM B26 ALLOY ZC81A 7 800 S100 ASTM B283 7 800 AC1 ASTM B361 WP 6063 6 7 800 BF1 ASTM B42 DHP 7 800 BA1 ASTM B61 BRONZE 7 800 Appendix 2 6 MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP_WEIGHT Kg m3 BB1 ASTM B62 BRONZE 7
20. CODE Upon enabling these options in the project setup the system can generate material codes based on the system internal codes or using an association table to be able to use an arbitrary code Two different arbitrary codes can be used in this way See 4 8 6 for more details SYMBOLIC ASSEMBLIES If this option is enabled in the project setup the material definitions of piping and instrument assemblies can be loaded An entry of a piping or instrument assembly is automatically expanded to its composition See 4 7 1 4 7 2 and 5 3 3D ASSEMBLIES They are EPLANT 3D models stored in the TIP project folder Each drawing file represents a 3D assembly available for the current project See chapter 4 7 11 for details EXTERNAL FILES Files with any extension can be automatically linked with objects inside 3D Models 2D Plans extractions and Isometrics See chapter 4 12 for details SCHEDULE BY PHASES AND DATES Information about Equipment and Line Phases and the corresponding finishing dates to perform schedule analysis See chapter 4 13 5 18 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL REFERENCE POINTS Equipment center Coordinates to simplify equipment placement COMPONENT COST Contains the Cost assigned to Piping Components FLUID AND COLOR TABLE Contains the Color assigned to Fluid Codes used to differentiate between piping lines with different fluids PROJECT END DESCRIPTIONS Contains the Descriptions assign
21. Dimens Rotate 90 Show Line Parameters Line Route Madify Line Parameters Component Dimens Rotate Angle Component Rotate 90 Plane Piping Component Others Parameters 3 EX Automatic Dimensioning Automatic Generation Component Rotate Axis E i Manual Dimensioning Pipes Component Rotate Plane Block Definition Elbows b Connection Point ES Block Test Reductions Connectivity Snap C Branch 4 Interference he 5 MTO Other Fittings b Genetic b TAG Flanges Import 9 P Move T G Notes Valves Export P Align TAGs Miscelanea Line Utilities Reconstruction Manual Dimensions Move Components olds enm Close Loop Seis Di n s K Delete Notes 2 isplay Layers Equipments Supports Annotations 3D Model Material Report Annotations Isometric Extraction View Extraction Component Name Line Name Equipment Name Some ToolBar menus are also available with the most used commands In case of reconstruction of menu files the BMP directory in the installation directory must be put on the path to get the icons for the toolbars 44 STRUCTURES ELECTRICAL CABLES TRAYS HVAC Reference structures in 3D models can be drawn using the EPLANT STH module using equipment primitive elements or any AutoCAD element In the firsts two cases there is a library of predefined o
22. Files Link option allows to define document files linked with Equipments Lines and component with Tag to be able to open them directly from an EPLANT model The Reference Points option allows to load points coordinates to be used as equipment insertion point The Fluid and Color Table is enabled if the project setup specifies that color of piping lines is set sccording to the fluid code This table associated each fluid code as defined in the line number to the AutoCAD color number It is possible to change these colors any time and force the existing piping lines inside 3D models to change accordingly using the command PD UTI Generic Color Layer of 3D Lines Change The Project End Codes Table option allows to define a descriptive code associated to each end code to be used in material reports instead of the end codes themselves The Line Equipment Status option allows do modify the quantity the codes and the descriptions associated to each Status that can be assigned to Lines and Equipments The SD dimension tables option allows accessing piping component dimension tables Selecting this option the following menu will open Table Format lt V2011 Conversion Exit Selecting the first third or fourth option a menu opens with all DBF tables on the current project default standard directory Selecting a table it does the required operation on it The option Format Conversion can be used to convert Dimensional and Weight tab
23. GEOMETRY DEFINITION View Name View Origin Prism Dimensions Y v Bick Angle View Orientation z Cancel Help At first the default View name will be the view number in this case 1 The rest of the window is used to define the dimensions orientation and position of the current view All of them can be changed now or any time later Each View must be imagined as a Prismatic Volume placed in a specific place of the drawing The 2D Plan extractor generates a plane representation of each object contained in the volume associated with the view projected with respect the local Z axis associated with each view The size of each extraction volume can be also modified using standard AutoCAD command such as Modify Property In the same way its position and orientation can be modified with the plain AutoCAD Move and Rotate commands Exiting with the Accept button from this window the main 2D Plan Extraction dialog box appears 78 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PLAN VIEW EXTRACTION In case of defining another view the Add button can be used To delete an existing view both the Delete button or the AutoCAD Erase command outside this command can be used Selecting the Characteristics button the following dialog opens VIEW PARAMETERS DEFINITION This dialog defines which types of objects generated by EPLANT are to be extracted and how for the activ
24. It can be manually loaded or imported from another project used solely to load material of assemblies See 4 7 10 Enable PCF File Extraction Enable this option if the Export Lines to PCF Format option is to be used 109 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Mandatory Use of Branch Tables Enable this option to force checking the branch table if the component is manually selected Mandatory P amp ID Tag Verification If this option is enabled and if EPLANT P amp ID is used in the current Project placing a component that has a Tag defined the value of the Tag is verified with the Tags of the same type of component in P amp ID classification that are present in the same Piping line It will prevent to defined Tags not already defined in P amp IDs Enable PDMS Compatible If this option is enabled some EPLANT commands are disabled to allow generating 3D models compatible with the Export to PDMS command Requisition Options Project Material Selection Criterium All 3D Models O Selected 3D Models by Area Selected Piping Lines by Area Requisition revision O Rev 0 12 All rev are issued Rev from table Only selected rev are issued Totalization Index without Piping Class with Piping Class without Standard O With Standard Only Lines with Final Status Delete manual material Purchase Quantity respect last revision Take into account component dimensions in tot
25. RA RAP 7 G FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 1 INVERTED BUCKET TRAP 7 G FIT 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 J R RAP THERMOD 7 G_FIT 2 0 2 1 0 0 100111 0 1 RY RAP Y FILTER 7 G_FIT 1 0 2 T 0 0 001111 0 1 5 EE STRAINER 7 STRAIN 1 0 3 ile 0 0 001111 0 UB UBING f PIPE 1 0 2 1 0 Q OOTTIT X T XE EXTRUDED TEE 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 F 0 90 001111 0 1 VEN IPICAL VENT 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 0 VFA VICTAULIC FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 l VIL SIGHT 2 CONEX 90 8 INS 1 0 2 1 0 0 001413 0 1 VI2 SIGHT 2 CONEX 180 8 INS 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 VI3 SIGHT 3 CONEX 90 8 INS 1 0 1 0 111 20 21 VIA SIGHT 4 CONEX 90 8 INS 0 4 ils 0 0 001111 0 1 VIC VICTAULIC JOINT 5 CPL 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 0 VIR VIROLA 2 G TIP 0 0 0 1 0 0001111 0 VOC VOL CADENA A OPER 0 0 0 1 0 0 001111 0 VOE EXTENS VOL A G FIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 001111 0 WBA BALL WAFFER VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 1 WBE BUT WAFFER VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 WBW BU WELDING W 0 0 0 1 0 0 001111 0 1 WCE CHECK WAFFER VALVE 4 VAME 1 0 2 2 0 O00345 WES WCO WAF CONTROL VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 1 WCS SILENT CHECK WAFFER VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 WHE HAND WHEEL A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 L 52 0 1 WLU WAFFER LUG VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 7 0 0 001111 0 WNE WELD NECK FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 WOL WEIDOLE 2 OLET 2 2 2 1 0 90 001111 1 1 WSO SOCKE ELDING PVC W 0 0 0 0 0 000000 0 WSW SOCKE ELDING W 0 0 0 0 0 0000000 0 1 YST Y STRAINER 7 STRAIN 1 0 3 1 0 0 001111 0
26. Tables These tables contain project specific information that can be modified without interfering with other projects The most important information is project settings piping and insulation specifications material grouping criteria in requisitions isometric MTO format material report format totalization options Opening a project the first time all this information is generated as a copy of system default values It can be modified later System default values can also be modified See the Technical Manual for details allow access to Material Take Off Material take off is automatic and can integrate the material of all 3D models of the project with manually loaded material All kinds of reports can be produced Material Requirements included Isometric extractions are also tracked against modifications of the corresponding line in models Report samples can be seen in Appendix 4 3 4 30 MODELS To carry out a project one or more 3D graphic models are to be generated 3D models are used to build a virtual model of the plant in a very integrated CAD environment The model is a scaled representation of the plant but contrary of what happens with plastic models electronic models store geometric and material data as well Most of this information is automatically uploaded the designer can concentrate in design tasks 3D models are used as a source to automatically generate all traditional engineering documents orthogonal views
27. USER MANUAL Equipments Equipment list of the equipments defined in the current drawing Component 3D by Code System Piping Components Codes sorted by code Component 3D by Description System Piping Components Codes sorted by description Material by Code System Material Codes sorted by code Material by Description System Material Codes sorted by description Additional Codes Project Additional codes sorted by additional code Piping Class Currently active piping class sorted by component code Insulation Class Currently active insulation class sorted by component code Pipe Diameters Current standard Diameters table 93 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 5 SCHEDULING BY PHASES AND DATES From the EPLANT Piping data base module it is possible to define Equipment and Line Phases and assign finishing dates both Scheduled and Real to each equipment and line for each phase See chapters 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 From the graphic module a schedule analysis can be carried out modifying equipment and line colors according to colors corresponding to each phase and taking into account the phases finished and delayed by a given date To this aim the following command is used PD_UTI Generic Date Schedule which opens the following window DATE SCHEDULE Xx Define the analysis Date Year Month Day Scheduled Delay Setup Phases and Colors
28. a line in this menu will display its parameters Only unique names are allowed within the current drawing file Copy from Diagrams If in the current project the EPLANT P amp ID module is being used selecting this button a selection list will appear with all project lines Selecting a line its definition will be copied to the definition window Only those lines not already defined will appear in the list The Line List can also be generated from an Excel file following the procedure detailed in the e updades folder in the EPLANT installation CD 29 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Nominal Diameter It is the nominal diameter of the line in inches The popup menu displays the field DIAM of the STD ANSI PIP DBF table unless the Evaluation Version is running In this case only two diameters are selectable If the line contains reductions to other diameters the components that have their nominal diameters different from the diameter assigned to the line must be generated setting the Active Line Parameters accordingly See 4 6 2 for more details Piping Class It is the piping class assigned to the line The menu shows all project piping classes plus the conventional class that means out of specification This code can t be used in the definition of a new line If for any reason a component must be generated out of specification this has to be set later See 4 6 2 and 4 8 1 for details The Out of Spe
29. an end code to generate a set of studs bolts it must have the IMP_STU field in the END DBF table equal to 1 The end generates a clamp element for example for the FC end code in the isometric MTO and in the database module during data update a clamp implicit elements is generated with the same diameter and rating of the component Project Default clamp code is used System default CLU For an end code to generate a clamp it must have the IMP CLU field in the END DBF table equal to 1 This element generates implicit elements If the end code specified the generation of a gasket and a set of stud bolts implicit elements in the isometric MTO and in the database module during data update implicit elements are generated one gasket for each joint and a set of stud bolts for each component Stud characteristics are read from the IPDSTDVANSISTUD DBF table This code is used when a component is mounted between flanges with thru bolts crossing all the component body Stud length is incremented by the component dimension rounded to the first upper 5 mm This value can be modified in the project setup Gasket thickness is not taken into account For a component having this treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 2 This element generates implicit elements It is equal to the case 1 but although the end code may specify gasket generation the gasket will not be generated It is used with components that are purchas
30. and then passed to the database module with the 3D Model Material Report command Deleting a PD1 file and opening again the project with the database module the material corresponding to that file will be deleted 87 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 12 EXTERNAL FILES LINK AND P amp ID QUERY 3D Models 2D Plans and Isometrics can be automatically linked with any external file Available elements in the models that can be linked and the corresponding link parameter are as follows Equipments by Equipment Name Piping Lines by Line Number Any piping Component with a Tag attribute the Tag value As Tag value is also considered as accepted alternatives two attributes TYPE and NUM link with an in the middle and three attributes UNI NUM and FUN Attribute names recognized as Tags can be changed in the project setup Depending on the project setup the association can be established in two alternative ways By Table A table allows linking each element in EPLANT models with one or more documents contained in external files If the file name only is specified the file is searched in the LINK project directory otherwise the full path it can be any is used instead To load this table use the External Files Link option in the Reference menu in the data base module Direct The link between the 3D model and external files is automatically established placing those files in the LINK project
31. and PIPES The command PD 1 Automatic Generation allows to automatically generating Elbows Flanges and Pipes segments over a line Opens the following dialog AUTOMATIC COMPONENT GENERATION x Line Graphic Selection lt Line Number 8 H 600 001 A1 Elbows REDUCING 90 ELBOW RSC Flanges WELD NECK FLANGE WN Pipes PIPE PIP Cancel Help Selecting a line this command analyses the specification class of the same line and loads the Elbow Flanges and Pipe menus with the components of the each type contained by the line class The required components for generation are selected on each menu and with the Execute button the generation is performed The rules for generation are the followings Elbows an elbow of the specified type is generated in each line route intersection Flanges a flange is generated on each free flanged end Pipe a pipe segment is generated between each pair of unconnected component facing each other having compatible connection ends and with a distance greater than the Minimum Pipe Length In those cases when the distance is less than the minimum the pipe is not generated but a cross is drawn and a warning sign is displayed with the total number of unconnected points found 47 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 9 MISCELANEA generation As usual the components classified as miscelanea can be placed on Line Routes or snapping to co
32. as the equipment names The dwg file is generated with the same name as the original 3D model in the project EXP folder Along with this file another file with DBF format is generated which contains the characteristics of all piping components These data can be associated to the graphic file inside Navisworks See the Multimedia Tutorial for details 97 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 413 12 TO PDMS PD_UTIJ Export Export to PDMS This command generates a file compatible to the EPLANT PDMS system that can convert 3D models from the EPLANT format to the PDMS format For details see the user manual of this system 4 13 13 EXPORT TO PCF PD UTI Export Export Lines to PCF Format This command generates a PCF format file compatible with Isogen Each selected line is exported to a different file in the project PCF DWG folder To be able to use this command the corresponding option must be anable in the Project Setup General Settings 2 For setup details see the Technical Manual chapter 9 4 13 14 EXPORT 3D MODEL TO SOLIDS PD UTI Export Export 3D Model to Solids This command converts the current drawing file to Solid Elements but this operation strips any EPLANT Piping data from the converted components This command is intended if the EPLANT model is to be imported in another system for example Inventor or ZW3D 4 13 15 OTHER COMMANDS PD UTI Other
33. automatically generate the codes of the whole line Codes can be revised by the Component Name command 57 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Joint codes can also be manually generated using the command PD UTI Generic Joint Code Modification that is also used to modify existing codes JOINT CODE MODIFICATION gt Line Number Code Number E Maximum assigned Readonly Write Wode Noniber Finish Upon the selection of a connection point with the upper button its parameters are loaded in the window above Only connection points with implicit element can be selected Remember that joint elements implicit because they have not a graphic representation between two components are assigned to only one of them this very component contains the joint code also if any Unchecking the Readonly option the value displayed can be written into the selected connection point Blank code deletes the current one 58 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 47 23 Vertical Axis Reference generation This command allows to load in a piping component the reference to a vertical axis In the isometric extraction this reference will be automatically dimensioned with respect the selected component PD UTI Generic Vertical Axis Reference The following window will open VERTICAL AXIS REFERENCE x Select Compo
34. c lon 7 800 DX1 API 5LS Gr B 7 800 DE API 5LX 42 7 800 DE2 API 5LX 42 c c 7 800 DF1 API 5LX 46 7 800 DG1 API 5LX 52 7 800 DG4 API 60 K 7 800 Appendix 2 1 MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP_WEIGHT Kg m3 VA17 ARMCO STEEL 7 800 VAOA ASB COMPR GRAFITADO 1 000 WA2 ASBESTOS 1 000 VA05 ASBESTOS COMPRIMIDO 1 000 VA06 ASBESTOS and AISI 304 1 000 CM2 ASME SA105 7 800 CE ASME SA106 Gr B SML_S 7 800 CU2 ASME SA216 Gr WCB 7 800 CP3 ASME SA234 Gr WPB 7 800 HD4 ASTM A 234 Gr WP22 7 800 109 ASTM A 320 Gr B8 7 800 ST3 ASTM A 351 Gr CF3M 7 800 S088 ASTM A 403 WP 347H 7 800 D83 ASTM A 714 7 800 D82 ASTM A 714 Gr 5 7 800 CM1 ASTM A105 7 800 CM10 ASTM A105 Gr II 7 800 CM3 ASTM A105 GALV 7 800 VF1 ASTM A105 GALV 7 800 CD1 ASTM A106 Gr A 7 800 1 ASTM A106 Gr 7 800 CE ASTM 106 Gr B SML_S 7 800 DY1 ASTM A106 Gr C 7 800 S005 ASTM 120 7 800 5004 ASTM A120 GAL 7 800 BD1 ASTM 124 7 800 FG2 ASTM A126 7 800 FG1 ASTM A126 CL C 7 800 FC1 ASTM A126 CL A 7 800 FB1 ASTM A126 CL B 7 800 DT ASTM A134 7 800 DG3 ASTM A135 Gr B 7 800 DM1 ASTM A139 Gr A 7 800 CF1 ASTM A139 Gr B 7 800 CF1 ASTM A139 Gr B 7 800 C91 ASTM 155 55 CL1 7 800 S008 ASTM A178 Gr A 7 800 1 ASTM A179 7 800 CS2 ASTM A181 CL 70 7 800 181 60 7 800 CS1 ASTM A181 Gr 70 7 800 CR2 ASTM A181 Gr I 7 800 CR4 ASTM A181
35. dependence only Component Placement During Component Placement the selections made to define the position of the previous component are used as default options to place the following component of the same type Piping Class Verification During Component Placement to Connection Point there is a warning in case the connecting components have different piping classes This verification is also carried out during automatic pipe and flange generation identifying the components that has a different piping class and allowing to skip the generation Snap to Flange Automatic selection of the connection point during component placement takes now into account all possible cases 3D Model Export to Solids It is a new command that converts Piping Components and Equipment Elements to Solid Elements Tag in Isometrics Now it is possible to manually place the Tag corresponding to Insulation Lining also Minimum Pipe Length Verification is now with lt instead of lt 138 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Reduction Components It does not allows to set by mistake the secondary diameter equal to the main one 2D Plan Notes Uptade It is now compatible with multiple notes on the same component Drawing Files Cleaning A new option has been added to the Cleaning of Contaminated Drawing Files by other applications It erases all elements not visible and not belonging to EPLANT Piping Error Corrections Isometric Ann
36. directory and naming the files with the link parameter value corresponding to the element type For example the TK 001 equipment is automatically linked with the files named TK 001 JPG TK 001 XLS etc File format and the number of different files related to a specific object may be any The relation can be strictly enforced file names must be equal to the parameter value or the parameter value can be interpreted as the file name prefix depending on project setup In this last case the TK 001 1 DOC will be also linked in the example To open those files any of the available query commands can be used depending on the element involved Component Name Line Name or Equipment Name Upon opening the window with the required characteristics if there is at least one external file linked to the selected element the External Data button will be enabled Pressing it if there is only one external file that very file will be automatically opened otherwise a window with the list of all found files will allow to select the one to open If the EPLANT P amp ID module is used to draw P amp IDs for the project in the windows that will be displayed taking any of the query commands Component Name Line Name or Equipment Name the PID Data button will be enabled Pushing the PID Data button a windows will be display all component line or equipment characteristics as they are loaded in the corresponding List generated with the EPLANT P amp ID module 8
37. for Lines and Equipments are automatically renamed as to avoid conflict with layers already in the current file If any Line or Equipment in the imported file is found having the same name as an already existing one a warning is issued and the user may choose to rename the Line or Equipment or to joint it with the existing definition IMPORTANT to include 3D models never use the sequence INSERT EXPLODE nor the BIND of a xref to avoid mixing up EPLANT defined layers This command can also be called using a script in case of creating a unique model including several separate models Look for the example ep bat include scr in the main EPLANT Piping installation folder To export only a part of a 3D model it is advisable to follow this sequence copy the whole file with another name open this new file set OFF all layers that must be retain delete all elements that are to be eliminated and execute the command PD UTI Line Utilities Line Equipment Definitions Purge This command automatically removes all Line and Equipment definitions that no longer have any associated graphic element 4 13 11 EXPORT TO NAVISWORKS PD UTI Export Export to Navisworks This command allows to convert a 3D model generated with EPLANT Piping in a drawing file with AutoCAD format compatible with the Navisworks program The converted drawing will have its line layers renamed to each corresponding line number and its equipment layers renamed
38. instead of a schedule enter the thickness value in decimal inches using a point In case of a thickness instead of a schedule the system automatically computes the weight for some components if not found in the corresponding table using the Specific Weight associated with the component material These components are pipes elbows tees and reductions The end code fields E1 and E2 are used for different objectives at a time If E1 contains a flanged end code the flange dimension tables are automatically read The flange plate diameter if contained in PD STD ANSI FLGD DBF and the flange thickness in PD STD ANSKAFLGTRF DBF for the RF end code The distance between the flange face and the connection point for the pipe is specified in the dimension table corresponding to each flange type For example for a Welding Neck flange with RF end code the file is PDISTD ANSINWNF1RF DBF End codes are also used to verify component connections with the same codes in case of generation of component snapping to a connection point If both codes are equal the E2 can be left blank For pipes it is not convenient to define end codes because in this case the end termination is more related to a fabrication process than to a pipe characteristic If the end code is blank any other code is accepted as connection The E1 field refers to the connection point 1 the E2 to the connection point 2 For component with more than two points the connection point 3 will be
39. line route has its own layer To draw a line route the PD 1 Line Route command is used It will displays the following dialog box to choose the first point selection method LINE ROUTE FIRST POINT XI e Generic Point C Snap to Line Route Snap to Component End C Snap to Component Center Use Line 6 H 600 002 41 Cancel If the Use Line option is not checked the line that will be drawn will depend on the value of the COMPONENT GENERATION of the Line Active Parameters Graphic Selection or Active Parameters On the contrary if the Use Line option is checked the line selected in the menu will be used Help Here below this four choices are described in detail Generic Point It is used to start a line route drawing using an AutoCAD selectable point The command warns that the current Line Active Parameters will be used Snap to Line Route It is used to draw a line route using an existing line route as reference The line route that will be drawn depends from the setting of the Component Generation parameter in the Line Active Parameters if it is set as Graphic Selection the line will be the same as the selected one if it is set to Active Parameters the line is draw using the current Active Line Parameters Selecting a point on an existing line route the command makes a highlight of the line segment form the selected point to the nearest end point of the line for example Dis
40. material The Only material with weight 0 0 option generates the report of the material to its maximum detail taking only material with no weight value defined The following menu selects the output report format Text File XLS File Exit 117 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL The Text File option in any Report option generates the report in a text file using an internal text file report generator All report formats to text files are stored in the following files Vproject DBFNprojectIRTH DBF FPT project DBF project RTF DBF Selecting the Text File option the following menu opens Report Generation to TXT File Fi Report PIP_LG Description Piping Components by Line List default Generate Cancel Help Selecting the Generate button prompts for the Output File Name and the report is generated Selecting the Modify Format button the following window opens Report Generation to TXT File Report LG Description Piping Components by Line List default L Easy Header Modify Header Modify Definition Add Field Copy Format Import Format Delete Preview Continue Help Active Modify Header A window will open on the header definition that is basically a text file with the header fixed parts in it Any variable text can be placed on it during the report generation assigning the H code to it With the Easy Heade
41. must be opened from the Windows Explorer after closing any previous AutoCAD session if any 2 9 PROJECTS OF PREVIUOS VERSIONS In case of opening a drawing file belonging to a project generated with a prevoius EPLANT version a dialog box will appear warning that the project is of a previous version In this condition the graphic application cannot work and the project must be opened at least once with the data base module in order to update the required project files No current settings will be modified and there is not loss of information whatsoever 2 10 ICON LOSS IN MENU It may happen if the EPLANT menu files are changed from The Read Only status in which they are set during the installation If the icons included in the EPLANT toolbars menus disappear at once it means that AutoCAD recompiled the EPLANT menu To solve this problems there are two ways From an AutoCAD session add the following path the Support Files Searching Path eplant pd bmp that is where the icons images are stored Delete all EPLANT menu files located in the eplant pd folder and having the NMS NMR NMC and CUI extension Do not delete those with MNU extension Open a drawing file on an EPLANT project This will recomplie the EPLANT menu with its icons EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3 WORKING METHODOLOGY 3 4 GENERAL CRITERIA EPLANT Piping is software designed to increment the productivity and quality of piping engineer
42. new PDL file When a new component is tested it is very convenient to set the Test Mode on using the command PD UTI Other Parameters TEST ON that allows to redefine component blocks already defined in the current drawing file Another feature of this option is the verbose mode when reading the PDL file that allows identifying errors This option is disabled with the TEST OFF option 50 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 15 MANUAL COMPONENT Generation This command is used to transform a set of already drawn graphic elements into a piping component Execute it from PD 1 Manual Components In the first window the component code must be selected If the Component Generation in the current Active Line Parameters is set to Graphic Selection a prompt to select a line will appear otherwise the Active Line will automatically be used The following parameters will be prompted next the component origin the connection points nominal diameter and end code for each connection points and to select all component elements If the same component is required in another line the above procedure must be repeated again If is needed in the same line it can be copied by the COPY AutoCAD command These components are processed in the same way as any other components In the view extraction they are copied to the extraction layer Manual component can use any already defined component code no interfere
43. on those layers are computed These layers are not to be used by other functions All 3D piping components are blocks with parameters associated to them by means of Extended Entity Data What you see in the 3D model is what you have If a component is placed in a model there is no way not to compute it Moreover the data base architecture guarantees against mto errors The only way to delete a component is with the AutoCAD command ERASE Other AutoCAD commands like COPY MOVE ROTATE can also be used The MTO will recognize those components with all their characteristics Only the SCALE command is not to be used The MIRROR command can be used directly on components but is to be avoided in case of blocks including components EPLANT Piping is a system designed to work in real project environments The project specific information is stored in only one place the graphic files Component characteristics are associated by means of codes The relational architecture is used only to translate those codes In this way the system is very robust against mto errors 22 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 43 MENU COMMANDS EPLANT Piping adds three new bars to the AutoCAD menu that are defined in the PD2004 MNU menu in case of AutoCAD 2004 located in the main system directory This file can be modified using the same command syntax The three menu bars are shown below New Line Definition Component
44. option to be selected interactively during placement The selected component is then automatically checked against the same piping spec The piping class means out of specification no piping check is performed and all parameters are to be input manually Only the class used to generate implicit elements must be a valid one In case of the PC field equal to 0 in the COD DBF table this component will never be checked against specifications for example supports In case this parameters equals 2 enables to read one dimensional parameter from the Thickness field in the Piping Specifications This option is used in Nipples and gaskets to define their respective length thickness In case of gaskets the corresponding option must be enabled in the project setup See 3D Models Default button in setup main dialog If the project setup enables spools generation from piping classes in the piping class editing window the SPOOL column will be available to load the spool code up to three caracters long This code is automatically assigned to the component during is creation and can be automatically modified with the respect command 67 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 8 2 ADDITIONAL CODES Additional codes are used to discriminate components that have the same characteristics but some difference in material The typical case is with valves Moreover to each additional code an arbitrary long text can be associated v
45. possibility to fail to detect one but each one has to be visually checked To verify the interference volume associated to each component use the command PD UTI Interference Interference Volume DISPLAY INTERFERENCE VOLUME Color Tolerance n Takes into account Insulation Cancel Selecting Execute prompts to select the objects to verify and draws in the screen the interference prism on each object Setting a tolerance can allow seeing in which direction the tolerance is allowed to growth The TOL_GAP field in the COD DBF table controls these directions See Technical Manual for details 4 13 3 INSULATION MODIFICATION The insulation class of an existing piping component can be modified at any time with the command PD UTI Generic Insulation Change A dialog box with a menu with all the project insulation classes will open The selected class in the menu represents the current component insulation class Blank means not insulated It can be changed to the required one and saved selecting the Execute button 4 13 4 REFERENCE TABLES The EPLANT Piping graphic module automatically reads information from several tables See the Technical Manual for details The content of some of these tables can be displayed from PD UTI Other Parameters Available options are Lines Line list of the piping lines defined in the current drawing 92 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT
46. the command offers the choice between snapping to the nearest connection point or the following options snap to the projection of the Base Point over the selected Pipe Axis or to the intersection between the Pipe Axis and the axis passing through the Base Point PD UTI Generic SD Format Test EPLANT Piping stores the properties of graphic objects using the Extended Entity Data Error in the EED format may interfere with some commands Only one case of format error in 1994 was detected so far All the same the command prompts to select components to check If a component with EED format error is detected a Zoom window will show the component centered in the screen with the possibility to delete it PD UTI Generic Delete Components Without Reference This command automatically deletes any piping component or equipment element which references a piping line or an equipment that no longer is defined in the drawing file It is possible such elements being not visible for instance because the use of the Xclip command but they are still picked up by the 3D Material Report command and sent to the data base module To clean the drawing file from spurious applications the following command can be executed pd cmd APPID CLN that create a clean copy of the current drawing with the same name with a _ appended to the end This command is the same one that is automatically executed when opening a drawing file in case applications oth
47. treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 8 It is equal to the case 7 but the gasket will be generated For a component having this treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 8 If the GAS and STU fields in the specifications are left blank the project gasket default GAS is used for gasket and the project default stud code STU is used for studs This two codes must be defined in the piping class themselves to be able to define materials and additional codes If alternate gasket and stud are needed the new codes must be placed in the GAS and STU fields of the corresponding components During gasket and clamp generation the following parameters are loaded component code GAS CLU or the specified one diameter 1 the same of the component that generate it rating the same of the component piping class the same of component material and additional codes of gasket clamp according to piping class During welding generation the same parameters as above are loaded plus the component schedule In case of stud or bolt generation the following parameters are loaded component code STU BLT or the specified one diameter 1 stud bolt diameter length in mm loaded in the secondary diameter field piping class the same of component material and additional codes according to piping class The QUANTITY field contains the stud bolt quantity in a set The implicit code va
48. 000 WA12 TP304 7 800 WEL eflon PTFE 1 000 WA14 VITON 7 800 VA21 WHITE SANI NEOPRENE 1 000 Appendix 2 8 WP01 WP 02 WP03 WP04 WP05 WP06 WPHY WPHY WPHY WPHY WPHY WPHY 42 46 52 60 65 70 800 800 800 800 800 800 Appendix 2 9 APPENDIX 3 PIPING AND INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS PROJECT PIPING SPECIFICATION They are loaded in the project_code DBF project_code SP DBF See 4 8 for a detailed discussion on the checking sequence of the specifications The table format is Field PCLA COD OPE DIA DD DiB D2A D2B RAT RAT2 SCH SCH2 E1 E2 MAT Description Piping Class up to 6 characters Generic Piping Component code The first three characters are checked with the COD file content in the PD STD COD DBF table Longer codes can be used for example CRE1 This allows assigning different parameters to the same type of component and in the same diameter range This possibility is compatible with the naming conventions for dimensional tables It is used only by valves It represents the operator code associated to the valve specified in the COD field If this field is void the valve will be generated without operator The characters following the first three are only used in the formation of the dimension tables whose names begin with the full cntent of this OPE field followed by the parameter number and the end codes if required Main diameter lowe
49. 10 350 Description Diameters Rat Sch Material Ends Quantity 90 RL ELBOW 1 3000 ASTM 105 SW 1 90 RL ELBOW 3000 ASTMA105 SW 1 90 RL ELBOW I 3000 ASTM A105 SW 1 90 RC ELBOW 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 90 ELBOW 6 9 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 90 RC ELBOW 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 GASKET PLANE 4 150 ASBESTOS COMPRIMIDO RF 9 GASKET PLANE 6 150 ASBESTOS COMPRIMIDO RF 6 GATE VALVE E03AS 1 800 SW 1 GATE VALVE E03AS 1 800 SW 1 GATE VALVE E03AS 1 800 SW 1 GATE VALVE 25 1 4 150 RF 1 GATE VALVE 25 1 4 150 RF 1 GATE VALVE E25A1 4 150 RF 1 GATE VALVE 25 1 6 150 1 GATE VALVE 25 1 6 150 RF 1 TEMPERATURE METER 1 Sc 1 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM 120 C C 128 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 30 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM 120 C C 153 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 128 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 30 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 1 53 PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 153 PLANE 1 80 ASTM 20 128 PLANE 1 80 ASTM 120 30 PIPE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 78 PIPE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 122 PIPE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 306 PIPE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 122 PIPE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 306 PIPE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 176 WELDING NECK FLANGE G 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS RF BW 1 WELDING NECK FLANGE 6 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS RF BW 1 Total WeightKg 1018 36 Total Area m2 Appendix 4 4 11 09 LINE MATERIAL TOTAL REPORT TOTAL PIPING MAT
50. 5 ASTM A358 Gr316 C12 7 800 5066 ASTM A358Gr TP347CL3 7 800 CO L ASTM A36 7 800 D71 ASTM A381 CL Y52 7 800 1 ASTM A381 CL Y60 7 800 D72 ASTM A381 CL Y65 7 800 5067 ASTM A381 1 52 7 800 S068 ASTM A381 C1Y60 7 800 S069 ASTM A381 C1Y70 7 800 EFL ASTM A381 Gr Y42 7 800 D51 ASTM A387 Gr 5 7 800 D52 ASTM A387 Gr 5 CL2 7 800 D61 ASTM A387 Gr 9 7 800 S087 ASTM A387 Gr II CL2 7 800 5070 ASTM A387 11 11 7 800 FH1 ASTM A395 7 800 5104 ASTM A403 Gr WP316 7 800 S080 ASTM A403 Gr WP304 7 800 S081 ASTM A403 Gr WP304L 7 800 5095 ASTM A403 Gr WP316L 7 800 5077 ASTM A403 Gr WP347 7 800 S073 ASTM A403 GrWP304 7 800 5071 ASTM 403 GrWP316L 7 800 S072 ASTM A403 GrWP321 7 800 5074 ASTM A403 WP304L S 7 800 S075 ASTM A409 T304 7 800 S076 ASTM A409 T304L 7 800 01 ASTM 420 Gr WPL6 7 800 1 ASTM 420 GrWPL3 7 800 HF1 ASTM A420 GrWPL8 7 800 HR1 ASTM A420 GrWPL8 7 800 S078 ASTM A436 T2 7 800 S079 ASTM A441 7 800 DV1 ASTM A445 7 800 Appendix 2 5 MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP_WEIGHT Kg m3 FF1 ASTM A445 7 800 S082 ASTM A48 Gr 35 7 800 S083 ASTM A4864 C130B 7 800 S085 ASTM A515 Gr 60 7 800 S084 ASTM A515 Gr 65 7 800 CL1 ASTM A515 Gr 70 7 800 S086 ASTM A515 Gr 65 GALV 7 800 DJ1 ASTM A516 Gr 60 7 800 DJ2 ASTM A516 Gr 70 7 800 AS092 ASTM A53 Gr B s c 7 800 1 ASTM A53 Gr 7 800 ASTM A53 7 800
51. 7 2 and 5 3 If the project uses a special material code the corresponding options must be enabled in the project setup 4 8 6 5 3 and 5 10 The separation in different 3D models is defined It is a basic design decision but can be changed later Based on the previous decision one or more general reference drawing are generated with information like streets buildings structures see 4 4 equipment foundations equipments and theirs nozzles see 4 5 If only one model will be used this information can be placed in the same drawing file Working in the 3D models piping lines are defined See 4 6 1 Line routes are generated for the defined lines See 4 6 3 Piping components are generated using line routes or other components as references See 4 7 2D views are extracted to generate plans in external files placed in the PLE project directory See 4 9 Piping Isometric extraction is performed See 4 10 Using the Data Base Module the Material Requisitions are generated See 5 5 1 and 5 5 2 This schema is indicative some operations can be performed in another order The system is designed to allow a maximum flexibility specifications can be completed in a later stage of the project information can be imported from another project etc Existing specifications can be imported in a matter of seconds and existing models are simply copied to the project directory if needed 20 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT US
52. 8 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 OTHER COMMANDS 4 13 1 LAYER UTILITIES Elements generated by EPLANT Piping are grouped in three main categories piping line routes piping components and equipments Each one is placed in different layers Although layer visibility can be modified using the AutoCAD layer command there are several commands available in the submenu Display Layers in the PD UTI menu that are more convenient The most used commands are the firsts two PD UTI Display Layers Lines LR 3D Selecting this command the following window opens LINES CONTROL VISIBILITY Line Number Route 3D xref 1 H 600 002 41 8 H 600 001 41 8 H 600 003 41 8 H 600 004 41 Select All Unselect All Line Route 3D Components JE Cancel Help This dialog box works similar to the AutoCAD DDLMODES but making reference directly to line names Layers that are set OFF are also set FREEZE This command displays all lines including those defined in external files attached as xref 89 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PD UTI Display Layers Equipments Selecting this command the following window opens EQUIPMENT VISIBILITY CONTROL Equipment_Narne Layer XREF Select All Unselect All Layer Setting As in the case of Lines displays all Equipments including those def
53. 800 C33 ASTM B673 CL 3 904L 7 800 103 ASTM B68 7 800 ASTM B68 DHP 7 800 BH2 ASTM B68 REV IN PVC 7 800 1 ASTM B88 TIPO K 7 800 BG1 ASTM CA 360 7 800 EPDM ASTM D1418 EPDM 1 000 FKM ASTM D1418 Viton FKM 1 000 NBR ASTM D1418 Buna N NBR 7 800 01 ASTM D1784 1 000 PVC02 ASTM D1785 1 000 PVC03 ASTM D2467 1 000 PP ASTM D4101 PolyPropylene 1 000 101 ASTMA A182 Gr 22 7 800 BDV BDV ACCORDING SPECS 0 000 VA03 BLUE ASB and AISI 4 1 000 BB2 BRONZE 8 500 VA08 BS 1400 LG2C 7 800 VA09 BS 1490 LM6 7 800 VA10 BS 2789 7 800 VA30 BUNA N 1 000 11 BUNA N C AMIANTO 1 000 SPI BY INSTRUMENTS 0 000 WC1 CAF OIL 1 000 VA12 CAUCHO SILICONADO 1 000 VA13 COBRE RECOCIDO 8 500 WA4 COMPR ASBEST FIBBE 1 000 WA8 COMPRESSED NON ASB 1 000 TCU2 COPPER PIPE JOINT 8 500 CPVC CPVC 1 000 VACS Carbon Steel 7 800 VACS1 Carbon Steel Forged 7 800 14 CrMo 4 6 dur 130 7 800 HC1 DIN 15 3 7 800 DS1 DIN C22 8 7 800 DR1 DIN ST 37 2 7 800 DW1 EBONITED AS A53GrB 7 800 DN1 EBONITED ASTMA181Gr1 7 800 DIL EBONITED ASTMA234WP8 7 80 WA15 EPDM 1 000 522 F 22 PER IRAM 503 7 800 RFO FENOLIC RESIN 1 000 VA15 FIB VIDRIO REF PRFV 1 000 VA29 FIBRA COMP w asbestos 0 000 WA16 FLUOR ELASTOMETER 1 000 07 FORGED BRONCE 8 500 VAFS Forged Steel 7 800 VACSS Fund esp ac al carb 7 800 WA10 GASK RJ 11 4CR 1 2MO 7 800 WA11 GASK TP347 7 800 GRA GRAPHITE 1 000 Appendix 2 7 MATERIAL COD rj S Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual
54. ADM 7 800 CY ASTM A307 Gr B GALV 7 800 5057 ASTM A312 Gr TP347 7 800 S050 ASTM A312 T316 c c 7 800 S051 ASTM A312 T316 s c 7 800 053 ASTM A312 T316L s c 7 80 052 ASTM A312 T316L c c 7 800 S054 ASTM A312 T321 s c 7 800 S055 ASTM A312 T321c cEFW 7 800 S058 ASTM A312 TP 347H 7 800 S046 ASTM A312 TP304 c c 7 800 5047 ASTM A312 TP304 s c 7 800 S0471 ASTM A312 TP304 s c or c 7 800 S048 ASTM A312 TP304L c c 7 800 S049 ASTM A312 TP304L s c 7 800 S056 ASTM A320 Gr L7 7 800 ASTM Gr 1 7 800 ASTM A333 Gr lor 6 7 800 HB1 ASTM A333 Gr 3 7 800 C31 ASTM A333 Gr 6 7 800 4 ASTM 335 Gr 1 7 800 ASTM A335 Gr P11 7 800 HA7 ASTM A335 Gr P12 7 800 HA2 ASTM A335 Gr P5 7 800 HA1 ASTM A335 Gr P7 7 800 HA6 ASTM A335 Gr P91 7 800 Appendix 2 4 rj MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP WEIGHT Kg m3 HA5 ASTM A335 Gr P22 7 800 FA3 ASTM A338 GALV 7 800 S059 ASTM A350 Gr LCB 7 800 C40 ASTM A350 Gr LF1 7 800 C41 ASTM A350 Gr LF2 7 800 S060 ASTM A350 Gr LF2 7 800 C42 ASTM A350 Gr LF3 7 800 DH1 ASTM A350 LF 1 7 800 S061 ASTM A351 CF8 7 800 S062 ASTM A351 CF8M 7 800 STA ASTM A351 Gr CF8C 7 800 501 ASTM A351 CF8M 7 800 5 2 ASTM A351 Gr CF3 7 800 5 1 ASTM A351 Gr CF8 7 800 C61 ASTM A352 Gr LC3 7 800 C51 ASTM A352 Gr LCB 7 800 5063 ASTM A352 7 800 5064 ASTM A358 Gr304 12 7 800 S06
55. Active Parameters is set to Active the component will be insulated only if the active insulation class is set to a valid one If no class is set the component will not be insulated The piping line is defined without an insulation class the Component Generation mode in the current Line Active Parameters is set to Graphic Selection the component will not be insulated The piping line is defined without an insulation class but the Component Generation mode in the current Line Active Parameters is set to Active the component will be insulated only if the active insulation class is set to a valid one If no class is set the component will not be insulated For each Nominal Diameter the insulation class specifies an insulation code the class name the insulation thickness Material and Additiona codes of Insulation ann Lining if required The database module automatically generates an insulation component corresponding to each insulated component Depending of the project setup an equivalent insulation exact length can be computed for each one of these components or these insulated components are kept separated In the first case the equivalent length can also be computed multiplying that value for the INSUL parameter contained in the system COD DBF table lt is possible to modify the insulation class of an existing component The command is 68 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PD UTI Generic I
56. BO 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 TT 2044 1 0 A 115 11 25 R 3D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 11 30 1 18 180 R 5D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 180 101111 0 186 180 ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 180 101111 0 18L 180 LONG R ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 all 1 180 101111 0 1 18T 180 TANGENT ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 180 1011 0 22C 22 5 R 5D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 23 209 T 22D 22 5 R 3D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 23 GO I 225 22 5 SHORT R ELBOW 2 ELBO 0 2 23 101111 0 30C 30 R 5D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 0 2 30 201111 30D 30 R 3D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 30 101111 0 3WD 3 WAYS VALVE ASYMETRIC 4 VALVE 1 0 3 0 0 000111 0 4 3WV 3 WAYS VALVE 4 VALVE T 0 3 0 0000111 0 1 45C 45 R 5D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 45 001011 0 45D 45 R 3D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 0 2 1 0 45 001011 0 45 45 ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 0 45 001011 0 1 45G MITER 45 ELBO 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 0 45 001011 0 45L 45 ELBOW LONG TANGENT 2 ELBOW 0 2 0 45 001011 0 1 455 45 SHORT R ELBOW 2 ELBQ 1 0 2 i 45 101111 0 1 45T 45 ELBOW TANGENT 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 45 001011 0 4 5 CURV SANI 45 2 ELBOW 0 2 1 0 45 001011 O 4WP 4 WAYS VALVE 90 DEGREES 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 0 000011 0 1 AWV 4 WAYS VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 0 0 000011 0 60 60 R 5D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 60 101111 0 1 60D 60 R 3D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 alt 60 101111 0 1 90A 90 STREET ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 90 1010 0 90B 90 ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 90 1010 O0 1 90C 90 R 5D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 0 2 0 90 1010 0 90D 90 R 3D ELBOW 2 ELBOW 0 2 0 90 1010 0 90E 90 LONG R ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 90 101011 0 1 906 MITER 90 EL
57. BOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 90 1010 0 90H 90 HOSE ELBOW 7 ELBOW 1 0 2 90 10101 0 901 90 LONG ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 0 90 101011 0 1 905 90 SHORT R ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 90 10101 0 90T 90 TANGENT ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 0 90 10101 0 9CS CURV SANI 90 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 1 0 90 101011 0 FEMAIL ADAPTER 2 RED 2 0 2 T 0 10101 4 ADL LONG ADAPTER 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 10101 1 1 ADM MAIL ADAPTER 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 101011 1 4 ADAPTER 2 RED 2 0 2 1 0 0 10101 1 AGL VAL ANG GLO 4 VALVE 1 0 2 0 0 1010 0 ANA 4 WAYS ANGLE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 0 0000 0 ANC ANGLE CHECK VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 0 0 1010 0 Appendix 1 1 COMPONENT CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS Date 19 11 2008 Doc Manual V2008 0 GENERIC DESCRIPTION ORD CLASS DIA 1 NCP IMP FACE ANG GAP NX GRA ANG ANGLE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 101011 0 1 PLUG ANGLE VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 101011 0 1 ANS ANGLE STOP CHECK VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 101011 0 BAL SPHERIC VALVE FULL 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0
58. CATIONS This table contains all project piping specifications Each class specifies the allowed components diameter ranges rating schedule end codes material code which associates the material description additional codes which associates a description text used in requisitions When opening a new project no piping classes are contained The user can copy classes from the master system piping class table or from another project and modify them as needed The information contained in this table acts as a filter during 3D models generation and as a source of material characteristics This information must be checked and rechecked to be sure it is the intended one any error is propagated to the entire project In any case it is possible to check at any moment all 3D models against current specifications from the data base module and the graphic one alike and made the required changes INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS Contains the insulation specification definitions They define the insulation thickness for each class and each nominal diameter PROJECT SETTINGS Contains the project settings See 5 3 for more details MATERIAL GROUPING CRITERIA Material Grouping Criteria used in Material Requisitions are defined on a project base The user can change them ADDITIONAL CODES Each component be assigned an additional code with a text associated to it It is used to complete the material specification in material requirements MATERIAL
59. CE WITH ANSI B16 5 PARAGR 6 3 4 6 3 4 1 AND ASME ANSI B46 1 IS CONSIDEDED SMOTH Appendix 4 8 WEIGHT SUMMARY TOTAL WEIGHT FOR REQUISITION DOC WEI T TXT REV 0 Project Test Project Date 20 05 94 Carbon Steel pipes Diam 2 1 2 OTAL WEIGHT Kg 3 03 Carbon Steel pipes Diam 2 1 2 OTAL WEIGHT Kg 1165 75 Carbon Steel Fittings Diam 2 1 2 OTAL WEIGHT Kg 3 51 Carbon Steel Fittings Diam 2 1 2 OTAL WEIGHT Kg 149 60 Flanges OTAL WEIGHT Kg 157 80 Valve OTAL WEIGHT Kg 849 75 Gaskets OTAL WEIGHT Kg 0 00 Studs and Bolts OTAL WEIGHT Kg 94 58 Appendix 4 9
60. D POINT SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 0011110 1 SPB SPACER RING 7 PLATE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 t 1 SPG GUIDE SUPPORT S SOP 1 0 1 0 0 0 001111 0 1 SPH ELASTIC SUPPORT S SOP 0 0 0 0 0001111 20 1 SPK SPRINKLER 7 G FIT 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 1 SPL SPOOL P 0 0 0 0 0 001111 0 SPR AXIAL RESTRIC SUPPORT S SOP 0 0 1 0 0 0 001111 0 1 SPS NO TIPICAL SUPPORT S SOP 0 0 1 0 0 0 001111 0 SPX AUXILIARY SUPPORT S SOP 0 0 1 0 0 0 001111 0 1 55 SLOT STRAINER 7 STRAIN 2 0 2 1 0 0 001414 Q1 ssc SLOT STRAINER 3P 7 STRAIN 2 0 3 1 d 0 001111 0 1 STE FLAME ARRESTER 7 STRAIN 1 0 2 0 001111 0 1 STM MIST ELIMINATOR STRAINER 7 STRATN 1 0 2 1 0 001111 1 1 STU STUD BOLT 6 STUD 1 0 0 1 0 9 i SVA SANITARY VALVE A 4 VALVE 1 0 3 1 0 001100 0 SVB SANITARY VALVE B 4 VALVE 1 0 2 0 001100 0 SVC SANITARY VALVE C 4 VALVE T 0 3 zh d 0 001100 0 l SVE SANITARY VALVE E 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 1 0 001100 0 1 SVG SANITARY VALVE G 4 VALVE 1 0 6 1 1 0 001100 0 SVK SANITARY VALVE K 4 VALVE 1 0 3 1 0 001100 0 4 SVL SANITARY VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 Q ONO AA 0 1 SVM SANITARY VALVE 4 VALVE 1 0 5 1 0 001100 0 SVN SANITARY VALVE N 4 VALVE 1 0 5 0 001100 0 l SVO SANITARY VALVE O 4 VALVE jr 0 5 18 1 0 000100 0 1 SVP SANITARY VALVE P 4 VALVE 1 0 4 0 000100 0 1 SVT SANITARY VALVE T 4 VALVE 1 0 3 1 0 0 000111 0 SVU SANITARY VALVE U 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 1 0 001100 0 1 SVV SANITARY VALVE V 4 VALVE 1 0 4 1 1 0 000100 0 Appendix 1 5
61. E DEFINITIONS MATERIAL CODIFICATION 2D DRAWINGS 2D VIEW DEFINITIONS 2D VIEWS EXTRACTION DIMENSIONING AND ANNOTATION OF PLANS 2D PLANS UPDATE PIPING ISOMETRICS ISOMETRIC EXTRACTION ISOMETRIC SYMBOL GENERATION ISOMETRIC MODIFICATIONS MATERIAL TAKE OFF AUTOMATIC AND SEMIAUTOMATIC DIMENSIONING ANNOTATION SUPPORTS DATABASE CONNECTION 4 12 EXTERNAL FILES LINK AND P amp ID QUERY 4 13 OTHER COMMANDS 4 13 1 4 13 2 4 13 3 4 13 4 4 13 5 4 13 6 4 13 7 LAYER UTILITIES INTERFERENCE CHECKING INSULATION MODIFICATION REFERENCE TABLES SCHEDULING BY PHASES AND DATES TAG SEARCHING CHANGE SURFACE SOLID EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 8 LINE COLOR CHANGE 96 4 13 9 NEW OLD CONVERSION 96 4 13 10 3D EPLANT MODEL IMPORT AND EXPORT 97 4 13 11 EXPORT TO NAVISWORKS 97 4 13 12 EXPORT TO PDMS 98 4 13 13 EXPORT TO PCF 98 4 13 14 EXPORT 3D MODEL TO SOLIDS 98 4 13 15 OTHER COMMANDS 98 5 DATABASE MODULE 100 5 1 INTRODUCTION 100 5 2 RUN THE DATABASE MODULE 100 53 PROJECT SETUP 103 5 4 3D MODELS 114 5 5 PIPING 115 5 5 1 ORIGINAL DATA 115 5 5 2 TOTAL DATA Setup second option settable revisions 120 5 6 EQUIPMENTS 123 5 7 EQUIPMENT NOZZLES 124 58 LINES 125 5 9 REFERENCES 129 5 10 UTILITIES 133 6 CHANGES RESPECT TO LAST PREVIOUS VERSIONS 138 6 1 CHANGES IN THE 2014 0 VERSION 138 6 1 1 Changes in the Graphic Module 138 6 1 2 Changes in the Data Base Module 139 6 1 3 COMPATIBILITY WITH PR
62. EPLANT 2014 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Version 2014 0 June 26th 2014 RELSOFT sa ZW SOFT ZDN member Corrientes 1455 piso 3 of 13 C1042AAA Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Telefax 5411 4786 3923 www e eplant com EPLANT Piping is not an Autodesk nor a ZWSOFT product and is neither guaranteed by Autodesk nor by ZWSOFT EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL INDEX INTRODUCTION 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION 3 CONVENTIONS 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 2 2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 23 INSTALLATION FROM CD 2 44 INSTALLATION FROM INTERNET 2 5 LICENSE SETUP 26 NETWORK INSTALLATION 27 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES 28 INSTALLATION ERRORS 2 8 1 HARD LOCK MISSING 2 8 2 AUTHORIZATION CODES 2 8 3 INVALID EPLANT COMMANDS 2 9 PROJECTS OF PREVIUOS VERSIONS 2 10 ICON LOSS IN MENU 3 WORKING METHODOLOGY 3 4 GENERAL CRITERIA 32 PROJECT 3 8 DATABASE MODULE 3 4 3D MODELS 3 5 GRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION GENERATION 3 6 REPORT GENERATION 3 7 SYSTEM REFERENCE INFORMATION 3 7 1 GRAPHICAL REFERENCES 3 7 2 REFERENCE TABLES 3 8 PROJECT REFERENCE INFORMATION 3 9 WORKING SEQUENCE IN A PROJECT 4 GRAPHIC MODULE 4 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 GRAPHIC FILE STRUCTURE 4 3 MENU COMMANDS 44 STRUCTURES ELECTRICAL CABLES TRAYS HVAC 4 5 EQUIPMENTS 4 5 2 NON PARAMETRIC EQUIPMENTS 4 5 3 EQUIPMENT 3D PRIMITIVES 4 5 4 EQUIPMENT NOZZLES 4 5 5 OTHER EQUIPMENT COMMANDS 4 6 PIPING LINES 4 6 PIPIN
63. ER MANUAL 4 GRAPHIC MODULE 41 INTRODUCTION To create a new graphic file you can copy the system prototype PD DWG file from the main system directory to the project directory EPLANT Piping uses the decimal metric system for dimensions component dimension tables are in mm and inches for nominal diameters or whatever else is needed Thickness is expressed in schedule but decimal inches can also be used Weight tables contains weights in The EPLANT Piping graphic module is a program written in C and C In this way new commands are defined to AutoCAD The graphic module is automatically loaded and initialized by the ACAD LSP file in the project directories In ZWCAD the ZWCAD LSP file has the same function EPLANT Piping allows generating a tridimensional model of a plant The plant can be separated in different drawing files if needed All these files are to be placed in the main project directory In this way all models use the same specifications and the data base module can integrate their material See chapter 3 for more details 3D models store the complete definition of piping components dimensions and all other characteristics They are used to build a virtual representation of the plant and to obtain from there all construction documents orthographic views isometric extractions and mto 3D models also store the geometrical representation of equipments and their nozzles used as reference to draw piping line routes
64. G LINES 4 6 2 LINE ACTIVE PARAMETERS 4 6 3 LINE ROUTE 4 6 4 LINE NAME 4 6 5 LINE UTILITIES 4 7 PIPING COMPONENTS GENERATION 4 7 1 ELBOW generation 4 7 2 TEE generation 0 C1 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 3 4 7 4 4 7 5 4 7 6 4 7 7 4 7 8 4 7 9 4 7 10 4 7 11 4 7 12 4 7 13 4 7 14 4 7 15 4 7 16 4 7 17 4 7 18 4 7 19 4 7 20 4 7 21 4 7 22 4 7 23 4 7 24 VALVE generation REDUCTIONS generation FLANGES generation PIPE generation PIPE along Polyline Generation Automatic Generation of ELBOWS FLANGES and PIPES MISCELANEA generation INSTRUMENT Generation SYMBOLIC TYPICAL ASSEMBLIES Generation 3D TYPICAL ASSEMBLIES Generation SUPPORT Generation New definitions of PARAMETRIC COMPONENTS MANUAL COMPONENT Generation COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS Connection Points Connectivity Check Spools definition for prefabricated lines Pipe Length Tolerance Flow Direction Definition in Lines Joint Codes Generation in piping lines Vertical Axis Reference generation Typical Support Structures 4 8 SPECIFICATIONS 4 8 1 4 8 2 4 8 8 4 8 4 4 8 5 4 8 6 4 8 7 4 9 4 9 1 4 9 2 4 9 3 4 9 4 410 410 1 410 2 410 3 4 10 4 4 10 5 4 10 6 4 10 7 4 11 PIPING SPECIFICATIONS ADDITIONAL CODES INSULATION SPECIFICATION JOINT ELEMENTS GASKETS STUB BOLTS AND WELDINGS VERIFICATION BETWEEN MODELS AND SPECIFICATIONS VERIFICATION BETWEEN COMPONENTS AND LIN
65. G R ELB 20 WELD NECK FLA L I Ls E 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 1 1 Appendix 4 2 LINE LIST LINE LIST FROM 3D MODELS Date 20 05 94 Doc LINES TXT Project TEST Pag 3D File Line Number Iso_Name Isomeric Status DateTime 2072 3 81 CWR 071 10 AA2U CWR 071 Not extracted 930122114 2072 3 81 CWR 072 8 AA2U CWR 072 Not extracted 930211151 2072 3 81 CWR 073 6 AA2U CWR 073 Not extracted 930212104 2072 3 81 CWR 074 6 AA2U CWR 074 Up to date 930212123 2072 3 81 CWR 077 4 AA2U CWR 077 Up to date 930212122 2072 3 81 CWR 078 4 AA2U CWR 078 Desactualizado 930212103 2072 3 81 CWR 75 3 AA2U CWR 75 Not extracted 930126113 2072 3 81 CWR 76 3 AA2U CWR 76 Not extracted 930125172 2072 3 81 CWR 79 2 AA2U CWR 79 Not extracted 930125173 2072 3 81 CWR 82 2 AA2U CWR 82 Not Up to date 930126114 2072 3 81 CWS 071 10 AA2U CWS 071 Up to date 930122105 2072 3 81 CWS 072 8 AA2U CWS 072 Not extracted 930211145 2042 3 81 CWS 073 6 AA2U CWS 073 Not extracted 930211175 2072 3 81 CWS 074 6 AA2U CWS 074 Not extracted 930212123 2072 3 81 CWS 077 4 AA2U CWS 077 Not extracted 930212122 2072 3 81 CWS 078 4 AA2U CWS 078 Not extracted 930211181 2072 3 81 CWS 75 3 AA2U CWS 75 Not extracted 930126113 2072 3 81 CWS 76 3 AA2U CWS 76 Not extracted 930125160 2072 3 81 CWS 79 2 AA2U CWS 79 Not extracted 930125161 2072 3 81 CWS 82 2 AA2U CWS 82 N
66. Gr II 7 800 VD1 ASTM A181 Gr 60 GALV 7 800 CR3 ASTM 181 Gr I GALV 7 800 5013 ASTM 182 F304L 7 800 5014 ASTM A182 F316 7 800 S015 ASTM A182 F5 7 80 S010 ASTM A182 Gr F1 7 800 5007 ASTM 182 Gr F11 7 800 5011 ASTM 182 Gr F2 7 800 5016 ASTM A182 F316L 7 800 Appendix 2 2 rj MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP WEIGHT Kg m3 5017 ASTM 182 Gr F321 7 800 5018 ASTM A182 Gr 47 7 800 S033 ASTM A182 Gr F347H 7 800 5009 ASTM 182 Gr 5 7 800 103 ASTM A182 Gr 91 7 800 LQ4 ASTM 182 Gr F12 11 7 800 LQ2 ASTM A182 Gr F22 CL3 7 800 5012 ASTM 182 Gr F304 7 80 FA1 ASTM A19 GALV 7 800 LK3 ASTM A193 Gr B16 7 800 5026 ASTM A193 Gr 16 7 800 LK1 ASTM A193 Gr B7 7 800 LK4 ASTM A193 Gr B7 GAL 7 800 LK5 ASTM A193 Gr 7 7 800 S019 ASTM A193 Gr B8 7 800 LK2 ASTM A193 Gr B8 CL1 7 800 S020 ASTM A193 Gr B8M 7 800 LK6 ASTM A193 Gr B8T 7 800 LK7 ASTM A193 GrB A194 Gr 2H 7 800 CW ASTM A194 Gr 2H 7 800 5021 ASTM A194 Gr 2H 7 800 5022 ASTM 194 Gr 4 7 800 5023 ASTM 194 Gr 8 7 800 5024 ASTM 194 Gr 8 7 800 5025 ASTM 194 Gr 8MA 7 800 FA2 ASTM 197 7 800 ASTM 197 GALV 7 800 5028 ASTM 214 7 800 CTL ASTM A216 Gr WCA 7 800 01 ASTM A216 Gr WCB 7 800 CV2 ASTM A216 Gr WCB Cast 0 000 CU1G ASTM A216 Gr WCB GALV 7 800 CV1 ASTM A216 Gr WCC 7 800 5030 ASTM 217 12 7 800 S031 AS
67. IFICATION BETWEEN COMPONENTS AND LINE DEFINITIONS This command is similar to the previous one but selected components are now verified against the corresponding Line Definitions The command is selected from PD UTI Generic Piping Lines Verification COMPONENTS LINES VERIFICATION Elements Selection Whole File Graphic indication Enables Modifications Enables Deleting Enables Rebuilding ES M N MI Use Complete Original Code Line Definition Parameters to Verify Component Layer Piping Class Insulation Class lt l Nominal Diameter Zoom Window size 1000 Report file TEST 2012 2012 09 12 14 09 55 log Cancel Help This command verifies the selected Line Definition Parameters with the corresponding parameters in the selected components Depending on the differences found it will propose a solution to correct the difference Modify the component incorrect layer or Insulation change Rebuilding of the component change in piping class or diameter Deleting in case the component is not in the proposed piping class 75 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 8 7 MATERIAL CODIFICATION EPLANT Piping allows generating three different types of material codes internal external and alternated The Internal Code is defined by a generation algorithm using internal parameters used by the system to identify each component T
68. ING 3D Models Piping Original data Original Data refers to data contained in the graphic files as they are generated with the implicit elements and manual data loaded in the database module While it is possible to delete manually loaded data it is not possible to delete material coming from graphic files Total Data refers to totalization data used to generate material requirements During totalizations the total quantity of the same material is computed 5 5 1 ORIGINAL DATA Selecting the Original data option the following options will appear Load manual data Browse Delete manual data Delete manual data Browse material with weight 0 0 The Browse opens a window in the project material table project PIP DBF All information can be seen but it cannot be modified A filter can be defined to filter piping components based on one or more conditions imposed on their parameters This option is very handy to pick up the spatial localization of a required component The Load manual data allows to manually adding material to the project The input is easy it can used the same piping classes used by the graphic module This possibility can be used to load material estimates in the early phases of a project or to load material of a part of the project not done with EPLANT Talking this option the following dialog will appear 115 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL MANUALLY LOADING PIPI
69. INS 2 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 FLOW METER INTERNAL 8 INS 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 0 IFM FLOW METER 8 INS 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 0 TEL EVEL METER 8 INS 1 0 4 1 0 111100 0 ILC EVEL CONTROLLER 8 INS 1 0 2 1 101111 ILG EVEL METER 8 INS 1 0 4 1 0 100011 0 ILS VEL SWITCH 8 INS 1 0 2 0 0 110011 0 INS INSULATIO I 0 0 0 0 0 001111 0 PRESSURE INSTR 8 INS 1 0 1 0 0 001111 0 PRESSURE TRANSM INSTR 8 INS 1 0 jJ 0 001111 0 ISP SAMPLE POINT 9 P TIP 1 0 1 0 0 000000 0 ITM EMPERATURE INSTR 8 INS 1 0 1 1 0 0 001111 0 I EMPER RANSM INSTR 8 INS 1 0 1 1 0 001111 0 KNF KNIFE GATE VALV 4 VALVE 1 0 2 g 0 0 001111 1 KNT KNIFE GATE VALV THROUGH 4 VALVE T 0 2 7 0 0 001111 1 A LATERAL 2 BRANCH 1 0 3 0 45 001111 0 EM CENTERED MANUAL LEVER A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 112111 0 EV MANUAL LEVER A OPER 1 0 1 0 0 0 112111 0 Appendix 1 3
70. Insulation Lining Contains the Additional Code associated to the Insulation Lining Appendix 3 3 APPENDIX 4 SPECIFICATIONS AND MATERIAL REPORTS EXAMPLES PIPING SPECIFICATIONS PIPING SPECIFICATIONS Class AA2U Doc Manual 5 1 Project TEST Date 10 04 94 Pag 1 COD DESCRIPTION Diam 1 Range Diam 2Range Rat Sch End Codes Material Addit Code Description Code 45E 45 LR ELBOW 1 2 11 2 8300 ASTM 05 45E 45 LR ELBOW 2 24 STD BW CP ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS 90 90 LR ELBOW 1 2 1 42 3000 SC 1 ASTM 105 90 90 LR ELBOW 2 24 STD BW CP ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS 905 90 SR ELBOW 2 24 STD BW 1 5 234 GrWPB SMLS BLI BLIND FLANGE 24 150 ASTM 105 1102 BLT BOLT 24 150 ASTM A307 GrB BOT BUS REDUCTION BUSH f2 2 t 1 3000 SC CM1 ASTM A105 CAP CAP 172 1 2 3000 sc ASTM 105 an 24 STD BW 1 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS CHE CHECK VALVE 2 1 2 200 SC BB1 ASTM B62 BRONZE CHE08 CHE CHECK VALVE 27 4 125 FF FB FTM A126 CL B 09 CET CUPLING f2 1 2 3000 sc CM1 ASTM A105 CRE CONCENTRIC REDUC 2 24 2 24 STD BW CP ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS CST CONICAL STRAINER 2 12 150 5 1 ASTM 240 GR TP304 5 01 EXCENTRIC REDUC 2 24 2 24 STD BW CP ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS F8F SPECTACLE BLIND LA 24 150 FF CJ1 ASTM A285 GrC GAS GASKET 24 SPIRAL WOU
71. LANT 10O00 DB ERR Accept Help The first two options control the source of the material we want to check 3D models and or manual material The Modify manual components to uniform them to the class option enables to modify manual components that are found with at least a difference Each time such a component is found a confirmation message is issued or not depending on the following option A report file is always generated with all the differences found and the action taken If a difference is found there are three possible cases the component no longer is in the current class the component is in the class but outside the diameter range and the component is in the class but at least one parameter has changed Components that have the DIA field in the COD DBF table equal to 2 are verified in a different way with respect to any other else the E1 component field is checked against the E2 piping field and the E2 component field is not checked Components with the ORD code equal to 5 gaskets 6 stud and bolts and W welding check only those fields that are relevant to them The External Code Table Update option allows to automatically generate the content of the external code definition table loading all the project materials and or the materials generated based on the project piping specifications In case of using specifications components that are defined by a diameter range will have their diameters expanded using the PD DIAM GE
72. LANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL With Piping Class The Piping Class is used to discriminate between different materials Use this option only if the External Code is Class dependent Without Standard With Standard This setting affects both the bata base operations and isometric MTO If the option Only Lines with Final Status Delete manual material is checked only the material belonging to piping lines that have their status assigned to the last one are taken into account in generating the requisitions In addition to that with this option marked if there is manually loaded material associated to these lines that material is not taken into account in the requisition making If the Purchase Quantity is not checked the default Purchase quantity in a new totalization is the same as the Computed one plus surplus if any If it is checked the Purchase quantity will be the greater between the new computed one and the previous purchase quantity With the Take into account dimension checked the dimensions of manually loaded components are taken into account to differentiate between materials having the same nominal parameters Generation of Joint Identifications Iso notes Field Butt Welding Code Shop Butt Welding Code Flanged Joint Code Threaded Joint Code Socket Welding Code Extra Joint Code Accept Help Enabling this option joint codes between adjacent component can be generated in 3D models Thi
73. N DBF table This command leaves the EXT CODE blank to load in it the external code value This command can be used any time to update the existing table and to import the same table from other projects The corresponding dialog box looks as follows External Code Table Update Select Data Source Current Project Material O Current Project Piping Specifications Select task to execute Append Missing Project Materials O Delete Material not in the current Project Import Table from Another Project O Delete All T able Content O Browse Material without Code Execute Help 135 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Depending of the Data Source selection this function takes the current Project Material that is all different materials of the project so far or the Piping Specifications as source to generate the code table Available tasks do the following Append Missing Project Materials Fills in the Code Table loading all Materials that are currently used by the Project assuring in this way that no material is missing from the Code Table If the data source are piping specs all material specified there is generated and loaded in the Code Table Delete Material not in the Project Deletes material that is loaded in the Code Table but it is not currently used by the project or by specs if the spec source is selected Import Table from Another Project Allows to select another proje
74. ND S S GAS02 GAT GATE VALVE V2 150 SC BB1 ASTM B62 BRONZE GAT06 GAT GATE VALVE 2 24 125 FF FB1 ASTM 126 CL B GAT10 GLO GLOBE VALVE 2 1 2 200 SC 1 5 62 BRONZE GLO05 GLO GLOBE VALVE 2m 6 150 FF FB1 ASTM 126 CL B GLO08 GRO UNION 7 2 1 2 3000 SC CM1 ASTM 105 NIP NIPPLE as Tea 80 SC CE2 ASTM A106 GrB SML S Appendix 4 1 ISOMETRIC MATERIAL TAKE OFF DESCRIPTION DIAMETERS EXTR RAT SCH MATERIAL QUANT STD l Ji de S o 4832 e E 61 ST AST ASS Gr BS 4 PIE 6 50 LAST 3G BS 4 PIE 6 STD ASTM Gr BS 138 JE AST 3G 57 90 LONG R _ELB 6 STD ASTM A234 Gr WP 7 REDUCER 8 6 20 A234 Gr WP l REDUCING 8 6 20 jASIM A234 Gr WP 1 10 WELD NECK FLA 6 BW IS0 STD ASTM ALOS NEKFLAJUt RF BW IS0 eo asm atos 2 12 GATE VAVE 8 GASKET 6 GASKET 8e STUD BOLT 3 105 m 16 STUD BOLT 3 4 10 PE je IBAA 90 LONG R ELB 8 m 19JAB PIPE j e0AB PIE 8 1 9 g BW 8 C 1 ASB COMPR GRAF IT 150 _ 14 150 ASB COMPR GRAFIT 3 15 ASTM 193 Gr B7 ASTM 193 Gr 97 24 20 ASIM 53 Gr B S 1491 20 ASTM A234 Gr WP 1 2 ASTM 53 Gr BS 9 20 ASTM 53 Gr S 185 20 ASTM A234 Gr WP l 50 50 20 20 20 20 20 21 LON
75. NG COMPONENTS File Piping class Line Insulation class Code 45x 45ELBOW 2 rj Quantity Material CM1 ASTM A105 Rating 3000 Schedule Ends Sw Additional Code Weight 0 00 Area m2 0 00 Load Cancel Help Code and Diam 1 Diam2 for reductions only menus are loaded with the corresponding codes and diameters loaded in the selected piping class In this way only the components specified in the selected class and in the defined diameter ranges can be loaded Weight and Painting Surface are also computed but may be modified as needed Weight and Painting Surface can be automatically updated any time with the Update option in the UTILITY menu bar With the Load button the material displayed in the screen is loaded in the project material table project code PIP DBF Coming back to the previous menu the Manual browse allows browsing manually loaded material only Any change is enabled including deleting checking with the mouse the leftmost border corresponding to the record to delete when the small rectangle is black the record is marked for deletion The Delete Manual data allows to delete manually loaded material from a menu of manually loaded lines The Browse material with weight 0 0 option shows material with no weight defined The Reports option opens the following menu 116 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL One File All lines Total One L
76. OJECTS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS 139 6 1 4 COMPATIBILITY WITH PROJECTS OF VERSION 4 3 3 OR PREVIOUS 140 APPENDIX Appendix 1 Available Piping Components Appendix 2 Material Codes Appendix Piping Specifications Appendix 4 Example of Specifications and Material Listings Autodesk and AutoCAD registered trademark of Autodesk Inc Windows and VisualFox are registered trademark of Microsoft Co NavisWorks is registered trademark of Autodesk Inc PDMS is registered trademark of Aveva Group Plc ZWCAD is registered trade mark of ZWCAD Software Co Ltd EPLANT is registered trademark Copyright All rights reserved Although the EPLANT system has been thorougly tested in no event the author can be liable of any consequence generated by the use of this system See the License Agreement for full details EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 1 INTRODUCTION The EPLANT Piping Training Plataform includes This User Manual that gives the information needed to install and use the EPLANT Piping system The Technical Manual that contains detailed information to customize the system The regular designer does not generally use it Other valuable source of information is the Multimedia Tutorial available in the same directory as these manuals where a simple project is developed Free of charge Online Curse that allows an autonomous training using videos It is separated in two leves EPLANT Pip
77. OSS 2 BRANCH 1 0 4 0 90 001111 0 5 CASTING FLANGE 3 FLANGE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 L CST CONICAL STRAINER 7 STRAIN 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 1 1 CUT Isometric Cut SYMBOL 1 0 1 0 0 0 000000 0 1 DCP DRESSER COUPLING 2 CPL 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 1 DIA VAL DIAFR 4 VALVE 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 DRN TIPICAL DRAIN 9 E TIE 0 1 ab 0 0 001111 0 DR DRIP RING 7 PLATE 1 0 4 2 0 0 001111 J DRT DRIP TRAY 2 G_FIT 1 0 2 1 0 Oo OO T TEE 1 EOL ELBOLET 2 EOLE 2 0 2 1 0 180 001111 1 1 ERE ECC REDUCER 2 RED 2 0 2 1 1 0 001111 0 1 FS ECC BASKET STRAINER 7 STRAIN 1 0 3 1 1 0 001111 0 EWS EYE WASHING 7 FIT 1 0 1 Jr 0 0 001111 1 1 EXD DIELECTRIC JOINT 7 GAS 0 2 4 0 0 001111 1 iB EXJ EXPANSION JOINT 7 GAS 1 0 2 1 0 0 001111 1 BLIND 7 PLATE 1 0 2 2 0 0 001111 0 1 FLW Flow Direction x SWBOL 1 0 1 0 0 0 000000 1 1 Appendix 1 2 COMPONENT CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS Date 19 11 2008 Doc Manual V2008 Rev 0 COD GENERIC DESCRIPTION ORD CLASS DIA 1 NCP IMP FACE ANG TOL GAP NX GRA FOL FLANGEOLET 2 OLET 2 2 2 1 0 90 001111 1 FLOW TRANSMITER
78. P in the project directories main ISOE SPOOLS PLE must be deleted before opening the project with the data base module The EPLANT Piping version 2008 0 is compatible with the format used by EPLANT P amp ID 2008 0 version with respect to the automatic generation of material estimates from P amp IDs and for importing data piping and equipment definitions It is compatible with EPLANT STH version 2008 0 6 1 4 COMPATIBILITY WITH PROJECTS OF VERSION 4 3 3 OR PREVIOUS Drawing files with 3D models generated with EPLANT Piping version 4 3 3 or previous are compatible with the previous exclusions see 6 1 1 and the following ones Equipments Equipment definition must be updated with the command PD_1 Equipments Format Converter Interference the interference checking doesn t recognize piping components with 4 3 3 format but will recognize equipment primitives and any object generated EPLANT STH Component Generation trying to generate a component that is already present in the drawing file the command warns that the TEST ON mode must be activated to regenerate its definition This leaves the already generated components unchanged The components that have the FACE field equal to 1 in the COD DBF there are few for example the eccentric reducer must be deleted and inserted again otherwise no snapping will be possible to them and the corresponding isometric won t be extracted sometrics isometric files extracted with 4 3 3 versio
79. PARAMETRIC EQUIPMENTS Any equipment can be built using equipment primitive elements Elements in the equipment menu or any AutoCAD element These elements can be generated in any layer When all elements are generated the New command is selected to define a new equipment name This command only allows for unique equipment names within each 3D model The Add command is used to set these newly generated elements to the required equipment name 4 5 3 EQUIPMENT 3D PRIMITIVES Select the PD 1 Equipments Elements menu option The following dialog box opens EQUIPMENT ELEMENT GENERATION gt E Cylinder Graphic Selection lt 4 Radius Heigth Position UCS Copy UCS Rotate New Element Modify Selected Element Cancel 26 Help EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL The element type can be selected from the popup menu or with a graphic selection of a preexisting element of the same type In this case its parameters are displayed in the window The element is generated with respect the reference axis shown in the slide using the current UCS The UCS can be changed from this window using the button UCS Copy and UCS Rotate The first one sets the current UCS to the Entity UCS of the selected element the second allows to rotate the UCS around its axis 4 5 4 EQUIPMENT NOZZLES Equipments parametrically generat
80. Parameters TEST ON Activates the Test Mode It is used during the testing of new parametric piping components or equipments It displays verbose information Regenerates the block definition of a component if already present PD UTI Other Parameters TEST OFF Deactivates the Test Mode It is the default mode when opening a drawing file PD UTI Other Parameters EPLANT Version Displays the currently running EPLANT Piping version PD UTI Component Rotate Axis Selecting a piping component prompts for a rotation angle with respect the pipe axis and rotates the component by that angle PD UTI Component Rotate Plane Selecting a piping component prompts for a rotation angle with respect to an axis perpendicular to the piping axis and rotates the component by that angle PD UTI Connection Point Selecting a piping component or an equipment nozzle makes a snap to the nearest connection point displaying its coordinates 98 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PD_UTI Move Components Move Components It allows moving components snapping to connection points and thus assuring the correct connectivity between moved components It checks and modifies if necessary the implicit element definition in both components that will be connected to each other This command is mostly used to repair connectivity errors If the second connection point is selected on a Rectilinear Pipe
81. QUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 1 pipes 2 fittings etc the second one allows to open the requisitions to the criteria defined in the REC table If this table is void the material are grouped using the default main classification with the following values for the ORDE field 10 pipes 20 fittings 30 flanges 40 valves 50 gaskets 60 studs and bolts 70 miscelanea 80 instruments To each group a progressive item number is assigned after sorting the material by description and diameters Only for the total revision 0 the very first one items numbers are arbitrary Next revisions will use the same item numbers for the same material adding new items if required This means that the item number within a requisition is unique all over the project no matter how many revisions are issued If the Generate subtotals with condition option is checked the system will generate subtotals quantities for each item based on the value of a field in the project material table In this case this character field must be selected from a menu Next the following prompts are required Enter first position Enter number of characters _ Defaults are 1 and 2 These parameters define which part of the parameter contained in the selected field will be used to generate subtotals There is a last prompt Enter text for subtotals This text will appear to the left of each parameter selected for subtotal along with the correspon
82. TM A217 5 7 800 14 ASTM A217 Gr C12A 7 800 D12 ASTM A217 Gr C5 7 800 S029 ASTM A217 Gr C5 7 800 D13 ASTM A217 Gr 7 800 D11 ASTM A217 Gr WC5 7 800 CIT ASTM A217 Gr WC6 7 800 5032 ASTM A217 WC1 7 800 5035 ASTM 217 WC9 7 800 AS036 ASTM A234 Gr WPB 7 800 AS037 ASTM A234 Gr WBB GALV 7 800 HD2 ASTM A234 Gr P11 7 800 CP2 ASTM A234 Gr W12 7 800 CP6 ASTM A234 Gr WP1 7 800 HD3 ASTM A234 Gr WP11 7 800 CP5 ASTM A234 Gr WP5 7 800 HD1 ASTM A234 Gr WP7 7 800 HD5 ASTM A234 Gr WP91 7 800 Appendix 2 3 rj MATERIAL CODES Date 09 09 2005 Doc Manual V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP WEIGHT Kg m3 CN1 ASTM A234 Gr WPA 7 800 CP1 ASTM A234 Gr WPB 7 800 CP4 ASTM A234 Gr WBB GALV 7 800 DZ1 ASTM A234 Gr WPC 7 800 VEL ASTM A234 Gr WPA GAL 7 800 CRO2 ASTM A234 Gr WPB Ele Weld 0 000 CRO1 ASTM A234 Gr WPB seamless 0 000 5037 ASTM 240 Gr 304 7 800 5038 5 240 316 7 800 SM2 ASTM A240 Gr 347 7 800 SM1 ASTM A240 Gr TP304 7 800 SM3 ASTM A240 Gr 304L 7 800 C81 ASTM A245 Gr C 7 800 S036 ASTM A252 Gric c hel 7 800 S040 ASTM A269 T3216 7 800 5039 ASTM A269 TP304 7 800 S041 ASTM A276 T316 7 800 FJ1 ASTM A278 CL 30 7 800 FD1 ASTM A278 CL 40 7 800 5042 ASTM 278 130 7 800 CG1 ASTM A283 Gr C 7 800 CJ2 ASTM A285 Gr C GALV 7 800 CH1 ASTM A285 Gr B 7 800 CJ1 ASTM A285 Gr C 7 800 CX1 ASTM A307 Gr 7 800 ASTM A307 Gr B 7 800 ASTM A307 Gr C
83. TO 1 GAT1 1 2 2 3000 5 GAT04 GAT WHE 4 e 150 RF GATO2 GAT GEC 10 24 150 RF GATOS The generic calling cmp GAT 0 or from the Gate Valve menu option if the current diameter were 6 will open the selection window WARNING THAN ONE OPTION WAS FOUND IN THE CLASS gt Piping Class 1 Select the required option Cod E1 2 Rat2 Sch__Sch2___ Mat Coda Gas Stu Std WHE Sw 3000 BAT Sw 3000 GAT01 GATI WHE SC 3000 GATO4 Cancel Help where the required option will be selected If the command is called GAT1 0 only the record with COD GAT1 will be selected In case of all components but the valve operators the additional characters to the first three ones of the component code are discarted in the formation of the associated dimensional table names For valve operators the full code is used to be able to have different valve operators of the same type used by different valves in the same folder stantard Another common case is with flanges Some times lines of a given rating are connected to nozzles of another rating There are three ways to cope with this To place the flange using a class having the required rating To use an alternate code for the flange and define these flanges in the class also To place the flange out of specification manually selecting the rating and others
84. They can also contain structures and other references Piping isometrics are automatically generated from 3D models and are stored in separated files in the project NSOE directory Spool isometrics are generated in the SPOOLS project directory 2D views are generated in separate drawing files stored in the project PLE directory 21 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 42 GRAPHIC FILE STRUCTURE The system uses two basic strategies to store alphanumeric information and the relations between different objects layers with codified names and Extended Entity Data Layers are managed by the system but it is better if the user knows a little about it In 3D models to each piping line two layers are assigned with names LR n for the line route and CLR n for the corresponding piping components where n is an arbitrary number assigned by the system Each equipment can include an arbitrary number of elements on the layer EE m where m is an arbitrary number Components on layers XLR n and XE n are considered with Existing status and are not taken into account in Material take Off but can be processed by the 2D views generator View extractions can be generated in an external file in the project PLE directory View extractions can be placed in any layer excluding those with LR CLR EE prefix Isometric files have component symbols placed in the ISO layer or ISO if the component is on the spool Only components
85. This table is automatically indexed on all fields excluding the EXT_CODE one in the order in which they appear in the table structure The operation of assigning the code is done automatically during the database update during the manual loading of component and during isometric MTO If the default structure is not suitable for the current project the user can modify it In this case the project CDE IDX index file must be deleted to allow for its automatic reconstruction The CDE table can be automatically generated by the database module see Utilities Menu to be sure that all materials specified by the piping specifications or so far in the current project are included The user has only to fill the EXT CODE field with the required code The alternate code uses the same mechanism but with the project DBF project CDA DBF table In this case the ALT CODE field is used to load the alternate code 76 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 9 2D DRAWINGS 3D models generated by the system are drawing files with a wire frames representation for solids The majority of elements are cylinders and 3DFACE elements Although this representation is well suited to render a 3D appearance it is not very convenient to be used in orthographic views too much lines show up in drawings adding to the confusion For this reason an extraction function must be used to automatically generate projections The plan extractio
86. UP There are three different Protection modes to enabling an EPLANT Piping license They are setup from the Data Base module System Setup and refer to the Hard lock type used System Setup E X License Type Hard Lock Type Local Sentinel Local HARDkey E Net HARDkey O web Leasing License Accept Help Accept Cancel Help In the case the License Type is set to Local Sentinel the license PD LIC DAT must be placed in the main system installation folder If there are network licenses this file must contain as many lines as the number of users Each line will have each hard lock serial number and the corresponding Authorization Code Every computer used to run EPLANT Piping would have the hard lock attached to it and will need to install the Sentinel Driver as stated in 2 3 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL In the case the License Type is set to Local HARDkey the hard lock must be connected to the computer where the system is used Each hard lock will enable one license to be used in the local machine In the case the License Type is set to Net HARDkey the hard lock must be connected to the computer acting as server and where the system is installed In this machine the Network License Manager needs to be running It is the hkservidor exe program that be found in the main system installation f lder In this case the number of licenses enabled is stored d
87. V 2005 0 Rev COD DESCRIPTION SP WEIGHT Kg m3 VA33 Gore Tex 1 000 VA22 HIGH DENS POLIETIL 1 000 HDPE High Dens Polyethylene 1 000 VA23 INDUSTR POLIPROPIL 1 000 01 IRAM 22 7 800 VA18 IRON STEEL GLASSED 7 800 WA6 JACKETED PTFE 1 000 WA13 KEVLAR 1 000 C4324 KLINGERSIL C 4324 1 000 C4430 KLINGERSIL C 4430 1 000 LCV LCV ACCORDING SPECS 0 000 VA19 MICARTA 1 000 MS01 SS SP 75 WPHY42 7 800 VA20 NEOPRENE 1 000 VA02 NON ASB W AISI 316 1 000 WA7 NON ASBESTOS FIBERS 1 000 NYLON REINF RUBBER 1 000 VA31 Ni 200 7 800 VA32 Ni 201 7 800 PCV PCV ACCORDING SPECS 1 000 FRP POLYPROPILENE FRP 1 000 PL PP lined with FRP 1 000 C14 PRESS FIT NYLON 1 000 PSE PSE ACCORDING SPECS 1 000 PSV PSV ACCORDING SPECS 1 000 PVC PVC 1 000 VA24 PVC 1 000 VA25 PVC PRFV 1 000 VA26 RIGID PVC 1 000 WA3 RUBBER 1 000 SC11 S ASTM A217 Gr WC6 7 800 5501 S S TO DIN 1 4541 7 800 DK1 SAE 1010 7 800 DK2 SAE 1020 ZINCADO 7 800 1 SAE 64 7 800 BC1 SAE 72 7 800 SDV SDV ACCORDING SPECS 1 000 WA17 SILICONE 1 000 WA5 SPIRAL WOUND 7 800 WAL SPIRAL WOUND S S 0 000 C12 ST 37 2 S DIN2633 35 7 800 SBO SUPPLY BY OTHER 0 000 VA16 SYNTETIC RUBBE 1 000 X See Additional Code 7 800 VASS Stainless Steel 7 800 I02 Stainless Steel 18 8 7 800 VASST Steel 316 SS type 7 800 VA27 EFLON 1
88. WLS1 1 800 ASTM A234 GrWPB SW 6 Total Weight Kg 1018 36 Total Area m2 11 09 Appendix 4 5 3D MODEL MATERIAL TOTAL REPORT TOTAL PIPING MATERIAL REPORT PD8 TXT Project Test Project Date 20 05 94 Pag 1 File PD8 Description Diameters Rat Sch Material Ends Quantity PIPE PLANE 1 80 ASTM A120 C C 933 PISTE BEVEL 4 40 ASTM A53 GrB 30351 6 40 ASTM 53 GrB 21388 180 RL ELBOW 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 90 RC ELBOW 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 6 90 RC ELBOW 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 4 90 RL ELBOW 1 3000 ASTM 105 SW 3 REDUC 90 ELBOW 6 4 20 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 2 REDUC COUPLING 1 3000 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS SC 3 EE 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 EE 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 1 REDUC 6 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS BW 9 WELDING NECK FLANGE 4 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB SMLS RF BW 20 WELDING NECK FLANGE 6 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB 5 RF BW 2 GATE VALVE E03AS 1 800 SW 3 GATE VALVE 25 1 4 150 RF 6 GATE VALVE E25AI 6 150 RE 2 CHECK VALVE R25A1 4 150 RF 3 GASKET PLANE 4 150 COMPRESSED ASBESTOS 26 GASKET PLANE 6 150 COMRESSED ASBESTOS RF 6 STUD ES1 5 8 90 mm ASTM A193 GrB7 208 STUD ES1 3 4 105 mm ASTM A193 GrB7 48 TEMPERATURE METER PIPCB 1 SC 1 B
89. als Valve Operator Report Accept Help There are three options in the Project Material Selection Criterium All 3D Models Material Requisitions are generated using all 3D project models without distintions Selected 3D Models by Area Different Areas can be defined each one associated with different 3D Models Material Requisitions are generated by each Area independently Selected Piping Lines by Area Similar to the previous option but assigning piping lines to each area Two options are available for the Material Requisition Revision Rev 0 1 2 Fixed names are used 0 1 2 At each totalization a new revision is generated with correlative number Each time all requisitions are assumed to be issued It is the easy configuration suitable for small projects with one or two revisions only Rev from table Revisions can receive any value contained a modifiable table They can be numbers or letters in any order For each totalization any of the requisition can be issued or not In this way the revision history for each requisition can be different This configuration is recommended for medium to big projects IMPORTANT it is not possible to change this configuration and the previous one is a previous totalization has already been generated and must be retained Four options are available for the Totalization Index that is the key used to generate materials Without Piping Class It is the default option 110 EP
90. andard Modify Standard without reconstruct UM 5 M M Verifies Dimensions Zoom Window size 1000 Report file TEST 2012 pcla 2012 09 12 14 02 37 log Cancel Help All data related to differences found and modifications done if any are written to a log file For each detected problem the WCS coordinate of the component center are given along with other parameters and the action taken All components in the drawing file can be checked or only the selected ones There are seven options that can be enabled and modify the way the command works Checking the Graphic Indication the command graphically shows each component with problems making a zoom centered on the component that will be highlighted Displays its characteristics and warns the inconsistency found proposing to skip this component modify different characteristics rebuild or delete the component The following window will appear WARNING difference on PCLA 1 SCH Class 41 STD Comp PIP 20 Zoom Window Zoom Window size 2000 00 Zoom Extend Cancel Help At the top those parameters that are found different are displayed In the second line the current specification value and in the third the corresponding value in the piping component Enabled buttons shows available options 73 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Zoom Window makes a Zoom Window with the window dis
91. aphic selection is used only as geometrical reference for position and orientation This option is used to generate line routes in branches and placing components having nominal diameter or piping class different from the line nominal ones See 6 6 Line Parameters can only be changed if the Active Parameter option is chosen The Line Route Reference defines the reference with respect the line route used to place the component The most used case is Center the line route represents the center of the component In the other cases the components are automatically moved to align them with the external diameter in the selected direction This parameter is always checked no matter the setting of the Component Generation To display Line Active Parameters only use PD_UTI Show Line Parameters 32 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 6 3 LINE ROUTE The generation of piping components is done minimizing coordinates and space positions This is attained drawing the route of the piping line centerline called Line Route Generally it is the very centerline of the piping but it can also be the top or bottom of the piping depending of the convenience See 4 6 2 A changing in the direction of the line indicates direction changes the user never has to know elbows radius Line Routes are AutoCAD LINE elements placed in a layer with the LR n where n is an integer number assigned by the system Each
92. arbitrary index Exit Selecting the Browse option a window on the selected table will open In the upper part the table field names will appear A record that is a line can be deleted with a click on the left border of the window a black rectangle will appear New records can be added with the options Browse and Append from the upper menu The Duplicate Record option allows generating a new record from a copy of an existing one The Reports option allows generating reports of the table content The options are the same as already described in 5 5 1 129 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL For piping specifications the Piping Specification Utilities have a Listing with condition option to filter the table Selecting the Pack of the table option the table is compacted effectively deleting all records marked for deletion If this option is not taken all records marked for deletion can be restored with the Undelete records option At last selecting the List to TXT with arbitrary index option allows to sort the selected table using an arbitrary key defined by the user and to select the fields to include in the report The list will be generated to a Text file in the project DBF directory The Schedule Phases option prompts to select between Equipment and Line phases This option is used to define the Phases needed to track the project construction using the 3D Models to visualize it The External
93. ase in this way because when a project is opened an automatic update takes place It is used in the case of errors in weight calculation after the missing tables or values are corrected a reload of the graphic reports can be forced The Utilities Reload DB Text Editor DBF Editor Create new DBF Modify Structure DBF Export DBF to XLS Export DBF to CSv Import DBF From CS Compact DBF table System Codes Update System Report Format update Respecification External Code Table Update Alternate Code Table Update Table Cost Update Checking 3D models with P amp ID EXTERNAL System Interface Import Setup from Another Project Display Reload Errors following dialog box opens Full Actualization means that all graphic reports are reloaded If not checked a partial reloading is performed only reports that where updated since the last opening of the project are reloaded If the Recalculate weight and painting area of piping components option is checked the weight and Update of 3D models material Full Actualization Recalculate Weight Surface for Manual Components Automatical Code Rebuilding for Manual Components Internal code External code Alternate Code Accept Help painting area are recalculated for manual material only 133 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL If the Rebuilding of codes options are checked the codes of the manual material are recalculated T
94. ass doesn t exists the material description won t appear Appendix 3 1 CODA THCK GAS STU STD Additional Code It is checked with the CODA field of the project CD DBF file If this text is defined in that table and it has a text associated in the corresponding Memo field this text will appear in MTOs This code has two main purposes to complete the generic description associated with the COD code and to associate a description arbitrary large in material requisitions Gasket Thickness in mm if enabled in the project setup and or Dimension for components that have enabled reading a Dimensional Parameter from specs PC field 2 in the COD DBF table If this field is left blank and the component has flanged joints and these joints do generate implicit elements a gasket with the GAS code is automatically generated This code must be in the class definition to be able to assign MAT and CODA if needed If this field is left blank and the component has flanged joints and these joints do generate implicit elements studs with the STU code are automatically generated This code must be in the class definition to be able to assign MAT and CODA if needed If a different stud is needed for example bolts code BLT its corresponding code must be loaded in this field If this field is left blank it is the most common case the system assumes that the component uses the dimensional standard defined in the project setup If a name is f
95. associated description END CODES Contains the codes used to identify component ends RATING VALUES Contains available rating values SCHEDULE VALUES Contains available schedule values ADDITIONAL CODES It is the System Master Additional codes They are used to complete component descriptions in the material requisitions DIMENSIONAL TABLES These files contain component dimensions function of the nominal diameter rating schedule or secondary diameter as needed There is a different table for each component parameter and end code These tables are stored in the corresponding standard directory 16 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL WEIGHT TABLES These files contain the piping component weight function of the nominal diameter and rating or schedule There is a different table for each component Weight is expressed in Kg These tables are stored in the WEI directory nested to each standard directory PARAMETRIC EQUIPMENTS Defines types and dimensions of parametric equipments DEFAULT SETTINGS Contains settings assigned by default when a new project is created See the detailed description of each table in the Technical Manual EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3 8 PROJECT REFERENCE INFORMATION All relevant project files containing reference information have a prefix name equal to the project code They are all accessible from the data base module PIPING SPECIFI
96. ated using some project class out of specification component cannot be checked This is one of the reasons to limit out of specification components Five cases can happen 1 The component is in the current class and all its characteristics are equal to those in the piping classes The command leaves unchanged 2 The component is not in the current class the command warns it and the deleted option is enabled 3 The component is in the current class but some of its characteristics are not equal to those in the piping classes If the only different parameters are the material code additional code schedule or spool in case of spool defined in the piping class the command allows doing nothing or automatically modifying those different parameters 4 The component is in the current class but some of its characteristics are not equal to those in the piping classes If the different parameters are the rating and end codes the command allows to do nothing or to reconstruct the component 5 The class used to define the component no longer exists the command offers the possibility to do nothing or to delete the component The command is called from PD UTI Generic Piping Class Verification 72 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PIPING CLASS VERIFICATION Ea Elements Selection Whole File Graphic indication Enables Modifications Enables Deleting Enables Rebuilding Check St
97. aterial information with an External Piping Managemen System Selecting this option the following menu opens Specification Input from EXTERNAL System Material Take OFf Export to EXTERNAL System Exit With the first option Specification Input from EXTERNAL System the command prompt to select a directory from which reading the following files generated with the external system project code SP DBF must contain the piping specifications generated with the external system project code CDE DBF must contain the external code definition generated with the external system With the second option MTO Export to EXTERNAL System the command generates an XLS file with all project materials extracted from the table project code PIP DBF Only the fields specified in the project code EXM DBF table are included into the output file Import Setup from Another Project prompts to select the folder of another EPLANT Piping project from which the project Setup will be imported The source project mus have the same version of the running one The Reload Errors option in the main UTILITIES menu opens a window on the database project log file project DBF project ERR DBF which contains any error detected during the opening of a project or update Every time a project is opened this file is overwritten 137 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 6 CHANGES RESPECT TO LAST PREVIOUS VERSIONS Only the last version
98. ault or included in material take Off In the Isometric and 2D Plan View extraction they use an associated symbol All valves are defined with the TAG attribute to be able to assign a tag value The Tag value is also available in Reports in the data base module 4 7 4 REDUCTIONS generation Reduction components can be placed on Line Routes or snapping to connection points of existing components For EPLANT Piping there are two types of reductions those inserted on the end of a pipe and branch reductions The firsts ones have the following codes and have the CLS field in the COD DBF table equal to RED or CPL BUS Reduction Bushing CRE Concentric Reduction ERE Eccentric Reduction NRC Concentric Reduction Nipple NRE Eccentric Reduction Nipple RCP Reduction Coupling RIN Reduction Insert type 1 RI2 Reduction Insert type 2 RI3 Reduction Insert type 3 Connection point 1 is always the main diameter the 2 point is the secondary one During the component placement the command will always prompt for the secondary diameter The graphic representation uses a truncated cone for the following reductions CRE ERE NRC y NRE All other reduction components are drawn using one or two cylinders There are three types of Reduction Insert as the follow image shows Another type of reductions is exclusively used in branches They have the CLS field in the COD DBF
99. axis to achieve connectivity In case of placing a half coupling over a valve or fitting first of all an additional connection point must be added to the valve or fitting using the command PD UTI Generic Connection Points See point 4 7 16 for more details on this command This new point will be created with the same diameter as the half coupling and can be place in any point except the component center The axis exiting from it is defined by the line passing through it and the component center In case of connection with a pipe it is not necessary to create an internal point on the pipe it will suffice to place the connection point over the pipe axis 4 7 5 FLANGES generation Flanges will be generally placed snapping to connection points of existing components or within the Automatic Generation command 44 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL In case of snapping to an existing component the selection of the point to snap is automatic based on the type of the end code used by the component under generation If the snapped component is another flange with more than two connection points the automatic selection can be temporarily disabled to allow snapping to the third point For all flanges the Rating value must be specified 4 7 6 PIPE generation The last component to be generated are pipes that can be automatically placed using the command PD 1 Pipes Automatic Pipes that will gene
100. bjects and the generation of the corresponding 3D representation is automatic as well as the generation of 2D views MTO and interference detection In case of using AutoCAD elements the interference checking will not be carried out and in the 2D view extractions these elements will be simply copied to the extraction layer without any processing 23 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 45 EQUIPMENTS EPLANT Piping uses equipments as references to draw piping lines to detect interferences and to be able to represent them in plan views There is no point to generate more details than needed for this scope To the EPLANT Piping system an equipment is a set of elements placed in a codified layer EE n with a block EQUIP in that very layer This block which has no graphic elements and therefore it is not visible has attached to it the equipment name up to 25 characters long All equipment commands can be selected from the menu 1 Equipments 2 Horizontal Vessels 3D Model Material Report Vertical Vessels Isometric Extraction Spheres View Extraction Storage Tanks Pum Component Name i Heat Exchangers Line Name Towers Equipment Name New Nozzle Modify Nozzle Rotate Nozzle Elements New Equipment Name Madification Add Delete Modify Status Copy Move Rotate Format Converter The firsts options are used to create predefined equipment using a parametric definition
101. ce Distance e 7 o0 Center Elevation C Selected End Acad PT Conection m T op Cancel Help The selected reference that it is always a Component End can directly be taken as reference as well for the distance also or to identify the piping axis only and using the Component Center for the distance instead The distance can be typed in or graphically selected as an AutoCAD or a connection point of an existing component If before to select a point with any of the two options the Top or the Bop options are checked if the piping axis is vertical the computed distance will be increased or diminished by the radius corresponding to the main diameter of the component being generated Selecting the Elevation option allows to control a relative elevation to the snapped point This option is used for example to route the piping line directly by placing elbows at direction changes If the Line Route option is chosen the user can directly accept the selected point on the line route or type the exact distance from the nearest segment line end The orientation of the component is done automatically taking into account an optional transversal displacement if any see the Line Route Reference setting in the Line Active Parameters The Component position selection mode uses a snap to a component connection point each component has at least one point defined for connection with others components
102. celanea R070 0 80 Instrument s 0 IO Insulation R100 15 WO Weldings 0 Appendix 4 7 MATERIAL REQUISITION ERIAL REQUISITION MAT DOC Carbon Steel Flanges REV 1 PAG 9 CANTIDADES ITEM DESCRIPTION DIAMETERS Rat SCH ENDS MATERIAL PREV CURRENT 1 BLIND FLANGE 8 150 FE ASTM A105 4 4 Dim per ANSI B16 5 FACING FLAT FACE 125 AARH MAX IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI B16 5 PARAGR 6 3 4 AND 6 3 4 1 AND ASME ANSI B46 1 IS CONSIDERED SMOOTH 2 BLIND FLANGE 4 300 ASTM 105 1 1 Dim per ANSI 16 5 FACING RAISED FACE 125 AARH MAX IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI B16 5 PARAGR 6 3 4 AND 6 3 4 1 ND ASME ANSI B46 1 IS CONSIDERED SMOOTH 3 BLIND FLANGE 6 300 RF ASTM 105 2 2 Dim per ANSI B16 5 FACING RAISED FACE 125 AARH MAX IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI B16 5 PARAGR 6 3 4 AND 6 3 4 1 AND ASME ANSI B46 1 IS CONSIDFRED SMOOTH 4 BLIND FLANGE 8 300 ASTM 105 1 1 Dim per ANSI 16 5 FACING RAISED FACE 125 AARH MAX ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI B16 5 PARAGR 6 3 4 AND 6 3 4 1 AND ASME ANSI B46 1 IS CONSIDERED SMOOTH 5 SLIP ON FLANGE 6 900 ASTM 105 1 1 Dim ANSI 16 5 FACING RAISED FACE 125 AARH ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI B16 5 PARAGR 6 3 4 AND 6 3 4 1 AND ASME ANSI B46 1 IS CONSIDERED SMOOTH 6 SLIP ON FLANGE 8 150 FF BW ASTM A105 4 4 44 Dim per ANSI B16 5 FACING FLAT FACE125 AARH IN ACCORDAN
103. cification option can be disabled in the project setup Insulation Class It is the insulation class associated to the line The menu shows all project piping classes plus the void class that means without insulation In any case each piping component of a line can be insulated or not See 4 8 3 and 4 12 6 for details Gasket Thickness It is the gasket thickness in mm assigned to the flanged connections It can t be less than the dimensional tolerance See 4 6 2 This option is disabled if in the project setup the gasket thickness is to be read from the piping class BW Welding Thickness It is the welding thickness in mm used in Butt Weldings See 4 6 2 This option can be disabled from the proyect setup Selecting the Accept button a confirmation prompt will allow defining the new line Any of the Line parameters can be modified at any time but components already been generated will inherit the new line number only 30 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 6 2 LINE ACTIVE PARAMETERS Opening a drawing file where at least one piping line is defined the Line Active Parameters are set They are used during line routing and component generations To display and modify the Line Active Parameters use the menu option PD_UTI Modify Line Parameters The following window will open ACTIVE PARAMETERS MODIFICATION Graphic Selection Line Number Nominal Diam
104. compute the 96 of advancement of the project Format Conversion Equipments generated with versions older than 5 0 need to be converted to the new format otherwise their definitions are not recognized This command allows to automatically converting all equipments within the current drawing 28 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 46 PIPING LINES 4 6 1 LINE DEFINITION Each piping component must be assigned to a piping line Piping lines must be defined using the command PD 1 New Line Definition The following window opens DEFINITION OF NEW LINE Enter New Line Parameters Existing Definition B 00 001 1 from Diagrams Nominal Diameter Piping Class 4 Insulation Class M X 1 Gasket Thickness 300 Butt Welding Thickness Cancel Help Number It is the new line number It can be any alphanumeric character up to 25 characters long It is advisable that the line number follows the line number format defined by the current project to generate consistent isometric file names during the isometric extractions See Project Setup options The line number can be modified in any moment using PD UTI Line Utilities Line Name Modification See chapter 4 12 2 for more details If other piping lines are defined in the current drawing their names will appear in the popup Selecting
105. ct DB ERR text file that can be displayed from the last menu option of the Utilities bar This architecture assures the automatic updating of the materials System Setup It allows modifying the system setup used to setup the License Type and generate default setup of a new project It allows modifying the language used by the system It uses the same options of the Project Setup Project Setup It allows modifying the setup of the currently open project 102 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 3 PROJECT SETUP Selecting the Project setup the following dialog box opens Setup of Project C PRJ 2007 Ds standards General ptions 1 Material Codes General Options 2 3D Models Defaults Requisition Options 3D Models Colors Joints Tolerances Plan Extraction Measurement Llnits Elbows Thorus Cones General Formats Line Number Format Accept Cancel Help Selecting the Accept button all changes will be written in the project DBF project SET DBF table where the project setup is stored Each button allows entering a specific set of parameters Refer to the Help button in each dialog box to get a detailed information of each option Following is information about the most important options for each button Default Standards Component Cataloq System O Project Dimensional Standard PDL Files Directory Iso Symbols Directory 2D Symbols Dire
106. ct from which its Code Table is imported Only those materials not already in are imported Delete all Table content Deletes all material currently loaded in the Code Table Browse Materials without Code Opens an edit window only on those materials with no code defined yet The Alternate Code Table Update option is the same as above but for the Alternate code The Table Cost Update allows to automatically load and update the project Piping Cost Table using the same interface as the External Alternate Code The Checking 3D models with P amp ID option in the main UTILITIES menu allows detecting and reporting differences between Process Diagrams and 3D Models P amp IDs must be generated with the EPLANT P amp ID module Checking 3D models with P amp ID Select type Q Lines Equipments O Control Valves O Relief Valves O Generic Valves Instruments Accept Help 136 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Selecting the entity type to check and pressing the Accept button the following menu in the case of Lines will appear Lines Checking 3D models with P amp ID Missing in 3D Models Missing in P amp ID Exit When this menu appears both Missing reports have been generated in text files that can be viewed with the corresponding options in the menu These report files are generated in the project DBF directory The EXTERNAL System Interface option allows to import and export m
107. ctory 4141416 Bn EDL files directory Accept It is used to set Component Catalog default value is System and means that the Dimensional Catalogs used by the current project are catalogs defined by the system that can be used by other projects as well In case of Project the catalogs and component definition files are specific for the current project only and are placed under the project CAT folder If there is not a valid reason the defauly System option must be used m T Le Help e Can Dimensional Standard it is the standard used by default in the current project Other standards can be used in the project specifying them in the STD field of the Piping Specification table Each folder nested in the system PD STD is considered a standard 103 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PDL Files Directory It is the folder that contains the parametric definition files used in piping generation There is no need to modify it ISO Files Directory It is the folder nested the PD ISO system directory It contains isometric symbology It can be changed to another one for customization purposes 2D Files Directory It is the folder nested in the PD P2D system directory It contains symbology for 2D Plan views generation It can be changed to another one for customization purposes EDL Files Directory It is the folder that contains the parametric definit
108. d see chapter 5 8 on how to define project phases this option displays a window like the following one I Line Schedule D EPLANT PD TEST DBFATESTDLE DBF x File Weight Kg Area m2 Spools Scheduled Spools Real Line Scheduled Line Real To each phase two columns are always enabled to load a Schedule and a Real Date The Real Date is only used if delays are to be analyzed The Listing Line Schedule option generates a report to a text file of all lines and phases The Line Weight by Date and Phase option generates a report to a text file with only those lines that on a given date have the selected phase completed The P amp ID Line List option in the main Line menu allows to manage the Line List generated by the EPLANT P amp ID system in case this module is used in the current EPLANT Piping project If this is not the 126 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL case selecting this option the sistema allows to generate the EPLANT P amp ID environment from scratch In this way the following Lists can be loaded Line Equipment Instrument Control Valve Relief Valve and it is possible to perform verifications with the information defined in the 3D models Selecting this option the following menu opens P amp ID Line List Browse P amp ID Line List Report P amp ID Line List Copy P amp ID Line List From 3D Line List Isometric Writing Attributes Help Exit The Browse P amp ID Line Lis
109. d Lines Report Selected Lines Selection with Conditions Manual Selection Select Lines with Last Status Unselect All With Browse and Reports Selected Lines only those lines that are selected can be seen With the Manual Selection option the following window opens 125 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Lines Selection Line File 011001 CwWS 006 36 BCG 3TK_DRI 041019 P 020 14 BSD 3TK ORI 041021 AV 005 6 BSD 3TK ORI 041021 AV 006 6 BSD 3TK ORI 041021 A4 007 6 BSD 3TK ORI 041021 A4 008 6 BSD 3TK ORI 041021 P 001 6 BCJ 3TK ORI 041021 P 009 6 BSD Ex_3TK_ORI 041021 P 010 14 BSD 3TK ORI 041021 P 012 6 BCJ 3TK ORI 041021 P 013 6 BCJ 3TK ORI 041021 P 015 6 BCJ 3TK ORI 041021 P 016 4 BCJ 3TK ORI 041021 P 020 1 1 2 BCJ 3TK ORI 041021 P 021 1 1 2 BCJ 3TK ORI NAIN is Xx K The menu shows all lines Selected ones have a check mark at the left and a color change Use the standard Windows selections Ctrl C and Shift to change the selections The Line Schedule option opens the following menu Line Schedule Browse Line Schedule Listing Line Schedule Line Weight by Phase and Date Exit The Browse Line Schedule allows to load for each line finishing Dates to each project Phase to carry out construction tracking or other activities For example if two phases with names Spools and Line are define
110. ding quantity These data are automatically stored in the memo field SUBTOTAL This field can be placed in any of the report format 122 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 6 EQUIPMENTS This option has the following menu Nozzles Equipments Browse Equipment Schedule The firsts two options allow to view and report all project equipment names The third option Equipment Schedule opens the following menu Equipment Schedule Browse Equipment Schedule Listing Equipment Schedule Equipment Weight by Phase and Date Exit The first option Browse Equipment Schedule allows to load for each equipment finishing Dates to each project Phase to carry out construction tracking or other activities For example if two phases with names Equipment 50 and Equipment 100 are defined see chapter 5 8 on how to define project phases this option displays a window like the following one Equipment Schedule D EPLANT PD TEST DBF TESTDLE DBF 58 lt j Equipment File Weight Kg Area m2 Equip 50 Scheduled E quip 50 Real Equip 100 Scheduled Equip 100 Real To each phase two columns are always enabled to load a Schedule and a Real Date The Real Date is only used if delays are to be analyzed The Listing Equipment Schedule option generates a report to a text file of all the equipments and phases The Equipment Weight by Date and Phase option generates a report to a text fi
111. e First Component if assigned and any References to Vertical Axis if assigned 54 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 49 Spools definition for prefabricated lines If in the project setup the explicit generation of spools is enabled a command allows assigning a spool code three characters maximum without blank space in between to each piping component Select it as PD_UTI Generics Spools the following window will open LINE SPOOLS Xx Line Graphic Selection lt Line Number 8 H 600 001 41 z Spools Assigned New Spool gt Assign Spool lt Revision All lt Color 1 E Revision Active Spool lt Zoom In lt Zoom Out lt Pan Stop Help The active line will appear in the upper menu as the selected line All commands in this window only interact with the active line To change it select a new one in the menu or graphically If the line has any spools already assigned they will be put in the menu Spools Assigned To assign a new one type its code in the New Spool edit field and press Enter This new code will be placed in the Spool menu The Assign Spool button assigns the spool visible in the Spools Assigned menu to the components that are then graphically selected Only components of the active line are modified To revise the spools assignment of the selected line press the Revise All button or R
112. e Plane Name is also defined by default being the same as the block name of the structure itself Three buttons Link Unlink and Review allow to manage the linking of the selected structure with the corresponding supports The Setup button in the main window opens the following dialog box BENERAL SETTINGS TEXT SETTINGS General Settings allows to define the layer used to draw the linked support projections and the corresponding pipe sections the color of this layer the scale of the plan must be equal to that of the template and where to place notes if any 61 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL SETUP SUPPORT STRUCTURES Layer PIPE Layer Color Red v Scale 10 00 Place Line Name Note position D Dy Place Diameter Note position DN DY Cancel Help Text Settings relates to text characteristics Selecting the Plans Generation in the main window the command prompts to select the support structures for which the plan must be generated For each block used as structure there must be a corresponding template with the same name in the SUPP TEMPL project folder The drawing mus be a lateral projection in the XZ plane of the 3D support drawn in the XY plane of the template Coordinate origin of the template must be homologous to the 3D support model coordinate oring X axis in the template relates to 3D X Y axis in the template relates t
113. e view selected in the main window 79 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL For each component type Piping Equipment and Structure an extraction layer is proposed These names are built using the View name as a prefix plus the suffix defined in the project setup for each type of objects The Notes added with the corresponding EPLANT command will be placed on the same extraction layer plus the suffix or _TXTL in case of a reference line Inthe DOUBLE LINE SYMBOLS box the symbology type is specified The options are Opaque generates 3DFACE elements which are opaque to the AutoCAD HIDE command They cannot be modified after generation Transparent generates border elements using lines and polylines only that can be modified at any moment after generation In the SINGLE LINE SYMBOLS box there is an edit box to enter the diameter used to separate the single to the double line symbology those components with their external diameter less than the indicated value will be extracted using single line symbology All extraction elements are generated in the Main Extraction Layer It cannot begin with LR CLR or EE If the Optional Extraction Layer is checked those components with external diameters less than the Cut Optional Diameter are generated in this layer This allows separating extractions based in diameter range In both cases of Double and Single Line pipe symbology the system searches for the defini
114. econd option settable revisions The requisition most used configuration is used in this manual to navigate through the program This configuration look the Material Requisition setup option allows to use a table with the possible revisions In this case from the TOTAL Data option in the Piping menu the following menu opens Modify purchase quantity Revisions to issue Items Change New Total Exit Selecting the first option the following menu opens General material summary Material Procurements MTO Only New Materials Weight Report Procurements with Cost Exit The General Material Summary allows reporting the materials with both their computed and purchasing quantity Default value for the purchase quantity is the computed quantity plus a surplus expressed in if any It uses the project DBF project RES format file See the Appendix 4 The Material Procurements or Requisitions is similar to the previous one but it only shows purchase quantities comparing with the previous revision It uses the project DBF project REQ format file See the Appendix 4 The MTO Only New Materials is similar to the previous one but it only shows only those materials that have a positive difference in purchase quantities comparing with the previous revision It uses the project DBF project REQ format file See the Appendix 4 The Weight Report shows to each requisition the total weight Weight can also be added in any othe
115. ed already have their nozzles defined in most cases If a nozzle is needed use the PD 1 Equipments New Nozzle to generate it An equipment element must be selected and then the following window will open NOZZLE GENERATION EQUIPMENT TK 001 NOZZLE CHARACTERISTICS Nozzle Origin Nozzle name ne Nominal Diameter g End code F z Rating 150 PT Acad lt Schedule PT Connection lt Standard ANSI Gasket Thickness 00 6 Drign Length 00 00 End Help A nozzle name can be assigned 16 characters maximum This name and all other parameters can be modified later The nominal diameter is copied from the current Active Parameters The nozzle is generated along the positive X axis of the current UCS Using the Rotation button in the dialog box that appears after its generation the nozzle can be rotated around any of the UCS axis After the generation can be copied moved and rotated with AutoCAD commands If it is copied to another equipment the 1 Equipments Add command must be used to add the nozzle to the new equipment This command is also used to add any EPLANT primitive elements or AutoCAD elements to an existing equipment To modify any of the nozzle parameters use the 1 Equipments Modify Nozzle which will open the same dialog box used to generate it Equipment nozzles are computed and a correspondin
116. ed to each system End Codes allowing to customize reports EQUIPMENT STATUS Contains the Status that can be assign to each equipment to compute the of advancement of the project LINE STATUS Contains the Status that can be assign to each line to compute the of advancement of the project EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3 9 WORKING SEQUENCE IN A PROJECT The typical project working sequence is detailed below The project directory is created it can be at any level It can be any name up to ten characters without internal spaces The total length othe project path including the project folder must be less than 190 characters See 3 2 Execute the EPLANT Piping DataBase Module and Open this directory as a project With this operation all nested directory are automatically created as well as all needed reference files Specific settings may be modified from the Project Setup See 5 3 From EPLANT Piping Data Base Module the piping and insulation specifications are loaded most of the cases copying them from existing ones and modifying them See 4 8 5 9 and 6 2 Existent additional codes are checked and new ones are created if needed See 4 8 5 and 5 10 From EPLANT Piping Data Base Module project setup the Line Number Format is revised and changed if needed See 5 3 and 5 8 If the project uses piping and instrument assemblies the corresponding option in the project setup must be enabled See 4 7 1 4
117. ed with the gasket included For a component having this treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 3 This element generates implicit elements It is equal to the case 2 but although the end code may specify gasket generation the gasket will not be generated It is used with components that are purchased with the gasket included For a component having this treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 4 This element generates implicit elements It is equal to the case 1 but although the end code may specify studs generation the stud set will not be generated It is used with components that are purchased with studs included For a component having this treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 5 This element generates implicit elements It is equal to the case 2 but although the end code may specify thru bolts generation the thru bolts set will not be generated It is used with components that are purchased with thru bolts included For a component having this treatment the IMP field in the PD STD COD DBF must be loaded with 6 70 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 7 This element generates implicit elements It is equal to the case 2 but uses a component code specific stud table to be able to generate any combination of studs and bolts for any given nominal diameter and rating For a component having this
118. em installation and also after a version upgrade the Protection Type selection must be verified To open the System Setup select EPLANT Piping 3D Models Lines Open Project System Setup Project Setup About System Exit Piping and from the main ment select the License Type button 100 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL System Setup Bi License Type Hard Lock Type Local Sentinel Local H amp RDkey Net HARDkey Web Leasing License Accept Help Accept Cancel Help See chapter 2 5 for details To enter to the System Setup the license is not required as well as for using general options in the UTILITIES menu bar For all other options a valid license is required The File bar shows the following options 3D Models Open Project System Setup Project Setup About System Exit Open Project It allows to select an existent directory any level with no more than five characters long that is considered the project directory If this is the first time this directory is opened with EPLANT the program will prompt whether or not to transform it into an EPLANT Piping project This option automatically generates some nested directories and copies reference files It enables also most of the menu options verifies project files existence if they are missing they will be copied from the system and searches for PD1 files in
119. er field There can be an arbitrary number of these fields G it is the definition of a Group when its value changes a new header is written Only one Group field can be defined for a report In this case the table to list must be sorted with this field Add Field The window of the previous option will open with a void new record to fill with the new field Copy allows to copy and renamed an already defined format Format Import allows to import a Format Definition from another project Format Delete allows to delete am existing format Select Active In case more than one format is defined for the current report option it allows to select a different format Preview It generates a preview window The Document Number and the Revision Number are associated to the NDOC and NREV global variables that can be placed in any report definition Selecting the XLS File option the following menu opens Report Generation to XLS File xi Report PIP_LG Description Piping Components by Line List default Generate Cancel Help The Generate button will generate the report in an Excel file while the Modify Format will open a window similar to the Text File Modify Report in which instead of X and Y coordinate position to place each report field we have the Cell position and instead of a Header an Excel Template file is used 119 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 5 2 TOTAL DATA Setup s
120. er than EPLANT are detected but it can be executed any time also If this command is called as pd cmd APPID CLN path the drawing file is created with the very same name but inside the path folder nested to the project folder An example of script that uses this syntax to clean a great number of files can be see in eplant pd bat clean scr 99 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 DATABASE MODULE 5 1 INTRODUCTION The EPLANT Piping database module has two main functions to access to reference system and project tables and to automatically integrate the project material coming from different project models Several types of reports can be generated including material requirements with revision tracking and isometric extraction tracking 5 2 RUN THE DATABASE MODULE To use the EPLANT Piping database module from the Star button select the option Start Programs N EPLANT Piping EPLANT Piping Data Base option fs EPLANT Piping d M EPLANT Piping Data Erograms EPLANT STH EPLANT Piping Documentation LN Microsoft ODBC EPLANT Piping Graphic RR ER Microsoft Peer Web Services gt 2 EPLANT Piping Uninstall Executing the Data Base module the following menu will appear 3D Models Piping Lines Equipments Nozzles References Utilities Only few general options are enabled not referring to any specific project After the syst
121. ery convenient to generate material description in material requirements An additional code has to be defined only if has an associated text otherwise can simply be used As a general rule additional codes must be used only if other parameters are not enough to correctly define the component Parameters already set in piping specifications are not to be duplicated inside the additional code description Although the additional codes are arbitrary it is a sound practice to use a meaningful prefix for example GATO01 for a gate valve or FITOO5 for a fitting also advisable to use the short description field to store an index useful when browsing the table searching for a specified description This field has a width of 16 characters 4 8 3 INSULATION SPECIFICATION When a new line is defined an insulation class can be specified It can be left blank no insulation or set to a valid project insulation class The insulation is a property associated to each piping component so depending on the value of the Component Generation mode in the current Line Active Parameters a given component will be insulated or not There are four possible cases The piping line is defined with an insulation class the Component Generation mode in the current Line Active Parameters is set to Graphic Selection the component will be insulated The piping line is defined with an insulation class but the Component Generation mode in the current Line
122. es refer to the position and orientation of the witness lines used as reference Answering this option the command will display the UCS in its final orientation In the following figure the meaning of these codes is illustrated 84 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Next the following prompt Distance dimension line lt 15 gt It is the distance between the centerline and the dimension line Default value 15 can be modified in the setting option It uses the same text parameters used in the automatic dimensioning command From now on the command prompts to identify the points to be dimensioned Either an Enter or Ctrl C stops the sequence It is not possible to use the AutoCAD dimensioning command because the isometrics are drawn in a distorted scale If symbology is placed directly in the isometric drawing for example supports it is possible to dimension these symbols using the Support Dimensioning in the PD ISO menu It is similar to the manual command but it allows entering the dimension 4 10 6 ANNOTATION The isometric can be automatically annotated during the extraction or directly in the drawing file Refer to the Tutorial for details 85 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 10 7 SUPPORTS To place supports directly in the isometric if they were not placed in the 3D model that is the correct way take the command PD ISO Supports Inse
123. eter Piping Class Insulation Class Gasket Thickness ButtWelding Thickness uM COMPONENTS GENERATION Graphic Selection Active Parameters Line Route Reference Center Cancel Help Opening this window the current parameters are displayed Selecting the Cancel button will leave current parameters unchanged This window is divided in two parts the upper one with the Line Parameters Selecting an existing line graphically or from the menu the corresponding line parameters are displayed Each parameter can also be modified individually The first six parameters identify the line name and characteristics The Components Generation can be assign to one of the following options Graphic Selection It is the default value and the most used one During a line route generation in its two options Continue LR and Continue Component the parameters used in the line upon generation are taken from the graphically selected line no matter the Active Parameters values of that moment During the generation of piping components the parameters used in the component generation are taken from the selected line route or component no matter the Active Parameters values of that moment 31 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Active Parameters Contrary to the previous case during the generation of a line route or a component the current Active Line Parameters are used The gr
124. evise Active Spool Components with the same spool take the color selected in the menu at the bottom right If the color is the H code a highlight and not a color change will be used The void spool blanks is associated by default to each component during the generation and means that the construction will be done in the field Spool data is transferred to the Data Base module with the 3D Model Material Report command 55 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 20 Pipe Length Tolerance It is possible to assign a length tolerance to each pipe ends The component geometry doesn t change but the length computed in MTO is increased by this value In spool isometric a symbol is automatically placed at each end with length tolerance defined To assign it use the command PD UTI Generic Pipe Tolerance The following dialog box opens Line Number Tolerance Readonly Wiite Selecting a pipe end if it has already defined a length tolerance this value will be displayed in the Tolerance field To modify or to load a value the option Readonly must be unchecked In this way the Default Value to copy the project default value and Write Length to write the displayed value into the component end buttons will be enabled 4 7 21 Flow Direction Definition in Lines The following command allows to define a component as the first one of the Piping Line
125. ference 35 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 6 4 LINE NAME Selecting a line route segment or a piping component displays the main characteristics of the associated Line It is called from PD UTI Line Name Opens the following windows LINE CHARACTERISTICS Line 8 H 600 001 41 Main Diam 8 Piping Class Insulation Class External PID Data a Help The windows may have two buttons enabled to query External Files linked to the selected Line and Data from the Line List generated with the EPLANT P amp ID module For more details about these features see chapter 4 12 If the selected line is inside an attached xref file its name is shown in the dialog box 4 6 5 LINE UTILITIES There are four commands that allow global operations to be performed on piping lines They are placed in the submenu Line Utilities in the PD UTI menu PD UTI Line Utilities Line Modification The line to modify is selected from the window CHANGE AN EXISTING PIPING LINE xj Line Graphic Selection Line Number 8 H 600 001 41 k Line Definition Modification Existing Components Modification Accept Cancel Help There are two options 36 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Line Definition Modification It allows modifying any parameter assigned to an existing line Selecting t
126. fication of connection points in flanged end now the connection point is on the flange face and the program moves it outside the face If older symbols are used the apparent gasket thickness will be excessive The system Component Definition table PD STD COD DBF is not compatible with the current structure If new codes where defined they have to be loaded again The PDL Parametric Definition files are not compatible with older versions If new component were defined their definition can be easily imported to the new format The EDL Parametric Definition EDL files are no longer used in view extractions they are changed by a special section inside each PDL file Piping and Insulation Specification files are totally compatible with 4 3 3 version format 141 APPENDIX 1 AVAILABLE PIPING COMPONENTS COMPONENT CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS Date 19 11 2008 Doc Maual V2008 Rev 0 COD GENERIC DESCRIPTION CLASS DIA 1 NCP IMP FACE ANG TOL GAP NX GRA 11C 11 25 SHORT R ELBOW 2 ELBOW 1 0 2 11 101111 0 11D 11 25 R 5D EL
127. g report is available in the data base module 27 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 5 5 OTHER EQUIPMENT COMMANDS Select the Equipment Name command in the PD1 main menu to displays the following windows when selecting an Equipment element EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS X Equipment Name TK 001 External Data PID Data Help The windows shows its name and may have two buttons enabled to query External Files linked to the Equipment and Data from the Equipment List generated with the EPLANT P amp ID module For more details about these features see chapter 4 12 In the equipments menu there are other commands of general use Delete Allows deleting existing equipment Deleting an equipment using the AutoCAD Erase command don t delete its definition Copy Selecting an equipment element this command will generate a copy of the whole equipment with a new name and in a new position An equipment copy can also be generated copying the required elements with the AutoCAD Copy command defining a new equipment name and assigning the copied elements to this name Move Selecting an equipment element this command will move the whole equipment to a new location Rotate Selecting an equipment element this command will rotate the whole equipment around a selected axis by an arbitrary angle Modify Status This command is used to assign a Status Code to each equipment to be able to
128. h direction to detect soft interferences for example reserved volumes etc A negative value decreases only those dimensions along piping axis allowing to use a less strict criteria and avoiding detecting spurious interferences as in case of skewed pipes If the Graphic indication option is checked each time an interference is detected a Zoom Window centered on the found interference is done showing in highlight both component that clash The following windows opens POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE DETECTED x Zoom Out Zoom Previous Zoom Interference Pan Zoom Window Hide Query Cancel Help To go on to the next interference press the Continue button The Cancel button stops the detection process and any other button will stay at the current interference In the starting window the name of a Report file is displayed This file contains all detected interferences The process is extremely fast and can be stopped at any moment This command detects interferences between the following elements 91 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Piping components taking into account insulation thickness also if selected so Equipments nozzles and equipment primitive elements Structures if generated with equipment primitives or the EPLANT STH module This command adopts conservative criteria to detect interference this means that detected interferences are POSSIBLE ones This rules out the
129. he codes of the material coming from 3D models are automatically rebuilt when that material is imported into the database The Text Editor option allows editing text files The DBF Editor allows opening for edit a DBF file with or without an index file Don t use this option to edit system tables that can always be edited directly from other menu options Use this option to edit the PD STD COD DBF if you are adding a new component definition The Create New DBF option allows generating a new DBF table defining its structure The Modify Structure DBF option allows to modify the structure of an existing DBF table The Export DBF to XLS option allows to convert a table with DBF format into a XLS file with Excel 97 format Do not use this option if the exported file has to be reimported into EPLANT For this purpose use the Export DBF to CSV instead The Export DBF to CSV option allows to convert a DBF table into a text file with the CSV format Use this command when the DBF table is to be edited in Excel outside EPLANT This very file will be imported into the same DBF table using the Import DBF from CSV option See Project Setup General Formats to set separator character for columns and decimal places The Import DBF from CSV option allows to import a file in CSV format into a DBF table Only those columns with the same name in both files will be imported For better results always work on a CSV file exported with the option above Compac
130. he Line from the popup menu or graphically and then pressing the Accept button a dialog box similar to the one used in Line Definition will opens allowing to change the required parameters Changes except for the line number will not affect components already generated If the new name is not assigned to any line yet the command modifies the line number If the new line is already defined the command will change the line name and the previous line definition is deleted In this way existing component of the changed line will be placed in the line that already had the new name Existing Component Modification In this case the following window opens to set the parameter to change and their values EXISTING COMPONENT MODIFICATION XI Line Number 8 H 600 001 amp 1 Parameters to Change and New Values Nominal Diameter 10 Piping Class Al Insulation Class 7 l Gasket Thickness El Buttwelding Thickness Cancel Help With the Accept button the command will prompt to select the Piping Components to modify Any element not a Component of the selected line is skipped Changing Diameter and or Piping Class can produce disconnections on a previously connected line PD UTI Line Utilities Line Copy It copies a piping line to a new one If the new name is the same as the original one the command copies all line route segments and all components to another position with the
131. he algorithm can be arbitrary See 5 3 for details A translation table defines the External Code the external code is associated to the internal system parameters In this case the exact association rule must be defined and the table filled with the required codes The rule length and value of the code are arbitrary The Internal Code is another external code that uses a different association table The project setup enables the generation of material codes The default internal code is defined in this way Firsts three characters component generic code Following four material code truncated to the firsts four Following four rating if any or schedule if rating is not defined Following four end D1 code Following six additional piping code Following three main diameter translation code example 4 40 Following three secondary diameter translation code The code is then 26 characters long It is a long code but easily translated to a complete component description using only three tables component material and additional codes Enabling the external code generation its definition uses the table project DBF project JCDE DBF Its default structure is COD D1 D2 RAT SCH E1 E2 MAT CODA EXT_CODE External code is defined associating it to an arbitrary number of component parameters These parameters must be fields of the project material table project PIP DBF The code must be loaded in the EXT_CODE field
132. his component will be used many times also in other 3D models or projects The second case is used when the component is needed once or twice in the same model at most See 4 7 5 for more details To generate a new parametric definition the following sequence must be used Define the code of the new component in the PD STD COD DBF table using a three character code not used yet Open this table from the Data Base Utility menu in the Reference option this table can not be edited Open its index file too with the same name Assign the parameters to each field See Technical Manual for a detailed description on each field Generate the parametric definition PDL file in PD PDL directory See Technical Manual for a detailed description of this language Generate the dimension table s associated to this component Up to five different tables are allowed Add the corresponding generation command cmp 0 in PD2004 MNU or the file corresponding to the AutoCAD version in use menu in the main system directory Delete the PD2004 MNC PD2004 MNR and PD2004 MNS files In any case the new component will automatically show up in the menu of the generic component placement command in PD 1 Piping Component that reads the current CDO DBF table From this moment the new component is available to be used in any project It is the user responsibility to back up system tables that are modified for example the COD DBF and new files as the
133. hree different attributes is now consistent with the corresponding Default Format used in EPLANT P amp ID Error Corrections Welded Olets The impicit welding connecting an Olet component to the run pipe has now the branch diameter Insulation If the piping component that generates Insulation Material has a Tag value avoid importing its value in the insulation lt BR gt 6 1 3 COMPATIBILITY WITH PROJECTS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS To work on a project generated with a previous version the project must be opened at least once with the data base module that will recognize the original version and will prompt to allow the automatic project configuration files updating If the project has been generated with a version older than 5 0 the configuration files will be replaced altogether If the version is a more recent one previous settings will be preserved Projects generated with the EPLANT Piping from previous versions 5 1 are totally compatible 139 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3D model drawing files generated with the EPLANT Piping previous version 5 0 are totally compatibles with the following exceptions The Component Name command will recognize component dimensions only for components generated with 5 1 version The generation of the isometric symbols for cut elbows works only for 3D elbow components generated with the 5 1 version If the project was generated with the 5 0 version all ACAD LS
134. ied by the user that can also create new ones See the Technical Manual for more details Appedix 1 shows a listing of the available components with their generic descriptions and other parameters To generate a component select the corresponding option from the menu or from the following command PD 1 Piping Component that opens the following dialog where the components are grouped by Type PIPING COMPONENT GERERATION x Select Component Type Elbow Select Component 90 LONG ELBOW Description C Code Manual Dimensions Cancel Help The components can be selected either by Description or Code according to the selected option Press the Execute button and follow the indications of the command The first prompt is the Position Selection mode to allow choosing the reference between a line route or another component 39 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Position Selection x Component Connection End and Distance Line Route Cancel Help The Component Connection option generates the component directly connected to the snapped point The End and Distance is used to take an existing component as a reference and generate the new component with a given displacement on the piping axis exiting from the snapped point In this case the following window will open END AND DISTANCE Selected Referen
135. ify for the same component characteristics that change with the diameter Each time the piping component generation command is executed with a valid component code and the snapping process to define position and orientation of the new component is finished piping specifications are checked to decide if this component can be used and what characteristics are associated to it The specification class is inherited from the selected reference if the Component Generation option of the Line Active Parameters is set to Graphic Selection otherwise from the current Active Parameters The checking sequence works this way The piping class is read up to the first record found with the component code received as the first parameter in the cmp function If the code is not found an error message is displayed warning the out of specification condition and the component placement is aborted fthe piping code is found the current nominal diameter is checked against the main diameter range If the component is a reduction secondary diameter range is also checked If it is outside the range the next record is read If the checking is ok the field contents are read and used as the component characteristics otherwise the out of specification by diameter range is warned and the generation is aborted Searching for the component code in the piping class uses only the characters contained in the parameter passed to the cmp function This means
136. ine Total All lines Total One File Listing with condition Total with condition Sum with Condition Only material with weight 0 0 Exit The One Line option generates the report of the material belonging to a line to its maximum detail See example in Appendix 4 The One File option generates the report of the material contained in a file to its maximum detail See example in Appendix 4 The All Lines option generates the report of the material contained in a file to its maximum detail The Total One Line option generates the report of the material belonging to a line totaling quantity by equal material See example in Appendix 4 The Total All Lines option generates the report of the material belonging to each line of the project totaling quantity by equal material The Total One File option generates the report of the material contained in a file totaling quantity by equal material The Listing with condition option generates the report of the material to its maximum detail filtering it with criteria defined by the user The Total with condition option is the same as the previous one but totaling quantity by equal material The Sum with condition option is the same as the previous one but the totaling key is defined by the user choosing among available fields Output is sent to a text file in a table form with as many columns as the selected totaling keys plus the QUANTITY field that holds the total quantity for each
137. ined in external files attached as xref PD UTI Display Layers Viewports Selecting this command the following window opens 2D VIEwS LAYERS CONTROL x Layer List 3D MODELS Equipments 3D MODELS Piping Lines VIEW Plan Select Viewport This command is used in 2D Plan generation to easily set OFF and ON layers for each Viewport in Paper Space 90 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 2 INTERFERENCE CHECKING 3D models are drawing files with a tridimensional representation of piping components equipments and structures The interference detection can be done visually or by means of the command PD UTI Interference Interference check INTERFERENCE CHECKING gt Graphic indication Takes into account Insulation Tolerance value on dimensions Report file D EPLANTSPDATEST Test INT Cancel The following window opens Selecting the Execute button the command prompts to select the components to verify less that 5000 Selecting a greater number is warned and the command aborts In this case repeat the checking selecting two different overlapping sets If the Takes into account Insulation option is checked the size of insulated components is increased by the insulation thickness of each component otherwise it is not taken into account If Tolerance value on dimensions option is checked a tolerance is added in eac
138. ing It is a system with sophisticated possibilities but at the same time easy to use To correctly use it a basic functional understanding is needed In this way the user is always in control of what is going on It is an open system it allows the user to work with preloaded information and modify it when necessary The symbology used by the graphic module and all report formats are easily changed Other operations less common for example the definition of new piping components need more knowledge about the system In the following chapters the system general organization schema is described in detail 3 2 PROJECT EPLANT Piping works on files grouped in projects A project is a functional unit that allows to associate the same specifications to a set of 3D models and to generate material requisitions automatically integrating materials from all separated models Physically a project is a directory on any level with the following structure disk project The DWG files in the project directory are considered 3D models disk project ISOE In this directory the piping isometrics are generated Contains also the header and format used in isometric files disk project SPOOLS In this directory the piping spools are generated Contains also the header and format used in spool isometric files disk project PLEX In this directory the plan view extraction files are generated disk project DBF I
139. ing Basic Tutorial to train Designers EPLANT Piping Advanced Tutorial for EPLANT Administrators 1 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION EPLANT Piping is a computer aided design system to build a tridimensional model of a plant completed with mechanical equipments and piping and to automatically generate from there other related engineering documents Plans Layouts Piping Plans and Elevation drawings piping Isometrics Material Take Off Material Requirements The system is made by a graphic application developed in C and C running on both AutoCAD from 2004 up to 2014 version and ZWCAD 2012 and ZWCAD 2014 SP1 and data base module in VisualFox EPLANT Piping is a specification driven system Piping and insulation specifications continually control the user input to minimize it The automatic reference to specifications and various drawing aids make the generation of 3D models both easy and intuitive System architecture was design to guarantee maximum consistency among project 3D models and all the documents that can be generated from them EPLANT Piping has been used in hundred of different projects since its first version in 1992 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 1 22 MANUAL ORGANIZATION Chapter 2 is dedicated to the system installation In the chapter 3 the Working Methodology is introduced It is useful to understand the system general behavior scope and possibility Chapter 4 describes the avai
140. inherited from 1 the connection point 4 from 2 End codes that are loaded in piping specifications are the codes defined in the master system table PD STD END DBF but in material reports it is possible to use a descriptive code associated to each System code that can be modified at project level See option Project End Code table in the REFERENCE menu in the Data Base module in 5 9 Material codes are generally specified for all components but valves For valves it is better to include the material in the detailed description associated with additional codes Additional codes are used to discriminate components that have everything in common but some difference in description As a general use never duplicate inside the additional code associated description of any of the parameters already defined in some of the other piping classes fields Another consideration is using a meaningful prefix for additional codes for example GAT001 for a gate valve or 005 for a fitting In case of a flanged joint if the end code specified so the system automatically generates a gasket and a set of stub bolts with the GAS and STU codes These two codes must be defined in the corresponding class In case of alternate options in the same diameter range the fields GAS and STU must be used Let s see some examples to clarify this If for all flanged ends machine bolts must be used the STU field must contain the BLT code in any flanged component The cla
141. ion files used in Parametric Equipment generation There is no need to modify it Material Codes Internal code Internal code definition STRTRAN SUBSTR COD 1 3J SUBSTRIMAT 1 4 lIF SUBS TRIRAT 1 1 SUBSTR 4 RAT 4SUBSTR E1 1 2 CODA 1 2 External code Project File System File Extemal Weight Altemate Code Project File System File Accept Help It refers to the generation of an explicit material code Three different codes can be generated Internal Code automatic built using parts of the EPLANT own codes In its definition fields of the project PIP DBF material table can be used and the following Fox functions SUBSTR IIF STRTRAN AT External and Alternate Codes are arbitrary codes whose definition is contained in two different translation tables See 4 8 6 and 5 10 for details In case of External Code the Component Weight can be read from the external code definition table checking the option External Weight 104 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3D Models Defaults FLANGED CONNECTIONS Default Gasket Code Gas E Default Gasket Thickness 1 50 Gasket Thickness taken from O Piping Specifications Piping Line Gasket End taken from Explicit Component Piping Specifications V Verify Gasket Thickness during Placement Default Stud Bolts Code stu Stud Diameter Imperial
142. irectly in the hard lock In the case the License Type is set to Web Leasing License the License must be Activated in the computer where it will be used The Activation process requires to execute once the EPLANT Web License Manager ep web exe in the main installation folder and selecting the Activation files The license can be moved to another machine but new activation files will be needed Once the same license is activate in another machine the licence activated in the previous machine is automatically disabled 2 6 NETWORK INSTALLATION If the EPLANT Piping system is to be used in a network the easiest option is to install it in a server directory This simplifies any system update In every computer used to run EPLANT Piping the installation directory must be mapped using a letter The ep client exe program must be run in order to register the server installation directory on each local machine also This program can also be used in the case of any change of the main installation directory physical or because of a different disk mapping This program allows to locally change the License Type also but limited to the machine running it In case of use of the Sentinel model hard lock the license file PD LIC DAT must be placed in the main system installation folder and must contain as many lines as the number of users Each line will have each hard lock serial number and the corresponding Authorization Code It is convenient to locate
143. irement directly depends of the size of the AutoCAD drawing files Two different License types are supported hard lock based License without expiration date and Web License with Expiration date internet connection required There are currently three different models of hard lock supported Sentinel connected locally HARDkey connected locally or in a server For the Sentinel model alone the license requires also an Authorization Code stored in the PD LIC DAT license file located in the main system installation directory The selection of the protection mode is done in the System Setup from the Data Base Module The system automatically switches to the Evaluation Version if used without the hard lock or without a valid Web License See the corresponding information for details EPLANT Piping is a system continually evolving To verify the currently installed version PD UTI EPLANT Version 2 22 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Any of the following CAD software AutoCAD 2004 on Windows 2000 o Windows XP AutoCAD 2005 on Windows 2000 o Windows XP AutoCAD 2006 on Windows 2000 o Windows XP AutoCAD 2007 on Windows XP AutoCAD 2008 on Windows Vista AutoCAD 2009 on Windows Vista AutoCAD 2010 32 bits 64 bits with Windows Vista 32 64 or Windows 7 32 64 AutoCAD 2011 32 bits 64 bits with Windows Vista 32 64 or Windows 7 32 64 AutoCAD 2012 32 bits 64 bits with Windows 7 32 64 AutoCAD 2013 32 bits 64 bits with Wi
144. is 0 0 the error a warning will be issued allowing entering the dimension VERY IMPORTANT the component characteristics line number nominal diameter specification and insulation classes etc are inherited by the selected reference if the current Component Generation Mode is set to Graphic Selection or by the Line Active Parameters if this parameters is set to Active Parameters If the second parameters of the 0 function is one the command will prompt for each parameter value Different components with the same nominal characteristics can be discriminated by their dimensions too if this option is set in the project setup All components can be manipulated by the following AutoCAD commands Copy Erase Rotate Mirror Move but they cannot be scaled because their connection points and component identification are not affected by the scale command What you see is what you have If a piping component is visible in the 3D model its identification can t be deleted Furthermore the simple data base architecture allows for easy consistency controls on MTO To avoid Connectivity problems it is advisable to follow the sequence below during piping component placement Place Elbows and Tees on line routes previously drawn o directly with the End and Distance option Place Valves and other components in between those components already in place Place Flanges wherever needed Complete the line placing pipes with the automa
145. is documented here For a complete list of modifications see our web site in the download section EPLANT Piping Dowloads and History of Changes 6 1 CHANGES IN THE 2014 0 VERSION The 2014 0 version includes the following changes with respect the previuos 2013 0 version GENERAL UTILITIES EPLANT Client The EPLANT Client ep_client exe in the main installation folder has now a new option which allows to locally set the License Type The License Type specified locally has precedence over the default type defined in the System Setup This allows to mix different License Types in the same net installation EPLANT TRAINING PLATFORM A new trainig option is made available online without charge It is based on commented videos It allows to attain a high quality autonomous training Tutorials and videos are also available directly from the Help dialog boxes in most of the commands 6 1 1 Changes in the Graphic Module AutoCADO 2015 This EPLANT Piping version is compatible with the latest 2015 version of AutoCAD both 32 and 64 bits ZWCAD 2014 SP1 This EPLANT Piping version is compatible with the latest ZWCAD 2014 SP1 It is not compatible with the previous ZWCAD 2014 Weight Tables Weight Table Format follows now the same rules as the Dimensional Tables and it can include the DIAM field also for reductions This allows to discriminate the weight by both the main and the secondary diameter An acceptable format is also with nominal diameter
146. is last option the Imperial Format and Precision menus are enabled In case of using a Thickness instead of a Schedule its value must be entered with a point This number is interpreted being expressed in inches or mm depending of the Thickness Unit in Schedule setting General Formats Solid Primitives Graphic in 3D Models Wire Frame Mesh Solid Date Format day month year month day year year month day Copy Dimension in Diameter 2 Unit mm Separation Character in CSV Files Semicolon O Comma amp Tab Separation Character for Decimal Numbers Point Comma Accept Help Solid Primitive Graphic in 3D Models can be set either as Wire Frame Mesh that is Surface or Solid The file size does not change but with Solid the screen regeneration speed can be very slow The Copy Dimension to Diameter 2 allows to use the Second Diameter field to show the first dimensional parameter It is used for gaskets and Nipples Separation Character in CSV files is used in both the UTILITIES Export DBF to CSV and Import DBF from CSV Separation Character for Decimal Numbers is used in the generation of CSV files with fields defined as Numbers Set to the same character recognized for the Operating System to allow Excel to recognize the number 107 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL General Options 1 x Report Language Project Name Prueba 2010
147. isometric views and mtos This functional organization allows attaining a very high document consistency It is possible to divide a project in an arbitrary number of 3D models each model contains a part of the whole plant Generally spatial criteria are used to split the project in different files But other criteria are also acceptable EPLANT Piping does support xref files use EPLANT Piping has not intrinsic limitations about the model size The compress graphic format has been designed to be able to work with very large graphic files The computer used imposes size limits EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3 5 GRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION GENERATION EPLANT Piping can automatically generate plan and isometric drawings from 3D models Plan extraction can be done with any spatial orientation plan elevation or arbitrary oriented Piping symbology can be single double line with the same 3D shape or associating a symbol All notes such as line number elevation etc are automatically placed selecting the command and the symbol to annotate Piping isometrics are automatically generated in an external file with format header MTO dimensions and annotations Isometrics can be automatically separated in different sheets if they go outside drawing limits Spool isometric can also be generated 3 6 REPORT GENERATION From the Data Base Module reports can be generated to document all reference information specs de
148. it in the selection menu during its placement To insert a typical assembly in a 3D project model the following command is selected from the menu PD_1 Generics 30 Typical Assembly that will display the following window 3D PIPING TIPICAL ASSEMBLY INSERTION Tipical Assemby DRET Accept Cancel Help After the selection the command behaves exactly like the generation of a component prompting for a Selection Position mode After the selection the typical is automatically inserted on the selected line 49 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 13 SUPPORT Generation There are two different types Symbolic Supports they are treated as instruments and 3D Supports that are defined as any another 3D component The ORD field equal to S the PD STD COD DBF system table defines them Connection point number must be 1 The supports placed in 3D models must be connected to the corresponding line to be able to appear in isometrics See 4 7 8 if the support is placed along a pipe and not at a connection point They can also be added directly in isometrics 4 7 14 New definitions of PARAMETRIC COMPONENTS Although the EPLANT Piping system has a very complete component library to choose from new components can be defined in either the following ways to generate a new parametric definition or to convert a set of graphic elements in a piping component The first case is used when t
149. lable graphic commands Chapter 5 describes the Data Base module In chapter 6 changes with respect to previous version are detailed Appendices contain information about available components and material listing examples For more details see the Technical Manual All system dialog boxes have a context sensitive help activated with the Help button 1 3 CONVENTIONS Conventions used in this manual Indication of command selection from the AutoCAD popup menu Menu 1 Option 1 Option 2 Command command syntax when indicated This format is interpreted in the following way Menu 1 is the popup menu bar name it can be PD 1 PD UTI o PD 150 It is the first level of is the selection among the menu options It could be for example New Line Definition in the PD 1 menu Some commands are executed in this way Other may require one more selection level Message texts during the graphic or data base session the text is rendered in Italics For example Select components Unless differently stated the AutoCAD name is used interchangeable with ZWCAD EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS The same to install AutoCAD 2004 2015 The EPLANT Piping graphic application uses about 4 5 Mbytes Most of the EPLANT Piping commands require very little additional memory Only some commands may require 5 10 Mbytes during its execution Memory requ
150. le with only those equipments that on a given date have the selected phase completed 123 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 7 EQUIPMENT NOZZLES The option Nozzles References Browse Allows to open the Nozzle report that are identified with all their characteristics and equipment EQUIPMENT NOZZLES D EPLANT 1000 DBF 1000NO0Z DBF lol x Equipment Nozzle i Sch Standard TK EX1187 1187 The X Y Z coordinates represent the position of the nozzle origin with respect the WCS drawing coordinates of the 3D models The Angle Plane XY represents the insertion angle of each nozzle in the horizontal plane 124 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 58 LINES This option allows to obtain a line list of the project to track the revision history of all 3D line definitions and isometric extractions to generate spool and joint codes MTO The following menu opens Lines Equipments Lines Joints Select the Lines option to browse the project lines The following menu opens When a line is modified in a 3D model the date and time of the modification is recorded so it is possible to track isometric extraction versus 3D line modifications The Select lines option allows to select a set of lines that can be used in both spools and joints MTO With this options the following menu opens Lines Selection Browse Selecte
151. les with format of versions previous to the 2011 0 The Weight tables option allows modifying piping component weight tables in a way similar to dimension tables 130 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL The Piping Specification Utilities option allows generating classes for the open project copying them from the master system specifications or another project renaming or deleting classes Selecting this option the following menu will open CLASSES Copy a class from another Project CLASSES Rename a class CLASSES a class with Other name CLASSES Delete a class CLASSES Browse with condition CLASSES Report with condition CLASSES Fitting Flanges Generation From Pipes CLASSES Piping Class Descriptions ADDITIONAL CODES Copy from another table ADDITIONAL CODES Delete All BRANCH TABLES Copy from another project BRANCH TABLES Copy with another name BRANCH TABLES Delete CHECKING Piping Classes CHECKING Dimensional Catalog Exit Selecting the first option Copy a class from another table will prompt Copy Piping Class from another table Source system table D XEPLANTSPDSSTDSPD SP Accepting the default Yes the source will be the system table Selecting the No button a selection window will allow selecting the specification table of another project All classes can be copied at once or a single class can be seleted In this case a menu with all the piping classes c
152. lock The hard lock is not connected to the computer where the system is being used Net HARDkey Hard lock The hard lock is not connected to the computer where the system is installed and that is working as server The License Manager is not running in the computer where the system is installed it is the hkservidor exe program Web Leasing License The License has not been Activated yet use the EPLANT Web License Manager to do that The License has Expired a new Web License is needed EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 28 22 AUTHORIZATION CODES If executing the data base or the graphic module the following message appears ERROR Authorization Code file is missing means that the the Protection Mode is setup to Local Sentinel and the eplant pd pd_lic dat file is missing This file mut be contain the authorization code corresponding to the connect hard lock In case of network installation this file mut contained all codes corresponding to all license Otherwise if the following error appears Authorization code invalid Means that the code stored in the pd lic dat file is from antoher version or for another serial number that is another hard lock 2 8 3 INVALID EPLANT COMMANDS If selecting a command from the EPLANT Piping menu the command is not recognized by AutoCAD it means that the graphic application is not currently loaded in the AutoCAD environment To achieve this the dwg drawing file
153. lues of each component are shown with the command Component name in the PD 1 menu They are automatically assigned by the system during component placement The Move Components command verifies also the implicit code values in both end that are connected and modifies them to correct errors if any The Connectivity Check command scans all connection pairs to fix any inconsistency that could be generated by deleting and rebuilding a component The menu command PD UTI Generic Implicit Modification allows to manually modifying the implicit element code of a connection point Used in very few cases This command prompts to select the piping component and the end to modify identified with its name D1 D2 D3 D4 To be sure of the point name use the Snap to Connection point command 71 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 8 5 VERIFICATION BETWEEN 3D MODELS AND SPECIFICATIONS During 3D model building piping components are generated according to current specifications If any change should arise in specification later there is a command that allows to uniform the existing 3D models with current specifications This command is similar to its equivalent in the database module that verifies all project material The difference is that the graphic one works only on a drawing model at a time From the database module 3D material model cannot be modified The control is limited to that component cre
154. minated 59 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 24 Typical Support Structures This command give access to several related commands to place Typical Structures used to support piping directly or through Supports Supports are EPLANT Piping Components connected to ther rest of the piping line while Typical Support Structures are 3D blocks either created with EPLANT STH or by plain AutoCAD They must be previously defined and placed in the project SUPP forlder Selecting PD 1 Generic Support Structure the following window will open Linked Supports Plans Generation Selecting Place Structure the following window will open SELECT TYPICAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE Typical Assemby 551 1 1 E Cancel where in the men will appear all the drawing files placed in the project SUPP folder If there is a slide with the same name of the corresponding dwg file that slide will be shown above the menu The selected structure is inserted in the 3D model as a block specifying insertion point and angle 60 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL To link these structures with the corresponding Piping Supports the Linked Supports button is used LINKED SUPPORTS Ea Block Name ST 06 Plan Name ST 06 Link Supports Unlink Supports Links Review Color of linked supports 4 Cancel Help In this window th
155. n can be performed with any spatial orientation The symbology used to represent piping components can be simple or double line and can be the exact projection of the 3D representation or using an associated parametric symbol It is generally completed with dimensions and notes To generate plans four different phases will be required 2D Views Definition 2D Views Extraction Adding Notes and Dimensions to complete the drawing Drawing actualization because 3D Model changes Let s look at these operations in details 4 9 1 2D VIEW DEFINITIONS Plan extraction is only done in drawing files placed in the PLE project directory A void drawing file is generated in that directory Upon entering it with an AutoCAD session all relevant 3D Models are attached as Xref files defining the insertion point as the WCS 0 0 0 and selecting Overlay as the Reference Type to avoid cyclic reference between drawings The PD 1 View Extraction is then selected from the menu If the current drawing has no defined 2D Views yet and this is surely the case with a new file the following warning will appear requesting authorization to create one Not even a 2D View defined yet define one Cancel Help To be able to continue we must accept the creation of a 2D View with the Accept button The following window will open 77 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 2D VIEw
156. n must be extracted again The dimensioning command won t work on them The isometric extraction is compatible with 3D models generated in 4 3 3 format but to set this compatibility the field VALUE N corresponding to the CODE ISO EXT433 in the project SET DBF table must be loaded with 1 In each 3D model the 3D Model Material Report command must be executed to update the database module If in the project material some inconsistent material appears the most reasonable cause is that for the corresponding model the 3D Model Material Report hasn t been executed The Project directoryJCDG DBF file if any must be renamed as Project directoryJCDE DBF The rest of the project files are automatically updated to the current version without any data loss The project must be opened at least once with the database module to allow generating all needed files Open the project setup also to verify the line format and Material Codes If any of the system files was modified in the previous version and those modifications are to be imported to the current version the following consideration has to be analyzed The isometric symbol library of a previous version can be used but all symbols defined with AutoCAD 12 must be saved at least in AutoCAD 2000 or later format 140 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Symbols of flanged components must be changed with the new ones that install with the system because the modi
157. n this directory the project database files are stored disk project LINK this directory the project external files are stored See chapter 4 12 disk project TIP In this directory the project 3D typical assemblies files are stored See chapter 4 7 3 disk project EXP_NAV This directory is used to store files exported to Navisworks disk project EXP_PDMS This directory is used to store files exported to PDMS disk project PCF DWG This directory is used to store files exported to PCF format disk project PCF SET This directory contains setup files to PCF export disk project SUPP This directory contains the blocks of Support Structures disk project SUPP TEMPL This directory contains Templates to the generation of 2D Plans of the Support Structures 12 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL disk project SUPP OUT This directory contains 2D Plans of the Support Structures generated for the project EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3 3 DATA BASE MODULE The EPLANT Piping Data Base Module has the following main functions To allow access to System Reference Tables These tables contain general information such as dimension tables codes tables sample specifications parametric definition files etc See the complete detail in the Technical Manual To allow access to Project Reference
158. nce will arise with the same code used for parametric components This command is not intended to be used frequently only to resolve specific cases 51 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 16 CHARACTERISTICS Piping and Nozzle Component characteristics can be displayed with the command PD 1 Component Name The command prompts to select a piping component or an equipment nozzle Opens a window similar to the following one depending of the selected component COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS Code Descrip COV CONTROL VALVE Length 543 00 mm Line 8 H 600 001 41 Tag 052 Piping Class OUT OF SPECIFICATION Insulation Class Additional Code Rating 150 Schedule Standard ANSI Diam 1 8 End Code RF Impl 1 Thick 1 50 Diam 2 8 End Code RF Impl 1 Thick 1 50 External Data Tag PID Data Help In the case of elbows the radius and cutting angle if any are displayed In case of any other component the length of the component along the centerline is displayed In case the component has the TAG attribute the button Tag allows to modify the tag value and checking it against P amp ID The buttons for External Data document and P amp ID Data query may be enabled to open the respective data linked with the component Tag For more details on these functions see 4 12 In case the component has more than one attribute only those attribu
159. ndows 7 32 64 AutoCAD 2014 32 bits 64 bits with Windows 7 8 32 64 AutoCAD 2015 32 bits 64 bits with Windows 7 8 32 64 ZWCAD 2012 on Windows XP or Windows 7 8 32 64 ZWCAD 2014 SP1 on Windows XP or Windows 7 8 32 64 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 2 3 INSTALLATION FROM CD To start the installation place the CD identified as EPLANT Demo Installation in a CDRom driver From the Explorer select the program Setup exe After selecting the English language select from the EPLANT Piping menu bar the Install V 2014 0 option Follow the indications of the install program Once the program has been installed in case this is the first time EPLANT Piping is installed and only if the hard lock type is Sentinel the corresponding driver needs to be installed also Select from the GENERAL DATA bar the option Install Driver Sentinel and follow the instructions The EPLANT Piping installer copy files to the installation directory and generates shortcuts in the Start Programs EPLANT Piping menu for the Data Base module the Graphic Module and for the documentation and Uninstall program It installs also the tutorial project already done in the TEST directory nested in the main installation directory 2 4 INSTALLATION FROM INTERNET In this case the installation is done after downloading the pde 2014 exe file and executing it The installation is the same as the one from CD 2 5 LICENSE SET
160. nent lt Line 8 H 600 001 41 Code Descrip 90E 90 LONG R ELBOW Reference Point on Component c Show PT Con Reference Equipment Reference x PT Acad lt Show lt PT Grid lt Point Write Reference Delete Reference Finish Help First the component where the reference will be loaded is selected with the Select Component button Its line and component name will be shown in the dialog box The reference is a text that can be manually loaded or by means of two automatic options One is by using the Equipment Reference button that will load the selected equipment name The other is using the PT Grid button that allows to select the intersection between two lines belonging to two different reference blocks The block used as X reference must contain the REF_ X attribute tag the block used as Y reference must contain the REF Y attribute tag In this case the reference is read from those attributes and the intersection point is put in the dialog box By default the reference is set with respect the component Center but it can be changed to any of the component End points using the left men or graphically with the PT Con button It is possible to check its position graphically with the Show button The axis coordinates can also be loaded using the PT Acad button With Write Reference the reference is loaded into the selected component With Delete Reference the reference is eli
161. nnection points of existing components These components are grouped in three main categories plates filters and joints PLATES there are the following types DRR Drip ring with a third connection point over the ring F8F Spectacle Blind ORP Orifice Ring SIB Single Blind SPB Spacer Ring STRAINERS there are the following types BST Basket Strainer CST Conical Strainer EST Eccentric Basket Strainer TST Tee Strainer YST Y Strainer GASKETS there are the following types EXJ Expansion Joint EXD Dielectric Joint GAS Gasket for FR and FF flanged end codes implicit element no graphic representation RJG Gasket for RJ flanged end code implicit element no graphic representation 4 7 10 INSTRUMENT Generation They are generated as any other piping component In the PD STD COD DBF table they have the ORD field equal to 8 and defining the connection points number Predefined instruments use a simplified graphic made of a block with attributes defined in the PD PDL directory These blocks can have any definition using the BLOCK and WBLOCK AutoCAD command If the block has the TAG attribute its value will be incorporated in the data base module To each instrument code an equivalent isometric symbol will correspond with the general naming rules in PD ISO ISO If the instrument has material associated to it in the data base module this material will automatically appear corresponding to that instrument The same in isometrics
162. nnotations in the menu PD UTI Annotations can be a text or a block with an attribute Each note type can be set with a different format using the option 81 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PD_UTI Annotations Automatic Settings 2D PLAN ANNOTATIONS x Window Selection whole File 7 SETTINGS AUTDMATIC NDTES NOTE UPDATE Cancel and selecting the Settings In the same window the Automatic Notes button automatically places all Tag Notes of the elements that will be prompted to select Annotation functions are defined as a command with an Enter the command will be called again in the same way 4 9 4 2D PLANS UPDATE In case of modifications of the project 3D Models after issuing 2D Plan drawings the sequence is as follows Already issued drawing files are copied and renamed with the next revision Each one of them is opened and checked if the required xref files are attached Each 2D View definition is revised for any change All defined views are extracted again For each Layout and Viewport in Paper Space the Note Update button is selected All notes placed with EPLANT command in the current Layout will be automatically update as to reflect the current status of the 3D models all notes corresponding to 3D deleted components are eliminated all remaining notes are updated both in their content and position in case of the
163. nsulation Modification The command prompts to select the piping component and then the following dialog box opens INSULATION CLASS MODIFICATION x Present Class New A1 X Cancel Help Selecting the Execute button will change the component insulation class to the one displayed in the menu Insulation can also be changed using the command PD UTI Line Utilities Line Modification selecting the Existing Components Modification button In this case multiple component can be selected at once If the Insulation Symbology option is checked in the Isometric Dimensioning criteria all insulated component will be drawn with two additional lines to mark the insulation in the isometric 4 8 4 JOINT ELEMENTS GASKETS STUB BOLTS AND WELDINGS There are four different types of joint elements between components weldings for welded joints gaskets and stub bolts for flanged joints and clamps for special flanged joints These elements have not a graphical representation in the 3D models but are defined using codes associated to connection points For this reason they are called implicit The criteria work the following way each end has assigned a code to activate the generation of implicit elements This code can take values from 0 to 8 0 This end doesn t generate any implicit element 1 This element generates implicit elements The following cases are possible The end generates a welding element for example f
164. o Z in the 3D model The template file is copied with the Plan Name to the SUPP OUT project folder and all linked supports are drawn using the projection along local X axis defined in the corresponding pdl files Each pipe crossing the structure is also drawn as section Should the block ELEV being found in the template defined as example in the TEST project the ELEV attribute defined in this block is then loaded with the global Z coordinate corresponding to the local Y axis in the template Here below an example of a template detail And here the corresponding plan automatically completed with the linked support projections only one in this case fu 62 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 6 PP 400 0001 51 6 L pd uci 63 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 48 SPECIFICATIONS 4 8 1 PIPING SPECIFICATIONS Piping specifications define the piping classes used in the project This information is stored in a DBF table Each line register of a class specifies an allowed piping component and its characteristics The characteristics that can be defined are the following main and secondary diameter rating main and secondary diameter schedule material code additional code end codes alternate code for gaskets and bolts operator code for valves and dimensional standard See Appendix 3 for details Diameter ranges are used to spec
165. om Existing to NEW Cancel Help After selecting the conversion option exiting with the Execute button the command prompts to select elements to be changed This command only renames and creates layers with the rules Piping Components from New to Existent from CLRn to XLRn and vice versa for the inverse conversion Equipment Elements from New to Existent from EEn to XEn and vice versa for the inverse conversion Existing Components maintain all their characteristics they can come back to the New status any time using this very command but they are excluded from the data base module Material take Off They can be extracted in isometrics but they are not included in the MTO report Existing components are fully processed by the 2D Plan Extraction command and they can be filtered and processed in a different way from the new ones if required 96 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 10 3D EPLANT MODEL IMPORT AND EXPORT To insert an EPLANT 3D model in the current drawing the correct way is to execute the command IPD_UTI Import 3D Model Include 3D MODEL MERGE xi Select 3D Model to merge 6 H 600 002 41_2004 Writes Log File Cancel Help and select the required dwg drawing file from the menu where only dwg other than current one on the main project directory are displayed With Accept the selected file is imported and placed in the WCS 0 0 0 Layer names
166. ometric File Rule 34 O Reading from T able Accept Help Allows to set the Line Number Format used in the current project The information presented in the dialog box has the following meaning Complete Format it represent the format of the line associating a correlative number to each parameter of the line number defining each separation character between different parameters Each indifidual parameter length can be any The other parameter are defined based by the correspondence with the complete format A maximum of 9 different fields are allowed Only correlative numbers must be used begining with 1 In the case of the Isometric File name there are two posibilit is with Rule the name is built applying a rule on the line parameters Reading from Table simply reads the name in the P amp ID Line List column ISO NAME The values shown in the dialog are compatible with the following example Complete Line Number 6 GO 600 001 A1 1 B1 The system understands the following Correlative Number 001 parameter 4 Fluid GO parameter 2 Diameter e parameter 1 Piping Class 1 1 5 Insulation Class B1 parameter 6 Area 600 parameter 3 Default Isometric Extraction file name 600 001 parameter plus 4 using and _ In this example the Unit parameter is not used 113 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 4 3DMODELS This option allows accessing
167. on The characteristics of those original points can t be changed but their coordinate can be directly modified or indirectly by changing the gasket or welding thickness The command allows to add an arbitrary number of connection points up to 100 To each one a different diameter end code and position can be assigned For Rectilinear Pipes the added connection points can only be placed on the pipe axis IMPORTANT in case of Rectilinear Pipes there is no need to generate additional points to connect other components not at the pipe end connectivity is automatically established by a connection point of other components being exactly on the pipe axis This command can be used any time The definition of the coordinate of the point can be done typing its value or selecting a point graphically In this case it can be an AutoCAD point or a connection point The Show option generates a cross centered on the active component 53 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 18 Connectivity Check When all 3D components are placed it is necessary to check the line connectivity that is to verify that there are neither void spaces nor superpositions between them Each component has snappable points in its ends the so called connection points the connection points of adjacent components must be coincident to verify for connectivity A correct connectivity is necessary to be able to extract piping isomet
168. ond Point Axis Intersection The point will result by the intersection between the axis exiting from the First selected Point and the Pipe Axis selected as Second Point Projection of AutoCAD Point on Pipe Axis This option is available when first point snaps to a End and Distance for Branch Both in the second and third options the following dialog will then appear Calculate penetration based on surface curvature Cancel Help With the Cancel option the pipe will be cut up to the tangent with the existing pipe surface on the contrary with the Accept option the result will be the following In both cases the connection point is placed over the existing point to assure the connectivity between both pipes 46 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL In case of Second Point for Curved Pipe an option is enabled to directly input the distance and the radius of curvature If the pipe length is defined using two points the system verifies that both points are aligned with the axis exiting from the first selected point warning of any misalignment allowing to accept al the same the selection 4 7 7 PIPE along Polyline Generation The command 1 7 Pipes Polyline Pipe will prompt to select a 2D or Polyline and will generate a Pipe following its shape The Polyline must be on a layer corresponding to the Line Route of the Piping Line 4 7 8 Automatic Generation of ELBOWS FLANGES
169. ontained in the selected table along with their descriptions will allow to select the class to copy to the open project Selecting the Rename class option a project class name can be renamed to a new one The Copy class with another name is used to copy a project class with another name The Delete a class deletes a selected project class In this case the deleted class will be permanently deleted only after a pack of the table It is possible to delete all the project classes too The Browse with condition and Report with condition allow to filter the records to browse or to report The Copy Additional Codes from another table allows importing additional codes and their descriptions from another project The Delete all Additional Codes deletes all project Additional Codes The deleted codes will be permanently deleted only after a pack of the table 131 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL The Fittings Flanges generation from pipes allows using the pipe definition in the class to generate in the same way Fittings and Flanges selected from a menu The Piping class description is used to modify the description text associated to each project piping class The Copy Branch Table from another project Copy with another name Delete all refer to the Project Branch tables if any Piping Class Checking performs a consistency check of the definition of all project piping classes Use the Help button for details ab
170. or the BW end code in the isometric MTO and in the database module during data update a welding implicit elements is generated with its code composed by the letter W plus the first two characters of the end code with the same component diameter and schedule For example for the BW end code the WBW implicit welding element is generated For an end code to generate a welding it must have the IMP WEL field in the END DBF table equal to 1 The end generates a gasket element for example for the RF end code in the isometric MTO and in the database module during data update a gasket implicit elements is generated with the same diameter and rating of the component Project Default gasket code is used System default GAS For an end code to generate a gasket it must have the IMP GAS field in the END DBF table equal to 1 69 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL The end generates a set of stud bolts elements for example for the RF end code in the isometric MTO and in the database module during data update a set of Stud Bolts implicit elements is generated using the diameter and rating of the component Project Default stud bolt code is used System default STU Stud characteristics are read from the PD STD ANSI STUD DBF table if ANSI is the Project Default Standard Machined Bolts can be generated changing the Project Default stud bolt code to BLT or specifying it in piping class See 4 8 1 for details For
171. ot extracted 930126114 2072 3 81 H 070 4 CB2D H 070 Not extracted 930209130 2072 3 81 H 071 8 CB2D H 071 Not extracted 930210170 2072 3 81 H 072 8 CB2D H 072 Not extracted 930210184 2072 3 81 H 073 6 CB2K H 073 Not extracted 930211152 2072 3 81 H 076 6 CB2H H 076 Not extracted 930126125 2072 3 81 077 6 2 077 Not extracted 930205154 2072 3 81 H 078 8 CB2H H 078 Not extracted 930113121 2072 3 81 H 079 6 CB2K H 079 Not extracted 930127154 201223 81 H 080 6 CB2K H 080 Not extracted 930128123 2072 3 81 H 085 6 CB2H H 085 Not extracted 930210143 2072 3 81 H 086 6 CB2H H 086 Not extracted 930126160 2072 3 81 H 087 8 CB2H H 087 Not extracted 930114114 2072 3 81 H 088 6 CB2K H 088 Not extracted 930210125 2072 3 81 H 089 6 CB2K H 089 Not extracted 930202171 2072 3 81 H 090 6 CB2K H 090 Not extracted 930211152 2072 3 81 H 091 6 CB2K H 091 Not extracted 930211152 2072 3 81 P 071 6 CB2D P 071 Not extracted 930201115 2072 3 81 P 072 6 CB2D P 072 Not extracted 930209161 2072 3 81 P 073 6 CB2D P 073 Not extracted 930209150 2072 3 81 P 13 6 CB2D P 13 Not extracted 930121124 Appendix 4 3 LINE MATERIAL REPORT ALL COMPONENTS PIPING MATERIAL REPORT Doc LINE TXT Project Test project Date 20 05 94 Pag 1 Lin 6 GO 002 6
172. otation Correction of a minor misaligment error that could arise when components were slightly rotated Piping Class Symbol When the Piping Class change did happen between the first two components the isometric symbol for the class change was not placed with the correct orientation Welded Olets The impicit welding connecting an Olet component to the run pipe has now the branch diameter Line Route Error correction when setting BOP or TOP Line Route Error correction when Snapping to a Connection Point inside an Xref Branch by Branch Table Error correction when the component is not a reduction one Iso Annotation Error correction when placing the Line Continuation Note in case the first component of the connected line was an existing one Insulation in MTO Iso It does not validate anymore the insulation thickness as it were a diameter Branch Table With a void table the error message was wrong refering to out of specifications Text Correction Confusing text when deleting a layer content was corrected Component Tag When the Tag was the composition of three different attributes it did not identify each parameters Iso Notes Manual note placement did not respect the note placement point if UCS was not View Support Structures An error was fixed that would prevent generating the corresponding 2D Plans in some cases 6 1 2 Changes in the Data Base Module Tag Format Default Tag Format in case Tag is composed using t
173. ound this is interpreted as the standard name In this case the corresponding directory must be already present to the PD STD directory Fields D2A and D2B must be left blank for all but reductions olets relief valves Appendix 3 2 PROJECT INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS They are loaded in the project DBF project IN DBF table It contains the project INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS See 4 8 3 for a detailed description of the mechanism used to read this table The table format is Field ICLA DIAM DD TH MM MAT INS CODA INS LINING MAT LIN CODA LIN Description Insulation class any name up to six characters Identifies the insulation material If this code is loaded in the Additional Codes table a description can be loaded into the memo file and this description can appear in the material requisitions Nominal piping diameter Ranges are not accepted only specific values Diameter code corresponding to the D1A field content It is automatically generated Specifies the insulation thickness corresponding to the diameter stored in the DIAM field Up to six characters Specifies the insulation thickness in mm Used in the Interference checking only Contains the Material Code associated to the insulation Contains the Additional Code associated to the insulation Lining Code If it is equal to 1 Insulation Lining will be generated with the same quantity as the insulation Contains the Material Code associated to the
174. out the verifications This option is very useful especially is the piping classes are imported from an Excel file Dimensional Catalog Checking performs a verification looking for missing dimensional tables or null values with respect the ranges defined in the project piping specifications It is used to correct these problems before they arise working on 3D models If the assembly generation is enabled in the project setup the option Symbolic Typical Assemblies option in the main REFERENCE menu allows entering the assembly definition table This table contains the materials associated to each assembly codes If lot of assembly codes are to be defined it is convenient to define a new project only to load the material definition using the Load Manual Data in this fictitious project The assemblies can also be generated as 3D different models one for each assembly code The name of 3D model being the assembly code The Mictitious pro DBFYWfictitious proj PIP DBF must be copied as project DBF project TIP DBF After a manual copy of table files delete the corresponding index IDX files to allow their automatic rebuilding 132 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 10 UTILITIES In this menu we can find general commands References The Reload DB option updates the material project database directly from the graphic report files project DBF PD1 files Generally there is no need to update the datab
175. parameters Avoid the third option because no checking with piping classes is possible later The second one is the best Which characteristics are to be specified within the piping class Generally a minimum amount of parameters are needed taking into account that the system uses them for at least three different scopes 1 To activate the searching in dimensional tables 2 To generate component descriptions 3 To discriminate different components in Material Take Off As a general rule the second point is the easiest to modify All material reports can be modified If the component is flanged the rating must be specified It is used to read flanges dimensions and also the main component dimension depends always from to the rating If the component is not flanged the schedule must be specified For almost all the components the parameter is not used to set dimensions that are function of the diameter only 65 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL In both cases rating and schedule are used to discriminate in MTO they appear in material listings and are used for the weight computation in the database module Only few standard components need rating and schedule at the same time Lap Joint flange LJF and the Stub End SND This is due because the position of one connection point depends of the pipe schedule In these cases the search for the component weight is done by rating In case of a thickness
176. played Zoom Extend makes a Zoom Extend over the whole drawing file Continue process the following one If no more are found exits the command The Modify Delete Reconstruct buttons that appear depending of the context are enabled only if the corresponding option in the main command window are enabled If the Graphic option were not checked and the following three option neither the command executes the verification only without showing anything but the log file contains the all the differences found If the Graphic option were not checked but the following three option were checked the command executes the verification without showing anything but it makes the changes and the log file contains the differences found and the modifications done Checking the Check Standard option the checking of the STD field is enabled This field contains the name of the dimensional standard Otherwise this field is not checked With the Check Standard option enabled the user can choose to rebuild the component or to store the new standard without rebuilding the component If the Verify Dimensions is checked each component dimension is checked against the corresponding dimensional table If any difference is found the component is automatically rebuilt using the current catalog dimensions The checking process can be aborted at any moment with Esc or the Cancel button 74 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 8 6 VER
177. project directories in a server disk different user can be working at the same time on the same project In any case project directories can also be located in a local disk EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 27 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES The EPLANT Piping system is installed to use the English language But it can be configured to use other languages as well to interact with the user and for report generations The following language code is used English Spanish Italian Portuguese French German Other gt The language code is used as suffix the field names that contain descriptions The languages with are not supported yet The language used in the graphic application is defined in the System Setup within the data base module The language used in the report listings is defined in the Project Setup within the data base module The menu files are stored in the corresponding format directories For example FR_E PD2004 MNU is the AutoCAD 2004 English version 28 INSTALLATION ERRORS 2 8 1 HARD LOCK MISSING If executing the data base or the graphic module the following message appears ERROR hard lock missing depending of the Protection Mode selected one of the following cases applies Local Sentinel Hard lock The Sentinel Driver is not installed See 2 3 The hard lock is not connected to the computer where the system is being used Local HARDkey Hard
178. pt i Hj Help This command allows automatically deleting all definitions of Piping Lines and Equipments that no longer have any graphical element associated to them It is used to extract a part of a 3D model In this case the complete sequence is as follows the original drawing file is copied with another name that new file is open all layers are set ON only those layers containing Lines and Equipment that are to be saved are set OFF all visible elements are deleted this command is then executed to eliminate unwanted definitions 38 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 47 PIPING COMPONENTS GENERATION Each piping component is an AutoCAD block automatically generated by the system All piping components are generated and placed in its position by the command cmp component code 0 The component code is validated with the PD STD COD DBF system table using the COD field This table contains generic codes only three characters long In the piping specifications in the COD field longer codes can be used adding arbitrary characters to the generic codes to define alternated options in the same diameter range In this case during the component placing a selection window will open to allow selecting the required option See 4 8 1 for more details Graphic representation is generated using sentences contained in the corresponding PDL Parametric Definition Language file These files can be modif
179. r report modifying them It uses the project DBFYproject RQD format file See the Appendix 4 These options allow to list all the project materials or to select only one requisition at a time Modify Purchase quantity allows to modify the purchase quantity for the current revision A window will open divided in two parts in the left one to each line a different item corresponds with details in the right window The computed quantity is displayed in the COMPUTED field the real field name is QUANTITY The quantity to purchase is displayed in the PURCHASE field the real field name is REQUIRED that is the only one that can be modified During the Total generation the purchase field is loaded with the computed quantity plus the surplus value if defined for that requisition in the Requisition Titles table Revisions to Issue option allows selecting those requisitions to issue and their revisions The following dialog box opens 120 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL SETTING OF REQUISITIONS ISSUING Issue Requisition Title Code Revision C gt Accept Cancel Help Requisitions that will be issued have the Issue option checked Default revision for each requisition is the first available one but an upper revision can be also selected Items Change is an option that allows changing an item from a requisition to another one It is an option that must be used very carefully It is used af
180. r option checked the Header of each column is defined as the Header Column that appears in the Modify Definition option Modify Definition A window will open displaying the current report format Each record corresponds to a variable to be written in the report body or header Follows a description of the meaning of each field Field Definition contains the information to report Place the field name to list Any open table can be referenced Accepts the VisualFox 6 0 syntax X Pos is the first position of writing in characters units from the left margin starting with 1 Y Pos is the position of writing in lines units from the upper margin starting with 1 For fields in the report body 1 is the current line 2 is the following one etc 118 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Width is the number of characters written from this field lt overwrites anything below Fields are written in the order that appear in this window Memo logic field if T true the corresponding field contains a reference to a memo field whose content is formatted using the specified width and generating as many lines needed to write the whole memo text If left blank only one line is used to write the field content Only one Memo field can be defined for a report Code G H It can have three possible values Void for fields to be written in the report body There can be an arbitrary number of these fields H itis a head
181. rate all missing pipes in the selected line having their lengths greater than the Minimum Pipe Length specified in the Project Setup If there are unconnected components with distances less than this value all this points are marked with crossed and a warning is issued Each pipe segment can also be manually generated In this case two points are required to defines its ends the first one can be selected on a line route or snapping to an existing component First Point Position Selection Component Connection C End and Distance Line Route End and Distance for Branch Cancel The second one allows to specifies the length of the pipe as Help Second Point Position Selection Component Connection Line Route C Distance Cancel During the generation of a Rectilinear Pipe in case of the selection of a Rectilinear Pipe with the Component Connection for the Second Point option the following dialog opens 45 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL WARNING Select snap mode x v Connection Point Projection of First Point on Pipe Axis C Intersection Projection of AutoCAD Point on Pipe Axis Cancel With the following meanings Connection Point Snaps to the nearest connection point to the selection Projection over Pipe Axis The First selected Point is projected over the selected pipe axis as the Sec
182. rics During the isometric extraction if there is any connectivity error it will be warned but it is convenient to check the connectivity before the extraction using the command PD UTI Connectivity The following window will open LINE CONNECTIVITY CHECK x Line Graphic Selection lt Line Number 1 001 0 50 Color of Line verification fi Verify Other Lines Nozzles Connected Color Connected 4 This command allows verifying the line connectivity among its components and detects all connections with other lines and equipment nozzles if any The other lines and equipments can be in the same drawing file or in attached reference files The connectivity is generated analyzing the connection points only The color in which the selected line is displayed can be set If the connectivity of the line is ok the command will state it and the line is displayed centered in the active screen If there is a failure in the connectivity the line is displayed in two parts the unconnected points lies between the two parts Checking the Verify Other Lines Nozzles Connected option the command will automatically detect all connected components that will be displayed in another color also settable and a snap cross on each external connection point No matter if the lines and equipments are in freezed layers the command will detect them all the same This command also shows th
183. rresponding table is enabled to load Tags valve and instrument tags equipment names and line numbers and its linked files Other options allow to set the Additional Codes table and the Cost table as a project or system file The first option for Second Diameter Schedule Automatic uses the pipe definition in the piping class to generate the secondary schedule In both Piping Insulation options Conversion to Equivalent Length each insulated component generate an insulation element with the same insulation and diameter as the component and with a length equal to the first dimensional parameter first option or multiplying this value for the INSUL parameter defined in the system COD DBF table In the other available option each insulated component generates a new Insulated Component It is used to manage components with some kind of treatment 108 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL General Options 2 x Unique Line E quipment Names on whole Project Spools Generation Enabled Explicit Definition in 3D Models O Definition in Piping Class Shared access to tables in network Enable 3D Models Material Report Enable Out of Specification Enable Graphic Setup Save Enable Component Dimensions Manual Loading Enable Material Symbolic Typical Assemblies Load Weight from 3D Model Reports Enable PCF Files Extraction Mandatory use of Branch Tables Mandatory P amp ID Tag
184. rt Support It uses the iconic menu ISO SYM Supports in this case are blocks generated with AutoCAD BLOCK and WBLOCK commands 86 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 11 DATABASE CONNECTION The identification of all piping line and 3D components is contained in the dwg files The database module gets this information processing intermediate files generated from the graphic session with the command PD 1 3D Model Material Report This command extracts data from the 3D model and writes them in a text file in the project DBF directory with the same name as the drawing file and with PD1 extension These files are searched for and automatically loaded in the database module The extraction process is extremely fast also for very big models so in can be executed any time is needed If the project setup enables the joints connectivity extraction this process can be quite slow because the connectivity checking performed on each line It is not necessary that the database module being updated at the least 3D model modification The update status must be verified only when material reports are processed from the database module Neither is necessary that all 3D models being computed some may be variations to be discarded later It is the designer responsibility to decide what to include and check See 5 4 The PD1 neutral files cannot be modified Material modifications must be done directly in 3D models
185. s feature is generally used to identify weldings Codes have a fixed format one letter followed by a number with three digits BEEN L1 L1 L1 L1 RI E 111 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Plan Extraction Default Parameters OBJECT LAYER COLOR Double Line Piping White Single Line Piping 2 1 White Equipment EE White Structures ES White Cable Trays ET White HVAC H White Cut Diameter for Single Line mm 20 00 2D Plan and 3D Model Annotations Paper Space Model Space _Accept_ Defines default values used in 2D Plan view extractions These values can be modified interactively during extraction Layer is the suffix added to the end of the view name to generate defaults for extraction layers Help Resolution of Elbows Thorus Cones Used only to represent Solids as Surface Meshes Circles n poligons for Diam lt 4 Circles n poligons for 4 lt Diam lt 10 8 Circles n poligons for Diam gt 10 10 Elbows n sectors for Diam lt 4 B Elbows n sectors for 4 lt Diam lt 10 B Elbows n sectors for Diam gt 10 8 Accept See the Help button for more details 112 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Line Number Format Complete Format 1 2 3 4 5 Line Number Fluid Diameter Piping class Insulation class Unit Area D Is
186. s Verification L Enable PDMS Compatible Accept Help If the Unique Line Equipment Names is enabled each time a new line or equipment is created their names are check for uniqueness on the whole project not only in the current 3D model Other models do not need to be attached as xref Checking the Spool Generation Enable option a spool code can be assigned to each piping component Two modes are available Explicit definition in the 3D models or definition in Piping Classes The Shared access to tables in network allows to open both system and project tables in shared mode otherwise they are open in exclusive mode Enable 3D models material Reports allows to execute this command from the graphic module and extract information from a 3D model to update the dada base module Enable Out of Specification If this option is enabled out of specificacion components be generated Enable Graphic Setup Save Allows to modify configuration parameters of the project setup from the graphic module Enable Component Dimensions Manual Loading Allows to manually input component dimensions both in case the component requires so and if the dimension tables are not found or the value read is Zero If the Enable Material Symbolic Typical Assemblies is enabled the new table project_code DBF project_code TIP DBF is created to store material definitions of each assembly This table has the exact structure than the project material table
187. same line number If the copy has a new line number there can be two cases the new name is not already present in the drawing file in this case prompts for confirmation before to create the new line definition or the new name corresponds to a line already present In this last case the copy is executed only if both line definitions are equal The command prompts to select the base and the second point In both cases the point can be an AutoCAD point or a connection point In this way the new line can be automatically connected to an existing component or nozzle 37 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL PD UTI Line Utilities Line Delete This command allows deleting all piping components and lining route segments belonging to a piping line It deletes also the line definition This is the only difference between this command and deleting those elements with the AutoCAD Erase command PD UTI Line Utilities Modify Status This command allows to assign a Status Code to each line defined in the current darwing file selecting them from a menu in which the project status code appear This information is available in the data base module in the Line List and can be extrated to an XLS file with the corresponding option PD UTI Line Utilities Line Equipment Definitions Purge Selecting this command the following dialog will open WARNING X LINE and EQUIPMENT Definition Purge Acce
188. scriptions component dimensions and project material Project material can be listed in different predefined reports by line area model or arbitrary criteria The system uses an internal implicit material code that can be used in any report as reference and also to two another different arbitrary defined codes can be associated See chapter 4 8 6 Material Requisitions can also be generated grouping the material using criteria defined by the user For example Carbon Steel pipes with diameter lt 2 1 2 and the same but with diameters gt 2 1 2 The system maintains the history of quantities and revisions issued Requisitions are ready to be used in procurements or purchase orders All data base files are in DBF format and can be exported to any other format for further processing See the Technical Manual for more details EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 3 7 SYSTEM REFERENCE INFORMATION There are two different types of system reference information graphical and data tables 3 7 1 GRAPHICAL REFERENCES It is made up by different data sets 3D COMPONENTS SYMBOLOGY The symbology used to generate tridimensional piping components is stored in the parametric definition files using the PDL language By default these files are stored in the system directory These files can be modified by the user that can also generate new ones See the Technical Manual for details 2D VIEW SYMBOLOGY It is the
189. ss must contain the BLT code also to define bolt characteristics 66 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL COD OPE D1A DIB D2A 2 RAT2 5 SCH2 1 E2 5 STU STD BLT 2 8 150 CM1 BLTO1 CHE 4 8 150 RF 1 BLT GAT WHE 4 8 150 RF GAT01 BLT GLO LEV 2 8 150 RF GLO01 BLT WNF 2 8 150 RF CM2 BLT The class specifies the RF end for all flanged ends but globe valve that requires the FF face and needs a different gasket the GAS gasket will be used for RF ends the GAS1 gasket will be used for FF ends New alternate flanges FF will be defined The example could be COD OPE D1A DIB D2A D2B RAT2 5 SCH2 1 E2 5 STU STD CHE 4 8 150 RF CHE01 GAS 2 8 150 RF GAS01 GAS1 2 8 150 FF GAS02 GAT WHE 4 8 150 RF GAT01 GLO LEV 2 8 150 FF GLO01 GAS1 WNF 2 8 150 RF WNF1 2 8 150 FF CM2 GAS1 The special component BRA is used to automatically select a Branch component based on the Nominal and Secondary Diameters It must be called as BRA 0 If more than one component is required each one must be separated by the symbol They will be placed in that order If the symbols are separated with an each one is considered a possible
190. st range in inches It is checked against the DIAM field in the PD STD ANSI PIP DBF table for the Ansi standard Diameter code corresponding to the D1A field content It is automatically generated Main diameter highest range in inches It is checked as the D1A field Secondary diameter lowest range in inches It is checked as the D1A field Secondary diameter highest range in inches It is checked as the field Rating of the main diameter to four characters Possible rating values are PD ST D SER DBF table Rating of the secondary diameter up to four characters Schedule of the main diameter up to six characters Possible rating values are in PD STD SCH DBF table It can be also used to define thickness In case of thickness the value must contain a decimal point to discriminate it from a schedule value In the weight computation the thickness is considered in inches or mm depending on the project setup Schedule of the secondary diameter up to six characters End code used for connection points 1 and 3 Possible values are contained in the PD STD END DBF table This code is also used the dimensional and weight tables names The position of connection points varies with the component End code used for connection points 2 and 4 Idem above If this field is not specified the system assumes it equal to E1 Material Code Is checked with the MAT field in the PD STD MAT DBF table If the code placed into the cl
191. symbology used to generate the orthographic view extractions both for single and double line in the first case the symbology utilizes AutoCAD drawing files placed in the project plan extraction directory By default is PD P2D P2D These files can be modified by the user but the ones inside the nested SYS directory are not to be modified They are used by the automatic internal symbology PDL files are parametric definitions used for both single and double line symbology PIPING ISOMETRIC SYMBOLOGY The symbology used to generate piping isometrics uses AutoCAD files stored by default in the system ISO ISO directory These files can be modified by the user but only using the EPLANT command Block Definition from the PD 150 menu See 4 10 2 for details Default Header and Format files used in isometric are also stored here as well as script files with extension PDL used to define dynamic isometric symbols used by some components EQUIPMENT PARAMETRIC DEFINITION Parametrically Equipments are defined by files in EDL language placed by default in the system EDL directory The user can modify these files and create new ones 3 7 2 REFERENCE TABLES They are DBF format files stored in different directories PIPING COMPONENT CODES Define piping component codes their generic descriptions for example Gate Valve and other parameters Each piping component must be its entry in this table MATERIAL CODES Defines material codes and their
192. t DBF Table allows to permanently delete all records marked for deletion in a DBF table The System Report Format Update option allows copying all report format files of the current project to the system directory corresponding to the project language This option is used in case the project report files are to be used as master system files for future projects The System Codes Update option allows to automatically importing component and material codes defined by the user in a previous system version to the corresponding current version The installation program already makes this update in case the new version is installed upon the previous one The Respecification option allows checking all project material against the current piping specifications If the material was manually loaded into the database module when a difference is found that material can be changed to the current specification parameters If the material comes from a 3D model only a warning message is issued to actually change that material the equivalent command is to be executed in the graphic module Selecting this command the following window opens 134 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Checking against piping class of loaded components 3D models Components Checking Manual Components Checking Modify manual components to sync them to the class o Modification without confirmation Differences are appended to the file D SEP
193. t option allows to browse through the Line List generated with EPLANT P amp ID or manually loaded in the corresponding table The Report P amp ID Line List option allows to generate a report of the Line List generated with EPLANT P amp ID It uses the table proy DBF proy EXI DBF The Copy P amp ID Line List from 3D Line List option is used to create the P amp ID Line List as a copy of the Line List defined from the project 3D models to be used as reference For example to load the isometric file name and or the writing parameter that are to automatically written into the isometric header Do not use this option if the EPLANT P amp ID is really used in the current project The Isometric Writing Attributes option is used to define the correspondence between the column names for reading in the P amp ID Line List and the corresponding attributes for writing in the isometric header Isometric Writing Attributes CPRJv2007DBF v2007ISO DBF Iof The first two options allow browsing and reporting material of all the project lines separated by line and spool The information is contained in the project DBFproject S n DBF tables These tables are generated with the Generate Total option that opens the following window 127 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Spool MTO Revision Last Revision has number 00 lt was issued Generates Total Revision 01 Lines used in generation All lines
194. tance from end total 2 4257 8 1392 5 33 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL An exact value can be typed or the default value can be accepted with an Enter The line route starts to draw from the selected point taking the same elevation The other points are defined as in the previous option Snap to Component End It is used to draw a line route taking as reference the end point associated to a connection point of an existing component The line route that will be drawn depends from the setting of the Component Generation parameter in the Line Active Parameters if it is set as Graphic Selection the line will be the same as the selected one if it is set to Active Parameters the line is drawn using the current Active Line Selecting an existing component the command snaps to the nearest connection point of that component identified by a cross on the screen In case of snapping to an equipment nozzle if the Component Generation parameter in the Line Active Parameters it is set as Graphic Selection the command prompts to select the line to draw Snap to Component Center Similar to above but snapping from the Component Center that is the component block insertion point In any of these cases after the first point selection the following window opens to allow drawing individual line route segments corresponding to direction changes defining each of the successive points one by one Point coordina
195. te conforming with the project definition schema for tags are recognized Default possibilities are one attribute TAG two attribute TYPE and three attribute UNI NUM and FUN In case of more than one attribute the resulting tag value is the concatenation of individual values with a See Technical Manual As default all valves have the TAG attribute and all instruments TYPE and NUM These definitions can be changes modifying the corresponding pdl files This command is also compatible with components generated with EPLANT STH 52 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 7 17 Connection Points The PD_UTI Generics Connection Points allows to revise modify add and delete connection points of 3D components The component prompts to select a component and opens the following window CONNECTION POINTS gt Code Descrip WNF WELD NECK FLANGE Connection Points Characteristics Name Diameter End 01 71 71 Distance from Centre 22290 PTAcad Y PT Connetion lt 2 1 2 Gasket Welding Thickness Action Show Delete Cancel Help In the upper part the active point characteristics are shown The active point is identified in the Field Name with codes D1 D2 etc In the bottom part the action button are found Each component has a number of native connection points defined by the parametric definiti
196. ter a change in the material grouping criteria or when a change on MAT or CODA fields alters requisition definition New Total executes a new material totalization It generates a new revision only if the last one was issued otherwise it will use the last one The following window will open Revision of Total Last Revision has number lt was issued Generates Total Revision 1 Generate subtotals with condition Accept Help When this option is Accepted the quantities of the materials having the same characteristics are summed together Two piping components are considered the same is the following fields in the project PIP DBF table contain the same parameters COD generic code only the first three characters are used D1 nominal diameter D2 secondary diameter only for reductions RAT rating SCH schedule or thickness SC2 second schedule only if this option is enabled in the setup MAT material code E1 end code 1 E2 end code 2 CODA additional code STD standard NAME component dimensions if they were manually entered and it is enabled from the setup Materials are grouped together following rules specified in the project REC DBF table In this table the material grouping code is defined each different requisition will have a different code of two characters ORDE field the first character is the same as the main classification code assigned to each component 121 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND E
197. tes are referred to the current UCS LINE ROUTE POINT DEFINITION Distance Last Point New Point X pomme Ie Y z PT Acad lt s 000 PT Connection lt 6 Help Each point can be specified by typing its absolute relative to current UCS X Y Z coordinates in the New Point window or in a relative way with respect to the last point in the Distance Last Point window The new point coordinates can also be graphically picked using an AutoCAD point selection or a snap to a connection point of an existing component Disabling one or two Distance coordinates the graphic selection can be forced to take the projection along the enabled coordinate In this way is very easy to build a routing to reach predefined points for example an equipment nozzle or another piping component The Z elevation can be expressed also as an inclination positive upward negative downward 34 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL If the selection of Top and Bop options is enabled the coordinates of the New Point after a graphic selection will have its Z value automatically modified towards the Top or Bottom of the nominal diameter of the line being generated The line routing is a convenient method to route piping in a 3D drawing file In any case all components can be generated also connecting them to an existing components or taking them as a re
198. th isometric files Search for new Updates Versions Accept Angular Tolerance is used to verify the orthogonality between line routes a difference greater than the tolerance automatically generate a cut angle for elbow and the impossibility to place a tee Help Enabling the Verify Registered Applications every time a drawing file is opened all registered applications are checked and those not generated by EPLANT nor AutoCAD itself with a total number greater than the minimum for warning automatically generates an alert window showing all suspicious registered applications and offering the possibility to try to purge them by copying lines and equipments to another file Many times suspicious applications are the mark of corrupted objects inside the drawing file that can interfere with both AutoCAD and EPLANT command and mustbe eliminated Search for new Updates Version This options only appears in the System Setup and allows to automatically verify is a newer version of EPLANT Piping is available to download 106 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Measurement Units Length in Dimensioning and MT Imperial mm Imperial Format 251 2 25 1 2 2 11 2 6 2 1 50 Fractional Inch Precision 1 8 QOi116 1 32 Thickness Unit in Schedule Imperial mm Accept Help Lengths in Dimensioning and MTO allows to generate lengths and elevations in mm or imperial For th
199. that if a generic code of three characters is used and the class contains a longer one this longer one will be picked up Let s see an example if the class contains the following records COD OPE DiA D1B D2A D2B RAT RAT2 SCH 5 2 E1 E2 5 STU STD GAT WHE 1 2 2 3000 SW GAT01 GAT WHE 4 8 150 RF GAT02 GAT GEC 10 24 150 RF GATOS and the user calls cmp GAT 0 with a current diameter set to 6 the flanged gate valve 150 with manual operator will be generated The operator is specified with its generic code in the OPE field The dimensions of the valve are read from the table GAT1RF DBF in the directory corresponding to the project default dimensional standard because the STD field is void If a non default standard is required its name must be placed in the STD field If for the same diameter range the piping class specifies different characteristics for the same component alternate codes must be used It is convenient to add arbitrary characters to the generic codes to guaranty uniqueness of the codes This is needed to be able to perform the piping class verification later In our case we can have 64 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL COD OPE DiA D1B D2A D2B RAT RAT2 5 5 2 1 E2 MAT CODA GAS STU STD GAT WHE 1 2 2 3000 Sw GA
200. the DBF project directory These files are generated with the command Report to DB in drawing files and contains information about the corresponding 3D model that will be transferred to the database module If any change is detected from the last project opening new data is automatically used to update the database Implicit element generation is done in this moment see 4 8 4 for more details and the weight computation also 101 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL At the end of this process the following window opens DATABASE UPDATE ERRORS Error was detected Show Errors Error Report Help In case any error is detected the total number of each type is shown DATABASE UPDATE ERRORS x 32 Errors in Gasket Generations 3 Errors in Stud Machine Bolts Generations Show Errors Error Report Help Selecting the Show Errors button a window will open with the detail of each error found Additional help on each error can be obtained double clicking on the More Details column In this process the following error can be produced Acomponent weight value is missing Automatic weight computation if weight is missing in the corresponding table Rating and schedule both not defined weight computation impossible Implicit element codes are missing in piping classes Piping and Instrument Assembly codes definition is missing These errors are also stored in the proje
201. the connection with the run line The end of the branch line must be on the run line or in one of its ends The following rules applies If the branch line is different to the run side line the tee is generated in the run line if the branch has a smaller diameter than the run line the system warns that a Reducing Tee will be placed instead If the branch line is the same as the run line but with a different diameter the secondary diameter must be specified on a menu If the Branch Table is defined the following command is available PD1 Branch Branch Table that will select the component based in the diameter combination 4 7 3 VALVE generation valves can be placed on Line Routes or snapping to connection points of existing components The graphic appearance of most of the valves is the same two cones touching each other by the vertex with flanges at the ends if flanged In case of Check valves only one cone is used pointing in the flow direction Valve Operators can be automatically placed loading its code in the OPE field in the specification It can be changed at any time being a different component with respect the valve It can be rotate with the 42 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL Rotate button after the placement and any time after using the PD UTI Component Rotate Axis command Valve Operators can be also generated after the valve Valve Operators can be excluded def
202. tic pipe generation command 41 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL It is possible to follow other sequences but each pipe component must be connected with the rest of the line What follows is a detailed description for placement different types of components 4 7 1 ELBOW generation If the elbow is placed on a Line Route the command prompts to select a line next to the intersection with another line It is the same selecting one line or the other Both lines must have a common end point In this case the elbow will be generated in the correct position and spatial orientation If the elbow is generated by snapping to a connection point of an existing component or with the End and Distance option its spatial orientation will be generally wrong but can be easily corrected on the fly with the Rotate button after its placement Depending on the elbow type selected the angle between both line routes and the angle tolerance for cut elbows the elbow will be generated with an angle of 45 90 or 180 degrees or cut to the exact angle between the lines The angular tolerance can be changed in the project setup In case of Primitive Solids set to Surface the graphical appearance of the elbow can be changed the corresponding parameters in the project setup also 4 7 2 TEE generation Generation of Tees is similar to the elbow In case of placement on Line Route the selection point must be on the branch line near to
203. tion of the corresponding 2D projection definition file similar to the 3D parametric definition file but placed in the 2D symbology directory default EPLANT PD P2D P2D If the required view is not defined the system uses the automatic symbology based on the analysis of each primitive solid that make up each component Primitive solids are cylinders cones truncated cones prisms hemispheres and lines In case of Equipment those elements generated using EPLANT primitives will receive the same treatment of piping All those equipment elements drawn with plain AutoCAD will be copied to the extraction layer without any processing Structure elements are treated as the piping ones When a new component is tested it is very convenient to set the Test Mode on using the command PD UTI Other Parameters TEST ON that allows to redefine component blocks already defined in the current drawing file Another feature of this option is the verbose mode when reading the PDL file that allows identifying errors This option is disabled with the TEST OFF option Coming back to the main 2D Extraction window selecting the Filters button different types of conditions can be imposed to exclude part of the object to be processed 80 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL VIEW FILTERS DEFINITION Ea View Name Plant Extract New Objects Extract Existing Objects Extract From Piping Diameter Extract Up
204. to Piping Diameter jm a Extract Visible Layers Only Cancel New Objects are those generated by EPLANT by default the Existing Objects are objects with their status modified with the command PD UTI Generic New Old Conversion CLRn piping component layers are modified to XLRn Those used by equipments goes from EEn to XEn 4 9 2 2D VIEWS EXTRACTION Coming back again to the main extraction dialog selecting the Extract Active button the view selected in the menu is generated and with the Extract All button all views are generated The process is fast and the execution time varies linear with the drawing dimensions Before to generate elements in a given layer the command shows the total quantity of elements already there if any and allows to delete all of them After a modification of the 3D Models the view extraction must be repeated to automatically update the drawing of the corresponding views Once the views are generated the Paper Space will be selected where at least one Viewport will be defined with the required scale for the 2D Plan To set Layers ON and OFF in the Viewports it is very convenient the following command PD UTI Display Layers Viewports See 4 13 1 for details 4 9 3 DIMENSIONING AND ANNOTATION OF PLANS Plan extractions can be dimensioned using the AutoCAD dimension The same for the 3D model The annotation is done selecting the required note from the option A
205. to generate piping components and equipment elements from the current definition to the one defined in the project setup This command can be used with any model built from 5 1 version or greater It can be executed any number of times in a way or the other This command can also be used to uniform to the required representation a model generated by including models with different settings This command can be used regardless of the project configuration for Surface Solid Symbology IMPORTANT moving from Surface to Solid the file size does not change but the regeneration speed of the screen can be very slow depending on the graphic card installed If the model is big it is advisable to work with the Surface representation and in case a better appearance in a render image is required switch to the Solid for imaging purpose only 95 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 4 13 8 LINE COLOR CHANGE PD UTI Generic Color Layer of 3D Lines Change With this command the colors assigned to all piping component layers are changed Depending on the project setup the result is a fixed color or the color assigned to each fluid code in the corresponding fluid table This table is modified from the REFERENCE bar in the data base module 4 13 9 NEW OLD CONVERSION PD UTI Generic New Old Conversion NEW EXISTING SWAPPING Select Task to Execute tf Convert from New to EXISTING Convert fr
206. to the status of the material coming from each 3D project model It is an overall image of the project materials From this bar the following menu displays 3D Models Browse The Browse option shows a window like the one below In the leftmost field all files with DWG extension in the project directory are displayed with the date and time of their last modification In the Report Status field the Material MTO status of the corresponding 3D model is displayed Four different cases can happen Report OK is updated with respect the last revision of the 3D model Update Graphic Report The 3D Model Material Report command must be executed again in the drawing file because of possible changes in the 3D model Never Computed The 3D Model Material Report must be executed in the drawing otherwise any material coming from this model will never come into the database module Graphic file no longer exists In this case in some time in the past a Graphic Report was executed from a 3D model that no longer exist now May be the original drawing file was deleted or renamed In any case if the report contains material that we don t want to compute now the corresponding PD1 file in the project DBF directory must be deleted and the project opened again to delete all material associated to it The Reports option is the same as the one in 5 5 1 114 EPLANT Piping 3D PIPING AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT USER MANUAL 5 5 PIP
207. tric Material Take Off is automatically generated during the extraction process It can be regenerated in any moment from the inside of the isometric file It consists of a header block and text lines one for each different material It is very easy to change the format and content of the listing Refer to the Tutorial for details 4 10 5 AUTOMATIC AND SEMIAUTOMATIC DIMENSIONING The isometric can be automatically dimensioned during the extraction or any time directly in the isometric drawing Refer to the Tutorial for details For special cases it can also be used a semiautomatic dimensioning command from the option PD ISO Manual Dimensioning Use the Two Points option in the Automatic Dimension command instead of this legacy command The command prompts to select a component It can be an arbitrary graphic element being used only for orientation purpose The command prompts Dimensioning Direction D X Y Z D If the dimension is between two or more points aligned along one of the WCS reference axis we can accept the default D Distance If a projection along one of the WCS axis is required the corresponding direction must be selected The following prompt will appear UCS Rotation around Z axis 0 The local UCS X axis must be oriented as the dimension direction if not the above prompt allows rotating the UCS to meet this criterion Next the following prompt will appear Witness Direction V V H H V These cod
208. utt Welding WLB1 4 20 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 2 Butt Welding WLB1 4 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 22 Butt Welding WLB1 4 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 20 Butt Welding WLB1 6 20 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 2 Butt Welding WLB1 6 40 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 21 Butt Welding WLBl 6 150 ASTM A234 GrWPB BW 2 Butt Welding WLS1 3000 ASTM 234 GrWPB SW 6 Butt Welding WLS1 i 800 ASTM A234 GrWPB SW 6 Total Weight Kg 2144 23 Total Area m2 27 3750 Appendix 4 6 REQUISITION TITLES MATERIAL GROUPING CRITERIA TITLES Doc RED TXT Project Test Project Date 20 05 94 Pag 1 Code Description Document Surplus Group Number 00 Material without classification 0 10 Pipes 0 11 Carbon Steel pipes Diam 2 1 2 MR 011 10 12 Carbon Steel pipes Diam 2 1 2 MR 012 5 13 Stainless Steel pipes MR013 3 14 Iron pipes MRO14 5 15 Alloy Steel pipes MR015 0 16 PVC pipes MR016 15 19 Niples MR017 5 20 Fittings 0 2 Carbon Steel Fittings Diam 2 1 2 MR 021 10 22 Carbon Steel Fittings Diam gt 2 1 2 MR 022 5 23 Stainless Steel Fittings R023 3 24 Iron Fittings MR024 5 25 PVC fittings R025 15 26 Bonze fittings ce 0 30 Flanges 0 31 Carbon Steel Flanges R031 5 32 Stainless Steel Flanges R032 33 PVC Flanges R 024 0 34 Flanges 0 40 Valves 0 41 Gate valves MR 041 5 42 Globe Ball Check Valves MR 042 5 43 Waffer Valves R043 0 44 Relief Valves R044 0 45 Control Valves R045 0 50 Gaskets R050 35 60 Stud Bolts R060 25 70 Mis

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