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1. Click on the lt Solve icon to automatically add and configure beams for each zone in the weld bevel 317 Lessons If you receive the message below the Zonal Solver could not solve according to the rules for that zone The beams may have to be manually added or modified A Unable to solve for zone s R6 After the Zonal Solver is finished you will have a list of beams displayed in the Zonal Beamset Configuration dialog box With the Zonal Beamset Configuration dialog box open each beam in the workspace is grayed out except for the one highlighted in the Zonal Beamset Configuration dialog box Aperture Elements js d7 a Refracted Angle Focus Length Gate Start Gate Length Usage Fusion dE Drop C 5 0 Near Field 46 5 mm Beam sweep MINA Used Aperture 7 1 mm Beam Spread GUESSED Alpha Angle 36 93 o Rx Elements 3 Rx Angle Joma a When the Zonal Beamset Configuration dialog box is closed all of the beams become visible in the workspace 318 Lessons 110 40 20 10 40 30 20 10 50 70 100 110 Phased Array Probe 1 Ob DE oz 20 00mm or corn 4 p sabe 8 8 es es ee a E rnn or s se a oo o a 3 oh oz Am e Mal 0 1 ed 1 0 amp Fill A3 Text E JE J36 7 6 gt gt Style Ta O Line
2. The material velocity of the wedge Right click on the field to select a velocity for a specified material The total length of the wedge in contact with the piece The distance between the front face of the wedge and the point at which the beam exits the wedge The depth of the inset into the wedge in which the transducer sits The width of the wedge Changes visible in Top View The height of the front face of the wedge The height of the back face of the wedge The angle of the wedge on which the transducer sits The angle of the beam through the wedge based on the velocity The Acquisition parameters are not directly utilized in BeamTool rendering but can in downstream applications through export or import Eclipse s TrueView girth weld scanning system for example 87 Probes 8 5 PROBE POSITIONING Probes can be positioned interactively through the workspace surface LAG Ad SOB IAN IIA OS oem tee E Miact BAHORU ogan ieg ep camel P lt esa agac Click and hold to drag and drop Phased Array and Conventional probes to place them anywhere on your workspace Handles are provided for positioning and rotating probes on both side and top views The handle on the front of the probe is used for positioning PA Probe 88 The Handle on the back of the probe is used for rotating PA Probe Snapping and Construction Aids can also be used to help accurately position your probes Pro
3. BeamTool High Temperature The HighTemp Add on provides tools for simulation of inspecting high temperature subjects including calculation of beam deflection due to temperature gradations effect on material velocity within the wedge BeamTool ZONAL The BeamTool ZONAL Add on is a zonal discrimination package that provides the ability to define weld bevel Zones which are used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset and the Beam Solver to provide targeted steering of individual beams into individual locations along the face of a weld bevel Zonal Calibration Block Designer The Zonal Calibration Block Designer Add on will provide the users with an expanded toolset for generating calibration block and wedge design drawings and documents 232 Add on Modules 22 3 HOW TO ACTIVATE AN ADD ON MODULE Add on modules activated on your copy of BeamTool can be viewed through the Add on Manager accessible through the Tools Menu The color red next to a module indicates that you are not licensed for the module The color green next to a module indicates you are licensed for the module Add on Manager Refresh te Add Feature Key Support simulation More Info The 4 Scan Add on Module has been renamed to Simulation Add on Module and now also includes the Sound Field Animation features This add on is a great teaching tool that combines the two powerful features 1 Visualize a simulated 4 Scan signal from BeamtTool probes and workspac
4. mn Probes 103 Probes gt Half Path Half Path is the distance along each beam from the point where the beam enters the piece WLU SL Yor A ANNA NNN HAY MANN LU _ a i _ o o 104 1 9 None Do not perform focusing Display Gate The Gate describes an electronic means to monitor a specific segment of distance 180deg 0 deg i d e e e e de e e e e de AAA CCOO O II IA III MIS 0 MO EI WLU GL w IAS Su q AE Sa A ert ete g P ww00 S6 y a 4 an e T pu pn PP q T es er oi a i r p A me am s p 7e A me az _ aumai wrs me pimp Za 0 a eae a ia L Cola ee a ee o m am a ae A ee T a mr mmm oe ee a ee ae a ee z A a eta i m a e o gt e a AS A a o a e lt gt mm e ee T gt 2 a ms Y o p a A e e A a a i ee es A a e _ puen r gpm a kad ma am E a e a A m a ee an z a g e an ee en OP A OT ee e ae acm os n s ae pa E a pS el ama PP a al om e 7 ao as A e ae a a ay ee a at emr _ ae E a Probes 105 Probes Display Beam Near Field Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transd
5. 22 7 BEAMTOOL A SCAN The A Scan Display allows you to view a simulated A scan representation of a phased array single beamset or traditional UT probe configuration The data is refreshed live as changes are made to the workspace and probe configuration This functionality is ideal for learning and teaching It does not have the accuracy that intense sound field processing would provide but it is far more performant and allows visualization of a live A Scan while moving the probes on the piece geometry The display is meant to look as it would on a generic instrument and controls are provided that allow the configuration of common A scan parameters It makes a great instructional tool because it can also be controlled in ways that cannot be done on an instrument A Scan Gm Display Display Mode J Shear Show Grid HH Both Axis Time Axis Time Time Base js 100 us 80 Gain cj 200 a dB Zero Offset p T ys Gv Pulser Pulse Width cj 100 ns 60 Rings jr a 70 Simulation Parameters Reflections are detected using an array of normally invisible beams The beams are parallel when first entering the piece then reflect refract normally This parallel spread still simulates a wave front or beam spread to cover a wider area than a single line Any beams returning to the transducer are processed as reflections Reflection transmission coefficients are calculated based on angle of reflection refraction ma
6. 276 Add on Modules Show Ey ld to manua Generate O Repot EjDetails Table side JTP 30 QAQ OL z 84 Add Drawingsets 20 00 gt mm 4 Copy Positions Outside Diameter mm Total Width jm 300 00 mm Overlap Width fumo gt 15 00 4 mm Layout Z Block S Block Automatic Lengths US Wing Length E C 140 00 9 mm US Center Length gt C 100 00 mm DS Center Length gt 100 00 mm DS Wing Length S 140 00 mm WWwZ6 L wwoz 0 Position From Center 0 US Edge Automatic Positioning US DS Positions Symmetrical Overlap Notches Overlap Fills gt 9 00 mm Overlap Volumetrics gt 9 00 mm Distance Between Target Centers mm Notch FBH Center Trans WT Wing Edge o o o w o uwugg 91 wWwZL9L wuw9gz p uwuGgg Ll WWEOOL wuseE 8 wup2 S WwWwO0 S WwWEs e WWGE E j 2 a o 0 0 0 The ZONAL CalBlock Designer can be accessed by clicking on the Tools Menu and selecting Zonal Calibration Block Designer from the drop down menu E Command Prompt A Geometry Inspector Convert Simple Piece to Custom Delete Duplicate Geometries Construct Top View i Add on Manager Options 277 Add on Modules 22 10 1 ZONAL CALBLOCK DESIGNER TOOLBAR The ZONAL CalBlock Designer toolbar provides quick and easy access to some common management tools various information tools and dialogs Show E ld Auto _ Manual Generate Repo
7. A SBEAMTOOL FAST EASY OPEN TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT FOR NDT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION BeamTool 7 User Manual Edition 2015 Owner Eclipse Scientific Products Inc Copyright by Eclipse Scientific Products Inc 2015 This book and the information it describes are protected by the Copyright Act of Canada and international laws You are permitted to use these materials only for your personal study and research Use of the materials for any other purposes including reproducing or distributing in whole or in part whether for sale or not without express permission of the copyright owner will infringe copyright The copyright owners may take action against you for infringement Published by Eclipse Scientific Products Inc Eclipse Scientific 97 Randall Drive Unit 2 Waterloo Ontario N2V 1C5 Canada Toll free 800 490 1072 Phone 1 519 886 6717 Fax 1 519 886 1102 www eclipsescientific com File Name BeamTool 7 User Manual pdf Version 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to Beamlool 7 anita ads 6 Chapter 2 New In Beam Tool eusian odian 9 Chapter 3 Gethin Started cso essences ios 20 Sl C reatino a Typical PCG Ue tasa ra 20 Chapter i Menus Toolbars amp Layout iii O 21 TIL Menus Toolbars Se La NOU tigo oo secesarscomssatitoucesaursnetetoseaqremmom unane 21 Ta Man 91 o PA go ass aecsonsacans lesen E E 22 eM ENTE N E E E E E AE 23 BZD EAN La al E OA Pe poo E 25
8. Add Geometry Snap LLE ae sca wm On ohm Me 0 7 49 sa Brem n 3 Tools mn 319 Lessons 23 5 LESSON 5 ADVANCED 3D WORKSPACES In this demonstration an IW Type 2 Block will be used to see how workspaces can be created for 3D View Import an image that can be traced See Lesson 2 or watch the Bitmap Tracing video on the web 100 110 Ready A n B AP 45 g S g E Ga wa Z Line Fill A3 Text FS 20 72 M i E rv Om O37 amp h da A lt 4 Oy e om As gt ae Tools Edit Style Ta Construction Aids 1 geometry selected t 139048 8 31 CD 50 37 For this example the block will be traced twice once for the first 0 12 7mm that includes the 50mm radius and again for 12 7mm 25 4 including the 100mm radius 320 Lessons BeamTool 5 CA File Edit Tools H adG FAAA M zf I erddProbe 9 a MOS IRAIA Z PA Probe 30240 AC0 08_ m1 1551 D0 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 4 lt o 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 jo 60 A B b a B 7 Line E amp Fil AA Text FS 0 39 dl Construction Aids S aa Ose oleae as aes eed o Tools Edit F BeamTool 5 CAL File Edit Tools dOdw doma M KY tadprobe 9 7 WS aqua D0 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 9
9. Depth T mm Length AS 25 00 mm Side drilled Hole US Diameter mm mm Depth j mm Length mm Side drilled Hole DS Diameter ummm mm Depth j mm Length FA mm Miscellaneous Parameters Eves Thickness section attached to the end of each wing on the block The wall thickness strip is defined by depth Strip and length Wall Thickness The dimension from the OD to the bottom of the strip as measured from the center of the Strip Depth length Wall Thickness Strip Length The distance along the z axis Side Drilled A hole that is drilled into the center section of the block between the center section and a Holes wing section Side drilled holes are defined by diameter depth and length Side Drilled Diameter of the side drilled hole Hole Diameter Side Drilled The distance from the OD to the center of the hole opening Hole Depth Side Drilled The distance along the z axis from the edge of the center section to the bottom of the hole Hole Length 290 Add on Modules 22 103 ADD VIEW amp EDIT MANUAL TARGETS IN TABLE VIEW Clicking on the Table button from the ZONAL CalBlock Designer toolbar will display all of the default targets in a table view and allow the user to add Clone and Remove manual targets Shw G ld 2 S 000 Repot Ej details Table gg Side Top 3D Angle 50 00 Name nae Section Position X A aia Ka E lt COIE EEUU Soe ee Se
10. The Add Geometry group provides quick access to a subset of the geometry tools available through the Add Geometry pop up accessible in the Edit group SWE ANE enale nan Add Geometry The following Piece and Annotative geometries can be added from the Add Geometry group Other Geometries must be added through the Add Geometry pop up accessible in the Edit group Piece Geometries Line Places a user defined line that will reflect beams projected from a probe Pare Placss a user defined arc that will reflect beams projected from a probe ciree Places a user defined circle that will reflect beams projected from a probe Polygon Places a user defined polygon that will reflect beams projected from a probe Rectangle Places a user defined rectangle that will reflect beams projected from a probe WPolyline Places a user defined polyline that will reflect beams projected from a probe Annotative Geometries Fa Line Places a user defined line that will not reflect beams projected from a probe FA Are Places a user defined arc that will not reflect beams projected from a probe mencion Places user defined dimensions that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Circle Places a user defined circle that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Y Polygon Places a user defined polygon that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Alvext Box Places a user defined text box that will not reflect
11. mm s T E 6 BE Normal Beam Path m Ad Corrected Beam Path i WA12 HT55S IH G Reference Beam Element E 10 2 Angle coj 0 00 Summary Beam 1 Incident Angle Deflected Angle Deflection Exit Delta Beam 2 Incident Angle Deflected Angle Deflection Exit Delta Beam 3 Incident Angle Deflected Angle Deflection Ready 00 00 01 3290760 The High Temperature Wedge dialog box can be accessed by clicking on the arrow beside the High Temp icon in the Wedge section of the Phased Array Probe Configuration menu only 1 4 Wedge Canik Miik ke Import HighTemp Wedge s Visualize HighTemp HighTemp Beam Path Toggles on and off the view for the corrected HighTemp beam path in the workspace When turned on the original beam path is greyed out and the Corrected HighTemp beam path is bolded 259 Add on Modules Import HighTemp Wedge Wedge data can be imported into BeamTool from an available catalog To import 1 Press the Import Wedge button to display a list of available wedge configurations 2 Select the wedge record to be used and press Import The wedge data is now displayed in the Probe Configuration dialog fIVisualize HighTemp Used to open the High Temperature Wedge dialog box after a HighTemp Wedge has been imported 22 8 1 HIGH TEMPERATURE WEDGE TOOLBAR The HighTemp Wedge Toolbar provides quick and easy access to some common HighTemp manag
12. 166 CAD Toolbar 13 62 USING CONSTRUCTION AIDS The Construction Aids can be used to quickly and precisely place Piece and Annotation geometries When one or more geometries are selected an invisible alignment rectangle is placed around the graphic s This rectangle consists of nine geometry handles that can be used during graphic alignment o o o a a N o Rectangle Polyline When Show Annotation Marker is selected in the Display Settings pop up on CAD toolbar Tools group the geometry handle that is specified for use in the Construction Aids is identified with an alignment marker To change the geometry marker select one of nine geometry handles on the Placement Grid The Construction Aids fields display measurements for From Y red From X blue as well as Horizontal and Vertical start to end lengths for the selected graphic Construction Aids Values for From Y From X and Horizontal and Vertical start to end lengths can be specified in the fields When Enter is selected the graphic is positioned using these values In the example below the rectangle that was drawn at X30 Y10 has been modified to be placed at X0 Y0 using the Construction Aids 167 CAD Toolbar 9 0 10 H 40 TA amp 30 1 x Construction Aids Construction Aids can also be used to specify a specific length Lock Distance and or angle Lock Angle when placing graphics Select the type of graphic that you would like to plac
13. 20 10 0 10 330 Lessons ransducer Bonds Render beams at the first and last element and from the center of the array at the angle specified 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 10 331 Lessons all Elements Render a beam for each element in the array at the angle specified 0 10 20 30 40 30 60 40 30 20 10 10 332 Lessons Probe Beamsets Render a beam path for each of the probes beamsets 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 30 To visualize the corrected High Temp Beam Path in your workspace click on the d HighTemp icon in the PA Probe Configuration dialog box When turned on the original beam path is greyed out and the HighTemp beam path is shown in bold 333 Lessons 23 7 LESSON 7 A SCAN In this lesson we will demonstrate the A Scan functionality in BeamTool In order to proceed with this lesson you must have purchased the A Scan Add on module Please refer to the Add Ons section to learn how to purchase A Scan Now that you have your A Scan license activated let s put it to work For this lesson we will start out with the default Plate Piece geometry Use the V Piece Polyline drawing tool to add some defects in the weld 10 0 10 Z AM LEIS EHA Add Geometry Style F Construc Mos li C Line de Fill A3 Text 7S o E ce el Coe Gan Qa 5 7 T H T AS Add a Conventional UT Probe to the workspace 334 Lessons dede FFG Dor Axe E E 9249
14. 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 E 10 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 5d 2 B aA SM ne Sri ABText qa o n MA am E JE 6 706 6 7 0 E la A z ae AP 0 A 1 EFi a oo E Tools Style le Construction Aids Before we overlay the bitmap onto the part we will separate them into different layers to help organize the workspace 307 Lessons With the rectangle selected we will click on the Layers icon found in the Tools section of the CAD Toolbar From the Layers dialog box we will select 4 Move Geometries to add the selected rectangle to Layer 1 Double click on Layer 1 to give it a meaningful name and press enter We will add a second layer by clicking on the 2 Add Layer icon in the Layers dialog box Name the layer accordingly Go back to the workspace and select your bitmap Return to the Layers dialog box and highlight the second layer you created Select the 4 Move Geometries icon to assign the bitmap to the second layer 2S3 38 F E With our layers in place we can now toggle the view of the bitmap and piece by clicking on the a 2 Visibility icons and lock each layer from editing by clicking on the P S Locking icons Now we will drag the bitmap over the piece and stretch it to sc
15. Automatically generates an Email with the xmloc file attached The Email can be sent to BeamTool eclipsescientific com to be included in a future release of BeamTool Import Translation 2 212 3 Import Update 2 y Options Opens the XMLocalize Options dialog box Exit Exits the XMLocalize editor Reference 213 193 XMLOCALIZE TOOL MENU These are the tools that can be found under the Tools menu Batch Translate Locale Translates all strings for the selected language using Google Translate Translate Missing Strings Translate all missing strings for the selected language using Google Translate Reference 214 Reference 19 4 XMLOCALIZE TOOLBAR The toolbar provides quick and easy access to some common localization management tools Table View Toolbar Es Open H Save a Spanish WF Missing g Find 25 Replace Copy LString at Translate Tree View Toolbar Ey Open H Save abe x g Find 23 Replace 4 Copy LString at Translate 19 4 1 1 TOOLBAR OPTIONS SOpen Opens a previously saved localization file lisave Allows the user to save the current xmloc file Change Language Change the language Filter Missing All Changes the Table View to show all strings available for the selected language or just the missing strings for the selected language PSA dd String Adds a new string to the selected node in the XMLocalize Tree View ZJAdd Group
16. Refracted Angle QO i 50 00 Focus Length C gt mm Gate Start A 5 0 mm Gate Length C mm Wavelet D 1 00 ys dB Drop C 6 FF Near Field mm Beam Sweep Used Aperture mm Beam Spread j Rx Start Element o Alpha Angle Rx Elements A Rx Angle gt Hie Acquisiti Acquisition 1 64 SolidBeams gt Gu E 9 1 3 2 1 SINGLE BEAM BEAMSET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics A Export Focal Laws Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time Display A Scan 112 Probes Displays an A Scan visualization for the beamset Additional detail on configuring A Scans can be found here Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Time from Elements Distance from Interface Y Time from Interface or Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific distance from the elements along the beam path e
17. When multiple geometries are selected the Geometry Inspector will change to show the common attributes of the selected geometries 179 ETE Group CIT Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ENTE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group ETE Group IT Group CIT Group Ete Group Circle Cirde Circle Circle Cirde Circle CIT Group ETE Group IT Group T Group HO Cirde DO Cirde OO Circe EO Cirde Geometries 146 GEOMETRY NAVIGATOR The Geometry Navigator allows you to visualize highlight and select all of the geometries in a drawing Geometries in the workspace are highlighted in yellow as the cursor is placed over the corresponding geometry in the Geometry Navigator window Geometries are selected in the workspace when a check mark is placed next to them in the Geometry Navigator This makes grouping un grouping and navigation easier than ever ip Weld instrument Probe E gt El HE 8 En led FP R q 499 OOQOO POOO OIGO 00000000000000000000000000000 180 CHAPTER 15 3D VIEW The 3D view will display your piece probes and beams in an interactive viewing environment Rotation Panning and Zooming tools Mesh Solid and Surface modeling modes and Perspective and Orthographic projection modes all provide a powerful intuitive highly interactive modeling tool for visualizing y
18. 1 Inthe probe toolgroup click on the beamset to be removed and select Delete Beamset from the menu The beamset toolgroup and corresponding graphics in the drawing are removed Rename Beamset Beamsets that have been added to the workspace using the Add Beamset button can be renamed from the system generated name To rename a beamset 1 Inthe probe toolgroup right click on the beamset to be renamed and select Rename from the menu Type the new name and select press Enter on the keyboard Auto Rename Generates a static beamset name based on angles and wave type of the selected beamset Re Order Up When multiple beamsets exist you can use this tool to re order the selected beamset tab one position up Re Order Down When multiple beamsets exist you can use this tool to re order the selected beamset tab one position down 100 Probes Dulce CONFIGURATION OF PHASED ARRAY PA BEAMSETS Once a beamset has been added to a Phased Array probe it can be configured by double clicking on the Beamset tab added to the Probe group or by selecting Configure Beamset from the right click Beamset Tab menu This will display the Beam Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values to be used Some configuration options and parameters are available to all types of beamsets but other options and parameters are only available to certain beamset types 9 1 3 1 COMMON BEAMSET OPTIONS Below are the options that can be
19. 241 Add on Modules hh Compression Wave 100 F ed x 3 ned z on 5 3 Fi a pa Combined 100 242 Add on Modules AMnitial Pulse 100 pa a x 3 This option displays the initial pulse main bang Parameters to modify the initial pulse shape are described under Pulser Options 40 below z on 2 z 0 1us a 5 100 50 This option displays the attenuation through distance in the material curve 243 Add on Modules 22 7 1 1 2 WAVE MODE VELOCITIES daa These buttons control the velocity that is used to calculate distances They are only required when the X time axis is displayed in distance units and also when both shear and compression reflections are displayed Combined mode They are only enabled in that case As with any instrument if the shear velocity is selected then any compression reflections will be inaccurate and vice versa Show Grid Options to show the horizontal line and labels vertical lines and labels or both Time Axis The units that are displayed on the X axis Either time in microseconds or distance in millimeters can be displayed 70 70 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 o APY ah IL AAi Beall al Wash AS lo Prol fo PA os Matadi i an ahi ddd WU dat Sus Sus 10s 11us 12mm 14mm 16mm 18 Time Distance Gain dB gain for the signal Increasing or decreasing this val
20. 4 M 190 0 corr e 08 lt mm 1 O Side Deitied Hole ry L Dameter o Drilled Hole T Import Import a previously saved CalBlock file CalBlock files are saved with a btcb file extension Export 64 Calibration Block Export your CalBlock to file in order to use it again CalBlock files are saved with a btcb file extension lA uto Cal Block Automatically creates an ASME compliant CalBlock based on the thickness of the subject Once created the CalBlock can be modified to meet specific requirements aad Target Provides a drop down menu of available targets to add to the calibration block Available targets are Side Drilled Hole and Notch As targets are added their configuration panels will appear below the CalBlock parameters Side Drilled Hole s The side drilledhole SDH istypically adrilled hole the side wall of whichis used as the reflecting surface SDHs are often drilledin pipe walls atspecified locations from the diameter e g 1 47 1 2T and 3 47 Notch s A Notch targetcan be used to simulate surface defects Ollview Dimensions Toggles on and off the view of the target dimensions in the workspace E view Dimension Factors When distances are based on a factor of T or D display the factor on the dimension as an annotation JA dd Drawing Set Brings up the Drawing Properties dialog box where you can name and describe a drawing you want to add After the drawing properties have b
21. Click on the Ms A Scan icon to open the A Scan dialog box Use the slider control at the bottom of the A Scan chart to find and view the area of the timeline where the signal occurs The handles on the ends of the control 4 can be dragged back and forth to zoom in and out The bar itself can be dragged back and forth to scroll through the time line 336 Lessons L i Display Display Mode Jan Shear Show Grid ES Both Axis Time Axis 0 Time Time Base oj 100 4 us Gain oj 200 21 dB Zero Offset Qu 01 ys Pulser Pulse Width j y 100 4 ns Rings j a Simulation Parameters Use the display mode to visualize different scan data that is displayed in the chart Changing the Display mode will automatically update the A scan view and the Beamset 337 Lessons 23 8 TRAINING VIDEOS Please follow the links below for BeamTool training videos Getting This video illustrates the creation of a very simple phased array technique The technique ensures Started Video Complete coverage of the weld by using two phased array sectorial beamsets to inspect the top and bottom of the weld Bitmap Tracing This video shows how to import a bitmap image and use it to trace a complex piece geometry This video demonstrates how to use the BeamTool ZONAL Add on The BeamTool ZONAL Add ZONAL Add on provides the ability to define weld zones which are used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset to on provide
22. Focus LT Lii 128 UTChannels Reference 207 Reference 186 DOCUMENT INFO The Document Info dialog is accessible by the Document Info button on the Main Toolbar Through this dialog various details about the Document Workspace Approval process Instrument Calibration Scanner and Technique Details can be entered Once populated the Document Info field values will be displayed on various Reports and Print Drawings Additional Document Info field values can be used by the Report Template Editor to include this information on a custom report Author Jack Johnson Certification I 50 CSWIP Level ITI Phased Array Created On Friday August 20 2010 Project No PR111225344 Project Name HAZ cack inspection Location Part Weld Reference Procedure Technique Review Approval Reviewed By John Jackson Certification I50 CSWIP Level ITI Phased Array Reviewed On Friday August 27 2010 A save Ej Cancel 208 Reference CHAPTER 19 XMLOCALIZE The XMLocalize editor is used to add missing translation and or correct translation inaccuracies in BeamTool Modifications to this file can be submitted to the BeamTool support team for inclusion in a future release of BeamTool File Tools Ey Open H Save 3 de F dae Replace a Copy LString iat Translate
23. Indication Properties Xy aD gt Xt CIA Center C A0 mm width 6 00 mm X1 1002 mm Y C za ee mm Center QUID mm Height GED mm 22 EDS mm Fa e gt YN 00 gt mm Center C 250 mm Length C 500 mm Y2 5002 mm OA A 197 Indication Table 173 HOW TO ADD REMOVE INDICATIONS To add an indication to your workspace you must first open the Indication Table by clicking on the Indication Table icon found on the Main Toolbar gt y Alar lt Makefromgeometry mee Pate H ID Amplitude Type X1 X2 Depth Height Scan Stat Scan End 3 Comments MN 50 00 B 41 00 13 00 16 00 400 0 00 5 00 se ee be he ee ee ee a Indication Properties xX CO O Imm Center CAD AN 18004 mm X1 1300 5 mm Ys a a gt nmm Cener TEOT mm Height C AOT A mm 22 20002 mm FA A O DOD mm Cener Dmm Length S0 A mm Y2 30 mm OO Click on the Add Indication icon or select a geometry in the workspace and click on the FaMake from geometry icon to display a new set of fields in the table 173 1 INDICATION PROPERTIES When an indication is selected in the table the controls at the bottom of window can be used to manipulate the X Y Z and amplitude values for the selected indication Changes made to the indication here will replicate to the indications shown in the workspace To change the orientation of the indication for X Y or Z simply grab and move the slider control The handles on the ends
24. Show Notch Edge Dimensions Separate Upstream Downstream E Separate Wings Horizontal Top View Upstream Label Upstream Downstream Label Downstream Display Parameters Show Weld Show HAZ US OD US ID DS OD DS ID Show Notch Toggles the display of the weld in Side View Top View and 3D View within Zonal CalBlock Designer Toggles the display of the HAZ in Side View Top View and 3D View within Zonal CalBlock Designer Toggles the display of upstream position dimensions on the outside diameter Toggles the display of upstream position dimensions on the inside diameter Toggles the display of downstream position dimensions on the outside diameter Toggles the display of downstream position dimensions on the inside diameter Edge Adds additional dimensions for positioning points to the front and back edges of all notch Dimensions targets Separate P Renders the US and DS center sections as separate components Upstream Downstream Separate Wings Renders the wings of the block as separate components Horizontal Top View Upstream Label Rotates the top view to be displayed with the weld centerline horizontally Adds custom label to upstream section in Side View 286 Downstream Label Notches Adds custom label to downstream section in Side View Add on Modules A notch is a machined reference target used for calibration or performance demonstration Notch targets are defined by width length
25. Start Element T 1 Aperture Elements S ji Min Angle 5 e 5 00 Max Angle Hypo 75 00 Beams pu Beam Deviation mmummumm y 1 97 e Focus Length Oo gt mm Gate Start Fe y 500 mm Gate Length ee mm Min Near Field 283 mm dB Drop Max Near Field mm Min Spread Max Spread Used Aperture K SolidBeams 70mm gt 9 1 3 4 1 SECTORIAL BEAMSET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics A Export Focal Law Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time Display A Scan 124 Probes Displays an A Scan visualization for the beamset Additional detail on configuring A Scans can be found here ANUSe Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece i Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Y Time from Elements Distance from Interface Y Time from Interface or Skips e Distance fro
26. Trans 20 20 20 Center 20 FBH 20 20 Notch Positioning Parameters Position From Defines the reference point when rotary top positions are added Automatic Pos oning Toggles on and off the Automatic Positioning option US DS Positions When positioning targets circumferentially this option will force symmetrical targets i e Symmetrical V1 Up and V1 Down to be the same distance from the center notch When positioning targets circumferentially this option will cause similar cap and root notches i e CN 1 0 and RN 1 0 to be stacked vertically When positioning targets circumferentially this option will cause overlap fill targets that are no closer together than the specified threshold to be stacked vertically Overlap Notches Overlap Fills 285 Overlap Volumetrics Edge Wing WT Trans Center FBH Notch Display Display 3 Show Weld Add on Modules When positioning targets circumferentially this option will cause volumetric targets that are no closer together than the specified threshold to be stacked vertically Represents the front and the back of the block Represents the dividing line between the wings and center section Represents the wall thickness strip targets Represents the transverse targets Represents the center notch target Represents the flat bottom hole targets Represents the notch type targets Show Position Dimensions W US OD F US 1D W DS OD PF DS ID EP
27. Use the Calibration Info to populate additional properties Report Details Zonal Calibration Block Report Details dialog opens a database of additional fields that can be populated by the user and included on reports EJAdd Drawingset Brings up the Drawing Properties dialog box where you can name and describe a drawing you want to add After the drawing properties have been defined the selected drawing will be available from the Active Drawing drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar See Drawings for more information on working with Drawings Copy Positions Copies the currently configured top positions to the selected Zonal Beamsets setting the appropriate Rotary Positions 2 9 Add on Modules Table View Displays the targets in a Table View and activates the options for adding and deleting manual targets Notch Angle Ba S S A cS 6 FS a ale at les B AAAA S 3 a my ee a E E i lels e sjsjel TIERT o JAHAE ir TEEI 115 00 130 00 190 00 415 00 E T E r 5 Downstream a 475 00 Fill Volumetric TOFD ee 05 V1 TOFD OD Trans OD RN 1 0 05 FS 280 Display Side View Displays the drawing as a side view A r A A Add on Modules 281 Add on Modules Display Top View Displays the drawing as a top view pr E Downstream i m 2405 Akos Ch 10 48 10 l Upsbre ar r 282 Add on Modules Display 3D View Dis
28. YC Weld Type Add Bevel Region a a ol General Zone Parameters HAZ Q 500 mm UF Max Que 71 20 2 mm HAZ 24 9 Fill Max cme 3 50 4 mm HP Max ce 3 50 4 mm lt Root Max Quo 1 20 2 mm p fee 5 37 00 2 Volumetric Max j 8 00 4 mm Rot UF Overlap Height fem 6 60 4 mm Root Overlap F Gap Width cmm 7 10 00 mm OS Root Fill Zones Name Angle Length Height Depth F4 37 00 1 20 0 96 0 96 Height fee y 6 70 4 mm a Angle cj y 37 00 4 PA 37 00 2 191 2 87 37 00 2 4 79 37 00 2 6 70 0 00 0 00 37 00 37 00 37 00 37 00 0 00 There is an option to overlap the default zones They will still remain but they will not be considered when dividing the regions into zones as per the defined parameters of your weld 316 Lessons UF Max Qmm 1 20 2 mm Fill Max cpe 3 50 2 mm HP Max jj 7 3 50 2 mm Root Max jua 1 20 4 mm Volumetric Max a 5 8 00 2 mm UF Overlap Y Root Overlap With your piece and weld configured add a Phased Array Probe and select Zonal Beamset Configuration from the Add a Beamset drop down menu The Zonal Beamset Configuration dialog box will open solve Add Clone 7 Delete Start Element Aperture Elements Refracted Angle Focus Length Gate Start Gate Length Usage TO Near Field EA mm Used Aperture C mm AxElements O
29. abe Display Crossover Dimensions Flips die Sonde horizontal abe Display Dead Zones abe Probe Center Spacing PCS abe Probe Position Top View abe Probe Tools y abe Crossover Depth 4 m Aly Ocal t LOPS Piles AOON CEIST LIE Li Cool WU Loe plore WIL hs E e dit ti A SS A A A a File Tools abe O GA Find Replace Ee Copy LString E Options Common Strings iE y Controls Flip Probe gt BeamToolbar Flips the probe horizontally E ColorProps 7 ProbeBox abe Display Probe abe Flip Probe pega abe Display Wedge Dimensions REALE ES abs Display Wedge Position Dimensii abs Display Probe Name Chinese abe Display Wedge Part Number abs Display Transducer Part Number abe Clone Probe abe Delete Probe abe Probe Position Side View Horiz abe Add Beamset abe Probe Configuration abs Display Crossover Dimensions abe Display Dead Zones abe Probe Center Spacing PCS abs Probe Position Top View abe Probe Tools abe Crossover Depth French Flip Probe Flips la sonde horizontalement German Flip Probe Flips die Sonde horizontal Virar Probe Inverte a sonda horizontal Clicking on either of the Translate icons 4 highlighted above when your cursor is in an empty language field will automatically translate the selected string using Google Translate This can be useful when translating strings with large amounts of text 220 CHAPTER 20 EXTRACTING DATA There are a number
30. 00 1 mm Index Offset Sr 000 mm Slope Offset Cs 20 00 2 mm Slope Width Ja 10 00 4 mm SlopeHeight a 0 00 2 mm Steel 1020 Compression _ _ ees 5 890 4 mm s Shear es 3 240 4 mm s Open the Weld Configuration MW to specify the data values to be used to generate the weld geometry 294 Top Cap Height Auto Width Overlap Upper Fill Angle Height Root Fill Height 2 Angle w Bottom Cap Height Auto Width Overlap YC Weld Type Add Bevel Region 2 gi Beams in Caps femme 5 00 mm Hz AI femme 2 00 mm Qee 3 02 mm foe ATA pe 60 mm d y 10 00 mm fem 6 702 mm fae A m 2 00 mm femme 3 00 4 mm Lessons 72 Show Dimensions SE Show Zones Open the 1 Add Probe drop down menu to add a Phased Array Probe to the workspace Phased Array PA probe consists of many small elements each of which can be pulsed separately Time of flight Diffraction This method relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pairof probes Conventional UT A conventional probe uses asingle transducer in apulse echo configuration To change the default probe settings click on the BE Probe Configuration icon from the Probe Group 295 Lessons nas ASTD mm Y o A mm of 0 00 mm lt Click here to add beamsets The Probe Configuration dialog box has many attributes that can
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32. 250 Add on Modules 10 0 10 A OOM 00 0 14 a A Add Geometry Add a Conventional UT Probe to the worksapce 251 Add on Modules dede FFG Dor Axe E E 924999 UT Probe Phased Array PA probe consists of many small SC 6849 AC 0 00 mi 000 gt 5 elements each of which can be pulsed 0 separately Time of Flight Diffraction CF ie This method relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pair of probes UT Probe Conventional UT X RI Aconvertional prabe uses singe E 68 49 mm A o ww 00 07 Y 7 L di X An Dom Al D dk BA AALSA A ne Oy rm A Text 1 o H a E EJ O O Omn p o Snap i Tools Edit Add Geometry Style Open the UT Probe Configuration menu by clicking on the Probe Config icon found in the UT Probe menu Turn off the Show Beam Spread by clicking on the Show Beam Spread icon Detecting reflections requires that the probe beamset is configured with enough beam skips to allow the beams to return to the transducer Change the number of beam skips to 4 by clicking on the S Beam Skips icon 252 Add on Modules dede Am Wa Ke BwAddProbe Y O IM ur Probe 5098 ac 000 mj _0 00 33 dB Drop 12 Beam Spread O o Near Field 42 68 mm f Omm onna a Part Number Transducer Part Number Frequency j 7 5 00 2 MHZ Shape 9 Round Square Height m 8 00 4 mm Diameter SJ 10 00 m
33. 5 72 Diamet A Vi Angle V2 Angle e RE Root gt Wane Ga 4500 PR A V Volumetric Roots Diameter V1 Angle V2 Angle VX Angle i cn gt 135 00 4 n n N88 g do D mm nN s s s 4 co alslelelelels Ile bb mm TOFD OD Width Gem 2 00 4 mm Depth ms 55 00 mm Length pj 10 00 2 mm Notch Angle cf 45 00 4 TOFD OD 2 Width Gam 2 00 4 mm Depth ummm 10 00 mm Length Aja 10 00 mm Notch Angle cf 45 00 4 TOFD ID Width Em 2 00 2 mm Depth C 2 00 mm Length Aja 10 00 mm Notch Angle f gt 45 00 4 gt Transverse Upstream v Upstream E S i dnd S 8 8 8 s s 38 38 8 P Miscellaneous 22 10 3 1 ADDING A MANUAL TARGET To add a manual target you must be in Table View Click on the 1 Table button from the ZONAL CalBlock Designer toolbar to switch to Table View Once in Table View click on the Add Manual button from the ZONAL CalBlock Designer toolbar to open the Add Manual Target dialog box 291 Add on Modules New Fill j 00 IN Fr 000 IN pu gt 0 00 2 IN SOS 000 IN C 000 IN oj 000 237 E cancel Enter the details for your manual target and click lel OK to save your target to the Table View 22 10 3 2 VIEWING MANUAL TARGETS Manually entered targets and their configurable attributes will show up with a white background i
34. 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 Q in 3 o oY gt S Re BLAH ika A js sy len a o gt x y j 5 v 165 vi amp 7 amp hd a E q 1 A Z e AP fe Y da Q dh H Try O Ly LE Ly Je w AS 0 i 1 wall 0 0 Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry Style G Construction Aids t 225 79 1440 1D Now we will trace the 50mm radius using the Draw Piece Arc and the Draw Piece Line These can found in the Add Geometry section of the CAD Toolbar 310 Lessons 0 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 4 E 20 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 B CSB 0 ina r r rr du e y O A A a mj it 7 6 S nsierg uu lt ammionlona BSS ee l aE 7 Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry Style Construction Aids te 225 41 14 78 Gi With our bitmap fully traced we will add a probe and beamset to see how it looks See Lesson 1 Getting Started 296286276266 256 240236226216206 19G618617616615614013612G11G6100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100110120130140150 160 170 180 190200210 220 230240 250 260270 280290 300310320 Phases Atiy Probe 1 OS XS gt NX J DOY h N PLN VA
35. Alpha Angle The incident angle of the beam within the wedge read only Rx Start The first element in a group of elements assigned to receive in pitch catch Element configuration This is automatically configured based on the parameters of the transmitting beam Rx Elements The number of elements configured to receive in a pitch catch configuration Rx Angle The maximum angle at which a beam can be received lA cquisition The Acquisition parameters are not directly utilized in BeamTool rendering but can in downstream applications through export or import Eclipse s TrueView girth weld scanning system for example Element Utilization The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Type Sa Solid Beams A pick list of available beam types 118 Probes e Solid Beams displays all of the beams in the same color e Color List displays each beam skip in the color defined in File gt Options Line Color Jom Color s to be used to display the beams for both the preview and drawing panes Beam Buffer Visibility Visibility of the beam buffer lines that indicate the bounds of the elemental area s 119 Probes 9 1 3 3 LINEAR BEAMSET Linear Beamsets allow a number of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a common refracted
36. Aperture Beam Sweep The difference between the exit point of the first beam to the last beam read only Beam Spread The divergence of the sound beam as it travels through the piece read only Alpha Angle The incident angle of the beam within the wedge read only Rx Start The first element in a group of elements assigned to receive in pitch catch configuration This is Element automatically configured based on the parameters of the transmitting beam Rx Elements The number of elements configured to receive in a pitch catch configuration Element Utilization The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Type Sa Solid Beams A pick list of available beam types e Solid Beams displays all of the beams in the same color e Color List displays each beam skip in the color defined in File gt Options Line Color J omm Color s to be used to display the beams for both the preview and drawing panes Beam Buffer Visibility Lal j Visibility of the beam buffer lines that indicate the bounds of the elemental area s 123 Probes 9 1 3 4 SECTORIAL BEAMSET Sectorial Beamsets allow a number of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a range of refracted angles a a pe gt Hs A Crop Skips o j l
37. Beamset Configuration A Export Focal Laws Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time 99 Probes lt Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed To turn the visibility off 1 Select Beamset Visible from the menu The beamset graphics are removed from the drawing but the beamset button remains available on the probe toolgroup The Beamset button on the probe toolgroup no longer displays the Visibility closed eye indicator 2 Select Beamset Visible again to display the graphics in the drawing The Beamset button on the probe toolgroup displays the Visibility eye indicator Additionally the visibility of the beamset can be specified using the Toggle Beamset Visibility button located on the Beamset Configuration dialog Clone Beamset Beamsets that have been added to the workspace using the Add Beamset button can be cloned creating a beamset with duplicate attribution To clone a beamset 1 Inthe probe toolgroup click on the beamset to be cloned and select Clone Beamset from the menu A new beamset toolgroup and corresponding graphics are added to the Probe toolgroup Delete Beamset Beamsets that have been added to the workspace using the Add Beamset button can be removed To remove a beamset
38. Configuration Conventional UT Probe Configuration 8 4 1 OTHER TOOLS AVAILABLE In addition to the options available above the following buttons are available during Probe configuration D Expand Menu All items in the corresponding menu are displayed Collapse Menu Hides menu items in the corresponding menu E Open an Existing Probe Once the Probe Configuration dialog has been displayed existing probe configurations ebwt can be opened 1 Press the Open Probe button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file ebwt to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the preview and drawing panes will update to display the selected wedge and transducer Save a Probe Configuration Once a Probe Configuration is complete it can be saved as a PA probe configuration ebwt or TOFD Conventional probe set configuration includes beam 1 Press the Save Probe button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save 75 Probes JA dd Drawing Set Brings up the Drawing Properties dialog box where you can name and describe a drawing you want to add After the drawing properties have been defined the selected drawing will be available from the Active Drawing drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar See Drawings for more informatio
39. Configuration dialog A list of available materials will be displayed 2 Select a material from the list The Material Velocity values will be set with the assigned material velocities Display Piece Dimensions Displays the thickness of the piece on the drawing Display Piece Index Offset Dimension Displays the distance of the offset point if set using Piece Configuration will display as vertical gold bar from the center point of the weld on the drawing 47 Piece 55 CIRCUMFERENTIAL PIECE CONFIGURATION A Circumferential piece and weld can be configured by pressing the Piece Configuration button located on the Piece group This will display the Piece Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values to be used DD PIECE CONFIGURATION Below are the values that can be set for a Circumferential geometry piece and weld To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified Material Compression Same plane directional velocity of the piece Shear Right angle directional velocity of the piece Axial Thickness The thickness of the piece of material OD The diameter measurement taken from the outside edge of the piece ID The diameter measurement taken from the inside of the piece Width The width of the piece of m
40. Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values to be used to generate the piece geometry Piece Configuration Material Import a Export Ej ae o Material Name Compression mmus Shear g CI A mms 7 Plate Thickness C rra mm Width C rra mm Length mm Index Offset oOo mm LA 7 Backing Bar Width mm Thickness mm Slopes Cie Slope Offset fee y 20 00 mm m m Slope Width j y 10 00 mm ES l Slope Height p y 000 mm Lami SlopeAngle 0 00 3 1 1 PIECE CONFIGURATION Below are the values that can be set for a piece and weld To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified 1 Select a Material Velocity The Piece Velocity can be set by selecting a material from the Material picklist 40 Piece 1 Press the Material button located on the Piece Configuration dialog A list of available materials will be displayed 2 Select a material from the list The Material Velocity values will be set with the assigned material velocities Open an Existing Piece and Weld Configuration Once the Piece Configuration dialog has been displayed existing piece and weld configurations ebp can be opened 1 Press the Open button and navigate to the BeamT
41. If not checked a prompt is not displayed and the probe or beamset is deleted without confirmation If checked a tool stays running after it has completed If unchecked the active tool switches back to the arrow tool after completion If checked an automatic update is performed every number of specified days If not checked an automatic update is not performed Indicates the units of measurement to be used Specify the unit s to be displayed for all dimension measurements This does not affect the unit s of measurement displayed in configuration dialogs Indicates the language in which BeamTool will be displayed Specifying a new locale requires a restart of the system Please refer to XMLocalize for more information regarding language options 4 2 4 1 2 COLORS TAB OPTIONS Below are options that can be accessed by selecting Tools gt Options Colors Dimensions Text Color Dimensions Line Color Labels Text Color Beam Spread Fill Color Near Field Fill Color Focal Point Fill Color Gates Fill Color TOFD Resolution Specify the color to display dimension labels Specify the color to display dimension lines Specify the color to display all other labels Specify the color of the beam spread beams Specify the color of the near field indicators Specify the color of the focal point indicators Specify the color of the gate indicator Specify the color of the TOFD resolution indicator lines 4 2 4 1 3 BEAM
42. Refractive False Segments 113 91 91 60 X Mn B alp got haale Sr Fill AB Text J 0 es a QE O Mo IO Y Gy Be 1d Li Seas HH mm a 2 Tools Edit Style Ta Construction Aids a t 189 20 87 02 CD 4 o D w o 3 o a o o kan o o mo o o pi Y o pi o a bi o jr 16166159148130128118100 9 Select the outline with the 100mm radius and In the Geometry Inspector Set ExtrudeZ to 12 7 and ExtrudeDepth to 12 7 deude FAAA M zf eadirrobe 9 73 PA Probe SAM AIR a 92302292 192001981891701691501401301201109100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10011012013014015016017018019 20 FirstPoint 113 94 91 64 GeometryTypeName Polyline HandleCount 8 Height 90 940936 108572814 Hide3D False LastPoint 172 84 0 70 Length 672 89916169438038 LineColor MN 0 0 0 LineDashStyle Solid LineEndCap Flat LineStartCap Flat LineWidth 1 MaterialName Steel NumSegments 7 PointsString 113 940058723122 91 64 Reflective True Y j False Ll 113 94 91 64 X o wo o w o o m a N o mi o o vo o m S T o y o pi o o pi o oi S S D i ct D N m D m co Dm w 3 band A D P 404 a aZ tine amp Fill AA Text FS 0 r m 7 y E v e 7 e rJ 0 p Bae as Elo gt to E Tools Edit Style E E Construction Ai
43. Rename Renames the selected viewport Viewport a Show Changes the workspace view to the selected viewport Viewport ao Toggles available layer views on and off in the workspace for the default viewport and toggles Visibility available layer views on and off in the report for all other viewports 3a Y o a Show In Determines if the viewport is included in the Print Drawings dialog box and in the Reports or not Report Click here for more information on working with viewports 157 CAD Toolbar 13 2 2 WORKING WITH VIEWPORTS A viewport provides the ability to define rectangular subset areas of the top and side views These can be used to print detailed areas of interest in reports and for quick navigation to areas 13 2 2 1 ADDING AND DELETING VIEWPORTS There is a viewport automatically created in the Viewport Manager called Default This is the view of the entire workspace Other Viewports can be added in one of three ways 1 Click on the Viewport icon E found in the pop up menu in the Add Geometry section of the CAD Toolbar 2 Click on the Viewport icon found in the pop up menu in the Edit section of the CAD Toolbar 3 Click on the Add Viewport icon E found in the Viewport Manger Viewports can be deleted by selecting the viewport in the workspace and pressing the Delete key on your keyboard 13 2 2 2 LAYERS IN VIEWPORTS All layers created in the workspace will automatically be added to the Viewport Manager
44. Show Rulers Displays a horizontal and vertical ruler around the drawing area g Show Ruler Displays markers on the ruler relative to where the cursor is on the CAD Surface Markers EShow Crosshairs Displays horizontal and vertical crosshairs on the cursor t Show Small Displays a small horizontal and vertical crosshairs on the cursor Crosshairs Show Alignment Displays an alignment marker on the handle of the selected geometry The marker corresponds Marker to the Construction Aids Placement Grid selection Command Prompt Displays the Command Prompt above the CAD Toolbar Grid Settings Ht chow Grid Toggles the visibility of the grid on and off show Grid Axis If checked the X and Y axis are highlighted in blue X Y Specify the numerical spacing units for X and Y axis 13 1 1 3 SNAP SETTINGS The I Snap Settings pop up provides access to the following tools Fa Snap to Points If checked points within an annotation will snap to the nearest end point of an annotation within a set tolerance F Snap to Mid Point If checked points within an annotation will snap to the nearest mid point of an annotation within a set tolerance Snap Nearest If checked points within an annotation will snap to the nearest point on an annotation within a set tolerance 4 R Ali If checked points within an annotation will dynamically snap to existing geometry nap Alignment features within a set tolerance Geometric Snap The tolerance distanc
45. add a Phased Array Probe to your workspace from the main toolbar f many small Aw This methodrelies onthe diffraction ofultrasonic energies of internal structures inthe part using a pair of probes Conventional UT A conventional probeuses a single transducerin apulse echo configuration Add a Single Beam Beamset to the PA probe 255 Add on Modules E E A pandas cla peo a Open the Single Beam Beamset Configuration window and click on the Sound Field Animation Button Single Beam Beam i tion Ez a rl Poy ale AAA K When the Sound Field button is clicked a progress bar will appear in the bottom left hand corner of BeamTool This progress bar shows the status of the Sound Field processing When the progress bar is completed the Sound Field Animation will be shown in the workspace 256 Add on Modules 22 7 3 2 SOUND FIELD ANIMATION OPTIONS The animation of the Sound Field can be configured using the Animations button found on the main toolbar Clicking on the Animations button Pil will open up the drop down menu Position CO G e 1191 5 r a Animation Speed PA NN a A y Loop The current position of the animation in micro seconds To change the range start stop of the animation playback simply grab and move the slider control The handles on the ends of the control 4 can be dragged back and forth to change the size of the range Speed Adjust t
46. angle ue eo HAS 4 Crop Skips Ce Start Element p Aperture Elements QQ Num Beams Element Step E nn Refracted Angle QQ a aa 2 Focus Length OS mm Gate Start NN mm Gate Length e mm Min Near Field mm dB Drop C 6 H Max Near Field 42 74 mm Beam Sweep Used Aperture mm Beam Spread a Rx Start Element Alpha Angle C 39 90 Rx Elements GC 1 64 y Solid Beams Jomm og 9 1 3 3 1 LINEAR BEAMSET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics A Export Focal Law Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time AMUSe Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece 120 Probes Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Time from Elements Distance from Interface Y Time from Interface or Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specifi
47. as the values are modified Sectorial Beamset Configuration A 2 A PO gt IH NDS Start Element y l a Aperture Elements C 6 4 Min Angle 45 00 21 Max Angle GO 75 00 1 P Num Beams 32 a Beam Deviation Gy 0 97 a Focus Length mm Gate Start es 5 0 4 mm Gate Length C 5 00 2 mm dB Drop C 60 Min Near Field C 53 5 mm Min Spread C 419 Max Near Field 541 mm Max Spread 9 57 Used Aperture 9 5 mm 1 16 lt Solid Beams En PAT G La gt 300 Lessons For this demonstration we are going to change the number of skips to from 1 to 2 by clicking on the Number of Beam Skips icon and selecting 3 from the pick list Sectorial Beamset Configuration i 1 l y atte to pl wy lb 4 on the drawing 45 00 o rroen o B 3 Beam Deviation co 136 4 iS Focus Length mm Gate Start C y 5 5 2 mm Gate Length C 5 00 4 mm dB Drop 6 0 Min Near Field 53 5 mm Min Spread 419 Max Near Field 541 mm Max Spread 9 57 Used Aperture 9 5 mm 1 16 lt Solid Beams FI Lal gt For this demonstration we will change the display of our beamset from Solid Beams to Color List This will represent each skip as a different colour The color palette can be customized in the BeamTool Options Phased Array Probe 1 oan Me 44 00mm Solid Beams AL Eee 301 Lessons Color List Phased Array Probe 1 34 00mm We c
48. aspects of a calibration block to support machining Built to comply with ASME code stipulations using target measuring tools Wedge Drawings new auto wedge drawing generation features makes it easy to automatically generate fully dimensioned wedge drawings with all of the important dimensions clearly labeled Everything you need to have a custom wedge manufactured to properties entered into an instrument or application is presented in black and white Backing Bar a backing bar can now be added and configured in a plate piece configuration Show Snell s Law Displays a visualization of Snell s Law where the beam refracts into the piece This option is available for Single Beamsets Reference Beamsets and UT Probe Configuration Recents As you use BeamTool the software will remember which transducers wedges and equipment you commonly use The recently used probes and wedges will be available for quick access from a drop down menu without having to import from a file or our extensive catalog Crop Mode beams can now be cropped in distance and time as well as the traditional skips Side Probe Bar provides the full readout of the probe menu but is pinned to the left hand side of Beam Tool Probe Identifier allows the user to quickly identify the configuration options for the selected probe in a multi probe workspace Geometry Navigator allows you to visualize highlight and select all of the geometries in a drawing Materials us
49. automated targeting of individual phased array beams into specific locations along the face of a weld bevel Editing Report Templates This video demonstrates how to edit report templates in BeamTool Easily generate an ASME compliant calibration block with the click of a button Targets are Calibration added based on your piece thickness while meeting the requirements of ASME Section 5 Block article 4 Figure 434 2 1 You can also design custom calibration blocks and generate reports Designer that include all aspects of a calibration block to support machining This allows the technician to spend more time on developing a technique 338 CHAPTER 24 SUPPORT Eclipse Scientific values your business and your feedback is very important to us If you are experiencing problems please use the Check For Update option under the Help menu to ensure you have the most recent version of the software If you are still experiencing problems we can be reached On the Web Select Support from the Help menu in BeamTool to submit an inquiry directly from our website Email Email us at support eclipsescientific com and provide us with the following information Phone Full Name Company Serial Number or HardLock ID displayed in About screen Version of BeamTool Description of Problem or Question Contact Eclipse Scientific BeamTool Support directly Phone 519 372 1831 or Fax 519 372 2039
50. automatically navigates to the selected string for editing 217 Reference _____ _ zj i File Tools Help E Open Save 4 French PAI 24 Fina al Replace E Copy LString ll Translate Options ID English French 1033 Display Wedge Part Number Num ro de la pi ce de cale d affichage Displays the wedge part number on the drawing Montre le num ro de la pi ce de cale sur le sch ma 1034 Display Transducer Part Number Num ro de la pi ce de capteur d affichage Displays the transducer part number on the drawing Montre le num ro de la pi ce de capteur sur le sch ma Clone Probe Sonde de clone Creates a probe based on attribution set for existing probe Cr e une sonde bas e sur l ensemble d attribution pour la sonde existante Delete Probe Sonde d effacement 1036 Removes the probe The probe tool group and corresponding graphics in the Enl ve la sonde Le toolgroup de sonde et les graphiques correspondants dans drawing are removed le sch ma sont enlev s Position de sonde vue de cote o ae SS Ajuste la distance de cale du centre de la soudure Pour indiquer une valeur petete drid hail a oe vous pouvez mouvement d a le glisseur droit ou gauche le clic de b le bon ii i ou gauche fileur de valeur ou clic de double de c sur la valeur a montr dans le fileur de valeur et dactylographie une valeur 1035 Ajouter Beamset Adds a beamset to the probe Select the appropriate beamset type fromthe Ajoute un
51. be set for that type of probe To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified We will change the default transducer by clicking on the g Import Transducer icon from the Probe Configuration dialog box 296 Pino rc Er Open Eu Save ks Transducer Fart Number Frequency Total Elements Element Pitch Element Width Passive Width Start Channel E a 8 e 2 Import Transducer Importtransducer paramaters from catalog O ES r Es C ss CE E C O 00 4 mm C 10 00 1 mm p Element Gap 01 mm Total Aperture 384 mm Aom A Wedge Part Number Welocity Height Width Angle Damping Depth 5 ae EM Wedge Part Number ees 10 00 mm a 45 00 mm C y 36 00 4 Cp y 2 00 43 mm Wedge Length 68 6 mm Om AI Lessons Limit the list of available transducers in the catalog by selecting criteria on the left and a limiting factor on the right in the Import Transducer dialog box 297 Lessons AM 3 5 MHz AM 5 MHz 2 20L16 Al 2 25L8 A10 2 25L8 A10P 5L16 45LWW W1 5L16 455WW WW1 DAA a 5L16 A10 5L16 A10P 5L16 C 5L16C i NN on b You can also change the default wedge by cl
52. beams list Because the solver starts with the optimal angle and skips then moves onto less and less optimal paths as soon as it finds the first successful path it can stop knowing it s found its most optimal one When a path has been found from the target to the transducer the solver builds an element aperture using the determined refracted angle and adds a beam to the beams list Gates Gates are automatically applied to the solved beams Fusion zones and Volumetric zones are treated differently but both use a new option that allows Gating Pass Through Normally gate visualization directly follows along the beam path but Gating Pass Through allows the gate visualization to pass through the weld or other reflective geometry even though the beam may be reflecting Focusing 144 Probes Focusing is automatically applied to the solved beams Half path focusing is applied directly on top of the zone target in all cases Display When configuring a zonal beamset with the zonal beamset configuration dialog open the individual beams are rendered to the main CAD surface with beam ghosting This visualization helps reduce screen noise by ghosting disabling graying out all beams but the currently selected one aa ar r YRZ A When the configuration dialog is closed ghosting is disabled and all beams are rendered normally 145 Probes 9 1 4 2 ZONAL SOLVER OPTIONS The Solver Options config
53. beams projected from a probe Polyline Places a user defined polyline that will not reflect beams projected from a probe L lRectangle Places a user defined rectangle that will not reflect beams projected from a probe 164 CAD Toolbar 135 STYLE Style tools can be accessed by selecting the appropriate tool button on the CAD toolbar Style group Style tools can also be accessed by selecting Properties from the right click menu These tools are only available when a Piece or Annotative geometry is selected L Line e Fill Aa Text E 6m 67 em EA 7 EA T A 10 Style E Below are the editing tools available Line Line Weight Specifies the thickness of the line Line Style Specifies the style solid dash dotted of the line Dr ine Color Specifies the color of the line Start Cap Specifies the cap style placed at the beginning of the line End Cap Specifies the cap style placed at the end of the line Fill Fil Color Specifies the color and level of transparency used to fill contained geometries such as rectangles ellipses and polygons Text Text Color Specifies the color of the selected text A Text Scale Specifies the size of the selected text graphics 165 CAD Toolbar 13 6 CONSTRUCTION AIDS Construction Aids can be accessed through the CAD toolbar Construction Aids group These tools are only available when a Piece or Annotative geometry is selected 15 o ie o H HH 2 3
54. control at the bottom of the A scan chart allows panning and zooming through the X time axis This provides an easy way to find and view any area of the time line Ta E a Right click on the slider control to and select Fit Signal to automatically fit the chart to the signal The handles on the ends of the control 4 can be dragged back and forth to zoom in and out The bar itself can be dragged back and forth to scroll through the time line Double clicking the bar will zoom out to max The chart X axis time automatically adjusts intervals to maintain an even grid 249 Add on Modules 100 100 50 90 30 30 70 10 60 60 w0 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 ia x nek Os lus 20u5 30us 40Ous 50us 60us 17 6us 17 78 17 845 17 9us T e Z d out t j time line 80 oomed out to maximum time line 80 us Zoomed in to the reflection 0 5 us range with 0 1 us With 10 us intervals intervals 22 7 2 A SCAN LESSON In this lesson we will demonstrate the A Scan Add on functionality in BeamTool In order to proceed with this lesson you must have purchased the Simulation Add on Module Please refer to the Add Ons section to learn how to purchase the Simulation Add on Now that you have your Simulation Add on license activated let s put it to work For this lesson we will start out with the default Plate Piece geometry Use the V Piece Polyline drawing tool to add some defects in the weld
55. from a selected geometry in the workspace Position Toggles the position dimensioning from the weld center line and the top of the piece 196 Indication Table i Display Size Toggles the size dimensions X Y for the indications Dimensions Display ID he Spray Toggles the ID Annotation to identify the indications in the workspace Annotations past Allows users to copy indications directly from InspectionBank to the Indication Table for aste BeamTool Brings up the Drawing Properties dialog box where you can name and describe a drawing you want to add After the drawing properties have been defined the EdAdd Drawing Set selected drawing will be available from the Active Drawing drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar See Drawings for more information on working with Drawings Columns Opens the Indication Columns picker used to select the indication attributes available for edit 17 2 INDICATION PROPERTIES When an indication is selected in the table the controls at the bottom of window can be used to manipulate the X Y Z and amplitude values for the selected indication Changes made to the indication here will replicate to the indication shown in the workspace To change the orientation of the indication for X Y or Z simply grab and move the slider control a The handles on the ends of the control can be dragged back and forth to change the X Y Z size of the indication
56. geometries from the workspace Command entry cut Ready cut DELETE Deletes the selected geometries Command entry delete Ready delete EXTRUDE Changes the extrude depth on the selected geometries Command entry extrude Ready extrude Command Prompt 193 Command Prompt MOVE Provides a means of defining the absolute position at which to move selected geometries Command entry move Ready move 0 0 NUDGE Nudges the selected geometries Command entry nudge Ready nudge 0 20 or Ready nudge 20 45 PASTE Pastes the content previously Cut or Copied Command entry paste Ready paste REDO Reverses the undo command or advances the buffer to a more current state Command entry redo Ready redo 194 ROTATE Rotates the selected geometries at the specified angle Command entry rotate Ready rotate 10 SCALE SC Increase or decreases the size of the selected geometries Command entry scale or sc Ready sc 2 scales the selected geometry to twice its original size SELECTALL Selects all of the geometries in the workspace Command entry selectall UNDO Erases the last change done to the workspace Command entry undo Ready undo Ready selectall Command Prompt 195 CHAPTER 17 INDICATION TABLE The Indication Table is used to manage indications that are visualized on the workspace The amplitude of defects is visualized through a colore
57. here for help on specifying Options 28 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 4 1 OPTIONS There are a number of options available to customize the way BeamTool presents data E Command Prompt Geometry Inspector Convert Simple Piece to Custom Delete Duplicate Geometries Construct Top View Zonal Calibration Block Designer Add on Manager 4 2 4 1 1 GENERAL TAB OPTIONS Below are options that can be accessed by selecting Tools gt Options gt General A Automatically open last workspace on startup Automatically open new Beamset parameter forms Prompt before deleting probes or beamsets Retain Too Automatically check forupdate every days Dimensions Millimeters mm Inches el OK GY Apply El cancel Automatically open last If checked displays the last saved workspace when BeamTool is invoked workspace on startup Automatically open new If checked the Beam Configuration dialog is automatically displayed when a Beamset parameter forms beamset is added If not checked the user must select the Beam Configuration button that appears when a beamset 1s added 29 Prompt before deleting probes or beamsets Retain Tool Automatically check for update every days Preferred Units Dimensions Millimeters Inches Locale Menus Toolbars amp Layout If checked a prompt is displayed when the Delete Probe or Delete Beamset button is selected confirming the deletion request
58. in ee cal a _ o o y r a e gt a y a p a sr E an A a 0 ee a oo Y i gt s AO ea A aa e a care pea Y o no E qa a a m amp e a a p A pan i a m _ 107 Probes A5Display Pitch Catch Displays the path a reflected beam would take back into a wedge and the elements that could best be used to receive this signal Tandum Tandum Tandum Display Pitch Catch turned on and y a Display Pitch Catch Turned off Reflect Off Weld turned off Reflect Off Weld turned on Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Single Beam Beamsets will live reflect the focal delays as beam parameters are modified gt A A 4 108 Probes Element Utilization 1 64 The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Type A pick list of available beam types e Solid Beams displays all of the beams in the same color Probe 1 18 18mm e Color List displays each beam skip in the color defined in File gt Options 109 Probes Probe 1 18 18mm ACI BiN Line Color Color
59. information tools and dialogs and CAD Surface tools a E Subject XJPiece yWeld Minstrument Probe E El WM gt bllAnimations EJ y O paaa New Workspace Creates a new workspace displaying default values for piece and probe FOpen Workspace Opens a previously saved workspace lalsave Workspace Saves the current workspace If the workspace has not been previously saved the Save Workspace dialog will appear allowing the user to specify the workspace filename If the workspace has been previously saved the workspace will be overwritten e Undo Reverts the workspace to its state before the most recent editing action was performed Also provides a list of all the most recent editing actions performed allowing the ability to revert the workspace back a number of editing steps Redo Reverts the workspace to its state before the most recent undo was performed Also provides a list of all the most recent undos performed allowing the ability to revert the workspace forward a number of editing steps lA ctive Drawing This drop down menu allows you to quickly change your workspace from Subject Piece to Calibration Block to Wedge Drawings to Custom Drawings Piece Geometry Piece Configuration The drop down menu is used to select the general Piece Geometry from Plate Axial Circumferential and Custom types After the piece geometry is selected from the drop down menu clicking
60. of the control can be dragged back and forth to change the X Y Z size of the indication 198 Indication Table Indication Propert xX CO Ex TD om Center Cmm Width GOO mm TELDE Y E zE mm Center GED mm Height GD mm 22 CEE mm Y1 Q UM mm Center Q 250 mm Length 55 002 mm Y2 2 500 mm J CEN To remove an indication from your workspace you must first open the Indication Table by clicking on the l Indication Table icon found on the Main Toolbar Highlight any field of the indication you wish to remove and click on the Remove Indication icon The indication will no longer be visualized in the workspace Click on the Columns icon to open the Indication Columns dialog box The Indications Column dialog box is used to select the Indication attributes made available to edit in the Indication Table Place a check mark in the Show section for the Indication attribute to show up in the Indication Table 199 CHAPTER 18 REFERENCE 18 1 REFERENCE With BeamTool s intuitive user interface it s easy to be productive immediately after installation without spending a lot of time learning how to use it Super Tooltips ensure that an explanation of each tool s function is readily available without having to consult the online help Visual picklists provide you with a preview of what a command does before it is executed 200 Reference 182 PRINT DRAWINGS The Print Drawings dialog box allows th
61. of ways to extract the data from BeamTool to be used in other applications The Copy to Clipboard button copies the drawing to the clipboard in either bitmap or metafile format Drawings can also be exported as either BMPs JPEGs PNGs or GIFs The reporting option in BeamTool allows the user to create comprehensive reports that are easily incorporated into a document 221 Extracting Data 20 1 EXPORTING DRAWINGS Drawings created in BeamTool can be exported to a number of file formats Export Image Once a workspace configuration is complete it can be exported to one of the following formats bmp jpg png gif wmf emf tdsx icex dwg or dxf 1 Select Export gt Image from the File menu and navigate to the location to store your file 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field 3 Select the appropriate file format from the Save as type list and press Save 4 Select a size for the exported drawing and press Export 20 1 1 1 EXPORT DRAWING OPTIONS BMP JPG PNG GIF WMF OR EMF When exporting a drawing to any of the supported formats excluding DXF the size of the drawing can be specified using the Export Drawing window 1 Select the appropriate size of the exported drawing using the picklist and press Export 20 1 1 2 EXPORTING DRAWING OPTIONS DWG When exporting a DWG drawing the user is presented with a number of options 20 1 1 3 ITEMS TO EXPORT Piece Geometry Exports the graphics associate
62. on the Piece graphic displays the Piece Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values for the piece 36 Menus Toolbars amp Layout Weld Configuration Displays the Weld Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values for the weld dla Instrument Info Instrument Info is a database of additional fields that can be manually populated by the user or imported from a catalog and included on reports 1Add Probe Pops up a drop down list of available Probe types Allows probes to be added to the workspace Document Info Document Info is a database of additional fields that can be populated by the user and included on reports Report Generate Reports documenting the technique scan plan or complete technique document Use Instrument Info and Document Info to populate additional technique properties PF lIndication Table Displays the Indication Table dialog used to manage indications Copy to Clipboard Copies the contents of the workspace to the clipboard making it available for use in another application such as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint By default clicking the button will copy a bitmap image of the visible CAD surface to the clipboard Using the button s drop down both bitmap image and metafile images are available Metafile images can be used in applications like AutoCAD Corel etc PA nimations Opens up a drop down menu where the Position Speed and Loop options can be mod
63. only selecting the Import BeamTool Workspace command and then selecting a workspace file The Import BeamTool Workspace component will be available from the UltraVision File menu and the Eclipse Scientific toolbar 227 Third Party Integration When the Import BeamTool Workspace command is initiated the following dialog is presented 228 yo e ie Organize New folder sir Favorites mao e ate 8 Downloads ILinear eb 2 Sect ebwk S Recent Places wk Butt Weld Bolt ebwk Sample Convention al Covera Flange multiprobe Focusing e ebwk Libraries Documents al Music E Pictures E Videos ef Homegroup bwk Pa Fitch Catch Samole jE Computer EL Local Disk C a Local Disk P pean Long Seam G Network T Weld ID File name 1Linear ebwk Butt Weld Sample TOFD PA ebwk a z a FS J 19 2 z ones ebwk S Fitch Catch Samole 2 SectorialB eamsets eb wk ComplexPi ece ebwk m Harfang Block ebwk PitchCatch ebwk 10 beams ebw k wa A Convention al TOFD Cover Sample e mie TW Spread Lense ebwk EF Report Examble eb Third Party Integration TE vers gt jorown gt My Documents ESBeamToot 69 sorn Sesamo a a s3 ASME Backbar _TOFD_3 eb Sample eb wk wk Corner Weld Sample PA ebwk TW Spread Sample PA ebwk Sect ebwk sy a Diferent Pl
64. p l gt gt Root Length p y 1 20 mm Overlap Q 3 00 2 mm Vol Max Length co ga 8 00 mm Upper Fill Z Angle Cm 37 00 Root Add XK Remove Height 6 60 gt mm Name Type Side X Y Angle Length Height Depth Gap Width 10 00 2 mm TA Es 10 05 0 00 37 00 Root Fill Height jm 6 70 mm a Angle Cm 37 00 w Bottom Cap Height mm 2 00 mm Auto Width Overlap d 3 00 mm ww00 0Z a 10 05mm 13 05mm 15 05mm lt lt lt P P P P PiPiaiga wininalninlninlnlnlalain Once the Show Zones option has been activated the Zone Generation and Zones panels are displayed and zone annotations are added to the preview and drawing surfaces 6 3 1 ZONE GENERATION PANEL TOOLBAR gt Auto When in Auto Zone Generation mode the zones table is automatically regenerated from the defined weld regions and zone generation input parameters whenever the regions or parameters are modified In this mode zones are always kept in sync with their defining inputs Modifications to generated zones in the zones table are not permitted as any updates would be lost during the next automatic regeneration The exception to this is any manual zones that have been added to the zones table through the Add Manual Zone dialog 60 Weld Configuration F Manual When in Manual Zone Generation mode the zones table is not regenerated when modifications are made to w
65. piece Line Color PCL E Color s to be used to display the beams for both the preview and drawing panes Beam Parameters After a beam is added to the list it appears in the summary table on the left of the dialog The table summarizes the pertinent details that make one zonal beam differ from another When a beam is selected from the tab its full details will be displayed in the panel on the right of the dialog and its parameters can then be modified as necessary when in manual mode The Beam Parameters is split into three sections 1 Transmit 2 Receive 3 Acquisition Transmit Parameters Start Element The number of the first element in the aperture Aperture The number of contiguous elements in the aperture Elements Inspection The angle at which the beam intersects the zone face Angle Refracted Angle The angle of the beam within the piece or part Focus Length The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected Gate Offset The distance from the target to the start of the gate 142 Gate Start Gate Length dB Drop Near Field Used Aperture Beam Sweep Beam Spread Alpha Angle Probes The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate The length of the gate segment Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used The estimated distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a change i
66. s to be used to display the beams for both the preview and drawing panes E Beam Buffer Visibility Visibility of the beam buffer lines that indicate the bounds of the elemental area s 110 Probes Parameters To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified Start The number of the first element in the aperture Element Focus The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Length Beam Focus selected see Other Tools Available below Gate Start The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate Gate The length of the gate segment Length In addition to the tools and parameters described above specific beamsets have their own unique tools and parameters Click on the links below for more details ASin le Beam Beamset de Linear Beamset sectorial Beamset Linear Spread Beamset Zonal Beamset rul Matrix Capture Beamset Aa Reference Beamset 111 Probes 9 1 3 2 SINGLE BEAM BEAMSET Single Beam Beamsets render a single beam from a defined set of elements at a specified refracted angle Useful for developing zonal techniques ALEA ASA PESAS Crop Skips 2 Start Element i Aperture Elements S j
67. set for most Phased Array beamsets Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics A Export Focal Laws Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Y Time from Elements Distance from Interface Y Time from Interface or Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific distance from the elements along the beam path e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections ANUSe Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece 101 Probes Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece ro Display Be
68. t I ws ie Construction Aids Below are the editing tools available 18 Lock When selected the Lock Distance restrains the line segment being drawn to the distance specified Distance A Lock Angle When selected the Lock Angle restrains the line segment being drawn to the angle specified Fd Draw When selected places the next point of the geometry being drawn at a point relative to the last point Relative drawn using the distance and angle specified EElLegend ID Replaces the numerical value of the selected dimension geometry and replaces it with a user defined variable that will be displayed along with the numerical value in the Legend Horizontal Displays the calculated distance of the specified start point see Measurement Start Point from 0 0 along the Y axis E vertical Displays the calculated distance of the specified start point see Measurement Start Point from 0 0 along the X axis Length Displays the calculated length of the selection t Height Displays the calculated height of the selection T Lock Aspect Ensures that adjustments to Length and Width are made relative to each other so that geometries Ratio maintain Length to Width ratio Rotates the selection to the specified angle Rotate Specifies the geometry handle to calculate measurements from An alignment marker can be displayed by selecting Show Alignment Marker in the Display Settings pop up on CAD toolbar Placement Tools group Grid 13 6 1
69. the elements along the beam path 135 Probes e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections Yo Display Beam Focus Defines the point at which a sound beam converges to minimum diameter and maximum sound pressure and beyond which the beam diverges A Focus Type can be specified and used to display the beam s focus into the piece 1 Select the Focus Type button A list of Focus Types are displayed 2 Select the appropriate Focus Type YS True Depth True depth is the specified distance into the piece parallel to the bottom of the wedge P Projection Projection is the specified distance in the piece parallel to the front of the wedge y Half Path Half Path is the distance along each beam from the point where the beam enters the piece 1 2 None Do not perform focusing Display Gate The Gate describes an electronic means to monitor a specific segment of distance SZ Display Surface Distance Dimension Displays the distance between the initial entry point of the first element and the exit point out of the piece from the refracted angle Disp
70. the gate to be applied to fusion zone beams before the weld bevel fusion face Fusion After Weld The length of the gate to be applied to fusion zone beams after the center of the weld bevel Mp a pee The length of the gate to be applied to volumetric zone beams before the weld fusion face Vol After l Weld The length of the gate to be applied to volumetric zone beams after the back of the weld fusion face 146 Probes Presentations Parameters The Presentations section allows you to select different types of Fills and Volumetrics Options include Weld Plot B Scan Coupling and TOFD Fils The default Presentations value to use for Fill zones Volumetries The default Presentations value to use for Volumetrics zones Zonal Solver Options Instructions Tab Zonal Solver Options a Ss General EJ Add Instruction 3 Remove Instruction Path Type Receive Mode Gain Direct AS ES Direct PulseEcho 7 30 00 Direct PulseEcho 30 00 Skips Minimized PulseEcho 30 00 Direct PitchCatchAuto Skipped PitchCatchAuto 30 00 Skips Minimized PulseEcho Skipped PulseEcho 30 00 Direct PulseEcho 30 00 Direct PulseEcho 30 00 Skipped PulseEcho 30 00 Skipped PulseEcho 30 00 E 8 RO UpperFill First VolumetricRoot VolumetricRoots First Volumetric o 0 E E ea Volumetrics 4 i Al ok 2 Import E gt Export O Cancel Instructions Zone Type a paren pagon Angle Max If not perpe
71. the piece Right 82 Probes 8 4 4 CONVENTIONAL UT PROBE CONFIGURATION General probe configuration options are described in Probe Configuration Options specific to conventional UT probes are described below To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The drawing pane will update on the fly as the values are modified UT Probe Configuration 2 Import ou Export 17 O o H AU 52 1 ar Crop Skips j o Gate Start mA Gate Length me dB Drop 12 Beam Spread 691 a Near Field mm PA EAS Part Number Shape Round Square Frequency a MHZ Height A rrr mm Diameter ree mm Length C gt mm Channel E lt Total Aperture mm 2 OE AB Welocity SS mms Length 1 o mm Exit Point C j y 165 mm Inset Outset SES 0 00 mm Width a y 20 00 mm Front Height y 25 00 mm Back Height C j 5 00 mm Wedge Angle rrr y 40 50 Refracted Angle jonas y 61 25 J emm jem 1 H Acquisition 83 Probes 3 4 4 1 BEAM OPTIONS Sound Pressure Visually renders sound pressure at any point in the field re
72. toolbar Geometries can be Added to the workspace Edited Styled and Adjusted Other Tools are also available to improve the efficiency and ease of drawing The CAD Toolbar is divided into the following groups e Tools CAD Surface configuration access to interactive tools and Layers e Snap Quick access to the Snap settings contained in the Tools pop up e Edit Access to geometry manipulation tools e Add Geometry Quick access to adding Piece and Annotative geometries e Style Access to geometry styling tools e Construction Aids Access to geometry positioning and sizing tools 152 CAD Toolbar 13 1 CAD TOOLS 13 1 1 TOOLS GROUP The CAD Tools group provides access to various drawing and CAD Surface tools Grouped into four pop up menus the CAD tools are li n B E She Y Too ls b Arrow Tool The Arrow Tool allows you to select and manipulate graphics Once selected a graphic can be moved by dragging or resized using the available handles ME Geometry Displays the Geometry Inspector to the right of the CAD Surface Inspector E Command Displays the Command Prompt above the CAD Toolbar Prompt Lal Viewport Opens the Viewport Manager dialog box Manager EX Geometry Opens the Geometry Navigator dialog box Navigator 13 1 1 1 INTERACTIVE TOOLS The 4 Interactive Tools pop up provides access to the following tools interactive Activates the Interactive Rotate Tool which provides a means of de
73. 0 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 34 10 0 10 20 30 40 Y La n B P fot k a A Le dra artes EN li EAN gt a HL ti 0 Tools Edit F Construction Aids tLe 238 12 49 37 GiD 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 lee a 321 Lessons Use the Layers feature to separate the different components of the drawing Click on the Tools menu open the Geometry Inspector Command Prompt Convert Simple Piece to Custom Delete Duplicate Geometries Construct Top View Add on Manager Options Select the 50mm radius outline and in the Geometry Inspector set ExtrudeZ to 0 this is the starting point of the geometry in the Z axis and ExtrudeDepth to 12 7 This is the depth the Geometry is Extruded 322 Lessons A BeamToo 5 CA File Edit Tools deum dama M I BAddProbe Y O Z PA Probe SADO ACI CA 92302282 102001981801701601501401301201109100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1001101201301401501601701801 020 FirstPoint 113 91 91 60 GeometryTypeName Polyline HandleCount 8 Height 91 0784178397204 Hide3D False LastPoint 122 10 0 52 Length 622 19347068717934 LineColor MN 0 0 0 LineDashStyle Solid LineEndCap Flat LineStartCap Flat LineWidth 1 MaterialName Steel NumSegments Fa PointsString 113 905892225208 91 60 Reflective True Y
74. 00 00 mm Overlap Width A ja e 15 00 2 mm Layout ZBlock 5 S Block Automatic Lengths US Wing Length C 160 00 mm US Center Length 110 00 mm DS Center Length gt C 110 00 mm DS Wing Length C 160 00 mm Dimensions Parameters Thickness The piece thickness Outside Diameter Total Width Adjusts the overall width of the calibration block The piece outside diameter Overlap l eee Width Adjusts the overlap width of the calibration block Layout Defines how the block wings should be oriented 284 Add on Modules Automatic Lengths US Length US Center Length DS Center Length DS Length Toggles the automatic length option which determines block length based on min max rotary positions mang If Auto Length displays US wing length otherwise allows adjustments If Auto Length displays US center section length otherwise allows adjustments If Auto Length displays DS center section length otherwise allows adjustments mane If Auto Length displays DS wing length otherwise allows adjustments Positioning Options to help define circumferential position of targets F Positioni Position From Center US Edge Automatic Positioning Mf US DS Positions Symmetrical W Overlap Notches Overlap Fills gt 900 mm A Overlap Volumetrics 900 mm Distance Between Target Centers mm Notch FBH Center Trans WT Wing Edge Edge 20 20 0 O 0 20 O Wing 20 20 20 0 WT 0 0 g
75. 0160150140130120110100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100110120130140150 160170180 190200210220 230240 250260270 280 290300310320 126110100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 Mee 77 1106 4181 75 Z n Zu wra Ten ay ea aw a slie tiaa scacnlionlonsa BSS AS ia 07 11001 BOE Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry Style G Construction Aids Turn the bitmap layer back on to see how the probe and beamset interact 10 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 284 Phased Array Probe 1 EEE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 B 2 2 BO ina sr z r mn Zu Sr Pp CA EOL E i ets ns e ee ae lt a Hmm onlonn Padre ela gt ME aa a HPA Tools ap Edit Add Geometry Style Construction Aids 313 Lessons 23 3 LESSON 3 DEACTIVATE AND TRANSFER LICENSE In this lesson we will go through the steps involved to deactivate and transfer a license BeamTool makes it very easy to transfer your SoftLock license from one computer to another The first step is to deactivate the license on the computer you no longer want to use with BeamTool Click on the Help Menu and select Deactivate License from the drop down menu Contents i Check for Update The Software Deactivation dialog box will bring u
76. 39 Probes 9 1 4 1 ZONAL BEAMSET CONFIGURATION TOOLBAR a 4 Manual Ep S Solve KAX GS PulseEcho 5 M v Auto When in Auto Solving mode the zonal beams are automatically regenerated whenever the zones probe or solver options are modified In this mode beams are always kept in sync with their defining inputs Modifications to generated beams are not permitted as any updates would be lost during the next automatic solving F Manual When in Manual Solving mode the beams are not regenerated when modifications are made to zones probe or solver options Instead the beams can be manually regenerated by using the Solve button Generated beams can be modified through the beam parameters because solving will not occur automatically and will not overwrite any edits Zonal Solver Options Opens the Zonal Solver Options dialog Click here for more information ES Solve Automatically adds and configures beams for each zone in the weld bevel A Add Adds a single beam The new beam will not be targeted at a zone Default parameters are used for the new beam A Clone Copies the selected beam A Delete Delete All Delete removes the selected beam and Delete All removes all of the beams from the list Move Down Moves the selected beamset down one row in the beamset list Move Up 140 Probes Moves the selected beamset up one row in the beamset list Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspac
77. 99 UT Probe Phased Array PA probe consists of many small SC 6849 AC 0 00 mi 000 gt 225 elements each of which can be pulsed 7 separately Time of Flight Diffraction ethod relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pair of probes UT Probe Conventional UT X RI Aconvertional prabe uses singe E 68 49 mm A o ww 00 07 Y 7 L di X An Dom Al D dk BA AALSA A ne Oy rm A Text 1 o H a E EJ O O Omn p o Snap i Tools Edit Add Geometry Style Open the UT Probe Configuration menu by clicking on the Probe Config icon found in the UT Probe menu Turn off the Show Beam Spread by clicking on the Show Beam Spread icon Detecting reflections requires that the probe beamset is configured with enough beam skips to allow the beams to return to the transducer Change the number of beam skips to 4 by clicking on the S Beam Skips icon 335 Lessons dede Am Wa Ke BwAddProbe Y O IM ur Probe 5098 ac 000 mj _0 00 33 dB Drop 12 Beam Spread O o Near Field 42 68 mm f Omm onna a Part Number Transducer Part Number Frequency j 7 5 00 2 MHZ Shape 9 Round Square Height m 8 00 4 mm Diameter SJ 10 00 mm Length C mm Total Aperture mm Jem gt AG UT Probe Velocity Length Exit Point Inset Outset Width ir Front Height Back Height Wedge Angle
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79. Adds a new group used to logically store multiple strings x Delete Deletes the selected string and or group of strings 215 Reference AFind Toggles on and off the Find View The Find View is used to search for strings that contain text entered by the user acReplace Opens the Replace dialog box used to find and replace text Copy LString Used by developers to copy new strings created with XMLocalize into code iat Translate Uses Google Translate to populate empty fields for all languages Tree View or selected language Table View of the selected string This will not overwrite an existing entry for a language Table View Toggles on and off the XMLocalize Table View E Tree View Toggles on and off the XMLocalize Tree View 216 Reference 195 HOW TO TRANSLATE IN TABLE VIEW To translate in Table View you must first select the language you want to translate to Click on the Language Picker icon to select your language of choice W XMLocalize C Program Files x86 Eclipse File Tools Chinese French German Portuquese Use the Filter icon Y to show All strings available for your selected language or just the Missing strings You can use the f Find icon to search for specific text in a string In the example below we have performed a Find function for all strings that contain the word wedge By selecting string 1033 from the Find results at the bottom the Table View
80. BE OCA A ste atot Coats ea iensntisdeeas toa oa eden esiats ae aed ee eam 240 DET Pe GER SCAN al aa bio 250 2272 SOME PICA ARMANI aos 209 2220 Dean Lool Std 259 2261 ue Temperature Wedee Toolbar ais A 260 22 0 2 Hieklemperature Wedge OP HONS is 266 2280 He Temperature Lessons 267 2210 LONA CAB OCK Destoner alli 276 22101 ZONAL CalBlock Designer TOD iiaa 278 22 10 2 ZONAL Calblock Sidebar Meni or ds 284 22 10 3 Add View amp Edit Manual Targets in Table View oonoccnoccnincnnonanocnnonnnnononanncnnnananannnncnnnos 291 221 293 Chapter 23 Lesson Sica AA a a 294 29 1 Lesson IA enine laredo ii 294 ZZ Lesson 2 AOS do 305 23 0 Lesson Deactivate and Transfer Licensed ia 314 29 2 Wesson A ZONAL AG dd 316 29 07 Lesson o Advanced o PW OF kK Spa Ces esta 320 230 Lesson O Hie h emp dos 325 Zot EES ONT AC los 334 298 CAVING Vid COS aiii anne aadae dhe E 338 Chapter 20 SUPPO oac ee aieea leds Jui subpcstlevatesedvaacbadsatzeuusCasacbacnends E CCCXXX1X CHAPTER 1 WELCOME TO BEAMTOOL 7 BEAMIOOLT FAST EASY OPEN TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT FOR NDT A SUE S ECLIPSE a G INSPECT The original BeamTool was created to provide a quick and easy way to do simple ray tracing by allowing the user to specify a piece with a weld and add wedge s and transducer s to display a beam path BeamTool is now in its seventh generation and offers users many features e CAD Layers used to control a gr
81. Brings the selection to the front of all other graphics so that no part is hidden by other graphics tLSend to Back Sends the selection behind all other graphics Transform Pop Up transform objects by rotation or flipping Flip Vertical Flips the selection along its vertical axis j Flip Horizontal Flips the selection along its horizontal axis SkRotate Clockwise Rotates the selection 90 degrees in a clockwise direction d Rotate Counter Rotates the selection 90 degrees in a counter clockwise direction Clockwise Rotate 180 Rotates the selection 180 degrees HH Alignment Pop Up aligns objects horizontally or vertically relative to each other Objects are positioned relative to the first object selected Left Aligns the selected geometries to the left of the first selected object Center Aligns the selected geometries to the center of the first selected object IRight Aligns the selected geometries to the right of the first selected object 162 il Top i Middle ill Bottom Group i tUn Group CAD Toolbar Aligns the selected geometries to the top of the first selected object Aligns the selected geometries to the middle of the first selected object Aligns the selected geometries to the bottom of the first selected object Groups the selected graphics so that they can be treated like a single graphic Breaks a group of graphics back into individual graphics 163 CAD Toolbar 13 4 ADD GEOMETRY
82. H G WA14 HTOL30 IH B WA10 HT55S IH G WA12 HT55S IH G WA14 HT55S IH G WA10 HT55S IH B WA12 HT55S IH B Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific WA14 HT55S IH B WA10 HT55S IH B 02 WA12 HT55S IH B 02 WA12 HT60L IH B 02 WA11 HT60L IH B 02 WA10 HT60L IH B 02 WA11 HT55S IH B 02 Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific WA11 HT55S IH G 02 WA10 HT55S IH G 02 WA12 HT55S IH G 02 WA10 HT60L IH G 02 WA11 HT60L IH G 02 WA12 HT60L IH G 02 WA10 HTOL30 IH B 02 Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific WA10 HTOL30 IH G 02 WA11 HTOL30 IH B 02 WA11 HTOL30 IH G 02 WA12 HTOL30 IH B 02 WA12 HTOL30 IH G 02 Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific For this lesson we have selected the WA10 HT55S IH G and we are using a Transducer with 16 total elements Once you have selected the HighTemp Wedge to be imported the High Temperature Wedge dialog box will open 270 Add on Modules A Single Element Transducer Bounds All Elements 4 Probe Beamsets ME MOON 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 D 35 0 2 C ce ee 50 0 2 OC O HT E OE Normal Beam Path 60 Corrected Beam Path Reference Beam Element Jas y 10 Angle rra 0 004 WA10 H
83. IN VelocityLong VelocityLongiN VelocityMode VelocityShear veloy cheat weldtotiemncapGeomeny Weeldcoomeny WelcTopcapceometty Width WidthIN 1 Report Sections Pane 2 Editor Toolbar available in Design mode only 224 Extracting Data 3 Report Work Area available in Design and Code modes only and Preview 4 Available Fields Pane 20 3 1 2 EXAMPLE OF EDITING A REPORT TEMPLATE Once the Report Template Editor is displayed you can customize an existing report template by doing the following 1 In Design Mode select a section from the Report Section pane Report Sections include Header Piece Probe Beam and Footer sections The predefined section is displayed in the Report Work Area 2 Modify the existing report fieldname captions or type new ones in the Report Work Area 3 Select the appropriate field s from the Available Fields pane and drag and drop beside the fieldname captions Use the Editor Toolbar to specify font size color etc 5 Select the Preview tab to display the report with the additions and modifications made plus the existing workspace values 6 Press the Save button to overwrite the existing report template or save as a new template file 20 3 1 3 CREATING A NEW REPORT TEMPLATE A new report template can be created without using an existing preformatted report template To create a new report template Display the Report Template Editor and press the New button Select a section from the Report Section pan
84. ION TOFD Time of Flight Diffraction method of ultrasonic inspection is a very sensitive and accurate method for nondestructive testing of welds for defects The use of TOFD enables weld discontinuities to be sized more accurately Measuring the amplitude of reflected signal is a relatively unreliable method of sizing defects because the amplitude strongly depends on the orientation of the discontinuity Instead of amplitude TOFD uses the time of flight of the diffracted ultrasonic signals from the top and bottom of the discontinuity to determine the position of a reflector In a TOFD system a pair of probes sits on opposite sides of a weld One of the probes emits an ultrasonic pulse that is picked up by the probe on the other side In undamaged material the signals picked up by the receiver probe are from two waves one that travels along the surface and one that reflects off the backwall When a crack is present there is a diffraction of the ultrasonic wave from the tips of the discontinuity Using the measured time of flight of the pulse the depth of a discontinuity can be calculated automatically by simple trigonometry This method is even more reliable than radiographic testing of a weld T CT 0 00 mm ys aes 0 00 mm 04 O 01 00 2 mm Ie c jj y 10 00 10 00 mm C 20 00 jm m 150 CHAPTER 12 CAD SURFACE The CAD Surface is a blank canvas for adding a Piece Probes and Geometries To assist in the add
85. Offset Dimension Displays the distance of the offset point if set using Piece Configuration will display as vertical gold bar from the center point of the weld on the drawing 49 Piece 5 6 CUSTOM PIECE CONFIGURATION A Custom piece can be configured by pressing the Piece Configuration button located on the Main Toolbar This will display the Piece Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values to be used Piece Configuration J Material gt Material Name Compression O e 5 890 mm s Shear __ as e 3240 mm s 44 Custom Piece Length Es e 100 00 mm 5 6 1 PIECE CONFIGURATION Below are the values that can be set for a custom piece To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value 1 Select a Material The Piece Velocity can be set by selecting a material from the Material picklist 1 Press the Material button located on the Piece Configuration dialog A list of available materials will be displayed 2 Select a material from the list The Material Velocity values will be set with the assigned material velocities Display Piece Dimensions Displays the thickness of the piece on the drawing Display Piece Index Offset Dimension Displays the distance of the offset point if set using Piece Configuration will display as vertical gold bar from the center
86. SKIP COLORING Beam Skip Coloring is used to easily identify the colors to be used for each 1 2 beam skip displayed for Phased Array beamsets Color markers can be dragged and dropped at any location on the color palette Additional color markers can be added by double clicking on the color palette and markers can be removed by selecting Delete on the keyboard When configuring Phased Array beamsets Color List can be selected from the Beam Type picklist and the colors specified for Beam Skip Coloring are applied to the beam If the number of 1 2 beam skips displayed exceeds the number of colors specified for the Beam Skip Coloring the color order is repeated 30 Menus Toolbars amp Layout Probe 6 AoA ii 1 0167 4 2 4 1 4 REPORT TAB OPTIONS Below are options that can be accessed by selecting Tools gt Options gt Report ESBeamTool Options General Colors Materials Rendering Default Logo Gl aB lad OK Apply 31 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 4 1 5 DEFAULT LOGO For use in Reports and the Report Template Editor a Default Logo can be loaded into the Options The logo will always default to the Eclipse Scientific logo Default Logo TEE 24999 la OK G Apply E Cancel 4 2 4 1 6 MATERIALS TAB OPTIONS BeamTool has a huge catalog of materials to choose from allowing users to define material parameters on the fly Starting in BeamTool 6 users can create a custom
87. T55S IH G summary Catalog entry PartNo WA10 HT55S IH G TempAir 25 TempPiece 50 Use the HighTemp Wedge Toolbar to render various beam paths f calculate Correction Calculates the beam path correction factors for all of the probes beamsets 271 Add on Modules 40 WA10 HT55S IH G 30 20 20 When this button is first clicked a pop up window will come up to remind the user to set accurate temperature specific piece velocities Temperature 5pecific Piece Velocities Accurate temperature correction relies on accurate temperature specific piece velocities Ifyou have not yet set temperature specific piece velocities do so now Compression re e 5 890 mm s Shear oes 3240 7 5 272 Add on Modules Single Element Render a single element at the angle specified 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Q 40 20 10 amp Transducer Bonds Render beams at the first and last element and from the center of the array at the angle specified 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 10 273 Add on Modules all Elements Render a beam for each element in the array at the angle specified 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 40 30 O oy 10 10 Probe Beamsets Render a beam path for each of the probes beamsets 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 274 Add on Modules To visualize the corrected HighTemp Beam Path in your workspace click on the d HighTemp icon in the PA Probe Configuration dialog box Wh
88. TT 4 12 11 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 We DA A 8 pikaa Zie _ Drm Attest a lee A n seyan scagmlionions BSS AS a Pi ales Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry Style Construction Aids t 305 41 54 62 CTD If we don t want the beamset to interact with the 50mm radius we can right click on each of the lines we used to create it and turn Reflective off by removing the check mark 311 Lessons EN Zoom Fit 50 Clone Selected g Delete Selected EA Paste Copy a Cut 44 Bring To Front 41 Send To Back dl Flip Vertical Flip Horizontal Sh Rotate Clockwise i Rotate Counter clockwise C Rotate 180 H Group k Un Group Reset Geometry GH Convert Selected to Lines 290280270260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100110120130140150 160170 180 190200210 220230240 250260270 280290 300310320 Phasos Atay Probe 1 Y g NO R ROS a A NS Me B A Lisaa yr 74 Zune _ orm ar qa 9 lee KP Ws a a MA 340 RHO OA AM ra 2 1 F BH E Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry Style Construction Aids 2 93 IN mm Pe memes Dd y of Va You can flip the probe horizontally on the piece by clicking on the lh Flip Probe icon from the Probe Group 312 Lessons 29028027026025024023022021020019018017
89. Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections ANUSe Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece 9 Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece o Display Beam Focus Defines the point at which a sound beam converges to minimum diameter and maximum sound pressure and beyond which the beam diverges A Focus Type can be specified and used to display the beam s focus into the piece 1 Select the Focus Type button A list of Focus Types are displayed 2 Select the appropriate Focus Type y Y True Depth True depth is the specified distance into the piece parallel to the bottom of the wedge P Projection Projection is the specified distance in the piece parallel to the front of the wedge y gt Half Path Half Path is the distance along each beam from the point where the beam enters the piece 1 2 None Do not perform focusing 113 Probes Display Gate The Gate describes an ele
90. Viewports can be configured with independent layer visibility from the main workspace surface The Visibility icons found in the Viewport Manager toggles available layer views on and off in the workspace for the Default viewport only and toggles available layer views on and off in the report for all other viewports This makes it possible to add additional context to report images that may not be necessary on the main workspace view 158 CAD Toolbar 13 2 2 3 VIEWPORTS IN PRINTING All viewports will show in the Print Drawings dialog box as long as the Print icon is turned on for each viewport in the Viewport Manager In the example below we have created one viewport called CalBlock Detail HEA 0 ElcaBlok Elelok M BERG HF MOF 929494949 73 Bolt Side Mob 350 ACSA a E AO CIO A AC CA 20 30 40 CalBlock Detail Viewport CalBlock ID SD calBd A Radius 15 84mm 60 00mm B 0 P 404 m8 7 45 E HH Z Lin g Grm AB Text 118 ie a ue gt ar HHObDbuonna m ae Edit Add Geometry E L i 159 CAD Toolbar Click on Print from the File Menu to bring up the Print Drawings dialog box You will see all of your active viewports available to print Pedr age ota gt CalBlock ID 10 00mm 2 40mm E wo 160 CAD Toolbar 13 2 2 3 1 1 VIEWPORTS IN REPORTS All viewports will show in a report as long as the Print icon is turned on for each viewport in the Viewport Manager In the example b
91. ZONAL Add on also provides access to the new Zonal Beamset With Weld Zones configured a Phased Array Zonal Beamset can use the powerful new Beam Solver to automatically create individual beams that specifically target each zone The Beam Solver will determine the appropriate beam parameters refracted angle gating focusing etc to maximize signal response for each zone all with the click of single button RZ Manual goe KKK OA 2 asiPulseecho gt SNIK Start Insp Ref Name Zone a Ande Anale Aperture 5275 ul Start Element yg TE O pe le gt 3 opa s pu po e n pe Focus Length Gate Offset Gate Start Alpha Angle 3613 dB Drop Near Field 56 81 jmm Beam Sweep UsedAperture 11 90 mm Beam Spread Rh Eh Gain Global Gain Gate Threshold Reflector Size Sizing Correction Rotary Position Filter Usage Presentations 236 Add on Modules 237 Add on Modules 22 6 SIMULATION ADD ON The A Scan Add on Module has been renamed to Simulation Add on Module and now also includes the Sound Field Animation features This add on is a great teaching tool that combines the two powerful features 1 Visualize a simulated A Scan signal from BeamTool probes and workspaces gt Simulation Parameters 2 Sound Field Animation shows how elements firing in a phased array probe constructively form a wave front and how that wave front propagates into the piece 238 Add on Modules
92. a Geometry file 1 Select Import gt Geometry from the File menu and navigate to the location of your file Select Open 205 Reference 185 INSTRUMENT INFO The Instrument Info dialog is accessible by the IF Instrument Info button on the Main Toolbar Through this dialog information about the acquisition Instrument can be entered Various fields can be populated by hand or can be loaded from a pre populated catalog of instruments Once populated the Instrument Info field values will be displayed on various Reports Additional Instrument Info field values can be used by the Report Template Editor to include this information on a custom report Mo General Manufacturer Olympus Model OmniScan PA 16 128 PA Channels Ja y 128 PA Law Channels Pulser Parameters Receiver Parameters Tx Rx Mode P E Filter MHz Auto Waem Ma Recifea Pulse Width ns Auto Video Filter Pulse Repetition Auto Averaging l Frequency bel Save 5 Catalog Use the Catalog button to open the Import Instrument dialog Through this dialog pre populated instruments can be filtered sorted and selected for use Values imported from the catalog can be overwritten in the Instrument Info dialog if necessary 206 PAChannels LawChannels MicroPulse LT 4 MicroPulse LT 8 MicroPulse5 16 MicroPulse5 32 MicroPulse5 48 MicroPulse5 64 MicroPulsePA 128 16 MicroPulsePA 256 16 MicroPulsePA 512 16 MicroPulsePA 64 16 ScanMate 2 ScanMate 4
93. adding a time delay to change the refracted angle This option is available for Single Beam Beamsets and Conventional UT Probes Oe 2 0 urea Dee Yw Mamen hrote GEGE pamm gt 12 New In BeamTool 7 Wavelet Visualization displays the wavelets for each individual element at a selected time in micro seconds Single Beamset only Focal Delay Visualization the Show Elements option for Single Beamsets will now live reflect the focal delays as beam parameters are modified Gh CILT y eryr Me idt maip Toch TECER e Comp ape je a Ay salon PD F s Y Pd 4 MNBA DAMIAN INM TZ re A ja EXA PY YH act BROOK ocn 2 Ome tn E Oh H Fa m Taaie ton ane a W Cmairaman Aste l 13 New In BeamTool 7 Additional Crop Modes users now have the option to crop beams at Distance from Interface and Time from Interface eu A 0 Ujian ewe Pa Bret ete OCB Baw accu C a ap A PIN BABBLING SNE I bra Aten A a m oos amp gt a mm tome S LM art 2H ORO eho 14 New In BeamTool 7 Make Indication from Geometry indications can now be added to the indication table from selected geometries in the workspace Bren hat DENG hamna E 393 DRaa Kaa A m 24 0210 oan asa 15 New In BeamTool 7 Add Drawing Set for Indications Indication drawing sets can now be added to the workspace wohyest Switch to the Sear Too set
94. ale Once we have the bitmap where we want it we will lock it in place to keep it from accidently being moved Click on the Display Settings icon found in the Tools section of the CAD Toolbar Select the 25 Lock Images icon from the Display Settings dialog box We are ready to trace the outline of the calibration block To do this we will open the Add Geometry and select YA Polyline from the Piece Geometry section When we reach the area where the bitmap curves we will press ESC to stop the Polyline 7160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 30 50 40 70 60 80 _ 10 100 90 TH B SLA gt csaalrer Z thy Dune Ex A3 Text m o 0 He 85 25 HH 41 38 yO vs Ms 2er a lt a mon ona SNS AS a 7 1 3 COR Tools Edit Add Geometry Style G Construction Aids 308 Lessons Click on the M Snap Settings icon found in the Tools section of the CAD Toolbar Click on the Pe Snap to Nearest icon to avoid gaps while tracing Click on the Draw Piece Arc icon to trace the arc This is found in the Add Geometry section of the CAD Toolbar 7190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 5 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 18 ai 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 P 2 B z Bl P tseellL lS He 7 ue Sr Fin AB Tex
95. alog box in the Wedge options drop down menu the HighTemp Wedge dialog box the CalBlock Designer dialog box the ZonalCalBlock Designer dialog box and the Indication Table dialog box 27 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 4 TOOLS MENU These are the tools that can be found under the Tools menu T Geometry Inspector The Geometry Inspector allows advanced users to manipulate Piece and Annotation geometries at a lower level than that of the CAD Tools Command Prompt The Command Prompt is a precision drawing tool used to quickly draw and edit geometries with specific dimensions FP Convert Simple Piece to Custom Converts the Simple Piece plate into individual custom geometries allowing you to manipulate the piece geometries NOTE When using this tool proceed with caution Please remember that any existing geometries and annotations that have been added to the workspace will be erased Delete Duplicate Geometries Scans the geometries that have been added to the workspace and removes any extras that have the exact same attributes Construct Top View This tool analyzes the side view of a custom piece and automatically draws a top view Simplify Poly Geometry This tool analyzes the poly geometries in a workspace and eliminates redundant poly geometries to reduce file size IF Add on Manager Allows the user to view and activate available Add on Modules Options Allows the user to specify options Click
96. am Focus Defines the point at which a sound beam converges to minimum diameter and maximum sound pressure and beyond which the beam diverges A Focus Type can be specified and used to display the beam s focus into the piece 1 Select the Focus Type button A list of Focus Types are displayed 2 Select the appropriate Focus Type Y True Depth True depth is the specified distance into the piece parallel to the bottom of the wedge Af iis feds A YA PAS AY PTAs AANT y o E TO A i Mie W NS A Hit y il aN y HHI Www Gh e Ad oe me or A pme eS Teh omae p a y z q Ta 7 in o A eee gt a a Pr pl Aio gt iy A a md rn i aerae 2dr 25 gt PTA n p t A 2 11 at bd Aa E a e e a DEA Ee ee Hs a a hilly yiii i e o tht ene p a a N TA gun mm _ ee A M A i ims s ond gt gt a pu eee o bad P gt a rd pl od _ a ti iat ty geil 4 MIA INIA aa unis a p 9 o2 R a TTN SiS Tarara Scor A a rt y s pa _ q amm T a eL ae gt _ gt es el e TO TE gt a a SA ES A et eo e i m pT T a a 102 P Projection Projection is the specified distance in the piece parallel to the front of the wedge wwz aL kK VANN X y a A A A AINA ith po ha dh tna ae Usa ft
97. an change the default side view to top view by clicking on the L Display Top View icon found in the Main Toolbar Change back to side view by clicking on the Display Side View icon Top View We can produce a report based on our current workspace by clicking on the Report icon in theMain Toolbar 302 Lessons Sample Report ESBeamTool Summary Scan Plan Eclipse Scientific Inspection Layout 38 71mm F A 303 Lessons Piece 5 hick das Shear Compression Material Thickness Length Velocity Velocity steel 1020 20mm 100mm 3 24mm ps 5 54mm us HAZ 24 65 HAZ Width 5mm Weld 37 0 37 0 Region Angle Height Gap Radius Landing OA Upper Fill 37 Root 6 6mm 10mm Sana Root Fill 37 6 7mm B 7Omm 37 0 22 60mm 37 0 Phased Array Probe Phased Array Probe 1 Index Offset 38 71mm Scan Offset 36 56mm Mirrored False 23 00mm Wedge 5410 N555 516 410 Velocity Primary Offset Height 1 Element Length Width Angle 2 3Imm yus 20 35mm 6 94mm 23 02mm 23mm 36 32 Transducer 5116 41 Total Aperture 9 6mm Number of Elements 16 Element Pitch 0 6mm UN Sectorial Beamset Law Config Sectorial Wave Type Shear Element First Min Max Angle a Qty Element Angle Angle Steps 16 1 45 75 097 None 1 16 304 Lessons 23 2 LESSON 2 IMAGES In this demonstration we will import and scale a bitmap and show how to work with layers We will start with a new workspace Change th
98. and depth Y Notches Center Notch Width ee y 1 00 mm mm V Cap Notch 1 0 Width Depth Length mm ee y 1 00 mm jj 10 00 mm IF Cap Notch HAZ Root Notch 0 5 4 Root Notch 1 0 Width Depth Length jem 1 00 mm je 1 00 mm jj 10 00 mm a Root Notch 1 5 Root Notch HAZ Notch Parameters Notch Width Notch Length Notch Depth Fills The dimension along the x axis of the target The dimension along the z axis of the target The dimension from the ID or OD to the deepest point of the target A fill is a machined flat bottom hole reference target that is positioned along the fusion face at a perpendicular angle Fill targets are defined by width and angle 287 Add on Modules Fills Fills Diameter fee 3 00 mm V Root Fills Diameter jr 3 00 mm Diameter j y 2 00 mm Angle Fill Parameters Fill i The diameter of the target Diameter Fill Angle The angle as measured from the center line Volumetrics A flat bottom hole that is positioned along the weld center line Volumetric targets are defined by width V1 Angle V2 Angle and VX Angle Volumetrics Diameter Sj mm ViAnge fa a V2 Angle j 2 WXAnge a Diameter GQ mm vi Angle fija a V2Ange fas E VX Angle a Volumetric Parameters Volumetric l The diameter of the target Diameter V1 Angle The angle from the center line f
99. arious editing tools e Drawings Access to tools for creating and managing drawing sets e Tools Access to various information and operational tools The BeamTool Options dialog is also accessed from the Tools menu e Help Access to documentation and BeamTool product options 22 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 1 FILE MENU There are a number of options located under the File menu iNew Workspace Creates anew workspace displaying default values for piece and probe Open Workspace Allows the user to open a previously saved workspace A workspace preview pane is available in the Open Workspace window providing a thumbnail view of the workspace currently selected Recent Files Displays a list of the most recently opened workspaces A workspace can be opened by selecting from this list lalsave Workspace Allows the user to save the current workspace If the workspace has not been previously saved the Save Workspace dialog will appear allowing the user to specify the workspace filename If the workspace has been previously saved the workspace will be re saved overwrite to the existing workspace filename Save Workspace As Allows the user to save the current workspace Displays the Save Workspace dialog every time allowing the user to specify anew workspace filename or overwrite the existing workspace filename i Page Setup Allows the user to setup the page properties when printing a workspace Print Allow
100. ate Thicknesse s ebwk Long Seam Weld 30 Sample PA ebwrk This Open File dialog allows you to select an BeamTool workspace for import The folder is defaulted to the BeamTool workspaces folder The default view presents the workspace files as thumbnails to make locating a file easier After a workspace file is selected and the Open button is pressed there is no further user interaction required It will take a few moments to process the workspace file and calculate the focal laws 229 Third Party Integration hon SSIPURS Mr co o MRE TOM IBERIA 40 ARA e AIMAR MMMM sew fF Oe A gt ee rn Sa o Bro masar y s e T vec a a Jo ey Edad i aa TIE Orei e vaw gt _ A Ls Sequesce i E Ootu soguzo Sj a hos mo Maen ee Ree eee Se eee Oe AA AA LA Lorn be JD vee bate E tt de x Sn snee D Ostad kk l Mor oo xare EET A dl PA oh lator aa a C ee wer th te Du o Mn ae A mae e soere iat met had ned wae UN os we lett tee eu RA gt aj Ta Par paa Mew feel Oe i e Ca og eie ti e eee ee Eh t Ak it os m 10M oe J tee Pct es te Pa A Pater fo carr decora e Pra dia Pag do dera C adnam rd PA cas Mela ies d ee eee ae QOO te e rag imas ms 21 3 2 3 CURRENT LIMITATIONS The following areas of functionality are not yet supported with the current version e Pitch catch configurations e TOFD configurations e Conventiona
101. aterial containing the weld Index Offset The offset point from the center point of the weld on the drawing Dad OTHER TOOLS AVAILABLE In addition to the options available above the following tools are available during piece and weld configuration LOpen an Existing Piece and Weld Configuration Once the Piece Configuration dialog has been displayed existing piece and weld configurations ebp can be opened 1 Press the Open button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file ebp to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the drawing pane will update to display the selected piece and weld lelsave a Piece and Weld Configuration Once a piece and weld configuration is complete it can be saved ebp 1 Press the Save button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save 48 Piece 1 Select a Material Velocity The Piece Velocity can be set by selecting a material from the Material picklist 1 Press the Material button located on the Piece Configuration dialog A list of available materials will be displayed 2 Select a material from the list The Material Velocity values will be set with the assigned material velocities Display Piece Dimensions Displays the thickness of the piece on the drawing Display Piece Index
102. aw where the beam refracts into the piece Display Beam Near Field Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transducer and is calculated using the frequency and cross sectional area of the transducer surface SZDisplay Surface Distance Dimension Displays the distance along the entry surface between the initial entry point into the specimen and its reflected exit point Display V Path Distance Dimension Displays the total distance the beam travels through the specimen from the initial entry point to the exit point Display Pitch Catch Displays the path a reflected beam would take back into a wedge and the elements that could best be used to receive this signal Parameters Gate Start The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate Gate Length The length of the gate segment dB Drop Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used 85 Probes Beam Spread The increase in beam diameter with distance from the aperture from which the beam emerges Near Field A section of the radiated beam that is within a small number of wavelengths of the beam source 8 4 4 2 TRANSDUCER OPTIONS Parameters Part Number The part number of the transducer entered by user or populated from import Frequency The number of waves that pass a given point in a specified unit of time Shape Toggle on Round or Square to specify the shape of the transducer Height The height of th
103. beams for both the preview and drawing panes Beam Buffer Visibility Lal j Visibility of the beam buffer lines that indicate the bounds of the elemental area s 131 Probes 9 1 3 6 FULL MATRIX CAPTURE BEAMSET Full Matrix Capture FMC is a specific data acquisition process using ultrasonic phased array probes For an array of N elements each element is successively used as a transmitter while all other elements are used to receive Full Matrix Capture Beamset Configuration Crop Skips Tx Start Element Tx Aperture Size Tx Element Step Spread Factor 0 50 4 l d Solid Beams gt QA gt 9 1 3 6 1 FULL MATRIX CAPTURE BEAMSET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics Use Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece 1 Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Time from Elements Distance from Interface 2 Time from Interface or Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific di
104. beamset a la sonde Choisir le type de beamset d appropriate a partir du picklist Probe Configuration Configuration de sonde Displays the Probe Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data Montre le dialogue de configuration de sonde qui peut tre employ pour values to be used indiquer les valeurs de donn es a employer Display Crossover Dimensions Dimensions de croisement d affichage Displays the percentage and distance into the piece that the transmitter beam Montre le pourcentage et la distance dans le morceau que le faisceau travels to the point it meets the receiver beam d metteur voyage au point qu il rencontre le faisceau de r cepteur Display Dead Zones Zones mortes d affichage Displays the near surface discontinuities areas for the top and bottom walls of Montre les secteurs ext rieurs proches de discontinuit s pour les fondations the piece sup rieures et du morceau Espacement central de sonde PCs a F ST Ajuster l espacement de centre de sonde PCs entre la sonde d metteur et A Eis A A T la sonde de r cepteur Pour indiquer une valeur vous pouvez mouvement Locale String English Display Wedge DimensionsDisplays the X Xt Z and Height values for the wedge on the drawing eee Display Wedge Position DimensionDisplays the distance of the wedge from the center point of the weld on the drawing Display Wedge Part ani Sa i the wedge number on the bi To Translate a sin
105. bes 89 Probes 8 6 PROBE IDENTIFIER When a probe is selected in the workspace BeamTool will automatically highlight the probes corresponding configuration box This allows the user to quickly identify the configuration options for the selected probe in a multi probe workspace Multiple probe selection is also supported OE TEE SK MID arent e agw Hamin m WIF OR MEE AAC C i ZA BS EE A Tar TS A ise cnn ie R art sli hatoi eho pi ees Ps Eon 90 Probes 8 7 PROBE OPTIONS In addition to configuring some simple probe attributes the Probe Group also provides the ability to do the following Oel ALL PROBE GROUPS d Probe Displays the Probe Configuration dialog which can be used to specify detailed probe Configuration attributes Probe Tools Provides access to the Clone Delete Rename Import and Export probe commands Clone Probe Creates a probe based on attribution set for existing probe Removes the probe The Probe group and corresponding graphics in the drawing are Delete Probe removed Rename Probe When selected the Probe name is editable When multiple probes exist in the workspace you can use this tool to re order the active dire a Re Order Left Probe Group menu one position to the left When multiple probes exist in the workspace you can use this tool to re order the active HRe i e l Re Order Right Probe Group menu one position to the right Import Probe When selected impor
106. c distance from the elements along the beam path e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections a Display Beam Focus Defines the point at which a sound beam converges to minimum diameter and maximum sound pressure and beyond which the beam diverges A Focus Type can be specified and used to display the beam s focus into the piece 1 Select the Focus Type button A list of Focus Types are displayed 2 Select the appropriate Focus Type y Y True Depth True depth is the specified distance into the piece parallel to the bottom of the wedge r Projection Projection is the specified distance in the piece parallel to the front of the wedge y gt Half Path Half Path is the distance along each beam from the point where the beam enters the piece 1 2 None Do not perform focusing HADisplay Gate The Gate describes an electronic means to monitor a specific segment of distance Display Beam Near Field 121 Probes Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transducer and is calculated using the frequency and cross sectional ar
107. c elements each of which can be pulsed individually By varying the timing for instance by pulsing the elements one by one in sequence along a row a pattern of interference is set up that results in a beam at a set angle In other words the beam can be steered electronically The beam is swept like a search light through the piece being examined and the data from multiple beams are put together to make a visual image showing a slice through the piece B 1 oy ett feta al A A 20 00 mm A iras y 0 00 mm Of y 0 00 2 mm CI 0 00 a o ke lt Click here to add beamsets 94 Probes 91 PHASED ARRAY BEAMSETS Phased Array probes support seven types of beamsets Single Beam Beamset Single Beam Beamsets renderasinglebeamfroma definedset of elements ataspecified refracted angle Useful for developing zonal techniques Linear Beamset Linear Beamsets allow a numberof focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a common refracted angle Sectorial Beamset Sectorial Beamsets allowa number offocal laws to be drawn from aset of elements with arange of refracted angles Linear Spread Beamset Linear Spread Beamsets allowanumber of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a range of refracted angles Zonal Beamset Zonal Beamsets areused to target specificregions of aweld Zonal beamsets are commonly used in pipelineweld inspection Requires Zonal Add On Full Matrix Capture Ful
108. ce Height NOTE Use the Link Horizontal and Link Vertical buttons to mirror adjustments made to slopes Material Compression Same plane directional velocity of the piece Shear Right angle directional velocity of the piece 2 42 Piece 5 3 T PIECE CONFIGURATION A T piece and weld can be configured by pressing the T Piece Configuration button located on the Main Toolbar This will display the T Piece Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values to be used to generate the T piece geometry Piece Configuration 1 Material ES Import a Export EE Name Compression gt 5 890 mmus Shear g A mmjps Plate Thickness mm Width C rra mm Length mm Index Offset lll 7 7 mm Thickeness ja 20 00 mm Height a 50 00 mm Gap SSE 0 00 mm Angle re y 90 00 Ah Bevel Height mm Angle Go G D Cap mm Height jus y 10 00 mm Angle C j y 35 00 D Cap mm 5 3 1 T PIECE CONFIGURATION Below are the values that can be set for a T piece and weld To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified 43 Piece 1 Select a Material Velocity The Piece Velocity can be set by selecting a material from the Material picklist 1 Press the Material button located on the Pi
109. ctronic means to monitor a specific segment of distance Display Beam Near Field Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transducer and is calculated using the frequency and cross sectional area of the transducer surface Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material Display Beam Angle Displays the angle of the beam relative to the weld angle Display Pitch Catch Displays the path a reflected beam would take back into a wedge and the elements that could best be used to receive this signal TF Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through 114 Probes Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Turn on Show Elements for Single Beam Beamsets to visualize the focal delays as beam parameters are modified 115 Probes Wavelet Visualization Displays the wavelets for each individual element at a selected time in micro seconds The visualization of the wavelets is controlled by the Wavelet slider in the Single Beamset Configuration window Ea Sound Field Visualization Provides an animated visualization of the ultrasonic sound field radiated from a transducer 116 Probes show Sound Pressure Visually renders sound pressure at any point in the field represented by a geometric or bitmap wavefront Using real field physics the wavefront can be focused and
110. d palettizer Indication Ta gt H E lt Makefromgeometry me Pate H ID Amplitude Type x me Depth Height Sean Stat Scan End T Comments 50 00 La 41 00 13 00 16 00 4 00 0 00 5 00 AO CIC e CI CCC Indication Properties X1 3100 5 mm Center 22002 mm Width 18002 mm X1 13002 mm Yri CO FP 21 48002 mm Center C 1800 mm Height 200 mm 22 20 00 mm Z NCAA Center GEE mm Lengh AMIA mm 2 0 3 mm g SA It can be opened by clicking on the 4 Indication Table icon found on the Main Toolbar 17 1 INDICATION TABLE OPTIONS E Open Opens a previously saved Eclipse Beam Indication file eb1 lalsave Saves the currently selected indication to a Eclipse Beam Indication file eb1 h a Display Toggles the visibility of the indications in the workspace Indications Determines whether or not the selected indication will reflect beams projected from a e Reflect probe E show Indication Toggles the Indication Properties controls menu at the bottom of the indications table roperties LA Remove Removes an indication from the Indication Table and removes it from the workspace Click Indication here for more information on working with indications Adds a new indication to the Indication Table and displays it on the workspace Click here for Aad Indication more information on working with indications a Make Geometry E Display Dimensions from Allows the user to create and edit an indication
111. d to the piece and weld Annotations Exports the graphics associated to the redline annotations Probes Exports the graphics associated to the probe including wedge transducer and beams Please note that the export DXF does not support the export of text dimensions bitmaps and symbols 222 Extracting Data 20 2 REPORTING BeamTool provides HTML standards based reporting which allows reports to be generated and shared across the web or email Report contents can be copied into other applications and edited for final presentation Advanced users can create and save custom report templates using standard HTML editors Creating a Report Reports can be instantly generated using the default templates included with BeamTool 1 Follow the steps for Creating a Typical Technique 2 Select the Report button from the main toolbar or from the File menu Select a default template from the list A summary report is automatically generated including drawings and attribution 4 Report can be saved to file or sent to a printer 223 Extracting Data 20 3 REPORT TEMPLATE EDITOR BeamTool provides HTML standards based reporting which allows reports to be generated and shared across the web or email Report templates can be edited using the built in Report Template Editor 20 3 1 EDITING A REPORT TEMPLATE To edit a report template 1 Press the Report button on the main toolbar or select from the File menu 2 Once a report has been dis
112. dded for Phased Array probes by pressing the Add Beamset button on the Probe group Beams for Time of Flight Diffraction and Conventional UT probes are automatically generated during probe placement 71 Probes 8 2 PROBE GROUPS Each probe added to the workspace will have a corresponding probe menu added to the toolbar You can change the view of the probe menu between Compact Probe Bar provides a minimal readout and a popover edit panel and Full Probe Bar provides the full readout of the Probe menu by clicking on the corresponding icons found on the Main Toolbar Phased Array TOFD and Conventional UT probe groups are colored uniquely and have differing options Phased Array y AT mm Bi a ae 0 00 4 mm E jor y 00 00 TOFD Wise TOFD Probe Conventional UT gt a ja AN on Of y 0 00 mm 1 oe y 00 00 4 5 2 1 PROBE CONFIGURATION The transducer and wedge attributes of a probe can be modified via Probe Configuration button 2 Probes O22 PROBE TOOLS Each Probe Group has a Probe Tools drop down menu that provides various actions that can be performed on a probe Clone a Probe A probe can be created based on attribution specified for an existing probe To clone an existing probe to create a new one 1 Press the Probe Tools button located on the Probe group for the appropriate probe 2 Press the Clone Probe button A new probe will be added
113. dent angle of the beam within the wedge read only Line Color Color to be used to display the beam for both the preview and drawing panes 137 Probes Element Utilization 1 6 The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified 138 Probes 9 1 4 ZONAL BEAMSET A Zonal Beamset is used in conjunction with Weld Zones to provide targeted steering of individual beams into specific locations along the face of a weld bevel NOTE Zonal Beamset and Weld Zones are only available to users of the BeamTool Zonal Add On A Zonal Beamset is a collection of Targeted Beamset beams that are configured and manipulated through a list Beams can be added and removed from the list either manually or through the automated Beam Solver Once added to a phased array probe a zonal beamset can be configured using the following dialog and related tools x Auto 9 Manual amp Solve KAK BA SS PulseEcho SN Start Insp Ref Name Zone 5 t par ancl Aperture Catch 4 F4 7 52 75 Cats a a O at e je e fvw e fe mM een a a E A AS j mm mm mm ES C5681_ mm Sa a T sora eve A 3 z Alpha Angle a Used Aperture Gain Global Gain Gate Threshold Reflector Size Sizing Correction Rotary Position Filter E z Usage Presentations A 1 64 1
114. distance between the centers of two adjacent elements Element Width The width of a single piezocomposite element Passive Width The length of a single piezocomposite element Start Channel The channel on the PA instrument that the transducer is connected to Element Gap The gap between adjacent elements Total Aperture The Total Elements multiplied by the Element Pitch read only 8 4 2 2 fIWEDGE OPTIONS Wedge Mode The probe s wedge mode can be modified by clicking the Wedge Mode button This will pop up a drop down list with Block Wedge Contact and Immersion options Selecting the block wedge mode will display the full list of the following parameters Selecting contact or immersion modes will hide all the wedge parameters aside from Velocity When using contact or immersion modes the velocity value is applied to the couplant or immersion medium 78 f Wedge Probes Block Wedge Transducer is attached to a wedge which is placed in contact with the piece Contact Transducer is placed in direct contact with the piece Immersion Transducer is suspended abovethe piecein an immersion tank Changing the wedge mode will remove the wedge display from the drawing pane and will automatically set anew default value for the probe s elevation offset Parameters Part Number Velocity X Xt Z Height Width Angle Inset Outset Outset Buffer Front Slope Damping Depth Radius Wedge Length The part n
115. down button provides access to pre defined weld types 53 Weld Configuration Hour Glass 1 i Hour Glass 2 An hour glass shaped weld An hourglass shaped weld withouta root Flair 1 i 7 Flair 2 A weld with an upper flair A weld with an lower flair J Type Standard _ Type Complex A J typeweld A J type weld with root and multiple fill angles V Type Standard i V Type Complex A V type weld with a root gap A V type weld with a root gap and multiple fillangles CRC Type Standard o CRC Type Complex ACRC type weld with symmetrical root and i A CRC type weld with a root rootfill angle fillangles and multiplefill angles K Type i Offset Type An asymmetric K type weld An asymmetric offset weld These pre defined weld types have been constructed with regions that have been customized to particular real world weld bevel types Once a pre defined weld has been selected its regions are displayed in the Regions Panel Add Bevel Region Click on the Add Bevel Region icon for a drop down list of bevel regions A Weld must be constructed from one or more Regions Regions define the shape size and structure of the weld bevel More on Weld Regions here If a pre defined weld does not conform exactly to the needed specifications one can be modified as necessary Additional regions can be added or regions not required can be removed Regions can be re ordered vertically And individual region parameters can b
116. ds 1 geometry selected t 192 60 16 28 CD 4 323 Lessons Add the Side Drilled Holes and Lucite Insert into the drawing Set their ExtrudeZ to 0 and the ExtrudeDepth to 25 4 File Edit Tools DO cm AAV eaddProbe 9 O E3 wo g WRAAQ 73 PA Probe 302417 AC 0 08_ mi _1551 2362262 19200198180170168150140138120119100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10011012013014015016017018019020 4 Misc BottomLeft BottomRight Center Di E ExtrudeDepth 25 4 ExtrudeZ 0 Mi GeometryTypeName Cirde HandleCount 2 Height Hide3D False LineColor L LineDashStyle Solid LineEndCap Flat LineStartCap Flat LineWidth 1 MaterialName Radius Reflective Refractive Tag TopLeft TopRight UUID Velocity A n B 9 404 ma te Q Fill AB Text TS 0 gt 34 03 hen seats lt P gt o y v v X o 16 E 3 al g Z a Li Th ay dh 3 a MM Ca 2 f 46 09 1 81 09 oo e Tools Edit Style G L Construction Aids 5 geometries selected iS 6166015091481308120118100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 Es When we change to 3D View the different Z starting points and extrusion depths can be seen dDOdOa FaN 44D eaddProbe gt 9 2 PA Probe SAD ACI CI am unuamana 290 324 Lessons 23 6 LESSON 6 HIGH TEMP ADD ON In this lesson we will demonstrate the High Temperature Add on functionality in BeamTool In order to proceed with this l
117. e All of the Available Fields are listed with fieldname captions in the Report Work Area Edit and Save the new report template using the steps available in the above Example 20 3 1 4 USING CODE MODE Pe ey A Users familiar with HTML code can select the Code tab to display and modify the report template in HTML format 225 CHAPTER 21 THIRD PARTY INTEGRATION Eclipse has partnered with other companies in the NDT industry to allow for easy integration of BeamTool workspaces into other acquisition and analysis software systems 21 1 TD FOCUS SCAN amp TD HANDY SCAN As of January 2010 all TD Focus Scan and TD Handy Scan systems are shipped with BeamTool pre installed and older systems may be upgraded by TD to include this functionality The integration brings together two of the most powerful and widely known computerized ultrasonic applications It provides a comprehensive planning and data acquisition capability in a convenient package 21 2 ZETEC ULTRAVISION The BeamTool install includes a custom UltraVision library that can be used to integrate with Zetec UltraVision With this library installed and configured the UltraVision file menu is extended with the option to Import BeamTool Workspace This will automatically configure UltraVision with the probes wedges and beam sets you ve configured in your BeamTool workspace 226 Third Party Integration 213 ULTRAVISION LIBRARY The BeamTool install includes a custom Ul
118. e CalBlock Radius SDH Target Panel Options Side Drilled Hole X C 10 00 mm gt 10 00 mm Depth j 38 00 mm Diameter E 240 4 mm ee T Y T lH 66 Calibration Block wH Collapse Panel Collapses and expands the SDH Panel Target Visibility Toggles the visibility of the SDH target in the drawing Change Order Controls the order of the Target Panels in the Calibration Block Designer window Options Drop Down Provides options for A Deleting a4 Cloning and Renaming the SDH target SDH Target Corner Anchor Selects the corner anchor point for the SDH Target Options include Top Left Top Right Bottom Left and Bottom Right any i 8 on Target Face Anchor Selects the face anchor point for the SDH Target Options include Front and Back Side Drilled Hole Parameters X Defines the position of the SDH target of the X axis Y Defines the position of the SDH target of the Y axis Depth Defines the position for the depth of the SDH target Diameter Defines the position for the diameter of the SDH target 67 Calibration Block Notch Target Panel Options x TOS 5 10 00 mm Y DC 10 4 76 00 mm Length ial 25 00 mm ee a Depth ee 0 38 mm a id m Width u 2 00 a mm Collapse Panel Collapses and expands the Notch Panel 2 2 Target Visibility Toggles the visibility of the Notch target in the drawing 7 4 Chang
119. e Order Controls the order of the Target Panels in the Calibration Block Designer window Options Drop Down Provides options for A Deleting 43 Cloning and Renaming the Notch target Notch Target Corner Anchor Selects the corner anchor point for the Notch Target Options include Top Left Top Right Bottom Left and Bottom Right 1 EA Target Face Anchor Selects the face anchor point for the Notch Target Options include Front Centered and Back 68 Calibration Block Notch Parameters X Defines the measurement for the location of the notch target of the X axis Y Defines the measurement for the location of the notch target of the Y axis Length Defines the measurement for the length of the notch target Depth Defines the measurement for the depth of the notch target Width Defines the measurement for the width of the notch target 69 CHAPTER 8 PROBES Probes A probe is made up of a transducer and an optional wedge A probe can be added to a workspace by using the Add a Probe menu option Once added a probe can be customized using the corresponding Probe group The Probe group provides access to the Probe Configuration which is used to specify the data values to be used for both the transducer and wedge The Probe group also provides the ability to control what information is displayed on the drawing BeamTool supports the placement of Phased Array Time Of Flight Diffraction and Conventional UT prob
120. e and enter the length and or angle and select Enter 168 CHAPTER 14 GEOMETRIES Geometries are used to provide additional information to a drawing There are two types of geometries in BeamTool Annotative Geometries which do not interact with projected beams and Piece Geometries which possess reflective and refractive properties and reflect beams projected from a probe For more information select the appropriate type below Piece Geometry Reflective Z Line Rectangle Arc 7 Ellipse VA Polyine y Polygon Circle Line C Rectangle Ac 17 Elipse Y Potyine Ly Polygon e Piece Geometries Circle e Annotative Geometries Dimensions A Linear Y Arc s Polyline AY Angle Legend viewport Text Box AZ Call Out Misc yy Symbol f Image The following screenshot demonstrates how geometries can be used to construct detailed workspaces 169 Geometries Piece Geometries are used to create the reflective outline of the bolt sOPLE WWOO S6 Annotative Geometries are used to display a bitmap image of the bolt and to display dimensions 170 Geometries 14 1 PIECE GEOMETRIES Custom Piece Geometries allow the user to draw complex piece and weld configurations Types of annotation include lines arcs polylines rectangles and polygons Custom Piece Geometries possess reflective properties and will reflect beams projected from the probe The reflective and refractive properties can be disab
121. e appropriate probe 2 Press the Import button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file btps to be opened 3 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the preview and drawing panes will update to display the selected wedge and transducer Export or Save a Probe Configuration Once a Probe Configuration is complete it can be saved as a PA probe configuration btps or TOFD Conventional probe set configuration includes beam 1 Press the Probe Tools button located on the Probe group for the appropriate probe 2 Press the Export button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 3 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save Additional Options Additional probe group options are described in Probe Options 74 Probes 84 PROBE CONFIGURATION A probe can be configured by pressing the Probe Configuration button located on the Probe group Select a probe type below to see a detailed description of the available attributes that can be set for that type of probe NOTE The refracted angle may vary slightly from the manufacturer s specified angle as the Piece velocity specified in BeamTool may be different than the velocity used by the manufacturer Please adjust the Piece velocity or the Probe refracted angle as necessary Phased Array Probe Configuration Time of Flight Diffraction Probe
122. e clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics AMPitch Catch Drop Down PulseEcho Transmit and receive on the same elements Pitch CatchManual Transmit and receive using different elements and manually steer the transmit and receive beams from the target to the probe PitchCatchAuto Transmit and receive using different elements and automatically steer the transmit beams from the target to the probe with the receive beam automatically determined based on the reflection off of the weld bevel Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material Display Beam Near Field Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transducer and is calculated using the frequency and cross sectional area of the transducer surface Show Elements 141 Probes Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Skipped Defines whether the beam should be skipped off of the back wall or projected directly from the probe to the target ANUse Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece i Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the
123. e current displayable drawing area workspace Ctrl F El Zoom Window Specify an area in the drawing to be zoomed into by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to select the area EL Zoom In Zooms into the drawing The user can also scroll up using their mouse wheel to zoom in Page Up 265 Add on Modules zoom Out Zooms out of the drawing The user can also scroll down using their mouse wheel to zoom out Page Down 228 2 HIGH TEMPERATURE WEDGE OPTIONS Options specific to the High Temperature Wedge dialog box are described below The HighTemp wedge display will update on the fly as the values are modified Temperature Options Air temperature control for the air surrounding the wedge Piece temperature control for the piece Pallet Picker provides a list of predefined pallets for visualizing temperature in the HighTemp Wedge display Normal Beam Path selects the color used to display the Normal Beam Path in the HighTemp Wedge display Corrected Beam Path selects the color used to display the Corrected Beam Path in the HighTemp Wedge display Reference Beam Options Element specifies the number of the element used when rendering a single element at the angle specified Angle specifies the angle at which the beams are projected from the elements Summary Section The summary section will displays relevant High Temperature calculations based on the rendering selection from the toolbar T
124. e default E 7 Plate workspace to Custom by clicking on the Piece Geometry pick list found in the Piece Group Plate Simple geometry based on thickness length and width IDOD Simple geometry based on outside diameter and inside diameter or thickness User defined piece geometry drawn by user using CAD tools With our workspace changed to custom its time to import the bitmap Click on the O Add Geometry icon found in the Edit Tools section of the CAD Toolbar Select Image from the Add Geometry Group dialog box 305 Lessons The Select Image browser will open and allow you to select the image that you would like to import Highlight the image and click on Open Organize Open Share with Slide show Print Pictures library Includes 2 locations DIWTYPE Date modified 1 27 2012 3 44 PM BMP File Dimensions 1513 x 5 1 Click and drag your cursor over the workspace to place the image The aspect ratio of the image is not maintained To scale the image to its proper dimensions we will use a rectangle for reference Click on the Add Geometry icon found in the Edit Tools section of the CAD Toolbar Select Rectangle from the Add Geometry Group dialog box 306 Lessons Click and drag your cursor over the workspace to draw the rectangle With the rectangle selected we will use the Construction Aids found in the CAD Toolbar to enter the exact dimensions of Cal Block that we are working with
125. e has the LegendLayers field set to All and is displaying all dimensions from all layers 178 Geometries 1445 GEOMETRY INSPECTOR Allows advanced users to manipulate Piece and Annotation geometries at a lower level then that of the CAD Tools The Geometry Inspector can be toggled on and off by clicking on the _AGeometry Inspector icon from the CAD Tools group or by selecting from the Tools Menu The Geometry Inspector is displayed to the right of the CAD Surface 4 Misc Angle 347 32721855 789778 Bottom 52 095349191062681 BottomLeft 67 65 52 10 BottomRight 87 19 52 10 CalloutLayers Current Center 77 42 54 29 gt EndPoint 87 1931444467982 52 095 ExtrudeDepth 0 Extrudez NaN Fillstyle GeometryTypeName Legend HandleCount 1 Height 4 39453072143298568 Hide30 False Left 67 049693539660177 Length 20 031434637123045 LineColor MM Green LineDashStyle Solid LineEndCap Flat LineStartCap Flat Line Width 1 MaterialName Reflective False Refractive False Right a7 193144446798215 gt StartPoint 67 6496935396602 56 489 Tag Text TextColor MM Green TextScale 1 Top 56 4898 79912495667 TopLeft 67 65 56 49 TopRight 87 19 56 49 Velocity 0 VelocityLong 0 VelocityShear 0 Width 19 543450907136038 XMLString 67 6496935396602 56 489 Fields that have light text are read outs Fields that are read outs cannot be edited Click on a bold field to enter a new value or select from available drop down menus and dialog boxes
126. e modified to suit More on Weld Region editing here i Top Cap When selected the graphics for the Top Cap are displayed in both the preview and drawing lt Bottom Cap When selected the graphics for the Bottom Cap are displayed in both the preview and drawing iProject Beams into Caps When selected beams present in the workspace will be projected into the weld caps instead of being reflected at the piece boundary 54 Weld Configuration Display Weld Dimensions When selected the weld dimensions are displayed in the drawing Show Zones If using the BeamTool ZONAL Add On the Show Zones button provides access to the Zones generation panel Zones can be used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset More on Zones here 6 1 1 1 GENERAL PARAMETERS Below are the values that can be set for a piece and weld To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified HAZ The Heat Affected Zone The portion of the base metal whose structure or properties have been changed by the heat of welding or cutting 55 Weld Configuration 6 2 WELD REGIONS Weld Regions are the building blocks of a weld bevel From the Weld Configuration dialog Weld Regions can be added edited and modified to create a weld bevel to suit most r
127. e of the piece Vertical Adjusts the probe position along the width of the top face of the piece Probe Position Top View available in Top View only Rotate Probe Rotates the Probe 90 degrees 0 7 0 OTHER TOOLS AVAILABLE In addition to the buttons available above the following information is available using the Piece group 92 Probes Recents As you use BeamTool the software will remember which transducers wedges and equipment you commonly use The recently used probes and wedges will be available for quick access from a drop down menu without having to import from a file or our extensive catalog Probe Info Tips Probe Info can be selected to display a quick summary of the key Probe values specified 10 MHz 6 00 mm 34 43 mm Crossover Depth 10 00 mm Back Wall 0 58 mm Spatial Resolution 0 58 mm 93 Probes CHAPTER 9 PHASED ARRAY Phased Array testing is a specialized type of ultrasonic testing that uses sophisticated multi element array transducers and powerful software to steer high frequency sound beams through the test piece and map returning echoes producing detailed images of internal structures similar to medical ultrasound images It is used for inspection of critical structural metals pipeline welds aerospace components and similar applications where the additional information supplied by phased array inspection is valuable The phased array probe is comprised of many small ultrasoni
128. e to be used when snapping to an existing geometry Tolerance ft snap to Grid If checked points within an annotation will snap to the nearest grid intersection when drawn moved or resized Orthographic Snap f checked points within an annotation are restricted to the X or Y axis relative to the selected start point Orthographic Snap The tolerance distance to be used when snapping to the X or Y axis Tolerance 13 1 1 4 LAYERS The Layers pop up menu provides the ability to define and manipulate CAD Layers Geometries both reflective and annotative can be added to and moved between CAD Layers Individual Layers can be added or removed reordered hidden and locked 154 CAD Toolbar 13 1 2 LAD LAYERS The CAD Layers pop up provides the ability to define multiple CAD Layers Geometries both reflective and annotative can be added to and moved between CAD Layers Individual Layers can be added or removed reordered hidden displayed and set as uneditable editable E E amp Dimensions e The row of buttons on the top of the Layers pop up provides access to the following functions Add Layer Creates a new layer Delete Layer Deletes the selected layer All geometries on this layer will also be deleted Move Layer Up Moves the selected layer s paint order up in front of other layers Move Layer Down Moves the selected layer s paint order down behind other layers Move Geometries Moves the selec
129. e transducer Diameter The diameter of the transducer Round transducers only Width The width of the transducer Square transducers only Length The length of the transducer Square transducers only Channel The channel on the PA instrument that the transducer is connected to Total Aperture Usually a single element read only 8 4 4 3 IWEDGE OPTIONS Wedge Mode The probe s wedge mode can be modified by clicking the Wedge Mode button This will pop up a drop down list with Block Wedge Contact and Immersion options Selecting the block wedge mode will display the full list of the following parameters Selecting contact or immersion modes will hide all the wedge parameters aside from Velocity When using contact or immersion modes the velocity value is applied to the couplant or immersion medium Block Wedge o aa Transducer is attached to a wedge which is placed in contact with the piece Contact Transducer is placed in direct contact with the piece Immersion Transducer is suspended abovethe piecein 27 Wedge an immersion tank 86 Probes Changing the wedge mode will remove the wedge display from the drawing pane and will automatically set anew default value for the probe s elevation offset Parameters Part Number Velocity Length Exit Point Inset Width Front Height Back Height Wedge Angle Refracted Angle lA cquisition The part number of the wedge entered by user or populated from import
130. e user to control the print output based on the available drawingsets and viewports in their workspace Click on Print from the File Menu to bring up the Print Drawings dialog box eee me oo of 4 Notes E ____ _ _ 5 viskon Soronia Date Thursday May 24 2012 18 2 1 PRINT DRAWINGS MAIN TOOLBAR The Print Drawing main toolbar allows you to navigate through the available drawings viewports and setup your page and printer options G Print Pagesetup MN 4 2of3 gt M El close Print Opens the print dialog box where you can select your available printer and execute the printjob 201 Reference Page Setup Allows the user to setup the page properties when printing a workspace K First Page Moves to the first drawing d Previous Page Moves to the previous drawing P Next Page Moves to the next drawing Pl Last Page Moves to the last drawing Elciose Closes the Print Drawings dialog box 18 2 2 PRINT DRAWINGS PANEL TOOLBAR The Print Drawing panel toolbar allows you to select the drawings viewports and drawing views you want to print SS Subject Piece Print Drawing Toggles on and off the selection of the drawing to be sent to the printer h o A TVisualize Probe Toggles on and off the view of the Probe in the drawing to be printed M Print Side View Toggles on and off the side view for the drawing to be printed 202 Reference Print Top View Tog
131. e visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics A Export Focal Law Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time ANUse Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece 128 Probes Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Y Time from Elements Distance from Interface Y Time from Interface or Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific distance from the elements along the beam path e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections a Display Beam Focus Defines the point at which a sound beam converges to minimum diameter and maximum sound pr
132. ea of the transducer surface Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material Display Pitch Catch Displays the path a reflected beam would take back into a wedge and the elements that could best be used to receive this signal Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Parameters Start Element The number of the first element in the aperture Aperture The number of contiguous elements in the aperture Elements Num Beams The number of beams used Element Step The number of offset elements for each beam being fired Refracted The angle of the beam within the piece or part Angle Focus Length The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected Gate Start The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate Gate Length The length of the gate segment dB Drop Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used Min Near The estimated minimum distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a Field change in wave front read only 122 Probes Max Near The estimated maximum distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a Field change in wave front read only Used The Elements Used multiplied by the Element Pitch read only
133. eal world situations Once a pre defined Weld Type has been selected or simply starting with the default weld type the Add Bevel Region drop down button can be used to add new or replace existing regions The top most regionof the weld Has nospecific height only an angle with whichto extend to the top of the piece This is Y 7 upper Fil also known as the cap Hot Pass tothe bottom oftheupper most fill zone Hot Pass J Type The hot pass region is thatwhichis directly above the root this is also thesecond pass thatis putinduring the welding process Fill Afillregionis the area above orbelow depending on weld Prep the Hot Pass zone This zone extends fromthe top of the Hot Pass V Type The hot pass region is thatwhichis directly above the root this is also thesecond pass thatis putinduring the welding process Root The root region isthe vertical area typically just below the hot pass The pipe butts up atthis location A gap inthis regionis optional In CRC typebevels this regionis alsoknown as LCP Root Fill The bottom region ofthe weld the portion closest tothe ID of the pipe This is where the root pass is welded In CRC type bevels this regionis also known asthe Root Weld regions can be used together in almost any combination but the following points should be considered when constructing a custom weld bevel from individual regions e A weld bevel must always have a sing
134. ece Configuration dialog A list of available materials will be displayed 2 Select a material from the list The Material Velocity values will be set with the assigned material velocities _ Open an Existing Piece and Weld Configuration Once the T Piece Configuration dialog has been displayed existing piece and weld configurations ebp can be opened 1 Press the Open button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file ebp to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the drawing pane will update to display the selected piece and weld lalsave a Piece and Weld Configuration Once a piece and weld configuration is complete it can be saved ebp 1 Press the Save button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save Display Piece Dimensions Displays the thickness of the piece on the drawing Display Piece Index Offset Dimension Displays the distance of the offset point if set using Piece Configuration will display as vertical gold bar from the center point of the weld on the drawing Material Name The common name for the material Example Steel 1020 Compression Same plane directional velocity of the piece Shear Right angle directional velocity of the piece Plate Thickness The thickness of the piece of material containi
135. een defined the selected drawing will be available from the Active Drawing drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar See Drawings for more information on working with Drawings Dimension Options Throughout the Calibration Block Designer dimensions can be set using one of three dimension options 65 Calibration Block H Absolute Distance T Factor of Thickness D Factor of D Choose the factoring applied by using the drop down menus Absolute Distance exact measurement from reference to position Factor of Thickness measurement based on a factor of the thickness Factor of D measurement based on a factor of D minimum distance set by user The value of D defaults to the ASME standard of 1 2 13mm CalBlock Parameters A serial number or identification number can be added to the drawing Double click on the CalBlock text to enter a custom value Adjusts the overall thickness of the calibration block on the Y axis The Thickness is Locked E to the Thickness thickness of the subject Click the Lock icon to Unlock G and adjust to any thickness Width Adjusts the overall width of the calibration block on the X axis Depth Adjusts the overall depth of the calibration block on the Z axis D Adjusts the minimal distance value This value defaults to the ASME standard of 1 2 13mm Left Radius Adds a radius to the bottom left hand corner of the CalBlock Right Adds a radius to the bottom right hand corner of th
136. eft side of each region section can be used to Delete Remove the selected region from the weld Move Up Reorder the selected region above the previous region OF THE SAME TYPE Move Down Reorder the selected region below the next region OF THE SAME TYPE Dad REGION ATTRIBUTES The attributes of each region can then be customized to any particular need The available attributes depend on the particular region 57 Weld Configuration Top Cap The region above the Upper Fill The height can be adjusted with or without the option to Auto Width based on height If the Auto Width is de selected the overlap can be adjusted separate from the height Upper Fill The top most region of the weld Has no specific height only an angle with which to extend to the top of the piece This region is mandatory when defining a bevel e Angle Fill The region above the hot pass containing 1 or more sets of angle amp height e Angle s e Height s Hot Pass A variable region that can be J type radius or V type angle J type is specified by a radius and an optional height configuration Auto Height or Manual Automatic height calculates to the point where the fill region s angle makes a tangent on the radius J type also allows an optional Landing width V type allows a simple angle and height J Type e Radius o Height e Auto Determines the appropriate height so that the face of the above fill region wi
137. elative to the current position example X Y and coordinates relative to the current position example distance lt angle Some commands such as Move are based on distance as opposed to position Commands based on distance can be based on either absolute or relative 16 22 PIECE GEOMETRIES ANNOTATIVE GEOMETRIES The command prompt creates piece geometries by default In order to create annotative geometries you need to affix the letter A to the beginning of a geometry command For example to create an annotative line at the command prompt you would type ALINE 16 23 COMMAND PROMPT HELP Typing help or at the command prompt will open the help contents to the list of available commands 186 Command Prompt 16 3 COMMANDS Below is a list of available commands that can be used at the Beam Tool Command Prompt to construct and modify geometries 16 3 1 CONSTRUCT COMMANDS ARC Creates a user defined arc Command entry arc To create an arc specify a start point end point and middle point Ready arc Starting Point 0 0 End Point 0 50 Radius 10 CALLOUT Places a user defined call out that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Call Outs contain a text box and an associated directional line Command entry callout To create a callout specify the start point and end point Ready callout Starting Point 0 0 Distance 0 50 or 50 45 187 CIRCLE Places a user defined circle Command en
138. eld regions or zone generation input parameters Instead the zones table can be manually regenerated by using the Generate button Generated zones can be modified through the zones table because regeneration will not occur automatically and will not overwrite any edits Generate Will trigger zone table regeneration when in Manual mode using current weld regions and zone generation input parameter values Any zones that were previously generated by an auto or manual regeneration will be replaced Any manually added zones will remain 6 3 2 ZONE GENERATION PANEL TABS The Zone Generation Panel has two tabs for configuring zones 6 3 2 1 BY ZONE LENGTH TAB PARAMETERS Upper Fill Length The maximum length of the uppermost zone generated from the upper fill region Fill Max Length The maximum length of zones generated from root root fill v type hot pass fill and upper fill regions Hot Pass Max Length The maximum length of zones generated from v type hot pass regions Root Length The maximum length of the root zone generated from the bottommost root region Vol Max Length The maximum length of a volumetric zone Volumetric zones are targeted along the center of the vertical axis of the weld Upper Fill Overlap Allows the fill zones in the upper fill region to ignore the length of upper fill zone The upper fill zone is still generated but will be overlapped by a fill zone Root Overlap Allows the fill
139. elow we have created two viewports but only Viewport 1 is selected to show in the report Drawings Tools HEH 0 Subject PWPiece 2Weld Minstrument Probe Ea E Ha as en C PA Probe C 53 00 afCi0 00 mfC_ 0 00 O Weld Close up a 53 00mm h a Add Geometry Click and hold the mouse button then move the cursor in any direction to pan Release the button to end 76 00 31 00 CID Below is the Viewport labeled Weld Close up shown in the report 53 00mr Weld Close up 161 CAD Toolbar 133 EDIT The Edit group on the CAD toolbar provides access to a number of geometry editing functions Zonk J A EA d la 17 au Geometries can be added to the CAD surface from the Edit group via the Add Geometry pop up The various types of geometries that can be added are described in the Geometries section Once geometries have been added to the CAD surface they can be edited via the various editing tools available in the Edit group Selecting one or more geometries will enable the following tools in the Edit eroup Delete Selected Deletes the selected graphic s Duplicate Selected Duplicates the selected graphic s Cut Deletes the current selection and places it on the clipboard A Copy Places the current selection on the clipboard paste Copies the current contents of the clipboard onto the workspace dOrdering Pop Up changes the stacking order of objects on a layer pring to Front
140. ement tools q Calculate Correction lt Single Element lt Transducer Bounds lt All Elements Probe Beamsets BJ Add Drawingset 9 Y Q Y 9 cCalculate Correction Calculates the beam path correction factors for all of the probes beamsets 260 Add on Modules 40 WA10 HT55S IH G 30 20 20 A Single Element Render a single element at the angle specified 261 Add on Modules 40 20 10 0 10 Transducer Bonds Render beams at the first and last element and from the center of the array at the angle specified 262 Add on Modules 10 SAN Elements Render a beam for each element in the array at the angle specified 263 Add on Modules 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 40 30 10 Probe Beamsets Render a beam path for each of the probes beamsets 264 Add on Modules 30 20 20 Add Drawingset Brings up the Drawing Properties dialog box where you can name and describe a drawing you want to add After the drawing properties have been defined the selected drawing will be available from the Active Drawing drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar See Drawings for more information on working with Drawings Pan Drawing Puts the cursor in panning mode allowing the user to pan around the drawing You can also pan by holding down the scroll wheel and dragging and dropping using the mouse Boom Fit Fits and centers the drawing in th
141. en turned on the original beam path is greyed out and the HighTemp beam path is shown in bold 279 Add on Modules 22 10 ZONAL CALBLOCK DESIGNER ZONAL CalBlock is an Add on module that extends the capabilities of the already powerful BeamTool ray tracing and technique simulation application The ZONAL CalBlock module will provide the users with an expanded toolset for generating calibration block and wedge design drawings and documents If the user also owns the Zonal module they will have the ability to produce a set of drawings automatically from their zonal configuration The BeamTool Calibration Block Designer is a tool that is intended to automatically generate precise calibration block drawings The generated drawings can be delivered to a machine shop for production The ZONAL Calibration Block Designer utilizes the Advanced Weld Editor which provides the ability for users to define regions and zones within a weld bevel Weld regions and zones are constructed via customized algorithms and are designed to provide optimized full coverage of a weld bevels fusion face and volume The Advanced Weld Editor is a powerful tool which is discussed and documented elsewhere Taking advantage of optimized weld bevel zones the Calibration Block Designer provides the ability for users to customize a calibration block that will include the necessary targets and notches to validate scanning procedures and techniques
142. ers can now define create a custom library of materials that they commonly use Seamless integration makes it easy to implement any material you need Drawings a powerful set of tools that allow users to create and manage additional drawings within a single BeamTool workspace Drawings can be used for wedge drawings HighTemp Management additional piece drawings or any other kind of drawing that helps support a technique Welcome Info Tips provides additional information in a flash Just hover over the light bulb icon ona probe box and the Info Tips pops up with relevant information about the probe its beams transducer properties etc This information would normally be available in a BeamTool report but now you can get a live update to aid in your technique design Application Tips mini lessons designed to help you get the most out of BeamTool Application Tips can be displayed automatically when BeamTool starts and are available anytime from the Help menu Geometry Alignment aligns objects horizontally or vertically relative to each other Objects are positioned relative to the first object selected Full Matrix Capture Beamset a specific data acquisition processing using ultrasonic phased array probes For an array of N elements each element is successively used as a transmitter while all other elements are used to receive Zoom Selected zooms to fit the selected geometry Trim Tool the new interactive trim tool allows us
143. ers to easily trim intersecting lines to precise lengths Improved InspectionBank Integration CHAPTER 2 NEW IN BEAMTOOL 7 Export Focal Laws Focal Law Calculator Exports a law file based on your beamset configuration Law files can be imported into an instrument by technicians to greatly decrease setup time EN PETT IDA IATA VA Om wm lus munionalenaa A As t New In BeamTool 7 Simulation Module A scan amp Sound Field Animation The A Scan Add on Module has been revamped in BeamTool 7 The module has been renamed to Simulation Add on Module and now also includes the Sound Field Animation features Sound Field Animation shows how elements firing in a phased array probe constructively form a wave front and how that wave front propagates into the piece Correct Focal Laws for High Temp DSSABPL ALUB SING SNOT Om Dra Aten 1 7 EP dl i i i i atte O 10 New In BeamTool 7 T Piece Configuration improved and simplified way to configure L and T shape welded components from easy to use configurable menu imt se TUTO neu a Cited gt otter Td Mirren he DEUD Hirmo gt v e7 9441491141 een STUUeES 000 A A A A A ee 11 New In BeamTool 7 Sound Pressure Visualization a powerful educational tool for rendering sound pressure at any point in the field represented by a geometric or bitmap wavefront Using real field physics the wavefront can be focused and even steered by
144. es Phased Array PA probe consists of many small elements each of which can be pulsed separately Time of flight Diffraction This method relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pairof probes Conventional UT A conventional probe uses asingle transducer in apulse echo configuration 70 Probes 8 1 ADDING PROBES A probe is made up of a transducer and an optional wedge BeamTool supports the placement of Phased Array Time of Flight Diffraction and Conventional UT probes 21Add a Probe Multiple probes can be displayed in a workspace By default when BeamTool is opened there are no probes displayed on the drawing To add a probe de 1 Press the JAdd Probe button located on the main toolbar 2 From the picklist select the type of probe to be placed Phased Array PA probe consists of many small elements each of which can be pulsed separately Time of flight Diffraction This method relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pairof probes Conventional UT A conventional probe uses asingle transducer in a pulse echo configuration A Probe group is added to the main toolbar and the new probe is displayed in the drawing 3 Press the button again to add another probe Once placed probes can be configured by pressing the be Probe Configuration button available on the Probe group Beamsets can also be a
145. es 2 Sound Field Animation shows how elements firing in a phased array probe constructively form a wave front and how that wave front propagates into the piece High Temperature More Info Provides tools for simulating the effectof inspecting hightemperature subjects including calculation of beam deflection due to temperature gradations effect on material velocity ESBeamTool ZONAL More Info Provides the ability to define Weld Zones which are used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset to provide automated targeting of individual phased array beams into specific locations along the face of a weld bevel A Zonal Calibration Block Designer More Info Provides automated tools fordesigning calibration blocks and calibration block drawings for zonal inspections Requires ESBeamTool ZONAL To activate a module you are not currently licensed for click on the Es Support icon to display the Support dialog box To purchase add on modules or get support please contact Eclipse Scientific 519 372 1831 or visit us online EEN 233 Add on Modules The Support dialog box contains two links 1 The email link will generate a new email addressed to beamtool eclipsescientific com using your default email client Copy and paste your HASP HardLock or SERIAL SoftLock from the bottom of the Add on Manger into the body of the email and indicate which feature you would like to activate BeamTool support w
146. esson you must have purchased the HighTemp Add on module Please refer to the Add Ons section to learn how to purchase High Temp Now that you have your HighTemp license activated let s put it to work For this lesson we will start out with the default Plate Piece geometry and add a Phased Array Probe with a Linear Beamset Using 12 Aperture Elements and 5 Beams File Edit Tools dede gpu oo AY f A Mop aag Phased Array PA probe consists of many small Time of Flight Diffraction This method relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pair of probes Conventional UT A conventional probe uses a single transducer in a pulse echo configuration Fae ae ce SS 7 Line gt i phe 19 ON OREO lem e e Add Geometry Click on the 8 Probe Configuration icon in the PA Probe Group to launch the PA Probe Configuration dialog In the Wedge section of the PA Probe Configuration dialog click on the arrow next to the d High Temp icon Select es Import HighTemp Wedge from the drop down menu 325 Lessons File Edit Tools he da GSM Cae Add Probe 7 MOD VRAA M2 tale 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 lo 230 240 250 Total Aperture mm f Omm Y GI Wedge lf IDE Part Number Wedge Part Number La ImportHidhTemp Wedge Velocity _5 g Visualize HighTemp x j 58 60 2 mm Xt o rra 10 00 2 mm Z p y 11 00
147. essure and beyond which the beam diverges A Focus Type can be specified and used to display the beam s focus into the piece 1 Select the Focus Type button A list of Focus Types are displayed 2 Select the appropriate Focus Type y Y True Depth True depth is the specified distance into the piece parallel to the bottom of the wedge r Projection Projection is the specified distance in the piece parallel to the front of the wedge y gt Half Path Half Path is the distance along each beam from the point where the beam enters the piece 1 2 None Do not perform focusing Display Gate The Gate describes an electronic means to monitor a specific segment of distance 129 Probes Display Beam Near Field Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transducer and is calculated using the frequency and cross sectional area of the transducer surface Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material TF Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Parameters Start Element Aperture Elements Num Beams Element Step Min Angle Max Angle Focus Length Gate Start Gate Length Min Near Field Max Near Field Beam Deviation The number of the first element in the aperture The number of contiguous ele
148. even steered by adding a time delay to change the refracted angle A powerful educational tool for rendering sound pressure at any point in the field represented by a geometric or bitmap wavefront The sound pressure visualization does not reflect off the back wall and will not interact with indications or other geometries Show Snell s Law Displays a visualization of Snell s Law where the beam refracts into the piece Parameters Start Element The number of the first element in the aperture Aperture The number of contiguous elements in the aperture Elements Refracted The angle of the beam within the piece or part Angle Focus Length The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected 117 Probes Gate Start The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate Gate Length The length of the gate segment Wavelet Specifies the time in micros seconds where the wavelets are visualized dB Drop Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used Near Field The estimated distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a change in wave front read only Used The Elements Used multiplied by the Element Pitch read only Aperture Beam Sweep The difference between the exit point of the first beam to the last beam read only Beam Spread The divergence of the sound beam as it travels through the piece read only
149. f the specified dimensions annotated in the workspace L IViewport A viewport is a region of the screen used to display a different view of the total image to be shown Text Alvext Box Places a user defined text box that will not reflect beams projected from a probe A Call Out Places a user defined call out that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Call Outs contain a text box and an associated directional line 172 Geometries Misc EY Symbol Places a user defined symbol that will not reflect beams projected from a probe al Images Allows the placement of an image on the drawing Beams projected from a probe will not be reflected 14 2 1 ADDING ANNOTATIVE GEOMETRIES Annotative Geometries can be added to a workspace from the CAD Toolbar Edit group or through the CAD Toolbar Add Geometry group 1 Select the appropriate geometry tool from the toolbar 2 Place the geometry on the drawing following the placement prompts displayed in the status bar Tools available in the CAD toolbar Tools group can be used to assist in the accurate placement of geometries grids snaps locks layers etc Once added to a workspace geometries can be selected and then manipulated with Edit Tools Style Tools and Construction Aids 173 Geometries 40 30 With the Arrow Tool active specify the object s to be edited by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor 30 encompassed by the rectangle A selection rectang
150. fic to TOFD probes are described below To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The drawing pane will update on the fly as the values are modified Oper Ey Save T E Beam ResolutionDepth CE 20 00 2 mm Locus Curve Depth 0 19 20 4 mm dB Drop 12 Beam Spread 1049 4 Spatial Resolution 0 80 mm Jems AO ope DY Transducer Eng Part Number Transducer Part Number Frequency 10 00 4 MHz Shape Round E Square Height 8 00 mm Diameter rs 6 00 4 mm Length Cs mm ist Channel E 1 a 2nd Channel ee y a Total Aperture 28 27 mm Jration J em gt AB 1 1D 1 Wedge EMIn k Part Number Wedge Fart Number Velocity as y 2 400 4 mm s Length C y 20 95 4 mm Exit Point es ys 8 40 4 mm Inset _ es 0 00 mm Width C e 20 00 4 mm Front Height p e 12 75 4 mm Back Height p 6 00 a mm Wedge Angle C ss i 20 63 Refracted Angle GQ 7 60 01 4 J omm gt on Offset SOOO gt 650 00 mm Locus Curve Depth See 19 20 mm 3rd Channel G a 80 Probes 8 4 3 1 BEAM OPTIONS Display Beam Coverage Displays the estimated coverage area based on beam spread and refraction Parameters Resolution Depth Locus Curve Depth Spatial Resolution dB Drop Beam Spread Near Field The p
151. fining the center of the rotation Rotate point and the angle at which to rotate selected geometries lZ Interactive Activates the Interactive Move Tool which provides a means of defining the direction and distance at Move which to move selected geometries Interactive Activates the Interactive Trim Tool which allows users to easily trim intersecting lines to precise Trim lengths interactive Activates the Interactive Scale Tool which allows users to easily scale images and geometries to Scale precise measurements When activated the user is prompted to select two points of the image or geometry to scale The user then defines the actual measurement and clicks on the Scale Geometry button 13 1 1 2 DISPLAY SETTINGS The BI Display Settings pop up provides access to the following groups of tools Workspace Objects Ll Show Images When selected displays images in the drawing lr ock Images Locks any image graphics so they cannot be moved or selected when editing other graphics 2 Show When Show Annotations is selected Annotation redlines are displayed in the drawing When Annotations not selected Annotation redlines are not displayed Show Annotations does not affect the visibility of Piece geometries 153 CAD Toolbar il Show Dynamic When Show Dynamic Dimensions is selected supported Dynamic Dimensions are displayed in Dimensions the drawing When not selected supported Dynamic Dimensions are not displayed Display Settings
152. gle string value simply click on the empty language field next to the string ESBeamTool_ gt JOptions gt General a381 bal cors O OCOCOCOCOCSCSCSCi S 4382 Deki S wet A SS A sais wiimeters MM 1419 Label ID English French Global Cols a382 befuto OOOO o Click on the Translate icon amp to automatically translate the selected string using Google Translate This can be useful when translating strings with large amounts of text 218 Reference 19 6 HOW TO TRANSLATE IN TREE VIEW To translate in Tree View you can navigate the Tree View to expand and collapse groups of strings You can use the 4A Find icon to search for specific text in a string In the example below we have performed a Find function for all strings that contain the word wedge By selecting string 1033 from the Find results at the bottom the Table View automatically navigates to the selected string for editing Y XMLocalize C Program Files 86 Eclipse Scientific ESBeamTool51ESBeamToo l xmloc File Tools Ey Open lH Save abe TaM x 34 Fina 33e Replace Copy LString g Translate y _ ESBeamTool a gt Options gt Common Strings faa v Controls Display Wedge Part Number gt 3 BeamToolbar Displays the wedge part number on the drawing S ColorProps y amp ProbeBox abe Display Probe EGO abs Flip Probe BRAKS abe Display Wedge Dimensions BREESE ATS BHR abs Display Wedge Position Dimensic abs Display Probe Name abe Display T
153. gles on and off the side view for the drawing to be printed 1823 PRINT DRAWINGS FOOTER The print drawings footer included on each print drawing page This information and logo is populated based on the values entered by the user in Document Info d Drawing High Temperature Page 1 of 4 Disclaimer This drawing is not controlled clr Le ipse Project PAUT Inspection when printed or viewed in a non native format Scientific Author Tom Montana Date Thursday October 16 2014 203 Reference 18 3 MANAGING WORKSPACES Below are the tools used to manage a workspace They can be found under the File menu as well as on the main toolbar create a New Workspace To create a new workspace 1 Press the Save Workspace button to save the currently displayed workspace 2 Press the New Workspace button located on the main toolbar A new workspace is created with default settings _ Open an Existing Workspace To open an existing workspace 1 Press the Open Workspace button located on the main toolbar and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the workspace file ebwk to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The workspace data will now be displayed in the Piece and Probe s configurations and the drawing pane will update to display the graphics lalsavea Workspace Once a workspace configuration is complete it can be saved ebwk 1 Press the Save Workspace button and navigate to the BeamTool di
154. gt Menu a b Report Parameter Forms English Pl Drawing Add Indication gt TOFD b Message Boxes Y 6 Super Tips PA ese Traditional EMER b 4 CADSurface i Modules e lt Misc Indications French Am Add Indication ae abe Remove Indication abe Indication Table abe X1 abe X2 German o as F gen Anzeige abs Y2 abe 71 e Portuguese abs Width abe Height Adicionar Indicac o abs Length abs Columns ia Tooiips Russian abs ID paisa abe Amplitude DotaevTb HHAHKALHA Chinese String Display Wedge DimensionsDisplays the X Xt Z and Height values for the wedge on the drawing Display Wedge Position DimensionDisplays the distance of the wedge from the center point of the weld on the drawing Display Wedge Part NumberDisplays the wedge part number on the drawing Draken Deritinn Tan Wie Ari inte tee ue roe ition alamna than sarro nf than bem farn mt than mirom 209 Reference 191 XMLOCALIZE VIEWS LAYOUT MENUS TOOLBAR The XMLocalize has two different views You can toggle between Tree View and Table View by clicking on their respective icons in the XMLocalize Toolbar 19 1 1 TREE VIEW The XMLocalize Tree View layout is divided into six major sections XMLocalize Main Menu access to XMLocalize File Menu and Tools Menu XMLocalize Tree View Tool Bar a toolbar use for localization management Tree View tree view of current strings available f
155. he speed of the animation in micro seconds Loop Allows the user to choose whether or not the animation will repeat when it reaches the end 257 Add on Modules 22 7 3 3 SOUND FIELD RENDERING OPTIONS Below are options that can be accessed by selecting Tools gt Options gt Rendering Colors Rendering VisualizationPalette MMMM fe Cancel Allows the user to select the render quality Render quality defines the number of pixels Render Quality to be used in the render process A higher quality setting here will result in a longer render process for the Sound Field Animation Visualization Palette Select different palettes to be used for rendering 258 Add on Modules 22 8 BEAMTOOL HIGHTEMP The HighTemp module provides tools for simulation of inspecting high temperature subjects including calculation of beam deflection due to temperature gradations effect on material velocity within the wedge These changes can be applied in BeamTool and new refracted angles and ray paths can be shown to the user as the actual ray path and refracted angles which will result as the effect of temperature gradient PARA q Calculate Correction 4 Single Element lt gt Transducer Bounds All Elements SZ Probe Beamsets BJ Add Drawingset Y PQQ lt Q Temperature j 0 10 20 30 40 50 5 70 80 90 100 110 Air Qe y 25 0 C 9 Piece i 50 0 C Piece Velocity Sfi y 3 200
156. his information includes the Incident Angle Deflected Angle Deflection Exit Delta Average Deflection and Average Exit Delta 266 Summary Beam 3 Incident Angle Deflected Angle Deflection Exit Delta Beam 4 Incident Angle Deflected Angle Deflection Exit Delta Summary Average Deflection Average Exit Delta 22 8 3 HIGH TEMPERATURE LESSON 41 32 41 16 0 15 0 07 mm 41 32 41 15 0 16 0 07 mm 0 16 0 06 mm WW Add on Modules In this lesson we will demonstrate the High Temperature Add on functionality in BeamTool In order to proceed with this lesson you must have purchased the HighTemp Add on module Please refer to the Add Ons section to learn how to purchase High Temp Now that you have your HighTemp license activated let s put it to work For this lesson we will start out with the default Plate Piece geometry and add a Phased Array Probe with a Linear Beamset Using 12 Aperture Elements and 5 Beams 267 Add on Modules dDOaO Scan ore Time of Flight Diffraction This method relies onthe diffraction of ultrasonic energies of internal structures in the part using a pair of probes Conventional UT A conventional probe uses a single transducer in a pulse echo configuration Y L Mn ee oGl AD 24 BB SWCIAWS tn 7 une amp Fin Aa Text 3 i CH GRAS HRONgenuaa E aa Tools Edit Add Geometry Click on the B Probe Configuration icon in the PA Probe G
157. icking on the t Import Wedge icon from the Probe Configuration dialog box Now that we have our probe configured we will add a beamset by clicking on the Add Beamset icon from the Probe Group Ra gt Rf a Ja iar Add Beamset Adds a beamsetto the probe Selectthe appropiate beamset typefrom the pickist 298 Lessons For this demonstration we will select a Sectorial Beamset Single Beam Beamset Single Beam Beamsets render a single beam from a defined set of elements at a specified refracted angle Useful for developing zonal techniques Linear mset Linear Beamsets allow a number of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a common refracted angle Linear Spread Beamsets allow anumber of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a range pf refracted angles Zonal Beamset Zonal Beamsets are used to target specific regions of aweld Zonal beamsets are commonly used in pipeline weld inspection Requires Zonal Add On Reference Beamset Reference Beamsets provide additional drawing annotations 299 Lessons The Beamset Configuration dialog box will open when a Beamset is selected It can be used to specify the data values to be used To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly
158. ied by the Element Pitch read only Element Utilization The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Type E Solid Beams A pick list of available beam types e Solid Beams displays all of the beams in the same color e Color List displays each beam skip in the color defined in File gt Options Line Color J omm Color s to be used to display the beams for both the preview and drawing panes Beam Buffer Visibility La j Visibility of the beam buffer lines that indicate the bounds of the elemental area s 127 Probes 9 1 3 5 LINEAR SPREAD BEAMSET Linear Spread Beamsets allow a number of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a range of refracted angles ees E ue eo HAS 4 Crop Skips Ce Start Element p Aperture Elements QQ Num Beams Element Step a Refracted Angle QQ ee D Focus Length OS mm Gate Start NN mm Gate Length e mm Min Near Field mm dB Drop C 6 H Max Near Field mm Beam Sweep a Used Aperture mm Beam Spread a Rx Start Element Alpha Angle C 39 90 Rx Elements GC 1 64 y Solid Beams Jomm E 9 1 3 5 1 LINEAR SPREAD BEAMSET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter th
159. ific views see Printing for more information Drawings Tools E Add Drawing re apiece Weld HM instrument YAA fl Remove Drawing Plece ES Properties y Switch to the BeamToo piece re Se WA12 HT55S IH B Switch to the BeamToo calibration block WA12 HTS5S IH B Visualization of wedge temperature gradients Wedge WA12 HT55S IH B Detail CAD drawings forwedge WA12 HTSSS IH B En a A Ae dds AA IM IMA HA re seres UN 5 3 H E LB seas BODA enum pr E Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry 51 00 64 00 4 2 3 1 DRAWING MENU OPTIONS JA dd Drawing Opens the Drawing Properties dialog box where you can name and describe the drawing you want to add After the drawing properties have been defined the CAD Surface area will change from the Subject drawing to a blank CAD Surface where you can create the new drawing The new drawing will be available from the Active Drawing drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar il Remove Drawing Removes the active drawing from the CAD surface and the Subject Drawing CalBlock drop down menu found on the Main Toolbar 26 Menus Toolbars amp Layout Properties Opens the Drawing Properties dialog box the name and description of the drawing are defined 4 2 3 2 ADD DRAWINGSET LOCATIONS BeamTool has the ability to automatically generate drawing sets for specific items The EWAdd Drawingset button can found in the Phased Array Probe Configuration di
160. ified for an animation See Sound Field Animation for more information Compact Probe Bar Full Probe Bar Side Probe Bar Toggles between Compact Probe Bar provides a minimal readout and a popover edit panel Full Probe Bar provides the full readout of the probe menu and Side Probe Bar provides the full readout of the probe menu but is pinned to the left hand side of BeamTool 37 Menus Toolbars amp Layout M Display Side View Displays the drawing as a side view Display Top View Displays the drawing as a top view Display 3D View Displays the drawing as a 3D View Pan Drawing Puts the cursor in panning mode allowing the user to pan around the drawing You can also pan by holding down the scroll wheel and dragging and dropping using the mouse 700m Fit Fits and centers the drawing in the current displayable drawing area workspace Ctrl F 700m Window Specify an area in the drawing to be zoomed into by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to select the area Zoom Selection Zooms to fit the selected geometry 700m In Zooms into the drawing The user can also scroll up using their mouse wheel to zoom in Page Up Zoom Out Zooms out of the drawing The user can also scroll down using their mouse wheel to zoom out Page Down 38 CHAPTER 5 PIECE Piece Geometry By default a simple Plate piece with a simple weld is displayed in the drawing pane Alternat
161. ill provide you with a quote Once payment has been confirmed you will receive an email with a HASP Upgrade file HardLock users only or a Feature Key SoftLock users only 2 The website link will take you to the software tab of Eclipse Scientific s website Click on the Purchase button to be taken to a secure site where you can purchase specific modules via Pay Pal Once payment has been confirmed you will receive an email with a HASP Upgrade file HardLock users only or a Feature Key SoftLock users only HardLock users activate a new module by plugging in their HASP Dongle USB Key and executing the upgrade file sent from BeamTool support If the upgrade is successful a green icon will show next to the newly activated icon Click on Refresh if the icon is still red after applying the upgrade SoftLock users that have an active internet connection are automatically activated once they receive the new Feature Key email from BeamTool support Click on the Refresh if the icon is still red after receiving the new Feature Key email SoftLock users that do not have an active Internet connection or are blocked by a firewall can click on the Add Feature key and enter the Feature Key provided by BeamTool Support to activate a module Click on Refresh if the icon is still red after adding the Feature Key 234 Add on Modules 224 BEAMTOOL ZONAL BeamTool ZONAL is an Add on module that extends the capabilities of the already powerfu
162. ing editing and positioning of Probes and Geometries the CAD surface has a number of options and tools available Through the CAD Toolbar Tools group options like Rulers Grids Crosshair Snapping and Layers can be turned on or off and configured Through the Main Toolbar tools like Zooming and Positioning are available Through the Main Toolbar the CAD Surface can also be configured to display a Top View Side View or 3D View of the workspace e Left clicking on the CAD Surface will start the geometry selection mode e Right clicking on the CAD Surface will display a context menu If the right click is on top of a geometry selection the context menu will display geometry tools and options If the right click is not on top of a geometry selection the context menu will display CAD surface tools and options e Middle clicking on the CAD Surface will temporarily activate the Pan tool Click and hold the middle mouse button then drag the mouse around to pan the CAD Surface around the workspace e Scrolling on the CAD Surface will zoom the display in and out LF rl 151 CHAPTER 13 CAD TOOLBAR CAD Tools for creating and manipulating custom geometries are a available through the CAD Toolbar E a a Mr 19 4014 M8 7 5 ZW Aline dra Abres EN e y i pon T 2 morra 7 eS m ss v gt os Slr osm LLE Ad Ft O C RM a sa t I 0 0 Tools Edit Add Geometry Style te Construction Aids Through this
163. isplayed by BeamTool Types of annotation include lines polygons text boxes symbols and dimensions Image annotations can be added as a backdrop Unlike Piece Geometries Annotative Geometries do not possess reflective properties For some Annotative Geometries reflective and refractive properties can be selected and at this point the geometry is considered to be a Piece Geometry Annotative Geometries include ra Line r Arc Places a user defined line that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Places a user defined arc that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Y Polyline Places a user defined polyline that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Circle Places a user defined circle that will not reflect beams projected from a probe L lRectangle Places a user defined rectangle that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Ellipse Places a user defined ellipse that will not reflect beams projected from a probe LAPolygon Places a user defined polygon that will not reflect beams projected from a probe Dimensions MI near Linear dimensions allow you to annotate distances on the drawing polydim Polydim dimensions allow you to annotate multi segment distances on the drawing Are Arc dimensions allow you to annotate an arc distance on the drawing A Angle Angle dimensions allow you to annotate angles on the drawing EElLegend The Legend is a whitespace management tool that displays a list o
164. ively an T Axial Circumferential or Custom piece can be selected using the Piece Geometry drop down menu located on the Main Toolbar Plate Simple geometry based on thickness length and width Piece with two members which are located at angles to each other in the form of the letter T Acylinder based on diameter or thickness where the weld is made along the axial length Circumferential A cylinder based on diameter or thickness where the weld is made along the circumference 3 Custom Fy User defined piece geometry drawn by userusing CAD tools When T is selected the default Plate piece graphics are removed and replaced with T piece graphics When Axial is selected the default Plate piece graphics are removed and replaced with Axial piece graphics When Circumferential is selected the default Plate piece graphics are removed and replaced with Circumferential piece graphics If Custom is selected the default Plate piece graphics are removed Also the Weld Configuration and Display option buttons are disabled as custom pieces do not have a weld or allow for automated dimensioning All piece types can be customized using the Piece Configuration and Weld Configuration dialogs Both of these menus are found on the Main Toolbar 39 Piece 5 1 PLATE PIECE CONFIGURATION A Plate piece and weld can be configured by pressing the Piece Configuration button located on the Main Toolbar This will display the Piece
165. j 37 00 4 e Bottom Cap Height Aja 2 00 mm Auto Width E Overlap fem 3 00 mm 52 Weld Configuration To modify the bevel configuration pre defined weld bevels can be selected from the Weld Type drop down specific bevel regions can be added to the weld via the Add Bevel Region drop down and regions can be configured via the Regions panel 6 1 1 WELD CONFIGURATION TOOLBAR In addition to the attribution available above the following tools are available using the Weld Configuration dialog ma Show Toggles on and off the display of the weld in the drawing _ Open an Existing Piece and Weld Configuration Once the Weld Configuration dialog has been displayed existing piece and weld configurations ebp can be opened 1 Press the Open button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file ebp to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the preview and drawing panes will update to display the selected piece and weld lalsave a Piece and Weld Configuration Once a Piece and Weld Configuration is complete it can be saved ebp 1 Press the Save button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save lSnapshot Copy image metafile or detail layers to the Windows Clipboard Weld Type The Weld Type drop
166. ject pecs Tree the cece Dat thecmmpertion sts be patoet 7 ADC SNS AN Fim Macte weieno enous am ar Ss S Ea i Aen 6 16 New In BeamTool 7 Interactive Scale allows users to easily scale images and geometries to precise measurements tamtos 700 29 ole E File EGR Dasig Took Help a a a Ulibu VE Piece LAA MW invirument Probe gt E E D nmatom 7 a y 3 HA 2 a Update the measured referente dimension to what the actual dimension should be Actual Ditarze lt s r nor e y LO irtesacirre Rotate iz rteractreo Move d Interactive Scale Trim PSA P 2 ian A Y cz IM fr Pi 7 Line gt ra Wren 9 13 j 22 ee 11842 aa Sas WV es N IR 0 05 Mes Wi il 2 3D U Y ema 3600000 o Gae A I af to Toon mo Es ee Sye R Conair aids Select second reference point L 87 00 4800 5 17 New In BeamTool 7 3D Rendering of Circumferential Piece circumferential pieces are now properly represented in 3D View E 7 700 Fle ESR Drawings Took Dea 2 0 Mba ees cuana 990 18 New In BeamTool 7 New Wedges in HighTemp Catalog the High Temp catalog has been populated with several new Eclipse Scientific High Temp probes WAI 4 TOLD HG WHEL Bre WALD WALI MT Ob A TSS ALLO Then WAI S HES TH WA14 H9S55 H 8 WALO HTSS5 DH 8 02 WALD HISSS 1H B 0F WA12 HIGOL THB Add HT O DHE 02 WALO HT600 JH B 0F WALL 1 HT5335 1H 8 01 Excii
167. l BeamTool ray tracing and technique simulation application The BeamTool ZONAL Add on provides the ability to define Weld Zones which are used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset to provide automated targeting of individual phased array beams into specific locations along the face of a weld bevel With the ZONAL add on activated the Weld Configuration dialog allows access to the Weld Zones functionality Ge ld GY Weld Type YC Add Bevel Region S S ABeams in Caps Show Zones General HAZ jem 5 00 4 mm PAuto amp Manual Generate ADE 15 05mm A 13 05mm Upper Fill Length op Lap Fill Max Length Height Ga 2 00 A mm 10 05mm eT Hot Pass Max Length Auto Width F Root Lenath Overlap U Vol Max Length a mm Upper Fill Angle Cm 37 00 2 Zones 3 Add XK Remove Q 6 60 mm Name Type Side X Y Angle Gap Width Ja 10 00 5 mm ra su EAA 10 05 0 00 ETA Root Fill Height Gm 7 6 70 2 mm 2 Angle jm 7 37 00 2 w Bottom Cap Height Qe Z mm oa Auto Width F R4 Overlap Q 3 00 5mm A e 1 92 37 00 37 00 13 05mm 15 05mm SIP PLP Pe PT ele Weld Zones are constructed from the Weld Regions defined during the weld configuration As a weld bevel is configured Weld Regions are automatically divided into Weld Zones using the related zone configuration parameters 239 Add on Modules The BeamTool
168. l UT configurations e Custom pieces cannot be imported An attempt is made to import the basic dimensions of the piece e Only very simple weld profiles are supported The basic size and shape of the weld can be imported but UltraVision does not support the complex weld profiles used by BeamTool 230 CHAPTER 22 ADD ON MODULES BeamTool supports the ability to license and activate separate add on modules that provide additional functionality that goes beyond typical technique development Add on modules are viewed through the Add on Manager accessible through the Tools Menu Add on Manager G Refresh 43 Add Feature Key Support Simulation The A Scan Add on Module has been renamed to Simulation Add on Module and now also includes the Sound Field Animation features This add on is a great teaching tool that combines the two powerful features 1 Visualize a simulated 4 Scan signal from BeamTool probes and workspaces 2 Sound Field Animation shows how elements firing in a phased array probe constructively form a wave front and how that wave front propagates into the piece High Temperature More Info Provides tools for simulating the effectof inspecting high temperature subjects including calculation of beam deflection due to temperature gradations effect on material velocity ESBeamTool ZONAL _ More Info Provides the ability to define Weld Zones which are used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset to provide automated targeti
169. l matrix capture FMC is a specificdata acquisition process using ultrasonicphased anay probes For an array of N elements each element is successively used astransmitter while all other elements areused receivers Reference Beamset Reference Beamsets provideadditional drawing annotations Beamsets can be added to a phased array probe by clicking the 8 Add Beamset or one of the seven beamset icons on the appropriate probe group Single Beam Beamset Linear Beamset 4Sectorial Beamset Linear Spread Beamset 4 Zonal Beamset 95 Probes rul Matrix Capture Beamset Reference Beamset More than one beamset can be added to a single PA probe Once added a beamset can be modified and configured by clicking on the Beamset Tab that gets added to the Probe group 96 Probes 9 1 1 ADDING PA BEAMSETS Phased Array probes support six types of beamsets Single Beam Beamset Single Beam Beamsets render a single beam from a definedset ofelements ataspecified refracted angle Useful for developing zonal techniques Linear Beamset Linear Beamsets allow a numberof focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a common refracted angle Sectorial Beamset Sectorial Beamsets allowa number offocal laws to be drawn from a set of elements with a range of refracted angles Linear Spread Beamset Linear Spread Beamsets allowa number of focal laws to be drawn from different elements with a ra
170. l value for that dimension is displayed by default If a dimensions being displayed are small or closely grouped together it is difficult to read Start by assigning an ID to each dimension that will be identified in the Legend To assign an ID select the dimension type an ID in the Legend ID field and press enter The numerical value will be replaced with the ID given 176 Geometries j 0 sg 54 eH 1 65 a 0 Y na f a e BO Construction Aids Once all of the dimension have been assigned Legend IDs select the Legend tool from the Add Geometry Group or type legend at the Command Prompt Piece Geometry Reflective Line Rectangle 7 Are C Elipse Y Polyline Cy Polygon Circle Annotative Geometry Line L Rectangle 7 Arc 7 Elipse Y Polyline y Potygon Circle IFA Linear Y Arc 5 Polyline At Angle Text A Text Box Al Call Out Misc yy Symbol Image 177 Geometries With all Legend IDs assigned and the Legend tool turned on the Legend will be displayed in the workspace The Geometry Inspector can be used to change the view of legends created in different layers The example below has two legends that were created in separate layers The legend on the right is selected and the Geometry Inspector field called LegendLayers is set to Current This means that only geometries in the currently selected layer are shown in the legend The legend in the middl
171. lay V Path Distance Dimension Displays the total distance the beam travels through the piece from the initial entry point of the first element to the exit point out of the piece from the refracted angle SZ Display Time of Flight Displays the time of flight for each segment in the reference beam 136 Probes tH Display Beam Exit to Front Face Displays the distance from the front of the wedge to where the beam exits the wedge Display Beam Exit to Weld Displays the distance from the point where the beam exits the wedge to the center of the weld Display Pitch Catch Displays the path a reflected beam would take back into a wedge and the elements that could best be used to receive this signal TF Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Show Snell s Law Displays a visualization of Snell s Law where the beam refracts into the piece Parameters Start The number of the first element in the aperture Element Refracted The angle of the beam within the piece or part Angle Focus Length The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected see Other Tools Available below Gate Start The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate Gate Length The length of the gate segment Alpha Angle The inci
172. le green drawn right to left will select all features over the CAD surface A selection rectangle blue drawn left to right will select all features totally touching the rectangle 143 SELECTING GEOMETRIES Left to Right selection ith My if A 40 p i Right to Left selection Pm ot oz 174 any current selections Using this method of selection allows for the selection of a very specific subset of Holding the CTRL key while selecting geometries on the CAD surface will combine the new selections with geometries Once selected geometries can be repositioned resized and rotated by adjusting the location of the visible handles manipulated with Edit Tools Style Tools and Construction Aids from the CAD toolbar Geometries right clicked to access the context menu providing many editing tools and access to the geometry Properties screen only available from the right click context menu O A a z nga r Y ty cin Ce a Transform Order Group Un Group Reset Geometry Convert Selected to Lines Material Reflective Refractive Properties 175 Geometries 144 LEGEND The Legend is a whitespace management tool that displays a list of the specified dimensions annotated in the workspace When a dimension geometry is added to a workspace the numerica
173. le Upper Fill region e A weld bevel can only have a single Hot Pass and a single Root region e A weld bevel can have multiple Fill and or Root Fill regions e Region types always appear in the same vertical position within the weld bevel 56 O Once a region is added to the weld it appears with the rest of the weld s regions in the Regions panel The Upper Fill region is always at the top of the bevel regions if they exist in the weld The Hot Pass region is always below the Upper Fill and Fill regions and always above the Root region and Root Fill regions if they exist in the weld Root Fill regions if they exist in the weld Root Fill regions are always at the bottom of the bevel Regions Top Cap Height chm 2 00 mm Auto Width Overlap 1 mm Upper Fill Angle jaa 37 00 a Root o Height jas e 6 60 imm Gap Width deme 10 00 4 mm Root Fill Height Ci 6 70 2 mm l Angle js e 37 00 4 F Bottom Cap Height Cems 2 00 4 mm Auto Width Overlap E J mm 6 2 1 REGION EDITING Weld Configuration The Fill regions are always below the Upper Fill region and above the Hot Pass Root and Root Fill The Root region is always below the Upper Fill and Fill and Hot Pass regions and always above the The Regions panel is used to modify the order and existence of regions within the weld as well as to modify the specific attributes of each region The utility buttons on the l
174. led and at this point the geometry is considered to be an Annotative Geometry Piece Geometries include Line Places a user defined line that will reflect beams projected from a probe po Arc Places a user defined arc that will reflect beams projected from a probe Y Polyline Places a user defined polyline that will reflect beams projected from a probe Circle Places a user defined circle that will reflect beams projected from a probe LRectangle Places a user defined rectangle that will reflect beams projected from a probe Ellipse Places a user defined ellipse that will reflect beams projected from a probe Polygon Places a user defined polygon that will reflect beams projected from a probe 14 1 1 ADDING PIECE GEOMETRIES Piece Geometries can be added to a workspace from the CAD Toolbar Edit group or through the CAD Toolbar Add Geometry group 1 Select the appropriate geometry tool from the toolbar 2 Place the geometry on the drawing following the placement prompts displayed in the status bar Tools available in the CAD toolbar Tools group can be used to assist in the accurate placement of geometries grids snaps locks layers etc Once added to a workspace geometries can be selected and then manipulated with Edit Tools Style Tools and Construction Aids 171 Geometries 142 ANNOTATIVE GEOMETRIES Annotative Geometries allow annotation to be added to the drawing to indicate additional information not automatically d
175. lessons that are designed to help you get the most out of BeamTool Clicking on Application Tips from the Help Menu will open the Application Tips dialog box You can cycle through the available Application Tips and toggle on and off the option to show Application Tips when you start Beam Tool Check For Update Checks for updates available for BeamTool Support Opens our website to the BeamTool Support page Inquiries are sent to Eclipse Scientific s dedicated BeamTool support team who will provide prompt assistance Deactivate License An BeamTool license can be activated on one machine only If you would like to move your license to another machine you can select Deactivate License to release the license from the current machine to allow for activation on another When you deactivate the license it will disable BeamTool on the current machine This option is not available for the HardLock version Localization Displays the XMLocalize editor which can be used to correct translation inaccuracies Modifications to this file can be submitted to the BeamTool support team for inclusion in a future release of BeamTool Click here for more information Admin The Admin drop down menu allows you to set the default size of screen shots About Displays information about BeamTool 35 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 43 MAIN TOOLBAR The Main Toolbar provides quick and easy access to some common workspace management tools various
176. library of materials that they commonly use Seamless integration makes it easy to implement any material you need Below are options that can be accessed by selecting Tools gt Options gt Materials 32 Menus Toolbars amp Layout ESBeamTool Options a 3 Be Materials xl User Materials a System Materials 4 Add Material _ Delete Material Name o Shear Aluminum Materials Tab Toolbar Options Du ser Materials Displays the list of Materials added by the user system Materials Displays the list of Materials that are standard with BeamTool Dada Material Adds a new material to the User Materials list Delete Material Removes the selected material from the User Materials list 4 2 4 2 RENDERING TAB OPTIONS Below are options that can be accessed by selecting Tools gt Options gt Rendering 33 Menus Toolbars amp Layout Rendering VisualizationPalette MMMM ok GY Apply Allows the user to select the render quality Render quality defines the number of pixels Render Quality to be used in the render process A higher quality setting here will result in a longer render process for the Sound Field Animation Visualization Palette Select different palettes to be used for rendering 34 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 5 HELP MENU There are a number of options located under the Help menu 2Contents Displays the BeamTool Help file Application Tips Application Tips are mini
177. ll intersect a the radius at an exact tangent OR e Manual e Landing width The horizontal width before the radius begins its sweep V Type e Angle e Height Root A vertical region directly below the hot pass Can have an optional gap width e Height e Gap width The distance between the left and right faces of the weld bevel Root Fill The region below the hot pass containing 1 or more sets of angle amp height e Angle s e Height s 58 Weld Configuration Bottom Cap The region below the Root Fill The height can be adjusted with or without the option to Auto Width based on height If the Auto Width is de selected the overlap can be adjusted separate from the height 59 Weld Configuration 6 3 WELD ZONES Weld Zones are used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset to provide targeted steering of individual beams into individual locations along the face of a weld bevel NOTE Weld Zones are only available to users of the BeamTool Zonal Add On As a weld bevel is being defined in the Weld Configuration dialog the Weld Zone panel s can be displayed by clicking the a Show Zones toggle button SH i YC Weld Type Add Bevel Region S Beams in Caps General HAZ jum 5 00 mm HAZ 24 88 15 05mm LAA 13 05mm Upper Fill Length um 1 20 2 mm Top Cap Fill Max Length _ rra 3 50 2 mm Height Que 2 00 2 10 05mm ji a mere Hot Pass Max Length Gane 3550 mm Auto Width ae
178. ls vom Mittelpunkt der Schweiung auf der Zeichnung an Portuguese ID 1030 1033 4404 Locale String English Display Wedge DimensionsDisplays the X Xt Z and Height values for the wedge on the drawing Display Wedge Position DimensionDisplays the distance of the wedge from the center point of the weld on the drawing English Display Wedge Part NumberDisplays the wedge part number on the drawing Cralich Draha Dacitinn Tan VinuA Adinia thn umdaan nacitinn alana thn usdacdth af tha tan fann af tha ninnan wedge Ready 112 TABLE VIEW The XMLocalize Table View layout is divided into six major sections 1 XMLocalize Main Menu access to XMLocalize File Menu and Tools Menu 2 XMLocalize Table View Tool Bar a toolbar use for localization management 3 TableView table view of all strings available the default language for the string and string value for the selected language 4 Find View used to search for strings based on text entered 210 Reference 5 Status Bar provides XMLocalize status updates oo O A CIA Open Save French YAI A Find 3 Replace B Copy LString gi Translate O EG Sean oe ID English 1002 General 11003 Alow mute parameter forms to be open at the same time TN aO 1004 Autoraticaly open new Beamset parameter forms Our automatiquement les nouveles formes de param tres Beamset 1005 Mouse WheelZooming O mokttedebsoursZzoom OO 1006 Center
179. m Length C mm Total Aperture mm Jem gt AG UT Probe Velocity Length Exit Point Inset Outset Width ir Front Height Back Height Wedge Angle Click on the Ms A Scan icon to open the A Scan dialog box Use the slider control atthe bottom of the A Scan chart to find and view the area of the time line where the signal occurs The handles on the ends of the control 4 can be dragged back and forth to zoom in and out The bar itself can be dragged back and forth to scroll through the time line 253 Add on Modules Display Display Mode J Shear Show Grid FE Both Axis Time Axis 0 Time Time Base oj 100 4 us Gain oj 200 21 dB Zero Offset Qu 01 ys Gv Pulser Pulse Width j y 100 4 ns Rings j a Simulation Parameters Use the display mode to visualize different scan data that is displayed in the chart Changing the Display mode will automatically update the A scan view and the Beamset 254 Add on Modules 22 73 SOUND FIELD ANIMATION Sound Field Animation is part of the Simulation Add on for BeamTool This feature shows how elements firing in a phased array probe constructively form a wave front and how that wave front propagates into the piece The Sound Field Animation is available for Phased Array Probes using a Single Beam Beamset 22 7 3 1 TURN ON SOUND FIELD ANIMATION To turn on Sound Field Animation you must first
180. m Elements Beams are cropped at a specific distance from the elements along the beam path e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections o Display Beam Focus Defines the point at which a sound beam converges to minimum diameter and maximum sound pressure and beyond which the beam diverges A Focus Type can be specified and used to display the beam s focus into the piece 1 Select the Focus Type button A list of Focus Types are displayed 2 Select the appropriate Focus Type y Y True Depth True depth is the specified distance into the piece parallel to the bottom of the wedge P Projection Projection is the specified distance in the piece parallel to the front of the wedge y gt Half Path Half Path is the distance along each beam from the point where the beam enters the piece 1 2 None Do not perform focusing 125 Probes Display Gate The Gate describes an electronic means to monitor a specific segment of distance Display Beam Near Field Displays the area in the sound beam immediately in front of the transducer and is calculated u
181. ments in the aperture The number of beams used The number of offset elements for each beam being fired The minimum beam angle The maximum beam angle The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate The length of the gate segment The estimated minimum distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a change in wave front read only The estimated maximum distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a change in wave front read only The angle between beam steps read only 130 Probes dB Drop Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used Min Spread The estimated minimum beam spread read only Max Spread The estimated maximum beam spread read only Used Aperture The Elements Used multiplied by the Element Pitch read only Element Utilization The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Type amp Solid Beams A pick list of available beam types e Solid Beams displays all of the beams in the same color e Color List displays each beam skip in the color defined in File gt Options Line Color ACT E Color s to be used to display the
182. n face where the tangent angle is equal to the defined angle parameter value The zone length will be the height of the HP region 4 Determine the fill zones F1 Fx First determine the bottom point of the fill area by applying the Hot Pass Overlap parameter value as a negative offset from the top of the hot pass zone Using the determined bottom point of the fill and the top point of the fill area as the bottom of the C zone divide the remaining bevel face into a total of Num Fill Zones zones of equal length 5 Determine the volumetric zone V1 Vx Using the Top Vol Depth and Bottom Vol Depth parameter values as positions on the center of the bevel divide the distance between into a total of Num Vol Zones zones of equal length NOTE Weld bevels that include additional fill angles or root fills cannot be used with the Zones By Count zone generation method 63 CHAPTER 7 CALIBRATION BLOCK Easily generate an ASME compliant calibration block with the click of a button Targets are added based on your piece thickness while meeting the requirements of ASME Section 5 article 4 Figure 434 2 1 You can also design custom calibration blocks and generate reports that include all aspects of a calibration block to support machining This allows the technician to spend more time on developing a technique Fae Edt Drawings Tools ad 0 0 kubet SEece weld I instrument rote DEED SOD waaaxaag od uo E v Cf 40 50 rn
183. n on working with Drawings Transducer Options The options below are available by selecting from the Transducer picklist _ Import a Previously Saved Transducer Previously saved transducer configurations ebt can be opened 1 Press the Open Transducer button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file ebt to be importeded 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the preview and drawing panes will update to display the selected transducer lalsave a Transducer Once a transducer configuration is complete it can be saved ebt 1 Press the Save Transducer button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save i 4 Import a Transducer from Catalog Transducer data can be imported into BeamTool from an available catalog To import from catalog 1 Press the Import from catalog button to display a list of available transducer configurations 2 Select the transducer record to be used and press Import The transducer data is now displayed in the Probe Configuration dialog 8 4 1 1 WEDGE OPTIONS The options below are available by selecting from the Wedge picklist Import a Previously Saved Wedge Previously saved wedge configurations ebw can be imported 1 Press the Open Wedge button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default l
184. n the Table View Ursa tooo fe famo aon CN Menusi Tave a uem 11500 foo fow fow fom fowm ow ogo CO 19000 ae faer poo 200 aaas asn oo ge ee HotPass gt Upstream ES 145 00 0 00 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 00 0 00 The default targets show up with a grey background and their attributes are not configurable from the Table View Default targets can be edited from the Zonal CalBlock Options Sidebar and will update on the fly in the Table View 292 Add on Modules 22 10 3 3 EDITING MANUAL TARGETS A manual target can be edited once it has been added to the Table View A manual targets configurable attributes will display with a white background Simply click in the field of the attribute you want to edit and make your changes Press lt Enter gt when you are finished making your edits PPAR 22 11 1 1 DELETING MANUAL TARGETS To delete a manual target from the Table View select the target in the Table View by clicking on it and click on the Remove Manual button from the ZONAL CalBlock Designer Toolbar 293 CHAPTER 23 LESSONS 23 1 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED In this demonstration we are going to be working with a Simple Plate When you select a new workspace this is the default setting Open the Piece Configuration be to choose your material and the measurements of your plate Piece Configuration J Material Open lH Save gt Plate Thickness C O 20 00 mm Width es 100 00 mm Length es y 100
185. n wave front read only The Elements Used multiplied by the Element Pitch read only The difference between the exit points of the first beam to the last beam read only The divergence of the sound beam as it travels through the piece read only The incident angle of the beam within the wedge read only Receive Parameters Start Element Aperture Elements Inspection Angle Refracted Angle Focus Length Alpha Angle Used Aperture lA cquisition The first element in a group of elements assigned to receive in pitch catch configuration This is automatically configured based on the parameters of the transmitting beam The number of elements configured to receive in a pitch catch configuration The angle at which the beam intersects the zone face The angle of the beam within the piece or part The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected The incident angle of the beam within the wedge read only The Elements Used multiplied by the Element Pitch read only The Acquisition parameters are not directly utilized in BeamTool rendering but can in downstream applications through export or import Eclipse s TrueView girth weld scanning system for example Element Utilization 143 Probes The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer a
186. nd the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Solver Using the Solve function beams are automatically added to the beamset list via the powerful Beam Solver algorithm The beams added by the solver will be targeted to the zones that were configured in the Weld Configuration dialog Each zone region type defined during weld configuration is treated slightly differently by the solver The technique used to target each zone has been implemented to maximize signal strength Using the General parameters and Instructions defined in the Zonal Solver Options dialog the solver will create a beam targeted to the relevant zone Zone Solving To solve for any given zone BeamTool attempts to create an optimal beam using the Instructions that correspond to that zone type and angle Using the instruction s optimal inspection angle and aperture path etc a beam is projected out from the zone target If the beam intersects the probe s transducer an appropriate beam path from probe to the zone should be possible If a path to the transducer cannot be found the inspection angle is adjusted by Angle Increment and tested again The solver will increment and oscillate to either side of the optimal angle until a path can be found If the Min Angle or Max Angle is reached then number of Skips is increased and the process is repeated If no combination of angles and skips can be found a broken beam at the optimal angle is added to the
187. ndicular the maximum inspection angle Aperture The element aperture to use Direct inspect target in OD to ID direction Le 1 3 5 Path Type Skipped inspect the target from ID to ID le 2 4 6 Skips Minimized inspect with the fewest skips possible How the receive path should be determined modes described elsewhere 147 Probes Gain Global Gain GatelDefault values for the Acquisition parameters used in downstream Threshold Reflector Sizing Correction Size export import applications 148 Probes CHAPTER 10 CONVENTIONAL UT In ultrasonic testing a transducer connected to a diagnostic machine is passed over the piece being inspected In reflection mode the transducer sends pulsed waves through a couplant on the surface of the object and receives the sound reflected back to the device Reflected ultrasound comes from an interface such as the back wall of the piece or from a defect In attenuation mode a transmitter sends ultrasound through one surface and a separate receiver detects the amount that has reached it on another surface after traveling through the piece Defects or other conditions in the space between the transmitter and receiver reduce the amount of sound transmitted thus indicating their presence e Sy pa 2 a dh iw 58 827 4 2 mm pa E 2 a 0 00 mm ot 0 00 mm E oe 0 00 4 149 Probes CHAPTER 11 TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACT
188. ng of individual phased array beams into specific locations along the face of a weld bevel A Zonal Calibration Block Designer More Info Provides automated tools fordesigning calibration blocks and calibration block drawings for zonal inspections Requires ESBeamTool ZONAL 221 ADD ON MANAGER OPTIONS Refresh Refreshes the Add on Manager dialog box and activates any recently activated modules de Add Feature Opens the Add Feature Key dialog box Used to activate modules for SoftLock users without an Key active Internet connection Support Opens the Support dialog box with contact information for purchasing add on modules Elciose Exits the Add on Manager Help Opens the relevant Help content for the Add on Manager The HASP HardLock or SERIAL SoftLock displayed at the bottom of the Add on Manager is the number tied to your copy of BeamTool Click on the number to copy it to the clipboard 231 Add on Modules 22 2 CURRENT MODULES The BeamTool Add on module catalog currently consists of Simulation The A Scan Add on Module has been renamed to Simulation Add on and now also includes the Sound Field Animation features This add on is a great teaching tool that combines the two powerful features 1 Visualize a simulated A Scan signal from BeamTool probes and workspaces 2 Sound Field Animation shows how elements firing in a phased array probe constructively form a wave front and how that wave front propagates into the piece
189. ng the weld Width The width of the piece of material containing the weld Length The length of the piece of material containing the weld Index Offset Offset location on the piece to be used instead of center of weld 44 Piece LT Plate wy 24 YS Thickness The thickness of the piece of material containing the weld Height The height of the piece of material containing the weld Gap The distance between the bottom of the vertical piece and top of the horizontal piece Angle The angle at which the vertical piece is welded to the horizontal piece Bevel Height The height of the bevel of the vertical piece Angle The angle of the bevel of the vertical piece Cap The cap offset NOTE Use the Link Bevel button to mirror adjustments made to bevels 45 Piece 54 AXIAL PIECE CONFIGURATION An Axial piece and weld can be configured by pressing the Piece Configuration button located on the Piece eroup This will display the Piece Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the data values to be used 5 4 1 PIECE CONFIGURATION Below are the values that can be set for an Axial geometry piece and weld To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The preview and drawing panes will update on the fly as the values are modified Material Compression Same plane directional velocity of the piece Shear Righ
190. nge of r refracted angles Zonal Beamset Zonal Beamsets areused to target specificregions of aweld Zonal beamsets are commonly used in pipelineweld inspection Requires Zonal Add On Full Matrix Capture Full matrix capture FMC is a specificdata acquisition process using ultrasonicphased anay probes For an array of N elements each element is successively used as transmitter while all other elements areused receivers Reference Beamset Reference Beamsets provideadditional drawing annotations A dd a Beamset A Phased Array probe can display one or more beamsets There are two methods to add a beamset to a probe Ba 1 Press the Add Beamset button located on the Probe group for the selected probe A drop down list containing the available beamsets is displayed Select the appropriate beamset from the list The beamset is displayed on the drawing for the selected probe A Single Beam Linear Sectorial Linear Spread Zonal Full Matrix Capture or Reference Beamset tab is added to the Probe group 2 You can also add a beamset by clicking on one of the seven corresponding icons found on the Probe Group Single Beam Beamset 97 Probes de Linear Beamset sectorial Beamset Linear Spread Beamset Zonal Beamset rul Matrix Capture Beamset Reference Beamset A Beamset Tab will be added to the probe group above the 8 Add Beamset icon for each beamset added to the probe T PA P
191. ntific Eclipse Scientific Eclipse Scientific 327 Lessons For this lesson we have selected the WA10 HT55S IH G and we are using a Transducer with 16 total elements Once you have selected the HighTemp Wedge to be imported the High Temperature Wedge dialog box will open fd Calculate Correction Single Element Transducer Bounds lt All Elements Probe Beamsets TE a Temperature 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Air ee ZE A C Piece Que 50 0 2 OC A E OE gt Normal Beam Path Corrected Beam Path Reference Element j e 10 a Angle j y 0 00 2 0 7 WA10 HT555 IH G Summary Catalog entry PartNo WA10 HT555 IH G TempAir 25 TempPiece 50 Use the HighTemp Wedge Toolbar and options to render various beam paths 328 Lessons calculate Correction Calculates the beam path correction factors for all of the probes beamsets 10 Q 10 20 30 40 50 60 Q 80 90 40 WA10 HT55S IH G 20 20 When this button is first clicked a pop up window will come up to remind the user to set accurate temperature specific piece velocities Temperature 5pecific Piece Velocities Accurate temperature correction relies on accurate temperature specific piece velocities If you have not yet set temperature specific piece velocities do so Compression ao es 5 990 mm s Shear A y 3324 mm us 329 Lessons A Single Element Render a single element at the angle specified 0 10 20 30 40 30 60 70 40
192. o seven major sections The Main Menu Access to workspace management and other tools The Main Toolbar Quick and easy access to workspace management and other tools The Probe Groups Access to Probe configuration The CAD Surface Visualization and manipulation of piece probes and geometries ae O The Command Prompt The Command Prompt is a precision drawing tool used to quickly draw and edit geometries with specific dimensions Sd The CAD Toolbar Access to CAD configuration and manipulation tools The Status Bar Provides status updates on CAD tool usage surface navigation workspace management etc fr E BeamToo 7 fo folels File Edit Drawings Tools 1 Main Menu Help BW J C subject piece Yyweld HMinstrument Probe 3 E A pilAnimations 2 MainToolbar MAD VRI D Left 73 Right 3 The Probe Grou BC 25 81 fC 0 00 mf _10 00_ FAC 25 81 4C59 mfC_10 00 Right 4 The CAD Surface 6275 ETAL LE EZ SSIS Y L Ready 5 The Command Prompt E na BTA A D hka MA Pine Dra Aren HA o li ten Pr Sn ens Be Oba Obama ge Add Geometry Style Tools Ce 21 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 42 MAIN MENU BeamTool s Main Menu provides access to workspace management and other various tools The three sub menus accessible from the main menu are e File Access to workspace and document management options and tools e Edit Access to v
193. ocation containing the configuration file ebw to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the preview and drawing panes will update to display the selected wedge lalsavea Wedge Once a wedge configuration is complete it can be saved ebw 1 Press the Save Wedge button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press b gt Save t Import a Wedge from Catalog Wedge data can be imported into BeamTool from an available catalog To import from catalog 76 Probes 1 Press the Import from Catalog button to display a list of available wedge configurations 2 Select the wedge record to be used and press Import The wedge data is now displayed in the Probe Configuration dialog 1 Select a Wedge Material The Wedge Velocity can be set by selecting a material from the Velocity picklist 1 Press the Material button located on the Probe Configuration dialog A list of available materials will be displayed 2 Select a material from the list The Velocity value will be set with the assigned material compression velocity 3 The Material picklist can also be displayed by right clicking on the Velocity field g High Temperature When the High Temperature add on is activated this button can be used to import a High Temp Wedge from catalog or visualize HighTemp for the selected wedge To im
194. oints with your cursor Ready pl Starting Point 0 0 Next Point 10 0 Next Point 10 40 Next Point 62 40 Next Point Press Enter when finished to exit 190 Command Prompt POLYGON PG Creates a user defined polygon Command entry polygon or pg To create a polygon specify a start point and all remaining points Press Enter when polygon is drawn to exit the PG command function or double click if you are selecting the points with your cursor Ready pg Starting Point 0 0 Next Point 10 0 Next Point 10 40 Next Point 62 40 Next Point Press Enter when finished to exit RECT Creates a user defined rectangle Command entry rect To create a rectangle specify a starting point and an end point Ready rect Starting Point 0 0 End Point 25 0 or 45 30 191 SYMBOL Place a symbol on the workspace Command entry symbol Ready symbol Starting Point 0 0 Ending Point 10 0 VIEWPORT Creates a user defined viewport Command entry viewport Ready viewport Starting Point 0 10 End Point 40 30 or Ready viewport 0 10 40 30 or Ready line 0 10 40 30 16 3 2 MODIFY COMMANDS CLONE Creates a clone of the selected geometries Command entry clone Ready clone 0 20 or Ready clone 20 45 Command Prompt 192 COPY Creates a copy of the selected geometries Command entry copy Ready copy 0 20 or Ready copy 20 45 CUT Removes the selected
195. on mouse poston Center sure poston de UT 1007 Center an sereen earn 1120 GobalDrawng Options Opt de des gobas OO O 1176 Automatica open last workspace on startup Demm rezone de traval automatiquement ouverte sur le d marage 1177 Beem skp Coloma an de st ace 1269 Automaticaly check for update every ter automatiquement a mse jour chaque woos a271 Prefered uns O E Ia Display Wedge DimensionsDisplays the X Xt Z and Height values for the wedge on the drawing Display Wedge Position DimensionDisplays the distance of the wedge from the center point of the weld on the drawing Display Wedge Part NumberDisplays the wedge part number on the drawing Prohe Position Tan ViewiAdirete the wedne nacitinn alana the width of the 211 Reference 19 2 XMLOCALIZE FILE MENU There are a number of options located under the XMLocalize File menu File Tools fy Open Recent Files A Save Save As Bad Submit Changes Ly Import Translation Ly Import Update Export Options Exit Open Allows the user to open a previously saved xmloc file in Windows Explorer Recent Displays a list of recent xmloc files used in XMLocalize lalSave Allows the user to save the current xmloc file Save as Allows the user to save the current xmloc file Displays the Save xmloc file dialog every time allowing the user to specify anew filename or overwrite the existing filename Submit Changes
196. only Channel The channel on the PA instrument that the first transducer is connected to 2nd Channel The channel on the PA instrument that the second transducer is connected to Total Aperture Usually a single element read only 81 Probes 8 4 3 3 CIWEDGE OPTIONS Parameters Part Number Velocity Length Exit Point Inset Width Front Height Back Height Wedge Angle Refracted Angle The part number of the wedge entered by user or populated from import The material velocity of the wedge Right click on the field to select a velocity for a specified material The total length of the wedge in contact with the piece The distance between the front face of the wedge and the point at which the beam exits the wedge The depth of the inset into the wedge in which the transducer sits The width of the wedge Changes visible in Top View The height of the front face of the wedge The height of the back face of the wedge The angle of the wedge on which the transducer sits The angle of the beam through the wedge based on the velocity 8 4 3 4 TANDEM PROBE OPTIONS TOFD probes can be configured in Tandem mode where a third probe is configured to work in conjunction with the existing left or right probe Parameters pace None Left Tandem Removes any tandem probes from the piece aa Tandem Places a tandem probe on the left hand side of the piece AB Tandem Places a tandem probe on the right hand side of
197. ool directory default location containing the configuration file ebp to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the drawing pane will update to display the selected piece and weld lalsave a Piece and Weld Configuration Once a piece and weld configuration is complete it can be saved ebp 1 Press the Save button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save Display Piece Dimensions Displays the thickness of the piece on the drawing E lt Display Piece Index Offset Dimension Displays the distance of the offset point if set using Piece Configuration will display as vertical gold bar from the center point of the weld on the drawing plate Thickness The thickness of the piece of material containing the weld Width The width of the piece of material containing the weld Length The length of the piece of material containing the weld Index Offset Offset location on the piece to be used instead of center of weld E Backing Bar Thickness The thickness of the backing bar Width The width of the backing bar 41 Piece Bea Slopes DH Slope Specifies the distance from the weld center line where the slope starts Offset Ey Slope Specifies the width of the slope along the piece surface Width Slope Specifies the height or elevation of the slope past the piece surfa
198. or modification String Fields displays the current translations of available languages for the selected string To A Find View used to search for strings based on text entered 6 Status Bar provides XMLocalize status updates XMLocalize e r i ia Program Fi Pray e S XOJI Ey Open lH Save File Tools pps ar X A Find 33e Replace 8 Copy LString a Translate ESBeamTool 2 E Options J Common Strings English Controls gt E BeamToolbar 3 ColorProps v amp ProbeBox abs Display Probe abs Flip Probe abs Display Wedge Dimensions Ax Display Wedge Position Dimension abs Display Probe Name abs Display Wedge Part Number Display Wedge Position Dimension Displays the distance of the wedge from the center point of the weld on the drawing Chinese BReWBRT STRBEEHAEMP o ARE French abs Display Transducer Part Number abe Clone Probe abs Delete Probe abs Probe Position Side View Horizontal abs Add Beamset abs Probe Configuration abe Display Crossover Dimensions abs Display Dead Zones abe Probe Center Spacing PCS abs Probe Position Top View abs Probe Tools abs Crossover Depth abe Move Probe Left abs Move Probe Right gt Piece Arr ee Pee oe 4 14 Dimension de position de cale d affichage Montre la distance de la cale du point central de la soudure sur le sch ma German Anzeige Keil Position Ma Zeigt den Abstand des Kei
199. or the first volumetric target V2 Angle The angle from the center line for the second volumetric target VX Angle The angle from the center line for any additional volumetric targets TOFD A notch target centered along the weld center line TOFD targets are defined by width depth length and V Angle 288 TOFD TOFD OD Width j mm Depth mm Length Cj mm Notch Angle j 45 00 2 TOFD OD 2 Width j mm Depth j mm Length j mm Notch Angle y 45 00 4 TOFD ID Width m eee mm Depth ea mm Length j mm Notch Angle a TOFD Parameters Width The dimension of the target on the x axis Depth The dimension from the ID or OD to the deepest point of the target Length The dimension of the target on the y axis Notch The angle of the apex at the bottom of the target Angle Transverse Add on Modules A notch target positioned perpendicular to the center line of the weld Transverse targets are defined by width depth and length F Transverse Transverse OD Width j mm Depth m mm Length i mm Transverse ID Width _ jprras mm Depth EE mm Length Gs y 2 00 2 mm 289 Add on Modules Transverse Parameters Transverse Width The dimension along the x axis of the target did The distance from the ID or OD to the deepest point of the target Transverse Lensi The dimension along the z axis of the target Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Wall Thickness Strip
200. oup of graphics Layer visibility can be turned on or off Control graphics by locking and unlocking layers so they are not accidentally modified e CAD Tools interactive rotate and move tools rotate geometries commands 90 and 180 degrees new rotate geometry construction aid remove duplicate geometries command Welcome Piece and Annotative Geometries circle geometry rotatable rectangle geometry rotatable bitmap geometry Restructured CAD Toolbar display settings and snap settings pop ups new add geometry popup Contact and immersion support for conventional and phased array probes TOFD probe elevation offsetting This allows the use of a pair of TOFD probes on a piece with different thicknesses ID OD pinning for TOFD probes Improved near field calculations based on equations by Udo Schlengermann and KFactor Polynomials Material properties for polygons can now be configured via the geometry context menu Beam refraction through geometries with dissimilar materials Single beam beamset This new beamset is useful when developing zonal techniques Improved probe visualization wedge damping visualization to phased array wedges transducer orientation visualization on phased array transducer visualization on top view beamset element usage visualization on reports Equipment management for instrument configuration and validation Calibration Block Designer Design custom calibration blocks and generate reports that include all
201. our techniques Bear Tool7 He Edit Drawings Tools Subject Piece Weld instrument Probe E gA Ed O Y 49999 GEO ACI MOB o o g a ws p 4 Li 124 00 41 00 1D 181 3D View 15 1 3D VIEW NAVIGATION There are different 3D views available by clicking on the quick view icons in the 3D View Toolbar There are four navigation methods available in 3D View 1 2 es 4 Hold down the left mouse button and drag to move Hold down the right mouse button and drag to rotate vertical and horizontal rotation Use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom out from cursor Use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in to cursor Move Rotate Zoom out from cursor Zoom in to cursor 182 3D View 15 2 3D VIEW TOOLBAR The 3D View Toolbar provides quick and easy access to the different views available in 3D View Display Shaded Displays the drawing with different shades at each surface Display Hidden Displays the drawing with hidden lines Hidden lines represent edges and outlines that are invisible features of a drawing in a particular view Display Dashed Line Displays the hidden lines of a drawing as dashed lines Display 3D View Displays the drawing as a 3 dimensional view Display Front View Displays the drawing as a front view Display Back View Displays the drawing as a back view Display Top View Displays the drawing as a top view Lx Dis
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203. p your serial number for BeamTool If you do not have this number in your records you have the option to Copy Serial Number to clipboard for future reference Click on Deactivate to finish the process Deactivating software on one machine allows you to move the license to another machine Serial Number 41EA7 C1CA9 0BE5B MN Are you sure you want to deactivate ESBeamTool4 on this machine You should get the dialog box below upon successful deactivation 314 Lessons You are now ready to install your licensed version of BeamTool on another computer 315 Lessons 23 4 LESSON 4 ZONAL ADD ON In this lesson we will demonstrate the ZONAL functionality in BeamTool In order to proceed with this lesson you must have purchased the ZONAL Add on module Please refer to the Add Ons section to learn how to purchase ZONAL Now that you have your ZONAL license activated lets put it to work Configure your piece to match your requirements see Lesson 1 Click on the 1 Weld Configuration icon from the Piece Group Once your weld is configured click on the 2 Show Zones icon These Weld Zones are created following the zone parameters and are based on the defined maximum length of the zone base along the fusion line By default zones are created at the top of the upper fill and at the bottom of the root The rest of these regions are divided into zones based on the parameters entered for your weld wed Coniquetet i II Ey Open ll Save ME
204. peiet Sache Tec Edipes Soenbitic Edips Sdentifke Elipse Scala Edipss Somnbiheo Edips Scientific Edipit Scat MAL 1 33 THA ar Aa tre he WAL 2 HIS55 TH 5 02 WALL OH TL 1H 50007 eee WAL 2 HPGOL THHG W6010 HTOL30 1H 8 0 VAL OH TOA JO THE SAAE WALL HTOLIO CGO WAI FAO DHF Ri 19 CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED BeamTool gives the user the ability to quickly define typical inspection parameters to rapidly and clearly present technique development Its intuitive user interface allows a user to be productive immediately after installation without spending a lot of time learning how to use it Hovering the mouse over a button or menu option will pop up a Super Tooltip Super Tooltips provide readily available explanations for all buttons and visual picklists allow for a preview before the command is executed 3 1 CREATING A TYPICAL TECHNIQUE Creating a typical technique can be quickly and easily achieved 1 Start with the default Simple Plate or select an ID OD Piece or use Piece Geometries to define your own Configure your I Piece and Weld using a Opiate Lr axial CD Circumferential or fa Custom Piece Add and M contigue Probes M SB Add and lie Beams Add FF ETE at a Create reports In addition custom reports can be created and graphics can be easily exported to other applications 20 CHAPTER 4 MENUS TOOLBARS amp LAYOUT 4 1 1 MENUS TOOLBARS amp LAYOUT The BeamTool layout is divided int
205. play Bottom View Displays the drawing as a bottom view Display Left View Displays the drawing as a left view Display Right View 183 3D View Displays the drawing as a right view Display Grid Toggles the visibility of the grid on and off WPrerspective View Displays the drawing as an approximate representation on a flat surface such as paper of an image as it is seen by the eye MD iso View Displays the drawing in a way that the angles between the projection of the x y and z axes are all the same 184 CHAPTER 16 COMMAND PROMPT The Command Prompt is a precision drawing tool used to quickly draw and edit geometries with specific dimensions The Command Prompt can be toggled on and off by selecting Command Prompt in the Tools Menu or in the Display Settings pop up menu Tools pector 9 Convert Simple Piece to Custom Delete Duplicate Geometries Add on Manager 2 Options When the Command Prompt is turned on it will appear above the CAD Toolbar a ae T Y T r E ME Y E dilo lA ry m o A hi Tools Edit i Style F 16 1 EXECUTE COMMANDS To enter a command by using the keyboard type the full command name on the Command Prompt and press Enter The instructions in Help assume this step and do not specifically instruct you to press Enter after each entry You can specif
206. played select the report template to be modified from the template list 3 Press the Edit Template button to display the Report Template Editor 20 3 1 1 GETTING STARTED WITH THE REPORT TEMPLATE EDITOR 2 200 a None Ararat ie eS METE SEAL ue Piece Shear Camisa Velocity Velocity Thickness mm Length mm Widthijmm VelocityShear mmvps VelocityLong jmmvps Thickness Length Width Left Side Ce Right Side Cap Width LeftCap Cap Width RightCapWidth mm Cap Height LeftCapHeight mm Cap Height RightCapHeight mm Preview Sap Angle LeftCapAnglej Cap Angle RightCapAnglell Root Width LeftRootWidth mm Root Width RightRootWidth mm Root Height LeftRootHeight mm Root Height RightRootHeight mm Root Angle LeftRootAngle Root Angle RightRootAngle Preview AutosizeCap HAZ HAZIN HAZWidth HAZWIdthIN 10 IDGeometry D0DCenter IndexOffset IndexOffsetIN LeftCapAngle LeftCapHeight LeftCapHeightIN LeftCapWidth LeftCapWidthIN _LeftRootAngle LeftRootHeight LeftRootHeightIN LeftRootWidth LeftRootWidthIN Length LengthIN MaterialName ach IN Notes OD ODGeometry PieceMode PieceWidth PieceWidthIN RightCapAngle RightCapHeight RightCapHeightIN RightCapWidth RightRootangle RightRootHeight RightRootHeightIN RightRootWidth RightRootwidthIN ShowCapBottom ShowCapDimensions ShowCapTop ShowIndexOffset ShowOffsetDimension ShowPieceThickness ShowWeldAngles Sweep Thickness Thicknessi
207. plays the drawing as a 3D View Zoom Fit Fits and centers the drawing in the current displayable drawing area workspace Ctrl F El Zoom Window Specify an area in the drawing to be zoomed into by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to select the area G Zoom In Zooms into the drawing The user can also scroll up using their mouse wheel to zoom in Page Up S Zoom Out Zooms out of the drawing The user can also scroll down using their mouse wheel to zoom out Page Down 283 Add on Modules 22 10 22 ZONAL CALBLOCK SIDEBAR MENU The Zonal CalBlock Sidebar Menu how the automatic targets are generated and various options for modifying these targets and other parameters related to the calibration block The menu is divided into nine sections Dimensions Positioning Display Notches Fills Volumetrics TOFD Transverse oS Se eS A a Miscellaneous Below are the values that can be set within the ZONAL CalBlock Sidebar Menu To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The active view will update on the fly as the values are modified Togeles the view of the targets in Side View and Top View TiToggles the view of targets dimensions in Side View and Top View Dimensions Dimensions O Thickness 20 00 mm Outside Diameter 250 00 mm Total Width jaa 3
208. point of the weld on the drawing 50 Material Velocity Compression Same plane directional velocity of the piece Shear Right angle directional velocity of the piece custom Piece Length The length of the piece of material Piece 51 CHAPTER 6 WELD CONFIGURATION Weld Configuration The weld can be configured by pressing the M2 Weld Configuration button located on the Main Toolbar This will display the Weld Configuration dialog which can be used to specify the parameters and geometries of the weld bevel The Weld Configuration dialog is also used to configure weld Zones Please note that portions of the Weld Configuration dialog are limited to users of the BeamTool ZONAL Add On The intent of the Weld Configuration dialog is to provide the ability to define a weld bevel by defining the specific Regions within the bevel The regions are predefined from categories Fills Hot Pass Roots etc Once a bevel is defined its regions can be divided into Zones that can be used in conjunction with a Zonal Beamset and Beam Solver Opening the Advanced Weld Editor provides access to e Pre defined weld bevels e Bevel region gallery e Bevel region configuration e Zone generation Gem 5 00 mm HAZ 0 00 Top Cap Height c 2 00 mm Auto Width F Overlap pee 3 00 mm Upper Fill Angle je 37 00 24 Root Height j 660 mm Gap Width qj 10 00 mm Root Fill Height j 5 70 mm a Angle
209. port 1 Press the Import High Temp Wedge button to display a list of available HighTemp wedge configurations 2 Select the HighTemp wedge record to be used and press Import The wedge data is now displayed in the Probe Configuration dialog Color Properties J omm jemma The line and fill colors of transducers wedges and beams can be adjusted with the color properties tool 77 Probes 8 4 2 PHASED ARRAY PROBE CONFIGURATION General probe configuration options are described in Probe Configuration Options specific to phased array probes are described below To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The drawing pane will update on the fly as the values are modified 3 4 2 1 TRANSDUCER OPTIONS Normal Mount The transducer is mounted onto the wedge so that the FIRST element is at the point described by the wedge s Xt and Z parameters Reversed Mount The transducer is mounted onto the wedge so that the LAST element is at the point described by the wedge s Xt and Z parameters Parameters Part Number The part number of the transducer entered by user or populated from import Frequency The number of complete cycles per unit of time Total Elements The total number of elements on the transducer that are available to convert the electrical energy into acoustical energy Element Pitch The
210. presented by a geometric or bitmap wavefront Using real field physics the wavefront can be focused and even steered by adding a time delay to change the refracted angle UT Probe Display A Scan Displays an A Scan visualization for the probe Additional detail on configuring A Scans can be found here Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Time from Elements Distance from Interface Time from Interface or El Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific distance from the elements along the beam path e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the number of skips reflections 84 Probes NUse Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece i Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material Show Snell s Law Displays a visualization of Snell s L
211. r List displays each beam skip in the color defined in File gt Options Line Color Jom Color s to be used to display the beams for both the preview and drawing panes Beam Buffer Visibility Visibility of the beam buffer lines that indicate the bounds of the elemental area s 134 Probes 9 1 3 7 REFERENCE BEAMSET Reference Beamsets provide additional drawing annotaions Reference Beam Configuration CS a Crop Skips gt Start Element A 10 2 Refracted Angle js 60 00 Focus Length AA mm Gate Start C 5 00 mm Gate Length C 5 00 mm Alpha Angle 1 00 4 2 ON bl 9 1 3 7 1 REFERENCE BEAMSET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Toggle Beamset Visibility To avoid workspace clutter the visibility of beamset graphics in the drawing can be turned on or off By default beamset graphics are displayed Deselect the Toggle Beamset Visibility button to hide the beamset graphics ANUse Piece Shear Velocity Selects the Shear velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece 1 Use Piece Compression Velocity Selects the Compression velocity of the piece to be used when calculating the beam path through the piece Crop Mode Identify any type point on a beam path based on Distance from Elements Time from Elements Distance from Interface 2 Time from Interface or Skips e Distance from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific distance from
212. ransducer Part Number Num ro de la pi ce de cale d affichage abs Clone Probe Montre le num ro de la pi ce de cale sur le sch ma abs Delete Probe abs Probe Position Side View Horiz abe Add Beamset abe Probe Configuration Anzeige Keil Teilenummer abe Display Crossover Dimensions Zeigt die Keilteilenummer auf der Zeichnung an abe Display Dead Zones abe Probe Center Spacing PCS Portuguese abe Probe Position Top View abs Probe Tools abe Crossover Depth abs Move Probe Left abe Move Probe Right a Pel Minnan 4 Chinese French German Locale String 1030 English Display Wedge DimensionsDisplays the X Xt Z and Height values for the wedge on the drawing 1031 English Display Wedge Position DimensionDisplays the distance of the wedge from the center point of the weld on the drawing To Translate a single string navigate to the string in the Tree View and click in the empty field below your language of choice 219 Reference File Tools Ey Open lH Save abe y X A4Find 2 Replace 4 Copy LString g Translate English Flip Probe Flips the probe horizontally em Flip Probe abc Display Wedge Dimensions abe Display Wedge Position Dimensi abe Display Probe Name abs Display Wedge Part Number abs Display Transducer Part Number abe Clone Probe Flips la sonde horizontalement abs Delete Probe abs Probe Position Side View Horiz aoe abe Add Beamset r abe Probe Configuration Flip Probe
213. recision in which you can size the depth of a flaw The precision in which you can define the depth of the Locus Curve Locus curves indicate the maximum detection range of a TOFD configuration They can be used to identify whether additional techniques are required to cover areas beyond range With a standard TOFD configuration an indication may be detected somewhere between the two probes within the locus curve However the actual location of the indication might not be directly between the two probes symmetrically A third probe tandem probe can be added to remove the ambiguity The location of the indication can be more accurately determined by the intersection of the two locus curves The distinguishing distance between two flaws Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used The increase in beam diameter with distance from the aperture from which the beam emerges A section of the radiated beam that is within a small number of wavelengths of the beam source 8 4 3 2 TRANSDUCER OPTIONS Parameters Part Number The part number of the transducer entered by user or populated from import Frequency The number of complete cycles per unit of time Shape Toggle on Round or Square to specify the shape of the transducer Height The height of the transducer Diameter The diameter of the transducer Round transducers only Width The width of the transducer Square transducers only Length The length of the transducer Square transducers
214. rectory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save If the workspace has been previously saved it will be automatically resaved using the path and filename specified during the initial save 204 Reference 18 4 IMPORTING DRAWINGS DWG DXF and KXL files created in AutoCAD as well as Probe configurations and custom geometries previously created in BeamTool can be imported Import AutoDesk DWG amp DXF Files To import a DWG or DXF file 1 Select Custom from the Piece type picklist 2 Select Import gt Autodesk from the File menu and navigate to the location of your file Select Open 3 Select millimeters mm or inches in for the DXF Base Units Select Import The DWG or DXF graphics are displayed in the workspace Note Graphics are imported as a group The Un group command on the Edit toolbar can be used to ungroup the graphics allowing them to be manipulated individually Import KXL Files To import a KXL file 1 Select Custom from the Piece type picklist 2 Select Import gt KXL from the File menu and navigate to the location of your file Select Open 3 If solid lines are to be reflective check Make solid style lines reflective Select Import The KXL graphics are displayed in the workspace Import Probe Files To import a Probe file 1 Select Import gt Probe from the File menu and navigate to the location of your file Select Open Import Geometry Files To import
215. robe sjale lala A Os y 20 00 mm 0 as y 0 00 2 mm CIC 0 00 2 A beamset can be configured on the beamset tab menu or by clicking the beamset tab 98 Probes 9 1 2 PHASED ARRAY BEAMSET TABS mA Single Beamset 1 e Linear Beamset 1 E Sectorial Beamset 1 Spread Beamset 1 E a Zonal Beamset 1 FMC Beamset 1 Nor Reference Beamset 1 ES Add Beamset O EN E T A beamset tab is added to the probe group above the Add Beamset button for each beamset added to the probe The beamset tab displays the following information options e Color bar indicating the current beamset line color e Type of beamset single beam linear sectorial linear spread zonal or reference e Beamset visibility on or off e Up and down arrows for re ordering beamsets when multiple beamsets are present e The ability to delete the beamset Configure Beamset A beamset tab is also a button that can be used to access additional beamset functions Double clicking the beamset tab will open the Beamset Configuration Right clicking on the beamset tab pops up a drop down list with the following options Configure Beamset Export Focal Laws Beamset Visible Clone Beamset Delete Bearnset Rename Bearnset Auto Rename Move Up Move Down Configure Beamset The specific parameters of the beamset can be set through the Configure Beamset button A description of the available beamset parameters can be found in
216. roup to launch the PA Probe Configuration dialog In the Wedge section of the PA Probe Configuration dialog click on the arrow next to the f High Temp icon Select t Import HighTemp Wedge from the drop down menu 268 BeamTool 5 File Edit Tools dDOda EAA e c E2 a E a i EXT f e 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 a co o ra o D 10 20 30 40 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Add Probe 10 20 30 40 50 60 En a a 7 18 44 mMB8 7 Nr Z A vr wv vr ire Tools Snap Edit 70 Total Elements Element Pitch Element Width Passive Width Start Channel Add on Modules Help VARAA Ha ela pm 64 2 j y 0 60 o 230 240 250 Element Gap 0 10 mm Total Aperture mm Somm den Part Number Velocity X Xt Z Height Width Angle Inset Outset Outset Buffer Front Slope IWedge Ya ale Wedge Part Number 2a1 Import HighTemp Wedge Visualize HighTemp o ee 58 60 2 mm o fae 10 00 4 mm pj y 11 00 4 mm o Sa 43 00 2 mm pju y 20 00 4 mm j 36 00 2 j 0 00 2 mm 22222200 mm Qm y 0 00 4 Pa Damping Depth 2 00 4 mm Wedge Length 68 60 mm CFE RBRAS HMIONO ORLEA Add Geometry Jemm gt en y Select one of the High Temperature Wedges from the catalog and click on the amp Import button 269 Add on Modules 4 Select field to add criteria WA14 HTOL30 I
217. rt EJDetails Add Drawingset lt 4 Copy Positions Table i Side J Top zio AAAA Show This will toggle the display of the Zonal CalBlock targets on the CAD workspace Import Loads a Cal Block Designer export file and overwrites the current configuration lalExport Loads a Cal Block Designer export file and overwrites the current configuration w Auto When in Auto Generation mode the targets are automatically regenerated whenever the piece zones or cal block options are modified In this mode targets are always kept in sync with their defining inputs Modifications to generated targets through the target Table are not permitted as any updates would be lost during the next automatic generation F Manual When in Manual Generation mode the targets are not regenerated when modifications are made to piece zones or cal block options Instead the targets can be manually regenerated by using the Generate button Generated targets can be modified through Table mode because regeneration will not occur automatically and will not overwrite any edits Generate Manually generates the CalBlock targets from the Auto target options add Manual Opens the Add Manual Target dialog for adding custom targets Oclone Manual Clones the selected manual target 278 Add on Modules Remove Manual Removes the selected manual target Report Generate CalBlock Reports documenting the weld regions and targets
218. s the user to print the available drawing sets in the workspace See Print Drawings for more information import Allows the user to import graphics from an external file Click here for help on using Import Export 23 Menus Toolbars amp Layout Allows the user to export the graphics displayed in the drawing Click here for help on using Export F Report Allows the user to create reports from the data specified Click here for help on using the Report option EXDocument Info Can be used to store notes related to a workspace This information can also be added to report templates exit Exits BeamToo l 24 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 2 EDIT MENU There are a number of options located under the Edit menu Undo _ Erases the last modification done to the workspace Redo Brings back the last removed modification to the workspace Snapshot Copies an image of the workspace to the clipboard Copies a metafile of the workspace to the clipboard 25 Menus Toolbars amp Layout 4 2 3 DRAWINGS Drawings is a powerful set of tools that allow users to create and manage additional drawings within a single BeamTool workspace Drawings can be used for calibration blocks wedges HighTemp management indications additional piece drawings or any other kind of custom drawing that helps support a technique You can quickly print all of the drawing sets or customize the print job to specific drawings and spec
219. s will toggle the visibility of the beams that are used to produce the A scan The beams are displayed in fuchsia to distinguish them from the actual beam and beam spread beams 247 Add on Modules Shape Spread Shaping of the reflections by adjusting the amplitudes across the spread using a logarithmic curve This can produce a more natural looking reflection but can potentially produce unexpected results in cases of multiple reflections It can also produce strange results depending on which part of the spread detected the reflection 100 100 90 90 20 20 70 70 60 60 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 174s 175s 185 174s 17 5s 184 CO e CO e ee A default unshaped reflection A shaped reflection Attenuation Applies a material attenuation factor to reflections The amplitude is adjusted based on the attenuation curve visible from the Attenuation Curve display mode A logarithmic curve is used to calculate the factor 248 Add on Modules Percent The material attenuation factor at the time line maximum This is the percent of maximum amplitude at the time line maximum A larger value decreases the material attenuation applied to reflections Noise The level of noise in the signal This can be reduced to 0 to provide a clearer signal or can be increased to provide a more realistic looking signal The noise is affected by gain 22 7 1 2 CHART OPTIONS 22 7 1 2 1 1 NAVIGATING THE A SCAN CHART The slider
220. sing the frequency and cross sectional area of the transducer surface Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material TF Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Num Beams Parameters Start Element The number of the first element in the aperture Aperture The number of contiguous elements in the aperture Elements Min Angle The refracted angle of the first beam Max Angle The refracted angle of the last beam The number of beams used Beam The angle between beam steps read only Deviation Focus Length The distance from the bottom of the wedge to the focus point Calculated based on Display Beam Focus selected Gate Start The distance from the exit point on the bottom of the wedge to the start point of the gate Gate Length The length of the gate segment dB Drop Specifies the amplitude drop method to be used 126 Probes Min Near Field The estimated minimum distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a change in wave front read only Max Near Field The estimated maximum distance in front of the transducer in which the beam exhibits a change in wave front read only Min Spread The estimated minimum beam spread read only Max Spread The estimated maximum beam spread read only Used Aperture The Elements Used multipl
221. stance from the elements along the beam path 132 Probes e Time from Elements Beams are cropped at a specific time from the elements along the beam path based on the velocity of the materials e Distance from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific distance from where the beam enters the piece e Time from Interface Beams are cropped at a specific time from where the beam enters the piece e Skips Beams are cropped by setting the umber of skips reflections Reflect Off Weld Beams will reflect off the weld instead of passing through Show Elements Displays the elements and element usage information on the transducer Show Center Beams Toggles the display of the reference beams that describes the center of the spread for each element Parameters Tx Start Element The number of the first element in the aperture Tx Aperture Size The number of contiguous elements in the aperture Tx Element Step The number of offset elements for each beam being fired Spread Factor A value that is applied to and controls the beam spread angle Element Utilization The Beamset Configuration dialog summarizes the element usage by displaying graphically the number of elements available for the selected transducer and the usage based on the aperture settings specified Beam Type Sa Solid Beams 7 A pick list of available beam types 133 Probes e Solid Beams displays all of the beams in the same color e Colo
222. t TS o aaa a A oe A ES A a t s I A Tools Edit Add Geometry Style Construction Aids With all the outside edges of the bitmap in place we will select the rectangle and right click on it Select Convert Selected to Lines from the dialog box This will allow us to manipulate each line of the rectangle Copy Cut Ering To Front Send To Back Flip Vertical Flip Horizontal Rotate Clockwise Rotate Counter clockwise C Rotate 180 al Group ln Un Group C2 Reset Geometry Pde Pe FRA amp 309 Lessons We will delete the right hand side of the rectangle and drag the bottom line to match the outline of our bitmap If we turn off the view of the bitmap layer we now have the outline of our piece 0 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 o a a 2 A 3 R o oa 3 3 o y Mee B 9 418 r mr Zune TIA E aja Ke i z 6 6 z 6 m 18 E q aaa N 37 XL LB aa sca Be on ob gt 48 0 1 1 m 0 0 Tools Snap Edit Add Geometry Style 5 Construction Aids t 152 00 15 00 010 Now we will trace in the internal targets from the bitmap onto our piece We will use the 2 Draw Piece Circle tool found in the Add Geometry section of the CAD Toolbar to trace our targets 0 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70
223. t angle directional velocity of the piece Axial Thickness The thickness of the piece of material OD The diameter measurement taken from the outside edge of the piece ID The diameter measurement taken from the inside of the piece Sweep The curve of the diameter in degrees Length The length of the piece of material Index Offset The offset point from the center point of the weld on the drawing 5 4 2 OTHER TOOLS AVAILABLE In addition to the options available above the following tools are available during piece and weld configuration _ Open an Existing Piece and Weld Configuration Once the Piece Configuration dialog has been displayed existing piece and weld configurations ebp can be opened 1 Press the Open button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location containing the configuration file ebp to be opened 2 Select the file and press Open The configuration data will now be displayed in the dialog and the drawing pane will update to display the selected piece and weld lalsave a Piece and Weld Configuration Once a piece and weld configuration is complete it can be saved ebp 1 Press the Save button and navigate to the BeamTool directory default location 2 Enter a name for the file in the File name field and press Save 46 Piece 1 Select a Material Velocity The Piece Velocity can be set by selecting a material from the Material picklist 1 Press the Material button located on the Piece
224. tc A nas 172 142 1 Addins Aninotative Geometries Ae 173 ES Selecta Geometria aci 174 EA o asceccatuasisctsadurcne tance sino E aanetsacneuransa we A 176 WALD Geometry TSS CEO nn te scares ett Bate acces at dots eteae ate icdd sees ete eae eee 179 1420 Geomerty Navigator mrena able ee heat iS 180 Chapter 15 3D VIEW 2 AAA E A 181 Lek SBD VIEW Nae HON 182 IBZ OD View Toolbar E a E E eee 183 Chapter 06 Command Prod e a E 185 16 Exec CO ota 185 111 Table of Contents 162 sSpeGity Command Opos 186 6 25 Relative Absoluta sia sceasnesdaaeaasea sea clatene naa 186 16 2 2 Piece Geometries amp Annotative GeoMetrleS oooccnnoconiononnonaninnananncnanncnanncnannananncnannccannccns 186 823 Command Prom prep dai dlls 186 O o a 187 loak Construc Command 187 1602 Modi COMAS E OR 192 Chapter 17 Indication Table cti 196 7d sncication Lable OPUS astilla 196 12 Indica ton Lroperies di llorado 197 o How To Add Remove Indica OS od di 198 o Indica ORT ropero 198 Chapter 18 Referencia A E 200 Tel REITEN E tal ii 200 lS Print Drawno saia a a a 201 B21 Print Drawan es Maur POO Ag sasiassosiresict Siyanis sttaaaesdetucussouisebincs nino ona 201 1822 Print Drawings Panel Toda di 202 1523 Print Draw ies FOOTE naea E E 203 189 Manasine Workspace Se a aa iodo 204 lod Impar Drawno id 205 leS A T E ene E O E 206 15 06 Documento o a A ao 208 Chapter 19 XML OCZ Eep e aa 209 19 1 XMLocalize Views Lay
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226. ted geometries into the selected layer Elclose Layers Pop up Closes the Layers pop up Each layer is represented as a row in the pop up window A layer can be renamed by double clicking on the layer row Each layer row also provides the following functions y Visibility Toggles the visibility of the layer on the CAD surface a SLocking Toggles the locking of the layer When locked a layer cannot be edited The Geometry Inspector can be used to change the view of legends created in different layers The example below has two legends that were created in separate layers 155 CAD Toolbar The legend on the right is selected and the Geometry Inspector field called CalloutLayers is set to Current This means that only geometries in the currently selected layer are shown in the legend The legend in the middle has the CalloutLayers field set to All and is displaying all dimensions from all layers 156 CAD Toolbar 132 VIEWPORTS A viewport is a region of the screen used to display a different view of the total image to be shown As you work you can split the drawing area into one or more adjacent rectangular views Viewports are useful for large and detailed drawings and can be selected for printing and display in reporting The Viewport Manager can be by clicking on the icon found in the Tools section of the CAD Toolbar 13 21 VIEWPORT MANAGER OPTIONS LT Add Adds a new viewport to the workspace Viewport mj
227. terial densities material velocities and wave mode A simple but configurable material attenuation is also applied to the reflections by default The A Scan dialog box can be accessed by clicking on the A Scan icon Helin the UT Probe Configuration and the Phased Array Single Beam Beamset Configuration menu only 239 Add on Modules UT Probe Configuration CBJ i Open fy Save i i Note Detecting reflections requires that the probe or beamset is configured with enough beam skips to allow the beams to return to the transducer Note In order to make sure a signal is coming back to the probe it is possible to use the Pitch Catch option for the probe or beamset that will display in yellow any signal coming back into the wedge 22 7 1 A SCAN OPTIONS Options specific to A Scan are described below To specify a value you can a move the slider right or left b click the right or left value spinner or c click on the value displayed in the value spinner and type a value The chart will update on the fly as the values are modified 22 7 1 1 DISPLAY OPTIONS Controls the data that is displayed in the chart Display Display Mode J Shear led elos Show Grid ES Both Axis Time Axis Time Time Base j 00 4 us Gain j 0 04 dB Zero Offset es e 0 ys 240 Add on Modules 22 7 1 1 1 DISPLAY MODE Changing the Display mode will automatically update the chart and the beamset daShear Wave
228. the percentage and distance into the piece that the transmitter Dimensions beam travels to the point it meets the receiver beam When selected displays the near surface discontinuity areas for the top and bottom walls Display Dead Zones ofthe piece spatial Resolution When selected displays the height of the smallest resolvable flaw at a given depth wit When selected displays a locus curve indicating the maximum detection range of the Display Locus Curve TOFD configuration Pin Controls how the probe is pinned to an ID OD piece available on ID OD pieces only The distance the probes are offset horizontally This is based on the horizontal center of the HH ABIndex Offset beam crossover The distance probe A and probe B are vertically offset from one another Positive numbers AG i Elevation Offset elevate probe B and negative numbers offset probe A my Probe Position Adjusts the probe position along the width of the top face of the piece available in Top View Top View only A Orossov r Depth This is the depth within the piece that the beam crossover should occur 8 7 4 CONVENTIONAL UT GROUP ONLY Flip Probe Flips the probe horizontally E Pin Controls how the probe is pinned to an ID OD piece available on ID OD pieces only a Probe Position Side View Adjusts the probe distance from the center of the weld Horizontal 5il Probe Position Side View h Adjusts the probe distance from the top fac
229. the upper fill region into zones Fx Fy of equal size using the Fill Max parameter Divide the area below the bottom of the hot pass region into volumetric root zones VR1 VRx or equal size using the Volumetric Max parameter Divide the area above the bottom of the hot pass region into volumetric root zones V1 Vx or equal size using the Volumetric Max parameter It is important to note that the zones are generated with their length in mind unlike regions which are defined by their height The length of a zone will always be greater or equal to its height Adjacent regions with equal fill angles are treated as a single region and are divided into equal zones spanning the joined regions Zone names are not indexed IE R1 R2 etc if a zone prefix is only used once For example if there is only a single Hot Pass zone it will be named HP not HP1 62 Weld Configuration Zones By Count Algorithm Zones are generated using the following steps 1 Determine the root zone R using the Root Zone Depth parameter Ris always located in the bottom most root region 2 Determine the cap zone C using the Zap Zone Depth parameter Cis always located in the upper fill region 3 Determine the hot pass zone HP a if using a v type hot pass region HP is the entire region face b if using a j type hot pass region HP is constructed using the Hot Pass Angle parameter The zone target will be positioned along the regio
230. traVision library that can be used to integrate with Zetec UltraVision With this library installed and configured the UltraVision file menu is extended with the option to Import BeamTool Workspace This feature will automatically configure Ultra Vision with the probes wedges and beam sets you ve configured in your BeamTool workspace pi Bs al INSTALLATION The BeamTool installer will automatically install and configure the UltraVision library as long as UltraVision is already installed on the computer If installing UltraVision AFTER installing BeamTool you will need to reinstall BeamTool to ensure the UltraVision library is configured properly Zee IMPORT BEAMTOOL WORKSPACE INTO ULTRAVISION The Import BeamTool Workspace component for Zetec UltraVision allows you to quickly and easily set up a configuration in UltraVision based on an BeamTool configuration Saved BeamTool workspaces can be imported into UltraVision saving time and reducing potential errors that might occur reconfiguring the setup in UltraVision Pieces wedges transducers and beamsets are all imported Parameters for the UltraVision setup can be tweaked or you can transition directly to acquiring data 21 3 2 1 TERMINOLOGY BeamTool and UltraVision use similar terminology but there are a few important differences The following terms map directly BeamTool UltraVision Piece Specimen Beamset Channel Beam Focal Law 21 3 2 2 WORKFLOW Importing a workspace involves
231. try circle To create a circle specify a center point and radius Ready circle Center Point 0 0 Radius 65 DIM Linear dimensions allow you to annotate distances on the drawing Command entry dim To create a linear dimension specify the start point and end point Ready dim Starting Point 0 0 End Point 10 0 or Ready dim 0 0 10 0 or Ready dim 0 0 10 45 Command Prompt 188 ELL Places a user defined ellipse Command entry ell Ready ell Starting Point 0 0 End Point 10 50 or Ready 0 0 10 50 or Ready 0 0 10 50 IMAGE Opens the Select Image window to browse for an image to place in the workspace Command entry image Ready image LEGEND Command Prompt Displays a legend that shows a list of the specitied dimensions that are annotated in the workspace Command entry legend To create a legend you must specify the starting point with your cursor Ready legend 189 LINE Creates a user defined line Command entry line To create a line specify the start point and end point Ready line Starting Point 0 0 End Point 10 0 or Ready line 0 0 10 0 or Ready line 0 0 10 45 POLYLINE PL Places a user defined polyline Command entry polyline or pl Command Prompt To create a polyline specify a start point and all remaining points Press Enter when polyline is drawn to exit the PL command function or double click if you are selecting the p
232. ts length The zone angle and target play an important role when using the Zonal Beamset Zonal Solver Two types of zones are created Fusion zones that follow the fusion face of the weld bevel Volumetric zones that follow the vertical center of the weld bevel Zones are generated from the bottom of the weld bevel up using the following steps 1 NOTE Determine the root zone R1 using the Root Max parameter R1 is always located in the bottom most root region Divide the remainder of the bottom most root region into zones R2 Rx of equal size using the Fill Max parameter if the UF Overlap option is activated the entire bottom most root region is divided resulting in overlapping zones in the root Divide any existing root regions into zones Rx Ry of equal size using the Fill Max parameter Determine the hot pass zone s V Type hot pass regions are divided into zones HP1 HPx or equal size using the HP Max parameter J Type hot pass regions are not divided and will only ever generate a single zone HP Divide any existing fill regions into zones F1 Fx of equal size using the Fill Max parameter Determine the upper fill zone Fx using the UF Max parameter the upper fill zone is always located in the upper fill region if the UF Overlap option is activated the entire top most root region is divided resulting in overlapping zones in the upper fill Divide the remainder of
233. ts the beam configurations for a previously saved probe set ebps Export Probe When selected exports the probe set ebps When selected displays the probe and associated graphics labels and beams on e a Display Probe the drawing Display Probe Name When selected displays the name of the probe on the drawing Display Wedge Part Number When selected displays the wedge part number on the drawing p ka races Transducer Part Wren selected displays the transducer part number on the drawing umber When selected displays the X Xt Z and Height values for the wedge on the Display Wedge Dimensions drawing H Display Wedge Position When selected displays the distance of the wedge from the centre point on the Dimension weld on the drawing 8 7 2 PHASED ARRAY GROUP ONLY Flip Probe Flips the probe horizontally E Pin Controls how the probe is pinned to an ID OD piece available on ID OD pieces only add Beamset Adds a Beamset to a Phased Array probe a Probe Position Side View Adjusts the probe distance from the center of the weld Horizontal B on Position Side View Adjusts the probe distance from the top face of the piece ertica 91 Probes Adjusts the probe position along the width of the top face of the piece Probe Position Top View available in Top View only Rotate Probe Rotates the Probe 90 degrees 8 7 3 TOFD GROUP ONLY aca Display Crossover When selected displays
234. ucer and is calculated using the frequency and cross sectional area of the transducer surface WW GL Hit IN AN ee HU te t NU te MEINW TI NS Senne MA ma I WS Uy one irp ie ANA PACA A Ven y My wa rales AA bl o Mi AAC Ao AO i MN Hi AN sen y M AAA TATIANA 2 p ee a a N 6 y e AEAT s r A wugo Ss6 a a e er _ S oe pa SFT ae a ee Oe ae FLT p amx ma T gt a e o o pa ary es E in e e p e pa gt x gt i t eee oe ee ue ee A a Se rs ro Eas Pri aa PE Sd ah e _ a _ aa qam a 4 m hipe d a a tt A an ae el a a A gt a gt e ar Pa A S an a a at prm DES a pu E e A 7 z p E aee rs 4 nn sn e E a ee E a 4 os ee Se Se a o a 4 fo e Y a E a pe _ sanm a ppuru o i T a y E lt A a e A _ rme 2 106 Probes Display Beam Spread Displays how the beam spreads out as it propagates through the material f SN POOO wwz SL ORANY ITN as pede Mi AAN NN A NN A AN i ji M N 2 44 18mm ATA a e n A Ts ws c n nn au m WWUQ0 S6 ee ae ee P nn e a AT 5 ae A p gt oom gt 5 m
235. ue modifies the amplitude of the entire signal 244 Add on Modules Zero Offset The time interval in microseconds that is subtracted from the start of the A Scan This value can be increased to remove the initial wave or time representing path through a wedge 22 7 1 1 3 PULSER OPTIONS Pulse Width The width of the initial pulse in nanoseconds The pulse width value is set to a default value based on the frequency of the probe Rings The number of rings in the initial pulse 22 7 1 1 4 SIMULATION PARAMETERS The Simulation Parameters menu is hidden by default but can be expanded by clicking on the group button on the panel title bar Simulation Parameters Spread Density mme 20 Spread Width fr 10 0 mm Shape Spread E Attenuation Percent A 300 Noise j 4 Spread Density The number of beams that are used to simulate a wave and detect reflections A larger value will usually be more accurate but will be less performant 245 Add on Modules A spread density of 10 A spread density of 100 246 Add on Modules Spread Width The width of the spread of beams A smaller value will produce a narrow dense array of beams A larger value will produce a wider sparse array of beams Using a wider beam will cover a larger area but will potentially involve more scatter A minimum spread width of 1 mm A maximum spread value of 10 mm Show Spread The visibility of the beams used for the A Scan Thi
236. umber of the wedge entered by user or populated from import The material compression velocity of the wedge couplant or immersion medium Right click on the field to select a velocity for a specified material Velocity value can also be set by selecting from the Material picklist The length of the wedge in contact with the piece between the start location of the transducer and the front face The length of the wedge in contact with the piece between the back face of the wedge and start location of the transducer The height of the first transducer element from the piece The height of the wedge The width of the wedge Changes visible in Top View The angle of the wedge on which the transducer sits This is the distance the transducer is recessed into the wedge or out from the wedge Positive values are into the wedge and negative values are out from the wedge This is sometimes referred to as the Pocket Depth The space between the outset on the wedge and the edges The angle of the slope at the front of the wedge The distance the damping groove extends into the wedge from the wedge face The damping groove runs parallel to a line extending from the bottom of the wedge face to the top of the wedge slope The total length of the wedge in contact with the piece read only 79 Probes 8 4 3 TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACTION PROBE CONFIGURATION General probe configuration options are described in Probe Configuration Options speci
237. ure how the solver behaves and defines how each combination of zone type and angle should be solved If a zone matches multiple instructions the solver will generate multiple beams When the solver matches a zone to an instruction it uses that instructions parameters and the general parameters to create a beam that should maximize signal strength Zonal Solver Options General Tab The Zonal Solver Options General Tab is split into three main sections 1 General 2 Gating 3 Presentations General Gating Angle Increment fp y 0 25 mm Fusion Before Weld C i y 5 00 mm Target Threshold Jr y 0 25 mm Fusion After Center Ge y 2 00 mm Max Catch Angle gt am y 78 00 Vol Before Weld CQ y 5 00 2 mm Max Skips Pl Vol After Weld A y 2 00 2 mm Presentations Fills Weld Plot Volumetrics B Scan ok 19 Import Export O Cancel General Parameters Angle The resolution of the angle adjustments solver A lower value will provide a more accurate solution but Increment will increase the solver run time Target The maximum distance a candidate beam s intersection point can be from the zone target to consider the Real d beam an acceptable solution A lower value will improve accuracy but may prevent the solver from finding solutions for some zones Max Skips The maximum number of skips that the solver will attempt to use Gating Parameters Fusion Before Weld The length of
238. using the identical attributes as the cloned probe Delete a Probe Probes that have been added to the workspace using the Add Probe button can be removed To remove a probe 1 Press the Probe Tools button located on the Probe group for the appropriate probe 2 Press the Delete Probe button The Probe group and corresponding graphics in the drawing are removed lRename a Probe By default probes are given a name that is used to distinguish it on the main toolbar and on the workspace and in reports via a label This default name can be changed by double clicking the probe name display on the top of the probe group press Enter to save changes or via the Probe Tools button 1 Press the Probe Tools button located on the Probe group for the appropriate probe 2 Press the Rename button The Probe group and corresponding graphics in the drawing are removed Re Order Left When multiple probes exist in the workspace you can use this tool to re order the active Probe Group menu one position to the left Re Order Right When multiple probes exist in the workspace you can use this tool to re order the active Probe Group menu one position to the right _Import an Existing Probe A probe added to the workspace can be configured manually through the various configuration options or can be imported from an existing probe configuration btps 73 Probes 1 Press the Probe Tools button located on the Probe group for th
239. y coordinates either by entering X Y coordinate values or by using the pointing device to click a point on the screen The space in a command function is used to separate parameters For example the command below will draw a line from 0 0 to 10 0 Ready line 0 0 10 0 The lt symbol and the symbol in a command function represents at an angle of For example the commands below will clone the selected object at a distance of 10 and at an angle of 45 degrees Ready clone 10 lt 45 Ready clone 10 45 185 Command Prompt The symbol in a command function represents an absolute position Pressing the Esc key on the keyboard will cancel any Command Prompt functions and return the Command Prompt to a Ready status 16 2 SPECIFY COMMAND OPTIONS When you enter a command the Command Prompt will change from Ready and prompt you for the next entry related to the command The Status Bar will also display instructions for the next step in the command For example when you enter circle at the Command Prompt the following prompt and status is displayed Center Point ee a wee q BEE r m BN 4 de H em ee Tools Edit Style ell Select the center point of the circle 16 2 1 RELATIVE amp ABSOLUTE There are three options available when entering coordinates at the prompt You can either enter your coordinates for an absolute position example X Y coordinates r
240. zones in the bottommost root region to ignore the length of root zone The root zone is still generated but will be overlapped by a fill zone 6 3 2 2 BY ZONE COUNT TAB PARAMETERS Cap Zone Depth The vertical depth from top of the piece to the bottom of the cap zone Num Fill Zones The number of equally sized zones between the bottom to the cap zone and the top of the hot pass zone including the hot pass overlap value Hot Pass Overlap The distance into the hot pass zone to where the bottom of the first fill zone is positioned Hot Pass Angle Only used in bevels with j type hot pass regions The angle of the hot pass zone face Also determines the zone target position by where along the radius a tangent equals the zone face angle Root Zone Depth The vertical depth from bottom of the piece to the top of the root zone Num Vol Zones The number of equally sized zones between the defined top and bottom vol zone depths Top Vol Depth The vertical depth from the top of the piece to the top of the upper most volumetric zone 61 Weld Configuration Bottom Vol Depth The vertical depth from the bottom of the piece to the bottom of the bottom most volumetric zone A zone is essentially a line that has a position length and orientation This gives a zone a starting and ending point and an angle Zones also have a specific Target that is its main focus point Typically the zone s target is directly in the middle of i

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