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Marine Outfitting UpdateIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1Guide Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1

Toolbar Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1Penetration Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2Pipe Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2Steelwork Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2

Pipework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1Split and Merge Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:12D Pipe Sketching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3Insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:18Pipe Sketch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:20Pipe Spool Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:21Pipe Spool Drawing Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:26Create / Modify Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:31

Tapped Components and Boss Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:33Stub In Type Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:33Modify Existing Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:37Branches with Head and Tail Intersections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:37Adjust the Insertion Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:40Catalogue Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:41

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Bending Machine NC Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:42Ship Coordinates on Isometrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:45Data Consistency Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:49

Hole Management Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:1Configuration of Hole Management Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:8Hole Management Data Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:9

Hole Association Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:9Displaying Holes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:11Clipped Hole View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:11Show Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:11Translucent Penetrated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:12

Standard Model Library Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1Standard Model Library Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1Create Standard Model Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3Create Standard Model Library Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3Create Standard Model Library Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3

Create Standard Model Library Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:4

Advanced View Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:1

Bent Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1Modify Bent Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:3Bent Panel Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:3Fittings and Holes in Bent Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:4Divide Bent Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:4

Restore Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:1

Structural Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:1

Collision Control Enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:1Obstructions/Exclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:4Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:5Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:6Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:7Clash Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:8Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:8

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Clash Colours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:10Clashes Ignored Within . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:10

Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:10

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinIntroduction

1 Introduction

The 12.0.SP6 Update for Marine Outfitting provides additional functions, which are added tostandard installation of AVEVA Marine Outfitting 12.0.SP6. They are aimed especially atproviding some familiar functions to those customers upgrading from TRIBON M3. Theupdate includes additional catalogue data and enhanced PML applications that exploit thepowerful features in the standard release. The new features will be incorporated and furtherdeveloped in future standard releases.

1.1 AssumptionsThe 12.0.SP6 Update for Marine Outfitting is for users familiar with Marine design practices,who may or may not have prior knowledge of Outfitting.

It is assumed that: • Users have a valid Outfitting license and the 12.0.SP6 software has been installed• Users know how to launch the Outfitting Module• The user is familiar with basic graphical user interface (GUI) features as described in

the Getting Started with Outfitting• Users are familiar with Outfitting design practices.

1.2 Guide StructureThe 12.0.SP6 Update for Marine Outfitting is divided in the following sections:

Toolbar Menus Three new toolbar menus.

Pipework Describes the Pipework enhancements.

Hole Management Utility Describes the Hole Management Utility.

Standard Model Library Items

Describes the Standard Model Library Itemsdevelopment.

Advanced View Control How to make changes to the Area Limits, DrawList andUtilities.

Bent Panels Describes the bent panels in the outfitting structuresdevelopment.

Restore Views Describes the restore views by macros development.

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Structural Toolbar Describes the structure copy developments.

Collision Control Enhancements

Enhancement to the Clash functionality.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinToolbar Menus

2 Toolbar Menus

The 12.0.SP6 Update for Marine Outfitting gives the user three new toolbar menus:• Penetration Utilities• Pipe Utilities• Steelwork Utilities.

To display any of the toolbar menus, right click in the main toolbar area and select from thelist.

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2.1 Penetration UtilitiesThe Penetration Utilities toolbar is only available in the Pipework and HVAC applications.Refer to Hole Management Utility for further information.

2.2 Pipe UtilitiesThe Pipe Utilities toolbar gives the user additional options in the Pipework application.

2.3 Steelwork UtilitiesThe Steelwork Utilities toolbar gives the user improved options to copy structure includingmirroring and utilities for steelwork.

Displays the Managed Hole Utility window. Refer to Hole Management Utilityfor further information.

Displays the Create Penetration window.

Displays the Hole Management Modify Penetration window.

Displays the Hole Association Manager window.

Displays the 2D Pipe Sketching window.

Displays the Pipe Spool Drawing window.

Displays the Pipe Stub In Connections window. Refer to Stub In TypeConnections for further information.

Displays the Pipe Dimensions in the 3D view. Refer to Pipe Sketch for furtherinformation.

Clears the Pipe Dimension from the 3D view. Refer to Pipe Sketch for furtherinformation.

Displays the Ship Coordinates on Isometrics window.

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Displays the Structure Copy/Mirror window. Refer to Structure Copy / Mirrorfor further information.

Trim Selected Sections.

Trim Selected Sections with Offset.

Trim and Connect Selected Sections.

Connect Adjacent Sections.

Delete Joint.

Mitre Selected Sections.

Delete End-cut.

Copy Selected to Another Structure.

Include Structure.

Delete Section.

Modify Specification of Selection with Picked.

Model Dimensions.

Deletes model dimension. Refer to Model Dimensions for further information.

Trace Panel with Sections.

Trace Section with Panel.

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Displays the Create Bent Panel window. Refer to Bent Panels for furtherinformation.

Displays the Divide Bent Panel window.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinPipework

3 Pipework

The 12.0.SP6 Update for Marine Outfitting contains several enhancements to the Pipeworkapplication.

• Split and Merge Pipe• 2D Pipe Sketching• Insulation• Pipe Sketch• Tapped Components and Boss Connections• Ship Coordinates on Isometrics.

3.1 Split and Merge PipeThe Split Pipe window functionality has been divided into two tabs:

• Split / Merge• Assembly.

To open the Pipe Splitting Utility, select Utilities > Pipe Splitting from the main menu todisplay the Split Pipe window with the Split / Merge tab displayed.

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The Split / Merge tab functionality remains the same except for the Merge branch / piperadio button being added. The Merge branch / pipe allows the user to pick two split pointswhich merges the two separate parts in a line to become one pipe or branch.

The Assembly tab functionality remains the same.

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3.2 2D Pipe SketchingThe development is an improvement to the copy pipe, mirror and expansion loop by 2Daccessed by selecting 2D Pipe Sketching from the Pipe Utilities toolbar to display the 2DPipe Sketching window.

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Aid Points

The user can use the 2D Pipe Sketching window to create, add and delete aid points todraw a branch.

The user can view the Frame, Offset and World Position of an aid point by selecting it fromthe Points drop-down list.

The user is prompted to pick aid points in the 3D graphical view. When theuser has finished selecting aid points, press Esc on the keyboard to cancelthe selection process.

The user is prompted to add an additional aid point.

Deletes the last aid point of a line from the graphical view.

Deletes all the aid points from the graphical view.

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The user can make the line between the aid points orthogonal by clicking the orthcheckbox.

By checking the offset box, movement of an aid point can be defined by offset values.When the offset box is first checked the Input Offset window is displayed when the useradds an aid point. The user can populate the fields of the Input Offset window to move theselected aid point.

The user can populate the window with co-ordinates and check the Add Point box to addnew aid points.

Create Branch

Insert Flange Set

Insert Valve Set

Insert Expansion Loop

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Create Branch

To create a new branch using the 2D Pipe Sketching window, the user has to create AidPoints along which the new branch will be drawn. Refer to Aid Points for further information.

After creating the aid points, click Create Branch to create the new branch. The new branchattributes will be based on the currently selected branch in the hierarchy. Depending on theconfiguration of the aid points, the user will be asked to select from one or more Choosewindows which connection options are required, for example flanges and elbows.

If an intersection between the aid points and the currently selected branch exists, the newbranch will be added to the current branch.

Insert Bypass

Copy Selection

Mirror Selection

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After creating the aid points, clicking Create Branch displays the Input window.

The Input window allows the user to create the new branch an offset distance from thecurrently selected branch. If the user enters a value, for example 500, the branch will becreated 500mm offset from the currently selected branch.

If the value is left at the default 0 the branch is created following the aid points line.

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After clicking OK on the Input window, the new branch is created with its attributes basedon the currently selected branch in the hierarchy. The user will be asked to select from oneor more Choose windows which connection options are required, for example tees, flangesand elbows.

Insert Flange Set

A Flange Set can be created at the intersection of an aid point line and an existing branch.

After selecting the intersecting pipe, click Insert Flange Set to display the Choose Flanwindow.

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Select the required flange from the list and click OK to display the Choose Gask window.

Select the required gasket from the window and click OK.

The flange set is then added to the pipe at the intersection with the aid point.

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Insert Valve Set

A Valve Set can be created at the intersection of an aid point line and an existing branch.

After selecting the intersecting pipe, click Insert Valve Set to display the Choose Flanwindow.

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Select the required flange from the list and click OK to display the Choose Gask window.

Select the required gasket from the window and click OK to display the Choose Valvwindow.

Select the required valve from the window and click OK.

The valve set is then added to the pipe at the intersection with the aid point.

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Insert Expansion Loop

An Expansion Loop can be created at the intersection of an aid point line and an existingbranch.

After selecting the intersecting pipe, click Insert Expansion Loop to display the ChooseElbo window.

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Select the required elbow from the list and click OK.

The expansion loop is then added to the pipe at the intersections with the aid points.

Insert Bypass

A bypass can be created at the intersection of an aid point line and an existing branch.

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After selecting the intersecting pipe, click Insert ByPass to display the Choose Teewindow.

Select the required tee from the list and click OK to display the Choose Elbo window.

Select the required elbow from the list and click OK.

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The ByPass is then added to the pipe at the intersections with the aid points.

Copy Selection

Copy Selection allows the user to copy one or more branch elements and position them at anew location in the pipe.

To copy the branch element(s), select the required components using a graphical selectionbox, making sure that all of the components are connected and there are no extracomponents that the user does not need.

To copy the selected branch elements, click Copy Selection. The user is then prompted toPick source pipe component in the 3D Graphical view.

Note: The source pipe component is usually the origin component from the selection.

After selecting the source component the user is prompted to Pick target pipe componentin the 3D Graphical view. If the user selects a pipe component, an arrow is displayed toshow the flow direction and the Input window is displayed for the offset from the selectedtarget component.

Entering a value, for example 500 and clicking OK on the Input window copies the selectedand positions it 500mm from the selected target pipe.

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If the user selects a length of tube, no offset is required and the copied components areinserted directly into the tube length.

Note: Copying and inserting components into tubes at an angle to the copied elements, isnot supported. Where possible the application will try to build the copy correctly butmost copied elements will retain the orientation of the original.

Mirror Selection

An existing branch element can be mirrored by selecting the branch element and clickingMirror Selection. After clicking Mirror Selection the 2D Pipe Sketching window changesto display additional mirror options.

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To mirror a branch the user must set a mirror direction and a position for the mirror. To set amirror direction the user can either enter a direction in the Mirror Dir field or click PickMirror Direction. If the user clicks Pick Mirror Direction they are prompted to PickElement For Mirroring in the 3D Graphical window. After picking an element a mirror planeis displayed.

To position the mirror plane click Pick Mirror Position. The user is prompted to PickPosition For Mirroring in the 3D Graphical window.

Note: After clicking Pick Mirror Position the Positioning Control toolbar becomes activeallowing the user to use its functionality to position the mirror plane.

After picking a position the mirror plane moves to that position.

After selecting the position and direction of the mirror plane, click Mirror to mirror theselected branch.

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To return to the original 2D Pipe Sketching window, click Back to Main Tasks.

Quick Pipe Router

Routing is carried out automatically by the shortest route possible.

3.3 InsulationDirect Reference for Insulation Thickness/Material development allows the user to directlyselect a piping insulation of a given thickness and material.

In Paragon, the user can create company and/or project insulation specifications using thenew sample insulation specifications provided by AVEVA.

The Sample spec is something like this:

$S- -- Synonym translation OFF-- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Data Listing Date : 27 Jan 2010 10:20

ONERROR GOLABEL /ERROR0

-- Navigate to existing location/E

NEW SPWL /AvevaPipeISPECS

-- *NEW SPECIFICATION /20mm_FibreGlassMatref /FIBERGLASS-INSULATIONPURP INSUDESCR 'Aveva Pipe 20mm insulation' LNTP unsetQUES TYPETDEF 'NONE'

NEW TEXTDESCR 'Aveva Pipe 20mm insulation'STEX 'INSUL'

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NEW SELECQUES PBORTANS 'INSU'TDEF 'NONE'

NEW SPCOMPONENTMAXA 100000CATR SCOMPONENT /INS20

-- *NEW SPECIFICATION /25mm_FibreGlassMatref /FIBERGLASS-INSULATIONPURP INSUDESCR 'Aveva Pipe 25mm insulation' LNTP unsetQUES TYPETDEF 'NONE'

NEW TEXTDESCR 'Aveva Pipe 25mm insulation'STEX 'INSUL'

NEW SELECQUES PBORTANS 'INSU'TDEF 'NONE'

NEW SPCOMPONENTMAXA 100000CATR SCOMPONENT /INS25 etc

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In Outfitting, the user can use the pipe creation and modification appware to directly applyinsulation thickness and material.

3.4 Pipe SketchThe Pipe Sketch Enhancement is an improvement to the create pipe sketch option in theOutfitting module.

The user can now create spool drawings with valid spool(s) without the need to close thepiping application and then use the spooling application to create the spool drawing.

Three new developments have been added and are available, from the Pipe Utilities toolbar:• Create Pipe Spool Drawing• Show Pipe Dimension• Clear Pipe Dimension.

To create a pipe spool drawing, from the Pipe Utilities toolbar, select Create Pipe SpoolDrawing to display the Pipe Spool Drawing window.

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To show pipe dimensions in the 3D view, from the Pipe Utilities toolbar, select Show PipeDimensions.

To clear the pipe dimensions from the 3D view, from the Pipe Utilities toolbar, select ClearPipe Dimensions.

3.4.1 Pipe Spool DrawingAll of the tasks that a user would carry out that are associated with the creation,modification, printing, drawing options and errors of Pipe Spool Drawings are initiated from acentral Pipe Spool Drawing window which acts as a task hub.

Create DrawingFrom the Create Drawing tab, the user can create, modify and print pipe spool drawings.

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To create a drawing, select the Zone in the Design Explorer and click CE on the PipeSpool Drawing window to populate the gridview. Select the pipe in the gridview and clickCreate Drawing. When the drawing has been created the value in the Drwg.Stat. columnchanges to created.

To refresh the gridview, click Refresh.

Note: Any existing spool drawings will be overwritten.

Right clicking on a selected spool displays a pop-up menu.

Preview Drawing The user can display the selected spool in the Plot Previewwindow:

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Navigate Spool on Explorer

The user can navigate to the selected spool in the DesignExplorer.

Zoom-in Selected Spool in 3D View

The user can zoom to the selected spool in the 3D view.

Delete Selected Spool(s)

Deletes the selected spool in the 3D view and Design Explorer.

Change Spool Type (SHOP)

A pre-fabricated pipe that requires no modification on site. Thepipe sketch is fully dimensioned for production purposes.

Change Spool Type(FITT)

A fabricated pipe with excess material added to the end with theflanges left Loose to allow for some modification to beperformed on site.

Change Spool Type(SITE)

The pipe is not pre-fabricated but constructed on site. The pipesketch indicates to the fabricator an approximate route for thepipe and contains a full list of the fittings required. Nodimensions are required on the pipe sketch.

Setup Printer The user can set up the printer to print the pipe spool drawing.

Print Drawing Prints the selected pipe spool drawing.

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Drawing Options

From the Drawing Options tab, the user can define the hierarchy and drawing type of thePipe Spool drawing.

The user can identify the Dept and Regi elements for the creation of the pipe spool drawing:

From the Drawing Options part of the Pipe Spool Drawing window, enter the name of theDepartment for creating the pipe spool drawing in the Dept. Name field. In the Regi. Namefield, enter the name of the registry for creating the pipe spool drawing or,

Click to check the Using DESI Hierarchy to identify the zone and site in the DesignExplorer as Dept, Regi element which will be used to create the pipe spool drawing.

From the ISO Options part of the Pipe Spool Drawing window, the user can choose the isooption file to create the iso picture file. The selected iso option file path is displayed in theISO Option File Path field.

Print Preview WithCurrent List

The user can preview the pipe spool drawing to be printed alongwith the current spool list.

Save to Excel The user can save the excel files and the current spool list.

Show Filter The user can filter the spool list displayed in the Pipe SpoolDrawing window with the Create Drawing tab selected.

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The user can then choose the path for the result file, the selected path is displayed in theResult File Path field.

From the ISO Template Path drop-down list, select the template for the pipe spool drawing.

From the Drawing Type drop-down list, select the drawing type for the pipe spool drawing,which determines the format and sheet size for plotting the ISO picture.

When the user clicks Apply, a message window is displayed informing the user that theOption file has been saved.

Click OK to close the message window.

Clicking Dismiss discards any changes made and closes the Pipe Spool Drawing window.

Error List

The Error List tab displays any errors created during the creation of the Pipe SpoolDrawing.

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3.4.2 Pipe Spool Drawing AdministrationThe user can carry out administrative tasks for the drawing template from the Pipe SpoolDrawing Admin window available within the Outfitting Draft module. From the OutfittingDraft main menu, select Draft > Administration to access the administration optionsavailable to Outfitting Draft. Select Draft > Drawing Template Admin to access theDrawing Templates Administration options. Select Configure > Pipe Spool DrawingAdmin to display the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window.

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To define the drawing element (DRWG) for the created pipe spool drawing, from the PipeSpool Drawing drop-down list, select the drawing template.

To define the Backing Sheet Ref for the created spool drawing, from the Backing SheetRef drop-down list, select the reference backing sheet.

To create or modify the view of the pipe spool drawing, select Create / Modify View. ThePipe Spool Drawing Admin window changes to display the Create / Modify View options.Refer to Create / Modify View for more information,

To create or modify the text of the pipe spool drawing, select Create / Modify Text. ThePipe Spool Drawing Admin window changes to display the Create / Modify View options.Refer to Create / Modify Text for more information,

Click Dismiss to discard any inputs and close the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window.

Create / Modify View

The user can use the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window to create or modify the formatand content of the pipe spool drawing.

• For ISO Overlay View:• For Draft Underlay View:

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For ISO Overlay View:

Click to select For ISO Overlay View to manage the ISO Option File:

Note: The rectangle has an area for the overlying view, which will be hidden once the PipeSpool Drawing is created.

From the Option File field, browse to the location or enter the name of the iso picture file inISODRAFT.

Using the Result Path field, enter or browse to the location of the storage folder to save theiso picture files.

From the View Type drop-down list, select the iso view type on ISODRAFT.

In the Text Height field, enter the height of the text displayed on the iso picture file.

In the View Margin field, the user can define the area to display the iso picture file using theISO Overlay View in the format Ex.20, 140, 20 60. (Left, right, top and bottom margin withcomma (‘,’). The highlighted red rectangle is displayed in the 3D view.

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The highlighted rectangle is displayed in the 3D view. The user must now define the area todisplay the iso picture file.

From the View Margin part of the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window:

To explicitly define the area to display the iso picture file, select Pick Area. The user will beprompted to pick points in the 3D view.

To use an area from a previous pipe spool drawing, select Get Area. The user can thenlocate the required pipe spool drawing.

For Draft Underlay View:

Click Draft Underlay View to represent the model with a specified direction.

Save Saves the option file for the creation of the iso picture file.

Edit Updates the exiting iso option file.

Delete Deletes the selected iso option file.

Back to Main Tasks The user is returned to Pipe Spool Drawing Admin windowwith the plot preview displayed.

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The Create / Modify View part of the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window is displayed withthe Draft Underlay View options.

To name the view, select CE or Auto to name the view as the CE or use the autonamingoption. The name is displayed in the View Direction field.

From the View Direction drop-down list, select the view direction or select Derived, theuser can now derive the view direction from the existing view. The Direction is displayed inthe View Direction field.

The user must now define the size of the view:

In the View Size field, enter the size of the view in the format: Ex 100,100 (Horizontal,vertical size with comma (,).

To explicitly size the view, select Pick Size, the user will be prompted to pick the size in the3D view.

To define the view size from an existing view, select Get Size. The user will be prompted tolocate the existing view.

The user must now define the view position:

In the View Position field, enter the size of the view in the format: Ex 100,100 (Horizontal,vertical size with comma (,).

To explicitly size the view, select Pick Pos, the user will be prompted to pick the position inthe 3D view.

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3.4.3 Create / Modify TextThe user can create/modify the text displayed on the Pipe Spool Drawing. From the PipeSpool Drawing Admin window with the plot preview displayed. Select Create / ModifyText, the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window with the Create / Modify Text options isdisplayed:

From the Properties part of the Pipe Spool Drawing Admin window, the user defines thetext properties.

The user can define the note for the creation of TEXP elements, from the Note drop-downor select the CE for creation purposes.

The keyword controls the configurable text contents on the drawing template. The keywordfor configurable text is wrapped by “?” character, (?matpos?). These keywords representspecified data on the pipe spool drawing.

Add The user adds one view on PADD with the setting defined.

Edit The user can edit the existing view.

Delete The user can delete the selected view.

Back to Main Tasks The user is returned to Pipe Spool Drawing Admin windowwith the plot preview displayed.

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The attribute can be modified with the GUI, for more information, refer to Getting Startedwith Outfitting.

Click Add to create the new text properties and add the format to the list displayed on thePipe Spool Drawing Admin window.

To update the text properties on the template drawing, click Edit.

To remove the selected text, click Delete.

Expression Enter the value to be the extract value by attribute or PMLfunction.

Height Enter the height of the text to be displayed in the Pipe SpoolDrawing.

Justification From the drop-down list, select the justification of the text to bedisplayed in the Pipe Spool Drawing.

Alignment From the drop-down list, select the alignment of the text to bedisplayed in the Pipe Spool Drawing.

Position Enter the position of the text to be displayed in the Pipe SpoolDrawing, or select Pick Pos

Colour From the drop-down list, select the colour of the text to bedisplayed in the Pipe Spool Drawing.

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3.5 Tapped Components and Boss ConnectionsThe development is an interim solution for tapped components and boss connections in thePipework application. A new set of components can now be used to provide surfaceconnectivity on tube and other tube based components such as elbows, bend reducers andtees.

Only the specification SP/DR07C has been modified to include the new set of OLETcomponents, which have been developed to facilitate six different types of offsetconnections:

• Tube to Tube Connections (Stub in or Insert Connection)• Tube to Tube Connections (Stub in or Surface Connection)• Tube to Tube Connections (Saddle Connection)• Tube to Tube Connections (Extruded Tee Connection)• Tapped Components (Threaded bosses)• Boss Connections (Like Weldolets).

Note: For Tapped components and Boss connections the components used are based onthe dimensions of half couplings and Weldolets respectively.

The new set of components have ppoints (PTPOS) which allows the positioning of thebranch to be determined by the head/tail position of the connected branch rather than anyfeatures of the component being connected to. The olet can now be positioned before/aftera component, the connecting fitting can be placed anywhere on the adjacent component.

A new application has been created to calculate the position of the intersection of theconnecting branch with the main branch and make the connection.

Note: When a connection is made, the connected branch’s head or tail positions areadjusted to the position of the connecting fitting.

3.5.1 Stub In Type ConnectionsTo use this application, select stub in type connections from the Pipe Utilities toolbar todisplay the Pipe Stub In Connections window.

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When the Pipe Stub in Connections window is first displayed the user is required to pickthe main branch.

Note: The main branch is assumed to be the larger of the connected branches and will bethe one containing the olets.

To select the main branch, click Select in the Main Branch pane of the Pipe Stub InConnections window. The user is then prompted to Identify Main Branch by selecting it inthe 3D graphical view. The main branch is then displayed in the Pipe Stub In Connectionswindow and the Select option changes to Reselect.

To change the selected main branch, click Reselect. The user is prompted to Identify MainBranch by selecting it in the 3D graphical view.

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After selecting the main branch click Select in the Stub In Branch pane and select anintersecting branch in the 3D window.

When the second branch has been selected, the application checks to see if the selectedbranch intersects the main branch.

When an intersection is found a representation of the selected fitting type is displayed

If the head or tail do not intersect the tube an error message is displayed. If both head andtail intersect the main branch, connected end option allows you to select which end youwant to work on.

The system calculates an intersection depth based in intersecting the main tube at rightangles to the tube surface. If the branch intersects at any other angle, it may be necessaryto increase the insertion depth to suit. This can be changed using the Insert Depth field.

From the Connected End drop-down list, select from either Head or Tail.

From the Branch Type drop-down list, select from either Stub In Connection, TappedComponents or Welded Boss.

Click Apply to scan all the components to check for either the head or tail intersecting themain branch components or tube.

Click Dismiss to discard any inputs and close the Pipe Stub In Connections window.

When an intersection is found, the intersection point and branch end position is calculatedand a cylindrical representation of the component and label is displayed.

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Where components are inserted into the tube, an insert depth is calculated by the software.

The insert depth is based on intersecting the tube at right angles and does not calculate theeffects of entering the main branch at acute angles. Where these angles are used, the userwill need to adjust the insert depth as required.

Note: If the user switches between the branch types, the insert depth is calculated for eachof the component types and any manual editing is lost. If the user is editing anexisting component which has a defined insert depth, switching between componenttypes will overwrite this value. To get this back, the user can reset it by selecting theappropriate connected end (head or tail) on the window.

To complete the connection, click Apply to modify the stub in branch head/tail positionposition and insert a new olet in the appropriate position.

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3.5.2 Modify Existing ConnectionsTo modify an existing connection, first select a branch which is already connected, the PipeStub In Connections window will be populated with the attributes of the currently selectedelement.

The user can now modify the type of fitting and insert depth and then click Apply to committo the change.

3.5.3 Branches with Head and Tail IntersectionsIn circumstances, where both ends of a branch are connected to the same main branch, theconnected end can be selected from the Connected End drop-down list.

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After selecting the Main Branch and Stub in Branch, the Pipe Stub In connectionwindow is populated with the branch attributes.

Click Apply, the stub in connection is created and displayed in the 3D View.

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From the Pipe Stub In Connections window, choose Tail from the Connected End drop-down list, then choose Tapped Connection from the Branch Type drop-down list. ClickApply the tapped connection is created at the tail of the stub in branch.

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3.5.4 Adjust the Insertion DepthIn some circumstances, the calculated insertion depth cannot be calculated automaticallyand it is therefore necessary to approximate the depth. The intersection point is into theinner radius of the elbow.

Using the Pipe Stub In Connections window, the insertion depth needs to be modified toget a proper tube length.

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In the Insert Depth field, enter a new depth, then click Apply to commit to the change. Theresultant connection is displayed:

3.5.5 Catalogue ChangesChanges to the catalogue include a new set of olets specifically for connecting out of line(stub in) branches. The main feature of the new olets is that the P3 position and direction isdetermined by the position of the connected branch.

Note: Only Spec/SP/DR07C has been changed in the MAS project for marine.

Definition of P3 of new type olet:

NEW PTPOS

NUMB 3

PCON PARAM 3

PBOR PARAM 2

PTCPOS ATTRIB TPOS OF CREF

PRCDI ATTRIB TDIR OF CREF

The P3 position is defined by the tail of the connected branch (potential problems with theapproach):

• If the tee has no cref, the P3 component will draw on the site origin• Two versions of each olet type are required to cater for head and tail connections• The head/tail position needs to be adjusted to suit the connected olet because the

connection points vary according to component type.• The connected component cannot be drawn until the connection is made, so aid

cylinders are used to represent the final position.• Design parameters are required on the olets to define the aid cylinder size.

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• Special stypes and component types are required to identify this type of component.

The new categories are:

These are added to a part family for compatibility with spec /SP/DR07C:

3.6 Bending Machine NC OutputIn the piping application a new option has been added to the Utilities menu, BendingMachine NC Output which allows the bending machine information such as the bendingactivities of a specified list of pipe pieces to be saved to a file.

/00TVSAH SADDLE CONNECTION FOR HEAD

/00TVSAT SADDLE CONNECTION FOR TAIL

/00TVVVH STUB IN CONNECTION FOR HEAD

/00TVVVT STUB IN CONNECTION FOR TAIL

/00TVEXH EXTRUDED BOSS CONNECTION FOR HEAD

/00TVEXT EXTRUDED BOSS CONNECTION FOR TAIL

/00TVSUH STUB IN INSERT TEE CONNECTION FOR HEAD

/00TVSUT STUB IN INSERT TEE CONNECTION FOR TAIL

/BBTY5XH WELDING BOSS NPT CONNECTION FOR HEAD

/BBTY5XT WELDING BOSS NPT CONNECTION FOR TAIL

/BFTWXXH WELDING BOSS BW CONNECTION FOR HEAD

/BFTWXXT WELDING BOSS BW CONNECTION FOR HEAD

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/00TVEXT

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/00TVEXH

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/00TVSAT

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/00TVSAH

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/00TVSUT

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/00TVSUH

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/BBTY5XT

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/BBTWXXH

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/BBTWXXT

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/BBTY5XH

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/BBTVVVT

PRTELE/STUB-IN.PRTWLD/BBTVVVH

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Note: The CE must be a Site, Zone, Pipe, Pipe Spool List (PSLIST), Pipe Spool(PSPOOL), Pipe Piece List (PPLIST) or a Pipe Piece (PPIECE).

Clicking Bending Machine NC Output displays the Fabrication NC Reports window.

After selecting the element in the Design Explorer or 3D view, from the Fabrication NCReports window, select CE, to enter the name of the currently selected site, zone, pipe,pipe spool list or pipe piece in the Find Bent Pipe Pieces in: field.

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The user can use the Filter the Pipe Pieces using: part of the Fabrication NC Reportswindow, to search the design model for pipe pieces required by the user.

In the Pipe Pieces name (All or part): field enter all or part of the pipe piece name.

Enter the required bore range in the Bore Range: field (accepts ‘from’ and ‘to’ bores, if only1 is entered, the software will match only that bore).

Using the Bending Machine drop-down list, select the bending machine to bend the pipepiece, (All is the default).

Note: All straight pipe pieces are filtered out of the list.

Select Search, all the search results are displayed in the Search Results pane. Click toselect the pipe piece(s) to be included in the report from the list of results.

Note: If no pipe piece(s) are selected, the user will be unable to create a report.

From the Report Options part of the Fabrication NC Output window, enter the location towhich the fabrication report in the Save In File: field. If the location is unknown, selectBrowse, then navigate to the required location.

Click Create Report to generate the report for the selected pipe piece(s) on the list, thebending activities are displayed in the Bending Machine Report File.

Mach Machine name

NoA Number of actions

Dir Direction of the first feed 1 = negative or 0 = positive

B.Rad Bend radius

Ch.sum Check sum

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If a selected pipe piece(s) is invalid or has not been validated by production checks, theresult is displayed in the Bending Machine Report File.

If a pipe piece is to be bent manually rather than by a machine, the result is displayed in theBending Machine Report File.

3.7 Ship Coordinates on IsometricsCreates attachment (ATTA) elements containing the current position of the element in shipcoordinates at appropriate places in each specified branch. The ship coordinate informationcan then be viewed on the isometric.

All tasks that a user can carry out that are associated with the creation and deletion ofattachment elements, are initiated from the Ship Coordinates on Isometrics window,which acts as a task hub.

Ship coordinates ATTAs are created at:• Branch heads and tails which do not connect a branch which is part of the same pipe.• Existing ATTA elements are recognised as a split ATTA. (ATTY of ATTA set to XXXX.

Any new ATTAs are created either side of the split (ATTA)).• The leave of a tee will have an ATTA created if it connects to a different pipe.• When new ATTAs are generated for a pipe, any existing ship coordinate ATTAs within a

pipe are deleted first.

B_Length The cut length of the tube before bending minus the stretchfactor

O.D. Outside diameter

Thk. Pipe thickness

Mtrl code Material code from the tube component

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In the Pipework Application from the Pipe Utilities toolbar, select Ship Coordinates onIsometrics to display the Ship Coordinates on Isometrics window.

All of the pipes below the CE in Design Explorer are displayed in the Pipes pane of theShip Coordinates on Isometrics window. To re-populate the pane, click to select anotherelement in the Design Explorer, then click CE.

Right-clicking in the Pipes grid displays a pop-up menu which allows the user to select allthe pipes in the grid or save the grid to an Excel file.

Create for all pipes in list Create attachments for all the pipes in the list.

Create for selected pipes Create attachments for selected pipes in the list.

Delete for all pipes in list Deletes the attachments from all the pipes in thelist.

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Create Attachment

To generate attachments for all the pipes displayed in the Pipes pane of the ShipCoordinates on Isometrics window, click Create for all pipes in list.

Attachments can be created for one or more pipes in the Pipes pane. Select the requiredpipes and click Create for selected pipes.

All the attachments are labelled at the position of each ship coordinate ATTA within the pipein the 3D view.

A single attachment can be created at a branch component p-point. Select a pipe and clickPick PPoint for coordinate.

The user is prompted to Pick PPOINT on piping component in the 3D view.

The PPOINT is displayed in the Pipes pane of the Ship Coordinates on Isometricswindow and a label COORD ATTA is displayed at the position of the ship coordinate ATTAwithin the pipe in the 3D view.

Delete Attachment

To delete the attachments for all the pipes displayed in the Pipes pane of the ShipCoordinates on Isometric window, click Delete for all pipes in list.

Attachments can be deleted from one or more pipes in the Pipes pane. Select the requiredpipes and click Delete for selected pipes.

Delete for selected pipes Deletes the attachment from selected pipes in thelist.

Pick PPoint for coordinate Adds a coordinate attachment at any selectedPPoint within the pipe.

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The pipes in the Pipes pane of the Ship Coordinates on Isometrics window show thestatus of the ship coordinate ATTAs.

Ship coordinate ATTAs are identified in the Design Explorer as those with the following twoattributes set:

• Fstatus SCCOMMENT• Attype CCNN

The Stext contains ship coordinates taken from the shipx, shipy, shipz pseudo attributes.This text is then displayed on the isometric. To suppress the existing coordinates on theisometric, un-check the End coordinates checkboxes in the Isodraft, Options, Annotationwindow.

No ship coordinate ATTAs are present.

All ship coordinate ATTAs are present and are positioned correctly.

Ship coordinate ATTAs are present, but some are missing and/or some arepositioned incorrectly.

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Modify

If the position of the pipe is modified, then the coordinates are updated automatically (thestext of the ATTA is set using a dynamic rule).

3.7.1 Data Consistency ErrorsAn error has been identified with the ship coordinate attas which are added to produce shippositions on piping isometrics.

Attas, which can be inserted anywhere in the pipe, cause datacon errors so that the pipefails with inconsistency errors which also causes problems with the production checks utilitywhich uses datacon to check the spools and will not build pipe spools.

A workaround to this is to turn the atta checking off. Select Utilities > Data Consistencyfrom the main menu bar to display the Data Consistency Check window.

Click Piping to display the Piping Consistency Check Options window.

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Un-check the Check Attachment points checkbox to turn atta checking off. The tolerancesettings are saved so that subsequent use of the production checks utility will use the samesetting and not check attas.

Note: This is not preserved across module changes.

The user can also turn atta checking off using the following command line setting:

TOL ATTAC OFF

The setting can queried using the following command line setting:

Q TOL ATTAC

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinHole Management Utility

4 Hole Management Utility

The Hole Management Utility which creates and manages penetrations in hull and outfittingpanels has been improved, by the addition of automatic hole creation features. The utility isavailable only in the Pipework and HVAC Designer applications and accessed from thePenetration Utilities toolbar.

To start the application, click the Hole Management Utility icon on the toolbar to display theManaged Hole Utility window.

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Create Holes

In the Clearance field, enter how much clearance to apply to the penetrating item. Theclearance is not applied if the software detects a clash with a pipework or HVAC componentthat has hole size properties.

Note: The clearance can be controlled by the component that passes through the panel ifthe penetrating component has a Property AHDI (for circular) or AHX, AHY (for non-circular) then these property values will control the hole size. For more information,refer to Configuration of Hole Management Data.

An example of the properties created in the catalogue:

NEW DATA /HVACPeneStrt1-Rext-RPlate-DETAIL-DATA-AHX

DESC 'Penetration Clearance X'

DKEY AHX

PTYP DIST

PPRO ( ATTRIB DDESP[2 ] + 100 mm )

DTIT 'Penetration Clearance X'

OLD /HVACPeneStrt1-Rext-RPlate-DETAIL-DATA-AHX

END

NEW DATA /HVACPeneStrt1-Rext-RPlate-DETAIL-DATA-AHY

DESC 'Penetration Clearance Y'

DKEY AHY

PTYP DIST

PPRO ( ATTRIB DDESP[3 ] + 100 mm )

DTIT 'Penetration Clearance Y'

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Click Auto penetrate CE to automatically create holes in panels in a selected hull oroutfitting structure.

The clash analysis by the software can take a few minutes, a progress message and bar willbe displayed. Once the analysis has taken place, the Hole Association Manager window isdisplayed with the details of the newly created virtual holes.

Note: The Hole Association Manager window is not displayed if no virtual holes arecreated.

If more than 30 virtual holes have been created a confirmation message to display the HoleAssociation Manager window is displayed.

To create holes individually click Create Hole, the user will be prompted to pick a panel,pipe or HVAC branch that penetrates the selected panel. The creation of the hole is identicalto the automatic hole creation.

Merge Holes

Merged holes are individual holes merged together into a single hole generated by thesoftware.

To merge holes, from the Merge Holes part of the Managed Hole Utility window, click Pickholes, the user is prompted to pick a Managed Hole fitting to be combined into a singlemerged hole.

Note: A minimum of two holes must be picked.

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Click Merge Holes, the software creates a merged hole containing the selectedpenetrations. To change the shape of the merged hole, for more information, refer to ModifyHoles.

Modify Holes

Created holes can be modified, managed or deleted.

To modify a created hole, from the Modify Holes part of the Management Hole Utilitywindow, click Modify CE. The Hole Modification window is displayed, modify the createdhole as required, the Free Hole Boundary Editor can also be started from this window.

To manage created holes, from the Hole Association Manager window, select ManagedSelected Holes, the Hole Management - Definition window is displayed.

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Use this window to add single or merged hole penetrations, define the hole type, penetratingclearance, hole shape parameters, positioning and the ability to select hole definitions tousing catalogue specifications.

Delete Holes

To delete a managed hole, the user is prompted to pick the hole to be deleted. If the holehas no status it is then deleted, if the hole is Requested, the user will be prompted to confirmthe deletion of the hole.

Note: If the hole is Approved, the deletion is not permitted.

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Utilities

All hull and outfitting panels within the volume of the selected pipe or HVAC can be added tothe 3D view. To do this, from the Utilities part of the Managed Hole Utility window, clickAdd Structure.

To view all pipe or HVAC elements within the volume of the selected structural panels, fromthe Utilities part of the Managed Hole Utility window, click Add Pipe/HVAC.

To generate and define a report on selected holes, click Hole Report. The report can thenbe printed or exported to Excel.

Hole Association Filter

Searches for Managed Holes and displays the search resultsin the Hole Report. The filter criteria specify which ManagedHoles will be selected.

Current Element Displays any holes associated with the currently selectedelement only.

Graphical Selection Applies filtering to all managed holes associated withelements in the current graphical selection.

All Managed Holes Applies filtering to all managed holes in the MDB.

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The Managed Hole Report window displays the report generated by the specified selectioncriteria and report headings.

Report Headings:

Discipline Specify holes for all disciplines or for a single discipline usingthe drop-down menu.

Status Specify holes at any Status or specify holes at a single Statusoption using the drop-down menu.

Valid Select only holes that pass or fail the validation tests, orselect all holes regardless of validity.

Note: Having any option other than Not Checked selectedmay significantly slow down the report generation asall the validation tests will be run for every selectedhole.

Invalid Include hole associations that have any invalid references orinvalid data.

Outfitting Panels Select holes in outfitting panels.

Hull Panels Select holes in hull panels.

Apply Filter Refreshes the Hole Report according to the element andfiltering options selected.

Note: It is necessary to select Headings required on thereport before clicking on Apply Filter because headingdata is collected when filters are applied.

Report Headings Select headings that are required on the report from the threecategories. Information about the hole, information about thepenetrated structural item and information about thepenetrating item.

Preview Displays Managed Hole Report window.

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Use grid column functions to sort and filter columns before printing the report or exporting itto Excel. Select Print Preview to view the report or select Export to Excel to export thereport to Excel.

Right click the Hole Associations list to display the following pop-up menu:

4.1 Configuration of Hole Management DataAdditional hole size properties on piping and HVAC components are used to controlautomatic hole dimensions. If these properties are not provided the system uses 12.0 HoleManagement default sizes (e.g. OD for pipe holes).

Hole Management Design and Catalogue data configuration is as described in the 12.0Design Common Functionality User Guide, with the addition of new data set properties onselected piping components.

Navigate to To the Hole Association, the penetrated item or thepenetrating item (single selection only).

Add to 3D view Adds the selected holes and associated items.

Remove from 3D view Removes the selected holes and associated items.

Focus in Hole Zooms to centre the 3D view on the selected hole and zoomin to the hole. Clipping is applied if it is enabled (singleselection only).

Export list to Excel Exports the report grid to Excel.

Print list Shows a standard grid print preview for the report grid.

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The following properties are used to control automatic hole sizes.

4.1.1 Hole Management Data Compatibility12.0 Managed Hole data can be used with the Update for Marine Outfitting. Holes createdusing update functions should be validated using Update for Marine Outfitting software.Some update managed holes will fail standard 12.0 Hole Management validation functions.

4.2 Hole Association ManagerThe Hole Association Manager window is used to manage the tasks associated withholes.

Property Name (DKEY) Description

AHDI Property specifying the diameter of the hole required for thecomponent, this is a REAL DISTANCE expression returningthe hole diameter.

The property is used if:

1. It is associated with a piping or HVAC component thatclashes with the structural panel at the penetration. Forexample, this property may specify the outside diameterof a COUP element that represents a penetrationsleeve.

2. It is associated with a FLAN component that is adjacentto a penetration clash with pipe implied tube. Allows for aflange clearance hole to be created at the penetration.

If the AHDI property is applied, the Clearance value isignored.

If the AHDI property is not applied, then the pipe OD +Clearance is used to calculate the hole size.

AHX Property specifying the X dimension of a rectangular holerequired for the component, this is a REAL DISTANCEexpression.

The property is used if it is associated with a HVACcomponent that clashes with the structural panel at thepenetration.

If the AHX property is applied, the Clearance value isignored.

If the AHX property is not applied, then the component width+ Clearance is used to calculate the hole size.

AHY As for AHX, but specifies the Y or height dimension of thehole.

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The Hole Association Filter part of the Hole Association Manager window is used tospecify which hole association will be selected and what structural elements will bedisplayed.

Select the element, specify the filter criteria and structural elements, then select ApplyFilter the selected hole associations will be displayed in the Hole Associations part of theHole Association Manager window.

If some of the hole associations fail, navigate to the hole and use hole management tomodify the penetration, then select Apply Filter from the Hole Association Managerwindow.

To add elements to be managed, select Add Current Element.

To remove the automatically created penetrations, select Reset, then Refresh.

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4.2.1 Displaying HolesThe Hole Association Manager window can also be used to display selected holes in the3D view.

4.2.2 Clipped Hole ViewThe Focus on Hole option can now be used to zoom in on a selected hole and remove allother elements displayed in the 3D view. Make sure that the clipping and capping optionsare selected on the active 3D view.

From the Hole Associations part of the Hole Association Manager window, right click toselect a single hole, a popup menu is displayed. From the pop-up menu, select Focus onHole, in the 3D view, the selected is zoomed to and the surrounding background is clipped.

To return to the normal view, de-select the clipping and capping options or select a differentview.

4.2.3 Show TagsTo show a label and a surrounding box in the 3D view around all holes selected in the holeassociations list, from the Hole Association Manager window, click to select the ShowTags checkbox.

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4.2.4 Translucent PenetratedTo make it easier to see penetrated items selected in the Hole Associations part of theHole Association Manager window, click to select Translucent Penetrated checkbox.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinStandard Model Library Items

5 Standard Model Library Items

The Standard Model Library Items development allows the user to capture multi-disciplineelements from Design and store them in a library for re-use as Standard Model LibraryItems.

Users can then create multiple instances of Standard Model Library items at any position inthe design model.

Note: The user must have write access to the elements to add them to the Standard ModelLibrary.

5.1 Standard Model Library ManagerThe Standard Model Library Manager window, acts as a task hub to create the hierarchyrequired for the creation of standard model library items. The process is virtually identical tothe creation of the hierarchy required in Piping and HVAC applications.

Select Utilities > Standard Model Library from the main menu, to display the StandardModel Library Manager window.

When the Standard Model Library Manager window is opened for the first time a Confirmwindow is displayed asking if the user wants load some sample data.

Clicking No loads the Standard Model Library Manager window empty. Clicking Yes loadsthe window with sample data displayed.

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CE Clicking CE after selecting an element in the Design Explorer or3D Graphical View displays that element in the Standard ModelLibrary Manager window.

Toggle Name/Description

Check the checkbox to display either the Name or Description in tothe Library, Library Area and Library Item fields.

Library Displays the current library name or description.

Library Area Displays the current library area name or description.

Library Item Displays the current library items name or description.

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5.1.1 Create Standard Model LibraryTo create a New Library, click New Library to display the Create Standard Model Librarywindow.

The user must now input a Name, Purpose and Description for the new library.

5.1.2 Create Standard Model Library AreaTo create a New Area, click New Area to display the Create Standard Model Library Areawindow.

The user must now input a Name, Purpose and Description for the new area.

5.1.3 Create Standard Model Library DataTo create a New Item, click New Item to display the Create Standard Model Library Datawindow.

New Library Displays Create Standard Model Library window.

New Area Displays Create Standard Model Library Area window.

New Item Displays the Create Standard Model Library Data window.

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The user must now input a Name, Purpose and Description for the new item.

The Add to Standard Model Library Item part of the Standard Model Library Managerwindow allows the user to define what element (ZONE, STRU, EQUI, HVAC, PIPE) is to becaptured. The element can then be included or copied in to library.

The selected section of the Design Explorer is displayed along with a current view of theCE.

Note: It is possible to add several equipments and structures etc. to a SML item, howeverthe first element position is taken as the origin.

Libraries, Library Areas and Library Items can be modified or deleted by right-clicking in therequired field and selecting an option from the pop-up menu.

Selecting the Modify option displays a Modify window which allows the user to change theName, Purpose or Description.

Selecting the Delete option displays a Confirm window. Click Yes to delete or No to cancelthe operation.

5.2 Create Standard Model Library ItemFrom the main menu, select Create > Standard Model Library Item, to display theStandard Model Library Item window.

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The Create Standard Model Library Item window, has similar areas to the creation oflibraries and areas with the exception of the New Instance part of the window. For moreinformation, refer to Standard Model Library Manager.

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From the New Instance part of the window, the user can enter a name in the Name field orcheck to select the Autoname checkbox. Create and Position creates a copy of thestandard model library element in the specified zone. Positioning is carried out by EDGusing the origin position of the selected standard model library item with the new orientationwithin the new zone.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinAdvanced View Control

6 Advanced View Control

An additional icon has been added to the 3D graphical view, Advanced View Control.

Clicking the icon displays the Advanced View Control window.

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The Advanced View Control window allows the user to make changes to the Area Limits,DrawList and Utilities.

The user has the option to position limits manually by clicking the arrow in the Position paneto activate the Position options.

DrawList

Use the DrawList to define what elements can be added to or removed from within the arealimits.

Area Limits

Get Limits From CE Sets the area limits to those of the CE.

Get Limits From Hull Block

From the drop-down list, select the hull block limits to set thearea limits.

Wholly within Adds elements wholly within the area limits.

Wholly and Partially Within

Adds elements wholly and partially within the area limits.

From Position The user is prompted to pick the first position for definingarea.

To Position The user is prompted to pick the second position for definingarea.

Copy From Position Copies the area limits.

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Add Elements Adds the elements selected by the checkboxes within anarea.

Remove Elements Removes the selected element using the selection rulesWholly Within or Wholly and Partially Within.

Remove All Elements Removes all the selected elements from the drawlistregardless of the selection rules Wholly Within or Whollyand Partially Within.

Hull Elements and Outfitting Elements Checkboxes

Users can choose to add and remove all Hull Elements, allOutfitting Elements or a Selection of Hull and Outfittingelements from the drawlist by checking the required boxes.

Show Grid Click to select the Show Grid checkbox to display the gridruler in the 3D view.

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Utilities

Use the Utilities to activate a clipping area, update attributes and report on elements withinan area.

To activate a clipping area, from Utilities, select Clipping Area Off, the Clipping Area : Onis displayed:

The user can modify the clipping area by manipulating the clipping planes. The user candisplay which clipping planes are being manipulated in the 3D Graphical view by clicking theShow Clipping Planes checkbox.

The Aft, Fwd, Stbd, Port, Down and Up checkboxes control which clipping plane can bemanipulated.

If the user checks the Aft, Stbd and Down checkboxes, these are the planes which can bemanipulated.

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If the user toggles the checkboxes to Fwd, Port and Aft, these are the planes which can bemanipulated.

Note: Any combination of the boxes can be checked.

The slider bars allows the user to move the selected clipping plane in the direction of theslider, either increasing or decreasing the size. The Offset box allows the user to increaseor decrease the size of the clipping area by entering either a positive or negative value in thefield.

Clicking Clipbox Initialize restores a clip box to an area, removing any user modifications.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinBent Panels

7 Bent Panels

Bent panels are created in Outfitting by the combination of two or more planar panels.

Planar panels must be selected in the correct order to define the final shape of the paneland the planes defined by two adjacent planar panels cannot be parallel. Holes and fittingsin the original panels are not copied into the new bent panel.

To create a bent panel, click Bent Panel on the Steelwork Utilities toolbar to display theCreate Bent Panel window.

Note: In the Panels & Plates Application, selecting Create > Bent Panel from the mainmenu also displays the Create Bent Panel window.

The user can optionally add a name and a description for the bent panel in the Name andDescription fields.

Note: Autonaming can be selected from the Name drop-down list.

The user is prompted to select the first planar panel element in the 3D Graphical view orDesign Explorer which defines the position, orientation and thickness of the bent panel.

Note: The first panel must be rectangular.

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After selecting the first panel, the Create Bent Panel window displays the plate thicknessand activates the Define Bends options.

In the Bend Radius field, enter the bent radius. The user is prompted to select the secondpanel. The Create Bent Panel window is populated with the attributes of the second panelwhich defines the first bend line.

If the specified bend radius is too large to fit into the bent panel shape, or if the shape isimpossible to model (if the shape curves back on itself - self-intersecting), the Panels &Plates application will report an error.

In the 3D view, an outline of the bent panel to be created is displayed.

The user can click Remove Last Edge to undo the last selection. Click OK to create a bentpanel with one bend or click Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Create Bent Panelwindow.

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The user can then select more panels in a logical sequence to define more bends, in the 3Dview the outline of the panel is displayed.

The second and subsequent selections do not have to be panel elements. The selectionscan be elements that define a plane that can be used to define the curved path at the centreof the bent panel thickness.

If the extent of a selected element cannot be calculated by the software, the path will becompleted up to the last defined bend line, and the extent of the current part of the bentpanel will be defined when the next selection is made which defines the next bend line.

The user is prompted with the question ‘Do you want to delete the original planarpanels?’.

Click Yes to delete the panels, click No to keep the panels or click Cancel to close theQuestion window.

Note: Only panels that the user has permission to delete will be removed.

7.1 Modify Bent PanelsAs with all other applications and modules, standard bent panel element properties such asobstruction level, drawing level, position, name and description can be modified. For moreinformation, refer to Getting Started with Outfitting.

The modification of the bent panel with the use of the options available from the main menu,such as Thickness, Specification, Split, Merge and Justification are also not available.These options are only available for planar panels. No modify bent panel geometryfunctionality is available

For planar panels, UNDO is available with the use of Modify > Thickness andJustification.

7.2 Bent Panel DataBent Panels are Panel elements with the PURP attribute set to BLPT. When reporting onpanel elements, care must be taken to make sure that bent panel elements are treateddifferently to Planar Panels

Bent Panel element properties such as volume and surface area are calculated in the sameway as planar panels, but panel thickness on a bent panel is stored in the design parameter1 of the panel element. It is not the LOHE (loop height) attribute of the panel element.

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7.3 Fittings and Holes in Bent PanelsPanel fittings can now be added to bent panels, from the main menu bar, select Create >Fittings, the Fittings menu is displayed.

As fittings are placed on the surface of a panel, and in the case of a bent panel, the surfaceis curved. Therefore to create fittings and holes in bent panels, special catalogue fittingsmust be created which are parameterised to be positioned on the curved surface of thepanel. Alternatively compound and sub-fittings can be used to create holes and attachfittings to the panel.

7.4 Divide Bent PanelThe Divide Bent Panel function, divides the selected bent panel into two or more planar nextto the bent panel in the database. To divide a Bent Panel, click Split Bent Panel on theSteelwork Utilities toolbar to display the Divide Bent Panel window.

Note: In the Panels & Plates application, selecting Modify > Divide Bent Panel from themain menu also displays the Divide Bent Panel window.

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Each new planar panel is given the MATREF and GRADE attributes from the bent panel.The planar panels are named with the bent panel name followed by a suffix.

If the resulting planar panels are orthogonal at a bend line, the edge of one of the resultingpanels is trimmed so that there is no overlap. If the planar panel is not orthogonal at thebend line, the edge of the new planar panel lies on the bend line and is therefore nottrimmed (adjacent planar panels overlap).

Fittings and holes on bent panels are not copied to the resulting flat panels when a bentpanel is split.

To recover any deleted bent panel and remove any planar panels created, click UNDO.

Note: The original planar panels used to define the bent panel cannot be recovered bydividing a bent panel.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinRestore Views

8 Restore Views

An additional icon has been added to the 3D graphical view, Save & Restore View.

Clicking the icon displays the Save & Restore View window.

The Save Name field allows the user to enter a name for a new view or select an existingview from the drop-down list. When the user selects an existing view, that view is displayedin the Save & Restore window with the time and date it was created.

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Save Current View

To save the current view the user must populate the Save Name field and click SaveCurrent View. The Save Name can either be a new name or an existing view can beoverwritten with a new view.

When the user creates a view, defaults files are created in the pdmsuser folder.

Save Current View

Restore Current View

Add To DrawList.

Replace DrawList.

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Restore Current View

To restore a view, select the required view from the Save Name drop-down list. Theselected view is displayed in the Save & Restore View window. To restore the view to the3D Graphical View click Restore Current View.

If there is an existing model in the 3D view, all of the elements in the 3D view will beremoved.

The 3D view will then be populated with the contents of the selected save file.

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Add To DrawList

The user can add the DrawList contents of the current view displayed in the Save &Restore View window to the current 3D Graphical View.

Select the required view from the Save Name drop-down list and click Add to DrawList.

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Note: The view direction and scale will be unchanged.

Replace DrawList

The user can replace the DrawList contents of the 3D Graphical view with the contents ofthe current view displayed in the Save & Restore View window.

Select the required from the Save Name drop-down and click Replace DrawList.

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Note: The view limits and direction will be unchanged.

Delete Views

Saved views can be deleted by right clicking the arrow in the Save Name field to display apop-up menu.

Delete Selected Saved View

Deletes the selected saved view.

Delete All Saved View(s) Deletes all the saved views.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinStructural Toolbar

9 Structural Toolbar

The 12.0.SP6 Update for Marine Outfitting contains several enhancements to the Structuresapplications accessible from the Steelwork Utilities toolbar.

Structure Copy / Mirror

The Structure Copy / Mirror window allows the user to define the position and orientationof the Mirror Plane and has options for the selection of the element(s) to be mirrored ormirror copied. To access the Structure Copy/Mirror window, click Copy / Mirrorstructures on the Steelwork Utilities toolbar.

To mirror or mirror copy an element or elements the user must firstly set the position andorientation of the Mirror Plane which can be achieved in several ways.

Clicking Set Origin to CE allows the user to position the Mirror Plane at the origin of the CE.

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After clicking Set Origin to CE the Structure Copy / Mirror window updates to display thenew Plane Origin position.

The Mirror Plane position can also be set using either of the three radio buttons, direction,position or plane in conjunction with the graphical Pick.

After using these methods the Structure Copy / Mirror window updates to display the newPlane Origin position. The values displayed can be modified by the user as required.

Direction Sets the Mirror Plane to the Z(W) direction of the picked element butdoes not move the position of the Mirror Plane.

Position Moves the Mirror Plane to the selected position, but does not alter theMirror Plane direction.

Plane Positions the Mirror Plane, and set the direction to Z(W) of the pickedelement.

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To set the position and direction explicitly the user can enter values directly into the PlaneOrigin and Mirror Direction fields.

Note: Values will be updated when the user defines the Mirror Plane position and directionby other means.

After setting the Mirror Plane position and direction, the user can decide which option to usefor determining which element(s) is to be mirrored.

Leaving the Copy Element checkbox unchecked allows the user to mirror the selectedelement(s) only.

Checking the Copy Element checkbox allows the user to mirror and copy the selectedelement(s).

Mirrors the current element.

Mirrors the selected elements.

Mirror with owner structure.

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If the beta angle of the CE to be mirrored is not zero, then the beta angle must be changedafter it has been mirrored.

Use NA dir. to calculate the beta angle, mirror element with Mirror Plane option, change theangle if required.

Mirror Structure with Fittings

When a structure is to be mirrored which has a fitting.

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Calculate the Z distance offset on the FITT element, check if the rule is in the element.

If a rule exists:

Move the template and the rule is executed using the Z distance offset after the mirroroperation has taken place.

If a rule does not exist:

Collect SCTN/PANEL /Negative Extrusion/, mirror the members by element type, movemembers using Z distance offset after the mirror operation has taken place.

To use this functionality with copy option, click to check the Copy Element checkbox.

Trim Selected Sections

Trim Selected Sections allows a group of section elements to be cut back or extended tomeet a selected panel, section element or line in a single operation.

If the target element is a panel, the section ends are cut back or extended to the panel andthe cut plane is set to the plane of the panel.

To cut back or extend elements, firstly select the section elements to be modified in the 3Dgraphical view.

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Click Trim Selected Sections. The user will be prompted to Pick plane or line ondestination element. Pick the destination element in the 3D view to cut back or extend theselected elements.

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When the destination element is a section, the ends of the selected sections are cut back orextended through a line defined by the justification line of the picked section.

Note: No connections are made with the picked section. The selected sections are simplycut back or extended until they meet a line defined by the start and end of theselected section.

When cutting back or extending to a line it is necessary to pick the target element withPositioning Control set to Graphics mode.

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Trim Selected Sections with Offset

Trim Selected Sections with Offset allows a group of section elements to be cut back orextended to a position offset from a selected panel or section element in a single operation.

To cut back or extend elements with an offset, firstly select the section elements to bemodified in the 3D graphical view.

Click Trim Selected Sections with Offset. The user will be prompted to Pick plane or lineon destination element. Pick the destination element in the 3D graphical view. Whenselected the Input window is displayed.

The user must now enter an offset value in the field and click OK. The ends of the selectedsections are cut back or extended to a position offset by the given offset value from theselected element.

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Trim and Connect Selected Sections

Trim and Connect Selected Sections allows a group of section elements to be cut back orextended to a selected section element, and connected to that section in a single operation.

Note: Trim and Connect Selected Sections can only be used with angle sections (GTYPANG).

Firstly select the elements to be modified and connected in the 3D graphical view.

Click Trim and Connect Selected Sections. The user will be prompted to Pick OwnerElement. Pick the owner element in the 3D view.

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Ends of the selected sections are cut back or extended to the owner element, and a joint iscreated at each intersection between selected section elements and target element.

Connect Adjacent Sections

Allows the user to insert joints on a section element, where joint details are copied from anadjacent section. The option can only be used with angle sections (GTYPE ANG).

Delete Joint

Delete Joint allows the user to pick steelwork nodes and delete the joint owned by theselected nodes.

To delete a joint, click Delete Joint. The user will be prompted to Pick Target Joint. Click on ajoint in the 3D view to delete it.

Mitre Selected Sections

The user can mitre the ends of two sections such that their cut planes are parallel to theangle bisector (the mitre plane), or mitre a section to a panel such that the cut plane isparallel to the surface of the Panel. (The mitre plane).

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To mitre two sections, click Mitre Selected Sections. The user will be prompted to Pickfirst element to mitre. Pick the element in the 3D graphical view. The user is thenprompted to Pick second element to mitre. Pick the element in the 3D graphical view. Thetwo sections are extended to meet at the mitre plane and have their cut planes re-orientated.

Alternatively, pick a section end and a panel so that the section end is extended to meet thepanel and have its cut plane re-orientated to the plane of the panel.

Note: The user can only mitre a section end which is not already connected to a structure.If the user wants to mitre a connected end, they must first disconnect it.

When selecting the sections to mitre, the location of the pick points and the arrangement ofthe sections relative to each other have a bearing on the resultant mitring.

When a section is mitred to the plane of the panel, it must intersect the panel within theboundary of its loop otherwise the mitring operation is cancelled.

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Delete End-cut

Delete End-cut allows the user to remove the mitred end-cut by picking sections near to theend-cut to be removed.

To remove a mitred end-cut, click Delete Endcut. The user will be prompted to Pick End ofSCTN or GENSEC Part. Click on a mitred end-cut in the 3D view to remove it.

Copy Selected to Another Structure

Selected sections under a structure (STRU) element can be copied to another structure.

First make a graphical selection of the elements to be copied in a 3D graphical view.

Click on Copy Selected to Another Structure. The user will be prompted to Pick OwnerElement. Pick an element belonging to the target structure, and the selected elements arecopied to that structure.

The copied elements will be in the same position and orientation relative to the targetstructure element as they were in the original structure element. If the two structureelements have the same position and orientation then the copied elements will be in thesame position as the original selected elements. The new copied elements are put in thecurrent graphical selection, and the Model Editor handle is shown so that these elementscan be repositioned after they have been copied.

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Include Structure

Selected sections under a structure (STRU) element can be copied to another structure,and the original elements deleted. Note that this is a copy and delete operation where thedatabase reference numbers of the original elements are not maintained. It is not an'include' operation where the reference numbers of the original elements are maintained.

First make a graphical selection of the elements to be moved to another structure in a 3Dgraphical view.

Click on Include Structure. The user will be prompted to Pick Owner Element. Pick anelement belonging to the target structure. The selected elements are copied to thatstructure, and the original elements are deleted.

The copied elements will be in the same position and orientation relative to the targetstructure element as they were in the original structure element. If the two structureelements have the same position and orientation then the copied elements will be in thesame position as the original selected elements. The new copied elements are put in thecurrent graphical selection, and the Model Editor handle is shown so that these elementscan be repositioned after they have been copied.

Delete Section

Delete Selection deletes all elements in the current graphical selection.

First make a graphical selection of the elements to be deleted in a 3D graphical view.

Click on Delete Selection to delete all elements in the current graphical selection. There isno confirmation prompt, but UNDO can be used to recover delete elements.

Modify Specification of Selection with Picked

Modify Specification of Selection with Picked allows the user to select the specification of asingle Section element and apply that specification to all Section elements in the currentgraphical selection.

First make a graphical selection of the elements in a 3D graphical view which will have theirspecification changed. Click on Modify Specification of Selection with Picked. The useris asked to pick a section which has the specification to be used on the selected Sections.

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Model Dimensions

Structure elements are measured and labelled in the 3D view. First select a Panel or Sectionelement in a 3D graphical view. Click on the Model Dimensions button to create dimensionaid graphics.

Click on the Delete Model Dimension button to remove all dimension aid graphics.

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Trace Panel with Sections

Trace Panel with Sections allows the user to create sections automatically around thesides of a panel.

To create the sections click Trace Panel with Sections. The user will be prompted to Picktarget panel. Pick the panel in the 3D view.

Note: A Section Specification must be selected as the default.

After picking the panel the section elements are created and cut to the length of each side ofthe panel.

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Trace Section with Panel

Trace Section with Panel allows the user to create a panel with a boundary shape definedby selected Section elements.

Click Trace Section with Panel to display the Create Plate window.

Specify the Plate Thickness and Surface Justification of the Panel to be created.Optionally, a name and description can be specified for the Panel.

Define the Panel boundary by picking Section elements in sequence, where each Sectionselected represents an edge on the Panel. Panel vertices are created at the intersection ofadjacent edges.

When the first Section is selected it is highlighted and the Section Justification Line field ispopulated with names of P-lines available for this type of Section. Select the name of the P-Line to be used to define edges on the panel. The selected P-line name is used to define alledges unless a selected Section does not have that P-Line. In this case, the edge is definedby the Section justification line.

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A new Panel vertex is calculated when each Selection is selected, and this is shown in the3D graphical view.

At any time while edges are being defined, clicking on the Remove Last Edge button allowsthe user to redefine the previous vertex.

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When the Panel boundary is defined, click on the Close Profile button to complete thepanel boundary definition. This creates a vertex at the intersection of the first and last edge.

Click on the OK button to create the Panel element. The new Panel is created in the PanelStorage Area if one is defined. If no Panel Storage Area is specified, the panel is created atthe current location in the Design database hierarchy. If an error occurs because the Panelcannot be created at the current database location or the panel definition is invalid, an error

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message is output. If the Panel boundary shape is invalid, the user can remove the lastedge and continue with the panel definition until a valid panel boundary is defined.

In the following example, the first and last edges are parallel so it is not possible for a vertexto be created at the intersection of these edges. When the user clicks on the Close Profilebutton, an edge is created joining the first and last vertex.

The next example shows that the same Section Element can be selected more than once todefine the path of a Panel boundary. Here the edge between vertex 2 and 3, and the edgebetween vertex 6 and 7 are defined by selecting the same Section element.

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Marine Outfitting Update User BulletinCollision Control Enhancements

10 Collision Control Enhancements

Clash Detection allows the user to continuously check their design for spatial clashes. Toassist the user to achieve this a new Clashes window has been developed which isaccessed by selecting Utilities > Clashes from the main menu.

The Clashes window consists of five tabs, Clashes, Obstructions/Exclusions, Limits,Options and Report.

When the Clashes window is displayed for the first time the current element is shown in theCheck field. Users can change this by typing any Design name or syntax.

Note: The element name is always displayed in the Check field.

When the user clicks Check, the elements in the Check field will be checked for clashes.

When the user clicks Check CE, the current element name is displayed in the Check fieldand is then checked for clashes.

All clashes detected are displayed in the Clashes gridview which has all the usual facilitiesfor filtering and also displayed in the 3D graphical view.

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Right-clicking in the grid view displays a pop-up menu with the options to Print Preview andSave to Excel.

Clicking Print Preview displays the Print Preview window which allows the user to changethe page layout and print the grid view.

Clicking Save to Excel displays the Save to Excel window which allows the user to select adestination and filename for the Excel file.

By default each clash is displayed in a clipped view.

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The clip box size can be changed by inputting a value in the field or by adjusting the sliderbar.

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To turn the clipping off, uncheck the Clip Box.

If the user requires a text report of the clashes, check the Export report to file box on theReport tab. A report will then be written to a file each time a check is performed.

10.1 Obstructions/ExclusionsWhen checking for clashes the default obstruction is All which means the element ischecked for clashes with everything in the database. To check for clashes against specificobstructions and exclusions, the user can set the rules using the Obstructions/Exclusionstab. The user adds the elements to the Obstructions list and can exclude elements byadding them to the Exclusions list.

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To add an element to either the Obstructions list or the Exclusion list, select the method ofselection from the drop-down list, select the element, if required to do so and click Add.

Note: By default the Obstructions list contains All the design elements in the current MDB.

To remove an element from either the Obstructions list or the Exclusion list, highlight theelement by clicking on it and then click Remove.

To remove all the elements in either the Obstructions list or the Exclusion list click Clear.A Confirm window is displayed asking the user if they are sure they want to clear the list.Click Yes to clear the list or No to cancel the operation.

10.2 LimitsCreating an Obstruction/Exclusion list is not the only way the user can set the obstructions.Using the Limits tab the user can create an area around items or a region to create anobstruction box. Any element that lies partly or wholly within the limits box will be checked. Aclash between items that lie partially within the limits box will always be reported, even if thepoint at which the clash occurs lies outside the box.

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Right-clicking within the From or To panes but outside of the text fields displays a pop-upmenu which allows the user to change how the From and To limits are displayed.

• Format XYZ• Format ENU• Format Grid

The user can set the limits of the obstruction box by entering values in the text fields or byselecting an option from the Volume drop-down list.

Clicking Clear sets the values defining the corners of the obstruction box to zero.

Note: A setting of zero in all the fields will by default include all the elements and primitivesin the current MDB.

To display the Volume box in the 3D graphical view, check the Display checkbox.

10.3 OptionsThe Options tab consists of five sections.

• Tolerances• Clash Options• Presentations• Clash Colours• Clashes Ignored Within

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Clicking Reset System Defaults will restore all the system defaults back to the originalinstallation settings.

10.3.1 TolerancesAs well as distinguishing between hard and soft clashing items, the checking utilityrecognises three categories of clash between them, depending on how far the two primitivesintrude on each other's allocated space.

These three classes are illustrated below for the clash specifications:• Touch limits: 5mm overlap to 2mm gap• Clearance limit: 8mm

Touch Gap A touch where the primitives either overlap by less than the amountneeded to cause a clash or are separated at their closest point byless than a specified distance which may simply mean that one itemis resting upon another as intended, or it may indicate a problem.

Overlap A physical clash where the primitive volumes overlap by more thana specified amount which usually means that a definite interferenceexists.

Clearance A clearance where the primitives are separated at their closest pointby more than the amount necessary to constitute a touch but lessthan a specified clearance distance which represents a near miss,which the user may want to investigate.

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so that the following criteria apply:• If the items overlap by more than 5mm, a clash is reported• If the items overlap by less than 5mm, a touch is reported• If the items do not overlap but are separated by less than 2mm, a touch is reported• If the items are separated by more than 2mm but less than 8mm, a clearance is

reported• If the items are separated by more than 8mm, no interference is found.

10.3.2 Clash OptionsBy selecting an option from the drop-down menus Clash Options allows the user to decideif:

To set the clash midpoint position to On, check the Clash Midpoint Position checkbox.

10.3.3 PresentationsGrouping clashes per branch and then clashes against the same obstruction is a commonrequirement. An option, Group Clash/Obstruction has been added to the Options tab.Checking this box will present the results using the Clash and Obstruction columns asdefault.

Touches are Included or Ignored

Clashes within branch Are Included, Ignore Adjacent or Are Ignored

Connections Are Included, Are Ignored or With Spec Are Ignored

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Other presentation aids are also available to the user, Clash Item Aid, Clash ObstructionAid and Clash Position Aid.

Clash Item Aid

ClashObstruction Aid

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10.3.4 Clash ColoursThe user can change the colours displayed in the 3D graphical view for the Major ClashItems, Obstruction Items and the View Background. Clicking on any of the three optionsdisplays a colour palette window. Select the required colour and click Dismiss.

10.3.5 Clashes Ignored WithinClashes are normally reported for each pair of design primitives, piping components orsteelwork components that interfere, with the exception of interferences between thefollowing pairs of items.

• Primitives belonging to the same equipment.• Two structure or substructure primitives having the same owner.• Two piping components that are connected.• A piping component and the nozzle to which it is connected.• Any component or primitive that has its obstruction value set to zero

The user can also choose to ignore other elements by checking the required checkboxes.

10.4 ReportThe Report tab allows the user to report to a file when checking for clashes, by default theoption will be turned off and needs to be activated by checking the Report to file whenchecking for clashes checkbox.

Clash Position Aid

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Position Allows the user to display, by checking the World radio button, ornot to display, by checking the Off radio button the AT WorldCoordinates against each clash element in the clash report.

Duplicate Allows the user to choose duplicates of clash items, by checkingeither the First, Second or Both radio buttons.

Levels Allows the user to choose if the clash report will be on Clashes,Clearances or Touches or a combination of the three.

Report Format Allows the user to select from pre-defined formats to change theappearance of the report.

Listing Allows the user to turn ON/OFF the Check for various types ofelements. Check the List Elements checkbox to display theCheck status. Click on an elements type to change the status.

Report to File Allows the user to enter a name for the report in the File nametext field or click Browse to open a browser window which allowsthe user to navigate to a folder and save the file.

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CCollision Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:1

MMirror Structure

with fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:4Model Library

create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3create area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3create data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3create item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:4items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:1

PPipe

2D pipe sketching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3aid points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:4copy selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:15create branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:6insert expansion loop . . . . . . . . 3:12insert flange set . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:8insert valve set . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:10mirror selection . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:16quick pipe router . . . . . . . . . . . 3:18

insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:18split and merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1

Pipe Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:20spool drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:21

create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:21

TToolbar

penetration utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2pipe utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2steelwork utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2

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