Pro/PIPING Specification Driven Design Mode

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Pro/PIPING Specification-Driven Design Mode 3

Table of Contents

About the Pro/PIPING User Interface (Spec-Driven)......................................15

About Design Rule Parameters (Spec-Driven) ...............................................15

Bend Arc Threshold (Spec-Driven)..................................................................15

Example: Bend Arc Threshold (Spec-Driven).................................................16

To Check for Design Rule Violations (Spec-Driven)......................................16

To Access the Specification-Driven Design Mode.........................................16

To Create a Pipeline (Spec-Driven)..................................................................16

About Pro/PIPING and Piping Systems...........................................................17

About Specification-Driven Pipelines..............................................................18PIPING Menu (Spec-Driven)..............................................................................18

About Pro/PIPING Piping Design Modes.........................................................19

To Set Pro/PIPING Configuration Options (Spec-riven)..............................19

About Configuring Pro/PIPING (Spec-Driven) ................................................19

About Setting Up Specification-Driven Piping................................................20

To Change and Update Material Density.........................................................20

To Set the Display (Spec-Driven).....................................................................21

To Convert Specification-Driven Piping Assemblies (Spec-Driven) ............21

About Converting Piping Assemblies (Spec-Driven).....................................21To Convert Non Specification-Driven Piping Assemblies (Spec-Driven) ....22

About the Piping System Tree (Spec-Driven).................................................23

About Customizing the Piping System Tree (Spec-Driven) ..........................24

Example: Piping System Tree (Spec-Driven)..................................................24

To Access the Piping System Tree (Spec-Driven) .........................................25

To Show/Blank Pipelines (Spec-Driven)..........................................................26

To Display Centerlines or Solids (Spec-Driven).............................................26

To Select Pipelines (Spec-Driven)....................................................................26

To Reset the Display Mode (Spec-Driven).......................................................27

To Highlight Pipelines (Spec-Driven)...............................................................27

About Isometric Drawing Generation (ISOGEN) (Spec-Driven)....................27

To Report Insulation Information (Spec-Driven).............................................27

To Define Design Rule Parameters (Spec-Driven) .........................................27

To Change and Update Corner Types .............................................................28

To Change and Update Stock Number Formats.............................................29

About Pipeline Insulation (Spec-Driven).........................................................29

To Assign Insulation during Pipeline Creation (Spec-Driven)......................30

To Delete Insulation (Spec-Driven)..................................................................30

To Assign Insulation to Part of a Pipeline (Spec-Driven)..............................31

About Piping Layers (Spec-Driven) .................................................................32

About Master Catalog Files ..............................................................................33

About Project Data Files...................................................................................34

Example: Piping Master Catalog Directory File..............................................35

Example: Specification Directory File.............................................................35

Example: Auto-Selection File...........................................................................36

Example: Insulation Directory File...................................................................42

Example: Fitting Category Map File.................................................................43

About Set Display (Spec-Driven)......................................................................43

To Generate an Isometric Drawing (Spec-Driven)..........................................44

Component Material Description (Spec-Driven).............................................45

 

Creating Pipe Component Information (Spec-Driven)...................................46

ISOGEN Error Log File (Spec-Driven)..............................................................47

Example: ISOGEN Identifiers on a Component (Spec driven)......................47

About Update Model..........................................................................................47

To Change and Update Colors.........................................................................48

To Change and Update Outside Diameters.....................................................48

To Change and Update Wall Thickness...........................................................49

To Change and Update Material Codes...........................................................49

To Modify Master Catalog Files........................................................................50

Piping Master Catalog Directory File...............................................................50

Pipe Outer Diameter File...................................................................................51

Example: Pipe Outer Diameter File..................................................................52

Pipe Thickness File ...........................................................................................52

Example: Pipe Thickness File ..........................................................................53

Pipe Master Catalog File...................................................................................54

Example: Pipe Master Catalog File..................................................................54

Fitting Master Catalog File................................................................................54

Example: Fitting Master Catalog File...............................................................55

Piping Material File............................................................................................56

Example: Piping Material File...........................................................................57

Pipe Manufacture Directory File.......................................................................57

Example: Pipe Manufacture Directory File......................................................58

Bend File.............................................................................................................58

Example: Bend File............................................................................................59

Bend Machine File.............................................................................................59

Example: Bend Machine File............................................................................61

Miter File.............................................................................................................61

Example: Miter File............................................................................................62

End Compatibility File.......................................................................................62

Example: End Compatibility File......................................................................63

Insulation File.....................................................................................................63

Example: Insulation File....................................................................................64

Tip: Pipe Insulation Definition..........................................................................65

Appearance Map File.........................................................................................65

About Specification Directory Files.................................................................65

To Create a Specification Directory File..........................................................66

About Auto-Selection Files...............................................................................67

To Create an Auto-Selection File .....................................................................68

About Insulation Directory Files ......................................................................69

To Create an Insulation Directory File.............................................................69

About the Fitting Category Map File................................................................70

To Map an Icon File ...........................................................................................71

Creating Fitting Category Icons.......................................................................71

Fitting Categories..............................................................................................72

To Create an Auto-Selection Fitting Record...................................................72

To Create an Auto-Selection Assembly Fitting Record.................................73

Size Tables.........................................................................................................75

Preview Fitting Graphics...................................................................................76

To Create an Auto-Selection Pipe Record ......................................................77

To Modify Project Data Files.............................................................................79

 

 

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