This will insert a CG marker at the CG point of your exchanger. Save the updated E model and close the drawing. In this next exercise, we will export our heat exchanger model to a PV Elite file format, then import a modified version. A Windows Explorer window will appear.
Here you can export as the. Save and close the drawing. There are several different file types associated with the Specification Editor. These include.
They contain component data tables, dimensions, materials, schedules, thickness tables and additional custom data that may have been added.
Company or Industry catalogs are generally used as more selective catalogs, often containing only portions of a Global Catalogs content for specific company projects or industry projects. These catalogs can transfer data from the global catalog, make modifications, and push the changes back up to the global catalog. We will focus only on the Global Catalog.
Project files. These specifications are built from data tables added from a catalog. In this training guide, we will add components to a.
PRJ from a global catalog. Creating Piping Catalog File 1. This creates the shortcut. Fill in the information as shown below, and then click OK. There are multiple options to create the data tables needed. Transfer Catalog Data b. Manually Enter Data. Click Yes. Click Open Catalog at the end of the Source field. Expand all the data tables in the Catalog Data section and you will see all the data tables have been transferred into the new catalog.
This opens the New Project window. Fill in the information as shown below. For the Default Catalog, map the training catalog created in the last exercise, and then click OK. We can now set the Long Description. Type a comma after the item you added in the Format box.
Select the drop-down menu at the top of the window and select the End Type Tables option. You can also type static text in between the intelligent format fields in the Format field at the bottom of the window.
This opens the New Specification window. Note: You can specify material assignments by the component group, type, and range. For this training, we only specify by component group and range. Double-click on the Fittings assignment and select the materials to match the image below. This material assignment can be assigned to all fittings in the specification. Assignment groups can be created for fittings, gaskets, flanges and more.
Add the following schedules to the Schedule Assignment. To add the schedule, click the box next to the size and then select the schedule. Imperial Metric. To add components to the specification, click on the drop-down arrow of the Category in the New component section, and then select Pipe. Click on the drop-down arrow of the Type, and then select Pipe.
This is the type of piping component you want to add. Nipples are added under the Pipe Category. Select the Pipe you just added to the specification, and in the Edit Component window, assign the following material and select Apply.
Add an Elbow to the specification. Match the below image, making sure to set the Material to the Fittings assignment group we created earlier.
Select Add when completed. Notice this component is added with a material assigned. You can see that the Schedule, and the Material assignments that we added earlier display in the Long Description.
Clearly there is still some additional work that can be done to more effectively customize the long descriptions and material assignment. You can add this to the actual material description in the catalog.
The Fittings material assignment also would not apply to some components such as pipe and flanges. The Target boxes both auto-populate with the current empty catalog file. Click Open Project at the end of the Source field. Select the folders for the Pipe Support data, and drag to the Target as shown below:. This will create a new CADWorx profile from default and place a shortcut on your desktop. It is strongly recommended to always use one of the provided templates when creating a new drawing.
Below we will go over each option, but the majority of training will use the Plant Ribbon or commands typed directly into the AutoCAD command line. Plant toolbars contain most of the commands available in CADWorx Plant, grouped into relevant categories.
For example, there is a Flanged Valves toolbar and a Line Numbers toolbar. Toolbars will not be used in training. For example, entering PIPW at the command line starts a new pipe router. There are also shortened command aliases, which are automatically installed with CADWorx Plant and can be used to increase the speed of command entry. Additional command aliases can be created by modifying the PGP file to include the new command aliases.
Note: While you are modeling or placing CADWorx components, some additional commands may become available on the command line. There are also Auto-hide and Visibility options, so the Tool palettes either do not use up a lot of screen space, or are transparent, so that you can view the model behind the Tool Palette. This is designed to be used with auto routing functionality, and the Spec View palette.
When used correctly, it effectively replaces the need for Toolbars and can increase your modeling speed workflow. This allows you to quickly enter a new drawing or load a previously used drawing and is the recommended Startup value for this training. Choose the environment that you want to use. The dialog box shown above will only be displayed if a database connection has been previously created.
Click on the Settings… button to review the database to be used and to change the default setting for new drawings. Setup contains the following sections:. You can also set the Drawing Mode and Fitting Mode here. It is possible to convert your drawing into another mode. In the ribbon menu you see the next converting buttons. Setting the default fitting mode can reduce the number of prompts required when creating CADWorx components. This allows for either Socketweld or Threaded fittings to be the default when routing in small bore sizes.
You also can change the colors of the Compass, Dimension and Highlight which are used by placing components into the drawing. It is possible to switch Compass and Dimension On and Off.
The check box at the bottom of this tab allows you to store all settings in the configuration file. Configuration Settings In the tab Configuration Settings, you can modify the configuration file.
This dialog box enables you to modify the current configuration file. This allows you to make a configuration file read-only, locking certain settings while still allowing users to change others. With the Save As… button you can save your changes into a new configuration file. The name of the current configuration file is displayed in this tab. With the Load… button you can load another configuration file. With the Save and Close button you save your changes into the current configuration file and close the dialog box.
The Apply and Close button can be used to save changes to the local user settings for the current drawings, it does not update the current configuration file. You first need to select a project by selecting the Browse button. In the right window you can select your Main and Reduction size.
The settings in this tab are stored into the drawing. The default CADWorx layers cannot be deleted, but they can be renamed, and their line types and colors can be modified.
These rules decide how piping components are placed into the drawing. Miscellaneous CFG Content In this tab you can select which miscellaneous items to save in the configuration file. These include database settings, the line number setup and BOM settings. In the Startup window, select the Use a Template menu. Pick Imperial. The Plant Setup dialog window displays. Select the Imperial. Click the Configuration Settings and ensure the Drawing Prototype displayed is the unit type that you want for the drawing.
PRJ you copied into the Training folder. Note: Performing a Save As function does not automatically change the set configuration file. We will discuss the subsequent tabs in other sections of the tutorial. Click Apply and Close. When enabled, line numbers give a quick, efficient method of finding and isolating pipelines.
You can set up line numbering systems using any of the categories from the Category pull- down. When Dynamic is selected, you cannot manually change the size or spec shown in the line number for new components. Of course, you can manually change the line number of an existing component, or add a line number, if one was not added automatically using the Component Edit dialog box.
In Static mode, the line number will be replaced exactly as it is previewed in the setup dialog. Line Number Annotate This function allows you to annotate pipelines with their line numbers. You can select individual components to be annotated by selection. During the labelling process, the rubber-band line identifies which component is being labelled. To utilize this option, you must have the COUNT category in your current line number, you must also have your line numbering system set to Dynamic, if not, an error message will be displayed.
Line Number Increment Use this function to increment the line number count value by one. Line Number Decrement Use this function to decrement the line number count value by one. Match Component Size To set the current main and reduction sizes from an existing component, you can select the Size button from the Ribbon menu. If the component selected has both a main and reduction size set e. Match Component Specification To set the current specification from an existing component, you can select the Ribbon menu button shown in the picture below.
Match Component Size and Specification To set the current main and reduction sizes, and the current specification, from an existing component, you can select the Ribbon menu button shown in the picture below.
This command allows you to set the current line number by selecting a component with the required line number. Any components created after running this command will use the new line number. Match Component All Settings To set the current main size, reduction size, specification and line number you can select the button in the Spec View Palette. This command allows you to set the main size, reduction size, current specification and line number by selecting a component.
Any components created after running this command will use the new line number, size and specification as the component previously selected. This is a very efficient method of setting and modifying line numbers once a model has been started and the line numbering systems and line numbers have been established. Verify you are using the Plant- Project. Set the Default value for Count to You can also set the main and reduction sizes, the specification and the line numbering system using this palette.
The Spec View tab lists all components available for the current size and specification. Any components not in the spec, or not in the current size range are not displayed. You can choose any of the available components from the list and place them into the model. This can be done by manually entering the value or by selecting from a drop-down list. To manually edit the line number, right-click in the category and enter the required value. All available categories will be displayed in the list on the left, and values can be added into the drop-down using the utility on the right.
In this exercise, we overlay an external reference model Xref of our Heat Exchanger that we want to start modeling pipe from. Uncheck Specify On-Screen. Check Overlay as the Reference Type. Leave the other dialog settings as they are, then click OK. This utility can be loaded from the Bolt Ribbon menu. This feature can be enabled from the Configuration file. Details of how to use these features and other functions provided on the Bolt Ribbon menu are shown below.
The Tick Mark symbol is used to show symbolically which side of the extension line of a dimension the gasket is on. The initial prompt allows you to set the desired thickness but will not appear again during the single drawing session. You can change the thickness during the next prompt. This feature allows you to insert stud bolt sets into the drawing environment for bill of materials extraction. This option allows you to insert a stud bolt set anywhere in the drawing.
Before starting this command, you should ensure that your current size and specification are set correctly. This command allows you to insert a custom stud bolt set anywhere in the drawing. You can use this command to assign stud bolt sets of similar sizes and specifications to all the gaskets in the selection set. Gaskets of different sizes and specifications will be handled automatically. You will find that it is relatively easy to select the center of the circle from a zoomed out view.
If you need to place a flange face against a gasket, you can select the Endpoint OSNAP and select the desired side of the gasket to place the flange exactly in the correct position. This will provide a method of placing the flange when the last point option is no longer available. You can also use this routine for creating ring type joints. The data files used for ring type joints have an extra column indicating the ring number. The gasket routine checks for this additional column and adds this ring number to the bill of materials description.
The distance between the faces of adjoining flanges under compression will be used in this file instead of the actual depth of the ring. Nominal Actual Thk. Linear Lg. You can then copy this information into a text editor or an Excel spreadsheet etc. Click Spec View on the Palettes panel.
Set the service to CWR and the Line Count to by right-clicking in the blank field on the Spec View palette and entering the values in manually. Press Enter after manually entering each value. Locate the Flange Weld Neck component from the Spec View palette and click on it to select it for insertion.
Note: If you have your Spec View Tree settings set to 1, you need to find it in the list. If you have your tree settings set to 2, 3, or 4, expand the Flanges category to find the Flange Weld Neck component. After selecting the Node snap Point snap , hover the mouse over the nozzle until you see the appropriate snap point. Click to place the flange on the node. Pick Selected Nozzle Size to finish placing the flange. In this window you can make manual changes to the component.
Here we can see that the component is using the line number we initially assigned. Repeat the last step for any gaskets or bolts attached to the flange. Save the drawing. It does this by using the end point of the last component as the start point of the selected component, as well as automatically continuing in the same direction.
If you place a component that has two directions, such as an elbow or tee, you will be prompted to select only the second direction. We are now ready to start modeling using auto connect.
Set the model view to a North-West Isometric style. Select a degree elbow from the Spec View Palette. This should automatically connect to the last point on the flange since we have Auto Connect on. F8 will toggle Ortho on or off. You will be prompted to orient the flat end of the eccentric reducer. Pull downwards and click. Toggle Auto Connect Off and Save the drawing. Now that we know we can model components one by one in this fashion, lets use the routing functionality to speed things up.
For a piece of pipe, we see the next new grip points. The plus grip points in the middle of the pipe can be used to insert a tee connection. With this grip point you can easily draw a contra flange and you can continue with drawing other components. An elbow has the triangle line grip at the quadrant. From this grip you can draw Elbow-O-let or change the elbow into a Tee.
At the command line you see the next options. Notice the router automatically places the appropriate elbow component for us without being selected. The router is dimensioning from the center of the elbow. Note: If you accidently exited the router, select the plus grip at the end of the last component drawn to reinitiate it.
See below:. Click once to place. Press enter and then Escape to end the router. Enable Polar Tracking by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the screen or pressing F Right-click on the Polar Tracking menu at the bottom of your screen and change the angle interval to In the Polar angle field, enter With Polar tracking enabled and set to Press Enter.
Activate the plus grip in the middle of the first pipe section coming off the nozzle. The router activates with an in-line component for us, a Tee. Pull the mouse to the west -X of the nozzle to fit the Flange directly up against the reducer.
Click to place. Snap to the midpoint of the vertical pipe. Pull all the way down past the valve to place the O-Let as close to the flange as possible and click. Type 6 in the command line and press Enter to place a six-inch mm nipple length.
Select the Olets square grip, which allows us to reposition it, and move the mouse cursor upwards. Moving the Olet brings the Nipple and Gate valve with it when we reposition it via the Square grip. Instead of pulling all the way down, snap the placement to the Endpoint of the O-let we already placed so they are at the same elevation. Existing components do not appear on Bill of Materials but will show connections if generated on an Isometric.
Double-click the new pipe to open its Component Edit menu. Below we have an example Iso of a segment of our line. We will take a deeper look at Isogen and its editor in later exercises. For now, lets continue building our model. Open the Line Number Dropdown Setup window. Zoom in on the N4 nozzle on the heat exchanger. Pull the mouse cursor downwards and click to place the flat side of the reducer down. Select all components on the line shown below, starting with the weld and elbow.
Use the COPY command to copy the line. When prompted for a base point, select the end of the pipe weld adjacent to the pipe we just modeled. Paste the copy onto the end of the last pipe we modeled. After pasting, press the Escape key once to end the command. Drag the mouse back and hover over the end point of the adjacent pipe. Click to snap the length of the copied pipe to match.
Change the view to a Top View. Click the square grip at the end of the newly copied pipe, and use the end of the adjacent pipe to match the copied pipes length to it.
From the Top View, Double-click on the pipe shown in the below image. Paste the copied line number into the Line Number field. Click OK when done. If you edit a specification so that a valve is associated with a TopWorks data file, every time you place that valve the TopWorks will automatically be drawn, prompting you for a direction. Follow the steps below to assign a Topworks type to a valve in the Specification Editor.
The current specification spec opens automatically. If you receive a prompt to update the spec from the base catalog, click yes. Click the Topworks pulldown for a list of all available Topworks in the catalog.
After selecting the topworks, click Apply at the top right corner of the Edit Component window. PRJ File icon to update the currently loaded spec with the change we just made. If you added the topworks correctly in the Specification Editor, the valve should now automatically prompt you for topworks orientation.
Delete any test valves you draw when finished. We will add more gate valves to our model later. Using the plus grips and component list method, add the following components to the line. Add a Butterfly Valve to the pipe section shown below.
When placing, pull West -X to fit it against the Elbow. Add a Gate Valve to the same pipe. This valve should come in with topworks assigned by default since we added it to the valve in the last exercise. Using the plus grip on the below pipe section, we are going to place two O-Lets. Note: Instead of placing the flange and blind flange separately, you can just select the blind flange after the O-let and CADWorx will automatically insert a flange weld neck for us since it is the default flange.
You can just click the plus grip to activate the router, then click the location you want to connect to. The command line prompts for the Routing preview mode. Select Lines. CADWorx automatically determines several possible paths of connection for us and displays the paths with colored lines.
Select the upper-most path yellow by clicking on it. A preview of the routed components is displayed. Press Enter to accept. Change the Short Annotation to TW 6. Use TWA for its Tag field.
If multiple components are going to be customized to the extent of step 5 and 6, consider adding it to the Spec via the Specification Editor to save time. This reduces potential design errors and can be more efficient. This can include dimensions, descriptions, part numbers, etc. This rule is used to ensure that component tags, for example, are retained when the rest of the component data is updated.
Variable Component Length Assignment Certain components can be placed with a variable length, depending on the setting of the Variable Component Length Assignment piping rule. Place a control valve and note that you can enter a length, overriding the length set in the specification. Remember that converting any components into one of these drawing modes will change the drawing mode on new components as well.
The Line Isolate tab allows you to isolate components based on their line number or specification. The components can be isolated alone, or alternatively, the components can be partially isolated. Use this button if new Line Numbers created do not appear in the list. By default, all layers are visible for line isolate.
The user can exclude certain layers by selecting them in the dialog box. There are three options you can choose from when isolating items. Full will hide everything except Pipe components with the selected line number s. Partial will hide only pipe items which do not have the selected line number s. Layer will hide all non- CADWorx components based on the layer setup. Note: If components have been hidden using the Line Isolate tab, these components will not be listed in the Find tab.
In this chapter we explain the options within this command. Setup Customizes the Bill of Material schedule to any style or layout that you need. Here you can modify the bill of material columns by selecting available columns from any of the discipline groups listed under Available Columns.
You can filter the bill of material results via several methods: Layer Allows you to filter what layers are available for the bill of material generation. Un-checking a layer will remove it from future bill of material creation unless checked again. Un-checking a component type will remove it from future bill of material creation unless checked again.
Command Options Allows you to add additional command options when generating a bill of material. For example, checking Assembly will cause CADWorx to now prompt for Assembly or Component selection when initiating a bill of material creation.
Enabling Line Number will prompt you for the option to selection by line number, or a manual selection. Run Displays a list of options to generate a Bill of Material.
Tag Displays a list of options for tags. On Drawings 1. Click OK when complete, then Close to return to the Layout drawing. In the Insert menu, click Browse. The Edit Attributes menu will open upon insertion. Click OK. Return to Model Space by clicking on the Model tab to the left of the Layout1 tab.
Make sure Full Isolation Type is set. Right-click on the line in the list and select Isolate Selected Items. Return to the Layout page and double-click inside the viewport.
Change the view to a Front view. Double-click back in paper space outside of the viewport to exit the viewport. Double-click in the viewport and Pan the model hold and drag middle mouse button as needed to center most of the pipeline in the viewport, as shown below.
Zoom lock will prevent zooming or panning within a viewport. This is a toggle function. Note: Key the values you see in the image above! The Imperial image above has been converted to Engineering units to show the text size and spacing. Your values will look like the below image after you enter 0. If you were to convert your drawing units to Engineering, you would see these values change back to 0. Click OK when finished. Repeat the last step for the remaining columns below.
Column Title: QTY ii. Column Width: 0. Column Width: 2. Select Total. CADWorx prompts for a selection option. Pick Select Components. Any leaders that need to be adjusted can be done by clicking on the square grip at the end of the leader line and moving it.
Click the square grip at the end of the leader line outside of the viewport to enable move functionality. Click on the bubble. If you need to move the leader line as well, remember to select the square grip at the end and move the leader before you adjust the tag bubble.
Enabling the Drawing Grid F7 and Snap Mode F9 will help you position tag bubbles along a grid if desired, but Snap Mode should be off when initially selecting the tag bubble.
We also filled out some of the backing sheet attributes. We generated our B. If we want to manually place each tag bubbles location to the grid, we can do that with the Manual placement option. Right-Click on the existing Layout1 tab, then select Move or Copy… from the menu. Check the Create a copy box, then click OK.
Since this is a copy, we need to delete the existing bill of material on the sheet. Type the command Properties, then click on the viewport. Note: You can update the Scale attribute on the backing sheet if you want! Just double click the backing sheet to edit the attributes. On the Bill of Materials panel, click the arrow next to Run, then select Total. When prompted to select the upper right corner of the BOM, click the top right corner of the border. Using a window selection blue window , select the components visible in the view port but excluding the pipe, then Press Enter.
Turn the Grid Snap on by pressing the F9 key. This restricts the cursor to snap at grid intersections. Work your way around the drawing placing the tag bubbles 2 grid squares away from origin component.
For this reason, it is often easier to run an Automatic bill of material and adjust the tags after they place. XREF the Piperack. Un-check Specify On-screen and allow the Piperack to Overlay at the default 0,0,0 location. Do not specify a location on screen during the XREF insertion. The piping model should now contain the Exchanger, and all four pumps as shown below. Imperial Metric 4. Click the Line number drop down setup icon at the top of the Spec View palette.
When prompted to Select Entities, highlight the entire line for selection and Press Enter. You will receive a prompt warning you that the components selected already have an existing line number and asking if you want to replace the existing line number with the new line number. The line should now have the modified line number applied. Repeat the same steps to update the E, , and E lines.
Isolate a line b. Set the new Line Number on the Spec View palette. Your line list should only contain the four line numbers below:. The line counts should remain the same as they were before:. Change the specification to and set the following line number. Using the modeling practices you have learned in previous exercises, model the line from the image and dimensions provided below.
Placing the flange activates the router. Press the Escape key when finished to end the router. These are the pipe, weld and flange components. You should have the following line numbers in your model.
Un-check Project Catalog Data if checked. This particular table is lacking tap data however, so lets add it. Tip: You can select the first row, hold down Shift and select the 1. Right-Click and select Remove Row.
The OTD field specifies the diameter of the taps. For this, we can use the existing Bleed Ring component and modify it to suit our needs.
Remove the 0. Open it and you should be prompted to Reload. After the PRJ reloads, you should be prompted to update the project. Pick Yes. The specification must close to update, so you will receive a prompt warning you to save.
Expand the Flanges group. When finished, make sure you select APPLY or you will lose all changes if you click on another component in the list. The Orifice Flange entry should now be in bold, letting you know it is set as an Optional Component. Note: This is an important step. There is both a Start connection and an End connection for this component.
If we only apply the new rating to the Start connection, it would bring in the wrong flange on the End connection. Check the Optional Component box. Click Apply when finished. Edit both components as listed below: a. Without the custom component class, it might have brought in another component such as the default flange. Note: Any time you make changes to the specification via the Spec Editor, you must re-load the.
By default, optional components are hidden. You should now see the Optional components you added, shown below in blue. After selecting the Orifice Plate, you will be prompted to enter a length or press Enter to accept the catalogs default length.
The next prompt on the command line asks for the insertion point. Notice the flanges have Plus grips at the defined Tap points we specified. Select the furthest Orifice Flange and activate the Plus Grip to the upper right corner. These plus grips are the taps we added to the Orifice Flanges. They are integrated tap points, and automatically add a tap connection when we insert a component with them.
This will let us see the threaded fittings in the spec so we can place our next component. Activate the plus grip on the end of the nipple we just inserted, and add an lb Threaded Gate Valve. With the router still active, plug the valve off with a threaded plug. Activate the plus grip on the opposite Orifice Flange, then repeat inserting the same components.
Note: We are only tapping once per Orifice Flange. Non-graphical instruments can be added via the Isogen Supplemental Menu. Double-Click the pipe to set the component as Existing. In this instance we can use it to specify that this second O-let also attaches to our DPI instrument. Note: You can create User Shapes that graphically represent an instrument more accurately.
If you have an existing library of instrument blocks, you can insert them on top of the Instrument supplemental graphic. This lets you easily add intelligent instrumentation to your model, but also utilize existing blocks for graphical pageantry. This is a fun example of placing an intelligent Instrument bubble and then overlaying it with a 3DSolid you created or acquired from a vendor.
Some example assemblies would be vent or drain arrangements, but they can be much larger. The CadWorx Assembly Manager palette opens. Next you are prompted for the insertion point of the assembly. Select the Endpoint shown below. Tip: This file can be copied and moved to another location. You can create assemblies either in the PRJ section or the Global section.
Select the Standard Drain assembly from the assemblies list and click on the Insert Selected Assembly icon to place it. Place the assembly at the location shown below, using a mid-point O-snap to center it on the pipe.
Click OK to exit. Activate the center plus grip on the vertical pipe and CADWorx will automatically insert a Tee component. The command line prompts for reference point selection. Click the middle of the tee, as shown below:. The command line prompts for the change in reference point. Use the Pick Point option and select the upper corner of the nearest beam to set the elevation. Set the alignment to BOP bottom of pipe. Press Enter again to end the router. Open the Assembly View palette , then Insert a Standard Drain in between the two gate valves on the line.
Select to Specify New Length for the nipple, setting it to 6 Place it in the middle of the pipe, oriented down. In the Pipe Support Modeler palette, you can select how pipe supports are added into the model.
There are three options for inserting pipe supports: Multiple — This method allows you to choose a start point and an end point, between which CADWorx will place pipe supports.
A support spacing is also entered before CADWorx inserts multiple pipe supports, spaced by the spacing entered. Detect Steel — check box detects CADWorx steel items to set the correct size for the beam clamp, as long as a beam clamp is used as the last component in the pipe support assembly.
Repeat Insert — check box is used when placing multiple similar supports that are not equal distances apart. Pipe supports are stored in the project file. Each support in this project file is an assembly made up of one or more pipe support components. On top of the palette you see the next buttons.
Start Spec Editor This button opens the current project file, with all pipe support details. Before we get started, lets XREF the support foundations and a foundation for our pumps. Type the XREF command 2.
Open the Pipe Support Palette. Select any point except for the end points along the pipe in the image below. Note: Snapping to the end of a connected pipe may snap to the attached component instead. This just tells CADWorx which component we are placing the support on and is not where the support will end up being positioned.
The Ubolt can be slid up and down the pipe section you are attaching it to prior to final placement. Select the end of the cardinal line on the beam for the first point, then the corner of the beam for the second point.
This will center the Ubolt position between these two points. Pull straight down -Z and click to place. Perform the same steps to insert a Ubolt support on the line, as shown below:. Now we need to place pipe shoes along the pipe above each beam that the pipe sits on. We initially routed this pipe to align the bottom of the pipe to the surface of the beam, which means there is currently no room for a pipe shoe.
We can adjust the elevation of this line easily using Square Grip functionality. Place Pipe Shoe supports along the line so that they sit centered on each beam, just like we placed the Ubolt support initially. Use the beams cardinal line to center the support above it.
Multiple insertion works by first specifying the start and end point of the run, then specifying the spacing between supports. The placed shoe supports should look like the below image:. Select and place the Clevis Hanger — Rod — Plate supports on the line pipe section we raised.
Center the support over each of the beams, using the mid point of cardinal line on the beam to position the support on the pipe. Since Detect Steel is enabled and our support is positioned directly under a beam, simply pull the mouse upwards and click when orienting the support direction and it will automatically snap to the bottom surface of the beam. The Pipe Support Data menu opens. Notice we have two variable lengths, the We need to assign one of these values a fixed length, but the second length can remain variable.
The elbow insertion changes to the center of the elbow. This allows us to adjust the support easily or snap to surfaces that are not steel or concrete. Pull down to orient the support. It does not matter how far you pull. You might want to turn Osnaps off F3.
The compass changes to a X,Y plane to allow us to set the rotation. Since this support only consists of pipe and a plate, there is no difference in how we orient it. Make sure you place it orthogonally! Just as with any component, you can double-click on it to edit it. Double-click the the support to open the component edit window. Notice in the field to the left, we see individual components that make up the assembly listed underneath the assembly entry.
You can manually edit the length of some components after placement by changing the length value in the Length field. In the out of the box specifications, these are blank. Repeat steps 3 thru 11 to insert a support on the second elbow as shown in the image below. To solve that, we can build our own pipe support. CADWorx prompts for the insertion point of our new support.
Click the Midpoint of the below pipe. The Create New Assembly palette opens. Click the Add Parts icon to add a new component to our assembly. We will assembly components in a linear fashion starting with the component that would connect to the pipe first. Click the Library and Assembly Data pulldown menu, then select the Ubolt component. Click Add. After clicking Add, the component appears in the model at the insertion location.
After clicking Add, the plate is added to the model underneath the Ubolt. When you add this component, you will be prompted to enter a length. Ultimately, this is a variable length component, but to make it easier for us to create visually, we are going to use a static length now so that we can see the component in the model.
With all of our components added to the assembly, our support should look like the below image:. We are still in the Add Parts palette. Click Close. Click Yes when prompted to save.
Once created, we can edit it from the palette as well. All components in our assembly have pre-defined connection points. Expand the Connections menu at the bottom of the Edit Parts palette after editing the Plate Stanchion. For example, Connection-0 of our Ubolt connects to the pipe…. Click Apply, then Close when finished. Back on the Edit Assembly menu, click Save to Library. Upon insertion, we can edit several components.
Change the Bottom Pipe components length, then change the Plate size used as shown below, then click OK. Pull the mouse cursor down any length and click. The support should automatically recognize the pier below it and snap to it. Repeat the insertion steps for the adjacent pipe. Your supports should look like the image below:. Double-click on the supports and change the top and bottom Pipe ODs. Increase each by one size.
To change the OD of the pipe, select the pipe components in the assembly list and click the View Part Data Table icon. Increase the Top Pipe to 2. Click Ok when finished. Your pipe supports should look like the below image when finished. Note: Just like a variable length of -1, components with a data table entry of -1 as the mainsize will be applicable to any mainsize. Add a Flange Weld Neck and extra pipe segment to the line that exits the pipe rack see upcoming image Set the line number to "-SE and Assign it to the last three components flange, weld and pipe on the line, just like the other lines exiting the rack.
The toolbars displays in the drawing environment, where it remains until it is removed. You can also dock toolbars anywhere you prefer. For information on docking toolbars, refer to the CAD documentation. All references to a menu command are accompanied by a reference to the CAD platform's command line entry.
These commands are just for reference. Additionally, if a command can be accessed using one of the CADWorx Plant-specific panels instructions for doing so are also included. A set of sample drawing files, for both English and metric units, accompanies each lesson. Optionally, you can use the tutorial drawing file that corresponds to the lesson, or you can save your drawing when you complete a lesson so that it can be used in the next lesson.
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