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B ENTLEY A UTO PLANT PIPING
V8I
3D Piping Modeling
DAA037970-1/0001
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Tutorial
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS PIPING? ....................................................................................................... 1-2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................... 1-2 HELP AND DOCUMENTATION................................................................................... 1-3 PRINTING HELP/TUTORIAL FILES ............................................................... 1-3 ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL ............................................................................................. 1-4 COMPONENT PLACEMENT BASICS ............................................................ 1-5 MODEL CONSTRUCTION.............................................................................. 1-5 PRE-START CHECKLIST ............................................................................... 1-5 INSTALL PIPING PROGRAM FILES ........................................................ 1-5 FEATURES.................................................................................................................. 1-6 NEW FEATURES ............................................................................................ 1-6 AUTOCAD RELATED FEATURES ........................................................... 1-6 GENERAL AUTOPLANT ENHANCEMENTS............................................ 1-6 PIPING ENHANCEMENTS ....................................................................... 1-6 NEW COMPONENTS ............................................................................... 1-7 NEW CATALOG AND SPECS .................................................................. 1-7 PROJECTWISE RELATED SUPPORT..................................................... 1-8 OTHER FEATURES........................................................................................ 1-8 PROJECT DATABASE SERVER SOFTWARE SUPPORT ....................... 1-8 INTEGRATION WITH AUTOPLANT P&IW APPLICATIONS .................... 1-8 PRODUCTIVITY ....................................................................................... 1-9 TRUE 3D DESIGN .................................................................................... 1-9 COMPONENT DISPLAY AND REPRESENTATIONS............................. 1-10 INTELLIGENT SELECTION.................................................................... 1-11 SPECIFICATION-DRIVEN...................................................................... 1-12 FLEXIBLE PLACEMENT CAPABILITIES................................................ 1-14 AUTOPLANTS REPORT WRITER MODULE......................................... 1-14 CENTERLINE ROUTERS ....................................................................... 1-16 PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE - CUSTOMIZATION ................................ 1-17 SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS............................................................... 1-17 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES ................................................................. 1-19 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................ 1-19 SELECT SERVICES ONLINE ....................................................................... 1-19
Bentley AutoPLANT PIPING Tutorial
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SELECT PRIVILEGES...................................................................................1-20 PRODUCT UPDATES AND UPGRADES................................................1-20 AROUND-THE-CLOCK TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................................1-20 EXCLUSIVE LICENSING OPTIONS .......................................................1-20 DISCOUNTS ON TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES................1-21 BENTLEY CONSULTING...........................................................................................1-21 BENTLEY INSTITUTE................................................................................................1-21 THE BENTLEY INTEGRATION NETWORK...............................................................1-21 DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS.........................................................................1-22 PROCEDURE CONVENTIONS.....................................................................1-22
CHAPTER 2: PROJECT MODES AND PROGRAM START

WORKING MODES......................................................................................................2-2 STARTING PIPING ......................................................................................................2-3 TOOLBARS..................................................................................................................2-5 CHAPTER REVIEW .....................................................................................................2-6 WHATS NEXT.................................................................................................2-6
CHAPTER 3: A TOUR OF THE INTERFACE

DRAWING PREFERENCES ........................................................................................3-2 DRAWING MODE/REPRESENTATIONS........................................................3-3 COMPONENT PREFERENCES CONTROL ................................................................3-8 DISPLAY MODES............................................................................................3-9 CHAPTER REVIEW ...................................................................................................3-10 WHATS NEXT...............................................................................................3-10
CHAPTER 4: COMPONENT PLACEMENT BASICS

OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................4-2 BASIC PLACEMENT PROCEDURE ............................................................................4-2 COMPONENT SELECTION .........................................................................................4-4 PIPING MENU .................................................................................................4-4 PIPING COMPONENTS MAIN TOOLBAR ......................................................4-4 DIRECTION AIDS............................................................................................4-4 BASIC PLACEMENT EXERCISES...............................................................................4-5 SETTING INITIAL DRAWING AND COMPONENT PREFERENCES ..............4-6 PLACEMENT IN SPACE .................................................................................4-8 CONNECTING COMPONENTS ....................................................................4-11 PLACING FROM A REFERENCE POINT......................................................4-13
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PLACING COMPONENTS IN A SKEWED VIEW .......................................... 4-16 ALIGNING COMPONENTS........................................................................... 4-19 ATTACHING TO A CENTERLINE ................................................................. 4-20 AUTOMATIC PIPE PLACEMENT.................................................................. 4-22 INSERT INTO PIPE....................................................................................... 4-23 COMPLETING THE EXERCISES .............................................................................. 4-24 CHAPTER REVIEW ................................................................................................... 4-25 WHATS NEXT .............................................................................................. 4-25
CHAPTER 5: ROUTING PIPE AND FITTINGS

OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 5-2 ADDING THE TUTORIAL DRAWING TO A PROJECT ................................................ 5-2 DRAWING SETTINGS................................................................................................. 5-5 COMPONENT PREFERENCES .................................................................................. 5-6 LINE L1000 .................................................................................................................. 5-8 LINE L2000 ................................................................................................................ 5-11 COPYING COMPONENTS ........................................................................... 5-13 WORKING WITH REFERENCE POINTS...................................................... 5-15 THE ALIGN TO OPTION ............................................................................... 5-17 CONNECTING PIPE ..................................................................................... 5-19 ROUTING A CENTERLINE ........................................................................... 5-22 ADDING ELBOWS AT THE INTERSECTIONS ............................................. 5-27 COMPLETING THE MODEL ......................................................................... 5-28 CHAPTER REVIEW ................................................................................................... 5-30 WHATS NEXT? ............................................................................................ 5-30
CHAPTER 6: DRAWING FUNCTIONS

OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 6-2 PROJECT MODE......................................................................................................... 6-2 BRIEFCASE MODE ........................................................................................ 6-2 PROJECT MODES.......................................................................................... 6-2 CENTRAL MODE ............................................................................................ 6-3 VIEWING COMPONENT INFORMATION ................................................................... 6-4 EDITING COMPONENT INFORMATION .................................................................... 6-7 VIEWING THE DRAWING DATABASE........................................................................ 6-8 UPDATING COMPONENTS ........................................................................................ 6-9 CLEANING THE DATABASE..................................................................................... 6-14 CHAPTER REVIEW ................................................................................................... 6-15
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WHATS NEXT?.............................................................................................6-15
CHAPTER 7: DRAWING PRODUCTION

OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................7-2 BEFORE YOU START.....................................................................................7-2 SETTING UP PAPER SPACE ......................................................................................7-3 WORK AREA................................................................................................................7-6 WHAT IS A WORK AREA? ..............................................................................7-6 CREATING A WORK AREA.............................................................................7-8 DEFINING WORK AREA VIEWS...................................................................7-10 PLACING WORK AREA VIEWS IN PAPER SPACE ......................................7-15 DIMENSIONS.............................................................................................................7-17 ANNOTATION............................................................................................................7-23 ESTABLISHING ANNOTATION PREFERENCES.........................................7-23 VALVE ANNOTATION...................................................................................7-24 LINE NUMBER ANNOTATION ......................................................................7-26 CREATING AND ANNOTATING A SECTION ............................................................7-29 CHAPTER REVIEW ...................................................................................................7-31 WHATS NEXT?.............................................................................................7-31
CHAPTER 8: GENERATING A BILL OF MATERIALS

OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................8-2 GENERATING THE BILL OF MATERIALS...................................................................8-3 RETURNING TO MODEL SPACE................................................................................8-5 CHAPTER REVIEW .....................................................................................................8-6 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................8-6
CHAPTER 9: SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS

OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................9-2 STARTING THE NEW DRAWING ................................................................................9-3 TITLE BLOCK AND DRAWING SCALE........................................................................9-4 DRAWING SETTINGS .................................................................................................9-5 DISPLAYING CENTERLINES .........................................................................9-6 PLACING EQUIPMENT ...............................................................................................9-6 DRAW EQUIPMENT USING AUTOCAD ENTITIES ........................................9-6 PLACING A SYMBOL ......................................................................................9-7 ADDING A SYMBOL TO THE SYMBOL MANAGER........................................9-8
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PIPING CENTERLINES ............................................................................................... 9-9 PLACING NOZZLES ..................................................................................... 9-10 PLACING A VALVE ....................................................................................... 9-12 PLACING ELBOWS ...................................................................................... 9-14 AUTO ROUTER MODE ............................................................................................. 9-18 AUTOPIPE .................................................................................................... 9-19 MIRRORING AND COPYING COMPONENTS .......................................................... 9-21 EDITING THE DRAWING .......................................................................................... 9-23 REMOVING AND REPLACING COMPONENTS........................................... 9-23 STRETCHING COMPONENTS .................................................................... 9-24 TAPPING COMPONENTS......................................................................................... 9-25 CLEAN UP ................................................................................................................. 9-28 CHAPTER REVIEW ................................................................................................... 9-29
CHAPTER 10: SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS

OVERVIEW................................................................................................................... 10-2 AUTOPLANT IMPORT/EXPORT ...................................................................................... 10-3 PROJECT TOOLS .......................................................................................................... 10-4 PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR ............................................................................. 10-4 HOW ARE PROJECTS CREATED? ............................................................... 10-5 RELATIONSHIP MANAGER ................................................................................ 10-6 AUTOPLANT CONFIGURATION EDITOR ......................................................................... 10-8 AUTOPLANT CLASS EDITOR ........................................................................................ 10-8 PROGRAM START ............................................................................................ 10-9 GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................ 10-10 UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION FILES........................................................... 10-11 SPECIFICATION GENERATOR ..................................................................................... 10-12 WHAT IS A CATALOG? ................................................................................... 10-13 WHAT IS A SPECIFICATION?........................................................................... 10-13 HOW DOES IT WORK? ................................................................................... 10-13 2D TO 3D CONSISTENCY CHECKER ............................................................................. 10-14 2D TO 3D CONSISTENCY REPORTER .............................................................. 10-14 AUTOPLANT 2D BROWSER ACTIVEX CONTROL ................................................ 10-15 SCRIPT EDITOR ........................................................................................................ 10-16 PROGRAM START .......................................................................................... 10-16 DEBUG MODE ............................................................................................... 10-17 DIALOG EDITOR ........................................................................................................ 10-18 PROGRAM START .......................................................................................... 10-18 AUTOPLANT DRAWING FLATTENER ............................................................................. 10-19
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EXPLORER/ID ..........................................................................................................10-21 EXPLORER PROGRAM START .........................................................................10-21 VIEWING AUTOPLANT COMPONENT INFORMATION ...........................................10-22 INTERFERENCE DETECTION MODULE ..............................................................10-22 EXPLORER/ID PROGRAM START ...............................................................10-22
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INTRODUCTION
This tutorial introduces many of the main features in AutoPLANT PIPING. For information related to the use of a specific command or function refer to the on-line help. WHAT IS PIPING? SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HELP AND DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL FEATURES TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-4 1-6 1-20 1-23
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HELP AND DOCUMENTATION
WHAT IS PIPING?
PIPING is a powerful addition to Autodesks popular AutoCAD drafting package. The program architecture takes advantage of the latest AutoCAD technology to produce intelligent, threedimensional production models under demanding deadline constraints. If you are a new user of Bentley AutoPLANT PIPING, you will soon discover that PIPING provides a true threedimensional work environment. Objects can be viewed from any perspective, and you can toggle between various display modes almost instantaneously, without creating duplicate objects in the drawing or experiencing a lag in redraw time. The underlying data is more powerful than ever. Component and drawing control data is dynamically linked to an external project database. The database information can be used to generate reports, or to globally manipulate and revise the descriptive component data.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
You must have a CD drive or Internet access for product installation. The following prerequisites are required to run Bentley Plant Design V8i applications.
Operating System Network Environment Hardware Environment CPU Memory Windows XP Professional SP2 or later Windows Vista 32 Bit SP1 Windows Server 2000, 2003 Minimum hardware requirements are recommended based on the specified version of AutoCAD being used with any additional requirements noted below. Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or greater, or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or greater 2 GB Memory or greater 2 GB free hard disk space available for software operation over and above the installation disk space. 1,280 x 1,024 32-bit color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, OpenGL, or Direct 3D capable workstation class graphics card. For Windows Vista, a Direct 3D capable workstation class graphics card with 128 MB or greater is required. ProjectWise V8i (8.11.5) AutoCAD: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop 2006, 2007, 2008 Architectural Desktop: 2006, 2007, 2008 Building Systems 2006, 2007, 2008 AutoCAD Mechanical 2006, 2007, 2008 Note: The latest applicable service packs must be used for the above products. Database Integration Microsoft Access 2003, 2007 SQL Server 2005 (Standard and Enterprise) SQL Server Express
Graphics Card
Support ProjectWise Versions Supported AutoCAD Versions
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Oracle 10g Release 2. Version: 10.2.0.4 Oracle 11g Release 1. Version: 11.1.0.6 Other Related Products Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 .Net Framework 2.0 or higher .Net Framework 1.1 with AutoCAD 2006 Crystal Reports Version 12 Isogen 9.1
Before you install the Bentley Plant Design software, you should confirm that you have adequate hardware and software capabilities to install and use the product.
HELP AND DOCUMENTATION

PIPINGs Help is the source for answers to any questions you might have about program features and functionality. All PIPING command dialogs provide a help button to quickly display context- sensitive help on that option. PIPING Help includes the following main topic areas:
New Features: Provides links to new and modified features by version number. Working with AutoPLANT 3D Plant Design: Provides access to procedures that specify how to use PIPING. Command Reference: This folder is organized to closely match the structure of the Piping main menu. This should enable you to quickly locate help on a specific menu option. The help for each command resides in a separate folder under the menu name folder where it exists in the menu.
Help files are also provided for supplemental applications..
PRINTING HELP/TUTORIAL FILES

The HTML format of Bentley AutoPLANT help systems makes printing easier than ever. To print a topic, simply select it from the Table of Contents, then press the Print button. Enable the Print the selected topic radio button in the dialog displayed then press OK. If you want to print all of the topics that reside in a particular folder and all of its sub-folders, simply select the folder and press Print, then enable the Print the selected heading and all subtopics radio button, then press OK. All topics in and below the selected folder will be printed in the order that they are defined in the folder. PDF files may be output to a printer by selecting File > Print, and then selecting the range of pages you would like to print.
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL
ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL

The model constructed in this tutorial is not intended to be a working piping arrangement. Instead, the focus is on building a model that demonstrates the major features of the PIPING application. As the model is constructed, you will learn various techniques that can be used to place and connect components. The finished tutorial model is shown below.
This tutorial also emphasizes the use of PIPINGs Drawing Production utilities to place annotation, dimensions, Bill of Materials, and Sections in Paper Space as shown below.
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL
COMPONENT PLACEMENT BASICS

Chapter 3 of this tutorial introduces the PIPING interface, while Chapter 4 introduces the basic placement procedures. These exercises are provided to describe the range of placement options. Exercises are provided that describe connecting components, placing components with respect to a reference point, toggling the insertion point, changing the reference point, aligning components, etc. By the end of this section, you should be familiar with the placement interface and be able to quickly place a component anywhere in your model with precision. Note If you want more information on the range of connection and placement options, refer to the Getting Started section of the on-line help.
MODEL CONSTRUCTION
The bulk of this tutorial focuses on the construction of a simple piping model. Separate chapters are provided on building the model, working with model data, annotating and dimensioning the model, and producing reports. At the end of the tutorial, you will have constructed a sample piping model, obtained a solid working knowledge of the program, and learned how to apply these techniques to create your own models.
PRE-START CHECKLIST
INSTALL PIPING PROGRAM FILES
Before you can begin this Tutorial, you must install the PIPING program files onto your hard disk and configure your computer system to run PIPING.
INTRODUCTION
FEATURES
FEATURES
PIPING runs on top of AutoCAD and includes pull-down menus and toolbars that contain commands specifically designed for the creation and modification of professional piping models. The PIPING pull-down menus are organized in a cascading style like those in AutoCAD. In addition, PIPING provides easy access to AutoCAD commands, and supports most AutoCAD command line key-ins. Note Chapter 3 introduces the PIPING interface and offers suggestions for customizing the interface to suit your working style.
NEW FEATURES
The following new features were added to enhance the performance and operation of AutoPLANT V8i. Below is a brief overview of what upgrades have been included in this release.
AUTOCAD RELATED FEATURES
Support for AutoCAD 2009 Autohide option for dockable containers. (i.e. Component Preferences) AutoPLANT Component Properties in ACAD palette
GENERAL AUTOPLANT ENHANCEMENTS
Shipped Crystal Report Engine 11.5 Latest Isogen 9.1 included Xref Bind support for Briefcase drawing in Project mode drawing and vice versa Implementation of native ISOGEN based Center of Gravity calculations Allow split criteria to be combination of any file(s) Isogen support of Conduit module Fluid volume for COG now calculated using pipe ID instead of OD
PIPING ENHANCEMENTS
Additional orientation options for Angled U-Bolt support
New "check facing" function for lap joint stub end flanges Enhanced the representation of insulation on flanges Allow tag modification during explode/bind function Stop signs are now ignored by Connectivity Checker Calculation of bolt lengths on the basis of specs The dialog box of the gear operator has been updated to include a check box which allows the user to place an integrated roto chain links on gear operator Option to update the Main Size information in xData via the Update from spec dialog Associated primitives tags linked to parent Equipment Referenced drawing data refreshed on reload xRef Updated placement design for supports including dummy leg BOP and flat turn elbow supports Refrigeration module regulators placement logic is updated and by default all regulators are drawn in vertical direction
NEW COMPONENTS
Flame Arrestor Three-way dual shut-off valves Positive displacement meter
NEW CATALOG AND SPECS
Neutron catalog Pikotek catalog TK catalog Din catalog update
Sesco catalog OMB catalog
SPECGEN
Provided dynamic filtering while building constraints in a spec Provided ability to user to convet specs to catalogs without opening in SpecGen Provided the ability to locate a catalog while building a constraint in a section Ability to Export tables from Catalog editor as HTML and Text Allow instant filtering in Catalog Editor
PROJECTWISE RELATED SUPPORT
Support for ProjectWise V8i Save As support in AutoPLANT PW enabled project Copy document support in PW Explorer for AutoPLANT 3D docs Work Area integration with ProjectWise Work Area xRef synchronization with ProjectWise Drawing Flattener integration with ProjectWise Multiple documents export/import from ProjectWise Explorer into Briefcase Mode Project connectivity tool integration with ProjectWise 2d/3d applications and Consistency Reporter updated to view documents in ProjectWise enabled projects Disallow user to save files opened as Read-Only and instead prompt to do Save As.
OTHER FEATURES
PROJECT DATABASE SERVER SOFTWARE SUPPORT
One of the primary capabilities of Bentley Plant applications is support for powerful databases such as SQL Server and Oracle. Previously, only MS Access was supported and the user had to manage their project using manual procedures. There are three modes of operation that you can choose from for a project.
Briefcase mode: (replaces the former Standalone mode) single drawing, no project database. Suitable for a one-off drawing or a small project. Distributed mode: project database, with individual model MDB files. This mode closely resembles the capabilities provided in AutoPLANT 3D v2.01 applications. Distributed mode is intended for small/medium sized projects where the user wants to continue to run MS Access or MSDE for the primary database while retaining the benefits of a managed project. Central mode: all data stored in central project database. Requires MSDE, Oracle, or SQL Server. Note Central Mode and/or Oracle & SQL Server is an additional cost item
INTEGRATION WITH AUTOPLANT P&IW APPLICATIONS

Bentley AutoPLANT 3D Plant Design (PDW) applications use the same project structure as Bentley Process and Instrumentation (P&IW) applications with both 2D and 3D data in the same database. There are some tables used exclusively by these product groups, and some that are shared. Shared tables include the tag register, document register and process line list. By using this strategy, a project can store P&IW drawing data, PDW drawing data, or both. It is not required to have Bentley P&IW applications installed to use the project environment. If both application sets are used, the 3D user sees a full list of line numbers to select from when routing piping. When placing equipment, they can select equipment tags from those previously placed on a Bentley AutoPLANT P&ID, or otherwise entered into the project database. If the user is only responsible for the detailed design phase of a project, P&IW applications such as Data Manager and Datasheets can still be used in conjunction with the PDW data. Line list reports or equipment data sheets can be generated from the data entered by the 3D environment. There are additional 2D/3D tools such as the ability to browse the P&ID from within a 3D application, set the current spec and size from a component on the P&ID, etc.
PRODUCTIVITY
PIPINGs emphasis is on producing finished 3D models. Drawing production tools are provided to set up work areas and views. These enable you to manage multiple drawings developed for a particular project and generate production drawings from them. You are able to output these production drawings, generate reports, and create drawings through other AutoPLANT applications, such as EQUIPMENT or STRUCTURAL, which can be xreferenced in to form a complete model. A variety of features are available to automate most repetitive drafting tasks. Extensive use of PIPING's utilities automate processes such as conversion between drawing modes, generation of Bill of Materials, routing centerline paths, automatic placement of pipe, etc. Our goal is to automate the processes that formerly required intensive user interaction, thereby saving you time while ensuring accurate, clean models. Managers responsible for meeting tight production deadlines will appreciate this important design philosophy.
TRUE 3D DESIGN
When our developers began work on PIPING, much of the emphasis was placed on creating clean three-dimensional models. It was also a requirement that the file size be minimized, and that views be available to support a variety of display modes without the added baggage of creating duplicate copies of components. The result of our efforts is a true three-dimensional work environment that does not sacrifice speed or drawing size to achieve its goal. Gone are the days of being forced to visualize 3D objects in 2D space. Of course, the model can always be displayed in 2D mode and optimized for plotting, but we are sure that you will find connecting components and routing pipe lines much easier using the 3D methodology.
COMPONENT DISPLAY AND REPRESENTATIONS

PIPING is an open system, which enables you to customize almost any aspect of the component placement process. PIPING components are constructed parametrically by executing instructions in external Basic scripts. These scripts contain instructions to read the external specification database and extract the parametric dimensions required to draw the component in 3D, Double Line, or Single Line drawing modes, and to write its external project database record. With a general understanding of BasicScript syntax and terminology, you should be able to create/modify almost any aspect of the component placement process. Note The Basic Language Reference help file may be launched via the Bentley > Plant > Tools group in your Windows Start menu. It provides help on the Bentley AutoPLANT Basic Language Extensions provided to customize the system, as well as standard Basic Language element help.
PIPING components are constructed from a group of Custom Objects. For example, a piece of piping is created from a cylinder, while a flanged ball valve is created from two cylinders for the
flanges, two cones, and a sphere. These custom objects have four inherent display modes, which enable you to almost instantaneously switch between display modes.
In addition, the PIPING application provides a set of representation commands that enable you to generate and display single line, double-line, and 3D representations of specific components in a piping line, or complete lines in the same model.
INTELLIGENT SELECTION
PIPING models are not merely drawings. As the model is created, a project database is also maintained, which contains a record for each component placed in the model as well as relationships between components and specific project properties in the model. A components data can be edited at any time during a drawing session. Many PIPING functions enable you to apply the function to a selection set of components. PIPINGs selection tool enables you to define a selection set by querying the project database as a whole, which will select component records from all drawings based on the value of a project object (e.g., LineNumber), or to query based on drawing attributes (e.g., color, layer). After a selection set of components is created, you can globally revise values, change line numbers, enter unique descriptions, etc. This is particularly useful when updating drawings due to design changes.
SPECIFICATION-DRIVEN
PIPING provides sample database catalogs of tens of thousands of components from which manufacturer-specific specifications may be produced. The Specification Generator program enables you to build and customize the database specifications used with particular projects or clients. Each specification is a subset of a catalog and is stored in its own directory. Specifications can also be edited or modified to suit unique requirements, and any number of specifications can be created. The ability to select and apply one or more specifications consistently throughout one or more drawings or projects is why we call PIPING a specification-driven application. Because PIPING components are placed according to defined specifications, they are not merely drawing blocks. Instead, the components are built parametrically, and therefore have a high degree of intelligence. To expedite the drawing process, sample specifications are included. These specifications are available in Imperial, Metric, and Mixed-Metric versions. A brief description of some of the sample specs provided is given below:
Carbon Steel: A sample carbon steel specification, based on 150-pound ANSI pressure classification (Imperial: CS150, Metric: MCS150, and Mixed Metric: MMCS150).
Stainless Steel: A sample stainless steel specification (Imperial: SS150, Metric: MSS150, and Mixed Metric: MMSS150). Ductile Iron: The Ductile Iron Pipe module provides a set of components, which are typically used for water/wastewater applications. A sample ductile iron specification (Imperial: Ductile, Metric: MDUCT, and Mixed Metric: MMDUCT). Victaulic: The Victaulic module provides a set of components, which are typically used in commercial building piping. A sample Victaulic specification (Imperial: Victalic, Metric: MVICT, and Mixed Metric: MMVICT). High Purity: The High Purity module provides a set of components, which are typically used in HiPurity, Food/Bev, Pharmaceutical, Dairy, Breweries, etc. A sample High Purity specification (Imperial: TriClove, Metric: MTRIC, Mixed Metric: MMTric). Lined Pipe: A sample Resistoflex (RSF) specification (Imperial: RSF, Metric: MRSF, Mixed Metric: MMRSF). Cable Tray: The Cable Tray module provides a standard set of cable tray components used in most industries. A sample Cable Tray specification (Imperial: CableT, Metric: MCableT, and Mixed Metric: MMCableT). Conduit: The Conduit module provides a set of thin wall tubing components, which typically contains electrical wires and are used by most industries. A sample Conduit specification (Imperial:Conduit, Metric: MCond, Mixed Metric: MMCond). HVAC: The HVAC module provides a set of components for Heating/Ventilating/Air Conditioning. Typically, this Ductwork is used by all industries where the plant is inside a building, including Food/Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Dairy, Breweries, etc. A sample HVAC specification (Imperial: HVAC, Metric: MHVAC, Mixed Metric: MMHVAC). Tubing: The Tubing module provides a set of components, including small bore tubing used for instrumentation lines in many industries These components are typically used in the pharmaceutical industry, and also in mechanical design applications (pump manufacturers, etc). A sample Tubing specification (Imperial: Swagelok, Metric: MSwglok, Mixed Metric: MMSwglok).
PIPINGs specification-related features include a default component switch, which enables you to force the system to utilize the spec record that you have defined as the default for a specific component size. Note Refer to the Spec Generators on-line help system for more information on specificationrelated features and functions.
PIPING uses the Microsoft ACCESS (*.MDB) versions of the specs as the default.
FLEXIBLE PLACEMENT CAPABILITIES

Components can be placed with greater ease than ever before. You can automatically attach a component to the run end of the previous component using the fitting-to-fitting method, place a component a known distance from a reference point, align a component to the centerlines of two existing components, automatically attach a component to the intersection of a polyline, insert a component into an existing pipe segment, toggle the insertion point on a component, and change the reference point, elevation, etc. In short, the placement tools enable you to quickly place a component anywhere in the model with precision. Note Chapter 4, Component Placement Basics provides an overview of component insertion techniques.
AUTOPLANTS REPORT WRITER MODULE

The AutoPLANT Report Writer module provides a means to generate a wide range of reports on the data contained in the current drawing, or across a range of project drawings. AutoPLANT makes extensive use of the Crystal Reports run-time engine to process data in the external project database. Two functions are provided with the report module. First, the Bill of Materials function uses the module to generate and place reports on the CAD drawing. Second, the Report Generator function uses the module to generate external reports. You can customize any of these reports or create your own. The Bill of Materials function generates reports for placement on a drawing. You can customize any of these reports, or create your own. For instance, it is now a simple task to filter the selection set of components that will be included in a report based on one or more criteria across one or more project drawings. The Bill of Materials module shown below provides a means to generate a wide range of external reports on the data contained in the current model, or across a range of project models.
The AutoPLANT Report Generator function generates fully customizable external reports. The dialog that appears when you execute this function is shown below.
CENTERLINE ROUTERS
The Piping Tools > Centerline Routers menu provides commands to construct the geometry of a piping line. Elevation and coordinate data are stored on the line and are applied to components placed on them. You can also associate intelligence, including: size, spec, line number, insulation thickness, etc. with the line so that these settings are assigned to any component placed on the line. The Centerline Routing tools are often the easiest method of defining an entire pipe run, or all runs in a given model.
PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE - CUSTOMIZATION

AutoPLANT applications take full advantage of the latest AutoCAD ARX technology. An ARX application is a dynamic link library (DLL). The PIPING application is supported by a series of ARX applications. Within these ARX applications, AutoPLANT has implemented a BasicScript engine. The PIPING architecture was designed with your customization needs in mind. In addition to the standard BasicScript function and command set, Bentley has developed a set of BasicScript API Extensions to facilitate the creation of component drawing scripts and manipulation functions. These extensions consist of a set of Basic data types, commands, and functions specifically designed for the creation of AutoPLANT components. These functions, combined with the standard BasicScript macro language, provide a full-featured environment for script development and customization of the PIPING application. All PIPING components, and most dialogs, are defined in open BasicScript files for easy modification. The system architecture enables a user with a solid foundation in the Visual Basic for Applications programming language to modify almost any aspect of the component placement process, or to create new components or add new functions to the system.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS
AutoPLANT software is shipped with a set of supplemental applications. These utilities are provided in the main AutoPLANT 3D menu and toolbar as shown below. The top part of the menu contains options to launch the primary AutoPLANT applications, while the remainder of the menu provides access to the most commonly used supplemental applications. Options that appear grayed-out in the menu have not been installed.
AutoPLANT Plant Design Toolbar
AutoPLANT 3D Menu
Hint
Directly launch all of these applications (except Import/Export and Model Review) from the Windows Start menu by selecting the start icon from the Bentley > Plant > Tools or Project Tools groups.
A brief description of each of these applications is provided in the following table. A more detailed explanation of each application is provided in Chapter 10, Supplemental Applications at the end of this tutorial. Each of these supplemental applications has its own associated context-sensitive help file, which can be launched from the application. Refer to the application help file for a detailed explanation of every available feature and function.
Import/Export Import/Export is intended to facilitate transfer of CAD data between AutoPLANT and other CAD/CAE software. The transfer is accomplished using Bentleys Plant Design (PXF) data format, which can either be generated or read by AutoPLANT. AutoPLANT also supports output to a Piping Component Format (PCF) for input to Alias Limiteds ISOGEN software. JSM (J Space Model) Export format is used to allow Bentleys Enterprises Navigator to view the models in JSpace. Further information is provided in Chapter 10 about this Export Format. Model Review must be purchased separately. It is an interactive 3D viewer for models and sets of models that interact with these at a guaranteed frame rate. It supports multiple formats, as well as its own native file formats. Navigation and view controls enable the most complex model to be explored with ease. AutoPLANT may operate in three primary project modes: Briefcase, Central, or Distributed. These modes determine the manner in which model data is stored and also may limit access to specific functionality in the application based on this selection. The Project Administrator enables you to create and manage project data and drawing/model defaults and settings. The Project Administrator is the tool for modifying these files and creating saved sets of configuration definitions that can be applied to a particular project. This option displays when you are working in Briefcase mode or ProjectWiseintegrated projects. In these applications, the model data is stored as a configuration instead of in a project. The Configuration Editor enables you to edit/save configuration definitions which can be used for these modes. The Relationship Manager provides a central location for an administrator to manage Bentley AutoPLANT 3D relationship values (e.g., LineNumber, Unit, Area, Service, Spool, and Document.) It can be used in either a project or configuration environment. The Class Editor provides a single source for the manipulation of AutoPLANT PIPING and ISOMETRICS modules, components, and their associated configuration files on a project-by-project basis. The Script Editor provides an intuitive user interface to create/customize AutoPLANT Basic drawing scripts and functions. Context-sensitive help is provided to almost every standard Basic and AutoPLANT Basic API Extension command, function, data type, etc.
Model Review
Project Administrator
Configuration Editor
Relationship Manager
Class Editor
Script Editor
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Dialog Editor The Dialog Editor provides an intuitive graphical user interface to create/customize AutoPLANT-compatible Basic dialogs that may be used in your Basic scripts and functions. The BasicScript statements that construct the dialog instance may be inserted directly into custom scripts created with the Bentley Script Editor. The Drawing Access Mode toggles a dialog which indicates whether the drawing was last saved in a project, or as a briefcase mode drawing. You may then specify how you want to open the drawing for the current session.
Drawing Access Mode

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The following conventions are maintained throughout this Tutorial in order to emphasize menu selections, user-interaction, file names, and other standards.
Convention NOTE: HINT: WARNING: FILENAMES
Program Code
Description Precedes information of general importance. Precedes optional time-saving information. Precedes information about actions that should not be performed under normal operating conditions. Directory paths and file names are italicized. Example: \AT-EQP directory, AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Excerpts from text or basic script files, script variables, and statements appear in the font shown. Commands or information that must be manually entered is bolded in the font shown. Menu commands and dialog buttons appear in a sans serif font that stands out from normal body text. Example: After selecting the File menu, press the OK button in the dialog. Dialog and database table names are italicized. Example: The Preferences dialog. Indicates that the command must be executed from a menu or dialog. Indicates an item (component or point) that may be picked on a drawing. Throughout this Tutorial, the menu command sequence required to execute a command will be explicitly defined in the text, while the associated toolbar button is presented in the left margin.
INPUT Menu & Buttons
Dialogs Field_Name Select Pick
PROCEDURE CONVENTIONS
Procedures are provided throughout this tutorial. Menu selections and user input are emphasized in bold while the toolbar equivalent is shown in the margin. Refer to the example below.
> SELECTION EXAMPLE

1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. By following the procedures, a model is constructed. Samples of how the model should look at different stages of the tutorial are also provided. All screens and toolbar icons shown were saved while running the application in AutoCAD 2007.
PROGRAM START
This chapter describes how to start AutoPLANT and open a drawing in project or briefcase modes. WORKING MODES STARTING PIPING TOOLBARS CHAPTER REVIEW 2-2 2-3 2-5 2-6
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PROGRAM START
W ORKING MODES
WORKING MODES
AutoPLANT provides two primary operating modes. A full set of project management tools are provided to setup and run AutoPLANT in a project, or models may be created as briefcase mode drawings without any project association.
BRIEFCASE MODE (REPLACES FORMER STANDALONE MODE) This mode consolidates all of the data in a drawing file. This mode does not require a project, knowledge of a database, or any other extraneous information, just the model. The model may be added to a project at any time. Briefcase mode replaces the standalone mode available in previous releases of AutoPLANT. Models are converted to the briefcase format automatically when they are opened in AutoPLANT. You simply select a configuration to associate with the model. PROJECT MODE Central and distributed mode projects may be created using the Project Administrator applications. Working in a project environment provides significantly more options when working with drawing data in AutoPLANT. Functions are designed to work with data on a project-wide basis. For example, selections can be made related to specified attributes, then the entire project updated with respect to changes made to this data. Distributed mode projects may be created using MSDE, MS Access, SQL Server, or Oracle database providers. Each drawing created in this mode is associated with the selected project and have its own drawing database (.MDB). All relational project data is stored in the project database. Central Mode projects may be created using MSDE, SQL Server, or Oracle as the database provider. Each drawing created in this manner is associated with the selected project and has all of its drawing and relational project data stored in the project database.
The Drawing Mode Access option has been added to the AutoPLANT 3D menu for this release. If you open a drawing prior to starting an AutoPLANT application, and set this option, then start an AutoPLANT application, the following dialog displays.
The dialog indicates the last state of the drawing, and enables you to change the drawing mode. A drawing that exists in a project may be converted to a briefcase mode by setting the Configuration option and then selecting a configuration from the next dialog that displays.
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PROGRAM START
STARTING PIPING
STARTING PIPING
This section explains how to start the Bentley AutoPLANT Plant Design system, load the PIPING application, and select the tutorial project that you created in the previous section. 1. Select Start > All Programs > Bentley > Plant > Plant Design. AutoCAD starts and loads the AutoPLANT menu. 2. Select AutoPLANT 3D > Piping. The Open Project dialog displays. 3. Click Bentley Plant V8IProjects. A list of sample projects installed with the software displays. AutoPLANT provides three sample, distributed mode projects with the shipping application. These projects are not intended for use in actual production, but are used extensively in AutoPLANT Tutorials.
4. Select the project from the list for the environment in which you would like to complete this tutorial (SAMPLE_IMPERIAL or {SAMPLE_METRIC). 5. Click OK. Note Throughout this tutorial imperial input is provided with its metric equivalent enclosed in brackets { }. Please be sure to enter the appropriate input based on the project type you selected above.
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PROGRAM START
STARTING PIPING The Login dialog displays.
6. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your Project Administrator. Note If this is the first time you are running this application and you have not been given this information enter Supervisor for both the User Name and Password to login to the project.
7. Set the Save Password option. Enabling the check box instructs the system not to prompt you with the Login dialog for the remainder of your session. 8. Click OK. The Model Setup dialog displays.
9. Enter 90 (degrees) in the North direction field 10. Enter 100 {30000} in the World Length field. 11. Enter 60 {18000} in the World Width field. 12. Disable the Insert North Arrow and Draw Limits Box options. The first option inserts a north arrow symbol into the drawing, while the second draws a box around the defined world limits. 13. Click Done. 14. The Piping menu is added to the AutoCAD pull-down menus.
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PROGRAM START
TOOLBARS
TOOLBARS
Take some time to familiarize yourself with the layout of the commands and functions in the PIPING interface. After initial startup, load at least four of the PIPING toolbars. These provide the quickest access to component placement commands and functions. The toolbars can be docked along the perimeter of the drawing area, or left floating. 1. Select Piping > Toolbars > Piping Components Main. 2. Select Piping > Toolbars > Piping Functions Main. 3. Select Piping > Toolbars > Direction Aids. 4. Select Piping > Toolbars > Responses. 5. Experiment with the placement of these toolbars, as you access them frequently during the tutorial drawing sessions. Toolbars may be customized. Right-click on any button in a toolbar, then select Customize from the context menu. PIPING stores user preferences in a local ACAD.INI file. If you are running on a network, you do not need to worry about establishing display preferences that would interfere with other user settings. Several toolbar selections contain fly-outs, which are denoted by the small black triangle in the lower right-hand corner of the toolbar icon. Fly-outs are the equivalent of cascading menus; however, they provide the additional benefit of displaying the most recent selection as the default. This technique displays the most recent selection made from a toolbar.
Hint
To view the command associated with a toolbar option, position the cursor over an item and pause. A tool tip displays describing that item.
If you find yourself frequently accessing the commands in one of the fly-outs, you may want to open that toolbar individually. Select Piping > Toolbars, and then select a toolbar from the menu.
Bentley AutoPLANT PIPING Tutorial 2-5
PROGRAM START
CHAPTER REVIEW
CHAPTER REVIEW
This chapter described how to start AutoPLANT and load the PIPING application. Toolbar options were also introduced.
WHATS NEXT
Chapter 3 describes the drawing and component preferences that are used to create models.
DRAWING AND COMPONENT SETTINGS
This chapter describes the drawing and component settings used to create models. DRAWING PREFERENCES COMPONENT PREFERENCES CONTROL CHAPTER REVIEW 3-2 3-8 3-10
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DRAWING PREFERENCES
DRAWING PREFERENCES
Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences to display the dialog shown below. This dialog sets values for drawing parameters such as the component size, the specification used to draw components, the drawing mode, etc. It is important to set these parameters prior to beginning work on a new model.
Drawing preferences control how components are placed in the model. For example, the Nominal Size preference defines the nominal main piping size for the next component placed in the drawing. PIPING uses this value to query the spec database indicated by the Specification parameter to locate the desired record from that spec. The spec record contains all of the parametric data used to draw the component. Note The default values for these parameters may be set using the Project Administrator application if you are working in a project environment, or using the Configuration Editor application if you are working with a briefcase mode drawing.
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DRAWING PREFERENCES
DRAWING MODE/REPRESENTATIONS 3D-Double Line: used to draw 3D components in 3D space using AutoPLANTs
custom objects.
3D-Single Line: used to draw Single Line component representations in 3D space using AutoCAD entities. Only pipe, bends and returns, and branching components are drawn as single line AutoCAD entities, with a few exceptions. All other components are drawn in standard 3D-Double Line mode. 2D-Double Line: used to draw "flat" (i.e., nothing in the vertical) double line representations of components using AutoCAD entities. 2D-Single Line: used to draw "flat" (i.e., nothing in the vertical) single line representations of components using AutoCAD entities.
As noted above, the 2D - Double Line mode generates flat 2D. During placement, it converts a 3D component into native 2D AutoCAD objects, using the hidden line removal (HLR) interface. ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:
Surface Resolution: Setting the 3D Drawing Mode activates the Surface Resolution option. The value entered sets the AutoCADs SURFTAB1 and SURFTAB2 environment variables, which control the mesh display of component graphics. A number between 1 and 32766 is required, while a setting of 12 or 16 is recommended. Changing this value does not change the Surface Resolution setting assigned to previously inserted components.. 2D HL Options: Setting the 2D Drawing Mode activates the 2D HL Options button. Clicking this button displays the HLR Options dialog shown below, which defines hidden line removal for 2D-Double Line representations. Hidden line removal is performed on a component basis with respect to the settings defined in this dialog.
The Output Hidden Geometry option specifies whether or not hidden line output displays for each component. Set this option to activate the Output Properties grid. The grid options define the manner in which hidden line output displays as described below:
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DRAWING PREFERENCES
FIELD Visibility Color Linetype
DESCRIPTION If the "Light bulb" is ON (yellow), then visibility is turned ON and hidden lines will be visible. Assigns the color of the visible hidden lines. Selects the line type to be used for the hidden line. Only loaded line types can be used from this selection and there will be no interface to load line types. The standard CAD interface should be used for this purpose. Determines the weight of the visible hidden lines. When you click within this grid field, a Browse button will appear. Press this button to display a dialog to assign the desired settings. Select the desired Units, then pick the desired line weight to use for your 2D representations.
Lineweight
A brief description of the remaining options in the Drawing Preferences dialog is provided below. Review the descriptions below, then set the starting values as shown in the previous figure and press OK.
FIELD Specification Path DESCRIPTION Displays the current projects root specification directory path. Specification databases that exist in this directory will appear as options in the Specification: selection list described below. This path is defined in the project selected when you started this drawing and may be modified using the Project Administrator application. Lists the specification databases that exist in the Specification Path shown above. Select a spec directory from this list to make it active. New specifications can be created (or existing ones edited) using the Specification Generator application. Lists the available main nominal pipe sizes that exist in the selected specifications PIPE table. The selected size is applied to all subsequent components placed in the model, provided the size is available for that component in the specification. These settings are provided to enable you to specify the value that will be written into the component database record for each of these fields when a component is placed. Note: To graphically control the display of pipe insulation, enable/disable the Show Insulation check box in this dialog. Prompts you to select an existing 3D component and then automatically resets the Drawing Preferences and Project Preferences parameter values to those from the selected component. This function may also be launched by pressing the From Component icon on the Setup toolbar, or from the first fly-out menu on the Piping Functions Main toolbar. Component Preferences Displays a dockable container that enables you to set project and component preferences used to place components. This control is discussed in the following section.
Specification
Nominal Size
Insulation Thickness Insulation Spec Paint Code
From Component
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FIELD Optimize 2D Graphics
DESCRIPTION If this check box is enabled, PIPING will examine each port of a component when placed. If the port is not horizontal, and the ports end condition are set to be optimized, then the graphics are optimized at that port. If a vertical component port is found, the entity is changed to the Layer and Line Type specified below. This option may be enabled manually via the AutoCAD command line as follows: Enable: (at_PipingSystem_setVariable "Optimized_2d_Graphics" "1") Disable: (at_PipingSystem_setVariable "Optimized_2d_Graphics" "0") You can fully customize 2D optimization settings for a project on the Piping > 2D Optimization property page in the Project Administrator application.
Squared Elbow Component Color/Layer
This check box will only be activated for the Single Line Representation. It enables you to specify that you would like to appear as a square angle instead of the default round radius. These settings determine the set of rules that define component color and layer attributes. Components of the same Size, Layer, Spec, Line No., Paint, or Service value can be colored the same in order to visually distinguish them when viewing the model. Likewise, components can be arranged on the same layer according to their Spec, Service, or Line Number. Determines how settings are applied when routing components. From Connecting Component, extracts the component preferences (size, spec, line number, and insulation thickness) from the existing component and applies them to the connecting component that is being placed. This option overrides the Drawing Preferences dialog settings to provide an easy method of maintaining consistency. From Settings, will enforce the settings assigned in the Drawing Preferences dialog despite the preferences associated with a connecting component. Enable this switch to automatically connect a selected component to the run end of the previous component. This is the fastest method of placing a series of connected components in a continuous pipeline. If the selected component contains a branch or a bend, you will still be prompted to specify the orientation. This check box controls the graphical display of insulation on pipe components in the drawing when they are placed. Set this option to designate a model as invisible to the project selection functions. None of the components in the model will be selectable by other users in other models (using project selections). Also, in advanced mode for drawing selection, the sketch documents in the tree are displayed in blue. Any selection will ignore components, lines, etc. that are contained in a sketch mode document. Effectively, this document is not available for selections unless it is the current working document in the current session, and then only the drawing selection is available for use. When you set this check box and click OK, a Sketch Mode Help message appears to access help. You may elect to hide the display of this check box in the future by setting this option at the bottom of the dialog.
Data Mode
Auto Router Mode
Show Insulation Sketch Mode
FIELD Default Spec Choice
DESCRIPTION When a component is selected for placement, PIPING searches the selected specification for the component record based on the component preferences set in the Drawing Preferences dialog and the type of component selected. If more than one match is found, the Specification Selection dialog displays to enable you to select the desired component from the matching records. For example, several records may exists for a component in a specification that have the same size and type, but may have different facings, end conditions, schedules, ratings, etc. When the Default Spec Choice switch is enabled, PIPING will automatically place the component marked as the default in the specification automatically, without displaying the Specification Selection dialog. A component may be marked as the default selection by placing a 1 in the OPTIONCODE field of the specification record using the Spec Generator application.
Weld Gaps
Welded joints determine the fastener used to connect welded components based on this setting. If the check box is enabled, a weld gap will be inserted using the fastener basic script at_weldedjoint_fasteners to insert AT_WELDGAP. If this check box is disabled, then a weld gap will not be inserted, but a buttweld fastener will be inserted using this script to insert AT_BUTTWELD. If this toggle is enabled, the application determines if the component's class definition contains the following statement when a component is inserted into the model:
ENABLE_AUTOMATE_OPTION=1
Auto Flange
If true, then following the component's insertion, the function attempts to "automate" each open port. It looks in the Auto_Mate specification table for a record that has MAIN_SIZE and END_COND field values that match the open port. If found, then a component of the class specified in that record is inserted by connecting it to the open port. Refer to your Specification Generator's online help for instructions on setting up the "auto" tables for this functionality. You can open the Spec Generator help directory via the Windows Start menu selection Bentley > Plant > SpecGen > SpecGen Help.
FIELD Advanced Tap Port Method
DESCRIPTION The Advanced Tap Port Method is a tap port insertion method that will enable you to create a tap port at any position and any direction. Enabling this check box and then specifying that you want to insert a tap will prompt you for the XYZ position of the tap port, the direction of the tap port, and the tap position projected on the centerline of the pipe (tap port origin). Note: When you enable this check box, then press OK to close the Drawing Preferences dialog, a dialog will display to enable you to view the help associated with this functionality. You can enable the Never display this dialog again check box to suppress the display of this dialog for future use of this setting. If the Advanced Tap Port Method check box is enabled, you will be prompted to define the tap port via the following series of prompts: Pick component to be tapped Toggle/<Enter to select currently highlighted port>: Toggle base port/Align/change Ref point/ <Enter Distance>: Tap port size dialog is displayed Enter Position of tap Enter orientation of tap port Since you can define a tap off the component that was selected, you will be responsible for the placement, direction and orientation of the tap port. If the Advanced Tap Port Method check box is disabled, then the standard tap port methods implemented in AutoPLANT for the various component types will be used.
Tracing
Tracing is basically an electrical form of insulation. For example, it may be used to keep fluid warm enough to flow in piping. This toggle determines whether or not the TRACING drawing database field for components is turned ON (set =1). Used by AUTO-ISO and ISOGEN to indicate that components that have tracing use a different linetype. Enable this option to use symbols for component graphic that are defined. AutoPLANT now displays an informative tooltip when the cursor is hovered over a component. This will provide a quick view of limited component information (Line Number, Service, Size, Component identity, Schedule, Type). Enable this option to turn off the tooltip display. Indicates whether or not the AutoPLANT Selections dialog is displayed by any command/function that requires a selection set of components. If enabled, the dialog is displayed to enable you to use the advanced features to define a selection set of components. If disabled, you may use standard AutoCAD command to select components.
Use Symbols Disable Tooltips
AutoPLANT Selections

COMPONENT PREFERENCES CONTROL

AutoPLANT supports relationships through the construct of project objects. These objects inherently create relationships between all components placed based on the values of these objects. These relationships are used by functions (e.g., Reports, BOM, Auto-Iso, Update Components, etc.), which work on a selection set of components. For example, LineNumber is a project object. All components you place with the same LineNumber value are therefore related. The shipping version of the application provides several project object definitions (LineNumber, Area, Unit, Service, and Spool). You can only define values for these objects using the Component Preferences control, the Relationship Manager, or the Project Administrator. You can only set the active value that will be assigned to a component when placed with the Component Preferences control.. Note The Project Administrator and Relationship Manager may be launched from the Bentley > Plant > Project Tools folder in your Windows Start menu.
The Component Preferences control shown below can be accessed by clicking Component Preferences on the Drawing Preferences dialog, or by selecting Setup > Component Preferences command from the Piping menu.
The preferences shown in this control are configured for each AutoPLANT 3D application. For example, when working in the PIPING application, the control only displays the project and component preferences configured for PIPING. You can change the preferences that appear by selecting the application from the list in the top toolbar.

DISPLAY MODES
The Component Preferences control can be docked at left, top or bottom of the AutoCAD application window. The un-docked mode provides project object value add, edit, and delete options, while the docked mode only allows selection of values. The control also has a transparency which displays a dialog allowing you to adjust the level of transparency for the control. An Auto-Hide option is also available for when you anchor it to the left side of the interface. The minibar mode shown below does not provide options for adding, editing, or deleting preference values. It displays the control as a toolbar to select values for each setting.
Control the preferences that appear in the minibar by right-clicking on any of the minibar column headers and selecting Show/Hide Preferences. The Show/Hide Preferences dialog contains options to toggle the display of the preferences shown in the toolbar. The recommended workflow method is for a project administrator to create project values, and then the designers may then dock the container along the top of the AutoCAD application window to show the control as a minibar. From the minibar mode, they would only be concerned with selecting the appropriate value for each preference from the respective drop-down lists. Refer to the online help for a complete description of this control and its options.

CHAPTER REVIEW
CHAPTER REVIEW Drawing Settings: The Drawing Preferences dialog contains parameters used in a drawing
session. Through a single dialog, the specification, drawing mode/representation, main size, connectivity check, and other options are defined.
Component Preferences: The Component Preferences control is dockable and provides options to add, edit, and delete project and component preference values.
WHATS NEXT
Chapter 4 provides an introduction to component placement commands and techniques. The entire range of placement and connection options is discussed, and several examples are provided. A brief discussion of drawing modes is also provided.
This chapter introduces basic component placement concepts and techniques. Particular attention is given to the prompts that appear during placement, and how to combine options and placement techniques to achieve the desired results. OVERVIEW BASIC PLACEMENT PROCEDURE COMPONENT SELECTION BASIC PLACEMENT EXERCISES COMPLETING THE EXERCISES CHAPTER REVIEW 4-2 4-2 4-4 4-5 4-24 4-25
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OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
This chapter provides an introduction to component placement. It begins by reviewing the basic placement procedure, then moves on to exercises that focus on the more sophisticated placement concepts and techniques. Component placement from plan and perspective views will also be covered in these exercises.
BASIC PLACEMENT PROCEDURE

The basic component placement procedure involves four generic steps. The prompts provided at each stage are dependent on the component type and how it is being placed in the model. 1. Select the component: Components may be selected for placement from the toolbars or the menu system. 2. Specify a reference and placement point: Components are placed with respect to a reference point. In most cases, the reference point and the placement point are one and the same because the default reference point is always the end point of the component previously placed. Attach a component directly to this reference point, place it a known distance from this point, or select one of the following options:
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In space: not connected to another component, centerline, or piece of equipment. In this case, pick (or inputs) a new point in the model, which becomes the reference point. You can also specify an elevation prior to picking the point. Inserted on an intelligent centerline: The component run direction and orientation are extracted from the geometry of the centerline. The component assumes the size, spec, and line number attributes from the line, if they were defined. Aligned with existing components: A component can be placed so that its centerline aligns with the centerlines of two existing components.
Attached to previous component
Placed in space
Inserted on a centerline
Tee aligned with two existing elbows
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3. Toggle insertion point: If you specify the reference point on an existing component, you can toggle to any of the connecting components ports to specify the port that you want to connect to on the existing component. For example, a tee may be inserted with respect to either of its main run end ports, center point, or branch port as shown below (some components, such as pipe, do not have a center point or a branch end and do not provide this prompt option).
Endpoint
Centerpoint
Branch
4. Orient the component: Many components have a branch or bend that must be oriented separately (for example, when placing an elbow, the downstream leg can be placed in the X, Y, or Z plane, or rolled along a specified angle). This prompt will only appear for component placements that require it.
Some examples of how a Tee may be oriented
Each of these steps is covered in the exercises provided in the following sections. These exercises illustrate how to combine the placement options to produce the desired results. After a little practice, you will find that these options enable you to position and place components with ease and precision.

COMPONENT SELECTION
COMPONENT SELECTION
PIPING components are available in the Piping menu and Piping Components Main toolbar. Note The components shown in this section are part of the default carbon steel module shipped with PIPING. Several other component modules are also provided with your software, and can be loaded with the Setup > Module Setup command. Each module provides its own component placement menu and toolbar.
PIPING MENU
The Piping menu provides access to the complete range of components. Components are grouped in the Piping menu in a set of "cascading" submenus.
PIPING COMPONENTS MAIN TOOLBAR

The Piping Components Main toolbar provides access to the complete range of components, and categorizes components into similar types. The toolbar also has the added advantage of displaying the last selection made from one of its flyout toolbars. This technique provides quick access the most recent component selections. Hint Because the Piping Components Main toolbar is used so frequently, experiment with its positioning. It can be docked at the top of the screen just below the AutoCAD toolbars, at the bottom of the screen above the command line, or at the left or right edge of the drawing area.
DIRECTION AIDS
The Direction Aids toolbar shown below is used to specify the orientation of a component in response to the component placement prompts. These tools are particularly useful when placing components that run towards or away from the viewer in the current plane, or when working in a skewed view.

BASIC PLACEMENT EXERCISES

This section provides some working exercises that demonstrate the range of component placement commands. Exercises include the following:
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Placement in space Connecting components Placing from a reference point Placing components in a skewed view Aligning components Attaching to a centerline Automatic pipe placement Placing components into existing pipe

SETTING INITIAL DRAWING AND COMPONENT PREFERENCES

In this section, the drawing and component preferences used to insert components are defined. Drawing preferences control how components are placed in the model. For example, the Nominal Size field defines the nominal main piping size for the next component placed in the drawing. PIPING uses this value to query the spec database assigned to the Specification option to locate the desired record from that spec. The spec record contains all of the parametric data used to draw the component.
> SET INITIAL DRAWING PREFERENCES

1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. The Drawing Preferences dialog displays. 2. Set the Specification to Cs150 {Mcs150}. 3. Set the Nominal Size to 6 {150mm}. 4. Click OK.
> CREATE INITIAL COMPONENT PREFERENCE VALUES

1. Select Piping > Setup > Component Preferences. The Component Preferences dialog displays. 2. Click Relationships. The navigation tree view of project objects displays. 3. Right-click on the LineNumber node in the navigation tree. 4. Select Add from the context menu. 5. The Create new Line Number dialog displays as shown in the following figure.

6. Type the new line number value LINE_100. 7. Click OK. The value is added to the project. This value is now available to any drawing created in this project. 8. Right-click on the Area node in the navigation tree, and then select Add from the context menu. An editable node is added in the navigation tree below the Area parent node. 9. Type AREA_100 and then press Enter. 10. Right-click on the Unit node in the navigation tree, and then select Add from the context menu. An editable node is added to the navigation tree below the Unit parent node. 11. Type UNIT_100 and then press Enter. 12. Right-click on the Service node in the navigation tree, and then select Add from the context menu. An editable node is added to the navigation tree below the Service parent node. 13. Type SERVICE_100 and then press Enter. 14. In the grid area at the top of the control, ensure that the following values are set in the Current Setting lists.
LineNumber Area Unit Service LINE_100 AREA_100 UNIT_100 SERVICE_100
9. Click the X in the upper left hand corner of the control to close it.

PLACEMENT IN SPACE
In this exercise, you will learn how to place a standard piece of pipe in space. 1. Select Piping > Piping Tools > Graphic Preferences. Notice that a PDW Graphics tab has been added to the AutoCAD Options dialog.
2. Set the Display Mode to Wireframe w/Centerline to ensure that the component display mode is set as illustrated throughout this tutorial. 3. Press OK. 4. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Pipe. 5. To set the elevation, type E and press Enter. 6. The Set Elevation dialog displays.
7. Set the Center of Pipe option. 8. Input 6 {1800mm} in the Elevation field. 9. Click OK to set the AutoPLANT elevation to 6-feet (1800mm). 10. Pick any point near the left edge of the drawing area. A ghost line rubber bands from the initial point. 11. Type 10 {3000} and then press Enter to define the pipe length. Hint By default, the Imperial Configuration uses architectural units. You can change the unit type and precision with AutoCADs DDUNITS command.
12. Click +X on the Direction Aids toolbar and then press Enter to orient the pipe as shown below.

Direction
3
Distance
Placement Point
Note
The direction vector is necessary because the pipe is being placed in space. When connecting to an existing component, the direction vector is determined automatically.
13. Zoom into the pipe segment, leaving some space to place additional components.
> PLACING AN ELBOW INT SPACE

1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. PIPING assumes that the elbow is to be attached to the end of the pipe. 2. Override the default by picking a new point in space (i.e., a point NOT on or near the existing pipe). 3. An outline of the elbow is placed as shown below. By default, the center point of the elbow is set as the insertion point.
Insertion point symbol
4. Click the Toggle icon on the Responses toolbar, or type T and press Enter to toggle the insertion point. The following figure illustrates the insertion points for an elbow and a tee.
ELBOW
TEE
= Insertion point
5. Continue to toggle the insertion point until set as shown below.

Press the button until the insertion icon appears as shown.
6. Press Enter to accept this point. 7. A ghost line extends from the insertion point . Set the run direction of the elbow by picking a point any distance to the left of the anchor point (with ORTHO ON[F8]), or click --X on the Direction Aids toolbar. The Direction Aids toolbar is particularly useful for specifying an orientation that is difficult to pick in the current viewing plane (for example, specifying that an elbow should be oriented vertically while working in the plan view). The following Figure illustrates a few elbow orientations that may be obtained using the Direction Aids toolbar options.
8. Press Enter.
+Y
-Y
+Z
-Z
9. To set the orientation of the elbow leg, pick a point any distance below the last point picked, or click -Y on the Direction Aids toolbar. 10. Press Enter to draw the elbow as shown below.
Direction
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Orientation
1
Placement Point
Use the Piping Tools > Component Manipulations Tools > Delete Components command to delete a component. This command ensures that the components and also all fasteners and/or attachments associated with them are deleted. Delete the elbow using this command now. Note Later in this tutorial, you will learn how to clean the project database to ensure that the records are synchronized with the model.
CONNECTING COMPONENTS
When connecting components, PIPING snaps to the open end of the last component placed. This feature, along with a Connectivity Checker, ensures that components are connected properly, and that their end conditions are compatible. The following exercises demonstrate how to connect components using the fitting to fitting method. The default mode is demonstrated first, followed by an exercise that utilizes the AutoRouter option.
> TO CONNECT COMPONENTS MANUALLY

1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 2. Pick a point on the east end of the pipe segment. The reference point is moved to that location. 3. Right-click or press Enter to connect the elbow to the end of the pipe using the fitting to fitting method. 4. Pick a point straight down, or click -Y on the Direction Aids toolbar. 5. Press Enter to complete the connection as shown in the graphic below.
> TO CONNECT COMPONENT USING THE AUTO-ROUTER OPTION

1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences The Drawing displays. Preferences dialog
2. Set the Auto Router Mode option. 3. Click OK. 4. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. 5. The Specification Selection dialog displays.
If there is more than one valid record for a component in the specification, the selection dialog displays a list of components. The records in this dialog may contain different end conditions, ratings, schedules, or other unique fields, but otherwise meet the requirements specified in the Drawing Preferences dialog. 6. Select the 150LB RF flange record 7. Click OK. 8. The flange attaches to the elbow as shown below. Note that you did not have to specify the connection point. When the Auto Router option is set, PIPING automatically attaches to the previous component using the fitting to fitting method.
9. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck again. The model appears as shown in the following Figure.
PLACING FROM A REFERENCE POINT

In this section, you will learn how to place a component a specified distance from a reference point.
To insert a component a specific distance from the center point of another, use the Relative option then input or pick a distance.
1. Change the view of the model in the drawing area as shown below.
2. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. 3. Disable the Auto Router Mode option 4. Click OK.
5. Select Piping > Branching Components > Straight Tee. The reference point is selected at the open end of the flange. 6. Type R and press Enter to select the Relative option. 7. Type 5 {1500} and press Enter. The tee is placed 5-feet {1500mm} away from the end of the last flange and an outline of the component appears at the placement point. 8. Type T and press Enter to toggle the reference point to the end of the tee. 9. Press Enter to accept the point. 10. Press Enter to accept the default position. 11. Pick a point to the right of the tee, or click +X on the Direction Aids toolbar to orient the tee so that its branch extends eastward. 12. Press Enter. 13. The tee is placed relative to the flange as shown below.
> CHANGING THE REFERENCE DIRECTION

In this exercise, you will place an elbow using the center point of the tee as a reference. You will place the elbow so that one of its legs moves away from the plan view. 1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 2. Toggle until the branch tee port is selected. 3. Type R and press Enter to choose the Relative placement option.
The reference point becomes the center of the tee. 4. Notice that there are two points highlighted: the center of the tee, which is the reference point, and the north end of the tee, which indicates the desired run direction. Toggle until the branch end of the tee is highlighted as shown below. You can now place the elbow a specified distance along the branch direction.
Reference Point
Direction Indicator
5. Type 5 {1500} and press Enter The elbow moves 5-feet {1500mm} away from the center of the tee. An outline of the elbow appears at that point. 6. Toggle to set the reference point at the end of the elbow. 7. Press Enter to accept the point. 8. Click +Z on the Direction Aids toolbar to orient the elbow so that its leg runs towards the viewer in the plan view. 9. Press Enter. The elbow is placed in the model with its leg running up in the vertical plane. In the next exercise, you will work from a skewed viewpoint.
PLACING COMPONENTS IN A SKEWED VIEW

PIPING produces clean production drawings from any view (see the discussion on Drawing Modes later in this chapter). In the development of a 3D model, piping lines may be easier to visualize, and it may be easier to discover design flaws, while working in a different viewing perspective. Working in a skewed view makes it easier to place components that are oriented perpendicular to the current viewing plane (i.e., oriented in the +/- Z direction). AutoCADs View commands enable you to quickly move around the model to a number of predefined viewing perspectives. Particularly useful for controlling views is the View toolbar shown below. From this toolbar, users can easily toggle between plan, elevation, and isometric viewing planes of the current model. Refer to your AutoCAD documentation for more information.
> TO CHANGE THE VIEWPOINT

1. Type VPOINT and press Enter. 2. Type -1,-1,1 and press Enter, or select the SW Isometric View icon from AutoCADs View toolbar. 3. Zoom in around the area of the model shown below. Notice that the last elbow placed is oriented in the vertical plane.
Routing from a skewed view is no different from routing in the plan. The only difference is that you are better able to visualize the model to select objects that may be hidden when viewing from a plan perspective.
> TO PLACE COMPONENTS IN A SKEWED VIEW

1. Select Piping > Reducers and Swages > Concentric Reducer 2. When a component is placed from a reference point, PIPING assumes that you want to route back to the original point. Pick the vertical leg of the elbow to begin routing in the vertical direction, or toggle to select the vertical port. You can pick anywhere near the endpoint of the elbow. It is not necessary to use the ENDP osnap, as PIPING recognizes any point that is selected reasonably near the end of the elbow graphic. 3. Press Enter to connect to the elbow. 4. The Specification Selection dialog displays. This dialog displays when placing a reducer because only the main size is set from the Drawing Preferences dialog. 5. Select the 6X4 {150 x 100} Buttweld Concentric Reducer record 6. Click OK. The reducer is placed in the model as shown in the figure below.
7. Select Piping > Branching Components > Straight Tee. 8. Press Enter to connect to the end of the reducer. 9. Press Enter to accept the default insertion point. 10. Click +Y on the Direction Aids toolbar to orient the branch in the +Y direction. 11. Press Enter to complete the tee placement as shown below.
Note
Notice that a 4 {100mm} tee was connected to the reducer. One of the default settings in the Drawing Preferences dialog automatically matches the settings of the last component placed in the drawing. Also of note is the color of the tee. A separate setting in the Drawing Preferences dialog controls how colors are assigned in PIPING. By default, objects that share a nominal size are colored the same so that size ranges can be easily distinguished in the model.
ALIGNING COMPONENTS
Refer to the Figure above. Suppose you were to remove the 6 {150mm} tee that is aligned with the flange and the upward turning elbow. To place it again, you would have to find the intersection point between the two centerlines. In the past, this meant routing centerlines or construction lines to determine the point, or getting out the calculator to compute the desired insertion point. With PIPING, aligning a component to existing centerlines is easy.
> TO ALIGN COMPONENTS

1. Select Piping Tools > Component Manipulation Tools > Delete Components. 2. Pick the 6 {150mm} tee. 3. Press Enter. The model appears as shown below.
4. Select Piping > Branching Components > Straight Tee. 5. Select the open end of the flange. 6. Type R, and then press Enter. 7. Type A, and then press Enter. 8. Pick the open end of the upward-turning elbow. The alignment ports are highlighted. 9. Confirm that you want an insertion point placed at the intersection of these two ports by pressing Enter. An outline of the tee is inserted at the specified point. 10. Press Enter to place the tee at its center.
11. You can toggle the connection port so that the branch or a run end is facing toward the flange. Press Enter to accept the default port alignment. 12. Pick a point in the +X direction, or click +X on the Direction Aids toolbar to set the branch direction of the tee. 13. Press Enter. 14. The tee is placed aligned with the centerline of the flange and elbow as shown in the following figure.
ATTACHING TO A CENTERLINE
Another method of component placement is to place a component directly on a centerline. PIPING provides centerline router functions to define a piping path with a high degree of precision. Components can be placed directly on the line to ensure placement at proper elevations. In this exercise, you will route a simple centerline, then place an elbow on it to demonstrate this feature.
> TO ROUTE THE CENTERLINE

1. Zoom out to give yourself more room to draw the centerline. 2. Select Piping > Piping Tools > Centerline Routers > From Dialog. 3. The Router Line Info dialog displays as shown below.
4. With Info Mode ON, the current drawing preferences are stored on the line. When a component is placed on the line, settings such as main size, insulation, line number, etc.
will
be automatically assigned to that component. For the purposes of this exercise, however, set Info Mode Off. 5. Click OK. 6. Type END and press Enter. 7. Pick the endpoint of the tee as shown in the following Figure.
Select the endpoint of the tee.
8. Press Enter to accept this point. 9. Press Enter to display the Routing options dialog shown below.
10. To pick the next point 5-feet {1500mm}south of the end of the tee, scroll down and select South from the Options list. 11. Type 5 {1500} in the Distance field 12. Click OK to pick the point. 13. Press Enter to return to the Router dialog. 14. To pick the next point sloping at a 45-degree angle, select Sloping from the Options list. 15. Type 45 in the Z Angle field. 16. Click OK. The Towards/Away dialog displays. 17. Set Towards. 18. Click OK.
19. Type @5<0 {1500<0} and then press Enter. 20. Type E and press Enter to complete the centerline as shown below.
> TO PLACE COMPONENTS ON A CENTERLINE

You can now place an elbow at the intersection point. PIPING rolls the elbow automatically. 1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 2. Pick a point near the corner of the centerline. PIPING recognizes the intersection as the desired point and places the elbow. Note Notice that the insertion point and orientation prompts were bypassed, and the elbow is placed without further interaction.
AUTOMATIC PIPE PLACEMENT

The AutoPipe command is provided to place straight pipe between existing fittings. 1. Select Piping > Pipe Components > AutoPipe. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays.
This is a common component selection dialog that provides options to define the selection set of components for which the executed command applies. Options are available to select
components that share user-defined attributes, or to select components that exist in one or more project drawing (useful when generating reports or updating a particular field value for all components in a project). In this example, you will manually select the components between which pipe should be placed. 2. Click the Drawing tab. 3. Set the All option.. 4. Click OK. 5. Connecting pipe is placed between the components. Notice that AutoPipe recognized the branch run on the tee. Type REGEN and press Enter. The model appears as shown below.
INSERT INTO PIPE

PIPING provides a component placement feature to insert a component into an existing pipe segment. This feature breaks the pipe segment to insert the component, and then connects the pipe to the component if possible. 1. Select Piping > Valves > Gate > Gate. 2. Pick a point on the first pipe segment placed in this chapter. 3. Type I and press Enter to indicate that you want to insert into the selected pipe segment. 4. Notice that the entire pipe segment is highlighted. 5. Toggle until the port on the open end of the pipe segment is highlight, and then press Enter. 5. Type 2 {600} and press Enter to specify the location of the valve insertion point from the highlighted pipe segment port. The Specification Selection dialog displays. 6. Pick the first buttweld (END_COND_1=BW) valve record 7. Click OK.

CHAPTER REVIEW 8. Press Cancel when the AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays to indicate that you do not want to also insert topworks with the valve. 9. Press Enter to insert the valve using its default insertion point port. 10. Press Enter. PIPING breaks the pipe segment, inserts the valve, then re-attaches the pipe to both ends of the valve complete with buttweld fasteners as shown below..
COMPLETING THE EXERCISES

Select File > Exit and press Enter. Press No when prompted to save changes. You do not need to save this drawing.

COMPLETING THE EXERCISES
CHAPTER REVIEW
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Basic Placement Procedure: To insert a component, select it from the menu or toolbar, indicate its placement point, then orient the component for branches and bends. Within each of these basic steps, the user has a variety of options available. Fitting to Fitting: Because most components are placed using the fitting-to-fitting method, PIPING automates many of these tasks. To connect a component to the previous one, simply select the new component, then press the Enter key, or the right mouse button. Insert into Pipe: PIPING provides a component placement feature which enables you to insert a component into an existing pipe segment. This feature will automatically break the pipe to insert the component, then connect the pipe to the component if possible. Working in a Skewed View: PIPING is a true 3D package. To fully utilize its power, you can work in a three-dimensional view using AutoCADs standard View commands and controls. Other Placement Options: In addition to the automated placement capabilities, PIPING allows components to be placed with a great deal of precision and accuracy. Toggle the Relative command to change the reference point from which a component is placed. The Align command can be used to orient two components along the same centerline.
WHATS NEXT
In Chapter 5 you will use the techniques introduced in this chapter to construct a simple piping model. You will begin by adding a briefcase mode equipment drawing to one of the provided sample projects. You will then learn to connect PIPING components directly to the existing nozzles. Two piping lines will be constructed. You will also take a closer look at some of the tools that are available to automate piping tasks.
ROUTING PIPE AND FITTINGS
This chapter teaches you how to build a simple model. OVERVIEW ADDING THE TUTORIAL DRAWING TO A PROJECT DRAWING SETTINGS COMPONENT PREFERENCES LINE L1000 LINE L2000 CHAPTER REVIEW 5-2 5-2 5-5 5-6 5-8 5-11 5-30
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ADDING THE TUTORIAL DRAWING TO A PROJECT
OVERVIEW
This chapter builds upon the connection methods discussed in the previous chapter. A sample drawing is provided that contains the vertical and horizontal vessels shown below. You will begin by connecting pipe directly to the nozzles on these vessels, and then execute various connection and placement techniques to construct the simple pipe run shown here. At the completion of this chapter, you will be able to place any arrangement of components.
The simple model shown at right will be created during this chapter. Individual exercises focus on different aspects of the piping interface and on placement techniques.

This Tutorial uses a sample briefcase mode EQUIPMENT model as a starting point. In this section, you will learn how to open a briefcase mode drawing and add it to a project. The model was created using AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT, and contains vessels and nozzles with pre-defined line numbers. The model is used to demonstrate the advantage of sharing model data between AutoPLANT applications. For example, the LineNumber and Size settings are automatically extracted when connecting PIPING components to EQUIPMENT nozzles. To open the equipment drawing, follow the procedure outlined below. Note You can also connect to xreferenced drawings, which share the same Workspace. Workspaces allow several designers to share each others models. This powerful feature of AutoPLANT is discussed in greater detail in Chapter 7, Drawing Production.
> TO OPEN THE PIPE_TUTOR {PIPEM_TUTOR} MODEL

1. Select Start > All Programs > Bentley > Plant > Plant Design. 2. Select File > Open. 3. If the ProjectWise Log in dialog displays, press Cancel.
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4. Click No when prompted to save the current drawing. 5. When the file selection dialog appears, navigate to the \ C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Bentley\Plant V8i\support directory. 6. Select PIPE_TUTOR.DWG {PIPEM_TUTOR.DWG}. 7. Select AutoPLANT 3D > Drawing Mode Access. This controls the display of a dialog that will enable you to open a briefcase drawing in a project. 8. Select AutoPLANT 3D > Piping. 9. The following dialog displays.
10. Set the Project option. 11. Click OK. 12. Select Bentley Plant V8I Projects. 13. Select SAMPLE_IMPERIAL {SAMPLE_METRIC}. 14. Click OK. 15. Login to the project using Supervisor for the User Name and Password. 16. Click OK. The briefcase drawing is imported into the project. 17. Select Piping > Piping Tools > Graphic Preferences. Notice that a PDW Graphics tab has been added to the AutoCAD Options dialog.

DRAWING SETTINGS 18. Set the Wireframe w/Centerline option. This is the display mode used in this Tutorial AutoPLANT components are created from custom objects, which you can instantaneously display in any of these modes. 19. Click OK. 20. Zoom Extents to display the model as shown below.

DRAWING SETTINGS
The first step in a new drawing session is to establish the initial drawing preferences that define the search criteria used to place components. 1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. The following dialog displays.
Ensure that the drawing preferences match those shown above. 2. Click OK. These settings are required to place 3D 6 {150mm} components from the CS150 {MCS150} specification. Note The specification used in this tutorial, CS150 {MCS150}, is the IMPERIAL_TUTOR {METRIC_TUTOR} default spec. You can create your own specifications using the Spec Generator application, and then access those records for use in your own projects by setting the active specification in this dialog. Specifications must be stored in the directory listed in the Specification Path field, which is also saved with the project configuration.

COMPONENT PREFERENCES
PIPING uses the value of several project objects to form relationships between components, documents, etc.. The Component Preferences manages the values of these project objects. The shipping version of the application provides four project objects that must be defined: LineNumber, Area, Unit, and Service in order to place components. When the PIPE_TUTOR {PIPEM_TUTOR} model was opened at the start of this Tutorial, the values defined in this drawing was added to the project for the LineNumber project object in order to place the nozzles that are connected to the vessels. Select Setup > Component Preferences to display the control. If you open the LineNumber project objects Current Setting list, you will notice that line numbers L1000 and L2000 are already available in the project. These were the LineNumber values assigned to the vessel nozzles. In order to conform to our recommended workflow method, you will create the remaining project object values used by this Tutorial now. You will then be able to dock the control so that it displays as a MiniBar, then simply select the desired values for the project objects as you progress through the Tutorial. You will add LineNumber L3000 and values for Area, Service, and Unit.

> TO CREATE THE TUTORIAL PROJECT OBJECT VALUES

1. Select Piping > Setup > Component Preferences The Component Preferences control displays. 2. Right-click on the LineNumber preference in the grid area of the dialog. 3. Select Add from the context menu. 4. Type L3000 in the Create new Line Number field. 5. Click OK.
This adds the new LineNumber value to the project. A node for this LineNumber appears in the navigation tree and is available for selection in the Current Setting list. 6. Right-click on the Area preference in the grid area of the dialog. 7. Select Add from the context menu. 8. Enter PT1000. 9. Click OK. 10. Right-click on the Unit preference in the grid area of the dialog. 11. Select Add from the context menu. 12. Enter U1000. 13. Click OK. 14. Right-click on the Service preference in the grid area of the dialog. 15. Select Add from the context menu.

LINE L1000 16. Enter S1000. 17. Click OK. 18. Drag the control to the top of the AutoCAD display area, and then release your mouse button. If the control does not dock at the top of the display, right-click on the Preference column heading in the grid, and then select Allow Docking from the context menu. Now drag and drop the control to the top of the AutoCAD display area to dock it. The docked control appears as shown below (imperial project illustrated).
LINE L1000
Zoom in around the horizontal vessel as shown below. Be sure to leave enough room to route pipe and fittings on the South end of the vessel. You will begin by attaching a weldneck flange to the nozzle on the West end of the vessel, then place an away-facing elbow four-feet from the end of the flange. Connecting pipe will then be placed between the two fittings.
West Nozzle L1000
East Nozzle L2000
Zoom around the horizontal vessel as shown. Throughout this tutorial, we refer to the West and East nozzles.
> CONNECT A FLANGE TO THE WEST NOZZLE

1. Values for project objects LineNumber, Area, Unit, and Service must be set prior to placing a component in PIPING. An exception to this rule is when you are connecting to an existing component and have the Drawing Preferences Data Mode set to From Connecting Component. In this instance, PIPING will read the values for these objects from the connecting component automatically. However, when connecting to an existing EQUIPMENT component, only the LineNumber project object value can be determined from the EQUIPMENT nozzle, therefore,
you must still set values for the remaining project objects. From the Component Preferences mini bar, set the project object and drawing preference values as shown below.
2. To connect a weldneck flange to the west nozzle, select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. 3. Pick a point on the face of the West nozzle. As long as a point is selected near the outline of the nozzle, PIPING will automatically recognize that you want to connect to the end of it. 4. Press Enter. 5. The flange is placed using the fitting-to-fitting method as shown below.
In the following procedure, you will use the Relative placement option to place an elbow, 4- feet {1200mm} south of the flange.
> PLACE AN AWAY-FACING ELBOW 4 {1200MM} FROM THE FLANGE

1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. A reference point displays at the end of the flange to indicate where the default placement point is located. Normally, you could simply press Enter to connect the two components using the fitting-to-fitting method. However, in this exercise you will place the elbow 4feet {1200mm} away from (relative to) the end of the flange. 2. Click the Relative button on the Responses toolbar, or type R and press Enter. 3. Type 4 {1200}. 4. Press Enter. An outline of the elbow is drawn four-feet {1200mm} away from the flange. The reference point appears on the center of the elbow. 5. Press Enter to accept the default center-point insertion.
6. Click the -Z button on the Direction Aids toolbar This sets the opposite leg of the elbow to move in the -Z direction. 7. Press Enter. 8. The elbow is placed as shown below.
4{1200mm}
> PLACE PIPE BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE ELBOW

Now that you have connected the flange to the nozzle and placed the elbow, you will connect pipe between the two components. 1. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Pipe. Notice that the default reference point is the end of the elbow that points toward the flange. 2. Press Enter. 3. The pipe is connected to the elbow.. 4. Type C and press Enter. 5. Pick the open end of the flange. Connecting pipe is placed between the two components as shown in the following figure.

LINE L2000
Select the open end of the flange when the Connect to prompt is displayed.
Hint
In this example, pipe was placed between two existing components. A separate command, AutoPipe, is available for placing connecting pipe between several components. This feature will be demonstrated later in this chapter.
LINE L2000
The nozzle on the east end of the horizontal vessel is the starting point for line L2000. In this exercise you will turn ON the Auto Router toggle switch then add a valve/flange assembly to the nozzle. Afterwards you will copy the away-facing elbow placed earlier and assign it to this line. Note The east nozzle was assigned the Line Number L2000 when it was placed on the vessel in AutoPLANT EQUIPMENT. Since the From Connecting Component option is enabled in the Drawing Preferences dialog, the line number will be automatically reset once you attach a component to this nozzle.
> ATTACH THE VALVE

1. Select Piping > Valves > Gate > Gate. Since you are not continuing to route off the last component (the away-facing elbow on line L1000), you must specify a new reference point. 2. Pick the open face of the east nozzle. The reference point symbol is now centered on the east nozzle. 3. Press Enter to accept the fitting-to-fitting designation and attach the gate valve at this location. 4. Select the first gate valve record from the Specification Selection dialog and click OK. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays
5. Click Cancel No topworks are required for this placement. The valve is placed as shown below.
> TO PLACE COMPONENT USING THE AUTO ROUTER

1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. 2. Set the Auto Router Mode option 3. Click OK. 4. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. 5. Notice that you are not prompted to pick or accept the default insertion point at the end of the gate valve just placed. With the Auto Router switch set, PIPING assumes that you want to connect to the endpoint of the last component. The flange is placed with no further input from the user as shown in the following figure. Note Tthe Auto Router only requires additional input during placement if there are more than one record for a component in the spec, or if a branching component is being inserted. For branching components, you will be prompted to specify the branch direction before continuing to route components.
6. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. 7. Disable the Auto Router option. 8. Click OK.
COPYING COMPONENTS
PIPING components can be copied, moved, mirrored, or arrayed like any other AutoCAD entity. When components are copied, a separate record is created for each component. A dialog also displays to change/revise the line number drawing database field values for the copied components. In the tutorial model, the two nozzle centerlines are 6-feet (72) {1800mm}apart. Since this design calls for away-facing elbows equidistant from the vessel shell, you can use AutoCADs COPY command to copy the existing elbow. 1. Type COPY at the command line and press Enter. Warning Do NOT use AutoCADs Edit/Copy command or its associated icon on the AutoCAD toolbar. These commands are members of the COPYCLIP family, and are related to Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) functions. OLE operations are not supported in the current version of PIPING. 2. Pick the away-facing elbow on line L1000. 3. Press Enter. 4. Pick any point near the elbow. 5. Type @6<0 {@1800<0} and press Enter. The copied elbow is placed six-feet {1800mm} in the +X direction from the selected elbow as shown in the following figure.
6. Press Enter. The following dialog displays.
This dialog can change the value of the LineNumber for the copied elbow. 7. Select L2000 from the Edit Value list. 8. Click OK. The elbow is placed and associated with LineNumber L2000. 9. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Pipe. 10. Pick the elbow and toggle to the open end that lies in XY Plane facing the flange. 11. Press Enter. 12. Type C and press Enter. 13. Pick the open end of the flange.
The model appears as shown in the following figure.
WORKING WITH REFERENCE POINTS

In this exercise you will route from an isometric view of the model, and learn other methods of placing components relative to one another. Of particular note in this exercise is the capability to automatically align a single component with others that have already been placed. 1. Click the SW Isometric View button on AutoCADs View toolbar. 2. Zoom around the horizontal vessel as shown below.
Select a point on the end of this elbow to begin routing
3. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 4. Pick the open end of the elbow on Line L1000 as shown in the Figure above. A reference point is placed on the end of the elbow. 5. Type R(elative) and press Enter. The reference point displays at the center of the elbow. PIPING assumes that you want to use the center point as the reference (when needed, you can change the reference point using the change Ref point option). 6. Type E and press Enter. The Set Elevation dialog displays.
7. Set the Center of Pipe option. 8. Type 2 {600} in the Elevation field. 9. Click OK. The elbow is inserted at an elevation of 2-feet {600} relative to the selected elbow the prompt displays. 10. Press Enter The elbow is inserted at its center point. 11. Click the +X direction button on the Direction Aids toolbar 12. Press Enter. The elbow is placed as shown in the following figure.
Elev: 2 4
THE ALIGN TO OPTION

In this exercise, you will place a tee at a point directly below the away-facing elbow on line L2000, which will also align with the centerline of the elbow that you just placed. This section will demonstrate the powerful Align To feature in PIPING, which enables a component to be placed so that it aligns with two existing components, even if those components lie at different planes and elevations.
> TO ALIGN A TEE

1. Select Piping > Branching Components > Straight Tee.
2. Use the Toggle option to toggle to the horizontal port of the elbow placed above (point PT1 in the following Figure).
PT2
In Step 5, select the open end of the elbow that turns down on line 102A.
PT1
In Step 2, select the end of the elbow that runs in the horizontal plane.
3. Click the Relative button on the Responses toolbar In this example, you want the tees branch to align with the elbow on line L2000. 4. Click the Align button on the Responses toolbar (or type A(lign) and press Enter). 5. Pick the away-facing elbow on line L2000 (point PT2 in the Figure above). The reference point symbols are imposed on the selected objects. 6. Press Enter. The tee is inserted at the intersection of the selected components centerline paths and an outline of the tee displays. 7. Press Enter. The tee is inserted at its center point. Branching components have more than one alignment port as illustrated below. For example, the tee could be oriented vertically or horizontally and still align with the selected components. 8. Press Enter The tee is oriented with its branch aligned with the elbow above it, and its run direction in the X plane.
The two alignment ports which can be associated with the tee are shown here. The next step is to orient the branch.
The last step determines how the branch is oriented. 9. Click the +Z button on the Direction Aids toolbar 10. Press Enter. The tee is placed as shown below.
CONNECTING PIPE
Earlier in this chapter, you used the Connect To placement option to connect two components that were placed in the same plane. In this section, the PIPING's AutoPipe command will be used to place connecting pipe between all of the floating components in the model. 1. Select Piping > Pipe Components > AutoPipe. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. 2. Click the Drawing tab. This dialog enables defines a selection set of components via a number of options. The All option performs the operation on all components in the model, the Manual option enables you to select components individually, and the Advanced option expands the dialog to create a selection set based on a user defined query. This utility will be covered in more detail later in this tutorial. 3. Set the All option
4. Click OK.
Connecting pipe is automatically placed between all open-ended components that have another component with an open end lying in the same plane as shown in the following Figure.
This elbow belongs to L2000 Connecting pipe is not placed This tee belongs to L1000
Connecting pipe is not placed between the downward turning elbow and the tee because the elbow belongs to LineNumber L2000, while the tee belongs to LineNumber L1000. AutoPIPE does not resolve differences in these values, which prevents faulty assignment of line number identifiers. 5. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Pipe. The first component picked in this step determines the line number assigned to the pipe. If you pick the elbow, the pipe will be assigned to line L2000. If you pick the tee, the pipe will be assigned to L1000. 6. Pick a point on the open end of the elbow. Note In Chapter 6, Database Functions, you will learn how to edit the line number assigned to a component.
7. Press Enter to connect to the elbow. 8. Type C and press Enter. 9. Pick a point on the branch of the tee. The model appears as shown below.
ROUTING A CENTERLINE
Another method of component placement involves routing a centerline to define the piping path, then placing components directly on the line to ensure proper alignment. This method has the advantage of laying out the entire pipe run at the outset. A centerline in PIPING may be intelligent, meaning that the application can read the positional data stored on these lines to insert components. Preferences can also be saved with the line and automatically applied to any components placed on it. In this section, you will route a centerline to connect the open end of the tee with the nozzle on the vertical vessel. Afterwards, you will add elbows at the intersections and then use the AutoPipe feature to complete the model. 1. Change the display view so that both the end of the tee and the nozzle on the vertical vessel display as shown below.
2. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. 3. Pick the open end of the nozzle on the vertical vessel. 4. Press Enter. The flange, gasket, and bolts are attached to the nozzle at the reference point as shown in the following figure.
4. Select Piping > Piping Tools > Centerline Routers > From Dialog. 5. The Router Line Info dialog displays.
The Info Mode determines the polylines degree of intelligence. 6. Set the Info Mode On option. 7. Click OK. The following dialog displays.
This dialog defines preferences stored with the line and applied to all components that are placed on the line. When you click in the Line Number field, a list of LineNumber values defined in the project display in a list. This list is filtered based on what you type in the Line Number field (e.g., type L1 to show all LineNumber values starting with L1). 8. Set the dialog values as shown above. 9. Click OK. 10. Type END and press Enter. 11. Pick the end of the flange connected to the vertical vessels nozzle. The Router extracts the elevation parameters from that point. The next prompt can be used to change the port of the selected flange. 12. If the port on the open end of the flange is selected, press Enter, if not, type T until it is selected. 13. Type @2<135 {@600<135} and press Enter. A line is drawn 2-feet {600mm} from the end of the flange. 14. Press Enter. The following dialog displays.
15. Select Box Router Pick from the Options section of the dialog. 16. Click OK. The Box Router Pick option draws a temporary box between the current point and a userselected point. This makes it a simple matter to route 90-degree changes in direction between two points which lie at different elevations. 17. Type END and press Enter. 18. Pick the end of the tee as shown below.
Select the endpoint on the tee as the reference point.
19. Press Enter. A temporary box is placed on the screen between the selected points. 20. Type A and then press Enter. The Automatic option offers suggested routes between the two points. A yellow line is routed between opposite corners of the box. 21. Press Enter to accept the <Next> option and cycle through the available paths until the route shown in the following figure displays.
22. Type K and press Enter to accept (<Keep>) the highlighted centerline path. The centerline is routed between the selected points. 23. Type E and press Enter. The drawing appears as shown below.
ADDING ELBOWS AT THE INTERSECTIONS

Now that you have routed a centerline, you can use its intelligence to place elbows at each of the intersections. In this exercise, the intersections where elbows will be placed are referred to by the numbers shown in the following figure.
1. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 2. Pick a point near Intersection 1 to place the elbow. You were not required to specify the direction or the orientation because this information was extracted from the geometry of the centerline. In PIPING you can always repeat the last command by simply clicking Enter (or the right mouse button). 3. Press Enter to place another elbow. 4. Pick a point near Intersection 2 to place the second elbow. 5. Press Enter. 6. Pick a point near Intersection 3 to place the third elbow. The elbows are placed on the centerline as shown in the following figure.
COMPLETING THE MODEL

In this section, you will complete the tutorial model by placing connecting pipe between the fittings on the centerline. 1. Select Piping > Pipe Components > AutoPipe. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. 2. Click on the Drawing tab. 3. Set the All option. 4. Click OK. Connecting pipe is placed at the proper locations as shown in the figure below.
5. Zoom All. 6. Select Piping > Piping Tools > Graphic Preferences. 7. Set the Wireframe option in the Display mode area of the dialog. 8. Type HIDE and press Enter. 9. The model displays as shown below.
10. Save the drawing. Hint You may want to create a Tutorial folder in the project directory to save the tutorial drawing(s) to.

CHAPTER REVIEW
CHAPTER REVIEW
The following important features and/or concepts were introduced in this chapter.
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Specification Selection: If more than one valid record exists in the current specification, a dialog displays to enable you to choose the desired component. Relative Placement: The Relative placement option allows components to be placed a given distance away from an existing component. Toggle options are available to place the component with respect to its centerpoint or endpoint. Copying Components: PIPING components can be copied just like any other AutoCAD entity. Separate records are created in the drawing database, and the user is prompted to (optionally) change the line number associated with the copied component. Align To: The Align to option (available when placing components using the Relative command) enables you to place bends or branching components so that the centerlines are aligned with the centerlines of selected components. AutoPipe: The AutoPipe feature automatically places connecting pipe between selected components. Centerline: The Router dialog contains options for drawing centerlines. After a piping path is defined, components can be placed directly on it to ensure proper connectivity and elevation settings. If the router is initiated with Info Mode set to ON, component preferences defined when the line was drawn are applied to any component placed on it.
WHATS NEXT?
In the next chapter, you will explore the commands associated with viewing and editing the external drawing database information. You will add a tag value to a valve, view the database record, and learn how to clean the external drawing database so that it accurately reflects the components contained in a model.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
PIPING creates intelligent models. There is a dynamic link between the components in the model and the associated records in the external project database. You can query this data to produce reports or to modify the records. This chapter introduces you to some of PIPINGs database manipulation and editing tools. OVERVIEW PROJECT MODE VIEWING COMPONENT INFORMATION EDITING COMPONENT INFORMATION VIEWING THE DRAWING DATABASE UPDATING COMPONENTS CLEANING THE DATABASE CHAPTER REVIEW 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-14 6-15
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DATABASE FUNCTIONS
PROJECT MODE
OVERVIEW
This chapter demonstrates two (2) database edit methods. The first involves the modification of a single component; the second method involves updating the attributes of several components simultaneously. In addition, you will learn how to clean the drawing database to ensure that the records in the database are synchronized with the components in the model. First, an overview of how data is stored in the external database based on project mode will be discussed.
PROJECT MODE
When a component is placed in a PIPING model, a record is written to the project database or the drawing. The manner in which this data is stored is dependent on the project mode selected when the project was created. A description of this process is provided below for each mode.
BRIEFCASE MODE
If working in Briefcase Mode, all data is stored in the drawing. In this mode no project exists. All project data that would normally exist in the project database is stored in the drawing. Therefore, it is very much like the running in project mode, except that only the individual document exists in the project. Working in this mode limits your ability to perform operations on multiple drawings. For example, you cannot select multiple drawings to generate reports.
PROJECT MODES
Projects may be setup as distributed or central mode projects as described below. Distributed Mode is similar to the method used to store data in AutoPLANT v2.01. The drawing and its associated database exist as separate files. However, the drawing is part of a project, where all project specific data (e.g., relationships, etc.) are stored in that project database (PROJDATA.MDB). In addition, a record for each document in the project will exist in the projects document register (DOC_REG table in PROJDATA.MDB). Bentley AutoPLANT functions (e.g., report generation, Auto-Iso, etc), may be performed on a selection set of drawings that exist in the project. The relationships that are now established by working in a true project environment enable AutoPLANT to now provide options in the selections tool, which enable you to quickly select, for example, all components in all drawings in a project that have the same LineNumber, Area, Service, or Unit.
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The PIPING table will still exist in the drawings database, but relationship data will be stored in the projects PROJDATA.MDB database. This enables you to execute AutoPLANT commands that perform queries across all project data.
CENTRAL MODE
Central Mode may only be setup for MSDE, SQL Server, and Oracle database configurations. If running in Central mode, all data for all drawings in a project will reside in a central project database. No individual drawing database will exist. Central mode and/or SQL Server and Oracle is an additional cost item.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
VIEWING COMPONENT INFORMATION

In this section, you will examine the database records for the gate valve shown below. If you have closed the drawing from the previous chapter, re-open it now and zoom in to the area of the model shown below. Pause the cursor over the gate valve to display component information in the drawing as shown below. In the following exercises, you will view and edit additional database information for the valve using the Edit Component command.
> > > > > > > > > TO VIEW COMPONENT INFORMATION (PAGE 1)
1. Select Piping > Database Tools > Edit Component. 2. Pick a point on the outline of the gate valve Page 1 of the Valve Information dialog displays. Note You can also double-click on the valve to display the dialog.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
(Imperial Version of Dialog) Separate Component Information dialogs are provided for most component types. These are defined in the component script files that reside in your ..\MODULES\BASE\COMMON network directory. Each dialog displays the General Information from the database in the top area of the dialog, and the Class Information in the bottom area. The tile window at the top right of the dialog displays an illustration of the component type and the points where ports are located. Ports are points that contain connection and vector data as you will see in Page 2 of this dialog.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
> TO VIEW COMPONENT INFORMATION (PAGE 2)

1. Click Next Page. 2. Page 2 of the Component Information dialog displays.
(Imperial Version of Dialog) This dialog is divided into two sections. The top list box displays port information. The coordinates for the ports are listed along with the vector information that defines the run direction of the component. The Main Size, End Condition, Facing, and Pressure Class associated with the ports are also listed. The bottom text box lists all of the components drawing database fields and their values. You can select an item in the bottom list box to edit its value. If an item is not editable, a warning message displays, indicating that the field is READ-ONLY.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
VIEWING THE DRAWING DATABASE
EDITING COMPONENT INFORMATION

The following procedure explains how to enter a new Tag field value for the valve and save it to the component record. In the next chapter, you will place this value as annotation.
> TO EDIT THE VALVES COMPONENT INFORMATION

1. Click First Page. 2. Click Create Tag. The New Tag dialog displays.
The tag format for a gate valve consists of two parts, Code and Num. 3. Type A2R in the Code field. 4. Type 1 in the Num field. 5. Click OK. The tag value entered displays in the Valve Information dialog. 6. Click OK. This command remains active until it is terminated. 7. Pick the valve again to re-display the dialog. The new tag value has been saved in the component database record. 8. Click OK.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
EDITING COMPONENT INFORMATION 9. Press Enter. Warning Exercise extreme caution when using a database editor to edit component records directly. We recommend using the Edit Component or Update Component commands to edit values, as doing so will ensure compatibility with other operations of the program. When using an editor, do NOT edit values that provide dimensional information about the component. You should also not modify project object values manually.
VIEWING THE DRAWING DATABASE

The View Database command enables you to view all or selected component records in the external drawing database in a dialog within the PIPING application. 1. Select Piping > Database Tools > View Database. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. 2. Click the Drawing tab. 3. Set the All option. 4. Click OK. 5. The Database View dialog displays. Use the scroll bar to view the entire list of component records (Imperial project shown below).
(Imperial Version of Dialog is Shown) Hint You can select a record in this dialog and press the Go To button to zoom into the selected component and center it within the display, or press the Edit button to execute the Database Tools > Edit Component function on the component.
6. Click Cancel.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
UPDATING COMPONENTS
UPDATING COMPONENTS
Bentley AutoPLANT applications make extensive use of databases to track and manage component data. This includes the use of specification databases to extract the parametric data used to draw components, as well as a project and drawing databases to store component information (based on the project mode you have selected). By storing component information in an external database, a high level of control can be maintained over the components in a drawing. For example, an engineer may determine that the pressure rating of a given line must be upgraded because of the demands of the system, or that the material of a given line should be changed from carbon steel to stainless. The Update Component function enables you to create a selection set of components that match user-defined criteria, then to specify a new value for a selected database field and apply that value to update the drawing database records for all selected components. Changes can be made to component records in the current drawing, or to component records in any number of drawings that belong to the same project. The selection tool has also been upgraded for this release to support the manner in which data is stored for the new project relationship objects (e.g., LineNumber, Area, Unit, and Service). A new Project tab has been added to the tools interface to enable you to quickly create project-wide selections based on values for these relationships. For example, you can now quickly select all components that reside in all drawings that exist in a project that have the same LineNumber project object value. The following example demonstrates how to create a selection set of components from the current drawing, and then update the LineNumber relationship value for every component in the selection set.
> TO REVISE A LINE NUMBER

1. Select Piping > Database Tools > Update Components. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays.
2. Set the Advanced option.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
UPDATING COMPONENTS 3. The dialog expands to create a search criteria. This option creates a selection set of components based on a 3D Piping Data field value, specific project database relationship value, or on drawing attributes, such as Color or Layer. In this example, you will define a query to select all components in the model whose LineNumber project relationship value is L1000. Hint Press the dialogs Help button for a detailed explanation of every dialog option.
The right pane of the dialog displays a separate node for every drawing in the current project. To include a drawing in the search, set the option to the left of that drawing in this list. The option next to the current drawing is set by default. The Query Selection area of the dialog list previously defined queries. Since you only want to apply this query to the current drawing and do not want to save it for future use, ignore the settings in Query Selection area of the dialog. The Define Query area of the dialog defines the condition used to select the component records. The Type field sets the data type to search. You want to base this search on the value of the project relationship object LineNumber. 4. Select Relationship. The Attribute Field list shows all project objects defined in the project. 5. Select LineNumber from this list.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
UPDATING COMPONENTS The Constraint field defines the relationship between the Attribute Field and its value. For example, you can specify that you want to search for all component records whose line number is equal to L1000 (LINENUMBER = L1000), or all component records whose line number is NOT L1000 (LINENUMBER != L1000). 6. Select the equal =. There are two methods available to specify the value: you can type it directly in the space provided, or select it from a list. 7. Click the Browse button to display the following dialog.
PIPING compiles a list of unique values for the selected attribute. The Filter field filters the list of entries that display. For example, if you have a large drawing that contains hundreds of line numbers and only want to select from line numbers that begin with the characters L1, you can filter the display of line number entries in this dialog by entering L1* in the Filter field, then pressing Reselect. The "*" implies a wild card of any number of characters. 8. Select L1000. 9. Click OK. The last step is to add the query to the active list, then execute the query. As each query is defined, you must add it to the Active Queries list. In this manner, you can construct a highly detailed search consisting of multiple queries in combination with the And and Or operators (refer to on-line help for more information). 10. Click Add-> The query is added to the Active Queries list as shown below.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
UPDATING COMPONENTS
11. Click OK. The Update Component dialog displays 12. To change the LineNumber relationship value for all components related to LineNumber L1000 to LineNumber L3000, select L3000 from the Edit Value list. 13. Click OK.
All components in the current drawing whose LineNumber project object value was previously related to L1000 are updated so they are now related to LineNumber L3000. All project
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
UPDATING COMPONENTS relationships have also been updated to indicate that these components now belong to LineNumber L3000. 14. Select Piping > Database Tools > Edit Component . 15. Pick a component previously belonging to L1000 (For example, any segment of pipe between the tee and the vertical vessel). 16. Confirm that L3000 displays in the Line No. field. 17. Click OK. 18. Press Enter.
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CHAPTER REVIEW
CLEANING THE DATABASE

As components are placed, the drawing database is continually updated. If a component is placed in the model and then later erased, the drawing database would contain a record for a component that no longer exists in the drawing. In order to ensure the database accurately reflects the current state of the model, you should clean the database periodically. 1. Select Piping > Database Tools > Clean Database. 2. The following dialog displays.
Press the help button for a description of each option shown. 3. Enable all of the options. 4. Press OK. Status messages will display on the command line to indicate changes to the drawing during this process. 5. Select File > Save.
DATABASE FUNCTIONS
CLEANING THE DATABASE
CHAPTER REVIEW
The following important features and concepts were introduced in this chapter.
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Viewing Component Information: A components database information can be viewed directly with the Edit Component command. A two-page dialog will display general component information, port information, and a list of drawing database field values for the selected component. Editing Component Information: Component data can be edited from the same Edit Component dialog. Editable fields can be distinguished as white text boxes in the dialog. Input the new value and press OK to update the record. If you attempt to modify a project object value in this dialog, a selection list of values available in the project will appear. Viewing the Drawing Database: Component records in the drawing database can be viewed directly from within PIPING. Select Piping > Database Tools > View Database. A dialog displays a list of component records in the database. Updating Components: The Piping > Database Tools > Update Components function can be used to update the value of a database field for a selection set of components. The update function can work in the current model, or may include any number of components that exist in the current project. The selection tool enables you to base your search criteria on project relationship object values, 3D Piping Data values, or drawing attribute values. Cleaning the Database: As a drawing is constructed, records are written to the drawing database. If a component is erased from the model, a record still exists in the drawing database until it is removed using the Clean Database command. This command should be executed periodically to keep the drawing database synchronized with the model.
WHATS NEXT?
In the next chapter, you will learn how to use PIPINGs Drawing Production commands to setup tiled viewports in Layout View (Paper Space), then place dimensions and annotation text in the drawing. Bentley encourages the use of layouts (paper space) to perform these activities as it ensures the model will be kept clutter-free. It also helps to visualize how the final production plot will look and enables you to conveniently manipulate several views of your drawing in one environment.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
This chapter explains how production drawings are created from a PIPING model. The concept of a Work Area is explained, and two saved Work Area views are inserted into Paper Space. Each of these viewports is dimensioned and annotated to create a Plan and Sectional view of the model on the same drawing sheet. OVERVIEW SETTING UP PAPER SPACE WORK AREA DIMENSIONS ANNOTATION CREATING AND ANNOTATING A SECTION CHAPTER REVIEW 7-2 7-3 7-6 7-17 7-23 7-29 7-31
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DRAWING PRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
This chapter introduces PIPINGs drawing production commands. Two key concepts: Work Space and Work Space Views, are discussed in detail. Two Work Space Views are defined and placed in Paper Space as a Plan and Sectional view. Later in the chapter, dimension and annotation tools are demonstrated. After completing these exercises, your drawing will look similar to the one shown below.
BEFORE YOU START

Before you begin these exercises, open the drawing created in the previous chapter. If you have not completed the model created in Chapter 5, return to that section of the tutorial and create it. You will be extracting the updated valve tag and line numbers assigned in Chapter 6, and placing these values as annotation.
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SETTING UP PAPER SPACE

Bentley encourages its users to dimension and annotate in Paper Space (Layout). For those of you unfamiliar with Paper Space, it provides an environment to construct several views of your drawing and place them on a virtual sheet of paper. To facilitate the use of Paper Space, drawing production tools have been provided, which make it easy to create and place single or multiple orthogonal projections of the model on the same drawing sheet. It is then a simple matter to add dimensions and annotation. Another advantage of paper space is it keeps the model clutter-free. You can place dimension lines, annotation, and Bill of Materials in paper space, without worrying about freezing these layers in order to view a clean representation of the model. The remaining exercises in this chapter (and the next) rely on the use of Paper Space.
> TO SETUP PAPER SPACE

1. You should still have the PIPE_TUTOR.DWG {PIPEM_TUTOR.DWG} model open. Type PLAN and press Enter twice to view the entire model. 2. Move into Paper Space using one of the following methods:
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Click on the Layout1 tab, or Type tilemode 0 at the command line
3. Select the Page Setup Manager option from the file menu. When the Page Setup Manage displays, click on the Modify button to open the Page Setup dialog allowing you to setup the Layouts plotter and paper size. Select the DWF6ePlot.pc3 plotter driver from the Printer/Plotter drop down list. This plotter driver provides the page size options required to complete this tutorial. Select ANSI D (34.00 x 22.00 inches) from the Paper Size drop-down list. Metric users can use the ISO expand A2 (594mm x 420mm) paper size. Press OK to accept the plotter configuration, then Close. Type E and press Enter then select a point on the border of the default viewport placed on the layout and press Enter to delete it. You will add viewports using AutoPLANTs Drawing Production commands later in this exercise. 4. Select Piping > Drawing Production > Drawing Setup. 5. Type T, then press Enter. 6. Press Enter The title block selection dialog displays as shown below. Note The title block drawings shown in this dialog are controlled by the current configuration. In the configuration you can define the directory used to display the available border drawings.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
SETTING UP PAPER SPACE
7. Select the dbord.dwg {a2bord} border file. 8. Click OK. The Edit Attributes dialog displays.
Input the drawing name and file name in the fields provided to include them in attribute blocks in the border. 9. Type PIPING TUTORIAL MODEL in the DOC_NAME field. 10. Click OK. The string entered in the DOC_NAME field is placed on the title block when it is inserted.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
SETTING UP PAPER SPACE The ANSI-D {ISO-A2} Size title block is placed as shown in the following figure. 11. Press Enter to end the title block insertion command. Note It may be necessary to use AutoCAD's Move command to re-position the title block so it is aligned correctly
12. To return to model space, click on the Model tab.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
W ORK AREA
WORK AREA
Now that the title block has been placed in Paper Space, you can return to Model space to define the areas of the model that will be placed on the sheet.
WHAT IS A WORK AREA?

During the generation of plant models and drawings, it is frequently necessary to xreference drawings from a variety of disciplines. Xreferencing a drawing enables you to visualize how elements from various models will look when overlayed, and ensures proper connectivity among these elements. For example, before placing piping elements, you might normally xreference steel and equipment drawings in order to ensure placement at the proper coordinates (i.e., connecting a flange directly to an xreferenced equipment nozzle). Similarly, drafters and designers from these other disciplines might need to xreference the piping drawing. The Drawing Production utilities drastically simplify this process by providing a mechanism to define a common Work Area. Individual drawings can be added to a Work Area in order to create a set of saved xreferenced drawings that overlay each other.
After the Work Area is defined, three-dimensional viewing cubes can be defined and associated. These views represent coordinates within the Plant Model which are shared by the set of referenced drawings. The view direction, scale, front and back clipping planes, etc. can also be saved with the view.
Step 2: Define the 3D Views (Clipping Planes) from the Work Area Views dialog.
View Area 2 VV-IN
View Area 1 HV-OUT
= Named View with Front, Back, and Elevation clipping
After the Views are created, they can be:

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Applied: When in Model Space, an applied Work Area View is similar to a saved View Name that includes the set of referenced drawings. The result is a working view, which can be shared among all team members, or across multiple drawings. Inserted: When in Paper Space, Work Area Views can be inserted as tiled viewports. Match lines and plant coordinates can be automatically placed along with the graphic, and users can edit the orthogonal projection of the view. The ability to create and edit orthogonal views is useful in generating a variety of sectional views from the same Work Area.
Step 3: Place the named views in Paper Space or view them in Model Space
The Work Area tools are versatile and powerful. The next several exercises demonstrate how to create Work Areas, assign Views to the Work Area, and then how to place these views in Paper Space.
CREATING A WORK AREA

In this section, you will define a new Work Area. The file that is created by this process is a *.RWA file that can be saved on a local or a network drive. Drawings added to the Work Area as Members will be available to any other drawings that share the same Work Area. Drawings that join as Guests will xreference the specified set of drawings without becoming a permanent member of this group. Each of these concepts will be explained during the following procedure. 1. Select Piping > Drawing Production > Work Area Setup. The Work Area Setup dialog displays.
2. Click New. A standard Windows file selection dialog displays. 3. Navigate to the directory where your tutorial drawing file is stored. (Example: ...\Bentley Plant V8i Projects\SAMPLE_IMPERIAL\Tutorial. This is where you saved the drawing in Ch5.) 4. Type TUTOR in the File name field 5. Click Save.
The Work Area file is automatically saved with the .RWA extension.
The filename specified in the previous step now appears in the Work Area Setup title bar. 6. Type TUTORIAL WORK AREA in the Title field. The current drawing is the only one defined in the Work Area. 7. Set the Member option from the Membership Status area. The current drawing is immediately added to the list of referenced drawings. The Member Status determines the relationship between the current drawing and the Work Areas referenced drawings as follows:
STATUS Guest DESCRIPTION The current drawing is not added to the list of drawings associated with the Work Area. Joining as a Guest allows you to view how the current drawing is positioned in relation to the referenced drawings; however, your drawing will not be visible when this same Work Area is opened from one of the Member drawings. The current drawing is permanently added to the list of referenced drawings, and will be visible when the Work Area is opened from one of the other Member drawings. When this option is selected, the drawings in the Work Area are not visible inside the current drawing. Use this option to recall saved views or to place view ports in Paper Space using the coordinates associated with the selected Work Area (without including reference drawing information or graphics).
Member NonMember
When a drawing in the Reference Drawings list is highlighted, the Insertion Point fields are enabled. This enables you to insert a drawing in the Work Area at specific coordinates. You can specify the coordinates manually. Use the Pick option to graphically designate the point, or accept the default origin (0,0,0). In this tutorial, you will accept the default. Note The Reference Drawings area contains a list of the drawings associated with the Work Area. Files are added to this list by pressing Add and selecting the file. Drawings
referenced in this way are linked to the current drawing using AutoCADs XREF/Overlay command (as opposed to XREF/Attach). 8. Click Save to save the Work Area definition, then click Done to close the dialog. The Work Area is now defined. Once the dialog is closed, the referenced drawings overlay the current drawing. In this example, since there is only one drawing, there are no xreferenced elements visible after closing the dialog.
DEFINING WORK AREA VIEWS

A set of views can be associated with a saved Work Area. In this section, two Work Area Views will be created: The first view is a top (plan) view of the entire model. The second is a front view section of lines L2000 and L3000.
> TO CREATE A PLAN VIEW

1. Select Piping > Drawing Production > Work Area Views. Note If the Work Area Views command is selected and a Work Area has not been opened in the current drawing, you are prompted to select an RWA file. Otherwise, the dialog opens the last Work Area that was active.
The Work Area Views dialog displays as shown below.
Note that there are no views associated with this Work Area. 2. Click Add. The View Properties dialog displays as shown below.
This dialog enables you to define a three-dimensional cube within the plant/model world. The coordinates are defined in the 3D Envelope area of the dialog. Once the cube is defined, you can specify the side (view) that will display in the Work Area View. The active projection is illustrated by a red box in the tile window. These views can be applied in Model Space, or placed as tiles in Paper Space.
3. Type AREA 1 - PLAN VIEW in the View Title field. The View selection list determines the view direction. For example, after defining the geometry of the three-dimensional view (in the 3D Envelope area of the dialog), you must choose a side of the cube to view. Only orthogonal projections are permitted (Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom). 4. Select Top to display the plan view. Note The graphic on the left is updated based on the selected View. For example, if you select Front, the front side of the cube is highlighted in red.
5. Set the Scale to =10 {1:30}. The scale applies when placing Work Area Views as tiled viewports in Paper Space. The View Options are annotation and layer control options that are applied when the Work Area View is placed as a viewport in Paper Space. The Match Line setting draws a border around the viewport in Paper Space. The Coordinates display the plant world coordinates from which the view was cut, provided the Match Line option was enabled. The Clipping options exclude components (or parts of components) that do not lie within the boundaries of the 3D Envelope. The Viewport Visible option causes ALL AutoCAD viewport borders to become visible in the drawing. This option must be enabled if you want to be able to reposition viewports after they have been inserted.
6. Select the following View Options:

The View Options are only applied to Work Area Views placed in Paper Space
7. The next step is to specify the 3D Envelope settings. These points define the boundaries of the three-dimensional viewing cube. The First Point and Second Point fields determine the opposite corners of a box projected on the model from the plan. You can input these coordinates manually, or interactively select them from the plan view of the model. The Elevation fields determine the Top and Bottom clipping planes, which define the height of the three-dimensional Work Area View. Input the following values:
First Point East North Second Point East North 7 {2100} 28 {8500} 36 {11085} 4 {1240}
Hint
You can pick these points manually by selecting the Pick View Area by Window option, then picking the window from the Plan view of the model. If you are creating a Top view, it is not necessary to specify elevation values. However, if you are creating a sectional view (Front, Left, Right, Back), you must specify Upper and Lower values to designate the height of the box. A sectional view is created later in this chapter.
10. Click OK. The view is saved. Changes to the view properties are saved automatically. The AREA 1- PLAN VIEW is now listed in the window. 11. Select the new view and click Preview. The dialog temporarily closes, and a dashed red line is drawn around the defined view. 12. Press Enter to return to the dialog. In the next section, you will create a Front View section.
> TO CREATE A FRONT SECTIONAL VIEW

1. From the Work Area Views dialog, click Add. 2. The View Properties dialog displays.
2. Type AREA 1 - FRONT VIEW in the View Title field. 3. From the View selection list, choose Front. The tile graphic to the left changes to indicate that a Front View projection has been selected. 4. Set the Scale to =1 {1:20}. 5. Select the following View Options:
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The Coordinates option, which was not selected in the previous view, will annotate the plant coordinates of the projected view.
6. Input the following values to define the 3D View Envelope. Note that Elevation values are required for the Front View projection.
First Point
East North
11 {3200} 23 {6742} 28 {8375} 12 {3758} 86 {2580} 13 {450}
Second Point
East North
Elevation
Upper Lower
7. Click OK. 8. The front view is added to the Work Area. 9. Click Preview to confirm that the new view encloses the two pipe lines in the model. 10. Press Enter to return to the Work Area Views dialog. 11. Click Close. 12. Type REGEN to remove the dashed view envelope.
PLACING WORK AREA VIEWS IN PAPER SPACE

In this section, you will place the two Work Area Views in Paper Space. Later in the chapter, the viewports will be dimensioned and annotated. 1. Click on the Layout1 tab. 2. Select Piping > Drawing Production > Work Area Views. 3. Select AREA 1 - PLAN VIEW from the list. 4. Click Insert in Drawing. A ghost image of the tile is anchored to the crosshairs. 5. Select a point to locate the view as shown below, and then click the left mouse button. The plan view of the tutorial model is placed in Paper Space as shown below.
6. The Work Area Views dialog displays. 7. Select AREA 1 - FRONT VIEW then press Insert in Drawing. A ghost image of the tile is anchored to the crosshairs. 8. Position the second viewport as shown below.
9. Click Close. 10. Examine the drawing. Note the effect enabling the Coordinates option had on the second tile. Coordinates appear along the border of the viewport. These specify the East, West, and Elevation values from which the section was generated. Note The size of the coordinate text is determined by the current value of AutoCADs DIMTXT system variable.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS
PIPING relies on AutoCAD for dimensioning tools. In general, you should refer to your AutoCAD documentation for instructions on using their dimension commands and the capabilities of these features. In this section, a few exercises are presented to illustrate the dimension placement process. Note For users already accustomed to the use of Paper Space, you should be aware that we have defined the DIMLFAC environment variable. This variable sets a global scale factor for linear dimensioning measurements. All linear distances measured by dimensioning (including radii, diameters, and coordinates) are multiplied by the DIMLFAC setting before being converted to dimension text. This means that even though you will be selecting points from within paper space, the dimension values will reflect the distances in the model.
> TO PREPARE THE MODEL FOR DIMENSIONING

Before beginning these dimension exercises, establish the dimensioning and annotation preferences outlined below in the AutoCAD environment indicated. 1. Type DDIM and press Enter. The AutoCADs Dimension Style Manager dialog displays. 2. Click Modify. 3. On the Symbols and Arrows tab, type 1/8 {3} in the Arrow size field. 4. Click on the Text tab. 5. Type 1/8 {3} in the Text height field. 6. Click on the Primary Units tab. 7. Ensure that the Unit format is set to Architectural {Decimal} and that the Fraction format is set to Horizontal. 8. Set the Precision to 1/16 {0.00}. 9. Set the Scale Factor to 24. 10. Click OK. 11. Click Close. You are now ready to dimension the drawing. The annotation settings were also established when you set the annotation text height.
> TO PLACE DIMENSIONS

1. Zoom Window around the boundaries of the first viewport as shown below.
The quickest method to execute AutoCADs dimensioning commands is through a toolbar. 2. Right-click the toolbar docking area of the interface. 3. Select ACAD > Dimension from the context menu. The Dimension toolbar displays.
Hint
You can either dock this toolbar to the perimeter of the screen or leave it floating, depending on your preference and working style.
4. Select Tools > Drafting Settings. The Drafting Settings dialog displays. 5. Click the Snap and Grid tab 6. Disable the Snap On option. This turns snap mode OFF. 7. Click OK.
8. Click Linear Dimension on the toolbar. The following Figure serves as a guide to the picks required to place the first dimension line, which runs from the centerline of the horizontal vessel to the centerpoint on the elbow on Line L1000. 9. Type END and press Enter. 10. Pick PT1. 11. Type CEN and press Enter. 12. Pick PT2. 13. Pick PT3 to the left of the pick points to place the dimension line and text. The drawing appears as shown in the following Figure.
14. To continue dimensioning from the last point, click the Continue Dimension button on the Dimensioning toolbar.. 15. Type END and press Enter. 16. Pick point PT4 in the Figure above. The second dimension line is placed as shown below.
17. Press Enter twice to end the command. Now you will dimension the points shown below. 18. Select the Linear Dimension command. 19. Type END and press Enter. 20. Pick the vessel reference seam labeled PT5.
21. Type CEN and press Enter. 22. Pick PT6. 23. Place the dimension line approximately at PT7. 24. Click Continue Dimension. Use AutoCADs snap overrides for each point shown in the figure. 25. Pick points PT8-PT10. 26. Press Enter twice when finished dimensioning. The drawing appears as shown in the Figure below.
In this last phase, you will place an angular dimension to highlight the angle of the nozzle connected to the vertical vessel.
> TO PLACE AN ANGULAR DIMENSION

1. Click the Angular Dimension button on the toolbar. 2. Press Enter. 3. Type Cen and press Enter. 4. Pick a point on the outline of the vertical vessel shell. 5. Type NODE and press Enter.
6. Pick the node on the away-facing elbow near the vessels nozzle. 7. With ORTHO ON[F8], pick a point on the dimension line attached to the west end of the vertical vessel. A ghost image of the 45-degree angular dimension is centered on the crosshairs. 8. Position it as shown below.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
ANNOTATION
ANNOTATION
In this section, you will place annotation on the drawing. You will annotate the valves Main Size and Tag, and place Line Number annotation on the two lines running from the horizontal vessel. Like dimensions, annotation should be placed in Paper Space.
ESTABLISHING ANNOTATION PREFERENCES

Unlike dimensioning, a special set of annotation commands have been provided which are unique to the PIPING application. Annotation commands enable you to extract drawing database values and properties associated with a selected component and insert this information as text in the drawing. Preferences can be established so that annotation is placed with or without leader lines, drawn with a container around the text, associated with a block, etc. The method for controlling these preferences is the Annotation Preferences dialog, shown below. To open this dialog, select Piping > Annotation > Preferences.
Notice that when the dialog first opens, Default Settings is listed in the Annotation Style field. You can establish settings that are applied to all annotation types, or select a specific type from the Annotation Style list box to define properties unique to that type. In the first several exercises, you will be using the default values. Press OK to close the dialog. Later you will re-open this dialog to place rotated text as the default. (If using a Metric configuration, accept the default settings.)
VALVE ANNOTATION
In this section, you will annotate a valves main size and tag. 1. Zoom into the area shown in the Figure below.
2. Select Piping > Annotation > Database Fields > Main Size. The drawing switches to Model Space to select the component. When the annotation is placed, PIPING automatically switches back to Paper Space for the placement of the annotation. 3. Pick a point near the center of the gate valve. You can select multiple leaderline points to position the annotation. 4. Pick a point to the right of the valve and press Enter. 5. The annotation is placed as shown below.
The placement prompts control how annotation is placed. You can rotate the text, format it, insert blocks, etc. 6. Press Enter to complete the placement.
Hint
If you prefer to place annotation without seeing this prompt, you can select another Placement Method from the Annotation Preferences dialog.
The annotation command repeats to place several instances of size annotation. 7. Press Enter. Hint To exit the command immediately after placing annotation, choose a different Placement Method from the Annotation Preferences dialog.
> TO ANNOTATE THE COMPONENT TAG

In the previous chapter, you defined a valve tag using the Edit Component command. In this section, the Tag value will be extracted from the drawing database and placed as annotation. 1. Select Piping > Annotation > Tags > Component Tag. 2. Pick the center of the gate valve. You can select multiple leader line points to position the annotation. 3. Pick a point to the left of the valve. 4. Press Enter. 5. Press Enter twice to complete the placement. The annotation is placed as shown below.
Note
Note the annotation container for the tag is a circle instead of a rectangle. Thats because the circle is the default for that annotation style.
LINE NUMBER ANNOTATION

Now you will annotate the line numbers of the piping lines connected to the horizontal vessel. If you remember from previous exercises, the line on the west nozzle was revised from L1000 to L3000, while the line on the east nozzle remains L2000. 1. Select Piping > Annotation > Preferences. 2. Select LineNo from the Annotation Style list box. 3. Type 90 in the Text Rotation field. 4. Disable the following options:
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Container Hookline Arrowhead
5. Set the remaining options as shown below.
Click OK. Note For Metric configuration, set the Height to 3mm
> TO ANNOTATE LINE NUMBERS

1. Zoom out to display both lines off the horizontal vessel as shown below. Imperial
Metric
2. Select Piping > Annotation > Line Number > Line No. Short. 3. Type CEN and press Enter. 4. Pick a point at the center of the away-facing elbow on line L3000. Select a point below the dimension line and press Enter. 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the away-facing elbow on line L2000. When complete, the line numbers are annotated as shown in the Figure below.
Imperial
Metric
DRAWING PRODUCTION
CREATING AND ANNOTATING A SECTION
CREATING AND ANNOTATING A SECTION

Earlier in this chapter, you created the AREA 1 - FRONT VIEW Work Area. This view was placed in Paper Space to create a sectional view of the model. Using the annotation and dimensioning techniques demonstrated on the first viewport, you should be able to obtain a section that appears as shown below.
Imperial
Metric
DRAWING PRODUCTION
CREATING AND ANNOTATING A SECTION Zoom extents to view the entire drawing sheet as shown below.
DRAWING PRODUCTION
CHAPTER REVIEW
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Working with Paper Space (Layouts): Paper Space is the recommended work environment for placing dimension lines and annotation text. It keeps the model clutter-free, and enables you to define and arrange several viewports on a single sheet for plotting. Work Area Definition: A Work Area is a set of referenced drawings that share the same physical location in a plant layout. Members of the Work Area can view each others drawings and data. Guests of the Work Area can only view drawings that are permanent to the group. Work Area Views can be associated with Work Areas. Work Area Views: A Work Area View is a three-dimensional cube that exists at defined coordinates that is specific to a saved Work Area. Members of the Work Area can apply saved views to their current drawings. In model space, this creates shared working views. Placing a Work Area View in Paper Space will ensure consistency in production drawing output among various members of a Work Area. Dimensions: Dimensioning in Paper Space relies on AutoCADs dimensioning commands. After the Paper Space is properly configured, dimensioning is a simple matter of picking the points in the drawing between which dimension lines and distance text should be placed. The use of AutoCADs DIMLFAC command ensures there is a proper correspondence between paper space and model space units. Annotation: Like dimensions, we encourage you to place annotation in Paper Space. When an annotation command is selected, the model will automatically switch into Model Space to enable you to select a component to annotate. An Annotation Preferences dialog enables you to specify whether or not leader lines are included, containers are placed around the text, and other variables that can be associated with individual annotation styles. Creating a Section: In PIPING, a section is created by defining an Elevation Work View, then placing this view in Paper Space. Commands are available in the View Properties dialog to place coordinates along the boundary of the view. This helps to annotate the relative coordinates from which the section was created.
WHATS NEXT?
In the next chapter, you will remain in Paper Space to place a Bill of Materials. The options in the Bill of Materials dialog will be discussed, as well as the placement procedure.
GENERATING A BILL OF MATERIALS
In this chapter, you will learn how to generate a Bill of Materials and place it on the drawing sheet. OVERVIEW GENERATING THE BILL OF MATERIALS RETURNING TO MODEL SPACE CHAPTER REVIEW SUMMARY 8-2 8-3 8-5 8-6 8-6
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GENERATING THE BILL OF MATERIALS
OVERVIEW
Bentley AutoPLANTs report function enables you to either generate a Bill of Materials (BOM) for placement on your drawing, or to generate external reports. A Bill of Materials may be placed in either Model or Paper Space; however, as in previous chapters, the emphasis here will be on placing this report in Paper Space. This exercise demonstrates how to generate a standard BOM and place it on your drawing sheet. Other report options are available to generate reports that can be viewed on-screen, sent to a file, or sent to a printer. You can also generate equipment lists, nozzle schedules, and create customized reports. For more information on generating reports, refer to PIPINGs on-line help file. Several options are available to generate the BOM, including the ability to ignore components marked as existing and to recalculate cutlengths. Formatting options are also available to control the appearance of the BOM. After you generate and place the Bill of Materials in this chapter, the drawing will appear as shown below.
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Before beginning these exercises, you should have completed all exercises in the previous chapters.
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In this section, a Bill of Materials will be generated from your tutorial model. PIPING makes BOM placement easy. After the command is selected, PIPING examines the drawing database and compiles a list of the piping components in the model. You are then prompted to select a placement point. 1. Select Piping > Reports > Bill of Materials. The Bill of Materials dialog displays. This dialog provides access to Bill of Materials reporting and configuration options. 2. Select CAD Standard from the Report list. 3. Set the remaining dialog values as shown.
3. Click Options. The Bill of Materials configuration dialog displays. This dialog contains several tabs to modify the elements that control how the BOM is placed and formatted in the drawing.

RETURNING TO MODEL SPACE
4. Click the General tab. 5. Select Standard from the Format list. 6. Set the By Pick option. 7. Set the Lower Right option. 8. Click OK. 9. Click OK. 10. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. 11. Click on the Drawing tab. 12. Set the All option. The BOM will include all of the components in the drawing, 13. Click OK. You are prompted to select the lower right corner of the BOM for placement. 14. Type INT and press Enter. 15. Pick a point on the border where it intersects the top of the title block. Hint After the BOM is placed, you can move it as an entire block to reposition it more precisely.
The BOM is placed in the drawing. 16. Zoom around the Bill of Materials to examine it more closely.

(Imperial Version is Shown) Note The Annotation > Tags > Material Tag command may be used to annotate the value shown in the No. column above for selected components in the drawing.
RETURNING TO MODEL SPACE

In Chapters 6 and 7, you placed annotation text and graphics in Paper Space. In the procedure below, you return to Model Space to see how these additions affect your model. 1. Click on the Model tab. 2. AutoCAD returns you to the original view of the model as indicated by the UCS icon in the lower left corner of the drawing area. The annotation, dimension lines, and Bill of Materials do not appear in the model. These items were placed in Paper Space, and therefore do not appear in Model Space, reducing drawing clutter.

CHAPTER REVIEW
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Generating a BOM: Select Reports > Bill of Materials to generate the standard BOM. Your model is immediately analyzed, and you are prompted to select a point for insertion. Additional reports include the ability to generate equipment lists, nozzle schedules, and to create custom reports. The Reports > Generate Reports option is also available to generate reports that will not be placed on the drawing sheet. Clean database: The Database Tools > Clean Database option may be executed in order to remove any reference to components which may have been deleted from the model, but have not yet been removed from the drawing database. This option is automatically invoked when you run a BOM. Customization Options: A separate dialog has been provided for customizing the Bill of Materials. This dialog controls placement options, as well as variables such as linetype and scale.
SUMMARY
This completes the drawing phase of the PIPING Tutorial. You should now be familiar with the basic commands and techniques used to complete a model. Combine these techniques in your own models to suit your working style. For specific command reference and more information on customization options, refer to the on-line help provided with each application.
ROUTING 2D PIPING AND FITTINGS
This chapter contains several exercises that explain how to build a simple 2D Drawing. The focus is on providing an overview of the major 2D PIPING placement functions. OVERVIEW STARTING THE NEW DRAWING TITLE BLOCK AND DRAWING SCALE DRAWING SETTINGS PLACING EQUIPMENT PIPING CENTERLINES AUTO ROUTER MODE MIRRORING AND COPYING COMPONENTS EDITING THE DRAWING TAPPING COMPONENTS CLEAN UP CHAPTER REVIEW 9-2 9-3 9-4 9-5 9-6 9-9 9-18 9-21 9-23 9-25 9-28 9-29
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STARTING THE NEW DRAWING
OVERVIEW
This chapter builds upon the basic component placement methods used in placing 3D components. It begins by initializing a new piping drawing and placing a scaled up title block. You will then place equipment, route a centerline, and place connecting pipe. During the following exercises you will execute various connection and placement techniques to construct the simple pipe run shown here. At the completion of this chapter, you will be able to place any arrangement of components as shown below.
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STARTING THE NEW DRAWING

We will create a new Orthographic Piping drawing named 2DPIPE01. To initialize the drawing, follow the procedure outlined below. 1. Select Start > All Programs > Bentley > Plant > Plant Design from the Windows Start menu. 2. Select AutoPLANT 3D > Piping. The Open Project dialog displays. 3. Select the project from the list for the environment in which you would like to complete this tutorial (SAMPLE_IMPERIAL or SAMPLE_METRIC). 4. Click OK. The Login dialog displays. 5. Enter your User Name and Password. 6. Click OK. The Model Setup dialog displays. 7. Set the North direction to 90 (degrees). 8. Set the World Length to 60 {18000}. 9. Set the World Width to 45 {13500}.
10. Enable the Insert North Arrow and Draw Limits Box options. 11. Click Done. The first option inserts a north arrow symbol in the drawing, while the second places a box around the defined world limits. 12. Pick a point in the upper left corner within the drawing limits box to place the north arrow symbol.

DRAWING SETTINGS
TITLE BLOCK AND DRAWING SCALE

In this section, you will learn how to place a title block and establish the drawing scale. 1. Select Piping > Drafting Tools > Title Block. The following dialog displays. Note The title blocks shown are determined by the current configuration. In the configuration you can define the directory used to display the available border drawings.
2. Select the dbord.dwg {a1bord.dwg} title block drawing. 3. Click OK A D Size{A Size} border is placed in the drawing. 4. Type 32 {30} and press Enter This specifies a scale of 3/8 = 1-0. 5. Pick a point to the lower left of the corner of the drawing limits or type 4,-7 {-1200, -2100} and press Enter. 6. Type DIMSCALE and press Enter 7. Type 32 {30} and press Enter. The drawing area is now defined within the border as shown in the following figure.

TITLE BLOCK AND DRAWING SCALE
DRAWING SETTINGS
Before we begin placing components we must establish the initial component size, specification, drawing mode, line number, etc., in the Drawing Preferences dialog. 1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences

PLACING EQUIPMENT 2. Ensure that the Drawing Mode/Representation area settings are as shown to place 2D Double Line, 6 {150mm} components from the CS150 {MCS150} specification. 3. Set the Default Spec Choice option. 4. This option filters the search within the spec to the preferred component rather than all available components. Ensure that the remaining drawing preferences match those shown above. 5. Click OK.
DISPLAYING CENTERLINES
1. Select Piping Tools > Graphic Preferences. 2. Set the Wireframe w/Centerline option. Note When dealing with 3D components the options mentioned actually toggle the display of 3D components, while in 2D these commands actually affect the manner in which the components are drawn and cannot be toggled later.
PLACING EQUIPMENT
In this section, you will begin by drawing a 2D vertical vessel representation using an AutoCAD circle. Next, you will draw a 2D pump symbol using the AutoPLANT Symbol Manager. You will then learn how to add your own custom symbols to the Symbol Manager interface.
DRAW EQUIPMENT USING AUTOCAD ENTITIES

1. Type Circle and press Enter. You could also select Draw > Circle from the AutoCAD menu. 2. Pick a point in the upper center of the drawing. 3. Type 6' {1800} and press Enter. This sets the vessel radius and draws a 12 {3600} diameter circle as shown in the following figure.

PLACING EQUIPMENT
PLACING A SYMBOL
The operation of the Symbol Manager varies depending on your version of AutoCAD. These differences are noted in the following procedure. Refer to the on-line help on the Symbol Manager for a complete description. 1. Select Piping > Drafting Tools > Symbol Manager The Symbol Manager displays docked to the left side of the screen. This dialog may be dragged to the center of the screen to un-dock and "float" the dialog as shown below if desired. Note You can toggle the display of the folders to small icons by right-clicking on the User Root folder and selecting Small Icons from the context menu.
2. Double click on the User Root folder to expand it, then click on the [+] symbol next to the Equipment folder to expand it as shown below.

PLACING EQUIPMENT 3. Drag the Pump1 symbol onto the AutoCAD drawing screen. 4. Pick a point below and to the left of the vessel. 5. Type 1 and press Enter to specify the X scale factor. 6. Press Enter to accept the default of 1 that was defined for the X scale factor. 7. Pick a point below the pump symbol, making sure the AutoCAD ORTHO mode is enabled. The pump is drawn as shown below.
ADDING A SYMBOL TO THE SYMBOL MANAGER

In this section, you will learn how to add a new pump symbol to the Symbol Manager interface. 1. Type Rectangle and press Enter. You can also select Draw > Rectangle from the AutoCAD menu. 2. Pick opposite corners to create a rectangle approximately 3 x 6 {900 x 1800}. 3. Highlight the rectangle by picking it in the AutoCAD window. 4. Place the cursor over a point along the edge of the rectangle. While holding down the right mouse button, drag the rectangle over the icon of the Equipment folder in the Symbol Manager and then release the mouse button. 5. Pick an insertion point for the new pump. The following dialog appears.

PIPING CENTERLINES
6. Enter a name for the new symbol (like Pump 3) in the required Symbol Name field. 7. Click OK. Hint To assign a static value to the scale or rotation, assign the values in the fields provided. If values are not provided, the user will be prompted for these parameters when placing the symbol.
The new symbol is added to the Symbol Manager dialog. You can now place this symbol in the same manner as you placed the pump in the previous exercise. 8. Close the symbol manager by right clicking in the dialog and selecting Hide or by clicking the [X] in the upper right of the symbol manager window. 9. You can delete the rectangle from your drawing, as it is no longer needed.
PIPING CENTERLINES > ROUTE BETWEEN THE VESSEL AND PUMP

1. Zoom to a window that encompasses the vessel and the pump. You will now draw a line starting from the lower quadrant of the vessel. 2. Type LINE and press Enter. 3. Type QUA and press Enter. 4. Pick a point along the vessel towards the bottom. 5. Type @3'<270 {@900<270} and press Enter The second point is selected 3 {900} away in the Y direction as shown. 6. Type .X and press Enter. 7. Type MID and press Enter, 8. Pick the pump casing near the midpoint.

PIPING CENTERLINES 9. Type @ and press Enter. This picks the third point aligned with the center of the pump casing, 10. Type MID and press Enter. 11. Pick the last point at the middle of the pump as shown below. 12. Press Enter. 13. The line is placed as shown below.
PLACING NOZZLES
In this section, you will learn how to place 2D PIPING nozzles. 1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. The Drawing Preferences dialog displays. 2. Disable the Default Spec Choice option. 3. Press OK. 4. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Nozzle. 5. Set SNAP mode ON. 6. Pick a point near the end of the line closest to the vessel. The program snaps to the end of the line and displays a selection node at the insertion point. 7. Type 6 {150} and press Enter. This sets the distance from the end of line to the face of the nozzle insertion point. The Specification Selection dialog displays. 8. Select the 150 LB FL nozzle record with a COMP_LEN field value of 0 as shown below.

PIPING CENTERLINES
9. Click OK. The Nozzle Input Information dialog displays.
The Vessel Name specifies the equipment tag connected to this nozzle. The Nozzle Size, Rating, (or schedule for buttwelded nozzles) and Nozzle Length are generally read from the spec record selected in the previous step and displayed for information only. However, since you selected a nozzle spec record that had a zero (0.0) COMP_LEN spec database table field value, the Nozzle length field is enabled as shown above. The nozzle will be drawn using the length parameter specified. The Nozzle Service value shown is the current value set in the Project Preferences control for Service. You can change this value by pressing the browse button next to this field and then selecting from the services defined for the current project. You can add an optional tag and assign it to the nozzle by pressing the Create Tag button. Two basic nozzle types are provided. You may either insert a nozzle Symbol using the parameters assigned for Drawing Mode/Representation in the Drawing Preferences dialog, or insert a nozzle Indicator. If the nozzle has already been modeled with the modeling system then the user would typically select the indicator type of nozzle. Otherwise select the symbolic representation that will draw a graphic representation of the nozzle. 10. Set the Symbol option. 11. Type 6 {150} in the Nozzle Length field.

PIPING CENTERLINES 12. Press OK. By default all nozzles will be placed on the layer LineNumber_Nozzle, where LineNumber is the current line number for this component. Hint You can use the Spec Generator to establish a set of default components. When the Default Spec Choice switch is enabled in the Drawing Preferences dialog, the default components will be placed automatically and bypass the Specification Selection dialog during component placement. Refer to the Spec Generators on-line help for more information on how to define default component choices.
13. Type T and press Enter. This toggles the alignment of the nozzle so the flanged face is pointed away from the vessel as shown below. 14. Press Enter again to complete the placement. 15. Change the current size to 4 {100} using the Drawing Preferences dialog. 16. Place a nozzle on the pump end of the routing line as shown below using the same procedure.
PLACING A VALVE
In the following procedure, you will connect a valve to the 6{150} nozzle. 1. Select Piping > Valves > Gate > Gate. A reference point displays at the end of the 4 {100} pump nozzle to indicate where the default placement point is located. Normally, you could simply press Enter to connect to the component placed last using the fitting-to-fitting method. However, in this exercise you want to connect the valve to the 6 {150} nozzle instead.

PIPING CENTERLINES 2. Pick a point anywhere on the 6 {150} Nozzle. The program places a node at the connect point of the nozzle no matter where you selected it. 3. Press Enter to accept this location. 4. Select the first gate valve record in the Specification Selection dialog. 5. Click OK. A dialog displays to select a valve topworks option. 6. Select Handwheel (Rising stem). 7. Click OK. The following dialog displays. The default parameter values shown are read from the spec.
8. Set the parameter values as shown above. 9. Click OK. You can orient the topworks in several ways by typing E for East, W for West, etc. To orient the topworks in the west direction: 10. Type W and press Enter, or press the X button on the Direction Aids toolbar. 11. Press Enter. The valve topworks is drawn and bolts and gaskets are added automatically to the connection to the nozzle as shown below. Notice that a 6 {150} valve was placed even though our current size was set to 4 {100} in the Drawing Preferences dialog. The program read the size rating, end condition etc. from the nozzle.

PIPING CENTERLINES
PLACING ELBOWS
In this section, you will place an elbow downstream from the gate valve facing away. 1. Set the Size to 6 {150} in the Drawing Preferences dialog. 2. Select Piping > Bends & Returns > 90 LR Elbow. The default reference point is the face of the gate valve. You will use the intersection of the routing line to locate the elbow instead of connecting it to the valve. 3. Select the routing line near the intersection downstream from the gate valve. Do NOT pick the intersection exactly, or the program will think that you want the elbow to follow the path of the line. The program snaps to the closest intersection. 4. Press Enter. An elbow is placed 0 distance from the corner of the routing line. 5. Press Enter to accept the center point as the insert point. 6. Type D and press Enter for down or click Z on the Direction Aids toolbar The outlet of the elbow is drawn in the down direction. 7. Press Enter. The elbow is drawn as shown in the following figure.

PIPING CENTERLINES
You will now connect an elbow to the away facing port of the elbow placed above.
> CONNECT ANOTHER ELBOW

1. Select Piping > Bends & Returns > 90 LR Elbow. Respond to the prompts as follows: 2. Type T and press Enter. This toggles to the port of the elbow facing down (port at the line intersection). 3. Press Enter to accept this location. 4. Type W and press Enter, or click X on the Direction Aids toolbar. This specifies the orientation of the elbow outlet. 5. Press Enter.
In this exercise, you will use AutoPLANT's 2D Editing tools to cleanup the display of the elbows as shown below.

PIPING CENTERLINES
> CLEANING UP THE ELBOW

1. Select Piping > Drafting Tools > 2D Editing > Trim. 2. Select the top elbow (the one you placed first) and then press Enter to complete the selection of entities. 3. Pick points on the parts of the other elbow that lie inside the first elbow outline to erase these line segments as and cleanup the elbows as shown below.
In this exercise, you will place elbows at the other routing line vertices.
> PLACING ELBOWS AT THE OTHER ROUTING VERTICES

1. Select Piping > Bends & Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 2. Pick a point along the East-West routing line near the west (left) end (Again, don't pick the exact intersection). 3. Press Enter to accept the default distance of 0. 4. Press Enter to accept this point. 5. Type D and press Enter or press Z on the Direction Aids toolbar. 6. Accept this orientation by pressing Enter. In this exercise, you will connect a flange to the vertical port of the elbow just placed.
> CONNECT FLANGE TO THE VERTICAL PORT OF THE ELBOW

1. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. Notice that the horizontal port of the elbow is automatically selected. 2. Toggle until the vertical elbow port is selected. 3. Press Enter to accept this location and place the flange.

PIPING CENTERLINES 4. Select the 150LB RF flange record from the Specification Selection dialog. 5. Click OK. 6. Press Enter to accept the default insertion point to complete the placement. In this exercise, you will connect a toward-facing elbow to the flange.
> CONNECT AN ELBOW TO THE FLANGE

1. Select Piping > Bends & Returns > 90 LR Elbow. The program draws a point at the center of the flange. 2. Press Enter to accept this location. 3. Type S or press Y on the Direction Aids toolbar. 4. Press Enter to orient the elbow towards the pump suction nozzle. 5. Accept this orientation by pressing Enter. The program places a buttweld elbow against a flange port with no errors reported. AutoPLANT does not manage connections between piping components in the same manner when working in 2D mode. There is no need to place vertical pipe. If a vertical pipe were placed it would be flattened to a zero length pipe anyway.

AUTO ROUTER MODE
AUTO ROUTER MODE

All of the components placed in the drawing to this point were inserted without using the Auto Router. This function enables you to quickly connect a series of in-line components without prompting you for the placement point. If you place branch or turning components, you will still be prompted to specify their direction. 1. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. 2. Set the Auto-Router Mode option. 3. Click OK. 4. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. The Specification Selection dialog displays. 5. Select the 150LB RF flange record. 6. Click OK. You are not prompted for the insertion point. With the Auto Router switch set, PIPING connects to the endpoint of the last component placed. 7. Select Piping > Valves > Gate > Gate. 8. Select the first valve record in the Specification Selection dialog. 9. Click OK. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays. 10. Click Cancel. A gate valve is connected to the flange. 11. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. 12. Select Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences. 13. Disable the Auto Router option. 14. Click OK.
> ROUTING MORE FITTINGS

1. Select Piping > Reducers and Swages > Eccentric Reducer. 2. Press Enter to connect the reducer to the weldneck flange. 3. Select the 6x4 {150 x 100} reducer from the Specification Selection dialog. 4. Click OK.
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AUTO ROUTER MODE 5. Type U and press Enter, or press +Z on the Direction Aids toolbar 6. The flat side of the reducer is oriented upwards. 7. Press Enter to accept this orientation and place the reducer. 8. Select Piping > Flanges > Weldneck. 9. Pick the flanged end of the 4 {100} nozzle connected to the pump to place the flange.
AUTOPIPE
In this section, you will use the AutoPipe command to automatically place connecting pipe between the correct components on your drawing. 1. Select Piping > Pipe Components > AutoPipe. The AutoPLANT Selections dialog displays as shown below.
2. Set the All option. 3. Click OK. 4. The following dialog displays. This dialog indicates that the program could not find a pipe in the CS150 {MCS150} spec to connect to a flanged port with a 150lb rating and RF facing.

AUTO ROUTER MODE This dialog displays because we didnt put a mating flange on the gate valve near the vessel, therefore, AutoPipe cannot put pipe between the valve and the elbow.
5. Click OK. The following message dialog displays.
Click Done. 6. Select Flanges > Slip-On. 7. Pick the open flanged face of the gate valve and then press Enter to place the flange. 8. Select Piping > Pipe Components > AutoPipe. 9. Set the All option in the AutoPLANT Selections dialog. AutoPipe places the pipe between the valve and elbow as shown below.
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MIRRORING AND COPYING COMPONENTS

2D PIPING components can be copied, moved, mirrored, or arrayed similar to any other AutoCAD entity. When components are copied, a separate database record is created for each component. A dialog also displays to enable you to change/revise the specified drawing database field values for the copied components. In the tutorial drawing, you have a pump some distance west of the vessel. Since our ultimate design calls for two pumps equidistant from the vessel shell, you can use AutoCADs Mirror command to mirror and copy the existing pump and piping.
> TO COPY THE PUMP AND PIPING

1. Type MIRROR and press Enter. Warning Do NOT use AutoCADs Edit/Copy command. This command is a member of the COPYCLIP family, which is related to Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) functions. OLE operations are not supported in the current version of 2D PIPING. 2. Pick the pump and all of the suction piping upstream to the elbow (excluding the elbow) that turns to the vessel using a crossing window, and then press Enter to accept the selection. 3. Type CEN and press Enter. 4. Pick a point on the vessel to snap to its center. 5. Pick a point any distance in the negative -Y direction to define a vertical line ( y axis). 6. Type N and press Enter. The Update Component dialog displays. This dialog assigns new values for specific mirrored component fields.
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7. Select L2000 from the Edit Value list. 8. Click OK. The LINENUMBER field value is changed for the new components.
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EDITING THE DRAWING
EDITING THE DRAWING

This section covers some standard editing and component manipulation options.
REMOVING AND REPLACING COMPONENTS

Now the second elbow we placed should actually be a tee. In this section, you will delete the elbow and the pipe it is connected to and also the pipe on the mirrored run, then connect a tee to the toward-facing elbow and add connecting pipe. 1. Type E and press Enter. 2. Pick the elbow and two pipe segments indicated below. Since the individual elements that comprise a component are grouped you do not need to select each part of the fittings.
3. Select Piping > Branching Components > Straight Tee. 4. Pick any point on the outline of the elbow. 5. Type T to toggle until the vertical elbow port is selected. 6. Press Enter. 7. Type T and press Enter to toggle the insertion point with the tee's run in the XY-plane. 8. Press Enter again to accept this insertion point. 9. Type W and press Enter, or click the -X on the Direction Aids toolbar to specify the tee run direction. 10. Press Enter to accept the specified direction and draw the tee. 11. Manually place pipe between the elbows and the new tee. Pick the elbows first to make the pipe inherit the line number values from the elbows.
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EDITING THE DRAWING
STRETCHING COMPONENTS
In this section, you will use AutoCAD's STRETCH command to lengthen the pipe segment connected to the tee. AutoPLANT will automatically update the pipe's component length after a stretch operation. 1. Select Piping > Database Tools > Edit Component. 2. Pick the pipe segment. Look at the component length currently defined for the short pipe segment between the valve and the tee.
3. Notice the value in the Pipe Length field, and then click OK. 4. Press Enter. 5. Type STRETCH and press Enter. 6. Pick all of the components from the pipe to the pumps (including the pumps). 7. Press Enter to complete the selection set. 8. Pick any point to specify the base point. 9. Type @2'<270 {@600<270} and press Enter to specify the displacement. The pipe is stretched and that the connecting component positions are adjusted accordingly. 10. Select Piping > Database Tools > Edit Component. 11. Pick the pipe segment again to display the dialog shown below. Notice that the pipe length was updated 2' {600} longer.
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TAPPING COMPONENTS
TAPPING COMPONENTS
In this section, you will learn how to place a tap port on a component, then insert components at the newly defined port.
> TO DEFINE A TAP PORT AND INSERT COMPONENTS

1. Zoom in around the right elbow and pipe as shown below.
2. Select Piping > Branching Components > Olets > Tap Port. 3. Pick a point on the pipe segment (the one whose run direction moves east) near the area it connects to the elbow. Respond to the prompt as follows: 4. Press Enter. 5. Type @6<180 {@150<180} and press Enter.
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TAPPING COMPONENTS The Tap Port Size dialog displays as shown below.
6. Select the Nominal Size 2 {50} and then click OK. 7. Pick a point any distance in the positive Y direction or click +Y on the Direction Aids toolbar to complete the tap port definition. 8. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Pipe. 9. Pick a point on the pipe where you just placed the tap port. The tap port is highlighted as the default insertion point. 10. Press Enter to place a pipe against the port. 11. Type 12 {300} and press Enter. The AutoPLANT Joint Selection dialog displays as shown below.
12. Select the Stub-in OD Weld option. 13. Click OK. The component is inserted as shown in the following figure.
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TAPPING COMPONENTS
14. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 90 LR Elbow. 15. Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the open end of the pipe. 16. Type R and press Enter to rotate the elbow 17. Type -45 and press Enter to specify the rotation angle. 18. Press Enter to accept the orientation. 19. Select Piping > Pipe Components > Pipe. 20. Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the open end of the elbow. 21. Type 24 {600} and press Enter to define the length and draw the pipe. 22. Select Piping > Bends and Returns > 45 LR Elbow. 23. Press Enter to accept the default insertion point at the open end of the pipe. 24. Type W and press Enter to orient the elbow west. 25. Press Enter to complete the placement.
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CHAPTER REVIEW
CLEAN UP
In this section, you will use the Drafting Tools > 2D Editing commands to clean up the drawing. 1. Select Piping > Drafting Tools > 2D Editing > Trim. 2. Cleanup the drawing area as shown below.
3. Experiment with the other functions in the Drafting > 2D Editing menu to cleanup your drawing.
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CHAPTER REVIEW
The following important features and/or concepts were introduced in this chapter.
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Drawing Preferences: The Drawing Preferences dialog contains settings that are applied throughout a drawing session. The Data Mode determines whether settings are applied based on the values in this dialog or extracted from the connecting component. The Auto-Router Mode switch enables components to automatically attach to the endpoint of the last component placed in the drawing. Specification Selection: If more than one valid record exists in the current specification, a dialog displays to enable you to choose the desired component. Relative Placement: The Relative placement option allows components to be placed a given distance away from an existing component. Toggle options are available to place the component with respect to its centerpoint or endpoint. Copying Components: PIPING components can be copied/mirrored just like any other AutoCAD entity. Separate records are created in the drawing database, and the user is prompted to (optionally) change the line number associated with the copied component. AutoPipe: The AutoPipe feature automatically places connecting pipe between selected components.
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This chapter introduces the Supplemental Applications that are either shipped free of charge with your Bentley AutoPLANT software, or are available for purchase. These utilities are used for program customization, project configuration, migration from previous release drawings, model visualization, interference detection, specification generation, etc. Each application is shipped with its own on-line help file, which covers the available features or functions. OVERVIEW AUTOPLANT IMPORT/EXPORT PROJECT TOOLS AUTOPLANT CONFIGURATION EDITOR AUTOPLANT CLASS EDITOR SPECIFICATION GENERATOR 2D TO 3D CONSISTENCY CHECKER SCRIPT EDITOR DIALOG EDITOR AUTOPLANT DRAWING FLATTENER 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-8 10-8 10-12 10-14 10-16 10-18 10-19
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
This chapter provides an overview of AutoPLANT supplemental applications. Most of these applications can be launched directly from the AutoPLANT 3D main menu or toolbar after you start AutoPLANT Plant Design, or directly from the Windows Start menu. Each of these applications ships with its own context-sensitive on-line help that provides detailed explanations of every available feature and function. In general, these help file may be displayed by selecting Help > Contents from the applications menu, or by running the help file directly from the AutoPLANT > Supplemental Tools menu in your Windows Start menu.
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AUTOPLANT IMPORT/EXPORT
AUTOPLANT IMPORT/EXPORT
The AutoPLANT Import/Export utility is intended to facilitate transfer of CAD data between Bentleys AutoPLANT PIPING and AutoPIPE stress analysis CAD/CAE software. The transfer is accomplished using our proprietary Plant Exchange Format (PXF), which can either be generated or read by AutoPLANT. Import/Export also supports output to a Piping Component Format (PCF) for input to Alias Limiteds ISOGEN software for the automatic generation of ISOGEN isometrics. Purchasing a license for AutoPLANT PIPING V8I now includes full ISOGEN support. The application is provided free of charge when you purchase AutoPLANT PIPING and/or EQUIPMENT. The Import/Export application is launched as follows: 1. Start AutoPLANT Plant Design. 2. Select Import/Export from the AutoPLANT 3D menu. The Import/Export menu is added to the AutoCAD menu system. Hint Refer to the Import/Export on-line help for a detailed explanation of every available feature or function.
PROJECT TOOLS
PROJECT TOOLS
One of the primary features of Bentley AutoPLANT V8i is the ability to support SQL databases such as SQL Server and Oracle. Previously, only MS Access was supported and you had to manage your project using manual procedures. There are three modes of operation that you can choose from for a project.
Briefcase mode: all of the drawing data is stored in the dwg file, with no project database. Distributed mode: project database, with individual model MDB files. Most like 2.01 application. Distributed mode is intended for small/medium sized projects where the user wants to continue to run MS Access or MSDE for the primary database while retaining the benefits of a managed project. Central mode: all data stored in central project database. Requires MSDE, Oracle, or SQL Server. Note Central Mode and/or Oracle & SQL Server is an additional cost item
In order to support this new project implementation, several new tools were developed and some prior version tools have been replaced. The following sections introduce many of these tools.
PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR
The Project Administrator application is a separate executable that may be executed from the ..\Project Tools subfolder below your root installation folder in the Windows Start menu. This application provides a central location for all project related functions. The Project Administrator's Guide folder in this help file's Table of Contents provides a work flow oriented explanation of this application as well as supplemental project tool functionality. The Project Administrator is part of the Bentley Plant Design and Bentley Process and Instrumentation V8i installations. This project implementation provides full integration support between Bentleys Process and Instrumentation (P&IW) suite of products and Bentley Plant Design (PDW) products.. These applications now share the same central project data repository.
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PROJECT TOOLS
HOW ARE PROJECTS CREATED?

Projects are created using the Project Administrator application. When you create a project you will be asked to specify the desired project mode (as explained above), the Database Type (MS Access, MSDE, Oracle, or SQL Server), the Base Schematic Project Template and the 3D Model Units. The Base Schematic Project Template contains what was previously used by the P&IW suite of applications as the base project data and project standards used to create a project. The 3D Model Units selection provides Imperial, Metric, and Mixed Metric options and indicates which set of 3D configuration data files will be used to create the project, thereby giving the project a units designation. The Base Schematic Project Template files used to build the project are copied from your ..\Plant\Base directory when you create a project. The 3D Model Units selected indicates the configuration data files that will be copied from your installations ..\Bentley\Plant\Config directory to create the new project. Note If you are currently using AutoPLANT v2.01 and have created custom configurations, you can use these to create V8i projects with the Project Administrator. The Project Administrator displays configurations in its navigation tree under the Configurations folder. Project Administrator reads the CONFIGS.INI file in your ..\Config directory to determine the configurations displayed. If you have custom configurations that you want available, you should add group records for these configurations to CONFIGS.INI. You can then create a custom project from any of your custom configurations by simply dragging the custom configuration folder in the navigation tree into a project root directory.
PROJECT CONVERSION WIZARD

The Project Type Conversion Wizard available from the Tools menu will enable you to convert an existing Central mode project to a Distributed mode project or vice-versa. This wizard will only work on Central and Distributed projects initially created using SQL Server or Oracle database types (i.e., you cannot convert a Distributed project that was initially created using Access or MSDE database types).
PROJECT TOOLS
RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
The Relationship Manager may only be started via the Bentley > Plant > Project Tools > Relationship Manager selection in your Windows Start menu. When you first start the Relationship Manager, you will then be required to select a project that you want to modify. Next, the standard AutoPLANT Login dialog will display prompting you to login to the system.
Since the recent project implementation in AutoPlant applications, the concept of project objects has been used. The value of these objects is used to form relationship between the components in the current drawing as well as across all drawings in that project. For example, LineNumber is one of the project objects defined in the default project implementation. New LineNumber values may be added to a project using the Relationship Manager, or via the Component Preferences control while in a Bentley AutoPLANT application. A component may not be placed unless you have set a value for LineNumber in the Component Preferences control. This will associate the active LineNumber to the component when its placed, thereby forming a relationship between that component and the assigned LineNumber. Any components placed with the same LineNumber value will be related.
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PROJECT TOOLS This tool was designed to provide a central location for a Project Administrator to manage AutoPLANT project relationship values (e.g., LineNumber, Unit, Area, Service, and Document) on a project-by-project basis. In general, the workflow for AutoPLANT was designed to enable a project administrator to create all of the project relationship object values that will be used on a project at the start of the project outside of AutoCAD. This workflow method provides the Project Administrator with control over the values for these properties on a project-wide basis. It also enables designers to simply select from the provided list of values when creating their models. The capability to add new project object values is also provided within AutoPLANT applications via the Component Preferences control. This option was provided for those organizations that may want an alternate workflow method. It is expected that in the near future AutoPLANT will provide security settings that will enable a project administrator to control whether or not this functionality is visible to designers within AutoPLANT's Component Preferences control. This tool is also the only place where a document may be deleted from a project. Deleting a document will delete all of its associated component records and relationships from the project database.
AUTOPLANT CONFIGURATION EDITOR
AUTOPLANT CONFIGURATION EDITOR

A configuration is a set of files in which drawing and model defaults are stored based on a particular unit (Imperial, Metric, or Mixed Metric). This design enables you to define the units, specs, drawing database format, borders, drawing templates, module and component options, etc. in a specific configuration. The Configuration Editor application is provided to manage these configurations. Configurations are only used when working with briefcase mode AutoPLANT 3D drawings. In Briefcase drawings all of the models information is stored in the drawing file instead of an external database. The installation program creates three sample AutoPLANT 3D application configurations. These are provided as examples only and should not be considered production samples. Sample imperial, metric, and mixed metric configurations are created in the path assigned to the CUSTOM_ROOT variable in the AT.INI file (by default, LOCAL_ROOT\Config). AT.INI resides in the LOCAL_ROOT\CFG folder. If CUSTOM_ROOT is not defined in AT.INI, then these configurations are created in the ..\Bentley Plant Configurations folder. Configurations appear as User Configurations when you start an AutoPLANT 3D application. They are created from the seed configurations installed in the NETWORK_ROOT\\Config folder. Refer to the online help for more detailed information on the Configuration Editor.
AUTOPLANT CLASS EDITOR

A module is defined in Bentley AutoPLANT as a set of files that define the components that may be placed when the module is loaded in the PIPING or ISOMETRICS applications. PIPING and ISOMETRICS share module and component class configurations. The following modules are provided with your software.
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Carbon Steel (default) Cable Tray (PIPING only) Conduit (PIPING only) HVAC (PIPING only) Ductile Iron High Purity Instrumentation Lined Pipe Plastic
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Tubing Victaulic
The AutoPLANT Class Editor is a tool that enables you to manage these modules on a project-byproject basis. The procedure to start the Class Editor is provided in the next section. The three sections that follow give a brief overview of Class Editor operation and the files involved in this process. The Class Editor (CE) works hand-in-hand with the Project Administrator application. As noted in the description on project tools earlier in this chapter, a project is created by copying a set of template files based on the units you specify in the project creation wizard. By copying these files into the project, the source template files are preserved and should not be modified. By this same context, a module and its associated component script files should not be modified. The intent of the system design is for you to use the Project Administrator to create your projects, then use the Class Editor to create/modify the module and component scripts and methods for that project. All modified files are stored in your custom project directory structure, therefore, maintaining the integrity of the shipping version files. When you create a new drawing in PIPING/ISO, and select a project, the system will search your custom project directory path for custom version of all files first. For example, if you used the Project Administrator to create a project named MY_PROJ, then used the CE to modify the drawing script for a gate valve in your MY_PROJ project; CE will save the modified gate valve script within your MY_PROJ project directory structure. When you create a new drawing in PIPING/ISO, and select the MY_PROJ project, then attempt to place this gate valve, the system will search for the gate valve drawing script in your MY_PROJ directory path first, thereby using your custom script to place the gate valve. If the system does not find a custom file for any component placement, it will use the original source file.
PROGRAM START
The procedure to start AutoPLANT Class Editor (CE) is provided below. This application can be launched from the AutoPLANT 3D menu/toolbar, or from your Windows Start menu. 1. Select Class Editor from the AutoPLANT 3D menu, or select Bentley > Plant > Tools > Class Editor from your Windows Start menu.
The remainder of this section provides an overview of Class Editor operations. Refer to the online help for a more detailed explanation of every available feature and function.
GETTING STARTED
When the Class Editor first loads it reads the AT_PROJ.DBF file to get a list of projects in the last active projects root directory. For example, the figure above shows the Class List dialog that opens when CE reads the project list from the provided sample project root folder. The project drop-down list enables you to select the project under the indicated project root folder that you want to modify. When you select a project, the navigation tree will automatically be updated to reflect the modules and associated components available in that project. You can also open an entirely new Class List for a different project root using the File > Open Project Root command. When a project is selected from the list, CE locates the projects MODULES.INI, then extracts the module group records into a temporary database, CE.MDB. From the data in this temporary database, CE creates a navigation tree to enable you to view/configure the module and its component methods. The modules defined in MODULES.INI are denoted by the symbol in the navigation tree. Each modules main directory is defined in its MODULES.INI record. This tells CE where the component class, methods, ports and specification search criteria control files are located. These files define the components available in the module.
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AUTOPLANT CLASS EDITOR A component is defined by its class record in the file CLASS.INI. In general, a component class defines the Basic Script methods or functions executed to associate intelligence and draw the component. Several components may be assigned to the same class, which defines the base methods that apply to all components assigned to that class. For example, all valves are assigned to the same parent class, which enables you to assign a set of methods that are common to a number of components to a parent class, then assign this parent class to each of these components instead of repeatedly assigning the same methods to all of these similar components. CE extracts the information in each modules CLASS.INI, METHODS.INI, PORTS.INI, and SPECKEY.INI files into the temporary database to build the navigation tree for each configuration. Parent class records are depicted in the navigation tree by the symbol, while individual component class records are noted by the symbol.
UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION FILES

As you make changes to the module and component configuration files, CE stores these changes in the temporary CE.MDB database. The File > Save option may be executed at any time during a CE work session to update the project configuration files with changes that have been stored in the CE.MDB database. If you modified one of the provided files (i.e., a gate valve placement script), then CE will save the modified version of this file in your project directory structure, thereby maintaining the integrity of the provided file in its original location. Since a temporary database stores all of your changes during a CE session, you can play around with the program, then exit without saving to keep your original system intact while experimenting with the Class Editor application.
SPECIFICATION GENERATOR
The Spec Generator is a stand-alone application whose primary function is to generate specifications for use with Bentley's latest AutoPLANT and AutoPIPE applications. These catalogs and specifications are created in Microsoft Access MDB database format. This file format allows for a catalog/specifications component tables to be stored in a single file with multiple tables. When designers build a model, the set of components and size ranges available is determined by the active specification. All catalog and specification information is stored in an MDB (MS Access) database. The Spec Generator is used to build this database and assign unique IDs to each component in the specification, which is required by the latest AutoPLANT applications. In addition to its primary function of generating specs, the Spec Generator is also a Catalog Editor. Use it to add to the set of records contained in an existing catalog, or edit existing catalog records. You can also define the types of input allowed in certain fields, add new tables to an existing database, delete fields from existing tables, and a variety of other customization features. The Spec Generator may be launched from your Windows Start menu by selecting Bentley > Plant > SpecGen > Specification Generator.
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Refer to the Spec Generator on-line help for a complete description of every available feature and function.
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WHAT IS A CATALOG?
A catalog is a Microsoft Access database that contains a rich selection of component records from which manufacturer specific specifications can be created. Bentley provides several sample working catalogs of tens of thousands of components from which manufacturer-specific specifications may be produced.
WHAT IS A SPECIFICATION?
A specification is a Microsoft Access database that is basically a subset of a catalog. Specifications can be edited or modified to suit unique requirements, and any number of specifications can be created. In addition to the sample catalogs, Bentley provides several sample specifications for Imperial, Metric, and Mixed Metric units. The Spec Generator program enables you to build and customize the database specifications used with particular projects or clients.
HOW DOES IT WORK?

If you have used previous versions of the Spec Generator, you will appreciate the simplicity of the new program architecture. This architecture is based on a working method generally more familiar to piping designers, the spec sheet. A spec sheet is generally broken into component sections as illustrated in the figure from a spec sheet below.
The Spec Generator uses this working method to generate specifications from the selected catalogs. You basically add a section for each component type you want included in your spec, define the constraint, or query used to extract the selection set of records from the catalog(s) for each section, and then build the spec based on these constraints. This architecture also simplifies the update process, by enabling you to review/modify each component section individually. If you need to make a change, simply modify the constraint for the desired section, then rebuild the spec.
2D TO 3D CONSISTENCY CHECKER
The AutoPLANT 2D to 3D Consistency Checker is a tool that enables items in AutoPLANT P&ID to be compared with equivalent components in AutoPLANT PIPING and EQUIPMENT. Note You must have AutoDesks Volo View Express installed in order for this function to work.
There are two main user interfaces that may be used to perform consistency checks:
2D TO 3D CONSISTENCY REPORTER
The 2D to 3D Consistency Reporter is an application that enables you to select a project, perform consistency checks, graphically review the consistency check results, and generate printed reports of the results. The application is launched by selecting Bentley > Plant > Project Tools > 2D to 3D Consistency Reporter from your Windows Start menu.
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AUTOPLANT 2D BROWSER ACTIVEX CONTROL

The AutoPLANT 2D Browser ActiveX control is a control that may be docked in an AutoCAD/AutoPLANT session or in any other application that supports embeddable ActiveX controls. This control enables you to perform consistency checks, and graphically see the consistency check results. The control is launched by selecting 2D to 3D from the Piping or Equipment menus.
The non-user interface parts of the system for which you may be interested are the 2D-to3D mapping tables that reside in the project database. These tables enable you to customize the mapping of 2D items to 3D according to his/her specific needs.
SCRIPT EDITOR
SCRIPT EDITOR
AutoPLANT provides an intuitive and highly functional script editor to create/customize BasicScript function and component drawing scripts. The Script Editor highlights keywords, commands, etc. to simplify the script construction process. You may elect to use this editor, or one that you are already more familiar with to create your basic scripts.
PROGRAM START
The procedure to start Script Editor is provided below. This application can be launched from the AutoPLANT 3D menu/toolbar or from the Windows Start menu. 1. From your Windows Start menu, select Bentley > Plant > Tools > Script Editor to start the Script Editor application. This editor highlights standard Basic language data types, controls, functions, and comments to simplify the editing process. 2. Context-sensitive help is provided for most standard Basic language elements by simply placing the cursor within the element you need help on and then pressing the F1 function key. For example, select File > Open then open the VALVES.EBS file from your ...\MODULES\BASE\PIPING\DRAW directory. Scroll down the file and move the cursor into one of the standard Basic elements, which will be highlighted in blue as shown below, then press F1 to display its help.
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SCRIPT EDITOR 3. This functionality is also available for the AutoPLANT API Extensions to the Basic language. Most of these extensions are easy to identify within a script because they start with the string at_. For example, select Edit > Find and type at_Component_getPoint and then press Find Next. Move your cursor anywhere within this function call, then press F1 to display its help as shown below.
DEBUG MODE
The Script Editor can also be placed in debug mode by enabling the Debug Mode check box in PIPINGs Drawing Preferences dialog. If this switch is enabled when you execute a PIPING component placement command, the drawing scripts that are executed will display in the Script Editor to enable you to step through each statements that is executed to draw the component. This switch should only be enabled when you are modifying or customizing PIPING component placement or function Basic script files.
DIALOG EDITOR
DIALOG EDITOR
The Dialog Editor provides an intuitive graphical user interface to create/customize AutoPLANT compatible Basic dialogs that may be used in your Basic scripts and functions. These dialogs can be inserted directly into custom scripts created with the Script Editor.
PROGRAM START
The procedure to start Dialog Editor is provided below. This application can be launched from the AutoPLANT 3D menu/toolbar or from the Windows Start menu. 1. From your Windows Start menu, select Bentley > Plant > Tools > Dialog Editor from the AutoPLANT 3D menu or toolbar to start the Dialog Editor application shown below.
This application can also be launched directly from within the Script Editor by selecting the Edit > Insert New Dialog command. This command will start the Dialog Editor, enable you to define a new dialog instance, then exit the Dialog Editor and automatically insert the Basic statements that define the dialog instance into your script in the Script Editor. You can also modify a dialog that is already defined in a script by simply selecting the statements that define the dialog in the editor, then selecting the Edit > Edit Dialog command. This will display the dialog instance in the Dialog Editor. When you have finished modifying the dialog, select File > Update to update the dialog statements in the script. Then select File > Exit and Return to close the Dialog Editor.
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AUTOPLANT DRAWING FLATTENER
AUTOPLANT DRAWING FLATTENER

The AutoPLANT Drawing Flattener is a standalone application, which must be purchased and authorized separately. AutoPLANT PIPING/RACEWAYS provide a set of commands in their Drafting Tools > Hide Viewport submenu that contain a minimal subset of this functionality on an individual drawing/viewport basis. The Drawing Flattener enables you to create flat DWG file that corresponds with a userselected model layout stored in the source drawing (DWG file) with a user-defined scale. The drawing layout is a rendering of the flat drawing in the view only and cannot be edited. The Drawing Flattener creates AutoCAD 2D entities for the flattened drawing enabling you to edit the result. Therefore, you will see the creation of lines, arcs, circles, etc. in the flattened output. This application will operate with AutoCAD drawings (DWG files) only. The source for the application is DWG file(s) with layers, while the destination is DWG file(s) created according to the selected layer and scale of the drawings. To start the flattener, select Bentley > Plant > Tools > Drawing Flattener from your Windows Start menu.
The Flattener main dialog provides a streamlined interface. The main dialog consists of a grid with columns that describe how each source drawing will be flattened, and a set of menu commands that enable you to configure these settings and additional flattening preferences. The display of the Log and Status areas at the bottom of the dialog may be toggled ON/OFF via the View menu. The grid is where you setup the drawings to be processed by the flattener. Drawings are add/removed from the grid using the File > Add Files to List and Remove Files from List options. The drawing name will appear in the Source column.
AUTOPLANT DRAWING FLATTENER The Dest. Folder column indicates the location where the flattened drawings will be stored. This may be changed for drawings individually by double-clicking within the field, or may be changed for a group of drawings by highlighting the drawings in the grid, then executing the Group Edit Selected command from the Edit menu. The Dest. Filename column indicates the name for the flattened output drawing file. You can modify this file name for each file individually by double-clicking within the field, or you can assign a prefix and/or suffix that will automatically be added to the actual file name via the Edit > Preferences dialog. The Layout column provides a list of AutoCAD layouts that were created in each source file. Click within this field, then select the layout that you want to use to create your flattened drawing. If you add additional layouts to a file, you can use the Refresh Layouts for Selected command in the File menu to update the drop-down list of layouts shown for the selected files. The Scale column indicates the scale that will be applied in the creation of the flattened output file. You can double-click within this field and manually enter a scale value, or leave the default Auto scale, which will use the source layout's last view port scale. The default value may be assigned for this field via the Edit > Preferences dialog. The remaining commands in the menu are primarily provided to enable you to manipulate the column data in the grid. The only exception is the Edit > Preferences command, which enables you to set up defaults, and more importantly assign the hidden line removal parameters used by the application.
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