0: Top works will NOT be added to the valve even if a top works file is set

in the specification file.

1: Top works will be added to the valve. The top works solid will be
unioned with the valve solid to create one solid.
2: Top works will be added to the valve. The top works solid will be
grouped with the valve solid and center line. The top works solid will be
placed on the same layer as the valve solid.
3: Top works will be added to the valve. The top works solid will be
grouped with the valve solid and center line. The top works solid will be
placed on a layer set from the CADWorx Layer Settings.
4: Top works will be added to the valve. The top works solid will be
grouped with the valve solid and center line. The top works solid will be
placed on a layer set from the CADWorx Layer Settings. The layer name
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This variable controls what layer the top works component is placed on.

Default value: 1
Allowed values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

TopWorksSetting

This variable locates the top works data files used with the current configuration
file. Top works data files can be located anywhere on the local machine, local
network or wide area network.

Default value: <INSTALL-DIR>\TopWorks

Allowed values: Valid directory name

TopWorksDirectory

With the 2009 release, CADWorx Plant now has the ability to automatically add
top works to valves as they are placed in the model. To take advantage of this
new feature, the following variables need to be set in the config file:

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Note: Rotating the valve will not change the spindle orientation output to ISOGENTM,
you must use the Top Works Change command or the Isogen button from the
component edit dialog box inside CADWorx Plant to change the spindle orientation.

To add or replace top works to an existing valve, use the Top Works Add button from
the Operators toolbar (TOPWORKSADD from the command line). To change
direction, change the physical representation, or remove valve top works, use the
Top Works Change button (TOPWORKSCHANGE from the command line).

The top works function, with an SKEY modifier, may also be used to add 3D
graphical components to other inline devices in lieu of user shapes. For an inline
flow meter create a valve with the face to face dimensions of the meter and assign
a 3D solid representation of the flow meter as the top works. In the specification file,
overwrite the Isogen Identifier to INSTRUMENT and the SKEY to II**. This will give
you a 3D picture of the flow meter in the model file, and output the correct
component dimensions and graphics to Caesar II and Isogen. For examples of how
to create single and multi point instruments as valves refer to Appendix D.

For more complex valve actuator shapes, 3D solids may be used in lieu of the
standard parametric shapes provided with the software. To use a 3D solid, save the
AutoCAD blocks of the actuator in the TopWorks directory, then create a custom
component data file similar to that shown at the left. To include a description, enter it
below the UNITSYSTEM variable. Then add each valve size, the name of the 3D
block to be used to represent the valve top works for that size, and whether the valve
actuator has only go in one direction (Rotation = 0) or if there is a handle direction as
well (Rotation = 1).

The standard CADWorx package comes with seven simple parametrically driven actuators (Actuator, Gear1, Gear2, Gear Actuator, Lever1,
Lever2, and Wheel) that may be attached to valves. Examples of Lever1, Gear Actuator, and Wheel are shown on the previous page, and
.DWG files showing the required information for each type of actuator are included in <INSTALL-DIR>\TopWorks. To create an actuator for a
valve, edit the appropriate data file and save it in the topworks directory with a logical name. Then, under Top Works in the Specification
Editor, use the select button to open a window and browse to the new data file.

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The last file is the topworks file. This file is used to associate the 3D solid
created in step two with the component. For each potential component size
enter the name of the associated .dwg file and assign it a rotational value of 1.

Once the component data file has been created, create the 3D instrument
shape in plain AutoCAD (not CADWorx, AutoCAD Architecture, MEP, etc) and
save it in the topworks directory. The insert point of the shape will be the
midpoint of the valve component (in the example at the left the insert point is
1/4 up the stem so the valve is fully enveloped by the shape), with the stem in
the X direction and the face pointing up in the Y direction. This will show the
correct dial position on the iso.

To create a 3D instrument, the first step is to create a valve component data

file, similar to the data file at the left, of a small valve. The pressure gauge is
only available in , in the example at left we have created a long, OD
threaded valve.

By utilizing the valve topworks feature, combined with modified Skeys and ISOGEN identifiers, simple 3D blocks can be made intelligent to appear in both the isometric
drawing frame and on the Bill of Materials. Three files are required to create an instrument as a valved component with 3D solid top works, a component data file
containing size data for each instrument that may be placed, individual .dwg files containing a single 3D solid for each instrument size in the component data file, and a
topworks file to assign to the 3D solids to the component.

Adding Single Point Instruments to Specification files as Valves and Using Topworks for a 3D representation:

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Once the component has been added to the specification, it may be

inserted into the piping drawing. Here, the designer may user the
component edit feature to update the tag information, revise the part
number if necessary, and change the BOM item type. The final output to
ISOGEN appears at the bottom right.

Once the component data file and topworks file have been created, add
them to the specification file as a valve, and fill in the appropriate fields
including the ISOGEN Symbol Identifier and SKEY overwrite fields. In the
example at left, we have added the pressure gauge component created
above as a rotary valve, and have added the topworks file pointing to the
pressure gauge 3D solid. We have assigned a default tag of PI$ to
minimize manual entries in the piping model. At the bottom, we have
overwritten the Rotary Valve Identifier and SKEY with Instrument and
IDPL. We could also modify the BOM Item type here if the component
was always a field installed component.

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Notes: 1. Instruments added as components may found in Navisworks by searching for attributes with the appropriate values. If the block above was used for
sanitary flow meter and the tag was Isogen friendly as FE$123456, then the following search criteria could be used to find it:
Category = CADWorx, Property = Tag, Condition = Wildcard, Value = FE*123456

The component identifier will remain overwritten to Instrument; however

the SKEY may vary depending on the symbol output desired inside of
Isogen.

When creating the 3D Solid .dwg file to use for the component
representation, the insert point for the block should be the center point of
the instruments (2 point straight instrument), the intersection point of the
port centerlines (2 point angle component), or the port branch point (3 point
instrument).

When creating the component data file, use the actual face to face
dimensions for the component.

A multipoint instrument is created using the same files and steps outline above with
the following changes:

Adding Multi Point Instruments to Specification files as Valves and Using Topworks for a 3D representation:

Appendix D - Adding Instruments to the CADWorx Menu and Model to export to IsogenTM (cont.)