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CADWorx Training Manual

Introduction

Instructor: Jeff P. Roque

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CADWorx Seminar Notes

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1………………………………...Setting up and Configuration

CHAPTER 2 ………………..……………….2D & 3D CADWorx Drawing

CHAPTER 3 ………………………….Automatic Routing & Sloped LinesCHAPTER 4 …………………………....….CADWorx Steel Professional

CHAPTER 5 ……………………………………..…CADWorx Equipment

CHAPTER 6 ………………..……………….….CADWorx Specifications

CHAPTER 7 ………………..…………………..….Custom User Shapes

CHAPTER 8 ……………..……………...CADWorx Isometrics/ISOGEN

CHAPTER 9 ………………..…………….………...….CADWorx Project



Chapter 1Getting Started ‐ Setup and Configuration

• Learning

how

to

setup

CADWorx.

• Looking

at

the

configuration

file

•

Making

a

new

template

file

•

New

Menus

• Directory

Structure

•

Organizing

CADWorx

files

•

Naming

convention



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Getting Started – Setup and Configuration

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

• This section will outline the general setup and configuration of CADWorx Plant 2010. It will giveyou information on setup procedure, toolbars and how CADWorx and AutoCAD Interact with eachother.

CADWorx Configuration

• CADWorx PLANT can be run from any location on any directory (network or local). The user hasto add all support search paths that might be required to find certain project or job folders. Thesesearch paths can be added or modified from the CADWorx Plant profile. CADWorx Plant uses the

AutoCAD command line switch /P (User Profile) for starting and running within AutoCAD.

• "C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2010\acad.exe" /P CADWorx_Plant_2010

• The installation program will automatically create a CADWorx_Plant user profile. The profile canbe created manually by adding the support file search paths (show below) and the templatefile location.




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• The CADWorx Plant support directory has to be first in the search path because the ACAD.RXfile used to load CADWorx Plant is found in the <INSTALL-DIR>\SUPPORT directory. The ACAD.RXfile is a text file that AutoCAD uses to load ARX routines. If the user wants another support directoryto be first, copy the ACAD.RX file into that directory. The CADWorx Plant menu is loaded by the ARX

file.

• Note: To setup the profile for another user login on the same machine, fun the utilitySETUP_PROFILE_Plant.exe. This utility is located in the root install directory of CADWorx Plant.

• Important Note: Drawings should not be opened in the <INSTALL-DIR>\SUPPORT sub-directorywith CADWorx Plant. If a drawing is started in this directory, an error will be reported indicating thatthe program should not be run at this location. The purpose of this message is to stop CADWorxPlant from initializing or preparing the support drawings. Open a base AutoCAD session for modifyingthese drawings.

• If you need to edit one of the blocks or templates, use AutoCAD without CADWorx or move to adifferent folder.

CADWorx Startup

• Now that we have briefly gone through the setup of CADWorx we can now double click on theCADWorx Plant 2010 icon to start CADWorx. For this exercise pick the Metric_3d.dwt. When makinga new template make sure you use AutoCAD and not CADWorx to generate the DWT file.

• You have now successfully started CADWorx/Plant. The first time you run the application, the AutoCAD screen environment should look familiar to you. However, there will be one additional pulldown menu, “Plant.”

Note: The 3D templates only addpredefined tiled viewports. You canuse the standard Imperial or Metrictemplates for 3D modeling.





Note: You will have access and use of all AutoCAD tools and commands.

CADWorx Product ivity (Tool Bars Options)

Option 1 – Conventional Tool Bars

• Tool bars are one of the most productive and direct means to access piping components,settings, and modeling tools. The size of your monitor and personal preference will dictatethe best layout.

Option 2 – CADWorx Spec View (New for CADWorx 2007 to 2010)

• CADWorx Plant components are typically drawn using toolbars, or by typing the commandname at the AutoCAD command prompt. The SpecView palette provides an alternatemethod of inserting CADWorx components. SpecView will filter the available componentsbased on the size and specification settings. In addition, SpecView also provides a quickway to change the line number setting.





SpecView Pallet

Option 3 – Customizing Tool Pallets

• Customizing AutoCAD’s tool pallets to suite your needs is another option. This allows youthe flexibility to make your own arrangements of commands.

• Note: Besides the pull down menu and the toolbars, CADWorx/Plant has a rich collection of“ Al iases.” The aliases are defined in the “Pipe_Alt.pgp” file in the application’s supportdirectory.





CADWorx Plant RIBBONS

• The new ribbons have been added in the recent November build of CADWorx 2010. Theseribbons can be turned off if the user wishes.

CADWorx Plant I Ribbon

CADWorx Plant II Ribbon

CADWorx Plant III Ribbon

• We now have our menu system in place and are ready to look at settings. The mastersettings dialog, “CADWorx PLANT Setup”, is available from the Plant pulldown and alsothe first button on the Setting toolbar or from the new ribbons setup.

• The CADWorx PLANT Setup dialog is divided into a number of sections:





Current Settings

• This box displays the current main and reducing sizes. It also displays the currently set specification.If the items are not set it will indicate as such.

CADWorx Pipe Size

• This button displays the size dialog shown below. The user can double click on the desired size orpick the size and then the desired button at the bottom. One double-click sets the main size and asecond double-click sets the reduction size. Cancel will leave the size unchanged.

CADWorx Spec Setup

• This button provides a standard file

selection dialog for choosing specificationsto be used in drawings.





• Pick “150_M.spc” and then pick “Open.”

• Note: The color value for a spec is set in the specification file, this is set in the Info area ofthe spec

CADWorx Border Type.

• The Setup dialog also provides a means to insert and control borders. Pick the “Border…”button below “Specification…”

From the Predefined Borders, selectthe 841x594 (ISO A1). Do not check “Paper Space.” Pick “OK.”





User Border

• This button provides a file selection dialog for choosing the required border. The user cannavigate through this dialog to locate any user border or to choose one of the defaultCADWorx Plant borders.

Predefined

• This button supplies the list of drawings in the Predefined borders list. The drawings list isretrieved from the MVSETUP.DFS file located in the <INSTALL-DIR>\SUPPORT directory.The MVSETUP.DFS must be located in the first search path of the ACAD supportdirectories.

User-Defined

• This button provides the User defined border box and allows the user to define a simplerectangle that will be drawn upon exiting these dialogs.

Paper Space

• This toggle causes the border to be inserted in the paper space.

User defined border

• These edit boxes define the size of the user border. The border will be a simple rectangle.The Plotted X length and the Plotted Y length will dictate the overall height and width of theborder. The rectangle will be drawn with the PLINE command. This edit box will not beavailable if the User defined button above is not selected.





Border insertion location

• These edit boxes supply the X and Y coordinates for the insertion point of the borderdrawing. These boxes will be greyed if the No border button is selected.

Predefined borders

• This list is provided when the user selects the Predefined button. As mentioned above, thelist is created from the MVSETUP.DFS file.

CADWorx Scale

• This list box displays all the available scales listed in the Format list box (descriptionfollows). By selecting the desired scale, the Scale, Textsize and LT Scale edit boxes will befilled in with the appropriate sizes. The scale (DIMSCALE), text size (TEXTSIZE), and linetype scale (LTSCALE) are based on the values in the SCALE.DAT file located in the<INSTALL-DIR>\SYSTEM sub-directory.

Scales affect text, dimension variables,and borders in the Model environment. Bychoosing a Scale, the proper ScaleFactor , Text size, and LT Scale will beset. The “Scales” dialog allows the user tomake adjustments to these values. Scalesand their values are controlled by the

“Scale.Dat” file in the System folder ofCADWorx PLANT.

• Select 1:20 and pick “OK.”

• The Format list box supplies four different formats to choose from, Architectural,Engineering, Decimal and Metric. Each format updates the Scales list box for the user’sselection.

• The Scale edit box provides a means of automatically or manually setting the scale

(DIMSCALE setvar) of the drawing. By selecting an item in the scales list box, each edit boxvalue will be updated. The user may also type a value in these boxes.

• The Textsize edit box acts the same as the Scale edit box.

• The LT Scale edit box provides a means of applying a line type scale as above. When ascale is selected from the list box, this edit box automatically updates.





• The “Border ” that we have chosen has attributes, so we are presented with the “Edit At tr ibutes” dialog. You can edit them now or later using the AutoCAD “ddatte” command.

Your screen should now look similar to this:





CADWorx Layers

• The following dialog is used for changing the default names, line types, and colours of thestartup layers. The user can also add and delete layers here. Some layers are mandatoryfor use with CADWorx Plant and cannot be deleted. Changes made here will affect thecurrent drawing session similar to the AutoCAD LAYER command.

The list shows the default system layers. Users canhighlight a layer in the list and edit its properties usingthe functions at the bottom of the dialog. New layersmay be added to this list. Let’s add one for future use.

•

Pick Add button, Name: Dim3 Color: 1 Linetype: Continuous

• The layers are stored in the configuration file shown at the top of the “Layer Control” dialogunder the [Pipe Layer ] header

Name

• After picking a layer name in the list box above, this edit box allows the layer to be renamed.The layer name may be anything that is allowed by AutoCAD. Wild card characters are notallowed.

Linetype

• This button searches through the CFM.LIN and the ACAD.LIN (only if found in AutoCADsearch path) and presents all the line types in these files for use in the start-up procedure asshown below.





Color

• This button provides the standard color dialog for selecting the color of the layer.

Add

• This button allows the user to add any layers required. These layers will be created whenthe drawing is initialized with CADWorx Plant.

Update

• This button updates the list box after the name of the layer has been changed. Changingfocus to another location will accomplish the same effect.

Delete

• This button simply deletes any layer that is not needed. Some layers cannot be deleted which willcause this button to be greyed out.

CADWorx Drawing Mode

• Next, we will look at the other Mode settings and Configuration.

• Drawing Mode – sets the current representation for components. It does not affect anyexisting graphics. Existing representations may be converted at any time using “ModeConvert” which is found in the “ Accessory ” section of the “Pipe” pull down menu.

Drawing Mode (Use 2D Double)

Fitting Mode (Use Threaded)





• The Drawing Mode may also be set using the “Setting” toolbar as shown left and in theNew ribbon

• Threaded components. Since Threaded and Socketweld components share the sametoolbars, this switch is provided.

CADWorx Configuration File

• To change the default settings, highlight the

variable and make the change in the edit box at thebottom of the dialog.

• The help section of the “Configuration File” dialogdetails each variable and its possible values. I havealso included a copy in the

• “Resource Data” section at the end of this chapter.CADWorx PLANT allows users to create multipleconfigurations to meet client’s needs. The defaultconfiguration will be “Imperial” or “Metric.” Once

all variables are set, use the “SaveAs” button tocreate a new configuration.





• To access the different configurations, use the “Restore” button at the bottom of the“Configuration File” dialog. One of the most important uses or configurations is to setunique locations for specs and libraries used for a particular client or project. Line numberschemes are also stored in the configuration along with layering and other projectrequirements.

Tool Tips

• CADWorx Plant also has Tool Tips available to users. These are controlled by thevariable “ToolTipSetting”

•

This variable controls the items the user sees in the tool tip displayed, when the mousehovers over a component. When selected, the user is allowed to click on the Settingsbutton and select items to view on the tool tip.

Eg. Alpha Size, Long description, Line Number, Spec file, Length and Elevation hasbeen set.





• Close the Configuration file, below is the drawing information that you should have forthis session.

Current Settings

• “Reduction” to 4” , “Spec” to 150_M, “Drawing Mode” to 2D Double Line, and “FittingMode” to Threaded.

• Please verify your settings and pick “OK” on the “CADWorx PLANT Setup ” dialog.

• From the pulldown menu “File” pick “SaveAs.”

• Name the drawing “Train1” in the specified training folder.





Res A PLANT Configuration

• The program reads the configuration file whenever it is started. This file can be modifiedduring setup routines.

Drawing Prototype

• This section allows the user to select the drawing environment type with the three radiobuttons supplied here. When the Imperial - Inch radio button is selected, the programrestores the <INSTALL-DIR>\SYSTEM\IMPERIAL.CFG. When the Metric-Inch or Metric-Metric radio button is selected, the program restores the <INSTALL-DIR>\SYSTEM\METRIC.CFG.

Save

Use this button to save the current configuration

file to its present location.

Save As

Use this button to save the current configurationfile to another location.

Restore

Use this button to restore a saved configuration fileto the current drawing environment.

Cancel Use this button to undo any action

performed.

Help Use this button to display Help.





Note:

• If the user highlights a variable in the configuration file and presses F1 on the key board thehelp file will display.

Example: AphaSizeControl



Chapter 2CADWorx 2D & 3D Piping Drawing

In this chapter you will learn:

•

Setting

up

a

spec

and

setting

a

size

• Getting

started

into

2D

• Drafting

3D

piping

and

components

•

AutoCAD

point

filters

• Topworks

• Supports

and

Support

BOM

• Discontinuity

and

how

to

find

them.



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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping

CHAPTER 2

CADWorx is Intergraphs integrated series of AutoCAD®-based tools for plant design thatprovides intelligent drawing/database connectivity, advanced levels of automation, easy-to-usedrafting tools and the industry’s first link between CAD and engineering analysis programs.Since its introduction, CADWorx has revolutionized the plant design industry with its ease ofuse, flexibility, interconnectivity and scalability.

CADWorx supports and takes full advantage of the advanced performance and functionalityfeatures in AutoCAD. These capabilities give CADWorx the ability to let multiple users workmore efficiently together on even larger models. This superior flexibility and performance is

made possible by significant file size reductions, faster load and save times, superiormanagement of external references (XREF’s) and highly refined user-interface features, allwhile maintaining AutoCAD functionality and ease.

CADWorx: Easy, Open Scalable and Global

EASY:• The CADWorx suite is quick and easy to set up, so you can start designing right away.

And, if you know AutoCAD, you are further on your way to having your projects fasttracked from conception to delivery. CADWorx allows you to deliver on time and withease!

OPEN:• CADWorx conforms to the common standards of the AutoCAD platform. This means

your deliverables will reach the largest possible market and will allow the greatestinteroperability with other leading AutoCAD applications for integrated, error-freedesigns.

SCALABLE:• CADWorx provides true economies of scale for projects with budgets ranging from the

thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. Workgroup size is never an issue with

CADWorx.

GLOBAL:• CADWorx is supplied with user modifiable language files that can quickly adapt

CADWorx to your regional standards. Dialog boxes, command prompts and user inputcan all be adjusted, allowing designers around the globe to work completely in their ownlanguages.





Starting the Drawing

• We will start with a simple 2D approach, and then look at 3D modeling.

• We setup a working 2D environment in Chapter 1, TRAIN1.Dwg .

• (Open if necessary).

Just to review our system setup, pick the “Current Setting” button on the Setting toolbar.

This “Current Setting” dialog can also beaccessed from the pulldown menu “Plant;”“Utility;” “Setting…”

Notice that “Line Number ” has not been set. Wecan set it now or wait till later. For this exercise,we will wait.

1. From the Flanges toolbar, select a Weldneck.

• Look at the Command Line.





2. The long description of the component is displayed on one line followed by theplacement prompts. Weldneck Flanges are unique in that they have two different end-conditions, buttweld and flange. The default placement is varied each time thiscommand is executed; so watch your command line carefully. On this placement theButtweld is the default and Face is optional because it appears in brackets, [ Face end].We want to place the face of flange first, so enter “F.”

Command: Pick start point or [Face end] <last point>: F

Command: Pick start point <last poin t>: (pick any point)

Command: Pick direction: (Ortho ON) pick Right (+X)

3. For precision placement of components, we will be usingObject Snap. To help speed up placement, we can set“Running Osnap.” Place your mouse over the OSNAP”button on the status line, pick the right mouse button andselect “Settings...”

Minimum settings: Endpoint, Intersection, and Center .Options: Perpendicular and Nearest.

4. From the Buttweld toolbar, select a Concentric Reducer .

Command: Pick large end point or [Small end] <last point>: Enter

Note: Using “Enter ” we accepted the default large end and placed it at the last the lastrunning point (buttweld end of WN flange). We could have picked a point using ourRunning Object Snap.





Command: Pick small buttweld direction: pick Right (+X) (Ortho ON)

If you pick your “Setup” button on your “Settings ” toolbar, you will see that MainSize is now set to 4” and Reduction to 6” .

5. From the Flanges toolbar, Weldneck.

Command: Pick start point or [Buttweld end] <last point>: Enter

(Accepts BW and Last Point)

Command: Pick direction: pick Right (+X)(Ortho ON)

Command: 4” Gasket, 1/8” THK. 150LB

Automat icall y p laced…

Note: When flanges are placed withthe “Face” LAST, a gasket will beincluded if “ Auto Gasket” is enabled.

We don’t actual draw gaskets. A symbol is drawn on the System layer to indicate theplacement of the gasket, store the material data, and define the gasket thickness. Thesymbol is comprised of two blocks spaced one gasket thickness apart. The insertionpoints of the blocks are on the center point of the both faces of the gasket and can beaccessed using Object Snap “ Insert.”

Note: The System layer is normally turned off for plotting (make it a non-plot layer).





From the Flanged Valves toolbar, select a Gate Valve.

Command: Pick start point or [Center] <last po int>: Enter

(Accept Flg. & Last point)

Command: Pick direction: pick Right (+X)

(Ortho ON)

Note: All valves can be placed by and an end or center point. Buttweld and Flanged valvesshare this toolbar (see Optional Components).

6. From the Flanges toolbar, Weldneck.

Command: Pick start point or [Buttweld end] <last point>: Enter

(Accepts FLG and Last Point)


(Ortho ON)





7. From the Buttweld toolbar, select Pipe.

Command:Pick start point or [TOP/BOP] <last point>:Enter

(Accepts Start & Last Point)

Command: Pick end point (Ortho ON, move Cursor to Right)

Type 1800 [Enter] (1.8M)

Note: When placing pipe, we can define its insertion based on BOP or TOP using thecommand options shown above.

8. From the Buttweld toolbar, select Plan 90 LR Ell.

90 LR Ell (plan)





Command: Pick start point or [Corner] <last point>: Enter

(Accepts End & Last Point)

Command: Pick corner direction: pick Right (+X) (Ortho ON)

Command: Pick other direction: pick Downward (-Y) Ortho ON)


Command: Pick start poin t or [TOP/BOP] <last poin t>: Enter

(Accepts Start & Last Point)

Command: Pick end point: (Ortho ON, move Cursor -Y Downward)

Type 1800 [Enter]





10. From the Buttweld toolbar, select 90 LR Ell.

Command: Pick start point or [Corner] <last point>: Enter

(Accepts End & Last Point)

Command: Pick corner direction: pick –Y (Downward)(Ortho ON)

Command: Pick other direction: pick Right (+X)

(Ortho ON)

Pick “ Auto Connect” button on the Setting toolbar.

Auto Connect will further automate the component placement process. Auto Connect assumes the insertion of each component is at the “last running point” and determinesthe direction based on the last component (except pipe).






Notice that the Weldneck command did not require astart point or a direction vector.

12. From the Flg/BW Valves toolbar, select a Ball Valve.

Again, no placement input is required.







Command: Pick ending point: (Ortho On move cursor Right +X)

Type 3000 [Enter] (3M)

Note: We are prompted for the end point of the pipe because it is a variable. Direction isalso required.






16. From the Flg/BW Valves toolbar, select a Gate Valve.


18. Now, un-engage the Auto Connect feature

Pick “ Auto Connect” button on the Setting toolbar.

The next component in line is an 8”x4” Concentric Reducer .

Before we place this

component, we must adjustthe size variables.

Pick the “Size” button onthe Setting toolbar.





Set “Reduction” to 4”

Set “Main” to 8”

19. From the Buttweld toolbar, select a Concentric Reducer .

Command: Pick large end point or [Small end] <last point>: enter S (Small End)

Command: Pick small end point <last point>: Enter (or pick)(Last point)

Command: Pick large end direction: pick Right (+X)(Ortho ON)





20. From the Flanges toolbar, select another Weldneck.

Command: Pick start point or [Face end] <last point>: Enter(Accepts BW and Last Point) (If Face is default, enter F)

Command: Pick direction: pick Right (+X)(Ortho ON)

Command: 8” Gasket, 1/8” THK. 150LB

Automatically placed…

21. From the Flanges toolbar, select Long Weldneck.

Command: Pick start point or [Length/Plain end] <last point>:Enter(Default and Last Point)


(Ortho ON)

Notice the Option for setting the Length of the Long Weldneck. We are not interestedin this value, so we accept the default or spec value.

The Long Weldneck has information associated to it and we are using it in our drawingto indicate an equipment connection. It is presently an active component and will appearin the BOM. To fix this problem, we will make it an “Existing” component.





22. Double pick on profile graphics of the Long Weldneck.

Double picking executes “ComponentEdit”

Find the Miscellaneous area, bottomcenter, and check the “Existing” box.

Pick OK to close dialog

• The Long Weldneck now has been moved to the “Existing” layer and will be excludedfrom the BOM.





Component Edit works great for moving one or two components, but to move severalcomponents or entire systems use Mode Convert to Existing in the Accessory menu areaof the Pipe pulldown menu.

We now need to add a Nozzle to the other end of the piping. Zoom (W) into an area at thebeginning of the piping.

23. From the Gasket toolbar, select a Gasket.

Command: Pick start point <last poin t>: pick Face of WN Flg.(Running OSnap)

Command: Select direction: pick Left (-X) (Ortho ON)

Warning: Component Mismatch

o If you didn’t notice, we just tried to place an 8” gasket on a 6” WN flange.

o Pick the “Do not draw component” button and check “Size.”

o Enter again to reinsert the gasket.

Command: Pick start point <last poin t>: pick Face of WN Flg. (Running OSnap)

Command: Select direction: pick Left (-X)





24. From the Flanges toolbar, select Long Weldneck.

Command: Pick start point or [Length/Plain end] <last point>: Enter(Face at Last Point)

Command: Pick direction: pick Left (-X)

(Ortho ON)

25. Again, we do not want the LongWeldneck to be reported as a newcomponent in the BOM. UseComponent Edit to exclude thiscomponent from the BOM.

You can edit most componentinformation using “ComponentEdit,” however be careful.

Changing size and spec couldcause serious problems.





LINE Numbers

We have will now look at Line Numbering. Normally, we would setup and use thesystem at the beginning of a project (if we could).

Before we begin to define our line numbering format, let’s be sure what is meant by

“Count.” CADWorx Plant uses this term for the numeric sequence number of the line,i.e. 101. If you are required to use an alphanumeric sequence, just add an additionalvariable (category) for the alpha portion. We will add one for this exercise.

26. From the Line Numbers toolbar, select Line Number Setup.

This command can also be accessed from the pull down menuPlant Accessory Line Numbers; Setup…

First - Add a separator, “-.” Then (Type and Add)

Second – Select “Service” from the Categories (pick “Add”)

Finally – Add “Count” (list) and “ Alpha” (type in).





• System ON should be checked. We will use the System ON in the Dynamic Mode.That is to say, the Spec and Size values will be furnished by the components. In the“System Static” mode, the user can set the Spec and Size values and apply to anycomponent (of any size or spec).

We will also set “Default values” for Service (set to HC) and Alpha (set to A).

Notice the “Preview” box. Set a value for Count to 101.

Note: The Line Number Count buttons only work in the Dynamic mode.

The Category selection set comes from either the DATABASE.TBL file in the Systemdirectory or from the P&ID database.

27. From the Line Numbers toolbar, select Line Number Ass ign.

Pick the entire run of pipe. If a number was previously assigned, you will be prompted(use “ Al l”). The line numbering system will be saved in the present Configuration File.Each configuration can have a unique format.

From the Setting toolbar, select Component Edit or Double Pick on the component.





Pick a section of 4” Pipe [Enter].

Notice the Line Number .

Zoom Extents

28. We will now locate an instrument connection on the 4” pipe near the 8” nozzle.Reposition your view using Zoom and Pan.

Using the OTRACK Feature in AutoCAD

1. Using the Setting toolbar reset you Main size to 4” and Reduction to ¾” .

2. On your Status pick OSNAP (F3) and OTRACK “On.” (F11)

On On





3. Select a Thrd in Plan O-let (TOL) from the Threaded/SW Fittings toolbar.

Pick and Hold the ICON, this is a fly-out

Command: Pick start point <last poin t>:

Place your pointer on the end of the pipe centerline. When you see the AutoSnapMarker “Endpoint”, slide the mouse a small distance to the left.

Notice the fine dotted line appear? That is the alignment path, type 300 for the distancein the command line.

Pick start point <last point>: 300





Command: Pick branch end direction: pick upward (+Y) Ortho ON

The TOL is placed 300mm from the OSNAP selected (endpoint) in the direct of themouse.

4. Select a Nipple (Fly-out) from the Threaded/SW Fittings toolbar (Size = 3/4” ).

Command: Pick start point or [Length/Close] <last point>: L

Command: Enter length: 75

Command: Pick start poin t <last point>: CL Endpt.(O-Let)

Engagement is at theendpoint of thecomponent centerline.





Command: Pick direction: Upward (+Y) with (Ortho ON)

Command: Starting end option

[Threaded/Bevel/Plain] <Threaded>: [Enter ] (Default)

Command: Ending end option

[Threaded/Bevel/Plain] <Threaded>: [Enter ] (Default)

5. Select a Gate Valve from the Threaded/SW Valves toolbar.

Command: Pick start point or [Center] <last point>: [Enter ]

Command: Pick direction: (+Y) Upward (Ortho ON)





Note: Make sure your scale is set to 1:20

6. From the pulldown menu pick Plant Graphics Instrument…”

Highlight 2 Attrib. Local

Pick OK

Command: Pick instrument to label: pick last running point

on gate Valve (Endpt of centerline)

Command: Pick mark location: pick point above (+Y)

Command: Enter firs t level label: PI

Command: Enter second level label: 101





• Next, we will dimension and annotate our drawing.

7. From the pulldown menu PlantDimension Automatic

Command: Enter an option [Flange/Offset/Selection] <Selection>: F

Command: Flange dimensioning [ON/Off] <Off>:ON

Command: Enter an option [Flange/Offset/Selection] <Selection>: O

Command: Enter offset distance: 300

Command: Enter an option [Flange/Offset/Selection] <Selection>: [Enter ]

Use Crossing Select “ Al l”

Command: Select objects: [Enter ]

Command: Pick centroid point of dimensions:

pick pt. in the middle of the spool at the arrow location shown below.





Annotat ion of Model

1. From the pulldown menu select Plant

Text

Annotate

Component

Command: Annotat ion type [Short /Long /Tag] <Short>: [Enter] for Short

Command: Select component to annotate description: pick Con. Reducer

Command: Start point or [Leader/Justify] : pick point (Ortho Off)

Command: Rotation angle <0>: [Enter] for “0”

Move annotation to desired location and finish off with a leader from the AutoCAD menu,Dimension or use Leader Option.





3D Modeling

• To get the maximum productivity from a piping design application, you need to use 3D.

A 3D environment allows easy management of materials and the ability to define thecomplete geometry of a piping system to produce automatic isometrics. There are anumber of ways to change your viewpoint in AutoCAD. We will use the predefined iso-views.

1. Using the AutoCAD View toolbar select “Southwest.”

2. From the pulldown menu Plant AccessoryMode Convert 3D Solid





Command: Select objects: Crossing (Select all)

• Our pipe is now converted to 3D Solid…it’s that simple.





• CADWorx will allow you to set your Size, Spec, Line number or All by pick. For thisexercise we want to reset our size to 4” by picking the component.

3. Now let’s add a control station near the existing Ball Valve. Reset your size to 4” (Sizeby Component).

4. Select a Weldneck flange from the Flanges toolbar.





• Place the buttweld on the port of the elbow facing in the +Y direction.

Notice that the flange replaced the pipe.

5. Select a Control valve from the Flanged Valves toolbar.

Command: Pick start point or [Length/Center] <last point>: [Enter ] (Last point)

Command: Pick direction: +Y (Upward)

Notice the option for “Length

You can edit the “Tag” value later using“Component Edit.”





6. Select and place a Ball valve from the Flanged Valves toolbar. Use the last runningpoint.

7. Select a Check valve from the Flanged Valves toolbar.

Command: Pick start point or [Center] <last po int>: [Enter ](Last point)





Command: Pick direction or [Reverse]: +Y (Up)

Notes:

1) Check valves can be placed in the reverse flowdirection using the “R” option. However, a gasket

will not be automatically placed. You will have tomanually place one from the Gasket toolbar.

2) The AutoCAD “Mirror ” command (MI) can beused to change the arrow from side-to-side but donot use for end-to-end (this will cause problemslater!).

8. Select and place a Weldneck flange from the Flanges toolbar. Use the last runningpoint.





9. Select and place a Tee (Straight) from the Buttweld toolbar. Use the last running pointfor main buttweld, +Y (upward) for main run direction, and +X (right) for branchdirection.

10. Select and place another Tee (Straight) from the Buttweld toolbar. Place to the right ofthe ball valve as shown.

11. Select and place a Weldneck flange, a Globe valve, and another companion Weldneck flange as shown.





The next step involves the use of one of the handiest but least used AutoCAD tools, ( XYZ orPoint Filters).

At any prompt for locating a point, you can enter point filters to specify a single coordinate by

extracting the X, Y, and Z values of several points. In the following example, the start point forthe line has a coordinate constructed from the X value of the midpoint of the first object youselect, with the Y and Z values of the midpoint of the second object you select.

As show below we want to connect a pipe from the flange to the tee. You want to make sure ifyou are going to be using point filters your OSNAP is on as well as your OBJECT SNAPTRACKING. Object snap is set to Endpoint, Extension, and Apparent Intersection.

12. Select Pipe from the Buttweld toolbar…

Pick start point or [TOP/BOP] <last point>:





• Hover over the second tee end point as show but don’t select it. This is where you will beestablishing a temporary x,y,z coordinate.

• Drag your mouse over to the right to line up with your first selection point on your flange.Show below you will see two temporary alignment paths. This indicates you have thepipe aligned with the flange and the tee.

Pick end point: as shown





13. Select Pipe from the Buttweld toolbar again or just hit enter, it will automatically startyou off at the last point, then join the pipe with the tee as shown.

14. Select 90 LR Ell from the Buttweld toolbar. Use the “Corner ” placement option. Whenprompted for the corner point, select the intersection of the two pipes in question.





Drag mouse to the left Drag mouse downward

Below is what your drawing should look like.





Pipe assembly show in 3D

• To add another element to this drawing, let’s erase our 4” by-pass line, and replace itwith a 2” by-pass in the vertical, using point filters, reducing tees, a 45° elbow, and arolled 90° elbow. When we’re finished, it should like something like this:

• Let’s start by copying the assembly out of the way of your existing pipe and erasing ourexisting bypass line, including the two tees.

Change your sizes to Main Size = 4” , Reduction Size = 2”

Note: Depending on your comfort level with both AutoCAD and CADWorx there are severalways to do the next exercise. CADWorx provides tools to easily insert components dependingon AutoCAD UCS.





15. Select Side Reducing Tee from the Buttweld toolbar.

Command: Pick start point or [Center] <last point>: pick Endpoint shown

Command: Pick direction: +X (Right)

Command: Enter direct ion [Up/Down] <Up>: [Enter]

Repeat the procedure for the other reducing tee, this time placing it in a plan view.





• Using the AutoCAD View toolbar select “Southwest.”, and set our UCS to East usingthe CADWorx UCS toolbar.

NEXT can also be used.

Now change your Main size to 2”





16. Select and place a 200mm long piece of Pipe, an Elbow, a Weldneck flange, a Globe valve, and another companion Weldneck flange as shown.

• We now want to turn the model to top view by using the TOP View AutoCAD command.

17. Select Rolled 90° Elbow from the Buttweld toolbar.

Command: Pick start point orCorner] <lastpoint>: C

Hover over top ofthe tee to establisha temporary point.





Go down the second point (Flang) toestablish a second temporary point.

• Note: Make sure you start the point which has the correct elevation you want. There are

other means to establish the same point by using the .X then establishing the .YZ. Theway shown is the fastest and easiest way.

• Establishing these two points will give you a start point of the center of your rolled elbow,on the x.y.z.

Tem orar Start oint

Second Point

Ali nment Lines





• You should now have a rubber band indicating the corner point for your rolled elbow.When prompted for the first and second directions, pick –Y (down) and – X (left).

Pick first direction: Pick second direction:

Command: Enter direction [Up/Down] <Up>: D for down





• Using the AutoCAD View toolbar select “Southwest.”, and set our UCS to North usingthe CADWorx UCS toolbar.

18. From the Buttweld toolbar select 45° LR Ell.

Command: Pick start point or [Corner] <last point>:C

Command: Pick corner point: using Osnap, select Apparent Intersection

Command: _appint of select any point on the pipe.





Command: and: hover the cursor over any point on the branch centerline untilan “ X” appears to indicate the center point of the elbow and pick.

Complete the elbow direction points using Polar Tracking as snap





19. Finish the bypass line by adding the two missing pieces of pipe, and stretching theangled piece using Grips.

Note: Change your UCS back to Flat or type in – UCS “W” PLAN “W”. This will insureyour UCS is always on the correct plain.

• The last thing we want to do is place an actuator on our control valve. Let’s start bymaking sure our settings are updated to our line. We’ll use the Select component to all features on the Settings toolbar , and pick any component on the line.





• Change your CADWorx USC to View East. This will allow us to place the Actuator in theZ direction.

• From the Operator toolbar, select Ac tuato r.

Command: Pick center of valve: using Osnap, select the center of the control

valve

Command: Pick direction: pick Up (+Y)

Command: Enter actuator outside diameter: type in 250 [Enter]

Command: Enter distance, center of valve to top of actuator: type in 600 [Enter]





Automatic Bolts

1. We don’t draw bolts; we just insert data required for BOM extraction. So, it’s just amatter of when do I need the data and how I’m going to get it into the drawing.

CADWorx offers three choices for BOLTS

•

The “ Automat ic ” is the preferred choice. The user can globally pick the drawing or lineand attach the bolts. Where there is a gasket the letter “B” will be inserted.

NOTE: Bleed Rings will yield incorrect automatic bolting information (two sets of boltswith the wrong length; one for each gasket).

A “B” indicates bolt data in thedrawing. It’s on the Systemlayer.

• Bolts can be automatically inserted by the Auto-ISO function if you’re generatingCADWorx Isometrics. Isogen requires the bolts be inserted as above. We will look atboth options later in the course.

• There is a system variable, Configuration File, called “BomBoltControl .” This will help

set up how you wish to quantify your bolts.

Standard – Reads a size and spec from your settings.

Non-Standard – User prompted for Data

Automat ic – Global procedure where CADWorx will read thegaskets for Size and Spec.



Chapter 3Auto Routing & Sloped Lines


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3D

modeling

using

the

Auto

Router

• Drawing

a

valve

assembly

c/w

small

bore

piping

• Drafting

using

Point

Filters

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Global

editing

with

CADWorx

• Automatic

Bolts

• Exporting

out

a

Bill

of

Material

• Drafting

slopped

piping

• Line

Numbering

•

Small

modeling

Exercise

•

Viewbox

• Insulation

Pallet

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General

Arrangement

Drawings



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CADWorx® Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines

CHAPTER 3

CADWorx Automatic Routing feature is used to provide a 3dpoly line for welded, threaded andsocket automatic routing routines. It will allow you to draw the 3dpoly line with different options.It also provides an undo feature similar to the AutoCAD’s 3dpoly command.

The command will control the AutoCAD UCS. When activated, the command will automaticallyreturn the UCS to World Coordinates. This will allow the different options to be used correctlylike the WORLD feature when prompted to use the ELEVATION.

Combining CADWorx Automatic Routing and AutoCad point filters a user can draft in 3D veryquickly and accurately.

Pipe routing is a snap. Draw a simple 2D or 3D routing line, then use the built in router to attachpipe and elbows. You can apply piping at any angle in any direction. You can use buttweld(short or long radius), socket weld or threaded components, and apply trimmed elbows quickly

and easily. Rolling offsets are a breeze! Additionally, the router gives you all the options youneed - sloped, elevation changes and more - to produce clean, logical piping layouts.





CADWorx Auto Rout ing

1. Start a New drawing using the “Metric.dwt” template and name it “Train4.”

2. From the “CADWorx/PLANT Setup” dialog set the following:

Main size: 6”

Reduction: 4”

Spec: 150_M

Draw Mode: 2D Single Line

Fitting mode: SW

3. Change view to Southwest, then from the pull down menu Plant Accessory Auto Route

Router . Alternatively you can type in “RT” on the command line.

Specify start point or [Position/Reference]: pick a point anywhere

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: E

Enter elevation change or [World/Pick] <World>: W

Enter world elevation: 600

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: (Ortho on “F8” move cursorRight +X) Type 1500 [Enter]

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]:

Move curser down or –Z axis 1800 [Enter]

Elevation to use [Current/Last] <Last>: C


Move curser down or –Y axis 2400 [Enter]


Move curser down or +X axis 3000 [Enter]





4. Now from the Plant menu pick: Plant

Accessory

Auto Route

Buttweld LR and pickthe 3D polyline that you just got finished drawing.

5. Convert to 3D Solid (Plant AccessoryMode Convert)





6. Using CADWorx commands insert WN Flange/Check Valve (reversed)/BallValve/Control Valve/Ball Valve and a WN Flange

• Items should appear as show in drawing below

Note: Don’t forget the Gasket for the Reverse Check (no auto-gasket).

7. Add a 2” Sockolet, 300mm from top of elbow; orientation is +X (East). Be sure to resetyour sizes to Main 6” , Reduction 2” .

Once again make sure your POLAR and OTRACK ison. Hover over top the elbow end point and then moveyour cursor up and type in 300.





8. Add another 2” Sockolet, 300mm from elbow, as shown below:

9. Switch to SE Isometric and draw in a routing line as show in the illustration below. Useyour x,y,z point filters here.

Use a Router line from SOL to SOL as shown.

Pipe Accessory Auto RouteRouter

Command: RT





10. Run Au to Route, “Socket Weld,” on the routing line.

Plant Accessory Auto RouteSocket Weld

Orifice Flanges – (Spec Editing)

• Once the 2” line has been drawn, we now want to place a pair of Orifice Flanges at

(900mm) upstream of the by by-pass.

• Orifice flanges come in wide variety of flange types and use the appropriate pick onthe Flanges toolbar. However, since they share the same picks as standard flanges,they have been added to the specification as an “OPTION.”

CADWorx - OPTIONS TOGGLE

• To toggle this option on requires the user to activate a toggle from the pulldown,Pipe AccessorySpecificationToggle or type SPECOPTION from the command line.

There is also a button for it on the Settings toolbar.





11. From the menu Plant Accessory Specification, pick “Optional” or use the“Specification Option Toggle” on the Setting toolbar.

Command: Al l components wi ll be dialogued...

Note: This is a two-way toggle ( Al l, Off )

Set your Main Size to 6” and picka Weld Neck Flange from theFlanges toolbar.

Highlight Orifice Flange and pickOK

• You could use tracking for this step but here’s another handy trick.

Command: Pick start point or [Face end] <last point>: Pick start point <lastpoint>: NEA to

Use Nearest Osnap and pick a point just upstreamfrom the by-pass.

Pick direction: Toward end of pipe

Enter distance or [Round distance] (1200mm)

• The “Rounding Function” will place the face not at our arbitrary point but where wewant it.

• Rounding is always from the nearest end selected.





12. Select a Gasket

Notice that only 150LB Gaskets areavailable.

• How about the Orifice Plate? If you have looked closely, there are none.

If the SPEC does not have the 300lbgasket use the Specification Editor toadd it. Make sure it is an OptionalComponent.





Add 300LB Gasket and companion Orifice Flange.

• Toggle the Specification Option to “Off

Finish the line with a 90 LRElbow and a Weld NeckFlange.





13. Change to a plan view.

Component Edit

Component Edit allows user to change information one component at a time. But, we alsohave the ability to change more than one component using Global Edit.

1. Pick Global Edit from the fly-out on the

Settings toolbar or from the Plantpulldown menu; UtilityComponent Edit.

Or from the Settings Toolbar.





• Once you pick the Global Edit the Global Edit Box appears

Command: Select objects: Pick both Ball Valves

• Set Tag value to BV150.

Pick OK

Note: Under the Component Edit menu, note the “Xref Edit…” This command is not used tochange information in Xref drawings, but allows users to view CADWorx data.





Bolts

• As mentioned earlier in this Chapter we don’t draw bolts; we just need to insert the datarequired for BOM extraction. So, it’s just a matter of when and how to add the data.

• A “B” indicates bolt data in the drawing. It’s on the System layer.

Bolts can be automatically inserted by the Auto-ISO function (see the “AutoIsometric Config…”).

There is a system variable, ConfigurationFile, called “BomBoltControl.” This willhelp set up how you wish to quantify your

bolts.

This variable controls how bolts areplaced in the CADWorx Plant AutoISO billof material schedules and the CADWorxPlant ISOGEN material list.





BOM – BILL OF MATERIAL

• Why do we want to work in 3D? Hopefully, this exercise has given you an idea of howeasy working in 3D can be. Beside a better design environment, 3D is the only sure wayto manage material (BOM) and provides us with all the geometry that we need for theautomatic generation of Isometric Piping Drawings.

• The Bill of Material (BOM) utility provides a means to organize and present material data.

1. You can access the command from the Plant Bill of Matieral Setup or from the new CADWorxribbon.





• All component data is stored in the Xdata fields that appear in the left-hand box. Usingthe “ Add” and “Remove,” you can select the fields that you require as columns in thematerial list. Once all columns are selected, use the “Move Up” and “Move Down”buttons to organize the order of the columns. Highlight a column in the list and further

define by setting the alignment (radio buttons in the center of the dialog) and define acolumn title and width at the bottom left of the dialog.

• “Sort Order…” opens a new dialog to configure order of component entries in the BOM.

2. Highlight the column “MARK” and change the title to “ITEM.”

The “Run ” area of the BOM menu allowsselection of how we want pipe quantified,“Total” or “Cut ,” and also a pick for a parts list(every component will have a separate entry inthe BOM).

In the “Tag” menu area you can toggle thetagging function off, change a tag location, orinsert a new tag.





• We are now ready to produce presentation drawings (orthographic or isometric) where amaterial lists are appropriate. Drawing output can be seen in the Automatic Isometricslater in this chapter. However, we can export our material data.

3. From the Bill of Material area of the Plant pulldown menu, pick “Export…”

Command: Select BOM type...Enter an option [Single item/Total length/Cut length]<Cut>: [Enter ] For Cut

Enter an option [Line number/Select components] <Select components>:

[Enter ] Select

Select objects: Specify opposite corner:Select all

Set the “Save as type:” to

“Excel file (.xls)”

Accept the default File Name:





Notice the title of the firstcolumn? ITEM!

This report can be passed to

the client or project engineerfor material review.

Other formats are alsoavailable but every engineerthat I know is especially fondof Excel.

•

CADWorx has an internal isometric drawing generator, Auto -Iso , as well as the ability tooutput to Alias’ Isogen (available in Plant Professional).

Using Auto Router for Sloped Lines

• Now that we’ve used the Auto Router for some basic piping, we’ll look at one of thecommand’s more useful functions, which is when a pipeline has a slope.

• In this exercise, we will be running a 6” -150# flare header line from a piperack to a FlareKnock Out Drum. Then we will tie in a 3” -150# line from a Free Water Knockout skidinto the flare header.

1. Start by opening the model “ Sloped Flare” located in the Piping folder of the project.

2. From the “CADWorx/PLANT Setup” dialog set the following:

Main size: 6”

Reduction: 3”

Spec: 150_M

Draw Mode: 3D Solids





3. Change to a SW Isometric View and insert a 6” gasket and flange to the inlet nozzle onthe FKOD.

4. From the pull down menu “Plant,” select “Accessory,” “Auto Route,” then “Router.”

5. Pick the buttweld endpoint of the flange we just placed.

Command: Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]:Type S [Enter]

Enter slope in degrees (+ or -) or [Meter/Foot/Drop/Rise/Continuous]:Type C [Enter]

Apply slope for each segment [ON/Off]: Type ON [Enter]

Enter slope in degrees (+ or -) or

[Meter/Foot/Drop/Rise/Continuous]: Type M [Enter]

Enter rise in mm (+ or -) per meter: Type 5 [Enter]





Specify next point or

[Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: (Ortho On move cursor Right +X)Type 1000 [Enter]


Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: (Ortho On move cursor Down -Y)Type 1500 [Enter]


[Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: (Ortho On move cursor Right +X)Type 32000 [Enter]

6. Before you use CADWorx Automatic Routing make the line number 6” -F-001-150_M

7. From the pull down menu Plant Accessory Auto Route Buttweld LR.





8. Use CADWorx Lineview to isolate 2 lines…See below. This will make it easier to workon.

6” -F-001-150_M

AND

88.9-F-009-150_M

9. Next, we will insert a 6”x3” Reducing Tee close to the end of the flare header to tie inthe line coming from the FWKO skid. We will place it arbitrarily and then position it inplace using point filters.

Let’s change our settings to the 3” line defaults by using Component to All from theSettings toolbar and selecting a component on that line.





10. As we did with the start of the 6” line, let’s place a gasket and flange to the connecting flange ofthe FWKO.

11. From the pull down menu Plant Accessory Auto Route Router.

• Pick the buttweld endpoint of the flange we just placed.





Command: Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]:

Type S [Enter]

Enter slope in degrees (+ or -) or

[Meter/Foot/Drop/Rise/Continuous]: Type M [Enter]

Enter rise in mm (+ or -) per meter: Type -5 [Enter]


[Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: .Y [Enter]

of: using Osnap, pick a point nearest to anywhere on the centerline ofthe 6” line

12. Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: per (for Perpendicular)to the 6” line.

Elevation to use [Current/Last] <Last>: C [Enter]

[Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: [Enter]

• Before we can place our reducingtee, let’s make sure our sizes are

set.

Main = 6”

Reduction = 3”





13. Switch your view to Front. Make sure you shut your Ortho and Polar off.

14. Now you are ready to insert your reducing tee.

Command: _TERW 6"x3" TEE, REDUCING S/STD, ASTM A-234 GR WPB

Pick start point or [Branch/Center] <last point>: C

Pick main end direction: Nea (for nearest)





Pick branch end direction: nea

• Outcome as seen below, tee has followed the slope of the 6” line.





15. Next we will Auto route the 3” line routing line we installed earlier. Make sure your mainis set to 3”

16. From the pull down menu Plant Accessory

Auto RouteButtweld LR.

Enter an option [Elbows only/Pick points/Select polyline]: [Enter]

Select polyline or 3D poly: pick routing line





Compressor to Cooler Sloped Piping Exercise

Drawing Exercise

The goal of this lab exercise is to connect a 6” – 150# line from the back end of a

compressor to its associated nozzle on the compressors cooler.

The following rules apply:

Complete the line within a

Southwest Isometric View ONLY.

1. Set the UCS to World coordinates.

2. Make the following changes within the CADWorx Plant Setup:

Main Size = 6”, Specification = 150_M, Drawing Mode = 3D

Instructions:

• Open the drawing “ Cooler Sloped Piping” located in your training folder .

• Insert a gasket and flange to the nozzle on the compressor and the one on thecooler.

• Run a 6” Routing Line (Plant-Accessory-Auto Route-Router) from the buttweld ofthe flange on the building to the buttweld of the flange on the cooler using XYZPOINT FILTERS. Draw the routing line 500mm’s from the buttweld of the flange at

the compressor building, then sloping upwards (‘Z & Y’ value of the cooler nozzle)and finishing at the buttweld of the cooler flange.

• Finish the line using the Plant-Accessory-Auto Route-Buttweld LR command.





Modeling Exercise – Vessel to Vessel (Imperial)

1. First start a new drawing, using the CADWorx imperial template.

2. Click SaveasBrowse to the project /PROJECT/PIPING folder and save it as 12-

CPRA_B-1004-150.dwg

3. Now you will xref two drawings located in the <INSTALL DIR>/PROJECT/EQUIPMENT.

Command: XREF, Pick the 34-450 and the EXCHANGERS_PAIR drawings.

4. Highlight both drawings as shown above. Pick Open and Pick OK to except the defaultsettings.





5. Your drawing should look like the one below.

6. We are now ready to start piping around the exchangers.

7. Set the Main pipe size to 12” and the spec to 150lb





8. Set your line number. Go to the Plant pulldown:

Plant AccessoriesLine NumbersSetup

Or the Line number tool bar.

See line number setup below (12” -CPRB-1004-150)

9. Now insert a 12” gasket and flange on the top of the exchanger from the CADWorxtoolbars.

Gasket and Flange





10. Draw a pipe straight up.

Pick start point or [TOP/BOP] <last point>: Enter

Pick end point: Type in 3'7-7/16

11. Now copy the assembly to the next nozzle as seen below.

12. Now add two 90 degree elbows on each assembly and draw a pipe





13. Add a tee 5’-6” from right elbow based on the elbows Center point also make sure youset your OSNAP to endpoint for this exercise.

Command: _TESW


Pick center point: 5'6”

Pick main end direction: Pick in the line of the main pipe

Pick branch end direction: Pick in the direction you want the branch to face.

14. We will continue to model to the top of the 35-450 drawing. We will add a gasket, flangeand an elbow to start. Once this is done we will use the CADWorx routing command toroute the new pipe.





15. Now let’s connect the Tee to the elbow on the tank using the Routing command.

Zoom into the area where the tee has been placed on the pipe. This is where we willbegin our routing line.

Go the Plant menu and pick: Plant Accessories AutoRouteRouter

Or Command: RT

Setting to world coordinate system...

Specify start point or [Position/Reference]: END of Pick the end point of the tee

Position the routing line based on bottom of pipe at world elevation:

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: P

Enter an option [Nominal/Size/BOP/TOP/Centerline] <Centerline>:BOP

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: E

Enter elevation change or [World/Pick] <World>: Enter

Enter world elevation: 21'6

Use point filters

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: .X of end of

Pick bottom of 90 degree elbow





(need YZ): Move cursor to the positive X direction.

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: end of

Elevation to use [Current/Last] <Last>: C

Use CADWorx auto-route command to finish the pipe.

Go the Plant menu and pick: Plant Accessories AutoRouteButtweld LR

16. Now we want to place a flange, gate valve and a flange as show below. Make sure youchange your UCS to place these components.

17. Inserting a Valve Operator on the gate valve.





Click on CADWorx UCS to get it at the angle that will work.

_VIEWEAST

[Xtext/Ztext/Elevation/Rotate/COordinate/CLip] <Pick point, or enter>: ENTER

Operators

1. Go to the Plant menu: Toolbar Operators if the tool bar is not up.

Pick the OS&Y from the operator tool bar.

Command: _OSYELEV

Pick center of valve: mid

Pick direction: Move cursor to left

Enter hand wheel OD: 18”

Enter distance, center of valve to hand wheel: 4’-0”





2. Now let’s create a new line number (12” -CPRA-1004-150) and construct a new runsimilar to the one we just created but on the other exchanger.

3. Once the line number is created insert a gasket and flange on the upper nozzle of theexchangers. Make sure your UCS is set correctly.

4. With CADWorx Auto-route insert a 3D line as per first piping assembly.

Command: rt


Specify start point or [Position/Reference]: cen of FLANGE

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: P

Enter an option [Nominal/Size/BOP/TOP/Centerline] <Centerline>: BOP

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: e

Enter elevation change or [World/Pick] <World>:

Enter world elevation: 16'

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: .Y of cen of

(need XZ):

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: cen of

Elevation to use [Current/Last] <Last>: c





5. Use Auto-Route to complete the pipe.

Plant Accessories AutoRouteRouter Buttweld LR

6. Insert another Tee at 5’6 using the center of the tee.

Command: _TESW , 12" TEE, STR. S/STD, ASTM A-234 GR WPB


Pick center point: <Osnap on> 5'6

Pick main end direction:

Pick branch end direction:

Enter distance or [Round distance] <5'-6">: Enter





7. Now model the Gasket, Flange and Elbow. Zoom to the nozzle of the "35-450" drawingand insert these components.

8. Use the Routing command to connect the elbow to the tee.

Command: RT


Specify start point or [Position/Reference]: end of

(Pick Tee)





Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: .Z of end of

(Pick end point of Existing Routing line on other line)

(need XY): end of (Pick top of Tee again)





Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: .X of end of

(Pick Elbow centerline on the 35-450)

(need YZ): Pick pass the tank in the direction you want to go.

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: end of

Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: Exit

9. Now you can Auto-route the line using CADWorx command:

Plant Accessories AutoRouteRouter Buttweld LR





10. Similar to the 12"-CPRB-1004-150 you will need to insert a flange, valve and anotherflange onto this line.

11. Now copy the hand wheel from one valve to the other.

In this section we will be modeling the supply line that flows from the nozzle to thebottom area of the exchangers.

1. Set your Main size to 16” and your specification to 150.





2. Click the Line number setup and set your line to 16” -CPS-1050-150-2H as show below.

3. Rotate the UCS crosshairs (UCS) as show below.





4. Place Gasket, Flange and elbow on the nozzle coming out of the bottom of exchangeras shown.

5. Place a 12” long piece of pipe, a flange, gate valve, flange and Elbow as show below.





6. Click on SE Isometric tool button on the View tool bar and repeat the previous steps onthe lower nozzle on the other exchanger. Add a gasket, Flange, Elbow, 12” piece ofpipe. Then add the Flange, Gate valve, Flange and Elbow.

7. Next we will draw a routing line from the elbow back to the nozzle on the other tank.Switch to SW Isometric.

Command: RT

Specify start point or [Position/Reference]: END of (Pick Elbow end point)





Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: .Z of CEN of(Center of Nozzle on other tank)

(need XY): END of (Pick center line of Elbow again)





Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: CEN of (Pick Nozzle again)

This should complete the routing line.

8. Next Click Plant Accessory Auto RouteButtweld LR and then press Enter.

9. Click on the Routing line you just drew, the system should look like the illustration below.





10. Draw a line from Elbow perpendicular to the pipe above it.

11. Insert a Tee using the Center as your connection point. Tee should appear in model asshow below.





12. Now draw a piece of pipe between the Elbow and Tee.

13. Put a couple of Flanges, RFWN next to the Tee as shown.

14. Place a Gasket and a Flange at the end of the pipe where it joins the nozzle on thevessel.





ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INSERT A BORDER

VIEWBOX

CADWorx INSULATION





CADWorx Support Modeler

DISCONTINUITY PALLET



Chapter 4CADWorx Steel Professional


•

Learning

how

place

Steel

members

• Editing

steel

insertion

points

• Steel

Coping

•

Steel

Frame

creation

• Stairs

• Handrails

• Steel

Plates

• Drawing

a

skid

c/w

stairs

and

handrails

•

Steel

Skid

exercise

•

Single

line

creation



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CADWorx® Steel Professional

CHAPTER 4

Intergraph® CADWorx ® Steel

Intergraph CADWorx Steel is a 3D steel modeling package that comes complete with powerfuldesign and annotation tools and international steel shapes. With CADWorx Steel, structuraldesigners have access to the best structural tools on the market.

CADWorx Steel Ribbons

CADWorx Steel Professional Includes:

Comprehensive Steel Libraries

Frame and View Creation

User Shapes and Customization

Editing and Modification

Database Links

Reports and Bills of Material

Links to Analysis

Stairs, Ladders and Handrails

Annotat ion and 2D Output





Steel Skid

In this chapter we will cover the basic Steel functions within CADWorx Plant 2010.

1. Start a new drawing with a metric template. Save the drawing as “ SKID” in theStructural folder of the project.

2. If you haven’t already done so, dock the Steel toolbar located under: Plant – Toolbars –Steel.

3. We will be building a structural steel skid base to demonstrate some of the steelcommands available in CADWorx Plant 2010.

• First let’s change our view to a Southwest Isometric View.

Command: Line

Command: Specify first point : pick a point anywhere

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: (Ortho on move cursor Right +X)

Type 8000 [Enter]

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: (Ortho on move cursor Up +Y)

Type 6000 [Enter]

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: (Ortho on move cursor Left -X)

Type 8000 [Enter]

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: Type C [Enter]





4. Using the Offset command with a distance of 2000mm’s, copy the bottom line two timesin the +Y direction, and the left line three times in the +X direction.

• We can place our steel members by selecting the command “ Wide Flange

Shapes”

5. Under “ Select Data file” , set it to Wide Flange (W)

(Remember, our default steel library file location is setin the configuration file under Plant-Setup)

Now let’s select our Steel member default as:

W6X15





6. Now pick “ Select lines”

7. Command: _WSHAPE

Select objects: Select all of the lines [Enter]

We now want to move the I-BEAMS in so that the outer flanges will measure 8000x6000.To accomplish this we can change the Insertion poin ts of our I-BEAMS

8. Let’s start with the top member. Double click on the steel to enter the Component Edit dialogue box for that piece of steel.

Change the Insertion Location point to theTop LEFT. Click ‘OK’. This will bring the beamdown.





9. We need to do the same with the bottom member. Double click on the steel to enterthe Component Edit dialogue box for that piece of steel.

Change the Insertion Location point to theTop Right. Click ‘OK’. This will change thelocation of the beam and move it up.

10. Let’s start with the left member. Double click on it to enter the Component Edit dialogue box again.

Change the Insertion Location point to the Top Left. Click ‘OK’.





11. Now do the right side member with the Insertion Location point as the Top Right

Now if you measure the distance from the outside of the left flange to the outside of the rightflange, you’ll see that the dimension is correct as 8000mm’s.





Coping

1. The Cope command is located on the Steel toolbar.

Command: _SCope

Command: Select objects to cope: Select the three “Y” direction Wide Flangemembers in the middle. [Enter]

Command: Select objects: 2 found, 1 group, 6 total [Enter]





Command: Select coping boundaries: Select the four “ X” direction Wide Flanges as our coping boundaries. [Enter]


Command: Coping type [Bolted/Welded] <Bolted>: [Enter]





• Let’s finish by coping the two X direction center beams to the two Y direction outerbeams.

Command: _SCope

Command:Select objects to cope: Select the four “X” direction Wide Flange

members in the middle. [Enter]

Command: Select coping boundaries: Select the 2 end Wide Flanges






Command: Coping type [Bol ted/Welded] <Welded>: [Enter]

You can now see that the program Coped the membersproperly, however, a small piece of the steelstill remains. Simply use the Erase command to delete these small pieces, orleave them as gussets.

CADWorx Frame Creation

What we want to do now is add a pipe rack assembly to our skid. We will do this by using theFrame Creation command.

1. The Frame Creation command is located on the Steel toolbar.

Command: _SFrame

• The default Frame conf iguration file dialogue box will now display. Let’s makesome changes to the Plan, Row, and Column areas.





Plan Area:

Edit row 1 and make theDistance 2500

Row Area:

Edit Row 1, make it 0. Makerow 2 a distance of 2000

Column Area:

Edit Row 1, make it 0.

Row 2 – 1924

Row 3 – 2000

Row 4 - 2000

• Once completed click O.K.

• Click Yes if prompted to save changes.

Command: Pick insertion point:

Select the endpoint of the centerline On the X direction member secondfrom the bottom.





• Our pipe rack frame should look like this:

Adding Steel Tubing

1. Under “ Select Data file” , set it to StructuralTubing (TS)

Change the Insertion Point to the middle,and the Centerline location to Center .

Now let’s select our Steel member default as

TS6X6x1/4





Command: Select objects: Select all vertical column frame lines [Enter]

2. For the top pieces, we’ll again place W6X15 Wide Flange.

Command: _WShape

Set the Insertion to Top Center , select a W6X15 member, and click Selectlines.





Command: Select objects:

Select the four Y direction frame lines only [Enter]

• With the pipe rack frame looking like this, finish it offwith the Cope Command.

• Use the W6X15 members asthe objects to cope, and theHSS Tubing as thecoping boundaries.





3. Let’s add a plate to the top of our skid.

Command: _SPlate

Selecting the Plate command brings up a dialogue box which will allow usto set the size and type of plate we would like to use.

4. Let’s go ahead and select “ Structural Plate” from the Data file pull down, and proceedwith setting our plate to PL-1/4, which is ¼” thick.





• The user will need to pick the top four corners of the flange and end back at the startingpoint.

• Once you’ve made it back to the first point hit [Enter]

Command: Plate extrude direct ion [Posit ive/Negative] <posit ive>: [Enter]

.

Point 4

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Point 1





Stairs and Handrails

• In this section we will have a look at stairs and handrails. We will build a model of astile.

1. Start a new drawing with a Metric_3d template. Save the drawing as “ STILE” in theStructural folder of the project.

• First let’s change our view to a Southwest Isometric View.

Command: Line

Command: Specify first po int: pick a point anywhere on your screen

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: (Ortho on move cursor Right +X)

Type 4000 [Enter]

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: (Ortho on move cursor Up +Y)

Type 1029 [Enter]

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: (Ortho on move cursor Left -X)

Type 4000 [Enter]

Command: Specify next point or [Undo]: Type C [Enter] for close.





• We can place our steel members by selecting the command “ Channel Shapes”

Command: _CShape

2. Selecting the Channel command brings up a dialogue box which will allow us to set thesize and type of channel we would like to use.

• Let’s go ahead and select “American

Standard Channel” from the Data filepull down, and pick the setting of ourchannel to C8X11.5

• Set the Pick Insertion Location to theTop Right.

Command: Select objects: Select all four lines in the order drawn [Enter]





Command: Flip flange side [Flip/eXit] <eXit>: [Enter]

Command: Flip flange side [Flip/eXit] <eXit>: [Enter]





Command: Flip flange side [Flip/eXit] <eXit>: F [Enter]

Command: Flip flange side [Flip/eXit] <eXit>: F [Enter]





3. Now we can cope our members. From the Steel toolbar select Cope.

Command: _SCope

Command: Select objects to cope: Select the two small channel pieces[Enter]

Command: Select coping boundaries: Select the two long channel pieces[Enter]

Command: Coping type [Bol ted/Welded] <Welded>: [Enter]

• Erase the small pieces at each corner left over from the cope command. Theresult should look like this:

Adding Stai rs

1. The Stair command is located on the Steel toolbar.

Command: _SStair

2. Selecting the Stair command brings up a default dialogue box which will allow us todefine our specific stair settings requirements.





3. We will first set the location for the top of our stairs (Top Point), the bottom of our stairs(Base Elevation), and the rotation angle based on our UCS.

4. Select the Top Point “ Specify On-screen” button first.

Select the Midpoint of thetop of the left side channel.

5. After re-entering the Stair settings dialogue box, change the Base elevation to -1000,the Rotation angle to 180, and click OK.





• Any changes required after the stairs have been generated are very easy to make.Simply double-click on the stairs to re-enter the Stair settings box.

6. Click on the Dimensions tab and change the Riser count (B) to 5, and the Total run

(F) to 1200. Click O.K. to have Cadworx redraw the stairs.

• Using the mirror command, make a copy of the stairs to the other end of the stile.





Hand Rails

1. The HAND RAILS command is located on the Steel Toolbar

Command: _SHrai l

Selecting the Handrail command brings up a default dialogue box whichwill allow us to define our specific handrail settings requirements.

• Under the Dimensions tab make the following adjustments:

Platform offset - Distance = 0

Start/end of fset = 0

Max post spacing = 2000





• Under the Sizes tab make the following adjustments:

• Let’s change the Top, Intermediate, and Bottom rail, as well as the Post type to thefollowing:

Top rail: Type=Pipe,

Data file=Structural Pipe (STD)

Size=P1 ¼-STD

Intermediate rail: Flat Bar FB2X1/4

Bottom rail: Flat Bar FB2X1/4

Post: Type=Pipe,

Data file=Structural Pipe (STD)

Size=P1 ¼-STD





• Select “ Pick points”

Command: Specify start point: Pick the bottom stringer

Command: Specify next point or …..

select the Endpoint ofthe top of the stringer






Select theEndpoint shown


Select the Endpoint shown[Enter]

Command: Pick away from platform: pick a point to the right of theplatform





• Use the mirror command to copy the handrail to the other side. When finished it shouldlook like this:

2. Save the drawing and close CADWorx





Steel Base

• In this chapter we will draw a steel base c/w stairs and handrails as shown below. Allbase steel wide-flange will be W8X24.

• Start a new drawing with the Metric template. Save the drawing as “Steel Base.dwg” inthe structural folder of the project directory.





• The drawing below is a view off all the beams that is required to make this skid c/wBOM.

Note: Please observe your orientation of the drawing. Stairs are not shown here





Dimensional Information base steel [PLAN VIEW]





Dimensional Information [Main Vertical I-BEAMS]

Note: All vertical pieces to be have the centerline location in the Center and all have a length of2299.

Once the first three vertical beams are placed copy them to location A

Location “A”





Placement of two vertical I-BEAMS as show below

FRONT VIEW – Facing North





Structural Steel Plate

Select the “Structural Plate” from the Date file pull down and proceed with setting ourplate to PL-1/4, which is ¼” thick.

• Pick four points on your skid to create a Steel Plate

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Point 4





Stairs

1. Switch your view to NW Isometric

• The stair command is located on the Steel toolbar.

Command: SStair

• Selecting the stair command brings up a default box which will allow us to define ourspecific stair setting requirements.

Stair Location





2. We will first set the location for the top of our stairs. (Top Point), then the bottom of ourstairs (Base Elevation) and the rotation angle based on our UCS.

3. Select the Top Point of stairs “Specify On-Screen” button first. Pick the middle of thetwo top I-BEAMS by using Point Filters [POINT BETWEEN TWO POINTS]

Point 1

Point 2





• Base Elevation – Top of Steel Plate

• Rotation of 90





• Tread and Stringer Dimensions

• Tread and Stringer Size

The last areas of the settings that are definable are in the “Sizes” section. This sectionallows us to select the type of material we want our treads and Stringers to be made of.Fill out information as seen below.





4. Once stairs are dimensionally set move the stairs to its correct location.

Hand Rails

• Selecting the handrail command brings up a dialog box which will allow us to define our

specific handrail setting requirements.

Hand Rail Dimensions - TAB





Hand Rail Size – TAB

CADWorx now enters the “Sizes” dialogue box which will allow us the opportunity tocustomize the exact type of material we would like our handrail to be constructed of.

• Change your settings to match the above illustration. Once we have selected ourmaterial we can then move to locate the hand rails on our drawing.

Start picking points starting fromthe bottom of stairs and workyour way around the perimeter ofthe frame.





• Second Point – Top of stairs

• Third point – Perpendicular to outer I-BEAM flange





• Fourth point – Perpendicular

Once completed your drawing should look like the one below.



Chapter 5CADWorx Equipment


•

Draw

a

horizontal

vessel

c/w

nozzles

• Draw

a

vertical

vessel

• Draw

a

pump



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CADWorx Equipment

CHAPTER 5

Intergraph® CADWorx ® Equipment

CADWorx Equipment adds the ability to quickly and easily create AutoCAD-based 3D models ofequipment -- horizontal or vertical, single or multi-state vessels, heat exchangers and pumps.CADWorx Equipment works on a hierarchal basis.

The process begins by identifying the equipment’s component parts, such as a vessel's heads,shells, nozzles and supports, via icons selected from the tool pallet. Entering requireddimensional data in the property editor instantly, parametrically updates the model.

Equipment components, or details on the components, can be "cut and pasted" for easymodeling and modification of equipment. Selection lists containing flange ratings, flange facings,motor frames and more are available from the program's property editor CADWorx Pallet.

CADWorx Pallet



CADWorx Equipment


Vertical Vessel

• Start a new drawing with a Metric template. Save the drawing as T-100 in theequipment folder of the project.

• Pick New on the pallet and enter T-100 for the name.

• Set the Orientation to “Vertical”

• Using the equipment pallet we will insert a skirt, elliptical head, cylinder, and ellipticalhead



CADWorx Equipment


SKIRT

ELLIPTICAL HEAD

CYLINDER (SHELL)

ELLIPTICAL HEAD

Using the Component Tab let’s adjust the followingparameters:

SKIRT:

Length = 1200mm, Diameter basis = OD, Diameter =1500mm

Base Diameter = 1500mm, Basering ID = 1000mm

Basering OD = 2000mm, Bottom plate Thickness = 25mm

ELLIPTICAL HEAD:

Diameter basis = OD, Diameter = 1800mm, Thickness =6mm

CYLINDER:

Length = 7000mm, Diameter basis = OD, Diameter =1800mm, Thickness = 6mm

ELLIPTICAL HEAD:

Diameter basis = OD, Diameter = 1800mm

Thickness = 6mm



CADWorx Equipment


• With our Vessel sizing set, all we have left to do is add the Nozzle connections. We willuse the VESSEL DRAWING T-100 provided for nozzle sizes and locations.

• CADWorx Equipment allows us to set a Reference Line, which is essentially a datumline location for placing components. We will use this feature since all of our nozzlelocations are located from a datum line on the vendor sheet.

• From the Placement Tab check the Enable box under Reference line and set theValue to “1200”.

A setting of “1200” places ourdatum at the bottom seam of ourvertical cylinder as indicated on thevendor sheet.



CADWorx Equipment


In order for CADWorx Equipment to place any components they must each be assigned a“ Parent” to be placed on.

To place the nozzles on theCylinder, let’s set it as the Parent by double clicking on it.

From the top row of icons, selectNozzle to add a new nozzle.

Per the vendor drawing, set theDistance to be “3500” (This is the

distance from the Reference Line to our first nozzle.)

With the first nozzle placed, we can change thedefault settings to match our vendor informationon drawing T-100, which shows it as an 8”-150#nozzle.

Under Nozzle details, click on the Details button(with the three dots on it) to enter the nozzlesettings box.

Set the Diameter to 8” , the Flange rating to 150#, and the Flange type to RFWN.

We will leave the Layout angle at “ 0” , accordingto the vendor information, and set our OutsideProjection to 150mm.

Under Description, let’s assign the nozzle nameto “N1”



CADWorx Equipment


Now let’s proceed by placingnozzle N2, located on top of thetank.

Let’s start by double clicking on thetop Elliptical head to set it as ourParent.

From the top row of icons, selectNozzle.

Again, set the Diameter to 8” , theFlange rating to 150#, and theFlange type to RFWN.

The Distance will remain “ 0” ,

which places the nozzle at the topcenter of the head.

Assign “ N2” as the Description.

• We will now take a look at placing nozzle N5, an offset nozzle on the top head of ourtower. The nozzle will be placed the same as the one we just finished, with theexception of a few more options allowing us to offset it from the top center of the vessel.

• As with the other nozzles, we start by double clicking on the top Elliptical head to set it

as our Parent.

• From the top row of icons, select Nozzle.

• Set the Diameter to 2” , Flange rating to 150#, and the Flange type to RFWN.

• Assign “N5” as the Description.

• As you will notice, the nozzle has defaulted to a Distance of “0”, which places it at thetop center of the head. In order to move it to the desired offset location according to thevendor details, we have to perform one additional step.



CADWorx Equipment


As shown on the vendor sheet, nozzle N5 is both offset from the center at a distance of 400mm,and is also at a rotation angle of 180 degrees. To achieve this, we will do the following:

If not already displayed, double click on N5, and click on the Distance field to expose the Details

button (with the three dots). Pick on the three dots to enter the dialogue box for additionalnozzle placement settings.

You can see by the additional settings that we need to adjust Distance ‘A’ to be 400, and theLayout angle ‘E’ to be 180 degrees.

The top of our tower should now look like the following:



CADWorx Equipment


Continue by adding nozzles N3 & N4 shown on the vendor sheet. Make sure you pay attentionto the different Layout angles. The vessel should look like this:

.



CADWorx Equipment


• We will now take a look at placing one more nozzle N6, an extended nozzle off thebottom of the vessel as a drain connection. This nozzle will be placed the same as theothers, with the exception of a few more options required for the desires results.

• As with the other nozzles, we start by double clicking on the bottom Elliptical head toset it as our Parent.

• From the top row of icons, select Nozzle.

• Assign “N6” as the Description

• Under Nozzle details set the Diameter to 2”, Flange rating to 150#, and the Flange typeto RFWN.

• Within the same dialogue box, click the Nozzle extension arrow and change it to ‘Yes’ to open the advanced nozzle extension settings box.

• Under Nozzle extensions, change the Elbow radius multiplier to 1.5, Horizontalprojection (B) to 1000, Straight run angle direction (C) to 180 and the Outsideprojection (D) to 300and click ’Apply’



CADWorx Equipment


The results should be as follows:

Horizontal Vessel

• Start a new drawing with a Metric template. Save the drawing as V-100 in theequipment folder of the project.

• Pick New and enter V-100 for the name.

• Set the Orientation to “Horizontal”

• Using the top row of the component buttons pick:

o ELLIPTICAL HEAD

o CYLINDER (SHELL)

o ELLIPTICAL HEAD



CADWorx Equipment


• Using the Component Tab let’s adjust the following parameters:

ELLIPTICAL HEAD:

Diameter basis = OD

Diameter = 1500mm

Thickness = 6mm

CYLINDER:

Length = 4500mm

Diameter basis = OD

Diameter = 1500mm

Thickness = 6mm



CADWorx Equipment


ELLIPTICAL HEAD:

Diameter basis = OD

Diameter = 1500mm

Thickness = 6mm

Support saddles:

• Let’s start by double clicking on the Cylinder to set it as our Parent. From the top row oficons, select Saddle.

SADDLE #1:

Distance = 300mm

Height = 1200mm

Wear pad thickness = 6mm

Baseplate length = 1400m

Number of ribs = 4

Web location = Center

Fixed Saddle = Yes



CADWorx Equipment


• Add the second saddle using the same settings as the first saddle except for theDistance.

SADDLE #2:

Distance = 4200mm



CADWorx Equipment


• We can now proceed with adding the nozzle connections shown on the vendor sheet.Use the same procedures as we did for T-100. The only difference being that we will notuse a Reference Line distance.



CADWorx Equipment


Vertical Vessel Drawing



CADWorx Equipment


Horizontal Vessel Drawing



CADWorx Equipment


PUMP

• Start by picking the “New” button on the Placement Tab

P-100

• The Orientation of the P-100 is “Horizontal .”

• The most important thing to remember when using the equipment builder is therelationships of components (Parent-Child)

Orientation: Horizontal

For PUMPS the parent is the “Impeller .”



CADWorx Equipment


• Using the second row of component buttons at the top select the following in order:

Impeller

Shaft

Coupling

Motor

Select the “Component” tab

• The parametric values that control the size of the components can be edited here.

• Start with the Impeller ; change the diameter to (724mm) and the motor cylinder lengthto (460mm)



CADWorx Equipment


• Next, highlight the Impeller (pick on it in the Component tab) and pick a Pump Base.Why select the Impeller first? (Parent!)

• Adjust the base:

LENGTH (1200mm), WIDTH (600mm), HEIGHT (50mm)

X = (-25)

Y = 0

Z = (-350)



CADWorx Equipment


NOZZLE CONNECTIONS – Suction Side

• Highlight the Impeller (Parent) and pick a Pump Nozzle.

• Change the following: Description = Suction

• Nozzle Details = 6” – 150 Change the nozzle to FFSO

• Length = (50mm)

• Verify: Suction side = Yes



CADWorx Equipment


NOZZLE CONNECTIONS – Discharge Side

Pick another Nozzle

Note: Set “Suction Side” first!

Description = DISCHARGE

Distance = pick “…”(300mm) and +Z (Nozzle direction)

Nozzle Details = 4” – 150

Length = (400mm) Suction side= NO



Chapter 6CADWorx Specifications


•

Understand

the

spec

Library

• Create

a

spec

from

scratch

• Edit

specs

•

Add

components

to

specs

• Edit

data

files



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CADWorx® Specifications

CHAPTER 6

Intergraph® CADWorx ® Specifications

No time to create specifications? CADWorx Plant specifications are complete and ready to roll,right out of the box. Over 60,000 components come built-in, and specifications are easy tochange or add to.

Specs can be changed on the fly, so you don't have to wait for the specifications to be built; youcan be productive right away. Specification editing is fast & easy, with simple dialogs & text files;no programming or complicated procedures. Complete word processing search and replacefunctions make editing simple.

Need to add another pipe grade? Just use the built-in specification editor to add or deleteentries without leaving the drawing environment.

CADWorx Spec Editing





Specification Library

• Note: Names and naming conventions in this program are not important. We can addany number of new catalogs or add to the existing as required. Names do haveorganizational value!

• Let’s look at the parts of the specification system, starting withthe Library (Lib_M for Metric-Inch).

• A Library is nothing more than a Directory (folder) with anorganized system of Sub-directories (folders) containing DataFiles. In CADWorx, the Libraries play an active role in thecreation of components. Some programs copy data from theircatalogs into an independent spec. CADWorx reduces the

amount of redundant information by making use of the Librariesfor the information shared by all specifications (parametric data).

• If you look at the Sub-directory system in a Library, you will seethe system is defined by Rating, Schedule, and piping types likesFRP and VICtaulic.

• Open Lib_M and folder 150.Find a Data File called“Flg_w.150”.





Note: These data files are ASCII text files and can be edited. Extreme care should be takenwhen editing these files. They are formatted to allow other routines to read it. Do not changethe formatting (position, column width, etc). It is always a good idea to make a copy of theunedited file.

All data files are organized in a similar manner. The header contains a default description

followed by density. Next are the parametric values (geometric data) and the weight.

The next part of the specification system is the Spec itself. The Spec is also an ASCII file witha .SPC extension. These have been registered with Windows to edit with the CADWorx SpecEditor . However, you do not need to be within the CADWorx program to edit a specification.Simply clicking on a spec using Windows Explorer will also boot you into the Spec Editor .

CADWorx Specification

• Browse to the Spec folder under the CADWorx Plant2010 main folder and double-click on specification150_M.spc

• The CADWorx spec editor is automatically started and we enter the 150_M.spc file.





• For a look at the general settings of the spec, we can click on the Info button located atthe top left corner of the spec editor.

• This is the location where you want to set the colour of your spec. Any changes made tothe layering system within AutoCAD will always be over ridden by the value you’ve setwithin the spec editor.

Currently the colour is set to 7 as a default.

Also in the [INFORMATION] portion of thespec, there is a system variable called“Library Sub Directory” This points thesystem to the Library used to build the spec.,along with the sub-directories and file namesthat contain the data needed to draw thecomponent. There is a system variable set ineach configuration called “LibraryDirectory”.Let’s enter our configuration file withinCADWorx and make sure that our Librarypath is pointing to the generic CADWorxPlant 2010 folder.





• From the pull down go to Plant

Setup

Click “ Edit Config File…”

• LibraryDirectory= C:\CADWorx Plant 2010

The default location of the CADWorxspecs are also set within thisconfiguration file. You can see it’scurrently pointing to the C:\CADWorxPlant 2010\Spec folder.

• For various clients who have their own specs, you would change the path to a foldercontaining their own specs and save the file to a name that would be unique to them. Bysimply using the “Restore” button, you can easily change to the configuration file that’sunique to the client you happen to be working for.





Building a Spec from Scratch

• You now are prompted for the name of the “New” specification. Type in A1A





• We now see the specification “Editing” dialog.

The Editor has thecomponents listed in logicalgroups (upper left). Thecomponents that are added tothe groups will appear in theupper right-hand box. At thebottom of the dialog, you willfind the functions buttons toadd and edit components.





Highlight component CAPS and pick Add. Add Component “CAP BW.”

Edit Component dialog Pick “Select….” Std , and then Cap_w.std.





• Set the size from 2” to 12” , Edit descriptions (?).

• Pick SAVE





Copying Specifications

Go to “Plant Accessory Specifications Editor …”

Open “150_M”

Pick “SaveAs,”“ A1A ”

New spec called A1A





Add Sch. 80 Pipe

• Pick the PIPE group and edit the size range, material file, and description as per below.Pick the Sch 80

Go the directory to selectthe new Data file fromthe S80 folder.(PIP_W.S80)

Start si ze: ½” to 1-1/2”

Long description:PIPE, SCH. 80, ASTM A-106 GR B SMLS





Add Sch. 40 Pipe

• Go the directory to select thenew Data file from the S40folder. (PIP_W.S40)

Start Size – 2”

End Size – 24”

Long description: PIPE, SCH. 40, ASTM A-106 GR B SMLS





• Now copy our flanged ball valve and edit size range and description.

• 2” to 24” BALL VALVE,150LB., RF, RP, A-216 WCB

• Enter the valve tag “ BA-100”

in the “Tag” field

If you notice on our specification, we have two different sets of 2”-24” 150# ball valves. One is aregular port, and the other is a full port. The only difference in the two valves is the descriptionand valve tag. The dimensions would be exactly the same.

It brings up the question: “How does CADWorx know which valve to place when I select the ballvalve command?”

The answer is in “ Optional Components” . CADWorx provides us with the option of having asmany “optional” components as we wish within our specifications. By default we want our ballvalves placed as regular port. However, the odd time will arise when we need to place the valveas a full port.





Optional Components

• To do this, we have to edit our specification as follows:

• From the ball valve section of our A1A spec, highlight the 2”-24” Flanged ball valves, andselect “Copy”.

• CADWorx has simply made a copy of our ball valves to the bottom of the list.

• Double-click on the bottom copy or highlight it and select “Edit”

• Once inside the editor, click on the“Optional Component” button.

You can see that our full port valvesare marked with an “ X” beside themto indicate they are optional.





• In order to let CADWorx know you want to place the optional ball valve, you mustactivate the “Specification option toggle” located on the Setting toolbar

Or… activate CADWorx Specview.

• Once turned on, every time you place a fitting CADWorx will bring up a list of choicesfrom your specification, indicating the default choice and any optional choices you’vemade. You simply select the one you want.





Data files can be edited directly from the Spec Editor.Select the Component Type (Add or Edit) Select the fileto be edited and pick

“Open.”

• The data file is opened and ready to be modified.

Keywords

As you have seen, components are stored in the spec in groups of sizes (everything from startsize to end size) and they all share the same long description. So, what do I do if I have arequirement to specify say the bore on the weld neck flanges or use wall thickness rather thanschedule? There are a number of keywords that can be used in the Long Description, ShortDescription, Tag, and Index Code fields:

• Some of the Keywords are:

{MAIN} {MAINACT} {RED} {REDACT} {MAINTHK} {REDTHK} {LENGTH} {SPEC}

{BORE} {PIPETHK} {PIPETHKRED}

Four additional keywords are also available if main and reduction sizes are needed indecimal format. These four additional keywords are:

{MAINDEC} {MAINACTDEC} {REDDEC} {REDACTDEC}

Here are examples of long descriptions using keywords and their results:

{MAIN} FLG, 150LB RFWN, BORE: {BORE}, ASTM A-105

6” FLG, 150LB RFWN, BORE: 154.1mm, ASTM A-105

{MAIN} PIPE, {MAINTHK} W.T. (STD), SMLS, ASTM A-106 GR B

6” PIPE, 7.1mm W.T. (STD), SMLS, ASTM A-106 GR B





User Defined Keywords (Keyword.dat file):

User defined keywords can be created using the Keyword.dat file located in the specificationdirectory. The top the Keyword.dat file explains how to use this file.

Creating a new Data FileRemember that this program is parametric. That is to say, it draws shapes and applies the sizeinformation found in the catalog to them. Do we have any component shapes that resemble anOrifice Plate? Actually, there are several but I would use the “Bleed Ring.”

• Using your Windows Explorer, path to the Imperial Catalog, Lib_M. <drive>:\<path>\<name>CADWorx Plant 2010\Lib_M

Since our orifice flanges are 300lb, openthe folder 300 and find a file called“Blr_f.300.”

Copy and paste this file back into the folder300.

Rename the copy to “Ori_plt_f.300”

• Open this ASCII file and edit as follows:

Change the description (1st line) to:

ORIFICE PLATE 1/8”, RF 300LB

Change all the entries under “THK” from38.1 to 6.35

Always take care whenediting Data Files. Donot change any of theformatting.





• Adding a new Component as a Option in a Spec

• If you have a CADWorx Pipe drawing open, select “Editor…” from the menu

Plant AccessorySpecifications. The editor is also available from the WindowsStart/Programs menu (or a Desktop Icon).

Highlight “150_M.spc”

And

Pick “Open.”

Under “Components” find andhighlight…

“SPEC BLIND/BLD RING/EXPJNT.”

Pick “ Add” as shown above.

Highlight “Bleed Ring” and pickOK.





• We need to select the newdata file

Pick Select

• Select “Ori_plt_f.300”





• Pick Optional

• Edit Short and Long Descriptions asrequired

• Pick OK.





• We now have Optional 300LB

Orifice Plates in our150lb Spec indicated by

an “X”

• Now we need to add the 300LB Gaskets to the 150_M Spec.

Add…

Ok…





Pick Select

Select Data File

GAS_F_2.300





Pick Optional

You can see the new 300lbGasket in our 150lb Spec.Show as an option.

Pick “ Save” and “OK” to close the Spec Editor . Now we can test our new component.





• Remember that these are optional components, so set “Options On” using the Settings toolbar or pick them from CADWorx Specview

Command: _SPECOPTION All components will be dialoged...

• Set your spec to “150_M”

• Set size to 8” inch.

Command: _FLGW





• Pick the Optional Flange300lb

• Pick the Bleed Ring

• Finish off the drawing





Linking Part Numbers to Specs with Database Codes

Some companies have existing part numbers that need to be linked to components. Othersmay require linking to more than one set of numbers. CADWorx Plant uses a data file,DBCodes.dat (default), to make the link. This file can be copied and renamed to providedifferent part numbers linked to the same spec as require.

The configuration setting, DataBaseCodes, pointsthe system to the required data file.

Each configuration can have a unique set of codes.

This file should be placed in the specificationdirectory.

Set this variable to “NONE,” to disable.

Set to “SPEC,” allows each specification to haveit’s own set of codes.

Within the CADWorx specification system, there is not a separate entry for every size of everycomponent. Instead, the system uses a range of sizes as shown below:





[001-02]

DataFileSubDirectory=STD

DataFileName=PIP_W

StartSize=2.0000 SIZE FROM

EndSize=24.0000 SIZE FROM

ComponentTag=

ShortDescription=PIPE

LongDescription=PIPE, S/STD SMLS, ASTM A-106 GR B

DatabaseIndex=0001 NOTE THIS CODE

BOMSortSequence=2

ProgramCode=1

OptionalComponent=0

Status=0

Note=

• Notice the “DatabaseIndex.” This is the Index Code for pipe from 2” to 24”. Open

“DBCodes.dat” and find: [0001]

[0001] PIPE RANGE 1/8" - 24"

0.1250 0.1250 76.35.38.068

0.2500 0.2500 76.35.38.088

0.3750 0.3750 76.35.38.091

0.5000 0.5000 76.35.38.109

0.7500 0.7500 76.35.38.113

1.0000 1.0000 76.35.38.133

1.2500 1.2500 76.35.38.140

1.5000 1.5000 76.35.38.145





2.0000 2.0000 76.35.38.154

• Under this index, 0001, is a list consisting of three columns (Main size, Reduction size,and Database code). If a 2” pipe is inserted from this spec, the index number will bereplaced with the database code, “76.35.38.154”.

Database Code Editor

• Should part numbers change after a project has started, you can individually editcomponents (CE) or globally edit using “ _SPECCHG.”

Command: _SPECCHG

[Filter spec/ Line number/ Select component] Filter

[Type spec/ List/ Select component] List





The part numbers will be stored inthe drawing as “DB_CODE.” Thisfield can be added to the BOMand exported to the drawingdatabase.

• CADWorx also has the ability to turn off the part numbering system or to allow the specto point at its own code file. The path is set in the configuration file, variable:DataBaseCodes.

DatabaseCode set by spec, 150_M spec is set toread CodeCAD.DAT



Chapter 7Custom Components


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Create

a

2D

custom

component

• Create

a

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custom

component

• Create

a

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CADWorx® Custom User Shapes

CHAPTER 7

Intergraph® CADWorx ® Custom User Shapes

CADWorx PLANT allows for the creation of user-defined shapes. User shapes fall into twocategories, symmetrical and non-symmetrical. Unlike the program shapes, user shapes arenot parametric. Each size of each shape must be defined.

The USERSHAPE routine allows users to create symmetrical or non-symmetrical components.Symmetrical shapes require an outline to be drawn. Non-symmetrical shapes required a blockor an object completely drawn in 2D and 3D that represents the component. This command canbe accessed from the toolbar under PlantToolbar Misc in the pull down. On this toolbar arebuttons labeled 1-5.

To create a user shape the user must first create the component, then create the data file andlastly modify the specification. Once that is complete, in CADWorx on the toolbar or Spec ViewPalette a user can select the user shape. User shape components can also be optionalcomponents in the specification. This allows for an indefinite number of additional components.Following are the 3 options users have to create User Shapes.





Symmetrical Components – Pick Points

• From the “CADWorx/PLANT Setup” dialog set the following:

Main size: 6”

Spec: 150_M

Draw Mode: 2D Double Line

• Draw a 300mm long line and attach a 6” SO Flange, Face, at each end.

Using existing components is helpful when buildingnew shapes.

Next add a perpendicular line 150mm long at themidpoint of the centerline.

Offset the line 50mm on each side asshown right:

This will give us the location of the pointsfor this user shape.





• From the Miscellaneous toolbar pick “Create.”

Command: _USERCREATE

[Append existing fi le/Create new file] <Create new one>: Enter “Create”

Enter name of library d irectory <USE>: Enter for “USE”

Enter name of f ile, no extension <COMP>: “USHAPE1”

Note: We now have a file called USHAPE1.USE in the Use folder of Lib_M.

Enter specif ication <150_M>: Enter for 150_M

Enter Long Annotation: TEST USER SHAPE

Make component reducing [Yes/No] <No>: Enter for “No”

Enter weight : 150

Enter density: 7.8

6" main size [Yes/No] <Yes>: Enter for “Yes”

Enter an op tion [Pick points/Select polyline/Block]: P for Pick points

Select reference point: pick point “1”

Select end point: pick point “ 12”

Pick first point: “ 1”

To point: “ 2,” “ 3,” etc… “ 12”

Enter to end





• To add new sizes to this file, we would use the “ Append existing fi le” function of“Create.”

• We can now add our user shape to a spec. Start the Specification Editor and open150_M.spc.





• Highlight “USER SHAPES” under “Components” and double click. Notice, there are 5 user shapes. These correspond to the five picks on the ‘Create” toolbar. Using“Optional components,” we can add as many shapes to each of these five picks as

necessary.

Highlight “USER1” and pick “O.K.”

Pick the “Select…” button under “Data file:”





• Path to the Use folder of the Lib_M directory and select: “Ushape1.USE”

This is the file that we created for our shape. Set Start Size: 6” and set End Size: 6” (only one created).

Edit descriptions as required.

Pick OK

• Pick “Save,” then “OK.”





• Pick “1” from the “Create” toolbar

Command: _USE

Pick start point <lastpoint>:

Pick direction:

6" TEST USER SHAPE

Non-symmetrical user components require the construction of a 3D Solid block and a 2D block.The 2D block will be used for isometrics only. Therefore, conversion is limited between Solidand Isometric. This is not much of a limitation for so powerful a feature!





Non-Symmetrical Components

• In this exercise we will construct and define two different sizes of basket strainers usingCADWorx components.

4” 150# Strainer

F/F 275mm

C/T 200mm

C/B 230mm

Use CADWorx components (2DMode):

2 - 4” SO Flanges

4” Pipe

5” Pipe (Body)

5” Cap

2 - 3” Blinds

Example 4” Strainer:





6” 150# Strainer

F/F 350mm

C/T 170mm

C/B 325mm

Use CADWorx components (2D Mode):

2 - 6” SO Flanges

6” Pipe

8” Pipe (Body)

8” Cap

2 - 5” Blinds

Copy the 2D 4” and 6” strainer drawings and convert them to 3D. Clean up the graphicsas required.





Adding the 4” Basket Strainer


[Append existing fi le/Create new f ile] <Create new fil e>: Enter for “Create”

Enter name of library directo ry <USE>: Enter for “USE”

Enter name of file, no extension <COMP>: “BSTRAIN”


Enter long description: “150 LB Basket Strainer ”


Enter weight : 70

Enter density: 7.8

4" main size [Yes/No] <Yes>: Enter (if Yes)

Enter an option [Pick points/Select po lyline/Block]: B for Block

Enter an option [2d/3d/Both ] <Both>: Enter for Both

Start with 2D representation...

Pick reference point: Pick Face of flange (2D)

Pick end point: Pick other Face (2D)

Pick connection point: Pick first Face of flangeagain (2D)

Next connection poin t: Pick other Face (2D)

Next connection point: Enter

2D representation...

Select objects: Select entire 2D block (W)

Reselect reference poin t [Yes/No] <Yes>: Enter for 3D

Pick new reference point: Pick Face of flange (3D)

Select end point: Pick other Face (3D)

3D representation…

Select ob jects: Select entire 3D block (W)





Adding the 6” Basket Strainer

Set your spec to 150_M and size to 6” . Pick “Create” on the Create toolbar.


[Append exist ing fil e/Create new file] <Create new file>: A for “append”

Enter name of library directo ry <USE>: Enter for “USE”

Enter name of file, no extension <COMP>: “BSTRAIN”


Enter short description: “150 LB Basket Strainer ”


Enter weight : 168

Enter density: 7.8

6" main size [Yes/No] <Yes>: Enter (if Yes)

Enter an option [Pick points/Select po lyline/Block]: B for Block

Enter an option [2d/3d/Both ] <Both>: Enter for Both

Start with 2D representation...

Pick reference point: Pick Face of flange (2D)

Pick end point: Pick other Face (2D)

Pick connection point: Pick Face of flange (2D)

Next connection poin t: Pick other Face (2D)

Next connection point: Enter

2D representation...


Reselect reference poin t [Yes/No] <Yes>: Enter for 3D

Pick new reference point: Pick Face of flange (3D)

Select end point: Pick other Face (3D)





3D representation…


• We now have a file called BSTRAIN.USE and 4 blocks (i.e. BSTRAIN[4.0-2D].dwg) inthe USE directory. We can now add this file to our 150_M specification.

• Start the Spec Editor and add BSTRAIN to “USER2.”

• Set your size to 4” , or 6” , spec to 150 and 3D Solid Mode. From the Create toolbar pick“User2.”

Command: _USE

6” 150LB BASKET STRAINER

Pick location: Pick point

[Up/Down/Roll/mirrorX/mirrorY/mirrorZ] <Pick rotation>: Up

[Up/Down/Roll/mirrorX/mirrorY/mirrorZ] <Pick rotation>: Pick left

Note: The options, U/D/R/X/Y/Z, can be run and re-run during placement until the final rotation,<Pick rotation> opposite end, is executed.



Chapter 8CADWorx Isometrics/ISOGEN


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• How to Create ISOGEN Isometric



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CADWorx® Isometrics / ISOGEN

CHAPTER 8

Intergraph® CADWorx ® Isometrics/ISOGEN

The CADWorx Plant approach to isometrics is unique in that it uses 3D Iso views and UCS orientation presented in Paperspace rather than a 2D-view using iso snap style and iso planes.Through this system, we achieve complete control and flexibility. Isometrics are simplified sincethey are now just another view of our model. Isn’t that the purpose of isometrics anyway?

CADWorx Plant provides two fast & easy ways to generate Isometrics. The most popularmethod is through the Alias Isogen program (included in CADWorx Plant Professional), wherehundreds of controls let you create near-perfect isometrics. One client tells us that they average1.9 seconds per isometric using Isogen and CADWorx Plant Professional.

CADWorx Isometrics

ISOGEN





Configuring Bill of Material

• What we want to do now is create an Automat ic Isometric of our line with a completeBill of Materials.

• Open the drawing Train2.dwg from your training folder

• From pulldown menu “Plant

Bill of Material

Setup…

• This dialog is used to organize the schedule of materials. The available data fields onthe left are moved to the BOM columns on the right. The columns are organized inorder of occurrence. The Column title and Column width are set at the bottom.

• Change to a Southwest view and zoom in around piping and SAVE.





• From the “Plant

Accessory

Auto Isomet ric

Iso Out…”

• Save the iso output file as “ T1_Iso” in the Piping folder of the project.





• Next, we are presented with the Auto-Iso Conf iguration dialog.

• Using this dialog, we can control many of the aspects of our isometric. Do we wantdimensions? How about BOM and Tags? Of course, you will want your border, butdon’t be too fast to use them yet. You will want to add some intelligence to fullyautomate the system.

• For now we will accept the Defaults. Pick “Save.”

Command: Enter north d irection <90>: [Enter ]

Command: Enter an option [Database/Line number/Selectcomponents] <Select components>: [Enter ]

Command: Select objects: Windows/Crossing/Pick(see below)





Command: Exported 14 components(s) to C:\Training\Projects\Piping…

• From the pull down menu “File New…”

• Use the “Metric_Iso_A3.dwt” template.

• From the pull down menu Plant

Accessory

Auto Isomet ric

Iso In

• Path to and pick “T1_Iso” from the dialog then “Open.”

Select desi red view…

Command: eXit/southEast/Northeast/northWest/<Southwest>: “S”

Note: SW will put north in upper left

Command: eXit/southEast/Northeast/northWest/<Southwest>: “X” (eXit)

Command: Pan/+/-/<Accept>: [Enter ] Accept

Paperspace zoom lock is on…





CADWorx has generated the following isometric based on our settings:

Isometric Borders

• The easiest and most direct means of adding user borders for auto-iso is to modify theexample borders _ANSI_BI.DWG (Imperial) or _ISO_A3I.DWG (Metric).





• These borders can be found in the “Support” folder of CADWorx Plant. If you plan tomodify these drawings, execute a SaveAs command from the File menu and renamethe drawing. There are several attributes on this drawing that have a useful purposewithin Auto-ISO.

The attributes are as follows:

Attribute Mode Purpose

N1 Invisible, Constant North Arrow location

W1, W2 Invisible, Constant MView window location

B1 Invisible, Constant BOM heading location

User Normal Any user requirements

• N1 is used by Auto-ISO to determine the location of the north arrow for the isometric. If Auto-ISO does not find this invisible attribute, a prompt will appear inside of Auto-ISOasking for the insertion point. “Pick North arrow location:”

Isogen Isometrics

• Unlike the built-in CADWorx Plant approach to isometrics, ISOGEN is an automaticisometric generation program that is provided with CADWorx Plant Professional.

CADWorx Plant exports the necessary information and then runs ISOGEN toautomatically generate isometrics.

• ISOGEN is installed in a sub-directory of CADWorx Plant. Under the ISOGEN directoryis a Project_Manager, which must be run prior to any automatic ISOGEN isometricgeneration. The Project Manager uses the settings and template files that are found inthis directory.

• Project Manager will setup and create all the export directories that are required byISOGEN. Project Manager allows the user to create these directories anywhere on alocal or network drive. The names for these directories CANNOT have any spaces andare limited to 80 characters.

• Project Manager creates a directory, located by the user, which contains many otherdirectories that are used for settings, material, etc. The Projects directory contains user-specified project directories. These directories can be named as required by the user.Under each individual user specified project directory, other directories contain thedifferent styles of the ISOGEN output. When exporting from CADWorx Plant, the user isable to select what style of isometric shall be generated. The programs such as theOptions Editor, Atext Editor, etc. control how the final isometric will look.





• Let’s start by launching the Project Manager and set up a project

• Go to File – New – IsoMetric Directory, or click on the icon.





• Enter an Isometric Directory named “C:\<NAME>” and click “OK”

• Answer “Yes” when asked to create the folder, since it doesn’t exist.

• We now have a new Isometric Directory created, and can proceed with adding a ProjectDirectory below the Isometric Directory.





• Go to File New Project Area, or click on the icon.

• Enter the Project Name “ SeparatorAddition” , and give it the Description below. (DO

NOT say “OK” quite yet. We still have to select a “ Template Style” and “OutputFormat”.





• Now let’s select a “ Metric_Inch_A3” template style and change our “Output Format” to“DWG”. This format will use Imperial pipe sizes and Metric lengths on an 11”x17”border.

•

After answering “OK” , we should see that we created both an Isometric Directory, and aProject Area. Any number of Projects could be added under the main IsometricDirectory.





• If we click on “Drawing Control” we will see the default files that ISOGEN has createdbased on our setup selections. Some of the fields are empty, as they do not require filesin order to run isometrics. They are for more advanced isometric controls.

• From here, we can now modify the files to provide a desired printed isometric. The filethat will be most used is the “ METRIC_INCH_A3.OPL” file, which contains 140 OptionSwitches that can be changed by the user. This is the file we will concentrate on themost for this course.

• Before we enter the options editor, let’s run an isometric based on the default settings.From there we will modify the Options file to create changes in the output.

• First of all, select “Apply” to set the ISOGEN output to this current configuration.





• For the purpose of this course, we’ll use a drawing located in the piping folder of ourproject.

• Open the file C:<Training Folder DIR>Piping\Isogen Test.dwg

• We’ll use line number 219-P-1000-150_M to run our ISOGEN. Let’s isolate that

particular line so we can examine it before running an isometric.

• Go to Plant Utility Line Isolatepallet





• Now we can proceed with running ISOGEN.

• Go to Plant Accessory ISOGEN ISOGEN Out

or

• Click “OK” to our current ISOGEN configuration.

Command: _ISOGENOUT

Command: Enter an option [Line number/Select components]: [Enter]

Command: Select objects: Using a window, select the fittings.





• We should now see the following results that ISOGEN has split the line into two separateisometrics. The first thing we want to do is adjust the settings so that we only produce asingle isometric. To do this we have to enter the Options File within the ProjectManager .

• Going back to the Project Manager, click on the Drawing Control tab, highlightMETRIC_INCH_A3.OPL, and click Edit. The following should appear:





• The Switch to control the pipeline splitting is located within the Iso Style pulldown.

• Under Option Switch 7, we can set the value to 1, which will tell ISOGEN to produceonly 1 isometric, regardless of how much information it will contain.

• Now go to File-Save. Then Exit the Options Editor and run ISOGENOUT again.

• Click on Open Plot Files to view the isometric.

• Next we’ll change the font style of our isometric from a default Standard text style to aRoman Simplex style. To do this we need to go back into the Project Manager and:

Click on the “ExternalData” tab

Click in the “FontInformation File” field

Click on “Browse”

Select “Fontstd.fif” andclick “Open”

We’ve told Isogen that we want to use an external font style file, but we still haven’t set the texttype and size. There are two places we need to set our text style and size. One is for thematerial list, and the other is for the rest of the isometric. To complete our font change we goback into the Project Manager and:





• Click on the “Drawing Control” tab

• Click in the “Options File” field

Click on “Edit”

Click on the “ Iso Style” tab

Under Option Switch #4, checkthe

User Defined Fonts On/Off box.

Scroll through the pulldown untilyou find AUTODESK ROMANS.

Click on the “ Material List” tab

Under Option Switch #27, checkthe User Defined Fonts On/Off box.

Scroll through the pulldown until youfind AUTODESK ROMANS.

Save, Exi t, and run a new isometricto review the results.

• Let’s take a look at adjusting some of our dimensioning and material call outs. We wantto have balloons for our part number enclosures, include the gaskets in thedimensions, eliminate dimensions from showing on the 1” drain connection, and add an overall dimension.





• We go back into the Project Manager and:

• Click on the “Drawing Control” tab

• Click in the “Options File” field

Click on “Edit”

Click on the “ Iso Style” tab

Under Option Switch #76, scroll through the pulldown and select Circle.

• Click on the “Dimensioning” tab.

Under Option Switch #9,scroll to the second pulldown and set the switch to

Gaskets Included InComponent Dimensions

• Click on the “Dimensioning” tab

• On the bottom right side of the tabclick on the arrow to flip to Page 2.

•

Under Option Switch #81,DIMENSIONS – BRANCHES, setthe Value of the components fieldto 4.





• On the bottom right side of the tab clickon the arrow to flip to Page 3.

• Under Option Switch #118, scroll

through the pulldown and set the switchto Overall Dimensions – acrossBranches

• Set the Dimension Standout to 30

• Save, Exit, and run a new isometric to review the results.

Let’s continue to make changes to the printed Isometric. We’ll change our co-ordinate andelevation output to only show at the nozzle connection. We also want the coordinates and

elevation to show up in meters.

• We go back into the Project Manager and into the Options File editor again:

• Click on the “ Iso Content” tab

• Under Option Switch #66, scrollthrough the both pull downs and selectSuppress Elevations and Co-ordinates

• Under Option Switch #5, Connection Co-ordinates, check off the box Miscellaneousposition





• Click on the “Dimensioning” tab UnderOption Switch #41, scroll through the lastpulldown and select Metric Co-ords inM.mm’s

• Save, Exit, and run a new isometric to review the results.

With the output of our isometric getting better, let’s make a couple of changes to the model thatwill allow us to add a flow direction arrow, the actuator on our control valve to automaticallyprint on the drawing, and a field weld.

• Within Cadworx, go to Plant Accessory ISOGEN ISOGEN Supplemental.





• Select Flow Arrow Large.

OK.

Command: Pick center point:

Select the midpoint of the top pipe.

Command: Rotation angle:

Pick to the right

Note:

• The arrow will show up small. The block is only used for Isogen purposes, however if

you want it to show up larger, simply scale the block located in: C:\CADWorx2010\Plant\Support \ISOGEN_Arrow_3.dwg





• Now insert a field weld:

• The weld command is located on the Gasket toolbar.

Command: _WELD

Command: Pick start point <last point>: Select the endpoint of the elbow

Command: Pick direction:Pick a point in the –Y direction

• Double-click on the weld gap to bring up theComponent Edit box.

• In the BOM Item Type, change it to Misc.





• We’ll continue on by changing some of the text outputs on our isometric. Text such asCONN. TO on our nozzle and the N, E, EL are all controlled in the Al ternate Text filewithin the Project Manager, and be changed to your own desired output.

• Enter the Project Manager , click on the Drawing Control tab, highlight the Al ternat iveText field and click Edit.

•

The first tab to display is the Co-ords tab.

o Add a period after the “ N” on the North at Co-ordinate

o Add a period after the “ E” on the East at Co-ordinate

o Add a period after the “ W” on the West at Co-ordinate

o Remove the + sign after the Positive Elevation at Co-ordinate





• Click on Weld/End ID tab.

o Change the Pointer to Field Fit Weld to “FW”

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Chapter 9Project 1 – Steel Skid


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How

to

create

a

steel

skid

model

c/w

piping

and Equipment



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CHAPTER 9

The Skid Project #1

Now that you’ve learned the basics of Cadworx Plant, let’s put your knowledge to the test andcreate a 3D Skid Piping model.

We will use an existing model which includes the Equipment and Skid steel models we’vealready created as a base for our model.

From there, you can follow the P&ID that’s provided and lay out the required piping for the skid.



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• A P&ID has been provided along with a suggested layout. However, feel free to run thepiping as you see fit. Reference drawings are provided at the back of the chapter.

Available 3D Blocks in Miscel laneous Folder:

• S1A.DWG Pipe Shoe

• Regulator.DWG 1-1/2” Regulator

• Ac tuato r.DWG Control Valve Actuato r

• Level Contro ller.DWG V-100 Level Contro ller

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Worker.DWG 3D Workman

• PI.DWG Pressure Indicator

Available 3D Blocks in Equipment Folder:

P-400 – Pump

NOTES:

Make all nipples 75mm long.



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Modeling Skid

• Open the drawing "Separator Piping Model Project.dwg" in the Project/Piping directory

o Draw the 8” -P-600_M-101



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o Draw the: 4” -P-600_M-102

2” -P-600_M-103

3” -P-600_M-104

Refer to page 5 for dimensional information.



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o Draw the: 2” -FG-150_M-101

2” -FG-150_M-104



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o Draw lines as shown below: 4” -F-150_M-1014” -F-150_M-1024” -F-150_M-102

3” -F-150_M-1033” -HM-300_M-102-35H

3” -HM-300_M-103-35H



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o Line: 3” -PG-150_M-102

3” -PG-150_M-1043” -PG-150_M-1043” -PG-150_M-105



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