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Trademarks

AccuDraw,Bentley,theBBentleylogo,MDL,MicroStationandSmartLineareregisteredtrademarks;PopSetandRasterManageraretrademarks;BentleySELECTisaservicemarkofBentleySystems,IncorporatedorBentleySoftware,Inc.

AutoCADisaregisteredtrademarkofAutodesk,Inc.

Otherbrandsandproductnamesarethetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

Patents

UnitedStatesPatentNos.5,8.15,415and5,784,068and6,199,125.

Copyrights

20002009BentleySystems,Incorporated.MicroStation1998BentleySystems,Incorporated.Allrightsreserved.

Mar-10 1 Project Setup

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CourseOverview

Thisinstructorleadcourseisdesignedinamodularformat.Althougheachmodulecanstandalone,foryourconveniencetheyhavebeenboundintoonebook.

AutoPLANTProjectAdministratorFundamentals

InthismodulethestudentlearnshowtocreateanewprojectusingtheAdministratorutilityapplication.Thenewprojectcontainsanemptysetofdatabasesinpreparationforthemodelingsession.Asthemodelingprocessbegins,thestudentlearnswhereallfiles,drawingsanddataarestored,fromwhichallprojectdeliverableswillbegenerated.

AutoPLANTSpecificationsFundamentals

ThismodulegivesthestudentabasicunderstandingofthecomponentcatalogsinstalledwithAutoPLANT.Briefexercisesdemonstratehowaspecificationiscreatedfromcatalogstobettersuitcompanyrequirementsandtomakethemodelingprocessfastandefficient.Thestudentlearnshowtoview,manageandeditspecificationandcatalogdata.

AutoPLANTEquipmentFundamentals

ThismoduleteachesthestudenthowtocreatetheEquipmentlayoutwhilebuildingandmanagingthecentraldatabase.ExercisesfordefiningareferenceWorkAreaenablethestudenttounderstandhowthecomponentintelligenceiseasilysharedbyotherdisciplines.ThestudentlearnshowtousetheEquipmentinterfaceandtoolsforcreatingdetailedhorizontal,verticalvesselsandpumps.Oncecomplete,exercisesformanagingandmaintainingthecomponentdatabaseareexplainedforthegenerationofdetailedreports.

AutoPLANTPipingFundamentals

Thismoduleteachesthestudentshowtoroutepipebetweentheequipmentcomponents.Byselectingpredefinedpropertiesincludingspec,linetypeandinsulation,thestudentlearnshowtoensuredataconsistencywithintheproject.Branchingtees,olets,valvetopworksandsupportscompletethecomplexpipingmodel.Theimportanceofplacementaccuracyandconnectivitybetweencomponentsisstressedandbecomesapparentwhenviewingdatabaserecordsandgeneratingreports.

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AutoPLANTDrawingProductionFundamentals

Thismoduleteachesthestudenthowtoproducefinisheddeliverablesfromthe3DmodelincludingfullydimensionedandannotateddrawingswithinthePaperSpaceenvironment.StudentslearnhowtocreateautomatedisometricdrawingsbyexportinglinedatatotheISOGENinterface.

Datasets

ThiscoursehasbeencreatedbycombiningmodulesintoatypicalLearningPath.

ThismodulardesignenablesastudenttocompleteacourseattheirownpacefromtheOnDemandeLearningenvironmentorcombinedfromspecificmodulesintoaninstructorledcourse.

Theimagebelowshowstheprogressthrougheachmodule.Datasetsarecumulative.Thismeansthatwhereeveradatasetisinstalled,thatmodulebecomesanewPointofEntryonthelearningpath.Allprerequisitedatahasbeenincludedineachdataset.

Astudentintheinstructorledcoursewillonlyneedtoinstallonedatasetatthestartofthecourse.

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TableofContents

CourseOverview________________________________________________________ 1

Description_________________________________________________________________ 1

TargetAudience_____________________________________________________________ 1

Prerequisites________________________________________________________________ 1

Objectives__________________________________________________________________ 1

SystemRequirements ________________________________________________________ 2AutoCADorrelatedAutodeskProducts_______________________________________________2ProjectWiseSupportedVersions______________________________________________________2DatabasesSupported_______________________________________________________________2

ProjectSetup __________________________________________________________ 3

Overview___________________________________________________________________ 3

Prerequisites________________________________________________________________ 3

Objectives__________________________________________________________________ 3

IntroductoryKnowledge ______________________________________________________ 4Questions________________________________________________________________________4Answers _________________________________________________________________________4

SharingDesignData__________________________________________________________ 5

ProjectAdministrator_________________________________________________________ 6UserConfigurations________________________________________________________________7CreatingProjectRootDirectories______________________________________________________8CreatingaProject_________________________________________________________________10

Review____________________________________________________________________ 14Questions_______________________________________________________________________14Answers ________________________________________________________________________14

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Dec09 3 ProjectSetup


ProjectSetup

Overview

AProjectManagersprimaryfocusisoncreatingfinishedprojectdeliverables.Dailytasksinvolvemakingsureissuesrelativetomodelingtechniques,pipingspecificationsandimplementationofcompanystandardsareallontrack.

Tosupportthiseffort,BentleydesignedthePlantProcess&Instrumentationand3DPlantDesignapplicationstoallowtheprojectteamstoworkwithinaconcurrentengineeringenvironmentforallaspectsoffunctional,schematic,andphysicalplantdesign.

Byusingacentraldatabaseasaprojectrepository,theapplicationsforboth2Dand3Dcaneasilysharethesamedata.Datacanbeeditedonaprojectwidebasis,drasticallyreducingthetimeittakestobringadataintensiveprojecttocompletion.Managersalsoappreciatethewealthofreportsthatcanbegeneratedfromacentralizedsystem.

Thiscoursewillgiveyouabasicunderstandingofhowaprojectiscreatedandwhyitisimportanttomanagethedrawingfilesanddatarepository.

Prerequisites

StudentsshouldhaveaminimumofsixmonthsexperiencewithAutoCADfunctionalityandsomefamiliaritywithAutoPLANTcommandsandconcepts.

Objectives

Aftercompletingthismodule,youwillbeableto: UsetheProjectAdministratorutilityprogramtocreateanewprojectrootdirectory. UsertheProjectAdministratorutilityprogramtocreateanewproject.

Introductory Knowledge

ProjectSetup 4 Dec09


IntroductoryKnowledge

Beforeyoubeginthismodule,letsdefinewhatyoualreadyknow.

AutoPLANTapplicationsprovideadditionalproductivityfunctionstoyournativeAutoCADapplication.AlthoughitisnottheintentionofthiscoursetoteachbasicAutoCAD,thesereviewquestionswillhelpyouassessyourcurrentknowledgepriortobeginningtheAutoPLANTcourse.

IdentifythefollowingstatementsaseitherTrueorFalse.Theanswerstoeachquestionareprovidedindetail.

Questions

1. AutoPLANTdrawingunitsfunctionthesamewayasAutoCAD.

True False

2. InWindowsthetopleveldirectoryisreferredtoastherootdirectory.

True False

Answers

1. True:AllunitsfunctioninthesamewayinbothAutoPLANTandAutoCAD.Unitsaresetforbothlengthandangleduringtheprojectsetupphase.

3. True:InMicrosoftWindows,atopleveldirectorymaybereferredtoastherootdirectory.TheProjectAdministratorutilitywillenableyoutocreateaProjectRootdirectoryatanylevelinyourcomputersfilestructure.MultipleprojectsmaybesetupundertheProjectRootdirectory.

Sharing Design Data



SharingDesignData

AutoPLANTincludesasetofintegrateddesignandmodelingtools.Someoftheseapplications,suchasAutoPLANTP&ID,PipingandEquipmentrequireAutoCADtofunction.ThedatabaseapplicationsutilizeMicrosoftAccessandExcel.Allofthesetoolsprovidefastlayoutanddesignofintelligentcomponents.

Thisintelligentdesignphilosophyenablestheusertoinputcomponentdataonceandlettheinformationcascadethroughoutthelifeoftheproject.Dataisstoredwithinacentralizeddatabasewhichiseasilyaccessedbyallmembersoftheprojectteam.

Manyapplicationssupportthecommonscenarioofsendingdocumentstooffsitedesignofficesandvendorsandthenresynchronizingtheoffsitedesigndatawiththecentralprojectdatabase.

Tofacilitatedatasharing,aprojectmustfirstbecreated.ThisfunctionisusuallyperformedbytheProjectAdministrator,usingasetoftoolsinstalledwiththeAutoPLANTapplications.

Theseprojectswillcontaincustomconfigurationsforalldrawingandmodeldefaultsandsettings.

Onceaprojectenvironmentisdefined,allmodelsanddrawingsassociatedwiththeprojectaremanagedandstoredintheappropriatelocations.Sharingofdesigndataistightlyregulated,preservingthedatabaseintegrity.

Project Administrator



ProjectAdministrator

DuringtheAutoPLANTinstallation,variouscoreandutilityapplications,commontoboththe2Dand3DprogramsareinstalledundertheAutoPLANTgroupicon.

TheProjectAdministratorutilityenablesyoutocreateandmanagecustomprojects.Fromtheinterfaceyoucaneditthedatabaseconfigurationsandcontrolsystemadministrationfunctionssuchassecurityaccesstocriticaldata.

AnewprojectistypicallycreatedbytheAdministratorbeforemodelinghasbegun.

OpentheutilityfromStart>Programs>Bentley>PlantV8i>ProjectTools>ProjectAdministrator.Thisfigureshowstheinterfacelayout.

Thenavigationtreeontheleftiswhereyouaccessspecificprojectproperties.TheC:\BentleyPlantV8IProjectsdirectoryisatopleveldirectoryandreferredtoasaProjectRootdirectory.

Thedirectorylevelbelowtherootdirectorycontainssampleprojectsthataredeliveredwiththeinstall.

SAMPLE_IMPERIAL SAMPLE_METRIC SAMPLEMMETRIC

Thesesampleprojectfilesarenotrecommendedforproductionuse,butareusedastemplatesforbuildingyourownprojects.




UserConfigurations

AutoPLANTisdesignedtosupportmultipleprojects.Thisdesignenablesyoutodefinetheunits,specs,drawingdatabaseformat,borders,drawingtemplates,moduleandcomponentoptions,inaspecificconfiguration.

Tosupportthisimplementation,sampleconfigurationfileswerecreatedtoserveasplaceholdersforthedefinitionofconfigurationdefaultsandsettings.Byusingthesamplesyoucanremovethetediouseffortthatwouldberequiredtomanuallyedittheseconfigurationfileswhencreatingacustomconfiguration.

Inthisfigure,youcanseeanexampleofthefilestructurebeneaththeUserConfigurationdirectory.YouwillusetheUserConfigurationImperialSampletocreateanewproject.




CreatingProjectRootDirectories

TherearenorulesastohowmanyProjectRootdirectoriesanorganizationusesorhowmanyprojectsarecontainedwithintheprojectroot.

AProjectRootdirectorycanbeatanylevelofyourcomputersfilestructure.Thepathtothatfolderisreferredtoas%PROJECT_ROOT%throughouttheAutoPLANTcoursedocumentation.

ProjectRootdirectoriesusuallyresideinadifferentfilepaththanyourAutoPLANTinstallation,sothepathtotheinstallationisshownas%NETWORK_ROOT%throughouttheAutoPLANTcoursedocumentation.

Note: AlthoughnotvisibleintheBentleyProjectAdministratordialog,thesystemhascreatedafilecalledat_proj.dbfthatresidesinthisprojectrootdirectory.Thisfilecontainsarecordforeveryprojectthatiscreatedunderthisspecificrootdirectory.

ThefollowingexerciseswillgiveyouexposuretoProjectAdministratorfunctionality.Youwillcreateadirectorystructureinpreparationforthe2Dand3DFundamentalcourses.

Oncedirectorieshavebeensetup,theyarereadyfortheinstallationofapredefinedprojectdataset.

Exercise1:CreateanewProjectRootdirectory.1. SelectStart>Programs>Bentley>PlantV8I>ProjectTools>ProjectAdministratorto

launchtheapplication.

2. SelectUserConfigurationsandthenselectFile>AddRoot.

3. Selecttheappropriatedrive.ThiscoursewillusetheC:\drive.

4. IntheBrowseforFolderdialog,clickMakeNewFolder.

5. TypeBentleyTrainingProjectforthenameofthenewfolder.

6. ClickOK.




7. ThesoftwarereturnstotheProjectAdministratorinterfacewiththenewProjectRootdirectorycalledBentleyTrainingProjectlistedinthenavigationtree.

NowthattheRootDirectoryhasbeendefined,youwillcreatetheproject.




CreatingaProject

Whenanewprojectiscreated,theuserneedstospecifythebasiccriteria.Thefollowinginformationprovidesanoverviewofthetypeofinformationyouwillinput.

ProviderType

Thisisthedatabaseprogramthatwillbeusedforstoringtheprojectdata.AutoPLANTcanwritetoMicrosoftAccess,SQLServer,andOracle.(Onlythoseinstalledonthecomputerwillbeavailableforselection.)

BaseTemplateand3DSettings

Whenyoucreateanewproject,theseedfilesthatarerequiredtobuildtheprojectarecopiedfromthe%NETWORK_ROOT%\Baseand%NETWORK_ROOT%\configdirectories.(%NETWORK_ROOT%referstothepathofyourAutoPLANTinstallationandismostlikelyC:\ProgramFiles\Bentley\PlantV8i.)Thesedirectoriesactasamasterprojectandareinstalledwiththeapplication.

AutoPLANTprovidestwoprojecttemplates:StandardBaseProjectandKKS.KKSactsastheEuropeancounterparttotheStandardBaseProject.ThesetemplatescontaintheBentleyP&IDandAutoPLANTPlantDesignstandardsanddatastructures.

Note: Creationofnewprojecttemplatesiscoveredinthe2Dand3DAdministratorcourses.

The3DModelingProjectSettingsthatyouselectwillindicatewhichconfigurationdatafileswillbecopiedovertocreatethenewprojectfiles.

TheUnitsfielddefinesthedrawingandmodeldefaultsincludingunits,specs,drawingdatabaseformat,borders,drawingtemplates,modulesandcomponentoptions.Theseconfigurationswereinstalledinyourdirectory.

TheUseCentralProjectModecheckboxisonlyavailablewhenyouselectSQLServerorOracledatabaseprovidertypes.

ProjectPaths

Bydefault,allprojectdataisstoredinacollectionoffoldersinthe%PROJECT_ROOT%directory.Youcan,however,specifydifferentpathsforspecificdatatypesintheNewProjectNewProjectPathsdialog.

Toeditapath,clickinthefieldandeitherdoubleclickorclickBrowsetoopenaBrowseForFolderdialog.

Details

Ofthedetailsthatcanbedefinedinthisdialog,theProjectNameistheonlyattributethatisrequired.

Optionaldetailsinclude:ProjectNumber,ProjectDescription,ClientName,ClientNumber,andClientLocation.




Exercise2:CreatetheTrainingProject.1. FromProjectAdministratorutilityselectthenewrootdirectoryC:\BentleyTraining

Project.

2. RightclickandselectNewProjectfromthecontextmenuorselectFile>Newfromthemenu.

Note: YoucanalsousetheCtrl+Nkeystroke.

3. IntheProviderTypedialog,clickAccessthenclickNext.

TheBaseTemplateand3DSettingsdialogopens.

4. SelectStandardBaseProjectandImperialUnits.

Note: ThiscoursewillusetheImperialUnits.Thetablebelowshowstheoptionsthatareavailablefortheadditionalunits.




Attribute Imperial Metric MixedMetric

ProjectTemplate StandardBaseProject StandardBaseProject StandardBaseProject

Units Imperial Metric MixedMetric

5. ClickNext.

6. Maintainthedefaultprojectpaths,andclickNextontheNewProjectPathsdialog.

7. Enterprojectdetailsasshownbelow.

Note: TheProjectNameisrequiredwhilealloftheotherfieldsareoptional.TheProjectNamecanbenomorethan16characters.

Attribute Imperial Metric MixedMetric

ProjectName Training Training Training

ProjectDescription ImperialTrainingproject MetricTrainingProject MixedMetricTrainingProject

8. TheProjectNameisautomaticallydisplayedintheProjectDescriptionfield.Overwritethiswiththedescriptionlistedabove.

9. ClickFinish

10. AutoPLANTcopiesthedefaultprojectsettingsintoyournewproject.




11. Whentheprocessiscomplete,thenewprojectwillappearundertheBentleyTrainingProjectdirectory.Clickthe+buttontoexpandyournewprojectandlookattheconfigurationsettingsforeachaspectoftheproject.

Youwillnoticedirectoriesforallprojectrelateddataincludingspecificdirectoriesforalldrawingsanddatathatwillbecreatedusingboththe2Dand3Dapplications.

12. CloseProjectAdministrator.

Youhavenowcompletedthisshortcourseinpreparationforusingthe2Dor3Dapplications.

Review



Review

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthismodule,letsmeasurewhatyouhavelearned.

Questions

1. Whatisthedefinitionof%Project_Root%and%Network_Root%?

2. WhatistheonlyrequiredfieldintheDetailsdialogwhencreatinganewproject?

3. True/False:TheProjectDescriptionfieldispopulatedwiththeProjectNameautomatically.

4. True/False:TheProjectDescriptionfieldhastomaintainthesamenameastheProjectName.

5. WhatarethetwotypesofbasetemplatesforprojectcreationprovidedbyAutoPLANT?

Answers

1. The%Project_Root%isthevariablethatcontainsthepathtoyourprojectrootdirectory.

%NETWORK_ROOT%isthepathoftheinstallation.

ProjectrootdirectoriesusuallyresideinadifferentfilepaththanyourAutoPLANTinstallation.

2. TheonlyrequiredfieldintheDetailsdialogistheProjectName,allothersareoptional.

3. True:TheProjectDescriptionfieldispopulatedwiththeProjectName.

4. False:TheProjectDescriptiondoesnothavetobethesameastheProjectName;itispreferablethatitcontainmoredescriptiveinformationabouttheproject.

5. StandandBaseProjectandKKSarethetwotemplatesprovided.KKSactsastheEuropeancounterparttotheStandardBaseProject.ThesetemplatescontaintheBentleyP&IDandAutoPLANTPlantDesignstandardsanddatastructures.

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TableofContents

CourseOverview________________________________________________________ 1

Description_________________________________________________________________ 1

TargetAudience_____________________________________________________________ 1

Prerequisites________________________________________________________________ 1

CourseObjectives____________________________________________________________ 1

ModulesIncluded____________________________________________________________ 2


InstallingtheDataset_________________________________________________________ 4SoftwareInstallation _______________________________________________________________4Dataset__________________________________________________________________________4

IntroductoryKnowledge ______________________________________________________ 5Questions________________________________________________________________________5Answers _________________________________________________________________________6

AutoPLANTSpecifications________________________________________________ 7

Overview___________________________________________________________________ 7

Prerequisites________________________________________________________________ 7

Objectives__________________________________________________________________ 7

PipingIndustryCodesandSpecifications_________________________________________ 8Specifications_____________________________________________________________________8Classes___________________________________________________________________________8

AutoPLANTComponentCatalogs _______________________________________________ 9ComponentTables________________________________________________________________10SpecialTables____________________________________________________________________11

AutoPLANTSpecifications____________________________________________________ 13ViewingtheInstalledSampleSpecs___________________________________________________14ComponentTables________________________________________________________________15SpecialTables____________________________________________________________________17

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ComponentPlacement_______________________________________________________ 19SpecificationRetrievalDefinition_____________________________________________________19EndConditions&Joints____________________________________________________________21

ModuleReview_____________________________________________________________ 23Questions_______________________________________________________________________23Answers ________________________________________________________________________24

Summary__________________________________________________________________ 24

SpecificationGenerator_________________________________________________ 25

Overview__________________________________________________________________ 25

Prerequisites_______________________________________________________________ 25

Objectives_________________________________________________________________ 25

SpecificationGenerator______________________________________________________ 26BasedontheSpecSheet ___________________________________________________________27BasicStepsforBuildingSpecs _______________________________________________________28CreatingaNewSpec_______________________________________________________________29DefinetheSearchCriteria __________________________________________________________33

ManagingSpecSections______________________________________________________ 45RemovingUnwantedSizes__________________________________________________________45EditingtheLongDescription ________________________________________________________46ModifyingPieceMarks_____________________________________________________________49

AddingFittingSections_______________________________________________________ 56

ReportingFunctions_________________________________________________________ 60GenerateaReport ________________________________________________________________60ModifyaReport__________________________________________________________________62CreatingSpecificationsfortheProductionEnvironment __________________________________63

ModuleReview_____________________________________________________________ 64Questions_______________________________________________________________________64Answers ________________________________________________________________________65Summary________________________________________________________________________65

CourseSummary_______________________________________________________ 67

Review____________________________________________________________________ 67Questions_______________________________________________________________________67Answers ________________________________________________________________________69

Dec-09 1 Project Setup

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CourseOverview

Description

ThisintroductorycoursegivesthenewuserofAutoPLANTPlantDesign2Dand3Dapplications,abasicunderstandingofhowcomponentcatalogsareusedtogeneratespecifications.UsingtheSpecificationGeneratorfunctionality,thestudentbuildsanewspecificationapplicationforusewiththeAutoPLANTPipingapplication.

TargetAudience

NewandexistingusersofAutoPLANT2Dand3Dapplications.

Prerequisites

BasicknowledgeofAutoPLANTspecdrivendesignapplications Threetosixmonthsexperiencewith2Dand3DCADmodeling

CourseObjectives

GainabasicunderstandingofCatalogsandSpecificationsinrelationtospecdrivencomponentplacement

Learnhowtocreateaspecificationfrommultiplecatalogs Learnhowtomanagespecdatabyremovingunwantedentries Learnhowtocustomizedescriptionsandrestraints LearnhowtogenerateandmodifyMicrosoftAccessreports

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ModulesIncluded

AutoPLANTSpecifications SpecificationGenerator

SystemRequirements

YoumusthaveaCDdriveorinternetaccessforproductinstallation.ThefollowingprerequisitesarerequiredtorunthemodulesincludedintheAutoPLANTPlantDesignV8i(Version08.11.05).

Processor: IntelPentium4processorandAMDAthlon,3.0GhzorgreaterorIntelorAMDDualCoreProcessor,2.0GHzorgreater

OperatingSystem: MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP2orlater

WindowsVista32bitSP1

MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP1Aorlater

Internet: MicrosoftInternetExplorer6SP1orgreater

Memory: 2GBorgreater

HardDisk: 2GBfreeharddiskspace

InputDevice: IndustrystandardinputdevicesupportedbyWindows

OutputDevice: IndustrystandardoutputdevicesupportedbyWindows

VideoGraphicsCard: Industrystandardvideocard/monitor

AutoCADorrelatedAutodeskProducts

AutoCAD: 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009

AutoCADMechanicalDesktop: 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008

ArchitecturalDesktop: 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008

BuildingSystems: 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008

AutoCADMechanical: 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008

Note: Thelatestapplicableservicepacksmustbeusedforalloftheaboveproducts.

Dec-09 3 Course Overview Copyright 2007 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ProjectWiseSupportedVersions

BentleyProjectWiseV808.11.05

DatabasesSupported

MicrosoftAccess2000,2002,2003,2007

SQLServer2000,2003,2005andMSDEandSQLServerExpress

Oracle9iRelease2,Oracle10gRelease2,Oracle11gRelease1


InstallingtheDataset

ThiscoursebelongstoasetofAutoPLANT3DPlantDesigncorefundamentalcoursesthatteachthestudenthowtousethePlantDesigntoolsformodelingandstoringvaluableprojectdata.

Thecoresetincludesthefollowingmodularcourses:

AutoPLANTProjectAdministratorFundamentals IntroductiontoAutoPLANTSpecifications AutoPLANTEquipmentFundamentals AutoPLANTPipingFundamentals AutoPLANTDrawingProductionFundamentals

Thedatasetforthesecoursescontainasimulatedproject,designedtobeusedforbothAutoPLANT2Dand3Dcorefundamentalcourses.

SoftwareInstallation

Priortobeginningthiscourse,makesureyouhaveinstalledthefollowing:

AutoPLANTPipingandEquipmentapplicationsincludingallcatalogsandspecifications

SpecificationGeneratorprogramfiles

Dataset

Thiscourserequiresnodataset.

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IntroductoryKnowledge

Beforeyoubegin,letsdefinewhatyoualreadyknonw.

Questions

1. Classesspecifythecommoditycontainedwithinapipingconfiguration.

True False

2. Componentcatalogsarebuiltintotheapplicationtoprovideapicklistforplacementwithinamodel.

True False

3. AutoPLANTPipingdatabasetoolsprovideausefulmethodfordeterminingtheclassdefinitionofaspecificcomponent.

True False

4. SpecificationGeneratorenablesyoutocreateaspecusingafamiliarworkmethod.

True False

5. Bydesigningspecificconstraintsinaspec,thenumberofcomponentstoselectfromisminimized.

True False


Answers

1. True:Aclassidentifiesthecommoditywithinapipe,includingwhetheritisaliquidorgas,aswellasoperatingtemperatures,pressuresandcorrosiveness.

2. False:ComponentcatalogsareinstalledwithAutoPLANT.Thesecatalogsprovidedataonthousandsofcomponentsfromwhichmanufacturerspecificspecscanbeproduced.

3. True:Ifyouwanttofindtheclassdefinitionofaspecificcomponentinamodel,usethePiping>DatabaseTools>Editcomponentcommand.Selectingthecomponentliststheclassnameandallrelativedataforthecomponent.

4. True:SpecificationGeneratorusesthesamedesignphilosophyasthedesignersspecsheet.

5. True:Bydefiningconstraintswithinthespecsections,thevolumeofcomponentstochoosefromisreduced,eliminatingmistakesandincreasingproductivity.

Dec09 7 AutoPLANTSpecifications


AutoPLANTSpecifications

Overview

Specificationsforaplantfacilitycompriseenormousvolumesofprintedmaterial.Solidlybuiltspecswillenableausertoproperlyassemblepipingconfigurationsaswellasprovidereliablematerialreportsthroughouttheproject.Thismoduleprovidesabasicunderstandingofhowspecificationsareusedduringtheplacementofcomponentsinamodelingenvironmentandthemeaningbehindthespecdrivenapplication.

Prerequisites

Allcatalogsandsamplespecsmustbeinstalledontheusersystem. AbasicunderstandingofMicrosoftAccess

Objectives

Understandthedifferencesbetweencatalogsandspecifications LearntheMicrosoftAccesscatalogtablestructure Learntoidentifyhowcomponentplacementiscontrolledbyspecifications Gainabasicunderstandingofinitialization(.ini)files

Piping Industry Codes and Specifications

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PipingIndustryCodesandSpecifications

Processfacilitiesarebuilttopredefinedcodesandspecificationstoensurequalityconstructionandworkersafety.IndustryCodesoriginatefromabroadnumberofsourcessuchasgovernmentagencies(OSHA,EPA)andorganizationssuchastheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI),thatdevelopedthePetroleumRefineryPipingCodeB31.3thatgovernsoperationalproceduresforrefinerypiping.

Compliancetoacodeisgenerallymandatory,enforcedbyregulatoryagencies.Codespublishedforthedesignofplantfacilitiesincludeindustryregulationssuchaspressureratings,temperaturelimits,materialcomposition,workersafety,evacuationprocedures,plusmanymore.Insuranceagenciesrequiretheownerofafacilitytocomplywiththeserequirements

Specifications

Specifications(knownintheindustryasspecs)aredetailedinstructionalquidesforthephysicalconstructionofthefacility.Specsforaplantfacilitycancompriseenormousvolumesofprintedmaterial.Engineersanddesignersusespecstoestablishsizes,materials,poundratingsanddimensionsforpipeandequipment.Stresscalculationsusetheinformationinaspectoensurecomponentswithstandtheloadsandforcesplacedonthem.PurchasingDepartmentsneedspecificationsheetstoensurepropermaterialsandequipmenthavebeenordered.Fabricatorsusespecstomakesuretheyerectthestructuresandsupportswiththecorrectpipesizes.Instrumentsthatcontroltheprocessarealsoinstalledincompliancetospecstoensurepropertemperatureandpressuresettings.

Classes

Specificationsarefurtherdividedintoclassesforspecificservicescategorizedbythecommoditycontainedwithinthepipe.Classesspecifywhetherthecommodityisagasorliquid,aswellasdesignandoperatingtemperatures,pressuresandcorrosiveness.Thesespecificationclassesuseserviceparameterstoestablishflangepoundratings,pipewallthickness,pressureandtemperaturelimitsaswellasthetypeofconnectionstobeusedbetweenthecomponents.Exampleofconnectionsincludescrewed,socketorbuttweldedfittings,includingdetailssuchasthenamesofthecomponentmanufacturers.

Whenusedproperly,specsensureconsistencyanduniformitythroughoutallphasesoftheprojectfromtheinitialconcept,throughdetaileddesign,toconstructionandmaintenance.

AutoPLANT Component Catalogs



AutoPLANTComponentCatalogs

AutoPLANTprovidesthemeanstoproducecodecompliantdeliverables.

TheAutoPLANTPIPINGandISOMETRICSapplicationsincludecatalogsofcomponents,indatabaseformat,fromwhichmanufacturerspecificspecscanbeproduced.Theabilitytoselectandapplythesespecificationsconsistentlythroughouttheprojectmeansthemodelingprocessbecomesmoreefficientandthatthefinishedproductwilladheretoestablishedindustrycodes.Consistencythroughoutthedesignprocessalsoprovidesreliablematerialreportingacrossthemultitudeofdisciplinesrequiredforalargeproject.

WhenyouinstalledtheAutoPLANTapplication,componentscatalogswereinstalledasMicrosoftAccess(*.MDB)files.Thisfileformatenablesasinglefilethatcanincludemultipletables.

Letstakeashorttour.

Exercise1:Viewthelistofcatalogs.1. RightclickExploretoselectProgramFiles>Bentley>PlantV8i>Catalogs.

Note: ThisexampleshowstheImperialCatalogsasinstalled.




2. DoubleclicktheANSIASMEcatalogtorevealthetablesavailable.

Catalogshavetwotypesoftables,componenttablesandspecialtables.

ComponentTables

Componenttablescontainthecomponentdetails.ThecomponenttablesfortheANSIASMEcatalogasshownaboveincludeBOLT,BRANCH,CROSSES,ELBOW,FLANGE,GASKET,MISC_FIT,ORIFICE,PIPE,REDUCER,SPACER,TEE,VALVBWandVALVFL.

Differentcatalogswillhavedifferentcomponenttables.

Forexample,theCRANEcataloghascomponenttablesofFLANGE,VALVBW,VALVFLandVALVESCSW.(SinceCRANEdoesnotmanufactureotherfittings,itdoesnothavetablesforthesefittings).

CreatingSpecsfromCatalogs

CatalogsarenotactivelyusedwhenmodelingwithAutoPLANTPlantDesignapplications.Thesecatalogsareusedtocreatethespecifications.Whenthedefinedspecificationismadeactiveduringthemodelingsession,theseselectedcomponentsaremadeavailableforplacement.

Moreaboutspecificationslater.




3. OpentheELBOWtablefromtheANSIASMEcatalog.

HereyouseedetailsonallANSIASMEelbows.Noticehowmanyrecordsthereare.

Note: Thereare2009elbowsdefinedinthiscatalog.

Thefieldsinthecomponenttableswillbeexaminedinmoredetaillater.

SpecialTables

Alltablesinacatalogthatarenotcomponenttablesareconsideredspecialtables.FortheANSIASMEcatalog,thespecialtablesinclude:

CatalogColumns CatalogTables FilterList SpecGenFieldMap

TheCatalogTablesfilecontainsalistofallcomponenttablesinthecatalog.

4. ClosetheElbowtableandnowopentheSpecialTablecalledCatalogTables.

Thistabledoesnotincludecomponentstables.ItisalistofallthecomponenttablesintheANSIASMEcatalog.




5. Closethefile.

LegacyTables

FilterListandSpecGenFieldMaparelegacytablesusedinpreviousversionsoftheSpecificationGeneratorapplication.ThesetablesarenotREQUIREDbySpecGenv7.0andcouldbedeleted.However,therearecaseswhenausermaywanttouseolderversionsofSpecGen,andthusthesetablesaretypicallyleftinthecatalog.

AutoPLANT Specifications



AutoPLANTSpecifications

Aspecificationisadatabaseofcomponentrecordsthatmatchadefinedcriteria.Thespecisasubsetofcomponentsavailablefromasinglecatalogormultiplecatalogs.

Tohelpgetyoustarted,samplespecswereincludedintheapplicationsuchasANSIextended,DIN,JIS,otherindustrystandardcomponents,aswellasuniquecomponentsfromwellknownsuppliers.

CarbonSteel:Asamplecarbonsteelspecification,basedon150poundAmericanStandardInstitute

StainlessSteel:Asamplestainlesssteelspecification(Imperial:SS150,Metric:MSS150,andMixedMetric:MMSS150).

DuctileIron:Asampleductileironspecification(Imperial:Ductile,Metric:MDUCT,andMixedMetric:MMDUCT.).

Victaulic:AsampleVictaulicspecification(Imperial:Victaulic,Metric:MVICT,andMixedMetric:MMVICT.)

TriClove:AsampleTriCloverspecification(Imperial:Triclove,Metric:MTric,MixedMetric:MMTric).

Youhadtheopportunitytoinstalloneormoreofthesespecsduringyoursoftwareinstallation.

Creatingyourownspecs

Itisagoodideatolearnhowtocreatespecificationsforaspecificproject.

Forexample,theCarbonSteel(CS300.MDB)isaspecificationcontaining300LBratedfittings.ItwascreatedbyfilteringtheANSIASME,BONNEYFORGED,CRANE,LADISH,GENCOMP,andNONSTANDARDcatalogsforfittingsthatmeetthiscriteria.

Note: Youwillseelater,someofthisfilteringwasincomplete.Thisisagoodreasontonotuseoutofboxspecs,buttobuildandtestyourown.

TheSpecificationGeneratorutility,includedwiththeapplication,enablesyoutoeasilybuildnewspecsfromthesamplesandcustomizethedatabasestosuittheclientsneeds.




ViewingtheInstalledSampleSpecs

Thisexerciseisintendedtogiveyouanunderstandingofthesamplespecificationsinstalledonyoursystem.

Exercise1:Viewthecs300samplespec.Note: Ifyouhavenotloadedthissamplespec,selectadifferentone.

1. RightclickExploreandselectProgramFiles>Bentley>PlantV8i>Specs.

2. ClicktoopenoneofthesamplespecsinstalledwiththeAutoPLANTapplication,suchastheImperialspecasshown.




3. Scrolldownandopencs300specbydoubleclickingonthefile.

ThefileopensinMicrosoftAccesstorevealalistoftables.

ComponentTables

Justlikecatalogs,specshavecomponenttablesandspecialtables.

4. OpentheSpecTablesfiletolistallcomponenttablesincludedinthespec.




5. ClosetheSpecTablefile.Noticethenumberofrecordsinthefile.




6. NowopentheELBOWtablefromthecs300spec.

Noticethatthenumberofcomponentsinthespecislessthanthenumberinthecatalogs.Thesubsetofrecordsincludedinthisspecnumbers144,whiletherewereover2000elbowsincludedintheANSIASMEcatalog.

7. ClosetheElbowtable.

SpecialTables

Thereareseveralmorespecialtablesinaspecthaninacatalog.Afewofthemostimportanttablesinclude:

Autogroup:TheAuto_bend,Auto_mateandAuto_TeetablesareusedbyAutoPLANTtodeterminewhichfittingtoautomaticallyplacebasedonsettingsdefinedintheapplication.Forexample,ona490Degreecenterline,shouldaLongRadiusorShortRadiuselbowbeplaced?

SpecCatalogs:Listofcatalogsusedtobuildthisspec. SpecInfo,SpecNotes:Generalinformationandnotes(headerinfo)aboutthisspec.Themajorityoftheremainingspecialtablesholdinformationonhowthespecwasbuiltfromthelistedcatalogs.

8. OpentheSpecCatalogstabletoviewalistofthecatalogsthatwereusedtocreatecs300.




9. ClosethealltablesandMicrosoftAccess.

Component Placement



ComponentPlacement

Beforeyoucanlearnhowtocreateaspec,whichyouwilldointhenextmodule,youshouldknowhowAutoPLANTapplicationsusespecstoplacecomponents.

AlsodiscussedistheimportanceofEndConditionsandJointswhataretheyandhowdotheyrelatetocomponentinsertionfromaspec.

SpecificationRetrievalDefinition

AutoPLANTinstallsspecialinitialization(.ini)filesthatholdcomponentdata.Whenyouinsertacomponent,AutoPLANTreadsthedatafromthespecificfiles.Editing.inifilesisusuallydonebyanexperiencedProjectAdministrator.

class.ini

WheninsertingacomponentintoanAutoPLANTPipingmodel,theprogramreadsclassdatafromafilecalledclass.ini.Eachcomponenthasaclassdefinitionthatdefineshowthecomponentistobeinserted.Onewayforfindingtheclassdefinitionofaparticularcomponentistoinsertthecomponentintoapipingmodel,thenselectthePiping>DatabaseTools>EditComponentcommandandpickthecomponent.

Whentheeditdialogdisplays,presstheNextPagetogotopage2ofthedialog.IntheDatabaseInformationlist,youwillfindtheCLASSname.Inthedialogshownhere,fora90LRElbow,theCLASSnameislistedasAT_ELBOW_LR_90.

Component Placement



ThisCLASSvaluereferencesasectionintheclass.inifile.IfyousearchyourAutoPLANTinstallation,youwillfindmultipleclass.inifiles.AutoPLANTprovidesaclass.inifileforeachmodule(i.e.,oneforbase,oneforcabletrays,oneforconduit,etc.).Inthebasepipingmodule,theclass.inifileresidesinthe..\MODULES\BASEsubdirectory.

Theclass.inifilecanbeopenedwithanytexteditorincludingNotepadorWordpad.

Opentheclass.inifileandsearchfortheelbowclassenclosedinbrackets.Fortheelbowintheexampleabove,searchfor[AT_ELBOW_LR_90].Youshouldfindasectionsimilartotheonebelow.

[AT_ELBOW_LR_90]

PARENT_CLASS=BASE_BENDS_CLASS

PORT_KEY=ElbowPorts

METHOD_KEY=AT_ELBOW_LR_90

SPEC_KEY=ELBOW_LR_90

CLASS_DESCRIPTION=Base90LongRadiusElbow

SHORT_DESC=90ELL(LR)

SPEC_GROUP=FITTING

speckey.ini

OneofthemethodsusedtocreatetheelbowentityiscalledSPEC_KEY.AvaluefortheSPEC_KEYmethodisassignedtothespeckeygroupinthespeckey.inifile.Thisdefinesthesearchcriteriathatwillbeusedtolocatethecomponentrecordinthespec.Thespeckey.inifileresidesinthesamedirectoryasclass.inifile.For[AT_ELBOW_LR_90]thespeckeyis[ELBOW_LR_90].

Thisisanexampleofthe90LongRadiusElbowrecordinthespeckey.inifile.

[ELBOW_LR_90]

SPEC_TABLE=ELBOW

WHERE_CLAUSE=GTYPE='90L'AND(STYPE='LR'ORSTYPEISNULL)AND

MAIN_SIZE='$$Nominal$$'

SPECKEY_SCRIPT=at_SpecKey_Fittings

DISPLAY_FIELDS=

MAIN_SIZE;END_COND_1;END_COND_2;RATING;SCHEDULE;LONG_DESCR

ThisdefinitioninstructsAutoPLANThowtofilterthroughtheselectedspectolocatethiscomponentrecord.

Component Placement



Thekeysaredefinedasfollows:

SPEC_TABLE:thetableortablestosearchthrough WHERE_CLAUSE:howtofilterintheindicatedtables SPECKEY_SCRIPT:programmaticchangestowhereclause.Inparticular,what

functiontoruninSPECKEY.EBSbasicscript.

DISPLAY_FIELDS:specfieldstodisplayforuserselectionifmorethanonerecordfitsthewhereclause.

Inthisexample,theELBOWtableinthespecwillsearchforrecordswithGTYPE=90L,STYPE=LRorNull,andMAIN_SIZEequaltothecurrentnominalsize.Theat_SpecKey_Fitting()functionmaymodifythissearchcriteria(althoughinthiscaseitdoesnot).Ifmorethanoneelbowrecordmatchesthesearchcriteria,itwilldisplaytheMAIN_SIZE,Endconditions1and2,RATING,SCHEDULE,andLONGDESCRinaSpecificationSelectiondialogsothatyoucanchoosetheonethatyouwanttousetoplacethecomponentasnotedbytheDISPLAY_FIELDSdefinition.

EndConditions&Joints

endcodes.ini

Theendcodes.inifilecontainsalistofvalidendconditionsthatcanbeusedbyAutoPLANT.Eachendconditiongroupspecifiestheendconditionnameanddescription.SomeendconditionshavetheELvariabledefinedasthelegalsetofengagementlengthsallowedforthetypeofendcondition.Inaddition,thevalidODsarespecifiedforthetypeofendcodespecified.Anendconditionnamemustbe3charactersorless,andthedescriptionshouldbe30charactersorless.

Thisisanexampleoftwoendconditiongroupblocksintheendcodes.inifile.

[BW]

Name=BW

Description=ButtWeldEnd

EL=N/A

OD=PIPE_OD_M;PIPE_OD_R;PIPE_OD_B

[SWF]

Name=SWF

Description=SocketWeldFemaleEnd

Engagement_Type=Female

EL=SKT_DPTH_B;SKT_DPTH_R;SKT_DPTH_M

OD=PIPE_OD_M;PIPE_OD_R;PIPE_OD_B

Component Placement



joints.ini

Endcodedatastoredinthejoints.inifiledefinethevalidjointsthatareusedasconnectivitycheckingcriteria,whenconnectingcomponentsforallmodules.

Thejoints.inifilecontainsrecordsthatdefinethevalidjointconditionsthatcanexistinanAutoPLANTmodel.Thesejointsarecheckedwheneveryouattempttoconnectcomponents.Eachjointrecordconsistsofthefollowingkeyworddefinitions.

[JointName]:Thetypeandnameofthejoint. End1:Thefirstendcodeofthejoint.Thisvalueshouldbespecifiedasdefinedin

thespec.

End2:Thesecondendcodeofthejoint.Thisvalueshouldbespecifiedasdefinedinthespec.

ReqMatch:Thelistofportfields,separatedbysemicolonsthatmustmatcheachotherforthejointtobevalid.

OptMatch:Thelistofportfields,separatedbysemicolons,thatshouldmatch,butwillproduceawarningiftheydonot.

Fasteners:Thelistoffastenercomponents,separatedbycolons,requiredtocompletethejoint.

COCOScript:Optionalscriptthatmaybeexecutedtoprovideadditionalconnectivitychecks.

FastenerScript:Optionalscriptusedtocompletethefasteners. Description:Adescriptionofthisjoint. ToleranceVariable:Tolerancesettingsforthealignmentofconnectingports.

ThisisanexampleofaflangedjointrecordintheJOINTS.INIfile.Itindicatesthatwhenconnectingtwoflangedcomponents,foravalidjointtobemade,theconnectingendconditionsmustbothmatchoneofthevaluesshownfortheEnd1andEnd2keywords.Also,theNominal(ND)sizeandRating(PCL)mustmatch,theFacing(FAC)shouldmatchandwilldisplayawarningmessageiftheydonot,andtheGasket(AT_GASKET)andBolts(AT_BOLT)drawingscriptswillautomaticallybeexecutedtoplacetheseitemsbetweenthesecomponentsiftheconnectionisvalidated.

[Flanged]End1=FL;WAF;WFL;FLREnd2=FL;WAF;WFL;FLRReqMatch=NDcocoscript=at_flange_cocoFastenerScript=at_FlangedJoint_fastenersDescription=FlangedJointTolerance_Variable=MAX_FLANGEDSLOPE_TOL

Whenaddingcomponentstoaspec,itisimportanttoassignappropriateendconditionssothattheproperjointsarecreated.

Module Review



ModuleReview

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthismodule,letsreviewwhatyouhavelearned.

Questions

AnswerthesequestionstobeTrueorFalse.Detailedanswersappearonthefollowingpage.

1. InsuranceAgenciesrequiretheownerofafacilitytocomplywithrigidindustrycodes.

True False

2. CranecatalogshasonlytablesforFlangesandValves.

True False

3. Specificationsarecreatedfromonlyonecatalog.

True False

4. Classdataforplacingacomponentinapipingmodelisreadfromtheclass.inifile.

True False

Summary



Answers

1. True:Compliancetoindustrystandardsaregenerallymandatoryandenforcedbyregulatoryagencies.Theimportanceofadheringtothesecodesbeginsatthedesignstagebycreatingindustrycompliantspecifications.

2. True:Cranedoesnotmanufacturefittingotherthanflangesandvalves.

3. False:Specificationscanbecreatedfromsinglecatalogsorbycombiningfittingsfrommultiplecatalogs.

4. True:Theclass.inifileisoneofseveralinitializationfilesinstalledwithAutoPLANT.Theprogramreadsplacementinformationstoredinthe.inifile

Summary

Youarenowableto:

Understandthedifferencesbetweencatalogsandspecifications LearntheMicrosoftAccesscatalogtablestructure Learntoidentifyhowcomponentplacementiscontrolledbyspecifications Gainabasicunderstandingofinitialization(.ini)files

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SpecificationGenerator

Overview

Aspecificationisadatabaseofcomponentrecordsthatmatchadefinedcriteria.Bybuildingaspecificationfromasubsetofacatalogdata,themodelingprocessisstreamlined.Componentselectionbecomesmoreefficient,eliminatederrorswhilesharingconsistencyacrossallmembersoftheprojectteam.AutoPLANTSpecificationGeneratorisusedtocreateandmanagespecificationandcatalogdataaswellasprovidingaccuratereporting.

Prerequisites

StudentmustpossessaworkingknowledgeofMicrosoftAccess

Objectives

UnderstandtherelationshipbetweentheSpecificationGeneratorandthepipingdesignersspecsheet.

Learnthebasicstepsforcreatingaspec Createspecsections Learnhowtomanagespecsections Modifypiecemarks Createmultiitemfilters Generateandmodifyareport

Specification Generator

SpecificationGenerator 26 Feb10


SpecificationGenerator

TheSpecificationGeneratorapplicationisinstalledwithAutoPLANTandcanbeusedindependentlyfromtheAutoPLANTdesigntoolstocreatespecificationsfortheAutoPLANTapplications.

Typically,beforemodelingbegins,theProjectAdministratorgeneratesaspecificationdefinedbyspecificcompanyrequirements.

AspecisproducedfromcomponentsselectedfromthecatalogsandidentifiedbyuniquecomponentIDs.

Oncethespechasbeenbuilt,itismadeactivetotheproject.Duringthemodelingsession,theCADdesignerselectsallcomponentsfromthepredefinedspecification.Bycreatingthecustomspec,themodelingprocessbecomesconsistentacrossallprojectteammembers.

TheSpecificationGeneratoralsoservesasaCatalogEditor,usedtoaddtothesetofrecordscontainedinacatalog,oreditexistingcatalogrecords.Youcanalsodefinethetypesofinputallowedincertainfields,addnewtablestoanexistingdatabase,deletefieldsfromexistingtables,andavarietyofothercustomizationfeatures.




BasedontheSpecSheet

ThearchitectureofSpecificationGeneratorisbasedonaworkmethodfamiliartopipingdesignersthespecsheet.

Asshowninthesample,aspecsheetisgenerallybrokenintocomponentsections.

TheSpecificationGeneratorusesthissamemethodtogeneratespecificationsfromthecomponentcatalogsfollowingthesesteps:

Addasectionforeachcomponenttypeincludedinthespec Foreachsection,definetheconstraintorqueryusedtoextracttheselectionsetof

recordsfromthecatalog

BuildthespecbasedonthedefinedconstraintsThisarchitecturealsosimplifiestheupdateprocess,byenablingyoutoreviewormodifyeachcomponentsection.Yousimplymodifytheconstraintforthedesiredsection,andthenrebuildthespec.




BasicStepsforBuildingSpecs

1. LaunchSpecificationGenerator.

2. Selectaproject.Theactionpredefinestheprojectpathsandunitinformation.

3. Namethenewspecification.SpecifictionGeneratorcreatesadatabasefilewiththespecificationname.

4. Selectcatalogorcatalogsfromwhichtobuildthespec.

5. Addasectiontothespec.

6. Definefiltersforthissection.

7. Continuetoaddsectionsandfiltersfordifferentcomponenttypes.

8. UsetheBuildSpecoptiontocreatethespec.

9. Thenewspecwillberecreatedbasedonyourdefinedsectionseachtimeyouopenthespec.




CreatingaNewSpec

NowyouwillusetheSpecificationGeneratortobuildanewspec.

GeneralRecommendations

ThefiltersarestoredinthecatalogMicrosoftAccessfileasaseparatetablenamedfilterList.YoumayopenthattableinMSAccessandrenamethefilters,butyoucannotsortthenamessothattheywillappearinthenewlysortedorderintheSpecificationGeneratorprogram.

BeconscientiousaboutaddinganewSTYPEtothefilterprocess.Forinstance,ifyoucreatetwonewSTYPEvalues,THFandSWF,forthreadedflangesandsocketweldflangesrespectively,youwillberequiredtomodifyspeckey.iniinorderforAutoPLANTtobeabletoplacethesenewSTYPEflangesinthemodel.

Note: AnotherusefultoolistomakeanewSTYPEFLLforfullcouplings.Currentlyyoucanonlyfilterhalfcouplings.Thenothalfcouplingfilterwillnotworktodisplayfullcouplingsonly.

YoushouldfamiliarizeyourselfwiththevariousGTYPEandSTYPEvaluesforeachcomponentinordertoeffectivelybuildfilters.Theageoldadageofpracticemakesperfectwillbethebestwaytoexperimentbuildingfiltersuntilyoufindthebestcombinationoffiltertypestoprovidethedisplayyouwant.

Whenbuildingspecs,dontforgettoaddtherequirednozzles,strainers,controlvalves,reliefvalves,etc.,whichmaynotbedesignatedinthewrittenpipingspec.

Thefollowingexerciseswillteachyouhowtobuildaspecnamed150LBforusebythePipingapplicationsBasemodule.Youwillcreatethespecanddefinethedescriptiveinformationforthespec.

Exercise1:StartSpecificationGeneratorandcreateaspeccalled150LB.1. FromAllprograms>Bentley>PlantV8i>Specgen>SpecGen.exe.

2. OrclicktheV8iprogramicontoopenthelistofapplications.DoubleclickonSpecGen,andSpecificationGenerator.

3. Youarerequestedtoselectaproject.




Forthisexercise,youwillselectasampleproject,includedintheinstall.

4. SelecttheSampleImperialproject.ClickOK.

Note: Whenyouselectaproject,allprojectpathsandunitinformationisloadedautomatically.

5. Type150LBintheFilenamefieldandclickOpen.

Youwillbepromptedtoselectthecatalogsthatwillbeusedasthesourceforbuildingyourspec.




6. SelectAdd.

7. SelecttheANSIASMEandLadishcatalogs.

Note: ClickandholddowntheCtrlkeytoselectmultiplecatalogs.

8. ClickOpen.

9. ClickOKtocompletetheselection.

ThecatalogsareaddedtotheSelectCatalogsdialogasshownbelow.




Nowyouwillbeginbyaddingsectionstothespec.Thesesectionsallowyoutofilterspecificcomponentsfromthecatalogs.Youwillbeaddingsectionsforpipe,valves,fittingsandfasteners.

10. FromtheSpecmenu,selectAddSection.

11. SelectPipefromthelist.

Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartothefigurebelow.




Exercise2:Definethedescriptiveinformationforthenewspec.Enterdescriptiveinformationforthespec.

1. Click+totherightSpecificationDetails,toaddanewheaderdetail.

2. EnterMaxTemperatureandclickOKtoaddtheheaderdetail.

3. RepeattheprocesstoaddaServicedetail.

4. Scrolldownandenterthedetailvaluesasshownbelow.

5. Fromthemenu,selectSpec>SaveSpecHeadertosavethedetailswiththespec.

DefinetheSearchCriteria

Thefollowingexercisesteachyouhowtodefinethespecificationsectionsforthesearchcriteriathatisusedwhenbuildingaspecification.YouwilllearnhowtoconfiguretheconstraintsforthePIPEsectionandaddanewsection.

Exercise3:DefinethePipeClassSectionforthe150lbspecification.Thespecyouwillbuildcontainsthefollowingpipe:

PIPE

1/4"21/2" SMLS,SCH80CS,A106

3"24" SMLS,SCH40CS,A106

30"48" SMLS,SCH20CS,A106

1. Clickbrowse()nexttoSelectClassesinthePIPEsection,todefinethecomponentclassesforthePIPEsection.

2. TheClassBrowserdialoggotPipedisplays.

ExpandtheBasenodeintheAvailableClassessectiontoviewtheclassesasshownbelow.ThisdialogindicatesthatthePIPEsectionispredefinedtocontaintheAT_PIPEandAT_NIPPLEclasses.




ThisspecwillnothaveNipplesinit.

3. SelectAT_NIPPLEintheSelectedClassesfield.

4. Clicktheleftarrow




ThefirstsetofrecordsinyourPIPEsectionwillcontainsmallschedule80pipe.

TheMin.Size,Max.Size,Sched,etc.fieldsshownintheConstraintsareaofthePIPEsectionenableyoutodefinethecriteriathatwillbeusedtobuildthesetofcomponentrecordsthatwillbeincludedinthespec.Clickingineachfieldwilldisplayadropdownlistofoptions.

6. UsertheModifyConstraintsbuttonstoaddafieldsuchasLONG_DESCRasshownbelow.TheMatGradeisASTMA106.

DisabletheExpertModecheckboxtoshowtheexactnumberofrecordsthatwillbeaddedtothespecbasedonthecurrentconstraintsdefined.

7. Totakeacloserlookatthe9records,clickPreviewSpeciconintheConstraintsarea.

Note: Usertherolloverfunctiontoviewiconinformation.

Theapplicationwillreturnagridasshownbelow.

8. Toviewthedetailsofacomponent,rightclickonthecomponentrecordinthegrid,andselecttheViewComponentDetailsoptionfromthecontextmenuasshown.




Thedialogshowsthecomponentinformationanddimensionaldataincludingabitmapimageofthecomponent.

9. ClickDatabaseInformationtoexpandthedialoganddisplaytheadditionaldatabasefieldvalues.




ClickingthearrowbuttonsscrolltothePrevious/NextcomponentintheSpecSectionPreviewgridanditsdetails.

10. Whenfinishedviewingthedetails,closethedialogandreturntotheSpecSectionPreview.

11. Closethegrid.

Nowyouwilladdrecordsforpipesizesfrom3to24.

12. ClickAddRow(+)intheConstraintsarea.

13. Settheconstraintsasshownbelow.Noticethatthissearchreturned13records.

14. Finally,completethePIPEsectionbyaddingrecordsforsizes30to42asshownbelow.Thissearchcriteriashouldreturn4records.

15. Previewingthespecnowwillreturn9+13+4=26piperecordsasshownbelow.Closethepreviewwhenyouarefinishedreviewingtherecords.




Youhavenowcompletedthepipesectionofyourspec.However,therearestillsomeissuestoaddress,suchashowtomodifythedescriptionandhowtoremove5pipefromthislist.

Youwilllearnhowtoaccomplishthesetaskslaterinthiscourse.

16. Beforemovingon,letssavethenewspec.UseFile>SaveAs

Youcangiveitanynameyouchoose,tosavethe.mdbfile.

Exercise4:CreateanewsectionforButterflyValves1. FromthemenuselectSpec>AddSection.

2. TypeBFLYVALVEfortheSectionName.

3. ClickOKtoaddthesectiontotheSection/Classesdropdownmenuasshownbelow.




4. ClickSelectClassestoassignwhichclassestosearchforthissection.

JustbecausewenameditBFLY,theapplicationdoesnotknowtolimititselftobutterflyvalves.

YouwillnoticethattheredoesnotappeartobeaclassavailableforButterflyvalves.SincetherearenobutterflyvalvesineithertheANSIASMEcatalogortheLADISHcatalogs,youwillneedtoaddanothercatalogwithbutterflyvalves,namelytheCRANEcatalog.

5. ClosetheClassBrowserdialog.

6. FromthemenuselectCatalogs>SelectCatalogs.

7. ClickAddandthenaddtheCRANEcatalog.

8. AddtheBONNEYFORGEDcatalogwhichyouwilluselater.

9. ClickOK.




10. ClickSelectClassesintheBFLYVALVEsectiontodisplaytheClassbrowser.

11. ExpandtheBasenodeintheClassBrowserAvailableClassestree.

12. SelecttheBaseButterflyValve(AT_VALVE_BFLY)classandthenclick>toaddtheclassasshownbelow.

13. ClickOKtoclosetheClassBrowserdialog.




14. DisableExpertMode,andsetuptheconstraintssectionfortheButterflyValveasshown.

Thereisstillsomepolishingworktodoonthesesections,suchassettingthematerial,butletsgoaheadanddefinetheGLOBEandGATEvalvesectionsbeforehandlingtheseissues.

Exercise5:CreateanewsectionnamedGlobeValve.1. CreateanewsectionnamedGLOBEVALVE,whichusestheBaseGlobeValve

(AT_VALVE_GLOBE)class.Youwanttheglobevalvesinyourspecificationasfollows:

GLOBEVALVE

1/421/2 Class600#Thd,A105

1/421/2 Class600#SW,A105

1/424 Class150#RF,A216WCB

324 Class150#Buttweld,A216WCB

2. DisableExportModeandsettheConstraintsasyoudidfortheButterFlyvalveabove.

YouwillnoticethatthereisnowaytodefinetheconstraintsfortheRFflangedvalves.YoucanaddanewcolumntotheConstraintssectionwiththeModifybutton.ClickModifyintheGlobeValveConstraintssectiontodisplaytheModifyConstraintsdialog.

3. SelecttheFACING_1field,andclick>toaddacolumnforFACING_1totheGlobeValvesConstraints.




4. ModifythefilterfortheflangedGlobeValvesasshownbelow.

LookingattherecordCount,therestillappearstobetoomanyflangedandbuttweldvalves.

5. ClickPreviewSpectoviewtherecords.

Noticethatthespecisusingessentiallythesamevalvefromseveraldifferentmanufacturers.

6. Closethepreviewdialog.

Youcanlimitthisduplicationbyassigningafilterbycatalog.

7. ClickModifyandselecttheCATALOGfieldtoadd(>)totheconstraintfields.




8. ClickOK.

9. NowsettheCATALOGconstraintfortheflangedandbuttweldvalvestoBonneyForgeasshown.

Note: ThevaluesshownfortheCATALOGconstraintarepickedfromtheCATALOGfieldintheselected

Catalogs.Whengeneratingnewcatalogsusingtablesfromtheexistingcatalogsalwaysresetthesevaluestothenewcatalogsnameoranyothervalue.




Exercise6:AddanewsectioncalledGateValve1. CreateanewsectioncalledGATEVALVE,whichusestheBaseGateValve

(AT_VALVE_GATE)andtheBaseExtendedEndGateValve(AT_VALVE_EXT_GATE)classes.

2. UsetheModifyConstraintoptiontoaddconstraintcolumnsFACING_1,CATALOG,andEND_COND_2fieldstotheconstraint.

3. Next,usethefollowingcriteriaforthegatevalves.

GATEVALVE

1/421/2 Class600#Thd,A105

1/421/2 Class600#SW,A105

1/421/2 ExtendedBodyClass800#THDxSW,A105

1/424 Class150#RF,A216WCB

324 Class150#Buttweld,A216WCB

4. Whenyouarefinisheddefiningtheconstraints,disabletheExpertModecheckboxtoviewtheCountvaluesshown.

Sincethespechasnotbeenbuilt,alloftheserecordshavenotyetbeencopiedtothespec.

5. FromthemenuselectSpec>BuildEntireSpec.

TheSpecGeneratorwilldisplayaprogressdialog,andthenreportthatthespecwasbuiltsuccessfully.

Next,youwilladdadditionalsectionstothespecandalsolearnnewwaystorefineconstraintsdefinitions.

Managing Spec Sections



ManagingSpecSections

TheseexercisesfocusonadditionalfunctionalityofSpecificationGeneratorwhenworkingwithspecsectionsincluding:

Removingunwantedsizesfromaspecsection CustomizingtheLongDescriptionvalueinthespec Creatingmulticlassconstraints

RemovingUnwantedSizes

Exercise1:Removesize5fromthespec.1. InthePIPEsection,clickintheConstraintsrowwherethepipesizes3to24are

defined.

2. RightclicktodisplayacontextmenuandpickSelectSizestodisplaytheFilterSizesdialog.

3. Move5totheExcludedSizesasshownbelow.

4. TherecordCountshouldnowdecreasebyoneto12asshown.




5. Removethissizefromallothersectionsthatinclude5"intheirrangeofsizes.NotethattherecordCountmaynotchangeifthereareno5"recordsinthecatalogforthesectionthatyouareremovingthissize.

EditingtheLongDescription

TheLongDescriptionvaluesinthecatalogsareoftennotthedesireddescriptionsforinclusioninthespecification.Remember,thespecdescriptionwillfeedintothemodeldatabaseandwillappearongeneratedreports,suchastheBillsofMaterials.

TheSpecificationGeneratorenablesyoutobuildthelongdescriptionfromacombinationofstatictextaswellascatalogfields.Forpipe,youwilllearnhowtomodifytheLongDescriptiontodisplayasshownbelow:

LADISHX1

wheretheCATALOGistheactualCatalogforthecomponentsinthespec.

Exercise2:SettheLongDescriptionforthespec1. FromthemenuselectSpec>DefaultDescriptionBuilder.

2. FromtheFieldsmenu,selectLongDESCRandclickEdit.

ThedefinitioniscreatedintheDescriptionsectionofthisdialog.




Catalogfieldsthatyouwouldliketobepartofthedescriptionareaddedbyselectingandclickingthedownarrowbutton.Fieldsaddedtothedefinitioninthismannerwillappearinthisformat:.Statictextisaddedbysimplyenteringtext.

YoucanpreviewtheresultsforthecurrentdefinitionclickingPreview.

6. InputthedefinitionintheLongDescriptiontextboxasshownbelow:

X

Note: Squarebracketsaroundthetext,[],ensurethatthetextwillnotbewrittenwhenthenextfieldisnull.Ifthetextisnotenclosedinsquarebrackets,thetextisonlywrittenwhenthevalueforthenextfieldinthecriteriaisnotnull.Thisdoesnotapplyfortextstringsattheendofthecriteria.

7. ClickPreviewtoviewanexampleoftheresultsasshownbelow.

8. ClickOKtoapplythenewdefinitiontothespec.




Note: TheLongDescriptionPreviewfunctionavailabletoeachsectionmaynotalwaysproperlyconcatenateacustomLongDescription,butthespecwillbuildwiththecorrectinformation.

Exercise3:SettheLongDescriptionforasectionrowInthepreviousexerciseyoulearnedhowtosettheLongDescriptionfortheentirespec.HowevertheremightbesituationswherewewantaparticularsectionrowtohavedifferentcriteriaforgeneratingtheLongDescriptions.

Note: TheLongDescriptioncriteriaforarowwouldoverridethedefaultLongDescriptioncriteriadefinedforthewholespec.

Forpipe,youwilllearnhowtomodifytheLongDescriptiontodisplayasshownbelow:

PIPE,SMLS,SCH80CS,A106B

wherethescheduleistheactualscheduleforthepipe.

1. OpentheDescriptionBuilderbyarightclickinthefirstConstraintsrowofthePIPEsection.

2. SelectLONG_DESCfromtheDescriptionfieldsandclickEdit.

3. EnterthedefinitionintheLongDescriptiontextboxasshownbelow:

PIPE,SMLS,SCHCS,A106B

4. ClickPreviewtoviewanexampleoftheresultsasshown.

5. SinceyouwanttoapplythisdefinitiontotheotherrowsinthePIPEsection,selecttheentirestringintheDefinitiontextbox,thenrightclickandselectCopyfromthecontextmenutocopythisstringtotheclipboard.

6. ClickOKtoapplythenewdefinitiontothecurrentrowofthePIPEsection.




7. OpentheDescriptionBuilderandedittheLongDescriptionforeachoftheotherPIPEsectionrows.Whenthedialogdisplays,makethetextboxactive,andrightclicktoselectPaste.

8. SettheLongDescriptiondefinitionforallrowsintheGLOBEVALVEandGATEVALVEto,CLASS#,[X],

ModifyingPieceMarks

ThePieceMarkvaluesinthecatalogsareoftennotthedesiredvaluesforthespecificationcomponents.Thesevaluesareoftenusedbyuserstoidentifyspeccomponents.

TheSpecificationGeneratorenablesyoutobuildthePieceMarkfromacombinationofstatictextaswellascatalogfields.

SettingthePieceMarkfortheEntireSpec

Exercise1:ModifythePieceMarktodisplayasshownbelow: Createdfromthecritera:

XX

1. OpenthePieceMarkEditorfromSpec>DefaultDescriptionBuilder.

2. FromtheFieldsdialogselectthePIECE_MARKfieldnameandclickEdittodisplaythedialog.

Note: OryoucandoubleclickthePIECE_MARKfieldname.

Thefollowingdialogappears.




Thedefinitioniscreatedbyselectingfieldsfromthelist.Fieldsaddedtothedescriptionappearinthisformat:

.

StatictextisaddedbyenteringdirectlyintotheDefinitionfield.ClickingPreviewdisplaysthedefinition.

3. EnterthedefinitioninthePieceMarktextboxasshownbelow:

XX

Note: Squarebracketsaroundthetext,[],ensurethatthetextisalwayswrittenevenwhenthenextfieldisnull.Ifthetextisnotenclosedinsquarebrackets,thetextisonlywrittenwhenthevalueforthenextfieldinthecriteriaisnotnull.Thisdoesnotapplyfortextstringsattheendofthecriteria.

4. ClickPreviewtoviewtheresults.

5. ClickOKtoapplythenewdefinitiontothespec.

Note: ThePiecemarkPreviewfunctionavailabletoeachsectionmaynotalwaysproperlyconcatenateacustomPieceMark,butthespecwillbuildwiththecorrectinformation.




SettingthePieceMarkforaSpecificRow

InthepreviousexerciseyoulearnedhowtosetthePieceMarkfortheentirespec.However,theremightbesituationswherewewantaparticularsectionrowtohavedifferentcriteriaforgeneratingthePieceMark.

ToeditthePieceMarkspecifictoselectedconstraints,youwilllaunchtheeditorfromthespecificsectionrow.

Note: ThePIECE_MARKcriteriaforarowwouldoverridethedefaultPIECE_MARKcriteriadefinedforthewholespec.

Exercise2:ModifythePieceMarktoappearasshown. BaseAT_PIPE1

Createdfromthecriteria:

1. RightclickinthefirstconstraintsrowofthePIPEsection.

2. FromthecontextmenudisplayedselectDescriptionBuilder.

3. FromtheFieldsdialogselectthePIECE_MARKfieldnameandclickEdittodisplaythedialog.

Note: OryoucandoubleclickthePIECE_MARKfieldname.

4. EnterthedefinitioninthePieceMarktextboxasshown:




5. ClickPreviewtoviewtheresults.

6. SinceyoumaywanttoapplythisPieceMarkdefinitiontotheotherrowsinthePIPEsection,youcanselecttheentirestringinthePieceMarktextbox,thenrightclickandselectCopyfromthecontextmenutocopythisstringtotheclipboard.

7. ClickOKtoapplythenewdefinitiontothecurrentrowofthePIPEsection.

8. OpenthePieceMarkEditorforeachoftheotherPIPEsectionrows.Whenthedialogdisplays,clickinthePieceMarktextboxtomakeitactive,thenrightclickandselectPaste.

Note: Youmaygetanerror,wheretheamountofcharactersspecifiedinyourdescriptionexceedstheallowablelimit.Ifso,reworkyourdescription.




MultiItemFiltering

Inthenextexercise,youwillcreateasectioncalledOLETandconfiguretheconstraintsusingthefollowinginformation.

Note: OLETisoneofthepredefinedsectionnames.

3/8"21/2" Class3000#SWCS,A105

Elbolet

Sockolet

Latrolet

3"48" SCHSTDBWCS,A105

Elbolet

Latrolet

Weldolet

Exercise1:CreateanOLETsection1. FromthemenuselectSpec>AddSection.

2. SelectOLETfromthedropdownlist,andclickOK.

3. ClickSelectClassesintheOLETsectiontoverifywhichclassesarebeingselected.Youshouldseethenine(9)oletclassesasshownbelow.




4. ClickCanceltoclose.

YouwillnowneedtoedittheconstraintsforOLETandaddcolumnsforbothSCHEDULEandCATALOG.

5. ClickModifyContraintsintheConstraintssection.

6. LocateSCHEDULEintheavailablefieldsandaddthistotheSelectedFieldslist.

7. RepeattheprocesstoaddCATALOG.

8. ClickOK.

Nowletsaddthedetails

9. Addanewrowusing+button




10. Setthefirstrowas3/8to2+1/2,Rating3000LB,EndCondSWF,andCATALOGBONNEYFORGED.TheSpecificationGeneratorshouldreturn91records.

11. APreviewSpecshowstheseareallthesmallboreelbolets,sockoletsandlatroletsrequired.

Addanewrowandsettheconstraintvaluesas:3to48,EndCondBW,CATALOGBONNEYFORGED,ScheduleSTD.

SpecificationGeneratorshouldreturn687records.

12. LookingatthePreviewSpec,youwillnoticethatthereareunwantedolettypessuchassweepoletsandinsertweldolets.Youneedtobuildafilterthatlimitsthechoicestoelbolets,latroletsandweldolets.

Note: YoucanpreviewthecomponentrecordsofasinglerowinasectionbyrightclickinginthedesiredrowthenselectingthePreviewoptionfromthecontextmenu.

Adding Fitting Sections



AddingFittingSections

Inthefollowingexercisesyouwillbeaddingfournewsectionsandsetthefilters.

Exercise1:AddtheELBOWSsection1. FromthemenuselectSpec>AddSection.

2. TypeELBOWSintheAddNewSpecSectionnamefieldandclickOK.

3. ClickSelectClassesandsettheclassesto:AT_ELBOW_LR_45,AT_ELBOW_LR_90,AT_ELBOW_RED_90,andAT_ELBOW_SR_90.

4. UseModifyContraintstoaddtheCATALOGcolumntotheConstraintsgrid.

5. ClickOK.

6. SettheConstraintsfortheelbowsaslistedbelow.

1/4"21/2" Class3000#SWCS,A105

90Elbow

45Elbow

3"48" SCHSTDBWCS,A234WPB

90Elbow

90ReducingElbow

90SRElbow

45Elbow

7. ForCATALOGselectLadish.

8. Theseconstraintsresultin124totalelbowrecords.




Exercise2:AddaTEESsection1. FromthemenuselectSpec>AddSection.

2. TypeTEESintheAddNewSpecSectionnamefieldandclickOK.

3. PickSelectClassesandsettheclassestoAT_TEEandAT_TEE_RED_BRANCH.

4. SelectModifyContraintsandaddtheCATALOGcolumntotheConstraintsgrid.

5. ClickOK.

6. SettheConstraintsfortheteesaslistedbelow.

1/4"21/2" Class3000#SWCS,A105

Tee

3"24" SCH40BWCS,A234WPB

Tee

ReducingTee

30"48" Sch20BWCS,A234WPB

Tee

ReducingTee

7. ForCATALOGselectLadishforthesmallsize.TherearenoLadishTeesavailableforthelargersize.

Theseconstraintsresultin199totalTeesrecords.




Exercise3:AddaFLANGESection1. FromthemenuselectSpec>AddSection.

2. SelectFLANGEfromtheAddNewSpecSectiondialog.

Note: Flangeisapredefinedsectionname.

3. ClickOK.

4. PickSelectClassesandsettheclassesto:AT_FLANGE_BLD,AT_FLANGE_LAP,AT_FLANGE_ORF,AT_FLANGE_RED,AT_FLANGE_REDSLIP,AT_FLANGE_SLP,AT_FLANGE_SW,AT_FLANGE_THD,AT_FLANGE_WNKandAT_STUB_END_LJ.

5. SelectModifyContraints.

AddtheCATALOGcolumntotheConstraintsgrid.

6. SettheConstraintsfortheflangesaslisted:

1/4"21/2" Class150#RFSWCS,A105

3"24" Class150#RFSOCS,A105 Note:SelectAT_FLANGE_SLPasCLASS_NAME

3"24" Class150#RFWNCS,A105

Note:SelectAT_FLANGE_WNKasCLASS_NAME.

1/2"24"BlindFlangeClass150#RFCS,A105

Note:SelectAT_FLANGE_BLDasCLASS_NAME

1"21/2"OrificeFlangeClass600#RFSWCS,A105

Note:SelectAT_FLANGE_ORFasCLASS_NAME

Theseconstraintsresultin59totalflangerecords.



Exercise4:AddAFASTENERsectionFortheboltsandgaskets,youwillusethepredefinedFASTENERsection.

1. SelectSpec>AddSection.

2. SelectFASTENERfromAddNewSpecSectiondialog.

3. ClickOK.

4. TheClasseshavebeenpresettoAT_BOLT,AT_GASKET,andAT_LUG_BOLT.

5. SelectModifyContraintsandaddCOMP_LENandCLASS_NAMEcolumnstotheConstraintsgrid

6. SettheConstraintsforthefastenersasdescribedbelow:

Gaskets

24 Class150#GrafoilGhe1/8Thk

24 Class300#GrafoilGhe1/8Thk

Bolts

1/4"24" BoltsA193B16w/2A1942HNUTS

Theseconstraintsresultin81totalrecords.

Reporting Functions



ReportingFunctions

SpecificationGeneratorcontainsaselectionofreportsthatareeasytogenerateandmodify.ThesereportsarestoredintheSPECGENREPORTS.MDBfile,aMicrosoftAccessdatabase,locatedinthe..\REPORTSsubdirectoryofyourAutoPLANT3Dinstallation.

TheMicrosoftAccessReportWriterutilityisusedtomodifyoraddareport.

GenerateaReport

Exercise1:RunaSpecificationGeneratorreport1. Ifyouhavenotbuiltthespecsinceyourlastchanges,builditnowusingSpec>Build

Spec.

2. SelectSpec>ReportPrint/Previewtoopenthedialog.

3. SelectareportandthenclickPreviewtodisplaythereportsimilartotheoneshownbelow.

Ifyoudidnotbuildthespecpreviously,itwillbebuiltautomaticallybeforegeneratingthepreview.

4. Whenfinished,clickOKtoclosethepreviewwindow.

Reporting Functions



Reporting Functions



ModifyaReport

TheMicroSoftAccessReportWriterisusedtomodifyoraddareport.ItisbeyondthescopeofthiscoursetoteachallthemethodsforcreatinganAccessreport,soforthefollowingexerciseyouwilllearnhowtomodifyareportbyreplacingtheBentleylogoonanexistingreport.

Exercise2:ModifythelogoonanexistingSpecReport1. Open..Bentley\PlantXM\Reports\SpecgenReports.mdb.

2. ThefileopensinMicrosoftAccess.

Insurethatthereportstaborobjectisselected.

3. RightclickontheDetailbySizereport,thenselectDesignViewfromthecontextmenu.

Thereportwillbeopenedasshownbelow.

4. ClickontheBentleylogoandclickDelete.

5. SelectInsert>Picturetoinsertyourcompanylogoorothergraphic.e

6. Whenthebrowsedialogappears,selectthepictureyouwanttouseandclickOK.

7. Usethegripnodestomoveandsizethegraphic.

8. ClosethedesignviewbyclickingtheXintheupperrightcorner.

9. ClickYestosavethechanges.

10. Doubleclickonthereporttobringupthepreview.Closethepreviewwhenyouarefinished.

11. ExitMicrosoftAccess.

12. VerifythatthisreportrunswithyourchangesinsideofSpecGen.

Reporting Functions



ThisexercisecompletestheAutoPLANTSpecificationsXMfundamentalscourse.

CreatingSpecificationsfortheProductionEnvironment

Tocompletethisspecificationforuseinaproductionenvironment,youwouldneedtoadditemssuchascouplings,unions,caps,plugs,reducers,swages,laterals,crossesandpossiblyotherclassesoffittings.

Thiscourseisintendedtogiveyouabriefintroductiontocreatingspecifications.

Module Review



ModuleReview

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthismodule,letsreviewwhatyouhavelearned.

Questions

AnswerthesequestionstobeTrueorFalse.Detailedanswersappearonthefollowingpage.

1. Whenyouaddasectiontoaspecification,youcandefinewhichcatalogsthecomponentswillbeselectedfrom.

True False

2. TheClassBrowserprovidesaneasytousedialogforaddingandremovingspecificclassesfromaspec.

True False

3. ThePreviewSpecgivesalistingofallcomponentrecordslistedinthespec.

True False

Module Review



Answers

1. True:Onceyoudefineanewsectioninaspec,youareautomaticallypromptedtoselectthecatalogsfromwhichthecomponentswillbechosenfrom.Thisfeatureallowsyoutospecifypopularmanufacturers.

2. True:TheClassBrowserprovidesafastmethodfortheusertosimplyselecttheclassestobeincludedinthespec.

3. True:Onceyouhavecreatedthesectionsofthespec,youcanpreviewtheresultsbeforeyoubuildthespec.

Summary

Youarenowableto:

UnderstandtherelationshipbetweentheSpecificationGeneratorandthepipingdesignersspecsheet.

Learnthebasicstepsforcreatingaspec Createspecsections Learnhowtomanagespecsections Modifypiecemarks Createmultiitemfilters Generateandmodifyareport

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Review

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthiscourse,letsmeasurewhatyouhavelearned.

Questions

1. Classesspecifythecommoditycontainedwithinapipingconfiguration.

True False

2. Componentcatalogsarebuiltintotheapplicationtoprovideapicklistforplacementwithinamodel.

True False

3. AutoPLANTPipingdatabasetoolsprovideausefulmethodfordeterminingtheclassdefinitionofaspecificcomponent.

True False

4. InsuranceAgenciesrequiretheownerofafacilitytocomplywithrigidindustrycodes.

True False

5. CranecatalogshaveonlytablesforFlangesandValves.

True False

6. Specificationsarecreatedfromonlyonecatalog.

True False

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7. Classdataforplacingacomponentinapipingmodelisreadfromtheclass.inifile.

True False

8. SpecificationGeneratorenablesyoutocreateaspecusingafamiliarworkmethod.

True False

9. Bydesigningspecificconstraintsinaspec,thenumberofcomponentstoselectfromisminimized.

True False

10. Whenyouaddasectiontoaspecification,youcandefinewhichcatalogsthecomponentswillbeselectedfrom.

True False

11. TheClassBrowserprovidesaneasytousedialogforaddingandremovingspecificclassesfromaspec.

True False

12. ThePreviewSpecfunctiongivesadetailedlistingofallcomponentrecordsinthespec.

True False

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Answers

1. True:Aclassidentifiesthecommoditywithinapipe,includingwhetheritisaliquidorgas,aswellasoperatingtemperatures,pressuresandcorrosiveness.

2. False:ComponentcatalogsareinstalledwithAutoPLANT.Thesecatalogsprovidedataonthousandsofcomponentsfromwhichmanufacturerspecificspecscanbeproduced.

3. True:Ifyouwanttofindtheclassdefinitionofaspecificcomponentinamodel,usethePiping>DatabaseTools>Editcomponentcommand.Selectingthecomponentliststheclassnameandallrelativedataforthecomponent.

4. True:Compliancetoindustrystandardsaregenerallymandatoryandenforcedbyregulatoryagencies.Theimportanceofadheringtothesecodesbeginsatthedesignstagebycreatingindustrycompliantspecifications.

5. True:Cranedoesnotmanufacturefittingotherthanflangesandvalves.

6. False:Specificationscanbecreatedfromsinglecatalogsorbycombiningfittingsfrommultiplecatalogs.

7. True:Theclass.inifileisoneofseveralinitializationfilesinstalledwithAutoPLANT.Theprogramreadsplacementinformationstoredinthe.inifile

8. True:SpecificationGeneratorusesthesamedesignphilosophyasthedesignersspecsheet.

9. True:Bydefiningconstraintswithinthespecsections,thevolumeofcomponentstochoosefromisreduced,eliminatingmistakesandincreasingproductivity.

10. True:Onceyoudefineanewsectioninaspec,youareautomaticallypromptedtoselectthecatalogsfromwhichthecomponentswillbechosenfrom.Thisfeatureallowsyoutospecifypopularmanufacturers.

11. True:TheClassBrowserprovidesafastmethodfortheusertosimplyselecttheclassestobeincludedinthespec.

12. True:Onceyouhavecreatedthesectionsofthespec,youcanpreviewtheresultsbeforeyoubuildthespec.

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Youarenowableto:

UnderstandtheuseofCatalogsandSpecificationsinrelationtospecdrivencomponentplacement

Createaspecificationfrommultiplecatalogs Managespecdatabyremovingunwantedentries Customizedescriptionsandrestraints GenerateandmodifyMicrosoftAccessreports

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CourseOverview________________________________________________________ 1

CourseDescription___________________________________________________________ 1

TargetAudience_____________________________________________________________ 1

Prerequisites________________________________________________________________ 1

CourseObjectives____________________________________________________________ 1

ModulesIncluded____________________________________________________________ 2


InstallingtheTrainingProject__________________________________________________ 3

IntroductoryKnowledge ______________________________________________________ 5Questions:________________________________________________________________________5Answers _________________________________________________________________________7

ApplicationStartup _____________________________________________________ 9

Overview___________________________________________________________________ 9

Prerequisites________________________________________________________________ 9

Objectives__________________________________________________________________ 9

AutoPLANTApplicationStartup _______________________________________________ 10LaunchingAutoPLANTApplicationsfromtheStartMenu__________________________________10LaunchingAutoPLANTApplicationsfromtheDesktopIcon________________________________11LaunchingAutoPLANTApplicationsfromDocumentManager______________________________12

EquipmentModelSetup_________________________________________________ 15

Overview__________________________________________________________________ 15

Prerequisites_______________________________________________________________ 15

Objectives_________________________________________________________________ 15

CreatingaNewEquipmentModel _____________________________________________ 16DeletingDocuments_______________________________________________________________21SaveCommand___________________________________________________________________22SaveAsCommand ________________________________________________________________22ReopeningYourModelfromDocumentManager _______________________________________22

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