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COPYRIGHT DASSAULT SYSTEMES 2002 Version 5 Release 8 March 2002 EDU-CAT-E-PIP-FS-V5R8

Piping Design Fundamentals Detailed Steps

Table of Contents Piping Design Fundamentals ........................................................................................................................3

Step (1): Create and name a new Line ID.................................................................................................3 Step (2): Routing a Run.............................................................................................................................4 Step (3): Modifying a Run..........................................................................................................................7 Step (4): Edge Line Routing ....................................................................................................................11 Step (5): Implementing Turn Rules .........................................................................................................14 Step (6): Placing function driven Parts ....................................................................................................16 Step (7): Automatic Parts ........................................................................................................................18 Step (8): Generating Reports ..................................................................................................................19

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Piping Design Fundamentals Step (1): Create and name a new Line ID In this step you will learn how to create a new Line ID and how to set its properties.

1. Access the Piping Design workbench.

2. Select the Create Line ID Icon.

3. In the Create Line ID panel, key in: “Sea Water Intake 8” CS150R”.

Assign attributes to the Line ID 4. Click on the Properties button.

5. In the Properties dialog box select the Piping tab.

6. Select the desired Attributes you want associated to this Line ID.

7. Select the OK button to complete your Attribute selections.

8. Select the OK button in the Create Line ID dialog box to finish the process.

9. Now create a second Piping Line ID: “Sea Water Cooling 6” CS150R”.



Step (2): Routing a Run In this step you will learn how to route a Run.

1. Open the Model …/Data_Student/TRNG Piping Design.CATProduct .

2. At first we need to place an Offset Plane to place the Run exactly.

3. Therefore click the Offset-Plane Icon and place the Offset Plane like it is shown in the picture.

4. Select the LineID “Seawater Intake 8” CS150R” from the Design Criteria Toolbar.

5. Select the Run Icon .

6. The Run Definition Dialog appears .

7. Select the Orthogonal Routing mode.

8. Select the nozzle on the Pump-Sea-water equipment when the green arrow appears.

9. Route from the nozzle to the hole in the deck by selecting the pop-up green arrow at the hole. (A connector has been placed on this hole.)

10. Drag the Run through the hole and stop when the distance value reaches 12in.



11. Switch to the Directional routing mode . Note: When switching to the Directional mode, the compass is placed at the end of the Run. You can change the direction of the compass by pressing the Shift key. You can also change the direction by right clicking the compass and select the edit option.

12. Drag the Run to the approximate center of the access hole and click.



13. Change your view window to Left View .

14. Using the Shift key to change the direction of the compass.

15. Route to the edge of the second bulkhead and click. You may choose to use the Offset Plane (optional).

16. Change the angle of the compass by rotating it 30 degrees. Note: To change the compass angle, right click anywhere on the compass, then select Edit. In the Compass Manipulation dialog box, set the Angle to 30deg. Now select the X (or U) axis, choose either the minus or plus button. Select the Close button when you are finished.

17. Continue routing to the next access hole, switching the compass as necessary to finish the route. The Route should look like the one in the picture below.



Step (3): Modifying a Run In this step you will become familiar with to the techniques to modify a Run.

1. At first we need to build a new Run which we will modify in this step. Therefore select the Route a

Run button .

2. Click the Orthogonal routing mode in the Run dialog box.

3. Select the upper nozzle on the Pump.

4. Move your cursor over the connector on the engine envelope. Press the Shift Key until the Run resembles the picture.

NOTE: The Smart Route option allows the user to toggle through different possible routes. This is accomplished by selecting the Shift Key. Each time the Shift Key is selected, a new routing path will be displayed.

5. Click to finalize the Run.

Modify the Run using the Contextual Menu 6. Select the Run; a green box will be displayed surrounding the Run.

7. Activate the Definition dialog box. (Press Alt + Enter or alternatively, right-click on the Run and select the ‘Runxxx.object’ from the drop down menu). Select Edit, then Definition.

NOTE: When the Definition dialog box is activated, the Manipulation Handles of the Run are displayed. With these handles you can now modify the Run.



Lower the height of the Run 8. Place the cursor on the upper segment of the Run.

9. Place an Offset Plane on the nozzle.

10. Select the segment and drag it down until it is 18in above the Offset Plane.

NOTE: Each Run section is divided into two segments. Depending upon which segment your cursor is placed over will determine in which direction the Run can be moved.

11. Click the Apply button in the Definition dialog box. This will update the Run to its new position.



Deleting a segment 12. Place the cursor over the segment so that it highlights orange.

13. Right click to display the modification panel. Select the Delete segment option (A broken blue line indicates the deleted segment).

14. Click to select the vertical segment, drag it next to the horizontal segment and release the mouse button.

15. Click the OK button to complete the modification.

16. Remove the offset plane. Therefore click on the Offset Plane Icon again and click somewhere on the blue backround. The Offset Plane disappears.

Transfer a Line ID

17. Pick the Transfer Line ID button .

18. Select the Line ID “Sea Water Intake 6” CS150R” from the filtered Line ID List Window.

19. Select the Run just created.



20. The LineID “Sea Water Intake 6” CS150R” has now been transferred to Run.



Step (4): Edge Line Routing In this step you will learn how to use the Edge Line Routing function.

21. Set the Snap Mode, “Snap To Steps Off Last Position” .

22. Select the Route a Run button; set the routing mode to Orthogonal.

23. Select the nozzle, drag the Run up 24in and click.

24. Select the EdgeLine mode .

25. Select Offset mode.

26. Enter 48in in the distance field.

27. Press the Shift key to rotate the compass to the correct position.

28. Move the cursor over the Run below; CATIA will measure and indicate a distance of 48in past the Run.

29. Click while the Cursor is over the Run.



30. Change the direction of the Run using the Shift Key.

31. Move the cursor over the lower Run and click to select.

32. Switch the routing mode to Orthogonal then select the connector on the engine envelope. NOTE: You can toggle between different routing paths by using the Shift Key when the cursor is over the Run.



33. The completed Run should look like this:



Step (5): Implementing Turn Rules In this step you will learn how to implement and modify the Turning Rules of your Run.

34. In the Run Definition Dialog press the Design Table button to activate the Rules options. Note: If already pressed, press the button to deactivate the rule and press again to start a new Design Table.

35. Select the appropriate Turn Rule from the Design Rule table.

36. Select the Line ID: Sea Water Intake 6” CS150R.

37. Select the Route a Run icon and set your routing to the Orthogonal mode. Activate the Turn Rules by selecting the Rules button.

38. Create a Run from the Pump-Sea_Water equipment to the connector (as shown in the picture). NOTE: As you can see the corner of this Run has intruded into the Blue Item Reservation.

39. Modify the corner radius using the Definition panel. Change the Turn Radius to 24in.



40. There may be cases where you will need to override the Turn Rule. This can be done in a few ways:

• Turn off the Rule before starting your Run.

• Modify the all radii after the Run is complete.

• Single out and modify individual corners.

41. Bring up the Definition dialog box for the Run.

42. Right click on the Node (Blue star) to modify.

43. Select Definition to display the Node Definition dialog box.

44. Change the radius to 24in in the Turn Information section.



Step (6): Placing function driven Parts In this step you will learn how place function driven parts using the class browser.

45. Open the Training model: .. Data/Student/TRNG_Piping Design Ex6.CATProduct.

46. Select the Place Piping Part icon.

47. Click the Browse button in the Part Placement dialog box.

48. Select Pipe Function from the Class Browser dialog box and click OK.

49. Select Elbow from the PartType window.

50. Select ELBOW-90-LONG RADIUS-ASE0008-2in-EL-90-WM from the Part Selection dialog box and click at the two locations for the elbows.

51. Similarly, place the straight 6.00in pipes, ball valve and flanges.



52. The completed Run with elbows, flanges and pipes.



Step (7): Automatic Parts In this step you will learn how the automatic part placement works.

53. Make sure, that the place automatic parts option in your Tools+Option settings is checked.

54. Place a Globe Valve on the Run.

55. Place two Bendable Pipes on the Run.

56. The flanges, the gaskets and the welds will be added automatically.



Step (8): Generating Reports In this step you will learn how to generate Reports including the technical data of your piping design.

57. Open the Training Model: …/Data_Student/TRNG_Piping Design Ex7.CATProduct

58. Use the Ctrl key and multi-select the pipe segments in the tree - structure.

59. From the main menu, go to Tools + Macro + Macros.

60. Choose the Select button in the Macro dialog box.

61. Select and Open the file to load the script.

62. NOTE: The scripts are platform dependent:

• For NT: ..\intel_a\code\command\CATSchAttrValueWYSIWYG.CATScript

• For AIX: ../aix_a/code/command/CATSchAttrReport.CATScript

63. Select the Run button in the Macro Box.

64. Click the OK button in the Report Generation dialog box.

65. NOTE: This Report will be generated as a Microsoft Excel file.



66. If there is an error when attempting to run the report, make sure you are running Excel in the background.

67. The first report created was a Parts List, we will now change to a Pipe Cut Length Report.

68. Select each of the pipe segments in the tree.

69. Go to Tools + Macro + Macros.

70. Select the Edit button in the Macro dialog box.

71. In the Macro Editor, scroll down until you come to CHOOSE ONE OF THE TEMPLATES SHOWN HERE. NOTE: Changing the report type is done by removing or adding the Single quote mark in front of the description line.

72. Add a Single quote to the front of the line for \PipingPartsList….etc, and remove the Single quote mark that is in front of \PipingPipeCutLength…etc.



73. Select File + Save, in the Macros Editor dialog box.

74. Exit the Macros Editor dialog box.

75. Click the Run button in the Macro dialog box.

76. Click OK in the Report Generation dialog box.

77. Report results.


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