Saturday, July 11, 2009

PDS TUTORIALS: Basic Sketching

In this section you will learn to sketch centerline routing, to set and change the active parameter data, to revise piping segments, and to populate the centerlines with graphic components.

Review Nozzle Data

Review Nozzle Data reviews the attribute values for all the nozzles associated with a specified equipment item. Select Revise Component from the Piping pull-down menu.

Pds Sketch

Sketch defines the centerline geometry for a pipeline and defines the attributes of the piping segment. Select Placement from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Move Vertex

Move Vertex moves an identified segment vertex to a new location. You can move the vertex to any location by keying in delta distances, absolute distances, or a distance and direction, or by relocating an end point connected to a nozzle to the current nozzle location. Select Revise Segment from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Delete Vertex

Delete Vertex deletes a vertex from a piping segment and redraws the piping segment to reflect the deleted vertex. Select Revise Segment from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Insert Vertex

Insert Vertex inserts a vertex in a specified segment pipe run. The new vertex is inserted in the pipeline following the vertex used to identify the pipeline. Select Revise Segment from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Attribute Break

Attribute Break creates an attribute break at a point on an existing pipe segment. Use this command for a change in size, spec, fluid code, or any of the active segment data. Select Revise Data from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Connect Segments

Connect Segments combines two piping segments that have concident endpoints. Select Revise Data from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Data Button

Revise Segment Data edits the attribute data for all existing pipe segments in a pipeline in one operation. Select Revise Data from the Piping pull-down menu. Do NOT revise the NPD if there are any other size changes or reducers on a pipeline.

PDS Attribute Button

Revise Attributes modifies the database attributes or user data associated with a selected element. Select Revise Data from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Auto Placement

Automated Placement automatically places piping commodity items on existing piping segments. The software recognizes piping which already exists on the segments. Select Placement from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Delete Piping

Delete Piping deletes piping components and segments from the active model. Select Revise Group from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS Delete Componenet

Delete Component deletes a single component, pipe, or segment from an existing pipeline. Select Revise Component from the Piping pull-down menu.

PDS LAB Exercise

Lab Exercises

 

Review Nozzle Exercise

Note:

See Review Nozzle Data for reference information.

1. Enter a piping design model and attach an equipment reference model.

2. Find a nozzle in the design file which appears on the equipment list:

3. Identify the equipment.

4. Select the nozzle from the list in the Nozzle Data form.

The system highlights the nozzle selected in all views.

Find a nozzle on the form which appears in the design file:

1. Identify the equipment.

2. Identify the nozzle in the model.

The system highlights the nozzle on the form.

Sketch Exercise

Note:

See Sketch for reference information.

Sketch the piping segment A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O as shown below.

pds basic sketching

Note:

This illustration is not to scale. Actual segments differ slightly.

1. Vertex A - Identify start point at a point in space by using CONSTRUCT POINT, Easting 0, Northing 0, and Elevation 0.
THEN
Toggle to either Create Piping Segment or Extend Piping Segment. Verify that all of the active segment data is correct.

2. Vertex B - Select MOVE TO ELEVATION, and key in 12'6" (3810 mm) coordinate value.

3. Vertex C - Select MOVE EAST, and key in 3'0" (914 mm) dimensional value.

4. Vertex D - Select MOVE NORTH, and key in 4 1/4' (1295 mm) dimensional value.

5. Vertex E - Select MOVE TO EASTING, and key in 8'3 5/16" (2523 mm) coordinate value.

6. Vertex F - Select MOVE SOUTH, and key in 8'6 5/8" (2607 mm) dimensional value.

7. Vertex G - Select MOVE DOWN, and key in 5 1/2' (1676) dimensional value.

8. Vertex H - Select MOVE WEST, and key in -20'5 1/8" (-5966 mm) dimensional value.

9. Vertex I - Select MOVE TO NORTHING, and key in 7.5' (2286 mm) coordinate value.

10. Vertex J - Select MOVE TO EASTING, and key in 18'3 1/2" (5575 mm) coordinate value.

11. Vertex K - Select MOVE UP, and key in -144" (3658 mm) dimensional value.

12. Vertex L - Select MOVE NORTH, and key in 8'3/16" (2443 mm) dimensional value.

13. Vertex M - Select MOVE WEST, and key in 6'10" (2083 mm) dimensional value.

14. Vertex N - Select MOVE TO ELEVATION, and key in 15' (4572 mm) dimensional value.

15. Vertex O - Select MOVE SOUTH, and key in -60 15/16" (1548 mm) dimensional value.

16. Accept the routing by selecting Confirm; this changes the piping segment style from dashed to solid and the system prompts Segment Has Been Placed or Segment Has Been Extended.

17. You can now EXIT the form without losing the piping segment.

Slope On/Off Exercise

Note:

See Slope On/Off for reference information.

Turn the slope on or off.

1. Toggle the slope option to either Slope On or Slope Off.
The system updates the database and you are ready to sketch.

2. Repeat the sketch exercise, the previous exercise, alternating slope on and slope off between several vertices. Sketch vertices A through D with Slope Off, D through H with Slope On, and I through completion with Slope Off.

Compare this sketch with the original one.

 

Active Slope Exercise

Note:

See Active Slope for reference information.

Define the slope for a pipeline:

1. Toggle slope direction to either Slope Down or Slope Up.

2. Select Vertical Component of Slope.

3. Key in the desired vertical dimension.

4. Select Horizontal Component of Slope.

5. Key in the desired horizontal dimension.

 pds define active slope

6. Accept the form with Confirm; the system updates the database.

Define the slope for a pipeline using the slope of an existing pipeline, do the following:

1. Select Slope from Existing Pipe Run.

2. Identify the segment pipe run with the slope you want.

3. Accept the form with Confirm. The system updates the database.

 

Move Piping Segment Vertex Exercises

Complete the following three exercises.

Note:

See Move Piping Segment Vertex for reference information.

Exercise 1

Modify the existing piping segment A-B-C-D-E-F to a new configuration of A-B-C-D'-E-F.

pds moving vertex

1. Identify vertex D.

move piping segment vertex

2. Select the Point on Segment option.

3. Identify the segment pipe run D-E.

move piping segment vertex

4. Key in 3'0" (914 mm).

5. Accept the form with Confirm.

The system updates the database and graphics.

Exercise 2

Modify the existing pipe segment A-B-C-D-E-F to the new configuration of A-B-C-D'-E-F.

pds basic sketch exercise 2

1. Identify vertex D.

2. Select the Move West option and key in 3.5' (1067 mm).

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and graphics.

Exercise 3

Modify the existing pipe segment A-B-C-D-E-F-G to the new configuration of A-B-C'-D-E-F-G.

pds basic sketch exercise 3

1. Identify vertex C.

2. Select the Move Down option and key in 3'0" (914 mm).

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and graphics.

Delete Piping Segment Vertex Exercise

Note: See Delete Piping Segment Vertex for reference information.

Modify the existing piping segment A-B-C-D-E-F to the new configuration of A-B-D-E-F.

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1. Identify vertex C.

2. Accept the form with Confirm.

The system updates the database and the graphics.

Insert Piping Segment Vertex Exercises

Note: See Insert Piping Segment Vertex for reference information.

Exercise 1

Modify the existing pipe segment A-B-C-D-E-F to the new configuration of A-B-C-C'-D-E-F.

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1. Identify the C-D segment pipe run on the D half of the segment.

2. Select Move Up and key in 48" (1219 mm).

3. Accept the form with Confirm.

The system updates the database and the graphics.

Exercise 2

Modify the pipe segment A-B-C-D-E-F to the new configuration of A-B-C-C'-C''-D-E-F.

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1. Identify the C-D pipe segment on the C half of the segment.

2. Toggle Sketch Mode Off to Sketch Mode On.

pds insert piping segment vertex

3. Select the Construct Point option.

4. Select Move South and key in 2' (610 mm).

5. Select Move West and key in 3' (914 mm).

6. Accept the form with Confirm to exit construct point mode.

7. Select Move South and key in 1' (305 mm).

8. Accept the form with Confirm.

The system updates the database and the graphics.

Attribute Break Exercises

Note: See Attribute Break for reference information.

Exercise 1

Modify the existing 6 (150) diameter piping segment A-B-C-D from a point on segment B-C to be 4 (100 mm) in diameter.

attribute break point

1. Select the Create Break on Pipe Run option.

2. Identify the B-C pipe run on the B half of the segment.
The system highlights the identified pipe run.

3. Key in 6'6" (1981 mm).
The system highlights one side of the attribute break and not the other.

4. Accept the highlighted side you want to change or Reject the one you don't want to change.

OR

Select Select Destination of Data option to highlight the other segment.
The system displays the active segment data for the segment you accepted.

atttibute break point

5. Select the Nominal Piping Diameter field and key in 4 (100).

pds nomial piping diameter

6. Accept the form with Confirm.

The system updates the database and the graphics.

Exercise 2

Modify the existing A-B-C-D 6 (150) diameter piping segment from a point on segment B-C to be 4 (100) in diameters.

pds attribute break point at easting coordinate

1. Select the Create Break in Pipe Run option.

2. Identify pipe run B-C at the point of the attribute break.
The system highlights the identified segment pipe run.

3. Select the Easting option and key in the desired coordinate.

OR

Select the Move from Other Point and the Easting option and identify an item that is at the desired coordinate.
The system highlights one side of the attribute break and not the other.

4. Accept the highlighted side you want to change or Reject the one you don't want.

OR

Select the Select Segment for Break option and highlight the other segment.
The system displays the active segment data for the segment you accepted.

attribute break in pds

5. Select the Nominal Piping Diameter field and key in 4 (100).

pds attribute break

6. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.

Exercise 3

The existing piping segment A-B-C is 6 (150) in diameter. The rest of the piping segment is to be 4 (100) in diameters and you are in sketch mode connected to vertex C.

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1. Select the Place and Start New Segment option from the Sketch Piping Segment form.

2. Select the Active Segment Data area.
The system displays the active segment data.

3. Select the Nominal Piping Diameter field and key in 4 .

4. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database.

5. Continue with the Sketch command to place the piping segment C-D-E.


Connect Segments Exercises

Note:

See Connect Segments for reference information.

Exercise 1

Modify piping segment A-B-C-D-E to be all 6 (150) diameter piping.

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1. Identify the attribute break point.
The system highlights one side of the attribute break and not the other.

2. Accept the highlighted side you do not want to change or Reject it to highlight the other segment.

OR

Select the Select Source of Data option to highlight the other side.
The system only list the active segment data that is different.

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and connects the segments.


Exercise 2

Connect piping segment A-B-C to piping segment D-E-F. All attributes data is identical on both segments.

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1. Identify the segment end point. Use either vertex C or vertex F.
The system highlights the entire piping segment A-B- C-F-E-D because all attributes are the same.

2. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and connects the segments.

Exercise 3

Connect existing piping segment A-B-C to piping segment D-E-F. All attribute data is the same on both segments.

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1. Identify the segment end point. Use either vertex C or vertex F.
You receive an error message because the end points are not coincidental.


Revise Segment Data Exercise

Note:

See Revise Segment Data for reference information.

Change the active segment data of a pipeline.

1. Toggle to either Brief Segment Data List or Complete Segment Data List.

2. Identify the pipeline.

3. Select the attributes to be changed and change them.

4. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database.

Revise Attribute Exercises

Note:

See Revise Attribute for reference information.

Exercise 1

Change the active segment data for a segment:

1. Identify the segment.
The system displays the segment data.

2. Select the attributes to be changes and change them.

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database.

Exercise 2

Change the flow direction of a segment:

1. Identify the segment.
The system displays the active segment data.

2. Toggle Flow is Undefined for this Segment to the flow condition you want.

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database.

Exercise 3

Change the attributes of a component:

1. Identify the component.
The system displays the active component data.

2. Select the attributes to be changed and change them.

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database.


Exercise 4

Change the fixed length pipe to variable:

1. Identify the component.
The system displays the active component data.

2. Toggle Fixed Length Pipe to Variable Length Pipe.

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database.


Auto Placement Exercises

Note:

See Automated Placement for reference information.

Exercise 1

Place components on existing piping segments:

1. Identify the pipeline.

2. Select the placement option.

3. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.

Exercise 2

Review the error markers:

1. Select the Review Markers option.

2. Select the numbered blocks to identify the view in which you want the error displayed.

3. Select the arrow block on the form to scroll to the other error markers.

4. If finished, select the Delete Markers option.

5. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.


Delete Piping Exercises

Note:

See Delete Piping for reference information.

Exercise 1

Delete an entire pipeline:

1. Select the Pipeline as Group option.

2. Identify the pipeline.
The system highlights the pipeline.

3. Select the deletion option.

4. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.

Exercise 2

Delete only a segment of pipe:

1. Select the Piping Segment as Group option.

2. Identify the segment.
The system highlights the segment.

3. Select the deletion option.

4. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.

Exercise 3

Delete by the active group option:

1. Select the Components, Pipes, and Segments option.

2. Select the Active Group option.
The Define Active Group form displays.

3. Select the Volume option.

4. Key in all six coordinates.

5. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.


Delete Component Exercise

Note:

See Delete Component for reference information.

Delete a component:

1. Identify the component.
The system highlights the component.

2. Accept the form with Confirm.
The system updates the database and the graphics.


Labs

Student Notes:

Lab 1

Sketch pipeline MMA0106-XIN-1C0031-N from equipment/nozzle 38V-101/N4 to its completion, using the commands learned in this chapter. Use Auto Placement to place pipe and components. Refer to the sketch below for detailed information.

piping iso view with slope from pds


Lab 2

Sketch pipeline MMA0108-XIN-2C0032-N from equipment/nozzle 38E-101A/N3 to its completion using the commands learned in this section. Use Auto Placement to place pipe and components. Refer to sketch below for detailed information.

 piping plan, looking north, iso view from pds


Lab 3

Sketch pipeline GOX0112-XIN-2C0032-N from equipment/nozzle 38E-101B/N1 to equipment/nozzle 38E-101C/N3 using the commands learned in this chapter. Use Auto Placement to place pipe and components. Refer to sketch below for detailed information.

piping elevation view looking north output from pds

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