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Mastering CADWorx® Plant Pro Software Mixed Metric – Version 2009

Video Training Series

A video based training program designed to let you learn CADWorx® Plant Pro software at your own pace.

Copyright © 2008 CAD Training Technologies, LLC

Mastering CADWorx® Plant Professional Software

Anthony W. Horn

©2008 CAD Training Technologies, LLC Houston, TX USA http://www.cadtrainingtechnologies.com

Welcome to these Special Videos for Learning CADWorx® Plant Professional Software!

This is exciting! These lessons will give you a wholly new way to learn CADWorx® Plant Professional, truly an outstanding 3D Plant Design software. One of my goals in writing these unique lessons is to make you feel as though I am sitting beside you, and showing you step-by- step, all the information and techniques you need to learn to become a power user of CADWorx® Plant Professional software. I’ve written these lessons and prepared these videos to be very simple to use, and, yet be full of valuable information. They contain many of the tips and tricks I’ve learned through the years of doing technical support and training on CADWorx® products. In a way, these videos match this outstanding software itself. CADWorx® software has never been written to be complicated, just powerful. The developers of CADWorx® have always kept it as simple to use as possible, yet packed it with many features found only in the most expensive main-frame type applications. That’s the way I’ve written these lessons – you will easily learn how to work all the features in this software, as one lesson follows the other, and you progress through the course. Before you know it, you’ll be mastering the use of CADWorx® Plant Pro software. So congratulations on the road you’ve chosen to travel, buckle up, and let’s get started! Anthony W. Horn 2008

Trademark Information

The material, applications, and routines presented in this book have been included for their instructional value. They have been tested for accuracy, but are not guaranteed for any particular purpose. The author and copyright holders do not offer any representations or warranties, nor do they accept any liabilities with respect to the material, applications, or routines. This material in these documents and accompanying videos is owned and copyrighted ©2007 by CAD Training Technologies, LLC, Houston, Texas, USA. Duplication in any manner is strictly prohibited without express written consent. Trademarks AutoCAD® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office by Autodesk, Inc. Navisworks® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office by Autodesk, Inc. Isogen® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office by Alias, Ltd., a division of Intergraph. Autodesk® provides this program “as is” and with all fault. Autodesk® specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use. Autodesk®, Inc. does not warrant that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free. Coade® provides this program, CADWorx® Plant Professional, “as is” and with all fault. Coade® specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use. Coade®, Inc. does not warrant that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free.

About the Author Anthony Horn has been active in the Houston engineering community since the late 1960s. He has degrees in both engineering and architecture, and has done a wide variety of drafting and design projects. His school, the Horn Drafting & CAD Center, has trained over 3500 graduates for Houston’s industries. His school was the first school in Houston to offer computer aided drafting (CAD) to the public in 1982. The school has maintained a reputation for high quality training in AutoCAD operations, with a special focus on Pipe Drafting using CADWorx® software. In 1993 Anthony Horn began working for ECAD, Inc., while continuing his school’s operations. In the next few years, ECAD, Inc. quickly grew, and became the largest CADWorx® software dealer in the world. This opportunity has allowed him to see first hand how engineering designers apply CADWorx® software to everyday problems, and gain an understanding of best practices and high productivity techniques. These courses are a reflection of many years of experience, and working closely with students. These videos show his knack of teaching people very technical subjects in a way that’s both reassuring, and easy to understand.

Acknowledgements Special thanks are due to Armando Villarreal, whose tireless assistance and work in the compiling of these video productions has been essential to their success. They could not have been done on schedule without his help. Also thanks Mark White, a respected piping designer in the Houston region, for sharing some of his insights in piping techniques and applications. Finally, I’d like to acknowledge the late Gene Eckert, one of the cofounders of ECAD, Inc. Gene was a dynamic, creative man, who taught me a great deal about piping through the years. It was a privilege to be associated with him.

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Contents

Video Name Running Time Page MODULE ONE LESSON ONE Total Running Time 54:21 Lesson One- Video One 6:23 Introduction Drawing setup (2009 and earlier) Setting Size and Spec Setting the Specview Tool Palette Saving the Workspace Lesson One - Video Two 5:46 3 Placing Components Using the Specview Tool Palette Pressing Enter to connect Lesson One – Video Three 4:14 9 Continuing the line Placing Valves and Operators Pressing Enter to connect Lesson One - Video Four 7:27 13 Placing Nozzles, Setting them to Existing Placing Bolts Thredolets, Branches Lesson One - Video Five 5:56 20 Modeling the Olet Branches Lesson One – Video Six 4:40 25 Running a Continuity Check Lesson One - Video Seven 4:28 26 Continuity – some common pitfalls Lesson One – Video Eight 6:24 27 Setting up the Line Number Assigning the Line Number Scaling up the Annotation Automatic Dimensioning Line Number Annotation Lesson One – Video Nine 5:15 32 Cleaning up Dimensions Generating a BOM Graphics – Placing the Plan Label Lesson One – Video Ten 3:48 39 Annotating Components Graphics – Placing the Plan Label Review

Video Name Running Time Page LESSON TWO Total Running Time 29.36 Lesson Two - Video One 5:57 43 Introduction Converting from 3D to other graphic modes Conceptual Shading Lesson Two - Video Two 5:12 46 Setting up Valve Top Works feature Lesson Two - Video Three 4:03 46 Drawing Valve Operators manually in CADWorx 2008 or earlier Lesson Two - Video Four 8:05 46 Discussion on 3D Modeling Reviewing Isometrics Lesson Two - Video Five 4:30 47 Modeling the Olet branches Using the UCS tool bar Lesson Two - Video Six 1:49 48 Verifying Isogen valve information LESSON THREE Total Running Time 5.37 Lesson Three - Video One 5:37 58 Running Isogen on Several Borders LESSON FOUR Total Running Time 86:08 Lesson Four - Video One Part One Saving File as Line Number 6:08 61 Xreffing in Exchangers and Vessel Setting up size, spec, and line number Part Two 3:36 65 Rotating the UCS Discussing 3D versus Isometrics Part Three 2:30 74 Modeling the first line from the exchangers

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Video Name Running Time Page Part Four 3:23 76 Placing components in vertical Part Five 5:10 79 Using a Router Line Inserting a Gate Valve and Flanges Part Six 6:00 82 Resetting the valve Top Works Placing valve operators manually Lesson Four - Video Two Part One 2:19 84 Line Number set up Modeling components Part Two 2:28 85 Using a Router Line Part Three 3:10 88 Continued modeling with a Router Part Four 4:04 90 Resetting the valve Top Works Changing the valve Top Works Modeling the new Valve and Flanges Part Five 3:49 93 Isolating a line Running a Continuity Check Generating an Isogen Isometric Lesson Four - Video Three Part One 3:15 96 Setting up size, spec, and line number Part Two 2:34 99 Modeling components in vertical Part Three 3:28 101 Using a 3D Router Line Part Four 2:01 103 Placing components Part Five 3:41 104 Completing the model Xreffing in a structural model Verifying the lines fit correctly Lesson Four - Video Four Part One 5:46 546 Creating clipped views Setting up scaled Paper Space Views Part Two 4:00 110 Placing the scaled, clipped section view

Video Name Running Time Page Part Three 6:56 114 Annotating Equipment Coordinates Part Four 6:17 118 Annotating Elevations Add Section Labels Part Five 5:33 119 Associated Dimensioning in Paper Space LESSON FIVE Total Running Time 110:22 Lesson Five - Video One Part One 7:08 123 Introduction to the Router Command Using the Router Options Auto Piping the Router Part Two 3:28 128 Auto Piping Isogen Produced Part Three 1:56 131 Placing CAESAR II Restraint Producing an Isogen Isometric Lesson Five –Video Two Part One 7:04 135 Modeling a Pump Discharge Line Setting up the Size, Spec, and Line Number Starting to Model in Vertical Placing Components in 3D Part Two 5:34 137 Determining T.O.S. Elevations Setting up two Viewports Part Three 5:15 139 Setting up Coordinates Display Determining North/South Coordinates Routing the Line in Two Viewports Auto Pipe the Router Part Four 4:41 140 Place an Olet for the Vent Modeling the Vent Part Five 6:58 141 Setting Operators in Isogen Modeling Branches for Instrumentation Setting Graphics Scaling Placing an Instrument that works with Isogen Line View – Line Isolation Tool Palette Checking Continuity Generating an Isogen Iso

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Video Name Running Time Page Lesson Five - Video Three Part One 2:42 144 Introduction to modeling the line Discussion on Dummy Legs and Supports Part Two 2:42 144 Loading Xrefs Working with an Angled UCS Part Three 5:15 146 Setting up Line Number Component Placement Discuss Planned Routing of Line Planning Elev for Dummy Leg Auto Piping first Segment Part Four 3:19 147 Modeling the Control Station Placing Gate Valves in Vertical Modeling the By-pass Line Part Five 3:07 149 Continuing Router down the Pipe Rack Part Six 4:16 150 Modeling Drains Part Seven 5:26 151 Checking Continuity Generating an Isogen Iso Lesson Five - Video Four Part One 5:40 153 Redrawing Elbows with Nodes Placing a Restraint for the Dummy Leg Part Two 5:35 155 Working with the Clash Checker Modeling the Dummy Leg Part Three 6:42 156 Completing the Dummy Leg Adding an Isogen Note Part Four 3:19 158 Placing Restraints for Base Supports Part Five 3:00 159 Isogen information for the Base Supports Part Six 5:41 161 Generating a Detail Sketch in Isogen Part Seven 4:20 163 Reference Dimension in Isogen Adding a Note for Isogen to Display Lesson Five - Video Five 7:14 166 Modeling Small Bore Piping Components

Video Name Running Time Page LESSON SIX Total Running Time 53:31 Lesson Six - Video One 3:27 170 Exporting Line to CAESAR II Viewing Line in CAESAR II Lesson Six - Video Two Part One 3:48 174 In-line Custom Component Outlining the Component Part Two 2:55 176 Adding the Component to the Specification Assigning the Component to a Button Testing the Component Part Three 4:54 178 Non-Symmetrical Custom Component Adding to the Library and Specification Assigning the Shape to a Library Part Four 3:09 180 Testing the Component Generating an Isogen Isometric Lesson Six - Video Three 3:10 184 Modeling Cable Trays Entering Descriptive Information Running a Cable Tray BOM Lesson Six - Video Four Part One 2:47 188 Introduction to Databases Bill of Materials (per-drawing basis) Part Two 1:32 190 Exporting out to a Database Part Three 1:38 193 Exporting Example Opening Pipe and Steel Tables Lesson Six - Video Five Part One 3:47 198 Setting up the P&ID Database to link to the Piping Model Part Two 3:20 201 Comparing Valves in P&ID data to Valves in 3D Model Lesson Six - Video Six 5:52 203 Part One Cases where Project Admin is Important Model Organization Part Two 3:55 205 Model Coordinator Using Xrefs Effectively

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Video Name Running Time Page Lesson Six – Video Seven Part One 5:56 206 Introduction to Sheet Sets Discussion of Uses and Advantages Part Two 3:21 208 Rapid Layout Views MODULE TWO Total Running Time 65:46 Module Two - Video One 5:00 210 Introduction to the Spec Editor Overview of what will be covered Module Two - Video Two 3:50 211 Exporting Spec out as Text File for Reviewing Changing Pipe Descriptions Find and Replace Option Module Two - Video Three Part One 4:21 213 Adding Valve Tags Testing Spec Changes Part Numbers (Procurement Codes) Part Two 6:33 216 Looking at Data Files Expanding Size Ranges Module Two - Video Four 1:24 218 Putting Specs in Read Only Folder on Network Module Two - Video Five Part One 3:45 219 Adding a New Control Valve Part Two 6:48 221 Working with the new Control Valve Selecting from Library Part Three 3:30 222 Placing the Control Valve as an Optional Valve Setting Optional Components in Toolbars and Specview Module Two - Video Six Part One 1:30 223 Creating a Special End Type Valve (Threaded by Flanged) Part Two 3:34 225 Differences in CADWorx 2009 vs earlier versions Part Three 3:40 226 Similarities between Imperial, Metric, and Mixed Metric Adding the New Valve to the Spec Module Two - Video Seven Part One 3:05 227 Adding a Valve Tag Modifying the Description

Video Name Running Time Page Part Two 2:16 229 Generating an Isogen Iso of the Special Valve Module Two - Video Eight Part One 2:44 230 Using Keywords in the Specifications Adding a Thickness Keyword to the Description Part Two 2:10 231 Testing Thickness Keywords in the Material List Module Two – Video Nine 5:16 232 Overview – Spec building process Reviews all aspects of building a new spec MODULE THREE Total Running Time 100:51 Module Three - Video One Part One 4:39 239 Introduction Starting Project Manager Setting up the Isogen Directory Part Two 1:57 240 Creating Project Directories Part Three 2:22 243 Running a Test Isometric Part Four 2:57 246 Testing different Borders Complex Lines and Isometric Splitting Module Three - Video Two Part One 3:34 247 Generating an Isometric with a Branch Part Two 2:51 249 Changing some Drawing Options Including Gasket Thickness in Valve Dimensions Suppressing Branch Dimensions for Short Lengths Setting Overall Dimensions across Branches Module Three - Video Three Part One 5:25 250 Including a Check Valve Including an Instrument Looking at Types of Disconnects Testing for Continuity Part Two 5:08 250 Adding Valve Tags on the Isometric Changing the Instrument Graphics in the Isometric Looking at North Arrow Direction Looking at Spec Break Appearance Looking at how Isogen Represents Rolled Offsets Looking at Flow Arrows Turning on Spool Piece Identifiers

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Video Name Running Time Page Part Three 3:24 251 Turning on Insulation and Heat Tracing Turning on Valve Tags in the Isometric Part Four 3:40 252 Changing Fonts in the Isometric Changing Material Bubbles to Diamond Ended Enclosures Module Three - Video Four 3:00 253 Setting a Field Weld in the Model Setting the Field Weld to Appear in the Isometric Adding a Cut Piece Allowance for the Field Weld Module Three - Video Five 3:50 254 Looking at how Isogen sets up its Project Folders Looking at the Various Isogen Support Files Looking at the Various Isogen Help Files (pdf files included) Deploying Isogen to Workstations across the Network Module Three - Video Six Part One 4:11 254 Bringing in a your Border (or a Client’s Border) How to Change Margins in your Border Save the new Border as an AutoCAD 2004 Version Part Two 6:36 258 Mapping Text Automatically into the new Border Introduction to the Positioned Text File Looking at the Positioned Text File Help File Part Three 5:25 259 Identifying Codes for Mapping Text into the Title Block Setting up Project Defaults Part Four 4:28 262 Filling out Project Defaults Locating the Positions for Mapping Text Scaling the Border for Metric Point Locations Building a Point List Part Five 4:26 264 Modifying the Positioned Text File Locating all Text Fields into the Title Block Mapping a Computer Date into the Title Block Testing the new Title Block Part Six 3:36 265 Modifying the Positioned Text File Locating all Text Fields into the Title Block Mapping a Computer Date into the Title Block Testing the new Title Block Part Seven 3:28 268 Colors in Isogen Testing in the Client Border Module Three - Video Seven Part One 4:44 268 Style One Material List

Video Name Running Time Page Part Two 5:40 268 Looking at the Material List Definition File Style Two Material List Looking at the COADE “Component Attributes” in the BOM Testing a BOM with Component Attributes Included Part Three 2:42 268 Discussing Style Three Material List Reviewing an Example Style Three BOM Module Three - Video Eight 2:33 268 Using Isogen Batch Module Three - Video Nine Part One 2:16 269 Showing Base Supports in Isogen Placing Restraints into the Model Part Two 2:21 269 Isogen Detail Sketches Creating and Linking Detail Sketches Part Three 5:40 269 Placing a Reference Dimension in Isogen Placing an Information Note on a Component for Isogen MODULE FOUR Total Running Time 120.24 Module Four – Lesson One Lesson One - Video One 7:13 279 Drawing Steel Members Modeling Columns and Beams Coping Beams Lesson One - Video Two 4:32 283 Modeling Beams Modeling a Base Plate Lesson One - Video Three 5:36 285 Modifying Base Plate Holes Arraying Beams and Columns Lesson One - Video Four 6:13 288 Setting up Clipped Views using View Box Setting up a Border in Paper Space Explaining a Paper Space Viewport Creating a Viewport Placing a Clipped Named View into the Viewport Scaling the View in the Viewport Locking the Viewport Lesson One - Video Five 8:26 290 Setting DimAssoc to 2 Placing Dimensions on the Paper Turning off Layer Steel and Dimensioning to Centerlines Annotating Elevations Annotating Beams in Paper Space

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Video Name Running Time Page Lesson One - Video Six 3:24 293 Modeling in Vertical Using the CADWorx UCS Tool bar Discussing 3D Compared to Isometrics in Structural Module Four - Lesson Two Lesson Two - Video One 6:58 296 Using the Frame Command Automatic Clipped Views Lesson Two - Video Two 3:39 297 Modeling Columns Lesson Two - Video Three 8:45 299 Modeling & Coping Upper Level Floor Beams Working in Two Viewports Lesson Two – Video Four 4:53 299 Modeling & Coping Lower Level Floor Beams Lesson Two – Video Five Part One 5:09 300 Modeling Diagonal Bracing Angles Part Two 5:28 300 Developing Diagonal Bracing Angles Modeling Gusset Plates Part Three 3:19 300 Locating Diagonal Bracing Angles in the Model Lesson Two – Video Six 8:06 300 Adding Grating Lesson Two – Video Seven 6:52 301 Modeling Handrails Lesson Two – Video Eight 6:54 301 Modeling Upper Level Handrail Modeling a Caged Ladder Lesson Two – Video Nine 5:40 302 Modeling Lower Level Handrail Modeling a Circular Handrail Lesson Two – Video Ten 9:17 303 Assembling the Model Setting up Clipped View Lesson Two – Video Eleven 10:04 303 Drawing Production using Paper Space

Video Name Running Time Page MODULE FIVE Total Running Time 30:02 Module Five - Lesson One Video One 6:11 305 Modeling Pump Components Video Two 3:07 307 Finishing Pump Nozzles and Components Module Five – Lesson Two Video One 4:16 309 Modeling a Vertical Vessel Modeling the Skirt and Base Ring Modeling the Elliptical Head Video Two 3:02 309 Modeling Nozzles Video Three 4:20 309 Vertical Vessel Modeling Nozzles Modeling a Platform and Ladder Module Five – Lesson Three Video One 3:35 314 Modeling an Exchanger Modeling the Body Video Two 5:32 314 Modeling Saddles and Nozzles

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson One Getting Started

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Lesson One Getting Started

Some topics covered in this lesson: You will . . .

• Set up the screen for first time use • Save your “Workspace” • Learn to place components • Learn dimensioning procedures • Set up and use the Bill of Materials • Learn how to annotate components • Learn how to set up Line Numbering • Learn how to use the graphic labels in the system • See that techniques you learn here will be useful when simple quick drawings

are needed



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This lesson is the text portion of the video called Lesson One. This lesson covers all that you will see in the video, step-by-step. It is a written roadmap you can use to work your way through the exercise. I recommend you play the video for a while and watch the first part of it. Then pause it and do the step-by-step instructions in this lesson. You can then go back to the video and repeat the process. If you need to look at something more than once, you can always replay the video through that section. That’s the great thing about having a video to replay: you can clear up any part of the lessons that you may have questions about, and you won’t have any aspect of this course that you won’t understand. So start the first video, and after a few minutes pause it. Then do the steps that follow. Good luck – and congratulations! You’re on your way to Mastering CADWorx Plant Professional Software!



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• Starting up a

drawing in CADWorx

• In this system you

always use a template

• You can bring your

border in at any time • Using a template

sets Units and other AutoCAD variables

Click the video buttons shown (Piping, Lesson One, Video One). The Video One gets you started and introduces the screen setup.

When you’ve finished viewing Video One, click the Video

Two button. It will get you started setting up your drawing.

Start CADWorx Plant Pro by double clicking on the CADWorx icon. 1. Click on the “Use a Template” button

2. Click on the Metric.dwg and click OK.



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• You always set the

size and spec

Initial Settings

When you start to work with CADWorx, everything is drawn to scale. So you have to set the system for a certain size (pipe diameter) and specification. 3. Click Plant 4. Click Setup

5. Click Size 6. Set the Main Size to 4”. 7. Set the Reduced Size to 6” (seems backwards but that’s

what we want to do here).

8. Click OK to exit the size settings, and 9. Click Specification 10. Set the Specification to 150_M.spc



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• Selecting the Spec

11. Set the Drawing Mode to 3D Solids.



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• Selecting the Scale • Inserting a Border

12. Click the Scale Button 13. Set the Scale to be 1:20, and click OK to exit that dialog box. 14. Click the Border Button. 15. Click Predefined. 16. Click the 594x420 (Iso-A2) Border, and click OK.



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• Clicking the User

Name/Date/Time stamp box

• Opening the

CADWorx Specview tool palette

17. Click the box for the User Name/Date/Time stamp and click

OK. 18. Click OK to exit the dialog box. 19. Type: Specview <Enter>

You will see the information contained in the 150_M spec appear in the left area of the screen. This is the Specview tool palette, and it is where you’ll go to select items to insert into the drawing (shown in AutoCAD 2009 version).



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• Saving your screen

setup using the Workspace command

• Saving the Drawing

If you’re In AutoCAD 2009, set the Workspace first to 3D

Modeling. Then (all AutoCAD versions) save your Workspace as CADWorx Specview. (If you don’t have a Workspace toolbar open, right click on any AutoCAD button, and click on Workspace).

20. Click the Save Current As… 21. and name it CADWorx Specview

This will save all your screen settings and you can always restore them at a later time if needed.

Now, let’s save the drawing and get started. 22. Click Save As…. 23. Path to the C:\CADWorx Video Training\Lessons folder. 24. Enter the drawing name: 25. Lesson_One<Enter>



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• Placing a Flange • Viewing the flange’s

data

Placing Components 26. Click the Weld Neck Flange button. 27. Right click and click Face end. 28. Click a point to place the face of the flange in the upper

right area of your drawing. 29. Drag the mouse to the right, and click (to indicate the

direction you want to flange to be placed. 30. Zoom as needed to see the flange. 31. Double click on the Flange to see the data associated with

it (this is data coming from the spec). .



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• Placing a Reducer • Adding Pipe Important!

• Guaranteeing

good connectivity between components

32. Click on the Reducer, Eccentric button. 33. Right click on the mouse and click “Small End.” 34. Press <Enter> and drag the mouse to the right and click. 35. The Reducer will connect automatically to the back of the

flange. 36. Type U <Enter> (for flat side up orientation of the

Reducer). 37. Click the Pipe button.

38. Press <Enter> on the keyboard (the pipe will connect

automatically to the reducer). Note: Always press <Enter> to connect one component to

the previous one. This will save a lot of trouble for you in the future, because it will help prevent connection errors between components. (A great example of this is when you connect to a gasket – it’s easy to miss!)



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• Placing pipe • Placing a Flange,

Gasket, and Gate Valve

39. Drag the mouse to the right (to indicate the direction) and

Type: 336 <Enter> (all lengths expressed in mm unless otherwise noted).

Note: We’re entering a length of 336 for this exercise.

Later you will learn about router lines and see how to draw pipe segments in a different manner.

40. Click the Weld Neck Flange button. 41. Press <Enter> on the keyboard (to connect automatically),

drag to the right and Click. Notice, the system placed a Gasket automatically. 42. Click on the Gate Valve button. 43. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to connect automatically,



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• Continuing to place

components • Placing a Tee

44. Drag the mouse to the right and click. 45. Click the direction for the valve top works as shown in

the video if you are running CADWorx 2009. Note: If you are not running CADWorx 2009 you will

not be prompted for the valve top works. You’ll add it in during a later section of the lesson.

Note: The size and shape of the valve top works will be

changed in a later lesson to a standard size. 46. Click on the Weld Neck Flange button. 47. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to connect automatically 48. Drag the mouse to the right and click. 49. Click on the Tee button.

Note: Click on the Tee button, not the Reducing Tee

button! 50. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to connect

automatically.



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• Placing pipe of

specific lengths

51. Drag the mouse to the right and click (for the “run”

direction). 52. Then drag the mouse straight down (for the “branch”

direction) and click.

Click on the Pipe button.

53. Press <Enter> on the mouse, then drag to the right and 54. Type: 1800 <Enter> 55. Click Pipe and click on the bottom of the Tee. Drag

straight down and 56. Type: 2128 <Enter>.



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• Placing an Elbow • You can Copy

components in CADWorx using normal AutoCAD commands

57. Place an Elbow at the bottom of the last pipe segment. 58. Click the Elbow button. 59. Press <Enter> on the keyboard, to connect automatically. 60. Drag down with the mouse and click (to indicate the elbow

corner direction). 61. Drag to the left and click (to indicate the direction of the

end of the elbow). 62. Copy down the Flange, Gate Valve, and Flange, as shown

in the video.



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• Copying groups of

components

63. Click Pipe. 64. Click on the end of the flange (be sure to use Osnap). 65. Drag the mouse to the left, 66. And Type: 250 <Enter>. 67. Copy down the Reducer and Flange as shown. 68. Save the drawing intermittently.



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• Finishing up placing

the components • Saving the file • Adding Nozzles

69. Working in a similar fashion as you have been doing, add the remaining pipe segments and fittings. 70. Use the measurements shown in the figure, when you type in

the values for the lengths of the pipe segments.

71. Save your drawing when completed to this point. Adding Nozzles 72. Click on the Long Weldneck tool button. 73. Right click on the mouse, click Length, and type 200 <Enter>



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• Adding Gaskets and

Nozzles • Viewing the Nozzle

data

74. Zoom in around one of the six inch flanges on the right,

and using the OSNAP Endpt, click on the Gasket, then drag to the right and Click.

75. Double click on the Long Weldneck you just placed, and

notice the information contained in this dialog box. a. The Long annotation area shows how the item will be

listed in the Bill of Materials List. b. The Tag is a field that can contain connection info (Nozzle 1 of Pump 123) or, in the case of a valve, a valve tag. All components carry weight. c. The Length field is fixed, it cannot be edited.



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• Setting the nozzle to

be an Existing components

• Adding the 4”

Gaskets and Nozzles

76. Click on the “Existing” check box, and set the nozzle to

“existing”. This will make it an item that will be shown on an iso, but not called out in a material list. (It’s like the nozzle “exists” on a vessel in the area, and we just want to connect to it).

77. Click OK when done, and notice how the flange has

changed. 78. Repeat these steps and place a nozzle (Long Weldneck)

on the other 6” flange. 79. Near the top of the screen, in the CADWorx tool pallet: 80. Set the Main Size to 4” (don’t worry about the Reduction

size, it doesn’t matter for this step). 81. Click on the Gasket button. 82. Click on the left edge of one of the 4” flanges, drag the

mouse to the left, and click (place a gasket on the face of one of the 4” flanges).

83. Click on the Long Weld Neck flange button.



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• Setting the Nozzle to

8” in length, and making it “existing”, which means it will come out in the Isometric drawing, but not in the Material List

• Viewing a proper

Gasket

84. Right click on the mouse and click Length. 85. Type: 200 <Enter> (to set the length to 200mm). 86. Press <Enter> again on the keyboard to connect

automatically to the gasket. 87. Drag the mouse to the left and Click. 88. The Long Weld Neck flange (the Nozzle) will be placed

correctly. 89. Double click on the nozzle and set it to Existing. 90. Notice there’s a space between the Nozzle and the flange

it connects to. The Gasket creates the space between them. This is how it should look.

91. Repeat for the other 4” flange, or copy the gasket and

nozzle up to it. Your drawing should look as shown at this point.



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• Adding Bolts to the

drawing • Viewing the Bolt

Data

Adding Bolts 92. Type: Autobolt <Enter> 93. Window the drawing and press <Enter> 94. Bolts will be placed in the drawing (the system puts bolts

for each Gasket). 95. Double click on one of the “B”s laying on a Gasket (the

B’s are for “Bolts”). You can see what the system has put in for bolt information.



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• Setting the system to

show Threaded Components

• Placing a Thredolet

Adding Olets (Drains) 96. Turn on the OSNAP, OTRACK, and POLAR buttons

at the bottom of the screen. 97. Click the Main Size area in the tool pallet. 98. Set the main size to 6”, and the reduction size to ¾”. 99. Zoom into the upper left area of the piping. 100. Click the Settings tab on the Specview tool pallet. 101. Click the Show Threaded checkbox. 102. Click Thredolet

103. Move the cursor right over the point where the pipe and the reducer meet, but don’t click – just hover the crosshairs right over that intersection point.

104. The OSNAP will “acquire” the point. A Drag slightly to the right (you’ll see the tool tip box

appear). Note: OSNAP Nearest can interfere with Tracking.



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• Placing a Pipe

Nipple • Setting the End

Conditions of the Pipe Nipple

105. Type: 125 <Enter> 106. Drag the mouse toward the bottom of the drawing (in the – Y direction) and click. 107. The OLET (Thredolet) will appear, and be oriented toward the bottom of the screen. 108. Pick the Nipple button. 109. Right click and Type: 100 <Enter> 110. Press <Enter> (to connect to the OLet, the last component drawn). 111. Drag the mouse toward the lower part of the drawing and click. 112. Press <Enter> <Enter> (to set the ends of the nipple to threaded, threaded). 113. Double click on the Nipple. In the dialog box, you’ll see TBE (for threaded both

ends).



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• Placing a threaded

Gate Valve

114. Click OK, to exit the component edit dialog box. 115. Click the threaded Gate Valve button. 116. Press <Enter> (to connect to the last component). 117. Drag the mouse down and click. 118. In a similar fashion place another olet, nipple, and gate

valve on the pipe segment at the lower right area of the drawing.



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• Placing the other

branch

Put it 100 from the end of the flange.

See illustration which follows. Your drawing will now look as shown.



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• Running a

Continuity Check • Continuity Checks

should be run on each line as a standard procedure

• This insures that you

will produce correctly drawn piping models and drawings

Running a Continuity Check

At this point it would be good practice to run a continuity check. This insures that the components you’ve placed in the drawing are connected correctly.

To run this check: 119. Click Plant 120. Click Utility 121. Click Continuity 122. Window the drawings and press <Enter> 123. Type: 300 <Enter> (to have the system show the ends of the pipe runs and branches with a 300 diameter circle). 124. Press <Enter> (for the 0.0010 precision). Your drawing should look as shown.



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• Extra circles that

occur during the middle of a piping run, instead of at the ends, indicate errors

• All continuity errors

must be fixed before proceeding with the drawing

• A failure to fix

continuity errors will cause problems in generating isometrics, and possibly give errors in material lists

Your drawing should look like the previous figure. The circles indicate that a piping run has started and stopped. They also will appear at the start points and end points of any branches (like the thredolets). If you have additional circles appearing in the middle of the runs, this indicates an incorrect gap or an overlap between components. This can be caused by not pressing <Enter>, as you connect one component to the next, or not having a good OSNAP connection between components. These errors must be corrected before continuing on, since they will cause problems with the isometric drawing you will be generating soon. If you get extra circles, zoom into the area and take a close look. Click on the circles and light up their grips. You will either see gaps between centerlines, places where gaskets are placed incorrectly (not positioned right between flanges, but actually partly inside one of the flanges), or overlapping centerlines. All of these errors will cause an extra circle to appear in a pipe run where it is not expected. Here are some examples

Overlapping centerlines Centerlines with gaps Valve not placed correctly against gasket



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• Starting the Line

Number Setup command

Line Numbering 125. Click the Line Number Setup Tool Button.

This brings up the Line Numbering System Dialog

Box.

By default, the system uses Size-Spec as its line

number. You’ll change that now, to a different line number

format. Your line number will be Size-Service-Count-Spec.



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• Setting up the Line

Numbering sequence

Setting up the Line sequence. 126. Click the down arrow under Category. 127. Click on Service, and click Add.



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• Adding the other

categories that make up the line number

The category Service appears in the list. 128. Click the down arrow under category again (as shown

previously) and click Count. Then click Add. 129. The Count is now added as part of the line number. 130. Click in the area under Separator, and type in a dash

(hyphen). 131. Click Add. 132. Click Add again (two dashes are added to the line

number list). Now, you’ll arrange the line number to be Size-Service-Count-Spec.



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• Adjusting the line

number categories • Setting the values

for the fields in the line number

133. Click on the word Service, to highlight it. Click on the

Move Up button to move it up in the list, below Size. 134. Click on the word Count, and move it up to be below

Service. 135. Click one of the dashes in the list, to highlight it, and

move it up between Service and Count (use the illustration, or the video to see what’s being described).

136. Continue to Move up the dashes, and the Size/Service/Spec categories as needed to set up a line number list as shown.

137. Click OK when done, and Save the drawing at this point.

138. Click on the Line Number Setup tool button again to open the dialog box.

139. Click Service, and in the “Default value” area, highlight the word Service and type in LH <Enter>.

140. Click Count, and change it to 1000. 141. Click OK to exit this dialog box.



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• Embedding line

numbers in all the components

• Verifying the line

number has been updated

Updating the Line Number in the Components 142. Type: Nba <Enter> (for Line Number Assign) Note: A list of CADWorx commands that you can type in

can be found by clicking Tools (pull down menu), Customize, Edit Program Parameters. The file will open in Notepad, and you can see all the commands that can be typed in. The CADWorx commands are toward the bottom of the file.

143. Select everything in the drawing, and press <Enter>. 144. Type: A <Enter> (for “All”). This will assign the new

line number to all of the components. To verify: 145. Double click one off the Gate Valves in the drawing. You’ll get a dialog box showing the new line number

assigned to the valve. Click OK to exit this dialog box.



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• Moving the drawing

over in the border area

• Selecting the

Automatic Dimensioning option

Annotation (Dimensions, Bill of Materials, Line Number labels, etc.) - Paper Space or Model Space?

You can dimension the drawing and add labels to it either in Model Space or Paper Space, depending upon your preferences and also the job requirements. When you do 3D Modeling, you will typically use Paper Space for these tasks, since it lends itself so well to working in 3D. In this example, you will place the dimensions and annotation in Model Space, and later you will be shown both methods.

146. Move your drawing down into the Border as shown. (Leaving room on the right for a Bill of Materials). 147. Click Plant 148. Click Dimension 149. Click Automatic



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• Placing

dimensioning automatically

150. Right click on the mouse and type: 675 <Enter>

(This sets the dimension lines 675mm away, to scale, from the objects.

151. Click a point, as shown, in the center of your pipe drawing. 152. The dimensions will appear.

153. Erase the two dimensions/lines on the left edge of the

sheet, then using grips, move the two overall dimensions out to the ends as shown.



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• Running a Bill of

Materials

Running a Bill of Materials Note: This exercise will use the default BOM in

CADWorx. For setting up different BOM layouts, or exporting the BOM out to a spreadsheet or database, please see the video with that section on it.

154. Click Plant 155. Click Bill of Material 156. Click Tag 157. Click Toggle (this turns off the piece mark bubbles).

Running the Bill of Materials 158. Click Plant 159. Click Bill of Material 160. Click Run 161. Click Cut 162. Press <Enter> (to select objects) 163. Window the drawing and press <Enter>.



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• Viewing the Bill of

Materials

164. Click a point in the upper right corner of your border. 165. The Bill of Materials will appear.



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• Placing some

Graphic Labels

166. At this point the drawing is almost completed. 167. Click Plant, then click Graphics. 168. Click Plan

169. A dialog appears with Head highlighted. 170. Click OK

171. Click a point on your drawing under the piping

drawing to place this Plan label. 172. Drag the mouse to the right and click (for

orientation), or you could also Type: 0 <Enter>, to orient the label at 0 degrees. Either way is fine.

173. Type 1:20 <Enter>, and the label will appear. 174. Save the drawing at this point.



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• Placing some

Graphic Labels • Annotating (labeling

a Line Number)

Line Number Annotation 175. Next you’ll add some Line Number and Component

Annotation. To bring up the Line Number tool bar: 176. Click Plant 177. Click Tool bars 178. Click Line Numbers 179. Dock the Line Numbers tool bar at the top of your

screen. 180. Click the third tool button over, for Line Number

Annotate.



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• Placing the line

number label • Placing a line

number label in vertical

181. Click the pipe segment in the top center area of the

drawing. 182. Click a point to place the text. 183. Drag the mouse to the right and click, or 184. Type: 0 <Enter>. 185. The Line Number annotation will appear. 186. Place another Line Number label on the vertical segment,

on the left. To tell the text to go up and down, you will need to type 90, for the rotation angle, or drag the mouse up toward the top of the screen and click. You can see this in the video.



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• Annotating

components • The annotation text

height matches the dimension text height.

• If you want to make

it smaller, you will have to change the dimension text height (in Format, Dimension Style)

• You can also

annotate the components without using the Leader option, and draw your own Leader later. This will give you smaller text as well

Component Annotation Next you’ll label a couple of the fittings. 187. Click Plant 188. Click Text 189. Click Annotate 190. Click Component 191. Press <Enter> (for Short Annotation). 192. Click the 6”x4” reducer in the top left area of the drawing. 193. Right click on the mouse and 194. Click Leader 195. Click a point where you want the text to start. 196. Use the Grip on the text to drag it into position like you want

it to look (see the video for how this works). 197. You can also use a Grip to move the arrowhead of the Leader

where you want it to point (on the edge of the reducer).

198. Repeat for the 6”x3/4” Thredolet at the bottom left of the

drawing.



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Congratulations! This concludes the first lesson. You are well on your way to mastering CADWorx® Plant Pro software!

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson Two 3D – First Look

Written by Anthony W. Horn © 2008 CAD Training Technologies, LLC Houston, TX USA 42

Lesson Two

3D – First Look Some topics covered in this lesson: You will learn how to…. • Use the AutoCAD View Ribbon and Tool Bar • Convert CADWorx files from 2D to 3D • Work with the CADWorx UCS Tool Bar • Model components in the Vertical Plane Note: Valve Operators (hand wheels) will be modified to correct sizes in a later part of

the lesson



• Opening the Lesson

One drawing • Saving under a

different name • Using the 3D

Modeling Work Space (AutoCAD 2009), or Bringing up the 3D View tool bar (AutoCAD 2008 and earlier)

• Setting the view to

the South West

1. Start CADWorx, and open the Lesson_One drawing. 2. Click File, then Save As 3. Type: Lesson_Two (do a Save As, Lesson_Two). 4. Erase the Border, Bill of Materials, and Dimensions 5. Save the drawing again. Opening the AutoCAD View Tool Bar 6. If you’re using AutoCAD 2009, you can set your Work

Space to 3D Modeling. In that Work Space you can access the various 3D Views easily (see video).

7. For 2008 and earlier versions of AutoCAD: 8. Move the cursor (pointer) over any AutoCAD (not

CADWorx) tool button. 9. Right Click on the mouse. 10. A list of AutoCAD tool bars will appear. 11. Click on the View toolbar (if it dos not already have a check

on it. If it has a check on it, it is already open).

12. Drag and dock the toolbar in the top area of your drawing. 13. Click on the SW Isometric tool button.

CADWorx has the capability to display its components in

2D, 3D, or Single Line graphics. When you first open the drawing, you will be viewing it in 3D. If you want to have part of the model display in one of the other modes, you can use the Settings tool bar to change it.



• Seeing the drawing

in different display modes (2D, Single Line, 3D)

14. Next you’ll place the Settings toolbar at the top of your

screen, next to the AutoCAD View toolbar you placed there earlier.

15. Click Plant 16. Click Toolbars 17. Click Settings 18. Drag it up next to the view toolbar in the top area of your

screen. 19. From the Settings Tool bar, hold down the mouse button on

the 2D button, and you’ll see the tool bar has a “fly out.” 20. Move the pointer down to the “2D, “Single Line”, or

“Solids” button and release. 21. Click two points to Window all the objects, and press

<Enter>. 22. The components will convert to the mode you selected.

Convert the model back to 3D solids. Note: The valve operators (called Top Works) are sized

in this first model based on a file the system uses. As the lesson progresses, you’ll specify a different top works file so they come in as typical sizes for gate valves. Also, you’ll see how to model them manually if you are using a version of CADWorx that is 2008 or earlier.



• You’ll change the

display to show the model in 2D wire frame, shaded as conceptual shading, and also as single line grapics

• Wireframe takes less

system resources • Bringing up the

CADWorx UCS toolbar, which will greatly simplify 3D modeling

23. Click View 24. Click Visual Styles 25. Click Conceptual They system will shade the objects.



• Discussing 3D

versus Isometrics • Rotating the UCS,

which rotates the crosshairs

26. Click View 27. Click Visual Styles 28. Click 2D Wire frame When working in 3D, it is a good rule to work in 2D Wire

frame. It is less taxing on your system’s resources, and you’ll have better machine speed if you do so.

29. Watch Video Two and Video Three, which discuss the Top

Works feature in CADWorx. 30. Bring in the CADWorx UCS Toolbar – 31. Click Plant, Toolbars, UCS. 32. Doc it at the top area of your screen. 33. Zoom into the area near to first flange and reducer, on the left

of the drawing. What you’ll do next is work in the vertical plane. The two

olets, nipples and threaded gate valves were constructed earlier in the horizontal plane.

For this exercise, you’ll erase them, and then you’ll redo

them in vertical, like they would actually be if this was a suction line on a pump.

34. Erase the two thredolets, nipples, and gate valves. What you’ll do next, is place a drain for the line. It will

again consist of a thredolet, a pipe nipple, and a gate valve, but it will be placed this time in “vertical”.

To place it in vertical (coming down) the crosshairs have to

be flipped on edge, sort of like doing an isometric drawing. When you draw Isos, you have to flip your crosshairs into the different planes you draw in: top plane, vertical left plane, vertical right plane.

The same is try in 3D modeling. You have to flip your

crosshairs into the proper planes to place CADWorx components going up and down in the “Z” direction.



• Setting up the UCS

to work in the vertical plane

• Setting the size and

spec • Modeling a thredolet

• Using tracking to

position the thredolet along the pipe

The CADWorx UCS tool bar makes this easy. Using this toolbar, the “UCS” toolbar from CADWorx (not the UCS AutoCAD toolbar – they are different) it has the same look and feel as doing isometric drawings.

The UCS Next button

35. Look at they UCS icon in the lower left area of your screen. You are currently in the “World Coordinate System”. You can tell that by the small square where the three axes meet.

36. Click the UCS Next button (see illustration above) 37. Notice how your crosshairs change to work in “vertical

right”, and the UCS icon changes as well. This is how you need to be set to add the drains to the lines. 38. Click on the “Main Size” area in the tool pallet.



• Tracking the

thredolet down the pipe 125mm

• Placing a pipe nipple

39. Set the Main Size to 6”. 40. Set the Reduction Size to ¾”. 41. Click on the Thredolet button. 42. Have the OSNAP, Tracking, and Polar buttons turned on. 43. Move the crosshairs over the end of the pipe and pause them

(don’t click). You need to be right over the center of the pipe, at its end.

44. The system will “acquire” that point and you can “track” from it.

(If you see a box similar to what is shown, you are tracking.) 45. While tracking, Type: 125 <Enter>. 46. Drag the crosshairs toward the bottom of the screen and

click.



• Viewing the spec

data in the nipple

The Thredolet will be placed 125mm from the end of the

pipe, and oriented downward.

Click the Nipple button.

Note: If you don’t see it in the list to select, make sure

your Main size is set to ¾”. The system will display components based on size.

. 47. Right click on the mouse, click Length, and Type: 100

<Enter>, for a 100mm long nipple. 48. Press <Enter> on the keyboard, to automatically connect

the pipe nipple to the thredolet. 49. Press <Enter> <Enter> to set the nipple end conditions to threaded for each end.



• Placing a threaded

gate valve and plug • Copying the other

drain branches

Note: As long as the nozzle data shows “Existing”, the color and line type display

are fine. Double click on the nipple that you just placed on the drawing.

You’ll see in the dialog box that it is shown as TBE

(threaded both ends) in the long description part of the dialog box.

50. Click OK to close the dialog box. 51. Click on the Gate Valve, 800 LB, THRD button.

52. Press <Enter> on the keyboard, and the valve will connect automatically to the pipe nipple.

53. Drag the crosshairs down, to indicate the direction, and click.

54. Click on the Plug button. 55. Press <Enter> to connect automatically to the previous

component. 56. Drag the mouse down and click (for the direction). 57. Place the other drains needed on the drawing. You can

place them using these same steps, if you want the practice, or you could also copy them using the regular AutoCAD Copy command.



• Adding valve

operators • Inserting the

dimensions of the valve operators

58. Get them as shown in the next figure, all located 125mm in from the end of each pipe.

59. Save the drawing.

Manually Adding Valve Operators (Hand Wheels) in CADWorx 2008 and earlier versions 60. Bring up the Operator’s tool bar . 61. Click Plant 62. Click Toolbars 63. Click Operators 64. Dock it at the top of your screen. 65. Click the OS&Y tool button on the Operator tool bar. 66. Click a point in the middle of one of the 6” gate valves (use an

OSNAP MIDPOINT if necessary). 67. Drag the cursor up (to indicate the direction of the hand wheel). 68. Type: 168 <Enter> (for the diameter of the hand wheel). 69. Type: 857 <Enter> (for the length of the hand wheel).



• Adding Valve Tags

70. Repeat for the other 6” Gate Valves.

Setting a Valve Tag and Valve Hand Wheel Orientation 71. Double click on one of the 6” gate valves, to bring up the

Component Edit dialog box. 72. Later, when the specs have been set up, you will probably have

a valve tag automatically come into the valve’s data. For instance, when the specs have been done, a value of G33P might be put in the TAG field automatically.

73. In this case, you haven’t modified the specs yet (probably), so the TAG field will be blank.

74. Fill out the information in the TAG area as shown. This will give the valve a TAG value (G33P in this case).



• Adding data to tell

Isogen how to draw the valve operators

• Placing hand wheel

information on the small drain valves

Next you’ll tell Isogen how to draw the hand wheels for the valves, if you are running CADWorx 2008 and earlier version. In CADWorx 2009, this is done automatically as the valves are modeled.

75. Click the Isogen button at the bottom of the dialog box.

76. Set the Spindle Direction to Up if it is not already set. 77. Copy and paste the TAG info into the other 6” Gate Valves, and set the Spindle Direction for them as well.



• Adding data for

Isogen to draw the hand wheels on the drain valves

Placing Operators on the ¾” Gate Valves 78. Type: UCS <Enter> <Enter> (to return to the World

Coordinate System). 79. Click the OS&Y tool button on the Operator tool bar. 80. Click the Midpoint on one of the ¾” Gate Valves (zoom

in as necessary). 81. Drag the mouse out away from the valve to indicate the

hand wheel orientation. 82. Type: 60 <Enter> (for the hand wheel diameter). 83. Type: 125 <Enter> (for the length). 84. Repeat for the other ¾” Gate Valves. 85. Double click on the valve, and fill out the dialog box as

needed for the TAG information and the orientation of the hand wheel. The Tag will be G33P.

86. In this example, the hand wheel will be oriented SOUTH (since it is pointing toward the bottom of the drawing). Two will be SOUTH, and two will be NORTH.



• Reviewing the

finished model

87. Fill out the other ¾” Gate Valve TAG data as needed. 88. Save the drawing. This completes Lesson Two. Next up – Isometrics!

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson Three Runniing an Isometric Using Isogen


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• Opening the drawing • Telling the system to

generate an Isogen Isometric drawing of the line modeled

• Note: If Isogen is

grayed out when you try to select it, see your system administrator or the videos on setting up Isogen

Lesson Three Running an Isometric using Isogen

Some topics covered in this lesson: You will… • See how to run an isometric using Isogen • Run the iso on various borders • Look at some of the Isogen options Note: There is a separate lesson on how to set up and

customize Isogen (see page 238). 1. Open the Lesson_Two drawing in CADWorx Plant Pro. 2. Click Plant 3. Click Accessory 4. Click ISOGEN 5. Click Isogen Out



• Use an A2 Border

for this first example • The system will

generate two drawings

You should see the following Isogen Configuration dialog box. If not, see your System Administrator, or go through the Isogen Setup Video. This video is a later video in this training sequence.

6. In this first example, you will use the Metric_Inch_A2

Style (drawing border). So select it from the list, if it is not shown.

7. Click OK. 8. Press <Enter> (to select components). 9. Window all the items in the drawing and press <Enter>.

You will get a CADWorx Isogen Results dialog box.

In this instance, the system shows it has generated two

isometric drawings. It did this because if it put everything on a single isometric, the drawing would be too crowded. By making two isos, it is able to produce two drawings with a nice appearance.



. • You can generate the

isometrics using different size borders

• There’s even a

border that shows welding information on the isometric

Note: If you get more than two isos generated, please see

the video for possible causes. 10. Click the Open Plot Files button, and take a look at the

isos. 11. Now run the isos on the B border, and also the D border. 12. Notice how the D border shows all the information on a

single sheet. Note: Some clients generate their isos on a D border, and

then plot them half-sized.

Welding Information

Isogen also has the ability to generate welding information on an iso.

To see how this works: 13. Click Plant 14. Click Accessory 15. Click Isogen 16. Click Isogen Out



Welded Iso – partially shown for clarity

• Reviewing the

welding information results shown on the isometric

17. Click the down arrow to list the Styles and 18. Click Sample-Final-Weld-Box 19. Click OK 20. Press <Enter> 21. Window everything and press <Enter>. 22. Click Open Plot Files to review the isometrics generated.

Note: The sample welding border is only available in

Imperial Units at this time. At this point you have been able to produce some Isogen

Isometrics, providing everything has been set up for you. If you were doing production work at this time, you would

probably have an administrator set up the job’s borders for you. If not, you could always erase the current border and insert your client’s border, then save the drawing in the directory needed for your job.

In a later lesson, I will show you how to set up an Isogen

project, so you can see how all of this is done and customize it for your particular job.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson Four 3D Modeling


Lesson Four 3D Modeling

In this lesson you will learn how to:

• Easily Rotate the UCS to model in different planes

• Model lines in a method similar to drawing isometrics

• Create 3D Router Lines

• Automatically place elbows and pipe segments

• Generate Clipped Views using the CADWorx Viewbox command

• Annotate and Dimension in Paper Space on a Layout



• Starting the drawing • Inserting External

Reference Files (XRefs)

In this lesson you will construct three lines that are connected to exchangers and a vessel. You’ll see a couple of ways these can be modeled: manual placement and using router lines. Both methods are effective, and the choice depends upon the geometry and information you have to work with. Generally speaking, a Router line is going to give you the fastest tool for constructing lines in 3D compared to other methods.

First you’ll model the return lines, from the top of the exchangers going back into the vessel.

1. Start a new drawing, using a template: Imperial. 2. Click File, Click Save As

Browse to the C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Lessons folder.

3. Save the drawing as 12-CPRA_B-1004-150. 4. Click Insert, from the pull down menus in both 2009 and

earlier versions. In AutoCAD 2009 there is also a button along the bottom of the screen, if you prefer.

5. Click External References



• List of attached

XRefs

6. Click Attach 7. Browse to your C:\CADWorx_Training\Examples folder

and click on the 35-450 drawing and the Exchangers_Pair drawing (hold down the Control Key as you select them.

8. Insert them in as Overlays and inserted at the 0,0,0 point, Scaled 1:1, and Rotated 0 as shown.

9. You should have them in your attached drawings list as

shown. 10. Close the XRef dialog box (click the X at the top).



• Opening the View

Tool bar • Viewing from a 3D

skewed view – SW Isometric Viewpoint

11. You will see your two XRefs now appearing on the drawing. 12. Depending upon your AutoCAD version, you can use the

2009 3D Workspace and work your 3D views directly off that. For this lesson, bring up the AutoCAD View tool bar, if it is not already on your screen (this method works with all versions of AutoCAD). To do this, you can move the mouse pointed over any AutoCAD tool button, and Right Click on the Mouse. A list of tool bars will appear, and then you select the View Tool bar (2008 version illustrated).

13. Dock the View tool bar at the top area on your screen. 14. Click on the South West Isometric View.



• Zooming closer to

the exchangers • Getting an overview

of what’s to follow

15. Zoom into the lower left area of the drawing.

16. In this lesson, you will be modeling the two lines that return

from the top of the exchangers into the vertical tower.



• Isometrics – the

traditional way to work

• It’s a short step from

Isometrics to working in 3D when using CADWorx

17. This will be a valuable lesson for you, because you will see a

couple of different approaches to modeling these lines: placing fittings one by one, and also how to use a Router Line.

The first thing to emphasize in the lesson is that modeling in

3D using CADWorx is easy. The developers of CADWorx have made 3D modeling as easy as doing a 2D Isometric drawing.

Do you remember how, in doing an isometric, you flip the crosshairs from one plane to another using the F5 key on the keyboard?

When you pressed the F5 key your crosshairs would rotate into the top plane, or vertical left hand plane, or vertical right hand plane.

Do you remember how easy that is? It’s a fast and easy way to do a pictorial drawing.

Pressing the F5 Key flips the crosshairs in Isometric.

Well working with CADWorx in 3D is very similar! Modeling in 3D in CADWorx has the same look and feel as creating a 2D Isometric drawing! If you think of it like this, then 3D modeling in CADWorx is a breeze!



• Switching planes in

3D seems similar to flipping the crosshairs in isometric

• In 3D, you click the

UCS Next button to rotate the crosshairs (similar to hitting the F5 key on the keyboard when you did isometrics)

Instead of the F5 key to rotate your crosshairs, CADWorx uses their own UCS Toolbar, which does a similar function.

18. Now you’ll bring up the CADWorx (not AutoCAD’s) UCS tool bar (2008 version illustrated)

19. Click Plant (at the top of the screen) 20. Click Tool Bars 21. Click UCS 22. The UCS tool bar will appear. Dock it in the top area of

your screen. 23. Notice how your crosshairs are oriented. 24. Click the UCS Next button a few times, and notice how

your crosshairs rotate. It looks very similar to how crosshairs rotate when you do isometrics!

Now you’ll test this to get a feel of how this works.

25. Click the UCS Next button until your crosshairs are in the “top” plane. In 3D, you call this the “Flat” plane.



• Practicing some 3D • Make sure you

have ORTHO on • Drawing a 3D pipe

Next you’ll set up your system to draw some test lines to see how this works.

26. Click Plant 27. Click Setup 28. Set the Main Size to 6”. 29. Set the Specification to 150_M. 30. Set the Drawing Mode to 3D.

31. Pan the screen to the side, so that you are in a clear area.

You will now draw a few fittings to get a good look at this.

32. Make sure you have ORTHO turned on.

33. Click Pipe 34. Click a point for the start point of your pipe. 35. Drag the mouse to the lower right direction and 36. Type: 2500 <Enter> to draw a 2500mm length of pipe.



• Placing a 3D elbow • Modeling in the

horizontal plane

37. Click Elbow

38. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to have the elbow connect

automatically to the pipe you just drew. 39. Drag down and click (for the corner). 40. Drag to the right and click (for the elbow direction). 41. Draw a 1800mm piece of pipe from the elbow toward the

upper right direction. 42. Now you’ll turn draw another elbow turning up in the

vertical plane.



• Rotating the UCS

easily into the “vertical right hand” plane

• Modeling in 3D has

a similar look and feel to creating Isometric drawings

43. Click on the UCS Next button on the UCS tool bar. 44. Your cross hairs should look as shown. If not, keep

clicking the UCS Next button to get them set. Do you see how this is going to let you draw in the

vertical plane? You can see how the X Y Plane is oriented in the “vertical right hand plane” (it’s on edge going up and down, instead of “flat” like you normally see it). When you draw with the UCS tilted like this, your components will be drawn in the vertical XY Plane.

Now you’ll draw some components in vertical.

45. Click Elbow 46. Press <Enter> on the keyboard, to have the elbow

connect automatically to the last piece of pipe. 47. Drag the mouse toward the upper right direction and

click. 48. Drag the mouse straight up and click. You’ve just

drawn an elbow going up.



• Showing how 3D is

similar in approach to producing a 2D isometric

49. Click Pipe and press <Enter> on the keyboard. 50. Drag the mouse straight up and Type: 1800mm <Enter>.

Do you see how this is just like drawing a 2D isometric, but it’s really in 3D? Modeling in CADWorx Plant Pro can get really fast and easy, once you get used to it.

51. Click the UCS Next tool button on the UCS tool bar. 52. Set it as shown. 53. Click Elbow 54. Press <Enter> 55. Drag up for the corner and click. 56. Drag to the lower right and click.



• Illustrating how to

model in 3D

57. Click Pipe 58. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to connect automatically

to the last elbow. 59. Drag to the lower right and 60. Type: 2500 <Enter>.

Now let’s say you wanted to draw a valve with flanges in the second horizontal line, where it touches the elbow that’s turned up.

You’ll draw a gate valve and flanges here.

First you need to get your crosshairs (UCS) reset.

61. Click the UCS Next tool button.



• Inserting

components into a line and having the system “break out” the line as they are inserted

62. Click the Weld Neck Flange on the tool palette.

63. Click on the end of the elbow that’s turning up. 64. Drag toward the lower left area of the drawing and click. 65. Click the Gate Valve on the tool palette. 66. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to connect it to the flange

automatically. 67. Drag the mouse toward the lower left area of the screen

and click. 68. Click on the Weld Neck Flange in the tool palette. 69. Press <Enter> on the keyboard, to connect it

automatically to the valve. 70. Drag to the lower left area of the screen (using Polar or

Ortho) and click.



• Getting set for

modeling

So you can see that modeling in 3D in CADWorx is a matter of setting your crosshairs (UCS) in the plane you want to work, then simply placing components.

There’s also a great tool which you’ll do soon called a ROUTER LINE, which together with the method you just practiced, will have you creating 3D CADWorx models very fast and efficiently.

71. Erase the lines you just drew. It was just to illustrate how to model in 3D. Zoom back into the area near the top of the exchangers.

Now you’ll model lines coming out of the top of the far

exchanger.



• Setting up the line

number

72. Set the Main Size to 12”. The spec should be set to

150_M. 73. Click the Line Number setup button in the top area of the

CADWorx tool palette.

74. You need to set the line number to include Size, Service,

Count, Spec, and Insulate. You can see the video or lesson one if you need to review how to set this up.

75. Your line number will look as shown. You will use

CPRB for the Service, and 1004 for the count. The Insulate value will be nothing, since we don’t want to show insulation for this line.



• Rotating the UCS

(User Coordinate System)

76. Click the UCS Next button as needed to orient your crosshairs in the vertical left hand plane. Note: The Z direction is not important here unless you want to place some text in 3D in the model. The X and Y are what’s important to us here.

77. Click Gasket from the CADWorx tool palette. 78. Place a gasket on the top of a nozzle (use OSNAP

CENTER), and drag the mouse toward the top of the screen and click.

79. Click Flange, RFWN from the CADWorx tool palette. 80. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to connect automatically,

drag the mouse up toward the top of the screen, and click. 81. Click Pipe. 82. Press <Enter> on the keyboard. 83. Drag the mouse up, and Type: 1027 <Enter>. 84. Click Elbow and press <Enter> on the keyboard.



• Placing components

in 3D

• Copying

components in 3D

85. Drag the mouse up and click. 86. Drag the mouse toward the upper left area of the screen

and click.

87. Repeat the steps you just did on the other nozzle. Have

the elbow at the top pointing toward the first elbow.



• Modeling 3D

components • Inserting a Tee into

the middle of a 3D pipe

88. Draw a piece of pipe connecting the two elbows. 89. Then click on the Tee, in the CADWorx tool palette.

90. Right click on the mouse and click Center. 91. Pause on the end of the elbow, on the right side (don’t

click). 92. “Track” down the pipe (drag the mouse down the pipe

and you will see the system “tracking), and type: 1738 <Enter>.

93. Click down the pipe for the Main Run direction. 94. Click Straight Up for the Branch direction. 95. Press <Enter> to accept the 1738mm distance from the

end of the pipe. 96. Your drawing should appear similar to what’s shown. 97. Save the drawing at this point. 98. Now you’ll need to rotate your UCS (your crosshairs) to

model in vertical, and also in the “right hand” plane. Click the UCS Next button to rotate them as shown.



• Modeling in vertical .

99. Zoom into the area around the two nozzles on the side of

the vessel. 100. Place a Gasket, Flange, and Elbow as shown. The following figure shows what you will be

constructing. You’ll soon be modeling a line that comes up out of the

Tee, and connects into the bottom of the Elbow.



• Evaluating the setup

• Inquiring about a

needed distance

The bottom of this new line will be at an elevation of 7000. You’ll need to determine how far it is from the center of

the Tee to the end of the Elbow on the vessel (you can just follow the steps in the video).

First, you’ll determine the distance from the Tee to the

Elbow. Again, watch the video and this will be easy to follow. The video shows the following steps.

101. Click Tools 102. Click Inquiry 103. Click Distance 104. Click the Endpoint or Center of the Tee. 105. Click the Endpoint or Center of the bottom of the Elbow. 106. Note the distance between them (see video) – it’s

4845mm. You’ll key in this distance shortly when you run a router

line between them. Now you’re ready to construct the Router Line.



• Using the 3D Router

command • Routing a line in 3D

space, connecting to components as needed

107. Type: RT <Enter> to start the

Router Line command. If it doesn’t work on your system, you can always click Plant, Accessory, Auto Route, Router.

108. Click the Endpoint of the top of the Tee. 109. Right click and click Position. 110. Right click and click BOP. 111. Press <Enter> (if prompted for size: 12”). 112. Right click and click Elevation. 113. Right click and click World. 114. Type: 7000 <Enter>. 115. Drag the mouse toward the vessel (with Ortho on). 116. Type: 4845 <Enter>. 117. Click the Endpoint of the Elbow. 118. Right click and click Current. 119. Press <Enter> to exit. You should have a figure similar to the following.



• Having the system

automatically connect pipe and elbows along the routed line

To add piping to the line,

120. Click Plant 121. Click Accessory 122. Click Auto Route 123. Click Buttweld LR 124. Press <Enter> to select Polyline, and 125. Click the router line you just drew.

The system will place pipe and elbows for you along the

router line.



• Checking the UCS • Placing the flanges

and gate valve in vertical, and breaking out the existing pipe

126. Save the drawing at this point. 127. Zoom into the area around the elbow that’s above the

Tee.

128. Make sure your UCS

(your crosshairs) set to work in vertical, and place a Flange, Gate Valve, and Flange.

Note: The valve top works will be changed shortly to standard measurements. The next video discusses this.



• Rotating the UCS • Placing a valve

operator manually (2008 and earlier versions)

• Shading, and saving

the file

129. Click the UCS Next tool button to

rotate your crosshairs. They will be oriented like a “vertical left” orientation, if you were doing an isometric. Again, modeling in CADWorx is very similar.

130. If you are running 2008 and earlier, and you don’t have

the Operator’s tool bar open, Click Plant, Tool bars, Operators (skip this step if you’re using CADWorx 2009).

131. Add a hand wheel for the valve as shown. It will be 450

in diameter, and 1500 long. 132. Click Save, to save the drawing. 133. Click View, Visual Styles, Conceptual to look at your

work.



• Setting up the new

line number • Rotating the UCS as

needed • Placing some

gaskets and flanges

The next line will also be drawn using a Router command. Using the Router, you’ll route the centerline of the piping, and let the system fill in the elbows and piping for you. Also, when using the Router, there are many options you can use to adjust the centerline as you go. You’ll actually explore all the Router command options in the lesson that follows this one. For now, just put in the values as given in the following section. It will be another good introduction to the command, so you will get more familiar with how it works.

134. Click View, Visual Styles, 2D Wireframe. 135. Click the Line Number Setup button. 136. Change the Service to CPRA. 137. Zoom in around the nozzles on top of the nearest

exchanger. 138. Rotate the crosshairs (UCS) as shown. 139. Place a Gasket and RFWN Flange on each nozzle.



• Using the Router

command to route the 3D line

Now you’ll start the Router Line Command.

140. Type RT <Enter>. This starts the Router. IF IT DOESN’T START, click Plant, Accessory, Auto Route, Router. This will also start the command. Note: When you start the Router command, the system will rotate the UCS back to the World Coordinate System automatically. This is normal.

141. Using OSNAP CENTER, Click on the top of the

flange on the right. 142. Right click on the mouse and click Position. 143. Right click on the mouse and click BOP (for Bottom

of Pipe). 144. If the system echoes back 12”, press <Enter> to

accept. If it doesn’t echo back 12” go on to the next step.

145. Right click on the mouse and click Elevation. 146. Right click on the mouse and click World. 147. Type: 4800 <Enter>. This sets the bottom of pipe

elevation you will be drawing to 4800. 148. Zoom in close around the other flange.




automatically run pipe and elbows along the routed line

• Placing the Tee in

the middle of the 3D pipe

149. Using OSNAP, click the CENTER (at the top) of the

flange. 150. Press <Enter> on the keyboard for Last 151. Click on the same ENDPOINT of the flange. 152. Right click on the mouse and click Current. 153. Press <Enter> to exit the Router command. This just routed a line for your piping. Next you’ll tell

the system to automatically place pipe and elbows.

154. Save the drawing. 155. Click Plant, Accessory, Auto Route, Buttweld LR. 156. Press <Enter>. 157. Click on the polyline router line you just drew.

The system will place the elbows and pipe automatically.

Now you’ll place a Tee in the line, then continue routing it using the Router command.

158. Verify your UCS (crosshairs) is as shown. If not, rotate them as needed.

159. Verify the Otrack, Osnap, and Ortho buttons are pushed in.

160. Click Tee




break out the pipe and place the tee

161. Right click and click Center. 162. Move the crosshairs over the end of the pipe on the left

(where the pipe and elbow joint). 163. Don’t Click, just hover directly over that point. 164. Drag the mouse toward the lower right (you should see

it “tracking”), and 165. Type: 1738 <Enter>. 166. Drag the mouse toward the lower right and click (for

Main direction). 167. Drag the mouse straight up toward the top of the

drawing and click (for the Branch direction). 168. Press <Enter> on the keyboard to accept the distance

the system prompts (it’s verifying you want to place the center of the tee at a distance of 1738).

The tee will appear in your drawing, in the correct position.

169. Save the drawing at this point. Now you’ll continue with the line.

170. Zoom in around the flange on the vertical tower where this line is going. It’s the flange right next to the previous line you finished.



• Placing the gasket,

flange, and elbow

• Generating another

3D routed line

171. Rotate your crosshairs (rotate the UCS) as shown. 172. Place a gasket (using OSNAP Center), WNRF Flange,

and Elbow (turning down) as shown. Now you can finish the line using a Router.

Zoom back so you can see both ends of the line (the elbow you just placed, and also the tee).

Now you’ll use a Router Line to finish the line.

Routers let you lay out the path you would like the line to follow. You’ll see more of how this works as you proceed.

173. Type: RT <Enter> (to start the Router Command). If RT doesn’t work, or if you prefer, you can also click Plant, Accessory, Auto Route. This does the same thing.

174. Click the top end point of the Tee you just placed. 175. Right click and click Position. 176. Right click and click BOP. 177. If the system echoes back 12”, press <Enter>. If it

doesn’t echo back 12” go on to the next step. 178. Right click and Click Elevation. 179. Press <Enter> for World. 180. Type: 7000 <Enter> (this will be the elevation of the

bottom of the pipe.)




generate pipe and elbows along the routed line

181. Drag the mouse to the right and 182. Click on the bottom of the elbow, coming down off the

nozzle above. 183. Right click and click Last 184. Click on the bottom of the elbow, coming down off the

nozzle above again. 185. Right click and click Current. 186. Press <Enter> to exit. 187. Click Plant 188. Click Accessory 189. Click Auto Route 190. Click Buttweld LR 191. Press <Enter> (to select the polyline) 192. Click the polyline you just routed.



• Starting the Spec

Editor • Editing the Gate

Valves in the specification

Next you’ll set the gate valves to use a standard top works file for the valve operators, and adjust the existing gate valve’s top works.

193. Type: Topworksadd <Enter> 194. Following the video, change the gate valve’s top works

(operator) to a standard size. 195. After you’ve completed that, Click the Spec Editor button on

the CADWorx SpecView tool palette (see illustration). If instead, you’re running CADWorx 2008 and earlier, you’ll need to:

196. Type: SPED <Enter> to start the Spec Editor.

197. Select the 150_M Spec. 198. Click on Valves, Gate in the left section of the dialog box. 199. Highlight the 2-24 inch, 150 LB Flg and click the Edit

button.



• Selecting the proper

Top Works measurement file.

• Now the system will

draw valve operators to standard measurements

200. In the Top Works section of the dialog box, click the Select Button.

201. Click on the Wheel_Gate_150_F_M.top data file, and 202. Click Select, OK, and OK to exit.

This will set the system up to draw the valve operators (Top Works) to standard dimensions.

Now the system will draw this……….instead of this.



• Viewing the model • Saving the file

203. Adjust the crosshairs (UCS) as needed (click the UCS Next button) and 204. Place the Flanges, Gate Valve, and Valve Operator in this line, like you did in the previous line. 205. Click View 206. Click Visual Styles 207. Click Conceptual 208. Save your work.



• Isolating the line

Running Continuity Checks and Generating Isometrics 209. Click View 210. Click Visual Styles. 211. Click 2D Wireframe.

You can Isolate a line (view only that line) a couple of ways. One way (demoed in the video – don’t do at this time) is to

212. Click Plant 213. Click Utility 214. Click Line Isolate 215. Right click and click Isolate 216. Right click and click Line Number 217. Right click and click List 218. Click on the line with the service of CPRA and 219. Click OK, and the line will be shown alone on the screen.

The way you’ll isolate the line is using the Lineview tool

palette.



• Isolating the line

220. Type: LINEVIEW <Enter>

The Line View tool palette will appear. 221. Click on the line with the service of CPRA and 222. Click OK, and the line will be shown alone on the screen.

223. Click Plant 224. Click Utility 225. Click Continuity 226. Window the line and press <Enter>



• Viewing the

continuity checking results

• Generating an

Isogen isometric drawing

227. Type: 1000 <Enter> (for the marker diameter). 228. Press <Enter> (for the precision). 229. You should see three circles, one on each end of the piping.

If you have more than three circles, that indicates that you

have bad connectivity between your components. You may have a gap, or an overlapping of components, or a gasket placed improperly. If so, you should zoom in closely to the trouble area and correct it. The first lesson has a good section on what to look for with continuity errors.

230. Erase the circles. Running an Isogen Isometric 231. Click Plant 232. Click Accessory 233. Click Isogen 234. Click Isogen Out 235. Choose the Metric_Inch_A2 Style and 236. Click OK 237. Press <Enter> (to select objects).



• Modeling the supply

line • Inserting the

reference files (Xrefs)

238. Window the line and press <Enter>. 239. When the Isogen Results dialog box appears, 240. Click Open Plot Files You should see a result similar to the following figure.

241. Save the drawing in the Lessons folder. 242. Plot the drawing for your portfolio. Run isometrics of the other line and save it. If you have any errors, correct them before proceeding. Now you’ll model the supply line. For clarity and ease, you’ll model it in its own file.



• Viewing from a 3D

viewpoint

243. Start a new drawing, using a TEMPLATE (remember

you always use a template in this system). 244. Click Insert (from the pull down menus at the top) 245. Click External References (second from the bottom in

the pull down list). 246. Click Attach 247. Browse to your C:\CADWorx VideoTraining\Examples

folder and click on the 248. 35-450 drawing and the Exchangers_Pair drawing

(hold down the Control Key as you select them. 249. Insert them in as Overlays and inserted at the 0,0,0

point, Scaled 1:1, and Rotated 0 as shown. 250. You should have them in your attached drawings list as

shown. 251. Close the XRef dialog box (click the X at the top).



252. You will see your two XRefs now appearing on the drawing. 253. Click on the South West Isometric View from the View toolbar (it should already

be docked in the top area of your screen).



• Setting up the Line

Number

254. Zoom into the lower left area of the drawing.

In this section of the lesson, you will be modeling the

supply line that flows from the nozzle in the bottom area of the vessel into the bottom of the exchangers.

This product is then heated up in the exchangers and piped out the top of the exchangers and back into the top of the vertical vessel.

255. Set your size to 16” for the Main size. 256. Set the specification to 150. 257. Click the Line Number Setup button. 258. Set the line number as shown. It will be set to 16”-CPS-

1050-150-2”H. 259. Save the drawing as 16-CPS-1050-150-2H.



• Rotating the UCS • Modeling

components

260. Rotate the crosshair (UCS) as shown (click the UCS

Next tool button on the CADWorx Plant UCS tool bar). 261. Place a gasket, flange, and elbow on the nozzle coming

out of the bottom of the exchanger as shown. 262. Place a 300 long piece of pipe, a flange, gate valve,

flange, and elbow as shown. Note: If you’re in CADWorx 2009 you will have also placed a valve operator as shown in the video at 135 degrees.



• Changing the

viewing direction • Continuing to model

components in 3D

263. Click the SE Isometric tool button on the View tool

bar. 264. Repeat the previous steps on the lower nozzle on the

other exchanger. Add a gasket, flange, elbow, 300mm piece of pipe.

265. Then add a flange, gate valve, flange, and elbow. 266. Save the drawing at this point as 16-CPS-1050-150-

2H. 267. Click the SW Isometric tool button from the View

tool bar.

Next you’ll draw a router line and automate some pipes and an elbow.



• Running a routing

line • Having the system

generate pipe and elbows automatically along the routed centerline

268. Type: RT <Enter>

269. Click the end point on the elbow.

270. Right click and click Position. 271. Right click and click BOP. 272. If the systems prompts 16”, press <Enter>. If not, go

on to the next step. 273. Right click and click Elevation. 274. Right click and click World (to set the BOP elevation

to a “world” value). 275. Type: 3650 Enter>. 276. Drag the mouse to the right and click on the center of

the nozzle on the vertical vessel. 277. Click Plant, Accessory, Auto Route, Buttweld LR. 278. Press <Enter>, and 279. Click on the router line you just drew.

The system will place pipe and an elbow for you.



• Rotating the UCS • Inserting a Tee

Draw a line from the end of the elbow (the elbow with nothing connected to it), perpendicular to the pipe above it.

280. Rotate the UCS (crosshairs) as shown. 281. Pick Tee (from the tool palette). 282. Right click and click Center. 283. Click the point where the line you just drew meets

the centerline of the pipe. 284. Click along the pipe (for the run direction). Have

Ortho on, and don’t Osnap off the centerline. 285. Click the lower endpoint of the line (where it meets

the elbow) for the branch direction. 286. When prompted for the round off, press <Enter>.

The tee should appear on your model as shown.



• Attaching in the

other lines

287. Erase the construction line and draw a piece of pipe between the elbow and the tee.

288. In a later video, you’ll add a couple of connection Flanges, RFWN, next to the Tee, but for now leave them off.

289. Place a Gasket and a Flange (RFWN) on the end of

the pipe where it joins the nozzle on the vessel. 290. Save your drawing at this point. Creating some Orthographic Views

291. Go to UCS World. (Type: UCS <Enter> <Enter>). 292. Click Insert, External References. 293. From the C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Lessons

folder: 294. Click Attach. 295. Click on the drawing named 12-CPRA_B-1004-150,

and click OK. 296. Click Attach again. 297. From the C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Examples

folder: 298. Click on the drawings named the drawing Skid2 299. Click OK. 300. Click on the Plan View (from the View tool bar).



• Viewing from the

top

• Setting up some

clipped views

301. Zoom in around the area of the skid and the vertical vessel. 302. Save the drawing at this point. Generating some Clipping Planes 303. Click Plant 304. Click Utility 305. Click View 306. Click Box You’ll see the View Creation dialog box.



• Using the View Box

command to generate some clipped views

• Filling out the View

Box dialog box

307. Click the Specify On-Screen button (where it says First

Corner). 308. Click a point in your drawing as shown in the figure which

follows. 309. Click the Specify On-Screen button (where it says Second

Corner). 310. Click a point in your drawing for the second point as

shown in the figure which follows.

Change the View Set Name to Skid_2.

311. Change the Z

Value in the dialog box for the Second Corner to be 15000

312. The X,Y

locations will not match what’s shown, but will be fairly close.



• Setting up a border • Viewing the layout

313. Set the View Type to Front. 314. Click the Add button. See the video for a good look at how this gets set up. 315. Click OK. The system will create a clipped front view. Bringing the Clipped View into Paper Space 316. Click Plant 317. Click Setup 318. Click Border 319. Click Predefined 320. Click the ISO A0 (1189 x 841MM) border. 321. Click the Paper Space check box. 322. Click OK (to exit the Border dialog box). 323. Click OK (to exit the Setup dialog box). 324. Click OK as needed (twice) to exit the Attributes Dialog box

for the border (you can also fill out some attribute information if you would like to do so, before OK’ing out).

You will now have your drawing border inserted into Paper

Space.



• Setting the layer for

a viewport • Creating a viewport

(options vary depending upon the AutoCAD version used)

Setting up some Views in Paper Space When using AutoCAD 2009, you can set up View Ports

easily using the View tab of the 3D Work Space. The other option, that works for all versions of AutoCAD

is as follows. 325. Set your layer to Viewl

(no matter which version of AutoCAD you are using).

326. Open the Viewports tool

bar (see instructions which follow).

327. Move the pointer over any AutoCAD tool button and Right Click on the mouse.

328. Click on Viewports.



• Setting the layer for

a viewport • Creating a viewport

329. Dock the Viewports tool bar at the top of the screen (do not dock

it on the side of the screen). 330. Click the Single Viewport tool button (the second button on the

Viewports toolbar). 331. Click two points to make a viewport on the screen, similar to

what’s shown.



• Scaling the view in

the viewport

332. Double click the mouse inside the viewport area. 333. This takes you into “Model Space”. You’ll see your

crosshairs are active within the viewport. 334. Pan the drawing to the middle of the viewport. 335. Click the arrow on the side of the Viewports toolbar, and 336. Set the Scale to 1:50. If you are using AutoCAD 2009 you can easily set the viewport scaling directly off the bottom area of the screen.



• Locking the

viewport, to keeps its scale always set

337. Double click the mouse outside the viewport area. This

returns you to Paper Space. 338. Cross through the edge of the viewport with the mouse, which

will light up the Grips on the viewport. 339. Right click, and click Display Locked, Yes. This locks the viewport and the zoom (scaling) stays locked.

You can unlock it later if you want to, but this keeps the scaling fixed.



• Creating a second

viewport • Bringing the clipped

view into the viewport

Creating a Second Viewport 340. Click on the Single Viewport button again, and create a

second viewport as shown.

341. Double click the mouse inside the border of the second

viewport (this makes it current and enters Model Space). 342. Click on the arrow on the View tool bar, and 343. Click on the View named Skid_2-Front.



• Scaling the clipped

view

• Locking the

viewport

344. Pan the drawing to the middle of the viewport, and 345. Click the down arrow on the Viewports toolbar and 346. Set the Scale (zooming) to 1:50. 347. Pan the drawing as shown and 348. Double click outside the viewport to return to Paper Space. 349. Cross through the viewport to light up the Grips, 350. Right click and lock the viewport as you did previously

(Display Locked, Yes). 351. Set your current layer to Text (or any other layer except

layer Viewl). 352. Turn off layer Viewl and the layer Dim2. 353. Save the drawing at this point.



• Viewing the results

to this point

Adding Annotation to the Drawing in Paper Space “Live” Views or “Flattened” Views? In this lesson you will annotate the orthographic views in Paper Space. This is the recommended method for producing drawings from a model. There are two options you can choose from when you create your drawings in a Layout (in Paper Space).

One option is to have viewports with views of the model in them, as you have just created. These are “live” views, because if you change the model, your views will update. Also you will see how to dimension them so that the dimensions update as well, if the model changes.



• Drawing some

centerlines that will be used in annotation

The other option is to “flatten” the views. This is the option

you would choose if the client only wants flat 2D drawings as their deliverable. You will see how this option works in a later section of this chapter. 354. Zoom into the area around the top view. 355. Make layer CL the current layer. 356. Type: LTScale <Enter>. 357. Type: 10 <Enter>. 358. Draw some centerlines as shown. Use OSNAP Center,

Quadrant, Midpoint, etc. as needed.



• Annotating the

drawing

Zoom into the area around the vertical tower, 34-450 in the

plan view. 359. Click Plant 360. Click Text 361. Click Iso Text 362. Click 0 Deg Text 363. Click a point to start the text. 364. Type: 3 <Enter> (for the text height). 365. Press <Enter> (for 0 degrees rotation). 366. Type: C EQUIPMENT <Enter>. 367. Press the spacebar three times and 368. Type: N.0+01’-0” <Enter> <Enter>.



• Labeling the

centerline annotation

369. Set layer Text as the current layer. 370. Type: L <Enter> (to start the line command). 371. Draw a small L shaped line as shown to indicate a centerline

symbol. 372. Label the other centerlines with text as shown.



• Annotating the

center lines



• Labeling the

elevations • Setting the

dimensioning variable for associated dimensions in paper space

373. Using the videos as a guide, label the elevations as shown

in the following figure. Adding Dimensions in Paper Space You can use Associative Dimensions in Paper Space easily. These dimensions will all have the same height and give the proper distances, no matter what scale or zoom factor you’ve set the viewport for. 374. Type: Dimassoc <Enter>. 375. Type: 2 <Enter>. This sets the Dimension Associate system variable to 2.

AutoCAD will know to dimension distances properly in Paper Space with this setting.

You must use OSNAP on Model Objects (objects

within the viewports in Model Space) for this to work properly.



376. Using the video as a guide, add the dimensions and labels as shown.



You can also make a 2D Representation of a 3D view. This allows you to “flatten” a 3D view into a 2D view. Sometimes clients only want to receive 2D deliverables. Experiment with this command, following the prompts if you need to utilize this feature.

Congratulations! This completes this section. You are well on your way to learning the many modeling and drawing production features in CADWorx® Plant Professional!

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson Five Using 3D Routers


Routing Lines in 3D using the Router Command

Routers are a great tool in CADWorx Plant Professional. They allow you to “route” centerlines of piping runs in 3D, and then have the system automatically place elbows and pipe segments along the routing line. The Router command also has a number of options to it which make modeling in 3D even easier. For instance, you can tell the system to route your piping using a Bottom of Pipe elevation, or you can have the system Slope the line. If you route a Rolled Offset, the system will automatically Trim the Elbows for you as well.



• Starting up a new

drawing in CADWorx

• Viewing from a SW

3D view • Setting the size,

spec, and line number

This next section illustrates using the Router command, and then you will route some lines in 3D in your model. Some topics covered in this lesson: You will . . .

• Construct Router Lines • Work with the various options in the Router command • Construct rolled offsets • Output these piping runs to Isogen • Learn how to route lines in your 3D model • Get extensive practice in routing in 3D

1. Start a new drawing, using the Metric template.

(Remember – you always use a template in CADWorx. You can always insert your border at any time later.)

2. Have the AutoCAD View tool bar available at the top of your screen.

3. Click on the SW Isometric button. Setting up the Sheet 4. Click Plant, Click Setup. 5. Set the Drawing Mode to 3D Solids. 6. Set the Main Size to 6”. 7. Set the Specification to 150_M. 8. Click the Line Number tool button. 9. Set the line number to have a Service of LH, and a Count

of 2000.



• Using the Router

command to route a piping centerline

Starting the Router Command You can start the Router command two ways: Typing in RT Or Click through the Pull-down menus (Plant, Accessory,

Auto Route, Router)

Note: If you make an error in typing during a Router command, simply type U <Enter>, to “Undo” the segment just placed. You can correct it, and not have to start over.

10. Type: RT <Enter>. 11. Type: 3000,3000,10000 <Enter>. 12. Drag the mouse toward the lower right direction and 13. Type: 2000’ <Enter>. Changing Elevations – Method One 14. Right click, and click Elevation. 15. Type: -1500 <Enter> (the router line moves 1500mm

down.). So typing a positive or negative number, and pressing <Enter>, locates the next point of the 3D Router line that far up or down from the current point.



• Changing elevations

with the routed line • Routing a sloping

centerline • Routing a rolled

offset

16. Right click, and click Slope. 17. Right click and click Meter (for Slope per meter). 18. Type: -100 <Enter> (for a 100mm fall per meter). 19. Drag the mouse toward the lower right and 20. Type: 4000 <Enter>. 21. Drag the mouse toward the upper right direction and 22. Type: 2000 <Enter>. Routing a Rolled Offset 23. Type: @3000,-2500,-2000 <Enter>. 24. Type: C <Enter> (to instruct the system to move to your

“current” elevation).



• Setting an elevation

change based on “bottom of pipe”

This will route the line 10’ toward the upper right, 8’

toward the lower right, and 6” down in elevation. 25. Drag the mouse toward the lower right and 26. Type: 2000 <Enter>. Changing Elevations – Using “Bottom of Pipe” settings and “World” Elevations 27. Right click on the mouse, and click Position. 28. Right click and click BOP. 29. Press <Enter> if prompted for 6” size (if not prompted,

proceed to the next step). 30. Right click and click Elevation. 31. Right click and click World. 32. Type: 2000 <Enter> (when piping is generated soon, the

bottom of the pipe will be positioned at a 2000mm elevation).



• The routed

centerline is completed

33. Drag the mouse toward the lower right direction of the screen and

34. Type: 3000 <Enter>. 35. Press <Enter> once again to exit the command.



• The system places

pipe and elbows automatically

• Elbows get trimmed

as needed automatically

Placing Elbows and Pipe 36. Click Plant 37. Click Accessory 38. Click Auto Route 39. Click Buttweld LR 40. Press <Enter> (for Select Polylines). 41. Click on the router line you just drew. The system will automatically place elbows and pipe

along the router line.



• Isogen draws all the

information, including labeling the elevation changes and the trimmed elbows

• Reviewing the

Isogen Iso

Generating an Isogen Iso 42. Save the drawing as

C\CADWorx_Video_Training\Lessons\Router_1. 43. Click Plant 44. Click Accessory 45. Click Isogen 46. Click Isogen Out 47. Select the Metric_Inch_A2 border and 48. Click OK 49. Press <Enter> (for select components) and 50. Window the piping and press <Enter>. 51. Click the Open Plot Files button to view the iso.



• The isometric

contains annotation for the starting coordinates, and each change in elevation

• You can also see

how it labels the slope

• Here you can see

how the system shows a rolled offset

• A rolled offset can

be displayed a variety of ways in Isogen

The beginning area shows the coordinate at the start of the iso, the change in elevation, and the sloping portion of the line.

The next section shows the rolled offset area. Note the trimmed elbow which is labeled as 55.3 degrees on the isometric.

Isogen has several options on how it displays the rolled

offsets.



• Using the

CADWorx Restraints tool bar, you can place hangers and supports

You can see the Router command gives you many

options in routing piping runs in 3D. You’ll use this method extensively in some real examples in the next section.

52. Save the drawing in your

C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Lessons folder as Router_Iso1.

53. Close the drawing and you should have open your Router_1 drawing (the 3D model of the line).

Placing Restraints and Support Information used in the CAESAR II Pipe Stress Program Note: If your organization designs lines that are

analyzed with pipe stress software, then this is a valuable section to go through. If not, you can skip this section and move on to the next section.

54. Click Plant 55. Click Tool Bars 56. Click Restraints This brings up the CADWorx Restraints tool bar. 57. Click the Anchor restraint button and

place it on the lower end of the line. 58. Right click and click UP. 59. Type: 300 <Enter> (for a 300mm tall anchor). 60. Press <Enter> <Enter> to take the defaults for the length

and description of the anchor. 61. This will tell the stress analysis system that the line is

anchored at each end (for instance, being connected to a vessel nozzle on the high end, and a pump suction nozzle on the lower end).



• Placing hanger and

support information

62. Click the OSNAP button at the bottom of your screen, to

turn it OFF. 63. Click the Spring Hanger button on the Restraints tool bar. 64. Type: Mid <Enter> (for Osnap Mid Point). 65. Pick the mid point of the 2000mm pipe run that’s

between the sloped portion of the line and the rolled offset portion of the line.

66. Right click on the mouse and click Down. 67. Type: 600 <Enter> for the depth. 68. Press <Enter> <Enter> to accept the defaults for the

length and the description of the hanger.



• Isogen will bring in

the support information (see videos in Lesson Four in piping)

• You can export the

geometry and restraint information out to CAESAR II (see Lesson Six in piping for more information)

69. Save the drawing again at this point. 70. Run another Isogen isometric of the line (Plant,

Accessory, Isogen, Isogen Out, choose the C border). 71. Save the isometric drawing at this time as Router_Iso_2. Sending the line out to CAESAR II 72. Click Plant 73. Click Accessory 74. Click CAESAR II 75. Click System Out 76. Click the Save button to save the output file out under the

name given (it matches the drawing name). 77. Press <Enter> to select components (but notice the

prompts – you can select by line number or from a database, if you are running the system with a database option).

78. Window the drawing and press <Enter>. 79. Press <Enter> and Click OK to exit the command. CADWorx has just built a CAESAR II file that can be

read directly into CAESAR II for analysis! This file will come into CAESAR II with the geometry fully done, and nodes numbered correctly. This saves a tremendous amount of time for the stress engineers, since they can start to analyze the line without having to create all of the geometry.



• The CAESAR II

bidirectional interface will save the stress engineers a great deal of time, since the geometry will come directly from the model as a CAESAR II input file

Once the stress engineers have analyzed the line, they

can save the file with any changes made to it. Perhaps they added additional supports to it, or added an expansion loop. If changes were made, you could then go to the pull down menus (Plant, Accessory, CAESAR II, System In) and bring the modified line back into your model. The system would automatically update your model with the engineer’s changes.

This bi-directional information exchange makes

CADWorx and CAESAR II a very powerful combination of software to do project work.

80. Save your line again, and close the drawing.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson Five 3D Modeling


135

• Starting up a

drawing in CADWorx

• Xreffing in the

background and the pumps

• Now you’re set up to

start the video

Modeling Line Number 8”-LH-1011-150_M

The Pump Discharge Line

1. Start a new drawing, using the Imperial template. 2. Click Insert (from the pull-down menus). 3. Click External References 4. Click Attach 5. Browse to the C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Examples

folder and 6. Xref in the 35-Background drawing and the P-100AB

drawing. 7. Set the Xref dialog box as shown: 8. You’ll see the pumps and the footings as shown.



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• Set up the size and

spec • Model some of the

components and save your drawing

If you hover the crosshairs over a pump nozzle you can see the size of the nozzle.

9. Set the Size, Spec and Line number as shown in the video. 10. Following the video, rotate the UCS, to set the system to

model in vertical. 11. Then model the gasket, flange, and 300 mm long pipe

segment.

Pump_2 8” 150_M



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• Modeling

components • Copying and

connecting components

12. Save the drawing at this point. Save it in the

C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Lessons folder, under the name 8:-LH-1011-150_M.

13. Following the video, model the next series of components – the flange, check valve, gate valve, flange, and elbow.

14. The video will take you through the steps of copying the

components, and connecting them up. Pay close attention to the part where it talks about Osnap snapping to background objects and causing problems. That’s an important thing to remember in modeling.



138

• Setting up the

display to show two views simultaneously

• In the right viewport

have snap set to 1”

15. Following the video you will determine some elevations of

the steel in the piperack. You will use these elevations to route the pipe into and down the piperack.

16. Then you’ll set the system up into two viewports.



139

• Modeling the 3D

Router Line • Automatically

modeling the pipe and elbows

17. Have Snap set to 50 in the right hand viewport. The videos will discuss good techniques for using the

Router command in two viewports. 18. Next you’ll construct the 3D routing line. 19. Follow the steps in the video to construct it. 20. Then you can have the system place pipe and elbows

(Click Plant, Accessory, Auto Route, Buttweld LR).



140

• Zooming and

viewing from the left to verify the piping is sitting correctly on top of the pipe rack

• Next you’ll model

the vent in the line

21. You can view the routed line from the left and verify that

the routed pipe is sitting on top of the beams correctly. 22. Next you’ll model the thredolet for the vent.



141

• Placing olet

branches

• Adding an

instrument

23. Following the video, model the pipe nipple, gate valve and plug.

24. Next, following the videos, model the thredolet, pipe

nipple, and gate valve. 25. Following these, you’ll place the instruments.



142

• Cleaning up the

instrument graphics • Isolating the line and

running a continuity check

• Generating an

Isogen isometric drawing of the line

26. You’ll model the instrument on the other pump. 27. Then you’ll clean up the graphics for the instruments

(again, follow the steps in the video). 28. Then you’ll generate an Isogen isometric drawing of

the line. The system splits the model into two isometrics when it creates them.



143

• Reviewing the

Isogen isometric

29. Close the isometric drawings and save your file. This finishes the exercise in modeling the pump

discharge line. Next you’ll model a line coming at an angle out of the

vertical vessel 35-450.



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• This line includes a

dummy leg support and two base supports

• The supports will be

modeled to export out to both CAESAR II and also Isogen

Modeling Line 8”- LH-1012-150_M

This line comes out of the tower at a 60 degree angle, and then it drops down and goes up near the rack. At that point it will drop down to a control station, then come back up, enter the rack, and run down the rack from there. The line will have a dummy leg attached to it and it will also have to base supports under the control station. You’ll see how to model these so that they go out to Isogen, and also out to the CAESAR II pipe stress analysis program.



145

• Viewing the nozzle

oriented at 60 degrees

• Aligning the UCS at

the proper angle

1. Following the video, Xref in the 35-450 drawing, and the 35-

450_Background drawing.

In the figure below, you can see the nozzles coming out of the vessel at various angles.

2. The video will take you through the steps needed to align

your UCS to the nozzle you’ll connect to. 3. Then you’ll set your line number, and begin placing

components.



146

• Reviewing the

components connected to the nozzle

• Setting up to work

with two views – split screens

• Routing the line

using two viewports

4. Once the components connected to the nozzle are placed,

you will set up your screen to have two viewports. This makes it easier to work with the 3D router line in a model.

5. Following the video, start a Router command: 6. Type: RT <Enter>. 7. Osnap to the lower end of the elbow. 8. Right click and click on Elevation. 9. Right click and click on World. 10. Type: 5057 <Enter> (for the centerline of the pipe). 11. Click in the right viewport once to activate it. 12. Verify Snap is turned on, and set to 50. If it’s displaying

incorrectly, you can change it by typing ‘COORDS’, and setting it to 1.



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• Verifying Snap is set

correctly so it can be used to click the North point of the router line

• The finished router

line

13. Drag the mouse (in the right viewport) toward the pipe rack. Again, you can review the video for the exact steps.

14. When the Y value in your coordinates display shows 9000, click the mouse at that point.

15. Then Right click and click Elevation. 16. Right Click, Click World. 17. Type: 600 <Enter>. 18. Drag the mouse to the right and 19. Type: 2000 <Enter>.

20. Place elbows and pipe onto the line automatically. 21. Click Plant 22. Click Accessory 23. Click Auto Route 24. Click Buttweld LR



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• Viewing the piping

and elbows automatically placed

• Modeling the control

valve area fitting-to-fitting

• Effective modeling

involves using both the Router command and placing components fitting to fitting

The system will place elbows and pipes along the routed line.

25. Next, following the video, you’ll place the components

fitting-to-fitting.

This is an effective way to work. Use a Router line for part of the line, then put in the components as fitting make-up when it’s appropriate, then you’ll continue another Router line after that.



149

• Modeling the block

valves (gate valves) and the bypass

• Starting a new

Router Line from the end of the tee

26. Using the video, you’ll model the gate valves and also the bypass.

Next, follow the video and construct another Router Line from the end of the tee. It will go up to the proper level and enter the pipe rack, and then it will turn up, and then turn east and route down the rack. Use the measurements as described in the video.



150

• Unloading the Xref

used for the background during routing

• Placing the drain on

the control station

27. Click Insert (from the pull-down menus), External

References, and click on the 34-450_Piping drawing. Right click and “Unload” the Xref.

This will leave the line you just created displayed by

itself on the screen, but you can easily restore the XRef. 28. Next, following the video, place the drain on the

control station. It will involve a thredolet, pipe nipple, gate valve, and plug.



151

• Placing a TAP is

required to avoid Isogen errors

• Taps are required at

branches from reducers. On branches off pipe they are not needed, but are generally needed on branches other than pipe

• Running a

Continuity Check

A Tap is required at this branch to avoid errors in the isometric. Isogen will report a “disconnect” at this branch if a tap is not placed here.

29. Type: TAP <Enter>. 30. Click the point at the intersection of the centerlines for the

olet and the reducer. 31. The system echoes back: “Select entity:” 32. Click the centerline of the reducer (the reducer is the

object getting tapped).

You’ll see a Tap symbol appear in your drawing. 33. Next, following the video, run a Continuity Check.



152

• Generating an

isometric drawing

34. If you have good continuity, as illustrated in the video, run an Isogen isometric. If you have some problems with the continuity, make sure you fix them before generating the isometric.

If you use a size Metric_Inch_A2 border, the system will

generate a couple of isometrics for this line, since it has a number of components.

In this next section you’ll place some Base Supports under

the two elbows in the control station area, and you’ll also add a Dummy Leg support.

First, you’ll redraw the elbows that will have supports, using

a setting that places Nodes (these are AutoCAD Points) at certain points in the elbows.

If you don’t know about nodes, it’s not a problem. Nodes

are AutoCAD objects that AutoCAD can also draw. They are used sometimes to locate points at certain locations. You can just follow along with the video and continue working as it shows.



153

• Redrawing the

elbows with nodes included

• The Restraints tool

bar is used to place hangers and supports that will export out to CAESAR II and also Isogen isometrics

35. Click Plant, Utility, Drawing Control.Click Node Placement.

36. Erase the two lower elbows and redraw them. When they are redrawn, they will appear as before, and they will also have “node” (points) on the ends and at the corner.

37. Also redraw the top elbow so that it includes nodes. 38. Open the Restraints tool bar (click Plant, Tool bars,

Restraints).



154

• Placing a Restraint

at the corner of the elbow

• This will add the

data needed to include a Dummy Leg support

• Testing to see if the

support information goes into Isogen

39. Following the video, add a Translational restraint at the elbow. This will be used to convey information for a Dummy Leg support at this point.

40. Using the video as a guide, run this area through Isogen.

Just use a “crossing” and select the two pipes, the elbow, and the restraint (again, as shown in the video).

You’ll see Isogen includes some information about the

support.



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• Viewing the support

data in the BOM

• Starting the

CADWorx Clash checker, which checks for interferences

Next you’ll look at how the CADWorx Clash View works. It can be used to see if you have clashes (interferences) between two pipes, where one 3D pipe is hitting another objects unexpectedly.

41. Type: Clashview <Enter>.

This brings up the Clash View dialog box. 42. Follow the video, which will illustrate how this tool

works.



156

• Modeling the

dummy leg • A Tap is required

here for Isogen to work correctly

43. Model the dummy leg as shown in the video. 44. Add a Tap as shown in the videos. This is required to

maintain continuity when you run the line out to Isogen to create an isometric drawing.

45. Following the video, run this corner section out again to

Isogen and see what the system generates.



157

• Viewing the

generated isometric of the dummy leg at this point

• Adding a note for

the dummy leg, that will appear in the isometric

After viewing the isometric, you’ll next add a note to the dummy leg in the model that will come out in the isometric.

46. Double click on the dummy leg.

The Component Edit dialog box will appear. 47. Click on the button at the bottom that says Isogen. 48. Add a message as shown in the video.



158

• Viewing the note for

the dummy leg in the isometric

• Displaying the

points

49. Run another Isogen isometric, as illustrated in the video. You’ll see the note appear in the isometric drawing. Add information for the Base Supports Next you’ll add information into the model for the base

supports under the elbows. 50. Using the video, have the system display the points.



159

• Placing a restraint

that will represent the base supports in both Isogen and CAESAR II

• Setting up a

Reference Dimension that will come out in the isometric

51. Place restraints on each elbow at the nodes (corners of the elbows). Use the video as a guide.

In this next section you’ll do a couple of things. First

you’ll have Isogen draw the base support with a typical symbol. This will improve the appearance of the isometric.

Then you’ll set Isogen to produce a detail drawing of the

base support. This detail drawing will appear as a separate box in the isometric itself.

52. Double click one of the elbows which have the base supports under them. 53. This will bring up the Component Edit dialog box. 54. Click on the Isogen button at the bottom of the screen. 55. Change the support information in the dialog box as shown

in the video, and in the following figure.



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• Viewing some of the

symbols that Isogen can draw (controlled by their SKEYs)

• Viewing the base

support along with its accompanying note

The symbol that has been chosen came from one of the help files for Isogen that are included with CADWorx software. Take a look at the video which discusses these.

56. After setting the SKEY and other support information as shown, run an Isogen iso.

You should see something similar to the following

figure.



161

• Setting the detail

sketch name • The Project Manager

controls some of the settings for detail sketches

• Here the folder is

specified that contains the detail sketches

Generating a Detail Sketch in Isogen

Next you’ll have Isogen produce a detail sketch of the base supports.

57. Double click the elbow with the base support. 58. This opens the Component Edit dialog box. 59. Click on the Isogen button (at the bottom of the dialog box). 60. Following the video, add the information to tell Isogen where the detail sketch is located.

There are a couple of additional steps needed. 61. Using the video as a guide, open the Project Manager

program.

You will change some settings to set up the detail sketches.



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• The video will show

you how to set the folder that contains the detail sketches’ location

• The modified

Drawing Definition file

• Generating another

Isogen isometric

62. The previous figure shows how you specify where the detail sketches are located. Click in the dialog box and set your system up as shown in the video. Set the Detail Sketches folder to be C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Examples\ Isogen_Detail_Sketches. After it’s set, click OK.

63. In the Project Manager, click the area next to Drawing Definition.

64. Click Browse shows the modified Drawing Definition file, which has to be set up to bring in the detail sketches. This file is in the same folder.

65. After setting the Drawing Definition File and clicking OK, you will be back in the Project Manager.

The video shows what the modified Drawing Definition

File looks like (see figure below). 66. After setting up the system, run another isometric. Select

just the area around the lower elbow and base support. The detail sketch will appear in the area near the bill of

materials, at the top of the isometric. You should get something similar to what’s shown.



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• Viewing a detail

sketch produced in the isometric

• CADWorx can

model all the standard small bore components

Next you’ll place a Reference Dimension from the tee to

the centerline of the pipe rack. 67. Double click the tee (as shown in the video). 68. The Component Edit dialog box appears. 69. Click on the Isogen button at the bottom of the dialog

box. 70. In the Reference Dimension section, fill out the

information as shown in the video.



164

• Viewing the

generated Reference Dimension

• Adding a note to the

globe valve that will appear in the isometric

71. Generate an isometric drawing (see the video) and you can see how the system produces a reference dimension within an iso.

Next you’ll add a note for the globe valve (on the bypass line in the control station) that will come out in the isometric.

72. Double click on the globe valve. 73. The Component Edit dialog box will appear. 74. Click on the Isogen button. 75. Add a note in the Message section of the dialog box as

shown in the video. 76. Generate an isometric drawing of the area around the globe

valve. It should appear similar to what’s shown in the following figure.



165

• Viewing the note on

the globe valve that is produced in the isometric



166

• Modeling an Elbolet

in one of the return lines

• Drawing

construction lines

Modeling Small Bore Piping Components This next section covers modeling components that have smaller

diameters. These types of components are usually threaded or socket weld components.

In this lesson you’ll be completing the line shown below.

77. Following the video, set the size, spec and line number as directed. 78. Draw the construction lines as shown in the video.



167

• Completing the

model of the small bore line

Set the line number for the one inch line as shown in the video.

79. Following the steps in the video, place components as shown.

80. Save your drawing frequently. 81. Follow the videos to complete this line.



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• Checking Continuity • The finished

isometric

82. Next run a continuity check. If you have good continuity, run an Isogen isometric.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson Six Productivity Tools


Lesson Six Productivity Tools

This section will cover a number of topics:

• Exporting a CADWorx® line into CAESAR II for analysis • Generating custom components in CADWorx® • Modeling Cable Trays • Working with Databases in CADWorx® • Checking data in the CADWorx model compared to the P&IDs • Using Xrefs effectively • Introduction to Sheet Sets

As these topics begin to get implemented in your work process, you will find your productivity steadily improving. Depending upon which of these you use, you should find that you start having less duplication of effort, or better communication, or less cross-checking. Exporting and Importing back a line between CADWorx and CAESAR II CADWorx has the ability to export a line out to CAESAR II pipe stress software. The line will export out with full and correct geometry. CAESAR II can then open it up seamlessly, and the design engineer can then analyze it for code compliance. During the analysis, if the engineer modifies the geometry of the line, the changes can be imported directly back into CADWorx and the model updated. The following section illustrates how this works.



• Exporting this line

out to CAESAR II

In this example you will export out this line to CAESAR II.

1. Open the drawing: 8”-LH-1012-150_M. You can find it

either in the Examples folder or the Lessons folder (under C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\).

2. Once the drawing is open, you can click: 3. Plant, Accessory, CAESAR II, System Out



• The system will

build a complete CAESAR II input file

The system will export the line out into a CAESAR II format with a .c2 file extension. 4. Click Save 5. Select the components to be exported, and press <Enter>.

(Note: You can isolate a line beforehand if needed using the CADWorx line isolate command).

6. Press <Enter> (you will not specify start locations). The system will proceed and write out a CAESAR II input

file for you.



• Opening the file in

CAESAR II

7. Click OK to finish the export. At this point you have a completed CAESAR II input file.

All the geometry of the line will be modeled correctly, and viewed quickly within CAESAR II.

To illustrate this, below is how the line looks when it is

opened in CAESAR II.



• The CAESAR II file

has the supports and nodes all set up

• If the line is

modified in CAESAR II, the changes can be imported right back into CADWorx and the model automatically updated

When the view is zoomed in closer in CAESAR II you can see how the nodes are numbered and the restraints (supports) are modeled. It’s easy to see how this can impact your productivity gains in 3D CAD modeling. When you can cut out the duplication of effort for the engineer to recreate the geometry, great time and cost savings will result. As a final part of the process, if the line is modified in CAESAR II, then the file can be saved and imported directly back into CADWorx. So the geometric and design data makes the round trip seamlessly.



• Flame Arrestor

custom component • Custom components

in CADWorx are created with graphics – there’s no programming

• Drawing the outline

of the flame arrestor

Creating Custom Components CADWorx allows you to create your own special components in an easy to use procedure. In this lesson you’ll create the Flame Arrestor shown below. 1. Start a new drawing (using the Metric template). 2. Set the Main Size to 6”. 3. Set the Specification to A10 (you should have an A10 spec

from previous lessons. If not, open the 150_M spec using the spec editor and save as A10).

4. Following the video’s measurements, place the two flanges as shown, and model the polyline as described.



• Using a CADWorx

tool button to start the Create command

• Adding the new

component to the specification

5. Erase the flanges on each end, but leave the polyline. 6. Bring up the Miscellaneous tool bar, and click on the

Create tool button. 7. Following the videos, fill out the information for your new

component. 8. Then click the two ends as shown in the video, and click on

the polyline. The system will then read the polyline geometry, and

produce a data file (measurement file) for you automatically.

Then, all that’s left to do is add the component to the spec,

so it knows where to find it to draw it. 9. Following the video, add a new “User Shape” to your

specification.



• A few steps later

you have the new user defined component

• The component is

fully intelligent

10. After adding the Flame Arrestor to your specification, you

can bring it into the drawing (the video will cover this step by step).

This is an intelligent CADWorx object that was created

without any programming. 11. Double click on the component, and you’ll see the

information embedded in it.



• Connecting the

flame arrestor to other components

• CADWorx will

include the component in an isometric

The video will show connecting the flame arrestor to other CADWorx components.

12. Follow the video and connect gaskets, flanges, and piping to

the flame arrestor you created. 13. Then send the line out to Isogen and view the results (as shown

in the video). The system will generate an Isogen iso with the flame arrestor

drawn and listed in the bill of materials.



• The flame arrestor

will be included in the bill of materials

• CADWorx also has

tools to create non-symmetrical user components

The component will be drawn as a simple rectangle in the

isometric, but it will be piecemarked and listed in the bill of materials.

Creating a non-symmetrical User Shape CADWorx also has the ability to create user shapes that are

non-symmetrical. In this next section, you’ll create the shape shown in the following figure.

The video on this section will describe how this object was

created using standard AutoCAD solids.



• Adding this shape

does not involve any programming

• You go through

some steps, and click the connection points

• Adding it to a spec

To bring this object into CADWorx as an intelligent object: 1. Click the Create button on the Miscellaneous toolbar (as

shown in the video). 2. Following the video, enter in the descriptive information for

the component. 3. Then you’ll tell the system you are going to select a block. 4. Next you will select 3D, to bring in a 3D block. 5. Then you will select the Reference Point (which is the

insertion point). 6. Then you’ll pick the far end of the block (at the end of the

flange on the end). The block must be a “straight through” block for this to

work. If there’s an offset it will come in tilted. 7. Then you pick a “connection point”. In this case you pick

the same two points in the same order, plus the point at the end of the top flange. The order is important.

8. Press <Enter> and 9. Select all the objects in this 3D block. Next, you’ll add this new component to one of the specs, so

you can tell the system to draw it. 10. Type: SPED <Enter> (this starts the spec editor). 11. Select the A10 spec (if you don’t have this spec, you can use

the 150_M spec. 12. When the spec is opened, click User Shape in the left area of

the dialog box, and click Add (see the following figure).



• Adding this shape

does not involve any programming

• You go through

some steps, and click the connection points

• Adding it to a spec

13. When the next dialog box opens up, you click the Select

button. 14. Click Use (for the user folder).



• Selecting the data

file • Saving and returning

back to the drawing • Bringing in the new

shape into a CADWorx drawing

15. Click the file you just created: Baffle_Box.Use, and click

the Select button. 16. Exit out of the dialog boxes: Click OK, then Save, which

will get you back to the drawing. 17. Set your size to 6”, and the spec to A10 (or the spec you

added the new component to). Next you’ll test your custom shape in CADWorx. To bring it in: 18. Hold down the mouse button on the Create button, and

release on the button it was added to (in this case button one).



• Connecting other

components to the baffle box (custom component)

19. Following the video, place the custom component on the

drawing. 20. Place components that connect to your custom component

(the baffle box) as described in the video.



• Viewing the custom

component in the Isogen isometric

21. Then generate an Isogen isometric as shown in the video, and

review the results.



• Opening the practice

drawing • Opening the HVAC

dialog box

Modeling Cable Trays (HVAC) CADWorx has the ability to model cable trays. It contains

a variety of shapes you can place in the model, and you can also include material information in them as well.

1. Open the drawing called HVAC_Example.dwg. It’s in the

C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Examples folder.

In this drawing, you’ll place some cable tray shapes. 2. Click Plant, HVAC, Shapes.



• Looking at some of

the available shapes • Filling out data for a

shape

The system will open the HVAC dialog box, containing a

variety of shapes you can model. 3. Follow the video and select the Square Straight and fill out

the data.



• Placing cable trays

into the model • Filling out data for a

Tee

4. Place this shape into the drawing as shown in the video. 5. Fill out the Tee shape information and place it into the

drawing. .



• Placing cable trays

into the model • Generating a Cable

Tray BOM

The system also has a Bill of Materials option you can use. You should go through and test the Setup, to see the various fields you can bring into the material list.



• CADworx has many

options when it comes to databases

• You can run with or

without a live database

• CADWorx supports

Access, Oracle, and SQL Server

• A Bill of Materials

is a list for a single drawing

Working with Databases in CADWorx CADWorx has a number of options you can use when it comes to databases. For instance, it can: • Run without a database • Export out intermittently to a database • Run connected to a live database. So these choices are typical of CADWorx – you can work the

way that best suits your needs. Databases are used for several reasons: • Using databases you can produce a global material list for a

project that is composed of multiple drawings. • You can also change descriptive information in a database, and

have it update the model. • Also, you can compare data in a P&ID data table to data within

a 3D piping model. CADWorx supports three Database systems: • Access • SQL Server • Oracle Generating a Bill of Materials A Bill of Materials is a material list for a single drawing. It can be contained in the drawing, or exported out to Excel, Htm, Mdb, or as a Txt file.



• Setting up a Bill of

Materials • The BOM is easily

set to look the way you want it to look

To setup a Bill of Materials 1. Click Plant 2. Click Bill of Materials 3. Click Setup The Bill of Materials Setup dialog box will appear. This dialog lets you add new columns to the BOM from a list of various data items. You can set the width of the columns, the headings, their location in the BOM, etc.



• Exporting out to a

database

Exporting Component Data out to a Database CADWorx has the capability of exporting component

information out to a database on an intermittent basis. If you don’t want to run the system with a live database, but you still want to obtain a global material list, you can use this option. This gives you a lot of flexibility.

To export component information out to a database: 1. Click Plant 2. Click Accessory 3. Click Database 4. Click Export

5. Press <Enter> (to select components) 6. Type: A <Enter> for all. A dialog box will appear for you to select the database

type.



• Choosing to use a

new Access database

• CADWorx lets you

append and synchronize the database whenever you like

7. Following the video, set up a database like it shows. At a later time, if you export again to the database, it will

prompt you to Append/Synchronize. This allows you to update and synchronize the database with the various drawings you have in your project.

Working with a Live Database CADWorx also lets you work with a live database. A live

database means that a database program is running at the same time CADWorx is running. Each time you place a component in CADWorx, it will instantly write a record for that component in the database program.

This method let’s you work with the project while in the

drawing, and also from within the database. You can switch back and forth if needed. For instance, you can also modify descriptive information in the database, and it will update the component information in the model when it synchronizes (you can do this with an intermittent database also).



• Setting up a live

database • Choosing the Live

Database Type and location

To Run the System with a Live Database 1. Click Plant 2. Click Accessory 3. Click Database 4. Click Setup This brings up the Live Database Settings dialog box.



• The live database

will start up each time you launch CADWorx

• Exporting out

drawing data to an external database

• You can do this for

multiple drawings, and build a global material list

5. Click the Access button, and 6. Click the Create Table button. 7. Choose a location on your system for the database.

The location is not important in this example, since you are

just seeing how this works. These steps actually just set the system up. The live

database takes effect when CADWorx is restarted. It will stay in effect until it is switched off, using the same dialog box you just worked with.

Example of Exported Database This next section shows the kind of data that CADWorx

puts in the database tables. In this example, you’ll export out drawing data to an

external database. You can do this from multiple drawings into the same database, if needed. That way you could compile a database that contains all the material information for a number of drawings, and produce a global material list.

1. Click Plant, Accessory, Database, Export.



• You select the

components • You set the type and

location of the database

2. Press <Enter> (to select components). 3. Type: All <Enter> (to select all the components in the

drawing. You’ll then tell the system you want to make a new database

since this is the first time to run this command. Later, if you’ve modified the drawing, and you want to

update the database to show the changes, you will click the append/synchronize button.

4. Click the Browse button and choose a location to place the

database. If you have a folder on your system where you would like to place it, that’s fine. If not, you can place it in your training folder: C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Lessons

5. Then you click the Save button, then click OK. At that point the system will look at each component in the

drawing and write out the external database.



• Viewing the

database using Access

• Exporting the Steel

data

6. Start Microsoft Access and go to the database you just

created (see the video as an example). 7. If you open the Pipe table, you’ll see the data that the

system has written out for the piping components.

8. The video will discuss the database and its contents. You can also export the steel data. To do this: 9. Click Plant, Accessory, Steel, Database, Export



• Exporting drawing

information out to a database

• Using the

Append/Sync option

In this case, since the database exists, you will choose the Append/Sync button.

10. Follow the video and send out the steel data.



• Viewing the Steel

data table using Access

CADWorx exports out the data for the steel members,

including lengths, weights, and part numbers. The following figure shows a portion of the tables (not all

of the steel information is shown).

11. Watch the video to see the discussion about the

information carried in the steel data tables. Creating or Rebuilding a Drawing from a Database You can also rebuild an entire drawing from its database.

This is another way to use database information to update or create data in the drawing.

To build a drawing from a database: 1. Click Plant, Click Accessory, Click Database Import.



• Importing database

information into the drawing – this generates new components or updates existing components

• You can compare

data in the P&ID to the data in a piping model

If you start a new drawing, using a template, and execute this

command, the system will draw piping components from the information it gets from the database.

Comparing P&ID Data to the Piping Model CADWorx can compare the valves in a P&ID to the valves in

the piping model, by using database tools and cross checking them.

In this lesson, you’ll be comparing the valves in the P&ID

sample drawing against the model example. 1. Open the drawing called Partial_Model_Example. It’s in the

C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Examples\Project_Database folder.



• The portion of the

piping model that will be used to compare the valves in the model to the valves in the P&ID

• The P&ID that will

have its valve data compared to the piping model

2. As you watch the video, it will cover how the P&ID needs to

be created, in order for the data tables to be linked and compared.



• The P&ID has to be

created in CADWorx P&ID using certain procedures

• When you type

PIDView in CADWorx, the system will bring up a box showing the P&ID valves and the valves in the model

• You can link valves

and check consistency

The P&ID has to be drawn in CADWorx P&ID using the

same specs and line numbers. Also the P&ID will need to have the “Process Assign” command run across the process lines (see the video for how this is done).

3. Type: PIDView <Enter>. The system will add a dialog box next to the drawing

showing the valve data in the P&ID and the model. 4. Click on a valve in the P&ID area of the table, and it will

appear in the window at the bottom of the table.



• You can zoom into

valves in the model by clicking it in the data list (as shown in the video)

5. You can click on a gate valve in the model section of the table, right click and click zoom.



• You can click a

valve in the P&ID section, right click and zoom into the corresponding valve in the model

• When you’ve

identified the valve in the model that corresponds to a valve in the P&ID, you can do a Link on them

• Linking valves will

allow you to check consistency between the P&ID and the model

The system will zoom into the corresponding valve in the model.

6. Click on the other Gate Valve, right click and zoom to it. 7. Once the proper valve is identified, you can link the P&ID

valve to the model valve (see video for how this is done).



• You can insert a

valve from the P&ID data right into the piping model

You can also insert a valve from the P&ID data right into the model.

8. Click the valve you want to insert in the P&ID list. 9. Right click, and click Insert in Model (see video for how this is

done). You can then place the proper valve right into the model.



• It is important to

organize your model in a way that improves productivity

• Each discipline will

have its own sub folder

• You will make

extensive use of External Reference files (Xrefs)

Project Administration – Managing the Model

When working on a model that is relatively complex, it is

important to set up a good organizational structure. • What you should do is set up a project folder, with each

discipline having its own folder under the project folder. For instance, in this course, you will have a project folder

called Area_35. Underneath it are the various discipline folders.

You could have other folders also, depending upon your

project and your work process (Clearances, Buildings, Underground, etc.).



• There are a series of

discipline “master” drawings

• There is a “Project

Master” drawing • It is important to

have one person in charge of the model

• CADWorx is

completely scalable. There is no project size limit for a well organized design

• Then you place your discipline drawings within these sub

folders and you can divide the work among a number of users. Each user then works on his or her assignment, and Xrefs in other drawings as needed.

• There will be a series of “Master” drawings for each

discipline. These master drawings will have all the individual

drawings Xreffed into them (see video for recommendations on this).

• There will be a Project Master drawing with the discipline

master drawings xreffed into it. View the video for a discussion of these topics. • It is important to have a single model coordinator that

controls these files. This way it can be managed effectively.

• There is no limit to the scalability of CADWorx projects, if

they are well organized.



• Sheet Sets are a

great time saver in producing drawings

• CADWorx can

easily create clipped views with its View Box command

• Paper Space views

are “live” views. Using them, if the model changes, all your details change

Using Sheet Sets Sheet sets automate the creation of views (standard and

clipped) in Paper Space viewports. Paper space views are preferred since they are “live”

views. If you change the model, the view will update. This way you have no surprises.

You can also annotate and dimension on the paper, with

associated dimensions. Then if the model changes, the dimensions will also change.

The first part of the video shows View Boxes, which easily

set up clipped views (these are also covered in the earlier piping lesson four, and also in the structural skid one lesson).

Watch the videos for an easy introduction to how Sheet

Sets work.



• Named views are

easy to call up from the View tool bar

• A clipped view

created with the CADWorx View Box command

• Sheet sets really

save time if you have a number of views (drawings) to produce

When you create these clipped views, they can be easily

accessed from the View tool bar. Using Sheet Sets, these views can be dropped into layouts

(Borders) with scaling and labeling automated and made easier.

The video makes use of a sample sheet set that is supplied by

AutoCAD. This makes it really easy to do.



• In this example,

you’ll use a sample sheet set supplied by AutoCAD

• You’ll set up some

project information as you go through the wizard

• You’ll specify

which model files you want to use for your drawings

Follow the video to see how this works.

You will quickly be producing scaled and labeled views for your drawing production.

When you work with the Sheet Set Manager, you will set up some information about your project. This will help later because the system will build you a drawing list automatically.

You’ll then tell the system the model files, which contain clipped or standard views you want to use.



. • You can choose a

border • You fill out a

drawing name and number

• Then you drag and

drop views into your layout

• It’s very quick and

easy after you do it a time or two

Then you’ll choose a sample layout.

A few clicks later and you will be dropping in views with scaling and labeling. It’s a great time saver.

Watch the video and it’s easy to follow all the steps.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Module Two – Editing CADWorx Specifications


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• In this section you’ll

cover many aspects of the Specification Editor

• Starting the

CADWorx Spec Editor

Editing CADWorx Specifications

Some topics covered in this lesson: You will . . .

• Learn how to open a sample spec and examine it • Create your own spec • Review the contents of a spec • Add and delete items to your spec • Modify descriptive information and size ranges • Add Valve Tags • Add Part Numbers (Procurement Codes) • Add new Control Valves to your spec as optional components • Add new size ranges that are not standard • Create special end conditions components • Use Keywords to create look up values in the long description (wall thicknesses) • Print out your spec for review • Update your spec in the middle of a project

1. Start CADWorx Plant and type SPED <Enter> (or Click Plant, Accessory, Specifications, Editor). This will start the Spec Editor. 2. You will see a list of all the specs that ship with

CADWorx. Notice the extensive list of specs included when you

purchase CADWorx. There are over 70 piping specs that are bundled into the software.

Some of these are imperial specs, some are metric, and

some are mixed metric (imperial bore sizes, with metric length measurements). There are also stainless steel specs, pvc, lined pipe, victaulic, FRP, Swagelok, etc. The system ships with these specs supplied, and it is very easy to add your own spec as needed. CADWorx supplies a library of components with over 60,000 components defined.



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• Opening an existing

spec • Saving an existing

spec under another name

• Exporting the spec

out for review

3. Double click on the 150_M.spc 4. You will see the following dialog box. This is the Spec Editor’s dialog box. 5. Click Save As. 6. Type: A10 <Enter>. This will save the default CADWorx 150 lb spec to a

name of your choice, in this case A10. Reviewing the Contents of a Spec To get a complete overview of the contents of your A10

spec 7. Click the Export button (lower right area of the dialog

box) The system will save the spec out in your choice of

several different formats. In this case, 8. Click Save (to save it as a text file, A10.txt, in the Spec

folder).



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• Reviewing a spec’s

contents in Notepad or Excel

• Using a template

sets Units and other AutoCAD variables

9. Open Notepad (Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,

Notepad) and use Notepad to open the A10.txt file for review.

10. You’ll see the following, which is a full listing of the A10 spec.

11. Scroll through the spec and take a look at it. 12. This is an excellent way to note its contents. You can

print this out, mark it up, and keep track of what needs modifying.

13. Close Notepad at this time and go back to the Spec Editor.

14. Notice that Pipe is high lighted (on the left). 15. Click on the second pipe range listed (second down on

the right).



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• Editing the pipe’s

description in spec editor

• Adding Valve Tags

16. Click Edit 17. Change the description from STD to 40, and A-106 to A-

53 (see below). 18. Click OK. Adding Valve Tags 19. Scroll down, in the left section of the dialog

(components) and click on Valves, Gate.



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• Working with Part

Number (Procurement Codes)

20. Click Edit 21. In the Tag field, 22. Type: A2R <Enter>. Adding Part Numbers (Procurement Codes) CADWorx has the capability of inserting a part number

into every component. This can be set up by clicking the Edit Codes button (lower right area of the dialog box).

The system will display the default part numbers for a

Gate Valve.



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• The Part Numbering

file in CADWorx: DBCodes.dat

• Adding a Part

Number to a Gate Valve

This is a very easy system to maintain. For instance, if

you wanted to update the part number for a 6” Gate Valve.

23. Click 6.00 (on the right). 24. Put in your part number (in this example Type:

A2R_6_150. 25. Click the Update button (lower right). You can see that this part number system is easy to use.

Near the very top of this dialog box is the path name of the part number file,

C:\ CADWorx Plant 2007\Spec\Dbcodes.dat. This is actually a text file that can be modified using this easy dialog box interface, or with a text editor. Some CADWorx users also have written automated programs that update this text file as they add new parts to their procurement purchasing system.



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• The Short

Description is used in Component Annotation

• The Sort Sequence

determines the position a component takes in the Bill of Materials

• The Index Code is a

category value used in Part Numbering

• Looking at Data

Files (the “measurement file”)

These part numbers can be brought into Bill of

Materials list in CADWorx drawings and Isogen. They can also be used for automating ordering items with your purchasing system.

26. Click OK, to exit this dialog box (The Database Codes

Editor). Other Spec Information Carried in this Dialog Box Looking further at the items in this dialog box: 27. The Short Description’s value will appear on the

drawing when placed there using the Annotate Component command (covered in the first piping lesson).

28. The Sort Sequence tells the system how to sort the items down the Bill of Materials. A zero will make it first in the BOM list. A 999 will make it last in the list. If two items have the same value, then they will be sorted alphabetically in the BOM.

29. The Index Code is a category code for the part numbering system. It tells the system where to look in the part numbering file (dbcodes.dat) to look up a component’s part number. It would probably not be necessary to change this value.

Looking at the Data Files Also, notice near the top of this dialog box, the

information about the Data File (the library file) where the measurements for this component are stored.



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• Data files – Contain

all the data needed to draw a component

• Expanding Data

Files – Adding new size ranges

30. Click the Open button to open the data file. This is the file that contains all the measurements needed

for CADWorx to draw the Gate Valves to scale. Also, notice there is a column for the weight. CADWorx

carries weights for all components. .

Adding New Size Ranges It’s very easy to add new size ranges to the data files.

Since they are text file, all you have to do is modify right in Notepad.

To add data for a 36” Gate Valve, copy the line for the 30” Gate Valve, and paste it into the line below. Then change the measurements as needed for the 36” data (use the data from a valve catalog). For instance, you could add 36” data as shown next:



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• Testing a 36” Gate

Valve • Specs are “filters”

that utilize portions of the library data files

• Testing a 36” Gate

Valve

• Adding a new

Control Valve to your spec

• A new type a Valve

is added

31. Close the file and save it. 32. Click Save and then OK to close the spec Editor. 33. Set your size to 36”, and click the Gate Valve tool button. 34. Click two points to place the new 36” valve into your

drawing (hit cancel if prompted for a Gasket, it could be added later).

35. Set your size back to 6”, which you’ll be drawing later. You can then have the system use the 36” data by changing

the size range in the Edit Component dialog box for the Gate Valve.

Note: This is also discussed in the video. From these discussions, you can see that CADWorx has a

very simple scheme for its specs and data files. All the data files are stored in the library folders (Lib_I for the Imperial measurement files).

CADWorx specs are set up to use portions of these data

files. The specs have a size range set in them, to use either some, or all, of the lines in the data files. In the case of the Gate Valves, the range in the spec is 2” to 24”, while the actual data file (we looked at earlier in Notepad) goes from 2” to 30”.

The Lesson Four video discusses a network setup to

place your specs in a read only folder. Adding a New Control Valve It’s an easy process to add a Control valve to your spec.

CADWorx ships with a number of control valves in its libraries.

Sometimes you will have a project that calls for more than

one choice for a control valve for a particular size. When this occurs, you will need to have multiple choices in your spec. The spec will contain one of the control valves as a default choice, and the others as “optional” choices.



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• Placing the default

control valve • Looking at the data

file for the default control valve

.

First, you need to look at what’s currently in the spec. To do this 36. Set your size to 3”. 37. Set the specification to A10. 38. Following the video, click on the Control Valve button

and place one in your drawing. 39. Double click the control valve to view the data in it, then

close the component edit dialog box. Adding a New Control Valve to your Spec. 40. Type: SPED <Enter> to start the spec editor (you can

also click Plant, Accessory, Specifications, Editor). 41. Following the video, open the data file for the control

valve to see what the system is using.

42. After viewing, follow the video and close the data file,

then add a new control valve as shown in the video.



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• Adding a new

control valve • Telling the system

this is an Optional Component

.

43. Add the valve as instructed in the video, noticing how it gets

specified as an “optional” component.



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• Setting Specview to

show optional components

• The optional control

valves appear in the Specview list

.

44. Save and exit the spec as directed in the video. The video discusses how to display Optional Components using both the Specview tool palette and also using tool bars. Follow the video to see how this is done. Showing optional components using Specview: When this is set, the optional valves appear in the list in a different color.



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show optional components

• Using optional

components gives you the flexibility of adding multiple choices for your spec’s components

.

If you prefer to use tool bars, you can set the system to use optional components using the Settings tool bar.

Showing optional components using tool bars:

Using this method, all the control valve choices appear listed

in a dialog box. Follow the video and bring in the control valves as directed and test them. You will find this a very powerful tool for adding great flexibility in getting you specs just the way you need them.



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• Opening the

Sanitary toolbar • Next you’ll open the

Help system to see the choices of End Types available

Adding a Gate Valve that is Threaded on one end, and Flanged on the other. Creating Components with any combination of end types. So far, you have added regular components to your

spec, but suppose you wanted to add fittings with end type combinations that are not standard.

CADWorx allows you to work with components with

fifteen different types of end conditions. When working with components that CADWorx draws, this option allows you to create many types of optional components.

To create this type of component 45. Click Plant (from the pull down menus) 46. Click Toolbars 47. Click Sanitary

This brings up the Sanitary toolbar.

This is the tool bar used to place these special types of components.

48. Click Plant 49. Click Help 50. Under the Index tab 51. Type: Sanitary <Enter> This page will show the different end types that can be

defined in CADWorx.



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• Above, you’ll see

the many options CADWorx has available for building components with different end types

Notice that a Type 1 end type (shown in the previous dialog box) is a Weld end type.

You can also see that a Type 2 end type is a Flanged end type, and so forth.

You can build components with different end types that

are listed in the dialog box. For instance, a valve that is treaded on one end, and flanged on the other end, would have a Type 15 for the threaded end, and a Type 2 for the flanged end.



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• Adding a Threaded

by Flanged valve • Using the Sanitary

interface to add the valve

• Specifying a Gate

Valve with Special End Types

To illustrate this, you will a valve with “special end

types”. To Add a GATE Valve that is Threaded on one end, and Flanged on the other End to your spec: 52. Restart the CADWorx Spec Editor (Type: SPED

<Enter>). 53. Click on the A10 spec. In the left portion of the dialog box, 54. Click Valves, Gate (in the CADWorx 2009 version) or 55. Click Sanitary (in the CADWorx 2008 and earlier

versions) 56. Click Add (to add a new Threaded x Flanged Gate

Valve). 57. Click Gate with Special End Types. 58. Click OK



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• Setting it as an

Optional component

• Naming the valve to

open the Template • Opening the

Template and entering measurement values

59. Click the Optional Component Button, and 60. Click the Template Button. 61. Click the + next to the Lib folder (video example is in

imperial, you may be using Lib_M or LIB_MM – all three work the same except you key in different lengths based on MM or inches).

62. Scroll down the list and click the 63. Click the San folder (for this example). Click OK and Type in: GAT_THD_FLG , then 64. Click OK You will see a “Template” file appear – it is a text file

that comes up in Notepad. This is the file you will fill out with some measurement

data from a manufacturer’s catalog. You will see this template has more columns in it than you’ve seen up to now. This is because it has additional columns for the end types.



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• Saving the newly

created file

• Filling out size

ranges and short and long annotation values

For this example fill out some data as shown next.

65. Click File 66. Click Save As 67. Make sure it is being saved in the San Folder. 68. Make sure the type is set to “All Files” (to keep the system

from saving it as a .txt extension, which Notepad will do. We want the file type to stay as a .San extension.

69. Close Notepad. 70. In the Edit Component Dialog Box, add some information for

this new valve. See the following illustration for clarity. 71. Have the Optional Component button checked. 72. In the Short Description field, type: Gate Valve, Thrd x Flgd. 73. In the Long Description field, 74. Type: Gate Valve, Threaded by Flanged, Full Opening 75. In the Tag field, Type: C40P 76. Set the Start size to 2



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• Setting the size and

spec for testing • Setting the

Specification Options switch

• Choosing the new

valve from the optional list of valves

• Drawing the new

valve

77. Set the End size to 2. 78. Click OK to close the Edit Component dialog box for

the Gate Valve. 79. Click Save, then Click OK, to close the Spec Editor. 80. Open Windows Explorer. 81. Look in the C:\CADWorx Plant 2007\Lib_I\San folder

(or in the Lib_M or Lib_MM, whichever units you’re working in).

82. You should see your new data file in the folder. Make sure it has a .San extension. Close Windows Explorer after verifying.

83. Set your size to 2”. 84. Set your Spec to A10. 85. Click on the Specifications Option Toggle, as shown

earlier. (It may already be on, depending on the order you’ve done these examples).

Notice the prompt at the command line, you want to

make sure it is turned on. The message will say “All components will be dialoged...”.

86. Click on the Sanitary Gate Valve tool button. The Optional Component dialog box will appear,

showing all the Gate Valves in the spec that can be placed in the drawing.



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• Drawing connecting

components to the valve

• Verifying the new

valve works in Isogen

87. Click on the Gate Valve, Threaded by Flanged, and 88. Click OK 89. Place it in your drawing (click two points to place it). After the valve has been placed in your drawing, 90. Double click it, and look at the information that is coming

from the spec. You should see the data you input previously.

91. Click OK to close the Component Edit dialog box. 92. Add a Gasket on one end, a Flange, and a piece of BW

Pipe. 93. On the other end, add a piece of Threaded Pipe a

Threaded Elbow, and another short piece of Threaded Pipe.

94. Run the drawing through Isogen to verify things work properly.



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• Keywords –

“Wildcards” in the material list

• A list of the many

Keywords available in CADWorx

Using Keywords in the Long Descriptions in the Bill of Materials Keywords allow you to put a variable value in the Bill of

Materials, which can be a really nice feature. For instance, you can include the Wall Thickness of a

component as part of the Long Description. When it is set up properly, the system will look up the proper wall thickness, and place it as part of the description text string in the BOM.

The different keywords are: {BORE} {MAIN}

{MAINACT} {RED} {REDACT} {SPEC} {MAINTHK} {REDTHK} {LENGTH} {PIPETHK} {PIPETHKRED}. Four additional keywords are also available if main and reduction sizes are needed in decimal format. These four additional keywords are: {MAINDEC} {REDDEC} {MAINACTDEC} {REDACTDEC



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• How Keywords can

be put to use

• Using the

{PIPETYK} keyword – having a wall thickness appear in the Bill of Materials

The keywords {BORE}, {PIPETHK} and {PIPETHKRED}

are derived from the pipe's data file in the specification instead of the component's data file where {MAINTHK} and {REDTHK} are derived from. For example, a 4" valve with the {BORE} or {PIPETHK} would get the keyword values from the 4" pipe data file as listed in the specification. A 4" valve with {MAINTHK} or {REDTHK} would get the keyword values from the valve data file as listed in the specification.

Since fittings have the same wall thickness as the pipe, it’s

easiest to use {PIPETHK} when you’re working with these. Here’s an example. 95. Start the CADWorx Spec Editor (Type: SPED <Enter>). 96. Click on the A10 spec. 97. Click on Elbows, 90 (in the left section of the dialog box) 98. Click on the 2 to 24 Elbow. 99. In the Long Description area, modify it to include the text

“THK” and the {PIPETHK} keyword as shown.

100. Click OK when done. 101. Click Save (to save the spec). 102. Click OK (to exit the spec editor). 103. Set your size to 6”. 104. Draw a piece of pipe, and elbow, and a piece of pipe. 105. Double click on the elbow, to verify the Long description has

a thickness value in it.



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• An easy way to see

everything in your spec

• Opening a spec and

saving under a new name

• Exporting it out for

review • Changing

descriptions in the components

Modifying Specifications – a Review and Summary

Watch the next four videos for an overview and summary of editing specifications. You’ll see a nice step by step process of getting your specs built.

It sill discuss opening an existing spec and saving under a new name. Then the spec gets exported out and listed for review.

Then you could start changing some of the descriptions in the components.



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• Adding new size

ranges – in this case large size pipe

• Pipe sizes up to 60”

are added in this example

You could add new size ranges – for instance, maybe you want some large pipe sizes included in your spec. In this example, you’ll bring in pipe up to 60” in diameter.



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• Adding Valve Tags • Part numbers can be

added which can link to your purchasing system

If you don’t want to bring in a whole new range of sizes, you can also add a single size or two to a data file.

Also, the videos review setting up Valve Tags.

You can also add Part Numbers if you would like to

include them for your purchasing system.



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• Adding Optional

Components (multiple choices for control valves in a certain size range)

• Part numbers can be

added which can link to your purchasing system

You can also add optional components. Maybe you need more than one choice of control valves for a certain size range in your spec.

The video also shows how to configure your specification and library on a network in a protected folder. That way, only one person can modify them.



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• The data in

components previously placed gets updated with new descriptions

Changing your Spec’s Descriptive Information in the Middle of a Project If you’re working in a project, and have place any

number of components using your spec, the component data in the drawings can be updated if required.

Here’s what you’ll do. 106. You’ll edit the spec, and change the long description,

short description, or tag fields (you can’t change the measurements in the data files, but you can change the weights and wall thickness).

107. After changing the spec, save it, either under its own name, or a different name (to keep track of the revision).

108. Then, in the drawing where you want the changes to occur.

109. Click Plant 110. Click Accessory 111. Click Specification 112. Click Change



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113. Press <Enter> (to select components). 114. Window the components to change and press <Enter>. 115. Click on the spec you wish to use for the changes and 116. Click Open The data in the components will be updated to the new values in the spec.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Module Three Isogen – Implementation and Customization


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• You will cover many

aspects of working with the Isogen module in CADWorx

• Many HELP Files

are available

Module Three Isogen® - Implementation and Customization

In this lesson you will learn how to:

• Set up an Isogen Main Directory • Set up Isogen Project Folders • Select example Borders for your isometrics • Test and run Isogen for the first time on your system • Set up your own border, or a client’s border • Automate text updating in your own title block • Adjust the drawing settings

o Dimension settings o North Arrow orientation o Changing the North Arrow symbol o Continuation notes o User fonts o Part number enclosures o Rolled offset representation o Force drawing into one isometric

• Include Detail sketches • Illustrate Restraints (supports, hangers, etc.) • Modify the Bill of Materials • Show Welding information • Include Valve Operators, Dummy Legs, Field Welds

Note: There are many HELP Files that ship with CADWorx

Plant Pro’s Isogen. Look in the CADWorx Plant 2008\Isogen folder. You’ll see several sub folders. In these sub folders will be a collection of .pdf help files. You can use these as needed for further detailed information.



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• Starting Isogen’s

Project Manager

• Project Manager

controls all the Isogen settings

• Now you’ll set the

main folder for all of your Isogen project drawings

• You can set the main

folder on the local drive, or on the network

Setting up an Isogen Main Directory Folder on your system 1. Click the Start button (lower left of your screen). 2. Click Programs 3. Click CADWorx Plant 2009 Isogen 4. Click Project Manager 5. Click Project Manager This starts the Isogen Project Manager Program. You should see the following dialog box.

Setting the main folder for all of your Isogen projects and

isometric drawings. 6. Click the Create New

Isometric Directory button (the first button on the left, gray in color).



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• Specifying the main

Isometric Directory for all of your Isogen Projects and drawings

• You can create the

main directory on a local drive or on a network drive

• Under the main

directory (called the Isometric Directory), you can create multiple project directories

• These Project

Directories are your various projects, or jobs. They can contain client borders or settings specific to each particular project

7. Click next to the C: (in the name box), and 8. Type: Isogen_Projects (filling out the dialog box as

shown.) Note: If you want to create your folder on a network,

click the Network button, and browse where you want your folder created. Then type Isogen_Projects (as shown in the previous step). Your folder will then be created at a network location.

9. Click the OK button. 10. Click Yes (when asked in the next dialog box). 11. You will see the system create the Isometric Directory (this

is the main level directory). Creating a Project Directory 12. Click the Create New Project tool button (the second

button over, yellow in color).



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• This is where you

select the Borders you want to use, and tell the system to output the isos as DWG files (recommended)

13. Fill out the New Project dialog box as shown. Name it Project_1

Highlight Metric_Inch_A1, A2, and A3 (as shown). Set the Output Format to AutoCAD DWG. 14. Click the OK button after filling out the dialog box as

shown. 15. The system will create sub-folders for each of the

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• This is where you

select the Borders you want to use, and tell the system to output the isos as DWG files (recommended)

• If you’re doing a

network installation, you can “deploy” the project information to the various workstations

If you’re working on a network, and you want to

“deploy” the setup to various workstations, you would go through the previous steps as shown, and then follow the steps shown next.

To deploy the project information to the various

workstations, you would go to each workstation and start Project Manager, then

a. Click the Create New Isometric Directory button

(as shown previously). b. Click the Network Button on the first dialog Select the Isometric (main level) directory by browsing across the network to it. c. Select the Isometric Directory you’ve created (as shown previously), and the Project Directory’s information will be shown. If you have multiple projects, that information will all come across. 16. Click the folder named Metric_Inch_A2. 17. You’ll see the following dialog box appear.



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• This dialog box is

where you access various settings for the Metric_Inch_A2 border

• Notice the tabs along

the top. The Drawing Control and External Data tab will be useful later

• Clicking the

“Apply” button sets the “Metric_Inch_A2” border as the default border

• Creating a simple

CADWorx drawing for testing

18. Click the Apply button (this sets the “Metric_Inch_A2”

border as the default). 19. Click OK (for Settings Saved). 20. Minimize the Project Manager dialog box, and 21. Start CADWorx Plant Professional. 22. Start a new drawing (use a template). 23. Set the Main Size to 6”. 24. Set the Spec to 150. 25. Create a simple drawing with the lengths as shown.



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• Sending a drawing

out to Isogen for testing

• On this dialog box

you’ll click OK for the test, but you can also select different borders here, and also different projects (if available)

Testing and Running Isogen 26. Click Plant 27. Click Accessory 28. Click Isogen 29. Click Isogen Out

The system will bring up the following dialog box,

showing your Isometric Directory, the Project Directory, and the Border it will use for the Iso. This screen may vary, depending upon your system setup.

30. Click OK.



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out to Isogen for testing

• Viewing the

generated Isogen isometric

31. Press <Enter> (to select components). 32. Window the objects in the drawing, and 33. Press <Enter>. 34. The system will show the following dialog box.

Note: If you got an error message, or a “disconnect”

message, you probably did not draw the pipes and elbows touching each other. See the first video lesson in the Piping Module on how to connect components correctly.

35. Click the Open Plot Files button to view the Isogen iso

created by the system.



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out to an A3 sized border for testing

• Viewing the

generated A3 sized isometric

• In a later section

you’ll see how to bring in your own border, or a client’s border

Testing on an A3 Sized Border 36. Close the Iso (click the X in the upper right corner of the

drawing) and say “No”, to not save the iso. 37. Click Plant 38. Click Accessory 39. Click Isogen Out 40. Click the down arrow to choose a Style, and select the A3

Border. 41. Click OK 42. Press <Enter> (to select components). 43. Window the components in the drawing and press <Enter>. 44. Click Open Plot Files to view the generated isometric,

drawn on the A3 sized border. 45. Follow the video to add components to the line and run it

on different borders.



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• Restarting the

Project Manager program

• Clicking on the

Drawing Control tab

• This example uses

an A2 border. You can set the switches to change Isogen settings on any of the borders available

• This will open up

the drawing options that you can change to make the isometric look the way you want

After viewing, close the drawing. Options that change the drawings appearance You can look at the options for any size border. In this

next example you’ll view the settings in an A2 border. All borders (Imperial, Metric, and Mixed Metric) have the same switches that can be set to make an isometric look the way you want.

46. Reopen Project Manager. If it is available at the bottom

of your screen, click on it to bring it up for viewing. If it has been closed, click Start, Programs, CADWorx Plant 2009 Isogen, Project Manager, Project Manager.

47. Click on the Metric_Inch_A2 style (your screen may show a list or projects different than the illustration, depending upon your system setup).

48. Click on the tab labeled Drawing Control.



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• Restarting the

Project Manager program

• Clicking on the

Drawing Control tab • This will open up

the drawing options that you can change to make the isometric look the way you want

• You can see there is

more than one page for each of the tabs

• On page 2 there are

switches to change the appearance of rolled offsets on the isometrics

49. Click on the Options File and Click Edit.

This will bring up the Options Editor for the Drawing Options.

The margins at the top right area of the dialog box can be

changed to modify the position of the plotted iso on the page.

This can be useful later when you see how to bring in your own border.

Notice the figure at the lower right

corner of the dialog box. This will take you to the next page of settings. Each tab can

have multiple pages of settings. 50. You can change any or all of the following settings. 51. This next section is to show you some of the many options

that can be set in Isogen to change the appearance of a drawing.



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• Changing how the

dimensions across gaskets are shown

• On page 2 you can

suppress the dimensions across small branches


turn on overall dimensions

Click on the Dimensioning tab at the top of the screen.

52. Click on the down arrow the lists the choices for

dimensioning gaskets (under area with the 9 shown – this is “switch 9”.) See the figure below.

53. Set it to have the Gaskets Included in Component

Dimensions. 54. Click on the area in the lower right of the dialog box to

go to page 2. 55. Notice on this page you can tell the system you want to

turn off dimensions across small branches. 56. On page three you can instruct the system to add overall

dimensions. 56. Click on the Iso Style tab.



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• This area lets you

change the way Part Numbers look, which way the North Arrow points, and how a Spec Break will look


change how a Rolled Offset looks

There are several switches you could set here to change

how your isometrics look.

On this dialog box you could change how the

• Part Numbers look • Which direction the North Arrow points • How a Spec Break will look

57. Click on the next page symbol at the lower right corner of

the dialog box. 58. Notice on this second page you can change how the rolled

offsets will be shown (a box, with or without hatching, etc.).

59. Click on the tab labeled Iso Content.



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• This area lets you

enable Spool callouts

• You can modify how the Instruments are shown

• You can turn on Valve Tab labeling

• Isogen will label text

in the TAG field on Nozzles or “existing” Long Weld Neck Flanges

60. The first page has options for changing how the coordinates

on the isometrics are labeled. 61. Click on the area at the bottom to go to page 2. 62. Page 2 has switches to turn on and modify how the system

can label spool pieces in the isometric. 63. There’s also a switch to modify how the instruments are

depicted. 64. There’s a switch to turn on Valve Tags. Isogen will also label the text that is put into the TAG field on

a Nozzle drawn in the Equipment Module. Also it will label any text put in the TAG field on any Long Weld Neck Flange that is set as “Existing” in a model.

65. Page 3 has a switch to have Insulation and Tracing appear on

the isometric. 66. There is also a switch to turn on Flow Direction Arrows over

check valves on this page.



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• Enabling User Fonts

67. Click on the Material List tab (at the top of the dialog box). 68. In the lower left section of Page 1 is a place to set up the

User Fonts. This is disabled by default. To set it – 69. Click File (at the very top of the screen) and 70. Click Exit. Save any changes, if you want to keep them. This returns you back to the main screen for Project

Manager. 71. Click the tab named External Data. 72. Click in the blank space next to Font Information File and 73. Click the Browse button. 74. Click on the file named FONTSTD.FIF. 75. Click the button labeled Open.

This will enable the User Fonts. You will need to set them

in TWO places (description follows – also see video as needed).

76. Click the tab labeled Drawing Control. 77. Click (to highlight) in the space next to Options File. 78. Click the Edit button.



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• Setting User Fonts

for dimensions and labels

• Setting User Fonts

for the Bill of Materials

• Suppressing the

cutting list • Adding a cutting

allowance for Field Fit Welds

79. Click on the Iso Style tab (at the top). 80. In the top left area is a place to turn on and select the User

Fonts. 81. Click in the check box, and select Ariel Unicode for the font. 82. Click on the Material List tab (at the top). 83. At the bottom of this page is a section to turn on User Fonts.

Click on the check box, and select Ariel Unicode. On this page is also a section to set up the Material List type. You will use the standard Type 2 Material List at this time.

When you get to the section on the Material List later in this lesson, the different types will be discussed.

84. Page 2 (on the Material List tab) has a place in the upper left

area of the page to turn on/off the cut piece list. 85. In the upper right section is an area to set cutting allowances

for Field Welds. If you wanted to (you don’t have to do so now) you could have the iso include a Field Weld symbol by placing a Weld Gap component in the piping model. Once placed, you could double click the Weld Gap component to Component Edit it, and set its type to MISCL.

This will produce a Field Fit Weld in the generated

isometric.



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• Using your own

Border • Specifying your

Border • The border drawing

you use must be saved as a 2004 dwg

The Welding tab has settings for how Welds are displayed on the iso. See the section on Welding Information in a later part of this lesson.

86. At the top of the dialog box, click File and click Save. 87. Then click File and click Exit. 88. Click the Apply button to save your settings.

Lesson Five in the Isogen videos discusses the Project File Structure.

Bringing in your Company border or a Client border You can have Isogen use your own specific border, or a

client’s border. You can also have Isogen fill out text entries within the

border’s title block, or elsewhere on the drawing. A couple of important things you must do:

a. You must point to the border’s location using the Project Manager. It’s in the area labeled Drawing Frame.



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• Opening the border

and saving it as an AutoCAD 2004 version

• Specifying your

Border • The border drawing

you use must be saved as a 2004 dwg

• Testing the border

b. The border you use must be saved as an AutoCAD

2004 drawing. Isogen will not work if you use a border that is an AutoCAD 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009 drawing.

Using your own Border, or a Client’s Border 89. Start regular AutoCAD. 90. Open the drawing (in your “Examples” folder) named

Client_A3_Border_0. 91. Do a File, Save As. 92. At the bottom of the Save As dialog box, set the Files of

Type area to be an AutoCAD 2004.

93. Click Save and Click Yes when prompted to replace it. 94. Close AutoCAD.



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• Setting up the new

border

Assigning the new border to the Isogen Project 95. In the Project Manager, Click in the area called Drawing

Frame.

96. Click Browse.

97. Browse to your Examples folder and select the Client_A3_Border_0 drawing. 98. Click Apply. This instructs the system to use your border now, instead of

the default border. 99. In CADWorx Plant Pro draw a simple drawing that

consists of some pipe, flanges, valve, and elbow (see the following figure).



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• Creating a small test

model • Generating an iso on

the new border

100. Test the border by running a simple iso using it as the

drawing frame.



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• Positioned Text –

used to place text in a drawing

• Opening the

Positioned Text file

Developing the Border – Filling out the Title Block Area Isogen does not use normal attributes to fill out the title

block area like a regular AutoCAD drawing. Isogen uses “Positioned Text” for this function. In Project Manager – 101. Click in the Positioned Text area.

102. Click the Edit button.



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• Looking at the

contents of the Iso_A3 sheet’s positioned text file

• Opening the

Positioned Text help file

• You can Justify the

text (Left, Center, Right) and you can Rotate the text as needed.

This opens up the Positioned Text file that you can adjust to map the locations of pieces of text onto your border.

103. Close Notepad now, don’t save any changes.

Note: Open the Positioned Text help file (a pdf file). It is found at C:\CADWorx Plant 2008\Isogen\Isogen_Utils\POS_Help.pdf

You should print out this file, since it is only six pages and has

some useful information in it. You can see from the file we opened in the previous figure

that there is an item named -6. It has an X position, a Y position, a Character Width, and a Character Height.

The numbers for position and height are in hundredths of a

millimeter. Since Isogen was originally developed in Great Britain the values are in metric.

The Positioned Text file can actually have more columns than shown above. This can be useful, because you can specify the text’s justification and rotation angle as well. Here’s an expanded version of one of the lines with the item labeled -6.



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• Some of the fields

that can be brought into your title block and drawing

• This area allows

you to create User Fields that can be mapped into your drawing. You can create as many as 100 fields

A Justification (column 11) of 0 is Left, 1 is Center, 2 is Right. The Rotation (column 12) can be set as needed (usually 0 or 90). If you look at the following figures, you can see that the item

labeled -6 is what Isogen uses to place the drawing title (it uses the pipeline name).

The Positioned Text help file has the following information in it.

You will use this information to map some values into your title block.



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• Opening the Project

defaults dialog box • The project defaults

is where you can put text that can be mapped into the title block area, or anywhere in the drawing

• In the Specifications

area are some fields you can fill out and have them get placed into your isometrics automatically

Note: What they are calling a “User Defined Attribute

Block” in the figure above is not something that comes from AutoCAD. This is Alias’ own naming, and it is used differently than attributes and blocks are used in AutoCAD.

104. In Project Manger – 105. Click the Project Name (above the Metric_Inch_A1 – this

example is showing an Ansi_B sized border. All units work the same here.)

Click Project Defaults. This brings up the Project Defaults dialog box. 106. Click on the tab labeled Specification. The Specifications area of the Project Defaults



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• The Miscellaneous

tab has additional fields you can store text information in, and then have it mapped into your title block area, or anywhere on the drawing.

Any values in these fields (Piping-Spec, Insulation-Spec, etc.) can be mapped into the drawing or title block.

For instance the Piping-Spec would be brought in using the

code of -11. You would add a line to the ANSI_B.pos file (shown in a previous figure) starting with an -11 entry. Then you would add its X and Y position, and its height.

You could do the same for the other specs, like Insulation-

Spec, Tracing-Spec, etc. Next you’ll map in some examples to see how this works. 107. Click the Miscellaneous tab.

108. In the Revision field - Type: A. 109. In the Project Identifier field – Type: COADE 001-A25. 110. In the Batch/Area field – Type: 3400.



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• The Attributes tab

gives you User Defined fields you can fill out as needed and have them mapped into your title block or elsewhere on your drawing

• Setting up values to

be mapped into the title block

• You can create as

many as 100 text fields to map into your title block or drawing

111. Click on the Attributes tab. 112. Fill out the values as shown. These are User Definable fields. You can create as many as 100 fields to use for text that can be mapped into your title block. The dialog box shows 10 fields, but if you click the Append button (shown in the previous figure) you can keep adding new ones.

113. Click OK when done.



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• Opening the border

and looking at the title block area

• Scaling up the

border into metric for an easy way to locate points for text placement

Now that the text fields (Alias calls the “attributes”) have been defined, you’ll figure out where to place them in your drawing’s title block.

The first thing you need to do is come up with the coordinate

positions for these pieces of text. 114. Open the :\\Examples\Client_A3_Border_0 drawing. 115. Zoom All. 116. Turn on the Layer named Points. 117. Zoom in around the Title Block area.

118. Set OSNAP to have Node turned on.

Type: ID <Enter> 119. Click on the node at Point 1.

120. Using an OSNAP Node, you’ll get a value of 18864, 3250.



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• Getting the location

of the point where a text label will be placed (mapped to)

• Locating various

point locations to place text

Repeat for the other points, and make a list. Point Number Location Pt 1 X = 18864 Y = 3250 Pt 2 X = 18864 Y = 1867 Pt 3 X = 31375 Y = 4409 Pt 4 X = 31375 Y = 3667 Pt 5 X = 31375 Y = 2451 Pt 6 X = 28017 Y = 1875 Pt 7 X = 28017 Y = 1465 Pt 8 X = 35463 Y = 1478 Pt 9 X = 39211 Y = 3972 Pt 10 X = 39211 Y = 3337 Pt 11 X = 39211 Y = 2702 Pt 12 X = 39211 Y = 2067 Pt 13 X = 39211 Y = 1432 121. Save the drawing and close it. Now you’ll edit the Position Text file to set up the mapping

In Project Manager, 122. Click on the Imperial_Inch_Ansi_B (or the border you’re

working with). 123. Click in the area for Positioned Text.



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• The completed

Positioned Text file • You’ll need to save

it as a .pos file (not a .txt type file)

124. Click Edit, to open the positioned text file in notepad. Modify the file as shown.

One comment : In this example above you mapped in a fixed date from one of

the fields you set up (it’s listed as the –602 line of information). You could have used a system date if you wanted to. It would be done by using a –14 (instead of a –602 like you used). Also on the drawing options, System tab, switch 6 lets you set a date format as needed (see videos).

125. Save the file under the name. 126. Client_Border_B_at_0.pos, or Client_A3_Border_0,

depending upon the border you’re working with (make sure you don’t save it as a .txt file. You’ll have to set the file type All Files).



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• Using the new

Positioned Text file you just modified

• Testing and viewing

the results

127. Close Notepad

In Project Manager, 128. Click in the area for the Positioned Text file.

129. Click Browse and select the file you just saved. 130. Click the Apply button. 131. Click OK 132. Test the border by running a simple example through it.

So you can see that Isogen allows you to fill out your title block as needed.

If you wanted to use a border that had the title block running up

the side of the drawing, you would use the same procedure. The only thing you’d need to do differently is have a 90 for the

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For example , the following line would map a text string into the title block area, but rotate it at 90 degrees instead of leaving it a 0 degrees. -601 31375 2451 0 318 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 Video Seven illustrates how to have the system set up your layer colors to match the standard Isogen borders. Lesson Seven Video One Video Two Video Three The Lesson Seven videos cover how to use and modify the different Bill of Materials Styles available with CADWorx and Isogen. Lesson Eight Video One Video Two These videos discuss Line Numbering and how to run the Isogen Batch command. Also the graphic symbols for a floor or deck penetration, flow arrows, etc. are covered and you will see how they can be sent from the model to Isogen automatically.



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Lesson Nine Video One Video Two Video Three In this lesson you will how to place restraints (hangers, base supports, anchors, etc.) in the model and have them come into Isogen. You’ll also see how to get Detail Sketches of a Base Support to be drawn in the isometric. Finally, this section illustrates how to get a Reference Dimension and Note to appear in an Isometric.



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• Setting the system

for welding information on isometrics

Additional information (no videos associated with this section) Welding Information It is possible to have Isogen display Welding information

on an isometric. It can list and number the welds in the drawing.

The easiest way to see how this happens is to use one of

the samples that are shipped in CADWorx (available in Imperial versions only at this time).

133. In Project Manger, Click on Project 1

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• Use the Welding

videos to see how to bring welding data into your own user border

134. Fill out the New Style information as shown. 135. Click OK 136. Click Apply (Apply makes this the default border). 137. Test your results. You should have an isometric generated

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• You can change

some of the labeling that Isogen puts on an isometric drawing

• This is handled

through a feature called Alternative Text

Alternative Text Isogen has a text file similar to Positioned Text that is called Alternative Text. This file is used for labeling various notes that appear on the drawing.

For instance, you can change the way Isogen labels the continuation notes when it breaks a drawing between multiple sheets.

Currently it says CONT. ON DRG 2



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• Opening the

Alternative Text file • Looking at the Title

Block Group in the Alternative Text file

Let’s say you wanted to change the DRG over to DWG.

In Project Manager,

138. Click in the area for Alternative Text. 139. Click Edit. 140. Click on the Group pull

down menu (at the top of the screen).

141. Click on the Title Block group.

This shows all the text in this particular group that Isogen uses

for labeling.



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• Changing the way

Isogen labels “CONT ON DWG” instead of “CONT ON DRG”

• It’s worth taking a

look at the other groups in this file

Change DRG to DWG.

Look over the other Groups in the Alternative Text file. This

file contains many labels that are open for you to change as needed.

142. Close the file (Click File, Save, and Exit) and click the Apply

button. 143. You can test this by drawing a router line in CADWorx with

multiple changes of direction, then running Plant, Accessory, Auto Route, Buttweld LR.

144. When you run Isogen the system will break it into multiple

isometrics. You will then see that it changed the continuation notes to CONT. ON DWG .



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• Viewing the change

to the way Isogen labels the drawing continuation note

• Setting up Square

Elbows

The Data Definition File The Project Manager also has an are where you can modify the Data Definition File (similar to the Positioned Text file). This file contains settings that affect the appearance of how Isogen draws some of its components – for instance rounded elbows or square elbows. This file also contains information on what thickness of lines it will use, and how big it will scale some of the fittings. Also, there is a section in this file for defining layers,



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• Opening the

Drawing Definition File

• Noting the area

where Square Elbows are defined

Telling the System to Draw Square Elbows In Project Manager, 145. Click in the area for the Drawing Definition. 146. Click Edit. 147. Change the word for ELBOW from ROUND to SQUARE.



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148. Save the file (make sure it keeps a .ddf extension). 149. Test it on your previous drawing and verify the iso came

out with square elbows. The help file that comes in the

CADWorx\Isogen\Isogen_Utils folder contains further information on this file. The help file is titled DDF_Help.pdf.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Lesson One Structural Pipe Rack


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Lesson One Structural Steel

“Modeling a Pipe Rack” In this lesson you will model a piperack and produce associated drawings from the model in Paper Space using clipped View Ports.

In the Structural module you’ll cover a number of topics:

• Modeling 3D steel members and plate • Coping members for correct lengths and fitting • Setting up and running a steel Bill of Materials • Modeling Stairs, Handrails, and Ladders • Using Frames • Adding Grating to the data files • Producing drawings in Paper Space using clipped views • Generating a 2D representation of the 3D model • Annotating and Dimensioning using associated dimensions in Paper Space



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For this lesson click on

the button as shown

• Opening the

35_Piperack drawing

• Bringing up the

Steel tool bar

To start this lesson, 1. Start CADWorx Plant Professional. 2. Click on the Open a drawing button. 3. Open the

C:\CADWorx_Video_Training\Examples\35_Piperack.dwg .

4. Zoom in and bring up the Steel tool bar.



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• Clicking a Beam

tool button to model this type of member

• Setting the insertion

points for the steel. This assures it will come into the model as needed

Modeling 3D Steel Members 5. Dock the Steel tool bar near the top of the screen. 6. Click on the Wshape icon. 7. Set the dialog box as shown.



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• Modeling the

columns • Setting the

justification for modeling beams

8. Model the four columns as shown. 9. Next you’ll model the beams. 10. Click the beam button again in the Steel tool bar. 11. Set up the dialog box as shown.



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• Modeling the

HE 200A beams • Coping the beams

12. Model the cross beams (bents) as shown. Coping the Steel Members 13. Click on the Cope button, and cope the beams as shown in

the videos (the system prompts will give you the steps).



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• Modeling the

HE 200AA beams

• Setting the sizes and

insertion point locations

• Coping the beams

14. Save your drawing at this point. 15. Next model the HE 200AA beams. 16. Click on the W Shape tool button. 17. Set the dialog box as shown. 18. Select the beams as shown in the video. 19. Click the Cope button and 20. Cope the beams as shown.



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• Setting up the sizes

for the base plate

• Modeling the base

plate

21. Save the drawing at this point. Modeling a Base Plate 22. Following the video, set up the Base Plate dialog box as

shown. 23. Construct the base plate as shown in the video.



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• Adjusting the hole

size in the base plate dialog box

• Erasing some

members to set up the model for arraying

24. Copy the base plate to the other column as shown in the

video. 25. Erase some of the extra members to set up the model for

arraying. 26. Now you’ll array the members and have them build a

complete pipe rack. 27. Pick Modify and Array. Have it set for Rectangular Array. 28. Fill out the dialog box as shown. 29. Select the end section (called a bent) and array it.



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• Setting up the array

command to model the full pipe rack

• Arraying the pipe

rack bents • Setting up the array

for the connecting beams

30. Fill out the array dialog box for the connecting beams.

31. Select the side beams and array them as shown in the video.



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• Setting up clipping

planes and views in the model

• Setting up the

clipped views for the drawing in Paper Space

• Setting up the page

on the layout

32. Save the drawing again at this point. 33. Set the view to a top view (plan view) Creating Clipped Orthogonal Views 34. Setting up clipped views for drawings in paper space. 35. Click the View Box command, following the steps in the

video. This will set up clipping planes and named views that you

can use in your paper space view ports. 36. Following the explanation in the video, fill out the View

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• Discussing Paper

Space and View Ports

• Setting up a page in

Paper Space for the drawing

37. Click on the Layout tab (at the bottom of the screen). Setting up a Layout (Paper Space) This will take you to the layout (paper space). 38. Right Click on the layout tab to bring up the Page Setup

Manager. 39. Following the steps in the video, set up the page as

shown in the following figure. 40. Following the video, set the layer to Viewl and open the

View Ports tool bar. 41. Next you’ll make a view port and bring in the clipped

view. This view was made automatically by the View Box command you ran earlier (see the video for step-by-step instructions).



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• Creating a view port

and setting the clipped view to be active

• Scaling the view

port • Setting up

dimensioning for Paper Space

42. Once the view is specified, you can scale it and lock the

viewport. 43. Save the drawing at this point. 44. Verify the view port is locked. Dimensioning in Paper Space 45. Type: Dimassoc <Enter>. 46. Type: 2 <Enter>. 47. Check the Scaling in the Model (as shown in the video). 48. Turn off Layer Steel, to make it easier to click on the

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• Placing a horizontal

dimension across the top of the pipe rack

• Turning off the steel

layer and dimensioning across centerlines makes it easier to select the points

49. Use the CADWorx dimensioning tools to place dimensions

on the layout (see Video Five). 50. Following the video, pick points and place dimensions as

shown.



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• Annotating

Elevations • Generating the

elevation call-out

51. Next you’ll annotate some elevations (see video). 52. Following the steps, you’ll be able to generate the elevation

label as shown.



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• Annotating

Components

Annotating Steel Members 53. As shown in the figure below (and also in Video Six), click

the annotate component button. 54. The system will read the steel member size and generate a

label for you.



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• Annotating

Components

Modeling in Vertical, using the CADWorx UCS Tool Bar This video discusses constructing lines in 3D to use for

structural members. To model easily in 3D, use the CADWorx UCS tool bar. 55. Follow the video to see how to construct lines in vertical (in

3D) or horizontal. Using the UCS tool bar makes it easier than it normally would be, with the same look and feel as drawing a 2D isometric.



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This concludes the lesson on modeling a pipe rack. In this lesson you’ve covered a variety of topics, including modeling components, generating clipped views in paper space, and dimensioning and annotating drawing in paper space. These topics get explored and carried further in the next lesson, which is modeling a structure.



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Lesson Two Structural Steel

“Modeling a Structure” In this lesson you will model a structure. The model will include a number of new topics, and give you a good overview of working with the CADWorx structural steel module.

In this lesson you’ll cover a number of topics:

• Using a Frame command • Modeling 3D steel members and plate • Coping members for correct lengths and fitting • Modeling Stairs, Handrails, and Ladders • Generating a BOM for each different level of the structure • Adding Grating to the data files • Producing drawings in Paper Space using clipped views • Annotating and Dimensioning using associated dimensions in Paper Space



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For this lesson click on

the button as shown

• Using the

CADWorx Steel Frame command lets you easily generate 3D structures

• The system

generates a 3D frame

To start this lesson, 1. Start a new drawing, using a Metric Template. 2. Using the video, click the Frame Command. 3. Fill out the Frame dialog box as shown, and save your settings. The system will generate a 3D frame.



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• Trimming the frame

to have centerlines for modeling

• Modeling the

columns

4. Trim the frame up as shown.

5. Using the video as a guide, model the columns.



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• Switching views is

done easily when you use the Frame command

• Plan view at the

lower level

6. After modeling the columns, switch to the plan view at the lower level. You can set that view easily since it’s created automatically during the Frame command (see video).



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• Switching to the

upper deck level • Setting up split

views to make modeling easier

• Modeling the beams

on the lower floor level

7. Using the video as a guide, set up split views, switch to the plan view at the top level, and model the beams. This is a very productive way to model structural steel in 3D.

8. Then you’ll switch to the lower level and model that floor level.



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• Modeling diagonal

bracing angles

• Adding grating

information into the steel data file

9. Next you’ll model the diagonal bracing. The video takes you through a series of steps that make this process very workable. Got through the steps and add the braces into the model. 10. The next step in the model is adding grating. You’ll see how to modify the plate data file and add an entry to grating. After the file is modified, you’ll add the new material into the model.



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• CADWorx has a lot

of automation built into it for modeling handrails

• Adding a caged

ladder is easy in CADWorx

11. Model the handrails for the upper and lower floor levels in this section. Follow along with the video to see how to vary the spacing and sizes, and how to change the members that make up the handrails. 12. You’ll continue developing the handrails, and also add a caged ladder to the model.



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• CADWorx has a

dialog driven interface to model stairs. You have full control over the dimensions and member choices, sizes, and orientations through this dialog box.

• Modeling a circular

handrail

13. Also included in Video Eight is a section on modeling stairs. Use it as a guide as you go through the steps to model these. Notice how the dialog box has a number of variables for the sizes and members. 14. The next video takes you through modeling a circular handrail, composed of pipe. You’ll also look at some of the techniques used in modeling handrails. Go through the modeling process with the video step ay step.



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• Using the

CADWorx View Box command it’s easy to set up clipped views of the model

• You can control the

piece mark call outs based on floor level

15. In this section you’ll generate clipped views to be used in Paper Space. Follow the video and set up the views.

16. Use the video as a guide and generate material lists for each floor level.

CADWorx® Video Training Series Module Five Modeling 3D Equipment


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Module Five

Modeling 3D Equipment In this Module you will model a variety of 3D equipment, using the CADWorx Equipment Modeler program. You’ll see how to model Pumps, Vertical Vessels, Exchangers, Filters, Flat Plate Exchangers, and Steam Traps.



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• The Equipment

Builder is dialog driven to simplify modeling

• You can build

horizontal or vertical models

Modeling a Pump When you model a pump, the main concerns are the location of the suction and discharge nozzles in relation to the pump base. When these are right, the rest of the pump is usually not too much of a concern. Modeling the base, motor , shaft, and coupling are important mainly for verifying you have room around the pump for its operation and installation, and also to establish a spatial volume for the pump to occupy. Then you can see if something might be clashing or interfering with parts of the pump. Watch the opening sections of the video and then start your model. To start the process, have Equipment running and 1. Click New 2. Enter in the name: P-1000. 3. Click Horizontal (for the orientation).



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• Placing the main

components • In pumps, the main

concern is locating the nozzles correctly

Then you’ll 4. Click the Components tab and 5. Click the first four buttons on the pump tool bar (see video).

You can follow the videos, then pause them at certain points, and fill out your dialog boxes with values as shown in the following figures.

The video will show you exactly how to get the discharge nozzle oriented correctly.

The only tricky part to a pump is getting the discharge nozzle oriented correctly (see video). Also, you will have to do some adjustments to get the nozzles positioned as needed in relation to the base. The video will explain that as it goes along.



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• The body and base

of a pump model can show you if there is adequate clearance from other objects in the model

Details on the discharge when you click “Distance”.



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• This model will

contain vessel parts, nozzles, and platforms

Modeling a Vertical Vessel

In this section you’ll model the vertical vessel named 35-450.

This will be an interesting example, because you’ll model the various components that make up the vessel, as well as platforms and nozzles. Note: The top platform has been modified from the video. See the details in the later section of this lesson.



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• Use the dialog boxes

for data as you go through the videos

• Dialog boxes make

updating the model easy and dynamic

Start the video for the lesson, and watch the first section. Then you can pause it and do some of the steps it shows. Go back and forth from the video to CADWorx Equipment and work you way along step by step. As you progress through the videos you will enter in values in the dialog boxes as shown.



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• You can save

models and easily modify them for other clients

• In CADWorx, you

can also transfer model and design data back and forth between CADWorx and PVElite

Equipment Modeling Modeling Heat Exchanger

In this lesson you will model a heat exchanger. The Heat Exchanger you’ll model looks as shown.

You could model the exchanger yourself, step-by-step if needed. It would be a matter of naming it, setting the orientation to horizontal, and clicking components from the first toolbar to arrange them (elliptical head, cylinder, body flange, stiffening ring, etc.).



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1. Start the Equipment module in CADWorx Plant. 2. On the Placement Tab, 3. Click New 4. Fill out the name: EX-1000 5. Set the Orientation to Horizontal.

Follow along with the video and model the exchanger as it shows.

The values you’ll need to fill out, as you watch the video, are shown in the following figures.

Save the drawing regularly, and replay the video if you need to watch certain sections more than once.



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modul cadworx

Documents

steel tool bar

operator tool bar

restraints tool bar

view tool bar

placing cable trays

2d wire frame

editing cadworx specifications

structural pipe rack