Special Components

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• Split Point

• Location Point

• Nozzle

• Flow Arrow

• Floor

• Wall

• Insulation Symbol

This topic introduces several components which can be placed into the pipeline path to make special records to the resulting PCF file.

Those components usually does not have any physical body in 3D CAD representation, but should contain specific coordinate systems and file properties.

Split Point

The split point CAD representation can be based on either CO_ORDS or SPLIT_POINT coordinate system as follows.

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system must be placed with its base point on a pipeline path, custom property ComponentType must have value of ISO_SPLIT_POINT.

·   SPLIT_POINT coordinate system must be placed with its base point on a pipeline path, custom property ComponentType must have value of ISO_SPLIT_POINT. There must also exist an output mapping of the SPLIT_POINT (CAD feature) to CO_ORDS (PCF feature).

 For proper function split point must be placed between components (or pipes) not inside them!

Location Point

Such a component should contain:

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system placed with its base point on a pipeline path.

·   custom property SKEY with value of LOPT

·   custom property ComponentType with value of LOCATION_POINT (optional)

·   optionally STATUS can be set and any kind of MESSAGE added

Nozzle

A nozzle symbol is typically put on pipeline ends and should contain an information on connecting to other plant or pipeline.

Nozzle component should contain:

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system placed with its base point or better with its x-axis on the pipeline path of the supported pipe

·   custom property CONNECTION_REFERENCE with text value describing the nozzle connection parameters

Flow Arrow

To put a flow direction into the resulting PCF file a flow arrow component can be placed to a pipeline and fulfill following criteria:

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system placed with its base point on a pipeline path

·   custom property SKEY with value of FLOW

·   custom property ComponentType with value of FLOW_ARROW (optional)

Floor

A floor entry serves to specify a point where a pipeline goes through a floor.

Its CAD representation should contain:

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system placed with its base point on a pipeline path

·   custom property SKEY with value of FLOR

·   custom property ComponentType with value of FLOOR_SYMBOL (optional)

Wall

To specify a point where a pipeline goes through a wall a special component should be placed in source CAD assembly.

It should contain:

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system placed with its base point on a pipeline path

·   custom property SKEY with value of WALL

·   custom property ComponentType with value of WALL_SYMBOL (optional)

Insulation Symbol

To specify an insulation symbol in the resulting PCF file a special component should be placed to the source CAD assembly.

It should contain:

·   CO_ORDS coordinate system placed with its base point on a pipeline path

·   custom property SKEY with value of INPP

·   custom property ComponentType with value of INSULATION_SYMBOL (optional)