Exercise 2: Routing Specification Drive Pipe Lines

Objectives

After successfully completing this exercise, you will know how to :

Scenario

In this exercise, you will route a pipeline from Reservoir G to the Cooler.  You use the project specific data to determine routing design rules and to specify selectable fittings. You use the dynamic design rule checking to check for design violations.

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    Task 1. Set the working directory and load the piping_config.pro.  

    1. Start Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 if necessary.
      If Pro/ENGINEER is already running ensure all windows are closed, and all items from the previous exercise are erased from memory.
    2. In the Folder Browser , browse to the following folder: c:\users\piping_wf2_tutorial.
    3. Right-click on the exercise2 folder and select Set Working Directory.
    4. Click Tools > Options from the main menu.
    5. Click Open Config , and navigate to the exercise2 folder.
    6. Select piping_config.pro and click Open > Apply.
      Notice the number of config options has approximately doubled. 
    7. Browse through the many piping options.
    8. Click Close.
    9. Select the COMPRESSION_TOP_LEVEL.ASM from the browser to preview the model. Click Open File in Pro/E .
    10. Click Saved View List  from the main toolbar, and select Spec_pipe.

      If necessary, click Coordinate Systems   from the main toolbar to enable their display.
      If necessary, click Datum Planes   , Datum Axes  , Datum Points  from the main toolbar to disable their display.


      COMPRESSION_TOP_LEVEL.ASM
  • Task 2. Set up the piping environment

    1. Click Applications > Piping from the main menu.
    2. Click Spec Driven from the menu manager to enable it.


    3. Click View > Pipeline View from the model tree.
    4. Expand UNCLASSIFIED-GROUP to view its contents as shown in the following figure.
    5. Select each of the legs to highlight the geometry on the model.



      Piping Tree

       

      LEG_1 is shown as UNCLASSIFIED-GROUP since it was not created using the spec-driven piping mode.

    6. Click View > Pipeline View to disable it.
    7. Click View > Color and Appearance.
    8. Click File > Open from the Appearance Editor.
    9. Navigate to the exercise2 folder.
    10. Select piping_appearance.dmt and click Open.
    11. Click Override All.
    12. Select the blue appearance in the first row to view its color.
    13. Click Apply > Close.

       

      If there is an appearance in session with the name that is specified in the Spec_Dir_File, this appearance will be used for the pipeline.

    Task 3. Create the Leg-2 assembly and pipeline..

    1. Click Pipeline > Create/Route from the menu manager.
    2. Select 150A as the Size.
    3. Type LEG-2 as the Number.
    4. Type in the Name as LEG-2


       
    5. Click the check mark  to create the pipeline
    6. Expand the LEG-2.ASM in the model tree.
      Notice the created linestock and pipeline features as shown in the following figure.



      Model Tree
    7. Select ASM_DEF_CSYS, right-click and select Hide.
    8. Click Pipe Envrnmt > Corner Type > Fitting > Done > Done/Return from the menu manager.
    9. Click Set Start from the menu manager.
    10. Select PORT0 on Reservoir_G as shown in the following figure.


    11. Click Create Setstart  .
    12. Selecting PORT0
    13. Click Extend from the menu manager.
    14. Select Csys Axis as the Type.
    15. Select Length as the length option.
    16. Type 600 as the length value and click Complete and Extend Again .




      Extend Created
    17. Select Plane/Point as the Type


    18. Select the surface of the compressor as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting a Surface               
    19. Select Offset Edge as the extend option.
    20. Type 1000 as the Offset Distance. 

       
      Alignment Options

       

      In this operation, the surface of the skid was selected twice.  The first selection was to specify a direction only, the second selection was for an offset reference.  The two selections need not be the same.


    21. Click Complete and Extend Again  .
    22. Click Csys Axis as the Type.
    23. Click Coordinate Systems  from the main toolbar to enable their display.
    24. Select the Csys as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting a Csys
    25. Select Z axis.
    26. Select Offset Fm Ref as the extend option.
    27. Select PORT0 from the compressor flange 900N08 as shown in the following figure.
    28. Type a value of 0, and then click Complete Extend  .


      Selecting a Csys
    29. Click Done >  Done/Return.
    30. Click Coordinate Systems   from the main toolbar to disable their display.

    Task 4. Insert the first reducer. 

    1. Click Fitting > Insert from the menu manager.
    2. Select the pipeline approximately as shown in the following figure.



      Selecting the Pipeline
    3. Click Reducer  .  Notice the 80A concentric reducer (CRED) is the default choice, due to the piping specifications.
    4. Select the 100A reducer as the new size.
    5. Click Preview Fitting Graphics to expand the dialog box.
      The fitting preview should appear as shown in the following figure.


      Fitting Preview

    6. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.
    7. Place the cursor over the Fitting Placement types to view the available options.
    8. Place the cursor over the Location Types to view the available options.
    9. Type 800 as the location parameter.
    10. Place the cursor over the Orientation Option to view the available options.
    11. Notice the Rotation Angle options.
    12. Click Insert Fitting .  The reducer should appear as shown in the following figure.



      Fitting Inserted

    Task 5. Insert a fitting group consisting of a gate valve and a check valve.

    1. Click Fitting > Insert Group from the fitting menu.
    2. Select the pipeline approximately as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting the Pipeline
    3. Click Insert Valve .
      If necessary, select GATE as the Selection Name.
    4. Type 1 as the valve number.
    5. Select Automatic Flange_Gasket if necessary to enable it.


    6. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.
    7. Type 2000 as the location parameter.
    8. Select 180 for the Rotation Angle options

    9. Click Insert Fitting After  .
    10. Click the Selection tab to configure the second fitting.
    11. Change the Selection Name from GATE to CHECK.
    12. Type 2 as the valve number.


    13. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.
    14. Select 180 for the Rotation Angle options


       
    15. Click Insert Fitting .

       

      Notice that two flanges and three gaskets were automatically inserted. In addition, the order in which the fittings is placed is determined by the flow direction of the pipe segment.




      Fitting Group Inserted
    16. Click Coordinate Systems   from the main toolbar to enable their display.

    Task 6. Finish routing the pipeline.

    1. Click Route from the menu manager.
    2. Select the pipe segment and click OK.
    3. Click Connect
    4. Click Define from the Connect dialog box.
    5. Click Pipe End and select the pipe end as shown below.


    6. Click Entry Port  and select PORT0 from the compressor flange 900N08 as shown below.



      Port0 on 900N08
    7. Click Done from the CHG Connect dialog box and Done Connect from the Connect dialog box
    8. Click  Done/Return.

    Task 7. Create a branch and route into the existing pipeline.

    1. Click Route from the menu manager.
    2. Click Pipe Envrnmt > Corner Type > Bend > Done > Done/Return.
    3. Click Set Start.
    4. Select Port_0 as shown in the following figure.

       


      Selecting CSYS Location

    5. Select 100A as the Size.
    6. Click Create Set Start Feature
    7. Click Extend from the menu manager.
    8. Set value to be 1200.
    9. Click Complete Extend  .
      The pipeline should appear as shown in the following figure.


      Extend
    10. Click Branch from the menu manager.
    11. Set Type to Segment and select the existing pipe segment as shown in the following figure.


      Existing segment
    12. Select the Control Placement using angle option as shown in the following figure.


      Specified Length Ratio
    13. Type 90 for the pipe angle
      Note the length ratio will appear as 0.72
    14. Click the check mark  to apply changes.
    15. Click Fitting > Insert from the menu manager.
      Select the pipeline approximately as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting the Pipeline
       

    Task 8. Insert a reducer on the branch.

    1. Click Reducer   .  Notice the 50A concentric reducer (CRED) is the default choice, due to the piping specifications.


    2. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.  The reducer will appear on the pipe segment.
    3. Click on the Location parameter and type 500 for the start value.
    4. Click Insert Fitting .  The reducer should appear as shown in the following figure.



      Fitting Inserted

    Task 9. Insert a Weldolet at the branch location. 


    1. Click Fitting > Insert from the menu manager.
      Select the  location as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting Location
    2. Click Tee   as the fitting type.
    3. Select Weldolet as the Selection Name.
    4. Select 50A as the Size.
    5. Click Insert Fitting  .



      Weldolet Inserted

       

      The weldolet appears above the branch, based on the diameter of the 100A pipeline.


    Task 10. Locate and insert any missing fittings. 

    1. Click Design Rule Check  from the main toolbar.
    2. Expand the Missing Fitting node.
      Notice there are 4 missing fittings.
    3. Select each of the 4 violations to highlight the locations on the model.
    4. Click Close   from the design rule check dialog box.

       

      You can leave the Design Rule Check dialog box open and observe the changes as you update the pipeline.




      Missing Locations Highlighted
    5. Click Show Pipeline   from the main toolbar.
    6. Expand the WATER classification tree and then the LEG-2 tree 
      Notice there is an Invalid Corner (missing fitting) as shown in the following figure.


      LEG-2 Nodes

       

      In specification driven piping, the order of piping features is not sequential, and is managed automatically by Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Therefore reordering or grouping of piping features should not be done, as this will corrupt the piping assembly.  


    7. Using CTRL + Left Click to select all the Invalid Corner in the LEG-2 node.
    8. Right-click and select Insert > Elbow.


    9. Click Design Rule Check    from the main toolbar.
    10. Expand the Missing Fitting node.
      Notice there are no missing fittings.

       


    11. Click Close   from the design rule check dialog box.

    Task 11. Insert the final Flange Fitting.

    1. Click Fitting > Insert from the menu manager.
    2. Select the pipeline as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting Pipeline Segment
    3. Click Flange   as the fitting type.
    4. Select the Placement / Orientation tab.
    5. Click End of Segment  .
    6. Click Insert Fitting  .  The flange should appear as shown in the following figure.


      Alignment Point Options
    7. Click Fitting > Insert from the menu manager.
    8. Select the pipeline as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting Pipeline Segment

    9. Click Flange   as the fitting type.
    10. Select the Placement / Orientation tab.
    11. Click End of Segment  .
    12. Click Insert Fitting  .  The flange should appear as shown in the following figure.


      Alignment Point Options
    13. Click Fitting > Insert from the menu manager.
    14. Select the pipeline as shown in the following figure.


      Selecting Pipeline Segment

    15. Click Flange   as the fitting type.
    16. Select the Placement / Orientation tab.
    17. Click End of Segment  .
    18. Click Insert Fitting .  The flange should appear as shown in the following figure.


      Alignment Point Options

    Task 12. Make LEG-2 solid.

    1. Click Show Pipeline   from the main toolbar.
    2. Expand the WATER classification tree.
    3. Left Click  on the LEG-2 in the tree
    4. Hold down right click > Solid Create as shown in the figure below.



      LEG-2 Create Solid Pipes
    5. Click Show Pipeline   again from the main toolbar again to return to the model view. 
    6. Expand the LEG-2 assembly.  The model tree and the solid pipes should appear like the figure below. 

    7. Pipe Solids Created



       

      Notice the specification driven pipeline extends to the center-line of the previously created manually routed pipeline. This is because there is no specification driven fitting for the pipeline to trim to automatically. In work situations it is therefore recommended not to mix manually routed and specification driven pipelines in the same assembly.


    8. Click Save  from the main toolbar, and press ENTER.
    9. Click File > Close Window.
    10. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed.

      This completes the exercise.

    Summary

    After completing this module, you should now be able to:

     

     

     

    Congratulations! 

    You have completed the Pro/Piping Hands-On Tutorial

    For Specification Driven Piping

     

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    Created by: Cassandra DeLeon Kemp