Exercise 3: Routing Schematic Driven Pipe Lines

Objective

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

Scenario

In this exercise, you route a pipeline from Reservoir_H to the Cooler. You use the schematic XML data to designate pipelines, equipment, nozzles, and fittings. You route pipelines, and insert fittings using information from the XML file.

  • Download the files here
  • Unzip the file to the C:\

    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 exercise3 folder and select Set Working Directory.
    4. Click Tools > Options from the main menu.
    5. Click Open Config , and navigate to the exercise3 folder.
    6. Select piping_config.pro and click Open > Apply.
    7. Locate the piping_schematic_driven config option.
      Notice its value is set to Yes.
    8. Click Close.
       
  • Task 2. Open the Compressor_top_level.ASM, and hide LEG-2 pipelines. 

    1. Double-click on the COMPRESSION_TOP_LEVEL.ASM to open it.
      If necessary, click Datum Planes  , Datum Axes  , Datum Points  , and Coordinate Systems  from the main toolbar to disable their display.

    2. Click Applications > Piping from the main menu.
    3. Click View > Pipeline View from the model tree.
      Expand WATER to view its contents as shown in the following figure.



      Piping Tree
    4. Right-click on LEG-2 and select Pipeline > Hide.

       

      Remember that LEG-1 is shown as UNCLASSIFIED-GROUP since it was not created using the spec-driven piping mode.


       

    Task 3. Create the LEG-3 pipeline and designate components. 

    1. Click View > Color and Appearance.
    2. Click File > Open from the Appearance Editor.
    3. Navigate to the exercise3 folder.
    4. Select piping_appearance.dmt and click Open.
    5. Click Override All.
    6. Select the blue appearance in the first row to view its color.
    7. Click Close.

       

      The shade of blue was changed for LEG-3 to a darker shade. 


    8. If necessary, select Spec Driven from the menu manager to enable it.
    9. Click Pipeline > Create/Route from the menu manager.
    10. Click Open   from the Schematic Driven section of the Create Pipeline dialog box.
    11. Select piping_leg3.xml and click Open.
    12. Select LEG-3 from the Schematic Label drop-down list.
      Notice that the appropriate information is filled in under Pipeline Label.

    13. Enter the subAssembly name as LEG-3
    14. Ensure that COMPRESSION_TOP_LEVEL.ASM is specified under Select Assembly.
    15. With the Create Pipeline dialog box still open, click Designate Pipeline Components .
    16. Click Columns > Model from the Pipeline Designation dialog box.
      Expand the dialog box as shown in the following figure.


    17. Select the IC-1 row to depress the Select Component  icon.
      Notice that all eight flange_neck_rf-steel-20k-150 parts are highlighted on the model.
    18. Click Saved View List  from the main toolbar and select spec_pipe.
    19. Select the FLANGE_NECK_RF_STEEL-20K-150 as shown in the following figure.



      The dialog box should appear as shown in the following figure.


    20. Click Store Designation Info To Pipeline .

    Task 4. Route from the 150A flange to the 100A flange.

    1. Click Pipe Envrnmt > Corner Type > Fitting > Done > Done/Return from the menu manager.
    2. Click Coordinate Systems   from the main toolbar to enable their display.

       

      Even though Pro/PIPING has highlighted the entry ports, they are not selectable unless displayed from the main toolbar. 


    3. Click Set Start from the menu manager.
    4. Select PORT0 as shown in the following figure.
    5. Click Create Set start   .

    6. Click Extend from the menu manager.
    7. Select Csys Axis as the Type.
    8. Select Length as the length option.
    9. Type 500 as the length value and click Complete and Extend Again  .


      Select Plane/Point as the Type.
    10. Select the surface of the compressor as shown in the following figure.

    11. Select Offset Edge as the extend option.
    12. Select the surface on the compressor again.
    13. Type 800 as the Offset Distance.




       

      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.


    14. Click Complete and Extend Again  .
    15. Click Csys Axis as the Type.
    16. Click Coordinate Systems  from the main toolbar to enable their display.
    17. Select the Csys as shown in the following figure.

    18. Select Z axis.
    19. Select Offset Fm Ref as the extend option.
    20. Select PORT0 from the compressor flange 600N10 as shown in the following figure.


    21. Type a value of 0 .


    22. Click Proceed with Changes  
    23. Click Connect
    24. Click Define from the Connect dialog box.
    25. Click Pipe End and select the pipe end as shown below.
    26. Click Entry Port  and select PORT0 from the compressor flange 600N10 as shown below.


    27. Click Done from the CHG Connect dialog box and Done Connect from the Connect dialog box
    28. Click Done/Return from the menu manager.

       

      Notice the message indicating the mismatch because there are currently no reducers in the pipeline.

    Task 5. Insert the first reducer.

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


    3. Click Reducer  .  Notice the 100A concentric reducer (CRED) is the default choice, due to the piping specifications.
    4. Select the 100A reducer as the new size.
      The fitting preview should appear as shown in the following figure.


      Fitting Preview
    5. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.
    6. Place the cursor over the Fitting Placement types to view the available options.
    7. Place the cursor over the Location Types to view the available options.
    8. Type 600 as the location parameter.
    9. Place the cursor over the Orientation Option to view the available options.
      Notice the Rotation Angle options.
    10. Click Insert Fitting .  The reducer should appear as shown in the following figure.



      Fitting Inserted

    Task 6. Insert a fitting group consisting of a gate valve and a check valve. 

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

    2. Click Valve .
    3. If necessary, select GATE as the Selection Name.
    4. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.
    5. Type 1000 as the location parameter.
    6. Select 180 for the Rotation Angle options
    7. Click Insert Fitting After .
    8. Click the Selection tab to configure the second fitting.
    9. Change the Selection Name from GATE to CHECK.
    10. Click the Placement/Orientation tab.
    11. Select 180 for the Rotation Angle options 
    12. 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.




    13. Click Coordinate Systems  from the main toolbar to enable their display.

    Task 7. Locate and insert any missing fittings. 

    1. Click Show Pipeline   from the main toolbar.
    2. Expand the WATER classification and expand LEG-3.
      Notice there is an Invalid Corner (missing fitting) as shown in the following figure.



       

      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.


    3. Use CTRL + Left Click  to select the Invalid Corner in the LEG-3 node.
    4. Right-click and select Insert > Elbow.

    Task 8. Make LEG-3 solid.

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



    5. Click Show Pipeline   again from the main toolbar again to return to the model view. 
    6. Expand the LEG-3 assembly.  The model tree and the solid pipes should appear like the figure below. 




    7.  

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


    10. Click Close  from the design rule check dialog box.
    11. Click Save   from the main toolbar, and press OK.

      Task 9. Perform a schematic consistency check. 

      1. Click Info from the menu manager.
      2. Click Schematic Check .
      3. Click From XML File to enable it.
      4. Select piping_leg3.xml and click Open.
      5. Select LEG-3 and then click Perform Schematic Consistancy  .
        Note the contents of the report- there are no errors.



         

        No X’s in the status column indicates there are no errors in the schematic check.


      6. Click Close from the information window.
      7. Click Close .

      Task 10. Add the Designation column to the model tree.

      1. Click Settings > Tree Columns from the model tree.
      2. Select Pipe Info as the Type.
      3. Click Designation and then click Add Column  .
      4. Click OK.
      5. Expand the LEG-3 pipeline in the piping tree.
      6. View the designated components.
      7. Select the R1, GV1, and CV1 reducers to highlight them on the model.




         

        The designation column can be utilized in both the piping tree and model tree views.

      Task 11. Read in the new XML file and re-designate components. 

      A change has occured in the P&ID schematic that will need to be reflected in the 3D piping model.  The piping engineer discovered a problem with the flow velocity to the compressor and indicated that a new XML file is available to transfer the design changes.  Optional: Click here to step through the changes made to the P&ID in Routed System Designer.

      1. Click Designation from the menu manager.
      2. Select the pipeline of LEG-3.
      3. Click Open  to browse for the XML file.
      4. Ensure the path is set to piping_specs\rsd_xml.
      5. Select the piping_leg3_mod.xml file and click Open.
      6. Click Info > Schematic Check from the Pipeline Designation dialog box.
        Notice the three  ‘X’ notations in the status column regarding R1, GV1, CV1, IC-2, and the pipeline segment connecting these components.

      7. Click Close from the information window.
      8. Select the Fittings Tab.
        Notice that there is additional undesignated entries for R1, GV1, and CV1 since the schematic data has changed since the components were placed in the model.


      9. Click Store Designation Info .
        Notice that the R1, GV1, and CV1 designations are removed from the piping tree.

      Task 12. Replace fittings to match the new schematic data.

      1. Click Active Asm from the menu manager, and then select anywhere on the LEG-3 pipeline.
      2. Click Fitting > Replace from the menu manager.
      3. Select the reducer as shown in the following figure.

      4. Enable the XML File checkbox. Notice that the new size is set to 80A automatically.
      5. Click Replace Fitting .
        Notice the system automatically highlights and zooms in on the downstream fitting needing replacement as shown in the following figure.


      6. Click View > Pipeline View from the model tree.
      7. Expand WATER classification to view its contents as shown in the following figure.


      8. Click Designation from the menu manager.
      9. Select anywhere on the LEG-3 pipeline.
      10. Select the Fittings tab.  Notice that R1, GV1, CV1, and IC-2 are now matched.


      11. Click Info > Schematic Check from the Pipeline Designation dialog box.
        Notice the ‘X” in the status column regarding R1, GV1, CV1, and IC-2 and the pipeline segment has been removed.

         

      12. Click Close from the information window.
      13. Click Store Designation Info  .
        Notice that the R1, GV1, CV1, and IC-2 designations are restored in the piping tree.

      Task 13. Insert the final Flange Fittings.

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

      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.


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

         


      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.


      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 Schematic Driven Piping

       

      Click here to proceed to another exercise

       

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      Created by: Cassandra DeLeon Kemp

       

       

       Optional Task 1: Make changes to the schematic P&ID design in Routed System Designer

      1. Start Routed Systems Designer if necessary.
      2. From the RSD interface, click Open   from the main toolbar.
      3. Double-click on the \users\piping_wf2-tutorial\piping_specs folder.
      4. Select the Piping_Finish_RSD design.
      5. Click OK.

      6. Click Zoom Window  from the main toolbar.
      7. Drag a window around R1 in Leg-3, located in the lower left of the diagram. Refer to the following figure.

      8. Select the R1 reducer.
      9. Right-click and select Properties.
      10. Click Apply Dataset from the Block Properties dialog box.
      11. Since there are so many reducers, use the filters to find the right reducer.  In the size column type 150A  and in the nsize column type 80A.
      12. Click Update.
         

      13. Click OK and then Apply > OK.
      14. Click Update Labels and Derived Properties  .
        The diagram should appear as shown in the following figure.  Notice that the pipe segment between R1 is now 80A.

      15. Select the GV1 gate valve.
      16. Right-click and select Properties.
      17. Click Apply Dataset from the Block Properties dialog box.
      18. Select the 80A gate valve (row 3).
      19. Click OK and then Apply .
      20. Select the CV1 check valve without closing the Properties dialog box.
      21. Click Apply Dataset from the Block Properties dialog box.
      22. Select the 80A gate valve (row 3).
      23. Click OK and then Apply .
      24. Select the IC-2 interface flange.
      25. Type 80A for the size
      26. Click the check mark  to accept.
      27. Click OK .  
        The diagram should appear as shown in the following figure.


      28. Click Save   from the main toolbar.

       Optional Task 2: Export a new XML file.

      1. Click File > Export > XML.
      2. Click File Selector.
      3. Double click on the piping_specs and rsd_xml folders.
      4. Select the piping_leg3.xml file.
      5. Edit the name to piping_leg3_mod.xml.
      6. Click OK.
      7. Select Pro/PIPING as the Target Application.
      8. Click Current Sheet.
      9. Click OK to export a new XML file.

      10. Click File > Exit from RSD.


        Click here to return back to the piping exercise 3.