Curs Cadworx

CADWorx Training Manual Introduction

Instructor: Jeff P. Roque

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1………………………………...Setting up and Configuration CHAPTER 2 ………………..……………….2D & 3D CADWorx Drawing CHAPTER 3 ………………………….Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines CHAPTER 4 …………………………....….CADWorx Steel Professional CHAPTER 5 ……………………………………..…CADWorx Equipment CHAPTER 6 ………………..……………….….CADWorx Specifications CHAPTER 7 ………………..…………………..….Custom User Shapes CHAPTER 8 ……………..……………...CADWorx Isometrics/ISOGEN CHAPTER 9 ………………..…………….………...….CADWorx Project

CADWorx Seminar Notes

Chapter 1

Getting Started ‐ Setup and Configuration • • • • • • •

Learning how to setup CADWorx. Looking at the configuration file Making a new template file New Menus Directory Structure Organizing CADWorx files Naming convention

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Getting Started – Setup and Configuration CHAPTER 1

Introduction •

This section will outline the general setup and configuration of CADWorx Plant 2010. It will give you information on setup procedure, toolbars and how CADWorx and AutoCAD Interact with each other.

CADWorx Configuration •

CADWorx PLANT can be run from any location on any directory (network or local). The user has to add all support search paths that might be required to find certain project or job folders. These search paths can be added or modified from the CADWorx Plant profile. CADWorx Plant uses the AutoCAD command line switch /P (User Profile) for starting and running within AutoCAD.

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"C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2010\acad.exe" /P CADWorx_Plant_2010

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The installation program will automatically create a CADWorx_Plant user profile. The profile can be created manually by adding the support file search paths (show below) and the template file location.

Getting Started – Setup and Configuration

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The CADWorx Plant support directory has to be first in the search path because the ACAD.RX file used to load CADWorx Plant is found in the \SUPPORT directory. The ACAD.RX file is a text file that AutoCAD uses to load ARX routines. If the user wants another support directory to be first, copy the ACAD.RX file into that directory. The CADWorx Plant menu is loaded by the ARX file.

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Note: To setup the profile for another user login on the same machine, fun the utility SETUP_PROFILE_Plant.exe. This utility is located in the root install directory of CADWorx Plant.

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Important Note: Drawings should not be opened in the \SUPPORT sub-directory with CADWorx Plant. If a drawing is started in this directory, an error will be reported indicating that the program should not be run at this location. The purpose of this message is to stop CADWorx Plant from initializing or preparing the support drawings. Open a base AutoCAD session for modifying these drawings.

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If you need to edit one of the blocks or templates, use AutoCAD without CADWorx or move to a different folder.

CADWorx Startup •

Now that we have briefly gone through the setup of CADWorx we can now double click on the CADWorx Plant 2010 icon to start CADWorx. For this exercise pick the Metric_3d.dwt. When making a new template make sure you use AutoCAD and not CADWorx to generate the DWT file.

Note: The 3D templates only add predefined tiled viewports. You can use the standard Imperial or Metric templates for 3D modeling.

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You have now successfully started CADWorx/Plant. The first time you run the application, the AutoCAD screen environment should look familiar to you. However, there will be one additional pull down menu, “Plant.”

CADWorx Seminar Notes – Chapter 1

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Note: You will have access and use of all AutoCAD tools and commands.

CADWorx Productivity (Tool Bars Options) Option 1 – Conventional Tool Bars •

Tool bars are one of the most productive and direct means to access piping components, settings, and modeling tools. The size of your monitor and personal preference will dictate the best layout.

Option 2 – CADWorx Spec View (New for CADWorx 2007 to 2010) •

CADWorx Plant components are typically drawn using toolbars, or by typing the command name at the AutoCAD command prompt. The SpecView palette provides an alternate method of inserting CADWorx components. SpecView will filter the available components based on the size and specification settings. In addition, SpecView also provides a quick way to change the line number setting.


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SpecView Pallet

Option 3 – Customizing Tool Pallets •

Customizing AutoCAD’s tool pallets to suite your needs is another option. This allows you the flexibility to make your own arrangements of commands.

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Note: Besides the pull down menu and the toolbars, CADWorx/Plant has a rich collection of “Aliases.” The aliases are defined in the “Pipe_Alt.pgp” file in the application’s support directory.


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CADWorx Plant RIBBONS •

The new ribbons have been added in the recent November build of CADWorx 2010. These ribbons can be turned off if the user wishes.

CADWorx Plant I Ribbon

CADWorx Plant II Ribbon

CADWorx Plant III Ribbon

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We now have our menu system in place and are ready to look at settings. The master settings dialog, “CADWorx PLANT Setup”, is available from the Plant pulldown and also the first button on the Setting toolbar or from the new ribbons setup.

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The CADWorx PLANT Setup dialog is divided into a number of sections:


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Current Settings •

This box displays the current main and reducing sizes. It also displays the currently set specification. If the items are not set it will indicate as such.

CADWorx Pipe Size

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This button displays the size dialog shown below. The user can double click on the desired size or pick the size and then the desired button at the bottom. One double-click sets the main size and a second double-click sets the reduction size. Cancel will leave the size unchanged.

CADWorx Spec Setup

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This button provides a standard file selection dialog for choosing specifications to be used in drawings.


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Pick “150_M.spc” and then pick “Open.”

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Note: The color value for a spec is set in the specification file, this is set in the Info area of the spec

CADWorx Border Type. •

The Setup dialog also provides a means to insert and control borders. Pick the “Border…” button below “Specification…”

From the Predefined Borders, select the 841x594 (ISO A1). Do not check “Paper Space.” Pick “OK.”


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User Border •

This button provides a file selection dialog for choosing the required border. The user can navigate through this dialog to locate any user border or to choose one of the default CADWorx Plant borders.

Predefined •

This button supplies the list of drawings in the Predefined borders list. The drawings list is retrieved from the MVSETUP.DFS file located in the \SUPPORT directory. The MVSETUP.DFS must be located in the first search path of the ACAD support directories.

User-Defined •

This button provides the User defined border box and allows the user to define a simple rectangle that will be drawn upon exiting these dialogs.

Paper Space •

This toggle causes the border to be inserted in the paper space.

User defined border •

These edit boxes define the size of the user border. The border will be a simple rectangle. The Plotted X length and the Plotted Y length will dictate the overall height and width of the border. The rectangle will be drawn with the PLINE command. This edit box will not be available if the User defined button above is not selected.


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Border insertion location •

These edit boxes supply the X and Y coordinates for the insertion point of the border drawing. These boxes will be greyed if the No border button is selected.

Predefined borders •

This list is provided when the user selects the Predefined button. As mentioned above, the list is created from the MVSETUP.DFS file.

CADWorx Scale •

This list box displays all the available scales listed in the Format list box (description follows). By selecting the desired scale, the Scale, Textsize and LT Scale edit boxes will be filled in with the appropriate sizes. The scale (DIMSCALE), text size (TEXTSIZE), and line type scale (LTSCALE) are based on the values in the SCALE.DAT file located in the \SYSTEM sub-directory.

Scales affect text, dimension variables, and borders in the Model environment. By choosing a Scale, the proper Scale Factor, Text size, and LT Scale will be set. The “Scales” dialog allows the user to make adjustments to these values. Scales and their values are controlled by the “Scale.Dat” file in the System folder of CADWorx PLANT.

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Select 1:20 and pick “OK.”

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The Format list box supplies four different formats to choose from, Architectural, Engineering, Decimal and Metric. Each format updates the Scales list box for the user’s selection.

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The Scale edit box provides a means of automatically or manually setting the scale (DIMSCALE setvar) of the drawing. By selecting an item in the scales list box, each edit box value will be updated. The user may also type a value in these boxes.

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The Textsize edit box acts the same as the Scale edit box.

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The LT Scale edit box provides a means of applying a line type scale as above. When a scale is selected from the list box, this edit box automatically updates.


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Getting Started – Setup and Configuration •

The “Border” that we have chosen has attributes, so we are presented with the “Edit Attributes” dialog. You can edit them now or later using the AutoCAD “ddatte” command.

Your screen should now look similar to this:


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CADWorx Layers •

The following dialog is used for changing the default names, line types, and colours of the startup layers. The user can also add and delete layers here. Some layers are mandatory for use with CADWorx Plant and cannot be deleted. Changes made here will affect the current drawing session similar to the AutoCAD LAYER command.

The list shows the default system layers. Users can highlight a layer in the list and edit its properties using the functions at the bottom of the dialog. New layers may be added to this list. Let’s add one for future use.

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Pick Add button, Name: Dim3 Color: 1

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The layers are stored in the configuration file shown at the top of the “Layer Control” dialog under the [Pipe Layer] header

Linetype: Continuous

Name •

After picking a layer name in the list box above, this edit box allows the layer to be renamed. The layer name may be anything that is allowed by AutoCAD. Wild card characters are not allowed.

Linetype •

This button searches through the CFM.LIN and the ACAD.LIN (only if found in AutoCAD search path) and presents all the line types in these files for use in the start-up procedure as shown below.


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Getting Started – Setup and Configuration Color •

This button provides the standard color dialog for selecting the color of the layer.

Add •

This button allows the user to add any layers required. These layers will be created when the drawing is initialized with CADWorx Plant.

Update •

This button updates the list box after the name of the layer has been changed. Changing focus to another location will accomplish the same effect.

Delete •

This button simply deletes any layer that is not needed. Some layers cannot be deleted which will cause this button to be greyed out.

CADWorx Drawing Mode •

Next, we will look at the other Mode settings and Configuration.

Drawing Mode (Use 2D Double) Fitting Mode

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(Use Threaded)

Drawing Mode – sets the current representation for components. It does not affect any existing graphics. Existing representations may be converted at any time using “Mode Convert” which is found in the “Accessory” section of the “Pipe” pull down menu.


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The Drawing Mode may also be set using the “Setting” toolbar as shown left and in the New ribbon

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Threaded components. Since Threaded and Socketweld components share the same toolbars, this switch is provided.

CADWorx Configuration File •

To change the default settings, highlight the variable and make the change in the edit box at the bottom of the dialog.

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The help section of the “Configuration File” dialog details each variable and its possible values. I have also included a copy in the

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“Resource Data” section at the end of this chapter. CADWorx PLANT allows users to create multiple configurations to meet client’s needs. The default configuration will be “Imperial” or “Metric.” Once all variables are set, use the “SaveAs” button to create a new configuration.


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To access the different configurations, use the “Restore” button at the bottom of the “Configuration File” dialog. One of the most important uses or configurations is to set unique locations for specs and libraries used for a particular client or project. Line number schemes are also stored in the configuration along with layering and other project requirements.

Tool Tips •

CADWorx Plant also has Tool Tips available to users. These are controlled by the variable “ToolTipSetting”

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This variable controls the items the user sees in the tool tip displayed, when the mouse hovers over a component. When selected, the user is allowed to click on the Settings button and select items to view on the tool tip. Eg. Alpha Size, Long description, Line Number, Spec file, Length and Elevation has been set.


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Close the Configuration file, below is the drawing information that you should have for this session.

Current Settings

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“Reduction” to 4”, “Spec” to 150_M, “Drawing Mode” to 2D Double Line, and “Fitting Mode” to Threaded.

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Please verify your settings and pick “OK” on the “CADWorx PLANT Setup” dialog.

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From the pulldown menu “File” pick “SaveAs.”

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Name the drawing “Train1” in the specified training folder.


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Res A PLANT Configuration •

The program reads the configuration file whenever it is started. This file can be modified during setup routines.

Drawing Prototype •

This section allows the user to select the drawing environment type with the three radio buttons supplied here. When the Imperial - Inch radio button is selected, the program restores the \SYSTEM\IMPERIAL.CFG. When the Metric-Inch or MetricMetric radio button is selected, the program restores the \SYSTEM\METRIC.CFG.

Save Use this button to save the current configuration file to its present location. Save As Use this button to save the current configuration file to another location. Restore Use this button to restore a saved configuration file to the current drawing environment. Cancel Use this button to undo any action performed. Help Use this button to display Help.


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Getting Started – Setup and Configuration Note: •

If the user highlights a variable in the configuration file and presses F1 on the key board the help file will display.

Example: AphaSizeControl


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Chapter 2

CADWorx 2D & 3D Piping Drawing In this chapter you will learn: • • • • • • •

Setting up a spec and setting a size Getting started into 2D Drafting 3D piping and components AutoCAD point filters Topworks Supports and Support BOM Discontinuity and how to find them.

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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping CHAPTER 2 CADWorx is Intergraphs integrated series of AutoCAD®-based tools for plant design that provides intelligent drawing/database connectivity, advanced levels of automation, easy-to-use drafting tools and the industry’s first link between CAD and engineering analysis programs. Since its introduction, CADWorx has revolutionized the plant design industry with its ease of use, flexibility, interconnectivity and scalability. CADWorx supports and takes full advantage of the advanced performance and functionality features in AutoCAD. These capabilities give CADWorx the ability to let multiple users work more efficiently together on even larger models. This superior flexibility and performance is made possible by significant file size reductions, faster load and save times, superior management of external references (XREF’s) and highly refined user-interface features, all while maintaining AutoCAD functionality and ease.

CADWorx: Easy, Open Scalable and Global EASY: •

The CADWorx suite is quick and easy to set up, so you can start designing right away. And, if you know AutoCAD, you are further on your way to having your projects fast tracked from conception to delivery. CADWorx allows you to deliver on time and with ease!

OPEN: •

CADWorx conforms to the common standards of the AutoCAD platform. This means your deliverables will reach the largest possible market and will allow the greatest interoperability with other leading AutoCAD applications for integrated, error-free designs.

SCALABLE: •

CADWorx provides true economies of scale for projects with budgets ranging from the thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. Workgroup size is never an issue with CADWorx.

GLOBAL: •

CADWorx is supplied with user modifiable language files that can quickly adapt CADWorx to your regional standards. Dialog boxes, command prompts and user input can all be adjusted, allowing designers around the globe to work completely in their own languages.

CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping

Starting the Drawing •

We will start with a simple 2D approach, and then look at 3D modeling.

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We setup a working 2D environment in Chapter 1, TRAIN1.Dwg.

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(Open if necessary). Just to review our system setup, pick the “Current Setting” button on the Setting toolbar.

This “Current Setting” dialog can also be accessed from the pulldown menu “Plant;” “Utility;” “Setting…” Notice that “Line Number” has not been set. We can set it now or wait till later. For this exercise, we will wait.

1. From the Flanges toolbar, select a Weldneck.

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Look at the Command Line.


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 2. The long description of the component is displayed on one line followed by the placement prompts. Weldneck Flanges are unique in that they have two different endconditions, buttweld and flange. The default placement is varied each time this command is executed; so watch your command line carefully. On this placement the Buttweld is the default and Face is optional because it appears in brackets, [Face end]. We want to place the face of flange first, so enter “F.” Command:

Pick start point or [Face end] : F

Command:

Pick start point : (pick any point)

Command:

Pick direction: (Ortho ON) pick Right (+X)

3. For precision placement of components, we will be using Object Snap. To help speed up placement, we can set “Running Osnap.” Place your mouse over the OSNAP” button on the status line, pick the right mouse button and select “Settings...”

Minimum settings: Options:

Endpoint, Intersection, and Center. Perpendicular and Nearest.

4. From the Buttweld toolbar, select a Concentric Reducer.

Command:

Pick large end point or [Small end] : Enter

Note: Using “Enter” we accepted the default large end and placed it at the last the last running point (buttweld end of WN flange). We could have picked a point using our Running Object Snap.


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping Command:

Pick small buttweld direction: pick Right (+X) (Ortho ON)

If you pick your “Setup” button on your “Settings” toolbar, you will see that Main Size is now set to 4” and Reduction to 6”.

5. From the Flanges toolbar, Weldneck.

Command:

Pick start point or [Buttweld end] : Enter (Accepts BW and Last Point)

Command:

Pick direction: pick Right (+X) (Ortho ON)

Command:

4” Gasket, 1/8” THK. 150LB Automatically placed… Note: When flanges are placed with the “Face” LAST, a gasket will be included if “Auto Gasket” is enabled.

We don’t actual draw gaskets. A symbol is drawn on the System layer to indicate the placement of the gasket, store the material data, and define the gasket thickness. The symbol is comprised of two blocks spaced one gasket thickness apart. The insertion points of the blocks are on the center point of the both faces of the gasket and can be accessed using Object Snap “Insert.” Note: The System layer is normally turned off for plotting (make it a non-plot layer).


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping From the Flanged Valves toolbar, select a Gate Valve.

Command:

Pick start point or [Center] : Enter (Accept Flg. & Last point)

Command:


Note: All valves can be placed by and an end or center point. Buttweld and Flanged valves share this toolbar (see Optional Components). 6. From the Flanges toolbar, Weldneck.

Command:

Pick start point or [Buttweld end] : Enter (Accepts FLG and Last Point)

Command:



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7. From the Buttweld toolbar, select Pipe.

Command:Pick start point or [TOP/BOP] :Enter (Accepts Start & Last Point) Command: Pick end point (Ortho ON, move Cursor to Right) Type 1800 [Enter] (1.8M)

Note: When placing pipe, we can define its insertion based on BOP or TOP using the command options shown above. 8. From the Buttweld toolbar, select Plan 90 LR Ell.

© 90 LR Ell (plan)


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Pick start point or [Corner] : Enter (Accepts End & Last Point)

Command:

Pick corner direction: pick Right (+X) (Ortho ON)

Command:

Pick other direction: pick Downward (-Y) Ortho ON)


Command:

Pick start point or [TOP/BOP] : Enter (Accepts Start & Last Point)

Command:

Pick end point: (Ortho ON, move Cursor -Y Downward) Type 1800 [Enter]


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 10. From the Buttweld toolbar, select 90 LR Ell.

Command:

Pick start point or [Corner] : Enter (Accepts End & Last Point)

Command:

Pick corner direction: pick –Y (Downward) (Ortho ON)

Command:

Pick other direction:

pick Right (+X)

(Ortho ON)

Pick “Auto Connect” button on the Setting toolbar.

Auto Connect will further automate the component placement process. Auto Connect assumes the insertion of each component is at the “last running point” and determines the direction based on the last component (except pipe).


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 11. From the Flanges toolbar, select a Weldneck.

Notice that the Weldneck command did not require a start point or a direction vector.

12. From the Flg/BW Valves toolbar, select a Ball Valve.

Again, no placement input is required.



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Command: Pick ending point: (Ortho On move cursor Right +X) Type 3000 [Enter] (3M)

Note: We are prompted for the end point of the pipe because it is a variable. Direction is also required.



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16. From the Flg/BW

Valves toolbar, select a Gate Valve.


18. Now, un-engage the Auto Connect feature

Pick “Auto Connect” button on the Setting toolbar. The next component in line is an 8”x4” Concentric Reducer.

Before we place this component, we must adjust the size variables.

Pick the “Size” button on the Setting toolbar.


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Set “Reduction” to 4”

Set “Main” to 8”

19. From the Buttweld toolbar, select a Concentric Reducer.

Command:

Pick large end point or [Small end] : enter S (Small End)

Command:

Pick small end point : Enter (or pick) (Last point)

Command:

Pick large end direction: pick Right (+X) (Ortho ON)


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 20. From the Flanges toolbar, select another Weldneck. Command:

Pick start point or [Face end] : Enter (Accepts BW and Last Point) (If Face is default, enter F)

Command:


Command:

8” Gasket, 1/8” THK. 150LB Automatically placed…

21. From the Flanges toolbar, select Long Weldneck.

Command:

Pick start point or [Length/Plain end] :Enter (Default and Last Point)

Command:


Notice the Option for setting the Length of the Long Weldneck. We are not interested in this value, so we accept the default or spec value.

The Long Weldneck has information associated to it and we are using it in our drawing to indicate an equipment connection. It is presently an active component and will appear in the BOM. To fix this problem, we will make it an “Existing” component.


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22. Double pick on profile graphics of the Long Weldneck.

Double picking executes “Component Edit” Find the Miscellaneous area, bottom center, and check the “Existing” box. Pick OK to close dialog

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The Long Weldneck now has been moved to the “Existing” layer and will be excluded from the BOM.


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Component Edit works great for moving one or two components, but to move several components or entire systems use Mode Convert to Existing in the Accessory menu area of the Pipe pulldown menu. We now need to add a Nozzle to the other end of the piping. Zoom (W) into an area at the beginning of the piping. 23. From the Gasket toolbar, select a Gasket.

Command:

Pick start point : pick Face of WN Flg. (Running OSnap)

Command:

Select direction: pick Left (-X) (Ortho ON)

Warning: Component Mismatch

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If you didn’t notice, we just tried to place an 8” gasket on a 6” WN flange.

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Pick the “Do not draw component” button and check “Size.”

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Enter again to reinsert the gasket.

Command:

Pick start point : pick Face of WN Flg. (Running OSnap)

Command:

Select direction: pick Left (-X)


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 24. From the Flanges toolbar, select Long Weldneck.

Command:

Pick start point or [Length/Plain end] : Enter (Face at Last Point)

Command:

Pick direction: pick Left (-X)

(Ortho ON) 25. Again, we do not want the Long Weldneck to be reported as a new component in the BOM. Use Component Edit to exclude this component from the BOM. You can edit most component information using “Component Edit,” however be careful. Changing size and spec could cause serious problems.


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LINE Numbers We have will now look at Line Numbering. Normally, we would setup and use the system at the beginning of a project (if we could). Before we begin to define our line numbering format, let’s be sure what is meant by “Count.” CADWorx Plant uses this term for the numeric sequence number of the line, i.e. 101. If you are required to use an alphanumeric sequence, just add an additional variable (category) for the alpha portion. We will add one for this exercise. 26. From the Line Numbers toolbar, select Line Number Setup.

This command can also be accessed from the pull down menu PlantÎAccessoryÎLine Numbers; Setup… First - Add a separator, “-.” Then (Type and Add) Second – Select “Service” from the Categories (pick “Add”) Finally –Add “Count” (list) and “Alpha” (type in).


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System ON should be checked. We will use the System ON in the Dynamic Mode. That is to say, the Spec and Size values will be furnished by the components. In the “System Static” mode, the user can set the Spec and Size values and apply to any component (of any size or spec). We will also set “Default values” for Service (set to HC) and Alpha (set to A). Notice the “Preview” box. Set a value for Count to 101. Note: The Line Number Count buttons only work in the Dynamic mode.

The Category selection set comes from either the DATABASE.TBL file in the System directory or from the P&ID database. 27. From the Line Numbers toolbar, select Line Number Assign.

Pick the entire run of pipe. If a number was previously assigned, you will be prompted (use “All”). The line numbering system will be saved in the present Configuration File. Each configuration can have a unique format.

From the Setting toolbar, select Component Edit or Double Pick on the component.


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping Pick a section of 4” Pipe [Enter]. Notice the Line Number.

Zoom Extents 28. We will now locate an instrument connection on the 4” pipe near the 8” nozzle. Reposition your view using Zoom and Pan.

Using the OTRACK Feature in AutoCAD 1. Using the Setting toolbar reset you Main size to 4” and Reduction to ¾”. 2. On your Status pick OSNAP (F3) and OTRACK “On.” (F11)

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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 3. Select a Thrd in Plan O-let (TOL) from the Threaded/SW Fittings toolbar. Pick and Hold the ICON, this is a fly-out

Command:

Pick start point :

Place your pointer on the end of the pipe centerline. When you see the AutoSnap Marker “Endpoint”, slide the mouse a small distance to the left.

Notice the fine dotted line appear? That is the alignment path, type 300 for the distance in the command line. Pick start point : 300


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Command:

Pick branch end direction: pick upward (+Y) Ortho ON

The TOL is placed 300mm from the OSNAP selected (endpoint) in the direct of the mouse. 4. Select a Nipple (Fly-out) from the Threaded/SW Fittings toolbar (Size = 3/4”).

Command:

Pick start point or [Length/Close] : L

Command:

Enter length: 75

Command:

Pick start point : CL Endpt. (O-Let)

Engagement is at the endpoint of the component centerline.


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Command:

Pick direction: Upward (+Y) with (Ortho ON)

Command:

Starting end option [Threaded/Bevel/Plain] : [Enter] (Default)

Command:

Ending end option [Threaded/Bevel/Plain] : [Enter] (Default)

5. Select a Gate Valve from the Threaded/SW Valves toolbar.

Command:

Pick start point or [Center] : [Enter]

Command:

Pick direction: (+Y) Upward (Ortho ON)


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Note: Make sure your scale is set to 1:20 6. From the pulldown menu pick PlantÎ GraphicsÎInstrument…”

Highlight 2 Attrib. Local Pick OK Command:

Pick instrument to label: pick last running point on gate Valve (Endpt of centerline)

Command:

Pick mark location: pick point above (+Y)

Command:

Enter first level label: PI

Command:

Enter second level label: 101


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Next, we will dimension and annotate our drawing.

7. From the pulldown menu PlantÎDimensionÎAutomatic Command:

Enter an option [Flange/Offset/Selection] : F

Command:

Flange dimensioning [ON/Off] :ON

Command:

Enter an option [Flange/Offset/Selection] : O

Command:

Enter offset distance: 300

Command:

Enter an option [Flange/Offset/Selection] : [Enter] Use Crossing Select “All”

Command:

Select objects: [Enter]

Command:

Pick centroid point of dimensions: pick pt. in the middle of the spool at the arrow location shown below.


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Annotation of Model 1. From the pulldown menu select PlantÎTextÎAnnotateÎComponent Command:

Annotation type [Short/Long/Tag] : [Enter] for Short

Command:

Select component to annotate description: pick Con. Reducer

Command:

Start point or [Leader/Justify]: pick point (Ortho Off)

Command:

Rotation angle <0>: [Enter] for “0”

Move annotation to desired location and finish off with a leader from the AutoCAD menu, Dimension or use Leader Option.


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3D Modeling •

To get the maximum productivity from a piping design application, you need to use 3D. A 3D environment allows easy management of materials and the ability to define the complete geometry of a piping system to produce automatic isometrics. There are a number of ways to change your viewpoint in AutoCAD. We will use the predefined isoviews.

1. Using the AutoCAD View toolbar select “Southwest.”

2. From the pulldown menu PlantÎAccessoryÎMode ConvertÎ3D Solid


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Command:

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Select objects: Crossing (Select all)

Our pipe is now converted to 3D Solid…it’s that simple.


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CADWorx will allow you to set your Size, Spec, Line number or All by pick. For this exercise we want to reset our size to 4” by picking the component.

3. Now let’s add a control station near the existing Ball Valve. Reset your size to 4” (Size by Component).

4. Select a Weldneck flange from the Flanges toolbar.


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Place the buttweld on the port of the elbow facing in the +Y direction.

x

Notice that the flange replaced the pipe. 5. Select a Control valve from the Flanged Valves toolbar.

Command:

Pick start point or [Length/Center] : [Enter] (Last point)

Command:

Pick direction: +Y (Upward)

Notice the option for “Length

You can edit the “Tag” value later using “Component Edit.”


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 6. Select and place a Ball valve from the Flanged Valves toolbar. Use the last running point.

7. Select a Check valve from the Flanged Valves toolbar.

Command:

Pick start point or [Center] : [Enter] (Last point)


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Pick direction or [Reverse]: +Y (Up) Notes: 1) Check valves can be placed in the reverse flow direction using the “R” option. However, a gasket will not be automatically placed. You will have to manually place one from the Gasket toolbar. 2) The AutoCAD “Mirror” command (MI) can be used to change the arrow from side-to-side but do not use for end-to-end (this will cause problems later!).

8. Select and place a Weldneck flange from the Flanges toolbar. Use the last running point.


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 9. Select and place a Tee (Straight) from the Buttweld toolbar. Use the last running point for main buttweld, +Y (upward) for main run direction, and +X (right) for branch direction.

10. Select and place another Tee (Straight) from the Buttweld toolbar. Place to the right of the ball valve as shown.

11. Select and place a Weldneck flange, a Globe valve, and another companion Weldneck flange as shown.


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The next step involves the use of one of the handiest but least used AutoCAD tools, (XYZ or Point Filters). At any prompt for locating a point, you can enter point filters to specify a single coordinate by extracting the X, Y, and Z values of several points. In the following example, the start point for the line has a coordinate constructed from the X value of the midpoint of the first object you select, with the Y and Z values of the midpoint of the second object you select. As show below we want to connect a pipe from the flange to the tee. You want to make sure if you are going to be using point filters your OSNAP is on as well as your OBJECT SNAP TRACKING. Object snap is set to Endpoint, Extension, and Apparent Intersection.

12. Select Pipe from the Buttweld toolbar…

Pick start point or [TOP/BOP] :


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Hover over the second tee end point as show but don’t select it. This is where you will be establishing a temporary x,y,z coordinate.

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Drag your mouse over to the right to line up with your first selection point on your flange. Show below you will see two temporary alignment paths. This indicates you have the pipe aligned with the flange and the tee. Pick end point: as shown


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 13. Select Pipe from the Buttweld toolbar again or just hit enter, it will automatically start you off at the last point, then join the pipe with the tee as shown.

14. Select 90 LR Ell from the Buttweld toolbar. Use the “Corner” placement option. When prompted for the corner point, select the intersection of the two pipes in question.


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Drag mouse to the left

Drag mouse downward

Below is what your drawing should look like.


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Pipe assembly show in 3D

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To add another element to this drawing, let’s erase our 4” by-pass line, and replace it with a 2” by-pass in the vertical, using point filters, reducing tees, a 45° elbow, and a rolled 90° elbow. When we’re finished, it should like something like this:

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Let’s start by copying the assembly out of the way of your existing pipe and erasing our existing bypass line, including the two tees.

Change your sizes to Main Size = 4”, Reduction Size = 2” Note: Depending on your comfort level with both AutoCAD and CADWorx there are several ways to do the next exercise. CADWorx provides tools to easily insert components depending on AutoCAD UCS.


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 15. Select Side Reducing Tee from the Buttweld toolbar.

Command:

Pick start point or [Center] : pick Endpoint shown

Command:

Pick direction: +X (Right)

Command:

Enter direction [Up/Down] :

[Enter]

Repeat the procedure for the other reducing tee, this time placing it in a plan view.


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Using the AutoCAD View toolbar select “Southwest.”, and set our UCS to East using the CADWorx UCS toolbar.

NEXT can also be used.

Now change your Main size to 2”


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 16. Select and place a 200mm long piece of Pipe, an Elbow, a Weldneck flange, a Globe valve, and another companion Weldneck flange as shown.

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We now want to turn the model to top view by using the TOP View AutoCAD command.

17. Select Rolled 90° Elbow from the Buttweld toolbar.

Command:

Pick start point or Corner] : C Hover over top of the tee to establish a temporary point.


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Go down the second point (Flang) to establish a second temporary point.

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Note: Make sure you start the point which has the correct elevation you want. There are other means to establish the same point by using the .X then establishing the .YZ. The way shown is the fastest and easiest way.

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Establishing these two points will give you a start point of the center of your rolled elbow, on the x.y.z. Second Point

Alignment Lines

Temporary Start point


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You should now have a rubber band indicating the corner point for your rolled elbow. When prompted for the first and second directions, pick –Y (down) and – X (left). Pick first direction:

Command:

Pick second direction:

Enter direction [Up/Down] : D for down


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Using the AutoCAD View toolbar select “Southwest.”, and set our UCS to North using the CADWorx UCS toolbar.

18. From the Buttweld toolbar select 45° LR Ell.

Command:

Pick start point or [Corner] :C

Command:

Pick corner point: using Osnap, select Apparent Intersection

Command:

_appint of select any point on the pipe.


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Command:

and: hover the cursor over any point on the branch centerline until an “X” appears to indicate the center point of the elbow and pick.

Complete the elbow direction points using Polar Tracking as snap


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CADWorx® 2D – 3D Piping 19. Finish the bypass line by adding the two missing pieces of pipe, and stretching the angled piece using Grips. Note: Change your UCS back to Flat or type in – UCS “W” PLAN “W”. This will insure your UCS is always on the correct plain.

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The last thing we want to do is place an actuator on our control valve. Let’s start by making sure our settings are updated to our line. We’ll use the Select component to all features on the Settings toolbar, and pick any component on the line.


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Change your CADWorx USC to View East. This will allow us to place the Actuator in the Z direction.

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From the Operator toolbar, select Actuator.

Command:

Pick center of valve: using Osnap, select the center of the control valve

Command:

Pick direction:

Command:

Enter actuator outside diameter: type in 250 [Enter]

Command:

Enter distance, center of valve to top of actuator: type in 600 [Enter]

pick Up (+Y)


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Automatic Bolts 1. We don’t draw bolts; we just insert data required for BOM extraction. So, it’s just a matter of when do I need the data and how I’m going to get it into the drawing. CADWorx offers three choices for BOLTS

Standard – Reads a size and spec from your settings. Non-Standard – User prompted for Data Automatic – Global procedure where CADWorx will read the gaskets for Size and Spec.

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The “Automatic” is the preferred choice. The user can globally pick the drawing or line and attach the bolts. Where there is a gasket the letter “B” will be inserted. NOTE: Bleed Rings will yield incorrect automatic bolting information (two sets of bolts with the wrong length; one for each gasket).

A “B” indicates bolt data in the drawing. It’s on the System layer.

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Bolts can be automatically inserted by the Auto-ISO function if you’re generating CADWorx Isometrics. Isogen requires the bolts be inserted as above. We will look at both options later in the course.

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There is a system variable, Configuration File, called “BomBoltControl.” This will help set up how you wish to quantify your bolts.


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Chapter 3

Auto Routing & Sloped Lines In this chapter you will learn: • • • • • • • • • • • •

3D modeling using the Auto Router Drawing a valve assembly c/w small bore piping Drafting using Point Filters Global editing with CADWorx Automatic Bolts Exporting out a Bill of Material Drafting slopped piping Line Numbering Small modeling Exercise Viewbox Insulation Pallet General Arrangement Drawings

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CADWorx® Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines CHAPTER 3 CADWorx Automatic Routing feature is used to provide a 3dpoly line for welded, threaded and socket automatic routing routines. It will allow you to draw the 3dpoly line with different options. It also provides an undo feature similar to the AutoCAD’s 3dpoly command. The command will control the AutoCAD UCS. When activated, the command will automatically return the UCS to World Coordinates. This will allow the different options to be used correctly like the WORLD feature when prompted to use the ELEVATION. Combining CADWorx Automatic Routing and AutoCad point filters a user can draft in 3D very quickly and accurately.

Pipe routing is a snap. Draw a simple 2D or 3D routing line, then use the built in router to attach pipe and elbows. You can apply piping at any angle in any direction. You can use buttweld (short or long radius), socket weld or threaded components, and apply trimmed elbows quickly and easily. Rolling offsets are a breeze! Additionally, the router gives you all the options you need - sloped, elevation changes and more - to produce clean, logical piping layouts.

CADWorx® Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines

CADWorx Auto Routing 1. Start a New drawing using the “Metric.dwt” template and name it “Train4.” 2. From the “CADWorx/PLANT Setup” dialog set the following: Main size:

6”

Reduction:

4”

Spec:

150_M

Draw Mode:

2D Single Line

Fitting mode:

SW

3. Change view to Southwest, then from the pull down menu PlantÎAccessoryÎAuto RouteÎRouter. Alternatively you can type in “RT” on the command line. Specify start point or [Position/Reference]: pick a point anywhere Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: E Enter elevation change or [World/Pick] : W Enter world elevation: 600 Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: (Ortho on “F8” move cursor Right +X) Type 1500 [Enter] Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: Move curser down or –Z axis 1800 [Enter] Elevation to use [Current/Last] : C Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: Move curser down or –Y axis 2400 [Enter] Specify next point or [Slope/Position/Elevation/Undo/Reference]: Move curser down or +X axis 3000 [Enter]


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CADWorx® Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines 4. Now from the Plant menu pick: PlantÎAccessoryÎAuto RouteÎButtweld LR and pick the 3D polyline that you just got finished drawing.

5. Convert to 3D Solid (PlantÎAccessoryÎMode Convert)


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6. Using CADWorx commands insert WN Flange/Check Valve/Control Valve/Ball Valve and a WN Flange •

Valve

(reversed)/Ball

Items should appear as show in drawing below

Note: Don’t forget the Gasket for the Reverse Check (no auto-gasket). 7. Add a 2” Sockolet, 300mm from top of elbow; orientation is +X (East). Be sure to reset your sizes to Main 6”, Reduction 2”.

Once again make sure your POLAR and OTRACK is on. Hover over top the elbow end point and then move your cursor up and type in 300.


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8. Add another 2” Sockolet, 300mm from elbow, as shown below:

9. Switch to SE Isometric and draw in a routing line as show in the illustration below. Use your x,y,z point filters here. Use a Router line from SOL to SOL as shown. PipeÎAccessoryÎAuto RouteÎRouter Command: RT


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10. Run Auto Route, “Socket Weld,” on the routing line. PlantÎAccessoryÎAuto RouteÎSocket Weld

Orifice Flanges – (Spec Editing) •

Once the 2” line has been drawn, we now want to place a pair of Orifice Flanges at (900mm) upstream of the by by-pass.

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Orifice flanges come in wide variety of flange types and use the appropriate pick on the Flanges toolbar. However, since they share the same picks as standard flanges, they have been added to the specification as an “OPTION.”

CADWorx - OPTIONS TOGGLE

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To toggle this option on requires the user to activate a toggle from the pulldown, PipeÎAccessoryÎSpecificationÎToggle or type SPECOPTION from the command line. There is also a button for it on the Settings toolbar.


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CADWorx® Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines 11. From the menu PlantÎAccessoryÎSpecification, pick “Optional” or use the “Specification Option Toggle” on the Setting toolbar. Command: Note:

All components will be dialogued...

This is a two-way toggle (All, Off)

Set your Main Size to 6” and pick a Weld Neck Flange from the Flanges toolbar.

Highlight Orifice Flange and pick OK

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You could use tracking for this step but here’s another handy trick. Command:

Pick start point or [Face end] : Pick start point : NEA to

Use Nearest Osnap and pick a point just upstream from the by-pass. Pick direction: Toward end of pipe Enter distance or [Round distance] (1200mm)

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The “Rounding Function” will place the face not at our arbitrary point but where we want it.

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Rounding is always from the nearest end selected.


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12. Select a Gasket

Notice that only 150LB Gaskets are available.

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How about the Orifice Plate? If you have looked closely, there are none.

If the SPEC does not have the 300lb gasket use the Specification Editor to add it. Make sure it is an Optional Component.


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Add 300LB Gasket and companion Orifice Flange.

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Toggle the Specification Option to “Off

Finish the line with a 90 LR Elbow and a Weld Neck Flange.


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CADWorx® Automatic Routing & Sloped Lines 13. Change to a plan view.

Component Edit Component Edit allows user to change information one component at a time. But, we also have the ability to change more than one component using Global Edit. 1. Pick Global Edit from the fly-out on the Settings toolbar or from the Plant pulldown menu; UtilityÎComponent Edit. Or from the Settings Toolbar.


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Once you pick the Global Edit the Global Edit Box appears

Command: Select objects: Pick both Ball Valves •

Set Tag value to BV150. Pick OK

Note: Under the Component Edit menu, note the “Xref Edit…” This command is not used to change information in Xref drawings, but allows users to view CADWorx data.


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Bolts •

As mentioned earlier in this Chapter we don’t draw bolts; we just need to insert the data required for BOM extraction. So, it’s just a matter of when and how to add the data.

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A “B” indicates bolt data in the drawing. It’s on the System layer.

Bolts can be automatically inserted by the Auto-ISO function (see the “Auto Isometric Config…”).

There is a system variable, Configuration File, called “BomBoltControl.” This will help set up how you wish to quantify your bolts.

This variable controls how bolts are placed in the CADWorx Plant AutoISO bill of material schedules and the CADWorx Plant ISOGEN material list.


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BOM – BILL OF MATERIAL •

Why do we want to work in 3D? Hopefully, this exercise has given you an idea of how easy working in 3D can be. Beside a better design environment, 3D is the only sure way to manage material (BOM) and provides us with all the geometry that we need for the automatic generation of Isometric Piping Drawings.

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The Bill of Material (BOM) utility provides a means to organize and present material data.

1. You can access the command from the PlantÎBill of MatieralÎSetup or from the new CADWorx ribbon.


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All component data is stored in the Xdata fields that appear in the left-hand box. Using the “Add” and “Remove,” you can select the fields that you require as columns in the material list. Once all columns are selected, use the “Move Up” and “Move Down” buttons to organize the order of the columns. Highlight a column in the list and further define by setting the alignment (radio buttons in the center of the dialog) and define a column title and width at the bottom left of the dialog.

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“Sort Order…” opens a new dialog to configure order of component entries in the BOM.

2. Highlight the column “MARK” and change the title to “ITEM.”

The “Run” area of the BOM menu allows selection of how we want pipe quantified, “Total” or “Cut,” and also a pick for a parts list (every component will have a separate entry in the BOM).

In the “Tag” menu area you can toggle the tagging function off, change a tag location, or insert a new tag.


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We are now ready to produce presentation drawings (orthographic or isometric) where a material lists are appropriate. Drawing output can be seen in the Automatic Isometrics later in this chapter. However, we can export our material data.

3. From the Bill of Material area of the Plant pulldown menu, pick “Export…” Command:

Select BOM type...Enter an option [Single item/Total length/Cut length] : [Enter] For Cut Enter an option [Line number/Select components] : [Enter]

Command:

Select objects: Windows/Crossing/Pick (see below)


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CADWorx® Isometrics / ISOGEN Command:

Exported 14 components(s) to C:\Training\Projects\Piping…

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From the pull down menu “FileÎNew…”

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Use the “Metric_Iso_A3.dwt” template.

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From the pull down menu PlantÎAccessoryÎAuto IsometricÎIso In

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Path to and pick “T1_Iso” from the dialog then “Open.” Select desired view… Command:

eXit/southEast/Northeast/northWest/: “S” Note: SW will put north in upper left

Command:

eXit/southEast/Northeast/northWest/: “X” (eXit)

Command:

Pan/+/-/:

[Enter] Accept

Paperspace zoom lock is on…


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CADWorx® Isometrics / ISOGEN CADWorx has generated the following isometric based on our settings:

Isometric Borders •

The easiest and most direct means of adding user borders for auto-iso is to modify the example borders _ANSI_BI.DWG (Imperial) or _ISO_A3I.DWG (Metric).


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CADWorx® Isometrics / ISOGEN

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These borders can be found in the “Support” folder of CADWorx Plant. If you plan to modify these drawings, execute a SaveAs command from the File menu and rename the drawing. There are several attributes on this drawing that have a useful purpose within Auto-ISO. The attributes are as follows:

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Attribute

Mode

Purpose

N1

Invisible, Constant

North Arrow location

W1, W2

Invisible, Constant

MView window location

B1

Invisible, Constant

BOM heading location

User

Normal

Any user requirements

N1 is used by Auto-ISO to determine the location of the north arrow for the isometric. If Auto-ISO does not find this invisible attribute, a prompt will appear inside of Auto-ISO asking for the insertion point. “Pick North arrow location:”

Isogen Isometrics •

Unlike the built-in CADWorx Plant approach to isometrics, ISOGEN is an automatic isometric generation program that is provided with CADWorx Plant Professional. CADWorx Plant exports the necessary information and then runs ISOGEN to automatically generate isometrics.

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ISOGEN is installed in a sub-directory of CADWorx Plant. Under the ISOGEN directory is a Project_Manager, which must be run prior to any automatic ISOGEN isometric generation. The Project Manager uses the settings and template files that are found in this directory.

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Project Manager will setup and create all the export directories that are required by ISOGEN. Project Manager allows the user to create these directories anywhere on a local or network drive. The names for these directories CANNOT have any spaces and are limited to 80 characters.

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Project Manager creates a directory, located by the user, which contains many other directories that are used for settings, material, etc. The Projects directory contains userspecified project directories. These directories can be named as required by the user. Under each individual user specified project directory, other directories contain the different styles of the ISOGEN output. When exporting from CADWorx Plant, the user is able to select what style of isometric shall be generated. The programs such as the Options Editor, Atext Editor, etc. control how the final isometric will look.


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Let’s start by launching the Project Manager and set up a project

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Go to File – New – IsoMetric Directory, or click on the icon.


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CADWorx® Isometrics / ISOGEN •

Enter an Isometric Directory named “C:\” and click “OK”

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Answer “Yes” when asked to create the folder, since it doesn’t exist.

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We now have a new Isometric Directory created, and can proceed with adding a Project Directory below the Isometric Directory.


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Go to FileÎNewÎProject Area, or click on the icon.

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Enter the Project Name “SeparatorAddition”, and give it the Description below. (DO NOT say “OK” quite yet. We still have to select a “Template Style” and “Output Format”.


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Now let’s select a “Metric_Inch_A3” template style and change our “Output Format” to “DWG”. This format will use Imperial pipe sizes and Metric lengths on an 11”x17” border.

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After answering “OK”, we should see that we created both an Isometric Directory, and a Project Area. Any number of Projects could be added under the main Isometric Directory.


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If we click on “Drawing Control” we will see the default files that ISOGEN has created based on our setup selections. Some of the fields are empty, as they do not require files in order to run isometrics. They are for more advanced isometric controls.

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From here, we can now modify the files to provide a desired printed isometric. The file that will be most used is the “METRIC_INCH_A3.OPL” file, which contains 140 Option Switches that can be changed by the user. This is the file we will concentrate on the most for this course.

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Before we enter the options editor, let’s run an isometric based on the default settings. From there we will modify the Options file to create changes in the output.

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First of all, select “Apply” to set the ISOGEN output to this current configuration.


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For the purpose of this course, we’ll use a drawing located in the piping folder of our project.

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Open the file C:Piping\Isogen Test.dwg

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We’ll use line number 219-P-1000-150_M to run our ISOGEN. Let’s isolate that particular line so we can examine it before running an isometric.

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Go to PlantÎUtilityÎLine Isolatepallet


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Now we can proceed with running ISOGEN.

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Go to PlantÎAccessoryÎISOGENÎISOGEN Out

or

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Click “OK” to our current ISOGEN configuration.

Command:

_ISOGENOUT

Command:

Enter an option [Line number/Select components]:

Command:

Select objects: Using a window, select the fittings.


[Enter]

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We should now see the following results that ISOGEN has split the line into two separate isometrics. The first thing we want to do is adjust the settings so that we only produce a single isometric. To do this we have to enter the Options File within the Project Manager.

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Going back to the Project Manager, click on the Drawing Control tab, highlight METRIC_INCH_A3.OPL, and click Edit. The following should appear:


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The Switch to control the pipeline splitting is located within the Iso Style pulldown.

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Under Option Switch 7, we can set the value to 1, which will tell ISOGEN to produce only 1 isometric, regardless of how much information it will contain.

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Now go to File-Save. Then Exit the Options Editor and run ISOGENOUT again.

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Click on Open Plot Files to view the isometric.

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Next we’ll change the font style of our isometric from a default Standard text style to a Roman Simplex style. To do this we need to go back into the Project Manager and:

¾ Click on the “External Data” tab ¾ Click in the “Font Information File” field ¾ Click on “Browse” ¾ Select “Fontstd.fif” and click “Open”

We’ve told Isogen that we want to use an external font style file, but we still haven’t set the text type and size. There are two places we need to set our text style and size. One is for the material list, and the other is for the rest of the isometric. To complete our font change we go back into the Project Manager and:


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Click on the “Drawing Control” tab

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Click in the “Options File” field ¾ Click on “Edit” ¾ Click on the “Iso Style” tab ¾ Under Option Switch #4, check the ¾ User Defined Fonts On/Off box. ¾ Scroll through the pulldown until you find AUTODESK ROMANS.

¾ Click on the “Material List” tab ¾ Under Option Switch #27, check the User Defined Fonts On/Off box. ¾ Scroll through the pulldown until you find AUTODESK ROMANS. ¾ Save, Exit, and run a new isometric to review the results.

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Let’s take a look at adjusting some of our dimensioning and material call outs. We want to have balloons for our part number enclosures, include the gaskets in the dimensions, eliminate dimensions from showing on the 1” drain connection, and add an overall dimension.


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We go back into the Project Manager and:

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Click on the “Drawing Control” tab

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Click in the “Options File” field ¾ Click on “Edit” ¾ Click on the “Iso Style” tab ¾ Under Option Switch #76, scroll through the pulldown and select Circle.

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Click on the “Dimensioning” tab. ¾ Under Option Switch #9, scroll to the second pull down and set the switch to Gaskets Included In Component Dimensions

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Click on the “Dimensioning” tab

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On the bottom right side of the tab click on the arrow to flip to Page 2.

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Under Option Switch #81, DIMENSIONS – BRANCHES, set the Value of the components field to 4.


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On the bottom right side of the tab click on the arrow to flip to Page 3.

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Under Option Switch #118, scroll through the pulldown and set the switch to Overall Dimensions – across Branches

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Set the Dimension Standout to 30

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Save, Exit, and run a new isometric to review the results.

Let’s continue to make changes to the printed Isometric. We’ll change our co-ordinate and elevation output to only show at the nozzle connection. We also want the coordinates and elevation to show up in meters. •

We go back into the Project Manager and into the Options File editor again:

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Click on the “Iso Content” tab

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Under Option Switch #66, scroll through the both pull downs and select Suppress Elevations and Coordinates

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Under Option Switch #5, Connection Coordinates, check off the box Miscellaneous position


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Click on the “Dimensioning” tab Under Option Switch #41, scroll through the last pulldown and select Metric Co-ords in M.mm’s

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Save, Exit, and run a new isometric to review the results.

With the output of our isometric getting better, let’s make a couple of changes to the model that will allow us to add a flow direction arrow, the actuator on our control valve to automatically print on the drawing, and a field weld.

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Within Cadworx, go to PlantÎAccessoryÎISOGENÎISOGEN Supplemental.


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Select Flow Arrow Large. OK.

Command:

Pick center point:

Select the midpoint of the top pipe. Command:

Rotation angle:

Pick to the right

Note: •

The arrow will show up small. The block is only used for Isogen purposes, however if you want it to show up larger, simply scale the block located in: C:\CADWorx 2010\Plant\Support\ISOGEN_Arrow_3.dwg


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Now insert a field weld:

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The weld command is located on the Gasket toolbar.

Command:

_WELD

Command:

Pick start point : Select the endpoint of the elbow

Command:

Pick direction:Pick a point in the –Y direction

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Double-click on the weld gap to bring up the Component Edit box.

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In the BOM Item Type, change it to Misc.


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We’ll continue on by changing some of the text outputs on our isometric. Text such as CONN. TO on our nozzle and the N, E, EL are all controlled in the Alternate Text file within the Project Manager, and be changed to your own desired output.

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Enter the Project Manager, click on the Drawing Control tab, highlight the Alternative Text field and click Edit.

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The first tab to display is the Co-ords tab. o

Add a period after the “N” on the North at Co-ordinate

o

Add a period after the “E” on the East at Co-ordinate

o

Add a period after the “W” on the West at Co-ordinate

o

Remove the + sign after the Positive Elevation at Co-ordinate


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Click on Weld/End ID tab. o

Change the Pointer to Field Fit Weld to “FW”

Additional Resources


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Chapter 9

Project 1 – Steel Skid In this chapter you will learn: • How to create a steel skid model c/w piping and Equipment

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CADWorx® Project CHAPTER 9

The Skid Project #1 Now that you’ve learned the basics of Cadworx Plant, let’s put your knowledge to the test and create a 3D Skid Piping model. We will use an existing model which includes the Equipment and Skid steel models we’ve already created as a base for our model. From there, you can follow the P&ID that’s provided and lay out the required piping for the skid.

CADWorx® Project

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A P&ID has been provided along with a suggested layout. However, feel free to run the piping as you see fit. Reference drawings are provided at the back of the chapter.

Available 3D Blocks in Miscellaneous Folder: •

S1A.DWG

Pipe Shoe

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Regulator.DWG

1-1/2” Regulator

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Actuator.DWG

Control Valve Actuator

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Level Controller.DWG

V-100 Level Controller

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Worker.DWG

3D Workman

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PI.DWG

Pressure Indicator

Available 3D Blocks in Equipment Folder: P-400 – Pump NOTES: Make all nipples 75mm long.


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Modeling Skid •

Open the drawing "Separator Piping Model Project.dwg" in the Project/Piping directory o

Draw the 8”-P-600_M-101


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Draw the:

4”-P-600_M-102 2”-P-600_M-103 3”-P-600_M-104

Refer to page 5 for dimensional information.


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Draw the:

2”-FG-150_M-101 2”-FG-150_M-104


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Draw lines as shown below: 4”-F-150_M-101 4”-F-150_M-102 4”-F-150_M-102 3”-F-150_M-103 3”-HM-300_M-102-35H 3”-HM-300_M-103-35H


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Line:

3”-PG-150_M-102 3”-PG-150_M-104 3”-PG-150_M-104 3”-PG-150_M-105


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