OpenPlant Modeler Help

Guides Gallery

Used to place support guides.

Accessed by expanding the Supports list from the Piping Ribbon:

The following gallery displays which can be left floating or docked to the drawing area.

The following table shows the component options in the gallery along with the key in syntax. Selecting a tool from one of the placement galleries activates the Place Component dialog. The generic placement settings, along with the unique set of dimensional and data properties provide the core workflow used to accurately position equipment components in the model.

Component <component class> in Placement Key In syntax (Mechaddin PLACE <component class> dsc=Support)
U Bolt Guide UBOLT_GUIDE
Angle Guide ANGLE_GUIDE
Directional Pipe Guide DIRECTIONAL_PIPE_GUIDE
Directional Support Guide DIRECTIONAL_SUPPORT_GUIDE
Vessel Pipe Guide VESSEL_PIPE_GUIDE
Insulated Pipe Vessel Guide INSULATED_PIPE_VESSEL_GUIDE
Platform Pipe Guide PLATFORM_PIPE_GUIDES