Nozzle Manager

The Nozzle Manager displays the following interface to define, place and manage nozzles on equipment components in your model. The manager gives you the options to add, delete, modify and view selected nozzles on an equipment component in the model.

Accessed from:

Equipment Ribbon

Properties Grid

The grid in the Nozzle Manager provides fields to help you define nozzle properties such as Number, Type, Spec, Size etc. as well as positioning properties for placement. Most fields will have drop down lists to select values from.

The positioning properties listed under the alphabetical column headers, correspond with a nozzle diagram which is displayed in the table below to assist you in defining the nozzle's location on the equipment component.

The State field will display a green check when the property definitions/changes you have made are applied to the model.

Note: If a position property doesn't apply to the selected nozzle type, then it will be grayed out as shown in the figure above.

Nozzle Manager Functions

The following table describes the operations that may be performed via the toolbar, and/or the context menu that displays when you right-click in any of the Nozzle Manager fields.

Setting	Description
Equipment List	Nozzle Manager creates a list of equipment available when opened which is displayed in the top left corner. The list is updated when equipment is added, copied or deleted. When you select an equipment item from the list, the nozzles associated with the item (if any) are displayed in the properties grid. Duplicate equipment names will have a number appended to them and Referenced out equipment items are Read Only and identified with a "r/o" next to the name. Equipment identified as Read Only cannot be modified.
Select equipment	Prompts you to select a new piece of equipment. You will be prompted to save any changes to the active equipment component before you can select another. Once selected, you will be able add new nozzles to the active component or modify existing ones.
Open Datum Manager	Opens the Datum Manager, which lists the existing datum points on the equipment component and allows you to add, delete or modify custom datum points as desired.
Apply all changes	Applies all changes made in the Nozzle Manager to the model.
Export all items	Displays the Export Items dialog allowing you to export existing nozzle information to an ECModel.xml file. This information can then be loaded into the Nozzle Manager to be used on another equipment component in the model, or in a different model if desired.
Load as new items	Displays the Open dialog allowing you to select a saved ecModel.xml file containing nozzle information to be used for the active equipment component.
Attach Existing Nozzles and Datums	Allows you to add existing nozzles to an equipment component. This option will usually apply when you either: Import legacy equipment data (such as a vessel with nozzles) from another system. (The relationships between the nozzles and vessel will not be recognized, therefore, this function is used to create those relationships.) Edit graphics on a custom equipment component where you have to dissolve the relationships between the individual graphics used to create the component. (In this case you will need to recreate the custom component and re-attach the nozzles previously related to it.) The Attach Nozzles and Datums dialog displays providing options to assist you.
Re-calculate positions of all	Updates all nozzle positions in the model using the values in the grid and the datum. This allows verifying that the nozzle positions on the equipment component matches the values from the grid.
Calculate values of all from current locations	Updates all of the nozzle values in the grid (including nozzle type) using the current nozzle positions for the selected equipment component. This synchronizes the nozzle values in the grid with the graphic representations in the model.
Select Nozzle graphically	If an equipment item has multiple nozzles this option allows you to pick the nozzle from the model instead of from the list. Once selected, the corresponding row for the nozzle is highlighted in the properties grid.
Connect item to existing component	Connects an equipment nozzle listed in the grid to a selected component in the model. (To be mainly used to connect an equipment nozzle to a piping component.) This option can be used in two different scenarios: Placing a new equipment nozzle and connecting to a piping component. Relocating an existing nozzle in the case where the connecting piping component may have been moved. When you select a nozzle and click the button, you are prompted to select a piping component in the model. The function will automatically determine which nozzle type is needed for the connection, calculate the position parameters and connect the nozzle. Note: If the existing nozzle already has a defined type, the function will replace the existing nozzle type with the correct type needed for the connection.
Copy item's values	Copies the selected nozzle's properties which can be pasted into a new record.
Paste over item	Pastes the copied nozzle's properties either over an existing nozzle record, or, into a blank row creating a new nozzle record.
Delete item	Deletes the selected nozzle record.
Revert item	Restores the last-saved values into the grid. You cannot revert a change once you have executed the Apply All Changes option.
Re-calculate nozzle position	Updates a nozzle position in the model using the values in the grid and the datum. This allows verifying that the nozzle position on the equipment component matches the values from the grid.
Calculate values for current position	Updates the values in the grid (including nozzle type) using the selected nozzle's current position on the active equipment component.
Toggle display of diagram	Toggles the display of the following nozzle dimensional diagram to provide a reference when defining the nozzle's positioning properties. The diagram reflects the type of nozzle being placed.
Toggle display of datum	Toggles the display of the datum vectors on the selected piece of equipment.
Toggle transparency of equipment	When enabled, the active equipment component is displayed in a transparent state.
Browse Tags	If the equipment component had nozzles defined in a 2D drawing and saved to PlantSight, you are able to assign those tags in the 3D model. Click the Browse Tags icon to display the Tag Browser which will list all of the nozzle tags which were defined for the equipment component in the 2D drawing. Note: The icon is disabled until a nozzle is defined. Note: The Tag Browser will also display if you double click in a nozzle's Number field. Select the nozzle tag from the list and click OK. Note: In the number field for the nozzle a standard number (4,5 etc) will be displayed. However after the nozzle is placed and you view its Properties, the tag be displayed.
Zoom	Zooms into the selected nozzle.
Isolate	Hides all other components in the model except for the selected nozzle.
Highlight	Highlights the selected nozzle in the model. Note: This icon is displayed when you click the arrow button to the bottom right of Zoom options toolbar.
Select	Select a component(s) from the grid and click this button to select the components in the drawing for editing or other manipulation commands. Note: This icon is displayed when you click the arrow button to the bottom right of Zoom options toolbar.

Context Menu Options

The following options are available when you right-click within the properties grid of the Nozzle Manager:

Setting	Description
Apply item	Applies the changes of the selected nozzle to the selected equipment component.
Export item	This option lets you export the selected nozzle record information to an ecModel.xml file. This information can be reloaded into the Nozzle Manager for other equipment items either in the current drawing, or in a different drawing if desired.
Force item to re-select from spec	When this option is selected, you are prompted to select a nozzle record from the Spec Record Selection dialog when you save the changes.

Key-in: MECHADDIN OPEN NOZZLEMANAGER

Datum Manager

Attach Nozzles and Datums Dialog

To Export Nozzles

To Load Exported Nozzle Properties

To Assign Nozzle Tags from the Tag Browser

To Delete Datum

To Add Datum

To Rename Datum

To Copy/Paste Nozzle Values

To Move Datum

To Change a Datum - Z-axis

To Change a Datum - Y axis

Parent topic: Edit Equipment Tools