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Pipe Support Editor

The Pipe Support Builder is a PlantBuilder module that only works in conjunction with the PlantWise. To build a pipe support under routed pipelines:

Parent topic: Piping Supports

To build a pipe support under routed pipelines:

  1. Fence the pipes to be supported using the CAD fence:
    • The default location of the pipe support will be in the middle of the fenced area.
    • The default orientation will be the orientation of the longer side of the fence.
    • The pipes that the fence overlaps are the candidate pipes for support.
  2. Select Support from the Router Toolbox. (If there is no fence, a message to that effect appears in the CAD message window.)

    This opens the Pipe Support Editor dialog. The Support Editor is divided into three main parts: a support identification part, a pipeline identification pane, and a location pane.

  3. Enter the Name of the support.

    If an existing support is to be edited, select the name from the Name drop-down list.

  4. (Optional) Enter a Description.

Pipe Support Editor

The pipeline list shows the candidate pipelines and the elevation list shows the elevations (routing planes) on which these pipes run. The pipeline list includes the support points on the pipes calculated as the intersection between the main axis of the fence and the bottom-of-pipe of the intersected pipes.

  1. Select the Support Type to support the desired pipelines. There are three support types available:

    I (single level bent) support

    or

    II (double level bent) support

    or

    III (single level cantilever) support (T-stanchions)

    A single-level support only supports pipelines on a single routing plane. A double-level support supports pipelines on two routing planes.

    Example of a Type III Support

  2. If necessary, unselect either

    Elevations (Delete Elevations)

    or

    Single pipes (Delete Pipe Support Point)

    to match the number of pipe support levels to the number of levels that have pipelines that need support.

  3. Click Generate Default Data. This calculates the default data:
    • The Elevation 1 and Elevation 2 (for double level bent) are the lowest one or two remaining elevations in the Elevations list. If the number of levels in the Support Type does not match the number of levels requiring support, you are warned.
    • The Orientation is the orientation of the main axis of the fence.
    • The Support Width is the distance between the outermost selected pipes in the direction of the main axis of the fence.
    • The Origin of the pipe support is the middle of the supported width at grade.
    • Pipes overlapped by the fence are the candidate pipes for support.
  4. Edit the default data if required.
  5. Select the Column Shape and the Beam Shape.
  6. Accept builds the support.
  7. Close closes the dialog.

To delete an existing support:

  1. Edit the support using the Plant Toolbox Edit tool icon.

    This opens the Pipe Support Editor dialog.

  2. Select the Name of the support to be deleted from the Name drop-down list.
  3. Delete Support deletes the selected support.
  4. Close closes the dialog.