Fitting Attachments

An elbow trunnion is used to keep elbow sections in place and functioning properly. The trunnion is an additional pipe of similar size welded to an active piping system to provide physical support. In order to support the elbow horizontally and Vertically, Horizontal and Vertical Trunnion Support is required. Similarly Elbow Lug is used to provide support to Pipe Elbows by the help of rod or assembly of supports.

Accessed from the Support ribbon:

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

Note: As you mouse over an icon, the tool name will display along with a bitmap of the tool if one is available.

The following default placement options are available. Additional Support Hardware components can be added by the project administrator using the Project Dashboard application.

Elbow Lug

Elbow Trunnion

Note: OpenPlant Support Engineering support components all share a common Properties dialog.

Note: While placing OpenPlant Support Engineering supports, you are using referenced piping/structural/equipment models to help determine the location of the support component. Click Here for additional information on attaching the referenced model(s).