OpenPlant PID Help

To Place a Valve

  1. Select a valve from the Valves gallery.
  2. Select an insertion point on a Pipe Run. If more than one record exists in the specification for the valve, the Spec Record Selection dialog displays.
  3. Select the desired valve from the list and click OK. The Properties dialog displays.
    Note: If the Tag Dialog Prompt option is disabled in the PID Document dialog, then you will not be prompted with this dialog at any point in the procedure. A tag number will automatically be assigned to the valve.
  4. Accept the default tag number, or enter a new value if required.
  5. Accept the default tag number, or enter a new value if required. The Properties tab is displayed.
  6. Make any necessary changes to the component properties in the corresponding fields.
  7. Click OK to place the component. By default the valve is placed and annotated with the main size.
    Note: If you choose not to place the tag number annotation, right-click to end the command.