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Equipment

Element Attributes / Relationships Name Definition
equipment attributes allowable_nozzle_types a list of nozzle type choices as defined in the equipment library.
center calculates the geometric center of all of the solid element types to make a geometric center of the piece of equipment
class the input name for this equipment class; a string.
eq_name the text description entered in the equipment list; a string.
direction the orientation; one of: N, S, E, or W
display_name unique string identifier for component (tag)
empty-cgx x-ordinate of the empty center of gravity
empty-cgy y-ordinate of the empty center of gravity
empty-cgz z-ordinate of the empty center of gravity
empty-mx empty X moment of inertia of the empty mass
empty-my empty Y moment of inertia of the empty mass
empty-mz empty Z moment of inertia of the empty mass
empty-weight
fluid-cgx x-ordinate of the contained fluid's center of gravity
fluid-cgy y-ordinate of the fluid center of gravity
fluid-cgz z-ordinate of the contained fluid's center of gravity
fluid-mx X moment of inertia of the contained fluid's mass
fluid-my Y moment of inertia of the contained fluid's mass
fluid-mz Z moment of inertia of the contained fluid's mass
fluid-weight weight of the contained fluid
geo_loc the coordinates of the placement point; a list of three numbers
input_cad_level user supplied cad level name or number entered in the Equipment Editor or Group Movement dialogs
mass-type EQUIPMENT
mass_commodity commodity code reported in the Mass Properties dialog for the equipment
mass_density density reported in the Mass Properties dialog for the equipment
mass_display_name <mass-type> <display_name>
mass_fill_level fill level reported in the Mass Properties dialog for the equipment
mass_volume volume reported in the Mass Properties dialog for the equipment
operating-cgx x-ordinate of the total center of gravity
operating-cgy y-ordinate of the total center of gravity
operating-cgz z-ordinate of the total center of gravity
operating-mx total X moment of inertia
operating-my total Y moment of inertia
operating-mz total Z moment of inertia
operating-weight total weight
pipeway_end true if the pipeway is at one end of the equipment (front or back), nil otherwise.
to_pipeway_level a system-computed routing level that pipelines from all nozzles on this equipment can reach to travel to the pipeway; a real number.
unitid value provided by the user in the equipment list
x, y, z x-, y-, and z-values of the geo_loc; real numbers.
relationships elements the set of elements that make up this equipment instance
nozzles the set of nozzles on this equipment instance
supporting-sections pipeway or structure section supporting equipment instance