(dpar-gui-save-str-pw-section "<tag>" "<structure-tag>"
"<section-tag>" <section-floor> '<centerline-location-method> 
"<orientation>" <east-west-bay> <north-south-bay>
"<bay-alignment>" "<x-ordinate>" "<y-ordinate>" <section-number> 
"<bent-type>" "<column-shape>" "<beam-shape>" "<lateral-shape>" 
'<drop-zone> <edge-space> <pipeway-width> <number-of-bents>
<bent-spacing> <number-of-levels> <lowest-level-elevation>
"<level-elevations>" <accessway-as-obstacle>
"<section-alignment>")

where:

<tag> ::= <string>

• A unique name.

<structure-tag> ::= <string>

• The name of the structure where the pipeway is located.

<section-tag> ::= <string>

• The name of the structure section where the pipeway is located.

<section-floor> ::= <integer>

• The floor number of the structure section where the pipeway is located.

<centerline-location-method> ::= BY-BAY | BY-STRUCTURE-COORDS

• The location of the pipeway’s centerline can be defined in relation to the structure section (BY-BAY) or by coordinates using the origin of the structure section as the reference point (BY-STRUCTURE-COORDS).

<orientation> ::= :N | :E | :S | :W

• Pipeways may be oriented north, south, east, or west.

<east-west-bay> ::= <integer>

• The east-west bay number the pipeway is located in. If the pipeway is being placed by structure coordinates, this value is left empty.

<north-south-bay> ::= <integer>

• The north-south bay number the pipeway is located in. If the pipeway is being placed by structure coordinates, this value is left empty.

<bay-alignment> ::= NORTH | SOUTH | EAST | WEST

• Placement of the pipeway in the bay direction perpendicular to the pipeway’s orientation: NORTH or SOUTH for pipeways oriented to the east or west; EAST or WEST for pipeways oriented to the north or south. If the pipeway is being placed by structure coordinates, this value is left empty.

<x-ordinate> ::= <real>

• The x-value of the pipeway’s origin. If the pipeway is being placed by bay, this value is left empty.

<y-ordinate> ::= <real>

• The y-value of the pipeway’s origin. If the pipeway is being placed by bay, this value is left empty.

<section-number> ::= <integer>

• Pipeways may have multiple sections with differing parameters; they are placed end-to-end in the direction of the orientation. The first section is numbered 1 and additional sections are numbered sequentially – no gaps in section numbering are allowed.

<bent-type> ::= TRAPEZE | FLOOR-TO-CEILING

• The type of bent used for the pipeway section.

<column-shape> ::= <string>

• The designation of the column members. The designation must be in the project’s structural-member-properties table.

<beam-shape> ::= <string>

• The designation of the beam members. The designation must be in the project’s structural-member-properties table.

<lateral-shape> ::= <string> | NO_BRACE

• The designation of the lateral members. The designation must be in the project’s structural-member-properties table.

<drop-zone-location> ::= INSIDE | OUTSIDE

• The pipeway edge vertical drop zone may be inside or outside the column line.

<edge-space> ::= <real>

• Amount of space along inside of pipeway edges reserved for instrument, cable trays, or other non-pipeline components. May be zero.

<pipeway-width> ::= <real>

• Center-to-center spacing between columns in the same bent across the pipeway.

<number-of-bents> ::= <integer>

• The number of bents in the section (1 + spans).

<bent-spacing> ::= <real>

• Center-to-center spacing between bents along the pipeway.

<number-of-levels> ::= <integer>

• Number of routing levels along the pipeway.

<lowest-level-elevation> ::= <real>

• Elevation of the lowest routing level (the others are computed).

<section-alignment> ::= :TOP | :CENTER | :BOTTOM

• For additional pipeway sections, this is the alignment of the current section to the previous one. For the first section, this is :CENTER.

<level-elevations> ::= {<real>}* | NIL

• For pipeways with variable level elevations, this is a list of real numbers providing the elevations of each approach and berthing level. For fixed elevations, quotation marks are not used around the NIL.

<accessway-as-obstacle> ::= T | :NIL

• If the area under the pipeway is to be considered an obstacle to routing, then T, else :NIL.

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(cpr-verify-and-add-new-vertical-pipeway "<structure-tag>"
"<section-tag>" "<tag>" "<section-number>" <placement-method>
<origin> "<face>" <reference-column> "<direction-from-column>"
<offset-method> <offset-from-column> "<offset-direction>"
<bottom-floor> <top-floor> <first-level-offset>
<second-level-offset> <width> '<beam-shape> '<leg-shape>)

where:

<structure-tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the structure the vertical pipeway is placed on.

<section-tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the structure section the vertical pipeway is placed on.

<tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the vertical pipeway.

<section-number> ::= <integer>

• Vertical pipeways may have multiple sections with differing parameters and are placed end-to-end. The first section is numbered 1 and additional sections are numbered sequentially – no gaps in section numbering are allowed.

<placement-method> ::= 0 | 1

• If set to 0, the vertical pipeway is being placed relative to the structure section (On Section Face).
• If set to 1, the vertical pipeway is being placed by section coordinates (By Coordinates).

<origin> ::= 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 <x-ordinate> <y-ordinate>

• X, Y, and Z coordinates of the centerline of the starting end of the first section of the pipeway.
• When the <placement-method> is set to 0, then the origin is: 0.0 0.0 0.0;
• when the <placement-method> is set to 1, the origin is: 0 <x-ordinate> <y-ordinate> of the pipeway with the placement point of the structure section acting as the reference point.

<face> ::= :N | :S | :E | :W

• The face of the structure section the vertical pipeway is placed on.

<reference-column> ::= <integer>

• The structure section column being used as reference for the placement of the vertical pipeway.
• If the <placement-method> is set to 1, then the <reference-column> is 0.

<direction-from-column> ::= North | South | East | West | Center

• The side of the <reference-column> the vertical pipeway is placed on.
• If the <placement-method> is set to 1, then the <direction-from-column> is Center.

<offset-method> ::= 0 | 1

• If the vertical pipeway is being placed relative to the structure section (<placement-method> is set to 0), and the pipeway is going to be aligned in the bay either, left, right, or center, then the <offset-method> is 1. In all other cases, the <offset-method> is 0.

<offset-from-column> ::= <real>

• The distance of the offset from the <reference-column>. This value is 0.0 unless the <placement-method> and the <offset-method> are set to 0.

<offset-direction> ::= North | South | East | West | A

• The direction of the offset from the <reference-column>.
• If the <placement-method> is set to 1, then the <offset-from-column> is A.

<bottom-floor> ::= <integer>

• The floor level of the structure section that is the bottom elevation of the vertical pipeway section.

<top-floor> ::= <integer>

• The floor level of the structure section that is the top elevation of the vertical pipeway section.

<first-level-offset> ::= <real>

• The depth of the vertical pipeway’s first level.

<second-level-offset> ::= <real>

• The depth of the vertical pipeway’s second level. If the vertical pipeway only has one level, then this is set to 0.0.

<width> ::= <real>

• The width of the vertical pipeway section.

<beam-shape> ::= <string>

• The designation of the beam members. The designation must be in the project’s structural-member-properties table.

<leg-shape> ::= <string>

• The designation of the lateral members. The designation must be in the project’s structural-member-properties table.

(cpr-verify-and-add-new-vert-chase "<structure-tag>"
"<section-tag>" "<tag>" "<x-ordinate>" "<y-ordinate>" "<depth>" 
"<width>" "<bottom-elevation>" "<top-elevation>" <orientation>)

where:

<structure-tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the structure the vertical pipeway is placed on.

<section-tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the structure section the vertical pipeway is placed on.

<tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the vertical pipeway.

<x-ordinate> ::= <real>

• The x-ordinate of the chase with the placement point of the structure section acting as the reference point.

<y-ordinate> ::= <real>

• The y-ordinate of the chase with the placement point of the structure section acting as the reference point.

<depth> ::= <real>

• The depth of the chase.

<width> ::= <real>

• The width of the chase.

<top-elevation> ::= <real>

• The elevation – in global coordinates – of the top of the chase.

<bottom-elevation> ::= <real>

• The elevation – in global coordinates – of the bottom of the chase.

<orientation> ::= :N | :S | :E | :W

• The orientation of the chase.

(cpr-verify-and-add-new-int-drop-zone "<structure-tag>"
"<section-tag>" <section-floor> "<tag>" "<x-ordinate>"
"<y-ordinate>" "<depth>" "<width>" "<orientation>")

where:

<structure-tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the structure the floor penetration is placed on.

<section-tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the structure section the floor penetration is placed on.

<section-floor> ::= <integer>

• The floor number of the structure section where the floor penetration is located.

<tag> ::= <string>

• The unique name of the floor penetration.

<x-ordinate> ::= <real>

• The x-ordinate of the floor penetration with the placement point of the structure section acting as the reference point.

<y-ordinate> ::= <real>

• The y-ordinate of the floor penetration with the placement point of the structure section acting as the reference point.

<depth> ::= <real>

• The depth of the floor penetration.

<width> ::= <real>

• The width of the floor penetration.

<orientation> ::= N | S | E | W

• The orientation of the floor penetration.