In Smap3D Piping for SOLIDWORKS® for the automatic recognition of all the components which need to be taken into account when generating or updating pipelines, the components must carry some specific information. Weiterlesen
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To generate a pipe with Smap3D Piping the software does not require any 3D geometry. Only the characteristics ‚wall thickness‚ and ‚outer diameter‚ in the library files are sufficient. Weiterlesen
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Smap3D Piping uses ‚Bend radius‘, ‚Outer diameter‘, ‚Minimum flat length‘, ‚Maximum flat length‘ and ‚Wall thickness‘ to define and generate the geometry of each pipe.
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In Smap3D Piping for Solid Edge® for the automatic recognition of all the components which need to be taken into account when generating or updating pipelines, the components must carry some specific information.
The information required on the components are the ‚INPUT‘ and ‚OUTPUT‘ point definitions.
They are defined as Solid Edge® coordinate systems on the components (in part or assembly environment).
Basically we differ between ‚flow-through‚ and ‚finishing‚ components.
The definitions for ‚end treatment‚ will defined as optional enhancement in the name of the coordinate system.
The position and orientation of the coordinate systems depend on the geometric of the 3D model and the kind of component which should represented.
For example: For a welding fitting the coordinate systems must placed at the outer edges of the geometric where the pipes welded on.
For a screwing fitting the coordinate systems must placed somewhere at the inner geometric, where the pipe end if it is screwed into the fitting.
The names of coordinate systems and their positions are set exactly and must be adhered to for Smap3D Piping to work correctly.
Input points must named: INPUT_POINT_1, INPUT_POINT_2, and so on.
Output points must named: OUTPUT_POINT_1, OUTPUT_POINT_2, and so on.
The x-axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the input or output.
Are these informations defined correctly on the components, Smap3D Piping recognizes this and consider such components at the generation of the pipes. With this definition the software knows from which point of a component (e.g. bend, tee, valve) a pipe run to which point of an other component.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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The following requirements apply to ‚finishing components‘ in Smap3D Piping for Solid Edge®, i.e. components which are meant to be built at the ends of pipelines.
Finishing components are for example, blind flanges, caps, etc.
Only the side where the pipe should end needs an ‚INPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘.
If such a component is built into a pipeline, a pipe will not be separated to create two pieces of pipe: instead the pipe is cut and closes at the point of this ‚finishing‘ component.
The proper coordinate systems can be created and ‚CSInfo‘ can be defined easily using Coordinate System Wizard.
Example:
A blind flange has only one side where the pipe connects.
This component has only one input and one output option.
This is the only side which needs to be given an ‚INPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘.
The X axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the INPUT or OUTPUT.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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The following requirements apply to ‚flanges‘ and ‚flange components‘ in Smap3D Piping for SOLIDWORKS®, so that Smap3D Piping can automatically place the matching flanges and gaskets.
Every connection point of a flange needs an ‚INPUT_POINT‘, an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_AXIS‘.
In addition, information on ‚flanged end treatment‘ is necessary. If the components contain such information within ‚CSInfo‘, Smap3D Piping automatically places flanges and gaskets (eventually) and divides the pipes.
The proper coordinate systems and axes can be created and ‚CSInfo‘ can be defined easily using Coordinate System Wizard.
If this information is on the components, Smap3D Piping automatically places the flanges and gaskets (defined in the pipe class) and divides the pipes.
The X-axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the INPUT or OUTPUT.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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The following requirements apply to ‚flanges‘ and ‚flange components‘ in Smap3D Piping for Solid Edge®, so that Smap3D Piping can automatically place the matching flanges and gaskets.
Every connection point of a flange needs an ‚INPUT_POINT‚ and an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘.
In addition, information on ‚flanged end treatment‘ is necessary. If the components contain such information within ‚CSInfo‘, Smap3D Piping automatically places flanges and gaskets (eventually) and divides the pipes.
The proper coordinate systems can be created and ‚CSInfo‘ can be defined easily using Coordinate System Wizard.
If this information is on the component, Smap3D Piping automatically places the flanges and gaskets (defined in the pipe class) and divides the pipes.
The X-axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the INPUT or OUTPUT.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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The following requirements apply to ‚finishing components‘ in Smap3D Piping for SOLIDWORKS®, i.e. components which are meant to be built at the ends of pipelines.
Finishing components are, for example, blind flanges, caps, etc.
Only the side where the pipe should end needs an ‚INPUT_POINT‘, an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_AXIS‘.
The proper coordinate systems an axes can be created easily using Coordinate System Wizard.
If such a component is built into a pipeline, a pipe will not be separated to create two pieces of pipe: instead the pipe is cut and closes at the point of this ‚finishing‘ component.
Example:
A blind flange has only one side where the pipe connects.
This component has only one input and one output option.
This is the only side which needs to be given an ‚INPUT_POINT‘, an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_AXIS‘.
The X axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the INPUT or OUTPUT.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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The following requirements apply to ‚flow-through components‘ in Smap3D Piping for SOLIDWORKS®, i.e. for components which are inserted between pipes and through which some medium should flow.
These are components such as ‚bends‘, ‚tees‘, ‚flanges‘, etc.
Each possible connection on a component needs an ‚INPUT_POINT‚, an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_AXIS‘.
The proper coordinate systems and axes can be created easily using Coordinate System Wizard.
Example:
A tee has three ways it can be attached to a pipe. Therefore there are three input and three output points.
Each connection must have an ‚INPUT_POINT‘, an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_AXIS‘.
This means that a tee prepared for use in Smap3D Piping contains 6 coordinate systems altogether (3x INPUT_POINT and 3x OUTPUT_POINT) and 3 axes (3x Output_AXIS).
The X-axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the INPUT or OUTPUT.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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This following requirements apply to ‚flow through components‘ in Smap3D Piping for Solid Edge®, i.e. for components which are inserted between pipes and where some medium should flow through.
These components such as ‚bends‚, ‚tees‚, ‚flanges‚, and so on.
Each possible connection on a component needs an ‚INPUT_POINT‚ and an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‚.
The proper coordinate systems can be created easily using Coordinate System Wizard.
Example:
A tee has three ways it can be attached to a pipe. Therefore there are three input and three output points.
Each connection must have an ‚INPUT_POINT‘ and an ‚OUTPUT_POINT‘.
This means that a tee prepared for use in Smap3D Piping contains 6 coordinate systems altogether (3x INPUT_POINT and 3x OUTPUT_POINT).
The X-axis of each coordinate system must always point in the direction of the INPUT or OUTPUT.
Since Plant Design 2016 you can use the Component Wizard for an easy and fast creation of such components:
The Component Wizard
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