Exercise 5 Splitting and Merging HVAC Branches
11.3 Accessing the Hole Management Utility
11.3.1 Create Holes
The Create Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the user to create holes one by one using the Create hole function or create all the holes for a BLOCK, SITE, ZONE, or just a Hull or Outfitting panel.
Clearance This is the clearance that will be applied around the penetrating items.
Auto penetrate CE This can be used from any hierarchy position and the application will find all clashes of HVAC/Pipe with Outfitting Panels or Hull Panels (PANE/HPANEL) to indicate where new penetrations are required.
Create Hole This allows the user to pick the penetrated item and then pick the penetrating item to create the hole
11.3.1.1 Clearance
The Clearance text box allows the user to key in a value for the clearance; the clearance is added to the value currently taken from the duct component outside dimension.
Clearance set to 0mm only HVAC duct outside dimensions used for the steel cut
0mm Clearance 50mm Clearance
11.3.1.2 Auto Penetrate CE
The Auto Penetrate CE function allows the user to navigate to any hierarchy position using the Design Explorer, then clicking the Auto Penetrate CE button the application will find all clashes of HVAC with Outfitting Panels or Hull Panels (PANE/HPANEL) to indicate where new penetrations are required.
Clear the 3D view. Using the Design Explorer navigate to SITE HVAC_2DK_FWD and then add the macro HOLE_UTILITIES.txt. This adds several HVAC elements which penetrate Hull Panels F106_TB_4, and F106_TB_5. which should be added to the 3D view.
Navigate to the Hull Panel F106_TB_4 in the Design Explorer. Set the Clearance value in the Managed Hole Utility form to 25mm, and then click the Auto Penetrate CE button.
The clash analysis can take a few minutes, a progress message and bar will be displayed. Once the analysis is complete, the virtual holes are added to the 3D graphical display.
The Hole Association Manager form is also displayed with the details of the newly created virtual holes.
The Hole Association Manager form will not be displayed if no virtual holes are created.
If more than 30 virtual holes have been created a confirmation message to The Create Hole function allows the user to create holes individually. (This works in a similar way to the method covered previously in the guide, but works using prompt instead of displaying the Create Penetration form).
From the Managed Hole Utility form, click the Create Hole button,
Pick Panel to penetrate ing the cursor select the panel F106_TB_5.
Pick penetrating item sing the cursor select HVAC PEN_UTILITIES_5.
The virtual hole is created and can be seen in the 3D graphical view.
11.3.2 Merged Holes
The Merge Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the user to merge two or more holes into one virtual hole.
Pick Holes This allows the user to pick the penetrations to merge
Merge Holes This merges the previously picked penetrations into one virtual hole.
Pick penetration to merge
Using the cursor select the penetrations which are required to merge into one virtual hole, in this case the penetrations previously created for HVAC PEN_UTILITIES_2 and HVAC PEN_UTILITIES_3
A minimum of two penetrations must be picked to allow the holes to be merged.
Once all the penetrations to merge have been selected, click the Merge Holes button. The merged penetrations can now be seen in the 3D graphical display.
11.3.3 Modify Holes
The Modify Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the user to modify, manage or deleted virtual hole penetrations.
Modify CE This displays the Hole Management - Definition form covered earlier in this guide (Chapter X).
Manage Holes This displays the Hole Association Manager form covered earlier in this guide (Chapter X).
Delete Hole This allows the user to pick a penetration to be deleted; this will remove all of the hole associations, ATTAs in the HVAC etc. This has the same effect as using the Delete option from the Hole Association Manager form.
11.3.3.1 Modify CE
Using the 3D graphical display select the penetration to modify, and then click the Modify CE button form the Managed Hole Utility form. The Hole Management Definition form can also be displayed by selecting the Modify Penetration icon form the Penetration Utilities toolbar.
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The Hole Management Definition form is displayed and the selected penetration in the 3D graphical view is highlighted and the positioning axis is displayed.
11.3.3.2 Manage Holes
Clicking the Manage Holes button form the Managed Hole Utility form displays the Hole Association Manager form; this form can also be displayed by selecting the Hole Manager icon form the Penetration Utilities toolbar.
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Refer to section 4.2 of this guide for details on the use of the Hole Association Manager form.
11.3.3.3 Delete Holes
Clicking the Delete Holes button form the Managed Hole Utility form allows the user to pick a penetration to be deleted.
To delete a created hole, the user is prompted to pick the hole to be deleted. If the hole has no status it will then be deleted. This method has the same effect as the Delete option in the Hole Association Manager form.
If the hole status is Requested, the user will be prompted to confirm the deletion of the hole.
11.3.4 Utilities
The Utilities section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the user to add hull and outfitting panels within the volume of the selected pipe/HVAC element, add the pipe/HVAC elements within the volume of the selected hull or outfitting panel and also produce a hole report.
Add Structure This allows the user to pick the penetrating item to add the penetrated structure to the 3D graphical view
Add Pipe/HVAC This allows the user to pick a panel to add all Pipes/HVAC penetrating the structure to the 3D graphical view.
Hole Report This allows the user to produce a Hole report, the Report Headings for Hole, Penetrated, and Penetrating can be selected from the Managed Hole Reports form.
11.3.4.1 Add Structure
Clear the 3D view, and then add back HVAC PEN_UTILITIES_4 to the 3D view.
From the Managed Hole Utility form, click the Add Structure button.
Pick penetrating item HVAC PEN_UTILITIES_4 in the 3D view.
The Hull Panels the HVAC duct penetrates, F106_TB_5 and F106_TB_6 are added to the 3D graphical view.
11.3.4.2 Add Pipe/HVAC
The Add Pipe/HVAC option will add any HVAC and PIPE elements which penetrate a picked Hull or Outfitting Panel to the 3D view.
From the Managed Hole Utility form, click the Add Pipe/HVAC button. Pick Hull Panel F106_TB_4. All Pipes and HVAC elements penetration this panel are added to the 3D view.
11.3.4.3 Hole Report
From the Managed Hole Utility form, click the Hole Report button.
The Managed Hole Reports form is displayed, the form is divided into two main sections, Hole Association Filter and Report Headings.
11.3.4.3.1 Hole Association Filter
This section allows the user to search for Managed Holes and displays the search results in the Hole Report. The filter criteria specify which Managed Holes will be selected.
Current Element This displays any holes associated with the currently selected element only.
Graphical Selection This applies filtering to all managed holes associated with elements in the current graphical selection.
All Managed Holes This applies filtering to all managed holes in the MDB
Discipline This specify holes for all disciplines or for a single discipline using the drop-down menu.
Status This specifies holes at any Status or specifies holes at a single Status option using the drop-down menu.
Valid This selects only holes that pass or fail the validation tests, or select all holes regardless of validity.
The Display check boxes further filter the results:
Invalid This includes the hole associations that have any bad references, invalid references or invalid data.
Outfitting Panels This selects the holes in outfitting panels.
Hull Plates This selects the holes in hull panels.
The Apply Filter link label refreshes the Hole Report according to the element and filtering options selected.
The Headings required on the report must be selected before clicking Apply Filter because the heading data is collected when the filters are applied.
11.3.4.3.2 Report Headings
The Report Headings section of the Managed Hole Reports form, allows the user to select the headings that are required on the report from the three categories.
Information about the Hole, information about the Penetrated Items and information about the Penetrating Items.
From the Report Headings section check the heading required, i.e. Discipline, Status, Hole Type, Hole Size, Position, Penetrated Item, Penetrating Item, Size, and System then click the Apply Filter link label from the
Hole Associat Report contains x
managed holes
The Managed Hole Report appears. The report can then be exported to Excel using the Export to Excel link label.
The Print Preview link label will open the Print Preview window, where the user can configure and print the report as required.
A right click context sensitive menu is also available to the user, this will allow the user to:
Navigate To >
Association/Penetrated Item/
Penetrating Item Add to 3D view Remove from 3D view Focus on Hole
These options are covered in detail in Section 4.2 of this guide.
The Export to Excel and Print List options perform the same task as the Export to Excel and Print Preview link labels on the Managed Hole Reports form.
11.3.5 Create Penetration
The Create Penetration icon from the Penetration Utilities toolbar activates the Create Penetration form covered previously in this guide.
Additional hole size properties on piping and HVAC components are used to control automatic hole dimensions. If these properties are not provided the system uses 12.0 HM default sizes i.e. outside duct dimensions.
The Hole Management Design and Catalogue data configuration is as described in the 12.0 Design Common Functionality User Guide, with the addition of new data set properties on selected piping components.