Creating Piping Components

In PDMS pipe (or tube) is not routed explicitly. Components are positioned and the tube is implied between them.

Display the Pipe Component Creation Form from the Show pipe component creation form Icon on the Pipework Toolbar

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Connect a Flange and associated Gasket to the Branch Head, which is in turn is connected to a Nozzle.

PDMS can select an appropriate Gasket so select a Flange from the Component Types

Select Flange

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Select the Weld Neck Flange (WN), ensure the component creation is With Flow and the Auto. Create Adjacent button is Ticked.

Select Connect

Using the same form select a Weld Neck Flange for the Pipe Tail.

In the Design Explorer navigate back up to Branch Level.

Change the creation form to Against Flow Select Connect

There will now be a Gasket and Flange at the Branch Head and the Branch Tail.

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Using the model editor, create the first Elbow after the Flange that is connected to the Branch Head.

Select the Dotted Pipe using the LH Mouse button.

Select Model Editor Icon from the Main Menu Form

Using the LH Mouse Button drag the Pipe Route Handle Down 500mm and release the mouse button.

Drag the West Handle 500 mm in the west direction

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in the member list as an Elbow.

An elbow is created at each Change in direction. This could be changed to a Bend (if there are bends available in the spec)

Bends and Elbows can be selected using the Component Choice option shown on the right click menu below.

The pull down is displayed by clicking the RH Mouse Button whilst hovering over the Model Editor Axis Other options are also available from this pull down and some will be used later.

Exit Model Editor Mode by deselecting the Model Editor Icon

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Create an Elbow at the flange connected to the Branch Tail

Navigate to the flange on the Branch Tail using the LH Mouse Button.

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The Display shows the component creation is against flow from the last time we used the Component Creation form. The component Creation Form will still be displaying Flanges.

Select the Choose Button and reselect Elbow

Select a 90Deg. Elbow with Sub Type (EL90)

Make sure Against Flow is selected.

Select Connect

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Position the elbow through a North Position of N 302600 by dragging the Elbow using Model Editor Mode.

Rotate the elbow through 180 Deg

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Model Editor Increments are adjusted using: Selection > Set Increments The default setting is 50mm and 5mm for fine adjustment.

Set the Fine Increment to 1.00 and select OK

Alternatively you could position the elbow explicitly using Position > Explicitly (AT)… from the Main Menu

Enter the North Position of N 302600 and Apply

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On falling pipes components could be positioned using Position > Component > Plane Through

Select Through Coordinate…

Enter the coordinate of N 302600

Select OK and Apply

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Create a Tee and position it through W 313575

Make sure you have selected a 100NB Equal Tee.

SType TEE

The Tee will be created Against Flow.

Select the following Configuration icon. to leave by the offline leg (P3).

Select Connect

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Flow Through Tee

Leave by Connection

Arrive by Connection

The Designer can select the appropriate selection method depending on the pipe route.

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Using Model Editor Drag the Tee through W 313575

The pipe can be completed using Quick Pipe Route Mode

First Select the Dotted Part of the Pipe and enter Model Editor.

Select Selection > Feature Highlighting or by Pressing F Whilst in the Model Editor

Drag one Arrow over the other Arrow using the Right Hand Mouse Button. Release the Mouse Button and Select Complete.

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Place 2 Gate valves in the branch. The valves will be placed in the correct position later in the exercise.

Select a Valve Sub Type GATE Valve on the Components Creation Form

Use Place and identify Branch Leg for Valve

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As there is a choice of Flanges the Component Creation form is displayed

Select Weld Neck Flange (WN) and then Click Done

Choose another GATE valve and position it in a similar way.

Pipe showing typical valve placement

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Position the valve and its connected components Fitting to Fitting with the second Elbow using the Model Editor.

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It is possible to move the valve assembly to other legs in the branch, these are indicated in blue.

You can connect the Flange to the elbow

You can also rotate the Valve in its axes.