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Creation of Nozzles....................................................................................................... 47
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This chapter describes the structure of this handbook. The content of the handbook follows a tutorial workflow that aims to prepare a cohesive project for a mineral-water production plant. This is designed to ease
your introduction to the software. This project is intended to serve simply as an example, to teach how easy it
is to draw a 3D installation plan using the CADISON Designer. Therefore, this example project is not reusable in technical terms. After working through this tutorial, you will be able to draw plant projects quickly and
effectively. If you have already worked through the 2D Pipe tutorial, you can use this project to start from
here.
Advanced users with experience of AutoCAD will learn the new functionality of the CADISON Designer
very quickly.
This handbook makes use of the following conventions:
RMB
LMB
>
<Command>
Note: These indicate additional options, or cross-references to other parts of the text.
Attention: This is a note concerning a danger or problematic situation that may arise due to the use of a
function.
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First steps
2.1
The CADISON Designer can be started by double-clicking on its desktop icon, or as well by
choosing
Start > Programs > CADISON R9 > CADISON Designer
At first AutoCAD will be launched. Afterwards the CADISON Designer will be loaded as application. If this
application is sucsessfully loaded, the CADISON Login dialog appears.
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2.2
One of the first features you will encounter is Project and Document Management. This uses exactly the
same structure you will have seen in CADISION Engineer or CADISION Document Manager.
2.2.1
First, you should create a database group named "Tutorial 3D". Database groups are like directories they
are used to structure project databases and projects. To do this, right click on the computer
and chose
Create new database group in the context menu that then appears. In the next dialog, you can enter the
name of the database group, such as "Training" and then click OK to confirm. The window then closes and
you can see the Project and Document Management window.
2.2.2
Notes:name of the database can contain a maximum of 32 characters (including the characters used for
the computer name: e.g. .prj@tri48 in this case there are 5 characters fewer! Furthermore, the name of
the project database can only contain the following characters: A - Z , a - z, . , - .
The project database contains all underlying information used to construct the mineral-water plant, e.g. the
component groups, structure elements, etc. It is therefore an equivalent to a building block.
Notees: creating a project database, your Windows username is recorded as the database creator. This
prevents other users from deleting your project database.
2.2.1
Create Project
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2.2.2
Since this project contains several drawings, it is a good idea from an organizational point of view to store all
drawings in a "document group".
To create a document group, right click on the project
and choose Document management Create
new document group in the subsequent menu.
Once again, the Object Management window appears, allowing you to enter the text "Drawings" under Ob
ject name and under Working directory. The CADISON Tree now looks like this:
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2.2.1
Create Drawing
For the 3D drawing, you need to create an installation plan under the "Drawings" document group. To do
this, right click on the document group
and choose Document ManagementCreate new documentEnglishCAD templates3D installation plan in the subsequent menu.
A new dialog then opens in which a default filename is proposed. This entry can be changed if you want to.
But CADISON recognizes all drawings, no matter which filename they have.
Click on <OK> to confirm. The CADISON tree now looks like this:
The drawing is now opened, and you can customize the workspace.
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2.3
Additional to the default AutoCAD menus you will find CADISON menus after application is loaded.
If no CADISON menu appears, type MENUBAR in the command line and set this variable to 1.
Initially, only menus CADISON and PD (Plant Design) are interesting for 3D Pipe. CADISON contains general commands, while PD contains those that are important for plant construction engineers.
There are entries for toolbars for both. These toolbars contain buttons that allow the user to quickly locate
common commands, rather than constantly having to search through the menus.
To view the most important commands in small toolbars, click on CADISON->Toolbars->Display all general
toolbars. Once these have been displayed on the screen, you can move them to the perimeter of the visible
area. This allows you to customize your workspace for your current project.
Logical Plant
Cross references
Construction set
Figure 7: Common objects toolbar
In the Common objects toolbar, only the commands displayed above are of initial interest to you. Construc
tion sets allow CADISON symbols to be grouped together, saving you from having to constantly redraw
process-engineering components. Cross references help you create a link between different schemas, such
as between pipelines.
Logical plant systems are required to structure plant parts such as cooling, storage or filling. This structure is
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Collision detection
Set collision parameter
Control centreline representation
Representation control
Display collision hull
Display insulation
Control shade representation
VP layer isolate
Isolate layers
UCS vertical
Work planes
Attach external drawing as XREF
Rotate object in line
Align objects
Scale objects
Rotate objects
Move and rotate objects
Copy and rotate objects
Move objects in piperun or line
Figure 9: Common construction commands toolbar
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You can also add toolbars from the Plant Construction area. Choose PD->Toolbars->Display 3D toolbars to
view these. The toolbar Tools->Toolbars->Sections and views also allows you to switch views.
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2.4
In order to design pipelines in 3D Designer, you must define media and pipe classes in the project first. These are also of vital importance for automatic placement of e.g. welds. There are basically two ways to create
media:
Drawing them on a process flow sheet
Inserting them directly into the project without drawing
Both ways are shown below.
2.4.1
Several options are available to insert the media required for this 3D-training in your projects. One of these
options is to sketch the media flows in a process flow sheet as it was also carried out initially in PID-tutorial.
For this, create a drawing of the type "Process flow sheet" and draw the media using corresponding function from the toolbar "Basic/process flow". Since only the medium water is available, this has
to be used and has to be renamed as e.g. sparkling mineral water after drawing.
Media in this example are water and carbon dioxide gas, which produce the mixture. Sparkling mineral water
SP is produced from this mixture, which is circulated for cooling. Then the cooled sparkling mineral water
GSP is formed, which is sent to storage and from there, the mineral water manufactured is dispatched for
bottling. The process is represented here once again in PID Designer tutorial in figure 12 as process diagram.
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2.4.2
Instead of inserting media graphically into the project (as explained in the previous example), you can also
save the media once as template objects and you can also use it in the future in any new project. This takes
place in Objectmanager.
Open the CADISON Tree
media.
, click on the button to open the Objectmanager and go to the object class for
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Use Water as template object and copy it. For this, following options are available:
Using the command Copy in new library, you would need to specify a name (in this example Tutorial).
Now the template object Water is copied. Click on Water with right mouse button and select the Edit
object. Then the Object dialog appears and you can create carbon dioxide from water by entering Carbon
dioxide" in the object description under 001-General information. Similarly, you can enter the chemical formula. Press <OK> and then the new medium appears under the new name in the list.
So that every medium in not required to be addressed separately, there is an option in the Objectmanager to
switch to the table view and to edit the media.
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Note:
Universally valid properties such as media identifier and chemical formula for template objects for the object class can be already described in the Objectmanager.
However, project-specific properties such as operating parameters should not be defined since these template objects are used for all projects within CADISON-domain.
The following media are required in the project:
Name
Water
Carbon dioxide
Sparkling water
Cooled sparkling water
Mineral water
Coolant
Media number
H2O
CD
SP
CSP
MW
C
Chem. formula
H2O
CO2
CO2+H2O
CO2+H2O
H2O+CO2
FCKW free
State
Liquid
Gaseous
Liquid
Liquid
Liquid
Liquid
Color
Green (or 92)
Gray
Green (or 92)
Green (or 92)
Cyan
Blue
In order to edit all media in the Objectmanager, you can position the cursor on each object to be edited and
click with right mouse button. A menu appears, in which you click on Edit medium. Now, the Object Dialog
appears again and you can enter all the required values. Another option is to switch on the table, as
already described above.
As you definitely notice, the process flow sheet at the start of the chapter shows different properties at the
time of labelling. In order to complete the data, you can now edit the characteristics further. This is optional.
Click with right mouse button on the object to be
changed (e.g. water). A menu appears, in which click
on Edit media. Now, the Object Dialog appears
again and you can enter all the required values under
the tab 301-Characteristics:
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Tasks:
- Open the CADISON-TREE
2.4.1
Independent of whether the option 1 or 2 has been selected from inserting the media, the media has to be
assigned to the pipe class. In PID sheet, you can also work without the pipe classes. However, these are
needed for 3D-pipeline contruction. By assigning a catalog entry to a pipe class, it is defined, which pipeline
components are created when drawing the pipeline. These components can be specific pipes, bends, Tpieces, etc.
Open the Objectmanager in the CADISON TREE and select pipe class / specification from the
identical heading in the Objectmanager. Insert this under each medium once. This object serves as
placeholder. With the next step, a catalog entry is assigned to each pipe class.
Tip: You do not have to open the Objectmanager repetitively as the pipe class / specification keeps still
hanging on the cursor after initial insertion of the pipe class / specification.
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2.4.2
Mark a pipe class / specification, press the right mouse key and select Catalog > Attach Catalog Item in the
context menu.
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Tip: In order to avoid the execution of the above-mentioned procedure for each pipe class / specification,
there is a function Copy data to. Mark the pipe class, press right mouse button and select Copy data to.
Thereby, all data of this pipe class is saved. Now go to the next empty pipe class / specification ad again
click the left mouse button. With this, the saved data is transferred.
With these media and pipe classes, you can now draw pipelines in the further course of the tutorial.
Tasks:
- Add a pipe class / specification as placeholder to each medium
- Assign the pipe classes to the catalog entry VCS_RK16ST (or alternatively ITF_RKL_PN16).
- In order to assign a catalog entry to all pipe classes, use the function Copy data to
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3.1
3.2
Coordinate Systems
Description
Representation
The symbol is the UCS in top view. In this level, drawing and accurate
placement is only possible in the X and Y plane. The Z components of 3D
objects are not displayed.
The UCS is shown using this presentation in isometric views. This view provides a 3D effect. All coordinates of 3D objects are displayed.
This UCS symbol appears in the paper space. The status bar contains the
indicator PAPER.
When this UCS symbol appears, the current view is located perpendicular to
the XY plane. This produces selection points with Z values not equal to null,
and may lead to unexpected results. Therefore you should not draw in this
view.
3.2.1
UCS vertical
The General construction commands toolbar contains the button UCS vertical
. By drawing two points (P1
and P2), the user can specify the direction of the X axis and the origin of the new position of the UCS,
whereby the Y axis is positioned perpendicular to the XY place of the WCS.
UCS
y
x
x
P1
P2
WKS
3.2.2
UCS origin
The button UCS origin allows the user to position the UCS to where you wish to place new objects. This is an
AutoCAD command, and expects the new coordinate origin to be entered either via the keyboard or using
the crosshair. The user can also use the AutoCAD snaps such as "end" and "cen".
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3.3
3.3.1
An option is available to view only the actual visible edges of 3D objects, in order to prevent confusion
among the many lines used to display the position of 3D objects. The obscured lines can be hidden by
choosing View -> Hide.
Tip: You can also simply type "_hide" and press <Enter> to execute this command quickly.
3.3.2
Visual Styles
3D-objects can be graphically represented with different shading. Under View > Visual styles
You can select various types of graphical representations. You should work with the simplest style "2D-wire
frame model" for most of the time since the performance goes down heavily in case of heavy shading in
large 3D-models.
3.3.3 Render
The rendered representation of 3D objects is even more effective. Click on ViewRenderRender to call up
the [Render] dialog. Both light sources and materials can be assigned to the surface areas of the objects.
Tip: Use the command ARX Unload to end the Render command.
Configuration of the view point and automatic modification of the UCS in the Sections and Views toolbar.
3.3.4
Views
The Sections and Views toolbar contains two buttons with which the view can be switched quite quickly. This
action puts the UCS quickly in a predefined position.
Click to Drop down the toolbar
Display from left
Display from right
Display from front
Display from back
Isometric view south west
Isometric view south east
Isometric view north east
Isometric view north west
Diagram 20: CADISON Toolbar Sections and Views
First, try out the different views that are available. The peculiarity of these commands is not only that the
view changes, but also that the UCS is positioned so that you can commence drawing immediately.
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Important:
When you use views from AutoCAD, UCS is not always set correctly! Thus, use views
through CADISON for most of the time.
3.3.5
Viewpoint presets
Three-dimensional view orientations are defined under View3D ViewsViewpoint Presets. This dialog
allows you to set the view point either in absolute terms in relation to the WCS or relative to the UCS.
The left-hand part of the window defines the view angle
in relation to the X axis. The right-hand part of the window defines the view angle in relation to the XY plane.
You can click on the desired points in both parts of the
window to move the pointer and change the angle. This
function allows you to slightly adjust a view that has
already been configured.
The CADISON 3D view Isometric view south west
(45) diver from the AutoCAD 3D view SW isometric
(35) concerning the viewing angles. AutoCAD mal ein
3.3.6
The system variables FACETRES and VIEWRES change the way objects are displayed internally in AutoCAD. FACETRES adjusts the smoothness of objects that have been shaded and whose lines have been
hidden. Simply type in FACETRES and enter 0.1. VIEWRES defines the accuracy of the display of curves,
ellipses and arcs. You can also use this to switch the quick zoom function on and off. This should be left on,
but the number of arc components can be reduced to 1 to permit faster drawing. As before, simply type
VIEWRES, Y <Enter> and 100 <Enter>.
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You can get access to the CADISON Explorer configuration by calling the menu item CADISON -> Settings
-> Configure CADISON Explorer.
4.1
Snap points
Figure 22: CADISON Explorer snap points (left) and AutoCAD snap modes (right)
This tab allows the user to determine which snap points should be located when placing an object. A snap
point can be switched on or off simply by clicking once on the corresponding icon.
Tip: By pressing the <Shift> and RMC you get access to the AutoCAD temporary snap modes. You have
to use these options if you want to manipulate objects created without CADISON.
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4.2
Construction Lines
This option allows you to specify how construction
lines are to be drawn. In particular, the angle can be
configured as required. This can be done either by
clicking on one of the buttons 15 - 90, or by entering the angle in the input window below.
4.3
Options
This tab allows you to define options such as the size
of the crosshairs, the square covered by the crosshairs or link icons. Depending on the size of the
search memory, the corresponding number of snap
points that have been located by hovering with the
mouse will continue to be displayed.
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3D Layout Planning
5.1
The two mixing tanks MT01 and MT02 and their associated pumps must each be located on their own stable
foundations.
In chapter Customizing the workspace you already learned about the General Object Commands
toolbar. This toolbar also contains the Foundation button. When you click on this button, the Objectmanager opens. Select a rectangular foundation and insert it in your drawing by double clicking
with the left mouse button. Place it initially at the origin (position 0,0,0).
Move the cursor to the foundation. Press CTRL and click with the right mouse button to call up the menu
shown below, which allows you to edit the pedestal.
In the tab 401-Manufacturer (or in Favorites, as shown in the image below), you can edit the geometric dimensions.
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Length L
mm
20,000
1000
1000
1000
1000
3000
3000
3000
Width B
mm
10,000
700
700
700
700
2500
2500
3000
Height H
mm
200
200
200
200
200
400
400
400
X
10000
850
11395
15115
17000
3450
6450
18000
Basis point
Y
5000
8500
5335
2900
900
7500
7500
4185
Z
0
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
Tasks:
- Place all the foundations as shown in chapter 16 Drawings, Figure 184 on page 140.
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5.1.1
Cartesian Move
You need the Cartesian move in order to be able to work quickly and efficiently. The significance of this
function is that an object, which is hanging on the cursor, can be moved from one arbitrary point to any coordinates in the space.
Placement of the first pump platform on the base plate can be carried out in the following way.
2)
1)
Figure 27: Move CADISON Objects
Figure 29: Checking the result: iso view (left) and side view (right)
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5.2
5.2.1
Steel Construction
Construct support frame for heat exchanger
The heat exchanger should be built on a simple support frame constructed with steel beams. Click
on the steel beam button and select the IPE beam Type IPE 140 from the DIN Steel Profiles catalog.
Draw the first steel beam to be 1660 mm long. Construct the second at an angle of 90 with a length of 330
mm. To do this, click on the connection point for the first beam. Enter the length 330, and use the orientation
line that passes through the connection point to help with orientation.
If you wish to swap the main axes, you can do this by pressing <Ctrl>+<Space> before drawing the starting
point. Construct the two remaining steel beams until you have a closed frame.
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Figure 31: Draw steel beam at 90 to first steel beam, follow the green construction line
Notes:
In general, CADISON creation lines offer the advantage of allowing you to construct items
quickly and simply. In contrast, orthogonal orientation lines can be confusing if the fixed point is not located
in the drawing plane, but a little further below in the Z axis.
5.2.2
Miter cuts
Manually
As you can obviously see, the ends of the girders currently overlap. You now need to cut the ends of a girder
at an angle of 45. To do this, edit a girder (press <Ctrl> while clicking on the beam to the right mouse button, then select Edit steel beam). You can enter the desired angle on tab 804 Graphic.
Automatically
The plus/minus sign will differ depending on which steel beam is being edited. Alternatively, you can click on
the Mitre of two pipes
Notes:
This property can be copied over to the other steel beams quickly using the command <Data
to> (press <Ctrl> and right click on the object).
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5.2.3
Support stand
For the support stands, select the rectangular hollow profile 80x80x5.6 DIN 59410. This is located
under Steel beam hollow section hollow section 80x80x5.6 DIN 59410. Now place the support
stand using a length of 250 mm. To do so, fix the foot to the lower corner of the frame. Press
<Space> to switch the insertion point of the steel beam (not easily visible, since the hollow profile has not yet
been assigned a length!). Once you have located the corner of the beam, you can enter the length of the foot
as 200 mm. You may find that you have not located the correct corner. In this case, use the CADISON Move
and Rotate command
to move the hollow profile to the correct position by selecting the desired corner as
your base point. This is demonstrated with a previously incorrectly placed foot in Figure 32. The CADISON
Explorer view EP <> EP also helps here to ensure that the placement is accurate.
Notes:
In addition to the AutoCAD <Snap end point> (END) there are additional snap modes such
as <Snap midpoint> (MID) and <Snap intersection point> (INT).
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5.2.4
Pipe bridges
The purpose of a pipe bridge is to support pipelines when they are carried overhead. To do this, use a Uchannel type U 100.
Start with a vertical U girder with the length 3575 mm. Then, connect a 1550 mm long girder at right angles.
The simplest way to view this is with an orientation line through the connection point. Continue by placing
another perpendicular girder down to the ground. Now place a cross-piece, located 2500 mm above the
ground. To do this, press <Shift> while clicking with the left mouse button on a connection point on the
ground. This basically stretches a rubber band away from this point. Enter 2500 and the rubber band will
remain at that length. Now try to move the orientation lines that go through the base point on the ground until
the symbol appears with the right angle to the Z axis. Then try to move the orientation lines on the opposing
standing girders, which also go through the base point on the ground, until the symbol with the intersection
point appears. This appears when two orientation lines intersect. Place the second cross-piece 1000 mm
from the ground, under the other cross-piece (see Figure 34).
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5.2.5
Pipe supports
To fix the pipeline on top of the pipe brigde two pipe supports are needed. Click the button pipe support from the toolbar 3D-Pipeline construction. Select from the catalog metal pipes -> conduit clip
DN15 to DN125. Nominal bore DN50 as well DN80 are needed.
Pipe supports can be first inserted when the insulation type, the material and the type of bearing has been
defined. The following figure shows the properties to be selected. Selection and configuration of the pipeline
holder takes place with the CADISON Selector. We will go into details about the possibilities later.
Insulation: Select the topmost insulation and then DN50 (or DN80 in case of second bracket).
Bearing: Different types are offered for selection. Select Movable bearing.
You must now save the pipe brackets by clicking with the right mouse button and choosing Save configuration from the menu that appears. The pipe bracket is now highlighted in green and saved to the database.
Click on Configuration search result and select the pipe bracket that you have just configured. Click on
<OK>.
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Select the Move command and select the base point. The insertion point can be in the center of the base
plate or again at the lower right corner point. Click with Ctrl+left mouse button on the corner of the bearing
in order to open the dialog for Cartesian move. Enter the following values:
Figure 38: Coordinates for moving the first pipe bracket with DN80
Follow the same procedure for the second pipe bracket DN50.
Tip: You can also use the Cartesian move to place the pipe bracket directly, without placing the UCS first.
However, moving of UCS is a useful function, which you can always use later again, e.g. to simplify the entering of the coordinates.
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Tip: If the pipe bracket should to be offset inclined in space in the process of placing. This helps to turn
off the function AU (automatic alignment).
5.2.6
In CADISON Designer, several drawn objects can be united to a construction set and these can be saved in
the object library. Since we have created a pipe bridge, these can be also used again possibly for later projects, save this pipe bridge. This functions using the Symbol Editor.
CADISON -> Create new symbols -> Symbol-Editor...
All the parameters are defined with the Symbol-Editor for addition in the library. It is worked through from top
to bottom. See figure on the following page.
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6.1
3D-Vessel construction
In CADISON Designer, tanks can be composed of various components. In contrast to 2D, which uses an
object library, 3D can access manufacturer catalogs. Therefore, when selecting the components, the CADISON MATPIPE article selection window appears rather than the Objectmanager.
Vessels can be basically constructed in 3 ways:
1. Manually by selecting and adding together the individual parts from the catalogs
2. With the help of the tank assistant
3. By importing a DWG-block and transforming in a CADISON object using Symbol Editor
In this chapter, only the first two options are discussed in detail. Later in the tutorial, it is shown on the basis
of a simple AutoCAD solids how a CADISON object of the type heat exchanger can be created from such a
block. This procedure can be also applied to the imported blocks, which represent a vessel.
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6.1.1
For assembling the mixing tank, go to the toolbar for 3D-vessel construction. For consistency, build only one
of the two mixing tanks and then simply copy the tank.
Platform
Ladder
Staircase
Flange
Joint/Screwed Coupling
Steel beam
Pipe
Mitred Elbow
Duct Tee Set On
Outlet
Manway assistent
Edit nozzle
Nozzle assistant
Manway
Nozzle
Vessel assistant
Vessel insulation
Vessel Heating / cooling
Vessel support
Vessel equipment
Vessel bottom
Vessel body
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6.1.2
Component selection
Click on the button for tank body. When you have done this, the system requests that you click on
an object so that parameters can be transferred for the correct selection in the catalog. This is a
practical feature if you wish to add new components to existing ones, then not having to find the
correct catalog but finding the right one presented to you. Since no component is available yet, however,
click with the left mouse button. The Article selection window then appears as shown in below figure. Select
this tank jacket as shown with nominal width 1600 mm.
6.1.3
The tank body is now attached to the mouse cursor. As in 2D, the CADISON Explorer is now active, so you
can use all its features such as the automatic orientation OR or Hypersnap HS. As you see, the mouse cursor is attached to the base point of the tank base. Place the base somewhere adjacent to the foundation.
To get the length of 2500 mm there are different methods:
1. Select the property Length L at the Objectmanager. Type in the value.
2. Select the grips and stretch or shrink the 3D tank body with moves of the cursor to the required
length.
Then you can align the tank shell perpendicular upwards using Rotate. Thereby, take into consideration the
auxiliary symbols with the right angle and the z-symbol.
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6.1.4
Tank bottom
Click on the button Tank base/cap and then on the tank jacket. Since the DIN catalog does not contain bases or caps, the search filter will return no results. Enter another catalog called Afflerbach,
and locate the torospherical base with 10 mm and diameter 1600 mm. You can now simply place
the cap on the jacket. When doing so, ensure that Hypersnap HS has been activated. This function locates
the next connection or insertion point for the object over which the mouse is hovering.
AP <> AP means that the two connection points are located together.
You can simply click with the left mouse button and the cap is placed
directly on the jacket. Since the cap remains attached to the mouse cursor, you can then place a second to the bottom of the jacket to act as the
base.
Figure 44: Positioning the tank bottom
6.1.5
Notes: To get a gently look , CADISON allows offer a feature to modify the graphic representation. Click
on the button Control representation
The stand foot remains attached to the mouse cursor and you can continue to place the remaining three feet
at this connection point. You simply have to rotate the stand foot around the connection point. To do this, use
the automatically activated orientation lines by moving the mouse to the opposite side. The orientation lines
then offer you the correct angle of rotation immediately. Press <Ctrl> and click with the right mouse button on
a stand foot, and activate tab 401 Manufacturer. Here you will find the object property Height H which
should be configured as per the plan.
Height of the pedestal
Edit a pedestal and switch to the tab 401-Produce. You find the object property height H on this tab, which
you can set to 500 mm.
Notes:
To edit the height for all stand feet at once, use the CADISON command Edit several objects
simultaneously.
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6.2
The tank assistant allows you to design a tank or container (vertical, horizontal or special container) quickly
and easily. To call up the tank assistant, click on the button
. You can compile the data for your tank from
a database. This works in the same way as ordering from a catalog, with the user searching for the individual
components and placing them in the shopping basket.
6.2.1
In the Calculation window, you can first enter the diameter and height before selecting the components. The
wizard will then search the catalogs for appropriate components.
The mixing tank should have height H of 2500 mm and diameter D of 1600 mm.
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Figure 51: Tank Assistant for mixing tank with complete data
After you have entered all the listed values, you have the following further options:
Placing the tank
When you confirm the dialog with <OK>, the vessel is placed at the specified coordinates (0,0,0). You can
define the insertion point either using the crosshair or manually. For position of the vessel, see chapter 15,
Figure 52, mixing tank
Saving the configuration file
Using the Tree-symbol, CADISON-structure view opens and you can then assign the components to the
corresponding vessel in the project. This could be a vessel which has been inserted in a PID drawing and is
not represented in 3D yet.
Important: If assignment to a vessel does not take place, then the vessel components (body, base, pedestal, eyelet) are only attached in the database. If you do not select any vessel in the vessel assistant, then
you should create a vessel in the database after confirming the assistant and the vessel components should
be assigned to this vessel.
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Figure 53: Mixing tank constructed with the help of the vessel assistant
Tip: You can also save a completely constructed vessel and later load it again:
Tasks:
- Create the mixing tank 1 with the above-mentioned data with the help of the vessel assistant
- Save the completely configured vessel as Mixing_tank1.tas
- Assign the vessel components to the corresponding vessel in the CADISON-structure
- Place the mixing tank 1 at the specified coordinates
- Open the vessel assistant again and open Mixing_tank1.tas
- Assign the vessel components to the corresponding vessel in the CADISON-structure
- Place the mixing tank 2 at the specified coordinates
Mixing tank 1: X = 3450.0 Y = 8100.0 Z = 600.0
Mixing tank 2: X = 6450.0 Y = 8100.0 Z = 600.0
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6.2.2
Enter the values as shown below. Selection of the tank cap and base, and of the tank feet is done in exactly
the same way as described above.
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Creation of Nozzles
7.1.1
Menu bar:
Weld-neck flange
Pipe/Outlet
However, both the parts weld-neck flange and pipe are visible only in 3D-model. The nozzle is available
only in the database; superior to both parts.
Outlet/Pipe
Flange
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7.1.2
Setting options of the nozzle assistant are identical to the options of the manhole assistant. Start the
nozzle assistant by clicking on its button and subsequently on the vessel bottom.
The dialog
The dialog enables manual selection of pipe class, nominal width, pipe, flange and position of the nozzle.
With this input, the assistant can place the nozzle. The figure below appears, when you click on the vessel
bottom.
Both the nozzles at the bottom are created subsequently. Since these nozzles are not created using standard values, the functionality of parameter is explained in the following.
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Important:
As soon as a value has been entered and subsequently, it is clicked in another field, then the
automatic calculation of the remaining values starts. It is also possible theoretically to enter the inconsistent
values. These are however rectified immediately to physically correct values.
7.1.4
Two nozzles are fitted at the vessel bottom. One is placed centrally in the middle for water inlet and the other
is little offset at the edge for feeding carbon dioxide. Both are of dimension DN50.
Nozzle for water
The centrally placed nozzle for water at the bottom is similar to the nozzle created at the vessel bottom.
Standard values are applied here.
Nozzle for carbon dioxide
The following values are used for the nozzle placed on the edge for carbon dioxide:
Parameter:
LM = 150 mm
Position:
R = 500 mm
W = 270
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If all values have been entered and confirmed with <OK>, the result appears as follows:
7.1.5
Desired nozzles can be directly imported from PID in the nozzle assistant under Assignments > Nozzles with
the corresponding dimensions.
If the option Group nozzles on the vessel is activated, then the nozzle can be grouped optionally for the
vessel. Grouping of nozzles on the vessel functions only when the vessel is already a group.
Desired nozzle is selected in CADISON TREE and it is assigned to the nozzle assistant by clicking <OK>.
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Tasks:
- Create 4 supports in all for the mixing tank 1 and 2 with the following parameters
- Nozzle N01, DN65, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=150, WA=90,
Y=-500mm, ->R=500mm, W=270
With weld-neck flange
- Nozzle N02, DN50, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=150, WA=90,
R=0mm
With weld-neck flange
- Nozzle N03, DN300, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=150, WA=90,
X=400, ->R=400mm,
With weld-neck flange and blind flange
- Nozzle N04, DN65, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=100, WA=90,
R=0mm
With weld-neck flange
-Create 5 nozzles for cooling tank with the following parameters
-Nozzle N01, DN50, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=150, WA=90,
Y=800, ->R=800mm, W=90
With weld-neck flange
-Nozzle N02, DN300, at 45 angle at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=1000, WA=45, Z=0mm
With weld-neck flange und blind flange
-Nozzles N03, DN50, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=100, WA=90, Z=750mm
With weld-neck flange
Rotated by -15
-Nozzles N04, DN50, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=100, WA=90, Z=750mm
With weld-neck flange
Rotated by +15
- Nozzles N05, DN65, at the vessel bottom
Parameters LM=150, WA=90,
R=0mm, W=0
With weld-neck flange
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7.1.6
These options offer you the possibility to subsequently edit an already place nozzle. You can change
e.g. the geometric shape and the position of the nozzle as well as the dimensions.
Opening the editing function of a nozzle:
Menu bar:
PD -> Toolbar -> 3D-vessel construction-> Edit nozzle
Only those nozzles can be edited later, which have been created with the nozzle assistant.
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Figure 67: Delete CADISON dialog object using option superior objects
CADISON table is opened thereupon in a further dialog and the nozzle is listed. Select the nozzle and quit
with <OK>.
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7.2
Fill out the parameters marked with red arrows. Remaining values get automatically calculated.
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7.3
You can save the completely equipped vessel (shells, bottoms, pedestals, nozzles) as macro in the object
class Vessel. You can select the object class Vessel here in contrast to saving as construction set (as
before for the pipe bridge), in which the object is then found in the Objectmanager.
All the parameters are defined for adding to the library using the Symbol Editor. Open the menu CADISON >
Create new symbols > Symbol Editor... and fill out the dialog as follows:
3. Click on <Zoom> and zoom as precisely as possible on the vessel, as this zoom defines the small
preview picture in the Objectmanager.
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4. After the dialog has been closed by clicking on <OK>, Copy dialog appears. CADISON determines
that the vessel consists of several objects and contains nozzles:
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8.1
You can now position the mixing tanks on the pedestal. Do this as displayed in. Insert the tank previously
saved in the object library, and place it at the base point (0,0,0). Use the
button to group all elements of
the mixing tank, so that they can all be moved together. Use the CADISON button Move and rotate objects
to move the mixing tanks to the position on the pedestal. In doing this, use the XY coordinate of the lower
connection point of the tank body as the base point and select the Z coordinate 0
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Exact functionalities of the dialog for Cartesian move have been explained already when positioning the
foundation further in the tutorial.
The vessel should be placed on its foundation as shown below. It is recommended to check the correct position in the top view and the lateral view. Proceed exactly in the similar way with the second vessel.
Figure 76: Mixing tank of the foundations and pipe bridges in top view
8.2
Place pumps
Click on the button for pumps in the toolbar Process engineering equipments. With this, the selector
of MATPIPE opens. Select a centrifugal pump with DN65 suction side and DN50 pressure side from
the Tutorial catalog.
The aim is to position the pump perpendicular under the left mixing tank on the foundation.
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8.2.1
When CADISON Explorer is active and you have still not specified any new position, then you can initiate all
insertion and connection points with <SPACE> successively and then the first selected base point changes
without storing the object.
DN50
DN65
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Figure 81: Positioning the insertion point IP of pump on the base point INS of the foundation
The dialog for Cartesian move of objects is opened.
Figure 82: Positioning the pump, relative to the selected reference point
Since the dimensions of foundation are 1000x700x200 and the base point of foundation is in the center, the
pump has to be moved by 500mm in Y-direction and by 200mm in Z-direction.
Figure 83: Alignment of pump with the help of CADISON construction lines
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Pump has to be aligned in the next step. Ensure that the CADISON construction lines are switched on and
align orthogonally. You can activate the CADISON explorer option HL O by shift using F8.
Figure 84: Top view on foundations with pumps 001, 005, 006 and two mixing tanks
Figure 85: Top view on the foundations with pumps 002, 003, 004 and cooling tank
Task:
- Position 6 pumps on the foundations
Tip: For left pump on the small platform, it is most simple to allow showing the center point of the front
foundation edge of AutoCAD. In this way, the pump can be easily placed without the input of coordinates.
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8.3
Place the pipe bridge 1000 mm on right adjacent to the foundation. Go to the isometric view south east for
this purpose. Select the left corner of U-bearing as base point as shown in the figure below.
Foundation
8.4
8.4.1
A further option for positioning apparatus or pipelines correctly is provided by the Work Plane command. You can find this command in the General Construction Commands Work Plane toolbar. Click
on this button with the left mouse button to call up the following dialog.
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New Z-coordinates
8.4.2
When the CADISON explorer is active and you still have not given any inputs for the new position,
then you can let the object rotate about its own axis of connection point vector or insertion point vector
by 90 in steps using <Ctrl>+<SPACE>. This is helpful for inserting the valve in the pipeline.
Optionally, the function offers the possibility of rotating the objects within a pipeline. Thereby, inputs of AN
(angle/ankle) can be also rotated.
8.4.3
Whenever possible, try to drag the connecting points of other objects, in order to align the object to be
placed. Pipe bridge is to be still moved in Y-direction in such a way that the lower pipe bracket is exactly in a
line in the top view (see figure below). Select the insertion point of the lower pipe bracket as base point and
fix X- and Z-coordinates with this point. With this, the pipe bracket is still to be moved even more in Ydirection to the pipe bracket.
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Since it may occur that a specific 3D-object that is required for the current project, is not available in any
catalog, CADISON offers you the option to import the AutoCAD models in the Objectmanager using the
Symbol Editor.
2 components, which are not CADISON objects, have to be still placed in the plant. These can be created as
CADISON objects and are provided with the corresponding connection parameters. A heat exchanger and a
compressor have to be imported in the Symbol Editor. Draw a heat exchanger for this with AutoCAD objects
(cuboids and cylinders). Detail drawings can be found at the end of this tutorial in chapter Drawing.
Temporarily place
the UCS here!
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Select the entry Pipe connection DN1 from the list for the first connection point in the following dialog (selection of connection type). After clicking <OK>, the symbol hangs on crosshair.
Place it with AutoCAD snap function Center on the center point of the lower left cylinder on the
front side of the heat exchanger (see next page for result). Define the directional vector for the connecting pipeline after placing the symbol. Rotate the symbol using the mouse in such a way that the
X-direction of the symbol shows in the direction, from where the pipeline will connect later.
You automatically reach the dialog again and select the Pipe connection DN2 for the second connection. Place this connection point in the center of the upper left cylinder. Define X-direction of this
symbol in the connection direction of the pipe, even outwards. When the second connection symbol
has been placed, then you again reach the dialog.
Remaining two pipe connections DN3 and DN4 are placed in the clockwise direction on the right
side on the upper and lower cylinder. After placing the fourth pipe connection, leave the dialog using
the button <Close>
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Newly created heat exchanger can be filled with data in the Objectmanager. In order to be able to connect to
the connection of pipelines later, the connections have to be configured. For this purpose, dimensions of the
nozzles (DN65) are to be entered in the tab Connection 1 - 4 and the link type is set to Weld.
Task:
- Define the connection parameters of the heat exchanger (dimensions + connection type)
- Assign 4 nozzles to the heat exchanger in the Objectmanager
- Create another projecting edge model for the compressor and also save this in the Objectmanager
(object class = compressor, PHI-CMPR).
Dimensions are provided on page 91, figure 195.
- Define the connection parameters for this (Nominal width = DN65, link type = weld)
- Assign 4 nozzles to the heat exchanger in the Objectmanager and 2 nozzles to the compressor.
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Figure 95: Insert the heat exchanger from the dockable Objectmanager
Go between both the base points of the supporting frame with the lower insertion point. See figure below.
When you have reached the center point between both the base points with CADISON-snap-points, press
Ctrl + left mouse button. Enter +70 mm as Z-offset in the following dialog.
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Connection 3
Connection 2
Connection 4
Connection 1
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Flanges have to be subordered to the nozzles of the heat exchanger in a further working step. Assignment takes place using the function Link objects.
Procedure:
Activate the command Link objects
Select the flange of connection 1
Task:
- Assign the remaining flanges to the nozzles of heat exchanger
- Place the compressor created in Y-direction at a distance of 5500 mm from base point of foundation of
pump 3 (coordinates: X = 15115.0; Y = 8400.0; Z = 200.0)
- Place both the flanges on the compressor and assign the flanges to the corresponding nozzles.
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3D-Pipeline Planning
9.1
There are two methods for creating the pipelines in CADISON 3D-Designer. These methods can be combined with each other.
9.1.1
In this method, individual pipeline components are selected manually from the catalogs and pipe classes and
are joined together to form a pipeline. Components have to be subsequently manually added from the database to a pipeline.
9.1.2
In this method, pipeline progress is pre-determined by 3D-centerline construction. Media and material selection (pipe class) for the pipeline are determined before centerline planning. After completing the centerline
construction, the moulded parts are calculated by the system and are automatically overlayed on the centerline.
9.2
If the functionality of the centerline construction is activated, then different options are available to the user.
Options are shown in the input line of AutoCAD. Application of these functionalities is described in detail in
the following chapter on the basis of examples.
Start: Router/COnfig/FX/FY/FZ/SNap/DElete/Hsnap/<Point>:
If the starting point of the centerline construction is set, then the further options are offered.
Back/Router/COnfig/FX/FY/FZ/FAngle/W/FDistance/A/SNap/DElete/Hsnap/SLope(%)/Slop
e()
In order to activate an option, the search operators written in capital letter have to be typed in (e.g. DE for
DElete).
9.2.1
Enter:
Deletes the most recently drawn line section until just the start point of the pipeline exists
9.2.2
Eingabe:
co
This command calls up the CADISON Explorer configuration dialog. You can make changes to the configuration of Explorer functions here.
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9.2.3
Enter:
fa
Use this command to enter the angle through which the pipeline should run.
The angle between the dashed line and the black line is 30, maintaining the 90 to the red line that should
usually be kept in pipeline construction.
9.2.4
Enter:
fx
9.2.5
Enter:
fy
FY means fixed Y position. In other words, when you enter FY and confirm, the Y coordinate of the selected
point is fixed. If you enter FY again and confirm, that removes the lock on the original Y coordinate.
9.2.6
Enter:
fz
FZ means fixed Z position. In other words, when you enter FZ and confirm, the Y coordinate of the selected
point is fixed. If you enter FZ again and confirm, that removes the lock on the original Z coordinate.
9.2.7
Enter:
fd
You can use this option to specify the distance or length of the pipeline. If you type in a figure and confirm by
clicking on <OK>, the pipeline is drawn to this length. You can select the direction in which the pipeline is to
continue.
9.2.8
Enter:
D means fixed Distance. To enter a fixed distance, you must first set a reference point. This is done by clicking on the left mouse button. Then enter D and confirm. The desired distance can now be set by entering or
clicking with the left mouse button. If you enter D again and confirm, that removes the lock on the original
distance.
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Enter:
sn
When Snap is activated, the CADISON snap points (mid point, intersection points, etc.) are used as soon as
the cursor approaches them.
The Snap function can be turned on and off by entering SN and confirming. Snap switches the snap function
on and off. When switch off, the OFF indicator is displayed in Explorer.
Enter:
de
Deletes the content of the search memory in Explorer. When you move the cursor over a CADISON object,
this object is added to the search memory. Objects located in the search memory can be recognized according to the insertion points or connection points that are displayed. Use this option to empty this memory.
Enter:
When Hsnap is activated, the CADISON Explorer always jumps automatically to the next connection point.
Hsnap is turned on and off when you enter H and confirm. When Hsnap is active, the HS indicator in Explorer is displayed. Normally, Hsnap is switched off.
Enter:
or
When Orient is activated, the object is oriented using the orientation lines during positioning. Entering OR
and confirming causes the orientation mode to be switch on and off. Normally orientation mode is switched
on. When orientation is active, the OR indicator in Explorer is displayed.
Enter:
rb
RB stands for rotation base. RB is used to rotate an object to be placed around a specific angle and axis of
rotation. When an RB has been specified, the object can be rotated in 90 steps in the offset angle.
Tip: This function can be used for example, in order to create both the nozzles on the shell of the cooling
vessel. See overview plan at the end of the tutorial. The first one has an angle 165 and the second one
195.
Enter:
Router is turned on and off when you enter R and confirm The next information the router tool requires is the
connection point to which it should continue drawing. It then draws a dashed line for use as a proposed route
for laying a pipeline. You can make slight modifications using the mouse and confirm by clicking with the left
mouse button.
Notes on the Router tool
The Router tool uses a very simple algorithm, and only requires two pieces of information. The first is a direction vector from the starting point. This is calculated from the last point of the pipeline that was defined before
the Router tool was activated.
The second piece of information is the desired pipeline end point. This must be a connection point of an object, and is used by the router to calculate another direction vector. There are three routing modes available:
Both direction vectors share a common point of intersection when extended
The Router tool extends the two pipelines in the direction of their vectors until they intersect.
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The Router tool generates an additional connection line. The two direction vectors point to each other
Tip: Press <Shift> and click the left mouse button to set a reference point. You can press <Ctrl> and
<Space> at the same time to rotate the object around the axis of rotation in steps of 90. Each insertion point
has its own rotation axis. You can press <Shift> <Ctrl> and <Space> at the same time to rotate the object
around the axis of rotation in steps of 90 in the other direction. Press the <Tab> key to switch the coordinates system in the 3D area. You can switch the coordinate system from polar to Cartesian and vice versa
by pressing <F6>.
Enter:
G or g
Enter:
R or r
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Notes:
This chapter describes how a pipeline is composed from individual parts on the basis of a
short example. Actual strength of CADISON is however the automatic configuration of a pre-determined
pipeline progress with individual parts.
You can read the following chapter if necessary. Otherwise, we recommend you to continue directly from
Chapter 9.4, in which drawing with the help of automatic is described in detail.
9.3.1
Underneath the mixing tank (left) is a nozzle from which the carbonated water is extracted and fed to the
pump. In order to be able to connect a pipeline, a flange and counter flange must be placed first.
Flanges
Figure 102: Vessel and pump installation
Flanges
First place a counter flange on the existing flange at the tank nozzle. Do this by clicking on the
Flange button in the 3D Pipeline Construction toolbar. Then click on the flange that has already
been placed on the nozzle, and use this to filter the correct item from the catalog. When you have
the correct item, place it directly on the connection point, with the automatic orientation option activated. Also
place a flange on the pump.
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Perpendicular to XY-plane in
Z-direction
Figure 104: Adjustment of the position of the elbow to the height of pump
Notes:
Always zoom in on objects as tightly as possible when performing such actions in order to
ensure you use the correct orientation lines.
Remember that the pipe length at the other end of the curve will reduce automatically.
9.3.2
Tip: If an element has been incorrectly placed, try again by clicking the <Back> button. Then click on
another part of the first and second pipes when selecting the objects to be joined, as close as possible to the
point of intersection.
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9.4.1
There is another option for laying pipelines. In chapter 2, you assigned a pipeline and pipe class and specification to each medium. To draw a pipeline now, all you need to do is to create a 3D centerline. First, draw a
pipeline between the two mixing tanks MT01 and MT02 to the associated pumps. Later, you can use the
CADISON command Centerline overlay to automatically fill the 3D centerlines with pipeline elements.
Start with drawing a pipeline DN65 between respective mixing tanks and pumps belonging to these
tanks. If you have already done this in the previous chapter without automatic, then directly continue
with the second mixing tank.
You can later re-draw the 3D-centerline and create new pipeline elements using command Centerline allocation.
Select the button for pipelines in the 3D Pipeline Construction toolbar. The Objectmanager appears.
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When you go further to the suction side of the pump (CADISON Explorer CP: Suction side; OBJ: Centrifugal pump), a thin yellow line appears, which hangs between the flange and the cursor like a rubber band:
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9.4.2
Centerline overlay
Once you have drawn all 3D centerlines, you can click on the button Centerline overlay to start the
process of automatically filling in the pipeline elements according to their pipe class. Do not delete the
centerlines, since these can be used later to make slight adjustments.
Figure 114: Pipeline for sparkling mineral water between mixing tank MT01 and pump PU01
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CADISON InfoCenter
Use CADISONCADISON InfoCenter to display each step of the pipe generation, showing whether a Tpiece or elbow was created, for example.
Tip: Check the list if you encounter the message, that an error has occurred while overlaying!
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9.4.3
Aim is to let a pipeline for sparkling mineral water run from the first pump from perpendicular upwards and in
the direction of Pipe Bridge at a height of pipe support. For this, we require Z-coordinates of pipe supports.
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Determined coordinate Z
Figure 118: Construction lines for pipeline on the pressure side of pump PU01
Tip: Always draw the pipeline progress only with centerlines without activating the option Overlay
immediately. When you are satisfied with the progress, then all the parts can be created at once
using the button for centerline overlay.
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Now you have constructed a centerline, which is exactly as high as the center point of the pipe support on
the pipe bridge. Drag the cursor on the construction line further just until the pipe bracket DN80 since one
more reduction is integrated.
Figure 119: Pipeline from the pump PU01 just until the pipe bracket
Draw new pipeline with DN80 until the end point of the pipe bracket on the rear, second pipe bridge from
the end point of this pipeline.
For the starting point of this pipeline, click on the connection point of the already drawn pipeline with left
mouse button. Guide the cursor to the end point of the rear pipe bracket always along the construction line.
Click with left mouse button and with right mouse button to close the command. CADISON draws the
pipeline and inserts the reduction automatically.
Automatically set
reduction
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9.4.4
Continue pipeline
We require a branch, which runs perpendicular between the previously created pipeline and the second
pump.
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Information about media and pipe classes is already taken up from the existing pipeline.
Start drawing the 3D-centerline by displaying the construction lines. You get these lines as soon as a connection point is scanned with the cursor. Draw starting from connection point (pressure side) of the pump
perpendicular upwards until the centerline of the pipeline emerges:
Automatic creation of
T-piece
Figure 124: Branch from pipeline DN50 (or 80, depending where the reducer is) with created T-piece
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Similar to the sparkling mineral water pipeline, create a pipeline for carbon dioxide with DN50. This runs
through the pipe bridge and opens in both the vessels.
The procedure is exactly as described before:
Start at the first vessel (left) on the external nozzle of the bottom
Snap Z-coordinates of pipe bracket and draw the perpendicular piece
Snap Y-coordinates of the pipe bracket and draw the second part piece
From here on, a straight stretch can be drawn directly through both the brackets using the construction line.
Construct the second connection from the mixing tank2 MT02 (rear tank) to the existing pipeline. Use function Continue pipeline for this.
The result appears as follows:
Figure 125: Pipeline for carbon dioxide (gray) and for sparkling water (green)
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9.4.5
The Router tool will automatically draw a pipeline between two connection points.
Draw a water pipeline from the left-hand pump PUL01 to the middle nozzle on the mixing tank MT02. Once
you have selected your medium and the nominal width diameter of the pipe, click on the exhaust side of the
pump. Type R or r to activate the Router tool and click again on the pipe connection of the middle nozzle on
mixing tank MT02. The next information the router tool requires is the connection point to which it should
continue drawing.
Notes:
Since this Router tool works in a similar way to its 2D counterpart, you can only route simple
line sections to a specific connection point (press <Space> to see the variant routes).
The Router tool will show you possible routings (dashed line) for the of the pipeline. You can click with the
right mouse button to switch between the previews of the routing.
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Figure 128: Pipeline from left pump to the central nozzle of the mixing tank
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9.4.1
Valves with correct dimensions can be filtered from the selector with the button for Valves (straight).
Click on the pipe, in which the valve is to be inserted, in order to take up its dimensions. Depending
on which catalog is selected, the valve has to be configured from several components. This functions exactly in the same manner as explained for pipe supports in the previous chapters.
Figure 129: Ball-valve with handwheel and intermediate piece from Tutorial catalog
Confirm the selection with <OK> and the valve hangs on the cursor at the insertion point.
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CADISON recognizes automatically, which flanges, welding seams, sealing, screws and reductions can be
used when installing the valves. Check the valve immediately after placing it. The following parts have to be
created:
Tip: If these objects are not created automatically, check menu CADISON > Settings > On-Line
Connection Check and set it to On-Line. Also use the function Auto Flange to complement the
pipeline with flanges.
Notes:
In case of the armature, both the external connection points are present directly on the inser-
tion points.
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You go into the Edit dialog of the pipeline. You can change the view of Tree by activating the button so
that you can see further above. Now the medium appears (right figure):
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Selection in AutoCAD
Start and end objects are exchanged with the button Reverse.
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On the second dialog page, the errors found are displayed. If an error occurs, then the start object, the previous object and the object with error is displayed.
Selection using numbering of objects illuminates these in the drawing.
Through DC and through Edit button, Edit object dialog of corresponding object opens.
Next button appears only when the first error has been rectified. The test can be continued from
here.
Switch Set reduction appears only when an error has occurred at the time of dimensions test.
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It can be configured in detail in the next step. Here, it is a not preconfigured valve with selected drive, etc.!
This is done so as the frequently used objects can be selected quickly, if they are deeply nested in the catalog structure.
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You can show or hide the insulation with the button Display insulation. Furthermore, it is asked
whether you would like to execute this insulation for the complete pipeline. In case of elbows, the
display of insulation is omitted, if the insulation thickness is more than the inner radius of the elbow.
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Figure 143: Collision hull for pipe (left) and for valve with drive (right)
Objects parametered in MATPIPE as the valve displayed above, possess a fixed cuboid shaped collision
hull, well visible on the lever of the handwheel. This is defined in MATPIPE.
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Figure 147: Red frame around the handwheel and tank bottom for display of collision
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Drawing = OK
Database = Objects missing
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You can open properties dialog also by using the button "Edit objects". If however more than one object is selected, then a table view is opened. Selected objects appear in the sequence, with which you
have selected them on the drawing.
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Position the cursor on an object (no click is required) and press the key combination Ctrl+A. With this, the
ObjectInspector opens. It shows desired properties of the object in a small window and it can be overlaid
during the work on the model.
Figure 149: Only favorites visible (left, one sheet) and all tabs visible (right, all sheets)
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Figure 152: Pipe support without (left) and with assignment to pipeline (right)
Figure 153: Execute Copy link on the pipeline and select pipe support
Tip: Alternatively to the functions represented here, assignments can also be carried out in the Tree.
Desired object is then simply dragged under another object using Drag & Drop, whereby an assignment
takes place.
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Figure 154: Pump, valve and pipeline in PID diagram and in 3D-layout plan
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Getting to know the functions, with which the graphically placed objects can be edited
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Correctly copying
Correctly deleting
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Important:
If you opt to save graphical objects in the DWG file, you must be aware that the file size will
increase significantly.
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If you set this option to <On Demand> you can execute these check routines for a
selected pipeline using the command Auto Flange.
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Figure 168: Preparing the drawing with title block and border
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In the [Graphical Settings] dialog simply accept the proposed settings and click on <OK>.
Ensure that you are in the paper space, as shown in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. This area
displays your drawing as it is to be plotted. You can also configure special views of the 3D plant model in this
area. All design and construction takes place in the model space however. Simply double click next to
"TILEMODE" next to Paper, and the model space will be displayed.
Then save your drawing by clicking on the diskette icon.
Important:
Never save the drawing using a different name, since the new file will not be located by CADISION Document Management.
Tip: In general it is recommended that you save the file regularly when a part has been completed.
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Notes:
The layer for viewports in the title fields is not activated by default, and is called $phi_vport. If
you wish to select or change this viewport, you must activate this layer. To do this, type "la" and click on the
dark lamp icon adjacent to the $phi_vport layer. The lamp should then illuminate and the layer is activated.
Important:
If you are in the viewport in model space, you are accessing the model directly i.e. changes
will affect the entire model. Therefore do not use the AutoCAD Zoom function in this mode, since this will
change the scale of the drawing!
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Once you have drawn the section line, you simply have to use the cursor to specify which side of the section
you want to view and how deep the section goes.
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Notes:
A simple method of modifying the dimensioning is to change the global scaling factor. This
can be found by choosing the menu item Dimensions -> Style and then clicking on <Geometry>. Once you
have change the factor, you must click on <Save> before closing the [Dimensioning] dialog.
Notes:
If the dimensions overlap awkwardly, you can move them along the dimension orientation
lines using the AutoCAD handles.
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Move dimension
text horizontally
Movable vertically
along orientation lines
15.2 Designation
In order to obtain a good overview over the labelling functions, it is recommended to allow showing the
toolbar Common Designation Commands.
The subsequently offered pick box allows the selection of an object to be labelled with LMB. Alternatively, a
LIst selection can result after entering and confirming LI in the command line.
A medium can be labelled with the button Object Designation. After selecting the button with LMB,
the following dialog opens. It is used by starting from top downwards:
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Object Description
Media No.
Operating temperature
Operating pressure
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If an object is to be edited directly, the crosshair is positioned on it and it is clicked with RMB
once with the pressed Ctrl-key. In the pull-down menu, the selection of Edit object leads
the dialog box, in which all the desired properties can be adjusted.
Notes:
This command only works if the 3D centerline still exists and the 3D centerline layers are
unfrozen. You can see this is so if "3dcl" is displayed in their name. You can also list them in the layer properties (enter "la") with the filter "*3dcl*" and unfreeze them there.
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Delete dimensioning (layer)
Complete dimensioning of pipelines
Complete dimensioning of objects
Offset dimensioning
Chain dimensioning
Centerline dimensioning
Figure 180: Toolbar ISO Pipeline dimensioning
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Figure 174: Pipelines for cooled sparkling water and heat exchanger coolant
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Change index
Thema
Allgemeine Anpassungen an Release 8
Gesamtberarbeitung bis Kapitel 13
Gesamtberarbeitung R9 deutsch
English translation + images
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Date
16.01.2008
01.05.2009
26.04.2010
06.06.2011
Author
Helmut Elsdrfer
Moritz Steuernagel
Michael Bergmann
Moritz Steuernagel
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