VANTAGE Plant

Design (PDMS)

Version 11.6

Module 5
Piping Design
Training Manual
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 Contents

1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Aim .................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Objectives......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Course Structure ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.5 Using this guide............................................................................................................................... 4
2 Pipework Modelling................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Piping in PDMS: Basic Concepts................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Piping Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Setting the Appropriate Specification ........................................................................................... 6
2.4 Pipework Toolbar............................................................................................................................. 6
2.5 Pipe Creation Form.......................................................................................................................... 7
2.6 Pipe Branches.................................................................................................................................. 7
2.7 Pipe Branch Heads and Tails ......................................................................................................... 7
2.7.1 Attributes for heads of branches................................................................................................ 8
2.7.2 Attributes for tails of branches ................................................................................................... 8
2.8 Pipe Branch Head / Tail Positioned Explicitly .............................................................................. 9
2.9 Pipe Branch Head / Tail Connected ............................................................................................... 9
2.10 Pipe Branch Components (Pipe Fittings).................................................................................... 10
2.11 Creating Branch Components (Pipe Fittings)............................................................................. 10
2.12 Component Creation Form ........................................................................................................... 11
2.13 Component Selection Form.......................................................................................................... 11
2.14 Branch Components List Order ................................................................................................... 12
2.15 Typical Design Explorer................................................................................................................ 12
2.16 Typical Design Explorer showing Tube ...................................................................................... 12
2.17 Arrive and Leave Points................................................................................................................ 13
2.18 The Piping Application - A Worked Example.............................................................................. 15
2.18.1 BRANCH /100-B-8/B1 showing input sequence...................................................................... 15
Exercise 1 - Creating a Second Branch ...................................................................................................... 25
Exercise 2 (Building the Pipework) ............................................................................................................. 25
Exercise 3 (Completing the Pipework)........................................................................................................ 29
Exercise 4 (Replacing Components)........................................................................................................... 29
2.19 Orientation and Positioning Components in Falling Pipelines................................................. 30
2.20 Exercise 5 (Creating a Sloping Pipe) ........................................................................................... 31
Exercise 6 (Controlling the Pipe Slope) ...................................................................................................... 32
2.21 Alternative Positioning Forms ..................................................................................................... 34
2.21.1 Position>Component>Plane Through...................................................................................... 34
2.21.2 Positioning Piping Items Relative to Other Design Items ........................................................ 34
Exercise 7 - Pipe Editing............................................................................................................................... 37
2.22 Copying Branches ......................................................................................................................... 38
3 Data Consistency Checker ................................................................................................................... 39
3.1 Possible Types of Data Error ....................................................................................................... 39
3.1.1 Angular Alignment.................................................................................................................... 39
3.1.2 Axial Alignment ........................................................................................................................ 39
3.1.3 Consistent Bores...................................................................................................................... 39
3.1.4 Connection Types .................................................................................................................... 39
3.1.5 Minimum Tube Length ............................................................................................................. 39
3.2 Starting the Data Consistency Checks........................................................................................ 40
3.3 Data Consistency Check Report Format..................................................................................... 40
3.3.1 Data Consistency Diagnostic Messages ................................................................................. 41
3.4 Some Examples of Data Consistency Diagnostic Messages ................................................... 41
3.4.1 Branch Head Errors ................................................................................................................. 41
3.4.2 Branch Tail Errors .................................................................................................................... 42
3.4.3 Plain Branch Errors.................................................................................................................. 42
3.4.4 Component–Specific Diagnostics ............................................................................................ 43
3.4.5 End–Component Diagnostics .................................................................................................. 44
Exercise 8 (Data consistency check) .......................................................................................................... 44

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 Chapter 1

1 Introduction
Pipe routing is probably the activity that consumes most time on any large project and it is also one, which causes the
most problems. Pipe routing in PDMS has always been one of the major strengths of the system, as you will discover in
this module.

1.1 Aim
The following Training Manual describes the use of the Vantage Plant Design (PDMS) for Piping Design.

1.2 Objectives
At the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Explain the basic concepts of pipes and branches.

• Describe the use of piping specifications in PDMS.
• Have a sound knowledge of branch heads and tails and the importance of component list order and flow
direction within a branch.
• Understand how to create, position and orientate piping components.
• Describe all the functionality of the Create Components form.
• Understand the catalogue point configurations for standard components.
• Orient and position components in falling lines.
• Understand more complex positioning with relation to other design items.

1.3 Prerequisites
The participants must have completed the M3 Basics and Functions and optionally M4 Equipment Design.

1.4 Course Structure

Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations and set exercises. Each workstation will have a
training project, populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees to practice their methods, and complete
the set exercises.

1.5 Using this guide

Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document, here is a summary;

Menu pull downs and button press actions. Are indicated by bold dark blue text.
Information the user has to Key-in 'Will be red and in inverted commas.'
Annotation for trainees benefit
L Additional information

 Pay close attention to

Refer to other documentation

System prompts should be bold and italic in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'

Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font, colours and styles used as before.

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 Chapter 2

2 Pipework Modelling
2.1 Piping in PDMS: Basic Concepts

The piping design hierarchy is shown above; each pipe element may own a number of branches. In turn, branches may
own a number of piping components like valves and reducers.

The difference between pipes and branches is that a branch is only considered to have two ends, while a pipe may have
any number of ends, depending on the number of branches it owns.

Below shows a pipe with three ends and two branches, where the second branch is connected to the first at the tee.

Branch 1

z z
z
Tee
Branch 2

This brings in another rule that says that although a branch only has two ends, it may own components (in this case a
tee), which connect to other branches.

These simple concepts enable any number of piping configurations to be developed, and form the basis of all the PDMS
Pipework you will encounter.

2.2 Piping Specifications

In the same way that design offices have standard piping specifications, PDMS has a set of specifications from which
you can choose. In fact all the components you will use in PDMS must be defined in the Catalogue and be placed in a
Specification before you can use them. In the Training Project there are three such specifications:

A1A-TRA = ANSI CLASS 150 CARBON STEEL

A3B-TRA = ANSI CLASS 300 CARBON STEEL
F1C-TRA = ANSI CLASS 150 STAINLESS STEEL

These specifications contain all the fittings you will require for the course exercises.

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2.3 Setting the Appropriate Specification
The first task when building a pipe is to decide which specification you are going to use. For the Training Project, the first
letter in the pipe name represents the specification to be used. For example, the pipe /150-B-5 has the letter ‘B’ to
represent the specification. The specification letters are as follows: -

A = /A1A-TRA
B = /A3B-TRA
C = /F1C-TRA

Having decided on the appropriate specification, this is then set as an

attribute of the pipe. Any subsequent branches will automatically be
assigned with the same specification (although this can be re-specified if
required).

When you enter the Piping Application the Default Specification Form is
displayed.

2.4 Pipework Toolbar

The Pipework Toolbar is used to Manipulate Pipes, Branches and Bran Components.

The default Piping

Specification can be reset
using this Icon.

Used for the Creation of Pipes

Modifying Pipes

Display Piping Components

Creation Form

Used for reselecting Piping

Components.

A range of Piping Components

can be deleted using this form.

Used to Align components.

Used to Orientate
Components.

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2.5 Pipe Creation Form
Pipes are created using the Create Pipe form, Pipes hold reference data for
example the Piping, Insulation and Tracing Specs and Temperature.

The Bore field indicated on the form is the nominal bore for this pipe and does
not affect the pipe route.

2.6 Pipe Branches

Branches serve two purposes:

• They define the start and finish points of a pipe route (known as the Head and Tail in PDMS).
• They own the piping components, which define the route.

The position and order of the piping components below branch level determine the physical route. In PDMS you only
ever need to consider the fittings, because the pipe that appears between fittings is automatically set (or implied) by
PDMS according to the specifications of the fittings.

2.7 Pipe Branch Heads and Tails

All branches need to have a start and end point. These can be a position in space (3D co-ordinates), the flange face of a
nozzle, a tee or various other points in your design. Heads and tails are set up via a series of attributes that belong to
the branch element.

Gasket 1
Flange
Head is at face of Nozzle 1
Tail is at face of Nozzle 2
z
Elbow
z
Direction Gasket 2
Nozzle 1 of Nozzle 2
Flow
z
Elbow z
Flange

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2.7.1 Attributes for heads of branches
HPOS The position in the zone where the branch starts.
HCON The connection type of the branch end (Up to a 4 character code for flanged, butt weld, screwed, etc.).
HDIR The direction in which the start of the branch is pointing (as if you were looking down the bore).
HBOR The bore of the pipe (this can be metric or imperial).
HREF The name of the item to which the branch head is connected (e.g. /C1101-N1). If this is not set, then the branch
is open to the atmosphere for a vent or drain.
HSTU This is a reference to the catalogue, which determines the material of the first piece of pipe, between the start
of the branch and the first fitting (this still needs to be set, even if there is a fitting connected directly to the
head).

2.7.2 Attributes for tails of branches

TPOS The position in the zone where the branch ends.
TCON The connection type of the branch end (Up to a 4 character code for flanged, butt weld, screwed, etc.).
TDIR The direction in which the end of the branch is pointing (as if you were looking back down the bore).
TBOR The bore of the pipe (this can be metric or imperial).
TREF The name of the item to which the branch tail is connected (e.g. /150-A-3). If this is not set, then the branch is
open to the atmosphere for a vent or drain.

You do not need to specify each of these attributes every time you create a branch. On most occasions when you set a
head or tail, you will be connecting to another pipe or to a nozzle. The act of connecting to another item sets all the
attributes at once.

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2.8 Pipe Branch Head / Tail Positioned Explicitly

When setting the Branch Head or Tail explicitly you need

to specify each of the previously described branch
attributes.

The Bore, Connection and Position are self explanatorily.

The Head Direction is the direction of the flow and the Tail
Direction is opposite to the flow.

2.9 Pipe Branch Head / Tail Connected

Using the Pick Button the Name box can be filled; this is
followed by the Connect Button, which make the
connection and sets all the Branch Head or Tail Attributes.

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2.10 Pipe Branch Components (Pipe Fittings)
When you first define a head and tail for a branch, your branch will consist of one piece of pipe running in a straight line
between the head and tail positions. This will appear as a dotted line between the two points unless the head and tail are
aligned along a common axis and have the same bore. (The dotted line indicates that branch route is geometrically
incorrect.)

The next step in designing a pipe is to create and position a series of fittings, which define the pipe route you require.
Just as on a drawing board, you need to decide which piping components are needed in order to satisfy the
requirements of the process. The components must be arranged so that the pipe meets its design needs. However,
unlike on the drawing board, you do not need to know any fitting dimensions, PDMS derives these automatically from
the catalogue.

To create piping fittings, you need to select an item from the list of fittings available to you from the associated piping
specification. Typical types of fitting available are Elbows, Tees, Reducers, Flanges, Gaskets and Valves etc. There is
some intelligence build into the PDMS forms so that by placing for example a valve the associated Gaskets and Flanges
will also be created.

For all piping components, you will need to carry out the following steps: -

Select the component from the piping specification, position the component and set the orientation.

There tube is not created explicitly it is created automatically or implied by placing fittings.

2.11 Creating Branch Components (Pipe Fittings)

The “Component Types” list shows the piping components

that are available in the current piping specification, which
was set at the Pipe and Branch level.

You could select components from an alternative

specification if required.

Components are created by selecting the required fitting

from the list

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2.12 Component Creation Form
The Component Creation form shows details of all the
Sub-Type available.
For example a Flange may be Slip-on, Weld Neck,
Screwed or Blind.
You will be required to select the Sub-Type you require.

Items are created in order with or against the flow of the

pipe.

A tick box is available to allow the adjacent components to

be created. This is very useful for creating the flanges of
in-line flanged components.

2.13 Component Selection Form

The Component Selection form can be used if it is
necessary to change an existing component Sub Type
or Spec.

If the component has a different fitting-to-fitting length it

can be reconnected using the Reconnection Button.

The form can also be used for changing the

component Spec.

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2.14 Branch Components List Order
With equipment and structures, the order in which you create items is of no importance to the final outcome.
With piping components, the order in which they are laid out, as well as their individual positions and orientations,
determines the final pipe route.

To help with this a Component Position Pointer is displayed.

2.15 Typical Design Explorer

Below is an example Design Explorer list showing the components of a branch /100-B-1/B1

As you can see by default there is no TUBE is shown in

the explorer window,

2.16 Typical Design Explorer showing Tube

Tube is shown by changing the Explorer setting

Settings > Explorer

Select Show TUBI/ROD

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The below example shows the Explorer Window with the Tube Shown.

When using PDMS the list order will become second nature to you after you have created a number of branches, but for
the time being you should be aware of it and should consider carefully where your next item is going to be inserted by
watching the Component pointer and Design Explorer.

L When you are creating a component at the pipe branch head or pipe branch tail you must ensure that you are
positioned at the Branch.

2.17 Arrive and Leave Points

Piping components have P–points (similar to those for equipment primitives).
The significance of p–points is two–fold. First, they define the connection points, and second, they determine the branch
flow through the component by means of Arrive and Leave attributes.

For the reducer shown in Figure 9, you will see that the large end is at P1 and the small end is at P2. If you use this
component to increase the bore of the branch, the flow in the direction of the branch will be from P2 to P1. In order to tell
PDMS the flow direction you want, you set two numeric attributes, Arrive and Leave, to the p–point numbers you want.
In this case, Arrive would be set to 2 and Leave would be set to 1. (The default is Arrive 1 Leave 2). This is included just
for intrest as the forms and menus will handle all connections.

Z P2 Z
P2
Y
Y
P3 P0
X X
P1
P1
Reducer Couplings/Nipples
X Z Z Y
Y
P2

P0

P0
P1
X
P1 P2
Bends/Elbows Nozzles
Z Z P2

Y
P2
P1 P0
Y X
P0
X
P1 P3
Caps/Plugs/Blind Flanges Tees/Branch Fittings/Olet Fittings

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 P2
Y

P0
z

z z
P3
X
P1

Flange Gate Valve/Ball Valve etc.

Check Valve

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2.18 The Piping Application - A Worked Example
The tasks of setting up pipes, branches and components are simplified by the use of forms and menus. The main thing
to remember when using the application is which specification you are currently using as a default.

The course exercises will illustrate different means of pipe routing by giving examples of many of the situations you will
encounter.

The following worked example demonstrates how to build Pipe /100-B-8, Branch /100-B-8/B1 and the piping component
build sequence.

2.18.1 BRANCH /100-B-8/B1 showing input sequence

Function Form and Location Notes

Design > Pipework The first time you enter

Select spec A3B-TRA the Pipework application
the Default Specification
Form will be displayed

(A3B-TRA has been

specially modified to help
with the training.)

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Function Form and Location Notes

Create>Zone Create hierarchy in which

Create > Zone branch is to be routed.

or Navigate to the
existing Pipe Zone You may have created a
(/PIPE.ZONE) piping zone /PIPE.ZONE
earlier.

Set Zone Purpose to PIPE

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

Enter the Pipe Name The Pipe Spec. will

100-B-8 automatically be selected
from the default spec
Select the Bore 100 selected earlier it should
be set to /A3B-TRA
Select the Apply
Button

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Function Form and Location Notes

After pressing Apply Select Change Head Connection We are going to connect
button on previous form the Branch Head and
Branch Tail to Equipment
Nozzles.

After pressing the Use the Pick Button to set the Name to Nozzle Once you have connected
Change button on the D1201/N3 the Branch Head the
previous form. previous Pipe form will
again be displayed.
Connect each end of In the same way as you
branch to its set the Pipe Head position
termination point (head select the Pipe Tail to
and tail) nozzle P1501A/N1

This leaves a “dotted” line

joining the head and tail

The form can be

dismissed or docked for
use later.

Once the name is set use the Connect Button to set

the pipe head connection.

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Function Form and Location Notes

Display the Pipe Note where possible we

Component Creation will create the main pipe
Form from the Show route and add valves and
pipe creation form Icon other in-line fittings later.
on the Pipework
Toolbar

We are going to Select Flange PDMS will select an

connect a Flange and appropriate Gasket so we
associated Gasket to will select a Flange from
the Branch Head, the Component Types.
which is in turn
connected to a Nozzle.

In the Design Explorer Select the Weld Neck Flange (WNF), ensure the Using the same form we
you will be set at the component creation is With Flow and the Auto. will select a Weld Neck
Bran. Create Adjacent button is Ticked. Flange for the Pipe Tail.

In the Design Explorer

navigate back up to
Branch Level.

Change the creation form

to Against Flow

Select Connect

You should now have a

Gasket and Flange at the
Branch Head and the
Branch Tail.

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Function Form and Location Notes
We will now create our Select the Dotted Pipe using the LH Mouse button.
first Elbow after the
Flange that is
connected to the
Branch Head.

Using Quick Pipe

Router.

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

any distance in the west
direction

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Function
The Blob (or Sphere) on
the branch will be
deleted automatically
later in the tutorial so it
can be left for now.
The RH Mouse Button
Options shown here
are only to illustrate
that they are available.
Exit Model Editor Mode
by deselecting the
Model Editor Icon
We are now going to
create an Elbow at the
flange connected to the
Pipe Tail
Navigate to the flange
on the Branch Tail
using the LH Mouse
Button.
Form and Location Notes
Note: - The Blob will
appear in the member
list as an Elbow
The Change in direction
created will be created
as an elbow this could
be changed to a Bend
(if there are bends
available in the spec)
using the Component
Choice pull down that
can be displayed when
in Model Editor Mode.
Other options are also
available from this pull
down and some will be
used later.
Note the Component
Pointer moves to the
Flange to indicate
where the next
component will be
created.
The Display shows the
component creation is
against flow from the
last time we used the
Component Creation
form.
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Function Form and Location Notes
The component Elbow Selection Form Select a 90Deg. Elbow
Creation Form will still (EA)
be displaying Flanges.

Select the Choose Make sure the creation

Button and reselect is Against Flow.
Elbow

Select Connect
We will now position Note: - The World Co-
the elbow through a ordinates are displayed
North Position of at the bottom of the
main graphics window.
N 302600 by dragging Fine adjustment can be
the Elbow using Model obtained using the up
Editor Mode. and down arrows on the
keyboard.

Rotate the elbow

through 180 Deg.

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

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Function Form and Location Notes
We will now create a
Tee and position it
through W 303575

Make sure you have The Tee will be

selected a 100NB created with
Equal Tee. Creation Against
the Flow and the
Configuration set
to leave by the
offline leg (P3).

Select Connect

Using Modify Mode

Drag the Tee through
W 313575

We will now complete

the pipe route using
complete in Quick Pipe
Route Mode

First Select the Dotted

Part of the Pipe and
enter Modify Mode.

Select
Feature Snapping or
by Pressing F

Whilst in Modify Mode

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Function Form and Location Notes
Drag one Arrow over
the other Arrow using
the Right Hand
Mouse Button

Release the Mouse

Button and select
Complete

We will now place 2 We will move the valves

Gate valves in the to the correct position
branch later in the exercise.

Select a Gate Valve

on the Components

Creation Form
Use Place and
identify Branch Leg
for Valve

As there is a choice of Choose another GATE

Flanges the Flange valve in a similar way.
Component Creation
form is displayed.
Select Weld Neck
Flange (WNF)
and Done

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Function Form and Location Notes

We will now move the

Valve and its
L Make sure you are
NOT in Feature
connected components
Snap Mode using
Fitting to Fitting with the
the F button whilst
second Elbow in
in Modify Mode.
Modify Mode.

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

You can connect the You can also rotate the

Flange to the elbow. Valve in its axes.

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Exercise 1 - Creating a Second Branch
To complete the pipe create a second Branch that connects the tee to the second pump, build up the Branch
components as before. Remember you can connect Flanges and quick root elbows.
Make sure when creating your components you have set the Create Components Form to the correct Branch using the
<Set Branch> button.

Exercise 2 (Building the Pipework)

Start to build up the Pipework on the plant. Refer to the drawings for positions and components required along each
pipe. Remember to select the correct specification for each pipe. In general, the naming convention of the pipes is built
up from pipe size, the third character of the specification (A3B-TRA) and a line number.
Initially, create the following pipes:

Pipe 80-B-7
When you create this pipe if the Nozzles are correct, i.e. both the same size and inline the tube will be implied and
displayed. You should only need to create the flange connections, remember this is done by being positioned at the
branch level in the Design Explorer.

Pipe 150-B-6
The Flanges and elbows at both the Head and Tail of this pipe should be created fitting to fitting. The elbows are rotated
as required using Modify Mode. This is quite a simple pipe so it could easily be routed using quick route mode.

The First elbow is rotated using

Modify Mode to face East.

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Pipe 250-B-5

The Elbow can be lifted in-line

with the next item in the
branch using The Align
selection / component Icon

Reducers are created in a

similar way to Tees; make
sure you select the correct
Icon when selecting the bore.

Pipe 200-B-4
The bottom section of this pipe has a small offset of about 15 Deg. The two bottom elbows should be lined using Align
selection / component as described earlier.

The Elbow can be directed Navigate to the next Elbow

to face towards the next and direct it in a similar way
elbow using the Direct using the Direct selection /
selection / component Icon. component Icon.

100-C-13
This pipe must be routed to piping spec F1C-TRA as it is stainless steel, the pipe head can be connected as we have
done before. The pipe tail however must be created explicitly.

To set the Branch Tail select the

Tail Detail Change button on the
Create Pipe Branch form.

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Set the details as shown on the
form The connection type should be
set to OPEN as the pipe will have
an open end.
The Direction is set to W as this is
the opposite direction to the pipe
run direction.

We are going to be routing the pipe onto the Pipe Bridge the steelwork for this pipe bridge will be created using the
macro !!traRunMacro('pipeway.pmlmac').

Navigate to a Structural Zone or create one /STRU.ZONE. Open a command line Display > Command Line in this
command line type !!trarunracro('pipeway.pmlmac') make sure it is typed in lower case, the steelwork will now be
have been created.

Create the Gasket, Flange and the first two elbows as we have done before. We will now create the third elbow and
position the Bottom of Pipe (BOP) onto the steelwork.

This is performed in Quick Pipe Router Mode with feature snapping enabled (F).

Select the dotted part of the pipe in

Model Editor Mode.

Make sure feature snapping is

enabled (F)

Slide the mouse over the

steelwork, when you are positioned
over Top of Steel (TOS) pline and
extended route handle will be
displayed.

Select 1/2 OD behind Pline

Feature, this will place the BLOB
with BOP on TOS.

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Continue the pipe in Quick Router
Mode, the pipe can be finished
using Auto Complete.

150-A-57
This pipe should be routed using /A1A-TRA which is a 150# Carbon Steel specification.

The Pipe Tail of this pipe will be connected to the suction of pumps P1502A and P1502B, which has 300# Flanges. As
there are no 300# flanges in our piping spec we are going to select them from spec /A3B-TRA this is done by setting
The Alternative Spec.

On the Component Creation Form Once the alternative spec has been
Select the Use Alternative Spec. selected the Use Alternative Spec.
button Select… Tick Box will be activated.

Set the Alternative Spec A3B-TRA

and Done

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Once an alternative spec is Create the Gasket and Flange at
selected you can toggle between the Pipe Tail from the alternative
the Branch Spec or Alternative spec.
Spec.

Make sure you also tick the Use

Alternative Spec box on the
component creation form.

Exercise 3 (Completing the Pipework)

Attempt the rest of the pipes in any order, your Trainer will offer assistance as required.

Exercise 4 (Replacing Components)

In this exercise we will replace components using the Component Selection Form.

Display Pipe /100-B-1

We will change the GATE valve indicated to a GLOBE Valve.

Select the Show pipe component select form Icon

Select the Globe valve (GLOB) the valve will be reselected.

As the Globe Valve is a different size the Reconnection button is

activated.

To reconnect all the associated components select the

Reconnection Button.

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The Globe valve is displayed.

2.19 Orientation and Positioning Components in Falling Pipelines

The example we looked through previously involved only orthogonal pipelines, that is, all lengths of tube were either
horizontal or vertical. In practice, you often need to include lengths of tube, which slope at angles between components.
We will now see how this is done.

AVEVA 90Deg Elbows are capable of having a variable angle they are not fixed at 90deg. Variable angle elbows can be
directed to the angle of the slop.

In the example below a tee has been added to the falling line to demonstrate how an offset error would be introduced.
This error is corrected in PDMS using variable angle zero radius bends.

Bends are normally made from tube so adding a bend would only effect tube length and as the bend we use has no
radius the effect is negligible; bends made from tube do not appear on the isometric material list.

The following example shows how bends are used to correct falling lines.

The first example shows the tee still falling with the main branch; a bend is used at the start of the new bran to reduce
the offset error.

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In this next example the tee is horizontal and two bends are used one at each side to correct the fall.

You should always check contract procedure to establish how to design slopping pipes.

The Auto Slope form lets you set the leave direction either up or down of each elbow in a branch. You can specify the
slope either as a rate of fall or as an angle.

2.20 Exercise 5 (Creating a Sloping Pipe)

Navigate to branch 1 of pipe /100-C-13. In the piping application select Modify > Slop…

Leave the fall to 1/100

Select OK

PDMS will now step through each elbow in the branch. You are required to select the slop for each elbow.

In each case select YES indicating the slop is up.

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As the pipe is open ended finishing at the battery limit the following form is displayed.

As we wish the pipe end to remain in the same place we will select NO

The pipe will now be slopping this can be checked using Query > General as we have done earlier. You should find the
elbow direction to be of the form N 0.5729 U.

Exercise 6 (Controlling the Pipe Slope)

We are now going to add a tee, a new branch and a bend to correct the slope of pipe /100-C-13 that we have just made
slope.

Add a Tee to 500mm from the 3rd

elbow.

Use the RH Mouse Pull Down so you

can set it 500 from the change in
direction

As you will remember from previous discussion the P3 leave direction of the
tee will not be directly up.

Create a new branch and connect the pipe head to the tee

The first item in this new

branch must be a bend,
Create a bend and select the
Variable Angle and Radius
bend in the choose form

Set the Radius to Define and

0.00

Your branch should look like this. We will now need to direct
the bend up to remove the
offset.

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To direct the Bend up use
Orientate > Component > Leave
from the main top pull down.

Set the Direction to be U and tick the

Change Angle Box.

Add an elbow and position it 1000mm from

the Bend.

Use Orientate Component Slop to set

the slop of the Elbow.

Set the Slop to Up and apply the Form Orientate>Component>Slope

The PL of the elbow will now be slopping if you check this the angle should be Direction N 0.5729 U.

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2.21 Alternative Positioning Forms

2.21.1 Position>Component>Plane Through

The Plane Through form lets you position the current element using a specific co-ordinate, as in this example, or by
using the cursor, or with respect to any other previously positioned item.

2.21.2 Positioning Piping Items Relative to Other Design Items

You often need to position a piping component so that it, or its attached tube, is either just touching, or is a fixed
distance from, another element in the design (another piping item, a structural beam or column, etc.).

Until now we have always identified the position of a piping item by reference to its centreline (more strictly, its origin or
P0). For relative positioning, it is often more convenient to use one of the extremities of the item as the reference, such
as the top–of–pipe (ToP) or bottom–of–pipe (BoP), as we shall see in the following examples.

2.21.2.1 Position>Component>BoP/ToP (Infront)

Note: BoP/ToP in this context refer to the same point, namely the furthest side of the component. Thus, the form
settings Top of Pipe Clearance 50 Infront ID Cursor would achieve the same result. This applies in both forwards and
backwards modes.

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2.21.2.2 Position>Component>BoP/Top (Behind)

Note: As in the preceding example, BoP/ToP here refer to the same point. Thus, the form settings Top of Pipe
Clearance 50 Behind - D Cursor would achieve the same result.

2.21.2.3 Positioning Onto/Under another Item

For non–orthogonal pipelines, the following options are applicable:

Bottom of Pipe Clearance 50 Onto ID Cursor

constrained 50
centreline

/BEAM
picked with cursor
50

Bottom of Pipe Clearance 50 Under ID Cursor

2.21.2.4 Positioning Infront/Behind another Item

Bottom of Pipe Clearance 50 Infront ID Cursor

constrained
centreline

50

/BEAM
picked with cursor

50

Bottom of Pipe Clearance 50 Behind ID Cursor

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2.21.2.5 Position>Component>Clearance (Infront)

Note: The form settings Clearance 50 Onto ID Cursor would achieve the same result in this example.

2.21.2.6 Position>Component>Clearance (Behind)

Note: The form settings Clearance 50 Under ID would achieve the same result in this example.

2.21.2.7 Positioning with Clearance Onto/Under another Item

For non–orthogonal pipelines, the following options are applicable:

Clearance 50 Onto ID Cursor

constrained 50
centreline

/BEAM
picked with cursor

50

Clearance 50 Under ID Cursor

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2.21.2.8 Positioning with Clearance In-front / Behind another Item

constrained Clearance 50 Infront ID Cursor

centreline
50

/BEAM
picked with cursor

50

Clearance 50 Behind ID Cursor

Exercise 7 - Pipe Editing

Continuing from the elbow created in the previous exercise we are going to create two more elbows but this time we are
going to position the elbows relative to the steelwork.

Set-up the design display to include pipe /100-C-13 and the pipe bridge steelwork /PIPEWAY

Create a new elbow and position it 300mm after the column

Use Position > Component > Plane Clearance

Set the form as shown

Select Apply and Identify Column /COL-B3

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Your elbow should be positioned as shown.

Direct the Elbow leave to point up.

Another elbow is created and positioned so that the bottom of pipe is resting on the steelwork.

Position > Component >BOP/TOP

Select Apply and Identify beam /AB4H

2.22 Copying Branches

If you have branches of a pipe that contain similar components you may copy a complete branch then move it into
position.
To create a copy, select the branch to be copied then choose

Create > Copy > Offset

This will display the Copy form we have seen earlier. Complete the form then select OK. You will need to reconnect the
branch head and tail and also rename the new branch.

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 Chapter 3

3 Data Consistency Checker

This Chapter shows you how to check the logical consistency of your design data, enabling you to find and correct the
most common types of design error.

You will normally carry out data consistency checks before you run the clash detection facilities. It is more convenient to
do a data check on individual pipes than to do the whole Plant in one go. There may be too many errors to sort out at
once.

3.1 Possible Types of Data Error

The data consistency checking utility, available within DESIGN’s Piping and Structural applications, checks the following
aspects of your design (piping examples shown):

3.1.1 Angular Alignment

Checks that components which are to be connected together are aligned in the same direction:

PA is W30N
N
PL is E

3.1.2 Axial Alignment

Checks that components which are to be connected together are aligned on a common axis:

offset axes N

3.1.3 Consistent Bores

Checks that components which are to be connected together have consistent bores:

Leave Bore Arrive Bore

50 100

3.1.4 Connection Types

Checks that components which are to be connected together have compatible connection types:

Flange Screwed
connection connection

3.1.5 Minimum Tube Length

Checks that no length of tube is less than a prescribed minimum (which may depend on its bore).

Component A Component B

Tube too short to

allow
for practical assembly

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3.2 Starting the Data Consistency Checks
To carry out data consistency checking from within the Piping application, select Utilities>Data Consistency. You will see
the following form:

By using this form, you can generate a diagnostic report on the data consistency of any part of your design.

You may list the report on your screen (in the area in the lower half of the form), or you may send it to a file from which
you can print a hard copy version. Select Terminal or File and, in the latter case, specify the directory and filename.
Choose the hierarchic level at which you want to check the design using the Check list near top left of the form. The
default is the current element.

Specifying Parameters and Tolerances

The data checking utility allows a margin of acceptable error before it diagnoses that you may have a problem. These
built–in tolerances have default values, but you may set your own values if you prefer.

As an example, by default your report will warn you of all lengths of tube in your design which are shorter than 100mm.
This allows you to decide whether each such length is adequate for welding procedures, bolt withdrawal, access, and so
on. You can change the acceptable minimum length from 100mm, and may set different minima for up to ten different
pipe bore ranges if you wish.

For example:
A minimum length of 150mm for bores between 25 and 50.
A minimum length of 300mm for bores between 50 and 100.

To change any of the consistency check tolerances, use the appropriate Parameters button on the form (Piping for our
current examples).

You will see a subsidiary form on which you can change any of the current tolerances before carrying out the data
checks.

3.3 Data Consistency Check Report Format

The report comprises a header, giving the date and time, followed by an itemised list of the elements being checked,
together with numbered diagnostic messages describing any potential problems.

For example:

DATE 11 FEBRUARY 99 TIME 14.12

PIPE /PIPE2
BRAN /PIPE2/B1
B 10 TAIL REFERENCE NOT SET
END

If no problems are found, you will see the message:

*** NO DATA INCONSISTENCIES ***

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3.3.1 Data Consistency Diagnostic Messages
You will find a full list of the data consistency diagnostic messages, each identified by a reference number, in the
DESIGN Reference Manual. With experience, you will be able to identify which messages indicate errors which must be
corrected, and which are merely warnings of potential problems.

As an example, we will consider the design feature shown below, namely a Pipe to Pipe connection, and will look at
some of the messages which might result.

A230

GASK HEAD TAIL FLAN

FLOW
PArrive PLeave

GBD HCONN TCONN FBD

FBD GBD

D430 E730
(On GASK) B230 (On FLAN)

PIPE A PIPE B

The connection as shown is a valid one. If any of the connection types were changed, you might see the following
messages:

A230 CONNECTION TYPE HCONN NOT SAME AS TERMINAL CONNECTION TYPE

The connection types FBD-FBD in this example must be the same.

B230 CONNECTION TYPE TCONN NOT SAME AS TERMINAL CONNECTION TYPE

The connection types GBD-GBD in this example must be the same.

D430 BAD ARRIVE CONNECTION TYPE

The connection types GBD-FBD in this example must be listed as compatible in the COCO tables.

E730 LEAVE CONNECTION TYPE (of the Flange) NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TCONN
The connection types FBD-GBD in this example must be listed as compatible in the COCO tables.

3.4 Some Examples of Data Consistency Diagnostic Messages

The following examples explain the significance of some of the messages you might see during this training course:
Branch–Specific Diagnostics

3.4.1 Branch Head Errors

The following diagnostics apply only to the Head of a Branch:

A 10 HEAD REFERENCE NOT SET

The Head reference should only be unset (i.e. zero) if the Head Connection Type HCONN is set to OPEN,
VENT, CLOS or DRAN.

A 20 HEAD REFERENCE POINTS TO NONEXISTENT ELEMENT

This error would result from the deletion of a component, such as a Nozzle, to which the Head of the Branch
was originally connected.

A 30 BAD HEAD RETURN REFERENCE

The Head is connected to an element that does not refer back to the Branch. This can occur when the Head of
a Branch is connected to another Branch, implying that a Tee should be placed somewhere along the second
Branch. The error can also occur when two or more branches are inadvertently connected to the same
terminal.

A200 DIRECTION HDIR NOT SAME AS TERMINAL DIRECTION

If the Head is connected to a terminal, such as a Nozzle or Tee, then the direction HDIR should always be
identical to that of the appropriate p–point of the terminal.

A210 POSITION HPOS NOT SAME AS TERMINAL POSITION

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 If the Head is connected to a terminal, such as a Nozzle or Tee, then the position HPOS should always be
identical to that of the appropriate p–point of the terminal.

A230 CONNECTION TYPE HCONN NOT SAME AS TERMINAL CONNECTION TYPE

If the Head is connected to a terminal, such as a Nozzle or Tee, then the connection type HCONN should
always be identical to that of the appropriate p–point of the terminal.

A300 REFERENCE HSTUBE UNSET

There is more than 1mm of tube between the Head and the p–arrive of the first Component (or the Tail), but
HSTUBE is unset.

A310 REFERENCE HSTUBE REFERS TO A NONEXISTENT SPCOM

This may occur if part of the Specification has been deleted.

A320 HSTUBE PROBLEM, CATREF IN SPCOM IS UNSET

This indicates an error in the Specification.

A330 HSTUBE PROBLEM, CATREF IN THE SPCOM REFERS TO NONEXISTENT Catalogue COMPONENT
This may occur if part of the Catalogue has been deleted or if the CATREF is unset.

A400 HBORE NOT SAME AS BORE OF HSTUBE

The bore of any tube leading from the Head, determined from the Catalogue, should always be identical to
HBORE.

A410 HCON NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CONNECTION TYPE OF HSTUBE

The connection type of any tube leading from the Head, determined from the Catalogue, should be compatible
with HCONN.

A420 ISPEC REFERENCE POINTS TO NONEXISTENT ELEMENT

This error would occur if, for example, the Insulation Specification pointed to by ISPEC had been deleted.

3.4.2 Branch Tail Errors

The same type of errors may occur to the Tail of a Branch. The message numbers are the same as for the Head errors
but are preceded by a B.

B 10 TAIL REFERENCE NOT SET

The Tail reference should only be unset (i.e. zero) if the Tail connection type TCONN is set to OPEN, VENT,
CLOS or DRAN.

3.4.3 Plain Branch Errors

The following diagnostics can occur only for Branches with no piping components:

C500 TUBE TOO SHORT BETWEEN HEAD AND TAIL

The distance between the Head position, HPOS, and the Tail position, TPOS, is greater than zero and less
than the specified minimum tube length (default: 100mm).

C510 BAD HEAD TO TAIL GEOMETRY

Either the Head position, HPOS, does not lie at a positive distance along the line through TPOS in the direction
TDIR or the Tail position, TPOS, does not lie at a positive distance along the line through HPOS in the direction
HDIR.

The following illustration shows some typical examples:

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C520 HBORE NOT SAME AS TBORE
When there are no components on the branch, the Head bore, HBORE, should be identical to the Tail bore,
TBORE.

C530 HCONN IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TCONN

This implies that the Head is connected directly to the Tail with no Tube or piping components in between;
hence the Head connection type, HCONN, must be compatible with the Tail connection type, TCONN.

C540 THIS BRANCH HAS NO COMPONENTS

This does not necessarily indicate an error. It is output as a warning.

3.4.4 Component–Specific Diagnostics

The following errors apply to individual piping components and, in some cases, to their adjacent connections. Some of
the errors also apply to Nozzles.

3.4.4.1 All–Component Diagnostics

These are applicable to any component, regardless of its position in the network:

D100 REFERENCE SPREF UNSET

This probably means that you have forgotten to choose the piping component correctly.

D300 CONN REFERENCE NOT SET

Multi–way Components may be left unconnected only if the connection type of the relevant p–point is OPEN,
CLOS, VENT, DRAN or NULL.

D310 CONN REFERENCE POINTS TO NON–EXISTENT BRANCH

This may occur if the Branch which is pointed to by the CONN reference has been deleted.

D320 BAD CONN RETURN REFERENCE

This may occur if the Branch which is pointed to by the CONN reference has been reconnected to another
terminal.

D400 ARRIVE TUBE LESS THAN TUBE MINIMUM. ACTUAL TUBE LENGTH IS ...
The distance between the arrive p–point of this component and the leave p–point of the previous component
(or Head) is greater than zero and less than the specified minimum tube length (default: 100mm).

D410 BAD ARRIVE GEOMETRY

The position and direction of the arrive p–point of this component are not correct with respect to the leave p–
point of the previous component (or Head). The error could be caused by incorrect positioning of this
component, the previous component (or Head) or both.

The following illustration shows some typical examples:

D420 BAD ARRIVE BORE

The bore of the arrive p–point of this component is not equal to the bore of the preceding tube or, if this
component is not preceded by tube, to the bore of the leave p–point of the previous component (or HBORE).

D430 BAD ARRIVE CONNECTION TYPE

The connection type of the arrive p–point of this component is not compatible with the preceding tube or, if this
component is not preceded by tube, to the connection type of the leave p–point of the previous component (or
HCONN).

D500 REFERENCE LSTUBE UNSET

You have probably forgotten to select the piping Component.

D600 LEAVE BORE NOT SAME AS BORE OF LSTUBE

The bore of the leave p–point of this Component is not the same as the bore of the tube following the
Component.
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D610 LEAVE CONNECTION TYPE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CONNECTION TYPE OF LSTUBE
The connection type of the leave p–point of this Component is not compatible with the tube following the
component.

3.4.5 End–Component Diagnostics

These are applicable only to the last component in a Branch:

E700 LEAVE TUBE LESS THAN TUBE MINIMUM. ACTUAL TUBE LENGTH IS ...
The distance between the leave p–point of the current component and the tail position, TPOS, is greater than
zero and less than the specified minimum tube length (default: 100mm).

E710 BAD LEAVE GEOMETRY

The position and direction of the leave p–point of this component are not correct with respect to the position,
TPOS, and direction, TDIR, of the tail. The error could be caused by incorrect positioning of this component,
the Tail, or both.

E720 LEAVE BORE NOT SAME AS TBORE

The bore of the leave p–point of this component is not the same as the tail bore, TBORE.

E730 LEAVE CONNECTION TYPE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TCONN

The connection type of the leave p–point of this component is not compatible with the tail connection type
TCONN.

Exercise 8 (Data consistency check)

Data consistency checks all the pipes you have created so far. Try to correct any inconsistencies.

Continue building the rest of the pipework, checking each one as you build it.

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