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PIPING GUIDE: PDS TUTORIALS: Miscellaneous PDS
Commands
In this section you will be introduced to some useful Piping commands.
Topics
Review/Add/Remove Category reviews or modifies the displayed category
data (segregation parameters) associated with a screen view. You can use
the display categories to selectively segregate the data for display,
manipulation, and plotting purposes. Select View from the View pull-down
menu.
Review Report displays an existing report in the Review Report form. You
can use the form controls to page through the report. Select Review Data
from the Piping pull-down menu.
Saved Model View creates saved views, review and display existing saved
views or delete existing saved view definitions. A saved view can be used in
creating drawings, defining a design volume, or displaying a defined volume
within the model. Select View from the View pull-down menu.
Temporary Symbology highlights elements based on specified search
criteria or display temporary attribute labels. You can use the highlight option
or change the color, line weight, or line style. Select Review Data from the
Piping pull-down menu.
View Options provides access to a set of options that allow you to
manipulate the model views for each screen or window. Select View from the
View pull-down menu.
Window to Named Item locates a particular pipeline, piping component,
piping specialty, instrument, pipe support, equipment or nozzle in the active
model or an attached reference file. The system updates the screen display
for a selected view to center the located element. Select View from the View
pull-down menu.
Place Construction Graphics places non-intelligent graphics in the model
for use as construction aids. Select Placement from the Piping pull-down
menu.
Labs
Review Category Exercise
Note:
See Review Category for reference information.
Remove the unapproved model categories of a view.
1. Select the view.
2. Select Remove.
3. Select all unapproved model categories to be removed.
4. Identify the view.
The system updates the database and the graphics.
5. Use the Add command to turn the unapproved categories back on (repeat steps 3 and 4).
The system updates the database and the graphics.
Saved Model View Exercise
Complete the following 2 exercises.
Note:
See Saved Model View for reference information.
Window in to the two pumps 38P-101 in the plan view.
Exercise 1
Create a saved view.
1. Select the Create Saved View option.
2. Key in SVP01 for the saved view name.
3. Key in Pump Plan View for the description.
4. Select Confirm.
5. Identify the view.
The system updates the database.
Exercise 2
Delete a saved view.
1. Select the Delete Saved View option.
2. Select the saved view to delete from the list.
3. Select Confirm.
The system updates the database.
Temporary Symbology Exercises
Note:
See Temporary Symbology for reference information.
Exercise 1
Search your model pipeline MMA0104 and have it appear as red.
1. Select the Color Pallet option.
2. Select Red from the form.
3. Select Confirm.
4. Select Segment Search Criteria.
5. Select Fluid Code.
6. Select the = operator.
A list of fluid codes
display.
7. Select MMA from the
list and Confirm.
8. Select And.
9. Select Line
Sequence Number.
10. Select the =
operator.
11. Key in 0104.
12. Select Confirm.
13. Identify the view.
The system highlights in
red all piping that satisfy
the search criteria. The
red highlight is
temporary and will
disappear when the view
is updated.
Exercise 2
Display the NPD of all
pipelines.
1. Select Display Only
Labels.
2. Select Nominal Piping
Diameter.
3. Identify a view.
The system updates the
graphics. The text is
temporary and
disappears when the
view is updated.
Window to Named
Item Exercises
Complete the following
two exercises.
Note:
See Window to Named
Item for reference
information.
Exercise 1
Window to
equipment/nozzle 38V-
101/N3.
1. Select Equipment &
Nozzle Number.
2. Key in the
equipment/nozzle
number.
3. Identify the view.
The system updates the
graphics.
Exercise 2
Window to pipeline
MMA0104-6IN-1C0031-
P.
1. Select Line ID.
2. Key in the line ID number.
3. Identify the view.
The system updates the graphics.
Lab
Complete the following two exercises.
Lab 1
Using the Temporary Symbology command, highlight pipeline GOX0112-XIN-2C0032-N in violet.
Lab 2
Create a saved view of your choice and display it in view 6.