Setting up Fluid Systems Design

This section lists the steps you should take to set up your Fluid Systems Design workbenches.

Follow the steps in this section referring as necessary to the topics in the rest of this administration guide for detailed instructions and guidance.

Before you begin: Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the sample files which are provided for you by default.

The files include:

  • Catalogs of equipment.
  • Catalogs of piping parts.
  • Resource files.

These files are installed in ..\intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems, sub-directories Piping and Equipment.

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  1. Import catalogs of your piping/tubing components (equipment and piping/tubing parts) into the PLM database. Alternatively, create new catalogs.

    For a brief overview of how to do this see Creating a Piping Catalog.

    If you just want to do the tasks in the video tutorial, you only have to import the following files:

    • Aerospace-EquipmentResolved_catalog.3dxml
    • TubingPartsResolved_catalog.3dxml

    Both of these files are located in ..intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\PipingDesign\ComponentCatalogs.

    For full instructions, refer to Importing 3D XML Files in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

  2. Import the materials file ..\intel_a\resources\materials\DS-Standard.3dxml into the PLM database. When you import this file, select the import option Import as Reference.

    For instructions on how to do this, refer to Importing 3D XML Files in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

  3. Using spreadsheet software, create or customize the following resource files:

    1. Resource files of Standards.
    2. Resource files of Part Subtypes.
    3. Resource files of Pipe Specifications.
    4. Resource files of Pipe Design Rules.
    5. Resource files of Equipment.

    These resource files are used to define physical characteristics of, and the relationship between, all the parts of your system. For example, a list of standards you use, which pipes and parts can be used with a certain standard, what the minimum bend radius of a pipe is, how pipes can be joined, what parts are inserted automatically between two components, etc.

    If you just want to do the tasks in the video tutorial, you only have to import the following files:

    • PRM_R208_EquipmentResources_NoCatalog.3dxml
    • PRM_R208_TubingDesignResources.3dxml
    • PRM_R208_TubingDisciplineResources_NoCatalog.3dxml

    These three files are located in ..intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\PipingDesign\SampleData.

    For instructions on how to do this, refer to Resource Files.

  4. In Project Resource Management (PRM), create resource tables and assign the resource files and catalogs to these tables.

    For instructions on how to do this, refer to Creating a Resource Table.

  5. In PRM, bind these resource tables with your People and Organization projects.

    For instructions on how to do this, refer to Binding a Resource Table to a Project.

You have now completed all the required setup tasks. Your Fluid Systems Design workbenches are now fully configured and ready to use.

To view a video tutorial and full instructions on how to use the workbenches, refer to the Fluid Systems Design User's Guide.