About Applying Insulation

Insulation Specification

The insulation specification can be associated to an Insulation Part Definition Table. It can be defined for a piping line logical object.

While applying the insulation, the insulation specification is retrieved from the piping line logical object.

You can check the insulation specification for a piping line logical object using the Edit > Properties command.

Insulation Modes

Insulation can be added/ modified in the following three different modes:

Non Spec

The Insulation Part Definition Table (for which the insulation specification is not defined) is used for selecting the insulation.

In Spec

The Insulation Part Definition Table of the base pipe insulation specification is used for selecting the insulation.

Out of Spec

A list of insulation specification defined in Project Resource Management appears in the dialog box. You can select the desired one from the list. The Insulation Part Definition Table of the insulation specification selected is used for selecting the insulation.

Note: The data in Insulation Part Definition Table is filtered by the nominal size of the base pipe.

Important: In Spec and Out of Spec options are available if you have a Generative Piping and Tubing license.

Insulation Object

The insulation object is added below the base object in the specification tree.

You can check the insulation properties using the Edit > Properties command.

Note: You can also check the route properties using the Insulation Data command. To check the route properties, click Insulation Data that appears on the right side of the graphic area.

Analyze Insulation Object

You can check the insulation properties using the Analyze Item command.

To check the insulation properties, select Modify > Analyze > Analyze Item and select the insulation object in the specification tree.

The Analyze Item Data dialog box appears displaying insulation properties.

Insulation Integration

If you select the insulation part, the base part is selected for further modifications like placing part, modifying pipe etc., in the piping network.

Command	Effect
Rigid Route / Flexible Route	You can continue routing before and after a route extremity of insulated route. The insulation object will not be modified to the node additions, it will be a partial route. If you insert, delete or replace a node on an insulated route, the insulation object will be updated to reflect the node list change. If you replace the route extremity, the associated insulation object will be updated to reflect the route extremity node change. If you modified the route OD, the associated insulation object will be updated. You can branch from/to an insulated route.
Place Part	You can place a part on a insulated pipe extremity. The insulation object will be updated to reflect that the pipe extremity had just imported a port. You can insert a part between a part and insulated route. You cannot place a part on a insulated pipe segment or internal node of the insulated pipe.
Delete	When deleting a part, if either of the connecting pipes is insulated, then pipes do not get merge.
Connect	You can connect a part to an insulated pipe. The insulation object will be updated to reflect that the pipe extremity had just imported a port.
Disconnect	You can disconnect a part from an insulated pipe. The insulation object will be updated to reflect that the pipe extremity had just deleted a port.