Applying Material to Routables

You can apply a material to a route. In Fluid Systems Detail Design, material also functions as a filtering criterion for tables used for routing a pipe and assigning end style to a pipe.

This task shows you how to:

Add Material

You can add material in Project Resource Management.

Create all material objects you need and save in the database. For more information, see Client Collaborative Platform : Virtual Product Modeling: Material Definition.

  1. Create supporting tables, such as Pipe Reference Definition table, Turn Rules table, Minimum Tangent Length table, and Pipe Fabrication End Style table. For more information, see Design Rules and Standard. The image below gives an example of the Pipe Reference Definition table.



    Important: Ensure that names in the DS_Material column of the tables match the material names in the database.

  2. Assign these tables to relevant set up data by using Project Resource Management (PRM). For more information, see Project Resource Management.

Apply Material to a Route

When you select standard in the Routing Information dialog box, supporting tables and design rules are filtered based on the selected standard. You can assign material to the route by selecting the appropriate row from the Pipe Reference Table.

  1. In the Fluid Systems Detail Design workbench, click Rigid Route in the Compass Toolbar.

  2. Change the details and click Finish.

  3. Go to the balloon and click Select > Edit Properties.

    The Routing Information dialog box appears.

  4. Click Route Size Table .

    The Pipe Reference Table appears.

  5. Select a row in the table and click OK.

    In the Route Information dialog box, Material, Nominal Size, Diameter, and Wall Thickness show values selected in the Pipe Reference Definition table. Based on the material and nominal size selected in the Pipe Reference Definition table, the Minimum Straight Length and Total Length tables are filtered and the corresponding Route Bend Radius and Directional Length values are displayed in the Route Information dialog box.

Note:

  • The Material column is optional in these tables. You will be able to route a pipe even if you do not apply material to the pipe. In this case, Nominal Size alone will be used as the filtering criteria.
  • The End Style material is determined when choosing the material for the route.