How to Place Trimmed Elbows Having Flanged Ends in OpenPlant Modeler.



Applies To 
Product(s):OpenPlant Modeler 
Version(s):

CONNECT Edition 10.07.00.32( Update-7)

Environment: Windows 8.1/10 (64-bit)
Area: Piping
Subarea: Spec & Schema Customization
Original Author:Shubham Sawant,Bentley Product Advantage Group


Background

In OpenPlant Modeler CE, the requirement is to create Pipe with flanged ends & how to place trimmed elbows if the end conditions are flanged. Initially, having the ends flanged, we can only place the 90 degree & 45-degree elbows as shown

Steps to Accomplish

       >> How to create flanged ends?

  1. Open the spec database for the desired workspace/workset from the below-mentioned path

    C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenPlant CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Workspaces\WORKSPACE_NAME\WorkSets\WORKSET_NAME\Standards\OpenPlant\Specs

  2. Open the desired spec, let’s take mEX-OPM spec as an example.

  3. For an example let’s filter the pipe of 100mm, copy the previous record, paste it below & fill the records as shown

    END_COND_1 – FL
    END_COND_2 – FL
    FLNG_OD_M – 220
    FLNG_OD_R – 220
    FLNG_TH_M – 12
    FLNG_TH_R – 12
    FACING_1 – RF
    FACING_2 – RF



  4. Save the spec & launch OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition. From standard preferences, reload the specs as shown



  5. Now place the pipe 100 mm of mEX-OPM spec



    Notice that pipe is placed having flanged ends with 90 & 45-degree elbow.

 >> How to place trimmed elbows with flanged ends?

  1. Launch Bentley Class Editor CONNECT Edition.



  2. For desired workset location, Select 01.08 schema & click on Open to load the schema. Supplement the loaded schema with OpenPlant_3D_Supplemental_Modeling.01.08.ecschema.

    Refer to the attached Wiki link to know, How to Load & Supplement Schema in Bentley Class Editor. Link >>

  3. From search button, search for Pipe Elbow Trimmed as shown



  4. In custom attribute, OpenPlant_Physical_AdditionalQuery, add the clause-4 as shown below

  5. Save the schema changes as shown

  6. Relaunch the OpenPlant Modeler application & verify results.

  7. Now place the pipe with 90 degree, 45 degree & trimmed elbows as shown



See Also

communities.bentley.com/.../how-to-add-dimensional-unit-to-added-property-in-openplant-modeler-connect-edition

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