3D CAD SYSTEM

PlantSpace
Project Course & Training Manual

Revisjon / Revision 01
18.Sept. 2006

By: Terje rbeck

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 Manual tittel/ Manual nr./ Rev. nr./ Godkjent av/ Dato/
Manual title: Manual No.: Rev. No.: Approved by: Date:

PlantSpace Course&Train. man. GF.M 010 01 DMG 18.09.06

PlantSpace Project
Course & Training

CONTENTS

1 PROJECT BASIS 5

1.1 INTRODUCTION 5

2 SYSTEM INFORMATION 5

2.1 STARTING PLANTSPACE 6

2.2 FILE NAMES 7

2.3 LANGUAGE 7

2.4 PROJECT ORIGIN 8

2.5 PROJECT & REFERENCE FILES 10

2.6 NAMING MODELS 13

2.6.1 The assembley model 13
2.6.2 The piping models 13
2.6.3 The Equipment models 13
2.6.4 The Structure models 13

2.7 EQUIPMENT NAMING PROCEDURE 14

2.8 PIPLINE NAMING PROCEDURE 14

2.9 STRUCTURES MODELS 15

2.10 quality control 15

2.11 REPORT TEMPLATES 15

3 MODELLING TUTORIAL FOR PIPING 16

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3.1 PRINCIPALS 16

3.2 PIPING MAIN MENUS 16

3.3 Example 1: Basic pipe routing , by component 17

3.4 PLACING A 90 DEG ELBOW 19

3.5 PLACING A FLANGE AT THE PIPELINE END 20

3.6 ADDING A FLANGE/GASKET ASSEMBLEY 21

3.7 INTELLIGENT PIPELINE ROUTING BY CENTERLINE OR POINT ROUTING 22

3.8 PRODUCING PIPE ISOMETRIC 23

3.9 SETTING UP LINE START POINT AND ISO SHEET BREAKS 23

3.10 GENERATING THE JSM OBJECT MODEL FILE 25

3.11 GENERATING THE ISOMETRIC DRAWING 26

3.11.1 SPECIFYING THE ISOMETRIC OPTIONS 27

4 EQUIPMENT MODELLING 29

4.1 PARAMETRIC EQUIPMENT 30

4.2 CUSTOM EQUIPMENT 33

4.3 ADDING NOZZLES TO CUSTOM EQUIPMENT 34

5 EXERSIZE YOUR FIRST PLANT 35

5.1 THE DESIGN MODELS 35

5.2 THE STRUCTURAL MODEL 37

5.3 THE EQUIPMENT MODEL 38

5.3.1 SEPARATOR VESSEL TANK T-101A 38
5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION PUMP P-101A/B 42
5.3.3 HEAT EXCHANGER 44

5.4 PIPE ROUTING 47

5.4.1 PLACING FLANGE 47
5.4.2 PLACING ELBOW 48
5.4.3 PIPE ROUTING 49
5.4.4 BRANCH CONNECTION 52
5.4.5 REDUCER 53
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5.4.6 PLACING VALVE ASSEMBLEY 53
5.4.7 ROUTING INTELLIGENT LINE 55
5.4.8 PLACING PIPE ON AN INTELLIGENT LINE 56

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1 PROJECT BASIS

1.1 INTRODUCTION

This document describing shortly how to use the PlantSpace 3D-CAD software in GF prroject.
The course will mainly cover the Plantspace piping module, but will also briefly go through the
technique involved to produce Equipment, Structure and Isometric drawings.

The PlantSpace software is an application based on top of MicroStation. Its therefore necessary to
have MicroStation installed on the PC before installing the PlantSpace series.

The main difference between PlantSpace and out of the box MicroStation is the addition of Plant
Design related commands and functions and the connection to an external database.
Otherwise MicroStation PlantSpace functions communicate to an external database every time a
component is placed in the design. With this method you can keep track of all the components in a
plant, making reports, material list, totals etc.

The database may be a Microsoft ACCESS database, a MicroSoft SQL database or Oracle, or an-
other ODBC driver based database.
For single use and smaller project ACCESS may be a proper tools. For bigger sized project a SQL
or Oracle database needs to be set up in conjunction with the project to insure speed and robustness
of the database.

2 SYSTEM INFORMATION

The GF Plantspace databases has its own location and files are stored under the following hierar-
chy on the Grenland Framnes PDS1 server.

\\Pds1\T-disk\ (PlantSpace models & data)

A logical drive, which point to this network disk, should be established on your PC.
This file structure should be mapped as an network file with a drive name T:
and folder \\Pds1\T-disk

The different PlantSpace projects file structure are then visible on the T:\ drive.

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2.1 STARTING PLANTSPACE

To start PlantSpace for the following procedure should be followed

From the windows Start meny hit

Start-> PlantSpace Designe series v8 2004 Edition -> Design Series Modelling

Or if exist

Pick the Design Series Modelling icon on the desktop

PlantSpace now start up with the following window

You have then to select the right project. The available project list depends on the authorization
and configuration on your PC, but should at least contain a selection of the Testproject project.
Select then Testproject from the Project drop down list.

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2.2 FILE NAMES

It is important that all files created during the course of the project have names that make them easy
to identify. All file names are to be in the English (UK) language. Additionally, all files should
carry an identifiable suffix where applicable. The following should then apply.

File Type Suffix

Native design files .dgn MicroStation PlantSpace

.mdb Access format databasefile

2.3 LANGUAGE

All names and attributes are to be in the English language.

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2.4 PROJECT ORIGIN

The coordinate system is defined in global and plant coordinate system (MicroStation terms Auxil-
iary coordinate system).
All models should be positioned according to the global coordinate system to ensure model consis-
tency for all participants in the project.

GF layout drawings and isometrics should reference the Plant origin coordinate system.

The global (world) origin shall be set to X(FWD)(E)0 Y(PORT)(N)0 Z(EL)0 unless predefined oth-
erwise by agreement with the client.
All documentation showing or referring to the co-ordinate system should follow the will be as fol-
lows.
+Y= N (north) = P (Port)
S (south) = S (Starboard)
+X= E (east) = FWD (Forward)
W (west) = AFT (Aft)

Plant Origin (0,0,0)

X=E=FWDY
Y=N=PORT

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Z - Elevation

El. 0.0

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2.5 PROJECT & REFERENCE FILES

The Plant Space has its own defined files structure and varies from the normal GF project file
structure for some parts.

All the 3D design files (models) should follow the naming convention below will be stored in the
directory
T:\GF112798HLDP\3D_Models

The disciplines may have their own structure underneath this directory like

\3D_MODELS\ PIPING\
STEEL\
EQUIPMENT\

This directory is located on the GF server PDS1, not on I:\dgn\112798\

A link(shortcut) to this catalogue is usually provided on

I:\dgn\112798\

Plantspace will handle this automatically

The file naming convention should follow the convention below, which is based on NORSOK nam-
ing convention.

HLD H GE L XXX-XX

System Code +Sequence no, 1-99

Norsok Discipline Classification
Area Database Classification
Discipline main Classification
Project Code

Project Code

HLD = Hiload DP Project GF112798

Document Type Classificationrelated to model and drawing

H= Design
D= Draft/Drawing
K= Sketches

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 Area Classification Code (examples and not project specific)

To be set up individually in each project

Norsok Discipline Classification

C= Civil N= Structural
E= Electrical R= Mechanical
H= Hvac S= Fire & Safety
I= Instrumentation X= Temporary (No review export)
L= Piping Z= Plant/Miscellaneous

System No
Specific system codes
571 HVAC
572 Mechanical Ventilation of Columns
581 Fresh Water Supply
581 Sanitary Equipment and Systems
582 Sanitary Discharge Equipment
584 Fresh Water tank
701 Fuel Oil Tank
702 Sludge Tank
702 Fuel Oil Supply
711 Lube Oil Tanks
722 Fresh Water Piping
761 Fresh Water System
801 Ballast Water
801 Flush Tank Valve
801 Flushing System
803 Bilge Separator
810 Fire and Safety Equipment
813 Fire Water Pumps
821 Air Vent
831 Fresh Water tank
831 Hydraulic System, Jacket Removal Strand Jackets
850 Power Supply System
855 MCC & Distribution Board
875 UPS
883 Power Cable Ladders & Ducts
891 Light Fittings and Socket Outlets

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Other general System codes:
If not specific system coding system is used a more general system coding procedure may be used

EQP Equipment
SUP Pipe supports
HVC Hvac
CTR Cable tray
STM Main structure
STS Secondary structure
OUT Outfitting, ladders and stairs
REV Common review files
PIP Piping files if not system no naming profile is used.

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2.6 NAMING MODELS

The project modelling will be divided in different 3D model files, which will be referenced into a
complete 3D model.

The piping systems should in general be one system pr. Piping model file. This can be
omitted when the pipe systems are very small.
The other models are divided as follows.
Equipment
Pipe supports
HVAC
Cable Trays & Electro cabinet
Structural, main steel
Structutral secondary steel
Outfitting, ladders and stairs.

2.6.1 The assembley model

The main model is a common review model. This model should be the worlds window into the
design. This model should not contain active data, but should act as an assembly of the design mod-
els.

2.6.2 The piping models

The first piping model for Ballast Water systems(General area) should be named as follows

HLDHGEL801-01.dgn and loctated in directory

T:\GF112798HLDP\3D_MODELS\PIPING

2.6.3 The Equipment models

The first Equipment model (General area) should be named as follows.

HLDHGELEQP-01.dgn and loctated in directory

T:\GF112798HLDP\3D_MODELS\EQUIPMENT

2.6.4 The Structure models

The first Main steel Structurmodel (MicroStation based) (General area) should be named as fol-
lows.

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 HLDHGENSTR-01.dgn and located in directory
T:\GF112798HLDP\3D_MODELS\STEEL

2.7 EQUIPMENT NAMING PROCEDURE

All equipment should have a logical origin point to aid in the placement of the equipment.

The naming of the equipment should be in accordance with the P&Ids

2.8 PIPLINE NAMING PROCEDURE

All pipes and branches should be named in accordance with the following standard format.

PIPE = Service + System no- Sequential Number + Pipe specification -GF

Ie. BC-1-1003-CS10-GF PIPE

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2.9 STRUCTURES MODELS

All structures model will normally be detailed modelled by GF in Xsteel. See own procedures, GF
doc. No. xxx-xxx-xxx-xx, for more information.

The Xsteel models should be converted to a Microstation model name as mentioned in Ch.2.6.4
above for reference in PlantSpace.

TIP!
By using Xsteel export to SDNF file and then importing this file through the Bentley PlantSpace
Structural module, the Structural intelligence is maintained in the model.
Exporting to a plain DGN file will only convert 3D graphic.

2.10 quality control

The following table will provide a guideline as to which checks must be done, their frequency and
who is responsible for them.

ACTIVITY FREQUENCY RESPONSIBLE

Clash check Every time an element is modified Area designer

Visual in 3D model

Status report Once a week Lead engineer

Pipe check Before document issue Area designer

Equipment check Every time a new drawing is received Area designer

Cats/specs check Every time they are modified Lead engineer

2.11 REPORT TEMPLATES

Due to the complexity of the PlantSpace report facility it should be the responsibility of the local
PlantSpace administrator to create all MTO report templates that are to be used for issue.

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3 MODELLING TUTORIAL

This chapter act like a Tutorial or Startup training course for piping and equipment
modelling. We will also briefly go through Piping Isometric generation and Structural
modelling with PlantSpace.
The manual will cover the moust necessary steps to make a proper piping model.

3.1 PRINCIPALS
Initially some important information about how PlantSpace is working. PlantSpace is
a file based modelling system with connection to a database which keep information
about catalogue/spec data and posted information.
The database should be a SQL based database and may be a simple database like
Access or more demanding and robust databases like MicroSoft SQL or ORACLE.
The MPU project will start up using Access but will migrate to SQL as soon as
possible since SQL provide much more efficiency in a multi user project.

3.2 PIPING MAIN MENUS

When starting up Design Series modelling the following main menu open.

From the Microstation drop down menu select the menu item
DesignSeries -> Modelling -> Pipe

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 The following menu is showing up. The most of this menues have Sub
Menues. Eg The Pipe and Elbow menu look like this.

3.3 Example 1: Basic pipe routing , by component

The first example show how to route a pipeline including to 90 degr. Elbows using the
specification available for the project.

Start the pipe routing by

clicking the Place pipe
command from the Pipe menu
You should now in this menu box
define the basis data for the pipeline

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The menu have a colorcoding system.
Value field in black are changable.
Value field in blue indicate the only choice from specification.
Value fieled in red is not valied

The Place component menu, which is automatically loaded when starting PlantSpace,
should look like this. This insure placement in Specification mode.

In the Place Pipe men set the proper values for the Pipeline and hit OK.

You can now start routing the pipe from the start point. Pick a start location and the
end location by dragging the pipe.
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3.4 PLACING A 90 DEG ELBOW
Place a 90 deg elbow at pipe line end.

From the Pipe Elbow

menu select the Place
Elbow command.

Select Match Current Attribute,

which will continue using the
same parameters as the
last(current) pipe line and hit
OK

The bend will show up in the cursor. By pointing to the end

of the pipe the bend will automatically snap to the pipe end.
You can then rotate the bend in the direction you want by
pointing in the right direction.

You can also select

Beginning, Center or
End Placement from the Place component menu
or slide the bend along the pipline.

Continue to rout the pipeline as shown in the example above.

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3.5 PLACING A FLANGE AT THE PIPELINE END
Flanges may be placed from the
Place Flange and Clamp menu
Different choices like placing just a
flange or assembleys like Flange-Gasket, Flange-gasket-flange are available.
The gasket are not auotomatically inserted unless one of the choice that include the
flange are selected.

Pick the leftmost Flange in the men and the Place Flange menu shows up.

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 Again the current pipe attribute will be active.
Now select the Flange type you want to use
from the Code field.
in this menu the rest of the fields are blue. That
means this is the only choices for this Flange
according to the pipe spec.
Hit OK in the menu.
You will now be asked to add a gasket or not.

Selecting a <Data Point>(left mouse button) will add a gasket.

Selecting <Reset>(right mouse button) will just add a single flange component.
The Flange shows up in the cursor and you may now position it at the end of pipe by
the HUB end or Flange end.

3.6 ADDING A FLANGE/GASKET ASSEMBLEY

Now add a flange and gasket assembley by either selecting the previous method, but
add a gasket when asked, or use the Place Flange-Gasket Assembley command.
In fact both commands are doing the same thing.

You should in the Place Component menu

select Flanged face as origin
The flange will now automatically snap to the flange end and insert a Flange-Gasket
assembley according to the pipe spec.

The line through the flanges are

simulating the gasket.

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3.7 INTELLIGENT PIPELINE ROUTING BY CENTERLINE OR POINT
ROUTING

Another option for routing pipelines are by predefined centerlines or by pointing to

known points.

Center line routing methoed

Start by placing a linestring which define the route for the pipeline.

You can then put om automatically piping and bend by selecting the centerline.
From the Pipe menu Intelligent Line String select Place Pipe on IL

You may then dress on the

pipeline with
speccomponets by selecting
the senterline and specify
the Spec components to use in
the menu.
You may then dress on the
pipeline with
speccomponets by selecting
the senterline and sepc and
specify

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3.8 PRODUCING PIPE ISOMETRIC

Producing piping isometric is quite a straight forward procedure in PlantSpace, but

still some requirements needs to be followed.
GF are using Alias software Personal Isogen which coming out of the box with
Plantspace.
One of the benefits with Isogen is that this is the basis Piping Isometrics software we
are using together with PDS and PDMS. Also Inventor and SolidWorks are linked up
against this software.
This simplify the needs for setup and configuration files that can be used accross the
different products.

3.9 SETTING UP LINE START POINT AND ISO SHEET BREAKS

To be able to spool out an isometric you need to identify Start point for each line no.
You may do this by defining Start Point Labels
From the Main Pipe menu pick the

DesignSeries->Utilities->Label Tool

- Select as Note Type

- Start point of line
- Place the note at the
beginning of the line

Isometric break point

As a general rule Isogen automatically break the Isometric drawing where necessary.

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Sometimes its desirable to split the Isometric at predefined locations. This may be
done by adding a Note of type Isometric sheet break.

The figure is showing the pipe with Startpoint label and a Isometric sheet break label.

Isometric sheet break label

Startpoint label

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3.10 GENERATING THE JSM OBJECT MODEL FILE

Isogen interface to PlantSpace not directly to the model file, but through an Object
model file (.jsm file)
This file is generated by using the pulldown menu command

DesignSeries -> Object Tool -> Create ObjectModel

The following menu is showing up

The JSM file describing the output file.

The Selection describe what to extract . It

may be the whole file. A selection set of
one particullary pipeline, a fence or a
area.
Its ok to extract the whole file, but ifthe
file is big it may be a time consuming operation. In this case it may be better to extract
one pipeline (as a selection set) or an area.

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3.11 GENERATING THE ISOMETRIC DRAWING

When the .JSM file produced we can start pulling out the Isometric Drawings.
From the Windows Start menu select

PlantSpace Design Series ->

AutoIsogen

Isgogen ask for the project to use.

Select the project from the list

The Bentley PlantSpace AutoIogen menu showing up

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3.11.1 SPECIFYING THE ISOMETRIC OPTIONS

1. Selecting which Object file to use JSM file to use

From the buttom you describe which JSM file to use. This
is the object file you have generated for the isometrics.
2. Selecting the type of Isometric to produce

Isogen may produce different types of Isometrics.

Depending of what is configured for the project you
can choose among different types

The most common

type is the

GF_FAB_ISO

3. Specify the line no. to poduce

The Pipline to produce is specified by the Lineno. Sequence number.

4. Output File name

The output file name for the Isometric is defined in this box

The isometric will be produced in the project standard default drawing directory
which have to be set up by the Plantspace administrator.
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5. Generate the Isometric
Now you can Generate the Isometric

Depending of the line complexity Isogen will produce one or more sheets to
present the line. All the sheets will have a .dgn extension.

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4 EQUIPMENT MODELLING

Plantspace hase an Equipment module which may be used to modell equipments.

Note! The quipment module is depending on an owm license.

From the dropdown menu

DesignSeries -> Modeling -> Equipment

the Equipment main menu shows up

It is different methoeds to use when building equipment in PlantSpace.

Parametric Equupment
Custom Equipments, Equipments on the fly by modelling with MicroStation elements
Building blocks
Inserting pedefined equipment form a cell library.

We will here look at two of this methoedes, Parametric equipment and Custom
Equipment.

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4.1 PARAMETRIC EQUIPMENT

From the Equipment Main menu select the

Place Parametric Equipment icon which will open the following supwindow

The Equipment paramteric figure may be shown in different view, rendering and
perspective modus by changing the View, Perspective and Rendering functions.

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 The same equipment shown in View - Diagram mode

Insert the parameters for the pump and hit Place

The Place Mechanical equipment

menu shows up
Now you can define the
Equipment name and description

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The parametric routine ask now for Nozlzle parameters. Select the parameters you
need from the pipespec and when finished hit OK button.

The equipment is now pending in the cursor. From the main menu Place Component
you can now position the euipment by predefined connect points by altering the Origin
button

When selected place the Equipment in the design.

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4.2 CUSTOM EQUIPMENT

This methoed let you use 3D MicroStation functions, or Bentley Equipment Building
blocks, to construct an equipment. A flexibel methoed.

Example. Simple box with 2 nozzles.

i. Pick the Triforma command

Place place a 3D linear form in
the design

Optionaly you may construct this box by other known MicroStation 3D

commands.

1) Group the equipment into an Equipment cell with the

Create Custom Equipment command

You may now define the equipment as a Mechanical type or Electrical

type of Equipment.

The system ask you now to place a femce around the graphic that forms
the equipment.

Next you are asked for a cell origin. Place the cell origin.

The Place Mechanical Equipment menu shows up. Put in the main
equipment data here. Tag, description

Next you may define logical connect points, which you later on can use
as insertion points in the design. Place logical connect points, as many as
you want, but the should be logical. The system ask for position and
direction of the connect points.
When finished hit <Reset> (right mouse button)

The system now expect you to type a Cell name in the keyin field. Type a
cellname which identify the equipment type.

Now the equipment will be crated as an equipment cell.

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4.3 ADDING NOZZLES TO CUSTOM EQUIPMENT

Nozzles may be added to equipment from the

Place Nozzle tool.
Pick the Place Nozzle command from the
Equipment Main menu.

The following submenu shows up

Put in the Nozzle data and pick the OK button.

Pick one of the connectpoint that represent the nozzle position in the modell
Identyfy the nozzle length
Associate the nozzle against the equipment

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5 EXERSIZE YOUR FIRST PLANT
In this exersize we will do a smal plant in PlantSpace. We will repaeat the technics
involved in doing 3D modelling of equipment and 3D Piping design. We will also
make Arrangment Drawings, based on the 3D model, and make piping isometrics.
This is the workflow you need to now to be able to use PlantSpace for 3D layout
design and drawing production.

5.1 THE DESIGN MODELS

The first thing you need to do is to establish the designmodels you should use.
You can start up with one Structural, one Equipment and one Piping model.
All the models are generated from the MicroStation Manager window.

1) Start Design Series Modeling, select the project Plantcourse, and establish the
design files

C:\PlantSpaceDB\Plantcourse\3D_models\PLCHGEPIP-01 ,piping model

C:\PlantSpaceDB\Plantcourse\3D_models\\PLCHGEEQP-01, equipment model
C:\PlantSpaceDB\Plantcourse\\3D_models\PLCHGESTR-01 , structural model

2) Select File New in the Microstation manager menu, select the seed file

and type in the file name in the Files window and click OK.
3) Let us start up with modelling a simple baseframe.
Open the structural model file you just created and make a grid system as shown
in the figure. Lover left corber should be at location 0,0,0-

You should alos put it on own layer with parameters as:

Layer : grid
Colour : red
Linestyle : 6 (dash-dot-dot)

TIP! Use the level manager to define the level structure

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 fig. Grid system

The baseframe should now be made of Concret. Place it on level Concret.

- Make a column in each corner with dimension 610mm x 610mm x 1220mm

- make a base plate with dimension 16200 x 10200mm, thickness 300. Position the
plate on top of the columns

TIP!
A MicroStation Place Block
command may work

Then you can extrude the

element with the
Extrude Linear Element to
Form command

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5.2 THE STRUCTURAL MODEL

PlantSpace hase its own structural module which let you produce structure models in
a simple way. This exersize will not cover PlantSpac structural but use MicroStation
Triforma with basic structural catalogue.
Now add a frame structur as shown in the figure the below
Use a HE300B to modell the frame structure as shown.The height above the concrete
frame is 5000mm and place the structure elements on level S-BEAMS

TIP!
Use the command Place Steel Section From
the Place Form menu

The following meny shows up

From the Select button you can select
different bean/column sizes according
to selected standard
You may also select different reference
placement point when placing the
structural element,.Click the beam symbol.
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5.3 THE EQUIPMENT MODEL
Now start modelling the equipment you need. You need to model two pumps, one tank
and the heat exchanger shown in the example.

5.3.1 SEPARATOR VESSEL TANK T-101A

Let us start up with the tank. The dimensions for the tank is as follows

Top view

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Front view

You can now choose different approches to model the equipment. For the tank we will
look at the parametric modelling feeature. This feature come with the equipment
module. This module require an own license and may not be available in all situations.
In this case you must make the equipment model with standard MicroStation.

From the main drop down menu select

DesignSeries -> Modeling ->
Equipment

1 ) Defining the physical parameters

From the Equipment menu select the Place parametric Equipment command

This menu let you

insert predefined
parameters for the
selected equipment.

Select from the Drop

down lists
Tank
TANK_H2LEG

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Our first equipment should have the following input:

As you identify the different fields in the menu the coresponding dimension highlight
in the figure window.

When all the paramteres have been defined pick the button

2) Defining the Mechanical properties.

When the physical properties have been defined the next step is to define the
Mechanical properties of the equipment.
In the Mechanical properties window insert the following values

This data will form the physical data on the equipment like TAG NO and
DESCRIPTION
When clicking OK button the Horisontal Vessel is pending in the cursor.
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 From the Place Component menu yuo can now choose to place the equipment by
predefined connect points. Depending how this is defined you have different
options available from the ORIGIN button.
Try changing this button and see how this affect the equipment placement.
Place the equipments according to the following sketch. The Z level should be on
Concret floor level.

T-101A

P-101A P-101B H-101A

TIP!
When placing the equipment PlantSpace keypoint and
MicroStation keypoint may be switched on/off from the USER
drop down menu
Plantspace keypoint use logocal keypoint defined for the
PlantSpace component.
MicroStation keypoint is typical end/beguining of line, center of circle, line vertex and
so on.

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5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION PUMP P-101A/B
Now we are ready to make the distribution pumps. Once again we will use the
parametric modelling feature provided in the Plantspace Equipment module.

From the Equipment Main menu select Place paramteric Equipment Icon.

You should now select

the option
PUMP PUMP_SKET
Use the dimensions in
the figure above to
define the physical
parameters of the pump.

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As in the Tank example you define the physical parameters and the Mechanical
Properties. In this equipment type you will also define the Nozzle type and properties.

As general the nozzle data need to be defined in the pipe specification. However this
can be overrided by selecting directly from the catalogue.
In this exersize we will use the catalog as source for nozzle placement on the pump.
To switch from Specification mode to Catalogue mode
press the Placement Mode button in the Component
Placement menu and select Catalogue mode.

Place the pump, define the Mechanical Properties and a nnew Place Nozzle Window
shows up .

PS! Nozzle 1 DN150 (6) Inlet

Nozzle 2 DN100 (4) Discharge

Hit OK button and position the Pump according to sketch above.

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 The other pump P-101B is identical. You may insert it by using the same procedure as
you did on the first pump. Just change the Tag in the Mechanical properties box. The
other parameters are remebered by PlantSpace.
Place pump B in the design.

TIP!
It is possible to copy the equipment by using microstation coy command.
In this case you need to change the TAG no. by using the EDIT LABEL
command.

5.3.3 HEAT EXCHANGER

For this equipment we will use an another methoed to make the equipment.

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1) Make the graphical representation of the Heat Exchanger as a box by using the
standard MicroStation Triforma command PLACE LINEAR FORM
Or
By placing a block (MicroStation command: PLACE BLOCK) as the
representation of the footprint of the equipment.

2) If you have used the footprint methoed you need to extract the shape
into a linear form by using EXTRUDE SHAPE TO LINEAR FORM

The extrude shape to linear form let you define the phusical height and other
placement options.
3) Now its necessary to define the graphic as a PlantSpace equipment. This
is done by the CREATE CUSTOM EQUIPMENT command on the
Equipment Main menu

The CREATE CUSTOM EQUIPMENT command ask you to fence in the graphic
that makes up the equipment. Do so by clicking to point that surround the
equipment as a fence.

Next question is about placing a origin for the equipment. Pick a logical point as
the equipment cell origin

Next question is Mechanical properties. Do it the same way as for the Tank and
Pumps

Next question is about connection points.

You may define connection points as logical snap
points for the equipment. Make 3 CP as shown in the
figure to the right. When completed use the mouse
<reset> button to terminate the CP loop
Now you need to assign a cell name to the equipment
by typing in the keying field.
Name it HEATX1

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4) Now you need to add the Nozzles
All the Nozzle are 4 150#, Sch 40 Weld Neck, raised face
The nozzle standout is 300mm

You may now use the PLACE NOZZLE command from the
Nozzle Tools menu.

The nozzle menu appear. Define the nozzle parameters as you did on the pump
example.

Now you can position the nozzle. Start with the nozzle pipe end and drag the
distance and the direction for the flange end (300mm from eqp. wall)

next question: assosiate the nozzle with the equipment.

Place a datapoint on the equipment. Confirm with a second datapoint.
The nozzle is beeing placed at defined location.

You can then continue with the remaining three nozzles.

5) Adding Nozzles to Tank T-101

In the first equipment exersize we did not put any Nozzles on the tank. Lets go
back and do so before proceeding with piping.

N3

N2

N1

Nozzle attributes: N1-8/150# out 200mm N2-6/150# out 200mm

N3-6/150# out 200mm
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5.4 PIPE ROUTING
Th first pipeline to route is the pipline going from Tanknozzle N1 to the discharge
pumps P-101A/B. We are going to use the component by component methoed for this
line. The final line should look like this

1) Start with the N1 nozzle, put on a Weld Neck flange and continue with the elbow.
The Specifications you should use is AC21 150# ANSI.

5.4.1 PLACING FLANGE

From the Pipe main menu pick the
PLACE FLANGE command. The flange
menu shows up

- Put in the Flange data and push the OK

button.
- In the lower left corner the system ask if
you want to include a gasket <data point>
or just a flange component <reset>
Include the gasket option

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 - The Place Gasket menu shows up
PlantSpace select the right gasket for
you according to spec. The blue
colours indicate this is the only choice.
- The flange, including a gasket, is now
pending tn the cursor. Position it on the
Nozzle N1. Plantspace automatically
snap to the nozzle.
- In the Place Component menu select
the Origin placement methoed to
flange end
- Place the flange (needs three
datapoints, one for position, one for rotation, and one for direction)

5.4.2 PLACING ELBOW

Continue with modelling an elbow at the flange end.
From the Place Flange and Clamp menu select Place Elbow command
The Place Elbow menu shows up

Place the elbow at the flange end.

TIP!
Use the origin: beginning option from the
Place Component menu
To datapoint are needed, one for location,
one for direction.

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 The Place Elbow menu have a
lot of options.

Place Elbow
Place Bend
Place Reducing elbow
Place Trimmed elbow
Place Street elbow
Place Mitered elbow
Place S-bend
and more special types :

5.4.3 PIPE ROUTING

It is more than one methoed to use when doing pipe routing. Its more up to yourself
which methoed you choose. The end result may be the same.
For the nect exersize we are going to use som helplines to bring the pipework
together.
Like the figure is showing draw a line that simulate the pipe routing between the
pumps and to the elbow from the tank.

L3 L2

L1

Start with placing a pipe on the line segmenta marked L1 and L2

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Start up the Place Pipe tools by clicking the PLACE PIPE command on the Pipe
menu. The Pipe submenu appears.

Define the main pipeline attribute and define the size. The PLACE COMPONENT
MENU Placement Mode should be set to SPECIFICATIONS.
Select the spec AC21 amd size 6 (DN150) .The Place pipe menu display the option
available for DN150 (6) pipe in AC21 spec.
In blue Sch.40 with the materail STL is the only choice.
Pick the OK button

Start on the lower left pump inlet flange. If the Enable Keypoint mode is ON
PlantSpace automatically snap to the flange face if close enaugh.

The system will now check for the allowable Spec connection. If the following menu
shows up allow placment

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Route the pipe to the L1 segment end. Confirm placement with a second datapoint.
Repaeat the pipe placement for linesegment L2.
It should look like this when finished

- Continue the routing by placing an 90 deg Elbow on the segment L1/L3 and L2/L3
- Route a pipe between the elbows on segment L3

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5.4.4 BRANCH CONNECTION
Place the branch connection on the midpoint of segment L3.
Push the Place Branch icon on the
Pipe main menu. The Place Branch
submenu appears

The branch size should now be 8.

Change The branch Size parameters to
8
- Push the OK button. A Tee is now
pending in the cursor.
- Position the Tee at the end of the
leftmost elbow. The Tee orientate
automatically along the pipe. Make a
<datapoint> and allow palcement.
- orientate the outlet of the tee by pointing in Z direction. Make a <datapoint>

- now slide the tee along the pipe(L3) to the midpoint of the pipe. Make a
<datapoint>. The tee is placed.

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5.4.5 REDUCER
Now you need to put a 8x 6 Reducer
on each side of the Tee.
Use the Place Concentric Reducer
command on the Pipe main menu
- Change size, Size 1(always the larger
size) to 8. Size 2 to 6

- Place the reducer on each side of the

Tee. The pipe will automatically adjust.

- Finish the pipeline by connecting the pipe

on the branchline thats missing.

5.4.6 PLACING VALVE ASSEMBLEY

Next we will place a valve assembley on the L1 and L2 segment starting on the
Elbow.
The assembley is a Flange Globe valve Flange assembley, including gaskets.

Select the Place valve icon from the Pipe Main menu

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- Insert the data for the valve
You should select a 6 Globe
valve
- Push the OK button

- The system ask you if you want

to include flange and gaskets.
Answer yes <datapoint>

- In the Place Component menu

slect placement option
Origin : Beginning

- Position the flange-Valve

assembley on the bend. He
component automatically snapto
the bend end. Make a
<datapoint>

- Orientate the handweel upwards

by spinning the Accudraw tool.
Make a <datapoint> when
direction is set

- You may now slide the assembley along the pipeline. Make a datapoint which
position the assembley at the end of the Elbow.

- Complete the pipeline by adding

the missing pipe in the vertical
line and add a Flange and a Gasket
agianst the nozzle inlets on the
pumps.

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5.4.7 ROUTING INTELLIGENT LINE
In the following exersize we wil continue the pipe modelling by using an another
methoed. As mentioned previously its your decission to choose a proper design
methoed suitable for your need.

Now we are going to connect the line between the Tank and the Heat Exchanger.

The new linePipline paramteres is 6, Spec AC21

- Start route the intelligent line with the command Create IL from main
Pipe menu
The Intelligent Line String menu shows up

- Fill in all the the line parameters and push the OK button.

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 - A second Intelligent Line String menu appears.
You may now select Creation Mode by Components or Points.
- Components: You may hav used the
helpline methoed we used in the
previous example. The lines can be
converted to intelligent line in
Components mode.

Points: let you modell the line by

inserting points.
- Start on the Tank nozzle, move
540mm in South direction. Move
1620 in Z direction, move South to the
upper nozzle on the Heat Exchanger,
move down to nozlle elevation, connect to Nozzle, end with <Reset> to create the
IL.

TIP!
to be able to see the IL turn on the construxtion graphic in the MicroStation Veiw
attribute menu

5.4.8 PLACING PIPE ON AN INTELLIGENT LINE

To place pipe and corner components on the intelligent line push the
PLACE PIPE ON IL command from the Intelligent Line String menu.

- - Select the Intelligent line. Confirm with a <dataoint>. The line will be populated
with pipe and elbow components selected from the specification.

TIP!
You may turn the IL graphic on/off by switching the construction graphic button in
the MicroStation Veiw attribute menu

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The Intelligent Line String menu let you manipulate the IL in many ways.

Move IL segment
Adjust IL on sgment
Join ILs
Split IL
Delete Components on IL
Place pipe on IL(ask corner type)
Place pipe on IL
Create IL

Insert Expansion loop on IL

Insert vertex on IL
Delete vertex on IL
Modify all components on IL
Modify Valves on IL
Modify Elbows on IL
Modify IL vertex
Merge IL
Extend IL
Move multiple IL segments

Complete the line as shown in the figure above.

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The rest of the exersize is to complete the Plant as shown in below picture.
You can get the information you need about sizes and locations by reference the files

Ps_eq_m.ref Equipment file

Ps_pipe.ref Piping file
Ps_stl_m.ref Structural file

in the C:\Program Files\Bentley\Home\psdstut\dgn\ref directory

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