Data Types from CAEPIPE

Anchor
Anchor from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below. The co-ordinate value corresponding to Anchor node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “ANCH”.
The stiffnesses and specified displacements defined in CAEPIPE for Anchor are ignored at this time.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
CO-ORDS                    E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   ANCH
Branch SIF
Branch SIF with their sub-types are transferred from CAEPIPE to PCF as given below.
Sl. No.
Sub-Type of Branch SIF
Component Identifier in PCF
1.
Welding TEE
TEE
2.
Reinforced Fabricated Tee
TEE-SET-ON
3.
Unreinforced Fabricated Tee
TEE-SET-ON
4.
Others
TEE-STUB
As Branch SIF in CAEPIPE is assigned to a node, the co-ordinate value corresponding to “Branch SIF” node is written to “END-POINT”, “CENTRE-POINT” and “BRANCH1-POINT” attributes.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Run Pipe Outer Diameter (OD1) and Branch Pipe Outer Diameter (OD2) of the element is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD1 and OD2 of the element are written to “Size” attributes.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the element via “Material” property on which the Branch SIF is located is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
Component Identifier
TEE
Mandatory Attributes
    END-POINT             E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
    END-POINT             E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
    CENTRE-POINT       E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords
BRANCH1-POINT         E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size     
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   TEBW
Reinforced / Unreinforced Fabricated Tee
Component Identifier
TEE-SET-ON
Mandatory Attributes
BRANCH1-POINT         E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size     
    CENTRE-POINT       E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   TESO
 
 
Other Tees
Component Identifier
TEE-STUB
Mandatory Attributes
BRANCH1-POINT         E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size     
    CENTRE-POINT       E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   TSSO
Guide
Guide from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Guide node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the guide is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The Friction, Stiffness [lb/in or N/mm] and Gap [in or mm] defined at Guide are transferred to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1”, “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3” respectively.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
CO-ORDS                    E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   GUI
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3                        data
Hanger
Hanger from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Hanger node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the hanger is located is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “SPRG”.
The hanger type and number of hangers entered in CAEPIPE are transferred to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 respectively.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
CO-ORDS                    E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   SPRG
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2                        data
User Hanger
User Hanger from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to User Hanger node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the user hanger is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “HANG”.
The Spring Stiffness [lb/in or N/mm], Number of hangers, Load [lb or N] and load type [HOT or COLD] defined at User Hanger are transferred to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1”, “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2”, “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4” respectively.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
CO-ORDS                    E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   HANG
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4                        data
Rod Hanger
Rod Hanger from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Rod Hanger node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the rod hanger is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “ROD”.
The Number of hangers defined at Rod hanger of CAEPIPE is transferred to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1”.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
CO-ORDS                    E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   ROD
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
Constant Support
Constant Support from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Constant Support node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the constant support is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “CS”.
The Number of hangers defined at this support in CAEPIPE is transferred to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1”.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   CS
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
 
 
Limit Stop
Limit Stop from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Limit Stop node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the limit stop is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The Upper Limit [in or mm], Lower Limit [in or mm], Stiffness [lb/in or N/mm] and Friction defined at Limit Stop are transferred to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1”, “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2”, “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4” respectively. The value of SKEY attribute is written as LSX when the direction is defined as (1.0, 0.0, 0.0), LSY when the direction is defined as (0.0,1.0, 0.0), LSZ when the direction is defined as (0.0, 0.0, 1.0) and LIM for other directions.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   LIM / LSX /LSY / LSZ
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3                        data
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4                        data
Nozzle
Nozzle from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Nozzle” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Nozzle node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the nozzle is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
Component Identifier
NOZZLE
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
 
 
Restraint
Restraint from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Restraint node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the restraint is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The SKEY value will be filled with type of “Restraint” defined in CAEPIPE. For example, X and Z defined at a “Restraint” in CAEPIPE will be written to SKEY of PCF as “XZ”
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords                  Elevation co-ords            Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   data
Skewed Restraint
Skewed Restraint from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Skewed Restraint node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the skewed restraint is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
Translational Stiffness [lb/in or N/mm] or Rotational Stiffness [in-lb/deg or N-m/deg] defined in CAEPIPE will be transferred to COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 of PCF. The value of SKEY is filled as TX, TY and TZ for Translational Restraint defined in X, Y and Z directions respectively. Similarly, for Rotational Restraint, the value of SKEY is filled as RX, RY and RZ for Rotational Restraint defined in X, Y and Z directions respectively. For Translational and Rotational Restraint defined in directions other than X, Y and Z, the value of SKEY is filled as “SKEW”.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   TX/TY/TZ / RX/RY/RZ/SKEW
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
Snubber
Snubber from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below. The co-ordinate value corresponding to Snubber node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the snubber is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
Stiffness [lb/in or N/mm] defined in CAEPIPE will be transferred to COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 of PCF. The value of SKEY is filled as XSNB, YSNB and ZSNB for snubber defined in X, Y and Z directions respectively. For direction of snubber other than X, Y and Z, the value is written as “SNUB”.
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords      Elevation co-ords          Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   XSNB / YSNB / ZSNB /SNUB
Supplementary Information Attributes
    COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1                        data
Generic Support
Generic Support from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “Support” along with the attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate value corresponding to Generic Support node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element in which the generic support is defined is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element are written to “Size” attribute.
The stiffnesses defined in CAEPIPE for Generic Support are ignored at this time
Component Identifier
SUPPORT
Mandatory Attributes
    CO-ORDS                E/W co-ords                 N/S co-ords                  Elevation co-ords            Size
Material Information Attributes
    ITEM-CODE                                     data
    FABRICATION-ITEM                        data
    SKEY                                   GNSP