Element types from CAEPIPE
Pipe
Pipe element from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “PIPE” along with their attributes as shown below.
The absolute co-ordinate corresponding to “From” and “To” node is written to “END-POINT” attribute.
For standard pipe sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) defined for the element via section property is written to “Size” attribute in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard pipe sizes, OD defined for the element via section property is written to “Size” attribute.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the element via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
Section properties of pipe element such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained in the Table above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the pipe element via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained in the Table above.
The element properties other than those listed above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time.
Component Identifier
PIPE
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
Jacketed Pipe
The Core Pipe of Jacketed Pipe element of CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “PIPE” along with their attributes as explained above. The Jacketed Pipe details are not transferred to PCF at this time as there is no provision available in PCF.
Bend
Bend element from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “ELBOW” along with their attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate corresponding to “Near” and “Far End” nodes (referred in CAEPIPE as Node number suffixed with A and B) are written to “END-POINT” attributes. The co-ordinate corresponding to “TIP” from CAEPIPE is written to “CENTRE-POINT” attribute of PCF.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) defined for the element via section property is written to “Size” attribute in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD defined for the element via section property is written to “Size” attribute.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the element via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
The value of SKEY is written as “ELBW”.
Section properties of element (defined via section property) such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the bend element via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained above.
Bend radius [inch/mm] and Angle [deg] defined for bend element in CAEPIPE are transferred to “BEND-RADIUS” and “BEND-ANGLE” respectively.
The properties other than those explained above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time.
Component Identifier
BEND
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM
SKEY ELBW
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8 data
BEND-RADIUS data
Miter Bend
Miter Bend element from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “ELBOW” along with their attributes as explained above. In addition, the value of SKEY is written as “BEBW” instead of ”ELBW”.
Jacketed Bend
The Core Bend of Jacketed Bend element of CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “ELBOW” along with their attributes as explained above. The Jacketed Bend details are not transferred to PCF at this time as no provision is available in PCF.
Valve
Valve element from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “VALVE” along with their attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate corresponding to “From” and “To” node is written to “END-POINT” attributes.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) defined for the valve element via section property is written to “Size” attribute in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD defined for the valve element via section property is written to “Size” attribute.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the valve element via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
The value of SKEY is written as “VG**” for Gate and Globe Valve, “CK**” for Check Valve, “ZB**” for Butterfly Valve, “VC**” for Control Vale, “VB**” for Ball Valve and “VP**” for Plug Valve. For valve types other than those explained above, the SKEY is written as “VS**”.
Section properties of valve element (defined via section property) such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the valve element via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained above.
Empty weight of valve is transferred to “WEIGHT” attribute in ‘lbf’ for English Units and ‘kgf’ for SI Units.
The valve properties other than those explained above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time.
Component Identifier
VALVE
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM data
SKEY data
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8 data
Reducer
Reducer element from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “REDUCER-CONCENTRIC” along with their attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate corresponding to “From” and “To” node is written to “END-POINT” attributes.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Sizes (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter 1 (OD1) and Outer Diameter 2 (OD2) of Reducer element are written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD1 and OD2 of reducer element are written to “Size” attributes.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the reducer element via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
The value of SKEY is written as “RCBW”.
Section properties defined for the Reducer element (via section property) such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the valve element via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained above.
The reducer properties other than those explained above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time.
Component Identifier
REDUCER-CONCENTRIC
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM data
SKEY RCBW
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
Bellows / Slip Joint / Cut-Pipe
Bellow / Slip Joint / Cut-pipe from CAEPIPE are transferred to PCF as “MISC-COMPONENT” along with their attributes as shown below.
The co-ordinate corresponding to “From” and “To” node of the element is written to “END-POINT” attributes.
The mid-point computed using the “From” and “To” node of the element is written to “CENTRE-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element is written to “Size” attribute.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the element via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as EXPJ, SLIP and CUTP for Bellows, Slip Joint and Cut-Pipe respectively.
Section properties defined for the element (via section property) such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the element via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained above.
Empty weight of bellow is transferred to “WEIGHT” attribute in ‘lbf’ for English Units and ‘kgf’ for SI Units.
The properties other than those explained above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time for Bellows / Slip Joint / Cut-Pipe.
Component Identifier
MISC-COMPONENT
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM data
SKEY EXPJ / SLIP / CUTP
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8 data
Flange
Rigid element (with length < OD) and Flange from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “FLANGE” along with their attributes as shown below.
For rigid element, the co-ordinate corresponding to “From” and “To” node is written to “END-POINT” attributes. On the other hand, for flange, the co-ordinate corresponding to flange node is written to “END-POINT” attributes. As the length of flange is zero in CAEPIPE (being a nodal property), both “END-POINT” attributes will have the same values.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the rigid element / flange defined via section property is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the rigid element / flange is written to “Size” attribute.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the rigid element / flange via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “FL**”.
Section properties defined for the rigid element / flange (via section property) such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the rigid element / flange via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained above.
Empty weight of rigid element / flange is transferred to “WEIGHT” attribute in ‘lbf’ for English Units and ‘kgf’ for SI Units.
The properties other than those explained above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time
Component Identifier
FLANGE
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM data
SKEY FL**
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8 data
Rigid
Rigid element from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF as “INSTRUMENT” along with their attributes as shown below when the length of the rigid element is greater than the outer diameter (OD) of the element. On the other hand, when the length is less than OD of the element, then the same is transferred as “FLANGE” to PCF as explained above.
The co-ordinate corresponding to “From” and “To” node of the element is written to “END-POINT” attributes.
The mid-point computed using the “From” and “To” node of the element is written to “CENTRE-POINT” attribute.
For standard component sizes, the Nominal Size (NS) corresponding to Outer Diameter (OD) of the element is written to “Size” attributes in “inch” for English Units and “mm” for SI Units. For non-standard component sizes, OD of the element is written to “Size” attribute.
The material properties (Name and Grade) defined for the element via “Material” property is written to PCF using the “ITEM-CODE” attribute.
The SKEY attribute is written as “INST”.
Section properties defined for the element (via section property) such as OD, Wall Thickness, Corrosion Allowance, Mill tolerance, Insulation Density and Insulation Thickness are written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1” through “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6” as explained above.
Temperature T1 and Pressure P1 defined for the valve element via “Load” property is written to “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7” and “COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8” respectively as explained above.
Empty weight of rigid element is transferred to “WEIGHT” attribute in ‘lbf’ for English Units and ‘kgf’ for SI Units.
The properties other than those explained above are ignored and not transferred to PCF at this time.
Component Identifier
INSTRUMENT
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
Material Information Attributes
ITEM-CODE data
FABRICATION-ITEM data
SKEY INST
Supplementary Information Attributes
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7 data
COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8 data
WEIGHT data