I am going through some of the OpenPlant PID online video tutorials, and my dialog boxes do not pop up like the training ones do. What do I need to do?
Hello Violet,
What version of OpenPlant PID are you running? 10.xx.xx.xx.
Pipe Runs are not Pipelines. The Pipelines set the type of line - IE Major, Minor, etc. If you select Pipeline (and depending on the CONNECT Edition Update you are running - Update 6 and Older, or Update 7) you will see the following.
Update 6 and Older: Select Pipeline, Then from the Component Gallery, select the line type you want to insert - Major, Minor etc. You will then be shown and prompted to add a pipeline number and fill in pertinent information such as Size, Spec, Unit, Area etc. Once you click OK in the Pipeline tagging dialog, you can draw the pipeline in the drawing. NOTE: A Pipe Run is also created for each pipeline. This is based on the STEP/ISO standard of a Pipeline with one or more Pipe Runs. To explain this further, route a pipeline - a single straight line. If you insert a reducer in this line, a new RUN will be created with the new SIZE. You will have a single Pipeline with 2 Pipe Runs.
Update 7: You need to define the Line type and name BEFORE you draw the pipeline. Select Pipeline from the Ribbon. Note you DO NOT have the choice to select the type of line in the Component Gallery. If you load the Standard Preferences. Standard Preferences are found in the Ribbon under Piping>Tools>Preferences. After the Standard Preferences loads, look for the Pipeline section.Here you set the Pipeline TYPE and Pipeline Name. After setting/creating a new Pipeline Name, you can then pick the Pipeline tool from the Ribbon and draw the pipeline in the drawing.
In update 7, you can use the Pipe Run tool, BUT, the inserted pipe run MUST start from an existing Pipeline. In Update 7, a Pipe Run cannot exist without a defined pipeline tag.
I hope this helps,
Tony DeRosa
Senior Consultant
Bentley Systems Inc.
Senior Application Engineer
Bentley Plant
I just installed OPPID 2 weeks ago and I am using the Connect Edition. How you described update 7 is how I have been doing it. I liked how the tutorial showed you select pipe run and then select the type of line in the gallery pipeline and the dialog box popped up.
How do I create an instrument loop in my version. I cannot find the loop button or command anywhere.
Thank you!
Hi Violet,In Update 7 through Std Preferences you can create a loop and in explorer as you view the Instruments it gets added into that loopKindly view below image.Even if it does not heps then kindly do let us know.RegardsAshutosh PAtil
This helps and I can get to this point, but would you be able to provide a step by step? I am not able to make the loop and I am not sure what I am doing wrong or missing.
I make my loop in the preferences box, then I select Instrument Parametrics and then place an instrument and call it TT-0001, then I do another instrument, lets say a discrete one and call it TE-0001, then I select loop and select TE-0001 and then I get stuck. At some point I have seen the accept/reject show up in the lower left corner that tells me what to do, but nothing happens. Thank you so much for your help!
As we create a group through Std Preferences its get added into Explorer.So depending upon selection the placed instruments gets added into that respective loop accordinlgy.Below initially created Q-C-001 and then I placed the instruments PI and TI and control valve which got added into that loop as shown below in explorer.Similarly you have to select the respective loop first in std preferences and then add instruments into P&ID.Also there has been issues in Add to Loop and we are still investigating upon this as soon as we get any update upon it we will notify you.I hope it helps you.RegardsAshutosh Patil