Plant Design System (PDS)

Pipe Supports Explorer

Version 2011 (V12)

June 2011
DPDS3-PE-200048D

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Contents
Pipe Support Explorer Overview ............................................................................................................... 5
Pipe Support Explorer Menu Commands ................................................................................................. 7
File Menu ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Print Drawing .................................................................................................................................... 7
Close................................................................................................................................................. 7
Tree Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Expand ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Collapse ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Select All ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Select Invert ...................................................................................................................................... 8
View Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Help Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Pipe Support Explorer Toolbar Commands.............................................................................................. 9
Pipe Support Modeler ............................................................................................................................. 9
Open Symbol Files ................................................................................................................................ 10
Support/Drawing Report ....................................................................................................................... 10
Show Property....................................................................................................................................... 10
Edit Drawing .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Print Document ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Delete Drawing...................................................................................................................................... 11
Show Supports ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Generate Drawing ................................................................................................................................. 12
Large Icon View .................................................................................................................................... 12
Small Icon View..................................................................................................................................... 12
List View ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Details View .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Help ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Exit ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Index ........................................................................................................................................................... 15

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Pipe Support Explorer Overview

The Pipe Support Explorer provides a Windows look and feel interface, that allows creation of
Pipe Support construction drawings using the SmartSketch Automation. The Pipe Support
Explorer interface consists of two windows for easy navigation of the Pipe Support design data
within the PDS project environment. The left window portion is the Project Tree View that
presents the PDS project environment data (Project, Area and Model, etc.) in hierarchy tree. The
right window portion is a List View window that displays the Pipe Support Design data or the Pipe
Support Construction Drawing data.
Projects Listing Displays all available projects in the List View.
Pipe Supports Modeler --- Used to switch to the Pipe Supports Modeler application.
Open Symbol Files Used to open symbols in SmartSketch.
Support/Drawing Report --- Displays pipe supports or drawings. This option is used to create the
ASCII report from the explorer List View window.
Show Property --- Provides attribute and value information associated with the selected project,
model, drawing or pipe support.
Edit Drawing --- Used to open the selected drawing in SmartSketch.
Print Document --- Used to print the selected support drawing document using the default printer.
Delete Drawing --- Used to delete the pipe support construction drawing from the project
directory. The database occurrence is also deleted from the project database.
Show Supports --- Used to list the Pipe Supports design data based on the selected project, area
and model.
Generate Drawing --- Used to generate a new SmartSketch automation.
Large Icon View --- Used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in large format.
Small Icon View --- Used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in small format.
List View --- Used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in small icon format.
Details View --- Used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in small icon format
with attribute details.
Intergraph Web Sites Opens the Intergraph web site in a browser window.
Help --- Used to display on-line information about pipe support commands.
Exit --- Used to exit the PDS Pipe Support Explorer software.
1. Select the Pipe Support Explorer icon.

The Pipe Support Explorer menu is displayed.

2. Select a project by double-clicking on a project icon or select from the Select Project
pull-down list.

The project is attached and initialized.

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Pipe Support Explorer Menu Commands

In This Section
File Menu ....................................................................................... 7
Tree Menu...................................................................................... 7
View Menu ..................................................................................... 8
Help Menu...................................................................................... 8

File Menu
The File menu is used to access the following commands.
Print Drawing (on page 7)
Close (on page 7)

Print Drawing
The Print Drawing command is used to print a selected drawing.

Close
The Close command is used to close files and exit the Pipe Support Explorer software.

Tree Menu
The Tree menu is used to access the following commands:
Expand (on page 7)
Collapse (on page 8)
Select All (on page 8)
Select Invert (on page 8)

Expand
The Expand command is used to display the names of files contained in project folders.

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Collapse
The Collapse command is used to hide the names of files contained in project folders.

Select All
The Select All command is used to select all the files and folders displayed in the window.

Select Invert
The Select Invert command is used to invert the list according to the highlighted entry.

View Menu
The View Menu command is used to perform the following operations:
Toolbar --- Toggles to display/hide the toolbar.
Status Bar --- Toggles to display/hide the status bar.
Large Icons --- Displays items using the large icon format. See Large Icon View (on page 12).
Small Icons --- Displays items using the small icon format. See Small Icon View (on page 12).
List --- Displays items in small icon format in vertical columns. See List View (on page 13).
Details --- Displays items with property attribute details. See Details View (on page 13).
Arrange Icons --- Sorts icons by date, name, type, and size depending on the view.

Help Menu
The Help command is used to display contents for help, search for help on a topic or version and
copyright information about PDS Pipe Supports Modeler.

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Pipe Support Explorer Toolbar

Commands
In This Section
Pipe Support Modeler .................................................................... 9
Open Symbol Files ........................................................................ 10
Support/Drawing Report ................................................................ 10
Show Property ............................................................................... 10
Edit Drawing................................................................................... 10
Print Document .............................................................................. 11
Delete Drawing .............................................................................. 11
Show Supports .............................................................................. 11
Generate Drawing .......................................................................... 12
Large Icon View ............................................................................. 12
Small Icon View ............................................................................. 12
List View......................................................................................... 13
Details View ................................................................................... 13
Help ................................................................................................ 13
Exit ................................................................................................. 13

Pipe Support Modeler

The Pipe Supports Modeler option is used to switch to the Pipe Supports Modeler application.
See Pipe Support Place Commands Pipe Supports Place Commands for more
information about this option.
1. Select the model from the Pipe Support Explorer window Tree View.
2. Select the Pipe Supports Modeler icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The information dialog box is displayed with the message: "Enter PDS Pipe Support
Graphics Environment, Model: XXX".
3. Select Yes to activate the PDS Pipe Support Modeler module.
OR
Select No to return to the Pipe Support Explorer window environment.

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Pipe Support Explorer Toolbar Commands

Open Symbol Files

The Open Symbol Files option is used to open the selected symbol in SmartSketch.
1. Select the Open Symbol Files option.
2. Select the symbol file to open.
3. Click Open.

The selected symbol file opens in SmartSketch.

Support/Drawing Report
The Support/Drawing Report option is used to create the ASCII reports for selected supports or
drawings. The generated report contains the same information as the Details View for the
selected items.
1. Select the Show Drawings or Show Supports option.
2. Select one or more items to be included on the report.
You can use the Shift and Control keys to select multiple items.
3. Display the ListView window and select the items to be included in the report.
The selected items can be sorted by selecting the View column.
4. Select the Support/Drawing Report icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The Save File dialog box is displayed.

5. Specify the Saved File Name and Directory location.

Show Property
The Show Property option provides attribute and value information associated with the selected
drawing or pipe support.
1. Select the drawing number or pipe support for which to show properties.

The selected drawing number or pipe support is highlighted.

2. Select the Show Property icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The Property screen is displayed providing attribute and value information.

Edit Drawing
The Edit Drawing option is used to open a drawing using SmartSketch.
1. Select the drawing number to edit.

The selected drawing number is highlighted.

2. Select the Edit Drawing icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The drawing opens in SmartSketch.

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Print Document
The Print Document option is used to print the selected SmartSketch Drawing document.
1. Select the Show Drawings or Show Supports option.
2. Select one or more items to be included on the report.
You can use the Shift and Control keys to select multiple items.
3. Select the Print Drawing icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The selected drawings print on the default printer.

Delete Drawing
The Delete Drawing option is used to delete a pipe support drawing from within the Pipe Support
Explorer module.
1. Select the drawing number to be deleted from the Drawing ListView window.

The selected drawing number is highlighted.

2. Select the Delete Drawing icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The Confirmation dialog window is displayed to verify delete.

Any drawing with the "Locked" or "Released" status cannot be deleted.
3. Select Confirm to delete the selected drawing.

The system deletes the SmartSketch drawing file and removes the drawing record from
PDtable_170.

Show Supports
The Show Supports option is used to display a listing of supports for a selected Area or Model.
The Pipe Support design data is listed by Tag Number with information regarding material index,
mark number, model code, date, gang, group, area and model included.
1. Select the project, area or model for the supports to be displayed.

The selected project, area or model is highlighted.

2. Select the Show Supports icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The message is displayed to indicate data is being loaded. A listing of pipe supports is
displayed by Tag Number.

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Pipe Support Explorer Toolbar Commands

Generate Drawing
The Generate Drawing option is used to generate a new SmartSketch drawing for a pipe support.
SmartSketch must be loaded to use this option.

PDS uses SmartSketch 5.0 to generate pipe support drawings through the Pipe Support
Explorer module. If you want to upgrade a PDS project to version 8.0, you will need to update
all your SmartSketch symbols to version 5.0.
To upgrade SmartSketch symbols from version 3.0 to version 5.0, you must open the symbols
in SmartSketch 4.0 and save them, and then open them in SmartSketch 5.0 and save
them.Pipe Supports Explorer incorporates the functionality of SmartSketch as the tool to
generate drawings to produce a standard support detailed drawing.

1. Select the Show Supports icon from the PDS Pipe Support Explorer menu.

The message is displayed to indicate data is being loaded. A listing of pipe supports is
displayed by Tag Number.
2. Select the Pipe Support Item from the Support Data window.
3. Select the Generate Drawing icon.

The drawing is generated using SmartSketch.

Large Icon View

The Large Icon View option is used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in
large format.
1. Select the Large Icon View icon.

The available projects, models, drawings or pipe support item icons are displayed in large
format.

Small Icon View

The Small Icon View option is used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in
small format. Icons are displayed from left to right across the screen.
1. Select the Small Icon View icon.

The available projects, models, drawings or pipe support item icons are displayed in small
icon format.

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List View
The List View option is used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in small icon
format. Items are displayed in vertical columns.
1. Select the List View icon.

The available projects, models, drawings or pipe support item icons are displayed in small
icon format in vertical columns.

Details View
The Details View option is used to display project, model, drawing or pipe support icons in small
icon format with property attribute details. Items are displayed in vertical columns.
1. Select the Details View icon.

The available projects, models, drawings or pipe support item icons are displayed in small
icon format with property information in vertical columns.

Help
The Help option is used to display on-line information about pipe support commands.
1. Select the Help icon.

The on-line help information for pipe supports is displayed.

Exit
The Exit option is used to exit the PDS Pipe Support Explorer software.
1. Select the Exit icon.

The PDS Pipe Support Explorer software is closed.

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Index
C
Close 7
Collapse 8

D
Delete Drawing 11
Details View 13

Show Property 10
Show Supports 11
Small Icon View 12
Support/Drawing Report 10

T
Tree Menu 7

V
View Menu 8

Edit Drawing 10
Exit 13
Expand 7

F
File Menu 7

G
Generate Drawing 12

H
Help 13
Help Menu 8

L
Large Icon View 12
List View 13

O
Open Symbol Files 10

P
Pipe Support Explorer Menu Commands 7
Pipe Support Explorer Overview 5
Pipe Support Explorer Toolbar Commands
9
Pipe Support Modeler 9
Print Document 11
Print Drawing 7

S
Select All 8
Select Invert 8

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