CADPIPE Commercial

Tutorial
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 Welcome to the CADPIPE Commercial tutorial. CADPIPE is an AutoCAD-based pipe design
and drawing program for preparing two-dimensional and three-dimensional pipe designs. Using
CADPIPE, you can create drawings and design piping systems faster and more accurately than with
traditional methods. CADPIPE stores your design criteria and creates drawings using your shop
specifications.
When you use CADPIPE, you create much more than a drawing. Your CADPIPE drawing is a
database containing precise locations, sizes, and attributes of the pipe you draw. After you complete
the drawing, you can retrieve and analyze this information to generate Bills of Materials for estimat-
ing, ordering, shipping, fabrication, and installation.
This tutorial is a guide to help you evaluate the CADPIPE Commercial software. It is important
that you have a working knowledge of AutoCAD and have completed and understood the
instructional materials available for the AutoCAD software before attempting this tutorial.
This tutorial is designed to follow an order that reflects how a draftsman would design or draw a
pipe system. The system we used could be designed in any number of more efficient ways and in
some cases is not complete, but has been developed to expose you to as many drawing features of
CADPIPE as possible.

Installation

If you are evaluating CADPIPE Commercial (running the demo program without hardware locks),
the program will run fully functional for 25 days from the date of installation. This should provide
adequate time to discover the time saving benefits from easily drawing one 3D model, one time, and
generating as many views and sections as necessary that will automatically be updated every time
the model is changed. It virtually eliminates having to draw and redraw multiple orthographic views.

• Place the CADPIPE CD into your CD ROM drive

• If “Autorun” is enabled on your system, the installation screen will appear. ( If not, you will
need to open your Windows Explorer, select the CD ROM drive, and double click on the
“startcd.exe” file.
• From the first screen, select the “Install Products” icon.
• On the next screen, select “Commercial Pipe”. This will begin the installation process. The
following screens will then appear:
o Welcome screen
o License Agreement
o CADPIPE information
o Installation Type – If you are installing the full licensed version and have been given
an installation serial number, then you should select “Imperial” or “Metric”.

o Demo- If you are evaluating the software, then you should select “Imperial Demo”
or “Metric Demo”. You will not be prompted for an installation serial number.
o User information
o Destination folder
o Select components to install
o Whether you will be running CADPIPE on Architectural or Mechanical Desktop.
Select “no” if you will be running it on straight AutoCAD.
CADPIPE will then be installed on your system. Remember, if you are running the Demo version, it
will expire after 25 days.

Before You Begin

Make sure you have followed the installation procedures. Included with your software is a base
drawing called PIPETUTORIAL.dwg. This is the drawing you will use as you work through the
CADPIPE tutorial.

Tutorial Organization
The CADPIPE tutorial has been organized to include many of the timesaving features of the
CADPIPE Commercial program. While it is impossible to highlight every aspect of the program, we
believe that after completing these exercises, you will have a good working knowledge of CADPIPE
Commercial.
All AutoCAD commands referenced in this tutorial are shown in CAPITAL LETTERS (ZOOM,
e.g.), while all CADPIPE commands are shown in Bold (such as Walls, e.g.). The tutorial is written
assuming you are using a mouse and selecting commands from the toolbars or pull-down menus. All
system prompts in the CADPIPE tutorial are in italics and your responses are shown numbered. In
addition, the metric equivalent to an imperial measurement appears in brackets: (600).

To begin the tutorial, start a CADPIPE session from the icon on the start menu or the CADPIPE
icon from your desktop (if you chose that option during the installation). Open the drawing called
PipeTutorial.dwg. When the drawing appears on the screen, you will see that some of the back-
ground is already complete and there are three pieces of equipment on the drawing (see Figure 1).

Figure 1
 Contents

Chapter 1. Menus/Toggles ................................ 1-1

Toggles .......................................................................................................... 1-1
Toolbars ........................................................................................................ 1-1
Chapter 2. Architectural Features................... 2-1
Walls ............................................................................................ 2-1
Beams and Joists ........................................................................ 2-3
CADPIPE Tools.......................................................................... 2-5
Chapter 3. System Specifications .................... 3-1
Chapter 4. Starting to Draw ............................ 4-1
Setting Up Viewports ................................................................. 4-1
Join To ......................................................................................... 4-2
Routing Line ............................................................................... 4-3
Auto Elbow/ Auto Pipe .............................................................. 4-6
Chapter 5. Auto-Route ..................................... 5-1
Auto-Route Join Option ............................................................ 5-1
Chapter 6. Inserting Fittings ........................... 6-1
Chapter 7. Collision Checking ......................... 7-1
Interactive Collision Checking ................................................. 7-1
Avoiding Interference ................................................................ 7-4
Chapter 8. Using the Valves Database ............ 8-1
Placing a Valve ........................................................................... 8-1
Inserting a Valve ........................................................................ 8-6
Chapter 9. ISO/Fabrication Drawings ............ 9-1
Creating an ISO drawing .......................................................... 9-1
Label Function ........................................................................... 9-3
Fabrication Report.....................................................................9-4
Place Label Report on Drawing ............................................... 9-6
Iso Dimensioning.........................................................................9-8
Chapter 10. Generate Reports ....................... 10-1
Pipe Report ............................................................................... 10-1
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Chapter 1. Menus/Toggles
CADPIPE Commercial automatically loads several menus and toolbars in addition to the
standard AutoCAD menus. These menus contain all the functions needed to complete your piping
designs and drawings.

The CADPIPE pull-down menus available are CADPIPE, Place, CPTools, Arch, Equip, and
Drawing Sheets.

Toggles

There are four important toggles on the CADPIPE pull-down menu. These affect drawing speed and
fitting specification.

The Turn Fittings Right toggle sets the CADPIPE Commercial turn direction for certain
fittings.

The Collision Check toggle tells CADPIPE to check for possible collisions every time you
place a pipe or fitting. You should leave this toggle off unless you are working in an area where
interference is likely so CADPIPE can place the pipe or fitting without spending time searching for
collisions.

The Auto-Specify toggle controls the specifications for the pipe and fittings you are placing.
When the toggle is on, CADPIPE uses the parameters defined in the Specifications Database.

The System Spec Override toggle allows you to place a fitting that is outside of the currently
selected specification.

Using these toggles properly will increase your drawing speed and reduce possible errors in material
selection and placement.

Toolbars
There are a total of seventeen CADPIPE Commercial toolbars containing many commonly
used commands found in the pull-down menus. They can be accessed and loaded via the CPTools-
-Toolbars menu. For this tutorial we will mainly be using the Design, Utilities, Edit, ISO Dimen-
sion, and Label Function toolbars. In addition, a Fittings toolbar loads according to the currently
selected pipe specification. Figure 1-1 lists the CADPIPE commands associated with each toolbar
button:
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Figure 1-1
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Chapter 2. Architectural Features

This chapter will introduce you to Architectural features used to create working drawings for your
pipe designs. In many cases, you will be able to secure a complete set of plans from an architectural
or engineering firm. These options are found under the Arch pull-down menu.

Note: CADPIPE automatically places Walls and Beams on layers called Wall or Beam. You can
alter the color and layer using the Configure command on the Arch pull-down menu.

Walls
1. Select Walls from the Arch menu and follow the system prompts on the command line.

Enter the elevation for the bottom of the wall <0”>:

2. Select the default 0” by pressing Enter.

Enter the elevation for the top of the wall <12’> (2500):

3. Type 8’ and press Enter.

Enter the wall thickness <1’>:

4. Type 8” (200) and press Enter.

Left/Right/<Select First Point>:

You are now able to determine which side you would like the wall to widen from. If you select
Left the system widens the wall from the left (relative to the direction the line was drawn). If you
select Right the wall is widened from the right. By selecting two points, the wall widens using the
two points as a centerline (see Figure 2-1).
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Figure 2-1

5. Type R and then press Enter.

Select First Point:

6. Use the AutoCAD INTERSECTION OSNAP and select the outside corner of column A-1 (see
Figure 2-2).

Newwall/Close/Quit/Undo/<Next Point>:

Figure 2-2
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7. Use the AutoCAD INTERSECTION OSNAP and select the outside corner of column B-1.

Newwall/Close/Quit/Undo/<Next Point>:

8. Press Enter to draw the wall.

Repeat the same process (steps 1-8) to draw a wall between columns B-1 and B-2.

Beams and Joists

1. Select Beams from the Arch pull-down menu. Pick I Beam from the Select Type of Beam
dialog box and click OK.

Column/First Point for Beam:

2. Type C for column and press Enter.

By selecting a column, CADPIPE automatically sets the beam elevation.

Pick a Column to Place Beam on:

3. Select column A-1 on the drawing (see Figure 2-3).

Figure 2-3
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Column/Second Point for Beam:

4. Type C followed by Enter.

Pick a column to Place Beam on:

5. Select column B-1 in Figure 2-3.

Beam Number or Size/<Enter for Database>:

6. Press Enter to display the Beam Database dialog box. We will select the beam size from there.

The Beam Database dialog box appears. Scroll through the beam names until you see W14 x 78
(W360 x 110). Refer to Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4

7. Select W14 x 78 (W360 x 110) by clicking on it.

The actual width and depth size of the beam are shown when you select it.

8. Select OK, making sure the Place By toggle is set to Bottom.

The system places a 12 x 14 beam on the drawing.

Note: The beam is placed on a layer called Beam. You can change the color and layer by using
Configure on the Arch pull-down menu or turn it on or off by using the AutoCAD LAYER COM-
MANDS.
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CADPIPE Tools
Next we will use CADPIPE’s Copy Fitting(s) command to copy the beam in order to complete
our beam layout.

1. Select Copy Fitting(s) from the Editing Tool sub-menu on the CP Tools pull-down.

Select Objects:

2. Select the beam you have just placed and press Enter.

Select Objects:<Base point or displacement>/Multiple:

3. Pick the inside corner on column B-1 using the OSNAPS INTERSECTION command.

Second point of displacement:

4. Type @20’,0 (6000,0) and press Enter.

The system copies the beam 20 feet in the X direction.

Note: It is important to use the CADPIPE Copy Fitting(s) command as opposed to the AutoCAD
COPY command because the CADPIPE command copies all invisible data associated with the
beams. This enables you to Query the item later and recieve the correct information.

Repeat steps 1-4 to copy a beam to column centerline 3. Your drawing should now look similar to
Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5
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Chapter 3. System Specifications

This chapter will show you how to set up the system specifications used to define the pipe and
fittings you are drawing.

1. Select Specifications from CADPIPE’s Design toolbar or the CADPIPE pull-down menu.

The CADPIPE Specifications Options dialog box appears (see Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1

2. Click the System Specifications button.

A Systems Specifications dialog box appears (see Figure 3-2).

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Figure 3-2

3. Select 420 M.P. STEAM by double clicking on it.

A Systems Specifications edit dialog box appears. From here you can change the system num-
ber, system description, system color, and layer for pipe and fitting placement (see Figure 3-3).

4. Under Size Ranges, select the ½ to 3 by double clicking on it.

Figure 3-3
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The Size Ranges dialog box appears (see Figure 3-4). This box allows you to set up your specifica-
tions for pipe and fittings by size for the system you selected.

With CADPIPE Commercial you are able to set your own system specifications, which automatically
change as you change pipe sizes.

5. Continue to select OK to return to the drawing.

If you wish, you may scroll through the Category, Class, etc. that are available with CADPIPE. For the
purposes of this tutorial, we will use system #420-MPS.

Figure 3-4
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Chapter 4. Starting to Draw

Three pieces of equipment are located on the tutorial drawing. Each of these pieces of equipment
were drawn using various AutoCAD commands (refer to your AutoCAD manual for information on
the creation of shapes) and the CADPIPE Equip pull-down. CADPIPE Commercial allows you to
save any equipment you’ve created and place them in a library for use on other drawings.

Setting Up Viewports
Before we begin drawing, we will set up two viewports (plan and iso). This will make drawing
our Routing Lines easier.

1. On the AutoCAD View menu, select 2 Viewports from the Viewports sub-menu.

Enter a configuration option [Horizontal/Vertical]:

2. Type V and press Enter to select the Vertical configuration.

3. Click on the Left Viewport to select it and choose SE Isometric from the View - 3D Views menu.

You should now have a SE Isometric in the left viewport and Plan view in the right viewport (See
Figure 4-1).

Figure 4-1
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Join To
To begin drawing, we will use the Join To command. The system automatically sets the proper
system, size, and specifications for you when you select a pipe or union. It will be easier to select
the flange on the Steam Converter if you zoom in on the plan view (see Figure 4-2).

Figure 4-2

1. Select Join To from the CADPIPE pull-down or from the Utilities toolbar.

Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

3. Select the end of the Flange extending from the steam converter. (see Figure 4-3).

Figure 4-3

The system automatically sets the system, specification layer, and databases to be used for drawing
the pipe.
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Routing Line
We will use the Routing Line command to draw the first pipe run.

1. Choose Routing Line from the Design toolbar or CADPIPE menu.

Line designation: <420 MPS>-<Black Steel-Welded-SCH 40>

Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>:

2. Type E to set the elevation and hit enter.

Digitize new elevation <KB Option>: NEAREST to

3. Pick the Flange on the side of the Steam Converter (see Figure 4-4).

Figure 4-4

Elevation <1'-3">
Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>:

4. Using the Node OSNAP, pick the node on the butt side of the same flange in Figure 4-4.

Elevation/Roll/Slope/Undo/<To point>:

5. Drag routing line in the ‘Y’ direction and select a point just past the vessel (see Figure 4-5). Press Enter
to finish the command.
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Figure 4-5

6. Select the Left (iso) viewport and zoom into the vessel (see Figure 4-6). Choose the Routing
Line command again.

Line designation: <420 MPS>-<Black Steel-Welded-SCH 40>

Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>:

7. Type E for elevation. Hit Enter.

Digitize new elevation <KB Option>: NEAREST to

8. Pick the butt end of the flange on the top of the vessel (see Figure 4-6).
Note: It may be easier to pick if you select Hide from the View menu..

Figure 4-6
4-5
Elevation <7'> (2210)
Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>:

9. Using ‘Node’ OSNAP, pick the node on the butt side of the same flange in Figure 4-6.

Elevation/Roll/Slope/Undo/<To point>:

10. Type E for elevation. Hit enter twice.

Digitize new elevation <KB Option>: NEAREST to

Enter new elevation <7'> (2210):

11. Type in 9’ (2700) for the new elevation.

12. Select the plan view viewport, drag the routing line in the positive X direction, and select a point just
past the intersection of the previous routing line (see Figure 4-7).

Figure 4-7

13. Hit enter to exit the Routing Line command.

14. Select the Routing Line command again.

Line designation: <420 MPS> - <Black Steel-Threaded-SCH 40>

Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/<First point>:

15. Choose the Join option by typing J. Hit enter.

Digitize first routing line: NEAREST to

16. Pick both routing lines near the intersection point you just created.
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17. CADPIPE automatically trims the lines and places the vertical section of the Routing Line (see
Figure 4-8).

Figure 4-8

Auto Elbow/ Auto Pipe

Now that our Routing Line is drawn we can easily add fittings, elbows, and pipe to this run. Using
the Auto Elbow command, we will place the elbows on this Routing Line.

1. Choose Auto Elbow from the Design toolbar or CADPIPE menu.

Digitize start point on routing line:

2. Pick the first segment of the routing line (see Figure 4-9).

Figure 4-9
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Digitize end point on routing line <ALL>:

3. Select ‘All’ by pressing enter.

4. Choose ‘90 Degree Long Radius Elbow’ from the Auto Elbow dialog box in Figure 4-10, and hit
OK.

Figure 4-10

CADPIPE adds all elbows to the line. Next we will use the Auto Pipe command to place the pipe
on the run.

5. Select Auto Pipe from the Design toolbar or CADPIPE menu.

Digitize routing line <Exit>:

Click on the Routing line and CADPIPE places the correct size and length pipe (see Figure 4-11).

Figure 4-11
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Chapter 5. Auto-Route

Auto-Route Join Option

1. Select Join To from the Utilities toolbar or CADPIPE menu.

Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Select the end of the union on the steam converter box (see Figure 5-1).

Figure 5-1

The Auto-Fit dialog box appears (see Figure 5-2), select Yes to turn Auto-Fit on.

Figure 5-2

3. Select Cut Length from the Place/Piping pull-down menu or from the Pressure Fittings toolbar.

Join <Length>:

4. Type 5’ (1500) to place a cut-length pipe.

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5. Select Fittings from the Place pull-down, and choose a 90 deg SR (short radius) from the Fitting
Placement dialog box (see figure 5-3). Set the placement direction to Horizontal Right and press the
Place button.

6. Select Auto-Route from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or from the Design toolbar.
Figure 5-3
The Available Fittings dialog box appears (see Figure 5-4).

7. Select 90 Degree Short Radius Elbow followed by

OK.

Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

8. Type J followed by Enter.

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

Figure 5-4
 5-3

9. Pick the end of the union on the vessel (see Figure 5-5).

Figure 5-5

CADPIPE automatically routes the pipe from the elbow to the vessel (see Figure 5-6).

Figure 5-6
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Chapter 6. Inserting Fittings

This chapter will show you how to use the Insert command to place fittings into existing runs of
pipe. CADPIPE automatically places the fitting using your specifications and recalculates the
lengths of straight pipe for the Bill of Materials reports.

1. Use the AutoCAD Zoom, Pan, etc. commands to establish a similar view to Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1

2. Select Insert Fitting from the CADPIPE pull-down or from the Design toolbar.

The Insertion Justification dialog box appears (see Figure 6-2).

3. Select Aligned and then OK.

Figure 6-2
 6-2
Pipe to Insert into:

4. Select the pipe that was drawn from the heat converter (see Figure 6-3).

Figure 6-3

The Fitting to Insert dialog box appears (see Figure 6-4).

5. Select Tee and then OK.

Figure 6-4

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Align with:

6. Select the end of the union in Figure 6-5.

The system automatically places a tee, aligning it with the union (see Figure 6-5).
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Figure 6-5

7. Select Join To from the CADPIPE pull-down or from the Utilities toolbar.

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

8. Pick the branch of the tee that was just inserted into the pipe (see Figure 6-6).

Figure 6-6

9. Select Cut Length from the Place/Piping pull-down or the Fittings toolbar.

Join<Length>:

10. Type J followed by [Enter].

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

11. Select the end of the union on the F.T. Trap.

CADPIPE places the correct length of pipe needed to join the tee and union (see Figure 6-7).
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Figure 6-7
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Chapter 7. Collision Checking

One of the biggest challenges in pipe design is interference checking. CADPIPE provides you
with two collision checking features that alert you to possible interference problems on your draw-
ing. These features ensure that potential problems in coordination and installation are avoided,
saving time and money. The Interactive Collision Checking feature can be activated at any time
during the design process. When activated, the system alerts you any time there is interference with
any CADPIPE object on the drawing. CADPIPE allows you to toggle collision checking on or off
so that you can use it only when drawing in an area that presents potential interference problems.
The Batch Collision Checking feature, which can be activated after the design process is com-
pleted, searches your finished drawing and highlights any interference problems. This allows you to
correct the problem before the drawing is issued. For this tutorial we will use the
Interactive Collision Checking feature.

Interactive Collision Checking

The Collision Checking feature is activated from the Options dialog box or by Collision Check
on the CADPIPE pull-down menu.

1. Select Options from the CADPIPE pull-down and select the Settings tab on the Options dialog
box, check Collision Check. Click Ok.

2. Select Join To from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or from the Design toolbar.

Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

3. Select the end of the pipe on the F.T. Trap (see Figure 7-1).

Figure 7-1

4. Select Flanges from the Place/Piping pull-down menu. In the Flange Placement dialog select
the Weld Neck flange and set the Flange Insert (as shown in Fig 7-2) and push the Place but-
ton.
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Figure 7-2

5. Select Default Length from the Place/Piping pull-down menu or from the Fittings toolbar.

The system alerts you to an interference problem by changing the color of the items in conflict
and presenting you with a Collision Alert dialog box (see Figure 7-3).

Figure 7-3

6. Press theView Collision button.

The system brings up a View Entities dialog with the collision isolated. You may change the
view of the collision, zoom up, zoom out, rotate the view, rotate the view down, rotate right, rotate
left, and select a VisualStyle Setting from here (see Figure 7-4).
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Figure 7-4

After viewing the collision, Click OK.

The Collision Alert dialog box reappears allowing you to select another option (see Figure 7-3).

7. Press the Query Fitting button.

This dialog box gives you the elevation information about each item in collision and the amount
of change needed to avoid the collision (see Figure 7-5).

Figure 7-5
 7-4

8. Select OK to return to the Collision Alert box.

9. Press the Reject button.

This returns you to the drawing and removes the last piece of pipe drawn (see Figure 7-6).

Figure 7-6

Avoiding Interference
To avoid this collision we will turn an elbow up and then place another elbow returning to Hori-
zontal.

10. Select the Turn Up button from the Utilities toolbar (see Figure 7-7).

Figure 7-7

The Fitting to Turn dialog box appears, allowing you to choose

the type of fitting to use (see Figure 7-8).

11. Select 90 deg SR from the Fitting to Turn dialog box and then
click OK.

The CADPIPE Riser Mode dialog box appears (see Figure 7-9).

12. Select the default 90 degree roll angle by clicking OK.

Figure 7-8
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Figure 7-9 Figure 7-10

13. Select 90 deg SR Elbow from the Place/Fittings pull-down menu or the Fittings toolbar.

The Select Angle dialog box appears (see Figure 7-10).

14. Select the default 0 degree direction in plan view by clicking OK.

15. Select Default Pipe from the Place/Piping pull-down menu or from the Pressure Fittings
toolbar.

The pipe no longer collides (see Figure 7-11).

Figure 7-11
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Chapter 8. Using the Valves Database

This chapter will demonstrate how to place a valve while drawing, as well as inserting a valve
into an existing piece of pipe. It will also show you how to access the valve database (which enables
you to recall valves or add valves).
Use AutoCAD VIEW commands to zoom up on the steam converter (see Figure 8-1).

Figure 8-1

Placing a Valve
1. Select Join To from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or the Utilities toolbar.

Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Select the end of the union (see Figure 8-2).

Figure 8-2
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3. Select Cut Length from the Place/Piping pull-down menu or the Fittings toolbar.

Join<Length>:

4. Place a 12” (300) piece of pipe from the union by typing 12 (300) followed by [Enter].

5. Select Valves from the Place pull-down menu or from the Pressure Fittings toolbar.

The CADPIPE Valves dialog box appears. In this dialog box you can enter a part number,
manufacturer, valve dimensions, or search the database for all 3” soldered gate valves. Notice that
the type of connection and size of pipe are already selected (see Figure 8-3).

Figure 8-3
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6. Select Gate Valve by picking the box. Then press the Search button.

The CADPIPE Valve Search dialog box appears (see Figure 8-4).

Figure 8-4

The Search command searches the database to find all gate valves that match the criteria (size,
connection, manufacturer, e.g.) selected in the CADPIPE Valves dialog box.

7. Select part S1-8 (NIBCO, 200lb WOG), press the Use and then Place buttons.

The Select Angle dialog box appears, allowing you to select an angle for the valve stem (see
Figure 8-5).

Figure 8-5
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8. Select the default 90.0 by clicking OK. This places the stem in the up position relative to the
pipe direction.

You can use AutoCAD VIEW commands to change the view and see the valve you have placed
(see Figure 8-6).

Figure 8-6

9. Select Cut Length from the Fittings pull-down menu or from the Design toolbar.

10. Type 12 (300) followed by Enter.

11. Hit the Turn Up button on the Utilities toolbar.

The Fitting to Turn dialog box appears, allowing you to choose the type of fitting to use (see
Figure 8-7).

Figure 8-7
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12. Select 90 deg Short Radius Elbow and then OK.

The CADPIPE Riser Mode dialog box appears (see Figure 8-8).

Figure 8-8

13. Select the default 90 degree roll angle by picking OK.

14. Select Default Length from the Place/Piping pull-down menu or from the Fittings toolbar.

15. Select Fittings from the Place pull-

down menu. Choose a 90 Deg SR
Elbow with Horizontal Right place-
ment from the Fitting Placement
dialog box and Click Place.

The Select Angle dialog box appears

(see Figure 8-9).

Figure 8-9
8-6

16. Select 0 deg on the dialog box by clicking on it and then click OK. This rotates the elbow
toward the right side of the drawing when it returns to horizontal.

17. Select Default Length from the Place/Piping pull-down menu or from the Fittings toolbar.

Figure 8-10

Inserting a Valve
We will place a valve using the Insert Fitting command into the pipe run connecting the steam
converter to the vessel. Use the AutoCAD VIEW commands to change to top view.

1. Select Insert Fitting from the CADPIPE pull-down menu or Insert from the Design toolbar.
The Insert Justification dialog box appears (see figure 8-11).

2. Select Center from the Insertion Justification dialog box and

click OK.

Pipe to Insert into (at insertion point):

3. Select the pipe in Figure 8-12.

Figure 8-11
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Figure 8-12

4. Choose Valve from the Fitting to Insert dialog box and click OK (see Figure 8-13).

Figure 8-13

The CADPIPE Valves dialog box appears. Notice that the connection type has automatically
changed to match the Welded pipe size 4 (100) (see Figure 8-14).

5. Select Gate Valve by picking the box.

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Figure 8-14

6. Change the connection type to Flanged by clicking on the menu and selecting Flanged.

7. Push the Search button.

This option searches the valve database for any 4” flanged gate valves available and then displays
them in the CADPIPE Valve Search dialog box (see Figure 8-15).
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8. Select valve #F-2894 by clicking Use. Figure 8-15

9. Press the Place button.

The system begins to place the valve and then brings up the Select Angle dialog box, allowing
you to rotate the valve stem to any desired position (see Figure 8-16).

Note: The rotation is based on the direction in which the pipe was drawn. Selecting 0 will rotate the
stem to the right, 90 will rotate it up, 180 to the left, and 270 down.
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Figure 8-16

10. Select a rotation angle by clicking on the graphic or by typing it into the box. Then, click OK.

CADPIPE automatically places a flanged valve, adding flanges to the pipe, and rotating the
handwheel stem in the direction specified.

You can use the AutoCAD VIEW commands to change views and see the valve you have placed.
Use the AutoCAD HIDE to clean up your view (see Figure 8-17).

Figure 8-17
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Chapter 9. ISO/Fabrication Drawings

This chapter will show you how the CADPIPE Commercial program automatically generates
fabrication drawings for your shop.
We will start with an isometric drawing of the green colored pipe and fittings on the drawing.

Creating an ISO drawing

1. Select Iso Pipe from the CPTools pull-down menu or Utilities toolbar.

2. Select Top View projection from the Isometric CADPIPE dialog box and click OK (see Figure
9-1).

Figure 9-1

Entities to Isometrically Project:

Select Objects:

3. Select the green colored pipe and fittings using an AutoCAD CROSSING WINDOW, picking
the points from right to left (see Figure 9-2).

Figure 9-2
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Select objects: Other corner: 17 found:

4. Press Enter.

Location for Isometric Projection:

5. Pick a point between column lines 2 and 3 (see Figure 9-3).

Figure 9-3

If you wish to move the projection to a different location use the Move Last Fitting(s) command
found on the CADPIPE pull-down menu.

6. Select Move Last Fitting(s) from the CADPIPE pull-down menu.

Specify base point or displacement:

7. Select a point.

Second point of displacement:

8. Drag the ISO to your desired location.

Use the AutoCAD ZOOM feature to zoom up on the ISO projections so that you can label it (see
Figure 9-4).
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Figure 9-4

Label Function
The label feature enables you to place a label on each fitting or piece of pipe and will automati-
cally generate a report of all fabrication sizes.

1. Select Configuration from the Label Function sub-menu on the CPTools pull-down or the
Label toolbar.

A Label Options dialog box appears.

2. Change the arrow size by typing 3” (75) in the Arrow Size PSPACE field.

3. Change the text size by typing 3” (75) in the Text Size PSPACE field, and click OK.

4. Turn ORTHO off and select Auto Labelling from the CP Tools Label Function menu or Label
toolbar.

Entites to label:
Select objects:

5. Use a window to select the complete isomectric projection and press Enter.

(Union) Abort/Undo/Skip/Quit/Last Delta/New Hinge/<Bubble location>:

6. Select point for bubble location (see Figure 9-5).

One by one CADPIPE automatically prompts you to place the labels, keeping track of similar
fittings and pipe and updates each label number (see Figure 9-6).
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Figure 9-5

If you make a mistake, select Undo last label from the CPTools-Label Function pull-down
menu or toolbar and select the pipe or fitting again. Continue to label the ISO. Notice that as you
label the ISO, the system automatically numbers like fittings and pipe with the same label # (see
Figure 9-6).

Figure 9-6

Fabrication Report
When you finish labeling the ISO, select Label Report from the CPTools-Label Function pull-
down menu or Label toolbar. The Commercial Pipe Label Report Generator dialog box appears (see
Figure 9-7).
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Figure 9-7

This dialog allows you to select from different report formatting and output options. If you select the
Display toggle in the Output To section, the system displays a report showing label #’s, Quantities, and
Descriptions of the pipe or fittings (see Figure 9-8). You can either print this report, send it to widows
clipboard, or save it in a file to recall later.

Figure 9-8
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For the purposes of this tutorial we will place the Label Report on our drawing.

1. Select the DWG (Label Only) toggle in the Output To section of the Commercial Pipe Label Report
Generator dialog box.

2. Type Iso in the Report Title field and then click OK.

Starting point for BOM report:

5. Select a starting point on your drawing for the report placement.

The report is placed on the drawing (see Figure 9-9).

You can use the AutoCAD MOVE command found on the MODIFY toolbar if you need to
relocate the report on the drawing.

Figure 9-9
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ISO Dimensioning
We will now dimension our ISO. The ISO Dimensioning commands are found on the Iso
Dimension sub-menu on the CP Tools pull down or the Iso Dimensioning toolbar.

1. Select Configuration from the Iso Dimension menu or toolbar.

The Iso Dimensioning Options dialog box appears.

2. Set the arrow size by typing 4” (100) in the Arrow Size PSPACE field.

3. Set the text size to 4” (100) in the Text Size PSPACE field.

4. Set the extension line extension to 4” (100) in the Extension Line Extension (DIMEXE)
PSPACE field.

5. Set the extension line origin offset to 4” (100) in the Extension Line Origin Offset (DIMEXO)
PSPACE field.

6. Click OK.

7. Select Iso Dimension--Do Iso Dimensioning from the Iso Dimension menu or toolbar.

The Isoplane Settings toolbar appears (see Figure 9-10).

Figure 9-10

8. Press the Lefthand button on the Isoplane

Settings toolbar.

9. Pick the node at the top right of the Iso

(see Figure 9-11).

Figure 9-11
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10. Next, pick the node at the top left of the Iso.

11. With ORTHO on, drag the line the distance you want your extension to be (see Figure 9-12)

Figure 9-12

12. Change the Isoplane to Vertical Lefthand.

13. Pick the node at the top of the vertical run (see Figure 9-13).

Figure 9-13
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14. Pick the node at the bottom of the vertical run.

15. Drag the line the distance you want the extension to be (see Figure 9-14).

Figure 9-14

16. Now change the Isoplane to Top Righthand.

17. Pick the node at the bottom left elbow (see Figure 9-15).

Figure 9-15

18. Pick the node at the bottom right.

19. Drag the line the distance you want the extension line to be (see Figure 9-16).
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Figure 9-16

20. Press Enter to ext the command, and the Isoplanes Settings toolbar disappears. Your dimen-
sioned Iso will look similar to Figure 9-17.

*The Auto Labeling and Iso Dimension features can also be used with 3D pipe isometric views (3D
spool).

Figure 9-17
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Chapter 10. Generate Reports

CADPIPE includes a report generator that generates bills of materials reports listing pipe sizes,
schedule, material, connection, specification, and quantity for all piping in your drawing.

Pipe Report
1. Select Pipe Reports from the CP Tools pull-down menu or Reports from the Utilities toolbar.

The CADPIPE Report Generator dialog box appears (see Figure 10-1).

Figure 10-1

2. Select BOM Report for the Report Type and Display for the Report Output, followed by OK. If
you wish to enter a Job Description for your report title, click in the box and type up to 15 characters,
then select OK.

The system generates a report of all pipe, fittings, and valves on the drawing (with the exception
of the ISO projection) by size, material, connection, etc. (see Figure 10-2).
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Figure 10-2

3. Select OK to exit.

Congratulations, you have completed the CADPIPE Commercial Pipe tutorial drawing!

You may want to continue drawing and experimenting with CADPIPE to discover more features which
have not been demonstrated through this tutorial.