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Catalogues and Specifications

Guide Structure

Intended Audience

Document Conventions

Command Description Format

Syntax Diagrams

Standard Command Tools

Common Commands

Entering PARAGON

Saving Work and Updating Databases

Exit PARAGON without Saving Changes

Saving the Alpha Readout to File

Switching Text Output Off

Defining Colours

Catalogue Database Structure

What is the Catalogue For?

Principal Features of the Catalogue Database

Structure of the Catalogue Database

Catalogue (CATA)

Catalogue Sections (SECT and STSEC) and Categories (CATE and STCA)

Elements Used in Both Types of Catalogue Section/Category

Elements Used in Piping Sections/Categories

Elements Used in Structural Sections/Categories

Component Parameters

Insulation Parameters

Structural Parameters

Design DB Parameters

Physical Dimension of Parameters

Catalogue Components

Piping Component (COMP; SCOM)

Profile (PROF; SPRF)

Joint (JOIN; SJOI)

Fitting (FITT; SFIT)

Component Parts

Selection Tables

Manipulating the Catalogue Database using PARAGON

Basic Element Operation Commands

Creation, Deletion etc

Implicit Element Referencing

List Position Changing

Standard Attribute Setting

Creating Catalogues, Sections and Catalogue Components

Using Parameters

Expressions Using Parameters

Examples of Parameterisation

Constructing 3D Pointsets

Example of Defining a 3D Pointset

Defining an Axis

Defining a Distance

Defining an Explicit Position

Defining a Direction

Defining Connection, Bore and Number

Controlling the Appearance

Specifying Pipe End Conditions for use by ISODRAFT

Constructing Structural Pointsets

Example of Defining a Structural Pointset

The Neutral Axis Reference

Defining an Axis

Defining a Position

Controlling the Appearance

Constructing 3D Geomsets

Constructing Structural Geomsets

Reference Section

Axial Attributes

Component Design and Representation in PARAGON

Component Design

P-point and P-line Representation

Geomset Primitive Representation

Reference Section

Setting Representation for Piping Components

Setting Profile Representation for Steelwork

Setting Level Representation

Setting Obstruction and Insulation Representation

Setting P-Point Representation

Setting P-Line Representation

Full REPRESENTATION Syntax

Catalogue Database Elements Setup in PARAGON

3D Pointsets (PTSET)

Axial P-point (PTAXI)

Cartesian P-point (PTCAR)

Mixed Type P-point (PTMIX)

Position Type P-point (PTPOS)

Structural Pointsets (PTSSET)

3D Geomsets (GMSET)

3D Geomset Primitives

Cylinder (LCYL)

Cylinder (SCYL)

Slope-Bottomed Cylinder (SSLC)

Circular Torus (SCTO)

Rectangular Torus (SRTO)

User-defined Extrusion (SEXT)

Solid of Revolution (SREV)

Negative 3D Geomsets (NGMSET) and Negative Primitives

Structural Geomsets (GMSSET)

Structural Geomset Primitives

Structural Rectangle (SREC)

Structural Annulus (SANN)

Structural Profile (SPRO)

Connection Compatibility Tables

COCDES Elements

Branch Reducer and Nominal Bore Size Tables

General Text Elements

User-defined Nominal Dimensions

Data Set (DTSET)

Attributes of DATA Elements

Querying Properties in MODEL

Real Properties of P-points, P-Lines and Geomsets

Checking Catalogue Database Consistency using PARAGON

Initiating a Standard Data Consistency Check

What the Checking Facility Does

Controlling the Detailed Checking Procedure

Piping Components

Special Components

How Number of Cuts (NCUTS) Work

Dynamic PPOINTS

Pseudo Attributes

Implied Geometry sets in PARAGON

Naming Conventions

Example Connection Type Codes

Connection Compatibility Table

Construction of Typical Piping Components

Specification Constructor

Content and Format of a Specification

How Component Selection Works

Answers Supplying Physical Quantities

SPCOmponent and the Component Data

Manipulating the Catalogue Database using SPECONMODE

Creating a Specification

Accessing an Existing Specification

Entering Tabular Data

Special Characters in SPEC Data

Selector Answers

Subtype Selectors: A Special Case

Including User-defined Attributes in Specifications

Including Comments in Specifications

Editing an Existing Specification

Deleting or Removing a SPEC or SPCOM

Copying a Specification

Outputting a Specification

Outputting Complete Specifications

Controlling the Output Format

Outputting Parts of Specifications

How Bores Are Output

Using Macros For SPECON Inputs

Typical Specifications

Selectors and Pointers for Piping Components

P-Point Zero: A Special Case

Reference Pointers and Settings

Examples From Piping Component Specifications

Selectors and Pointers for Structural Components

Reference Pointers and Settings

Examples From Structural Component Specifications

Selectors and Pointers for Insulation

Pipework Insulation

Structural Insulation

Selectors and Pointers for Automatic Joint Selection Specifications

Overall Specification Settings

Reference Pointers and Settings

Examples From Automatic Joint Selection Specifications

SPECONMODE Command Syntax Diagrams

Syntax Diagrams

Other AVEVA E3D™ Command Syntax

SPECONMODE Error Messages

Nominal Pipe Size Tables

Properties Constructor

Setting Up a Properties Database

Design Layout Data

Material Property Data

Constraint Data

Material Property Data

Material Properties

Pointers from the Design DB and Specification

Pointer from the Design DB

Querying Calculated Results

Pointer from the Specification

Constraints Data

Pointer from the Design DB

Exponential Numbers

PROPCON Command Syntax Diagrams

Syntax Diagrams