Groups

Pipe Stress Interface User Guide

Groups

Creates new stress groups, modifies existing stress groups, rebuilds or finds stress groups.

Displays a list of Existing Stress Groups. A Stress Group is one or more pipes with a list of branches (members) to be stressed


	Create Stress Group	Displays the New Stress Group Name window.

Enter the name of the new Stress Group and click OK. Clicking Dismiss closes the window without creating a Stress Group.

Note:

Stress Group names that contain slashes or spaces are not valid and will cause problems if used.

When the new Stress Group is created, it will be displayed in the Existing Groups pane and in the Model Explorer hierarchy.


	Rebuild Selected Group	If an element is removed from a Stress Group, it is possible to rebuild and refresh the members of the selected group.

Right-click a Stress Group in the Existing Groups pane to view more options.

Delete Current Group

Deletes the currently selected stress group.

Show Node Details

Displays the Node Details window.

Refresh Current Group

Rebuilds and refreshes members of the currently selected stress groups.

Group Members

Adds or removes Member (branch) elements belonging to a Stress Group.


	Add/Remove Members	Member (or branch) elements are sections of a pipe, which have known start and finish points. The start and finish points are called the Head and Tail. Heads and Tails may be connected to nozzles, tees or other Heads and Tails, depending on the configuration of the pipe, or left open ended.

Note:

The lowest level to add to a Stress Group is a branch. Branches can be split if it is necessary to stress part of a branch.

To Add branches to a Stress Group, select the Stress Group in the Existing Groups list.

Click Add/Remove Members. The Pipe Stress Interface window becomes greyed out and inactive. To exit the inactive window at any time, press Esc (escape key).

The user is prompted to Identify element, in the 3D view window. Click to select the branches to include in the Stress Group. The Nodes are displayed to aid identification.

When finished selecting the branches to include in the Stress Group, press Esc (escape key). The Pipe Stress Interface window become active.

The selected branches are displayed in the Group Members pane.

To Remove branches from a Stress Group, select the Stress Group in the Existing Groups list.

Click Add/Remove Members. The Pipe Stress Interface window becomes greyed out and inactive. To exit the inactive window at any time, press Esc (escape key).

The user is prompted to Identify element, in the 3D view window. Click to select the branches to remove from the Stress Group. The Nodes are displayed to aid identification.

A Confirm window is displayed.

Click Yes to remove the selected branches or No to discard any inputs and close the window.

When finished selecting the branches to remove in the Stress Group, press Esc (escape key). The Pipe Stress Interface window becomes active, with the branches deleted from the Pipe Stress Interface window and the Model Explorer.


	Find What Groups CE Belongs To	Displays what stress group(s) the current element is a member off.

The CE Group List window lists the Stress Groups that the selected branch belongs to.