James Sullivan CadActive Technologies LLC President amp Founder Powered By CADACTIVE What Is SpecDriven Piping A Powerful Extension for Piping in Creo Parametric Standardization for Your Designs ID: 599165
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Creo Spec-Driven Piping
James Sullivan – CadActive Technologies, LLC
President & Founder
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What Is Spec-Driven Piping?
A Powerful Extension for Piping in Creo Parametric
Standardization for Your Designs
Utilize a ‘Master Catalog’ of standard pipes & fitting hardware
No more manually typing/matching diameters, wall thicknesses, etc.Create ‘Projects’ of Piping SpecificationsEnsure the correct details are used in the right placeError Elimination Linestock definitions, fitting models, & compatibility automatically controlledImproved checking capabilities
Enables Rapid Design ChangeWhen you update the size/schedule of a pipe, associated fittings update to matchSlide3
Streamline Design Communication
Enables Schematic-Driven Routing
Leverage data from a schematic tool (such as Creo Schematics)
Ensure that systems or electrical data matches 1-to-1
Your systems engineers will love you!Create bend-machine tables and bend-code filesinstantaneously (Supravision)Your manufacturing team will love you!Generate piping drawings automatically (ISOGEN)
Save time by eliminating manual drafting effortsYour managers will love you!
Take-Away: Spec-Driven Piping Offers Dramatic Improvements to Design Time & Error EliminationSlide4
So, Why isn’t everyone
using spec-driven piping?Slide5
Well, it’s complicated -
There are three parts to spec-driven piping:
Spec-Driven Piping Today
Master Catalog of
Pipes, Fittings, Insulations
(Resource Files)
Fitting Libraries
(CAD models)
Specs
(More Resource Files)
Managing Data & Adding to the Catalog Requires an ExpertSlide6
To create a new pipe family… in Creo 3New “pipe family” file must be created
Pipe FilePipe Diameter File
Pipe Thickness FileThen additionally, piping_manufacture_dir.ptd
piping_material.ptd
piping_mcat_dir.ptdpiping_unit_system_dic_file.ptdNew and improved in Creo 4
Files now use CSV instead of PTD formatSome files improve with consolidationHowever, data translation is therefore not a 1-to-1
Upgrading from Creo 3 will be a manual processExample update to a Master Catalog
Large Number of Files Must Be Maintained
Pipes, Fittings, Insulations, Bends, Miter,
etc
Values Must be
Typed Exactly
Requires Expertise to Create & ManageSlide7
EXAMPLE Creation OF a Fitting Model
Fitting “Code”
Part Parameter
Coordinate Systems for Entry and Exit Ports
Proper CSYS Alignment
Feature Parameters for Size & End Type on CSYSSlide8
To create a new ‘spec’ in a ‘project’
Desired pipes must be added from the Master CatalogDesired fitting families must also be addedModels must all have correct data
Data must match the Master CatalogSizes, End Types, and Schedules Fitting Categories (groups)
All items in the spec must point to the appropriate file in the master catalog
EXAMPLE CREATION of a Piping Spec
Data Must Match the Master Catalog
PTD, CSV, & INP
File Formatting
Multiple Projects Difficult to Maintain
Difficult to Ensure Your Team Is Up-to-Date
Take-Away: Spec-Driven Piping is very Powerful, but can be Time-Consuming to Set Up & Maintain.Slide9
RsysConfig Is the Solution!
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RsysConfig – user-friendly Web interface
Taking manually-generated text files… and providing a user-friendly interface!
Implementation of Creo Spec-Driven Piping, Simplified
Leverage Industry and Your Own Company Standards
Verified Fitting Compatibility via an easy-to-use GUI
Seamless Data Migration for Creo 4Slide11
RsysConfig – MAINTAIN YOUR Master Catalog
Web-Based Platform
User-Friendly with No Formatting Concerns
Create & Modify Catalog Data Easily
Direct Integration
w/ Creo Parametric
Visit
cadactive.com
for the full video demonstration.Slide12
RsysConfig – Sync Data GUI
Create All PTD/CSV
Resource Files on the Fly
Deploy Config Data
to Your Project or Team
Upload Existing Libraries to Onboard Easily
Seamless Upgrade from Creo 2-3 to Creo 4
Visit
cadactive.com
for the full video demonstration.Slide13
Creating Fitting Libraries – Automated
Set Required Parameters Quickly & Easily
Ensure Compatibility
w/ Proper Sizes
Auto-Validate
Geometry Compliance
Upload Fitting Families
in an Instant
Visit
cadactive.com
for the full video demonstration.Slide14
For More Information - Please Visit
cadactive.com
OR, Come Say ‘Hi’ at Booth 109!
RsysConfig (as shown today)
Spec-Driven Piping,
simplified and scalableComing Soon – Cabling Integrations
ModelExtract
Generate reports instantaneouslyCommunicate your designs easily and quickly
Copy-Geometry Automation
Simplified sharing of critical model interfaces
Auto-Routing Automation
Accelerates piping design
Auto-generating initial pipeline assembles, linestocks, and much more
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