AVEVA E3D Equipment Modelling TM-1811

CHAPTER 1 1IntroductionAVEVA Everything3D™(AVEVA E3D™) enables designers to create a 3D model of a Plant design in a multi-discipline environment. One of these disciplines is Equipment modelling and AVEVA E3D enables designers to create 3D representations of plant equipment of all types for use within the wider context of the model.The aim of this training module is to provide basic knowledge of Equipment Modelling within AVEVA E3D.At the end of this course the Trainee will be able to:∙Explain the basics of Equipment Modelling in AVEVA E3D.∙Create equipment using primitives.∙Demonstrate the use of Standard Equipment models.∙Explain the creation of Electrical Equipment.∙Prepare equipment reports.∙Utilise Equipment Associations.∙Understand Hole Management for Equipment.Explain how to create Volume Models in AVEVA E3D.∙course.methods, and complete the set exercises.Menu pull downs and button press actions are indicated by bold dark turquoise text.Information the User has to Key-in will be bold red text.Additional information notes and references to other documentation will be indicated in the styles below.Additional informationRefer to other documentationSystem prompts will be bold and italic in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'.Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font. If users are required to enter information as part of an example, appropriate fonts and styles previously outlined will be used.Login to AVEVA E3D using the details provided by the Trainer. They will typically be as shown below:Project: TRA (Training) Username: A.EQUIPMAN Password: AMDB: A-EQUIPMENT Module: ModelOn the TOOLS tab, in the Training group, click the Setup button to display the Training Setup form. Navigate to the Equipment tab .click the Apply button and close the form.This page is intentionally left blank2 Overview of Equipment ModellingThis chapter provides an overview of general features for Equipment Modelling in AVEVA E3D.Equipment (EQUI) elements may represent any type of equipment in a Plant. It is important is that the modelled equipment is a reasonable representation of the actual equipment. Specifically, that it is volumetrically and spatially correct and that any nozzles, are correctly positioned, orientated and specified.The level of detail of the equipment model depends on the project requirements. While adding greater detail provides a more realistic representation, it also takes more time and as such will cost more. Different modelling methods are available to designers. Which method is appropriate often relates to the degree of information available, the significance of the modelled item, and the frequency with which theitem will be created in the model.Equipment (EQUI ) elements are owned by Zones (ZONE ).EQUI elements may own one or more optional Sub-equipment (SUBE ) elements. The SUBE elements are used to break down equipment into sub-parts, e.g. main equipment and supports.Both the EQUI and the SUBE elements can own Primitives .Primitives are the elements that are displayed in the 3D View to represent theequipment and act as the building blocks for equipment modelling within AVEVA E3D.Equipment may be modelled in three ways using AVEVA E3D.∙ Basic principles using primitives – this method is generally used for one-off equipment items orwhere the size of the equipment doesn’t change. Repeat copies of equipment c an be used in the model by using the Standard Model Library .Refer to TM-1802 AVEVA Everything3D™ (2.1) Model Utilities for information on Standard ModelLibrary. ∙Design templates – this method uses primitives and other elements in a design template. Thetemplates are generally parametrised such that the equipment may be re-sized for each instance of the template in the design.Creating Equipment Design Templates is outside the scope of this training guide. Refer to TM-1852AVEVA Everything3D ™ Equipment Design Templates (2.1), however, creating equipment elements using design templates is described.∙Importing models – equipment models may be imported using the Mechanical Equipment Interface or from different file formats.Using each of these methods is described fully later in the training guide.3Equipment Modelling Using PrimitivesThis chapter explores a number of issues that designers should consider prior to commencing any equipment modelling and describes how equipment elements can be created with basic modelling methods using primitives.Conventionally, equipment items are named using the tag number, e.g. /E1101, /P1001-A, /D2016, etc. However, any name or naming convention may be used. It is not usual to name primitives, except nozzles, unless they need to be identified for some purpose.Nozzles are named and generally prefixed by the equipment name to make them unique, e.g. /E1101-N1, /P1001-A/N1, /D2016/1. Naming the nozzles also helps in identification when connecting pipework to them. Nozzle names will also be referenced on Piping Isometrics.Whatever names are given, the naming convention is usually defined by the project specification. It is possible that the project may have Autonaming rules set up for items such as nozzles so that the project conventions are followed in every detail.The position of the equipment origin is a key consideration prior to commencing modelling. The point selected for an equipment origin is often dictated by other project information, such as known co-ordinates or adjoining structures and pipe elements. Understanding the position of the origin of equipment, sub-equipment and primitive elements will help designers model more effectively.Equipment elements, Sub-equipment elements and Primitive elements each have an origin. The origin position is held within each elements Position attribute.The EQUI element’s Position attribute holds the equipment origin position. By default, the position is expressed in world co-ordinates, however the user can change this to other design elements if required. If SUBE elements are used, the Position attribute defines the SUBE origin position with respect to the equipment origin (default).A solid primitive’s Position attribute defines the position of the primitive’s origin with respect to its owner, i.e. the EQUI origin or the SUBE origin.For all negative primitives, the Position attributes define the position of the negative primitive’s origin with respect to its owning solid primitive’s origin.The following primitives are available for equipment modelling in AVEVA E3D.Box (BOX)Cylinder (CYLI)Cone (CONE)Snout (SNOU)Pyramid (PYRA)Circular Torus (CTOR)Rectangular Torus (RTOR) Dish (DISH)Sloped Cylinder (SLCY)Extrusion (EXTR)Solid of Revolution (REVO)Nozzle (NOZZ)Equipment elements consist of a collection of AVEVA E3D primitives, arranged in 3D space to represent the real object.When a new piece of equipment is to be built, one of the first decisions to be made is which primitives are going to be used to create the representation required.General ly the ‘internals’ of any equipment are not modelled as it only the external representation that is required.In this simple example of a horizontal vessel, seven primitives are positioned and orientated such that they represent a vessel. There is no ‘connectivity’ between the primitives.Each primitive has a set of P-points at fixed locations. A P-point is a point that has a position and direction attribute as well as other attributes that are used by other modules and applications.P-points are numbered, with P0always being at the origin of the primitive. For example, a BOX has 7 P-points:∙P0 is in the middle of the box.∙P1 is in the centre of the top face of the box and points away from the face in a +ve Z direction.∙P2, P3, P4 and P5 are located on the four vertical faces. Each located at the centre of and pointing away from its face.∙P6is located in the centre of the bottom face of the box pointing away from the face in a -ve Z direction.For equipment modelling, P-points are used for locating and aligning primitives.Appendix A contains a list of primitives showing selected attributes and P-points.To obtain a desired shape or effect in the model, negative primitives may be used to ‘cut’ a solid primitive.Negative primitives are owned by solidprimitives and will only negate their owner.The negation is controlled using the HolesDrawn checkbox on the Representation tabof the Graphics Settings form.All solid primitives, except Nozzles, have anequivalent negative primitive whose attributesare the same but the names are different, asshown in the table.This worked example builds a piece of process equipment, a Reboiler, tagged E1301, from the AVEVA Plant training project.The equipment locations for the project are shown on the following Equipment Location drawing below.The dimensions for Reboiler E1301 are shown on the Equipment Arrangement drawing below.Before starting to model E1301, or any equipment item, key decisions need to be made:1. The location of the equipment origin.The equipment origin can be placed anywhere. It could be placed on the bottom of one of the saddles so that it may be located on a foundation, however, looking at the location information on the Equipment Location drawing, it would be easier to place the origin on the centreline of the equipment in line with nozzles NS1 and NS2.This would give an equipment origin position of W 319150 N 296950 U 101470.2. The orientation of the equipment.There is little point in modelling the equipment in one orientation and then re-orientating it when complete. From the Equipment Location end to the North, so this is the orientation that will be used for the primitives. The equipment will use the default orientation of Y is N and Z is Up.3. The primitives to be used.Looking at the Equipment Arrangement drawing for E1301 it may be broken down to the following primitives:∙ 6 x Cylinders∙ 2 x Boxes∙ 5 x Nozzles∙ 1 x DishTotal 14 PrimitivesClear the Drawlist, if required.Make ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01the CE and on the EQUIPMENT tab, in the Create group, click the Equipment button to display the Equipment Creation form.In the Naming text box enter E1301.Change the East/West options list to West and enter 319150 into the textbox,Enter 296950 in the North textbox and 101470 in the Up textbox.Enter Reboiler in the Description textbox. All other attribute fields can be left unset at this point.Click theOK button to create the equipment element with the specified name and at the specified co-ordinates.At this time nothing is displayed in the 3D View as the equipment does not own any primitives.Right click on the newly created element in Model Explorer and select Attributes… from the pop-up menu to display the Attributes form.Check the Position attribute.The Orientation is the default orientation, i.e. Y is N and Z is Up (X is East), as the Equipment Creation form does not allow an orientation to be specified.As this is the required orientation, the equipment does not need to be re-orientated.Close the Attributes form.3.4.3 Creating the PrimitivesAlthough it is not important in which order the primitives are built, it makes sense to model the main ‘body’ of the Reboiler first, i.e. the longest cylinder(Cylinder 1). From this base most of the other primitives can be positioned.Before beginning to model the primitives for this equipment, it is important to consider your working plane. The cylinders modelled here will have their Z-axes’as the North/South axis, thus we will use the UW plane. This may be selected from VIEW > Local Coordinate System > UW or by selecting the plane from the PowerCompass TM. We will remain in this plane for the entire worked example.In the Create group of the EQUIPMENT tab, select the Cylinderoption from the primitive gallery.This will activate the Contextual Editor, which will guide the user though the creation stages.The southern end of the cylinder is 290 – 60 = 230mm South of the equipment origin. We will use this as its base centre.Enter E 0 N -230 U 0 in to the co-ordinates boxes. After typing each co-ordinate press the Tab key to lock it and advance to the next co-ordinate. Once complete press the Return key to advance.From the Equipment Arrangemen t drawing, the length of this cylinder can be derived as 6590 – 60 –60 = 6470mm and has a diameter of 835mm.Enter 835 in the Diameter textbox, followed by the Return key.Enter -6470 in the Height textbox followed by the Return key.This will complete the cylinder creation. Right click and drag to 11 O’clock on the PowerWheel TM to set Limits Extents.The next primitive to be created is the flange on the southern end of the equipment (Cylinder 2). On the Create Primitive form click Cylinder again to display the contextual editor.From the Equipment Arrangement drawing, the thickness of the flange is 60mm and the diameter is 960mm.With equipment E1301 as the CE, type CYLI into the 3D View.Position the base centre of the new cylinder at P1 of the first cylinder. P-point snaps may be turned on by holding <Shift>, right clicking and dragging to 12 O’clock on the snaps PowerWheel TM.Enter 60 in the Height input box and 960 in the Diameterinput box.3.4.3.1 Using CopyThe next primitives to create are the second and third flanges (Cylinder 3 and 4), just North of the equipment origin and at the north end of Cylinder 1 respectively. These primitives could be created, as described previously. However, they may also be created by copying the first flange cylinder. Double click the equipment, then double click Cylinder 2. Type CO into the 3D View. When asked to specify base point of displacement, pick P1 of Cylinder 2.Then enter E 0 N 640 U 0 into the displacement co-ordinates.Then choose P2 of Cylinder 1 to copy to.Press the Return key to exit the copycommand.Cylinder 5 may be created using a similar process to Cylinder 2. Pick P2 of Cylinder 4 as the base centre, enter 910 for the diameter and -300 for the height. Dish 1 is positioned at the north end of Cylinder 5. The Create a Dish button may be found in the second row of the Primitives Gallery . Pick P2 of Cylinder 5 for the base centre. Note: A preview will not be visible since it will be obscured by Cylinder 5,due to its default orientation.Enter 910 for the diameter . When prompted for the dish height, press the down arrow and select Knuckle Radius , then input 75. Then input -200 for the height.See page 101 for more details regarding dish definition and knuckle radii.3.4.3.2 Creating NozzlesThe Nozzle Schedule on the Equipment Arrangement drawing shows that Reboiler E1301 has five nozzles named NS1, NS2, N1, N2 and N3. For this example the nozzles will be 180prefixed using the equipment name and a forward slash, e.g. E1301/NS1.A Nozzle (NOZZ ) primitive has its origin, P-point P0, at the face of the nozzle flange and is co-incident with P-point P1.P-point P2 is at the bottom of the ‘stem’ of the nozzle and the Height attribute is the distance between P1 and P2.When a nozzle is positioned it is the origin position (P0) that is specified. A nozzle orientation may be specified by setting the direction of P1 or the origin may be rotated around another axis. I t is customary to model the nozzle ‘stem’ back to the centreline of the vessel.The first nozzle to be created is NS2, a 100mm Nominal Bore, 150lb ANSI flange nozzle.The Equipment Arrangement drawings shows that the nozzle is located at the equipment origin in both the North/South direction and the East/West direction The face of the nozzle’s flange is 635mm abovethe equipment centreline.Make the EQUI element E1301 the CE and set the viewing direction to Iso . On the EQUIPMENT tab, in the Create group, click the Nozzle button to display the Create Nozzle form. Enter E1301/NS2 in the Name textbox. Enter 635 in the Height textbox.Select ANSI-Nozzles from the Specification options list. Select 150lb Ansi Flanges from the Generic Type options list.Select 100mm from the Bore options list.Enter 635 in the Height textbox to model the stem back to the centreline.Click the Create button to create the nozzle at the equipment origin and display the Modify Nozzle form.The entries in the Specification , Generic Type and Bore options list depend on the nozzlespecifications in the catalogue..In the Position fold-up panel of the Modify Nozzle form, enter 635 in the Up textbox.With the Origin as the datum, rotate the nozzle 90° around the Y Axis using the Rotate fold-up panel.Click the Next button on the Modify Nozzle form to display the Create Primitive form.3.4.3.3 Using Copy and RotateNozzle NS1 has the same specification and nominal bore as NS2 and is in the same location in the East/West and North/South axes, i.e. at the equipment origin. NS1 may be, therefore be created by rotating NS2 in copy mode.With nozzle NS2 as the Current selection, type RO into the 3D View. Press the down arrow and select Copy .Then pick P2 of NS2 as the base point of rotation. Rotate by 180.The nozzle is given a system name, NOZZ Copy-of-NS2, as the Rotate + Copy mode did not offer an option to rename the copy elements.Right click on NOZZ Copy-of-NS2 in Model Explorer and select Rename from the Model Explorer pop-up menu to display the Name form. Enter E1301/NS1 in the Name textbox on the form, click the Apply button to rename the nozzle and then close the form.From the Equipment Arrangement drawing, nozzle N2 is a 200 NB 300lb Ansi Flange nozzle positioned 350 + 460 = 810mm North of nozzle NS2.With NS2 the current selection, type Minto the 3D View to begin the movefunction. Press the down arrow andselect Copy. Pick P2 of NS2 as the basepoint.Enter E 0 N 810 U 0 into the co-ordinatesthen press the Return key.Rename the nozzle to /E1301/N2 andmake it the CE.On the EQUIPMENT tab, in the Modifygroup, click the Nozzle button to displaythe Modify Nozzle formSelect 300lb Ansi Flanges from theGeneric Type options list and select200mm from the Nominal Bore optionslist to re-size the nozzle.Click the Next button and dismiss theform.From the Equipment Arrangement drawing, nozzle N1 is 2440mm North of nozzle N2, rotated by 180ºand has the same specification and nominal bore.Use the previous two techniques insequence to Rotate and Move a copy ofN2180degrees and offset by 2440mmNorth.Re-name the new nozzle to E1301/N1From the Equipment Arrangement drawing, the final nozzle, N3, is 2440 + 2440 = 4880mm North of nozzle N2 and is the same specification and nominal bore. Move with Copy the Nozzle N24880North. The Reboiler body is now complete with all nozzles.3.4.3.4 Creating a Sub-Equipment (SUBE) elementThe two supports for the Reboiler may typically be modelled as a Sub-equipment.With the EQUI element E1301 as the CE, in the Create group, select Sub-Equipment from the Create Equipment button options list to display the Sub-Equipment form.Enter E1301_SUPPORTS in the Naming textbox.For the supports there is no reason to make the SUBE element origin different from the owning EQUI element origin.Leave the position as the default, i.e. the same as the owing element, and click the OK button and then close the form.The two supports are modelled as BOX primitives. From the Equipment Arrangement drawing, the supports are 200mm wide x 460mm long and the bottoms of the supports are 630mm below the centreline of the equipment.With SUBE elementE1301_SUPPORTS as the CE, select the Box primitive from the primitives gallery.Enter the first corner co-ordinates E -230 N 1520 U -630.Then specify the opposite corner co-ordinates E 460 N 0 U 630. Followed by 200 for the Z length.The box primitive can now be copied to create the second support. From the Equipment Arrangement drawing, the second support is 3660mm North of the first support.With Box 1 as the current selection, type CO into the 3D View, then select a point on the box for the base point, here P5has been used.Input E 0 N 3660 U 0as the displacement co-ordinates.Then press the Returnkey to exit the command.3.4.3.5 Creating the Tube-Pull Obstruction VolumeThe Equipment Location drawing shows a tube-pull area for the Reboiler which must be free of obstructions so that the tube bundle maybe withdrawn from the equipment.This kind of volume may be represented by a primitive, but is usually only required for clash detection purposes and would not normally be displayed during modelling activities.These kinds of primitives are called Obstruction Volumes and are placed on the obstruction display levels, 9 10 by default. This type of volume may be used for such things as escape routes, walkways, valve access, maintenance access, lifting access, etc.From the Equipment Location drawing, the tube-pull volume must be 6500 long. Although no diameter is given, making it the OD of the main vessel, i.e. 835, will adequately cover the tube bundle.Before creating the obstruction volume primitive, go to EQUIPMENT > Defaults and Choose the Obstruction Volume option from the Representation Styles drop down list. Then select Soft from the Obstruction Level list.With the EQUI element E1301as the CE, from the Primitives gallery click the Cylinder button.Choose P1 of Cylinder 2 as the base centre.Enter 835 in the Diameter input box.Enter 6500 in the Height input box.Then press the Returnkey to finish the command.The cylinder cannot be seen in the 3D View asthe viewing level is set to the default of 6. Onthe VIEW tab, in the Settings group, click theGraphics button to display the GraphicsSettings form.On the Representation tab, in the Level frame,enter 9in the Others textbox and click theApply button on the form but do not close it. Although equipment primitives are not usually named, this cylinder has a particular function so re-name it to E1301/TUBE_PULL.On the Graphics Settings form, on the Representation tab, enter 6 in the Others textbox in the Level frame. Note that the tube pull obstruction volume is no longer displayed.Select 50% from the Obstruction Visibility/Translucency options list and click the Apply button. Thetube pull obstruction volume is now displayed at 50% translucency.On the Graphics Settings form, select Off from the Obstruction Visibility/Translucency options list, click the Apply button and close the form.On the PROJECT tab, select Save Work and click the Yes button in the confirmation message.on the right is an Elevation View Looking West.Iso ViewVIEW A-ASECTION B-BSECTION C-CC1101 Nozzle ScheduleAdditional Information∙Create one sub-equipment named /SKIRT and one sub-equipment named /COLUMN. The origins of both sub-equipments should be the same as for the EQUI element as all dimensions are relative to the underside of the baseplate.∙The skirt is constructed of a 1473 OD x 30WT tube and has a 600 OD x 20WT access sleeve on the southern axis.∙Nozzle N1 and N14 are part of the skirt.∙The UV plane should be used to create this equipment.This exercise creates the Reflux Drum, tagged D1201. The Equipment Arrangement drawing for D1201, together with theNozzle Schedule, are shown below.Nozzle ScheduleCHAPTER 44 Equipment Modelling Using TemplatesThe previous chapter described how equipment items can be created using primitives arranged in 3D space but with no relationship between them. AVEVA E3D enables equipment templates to be created andinstances of the template placed in the model.An equipment template is a collection of primitives that make up the equipment shape grouped together under a Template (TMPL) element. The template definitions are held in a Design database which is referenced when an instance of the template is created. Templates can be of two types: ∙ Non-parameterised templates - create elements of fixed design and dimensions.∙Parameterised templates – contain rules that allow the primitives of the equipment to be re-sized and re-positioned or supports, if any, to be added or modified.The creation of equipment templates id outside the scope of this training guide.On the EQUIPMENT tab, in the Create group, selecting Standard from the Create Equipment button options list displays the Create Equipment form. The form enables an equipment item to be created by making a series of selections based on the styles of various equipment templates.There are two methods are used to select the appropriate template, a Selection Table or a Specification.Clicking the Selection Table radio button on the Create Equipment form enables the Selection Tableoptions list that contains the available selection tables.Depending on the selected table, the Type options list enables different types of equipment tobe selected, depending on the contents of the table.Selecting a different Type from the options list changes the contents of the grid.Selecting a grid entry displays a model of the selected template in the 3D View at the bottom of the form.Clicking the Specification radio button on the Create Equipmentform enables the Specification options list that contains the available specifications.The middle part of the form contains two lists. The upper one is the Current Selection which is empty at the start of the process, and the lower one is the Selection list from which selections are made. The options in the Selection list depend on the Specification selected.Clicking a line in the Selection list places the line in the Current Selection list and displays newoptions in the Selection list.Clicking a line in the Current Selection reverses the selection.The process continues until all choices have been made and a template has been selected. A model of theselected template is displayed in the 3D View at the bottom of the form.If the selected template is parametrised, the Properties button is active.Clicking the button displays a Modify Properties form that enables the specific dimensions to be modified by changing the default values.All primitives related to the property are modified, thus maintaining the integrity of the equipment template.If a Plotfile has been created for the equipment item it can be displayed byclicking the Plotfile… button.The Plotfile usually contains information relating to key dimensions and theequipment origin.Clicking the Apply button displays the Positioning Control form and the prompt ‘Position Equipment Origin Snap (Snap):’The equipment may be positioned in the model using appropriate settings on the Positioning Controlform. Equipment items can be created with more meaningful element types, other than EQUI, that better describe their function. For example, model elements may be called :PUMP, :REBOILER, :TANK, or :FILTER. This is achieved through the use of User Defined Element Types (UDET s).UDETs are created based on a standard AVEVA E3D element type, in this case equipment (EQUI) items. UDETs are defined in AVEVA Administration™ Lexicon module and generally have the same attributes as the base type, although some of the attributes may be hidden at the time of creating the UDET.UDETs are distinguished from standard element types by the prefix of a colon, similar to User Defined Attributes (UDAs). They also have an ActType(active type) attribute which is set to the UDET type, e.g. :PUMP. The standard Type attribute is set to the base type, e.g. EQUI.In most respects UDETs may be used in exactly the same way as EQUI elements. However, in the current User Interface there are no forms to create the UDET elements, other than where an equipment template isused. UDETs can be created using the Command Window by entering the syntax NEW <UDET>, e.g.NEW:PUMP.On the Create Equipment form, the User Defined Typeoptions list displays any available UDETs.Selecting, say, PUMP will create the equipment as an activetype of :PUMP.Once a UDET has been created its ActType attribute may be changed by using the Command line syntax CHANGETYPE TO <UDET>, where <UDET> is another valid UDET for the Type defined in Lexicon. An EQUI may also be changed to a UDET using the same syntax.。