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 Contents

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Aims/Objectives................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Prerequisites..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Training methods ............................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Overview............................................................................................................................ 6
1.4.1 I-Serve ......................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.2 I-Run............................................................................................................................ 7
1.4.3 Isometric Sketch .......................................................................................................... 8

2 Setting up the Tribon to ISOGEN Link ..................................................................... 9

2.1 ISOGEN Set-up ................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.1 Projects...................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.2 Creating a New Isometric Directory........................................................................... 10
2.1.3 Creating a New Project.............................................................................................. 11
2.2 Tribon Set-up .................................................................................................................. 12
2.2.1 Variable Names ......................................................................................................... 12
2.2.2 Controlling the output ................................................................................................ 13
2.2.3 Settings...................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.4 ISOGEN (idf) records ................................................................................................ 13
2.2.5 Symbol XSXTranslation File...................................................................................... 14
2.2.6 ISOGEN Symbols...................................................................................................... 15

3 Generating Isometrics ............................................................................................. 17

3.1 Generating the IDF file ................................................................................................... 17
3.2 Running the I-Run application ...................................................................................... 18
3.3 Pipe Inspection Mode..................................................................................................... 20
3.4 Generating the Drawing ................................................................................................. 21
3.5 View Drawing .................................................................................................................. 22

4 Examples of Pipe Splitting ...................................................................................... 23

4.1 Splitting input file ........................................................................................................... 23
4.2 Isometric drawing, input file:......................................................................................... 23
4.3 Isometric drawing by assembly .................................................................................... 23
4.4 Example of creating multiple isometrics in I-Run ....................................................... 24

5 Exercise 1, Creation of Isometrics.......................................................................... 25

6 Appendix 1, ISOGEN Symbols ................................................................................ 27

6.1 Bends............................................................................................................................... 27
6.2 Caps................................................................................................................................. 27
6.3 Couplings ........................................................................................................................ 28
6.4 Crosses ........................................................................................................................... 29
6.5 Elbows ............................................................................................................................. 29
6.6 Flanges ............................................................................................................................ 30
6.7 Hangers / Supports ........................................................................................................ 30
6.8 Reducers ......................................................................................................................... 31
6.9 Tees ................................................................................................................................. 32
6.10 Valves, Straight ........................................................................................................... 33
6.11 Valves, Angled ............................................................................................................ 34
6.12 Valve, 3way.................................................................................................................. 34
6.13 Valve, 4way.................................................................................................................. 35

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7 Appendix 2, ISOGEN Template Styles.................................................................... 37
Check ......................................................................................................................................... 37
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 37
Final............................................................................................................................................ 37
Final Basic ............................................................................................................................... 37
Final-Cut List ........................................................................................................................... 37
Final-Erection .......................................................................................................................... 37
Final Fabrication ...................................................................................................................... 37
Final-Weld-Box ........................................................................................................................ 37
Spool .......................................................................................................................................... 37

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 Chapter 1

1 Introduction
This course is designed for TRIBON PIPE users wishing to produce Isometric drawings with the ISOGEN product. It is
directed towards personnel responsible for system administration but will be useful for all those involved in the use of
Tribon Pipe modelling.

The course is NOT aimed at existing ISOGEN users who want to learn more about ISOGEN.

1.1 Aims/Objectives
Aim:

To familiarise current Tribon users with the mechanism Tribon Pipe uses to produce Isometric drawings via ISOGEN.
And enable them to produce those Isometrics.

Objectives:

To have a clear understanding of the Tribon - ISOGEN interface.

To be familiar with the files associated with the Tribon - ISOGEN interface.
To be able to create and manipulate the files used to control the output from Tribon.
To produce Isometrics from Tribon Pipes using I-Run.

1.2 Prerequisites
The participants of this course must have a good knowledge of Tribon Pipe modelling and components.

The training PC’s should be equipped with: -

ISOGEN installation including I-Run

DXF viewer
Tribon installation including Pipe Modelling

1.3 Training methods

Training will consist of presentations, with some demonstrations on a workstation. There will then follow practical
exercises for the trainees to complete.

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1.4 Overview
TRIBON Pipe modelling allows the detailed 3D modelling of pipes and pipe spools. Production information for assembly
and manufacture is produced automatically by Pipe modelling and the interface to ISOGEN can be used to extract
information from the 3D model to produce Isometric drawings also suitable for fabrication and installation.

The drawing that ISOGEN produces is made up of a number of predefined symbols used to represent the various
components as modelled in TRIBON pipe modelling. These symbols are manually assigned to the relevant components
in Tribon thus allowing some control of the produced Isometric.

There are two commonly used interfaces to ISOGEN: I-Serve & I-Run

1.4.1 I-Serve
The link between Tribon Pipe and ISOGEN is the idf file. This file is created by Tribon Pipe Splitting and stored in a
directory in the file system. The I-Serve product runs as a Service on the computer and monitors this directory. At a
predefined interval I-Serve starts ISOGEN which creates one ISO drawing for each idf file written.

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1.4.2 I-Run
I-Run allows isometrics to be processed off-line, as and when required. I-Run has the following features:

User interface to select data files interactively.

Uses the Alias Project Manager application for control of isometric styles (ISOGEN input/output controls, backing
sheet etc).
Built-in viewer for output drawings and message files.
Modular architecture allowing features to be turned on and off.
User interface for drawing generation using Personal ISOGEN.

I-Run is used extensively in this training guide

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1.4.3 Isometric Sketch

Typical ISOGEN drawing

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 Chapter 2

2 Setting up the Tribon to ISOGEN Link

2.1 ISOGEN Set-up

This Chapter deals with the set-up required in ISOGEN in order to prepare a project area for the Isometric drawings.

Start the ISOGEN Project Manager, contained within the ISOGEN installation.

The Project Manager is also commonly known as 'PipMan'

Project Manager is designed to allow easy creation and manipulation of Projects by performing the following tasks.

The user can:

Set up Isometric Directory structures to store project files.

Define multiple different Projects and switch between them.
Set up defaults for a Project.
Copy styles from a set of template Isometric Styles.
Edit an Isometric Style to meet company standards.

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2.1.1 Projects
There are three important definitions:

Isometric Directory
Project
Isometric Style

The Isometric Directory is the root directory, which will contain one or more sets of Project files. In many cases there will
be only one Isometric Directory on a particular system. However, the Project Manager allows you to create multiple
Isometric Directories.

Note. Nested Isometric Directories are not allowed.

In an Isometric Directory you may create multiple Projects. A Project is represented by a directory structure. In this
directory structure you will find files, which define the available formats of isometrics and the outputs (the detailed
isometric drawings and message files reports etc), which ISOGEN creates. The Project Manager's default project (the
one that is current when you close the Project Manager) is used by I-Sketch to determine the location of output files.

Each Project can contain one or more Isometric Styles. An Isometric Style is defined by a set of ISOGEN configuration
files, which specify to ISOGEN the format of the drawing (including the required format of the output drawing). A simple
example of the capability to customise ISOGEN is the use of a user defined backing sheet.

In short, an Isometric Style is the property of a Project and a Project can only reside within an Isometric Directory.

2.1.2 Creating a New Isometric Directory

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2.1.3 Creating a New Project

Type in the name of the Project, the Description and select the Template Styles and Output Formats required.

The different Template Styles are described in Appendix 2

For the purpose of this training select all Template Style

formats (using SHIFT key and CURSOR) and DXF as the
Output format

By clicking on a Style it is possible to change some of the attributes.

For details of how to customise ISOGEN

see the ISOGEN user guide or contact
the Alias Technical support department
at Technical Support

The ISOGEN system is now ready to accept isometrics created by the Tribon training project. Before doing this we must
consider some settings that are required within the Tribon system.

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2.2 Tribon Set-up

2.2.1 Variable Names

The following logical names needs to be defined to run the link:

SBP_ISO_PROJ_DIR Shall be assigned to the directory where the ISOGEN projects are stored. For
example "c:\Isometrics\". This directory is selected during setup of ISOGEN and
can be changed using the ISOGEN Project Manager found in the start menu.

SBP_ISO_PROJ Shall be assigned to the ISOGEN project that shall be used, for example "TTP".
ISOGEN projects are created using the ISOGEN Project Manager found in the start
menu.
SBP_ISO_STYLE Shall be assigned to the ISOGEN project style that shall be used, for example "Final-
Fab". ISOGEN project styles are created using the ISOGEN Project Manager found
in the start menu.
SBP_ISO_I_SERVE_INPUT_DIR The directory used for transfer of idf files between ISOGEN and Tribon. For example
"C:\Temp". This directory is selected during setup of ISOGEN and can be changed
using "I-Serve" program accessible from the control panel.
SBP_ISO_SYMB The symbol translation file.

When the link is run ISOGEN will create log messages, drawings, material lists etc. in the directory specified by the
setup above and your ISOGEN project.

For example if:

SBP_ISO_PROJ_DIR=C:\Isometrics
SBP_ISO_PROJ=TTP
SBP_ISO_STYLE=Final-Fab

Then the log files (called messages in ISOGEN) will end up in the directory
C:\Isometrics\TTP\Final-Fab\Messages,

the created drawings will end up in the directory

C:\Isometrics\TTP\Final-Fab\drawings,

reports (mtrl lists etc.) will end up in

C:\Isometrics\TTP\Final-Fab\reports.

Note: The I-Serve service writes messages to i-serve.log in the temp directory. This could normally be disregarded but
may be of some help if no or wrong output is created.

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2.2.2 Controlling the output
Most of the outputs from ISOGEN (drawings, material lists, reports etc.) are controlled by ISOGEN options that can be
set using the ISOGEN Options editor. However a few options needs to be handled by Tribon because they have impact
on what data Tribon sends to ISOGEN when processing a pipe. These options are:

2.2.3 Settings
SBP_ISO_USE_CMPNAME This logical name shall be set if component names should be used in the material
table. Otherwise material number will be used.
SBP_ISO_CONNTO_ASSEMBLY This logical name shall be set if the "continues on" information on the ISOGEN
drawing should be assembly belonging. If this is not set it will be pipe name.

2.2.4 ISOGEN (idf) records

Information is sent to ISOGEN in an idf file that has a record based format. The user can freely position the records
listed below on the ISOGEN drawing. See ISOGEN documentation for details about how to position the records.

-6 Pipeline Reference (assembly, pipe or pipe spool name depending on input to pipe splitting)
-9 Project Identifier
-10 Plant Area (module)
-14 Processing Date
-16 Total weight
-17 Bending radius factor (for compatibility)
-23 Bending radius factor
-601 Tribon subsystem ( <system><line number> )

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2.2.5 Symbol XSXTranslation File
The logical name for the symbol translation file is SBP_ISO_SYMB. This file must exist before generating isometric
pipe drawing. The file contains a translation table between symbol numbers and the symbol identities used in ISOGEN.

Before generating iso's it is necessary to store symbol numbers in component database. Symbol numbers for iso's are
stored with usage code 5. The range for the symbol numbers is from 1 to 800. The file is an ordinary text file and
contains the connection between symbol number and ISOGEN symbol name. One line must contain both the symbol
number and the ISOGEN symbol name. The order of the symbol numbers is irrelevant. Comments start with an
exclamation mark (!). Space characters are not significant.

See ISOGEN manual for details about ISOGEN symbols.

The format of the symbol translation file is:
! ! Comments ! <symbol number> = <ISOGEN symbol name> ! Comment

!
! Example of iso-symbol translation table.
!
! symbno = ISOGEN symbol
!
001 = FLBL ! Flange - blind
002 = FLFL ! Flange - flared/loose backing
003 = FLLB ! Flange - loose backing
004 = FLRC ! Flange - reducing concentric
005 = FLRE ! Flange - reducing eccentric
006 = FLSC ! Flange - screwed
007 = FLSO ! Flange - slip on
008 = FLSJ ! Flange - slip on with J type weld
009 = FOSO ! Flange - orifice slip on
010 = FLSW ! Flange - socket weld

See Appendix 1 for further examples

Only the corresponding symbols can be assigned to a component, i.e. if a flange symbol is assigned to a valve, the
Isometric will be missing a symbol. ISOGEN will replace missing symbols with default shapes, usually a rectangle.

Symbol numbers for ISOGEN are stored with usage code 5. The range for the symbol numbers is from 1 to 800. The
font number is irrelevant.

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Example:

TRIBON component: PFSODIN2501PN16-50 slip on flange.

ISOGEN symbol identity: FLSO (Flange - slip on)

Symbol translation file: -

004 = FLRC ! Flange - reducing concentric

005 = FLRE ! Flange - reducing eccentric
006 = FLSC ! Flange - screwed
007 = FLSO ! Flange - slip on

2.2.6 ISOGEN Symbols

When ISOGEN symbols are used for Tribon components, it is important to know that each type of ISOGEN symbol may
be used only for certain Tribon Component type codes.

The Tribon Component type codes are described in the Tribon User's Guide, Tribon M3 Outfitting,
Components, Component Type Codes.

ISOGEN Symbol type Tribon Component type codes

Bends 4201
Caps 1101, 1102, 3101
Couplings 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1221, 4101,
4102
Crosses 1401, 1404, 1405
Elbows 1225, 1522
Flanges, blind 2101
Flanges, other, concentric 2201. 2202. 2203, 2204, 2205,
2301, 2302
2402, 2501, 2502, 2503
Hangers/supports 2602
Reducers, concentric 1206
Reducers, eccentric 1501
Tees 1301, 1302, 1304, 1305
Valves, straight 3201
Valves, angled 3221
Valves, 3way 3301
Valves, 4way 3401

This means that components having type codes that do not appear in the list above will NOT be handled by the
link.

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 Chapter 3

3 Generating Isometrics
Now we will look at how isometric drawings are generated.

3.1 Generating the IDF file

We will take a pipeline from the isogen sub-project. Ready the pipe then split it using an input file similar to that below
containing the /ISO keyword.

PROJ,'TTP';
SPLIT/PLOT/MOD='101'/SUBS='XX018'/ISO;

1 PROJ,'TTP';
2 SPLIT/PLOT/MOD='101'/SUBS='XX018'/ISO;
%SP600-S-ISO, An isometric pipe sketch \TTP-101-XX018\ will be made.
%SP600-S-PIPESPLIT, Pipe \101-XX018\ successfully split.
1 PROJ ,'TTP';
2 ISO /SUB=('XX018')/MOD='101';
%SP920-W-NOSYMBOL, Symbol for component PTEE-200X40-3 is not defined
%SP920-W-NOTFINISHED, Not completed pipe TTP-101-XX018

You will find that one of the components (PTEE-200X40-3) gives an error message like the one highlighted above.

This means that the component does not have a reference to an ISOGEN symbol. In this case the component is
considered as a “Tee butt weld”, TEBW, symbol number 300 in the file isosymb.dat.

300 = TEBW

In tbcomp, open the component and type in the relevant symbol information. Then try splitting the pipe once again: -

1 PROJ,'TTP';
2 SPLIT/PLOT/MOD='101'/SUBS='XX018'/ISO;
%SP600-S-ISO, An isometric pipe sketch \TTP-101-XX018\ will be made.
%SP600-S-PIPESPLIT, Pipe \101-XX018\ successfully split.
1 PROJ ,'TTP';
2 ISO /SUB=('XX018')/MOD='101';
%SP920-S-FINISHEDOK, IDF for pipe TTP-101-XX018 successfully created.

You should find that the error has gone.

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3.2 Running the I-Run application
Click on the I-Run icon

Select File > Open

The system will open in the directory where the IDF files are stored.

Choose the IDF file TTP-101-XX018.idf and click Add

Alternatively, you can browse to the position of the files. You can use Add All if there are a number of files to be
processed in the folder.

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 Click OK

In the main I-Run window you then get a preview of the pipe.

Isometric View Orientation is shown by the North Arrow box. Clicking in one of the quadrants of this box will point the
North Arrow in that direction. The view of the piping system will then be updated.

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3.3 Pipe Inspection Mode
Right-click in the I-Run window and select Pipe Inspection Mode

Click on one of the components and the Component Information window opens, showing information about the
current component.

See the I-Run on-line help for further details

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3.4 Generating the Drawing
To create a drawing select Generate Drawing using ISOGEN

Select the Style Final-Fab and press OK. When the run completes choose View Last Drawing.

The drawing will open (assuming you have associated a program with the DXF file type). The file is stored in the
ISOGEN project directory

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3.5 View Drawing
Alternatively, you can use View Drawing to browse and choose the drawing you wish to open.

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 Chapter 4

4 Examples of Pipe Splitting

As we have seen, the link to ISOGEN is part of the pipe splitting process. There are 2 ways of running this link:

Immediately after the pipe is split into spools.

Without prior splitting. The link is run using the `Splitting background' command in interactive pipe modelling for both
the above cases but the format of the input differs.

For case 1 the /ISO keyword shall be added to the SPLIT statement in the pipe splitting input file. For case 2 a separate
ISO statement must be used.

4.1 Splitting input file

PROJ,'TTP';
SPLIT /SUB=('WW130') /MOD='101';
SPLIT /SUB=('WW130') /MOD='101' /ISO;
SPLIT /SUB=('WW130') /MOD='101' /SKETCH='B';
ISO /SUB=('WW131') /MOD='101';
ISO /SUB=('WW132') /MOD='101';

4.2 Isometric drawing, input file:

PROJ,'TTP';
ISO /SUB=('WW130') /MOD='101';
ISO /SUB=('WW131') /MOD='101';
ISO /SUB=('WW132') /MOD='101';

4.3 Isometric drawing by assembly

It is possible to create IDF’s by assembly. The pipelines are collected to an assembly using Tribon Assembly Planning
and the assembly keyword is used in the pipe splitting input file.

PROJ,'TTP';
!ISO/MOD='433'/SUBS='DLG001';
ISO/ASSEMBLY_FILE='c:\projects\ttp\dat\ass_inp.dat';

The input file “ass_inp.dat” contains the name(s) of the assembly(s) to be processed in the form 8324-S1-T2 etc.

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4.4 Example of creating multiple isometrics in I-Run

Select Open File and use Add All to collect all IDF files in the folder.

Then use Generate All Drawings using ISOGEN to process all the IDF files

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 Chapter 5

5 Exercise 1, Creation of Isometrics

For some of the pipes contained in the ISOGEN sub-project, create IDF files for ISOGEN and generate the DXF files.
We will use the Spool Style as below, but try using some other styles as well.

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You will notice that for some pipes there are two drawings produced. ISOGEN does this automatically when it cannot fit
all the data onto a single drawing. The Spool style contains more data than some other formats.

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 Chapter 6

6 Appendix 1, ISOGEN Symbols

6.1 Bends
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

BEFL is for bend flanged.

BUFL is for bend 180 degree flanged.
MIFL is for mitred bend flanged.
MIBW is for mitred bend butt weld.
L@FL is for lobster bend flanged.
L@BW is for lobster bend butt weld.
PB+D is for pulled bend.
BU+D is for pulled u-bend.

6.2 Caps
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

KABW is for cap butt weld.

KACP is for cap compression.
KASC is for cap screwed.
KASW is for cap socket weld.

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6.3 Couplings
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

RSC is for nipple screwed.

NBSC is for nipple screwed.
COCP is for coupling compression.
COSC is for coupling screwed.
COSW is for coupling socket weld.
CEBW is for coupling elbolet butt weld.
CESC is for coupling elbolet screwed.
CESW is for coupling elbolet socket weld.
HCSC is for half coupling screwed.
HCSW is for half coupling socket weld.
LABW is for latrolet butt weld.
LASC is for latrolet screwed.
LASW is for latrolet socket weld.
NISC is for nipolet screwed.
NIPL is for nipolet plain end.
SKSW is for sockolet socket weld.
SWBW is for sweepolet butt weld.
THSC is for thredolet screwed.
WTBW is for weldolet butt weld.

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6.4 Crosses
The following types are available

Plotted Shapes

CRBW is for cross butt weld.

CRCP is for cross compression.
CRFL is for cross flanged.
CRSC is for cross screwed.
CRSO is for cross set on.
CRRF is for cross reinforced.
CRSW is for cross socket weld.

6.5 Elbows
The following types are available

Plotted Shapes

ELBW is for elbow butt weld.

EUBW is for elbow 180 degree butt weld.
ELCP is for elbow compression.
EBSC is for elbow screwed male ends.
ELSC is for elbow screwed female ends.
ELSW is for elbow socket weld.

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6.6 Flanges
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

FLBL is for flange blind.

FLFL is for flange flared/loose backing.
FLLB is for flange backing.
FLRC is for flange reducing concentric.
FLRE is for flange reducing eccentric.
FLSC is for flange screwed.
FLSO is for flange slip on.
FLSJ is for flange slip on with `J' type weld.
FOSO is for flange orifice slip on.
FLSW is for flange socket weld.
FLWN is for flange weld neck.
FOWN is for flange orifice weld neck.

6.7 Hangers / Supports

The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

O1HG is for default hanger type, this is hard coded into the program

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6.8 Reducers
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

RCBW is for concentric reducer butt weld.

CPBW is for concentric reducer fabricated from plate.
CSBW is for concentric reducer swaged from pipe.
RCCP is for concentric reducer compression.
RCFL is for concentric reducer flanged.
CPFL is for concentric reducer fabricated from plate.
CSFL is for concentric reducer swaged from plate flanged.
RNSC is for concentric reducer nipple.
RCSC is for concentric reducer screwed.
RCSW is for concentric reducer socket weld.
RBSC is for concentric reducer screwed bush.
RBSW is for concentric reducer socket weld bush.
REBW is for eccentric reducer butt weld.
EPBW is for eccentric reducer fabricated from plate.
ESBW is for eccentric reducer swaged from pipe.
RESC is for eccentric reducer screwed.
REFL is for eccentric reducer flanged.
EPFL is for eccentric reducer fabricated from plate flanged.
ESFL is for eccentric reducer swaged from pipe flanged.
RF is for special reducing flange.

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6.9 Tees
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

TEBW is for tee butt weld.

TECP is for tee compression.
TEFL is for tee flanged.
TESC is for tee screwed.
TESO is for tee set on.
TERF is for tee reinforced.
TESW is for tee socket weld.
TSBW is for tee swept branch butt weld.
TSFL is for tee swept branch flanged.
TSCP is for tee swept branch compression.
TSSW is for tee swept branch socket weld.

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6.10 Valves, Straight
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

VB** is for value ball.

VV** is for value basic.

VY** is for value butterfly.

VC** is for value check NOTE !

CK** is for value check.

VK** is for value cock. The ** characters to be replaced by one of the end condition identifiers below.
VD** is for value diaphragm.

VT** is for value gate. BW for butt weld.

VG** s for value globe. CP for compression.
VN** is for value needle SW for socket weld
VP** is for value plug. FL for flanged.
VX** s for value pressure reducing .SC for screwedValves, Angled.
VR** s for value relief/vent.

VS** s for value slide.

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6.11 Valves, Angled
The following types are available.

Plotted Shapes

AV** is for angle value. NOTE !

AX** is for angle value relief/vent.

AR** is for angle value pressure reducing. The ** characters to be replaced by one of the end condition identifiers below.
BW for but weld.

CP for compression.

SW for socket weld.

FL for flanged.

SC for screwed.

6.12 Valve, 3way

The following type is available.

Plotted Shapes

V3** is for Value 3 way. NOTE !

The ** characters to be replaced by one of the end condition identifiers below.

BW for but weld.

CP for compression.

SW for socket weld.

FL for flanged.

SC for screwed.

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6.13 Valve, 4way
The following type is available.

Plotted Shapes

V4** is for value 4 way. NOTE !

The ** characters to be replaced by one of the end condition identifiers below.

BW for but weld.

CP for compression.

SW for socket weld.

FL for flanged.

SC for screwed.

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7 Appendix 2, ISOGEN Template Styles

These are the eight types of isometric templates provided:

Check
An office only isometric used for the preliminary checking of dimensions, content and layout. The sheet size is European
A2 or American 22"x17".

Overview
These are large size isometrics without a BOM that are used for showing a complete view of a pipeline, all on one
drawing. The sheet size is European A1 or American 34"x22". No output files are produced.

Final
The main production isometric, which is available in five forms -

Final Basic
This is a general purpose isometric complete with a BOM. It contains both Erection and Fabrication information. A
Material Control output file is also produced.

Final-Cut List
The same as Basic except that the isometrics also contains a Cut Pipe List. No output files are produced.

Final-Erection
This isometric complete with a BOM only contains Erection related information. No output files are produced.

Final Fabrication
This isometric only complete with a BOM contains Fabrication related information. No output files are produced.

Final-Weld-Box
Final-Weld-Box - The same as Basic except that the isometric also contains a Welding List. A Welding List output file is
also produced.

The sheet size for all these five isometric options is European A2 or American 22"x17".

Spool
Spool - Used in the workshop to fabricate individual spools. They contain a BOM, Cut Pipe List and Welding List. The
sheet size is European A3 or American 17"x11". Material Control and Welding Summary output files are also produced.

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