Isogen Files PDF
Isogen Files PDF
5.1
Personal ISOGEN Files
A single PCF can contain the data for a number of pipelines but generally The Piping Design
System extracts piping data for single pipelines only and then the Personal ISOGEN system will
produces isometrics for one pipeline at a time.
At the end of each run Personal ISOGEN places a copy of the PCF it has processed in the
\PISOGEN\PROJECTS\projname\PCFS directory. If the user has access to a server version of
ISOGEN these PCFs may be processed as a batch for final issue and document control. Other
users also find the PCF to be a convenient and easily understood data file describing the pipeline it
represents, and even use it as a source of data to feed other programs. This latter use should,
however, be adopted only after consultation with Alias Limited to ensure that future changes in file
format do not invalidate the proposed use.
Personal ISOGEN can not reprocess a PCF from a previous run, and the pipeline must
therefore be re-extracted from the Piping Design System if a re-run is required. This will
create a new PCF which will overwrite any existing PCF of the same name unless it is
removed from the ...\PCFS directory before the run.
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Users will not normally need to see the detail in their PCFs. However, an example PCF for the
above pipeline is shown here for information.
In the interests of brevity, only the shaded start and end sections of the pipeline are shown
in the file.
ISOGEN-FILES ISOGEN.FLS
UNITS-BORE INCH
UNITS-CO-ORDS INCH Units data
UNITS-BOLT-DIA INCH
UNITS-BOLT-LENGTH INCH
PIPELINE-REFERENCE 3"-LSA-3250
REVISION 2
AREA AR-26A
PIPING-SPEC SP1 Pipeline Header Data
NOMINAL-CLASS 150#
DATE-DMY 08/11/95
PIPELINE-TEMP 150.0
END-CONNECTION-EQUIPMENT Start
CO-ORDS 6006 10210 411 3 Connection
CONNECTION-REFERENCE H-152-NZ-6 Information
GASKET
END-POINT 6006 10210 411 3
END-POINT 6006 10210 410.16/16 3
PIPING-SPEC SP1
ITEM-CODE JFA150R2
ERECTION-ITEM
BOLT
BOLT-DIA 5/8
BOLT-LENGTH 3.75
BOLT-QUANTITY 4
BOLT-ITEM-CODE BAA5/8X3.75
ERECTION-ITEM
FLANGE
END-POINT 6006 10210 410.16/16 3
Component
END-POINT 6006 10210 408.1/16 3
data
PIPING-SPEC SP1
ITEM-CODE FAM150WN40
SKEY FLWN
FABRICATION-ITEM
FLOW 2
PIPE
END-POINT 6006 10210 408.1/16 3
END-POINT 6006 10210 391.9/16 3
PIPING-SPEC SP1
WASTE 10.0
PLANT-AREA 1
ITEM-CODE PAW-40
FABRICATION-ITEM
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PIPE
END-POINT 6134 10210 382.7/16 3
END-POINT 6134 10210 365.7/8 3
PIPING-SPEC SP1
WASTE 10.0
PLANT-AREA 1
ITEM-CODE PAW-40
FABRICATION-ITEM
FLANGE
END-POINT 6134 10210 365.7/8 3
END-POINT 6134 10210 363.1/16 3
PIPING-SPEC SP1
ITEM-CODE FAM150WN40
SKEY FLWN
FABRICATION-ITEM
GASKET
Component
END-POINT 6134 10210 363.1/16 3
Data
END-POINT 6134 10210 363 3
PIPING-SPEC SP1
ITEM-CODE JFA150R2
ERECTION-ITEM
FLOW 2
BOLT
BOLT-DIA 5/8
BOLT-LENGTH 3.75
BOLT-QUANTITY 4
BOLT-ITEM-CODE BAA5/8X3.75
ERECTION-ITEM
END-CONNECTION-EQUIPMENT End
CO-ORDS 6134 10210 363 3 Connection
CONNECTION-REFERENCE H-156-NZ-5 Information
MATERIALS
ITEM-CODE PAW-40
DESCRIPTION PIPE - API 5L GR B SCH 40
ITEM-CODE JFA150R2
DESCRIPTION GASKET - CAF GR A 1/16 THK 150# RF
ITEM-CODE FAM150WN40
DESCRIPTION FLANGE - WN 150# RF ASTM A105 SCH 40
Material
ITEM-CODE BAA5/8X3.75
DESCRIPTION STUD BOLT - CS 5/8 DIA X 3.3/4 LG WITH NUTS
Descriptions
ITEM-CODE EAM90L40
DESCRIPTION ELBOW - BW 90 DEG LR ASTM A234 GR WPB SCH 40
ITEM-CODE VW4
DESCRIPTION VALVE - WEDGEGATE TYPE 26 150# RF
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Personal ISOGEN Files
Explanatory Notes
1) The first line specifies the name of the file used to define the various Personal ISOGEN
parameter files, in this case - ISOGEN.FLS . This is a text file that contains a list of filename
pointers to all the various external files that are read or written to during the execution of
Personal ISOGEN, including the plot file name.
2) As indicated, following the first line, the PCF contains the following information :-
Units data
Pipeline Header data
End Connection for start of pipeline
Component data section with an entry for every component in the pipeline
End Connection for end of pipeline
Material Descriptions
The ISOGEN.FLS file is also used to define the path and name of various output files that Personal
ISOGEN can produce in addition to the isometric drawing file, and to declare certain optional data
which can be used during execution.
Each entry in the file consists of a KEYWORD followed by a PATH\FILENAME or a DATA item.
eg
MESSAGE \PISOGEN\PROJECTS\projname\FINAL\ISOGEN.MSG
MATERIAL-CONTROL \PISOGEN\PROJECTS\projname\FINAL\OUTPUT\MATERIAL.CTL
DRAWING-FRAME \PISOGEN\PROJECTS\projname\FINAL\FINAL.DGN
OPTION-SWITCHES-LONG \PISOGEN\PROJECTS\projname\FINAL\ALIAS.OPL
The KEYWORD and the associated data must be separated by one or more spaces.
TAB characters are not allowed and will cause the KEYWORD to be ignored.
The create new project utility will copy the standard ISOGEN.FLS for each isotype into the
appropriate sub-directories and include the correct path for the chosen project name in each case. If
you need to add a reference to any further control or output file, it is essential that the full path and file
name is included to point to where the control file is located. The ISOGEN.FLS is an ASCII text file
and it can be modified using any suitable text editor such as MS Windows NOTEPAD.
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It is therefore recommended that the file is deleted from time to time to conserve disk space.
If Personal ISOGEN runs but does not produce valid output, you should save a copy of the Message
File together with the Piping Design System Design File, the PCF and any output files which have
been created. These will help the Personal ISOGEN support staff diagnose the problem.
4) Options Files.
Personal ISOGEN contains a large number of variable features. For example :-
1. Isometric type
2. Bill of Materials position on the isometric
3. Dimensional units
4. Isometric drawing size
5. Cut pipe list - ON/OFF
6. Line weight and symbol size
etc.
These, and other features are all controlled by settings made by the user and held in the Options
File. Each isotype installed for a project will in fact have its own Options File containing the
settings relevant for the particular style and content.
Each Options File contains a total of 140 switches, many of which have several positions. Most
features are controlled in numeric form by a single Option Switch, but some of the more advanced
features need two.
Like most other Personal ISOGEN control files, the Options File is a text file that may be created
and edited with any standard text editor but to simplify the process of making changes to settings,
an Options Switch Editor is provided for use with Personal ISOGEN. To change Option Switches
simply click on the Options File Editor icon in the Personal ISOGEN Utilities group and load the
file of interest. Go to the appropriate page(s) for the switches you wish to change and select the
new settings. Then save the file and you are ready to use it. If you have not been provided with the
Options Switch Editor, please ask your Piping Design system supplier or contact Alias Limited
directly.
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Each Options File consists of a header followed by 140 lines with one Option Switch per line.
Each line can include a comment, signified by a !
The 140 different options are specified in a vertical structure on a 1 line per Option Switch basis.
138 0 ! Un-Used
139 0 ! Un-Used
140 0 ! Un-Used
Explanatory Notes
1. This is an incomplete Option Switches file - in the interests of brevity only the first seven and
last three Option Switches are shown
2. All Option Switches contain their settings in terms of a number. See the ISOGEN OPTIONS
& ATEXT manual for a complete list of all 140 Option Switches and details of their setting
values. If you use the Option Switch Editor you do not need to understand the file layout in
detail.
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Personal ISOGEN Files
5.8
Personal ISOGEN Files
This is the standard Material List which is produced without a user defined MLD file. The content
and layout are fixed but the headings can be redefined using AText (see section 6).
This is the MLD file that produced the Style 2 Material List above.
STYLE2-COLUMN-HEADINGS
PART SIZE COMPONENT COMPONENT QTY |
NO (INS) CODE DESCRIPTION
STYLE2-DATA-ITEMS
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PT-NO 2 R
N.S. 8 L
ITEM-CODE 15 L
DESCRIPTION 28 L
QTY 79
Each data item to be included in the material list is defined on a line with its internal ISOGEN
name, the start column for its location and the justification of the data field (Left / Right).
The user is responsible for ensuring that sufficient space is allowed in each column for the
longest likely text string.
With this style of Material List, the data items are plotted into pre-defined areas of the drawing
frame. The data in the MLD file for this type of Material List is described in the Reference
Manual.
Data is plotted onto a user defined backing sheet containing all column headings and box
lines.
The user defines the X/Y data positions in the MLD file.
There are three types of layout:
Continuous (all Up or all Down).
Up and Down ( e.g. FAB Up, ERECT Down).
Sectionalised, with separate sections for Fabrication Erection and Offshore items.
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Personal ISOGEN Files
Example
This is the standard isometric produced without a DDF.
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This is the same pipeline but the following changes have been made by the inclusion of a DDF.
Although the drawing looks quite different it is produced from exactly the same PCF.
DDF data
This is the DDF data for the above isometric.
ISOMETRIC-DEFINITION
PIPELINE-ATTRIBUTES
N.S. INCH
N.S.RANGE 0 2 THICKNESS 2 0.25 LAYER 5
N.S.RANGE 2.5 * THICKNESS 2 1.25 LAYER 5
PIPELINE-ATTRIBUTES-DOTTED
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Full details of the allowable content of the DDF are given in the Reference Manual.
The Personal ISOGEN installation includes a default DDF for each isotype. These can be
customised as required by the user. A DDF editor is available to users of Personal ISOGEN. If
you have not received a copy of this utility with your Personal ISOGEN installation, please ask
the supplier of your Piping Design System or contact Alias Limited directly.
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area of the drawing. Examples of Weld Tables can be seen in the samples included in the
\PISOGEN\PROJECTS\TESTPROJ\SPOOL directory on installation.
To generate a plotted Weld Table on the isometric, you must supply relevant information in a
Welding Definition File (WDF) which must be referenced in the ISOGEN.FLS against the
keyword WELDING-DEFINITION.
WELD-BOX-HEADINGS
WELD | SIZE | WELD | WELD |
No | INS | TYPE | CATEGORY |
WELD-BOX-DATA-ITEMS
WELD-NO 5 R
N.S. 10 L
WELD-TYPE 17 L
WELD-CAT 26 L
For full details of the content of the WDF see the Reference manual.
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Include a record pointing to the file that contains your TextPos data.
POSITIONED-TEXT Text_Position_Name.POS
Include a record pointing to the file that contains your AText data.
ALTERNATIVE-TEXT AText_Name.ALT
In the case of AutoCAD a DXF drawing frame can be used as an underlay into which the
isometric is merged as it is created by Personal ISOGEN but this adds significantly to both
processing time and to the size of the drawing files created. A preferable alternative is to create the
drawing frame as a DWG file and to create the Isometrics as a DXF without a DRAWING-
FRAME record in the ISOGEN.FLS. The DWG file can then be loaded into AutoCAD and the
DXF imported into it for plotting or the addition of data missing from the PCF.
Please note that when working in a MicroStation environment the Design File for each
isotype must be called isotype.DGN. eg for the isotype FINAL it will be called
FINAL.DGN, and for the isotype CHECK it will be called CHECK.DGN. For other
systems you may use any valid file name as long as you specify it correctly in the
ISOGEN.FLS record.
This is a sample User Defined Drawing Frame. As may be seen, the main area is divided into
two - the space on the right is for the Material List and the one on the left for the addition of
the isometric picture.
Along the bottom of the frame are various boxed areas with corresponding descriptive text.
The appropriate data is placed in the boxes using TEXTPOS (see section 6) when the
isometric produced by Personal ISOGEN is superimposed onto the drawing frame as follows.
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Personal ISOGEN Files
This is the sample Drawing Frame shown empty and ready to receive an Isometric.
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Personal ISOGEN Files
1. Printed Material List (BOM). This may be either the standard default version or
alternatively, with a user defined content and layout and may be created either in addition to or
instead of the Material List on the Iso.
2. Material Control File. With user defined content and format.
3. Weld Summary File. With user defined content and format.
PRINTED-MATERIAL-LIST BOM.MAT
The file BOM.MAT will then be created and data will be appended to it for each pipeline
processed by Personal ISOGEN.
and
If required the Material List may be suppressed such that it does not appear on the
drawing by setting Option Switch 23. (See Reference Manual.)
a) include an entry in the ISOGEN.FLS defining the name of the file to be created. eg
MATERIAL-CONTROL MATLC.MAC
The file MATLC.MAC will be created and data will be appended to it for every pipeline
processed by Personal ISOGEN.
and
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Material Control data required in the MLD file to produce the preceding output :-
MATERIAL-CONTROL-FILE
PRINTED-M/C-COLUMN-HEADINGS
PIPELINE DRG MAIN SEC
REF NO DESCRIPTION CODE BORE BORE QTY
-------- --- ----------- ---- ---- ---- ---
PRINTED-M/C-DATA-ITEMS
PIPELINE-REFERENCE 2 L
DRG 15 L
DESCRIPTION 20 L
ITEM-CODE 66 L
N.S. 77 L
N.S.SEC. 84 L
QTY 92 N
See the Reference Manual for full details of the required entries in the MLD.
In the case of Overwrite files the user must move or rename each file as the same name
will be used for each run.
a) include an entry in the ISOGEN.FLS defining the name and type of the file to be created.
eg
WELD-SUMMARY-OVERWRITE WELDSUM.WSO
or WELD-SUMMARY-APPEND WELDSUM.WSA
and
b) add a section to the Welding Definition File (WDF) to define the printed output file.
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