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Pipe Spooling in Fabrication CADmep

This document provides instructions for creating pipe spools using the SPOOLDWG command in Autodesk Fabrication CADmep 2016. It describes how to select the pipework to spool, customize a template, configure reports, place dimensions and text, and isolate objects in different viewports. It also provides a link to tutorial videos and explains how to modify the default spool template located in the Drawing Templates folder to suit individual needs.

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Pipe Spooling in Fabrication CADmep

This document provides instructions for creating pipe spools using the SPOOLDWG command in Autodesk Fabrication CADmep 2016. It describes how to select the pipework to spool, customize a template, configure reports, place dimensions and text, and isolate objects in different viewports. It also provides a link to tutorial videos and explains how to modify the default spool template located in the Drawing Templates folder to suit individual needs.

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Reference: September 2015


Guide by Neil Simmonds

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Pipe Spooling in Fabrication CADmep


Autodesk Fabrication CADmep 2016

How to create a pipe spool.


Use the SPOOLDWG command to launch the pipe spooling routine in CADmep…

Select your customised template. For details


of how to customise your template see the
next section in this document.

If you would like a report on the spool select


which type here, the SETUP button will
enable you to configure the report.

Tags can be placed on the spool drawing


with this option, optionally being prompted
for where they are located.

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Once you press OK you will be prompted to select the pipework to spool and when you finish the
selection press ENTER to create the spool drawing.

Use the TEXTSIZE command to set the size of the text you would like of the labels. You will need to
use the REGEN command to update the existing labels.

Use the SPOOLDIM command to place dimensions that will be orientated to the Iso plane…

Use the CADmep text tools to place text labels …

If you have several viewports where you would like to show different things in each one you will
find using the ISOLATESELECTEDINVP command very useful. It isolates CADmep objects, including
their text labels, from the selected viewpoint.

To show things that have been isolated use the SHOWALLINVP command.

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A finished pipe spool


drawing showing a
spool report.

You can find further help at the Fabrication tutorial videos by searching for “Spooling with
Fabrication CADmep” on the Autodesk Building Solutions channel on Youtube or follow the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNG-B6DZCM&list=PLY-ggSrSwbZpDzLba6zT7zyWuhVCzhBdr&index=11

How to customise your pipe spool template.


The default Spool Template is located in your database path in the Drawing Templates folder. For
2016 installations this will be in..
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Fabrication 2016\Metric Content\V7.03\Blocks\Drawing Templates

You will need to follow the normal procedures of configuring your text and dimension styles – note
the names of the styles are specific. Therefore the simplest way to create your template is to copy
and paste your titleblock geometry and layout configuration into a copy of this default template.
From here you can tweek the styles to suit your needs.

You will also notice that there are 2 blocks called REPORT_POSITION and REPORT_WIDTH which are
needed to locate and size the report that gets optionally placed. You will find they are location
cross points on the SPOOL_TEMPLATE layout tab. Again I would suggest modifying these blocks if
you would like them edited as the easiest option.

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