Modify a Rule Set in Supports
- Last UpdatedMar 31, 2026
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When building a rule using the Ancillaries for Rules window, the system automatically generates a rule for the Frame Type as well as rules for the following design conditions. Design conditions rules are only created when required. For example, if the material in the application defaults is set to ALL, then a material rule is not created.
|
Design Condition |
Expression |
|
Material |
:MDSPIPEMAT of PSPE of BRAN |
|
Bore |
HBOR of BRAN or LBOR of Component |
|
Temperature |
TEMP of BRAN |
|
Insulation Thickness |
INTHK |
|
Is vertical |
HDIR of BRAN or LDIR of Component |
Rules created through the Ancillaries for Rules window automatically comply with the application defaults. However, users may require additional design conditions to refine ancillary selection. To accommodate this, a set of supplementary design conditions has been added to the pipe ancillary rules:
|
Design Condition |
Expression |
|
System |
MDSYSF 1 of PIPE |
|
Specification |
NAMN of PSPE of BRAN |
|
Tracing |
NAMN of TSPE of PIPE |
|
Paint |
PTSP of BRAN |
|
Corrosion Allowance |
CORROS of PDAREF of PSPE of BRAN |
As a result, when the Item is set to Compref, the Rule Manager dialog contains the following dropdown list of available design conditions:
The expression in RLOGIC is set to the replacement PML expression:
For more information on how expressions are stored, see PPROP Attribute.