SPOOLNUMBERS

Function:

Specifies how individual pipe spools are identified on isometrics.

Description:

Spool can generate spool numbers per spool drawing. These spool numbers are stored in the Fabrication DB and can be imported into Isodraft by using the FROMDB command.

If the user does not use the FROMDB option but switches spool numbering on, Isodraft will number the spools. These numbers are not maintained between sessions. The parameters that Isodraft uses to number spools are as follows:

• Spools are numbered sequentially from the start of the pipeline. If a Tee is encountered, numbering continues down the off-line leg before returning to the main line sequence.

• Spools are identified on the isometric plot by spool numbers plotted in square brackets, for example, [8], on the first leg of a pipe. They are also listed at the end of the material list.

• By default, spools are numbered continuously from one drawing to the next. The command SPOOLNUMBERS PERDrawing causes spool numbering to be restarted at 1 on each new drawing sheet. For details on how to plot pipe spools on separate drawing sheets, refer to ISOTYPE command.

• The PREFIX option can be used to combine the spool numbers with either user-specified text or the SPLP attribute of Pipe and Drawing in Model. Isodraft can insert generated sheet and spool numbers into a user-defined spool name if wildcard characters * are included in the text.

Examples:

SPOOLN FROMDB

The spool numbers generated in the Spool module will be used by Isodraft in the isometric plot and spool list.

SPOOLN PREF FROMDB

The spool numbers will be generated, with the prefix taken from the MODEL SPLP attribute.

SPOOLN ON

Spool numbers are generated by Isodraft and shown on the pipes and below the material list.

SPOOLN OFF

Spool numbers are not shown at all.

SPOOLN PREF ‘Tube Spec:’ PERD

Spool numbers will be shown below the material list, and the prefix will be included in all spool numbers in the drawing area. Spool numbering will restart at 1 on each new drawing sheet.

SPOOLN PREF ‘/PIPE1/DRE*/SPL*’

Spool numbers will be shown below the material list, and the sheet and spool numbers will be written into the prefix name. So, for example, the identifier PIPE1/DRG2/SPL3 will be generated automatically for spool 3 of drawing 2 of PIPE1. This format can only be used with the SPOOLNUMBERS PERDRAWING option.

Related Commands:

ISOTYPE

Command Syntax:

>-- SPOOlnumbers --+-- PREFix - + - text ----.
                   |            |            |
                   |            ‘ - FROMDB  -+- PERDrawing --.
                   |                         |               |
                   |                         ‘---------------|
                   |                                         |
                   |-- PERDrawing --+-- PREFix - + - text ---|
                   |                |            |           |
                   |                |            ‘- FROMDB --|
                   |                ‘------------------------|
                   |                                         |
                   |-- FROMDB -------------------------------|
                   |                                         |
                   |-- ON* ----------------------------------|
                   |                                         |
                   ‘-- OFF ----------------------------------+-->

Note: *Spool numbers are generated for each isometric, with no relationship to any data stored in the databases.

Restrictions:

The maximum number of spools per pipe is 99.

The maximum length of the spool prefix is 40 characters.

Querying:

Q SPOOLNumbers

Q OPTions