Format of COMPIPE MTO File

The MTO file contains a single batch header record, followed by a group of records for each pipeline or isometric sheet:

A maximum of 200 pipelines or isometric sheets may be included in each file. In the following record definitions, the : character is a field separator, and the * character is a record terminator.

The Batch Header record is defined thus:

BATCH888821JAN99MATOPROJNUMB

where:

The MTO Line Header record is defined thus:

$L:AREA:LINENUMBER:SHEET NO:RUNTYPE::U or C:S or L*

where:

The Drawing Header record is defined thus:

$D:DRWGNUMBER::REVISION*

where:

If the CDRG attribute for a pipe is unset or blank, a drawing number will be automatically generated, based on the pipe nominal size and name. This will take the form:

Each component entry on the material list has an equivalent entry in the MTO file. Components are classified as ’in-spec’ being in the specification set at pipe level, ’alternative-spec’ being in a different specification, and ’out-of-spec’ being in no pipe specification (a concept AVEVA E3D Design does not have).

The in-Spec Component record is defined thus:

n::SHORT CODE:TAG NUMBER:1st NS:2nd NS:3rd NS:QUANTITY:BOLTLENGTH:*

where:

Notes:

1. Short code is a reference to a component entry in the Compipe specification.

2. Instruments and supports take a tag number from their AVEVA E3D Design name if the options INSTruments NAMe and ATTAname SPREf are used.

3. Standard assemblies take a tag number of their itemcode, which is not unique, but is the same for all assemblies of the same content/configuration, i.e. standard assembly number.

4. Quantity is an integer number for components, or a length for tube. For bolts it is the number of sets, not the number of bolts. Also for bolts, the size is the pipeline nominal size, not the bolt diameter.

5. Boltlength is preceded by the character H to indicate an override to COMPIPE. Metric lengths take the form H120.0. Imperial lengths take the form H4.3/4.

Where a change of spec occurs in the pipeline, an Alternative Spec record is output, defined thus:

n::YY:ALTERNATESPEC:::::*

where:

Components from the alternative spec then follow, with records to the same format as in-spec components, except that a Y character is output as a prefix to their short code. A return to the standard spec for the pipe is indicated by the additional Y character no longer being output.

Note: The output of Alternative spec records may be suppressed if the SPECBreak BRANch option is used.

Out-of-specification components take two records, defined thus:

n:::ITEMCODE:QUANTITY*

where:

N.S.:::::::*

where:

Note: Out-of-specification components can only be from ‘additional items on the material list' in Isodraft, i.e. not normal pipeline components.