Changing the Shop/Field Setting

When an element is picked, the software searches all connected piping components and tube and adds all the components that have the same SHOP Flag status to that spool or field. The ends of the spool are called SPOOL BREAKS and they occur where the Shop Flag status changes.

If the Shop Flag is true the selected components are added as a Spool. Whereas, if the Shop Flag status is false the components are added as a Field.

The Shop Flag status for a piping component is normally set by its attributes in the Design catalog, but this may have been changed by the designer or from within the SPOOL module. Can be used to break up a spool or to remove a spool break, where the user wants the whole assembly to be fabricated as one piece in the shop.

Note:
Any changes the user makes to the Shop Flag settings are added to the design model in the Design database.

To check and change the Shop Flag setting of the welded valves for any element in the piping network, use the Navigate Pick Mode for the SPOOL menu to identify the component with the welds to be changed.

The name of the Piping component displays in the Piping component part of the Shop/Field window. The Right Arrow moves to the Next element in the pipework network (downwards) and the Left Arrow moves to the previous element (upwards).

In the Shop/Field window, the status of the Shop/Field Flag displays, (Fabrication or Erection). To change the status of the Flag, select Fabrication material or Erection material.

Note:
The Flag can only be changed on one piping component at a time.