Spool Break at a Joint

Spools can be split by defining SPOOL BREAKS at Joints in the network, even though the Shop Flags on either side of the joint are the same. For example, a flanged joint with no gasket.

The Spool Break is forced by changing the CSFBREAK attributes for the selected piping components to True. When SPOOL finds two adjacent True CSFBREAK or TSFBREAK attributes it inserts a Spool Break between them.

The function can be used to split pipes at any component, but this would create problems during the Erection phase because no method of connecting the two parts would display on the drawings.

Note:
Any Spool Breaks defined changes the flags of those components in the DESIGN database.

Forced Spool Breaks can also be removed by selecting Delete > Spool Break from the main menu bar. The user is then prompted to select the two piping components to reset the C/TSFBREAK attributes on.