Health Check

The Supports application creates supports across four disciplines: structural, piping, electrical and HVAC, and it is possible that one of the disciplines could inadvertently corrupt a support in some way. The health check utility checks for the existence of any problems.

Separate checks are performed for ancillaries, structural supports, hangers and trunnions. Ancillaries which are part of structural supports (For example, pipe shoes) are checked as part of the structural supports, using the ancillary checking method.

After the health check is carried out, the results can be displayed on the screen or exported to an excel file.

The checks that are carried out are listed below:

• Ancillaries

  • The ancillary is still valid for the pipes

    • Bore

    • Material

    • Insulation thickness

    • Temperature

    • Elevation

  • The ancillary has valid

    • Specification references (SPREF)

    • Guide references

    • Description values for standard supports

    • Any other reference

  • Check for unknown references

• Supports

  • Check support type exists in available types

  • Check DATUM exists

  • Check specification references (SPREF)

  • Ancillary check DATUM

  • Check for support structure existence

  • Structures have members

  • Check frameworks have members

  • Check for unnamed elements

  • Check any other references

  • Check for valid description values for standard supports

  • Check for unknown references

  • Check the joint offset distance between FIXING and ENDATU elements.

• Hangers

  • Check ancillary exists

  • Data consistency check on hanger

  • Check component names are valid

  • Check for valid SPREF of ancillary

• Trunnions

  • Data consistency check on trunnion

  • Check for correct name of trunnion

  • Check for correct trunnion configuration (correct straight pipe, elbow, reducer or tee is used)

  • Check for correct main line specification

Run a Health Check

The Support Health Check Utility window allows you to select the elements to check and run a health check.

The Support List tab allows you to view and modify the supports included in the health check.

Right-click a support to display the drop-down menu.

The Error Messages tab allows you to view the health check error list. A detailed message displays for the currently selected support in the error list.

Right-click a support to display the drop-down menu.

The Warning Messages tab allows you to view the health check warning list. A detailed message displays for the currently selected support in the warning list.

Right-click a support to display the drop-down menu.

Health Check Rules

The health check rules can be viewed and defined using the design checker utility. Refer to Checker for further information.