Insulation and Tracing

Any pipe which has its Insulation Specification (ISPEC) and/or Heat Tracing Specification (TSPEC) attributes set can be identified on the isometric drawings as shown in Figure 9:5.: Insulated and traced piping.

Insulated and traced piping

The start and end points of insulation on a line can be indicated on a drawing as shown in Insulation Start and Stop symbol example figure.

Insulation Start and Stop symbol example

The insulation specification note will be shown on the drawing at the start points of any insulation.

The name of the tracing specification will be shown in the title block.

Insulation and tracing can be shown either on tubing only, or on tubing and pipe components.

The commands to control the display of tracing and insulation are INSULATIONCONTROL and TRACINGCONTROL.