Pipework Spooling

SPOOLER is the pipework spooling module for AVEVA PDMS. It allows you to split the pipework design into logical sections (spools) ready for fabrication. The spool data can then be output as isometric drawings using ISODRAFT. Refer to Isometric Drawing for further information.

SPOOLER works with Spool Drawings (SPLDRGs), which are created by selecting an interconnected network of piping components to be added to the drawing. Once you have selected the elements, the application checks that the selections from a valid piping network.

Spool Drawings contain a number of complete Spool and Field elements, divided by Spool Breaks, where a SPOOL is defined as a run of piping components and tube that will be connected during fabrication and a FIELD is an individual or group of piping components that will be connected on-site during the erection phase. Spools cannot be split across Spool Drawings.

Spool Breaks are normally defined by the software, when the application detects a change in the status of the Shop Flag (where the Shop Flag indicates whether the component will be included in a fabricated assembly (SHOP) or fitted during the erection phase (FIELD)). You can also force spool breaks manually, at joints where the Shop Flags are the same on all sides, and add Welds, to split pipes, in the design.

By setting the SFLimit (Spool/Field Limit) attribute for a SPLDRG to either BRAN, PIPE, ZONE or SITE, a spool break will be enforced at any change at the corresponding element level.

For additional information on some important aspects of the SPOOLER module see SPOOLER Reference Information/Pipe Sketches.