Create Spool Drawings

Before selecting pipework elements to be added to a spool drawing (SPLDRG). The spool drawing hierarchy must be created in the Fabrication database. From more information on the hierarchy, refer to Database Structure and Draft User Guide.

To create a spool drawing, select Create > Spool Drawing from the main menu bar, to display the Create SPLDRG window:

This becomes the Current Element (CE) in the Fabrication Explorer and is displayed as the active Spool Drawing in the text box on the SPOOLER tool bar.

Select Adjacent Field Components

Gaskets on the ends of pipes (for example, between a flange and the nozzle of an equipment) cannot be picked in the 3D graphical view and therefore cannot be manually added to a Spool Drawing. To overcome this problem, you can automatically include adjacent field components, as separate FIELDs, when a spool is added to a Spool Drawing. From the SPOOLER Toolbar, select Include Field Components.

Add Pipework Elements to a Spool Drawing

To add pipework elements to a spool drawing, select Add to Spool Drawing from the SPOOLER tool bar. You are prompted to Pick a Piping Component to add to SPLDRG:. After selection the pipework element is added to the spool drawing and the Fabrication hierarchy as a SPOOL element.

You can continue to add several pipework elements to the spool drawing and the fabrication hierarchy, to exit press Esc.