Changing the Shop/Field Setting

When an element is picked, the software searches all connected piping components and tube and adds all the components that have the same SHOP Flag status to that spool or field. The ends of the spool are called SPOOL BREAKS and they occur where the Shop Flag status changes.

If the Shop Flag is true the selected components are added as a Spool. Whereas, if the Shop Flag status is false the components are added as a Field.

The Shop Flag status for a piping component is normally set by its attributes in the Design catalogue, but this may have been changed by the designer or from within the SPOOLER module. Can be used to break up a spool or to remove a spool break, where you want the whole assembly to be fabricated as one piece in the shop.

Note:
Any changes you make to the Shop Flag settings are added to the design model in the Design database.

To check and change the Shop Flag setting of the welded valves for any element in the piping network.

From the SPOOLER tool bar, select Navigate Pick Mode to identify the component with the welds to be changed From the main menu bar, select Modify > Shop/Field, the Shop/Field window is displayed:

The name of the Piping component is displayed in the Piping component part of the Shop/Field window. The Right Arrow button moves to the Next element in the pipework network (downwards) and the Left Arrow takes you to the previous element (upwards).

In the Shop/Field window, the status of the Shop/Field Flag is also shown, (Fabrication or Erection). To change the status of the Flag, select Fabrication material or Erection material.

Click Apply to change the status of the flag, then update the Spool Drawing or Dismiss to close the Shop/Field window.

Note:
The Flag can only be changed on one piping component at a time.