Pipe Hangers and Supports

The Pipe Hangers and Supports application forms part of a family of engineering design applications for use with AVEVA's PDMS 3D solid modelling Plant design system. They enable designers to model pipe supports in considerable detail, from a range of user-configurable standard designs, using an extensive catalogue of support components. Standard supports are issued against standard drawings, and a support schedule may be produced, showing a variety of user-defined data, including parameterized support dimensions.

Support creation can include both the structural steel and the hanger components themselves. For example, a goalpost support may consist of three or more steel sections and their joint details, together with spacers and U bolts. A hanger-only support could consist of lug, rod, turnbuckle and pipe clamp.

The application can check all aspects of the design as work progresses, including on-line interdisciplinary clash detection.

User customization can be applied to automatic support numbering and classification.