Create Pipe Groups

This procedure is used to create pipe groups.

Once a pipe group has been created, pipes can be assigned to them.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Label Pipes.

Associated Project Configuration Options

The pipe groups that may be created are specified in a DataSet which is defined using the User Defined Attributes - DataSet Sub-Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by right-clicking on the Pipes node or an existing pipe group node in the Engineering Explorer.

2. From the menu that is then displayed, select the New Group option.

3. The AVEVA P&ID Group Properties dialog is then displayed.

   

4. In the Group Name field, select the required group name. The list is restricted to the attribute names specified in the pipe group DataSet.

5. In the Value field, enter the user-defined attribute values associated with the group. A default value may have been specified for the group in the DataSet definition. This may be changed is required.

6. Click OK. The new group is then created is displayed under the Pipes node in the Engineering Explorer, beneath the list of pipes.

7. To assign a pipe to the new group drag and drop it from the list of pipes onto the group node in the Engineering Explorer.

   The Properties dialog of the pipe will then displays the group to which it is assigned. For example:

   

   Remove a pipe from a pipe group by dragging it from the pipe group node onto the Pipes node, or onto another pipe group node.

8. To delete a pipe group, right-click on it and select Delete from the menu that is then displayed. The group is then deleted. Pipes in the group are not deleted and are returned to the list of pipes under the Pipes node.