Acorn Piping p627

Part 1 - Quick Start Guide

Drawing SW/TH Fittings with AcornPipe Software

Index

Key Stroke Guide

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SW/TH Pipe and Fittings, and the Spec. Information

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SW Pipe and Fittings - Drawing

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Control - E: Editing the BOM`

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Control - T: Editing Welder ID, Inspection Info

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TH Pipe and Fittings - Drawing

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Quick Start Key Stroke Guide to AcornPipe Software Use these key strokes: - To do this: ESC Key - Remove any Menu from the Screen Or get out of any onscreen mode. Click - on the end of the “pipe or fitting ” image to draw in that position. Click - on the end of a “dimension line” in order to move the dimension. Click - on the middle of a “dimension line” in order to enter a new dimension. Click - on a “header pipe” to draw a branch (displays Branches menu) in that position. Draw a new Iso-Same Page - Right Click for Menu Then Choose - Draw Pipe/Fittings Here Control A - Select All Pipe and Fittings Control B - Display Bill of Material Control E - Edit Bill Of Material Control L - Automatic Size Label Control T - Edit Weld Tags, Enter Welder ID, & Inspection Info. Control W - Display Weld Map The “F” Keys: F3 - Display Fitting Menu F4 - Refresh screen F6 - Dimension Branches and Attachments To use this function, Press F6, then click on the item numbers for first one, then the other items. Selected items will be displayed inside a blue circle. F7 - Dimension Offset Boxes F8 - Miscellaneous Dimensions F9 - Select and Move Weld/Item Tags F11 - Select Items F12 - Select Detail w/box

Copy and Paste branch items: F11 - Select Items to copy CTRL - C - Copy Selected Items Click on Header - Menu will contain the “Paste” command. Select “Paste”. Other Shortcut Keys: DELETE Key - Delete Selected Item Up and Down Arrow Keys: Press these keys when a fitting image is initially displayed onscreen in order to resize the image. NOTES: Moving and deleting: Shift -

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combination to Resize

Notes. Text can now be moved, with number pad keys and arrows, or resized or moved. Toggle the orientation of text with the spacebar. Text can be moved, or resized when it appears onscreen initially, and while text is still red. Press the enter key to accept the size/location and orientation of the note. After the text is positioned, you must select the text by using the F12 key, then by drawing a box around the text. Selected text will be displayed in blue. The Text can now be moved, with number pad keys and arrows. Selected Text can also be deleted by pressing the DELETE key, or resized. Tap the spacebar to toggle the selected text’s orientation.

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Quick Start Key Stroke Guide to AcornPipe Software Right Clicking the mouse will: Right Click to Toggle fitting orientations, and toggle elbows through all direction possibilities, from regular com directions to rolled directions. Right Click to Display the Alternate menu which features “Notes”, “Zoom In”, “Zoom Out”, “Draw Your Own”, “Library Items”, “Standard Details”, and “Draw Pipe and Fittings Here”.

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Left: To view existing Specification information which has already been entered, or to edit Specification information which has been entered, from the main program menu, select Job/Spec Setup.

Left: Select the Spec which you wish to view/Edit and select the button “Edit This Spec”. The following screen below left, will be displayed.

Left: Notice that the maximum SW/TH size is 2 inch. Drawing in 2 inch and below, will give you SW/TH options on the onscreen menus. In order to view Wall thickness, fitting ratings, weld gaps, etc, select “Walls, Ratings & Materials” To view or change Pipe and Fittings choices, select the button: “Pipe and Fittings”

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Above: Wall Ratings & Materials screen is displayed. Notice ‘Olet ratings as well as Forged Material and Swage materials in SW/TH sizes are part of this spec. Missing Spec information in this file, can result in the drawing having the wrong information on it. Below: Notice the Flange Ratings and SW Pullback which are particular to the Socketweld pipe/fittings

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Selecting Pipe and Fittings will display this screen.

Choose “Valves/Attachments/ories” to view/select/change choices.

Choose “Flanges and Ratings” to view/select boxes

Choose “Flanges/Ratings” to View/Change these options.

Above: Checkboxes for selecting types of Reducers, Couplings, Caps and Branches. Notice the selections made for SW/TH across the top of this area.

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Left: In the “Edit Spec” section, click on “Pipe and Fittings” to access these selection boxes. Notice that the SW/TH Elbow and Tees have checkmarks next to them to indicate these particular fittings are available in the spec., and can be drawn. Click on “SW/TH Sizes & Walls” to display the screen below.

This screen will display the Pipe sizes and Thicknesses selected for this spec. The sizes may be viewed in Inches or Millimetres. You may make changes to the wall thicknesses here, as well.

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Drawing SW/TH Fittings with AcornPipe Software Drawing Socket Weld Pipe and Fittings First of all, make sure that the specification, which you have set up, includes a SW/TH size, and SW/ TH fitting ratings. At the drawing screen, select a starting size within the SW/TH range. For this sample, I am using 1’’ as my starting size. See below.

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#1. Select the start point for this drawing. Move the start point selector to the sector of the drawing screen, where you want to begin. Next Click the com letter which represents the drawing direction. #2. Select the Spec from the list which is displayed. #3. Select the pipe/fitting size. In order to draw SW/TH pipe and fittings, make sure you are selecting a SW/TH size, which you have setup in the spec. #4. Select the first piece if pipe, or the first fitting.

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#5 #6 The red arrow shows the selected start point and direction. I am selecting “P” - Plain End to start. This can be selected by a mouse click, or by the letter “P” from this menu.

When drawing pipe, the first mouse click, sets the onscreen item number, the second click sets pipe length onscreen.

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#7 I have selected a 90 degree Elbow from the menu, for the next fitting. A prompt asks me to select whether this fitting is “G” - Socketweld Elbow, or “H” - Threaded Elbow. I have selected “G” for a SW Elbow.

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Next I select 1’’ pipe.

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The SW elbow is drawn onscreen, complete with Socketweld symbols, and prompt asks me to select the position for the dimension. Possible choices for positioning the DIM display.

Next selection is T - Tee from a branch. Mouse click to select, or I could use the keystrokes - “T” “T” since this is the second menu item starting with the letter T.



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The onscreen prompt, will ask that I select the type of Tee I want to draw. From the choices available, I select “G” SW Tee. Other choices include SW Reducing Tee, TH Tee, TH Reducing Tee.

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Prompts will now ask that I input an overall dimension length for the Elbow, Pipe, Tee configuration. For simplicity sake I type in 2’. * - any number typed in after the ’ symbol is assumed to be inches by the software. No need to type in the ”. You may also put the whole dim in, as inches and the program will convert it. *The program will add configuration numbers together as well. EI: 2’4” + 3” 10”

I added a t, then changed my mind. The program will remove the weld I placed earlier, when the next fitting choice is made. Draw Tee from the Branch side.

Click on any of the Tee ends, to continue drawing in that spot. My next selection is 1” pipe.

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Tee’s header can be re-oriented by clicking the right mouse, or by tapping the spacebar. Left Click accepts orientation.

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I have entered a dimension of 3’. Next I pick 1” pipe from the onscreen menu.



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My next menu selection is a reducer.

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Onscreen menu choices include “H” SW Reducing Coupling, which is my choice. See menu at right for selections of SW/ TH reducing fittings.

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The onscreen prompt, now asks that I choose a new size. I select a larger size of 1 1/2” New fittings added at the end of the reducer, will automatically be drawn in the new size.

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SW reducing coupling image is added to the drawing. Undimensioned pipe is displayed in red.

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Next menu selection is 1 1/2” pipe.

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Dimension lines appear onscreen, with all of the possible

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I have added pipe and a Tee from the Branch side to the drawing. Click on any end of the Tee to continue drawing in that spot. Notice the cut lengths within brackets placed under the dimensions.

Control - B will display the bill of material for this drawing. Click to open the menu, then select “Zoom Window”. This will allow you to create a box around any area, which you wish to “Zoom In”.

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Control - W will display the weld map. The “Weld Tags” will need to be repositioned.

“Move” Menu displayed enlarged, contains the item Tag/Weld Box. Select it with a mouse click or use the shortcut key F9.

Display the welds, by refreshing the BOM with Ctrl - B

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Move weld tags and item numbers by dragging them into position, with the ‘hand shaped’ cursor.

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Drawing SW/TH Fittings with AcornPipe Software The keystrokes. “Control E” will display the screens shown at Left and shown enlarged below. Here the “ Codes”, and “Heat Numbers” can be entered, as well as the “MTR” and “PMI” numbers . Click on “Apply” and then on “Done” to save your changes. Items may be listed in the “order drawn”, itemized, or as per the BOM.

Start to enter the “ Code” if required. Click on the space to make an entry.

Click on “Apply” to save your changes, then click on “Done” when finished.

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From the drawing screen, the keystrokes, “Control - T” will display this form. Edit the weld tags, enter the Welder ID, and Inspection Info. For this example, I have entered the name “Joe Welder”.

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Begin to fill in the Welder ID for the listed welds. #2/ When the Welder ID is the same for more or all of the welds, simple click the repeat button on the next empty field, to insert the same welder ID over again. Page 14



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#3/ Begin to insert the Inspection info. #4 Click the repeat button as many times as necessary to fill in the form. #5/ Continue filling in the form as required. *The information contained in the form will be #5

listed on the drawing, and will also be written to a master file. The AcornPipe program can also use the information in the files, to create reports.

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Drawing Threaded Pipe Drawing Threaded fittings is almost the same as drawing SW fittings. You will be selecting Threaded end preps for pipe and fittings. Select your start point to begin.

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The next fitting selected is “E 90 Elbow” which represents a 90 degree elbow. A prompt asks me to select either a SW or TH fitting.

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In this example, I have chosen TE as the ‘end prep’, and the threaded symbol is displayed at the pipe start point.

The elbow direction is toggled by using the right mouse button, or the spacebar. The choices for the elbow direction will be displayed in turn, until you select one with the left mouse click.

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The next prompt will ask for the dimension placement, which you will choose from the possible choices displayed by the onscreen lines. Type a dimension into the ‘fitting length box’.

I type a dimension of 2’ into the dimension text box.

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My dimension is placed and the fitting image, and the end preps are displayed. The onscreen menu returns.

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My next choice is 3/4’’ pipe.

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The next choice I make is “Tee from Branch”, which draws the Tee from the branch side.

An onscreen prompt asks that I select the Type of Tee I want to draw. Choices include Reducing Tees, and SW or TH Tees.

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The dimension line choices appear onscreen showing me all of the possible placements for the Dims. Dims can be moved and changed whenever you wish, so do not consider this placement as final.

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The pipe remains coloured in red until it is dimensioned. Enter the dimension into the onscreen text box.

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I now have the option of drawing onto the Tee branch to the right, or I can click on the Tee branch to the left, and continue my line there.

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I have drawn 3/4 inch pipe onto the Tee header side, running to the right. The onscreen menu prompts me to select the next fitting. I am selecting a 90 degree Elbow.

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I have selected the dimension placement, and typed the dimsion of 3’ into the text box.

Once again I am prompted to choose between SW and TH fittings.

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The onscreen menu prompts me to select the next fitting.

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The selected menu item is 3/4’’ pipe



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After adding the 3/4 inch pipe to the drawing, I will select another 90 degree elbow.

View of the onscreen menu choices - enlarged.

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Since I selected a TH Reducing Tee, the onscreen menu displays the choices available to me.

View of possible dimension line placements. I have selected the placement displayed onscreen in red.

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Combine 2 dimensions as displayed in the text box; the AcornPipe System will add the dims together for you.

The addition of the two dims I entered is complete. They equal 7’ 7” and will be placed at my selected dimension line placement.

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#25 Note that the onscreen menu choices now reflect the reducing Tee’s new size of 1”.

My next choice form the menu fitting is a SW/TH Flange.

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#28 Select SW or TH from the onscreen menu.

The Flange orientation can be toggled with the right mouse button, or with the spacebar. This allows the fitting orientation to line up with the dimension lines.

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#30 Click on the upper menu item ‘Move’ then select ‘Tag/Weld Box’ or use the F9 key. This option displays a hand shaped cursor which can be used to move the item numbers and weld tags, simply by clicking on the item number or weld tag, and dragging it to a new spot.

I have moved the item numbers around on the drawing.

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Add a branch by clicking on the pipe/fitting you want the branch attached to. I have selected pipe, and the onscreen menu asks me to select the type of branch I require. I have selected Sockolet.

I will select the 1/2 in size from the menu.

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Relocate the dimension by clicking on one end of the dimension line. The red line indicates where you are positioning the Dim. All of the positioning choices are redisplayed.

Use the keystroke combination of “Control - B” to display the Bill of Material, as above.

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Repositioning dimension lines is easy when you click on the end of a dimension to move it. Click on the dimension center numbers to re-enter the dimension itself.

The red drawing position arrow will show you where the draw-

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Click on the upper menu item ‘Edit’ and choose “Select Pipe/Fittings” or press F11if you want to choose each item to be moved by clicking on the item number for that piece of pipe of fitting.

Or choose “Select All” from the menu, then choose “Pipe and Fittings” which will highlight your drawing in blue, indicating the items are selected to be moved.

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When the fitting and pipe are displayed in blue, move the drawing with the number pad keys or the arrow keys. Press enter when the drawing is relocated.

Select ‘Zoom Window’ from the alternate menu, in order to draw a box around the area you want to Zoom into.

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The + shaped cursor has been used to draw a box around the area you want to Zoom to, by holding down and dragging with the mouse.

This is a view of my “Zoom window”, which has been placed around the BOM.

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Use the keystroke combination of ‘Control - E’ to display the “Edit BOM” screen right from the drawing screen.

To resize to the whole screen, select “Zoom Out”.

#45 Left: The Edit BOM Screen will allow the entry of Codes, Heat Numbers, MTR Numbers, & PMI numbers. The Bill Of Material items can be sorted as itemized or summarized.

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#46 Control - “T” allows you to display the “Edit Weld Tag” screen. Note that this drawing, has mostly TH fittings, and has only one weld on it, which is an ‘olet weld. Click on the blank space under the Welder ID header to type the Welder ID into the space for each weld. Click on the Insp1, Insp2, or Insp3, space to type the inspection information for that item into the spaces available.

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