Auto-Valve End Connections

[HybridAWD]

Here is the goal: (which may be way over my head)
To have the program automatically give the proper end connections for valves on lines by using the line size, line spec, valve type.

Is there a way I can add something into the software to give me this end connection?

The reason I need the end connection is to help give me a commidity code for purchasing of the valves.

I have all of the information needed for the end connections to be selected and manually inserted into the data manager, but that is very time consuming when we are talking about 800-1300 valves.

This is what would be a great setup:

When someone goes to insert a valve, they can either select the end connections when they give the valve number, or the software will automatically withdraw the information from the line size, spec and valve type I am using, then create an end connection. From the end connection I will now have all of the following information to create my commidity code.

When I first arrived at this company the end connection was given automatically, but from deep research it wasnt right. the person who originally set everything up is no longer here.

Any ideas if this is possible?

[Aplant Monkey]

I believe that you can achieve this by checking the box in Proj Admin for spec validation. I have never tried it because spec validation will do way more than just valves, but if your specs are accurate (not likely) then it should work. I also beleive that there is a setting in the PID_SUP that will toggle on/off the prompt for setting the end condition.

hope this helps

[dave]

Yep, it works like a charm over here. Your spec validation needs to be on, your spec database needs to be setup properly, your drawings must have spec mode set to ON, the spec path needs to be pointed to your spec database, and your specconf.ini file needs to be pointed to the proper fields in your spec database as well. When I place a valve in a P&ID, I get prompted for the various types of valves that meet the size/spec standard as called out in the spec DB. For example, I place a ball valve on a 2" 150# line and I get prompted as to which valve # I want to use, once I pick it, the VTYP field in the DB is populated with this information: "VALVE, BALL, ANSI 150 RF, CS, TRUN. BALL, FULL PORT, GEAR"

I don't know how to set up the spec DB from scratch but I do know how to link it all once the spec DB has been created. Hope this helps.

[HybridAWD]

Yep, it works like a charm over here. Your spec validation needs to be on, your spec database needs to be setup properly, your drawings must have spec mode set to ON, the spec path needs to be pointed to your spec database, and your specconf.ini file needs to be pointed to the proper fields in your spec database as well. When I place a valve in a P&ID, I get prompted for the various types of valves that meet the size/spec standard as called out in the spec DB. For example, I place a ball valve on a 2" 150# line and I get prompted as to which valve # I want to use, once I pick it, the VTYP field in the DB is populated with this information: "VALVE, BALL, ANSI 150 RF, CS, TRUN. BALL, FULL PORT, GEAR"

I don't know how to set up the spec DB from scratch but I do know how to link it all once the spec DB has been created. Hope this helps.

i'll give it a shot in my test project to see what I come up with. Hopefully it will work because that would be a life saver to an extent.

[Aplant Monkey]

Setting up your spec from scratch is no biggy either, if that is what you needed to do. If you need help with Spec Gen just call.