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Aplant Monkey
05-10-2006, 02:39 PM
Has anyone ever run a project with spec validation ON?

if so how did it go?
dave
05-10-2006, 03:20 PM
I have not, what's it supposed to do?
Aplant Monkey
05-11-2006, 05:51 AM
Similar to Piping it will only allow you to place valves and such if they exist in the Spec. You would obviously have to build a very accurate spec first ( which is hard in itself) P&ID's are usually a lot more flexible than Piping drawings. SpecValidation would create a much more accurate database but would require a lot more Admin.
dave
05-11-2006, 07:13 AM
welll, that's what we do. When we place a valve on a 2" 150# spec line, a window appears prompting us to pick one of the valves in that spec. Is that what you're talking about?
Aplant Monkey
05-11-2006, 07:16 AM
yes in fact it is.... assuming you are talking about P&ID not piping. It is a setting within PA when you first set up your project.
dave
05-11-2006, 07:27 AM
Well to be honest Brian I don't set up the specs, my boss (design team manager) does. The only thing I do when I create a drawing on a new project is to change the valve spec path in the P&ID. This points to the specs DB we have setup and gives us the prompt. It also retains that path for the project. There might be something in the PID-sup or another lisp routine that we run that calls that out as well. I will get back to you on this when I get a chance to talk to him.