tube & pipe question 180bends?

[A_Harro]

Hi everyone,

I had a request from one of our Engineers to give them an PCF file format so they can import into their Bentley software. I know this is a tube & pipe export option, however at the moment we are not using the tube & pipe module for what we are drawing up. We are drawing up a coil, consisting of buttwelded straight pipe then a 180 degree bend (purchased fitting), then another straight pipe and another 180degree bend, etc repeated over 6 times.. Is there anyway the tube & pipe style can be set up to use a 180deg bend? (i only see ability for 90 & 45deg) .?

Im using 2014 if that helps.

cheers 🙂

[CCarreiras]

Hi!

If you don't find a part like the one you need, you can create it.  You can publish your parts to addn them in content Center and edit your own style in Tube and Pipe module.

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[A_Harro]

I have all the items in need in the content centre, that's not the issue. I'm just not sure the tube and pipe module can handle buttwelded 180 deg bends, When i make a new style, all i see is the ability to choose 45 or 90 deg bends to place. how do i tell it i want a 180 deg?

[cbenner]

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@buffs_star wrote:
I have all the items in need in the content centre, that's not the issue. I'm just not sure the tube and pipe module can handle buttwelded 180 deg bends, When i make a new style, all i see is the ability to choose 45 or 90 deg bends to place. how do i tell it i want a 180 deg?

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You are correct that, in a T&P style, you cannot specify a 180 deg bend.  However, you should be able to still model with them.  You mentioned you had a length of straight pipe, then the bend, then more pipe etc.  You can place your first 180 deg fitting right from the Content Center, constrain or ground it.  Then create a route for the straight piece of pipe.  Insert another 180 (never, ever copy and paste in T&P... trust me) and use the "connect" option to connect it to the last straight piece of pipe... create a new route on the end of that fitting... and so on until your coil shape is achieved.  Does this help?

[A_Harro]

thanks for the reply. when i get a spare sec i'll give that a try. 🙂 thanks again.