Primary Support

Piping Design

Add primary supports to the assembly, with support types and dimensions that comply with "PSK- käsikirja 8, Putkiston kannatus".

  1. To add a support, select one of the options below.
    • On the tab, in the Fastening group, click Add Primary Support. Then select a straight pipe from the model to which you add a support. Based on the selected pipe, the size of the support is also set.
    • First select the pipe to which you want to add the support, and then the ribbon function Primary. The same function can also be found after selecting a pipe in the context-sensitive menu Add > Add primary support.
  2. Select the support type in the library for Primary supports, such as Slide, Spring, etc.
  3. Select a support by double-clicking the corresponding thumbnail.
  4. Depending on the selected bracket type, additional indications can be made, for example, the top mounting level for hanger and spring supports, or the profile length for foot supports.
  5. The support will lock in the direction of the selected pipe. You can change the pipe and direction by clicking the Set locking according to the selected pipe button in the menu on the left .
  6. Select or set the primary support data on the tab . For example:
    • To create an assembly for the support select New .
    • Fill in the support position. You can also leave the field blank and enter the support position later.
    • Type, such as Pipe slide, 1-sided fixed point, etc.
    • Lugs, stoppers.
    • Pipe clamp angle, length of the hanger support rod, length of the foot support, etc.
    • Top DN. The DN is changed by clicking in the model.
    • You can also use the Dimensions button to change the dimensions of the support or the support parts. For example, you can change the clamp angle, the suspension spring used, the perch, etc.
    • Use the Change button to change the support to another type before placing it on the pipe.
  7. The support moves along the pipe. Indicate a location for the support.
  8. Optional additional parts, such as lugs, stoppers, etc., are added to the model as separate parts alongside the actual support assembly, and their data comes from the primary support library database.
Note:
  • You can move the lugs of a PSK_OLD library support. Move Support Lugs.
  • You can also start adding a support by selecting Add component in the context-sensitive menu of the support component, or by selecting a component from the archive browser. The supports are found in the Plant/Primary supports folder in the component library .
  • When using Flow, supports and their additional parts always automatically create new items unless similar ones already exist.
  • The selections made from the support addition tool strip are saved per support in the user's home directory in the d_PIPESUPPORT_NEW database. The next time the same support is added, the program remembers the previous selections. The selections that can be saved are: Fixation (optional for some supports), lugs (optional for slide supports), stoppers (optional for slide supports), load class (optional for hanger and spring supports) and material.

Generate Support Images

  • On the tab, in the Fastening group, select Generate Support Drawings.
Note:

View Support Part Information

  1. Select a support from the assembly.
  2. Select the Item Data function from the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Browse the information using the Up and Down arrow keys.

    To browse the data arranged into rows, press the Shift + Down Arrow.

Note:

Add Primary Support – Alternative

  1. Alternatively, instead of the pipe, select the location of the support in an empty area in the model window.
  2. Select the pipe size from the list.
  3. Fill in the support data.
  4. Indicate the center line of the pipe to be supported.
  5. Indicate the level of the top mounting of the support.
  6. Click a location.

Copying a support

  1. When copying/cutting and pasting support components via the clipboard, the placement in the model occurs as when adding a new support.
  2. During placement, only a pipe with the same pipe size as the support can be selected as the pipe.
  3. The tool strip provides the ability to create a new assembly and position the support.
  4. The above functionality is also used when adding Lisega supports.

Note:
  • If you do not indicate the support location on the pipe, the support will not be added to the pipeline.
  • If the support itself or a sub-part of its assembly added to the assembly is edited using a dimension table, the support item data will always be updated in its entirety. This way, all changes are taken into account as a potentially changing code, description text, etc.
  • When changing/setting the line position of the pipeline, the associated primary supports will also automatically receive the same line position. The functionality is used when changing the line position in both the Change line position and Change size functions
  • When adding a hanger or spring support, the load class selected is displayed in its own field in the tool strip. If the load classes of the selected support have been defined taking into account the smallest allowed DN sizes, the load class selection has taken place automatically according to the DN size, and the change is not possible. If the load classes of the selected support have been defined freely without DN sizes, the load class can be changed to the desired one.
  • A code and description text are set for hanger and spring supports in accordance with the PSK7340 standard. Information about the load class, height (=length) and DN size is added to the code.
  • Information about the height (=length) and DN size is added to the code for foot supports in accordance with the PSK7364 standard.
  • Using the Flow system
    • A new item is always created in Flow if the item is identified by the given dimensions, for example when the same support is added as otherwise the same but with a different height.
    • If the dimensions of the support or its sub-part are changed, when using the Flow system, the item code changes and a new item is always created in the system if a support with the same code is not already found.