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Schematic Consistency Check Report
About the Schematic Consistency Check Report
The Schematic Consistency Check report provides information about the correctness of a 3D piping model against its 2D schematic information stored within the 3D model or in an XML file. Reports can be generated for all typical pipeline configurations in a complex piping design.
The report is generated by comparing the schematic information and the information of the 3D model.
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You can use this functionality only if:
The piping_schematic_driven configuration option is set to yes.
The piping design mode is spec-driven.
To specify an absolute path to be used as the start location for the XML file selection and look-up, set the piping_schematic_xml_dir configuration option to the required path. The default path for the XML file is the Creo Parametric working directory.
To generate an accurate report, you should designate as many 3D fittings, equipment, and branch points as possible.
To Create a Schematic Consistency Check Report
1. Click Piping Info. The Report Pipeline dialog box opens.
2. Click , or select Schematic Check as the Type to check pipelines for schematic consistency. The Schematic Consistency Check dialog box opens.
3. Under Pipeline Selection Option, do one of the following:
Select a pipeline or pipelines directly from the graphics area, model tree, or from the piping system tree. The 3D model will be checked against the schematic information stored within the 3D model.
All the selected pipelines appear in the box under Select pipeline(s).
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If you select a pipeline that is not designated, a warning appears and the selection is not made.
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Select From XML File and click to browse to the required XML file. The 3D model will be checked against the schematic information stored in the XML file.
Click to select an XML file.
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Use the piping_schematic_xml_dir configuration option to change the default directory path for selecting the XML file.
All pipelines present in both the XML file and the model appear in the Schematic Pipelines box.
Click to select all pipelines or manually select required pipelines.
Click to clear the box.
4. After selecting the pipelines, do one of the following:
Click OK to generate the Consistency Check Report for the selected pipelines in a separate window, and close the Schematic Consistency Check dialog box.
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Click Apply to generate the Consistency Check Report in a separate window, then continue checking the schematic consistency of other pipelines.
5. Click Cancel to cancel the operation and close the dialog box.
Schematic Consistency Check Report
The Schematic Consistency Check report is generated by comparing the schematic information from the 2D design and the 3D pipeline model information.
The following events occur during schematic consistency checking:
The schematic pipeline is divided into multiple extensions.
The 3D pipeline is divided into multiple extensions.
Each 3D extension is identified and matched to the appropriate schematic extension.
The FROM, TO, PIPE, FITTING, SEGMENT, and segment parameters SIZE and SPEC on each schematic extension are compared to and matched against the 3D extension.
The comparison results are presented, extension by extension, in a Schematic Consistency Check report.
The report has four columns:
Key—The items or names to compare.
Schematic Info—The names of the schematic items or values to compare.
Status—The result of the comparison.
Status Value
Description
Note
( ) Blank space
The schematic item or parameter matches the corresponding 3D item or parameter.
(+) Plus sign
The item is absent from the schematic diagram, but present in the 3D model.
The corresponding Schematic Info cell is blank.
(-) Minus sign
The item is present in the schematic diagram, but absent from the 3D model.
The corresponding Model Info cell is blank.
(X) character
The value of the schematic parameter does not match its corresponding 3D parameter.
Model Info—The names of the 3D items or values to compare.
If schematic information does not match a corresponding 3D model series, it is listed separately (under Series in Schematic Pipeline not matched in Model).
A Schematic Consistency Check Report contains information in the following sequence:
General pipeline information (Mnemonic, Number, Size, and Spec). Each pipeline in the report is delineated by a continuous dotted line. Extensions are separated by a blank line.
Information related to the main extension, followed by data for each branch extension. Branch extensions are identified by the BRxx DETAILS string, where xx is the extension number.
The connected series and the constituent components within each extension are reported in the flow direction and the sequence in which they appear on the pipeline.
Each Key is reported in its own row.
Example: Schematic Consistency Check
This example shows a comparison between a 2D schematic diagram and the 3D model. After creating the schematic diagram using Routed Systems Designer, the schematic information was exported to an XML file. Spec-Driven Piping was used to create an equivalent 3D piping model.
The schematic diagram from Creo Schematics is shown here:
The 3D piping model is shown next. Note the extra reducer colored cyan to the right of the tee. These discrepancies appear in the report.
Click or Info > Piping to compare the 3D model with the schematic information in the XML file. The resulting Schematic Consistency Check Report is shown below:
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KEY
SCHEMATIC INFO
STATUS
MODEL INFO
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PIPELINE
Leg-1
150A-MS-STEAM-IP-1A
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
150A
150A
FROM
IC-1-PORT1
IC-1-PORT1
SEGMENT
Seg5
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
150A
150A
BRANCH
B1
B1 (BRAN)
SEGMENT
Seg10
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
150A
150A
FITTING
R1
R1
SEGMENT
Seg6
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
80A
80A
FITTING
R2
R2
SEGMENT
Seg7
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
50A
50A
FITTING
GV1
GV1
FITTING
CV1
CV1
SEGMENT
Seg9
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
50A
50A
BRANCH
T1
T1 (BRAN)
SEGMENT
Seg2
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
50A
50A
FITTING
+
CRED
SEGMENT
+
PIPE
TO
IC-2-PORT0
IC-2-PORT0
BR1 DETAILS
FROM
B1
B1 (BRAN)
SEGMENT
Seg1
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
25A
25A
FITTING
R3
R3
SEGMENT
Seg11
PIPE
SPEC
ms
ms
SIZE
15A
15A
TO
NOZ-1-PORT0
NOZ-1-PORT0
BR2 DETAILS
FROM
+
STEAM-IP-1B
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