Standard Placement of Pre-Defined Support Frames
To place a pre-defined Support Frame, a standard procedure is used for most of the available components.
- Select a support option from the tool drawer.
-
Select the piping component to be supported.
The Properties dialog opens.
- When attaching to a structure, select the Steel to connect the support to.
- In the Properties dialog, select the specific component type from those provided in the Standard/Catalog drop list.
- Define additional properties for the component as necessary (See the placement options for the different support types).
- Use either the mouse, or the Path Placement Dialog to determine the precise location and rotation for the component.
Note: For component placed using the
Stretch Method
for placement, the Stretch dialog is displayed instead of the Path Placement dialog.
Note: While placing OpenPlant Support Engineering
supports, you are using referenced piping/structural/equipment models to help determine the location of the support component. Click Here for additional information on attaching the referenced model(s).