CHAPTER 12

12 Special Supports

This chapter explains how to create a Special support.

12.1 When is a support a special?

A Special support is one of the following:

 A support that does not conform to any available framework template shape.

 A support that uses a different steelwork size to those available via default creation.

12.2 Creating a Special

Select Special Support from the Create category located on the SUPPORTS tab.

A Special Support is a framework support that has a configuration of steelwork not available in any of the
standards available within the Supports module

The available options to create a special support are.

 Multi Discipline Support

 HVAC Support

 Racking Support

 From Existing Supports

A Special Support can be created in several ways:

12.2.1 Support Ancillary only

An ancillary only Special will be created if one of the following types are used initially.

 Multi Discipline Support

 HVAC Support

 Racking Support

The User is responsible for creating the supporting steelwork, this can be done using the Structures
application or by the use of a Project Special.

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12.2.2 Project Special Support

Project specials are pre-defined Support Templates stored in various application data worlds called
APPLDW/SUPPORT/FRAMES/SPECIALS/<suffix>.

The piping project specials are contained in the PIPE zone of the application data world. The HVAC project
specials are contained in the HVAC zone of the application data world. The cable tray project specials are
contained in the Tray zone of the application data world.

When a Project Special is selected the Project Special Template is copied into
the existing special support.

This speeds up the process of creating a special support with a complicated

configuration and can be used repeatedly on a project.

12.2.3 Creating a Special from Existing Supports

Special Support > From Existing Support, creates a special

support from existing supports, you can select the supports to
be used.

Select From Existing Supports from the Special Support

Button of the Create group on the SUPPORT Tab

Existing Supports can be selected and combined into a new

Special Support.

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12.3 Special – Multi Discipline Support – A Worked Example

Add pipe 02200-B-42 belonging to ZONE-PIPING-AREA02-

WORKSHOP to the 3D view.

Set the support creation zone to ZONE-SUPPORTS-AREA02-

WORKSHOP from the Storage area

Click the Special Support button.

From the displayed drop-down menu, select the Type of Multi-Discipline

Support.

This option helps to create all the support ancillaries on the pipes to be
supported with this Special support.

A message on the top centre of the screen will prompt the user to Identify tube of datum pipe.

Select the tube between the Reducer and the Flange of the BRAN 02200-B-42/B2 by graphical selection.

The Ancillary Selection form is displayed.

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Select XAT03 – Clamp on pipe shoe for N.B. ¾” to 20” and click the OK button.

The selected ancillary is created and positioned downstream of the previous piping component to the position
selected and the Support Editor form is displayed.

As shown below, the STRU element containing the FRMW element

is created as a place holder ready for the creation of the steelwork.

It can be seen that most of the buttons on the Support Editor

form have been greyed out as they are not appropriate for use on
a Special support.

The support can be renamed by entering the new support name

in the Name text box, or the user may use the Auto Naming
functionality as previously explained.

Enter the name A-SPECIAL-1 into the Name text box.

Using the Distance option on the Support Editor form, position

the Ancillary in the distance of 5000 from the Reducer.

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12.3.1 Creation of a Special Support using ‘Copy Project Special’ button

Following options are available on the Special section of the

Additional tab of the Support Editor form to create the
steelwork members.

 Copy Project Special

 Include Section into Special

There are two options available on the Additional tab of the Support Editor form to create the steelwork
members from a Project Special Support Template, and they are controlled by the two buttons shown below.

Copy Section Copy Project Special.

Click the Copy Project Special button to invoke the form shown below.

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This form allows the user to copy a special template from the project special templates available for different
disciplines stored in separate ZONES in THE Application Data World typically
/SUPPORT/FRAMES/SPECIALS/BS :

The Application Data Worlds and Zone names are mandatory in

SUPPORTS for example:

 SUPPORTS/SPECIALS/BS/PIPE

 SUPPORTS/SPECIALS/BS/TRAY

 SUPPORTS/SPECIALS/BS/HVAC

 SUPPORTS/SPECIALS/BS/LIGHTING

If the discipline ZONE exists, in this case /SUPPORT/FRAMES/SPECIALS/BS, the STRU elements in the
zone will be displayed as shown in the form earlier. Otherwise the user will be informed that the zone
SUPPORTS /SPECIALS/BS/PIPE does not exist and the ‘Copy Project Special’ operation is aborted. If the
zone exists but NO STRU elements exist in the zone, an empty list on the form will be displayed.

From the Select Project Special Template form, select

Wall Mounted Support 152x89 Channel.

Dismiss the Select Project Special Template Form.

The template members from under the project special

template are copied to the current SUPPORTS special
structure.

 The Framework can be rotated as required.

Users may now use the standard AVEVA E3D Structures module to add any new members required on the
support, modify and/or delete any of the existing structure members etc… to complete the design of the
Support required.

 Users who have write access to the database zones owned by the Application Data World typically
/SUPPORT/FRAMES/SPECIALS/BS, can create their own SUPPORTS Project Special structural
templates in the discipline specific zones for use by users of the SUPPORTS application in the AVEVA
E3D project.

The idea of the Supports project special templates is for users to create a special support with some steelwork
members very quickly and if necessary complete the design of the support in the standard AVEVA E3D
Structures module.

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12.3.2 Creation of Special members from ‘Copy Section’ button

The Copy Section button shown below allows users to copy any steelwork member from the current Supports
Special template, on all Special supports and not just those created via the Copy Project Special option.

Clicking the Copy Section button prompts the user to ‘Identify

section to copy’. On selection of a steelwork member of the
current Special support the user is advised that the ‘Identified
section has been copied & moved up 300mm and named
</supportname/STRU-Vnn>.

Select and Modify the existing Special created previously.

Click the Copy Section button.

Users may copy as many steelwork members as required,

and if necessary use the standard AVEVA E3D Structures
module to complete the design of the Special support.

Click Apply on the Support Editor form to finish the support creation process and to run the Health Check.

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12.4 Creation of HVAC Support from ‘Copy Project Special’ button

There are several predefined Project Special HVAC templates supplied at this release to complement the
existing standard SUPPORTS HVAC templates available.

Add HVAC WORKSHOP_AC-SUPPLY to the

3D view it can be found in the Site SITE-HVAC-
AREA02.

Click the Special Support button.

From the displayed drop-down menu, select the Create option of

HVAC Support.

The user is prompted to Identify HVAC section of datum HVAC.

Select the HVAC as shown.

From the Ancillary Selection form, Select

XRT02- HVAC Rest.

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A temporary lollipop is positioned on the HVAC and the

Support Editor form is displayed.

Enter A-HVAC-SPECIAL into the Name text field.

Click the Copy Project Special button in the Additional tab (shown in the image above).

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Clicking this button when an HVAC Special support is being created will invoke a form, shown below,
displaying the list of available HVAC project special supports. The generated list is dependent on whether the
HVAC Straight (STRT) component to be supported is insulated or not, and the setting at the UDA :MDSRange
of the STRU element at each of the HVAC project special templates:

Select Type 1 for S S Duct. 50×50×5 Angle, 102×51 RSC.

The HVAC template members from under the project

special template are copied to the current
SUPPORTS special structure.

Dismiss the Select Project Special Template Form

Click Apply on the Support Editor form to finish the

support creation process and to run the Health
Check.

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12.5 Special Creation - From Existing Supports

In the example below two framework supports XFT09 and XFT14 are combined together into a Special.

Create and display two Multi-discipline Supports as

shown.

From the Model Explorer, add the following items

to the 3D view:

Pipes 02200-B-43 & 02200-B-44

Tray CTRAY-WORKSHOP

HVAC WORKSHOP_AC-SUPPLY

Framework AREA02_WS_AXIS_WS.2

Set the support creation zone to ZONE-

SUPPORTS-AREA02-WORKSHOP from the
Storage area.

Create an FT09 Support east of pipe BRAN 02200-

B-43/B1 TEE1, create framework supports for the
associated CWAY, HVAC and 2 Pipe branches.

Also create an FT14 Support on pipe BRAN 02200-

B-43/B2 as shown.

Now the two existing supports will be merged to

create a single special support.

Click the Special Support button.

From the displayed drop-down menu, select the Create option of From
Existing Supports

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A new support with a new number is created and the

Support Editor form is displayed.

Enter the name A-SPECIAL-2 into the Name text box.

Select each framework support one by one and add

them to the list by Add Support or Add by Cursor. A
minimum of one support must be selected.

The Support List to Create a Special section of the

Support Editor form is populated with the added
support.

By default, datum anci of the first support identified

(here A-FT09) is used as the datum anci of the special
support.

This can be modified by selecting the support from the

list and clicking on the Use Selected Support as
Master button.

Once all the supports required are added, click the

Apply button.

A conformation message (shown on the right) is displayed

Click on the Yes button if there is no need to make any

changes in the list.

The support is now one Special and the existing names

(A-FT09 & A-FT14) have been removed from the
database.

 BEWARE! Creating a Special Support From Existing Supports’ is a ONE off operation. Once the
procedure has been completed, it cannot be reversed from within the Supports module. Therefore if there
is any doubt about combining the existing Supports into a Special Support, click the No button to cancel
the process.

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Exercise 11 – Special Supports

Using the above example create the following Special Supports:

1. Project Special on a Pipe.

2. Project Special on HVAC.

3. From Existing Supports.

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