Insert a gasket - CADWorx - Help

1. Click Gasket .

2. Click to select a starting point, such as the end of a pipe. Alternatively, press ENTER to select the last point of the previously-placed component.

3. Click in the required direction.

   The software inserts a gasket at the selected location.

The same procedure can be used to place ring type joints. The data files for rings have an extra column, which indicates the ring number. The gasket routine senses this additional column, and adds this ring number to the Bill of Materials description. The distance between the faces of adjoining flanges (under compression) is used in this file instead of the actual depth of the ring.

You can set the software to automatically add Gaskets when needed by changing the Apply Gasket Insertion Rule in Piping Rules under Setup .