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SmartPlant Foundation / SDx Version
10
I-Configure Version
6.0(2016)
Isogen Version
13.0(2016)
Smart Isometrics Version
7.0(2019)
Spoolgen Version
9.0(2019)

Interactive Spooling is a feature where spool identifiers are generated and made visible within the Spoolgen interface. After importing a piping data file, the software assigns a spool identifier that is visible in the Pipeline Explorer and in the graphical isometric view. As you modify the pipeline, the spool identifier dynamically updates. For example, if you place a site weld, then a new spool identifier is automatically created on the next fabrication component.

The example below shows the display of spool data in the Pipeline Explorer and the Graphics window using the basic default SGImport or Import style settings for spool properties. In the Pipeline Explorer (1), the software has generated a numeric spool ID (1, 2, and so on) for each spool. In the Graphics window (2), the software uses the default name (SPS), identifier (numeric), and enclosure type (square box) for each spool in the pipeline.

Project defaults control the automatic allocation of spool names when you import a pipeline into Spoolgen and name assignment of subsequent spools created during processing. The default spool naming method for a Spoolgen project uses the SGImport style properties to control the behavior of the software when defining a spool. For an IsogenDB project, the default spool naming method uses the Import style properties. These properties enable you to interactively control such things as the spool naming convention, how spool identifiers are allocated, and whether the software uses numeric or alphabetic spool IDs. You can define them using Isogen Configuration in I-Configure.

Isogen Configuration path

I-Configure Property

Value/Result

Spools > Settings > Spool Breaks > Limit to Erection/Offshore Unions only

Drawing.Format.
SeparateSpoolUnion

  • False suppresses creation of a spool ID when a union is present. This is the default setting.

  • True creates a spool ID.

Spools > Settings > Spool Identifiers > Allocation

Drawing.Format.SpoolID
Allocation

  • Allocate Lone IDs creates a spool ID if a single fabrication item exists. This is the default setting.

  • No Lone IDs suppresses creation of a spool ID.

Spools > Settings > Spool Identifiers > Sequence

Drawing.Format.
SpoolIDContinuation

  • True continues the spool identifier sequence onto each new sheet. This is the default setting.

  • False causes spool identifiers to re-commence at 1 on each new sheet.

Spools > Settings > Spool Identifiers > Length

Drawing.Format.SpoolID
Length

User-specified number that controls the length of the ID in characters.

Spools > Settings > Spool Identifiers > Prefix

Drawing.Format.SpoolPrefix

User-defined text string that is output as a prefix for the spool ID. For example, if the you enter Spool-, then the IDs are output as Spool-1, Spool-2, Spool-3, and so on.

Spools > Settings > Spool Identifiers > Type

Drawing.Format.SpoolIDType

  • Numeric outputs a numeric spool ID (1, 2, 3, and so on).

  • Alphabetic outputs an alpha character as the spool ID (A, B, C, and so on).

  • None turns off interactive spooling.

An alternative method to using SGImport or Import style settings is to Define spool import settings using a naming rule. The naming rule is a simple text string that specifies the spool prefix, the type of identifier (alpha or numeric), and the length of the spool identifier. The Spool Naming Rule property only functions if the value is defined as an attribute expression (in the project defaults). This includes defining the number of characters to be used for the length of the spool identifier. If Spool Naming Rule is not defined as an expression, the SPOOL-PREFIX property is used. For more information about creating an attribute expression, see Project Defaults and Attributes in the I-Configure Help.

The table below summarizes the behavior of the software during import depending on the Interactive Spooling setting and whether the imported piping data file contains spool identifiers.

Interactive Spooling Setting

Imported Spool IDs

Naming Method Used for Spools with IDs in the Import File

Naming Method Used for Spools without IDs in the Import File

Naming Method Used for Spool Created in Spoolgen

On

Keep

Original name as defined in import file

Spool Naming Rule

Spool Naming Rule

On

Clear

Spool Naming Rule

On

Assign Repeat Data

Original name as defined in import file

Off

Keep

Original name as defined in import file

Spool is not named

Spool is not named

Off

Clear

Spool is not named

Off

Assign Repeat Data

Original name as defined in import file