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Defines the required content and layout structure of the weight and center -of-gravity printed output summary file.

The input definition for this section is in three separate parts:

SUMMARY-FILES-TITLES

The SUMMARY-FILE-TITLES section heading is followed by the title data. There are two different types of title data information items:

  1. Variable user-defined descriptive title text, such as PROJECT NO. or AREA REF.

  2. Fixed data items. These are standard keywords or equivalent I/D numbers that are used to describe a required data field. They are written inside single quotation marks ( ' ' ) to distinguish them from the variable user-defined title text.

The two types are used together to make-up the required file heading. The following rules apply to the title data section SUMMARY-FILE-TITLES text:

  • Both user-specified descriptive title text and fixed keyword text are positioned in the output file on the exact line and in the column position at which they are input.

  • User-defined descriptive title text can be written in upper- or lower- case characters and is re-produced as specified in this respect.

  • Fixed data items can be defined either as keywords written in upper-case characters and enclosed in single quotes, or can be represented by their standard text record numbers (inside single quotes).

  • Empty lines for spacing purposes are created by the instruction Blank.

  • Use the characters ' ' in conjunction with the word PAGE to obtain page numbers. For example, PAGE ' ' automatically produces PAGE 1, PAGE 2, and so on, at the top of each printed output page.

SUMMARY-FILE-COLUMN-HEADINGS

The SUMMARY-FILE-COLUMN-HEADINGS section heading is followed by the column headings data (this section is optional). All column headings data are reported in the output file exactly as it is specified in the FDF. The text should be positioned to suit the data items layout that follows it.

SUMMARY-FILE-DATA-ITEMS

The SUMMARY-FILE-DATA-ITEMS section heading is followed by the data item entries. Each data item entry in this part of the FDF is input using either two, three, or five parameters, depending on the type of data item being specified.

  • C of G with a vertical layout uses three parameters.

  • C of G with a horizontal layout uses five parameters.

  • All others including weight output use two parameters.

The first part is a keyword that must be enclosed in single quotes ( ' ' ).

Typical entries appear as shown in the example below:

Most keywords have an equivalent numeric identifier which can be used as an alternative to the text. For example, the numeric equivalent of PIPELINE-REFERENCE is -6.

Numbers, when used, must also be enclosed by single quotes ' '.

Character justification letters:

  • L specifies left justification.

  • R specifies right justification.

  • N specifies the number (the column position in this case is the decimal).

  • V specifies vertical output.

E3252
N1020
EL -1566

  • H specifies horizontal output   

E3252 N1020 EL -1566

You only use the V and H parameters on center-of-gravity (CoG) output data because this type of data has three output values, not one, and their output layout direction must be specified. The V parameter gives an automatic vertical layout. However, where horizontal justification is specified, an extra starting column information must be given, one for each center-of-gravity output value, as shown in the following example:

'COFG-POSITION-DRY' 44 58 72 L H

The following table lists the data items that are available for output in the WEIGHT/COFG-SUMMARYFILE.

Key Name

Equivalent I/D Number

Equivalent I/D Number

AREA or BATCH

-10

-10

COFG-POSITION-DRY

-714

-714

COFG-POSITION-DRY
+INSU

-715

-715

COFG-POSITION-WET

-716

-716

COFG-POSITION-WET
+INSU

-717

-717

DATE

-14

-14

DRG

ERECTION-WEIGHT-
DRG

-706

-706

ERECTION-WEIGHT-
PIPELINE

-719

-719

FABRICATION-WEIGHT-DRG

-705

-705

FABRICATION-
WEIGHT-PIPELINE

-718

-718

INSULATION-SPEC

-15

-15

OFFSHORE-WEIGHT-
DRG

 -707

 -707

OFFSHORE-WEIGHT-
PIPELINE

-720

-720

PIPELINE-REFERENCE

-6

-6

PIPING-SPEC

-11

-11

PROJECT-IDENTIFIER

-9

-9

REVISION

-8

-8

SPECIFIC-GRAVITY

-18

-18

SYSTEM-REFERENCE

-25

-25

TOTAL-DRY-WEIGHT-
DRG

-704

-704

TOTAL-DRY-WEIGHT-
PIPELINE

-711

-711

TOTAL-INSULATION-
WEIGHT

 -713

 -713

TOTAL-WET-WEIGHT

 -712

 -712

If a -143 Specific Gravity File (SGF) is present, then values from that file will be used in preference to any specific gravity value found in an IDF -18 record (see table above).

Consider the following example:

  • The name of the output C of G summary file is specified in Drawing Manager.Reports.

  • Also, the Drawing Manager.Drawing Generation.Centre of Gravity properties control the data generated for center of gravity.