Penetration

You can insert a penetration component to the location where a pipe goes through a hull plate. This creates a hole request that can then be sent to the software that created the hull plate.

Note: Penetrations can also be inserted as onto-line or into-line parts, using the Insert > Component command on the Piping tab, but that does not create a hole request automatically.

Inserting a penetration

You can create a penetration for one or several pipes at the same time. If you want to create multiple penetrations along a single pipeline, make sure that Auto-select others in spool is enabled, so that the whole pipe gets selected.

Do the following:

  1. On the Piping tab, in the Penetration group, select Insert > Penetration.

  2. Pick a pipe that penetrates a hull plate. The pipe is highlighted in the model, and if the Show Selection (S) option is enabled in the context menu, the Selected Objects view opens, showing the selected pipe.

  3. You can continue to pick more pipes to the set. When you have picked all the pipes that you want to process, press Enter. If the tool finds places where a penetration component can be added, the following happens:

    • PlacePenetrationsView opens, showing a close-up view of the first intersection of the pipe and the plate, as well as the orientation of the penetration component in reference to the plate (only relevant for asymmetric components).

    • The Place Penetrations dialog opens, allowing you to insert a penetration component or make a hole that does not use a penetration component.

  4. You can click Browse to inspect the location in the model. Press Space or Esc to return to the dialog.

  5. If the displayed intersection does not require any penetration, click Skip to proceed to the next one.

  6. If you want to create a hole without inserting a penetration component in it, specify the diameter of the hole and click Make Hole.

  7. If you want to insert a penetration component, do the following:

    1. Define the penetration settings:

      • Other Face – An asymmetric penetration component can be inserted in two ways, so you must specify which side of the plate is the reference face. The detail view and the work views show an arrow that indicates the current reference face. To change the reference face, click Other Face.

      • Type of Penetration – Select the type of the penetration to create. The drop-down list only shows those types that the default specification of the current pipe supports. For more information on the different types, see Piping penetration types.

      • Diameter of Hole – Specify the diameter of the hole. The default value is retrieved from the dimensions of the pipe or the penetration component.

      • Include insulation in hole diameter – Select this option to create a larger hole that can also contain the insulation of the pipe.

      • Assign attributes to hole request – Select this option to assign attributes to the hole request.

    2. Click Create. The penetration component is inserted to the model, and it will function as a trigger object for the hole request.

    3. If the penetration component uses instance parameters, you are prompted to define the parameter values.

    4. You are prompted whether to accept the penetration. Select how to proceed:

      • Yes – A hole request is created, and the next possible location for a penetration is displayed.

      • No – The penetration parts are removed and you can create the penetration again.

    5. If you chose to assign attributes, the Edit Attributes dialog opens. Define the required attributes, and click OK.

  8. When all of the potential penetration locations in the selected pipes have been processed, the tool is automatically closed, and you can open the Hole Manager tool where you can see the new hole requests that you created and use the Request Update command to send them to the hull software. For more information, see Hole Manager.

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