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6 Days Piping

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3D Piping with Mech-Q

Day 1: Setting Up for Success

Welcome to the first day of the 6 Days of Piping Class! Today, we’re preparing everything before diving into Mech-Q.

What We’ll Cover:

  • Configure essential 3D Piping and BOM settings.
  • Enable the Weld Gap option for Carbon Steel, Butt Welded Fittings.
  • Allow Mech-Q to manage layers automatically.

Day 2: Drawing 3D Pipe and Fittings

What We’ll Cover:

  • Create pipes and fittings using Mech-Q.
  • Learn two routing methods for piping:
    1. A flexible method for various fittings and connections.
    2. An alternate method using the simple routing tool for auto-inserting elbows.

Day 3: Creating the Bill of Materials (BOM)

What We’ll Cover:

  • Create two BOM files for importing into Excel.
  • Label pipe and fittings in the drawing:
    • Pipe: Circle bubbles.
    • Fittings: Hexagon bubbles.
  • Use the Tangential Option to group bubbles side by side.

Day 4: Dimensioning and Annotating

What We’ll Cover:

  • Use the Customized Centermark Option for centerlines.
  • Dimension the drawing using the 3D Dimensioning Tool.
  • Annotate with the 2D/3D Leader Tool for labeling pipe spools.

Day 5: Setting Up Paperspace

What We’ll Cover:

  • Insert the BOM schedule into Paperspace.
  • Adjust colors and line widths for a shaded drawing ready for printing.

Day 6: Printing and Finalizing

What We’ll Cover:

  • Print the project and save it as a PDF.
  • Optional: Print directly to an office printer.

Congratulations on completing the 6-day class!

Overview

Main Points

√ Day 1 covers setting up 3D Piping and BOM settings, enabling Weld Gap, and configuring layer management.
√ Day 2 demonstrates creating pipes and fittings in 3D using flexible and auto-routing methods.
√ Day 3 explains generating BOM files, labeling pipes and fittings, and organizing bubbles with the Tangential Option.
√ Day 4 focuses on adding centermarks, dimensioning the drawing, and annotating pipe spools.
√ Day 5 includes inserting the BOM into Paperspace and adjusting colors and line widths for printing.
√ Day 6 teaches how to save the project as a PDF and print it for distribution.