Pipes & Fittings

[ReMark]

Have you even worked in 3D?

How complex were you planning on getting with this soap factory? I work for a small specialty chemical manufacturing company and I can tell you that creating tanks, piping, motor, pumps and valves is no simple task. Of course, with the right program (one that includes many of the necessary "parts" already pre-made) the task would be a bit easier.

[pato]

OK, I get the message..
Well, the level of complexity is that of giving all the pipes and valves messures, tanks, pumps, fans, the power of them, and other things but is not compulsory to make it 3D (We are not thaught that in faculty.)
I was maybe fooled with hope that making it 3D would be pice of cake by watching some tutorials in youtub but it's true that complexity increase easily when we are in 3D.
So, I will again consider 2D somehow
Nevertheles, I will enrole myself in a course of AutoCAD because it's passionating everything it can be done if we know how!

Thankyou very much ReMark
Thanks for yours quik answers

[ReMark]

Doing this in 2D then will require a floor plan for locating your major equipment and piping relative to the building. Then you'll have to include a couple of interior elevations. Do you know what I am talking about?

[pato]

I'm not sure. (because of the language barier) But I guess yes.
The elevations are the stores. Which in our case are about 4 stores.

[ReMark]

Yes, the "stories" or "levels". You would have to show the elevations in a couple of different directions as your piping changes. Doing all that in 2D is a task that requires some attention to detail because you could show a pipe at the wrong elevation (height) or location when changing direction. That's why doing it in 3D makes more sense. But I doubt you are ready for that?

When is this project due?

[pato]

In July we have to rend a general lay out. That is, without all the piping and details. Just the spaces the machines in their place, the boiler, the product storage but not the piping nor details. In November we have to have the last version with all details.

[pato]

Sorry. When I wrote rend, I meant deliver, give to the professors.

[ReMark]

Then I suggest you look for 2D piping blocks for all your valves and fittings. Sources for these types of blocks can vary from manufacturers, companies that specialize in creating block libraries, and even other CAD users who upload their blocks to AutoCAD-related websites and make them available as free downloads. You may even be able to find some of the equipment you need, like pumps, from the same sources. Tanks you'll have to draw up on your own since their size and configuration can vary widely. You'll also have to consider the building itself. Will you be showing any of the structural components? How about platforms, walkways and/or pipe trestles?

[pato]

Yes, we will have to show the structural components, platforms and everything. But that will come alone.
By now then, I'm like in your quote from The Police ...

Thankyou again!

[ReMark]

Bye now Pato.

Yes, the quote from the Police is certainly appropriate for a help site like this.

Good luck in your project. If and when you have any further questions just return to CADTutor and start a new thread.

You're entirely welcomed my friend.