Wraparound pipe footprints

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

The wraparound pipe footprint extension can be used to draw the footprints of connecting pipes in unwrapped part drawings.

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

To install the extension:

Download the Wraparound pipe footprints installation file from the Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
Run the installer.

To use the extension:

Launch Tekla Structures and open a model with drawings.
Click the Applications & components button

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in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
Search for Wraparound pipe footprints

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and then double-click to open it.
Open a wraparound drawing or select one or more wraparound drawings in the drawing list.
Set the properties for creating pipe footprints and click Create Footprints.
Footprints will be created in the currently open drawing or in the drawings selected in the drawing list.

Property	Description
Number of segments	This defines how many points around the attaching pipe will be used to create the footprint.
Outer contour	Check the box to create contours based on the outer diameter of the attaching pipe.
Inner contour	Check the box to create contours based on the inner diameter of the attaching pipe.
Color	Defines the color of the line for the outer and inner contours.
Type	Defines the line type of the outer and inner contours.

This creates footprints for connecting pipes by checking the welds between the parts. It will only create a footprint when the unwrapped part is the main part of the weld and the attaching part is the secondary part.
Only full footprints of connecting pipes are created; fittings and cuts are not considered when calculating the footprint. See the example below.

This application is only designed to work with unwrapped (workshop form) single part drawings.
The unwrapped view is assumed to be the Front view.
The view cannot be rotated at the time the application is run. It can be rotated after the application has been used.
If shortening is used in the drawing view, it may cause the footprint to be hidden as it may be drawn into the shortened area.
This tool will erase any previous footprints is has drawn when run a second time in a drawing.