From a Customer, with a response by our guest commentator, Bill McKenna
Art,
I'm hoping you can
help or direct this to someone else who can help. We are using AutoCAD
MEP 2008 and HydraCAD Version 50.1 Revision 2
The attached drawing
is having a problem with the OVERRIDE -> TEE -> "Groove-O-Let Sid
Out". I have various notes on this drawing indicating how I have
defined mains and lines for stocklisting. When using this override block
various errors show up in the stocklist on all (4) lines. Can you look at this and tell what the problem is?
On a side note it
looks as if the in OVERRIDE -> TEE -> "Groove-O-Let Sid Out",
"Groove-O-Let Bottom", "Groove-O-Let Top" all use standard
couplings. In the attached drawing I have inserted groove-o-lets with
firelock couplings. What override do we use for
groove-o-lets with firelock couplings?
Answer:
The V50 AutoLIST program is
slightly different from the V45. Many of the overrides
that were used in V45 as they are no longer required. The GOL outlets are one
of the areas that will see this change.
In the V45 there was a GOL
override for a Side outlet as well as Top and Bottom outlets. This was
required because V45 needed to define the type of outlet and the coupling
associated with the outlet when it was inserted at a riser nipple. Therefore,
the Top and Bottom GOL overrides needed to be set up for both STANDARD &
FIRELOCK grooved couplings. The Top and Bottom GOL overrides reported the
outlet type and the coupling on the riser nipple to HydraLIST.
In V50 the "Groove-O-Let
Sid Out" override is the only GOL override needed because the AutoLIST
program treats riser nipples differently. When you insert the override at
a riser nipple the command will ask if it should be inserted at the Top or
Bottom. The override should only report the outlet type at the end of the
riser nipple to HydraLIST. The listing tag inserted at the riser nipple
will define the material for the grooved coupling (STANDARD or FIRELOCK).
Note: If you use
"Groove-O-Let TOP" or "Groove-O-Let BOT" overrides in V50
AutoLIST an extra grooved coupling will be reported to HydraLIST.
In a future update you will see
a trimmed down override list and only be able to find a Welded Grooved Outlet
"GOL" TEE shape override. The Welded Grooved Outlet will
actually be a copy of the "Groove-O-Let Sid Out" with a new name in
the override list. For now use the "Groove-O-Let Sid Out" for
ALL Welded Grooved TEE Outlets in any position with any grooved coupling type.
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