Bend Rule

Overview

This section provides a brief overview of the Bend Rule tables.

The Bend Rule table allows you to create links between Piping & Tubing Design and Knowledge Rules. Knowledge Rules can input only one resource table. The Bend Rule table is a summary of all design rules tables plus additional attributes that may have to be checked

In Data Setup, this table should be assigned to:

when using file-based tables, the Bend Rule item in the resource table of Piping/Tubing Design Resources.
when using Engineering Specification objects, a specification in the resource table of Piping/Tubing Specification Resources.

Table Description

This section describes the customization options of the Bend Rule tables.

File-Based Table

A typical Bend Rule file-based table is shown below.


V_Standard (string)	DS_Material (string)	V_NominalSize (string)	V_OutsideDiameter	V_WallThickness	V_Rating (string)	DS_BendRadius	DS_MinTangentLength	DS_MinGripLength	DS_MachineNumber (string)
SSTL	Aluminum	1/4in	0.25in	0.049in	1500#	0.5in	1in	0.863in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	5/16in	0.313in	0.049in	1500#	0.626in	1in	0.863in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	3/8in	0.375in	0.049in	1500#	0.75in	1.125in	1.062in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	1/2in	0.5in	0.065in	1500#	1in	1.5in	1.13in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	5/8in	0.625in	0.065in	1500#	1.25in	1.875in	1.278in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	3/4in	0.75in	0.065in	1500#	1.5in	2.25in	1.427in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	1in	1in	0.065in	1500#	2in	3in	1.709in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	1 1/4in	1.25in	0.065in	1500#	2.5in	3.75in	2.013in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	1 1/2in	1.5in	0.083in	1500#	3in	4.5in	2.318in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	2in	2in	0.083in	1500#	4in	6in	2.5in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	2 1/2in	2.5in	0.095in	1500#	5in	7.5in	2.75in	Machine-1
SSTL	Aluminum	3in	3in	0.095in	1500#	6in	9in	3in	Machine-1
SSTL	Nickel	1/4in	0.25in	0.035in	1500#	0.75in	1.5in	1.13in	Machine-1
SSTL	Nickel	5/16in	0.313in	0.035in	1500#	0.939in	1.5in	1.13in	Machine-1
SSTL	Nickel	3/8in	0.375in	0.035in	1500#	1.125in	1.5in	1.13in	Machine-1
SSTL	Nickel	1/2in	0.5in	0.035in	1500#	1.5in	2in	1.13in	Machine-1
SSTL	Nickel	5/8in	0.625in	0.095in	4000#	1.875in	2.25in	1.427in	Machine-1
SSTL	Nickel	3/4in	0.75in	0.049in	1500#	2.25in	3in	1.709in	Machine-1

To customize the table, enter a line in the spreadsheet for each standard and nominal size in every material you use.


Parameter	Type	Importance	Input / Output	Description
V_Standard	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
DS_Material	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_NominalSize	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_OutsideDiameter	Number		Input
V_WallThickness	Number		Input
V_Rating	String		Input
DS_BendRadius	Number		Output	Nominal Bend Radius
DS_MinTangentLength	Number		Output
DS_MinGripLength	Number		Output	Grip Length
DS_MachineNumber	String	Optional	Output

Engineering Specification Table

A typical Bend Rule Engineering Specification table is shown below:


Material	Nominal Size	Outside Diameter	Wall Thickness	Rating	Bend Radius	Minimum Straight Length	Minimum Grip Length
Aluminum	1/4in	0.25in	0.049in	1500#	0.5in	1in	0.863in
Aluminum	5/16in	0.313in	0.049in	1500#	0.626in	1in	0.863in
Aluminum	3/8in	0.375in	0.049in	1500#	0.75in	1.125in	1.062in
Aluminum	1/2in	0.5in	0.065in	1500#	1in	1.5in	1.13in
Aluminum	5/8in	0.625in	0.065in	1500#	1.25in	1.875in	1.278in
Aluminum	3/4in	0.75in	0.065in	1500#	1.5in	2.25in	1.427in
Aluminum	1in	1in	0.065in	1500#	2in	3in	1.709in
Aluminum	1 1/4in	1.25in	0.065in	1500#	2.5in	3.75in	2.013in
Aluminum	1 1/2in	1.5in	0.083in	1500#	3in	4.5in	2.318in
Aluminum	2in	2in	0.083in	1500#	4in	6in	2.5in
Aluminum	2 1/2in	2.5in	0.095in	1500#	5in	7.5in	2.75in
Aluminum	3in	3in	0.095in	1500#	6in	9in	3in
Nickel	1/4in	0.25in	0.035in	1500#	0.75in	1.5in	1.13in
Nickel	5/16in	0.313in	0.035in	1500#	0.939in	1.5in	1.13in
Nickel	3/8in	0.375in	0.035in	1500#	1.125in	1.5in	1.13in
Nickel	1/2in	0.5in	0.035in	1500#	1.5in	2in	1.13in
Nickel	5/8in	0.625in	0.095in	4000#	1.875in	2.25in	1.427in
Nickel	3/4in	0.75in	0.049in	1500#	2.25in	3in	1.709in

The columns definitions are as follow:


Column Name	Column Type	Link to Table	Link to Column
Material	Material	Piping Minimum Straight length	Material
Nominal Size	Nominal size	Piping Minimum Straight length	Nominal size
Outside Diameter	Length	Piping Minimum Straight length	Outside diameter
Wall Thickness	Length	-	-
Rating	String	Rating	Rating
Bend Radius	Length	-	-
Minimum Tangent Length	Length	Piping Minimum Straight length	Minimum straight length
Minimum Grip Length	Length	-	-

The table has the following attributes:

Standard
Max temperature
Min temperature
Max pressure
Min pressure
Fluid
Fluid Category

Sample Resource File

This section explains where to find the sample resource file.

The default location of XXX_XXX_BendingRules.xls is

..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\Specification\

and then the relevant specification, such as SS150R.

Note: The app optional content is not automatically installed along with the code. Contact your administrator if you must install the files you need. For more information, see Install Optional Content. You can also see Installation and Setup:Install: 3DEXPERIENCE Platform: Installing 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Services for the First Time: Installing Services One-by-One: Native Apps: Installing Native Apps: Installing a Native App.

Where Used


Used in this app	When	Is seen as
Piping & Tubing 3D Design	Routing pipes	Unseen - filters the catalog