FURTHER PIPEIQ™ CAPABILITIES
Creating a Project
To create a project select New from the File menu or click on the
toolbar .
The New Project dialog box appears .
In the File Name box, type the name of the project, and then click
Save .
The PipeIQ™ project file is created.
A project can comprise a site, buildings, floors, and devices. When
creating a project, these items are created by default; they must
be defined before designing the pipe layout. For information on
configuring elements on a site, see the PipeIQ™ Help (select
PipeIQ™ Help from the Help menu .
Note: It is possible to add new buildings, floors and devices to
a project after the initial site configuration is complete. Editing or
modifying a project is carried out in the Configuration mode; for
more information on adding elements to a project, refer to the
PipeIQ™ Help Menu .
Designing a Pipe Layout
To create an effective layout, the designer must have knowledge
of the following:
Local codes and standards for the site
Pipe network design
Creating layouts using drawing packages (e .g . AutoCAD
and similar tools producing DXF format files.
For more information on using the Pipe Design Application Tools,
see the PipeIQ™ Help Menu .
Creating Reports
PipeIQ™ can generate the following reports .
Configuration Reports
Event Log Report
Pipe Layout
Bill of Materials .
For more information on using the Report options, see the PipeIQ™
Help Menu .
PipeIQ™ Help
The online help is a guide through the PipeIQ™ application . The
Help opens in a separate window where it is possible to search and
navigate to information on different topics .
Select PipeIQ™ Help from the Help menu or press F1 . When you
press F1 the help topic for the active window is invoked .
Using Help - Navigation Pane (Left Pane)
This pane includes Contents, Search and Index tabs . Click on the
tab to access the content of each .
Index: This tab contains a multilevel list of keywords and keyword
phrases . To open a topic in the Display pane (Right pane) associated
with a keyword, double click the keyword . If the keyword is used in
more than one topic, a dialog box is displayed so you can select
the topic to view, and then click Display or double-click the topic.
Search: This tab helps you to search for a topic or content . Type
the word to search and press Enter on the keyboard . The list of
topics is displayed below . Double click the topic to show it in the
Display pane .
Contents: This tab lists the Table of Contents that contains
categorized books and pages . When you double click a closed
book it opens to display its topics, and when you click an open
book it closes . Double click a topic to show it in the Display pane .
D200-100-00
Using Help - Display Pane (Right Pane)
The Display pane on the right of the online help displays the
content for the selected topic .
Blue Underlined Text Indicates a link to a different topic .
Green Italicized Text Indicates a link to more information or
images in the same topic. Re-click the link to hide the information
or image .
software)
®
5
I56-3888-005
Need help?
Do you have a question about the FAAST LT and is the answer not in the manual?