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automet® Fab Guide

Reference for trained users – from equipment setup through to the final deliverable.

Training is delivered in person before software access is granted; this guide supports trained users.

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Workflow

Follow the stages in order, or jump straight to the one you need. For the full step-by-step process see The Integrity Loop.

1 · Equipment & Setup

Get your instrument, PC and survey devices ready.

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• Equipment
• Instrument and PC Setup
• Survey Devices
• automet® FAB - Download
• automet® FAB - Dongle

• Taking Care of Equipment
• Survey Device Set
• Type 1 (Bar 1) Survey Device
• Type 4 Survey Device
• Type 7 Survey Device
• Type 8 Survey Device
• Type 9 Survey Device
• Type 10 Survey Device
• Type 11 Survey Device
• Prism Ball

2 · Design

Create or import the design the survey will be checked against.

• Design New
• Open / Edit / Import from CAD
• The Concept
• Co-ordinate System
• Schematic

Geometry

• Line Geometry
• Branch Geometry
• Flange Geometry
• Horizontal Centre-Line Direction (Azimuth)
• Vertical Centre-Line Direction (Zenith)

Components

• Elbows (Bends)
• Flanges
• Flange Misalignment
• Flange Mitres for Pipe Falls
• Reducers
• Tees
• Pipe Connections
• Fitting Connections
• Break Flanges
• Penetrations
• Marks

Editing & database

• Edit Flanges
• Edit Fittings
• Transform in Design
• Database Fittings
• Overriding the Flange Database

3 · Survey

Capture measurements in the fab shop or on site.

• General Survey Concept
• Before Starting to Capture
• Run Survey
• Capture Settings and Buttons
• Site vs. Fab Survey

Starting out

• Start New or Continue Existing Survey
• How to Continue an Existing Survey
• Enter a Surveyor Name
• Loading a Design File
• Survey Stages
• Selecting What to Measure
• System Calibration
• Start Point
• Orientation Point (OP)

Fabrication shop

• Stage – Tack Weld
• Stage – Post Weld
• Stop Points at Bulkheads
• Survey a Flange in a Fab Shop

Site (in-situ)

• Stage – In Situ
• Site Survey
• Site (In-Situ) Flange Survey
• Open Tie-In Survey
• Bolted-up Hubs
• Bolted-Up Override

Moving the instrument

• Multiple Setup Surveys
• Control Capture Methods
• Move the Survey Instrument
• Control Point Traffic Light System

Measurement topics

• The Context of Flange Measurement
• Changing the Device Type
• Prism Ball Flange Measurement Conditions
• Prism Ball Back-Point Location
• automet® FAB - D-Point Coverage
• Circle Fits
• Shoe & Trunnion Base Plate Measurement
• Non-Round Flanges
• Non-standard Pipe-flange Measurement

4 · Analysis

Compare survey against design and understand the errors.

• The Analysis Concept
• Main Menu Details
• Vector Error Graphical Report
• QA Report
• Text Report

Tools

• Fit
• Fit Preference
• Analysis Tools (Fab shop)
• Analysis Fit (Site survey)

Reference

• Orientation or Bolt-Hole Rotation-Error Reference
• Tubular Frames and Nodes
• Flange and/or Hub Intersection Point Calculation
• Correct installation of straight spool using a marked orientation point
• Bolthole Reference Variations

5 · Deliverables

Produce and verify the final output.

• How to Create a Deliverable
• Deliverable Setups
• How to Cross Check the Deliverable
• Deliverable Reports (Design)

Specific structures

Specialist applications beyond standard spools.

• Welded Plate Attachments
• Pressure Vessels
• Skid Frames
• Monopiles
• Tubular Frames and Nodes

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Worked examples

Full start-to-finish surveys.

• Bobbin Spool
• Vertical Spool with Trunnion
• Spool with Branch
• Spool without Flanges
• Creating a Deliverable

Troubleshooting & reference

When something doesn't look right.

• Error and Information Messages
• Lock Lost
• Integrity Checking
• Battery Level and Connection Status
• File Types
• Version Updates