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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.
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.
2 · Design
Create or import the design the survey will be checked against.
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
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
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
4 · Analysis
Compare survey against design and understand the errors.
Tools
Reference
5 · Deliverables
Produce and verify the final output.
Specific structures
Specialist applications beyond standard spools.
▶ Video library – step-by-step training videos for automet® Fab. Watch the videos →
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.