Quick guide

ARI-MyValve

Quick guide
ARI-myValve

A detailed user support can be found at the menu "Help"

You can use our website http://www.ari-armaturen.de/de/download/myvalve.html to check your
ARI-myValve version of timeliness and update it if necessary
(refer also to item 7.0 Version-check / update by Internet).
 

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1.0 About ARI-myValve

ARI-myValve is a program that helps you calculate your system components quickly, safely and
reliably.
For each selected product, it also generates the product data as well as various documents
(e.g. ordering data, spare part drawings, data sheets or operating instructions).

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2.0 Installation instructions

2.1 Network installation on Windows operating systems
ARI-myValve can be installed in two different ways.
In this Chapter we describe how to install ARI-myValve for using it on your PC on the Windows
operating system and in your network with Windows operating system.
If you like to work with ARI-myValve in your network, please copy the folder "ARImyValve" from
the DVD to a folder of your choice. The installation is completed now.

ARI-myValve can then be started in the

needed language version.

After the installation the program can be used with the CAD-Library which is integrated in the
program.

2.2 Local installation on Windows operating systems

To install the ARI-myValve calculation program, start the installation file
"setup_ARImyValve.exe" from the DVD.
Note: For installation you need administrator rights!
Please observe the information during the installation and specify the program directory
(usually C:\Programme\ARImyValve\).
For the program directory of ARI-myValve, the user should have writing access, so he can
perform an update by himself when there is a version modification
(otherwise, the update process must be done with administrator rights).
After successful installation, you can start at C:\Programme\ARImyValve\ in your preferred
language.

Note: After this installation the CAD-Library can not be used!

 

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3.0 Calculation
3.1 Select module
Because of various different basics of product
calculations, codes and product allocations
ARI-myValve is subdivided into several
modules for the different product groups.

With ARI-Product-Selector a large part of

ARI's product range can be selected without
prior calculation

3.2 Enter values

Enter all for the calculation of the respective
product necessary calculation data and start
with the button "Calculate".

Here for example: "ARI-Control valves ARI-

STEVI-Calculation"

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3.3 Product list

The result of the calculation is shown in a
product list.
With product parameters (e.g. for STEVI:
"Material", "Sealing", "Plug variation" and
"Series") the displayed product list can be
filtered.
Select "show all" if you want to display all
possible options of the previous picklist for
further filtering.
In order to avoid product restrictions, the filter
lists will be rebuilt after each calculation.

3.4 Managing / Saving results

1. Create project data
(refer to item 4.0 Create project dataFehler!
Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden
werden.)

2. Allocate a Tag-No. or Calculation-Nr.

3. Put-out in PDF file (see item 3.5)

The unique definition of the filename for the
PDF-output, the drawings and calculations are
allocated as follows:
Project-No. + TAG-No. = Filename.xml/.pdf
(e.g. 2009001-w015-calc.pdf)

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3.5 Product information
1. By using the context menu of the After selecting a product from the product list,
product list (right mouse-button) information can be queried/issued about it.
- PDF-output:
Output of the calculation in PDF-format
- Drawing:
Sparepart drawings with parts and
dimensions
- Data sheets
- Operating Instructions
2. By using the program field - Pressure-Temp: Pressure-temperature-
"Documents“ diagram
(top right of the window) - Flow characteristic: Kvs-characteristic-
diagram
- Save calculation: refer to
3.6 Save calculation

3.6 Save calculation

At the menu "File" you can manage/save the
calculations, input values and results.
Save calculation:
- the calculation is saved in the respective
module directory (.xml).
The file name will be generated
automatically including the Project-No. and
TAG-No.
(Note: if the file name was edited manually,
the file in the project management will not
be considered furtheron.)
- you can also save a project from the context
menue of the product list (refer to item
3.5 Product informationFehler!
Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden
werden.)
- for "Changing the saving directory“
refer to item 5.4 Change directory.
Load calculation:
- opens the browser window to open the
calculation file.
Load last calculation:
- opens the last saved calculation.

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4.0 Create project data

Fill in the fields and confirm your entries with
the button "Save".
Note: Please do not use spaces or special
characters (especially "/“).

If a PDF-output is generated (refer to item 3.5) and the calculation data are saved (refer to item
3.6), they will be deposited to the project data.
In the result data list, you can see the projects which are already stored with associated
calculations. when there are several projects, you can search by using a filter.
If a project was selected from the list, you can load the saved calculation data, the PDF-output
and the sparepart drawings by using the corresponding button (if they were stored).

With the button "Delete record" the selected project can be deleted.
With the button "Delete calculation" the selected calculation can be deleted.
Attention: The deleting can not be undone! The project will only be cleared when all the
calculation data were deleted.
(Notes to save your data, refer to item 6.0 Saving your data)

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5.0 Settings
5.1 Calculation basis
- Calculation in SI- or ANSI-units
- Calculation with absolut- or gauge pressure

5.2 User settings

Are shown in the PDF-documents.

Attribute "Differential pressure-isolation“:

Setting parameter for the selection of nominal
diameters for isolation valves and control
valves

5.3 Media data

Herewith you can create your own media data
(liquids and vapors/gases), if they are not
included in the database yet.
(The uniqueness is defined by name and
temperature of the medium.)

At the media selection, the new created

medium can be choosen via "free data-set
entry" (at the bottom of the list).

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5.4 Change directory

Enter the new directory path manually or open
with "Selection" the browser window. You can
work with local-level or network-level.
A folder "ARI-myValve" will automatically be
created with sub-structure for each module.
If you have very specific requirements in
relation to project-backup or archiving, please
contact us.

6.0 Saving your data

At the menu "File“ you can create a
backup/summary in ZIP-format for the
current project.
You can choose if you want to save "only
PDF-Report“, "PDF-Report and Drawing or
"all drawings and data to the selected
project“ in a folder-bundled secure.

The backup will be saved in the default directory "C:/Documents and

Settings/user/arimyvalve/ZIP/", if no other location has been defined
(refer to item 5.4 Change directory).
Note:
Back-up your data continuously in ZIP-format on an additional disk.

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7.0 Version-check / update by Internet
7.1 Check on current version
If you do not have the latest
ARI-myValve-version, you can perform an
update
(refer to item 7.3 Update)

7.2 Proxy settings

If you can not connect to the internet, please
adjust your proxy settings.

7.3 Update
- Please start the download of the ZIP-file first:
(example based on vers. 1.02)
ARI-myValve-Update-1.02.
- Exit ARI-myValve.
- Unzip the ZIP-file und and start the EXE-file:
<update_ARImyValve_1.02.exe>
- Confirm the required information, ARI-
myValve is updated on your computer.
- Restart ARI-myValve again.

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