13/11/2020 PDMS Commands: Piping, Equip, Structure & Draft - Make Piping Easy

H O M E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / ) C AT E G O R I E S 

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )

C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )

A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )

P R I VA C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / P R I VA C Y - P O L I C Y / )

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Here, I have listed some most commonly used PDMS commands, that may help you to deliver the
work in less time.

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Table of Contents 
1. General PDMS Commands
2. Piping PDMS Commands
3. Structural PDMS Commands
4. Equipment PDMS Commands
5. Pipe Support Commands
6. Draft Commands

General PDMS Commands

S
COMMANDS USES
R

1 SAVEWORK TO SAVE THE LATEST WORK

2 GATE WORK TO GET THE LATEST MODEL

3 AXES AT CE TO SHOW THE AXES OF CE (CURRENT ELEMENT)

4 AXES OFF TO OFF THE AXES

5 DELETE CE TO DELETE THE CE

6 FLIP CE TO FLIP THE CE

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S M E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / )
HO C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
7 CHE CE TO CHECK THE CONSISTENCY OF CE

8 COL ACT BLUE TO CHANGE THE ACTIVE COLOR TO BLUE

C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )

9 COL CE GREEN TO CHANGE THE CE COLOR TO GREEN

A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )
1
COL 39 VIOLET TO CHANGE THE LINE COLOR TO VIOLET
0
P R I VA C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / P R I VA C Y - P O L I C Y / )

1
ADD CE TO ADD CURRENT ELEMENT TO DISPLAY
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1
ADD SITE TO ADD THE CE SITE TO DISPLAY
2

1
REM ALL TO REMOVE ALL THE ELEMENTS FROM DISPLAY
3

1
REM CE TO REMOVE THE CE FROM DISPLAY
4

1 TO REMOVE ALL THE ELEMENTS FROM DISPLAY EXCEPT

REM ALL ADD CE
5 CURRENT ELEMENT (CE)

1
Q SPRE TO GET THE CE SPECIFICATION REFERENCE
6

1
Q REF TO GET THE CE REFERENCE NUMBER
7

1
Q ATT TO GET THE CE ATTRIBUTES
8

1
Q COL ACT TO KNOW THE ACTIVE ELEMENT COLOR
9

2
Q COL CE TO KNOW THE CE COLOR
0

2
Q MTO TO GET THE CE MTO STATUS
1

2
Q NAM/Q CE TO GET THE CE NAME
2

2
Q NVOL TO GET THE CE NET VOLUME
3

2
Q NWEI TO GET THE CE NET WEIGHT
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S M E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / )
HO C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
2
Q OWN TO GET THE CE OWNER ELEMENT NAME
5
C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )
2
Q POS TO GET THE CE CO-ORDINATES/ORIGIN POINT
6
A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )

2
LOCK ALL TO LOCK THE CE & IT’S MEMBER
P R7I V A C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y . C O M / P R I V A C Y - P O L I C Y / )

2
RENAME
Search … /XXX/YYY TOSearch
RENAME THE CE TO YYY
8

2
MAR CE TO MARKS THE CE NAME
9

3
UNLOCK ALL TO UNLOCK THE CE & IT’S MEMBER
0

3
UNM CE TO UNMARK THE CE NAME
1

3
ALP REQ CLEAR TO CLEAR THE COMMAND SPACE
2

3 REPR HOLES OFF TO OFF THE HOLES REPRESENTATION & UPDATE THE GRAPHICAL
3 UPDATE VIEW

3
STAT TO GET THE STATUS
4

3
UNCLAIM ALL TO UNLOCK THE CLAIMED MEMBERS
5

3
Q POS $Q TO GET HELP
6

3
QUIT TO EXIT THE PDMS WITHOUT SAVING THE WORK
7

3
FINISH TO EXIT THE PDMS AFTER THE SAVING THE WORK
8

3
Q MDB TO DISPLAY THE CURRENT MULTIPLE/MASTER DATA BASE
9

4
Q USER TO DISPLAY THE ACTIVE USER NAME
0

4
Q MEM TO SHOW THE CE MEMBERS
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S M E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / )
HO C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
4
FN+F1 HELP BUTTON
2
C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )
4
FN+F2 TO ZOOM IN/OUT
3
A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )

4
FN+F3 TO MOVE TO PAN ICON
P R4I V A C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y . C O M / P R I V A C Y - P O L I C Y / )

4
FN+F4
Search … TOSearch
GET THE PARALLEL/PERSPECTIVE VIEW
5

4
FN+F5 TO ROTATE
6

4
FN+F6 TO ON/OFF THE WALK
7

4
FN+F7 TO ROTATE WRT MODEL
8

4
FN+F8 TO CONVERT THE DRAWING SOLID TO WIRE AND VICE VERSA
9

5
FN+F9 TO ON/OFF SCROLL BAR
0

5
UPDATE ALL TO UPDATE THE CHANGES MADE IN THE DRAWING
1

5
AXES ON TO SHOW THE AXES ON DISPLAY
2

5 TO GET THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION- MDB, DATE, AND USER

Q SESSION
3 NAME

5
1 OR 3 TO ZOOM OUT
4

5
7 OR 9 TO ZOOM IN
5

5
$M TO LOAD A MACRO FILE
6

5
F4+LEFT ARROW TO ROTATE LEFT
7

5
F6+RIGHT ARROW TO ROTATE RIGHT
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S M E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / )
HO C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
5
F2+DOWN ARROW TO ROTATE DOWNWARD
9
C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )
6
F8+UP ARROW TO ROTATE UPWARD
0
A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )

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Piping PDMS Commands

S
COMMANDS USES
R

1 Q BORE TO GET THE PIPE INSIDE DIAMETER

2 Q HPOS TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD CO-ORDINATES

3 Q ISPEC TO GET THE CE INSULATION SPECIFICATION

4 Q PA TO GET THE CE ARRIVE CO-ORDINATES

5 Q PL TO GET THE CE LEAVE CO-ORDINATES

6 Q PARA TO GET THE CE PARAMETERS

7 Q PH TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD ATTRIBUTES

8 Q PH BORE TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD BORE

9 Q PH OD TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD DIAMETER

1
Q PT OD TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL DIAMETER
0

1
Q PT TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL ATTRIBUTES
1

1
Q TPOS TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL CO-ORDINATES
2
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1
DELETE BRAN TO DELETE THE CURRENT BRANCH
3

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SM E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / )
HO C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
1
Q ABORE TO GET THE CE ARRIVE BORE OF A COMPONENT
4
C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )
1
Q LBORE TO GET THE CE LEAVE BORE OF A COMPONENT
5
A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )

1
Q PT BORE TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL BORE
P R6I V A C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y . C O M / P R I V A C Y - P O L I C Y / )

1
AXES
Search … AT PH TO POSITION
Search THE AXES AT PIPE HEAD
7

1
AXES AT PT TO POSITION THE AXES AT PIPE TAIL
8

1 NEW ELBOW
TO CREATE A NEW ELBOW
9 CHOO

2
Q HREF TO GET THE HEAD REFERENCE OF THE CE BRANCH
0

2
Q TREF TO GET THE TAIL REFERENCE OF THE CE BRANCH
1

2
Q DIR TO CHECK THE DIRECTION OF A CURRENT COMPONENT
2

2 CONN PH TO FIR TO CONNECT THE BRANCH HEAD TO THE FIRST MEMBER OF

3 MEM CURRENT BRANCH

2 CONN PT TO FIR TO CONNECT THE BRANCH TAIL TO THE LAST MEMBER OF

4 MEM CURRENT BRANCH

2
CONN TO CONNECT
5

2
NEXT CONN TO CONNECT WITH THE NEXT COMPONENT
6

2
F CONN TO FORCE CONNECT
7

2
Q DTXR TO GET THE DESCRIPTION OF A COMPONENT
8

2
Q MODE TO CHECK THE DIRECTION (FORWARD/BACKWARD)
9

3
FOR TO CHANGE DIRECTION TO FORWARD MODE
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SM E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / )
HO C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
3
BACK TO CHANGE DIRECTION TO BACKWARD MODE
1
C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )
3
MTOC UNSET TO REMOVE THE COMPONENT FROM MTO REPORT
2
A B O U T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / A B O U T - U S / )

3
MTOC OFF TO ADD BACK THE REMOVED COMPONENT FROM MTO LIST
P R3I V A C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y . C O M / P R I V A C Y - P O L I C Y / )

3
CLEAR
Search … 100 TO GIVE THE SPOOL LENGHT 100 MM
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4

3
BY D 100 TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM DOWN
5

3
BY U 100 TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM UP
6

3
BY L 100 TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM LEFT
7

3
BY R 100 TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM RIGHT
8

3
Q TPOS TO KNOW THE HEAD POSITION
9

4
Q HPOS TO KNOW THE TAIL POSITION
0

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Structural PDMS Commands

S
COMMANDS USES
R

1
Q POSS WRT
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TO GET THE START POINT OF STRUCTURE
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H OSM E ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y . C O M / ) C AT E G O R I E S 
COMMANDS USES
R

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )
Q POSE WRT
2 TO GET THE END POINT OF STRUCTURE
/*
C O N TA C T ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / C O N TA C T / )
3 Q ORI TO GET THE ORIENTATION OF A STRUCTURE

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H T T WRT
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/*A K ETO
P I PGET
I N G THE
E A S YCE
. C OCO-ORDINATES
M / A B O U T - U S / ) W.R.T. WORLD

5 EXTEND 1000 TO EXTEND THE STRUCTURE 1000 MM

P R I VA C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / P R I VA C Y - P O L I C Y / )

6 Q JUS TO GET THE STRUCTURE JUSTIFICATION POINT

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7 AXES AT POSS TO ALLOCATE THE AXES AT STRUCTURE’S START POINT

8 AXES AT POSE TO ALLOCATE THE AXES AT STRUCTURE’S ENDPOINT

9 JUSLINE TOS TO CHANGE THE JUSTIFICATION POINT TO TOP OF THE STRUCTURE

TO CHANGE THE JUSTIFICATION POINT TO BOTTOM OF THE

10 JUSTLINE BOS
STRUCTURE

11 Q NPOS TO GET THE NODE POSITION

12 Q JUSL TO GET THE CE JUSTIFICATION LINE

13 Q CTYE TO GET THE CE END CONNECTION POINT

14 Q CTYS TO GET THE CE START CONNECTION POINT

15 Q DESP TO GET THE DESIGN PARAMETER

Equipment PDMS Commands

S
COMMANDS USES
R

TO CREATE A CYLINDER OF DIAMETER 500 AND

1 NEW CYLI DIA 500 HEI 1000
HEIGHT 1000

NEW BOX XLEN 1000 Y LEN TO CREATE A NEW BOX WITH LENGHT 1000, WIDTH
2
800 ZLEN 500 800, AND HEIGHT 500

3 AXES AT P1 TO GET THE AXES AT P POINT NUMBER 1

4 AXES AT P2 TO GET THE AXES AT P POINT NUMBER 2

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Pipe Support Commands

P R I VA C Y ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / P R I VA C Y - P O L I C Y / )

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1 Q HH TO GET THE CE HANGER HEAD CO-ORDINATES

2 Q HT TO GET THE CE HANGER TAIL CO-ORDINATES

Draft Commands
SR COMMANDS USES

1 Q BSRF TO GET THE ATTACHED DRAWING/SHEET

2 Q BTEX TO GET THE DEAD TEXT ATTRIBUTES

3 Q CHEI TO GET THE TEXT CHARACTER HEIGHT

4 Q DDNAME TO GET THE DIMENSION OWNERS NAME

5 Q DIR TO GET THE VIEW DIRECTION

6 Q DMTXT TO GET THE DIMENSION TEXT ATTRIBUTE

7 Q ADEG TO GET THE VIEW ANGLE

8 Q APOF TO GET THE CE TERMINATOR POSITION

9 Q LVIS TO GET THE CE VISIBILITY

10 Q PKEY TO GET THE P-LINE STATUS

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