Adding Component to a Vessel or Exchanger

Adding Component to a Vessel or Exchanger

There are three different ways to add a component or component assembly to a vessel or exchanger.

Drag and drop from the Assembly Toolbox

Double click on an item in the Assembly Toolbox

Cut/Copy/Paste/Mouse Paste

Note:
Nozzles can also be added by using the Nozzle Schedule Editor.

To add a component or component assembly assembly you first select it in the Assembly Toolbox.

Drag and Drop

To use drag and drop you select the assembly with the mouse and then, while holding down the left mouse button, moving the mouse over the location where you want the assembly positioned. When you are ready to place the assembly you simply release the mouse button. If the assembly was dropped on top an existing component then the new assembly will be added to that vessel or exchanger. If you drop an assembly on the right side of a component then the new assembly will be attached on the left side, if dropped on the right side then it will be attached on the right side. If the assembly that you dropped is a radial component (nozzle, saddle support etc) then the assembly will be located at the longitudinal and circumferential position that you dropped it (within the grid-spacing tolerance specified on the preferences screen default is within 45 degrees).

Note: You can also drop assemblies onto the list of components in the Project Browser.

View Animation: Dragging and dropping from the Assembly Toolbox

Double Click

First select the component in the project that you want the new assembly to be attached to. Then, in the assembly toolbox , select the assembly to add and double click on it. By default an assembly will be added to the right/rear end of the component if nothing is attached to that side, else it will be attached to the left side.

Cut/Copy/Paste/Mouse Paste/Delete

The Cut, Copy, Paste, Mouse Paste and Delete commands can be accessed either from the Edit menu, the button toolbar bar or by using their shortcut keys.

Cut [Ctrl +X]
Copies a component to the clipboard and then removes it from the project. If a component belongs to a heat exchanger then it cannot be removed if it is one of the core components (tubesheets, shell flanges etc.)
Copy [Ctrl +C]
Copies the component to the clipboard and leaves the original intact.
Paste [Ctrl +V]
Pastes a component that is on the clipboard and attaches it to the selected component in the project. If the component on the clipboard cannot be attached you will get a warning message in the general messages window.

Note: Where a component is pasted it might not retain all of the same properties as the original. The reason for this is that it will be initialized with data from the component that it gets attached to. If this data is different the the original then it will be initialized differently.
Mouse Paste [Ctrl +M]
Allows you to paste a component from the clipboard by using the mouse pointer. Simply click on the location where you want to paste the component and it will be added to the vessel at that the location. Radial components (nozzles, supports, etc.) will be located longitudinally and circumferentially within the tolerances specified in the program preferences.
Delete
Deletes a component from the project. If a component belongs to a heat exchanger then it cannot be removed if it is one of the core components (tubesheets, shell flanges etc.)

Related docs:

Component Assemblies

Dragging and dropping from the Assembly Toolbox