Category » Program Usage

There were 26 articles found in this category:

1. Placing Custom Images on the FLO-Sheet
   PIPE-FLO Professional and Flow of Fluids allow you to draft your system on the FLO-Sheet to improve visualization and understanding of system performance. The FLO-Sheet also serves as a very effective tool for presenting design and operation data to other concerned parties. With the 2009 release ...
2. Working With DXF Files
   PIPE-FLO allows you to import DXF (drawing interchange format) files. DXF files are usually created by a CAD program and typically depict the piping system you want to design, or building layouts for a campus or any other schematic which can provide a useful backdrop for your system design in PI ...
3. Changes to the Automatic System Resistance Curve Generation Feature on PUMP-FLO Desktop 10.6
   You asked for it! Changes to the Automatic System Resistance Curve Generation Feature on PUMP-FLO Desktop With the release of PUMP-FLO 10 we introduced a new feature: the ability to quickly and easily generate a System Resistance Curve (SRC) that runs through your design point (without having to ...
4. Where Does PIPE-FLO Create the Backup File for the Current Piping System?
   While a piping system is being worked on in PIPE-FLO, a backup file is created on disk periodically to protect from loss of data in the case of an unexpected exit from the program. The location and name of this backup file depend on the state of the piping system file in use. Previously-Existi ...
5. Hazen Williams in PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids
   PIPE-FLO Professional and Flow of Fluids offer both the Darcy Weisbach and Hazen Williams equations as calculation options. There can be significant deviation between these methods so it is critical to choose the method most suitable for the application at hand. The Darcy Weisbach is currently t ...
6. How to Share Selection Lists in PUMP-FLO Premium
   You can share a PUMP-FLO Premium selection list with anyone who has an email account. Share recipients don’t need a Premium subscription to view the list, but will need to create a user account if they don’t have one. Share recipients who have Premium subscriptions will be able to ma ...
7. Copying Identical Paths on the FLO-Sheet
   Often in a piping model multiple identical paths are present and must be entered in PIPE-FLO. Using PIPE-FLO's advanced drawing features piping systems with multiple paths can be created quickly. This article describes how to use the group copy, attaching nodes, and adding vertex features of P ...
8. Creating Custom Shapes in ESI Symbol Editor
   Using the ESI Symbol Editor, you can create custom symbols for use with devices in the PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids software. This article describes how to create, save, and use your own custom symbols. Anywhere that you see the name "PIPE-FLO", you may substitute "Flow of Fluids" as the directio ...
9. Lineups
   Lineups After a system is modeled in PIPE-FLO or Flow of Fluids, it is often desirable for users to be able to easily look at the operation of the system with various operating parameters or to consider "What if?" scenarios.For this reason PIPE-FLO offers the capability to create Lineups.A lineu ...
10. How to Quickly Build a PIPE-FLO Model
    PIPE-FLO has many time saving features to help you get the piping system model created quickly. This Knowledge Base article describes three steps on how to quickly start a PIPE-FLO project. The following features will help you quickly build a PIPE-FLO model: Start a system by using Design File ...
11. ESI Symbol Editor Basics
    Program Basics The ESI Symbol Editor is a tool for creating custom device symbols for use in Engineered Software's line of piping design software programs. Every device on the FLO-Sheet is represented by a symbol that indicates what kind of device it is. Example devices include tanks, pumps, co ...
12. How to Generate a System Resistance Curve on PUMP-FLO.com
    There are three ways to specify a System Resistance Curve (SRC) on www.PUMP-FLO.com. A. The first method is to use the automatic system curve generator that draws a 2nd order curve from zero flow / zero head through your design point. To use this feature, simply check the 'Generate SRC' box bef ...
13. Getting the Most From a PIPE-FLO System Model
    Design and operating documents are created to design, build, operate, and maintain a plant piping system. These documents are used throughout the life of the plant, for that reason they are often referred to as life cycle documents. This Knowledge Base article includes examples of how to use t ...
14. Working with Links
    The typical piping system has a large number of design documents associated with it that support and document the system design. Often these documents are available in electronic form on a Local Area Network (LAN) or the Internet. Using the Link feature in Flow of Fluids, you can immediately ac ...
15. Zoom & Pan with the Mouse Thumbwheel
    The zoom tool in PIPE-FLO lets you quickly zoom in and out on the FLO-Sheet. You can pan on the drawing by using the scroll bars on the side of the FLO-Sheet. This option requires you to choose the zoom tool, or move your mouse to the scroll bars. Many of you have requested the ability to eas ...
16. Isometric Drawing Option
    These steps allow you to turn on and off the Isometric drawing orientation feature. 1. Click the Tools option in the toolbar. 2. Select Drawing Options in the drop-down list that appears. (This will open a window titled "System Settings & Properties") 3. The Drawing Options tab should be selecte ...
17. Program Shortcut Key List
    This list of shortcut keys are used in the latest version of PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids 2009. Some of these can be used in older versions of the PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids programs, including PIPE-FLO Compressible and PIPE-FLO Stock, although we make no guarantees. Calculate "Control" + " ...
18. Improving the Presentation Quality of the FLO-Sheet
    The FLO-Sheet is a drawing similar to a piping schematic that shows the pumps, tanks, components, controls, and interconnecting pipelines of a piping system. PIPE-FLO 2007 and above includes many new features to increase the presentation value of the FLO-Sheet. The FLO-Sheet looks like a Proces ...
19. Saving header information with version 8.0 and above
    With the release of version 8.0, two header lines and a multi-line footer on all reports were made available for users to enter project specific information. The software installation requests the company name, which is inserted into the first line of all headers. Some users have requested tha ...
20. Design Files Overview
    Design files contain default information for the system units, pipe specifications, and fluid zones. If the same units, fluids, and pipe materials are used from one project to the next, rather than defining these properties each time a new project is started, the design file can be opened and t ...