CHAPTER 11

11 Hanger Support

This chapter explains how to create hangers both fixed and variable.

11.1 Creating a Hanger

To create a Hanger Support, click on the Hanger button from the Create group located on the SUPPORTS
tab.

Hanger gallery with available standards will be displayed as follows.

When a selection is made, a message on the top centre of the screen will prompt the user to Identify tube
of datum pipe. The pipe to be supported should be identified by graphical selection.

The user is prompted to Identify steelwork member to connect hanger to.

After identifying the steelwork, the Template Hanger Creation form will be displayed as shown below.

The Template Hanger Creation form shows all Fixed and Variable Hangers configurations available to the
user for the selected piping and steelwork configuration.

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The user can view and browse a plot file of the selected standard support by selecting the View… button on
the Ancillary selection form (the left image below).

Clicking the View Config… button will show the selected configuration in a graphical view window (the right
image below).

After selecting an appropriate type from the available fixed or variable hangers, the hanger will be created and
the Support Editor form will be displayed.

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11.2 Creating a Fixed Hanger

Add Pipe 50-B-9 and Steel framework /ROW_ES.D belonging

to SITE-PIPING-AREA01 and SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01
respectively to the 3D view.

Set the support creation zone to ZONE-SUPPORTS-AREA01

as explained before.

Click on the Hanger button from the Create group located on the SUPPORTS tab.

From the displayed Hanger gallery, select the Single to Beam type from Hangers to Steelwork section.

Identify the pipe and steelwork member above it. The Template Hanger Creation displays.

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From the Fixed Hanger list, select FH T1 M1 B5 – Fixed Hanger NPS 1/2 – 2 and click the OK button.

The hanger will be created and the Support Editor form displayed.

During hanger creation a check will be performed to

see that the hanger can be fitted in between the pipe
and steelwork member, if there is insufficient room a
message similar to the following will be displayed to
the user.

The buttons and options, which appear on the Support Editor

form, depend on the support usage and orientation, therefore
not all buttons and options appear on every support form.

Enter the name A-FH01 into the Name text box.

The hanger rod size can be modified through the Change

hanger rod Size button shown on the Support Editor form.

Clicking on the Change hanger rod Size button will display a

list of all available rod sizes which are controlled in the
catalogue.

Select 16.00mm.

Click the Apply button followed by the Dismiss button.

The Rod size will change and the support will be recreated.

Click Apply on the Support Editor form to finish the support

creation process and to run the Health Check.

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11.3 Creating a Variable Hanger

The workflow to create a variable hanger is very similar to creating a fixed hanger

Add Branch 80-A-11/B1 and Structure PIPERACK

belonging to site SITE-PIPING-AREA01 and SITE-
STRUCTURAL-AREA01 respectively to the 3D view.

The support creation zone should be ZONE-

SUPPORTS-AREA01 as set before.

Click on the Hanger button in the Create group on the

SUPPORTS tab.

From the displayed Hanger gallery, select the Single

to Beam type from Hangers to Steelwork section.

Identify the pipe under GENSEC 5 of FRMWORK

/ROW_P1.A and the steelwork member.

From the displayed Template Hanger Creation form, select the Variable Hangers tab to see all available
types of variable hangers.

Select Support VH T3 M3 B6 – Variable Hanger NPS 3 – 24 and click the OK button

The hanger is created and the Support Editor form will be displayed.

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Similar to the fixed hanger creation workflow, during

hanger creation a check is performed to see that the
hanger can be fitted in between the pipe and steelwork
member, if there is insufficient room an error message is
displayed.

Enter the name A-VH01 into the Name text box.

The buttons and options, which appear on the Support

Editor form, depend on the support usage and orientation,
therefore not all buttons and options appear on every
support form.

The variable hanger rod size can be modified through the

Change hanger rod Size button.

Select 16.00mm rod size.

Click the Apply button followed by the Dismiss button.

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To change the spring type, click on the Select spring

for hanger button (shown below) on the Support
Editor form.

The CHOOSE VSPR form is displayed.

Select VAR EFFORT TS1 SPRING TYPE 16 RANGE

V1 and click the OK button.

Click Apply on the Support Editor form to finish

the support creation process and to run the Health
Check.

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Exercise 10 – Hangers

1. Using the above example create a Fixed Hanger, try different combinations and rod diameters.

2. Using the above example create a Variable hanger try changing the rod and spring size.

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