1. Describe your environment: What is your industry? What is your role in your organization? Describe your stakeholders.
Hello I am Kamlesh Kailas Joshi from GMMSPL (one of the value added reseller of PTC)
2. What version of Creo Parametric are you currently running?
I ma currently using the Creo 8.0.3.0
3. Describe the problem you are trying to solve. Please include detailed documentation such as screenshots, images or video.
There is an issue regarding schedule for fittings in Specification driven piping.
1. Changing Pipe SIZE - OK.
Example for a 90 Bend fitting .ptd file:
"SCH_RATE" "SIZE" "NSIZE" "BSIZE" "END_TYPE" "NEND_TYPE" "FITT_MODEL_NAME" "WEIGHT"
"40" "2" "" "" "BW" "" "N004E0504-P281"
"80" "6" "" "" "BW" "" "N004E0801-P281"
This .ptd file works fine and when you change the pipe size from 2 to 6 in the 3D model, then the fitting (90 Bend) is automatically replaced from fitting file N004E0504-P281 to N004E0801-P281
2. Changing Pipe SCH_RATE but having same pipe SIZE - NOT OK
This behavior should also work if you only change the SCH_RATE but have same pipe size.
Example is a Sweepoflange (Olet fitting):
"SCH_RATE" "SIZE" "NSIZE" "BSIZE" "END_TYPE" "NEND_TYPE" "FITT_MODEL_NAME" "WEIGHT"
"140" "2" "12" "BW" "FLGR" "N021B1104-P888"
"120" "2" "16" "BW" "FLGR" "N021B1303-P888"
SCH_RATE is basically the wall thickness of pipe&fittings. The example doesn't work properly in the 3D model, when you switch the pipeline, it changes automatically which is correct. The Pipeline changes from SCH_RATE=120 & SIZE=2 to SCH_RATE=140 & SIZE=2. but the fitting is not replaced.
The fitting should also be replaced because it has another wall thickness which is related to the SCH_RATE.
This is a major concern and I think this needs to be updated to work properly.
There is a PTC case that I created for this issue: C12433195 by @ENGINAVCI and C16322654 by me @kamleshjoshi
4. What is the use case for your organization?
It will help the designer to switch the fitting with respective schedule rate available in fitting
5. What business value would your suggestion represent for your organization?
It will add tremendous amount of value addition in piping industry who is working on various schedule rate.
