STRATUS / PypeServer .PSVR Output Workflow

A .PSVR file can be generated and exported from STRATUS and imported into PypeServer.  PSVR works from the Package's Cut Lists tab where a separate cut list PSVR file is generated for each material-diameter combination. Configuration of PSVR output relies on Admin > Company > Pipe Cuts settings, where the company's o-let hole sizes, connector bevel angles, etc. are entered.PSVR cut list files are sent to a station configured for the PypeServer tool. See the Pipe Cuts (Admin) article for more infomation. The Pipe Cuts page describes the best practice configuration for AutoCAD and Revit and the Pipe Cuts configuration within STRATUS. Pipe Cuts configuration is needed because it is difficult for PypeServer to determine whether a connector needs to be a bevel or plain angle cut. The process of downloading PSVR cut list files happens in the Shops > Station view. See the Shops Dashboard article for more information.

Note: PCF output also works with PypeServer, but will always be a manual file export and relies on setting managed on the PypeServer side.

Configure a Tool

Before a .PSVR file can be generated, configure a PypeServer tool under Admin > Company > Tools. See the Tools article for more information. Below is an example. 

Configure a Station

Before a .PSVR file can be generated, configure a Station that will run the cutting tool under Admin > Company > Stations. See the Stations article for more information. Below is an example. 

Generate a .PSVR output file

To generate a .PSVR file: 

1. Open a package that includes straight pipe along with Connectors, Saddles, or Olets. 
2. With the package open, click the Cut Lists tab.  
3. With the package set for a “Can Cut List” tracking status, click the Generate Cut List button.  
4. The cut list will display.
   
   
   
   1. For each cut list row that will be sent to a PypeServer cutting machine, select the correct Station.  
   2. Check the rows that will be sent to the station. 
   3. Click the Send Cut List to Station button. 
   4. Click OK on the Send Cut Lists dialog box.
      
      
5. Cut List files are organized under the Shops tab.  
6. On the Shops > Dashboard, select the Shop. A list of Stations for the Shop display. 
   
   
   
7. Click the Station name and a list of requested cut lists will display.
8. Click the Send to Tool button associated with the Cut List. A PSVR file will be created for each material-diameter combination.  
   
   
   
9. The .PSVR file will be a downloaded by your web browswer.
   
   How to use the .PSVR file
10. Locate the downloaded .PSVR file and save it to a location that can be used by the PypeServer software. 
11. The CAD department loads the .PSVR file into the PypeServer software. 
12. PypeServer’s powerful tools can be used to prepare the pipe to be cut. 
13. Auto-nest the cut list and PypeServer will optimize nesting. 
14. When ready to cut, Load to Machine and enter the Heat number. 
15. The pipe staging tool instructs the operator to Align the torch centerline. 
16. And when ready, the operator starts the cutting tool at the gantry. 

STRATUS OpenAPI

For information about how to integrate the STRATUS OpenAPI with PypeServer, please contact the STRATUS Service Desk.

Video

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