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Insulations
Author insulation families and instances in the CadActive web app — sizes, types, materials, and thickness used with piping specs.
An insulation in a CadActive piping catalog is a family of insulation records: one insulation code and description, with instances for size, type, material, and thickness. Piping specs do not pick insulation instances the same way they pick pipes and fittings. Instead you create insulation specs that point at an insulation family, then you can set a default insulation spec on a piping spec.
You author insulations in the CadActive web app. You need a Piping license and Admin or Collaborator access. Author Sizes and Materials first. Author Fitting Categories if you will create fitting-type insulation instances.
Where you manage insulations
Sign in to the CadActive web app.
Open Piping in the sidebar.
Under Piping Catalog, select Insulations.
The list shows insulation families: Name, instance count, Insulation Code, and Description. Open a family to work with its instances. You can show archived families from the page header.
Insulation specs (the spec-side combination of code, family, and appearance) are under Piping → Specs → Insulation Specs, not on this page.
Insulation family properties
Property | What you set |
|---|---|
Name | Family name. Required. |
Insulation Code | Short code used with insulation specs and Creo insulation files. |
Unit System | Units for thickness. Defaults to the catalog unit system if you leave it unset. |
Description | Optional description. |
Insulation instances
Open a family to add instances. Each instance is one size and insulation type.
Property | What you set |
|---|---|
Size | Nominal size from Core Elements. Required. |
Insulation Type | Pipe, Bend, Miter, Fitting, or Flex Pipe. Required. Choose the geometry this insulation applies to. |
Material | Material from Core Elements. Required. |
Fitting Category | Shown only when Insulation Type is Fitting. Category from Core Elements. |
Thickness | Insulation thickness in the family unit system. Required. |
Stock No | Optional stock number. |
Create, copy, archive, import
Create, edit, copy, or delete families from the Insulations list. Delete is permanent.
Archive a family you no longer want in new work. Use Show archived to find it again.
Download the list as CSV, or import families and instances from CSV. Use Download CSV template in the import dialog, fill it, and upload. Collaborators and Admins can import.
How insulations relate to catalogs and specs
Create insulation families and instances here (the catalog library).
Open Insulation Specs and create a spec with an Insulation Code, optional Insulation Family, and optional Appearance.
On a piping spec, set Default Insulation Spec to that insulation spec.
After you save, run Sync Piping Catalog in Creo. Confirm insulations in Piping Catalog Explorer on the Catalog tab. See Implementing Piping Catalogs for the catalog → spec → project order.