With any AFT Fathom or AFT Arrow model, you can follow the path of the Sizing Navigation Panel (shown above) to enter your objective and requirements. Run the scenario and the ANS module will automatically size your pipes, pumps, valves, compressors or fans as an integrated system.
Simply follow the Sizing Navigation Panel to:
- Sizing Objective: Select whether to minimize weight, volume or cost (this will determine your navigation path)
- Size Assignments: Identify individual pipes, or common groups of pipes to be sized
- Candidate Sets: Choose the range of allowable pipe sizes
- Design Requirements: Input and apply design requirements to the appropriate pipes and junctions
- Assign Cost Databases: (optional) For cost-based sizing, select the cost data for the piping and equipment
- Sizing Method: Select an algorithm to use, or just follow the default choices
- Dependent Design Cases: Select multiple operating cases you would like to include in the sizing