Pipefitter Calculator // Provision Construction Concepts, Inc.

Pipefitter Calculator Instructions

I. INSTALLING PIPEFITTER CALCULATOR:

NOTE: BEFORE INSTALLATION OF THE PIPEFITTER CALCULATOR SOFTWARE CAN BEGIN, ALL SOFTWARE SUPPLIED WITH YOUR PDA MUST BE CORRECTLY INSTALLED ON TO YOUR COMPUTER.

STEP 1: Connect your PDA to your computer with the cable supplied by your PDA manufacturer.

STEP 2: Turn on your PDA. Microsoft ActiveSync should appear on the computer’s desktop. If not, turn your PDA off and on until Microsoft ActiveSync shows up on your desktop.

STEP 3: On the Toolbar of the Microsoft ActiveSync window there should be three icons: ‘Sync’, ‘Schedule’, and ‘Explore’. Click on the Explore icon to open. Minimize this window to set it aside. This window is called: Mobile Device.

STEP 4: Next, insert the Pipefitter Calculator CD in the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

STEP 5: Do one of the following:

    · The CD should open and run automatically. If so, proceed to step 6.
    · If the CD does not open and run automatically, open My Computer, right-click on the appropriate
      CD ROM drive icon, Select OPEN from the drop down box menu.

STEP 6: Right click on the Pipefitter Calculator.exe file. Select COPY from the drop down box menu. Close the CD Rom drive window.

STEP 7: Next, restore the minimized Mobile Device window from Step 3. On the upper left of that window, select EDIT and then select PASTE from the drop down box menu. The Pipefitter Calculator.exe file should appear in the body of the window.

STEP 8: Close all windows on your computer’s desktop. Pipefitter Calculator is now installed on your PDA.

II. OPENING AND ACTIVATING YOUR PIPEFITTER CALCULATOR ON YOUR PDA:

STEP 1: Select START on the PDA’s desktop screen. Select PROGRAMS from the dropdown box. Find and select File Explorer. File Explorer should be displaying the contents of the PDA’s My Documents file. The program is installed here.

(If ‘My Document’s is not displayed, then your PDA is displaying the contents of ‘My Device’. If this is the case, select ‘My Documents’ from the list. The contents should then appear.)

STEP 2: Tap on the Pipefitter Calculator.exe file. A red Activation Screen will appear. Enter the activation code you received with your software and tap on ‘Activate’. Your Pipefitter Calculator software is now activated and ready for use.

(If you did not receive an Activation Code with the purchase of your software, contact us at: sales@americanpipefitter.com. Provide the following with your request: Name, Mailing Address, and Email Address. This information MUST be provided for proper licensing and use of Pipefitter Calculator software.)

III. USING YOUR PIPEFITTER CALCULATOR:

All calculations in Pipefitter Calculator are designed for long radius butt weld fittings. This program calculates by the same principals used in the field when figuring offsets manually. Some of the take-offs do not match the "books" exactly, but will be within a few hundredths of an inch. If negative numbers are the result, the information entered is either incorrect or the offset cannot be made under the given conditions. All miters will be cut out of ell 90 degrees unless otherwise specified. Please be advised, when working with pipe 3" and smaller, there may be a memo suggesting you use a factory ell 45 degree or a mitered ell 45 degree. This is due to the difference in the radius of the factory ell 45 degree and the factory ell 90 degree.

How does it work? There are three cell colors including yellow, red and blue. Each cell has a specific meaning and use.

YELLOW: The yellow cell is the most important of the three. Measurement information must be entered into this cell. The program uses this cell to compute the result. Enter the field measurements and the known information such as pipe size, degree of fitting, etc., into this cell. Make sure the information is entered correctly. One wrong entry will result in unnecessary headaches!

RED: The red cell provides the calculation result. This would typically be the cut length of the piping and/or specific degree of the fitting needed. You cannot enter information into this cell.

BLUE: The blue cell contains useful information such as face-to-face measurements, fitting take-offs and maybe the travel or set. Like the red cell, you cannot enter information into this cell.

All measurements are in inches. FRACTIONS OF AN INCH MUST BE ENTERED IN DECIMAL FORM. If you know what the decimal equivalent is, you may enter it yourself. If you do not know the decimal equivalent for the fraction you want, you can use the automatic Decimal to Fractions Conversion Sheet in the program, which will give you the decimal equivalent to the fraction, and, automatically enter it into the yellow measurement cell.

How to use the Decimal to Fractions Conversion Sheet:

To use the conversion sheet, touch the stylus on the light blue cell (where it displays Gap, Set, Width, etc.) to the left of the yellow measurement cell and this will bring you to the Decimal To Fractions Conversion Sheet. Once there, tap the fraction you want and you will be automatically brought back to the calculation, with the decimal already entered into the yellow measurement cell.

EXAMPLE: To enter a 1/8-inch gap, hold the stylus on the light blue GAP cell. The conversion sheet will come on screen. Tap the 1/8 fraction once and you will be brought back to your calculation with the decimal result of .125 already entered into the yellow cell.

In cases where whole numbers and fractions are used together, enter the whole number into the yellow cell, tap the corresponding light blue box to the left, find your fraction and tap it to be brought back to the calculation with the decimal equivalent entered in the yellow cell beside your whole number.

EXAMPLE: If the SET measurement is 36 ¾ inches, enter 36 in the yellow cell and then hold the stylus on the light blue SET cell. The conversion sheet will come on screen. Tap the ¾ fraction and you will be brought back to your calculation with the decimal result of .75 already entered in the yellow cell next to the 36.

The results of all calculations will always be in the decimal inch and decimal degree forms. No fittings are in the degree, minute, or second form.