Slick Tricks: Tips & Tricks from the UniSim Design Support team

2015 Honeywell Users Group Europe, Middle East and Africa

Slick Tricks: Tips & Tricks from the UniSim Design Support team

James Martin Nicolas NiemirowskiJames Martin, Nicolas Niemirowski

Introductions

• James MartinTeam Lead - EMEA Process Design Support Team

‒ Support and Training for UniSim Design‒ Joined Honeywell July 2005, Previously 5 years in Customer

Support/Training at AspenTech, HyprotechT l d i 2010‒ Team leader since 2010

‒ Based in Bracknell, UK‒ Degree in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University - UK

• Nicolas NiemirowskiPrinciple Engineer - EMEA Process Design Support Team

‒ Support and Training for UniSim Design‒ Joined Honeywell 2007, Previously working for AspenTech and Fluxys in

BelgiumBased in Madrid Spain‒ Based in Madrid, Spain

‒ Degree in Chemical & Safety Engineering from Polytechnical University of Mons - Belgium

2 © 2015 Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

Agenda

• Various Tips and Tricks from the EMEA Support Team‒ New items based on R440 and reminders of old favourites‒ Live Demos for almost all

• Grouped by Theme‒ Knowledgebase

The home of the tips and tricks!• Tips and tricks presentations now available• Example – R440 folder – new preferences options in R440 (KB)

‒ PFD R440 new features

• Shift + C (& other Shift + combinations for Label Variables)• F2 rename (& other uses for F2)• F2 rename (& other uses for F2)

Old favourites - Fly-Bys, Right clicking, Colour Schemes, View Spliting, PFDs, Workspaces‒ It's all right (clicking)

Right click drag and drop for saving time Custom XY PlotCustom XY Plot Old favourites – Databook, spreadsheet, right clicking options

‒ Other R440 usability features Component Indices Compound Property View

An interactive session please Compound Property View

‒ UniSim App Tools (the ‘gear wheel’) COM and Extension registration - no need for Admin rights now…

‒ USE-IT and Browser now together in R440 & 'Other' Excel Tools

session, pleaseask/comment

as we go…


& Other Excel Tools


KnowledgebaseThe home of the tips and tricks!The home of the tips and tricks!

Knowledgebase

• If you haven’t already registered… Sign Up now‒ http://unisim.supportportal.com/

• Tips and Tricks slides are available KB #1296


KB Example

• Preferences file changes from UniSim Design R430 to R440 KB #1276

• More examples coming later Thermo options


• More examples coming later – Thermo options…


PFD

PFD – Shift +C

• Introduced R440

‒ Highlights streams with user specified composition with an * prepending the stream name


Changing PFD Label Variables

• Via PFD right click ‘Choose Label Variable’

b Shift T P F M R N h t t‒ or by Shift +T,P,F,M,R …. N shortcut‒ Help \ Hot-Key List for a reminder

Other Useful ones?Other Useful ones?Description (Shift + R)Static head (+ H)


downstream pressure (+ D)

Re-name Streams/Ops on the PFD with F2

• Introduced R440

‒ The stream name can be changed directly from the PFD without the need to open the stream property viewUse ”F2” to re name the selected object on the flowsheet‒ Use ”F2” to re-name the selected object on the flowsheet

* lti l t f ti i t il bl


• *multi-select function is not available‒ (user must rename one object at a time)

Other uses for F2…

• Edit the value in a cell…‒ Space selects the units

Or activate by clicking on the left hand bar


F2 works for calculated values too…

• Allows a ‘one-time’ unit conversion

Or activate by clicking on the left-hand margin


Other PFD tips and tricks

• Covered in 2014 UC Day Tips and Tricks‒ PFD (background) Right click options ‘Select Object’ = Find a named object within a given flowsheet / multiple

select objects‒ PFD (object) Right click optionsPFD (object) Right click options‒ PFD Colour Schemes‒ PFD View Splittingp g‒ Multiple PFDs PFD tabs

‒ Save/Load Workspaces‒ PFD Fly-BysModify variables shown via the Simulation Tool Tips tab of theModify variables shown via the Simulation – Tool Tips tab of the

Preferences



Right click drag and drop for saving time

Custom XY Plots

• A new feature in R440‒ A new Plots page is added to the DataBook‒ will show Vector variables only for developing 2D graphs

between selected variablesVariables can be added directly using the right click Drag and‒ Variables can be added directly using the right-click Drag and Drop feature


Multiple variables may be plotted on the same graph


Other dragging possibilities…

• In the DataBook‒ Case Study‒ Strip Chart

• Spreadsheetp‒ Import and Export (not for vectors – better to use ‘Add Import’)


Other related tips and tricks

• Covered in 2014 UC Day Tips and Tricks‒ SpreadsheetRange formula, insert rows/columns, copy/paste formulae, absolute

references ($), write formulae by clicking Add multiple variables (using Navigator)Add multiple variables (using Navigator)

‒ PFD (background or object) Right click options



Other R440 Tips and TricksThermoThermo

Thermo - Component Indices KB #1276

• Component labels can show indices in the Simulation Environment, for example the Workbook and the pStream Property view

• This feature is selected from the Preferences, ,Simulation tab, Options Page, by checking the ‘Show indices on component labels’ check box


Compound Property View

• A tabular view to display (and allow editing of – care!)some key pure component propertiesy p p p p‒ Acentricity, Boiling Temperature, Critical Pressure, Critical

Temperature, Heat of Formation, MW, Standard Liquid Density, Volume Translation a and bDensity, Volume Translation a and b

Ct l Shift C ith l b lSee KB #316 for an

E l l


Ctrl + Shift + C = copy with labels Excel tool to report cptproperties

Compound Property View KB #1276

2. On the Fluid Package th ‘Edit P ti ’

1. In the Preferences check the ‘Enable Compound Property View’ checkbox

press the ‘Edit Properties’button

3. Press the ‘View properties’button and the Compound Property View appears


How to tell if properties have been changed?

• Set ‘Modify Status’ as ‘Sort By’‒ May reset here too



UniSim App ToolsExtensions Multiple Versions no need for Admin rights nowExtensions, Multiple Versions - no need for Admin rights now…

UniSim App Tools

What’s that new gear wheel icon in the top right corner?

• Accessible via the new icon

‘+’ symbol appears if new tool See KB #1275 for a


symbol appears if new tool versions are available for download full description

UniSim App Tools

• User may change COM registered version and register Extension unit operations without Admin rights…p g

See which A /U d tApps/Updates are available online

Click toSign In


COM Registration

What is COM Registration?

Sets which version may be used with COM (USE-IT,used with COM (USE IT,

Excel VBA …)

Unless changed with the tool (or by running as antool (or by running as an Administrator) the last

installed version is COM registered


Extension Registration


Extension Registration

• May also be triggered from the Preferences

(Original behaviour remains if started with


(Original behaviour remains if started with Administrator rights)

ULM Configuration

‒ Request/configure licenses‒ check available licenses or servers



USE-IT and Browser – now integrated

UniSim Excel Interface (USE-IT)

• Incorporates UniSim Design Browser functionality‒ In-cell formulae‒ Object Browser

• Two modes of operationp‒ Case Study – USE-IT mode‒ In-cell formulae – Browser mode

• Both modes use the Object Browser GUI adopted from the UniSim Design Browser‒ GUI adapts slightly based on which mode is in use – depends

whether selected cell is within the coloured case study template cellspCan revert to the old Browser window in USE-IT mode if required


Usage

• [Install separately from the main installer] • To use:• To use:

1. Open the Excel template from Honeywell start menu group

2. Use the ‘USD Link’ menu on the Add-Ins ribbon

Must uninstall earlier versions of

USE IT beforeUSE-IT before installing R440

See KB #1273 for


a full description

To use Case Study mode (legacy ‘USE-IT’)

• Place the cursor in any of the coloured cells in the case study templatey p

• Configure the case study as in previous versions using the ‘USD Link’ menu optiong p

Browser shows ‘USE-IT’ mode


To set up in cell formulae (legacy ‘Browser’ mode)

• Place the cursor in any other cell in the workbook (can make new sheets as required)( q )

• Use the Object Browser option on the ‘USD Link’ menu optionp

• Or configure manually as beforeBrowser shows ‘Browser’ mode


If the ‘UniSim Link’ Add-In doesn’t appear

• Need to relink the xla file

S KB #1279 fSee KB #1279 for a full description


Other Excel Tools

• Workbook dump‒ Copy of the Workbook in Excel KB #60

• Stream Reporter‒ Produce H&MB table – version 1.2 newly releasedKB #113

• Many moreon KB:


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