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TableofContents
Introduction
StartingAutoCADPlant3D2016
AnOverviewaboutProjectsinAutoCADPlant3D
Tutorial1
CreatingaNewProject
CreatingaNewDrawing
ChangingtheWorkspace
ViewingtheDrawingProperties
P&IDSymbologyStandards
PlacingEquipment
EditingtheP&IDSymbols
AddingNozzlestotheEquipment
CreatingSchematicLines
AssigningTagstolines
PlacingValvesandFittings
PlacingInstruments
CreatingInstrumentationLines
PlacingtheFieldDiscreteinstrumentsymbol
CreatingthePneumaticSignallines
AddingOffpageconnectors
CheckingtheDrawing
Tutorial2
CreatingaCustomsymbolandconvertingitintoaP&IDsymbol
CreatingtheSecondaryLineSegments
ConnectingtheOffpageconnectors
Exercise1
Tutorial3(EditingtheP&ID)
ApplyingCorners
AddingGapstolines
ReversingtheFlowDirection
Modifyingthelinesusinggrips
SubstitutingtheSymbols
Tutorial4(ManagingData)
FilteringtheData
ExportingtheData
AddingAnnotationsusingtheDataManager
AssigningTagsusingtheDataManager
Tutorial5(DefininganewClass)
AddingAnnotationstotheSymbol
Tutorial6(GenerateReports)
CreatingPlant3DModel
CreatingaPlant3DDrawing
Tutorial7(CreatingStructuralModel)
CreatingLayers
CreatingtheGrid
CreatingFootings
CreatingStructuralMembers
IncreasingthelengthoftheStructuralMembers
ExtendingtheStructuralMembers
StructuralMemberRepresentation
OutlineModel
ShapeModel
TrimmingtheStructuralMembers
UsingtheCutBackMembercommand
UsingtheMiterCutMembercommand
UsingtheStructureEditcommand
AddingPlatforms
AddingStairs
AddingRailings
UsingtheStructureExplodecommand
AddingLadders
Tutorial8(AddingEquipment)
CreatinganEquipmentusingPre-DefinedShapes
UsingtheAttachEquipmentcommand
AddingNozzles
UsingtheConvertEquipmentcommand
ModifyingNozzles
Tutorial9(CreatingPipes)
UsingtheSpecViewer
EditingSpecs
UsingP&IDLineListstocreatePiping
UsingtheRoutingtoolstocreatePipes
UsingtheLinetoPipecommandtocreatePipes
KnowingabouttheCompass
EditingPipes
CreatingStub-inandTeejoints
CreatingElbowsandPipeBends
CreatingSlopedPipes
Creatingoffsetpiping
AddingInsulationandWeldstoPipes
Tutorial10(AddingInlineassets)
EditingInlineassets
AddingInlineAssetsatPipeends
AddingCustomParts
Tutorial11(AddingPipeSupports)
Tutorial12(ValidatingProjectDrawings)
Validatingthe3Dmodel
Tutorial13(CreatingIsometricDrawings)
SpecifyingIsoStylesandothersettings
AnnotationandDimensionsettings
CreatingNewIsoStyles
GeneratingaQuickIsometricDrawing
GeneratingProductionIsometricDrawings
AddingIsometricMessagesandAnnotations
ExportthePipingdatatoPCFformat
LockingPipesaftercreatingtheirIsometricDrawings
Tutorial14:CreatingOrthographicDrawings
CreatingAdjacentViews
EditingOrthoViews
UpdatingandDeletingOrthoViews
AddingBillofMaterials
AddingAnnotationsandDimensions
UpdatingDimensions
UsingtheLocatein3DModelandPipeGapcommands
Tutorial15:(WorkinginaProject)
UsingtheProjectManager
ChangingtheGeneralProjectSettings
UsingtheLocateDrawingoption
UsingtheResaveAllProjectDrawingsoption
UsingtheExporttoAutoCADoption
Tutorial16(PublishingandPrinting)
PublishingaDrawingtoDWFformat
PublishaDrawingusingPagesetup
Introduction
ThisbookintroducesyoutoAutoCADPlant3D2016,whichisusedtocreatePipingand
Instrumentationdiagramsanddesigna3DPlantmodelquickly.AutoCADPlant3Disthe
productofAutodesk.Itwasfirstreleasedtohelpprocessandpowerindustryintheyear
2007. It also includes AutoCAD P&ID. This software is designed to create Piping and
InstrumentationDiagrams,andthendesign3DPlantmodelbasedontheP&ID.AP&ID
(PipingandInstrumentationDiagram)displaystheconnectionsbetweentheequipmentsof
a process and the instrumentation controlling the process. A P&ID is created using
standardsymbols.InAutoCADPlant3D,youcancreateP&IDsusingsymbolsrelatedto
various standards such as PIP, ISO, ISA, DIN, and JIS-ISO. You can create 3D Models
using predefined and user-defined parts. You can then relate the 3D model to the
corresponding P&ID. After creating the 3D models, you can use them to generate
Orthographic,elevation,andsectionviews.YoucanalsocreateIsometricdrawings,which
canbeusedtomanufacture.
AutoCADPlant3DisbasedonAutoCADUser-interface.However,theintelligent2D/3D
symbolsandtheconnectedDatabasearemainfeaturesofthisapplication.Youcanusethis
database to generate reports, create annotations, and so on. When you change the
attributesofvarioussymbols,theannotationsareupdatedautomatically.
InAutoCADPlant3D,youcreateeverythinginsideaprojectinordertomakeyourdesign
consistent.YoucancreateaprojectonaStandaloneworkstationoraNetwork.Creatinga
projectonaNetworksynchronizesyourworkwithyourteammembers.Youcanalsouse
thevalidationtoolstocheckanyerrorsinsidetheproject.
StartingAutoCADPlant3D2016
To start AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016, click the AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016 icon on the
Desktop.Alternatively,clicktheWindowsiconatbottomleftcorner,clickthedownarrow
intheStartscreen,swipeorscrolltotheAutoCADPlant3D2016section,andclickthe
AutoCADPlant3D2016icon.
AnOverviewaboutProjectsinAutoCADPlant3D
AutoCADPlant3Disaproject-basedapplication.Itstoreseachandeveryobjectinthe
Projectdatabase.TheProjectManagerpalettehelpsyoutoaccesstheprojectfilesfrom
thedatabaseandworkinsideaproject.YoucanexaminetheSampleProjecttogetan
overviewabouttheprojectworkflow.ClickSampleProjectontheinitialscreentoloadit
intheProjectManager.TheProjectManagerconsistsofmanydrawingtypesnamely,
P&IDs,3Dpiping,orthographicdrawings,andisometricdrawings.Also,therearesome
additionalfilessuchasspreadsheets.Theprogramarrangesallthesedataindifferenttabs
ontheProjectManager:SourceFiles,OrthographicDWG,IsometricDWG.Onthe
SourceFilestab,theP&IDs,3DPiping,andrelatedfilesarearrangedinafolder
hierarchy.TheOrthographicDWGtabcontainstheplanviewandelevationdrawings.
TheIsometricDWGtabcontainsisometricandspooldrawingsarrangedinfolders.The
orthographicandisometricdrawingsarecreatedfromthe3DModel.
Tutorial1
In this tutorial, you start a project and then create a P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation
Diagram).
CreatingaNewProject
Thefirststepinthedesignistocreateaproject.Theprojecthasasetoffilesand
standards.
1. StartAutoCADPlant3D2016.
2. Ontheinitialscreen,clickcreatenewprojectundertheGetStartedsection.
3. EnterTUTORIALPROJECTintheEnteranameforthisprojectfield.
4. Specifythelocationoftheprogramgeneratedfilesandsupportingfiles.
5. ClicktheNextbutton;theSpecifyunitsettingspageappears
6. SelectImperialtodefinetheunitsforprojectdrawings.
7. ClicktheNextbutton;theSpecifyP&IDsettingspageappears.
8. SpecifythedirectorytosavetheP&IDfiles.
9. SelectPIPastheP&IDsymbologystandardtobeused.
10. ClicktheNextbutton;theSpecifyPlant3Ddirectorysettingspageappears.
11. ClicktheNextbutton;theSpecifydatabasesettingspageappears.
12. SelecttheSQLitelocaldatabaseoptionifyouareworkingonastandalone
workstation.
13. Ifyouareworkingonaserver,selecttheSQLServerdatabaseoptionandconfigure
theserversettings.
14. ClicktheNextbutton;theFinishpageappears.
15. ClickFinishtocreateanewproject.
Ifyouwanttoopenanalreadyexistingproject,thenselectOpenfromthedrop-downon
theProjectManager(or)Ontheribbon,clickHome>Project>ProjectManager>
OpenProject.
OntheOpendialog,browsetothelocationoftheprojectandselectthe.xml(extendable
markuplanguage)file.Thisfilestoresalltheinformationoftheproject.Itis
recommendedthatyoushouldnoteditorrenamethisfile.
Note that you can open only one project at a time. If you want to open another project,
thenyouneedtocloseallthefilesrelatedtothecurrentlyactiveproject.
InAutoCADPlant3D,youneedtousetheProjectManagertoopenorcreateafile.You
avoidusingtheNewandOpeniconsoftheAutoCADapplication.
CreatingaNewDrawing
Oncetheprojectiscreatedoropened,youcancreatenewdrawingsusingtheProject
Manager.TheProjectManagerhelpsyoutocreatenewdrawingswithallthestandards
builtinit.
1. Right-clickonP&IDDrawings,andthenchooseNewDrawing.
TheNewDWGdialogappears.
2. EnterTutorial1intheFilenamefield.
ThePIDANSID-ColorDependentPlotStyles.dwtisthedefaulttemplate.You
canselectanyothertemplatebyclickingtheBrowsebuttonnexttotheDWG
templatefield.
3. ClickOKtocreateanewP&IDfile.
ThedefaultscreenofthePlant3Dfileappearsasshown.
Bydefault,thecolorschemeoftheuserinterfaceisDark.YoucanchangeittoLightif
youpreferabrightuserinterface.Todoso,rightclickandselectOptions.OntheOptions
dialog,clicktheDisplaytabandselectColorscheme>LightfromtheWindow
Elementssection.ClickOKtochangethecolorscheme.
SeethelowersectionoftheProjectManager.Youcanviewthedetails,preview,andwork
historyofthecurrentlyopenedfile.
Also,noticethatToolPaletteappearsattherightsideofthescreen.Youcanchangethe
tools displayed on the Tool Palette. Right-click on the title bar of the Tool Palette to
displayashortcutmenu.
IfyoucannotseetheP&IDPIPtoolpalette,clickP&IDPIPontheshortcutmenu.
ChangingtheWorkspace
AWorkspaceisthearrangementoftoolsandoptionsusedforaspecificpurpose.By
default,thePlant3DWorkspaceisactivatedinAutoCADPlant3D.Youcanchangethe
WorkspacetoPIDPIPbyclickingtheWorkspaceSwitchingdownarrowattheright-side
ontheStatusbar,andthenselectingPIDPIPfromtheflyout.
ViewingtheDrawingProperties
1. Toviewthedrawingproperties,right-clickonthedrawingfileandselect
Properties;theDrawingPropertiesdialogappears.
2. ChangethepropertiesontheDrawingPropertiesdialog,andthenclickOK.
Ifyouwanttoopenanalreadyexistingdrawingfile,thenexpandtheP&IDDrawingsor
Plant3DDrawingsfolderanddouble-clickonthedrawingfile.Youcanalsoright-click
andselectOpen.
Iftwoormorepeopleareworkingonaproject,thenonlyonepersoncaneditthedrawing
fileatatime.Iftheotherpersonwantstoopenthefileopenedinanotherworkstation,then
he/shecanusetheOpenRead-Onlyoption.
P&IDSymbologyStandards
ThedesignprocessinAutoCADPlant3DstartswithaP&ID(PipingandInstrumentation
Diagram).Ithelpsyoutounderstandtheprocessveryquickly.WhilecreatingaP&ID,
youadddatatothedrawing.Youcanalsoaddthisdatawhilecreatinga3Dmodel.
However,inAutoCADPlant3D,youadddatatoaP&IDandlaterlinkthisdatatothe3D
model.
InsimpleAutoCAD,theP&IDscanbecreatedusingvarioussymbolblocks.Youcreate
theseblocksbasedontheindustrystandardusedinyourcountry/region.
In AutoCAD Plant 3D, there are different symbol libraries available based on five
standards. These standards are PIP(Process Industry Practices), ISO(International
StandardOrganization),ISA(InstrumentSocietyofAmerica),DIN(DeutschesInstitutfür
Normung),andJIS-ISO(JapanIndustrialStandard).Eachstandardhasdifferentsymbols.
Forexample,theCentrifugalPumpsymbolindifferentstandardsvaries,asshown.
Youneedtochooseastandardwhilestartingaproject.Youcanuseonlytheselected
standardthroughouttheproject.So,selectarightstandardwhilecreatingaproject.
PlacingEquipment
YoucanstarttheprocessofcreatingaP&IDbyfirstplacingtheEquipmentsymbols.
Afterthat,youcreatelines,placeinlineequipment,placeinstrumentation,andcreate
annotations.
Inthissection,youlearntoplaceequipment.AutoCADPlant3Dprovidesyouwiththe
variouspre-definedequipment.TheEquipmentToolPalettecontainsalltheseequipment.
1. OntheToolPalette,selecttheEquipmenttab.
2. ClicktheVesseliconunderVesselsandMiscellaneousVesselDetails.
3. Clickinthemiddleofthedrawingareatodefinethevessellocation.
4. Type1.5atthescalepromptandpressEnterkeytospecifythescalefactor.
TheAssignTagdialogappears.
Youcantype-ininformationonthisdialog,andthenassignittotheP&IDcomponent.
Theprogramstorestheinformationintheprojectdatabase.YoucanthenusetheData
Managertoview,modifyandexportthisinformation.
5. OntheAssignTagdialog,clickthebuttonnexttotheNumberfield.
6. SelectthePlaceannotationafterassigningtagoption.
7. SetEquipmenttagasAnnotationstyle.
8. ClickAssignontheAssigntagdialog.
9. Clickabovethevesseltoplacetheannotation.
10. Next,placeaHorizontalCentrifugalpump
11. Toplaceapump,clicktheHorizontalCentrifugalPumpiconunderthePumps
section.
12.Clicksomewherenearthebottomleftofthevessel.
13. ClickthebuttonnexttotheNumberfield.
14. ClickAssign.Theprogramassignsthetaginformationtothepump.
15. Placethetagbelowthepump.
16. Selectthepumpanditstagbydraggingawindow.
17. Type-inCOPYinthecommandlineandpressEnter.
18. Selectthenodeofthehorizontalnozzleofthepump.
19. Movethepointerrightwardandclicktocopythepump.PressEsc.
Noticethequestionmarkonthecopiedtag.Tosolvethis,youhavetoupdatethetag.
20. Right-clickonthepumpandselectAssignTag.
21. ClickthebuttonnexttotheNumberfieldandclearthePlaceannotationafter
assigningtagoption.
22. ClickAssign.
23. Likewise,placeaTEMAtypeBEMExchangerontherightsideofthevessel.
24. TheP&IDafterplacingallthevesselslooks,asshown.
EditingtheP&IDSymbols
Duringthedesignprocess,youmayrequireeditingtheexistingP&IDsymbols.Inthis
example,youmodifytheverticalvessel.
1. Toedittheverticalvessel,right-clickonitandchooseEditP&IDObject’sBlock.
TheAutoCADBlockeditorappears.
2. Createaselectionboxandselectthedomeofthevessel.PressDeletetodeletethe
selection.
3. Selecttheleftverticallineofthevessel.
4. Clickonthetopendpointgripanddragitdownwards.
5. Type2andpressEntertoreducethelengthoftheline.
6. Likewise,reducethelengthoftherightverticalline.
7. Type-inLinthecommandlineandpressEnter.Createaninclinedandverticallineon
theleftside.
8. Type-inMIinthecommandlineandpressEnter.Mirrorthenewlycreatedlinesabout
theY-axis.
9. Createahorizontallineconnectingtheendpointsofthetopverticallines.
10. Drawotherentities,asshownnext.
11. ClicktheSavebutton
TheP&IDsymbolaftereditingisdisplayednext.
AddingNozzlestotheEquipment
Nozzles are required to connect equipment with a pipe. The program adds Most of the
nozzles when you connect equipment with a pipe. Sometimes, you may need to add
nozzlestoequipment,manually.
1. Toaddnozzlestoequipment,clicktheFittingstabontheToolPalette.
2. ClicktheFlangedNozzleiconundertheNozzlessection.
3. Selecttheverticalvesselfromthedrawing.
4. Definetheinsertionpoint,asshowninfigure.
5.Enter0astheangleofrotation.
6.Likewise,placeanothernozzleonthevessel.
7. Toaddanannotationtothenozzle,selectit,right-click,andthenselectAnnotation>
Tag.
8. ClickAssignontheAssignTagdialog,andthenplaceitbelowthenozzle.
9. Likewise,addtheannotationtagtothesecondnozzle.
CreatingSchematicLines
SchematiclinesaretheimportantpartofaP&ID.Theyareusedtoconnecttheequipment
symbols.Theschematiclines,whichrepresentactualpipelinesareverydifferentfrom
AutoCADlinesandpolylines.Theystorepipingdatasuchassize,spec,linenumber,
process,andsoon.Thisinformationcanbelinkedto3Dpipelines.InAutoCADPlant3D,
youcancreatepipelinesusingthetoolsavailableintheLinestoolpalette.
1. Tocreateapipeline,clickthePrimaryLineSegmenticonunderthePipeLines
section.
2. Onthestatusbar,clickthedown-arrownexttothe2DSnapiconandselectthe
Quadrantoption.
3. Clickonthetopportionoftheverticalvessel.
4. Movethepointerupwardandclick.
5. Movethepointerright-wardandclick.Anarrowappearsattheendpointoftheline,
whichrepresentstheflowdirectionofthepipeline.
6. PressEnterkey.
Noticethattheprogramcreatesnozzlesautomatically.
7. ClickthePrimaryLineSegmenticonandselectthenozzleofthepump,asshownin
figure.
8. Movethepointerupwardandclick.
9. Movethepointerright-wardandclickonthevessel.
10. Likewise,createalinebetweenthetwopumps
11. Createaninletpipelineconnectedtothepump.
12. Createaninletpipetoanotherpump.
13. CreatetheotherpipelinesintheP&ID.
ThefollowingfigureshowstheP&IDafteraddingallthelines.
AssigningTagstolines
InaP&ID,thelinesrepresentthepipesintherealplant.Youhavetoshowtheinformation
relatedtothepipelinesbyassigningtags.
1.ClicktheAssignTagbuttonontheP&IDpaneloftheHomeribbon.
2.Selecttheinletlineofthepumps.
3.PressEnterkey.TheAssignTagdialogappears.
4.Enterthefollowinginformationinthisdialog.
Size:6”
Spec:CS300
PipeLineGroupService:P
PipeLineGroupLineNumber:001
5. SelectthePlaceannotationafterassigningtagoptionandclickAssign.
6. Placetheannotationbelowtheline.
Next,youhavetogrouptwolinesandassignatagtothem.Bygroupinglines,youcreate
an association between different line segments. In addition, the grouped line segments
havethesamelinenumber.
7. Togrouplines,clicktheMakeGroupbuttonontheLineGrouppaneloftheHome
ribbon.
8. Selectthelinesconnectingthevesselandthepumps.
9.PresstheEnterkeytogroupthelines.
YoucanalsoeditalinegroupusingtheEditGroupcommand(ontheribbon,click
Home>LineGroup>EditGroup).Activatethiscommandandselectthelinegroup
toedit.Thecommandlineprovidesfiveoptions(Add,Remove,Ungroup,
Linenumber,andService).
10. Right-clickonthelineconnectedtothepumpsandtheverticalvessel.
11. SelectAssignTagfromtheshortcutmenutoopentheAssignTagdialog.
12. EntertheinformationintheAssignTagdialog,asshown.
Size:4”
Spec:CS300
PipeLineGroupService:P
PipeLineGroupLineNumber:002
13. Placetheannotationnexttotheline.
14. Placethepointeronthepipeconnectingthesecondpump.Theinformationrelatedto
thepipeappears.
Noticethatthetaginformationispartiallyappliedtotheline.Youhavetospecifythe
linesizeandspecofthepipeline.
15. Right-clickonthelineandselectAssignTagfromtheshortcutmenu.
16. EntertheSizeandSpecintheAssignTagdialog.
Size:4”
Spec:CS300
17. ClickAssign.
18. Placethetagabovetheline.
19. Likewise,addtaginformationtootherlinesintheP&ID.
PlacingValvesandFittings
Aftercreatingschematiclines,youcanaddinlineequipmentsuchasvalvesandfittings.
Youplaceinlinesymbolsonaschematicline.Whenyoumovetheline,theinlinesymbols
movealongwithit.YoucanfindvalveandfittingsymbolsontheValvestabandFittings
tab,respectively.
1. Toplaceacheckvalve,clicktheCheckValveiconontheValvestoolpalette.
2. Movethepointeronthelineandyounoticethatthevalveisalignedwiththeline.
3. Placethevalveonthelineconnectingthepump.Younoticethatthevalveisattached
totheline.Inaddition,thetagisaddedtothevalveandplacedbeneathit.
4. Placeanothercheckvalve.
Now,youhavetoplacereducers.
5. Toplaceareducer,clicktheFittingstabonToolPalettes.
6. ClicktheConcentricReducericonunderthePipeFittingssection.
7. Placeitonthelineconnectingthebottomofthevessel.
8. ClicktheAssignTagbuttonontheP&IDpaneloftheHomeribbon.
9.Selectthelinesegmentbelowthereducer.
10. PressEnterkey.
11. IntheAssignTagdialog,changetheSizeto8”.
12. ClearthePlaceannotationafterassigningtagoption.
13. ClickAssign.
Theorientationofthereducerchanges.
14. Placeanotherconcentricreduceratthelocationshownbelow
Next,youhavetoplaceagatevalve.
15. Toplaceagatevalve,clicktheGateValveiconontheValvestoolpalette.
16. Placeitatthelocationshowninfigure.
17. Likewise,placevalvesonlinesconnectingthepumps.
PlacingInstruments
InaP&ID,theinstrumentationthatcontrolstheoperationoftheplantequipmentis
representedbytheinstrumentsymbols.Youcanfindthesesymbolsonthe
Instrumentstoolpalette.Therearemanysectionsonthistoolpalette,whicharebased
ontheuseoftheinstrumentsymbols.
TheControlValvesectioncontainsthecontrolvalvesymbol.
TheReliefValvessectioncontainsthesymbolsofvariouspressurereliefvalves.
ThePrimaryElementSymbols(Flow)sectioncontainsthesymbolsrelatedtoflow
measuringinstruments.
TheGeneralInstrumentssectioncontainstheinstrumentsymbolsrelatedtotheprocess
controlinstruments.
1.Toplaceacontrolvalve,clicktheControlValveiconontheValvestoolpalette.
TheControlValveBrowserappears.
IftheControlValveBrowserdoesnotappear,selecttheChangebodyoractuator
optionfromthecommandline.
2. IntheControlValveBrowser,selectGateValveastheControlValveBody.
3.Onthedialog,clickNonEngineeringItems>Actuators>PistonActuatorunder
theSelectControlValveActuatorsection.
4.ClicktheOKbutton.
5.Placethecontrolvalveatthelocationshowninfigure.
6.Placetheannotationballoon
TheAssignTagdialogappears.
7.Specifythevaluesinthisdialog,asshown.
8.ClicktheAssignbutton.
CreatingInstrumentationLines
Instrumentation lines are used to connect the instrument symbols with the P&ID
equipmentandpipelines.Youcancreateinstrumentationlinesbypickingthemfromthe
InstrumentLinessectionontheLinestoolpalette.
1.Tocreateanelectricsignalline,clicktheElectricSignallinefromtheInstrument
LinessectionontheLinestoolpalette.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Selectapointonthelower-leftportionofthevessel.
Movethepointertowardleftandselectthesecondpoint.
Movethepointerdownwardandselectthethirdpoint.
Movethepointertowardrightandselectapointonthevessel.
PlacingtheFieldDiscreteinstrumentsymbol
1. Toplaceafielddiscreteinstrumentsymbol,clicktheFieldDiscreteInstrument
iconfromtheGeneralInstrumentssectionontheInstrumentstoolpalette.
2. Placeitontheelectricsignalline.
TheAssignTagdialogappears.
3. Enterthetaginformationasshowninfigure.
4. ClicktheAssignbutton.
CreatingthePneumaticSignallines
1. OntheLinestoolpalette,underInstrumentLinessection,clickthePneumatic
Signalicontocreatepneumaticlines.
2. SelectapointontheTemperatureIndicatorsymbol.
3. Connectthesignallinewiththecontrolvalve.
AddingOffpageconnectors
Inthissection,youaddoff-pageconnectors.Usually,theP&IDofaprojectisdivided
intomultipleP&IDs.Therefore,youshouldmaintainaconnectionbetweenthe
P&IDs.OffpageconnectorsareusedtoconnecttheP&IDs.
1.Toaddanoffpageconnector,clicktheNon-engineeringtabontheToolpalette.
2. ClicktheOffPageconnectoriconontheNon-engineeringtoolpalette.
3.Selecttheendpointofthelineconnectingthetopportionofthevessel,as
shown.
Theoffpageconnectorscanbeusedtoopenthedrawingfileconnectedtothe
currentlyopenedfile,quickly.Youlearnhowtoconnecttwooffpageconnectorsin
thenexttutorial.
CheckingtheDrawing
1. ClicktheDrawingCheckerbuttonontheValidatepaneloftheHomeRibbon.
Theprogramchecksthedrawingforanyinconsistencieswiththeproject.
2.ClicktheSavebuttonontheQuickAccessToolbar.
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Tutorial2
Inthistutorial,youcreateaP&IDshowninFigure.
1. TocreateanewP&IDdrawing,selecttheP&IDDrawingsnodeintheProject
ManagerandclicktheNewDrawingbutton.
TheNewDWGdialogappears.
2. EnterTutorial2intheFilenamefieldandclickOK.
CreatingaCustomsymbolandconvertingitintoaP&IDsymbol
1.CreatethesymbolshowninbelowfigureusingtheLineandArccommand.Donot
dimensionit.Dimensionsareforyourreferenceonly.
2.Selectalltheentitiesofthesymbolbydraggingawindow.
3. Right-clickandselectConverttoP&IDObject.
TheConverttoP&IDObjectdialogappears.
4. ExpandtheEquipmentclassandselectTank>Vessel.
5. ClickOK.
Next,youhavetoselecttheinsertionbasepoint.
6. PressandholdSHIFTkeyandright-click.
7. SelectMidpointfromtheshortcutmenu.
8. Selectthemidpointofthelowerhorizontalline.
ThecustomsymbolisconvertedtoaP&IDobject.
9.Selectthesymbolandmoveittotheleftsideofthedrawingsheet.
YoucanalsoconvertregularlinesorpolylinesintoP&IDSchematiclines.Forexample,
createlinesandarcsusingtheLINEandARCcommand.Next,jointhenusingtheJOIN
command.YoucanalsousethePOLYLINEcommandtocreatethecontinuouslinesand
arc.
Selectthelinesandclicktherightmousebutton.SelecttheConverttoP&IDObject
option.Onthedialog,selectLines>PipeLineSegments>PrimaryLineSegmentand
clickOK.
10. PlaceaTEMATypeNENExchanger.
11.PlaceaCentrifugalpump.
Next,youhavetodrawthepipelines.
12. ClickthePrimaryLineSegmenticonunderthePipeLinessectionoftheLines
toolpalettes.
13. Drawthepipelineconnectingtheequipmentsymbols.
CreatingtheSecondaryLineSegments
1. ClicktheSecondaryLineSegmentsiconontheLinestoolpaletteandcreatethe
secondarylinesegments,asshownnext.
2. ClicktheOffPageconnectoriconontheNon-engineeringtoolpalette.
3. Selecttheendpointofthelineconnectingtheheatexchanger,asshown.
ConnectingtheOffpageconnectors
1. Toconnectoffpageconnectors,selecttheoffpageconnectorlocatedatthetopleft.
2. Clickonthe(+)plussymboldisplayedontheoffpageconnectorandselect
ConnectTo.
TheCreateConnectionwindowappears.
YounoticethattheoffpageconnectorlocatedintheTutorial1.dwgisselected,bydefault.
3. PressEnter.
Theoffpageconnectorisconnected.However,younoticethatanerrorsymbolappearsat
theendoftheoffpageconnector.
4. Tosolvethiserror,right-clickontheoffpageconnectorandselectOffpageconnector
>Viewconnected.
TheViewConnectedOffpageConnectordialogappears.
YounoticethattheSizeandSpecfieldsarehighlightedinthisdialog.Youneedtospecify
thesizeandspecofthelineconnectedtotheoffpageconnectoroftheTutorial2.dwg.
5. ClickintheSizefield,right-click,andthenselectAccept.
Thesizesofthetwolinesarematched.
6. Likewise,matchthespec.
7. ClicktheOKbuttontosolvetheerror.
8. ClicktheSavebuttonontheApplicationMenu.
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Exercise1
In this exercise, open the Tutorial2 P&ID and add valves, fittings, instruments and
instrumentation lines, and tags. Various regions of the P&ID are given in following
figures.
ThefinalP&IDoftheexerciseisgivennext.
Tutorial3(EditingtheP&ID)
Inthistutorial,youopenthedrawingcreatedinTutorial1andmodifyit.
1.Right-clickonTutorial1intheProjectManagerandselectOpenfromtheshortcut
menu.
ApplyingCorners
1.Toapplycornerstoaline,selectthelineconnectingthebottomportionofthevessel.
2. Right-clickandselectSchematicLineEdit>ApplyCorner.
3. Selectapointonthelinetospecifythecornerpoint.
4.Movethepointerdownwardandclicktospecifythesecondpoint.
5. Selectapointonthelinetospecifythesideofthecorner.
Thecornerisappliedtotheline.
AddingGapstolines
Inthissection,youaddgapstolines.Beforeaddinggaps,youneedtocreatelines
passingoverequipment.
1. Createtwolinespassingthroughtheheatexchanger,asshown.
2. ClicktheEditbuttonontheSchematicLinespaneloftheHomeribbon.
3. Selectthelinepassingovertheheatexchanger.
4. SelecttheGapoption.
5. Selectthefirstpointofthegap.
6. Selectthesecondpointofthegap.
7. PressEnterkeytocreateagap.
ReversingtheFlowDirection
Sometimesyoumaycreatealinewithwrongflowdirection.Forexample,theline
connectingtheheatexchangeriscreatedintheoppositeflowdirection,seefigurebelow.
1.Rightclickontheline,andselectSchematicLineEdit>ReverseFlow.
Theflowdirectionofthelineisreversed.
Modifyingthelinesusinggrips
InAutoCADP&ID,youcanmodifyalineusingthegripsdisplayedonit.
1.Tomodifythelineusinggrips,selecttheline;theMoveSchematiclinegripsappear
atthemidpointsoftheline.
2.SelecttheMoveSchematiclinegripandmovethelinedownwards.
3.Selectapointinlinetothenozzle.Thelineismodified.
4.TodisconnectthelinefromaP&IDcomponent,selecttheConnectionpointgrip
displayedonthelineandmovethepointerawayfromthecomponent.Thelineis
detachedfromthecomponent.
Note:YoucanalsodetachalinefromacomponentbyusingtheDetachoption.Todo
so,right-clickonthelineandselectSchematicLineEdit>Detachfromcomponent.
Next,specifytheendpointoftheline.
Toreattachthelinetothecomponent,clickontheContinuegripandconnectittothe
component.
YoucanalsoattachalinetothecomponentbyrightclickingandselectingSchematic
LineEdit>AttachtoComponent.
SubstitutingtheSymbols
InAutoCADP&ID,youcanreplacesymbolsbysubstitutingthemwithanothersymbolof
thesamegroup.
1.Tosubstituteavalvesymbol,selecttheCheckvalveplacedonthelineconnecting
thecentrifugalpump.TheSubstitutegripappearsonit.
2.Clickonthesubstitutegriptodisplayvariousvalvesymbols.
3.SelecttheGlobeValve.
TheGlobevalvereplacestheCheckValve.
SubstitutingInstrumentsymbols
1.Tosubstituteaninstrumentsymbol,selecttheTemperatureIndicatorsymbol
connectedtothevessel.
2.ClicktheSubstitutegrip.
3.SelectPrimaryAccessibleDCS.
Theinstrumentsymbolisreplaced.
Youcanalsosubstituteequipmentsymbols.However,youhavetoreconnectthepipelines
aftersubstituting.Forexample,onsubstitutingacentrifugalpumpwithaverticalinline
pump,thepipelineisdisconnected.Youneedtoconnectthepipelinesusingthegrips.
4.SavetheP&IDdrawing.Donotcloseit.
Tutorial4(ManagingData)
Inthistutorial,youlearntoview,exportandimportP&IDdata.YouneedtousetheData
Managertoview,exportorimportdata.
1. ToOpentheDataManager,clicktheDataManagerbuttononProjectpanelofthe
Homeribbon.
TheDataManagerappearsasshownnext.VariouscomponentsoftheDataManagerare
showninthefigure.
TheFilterDatadrop-downisusedtoselectthetypeofdatatobedisplayedintheData
Manager.YoucanselecttheCurrentDrawingData,P&IDProjectDataortheProject
Reports.
TheClasstreeisusedtoselecttherequiredP&IDclass.Thedatarelatedtotheselected
typeisdisplayed.
TheDataManagertoolbarisusedtoperformvariousoperationssuchasimport,export,
viewdataandsoon.
TheDatatableissimilartoaspreadsheetanddisplaysdata.
FilteringtheData
1.OpentheTutorial1.dwg,ifnotalreadyopened.
2.OpentheDataManagerbyclickingtheDataManagerbuttonontheProject
panel.
3.ClickCurrentDrawingDataontheFilterdatadrop-downtoviewthedataof
thecurrentlyopeneddrawingfile.
4.ClickEquipmentfromtheClasstreetoviewalltheequipmentinthedrawing,
5.ClickNozzlesintheClasstreetoviewthenozzledata
ThenozzledataappearintheDatatable.
6.Tofilterthedata,right-clickonthe8”sizeintheSizecolumnandselectFilterBy
Selection.
Thenozzledataisfiltered,andtheDatatabledisplaysonlythe8”sizenozzles.
7.Toremovethefilter,right-clickintheDatatableandselectRemoveFilter.
8.Tofilterbyexcludingtheselection,right-clickonthecellwith‘?’valueandselect
FilterExcludingSelection.
Now,youneedtoaddsomeinformationtotheDatatable.
9.AddthemanufacturerinformationintheManufacturercolumn.
10. HidetheemptycolumnsbyclickingtheHideBlankColumnsbuttonontheData
Managertoolbar.
ExportingtheData
1.ExportthedatabyclickingtheExportbuttonontheDataManagertoolbar.
TheExportDatadialogappears.
2.ClicktheActivenodeonlyoptionunderIncludechildnodes.
3.ClicktheBrowsebuttonandspecifythelocationoftheexportfile.
4.IntheExportTodialog,specifythefiletypeusingtheFileTypedrop-down.
5.ClicktheSavebutton
6.ClickOKtoexportthedata.
7.Browsetothelocationoftheexportedfileandopenit.
8.EntertheManufacturerinformation.
9.Savethespreadsheet.
Now,youneedtoimportthespreadsheet.
10. ClicktheImportbuttonontheDataManagertoolbar.
TheAutoCADPlantmessageboxappears.
11. ClickOK.
12. IntheImportFromdialog,browsetothelocationofthespreadsheetanddouble-click
toopenthefile.TheImportDatadialogappears.
13. ClickOKtoimportthedata.
Younoticethatalltheeditedcellsarehighlightedinyellowcolor.
14. Clickthefifthrowofthefirstcolumn;thedrawingiszoomedtotherelatednozzle.
Younoticethatarevisioncloudappearsonthenozzle.Inaddition,revisioncloudsappear
onothermodifiednozzles.
15. ClicktheAcceptbuttonontheDataManagertoolbartoaccepttheeditedvalue.
16. ClicktheAcceptAllbuttontoacceptalltheeditedvalues.
AddingAnnotationsusingtheDataManager
1.ClickEquipmentintheClasstreetodisplaytheequipmentdata.
2.IntheDatatable,clickintheDescriptioncelloftheP-001component.
3.Dragandplacethedescriptionbelowthecentrifugalpump.
AssigningTagsusingtheDataManager
YoucanusetheDataManagertoassigntagstotheP&IDcomponents.
1.MakesurethattheTutorial1fileisopen.
2. OntheDataManager,clicktheEngineeringItems>Nozzles>AssumedNozzle.You
noticethatmanynozzleshavesametaginformation.Now,youneedtoassignaunique
tagtoeachnozzle.
3. ClickEngineeringItems>Nozzles>FlangedNozzle.Younoticethattaginformation
fornozzleN-1toN-6isalreadydefined.
4.ClickNozzles>AssumedNozzle.
5.Double-clickintheN-1cellintheTagcolumn.
6.OntheAssignTagdialog,checktheParentEquipment.ItshowsP-001whichisthe
centrifugalpump.
7.Type-in7intheNumberboxandclickAssign.
8.Likewise,assigntagstoothernozzles,asshown.
9.Saveandcloseallthefiles.
Tutorial5(DefininganewClass)
Inthistutorial,youcreateablockofasymbolandaddittothecategorylistoftheproject.
1.StartanewdrawingbyclickingtheNewbuttonontheQuickAccesstoolbar.
2.Createthesymbolshown.
3.Selectalltheentitiesofthesymbol.
4.ClicktheCreateBlockbuttonontheBlockDefinitionpaneloftheInserttab.
5.IntheBlockDefinitiondialog,enterVacuumPumpintheNameeditbox.
6.ClickthePickPointbuttonontheBlockDefinitiondialog.
7.Selectthecenterpointofthecircleasabasepoint.
8.ClicktheOKbuttontocreateablock.
9.SavethefilewiththenameVaccum_Pump.dwgintheTUTORIALPROJECT
folder.
Next,youneedtodefineanewclassusingtheProjectSetupdialog.
10. OpentheTUTORIALPROJECTproject,ifnotalreadyopened.
11. Toopenaproject,clicktheOpenoptiononthedrop-downintheProjectManager.
BrowsetotheTUTORIALPROJECTfolderanddouble-clickontheProject.xmlfile.
12. ClicktheProjectSetupbuttonfromtheProjectdrop-downintheProjectpanel.
TheProjectSetupdialogappears.
13. ExpandtheP&IDDWGSettingsnode.
14. IntheP&IDDWGSettings,expandP&IDClassDefinitions>EngineeringItems>
Equipment>Pumps.
15. Right-clickonPumpsandclickNew.
16. IntheCreateClassdialog,enterVacuum_PumpintheClassNamefield.
17. TypeVacuumPumpintheDisplayNameoftheClassfield.
18. ClicktheOKbutton.
ThenewclassisdisplayedunderthePumpslist.
19. SelecttheVacuumPumpclassfromthelistandclicktheAddSymbolsbuttonunder
ClassSettings:VacuumPump.
TheAddSymbolsdialogappears.
20. Inthisdialog,clicktheBrowsebuttonnexttotheSelectedDrawingsfield.
21. IntheSelectBlockDrawingdialog,browsetotheTUTORIALPROJECTfolder
anddouble-clickontheVacuum_Pump.dwg.
22. IntheAddSymbolsdialog,selectVacuum_PumpfromtheAvailableBlockslistand
clicktheAddbutton.
23. ClicktheNextbutton.
TheAddSymbols-EditSymbolSettingsdialogappears.
24. TypeVacuumPumpintheSymbolNameeditbox.
25. Specifytheotherproperties,asshown.
26. ClicktheFinishbuttontoaddthesymboltothelist.
27. ClicktheEditBlockbuttonunderClasssettings:VacuumPump.
Theblockeditorisopened.
28. SelecttheParameterstabfromtheBlockAuthoringPalettestoolpalette.
29. SelectthePointbuttonfromthetoolpalette
30. PressandholdtheShiftkeyandright-clicktodisplaytheshortcutmenu.
31. ClickMidpointontheshortcutmenu.
32. Selectthemidpointoftheleftverticalline.
33. Movethepointertowardleftandclick.
34. Likewise,addanotherpointontherightverticalline.
35. Clickontheyellowgripdisplayedontheleftpoint,rightclick,andselectProperties;
thePropertiespaletteisopened.
36. InthePropertiespalette,underthePropertyLabels,enterAttachmentPoint1inthe
Positionnamefield.
37. Likewise,specifythePositionnameofthesecondpointasAttachmentPoint2.
38. ClicktheSaveBlockbuttonontheOpen/Savepanel.
39. ClicktheCloseBlockEditorbutton.
Next,youneedtoaddthissymboltothetoolpalette.
40. MakesurethattheEquipmenttabisopenedintheP&IDPIPtoolpalettes.
41. ClicktheAddtoToolPalettebuttonunderClassSettings:VacuumPumpinthe
ProjectSetupdialog.
42. ClickOK.
TheVacuumPumpisaddedtothetoolpalette.
AddingAnnotationstotheSymbol
Now,youneedtoaddannotationstothesymbol
1. Toaddannotationstothesymbol,makesurethatEquipmenttagisselectedinthe
drop-downavailableunderAnnotation.
2. ClicktheAddAnnotationbuttonunderAnnotationontheProjectSetupdialog;the
SymbolSettingsdialogappears.
3. EnterNewEquipmenttagintheSymbolNamefieldundertheSymbolProperties
group.
4. MakesurethatEquipmentTag_blockisdisplayedintheBlockfield.
5. ClickOK.
Nowyouneedtoassignaformattotheannotation.
6. ClicktheEditBlockbuttonunderAnnotationontheProjectSetupdialog.
TheBlockEditorisopened.
7. ClicktheAssignFormatbuttonontheAnnotationtoolbar.
8. Select the #(Equipment Tag) attribute from the graphics window; the Assign
AnnotationFormatdialogappears.
9. ClicktheSelectClassPropertiesbuttonontheAssignAnnotationFormatdialog.
TheSelectClassPropertydialogappears.
10.IntheSelectClassPropertydialog,selectEngineeringItems>Equipment.
11.SelectEquipmentSpecfromthePropertylist.
12. ClickOKontheSelectClassPropertydialog.
13. ClickOKontheAssignAnnotationFormatdialog.
14. ClosetheBlockEditorandsavethechangesmade.
15.IntheProjectSetupdialog,makesurethatVacuumPumpisselectedinthe
Categorylist.
16.SetNewEquipmentTagastheDefaultValuefortheAnnotationStyleName.
17. ClicktheApplybutton.
18. ClicktheOKbutton.
Tutorial6(GenerateReports)
Inthistutorial,yougeneratereportsusingtheReportCreator.
1. Typereportinthesearchbarlocatedontheleftsideofthetaskbar.
2. SelectAutodeskAutoCADPlantReportCreator2016–Englishfromthesearchresults.
TheSettingsdialogappears.
Inthisdialog,youcandefinethelocationofthereportdata.YoucanusetheGeneral
optiontodefinethedefaultlocation.TheProjectoptionisusedtodefinethereportfile
locationintheReportFilesfolderunderthecurrentprojectdirectory.Youcanalsousethe
CustomPathoptiontodefinethecustomlocationforthereportfiles.
3. SelecttheGeneraloptionfromtheSettingsdialogandclickOK.
4. Click the Open option on the Project drop-down in the Autodesk AutoCAD Plant
ReportCreator.
5. Browsetolocation….TUTORIALPROJECT\Project.xml.
6. ClicktheOpenbuttontothesettheprojectforgeneratingthereports.
7. SelectLinelistfromtheReportConfigurationdrop-down.
8. ClickthePreviewbutton;thePreviewwindowappears.
Usingtheoptionsinthiswindow,youcanmodifythedisplayofthereportbychanging
thebackgroundcolor,pagesetupandsoon.Youcanalsospecifytheexportformatof
thereport.
Youcanalsosavethechangesasatemplate.ClickExportDocument>PDFFileon
theToolbar;thePDFExportOptionsdialogappears.ClicktheOKbutton;theSave
Asdialogappears.Specifythelocationofthetemplatefile.
9. ClosethePreviewwindow.
10.ClickPrint/Export;thePDFExportOptionsdialogappears.
11.ClicktheOKbutton;theExportResultsdialogappears.
12. Double-click on the listed PDF file in the Exportresults dialog; the PDF file is
opened.
13.ViewthereportinaPDFfile.
10. Closeallthefiles.
CreatingPlant3DModel
InAutoCADPlant3D,youcanusetheinformationfromtheP&IDtocreate3Dmodel.
The3Dmodelcanbeusedtovisualizeaplant.Usingthe3Dmodel,youcancreate
orthographicviews,section,elevations,andisometricdrawings.Thesedrawingsare
updatedwhenyoumodifythe3Dmodel.
Inthisbook,youusetheTutorial1P&IDtocreatea3Dmodel.Thestepstocreatea3D
modelinplant3Daregivenbelow:
CreatestructuralModel
CreateEquipment
Createpiping
Createinlineassetsandpipesupports
CreatingaPlant3DDrawing
1. ActivatetheTutorialProjectusingthedrop-downlocatedontheProjectManager.
2. ClicktherightmousebuttononthePlant3DDrawingsfolderandselectNew
Drawing.
3. OntheNewDWGdialog,type-inMasterModelintheFilenameboxandclickOK.
4. Inthegraphicswindows,clickontheIn-canvastoolslocatedthetopleftcornerand
selectSWIsometric.
Tutorial7(CreatingStructuralModel)
AutoCAD Plant 3D provides a set of commands to create a structural model. These
commandsareavailableontheStructuretaboftheribbon.Youcanthenusethisstructural
model as a reference to design the plant model. If you want more complex structural
model,youcancreatetheminotherapplicationssuchasAutodeskRevitandAutoCAD
Architectureandimportthem.
CreatingLayers
AutoCAD provides you with a feature called layers, which help you to arrange objects.
YoucanlearnaboutlayersfromtheHelpfile.Inthisbook,youwillcreatelayersanduse
themtoarrangedifferentobjectsofaplant3Dmodel.
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>LayerProperties .
2. ClicktheNewlayer buttonontheLayerPropertiesManager.EnterGridinthe
Namefield.
3. ClicktheColorswatchofthegridlayer;theSelectColordialogappears.
4. OntheSelectColordialog,selecttheIndexcolor250,andthenclickOK.
5. Likewise,createotherlayers,andthenassigncolorstothem,asshown.
CreatingtheGrid
1. Changetheworkspaceto3DPiping.
2. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
3. OntheLayerPropertiesManager,doubleclickontheGridlayertosetitascurrent.
4. ClosetheLayerPropertiesManagerbyclickingtheX(Close)iconatthetopleft
corner.
5. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Grid.
6. OntheCreateGriddialog,type-inPlatformGridintheGridnamebox.Next,you
havetotype-invaluesintheboxesavailableonthedialog.
7. ClickthearrowbuttonnexttotheAxisnamebox.YounoticethatthealphabetsA,B,
C,Dareadded.ThesealphabetsrepresentthegridnamesalongtheX-axis.
8. Type-in0,12’-6”,25’,37’-6”intheAxisvaluebox.Thevaluesinthisboxrepresentthe
gridspacingalongtheX-axis.Youhavetoentervaluesseparatedbyacomma.
9. ClickthearrownexttotheRownamebox.ThevaluesintheRownameboxrepresent
thegridnamesalongtheY-axis.
10. Type-in0,12’-6”,25’intheRowvaluebox.Thesevaluesdefinethegridspacing
alongtheY-axis.
11. Type-in0,2’,25’inthePlatformvaluebox.Thesevaluesdefinethegridspacingalong
theZ-axis.
12. Also,enter0”,+2’,+25’inthePlatformnamebox.Theyrepresentthegridnames
alongtheZ-axis.
Onthedialog,youcantype-inanewvalueintheFontsizebox.Theprogramchanges
thefontsizeofthegridnames.
13.ClickCreatetocreateagrid.
CreatingFootings
1. OntheStatusbar,clickthedown-arrownexttoObjectSnapiconandselectthe
Endpoint,Node,andIntersectionoptions.Disablealltheotheroptions.
2. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>Footing.
3. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Footing.
4. ClickSettingsinthecommandline.
5. OntheFootingSettingsdialog,settheStandardtoASTMandCodeto
CONCRETE.
6. LeavethedefaultdimensionsofthefootingandclickOK.
7. Clickthelowerintersectionpointofthegridinordertoplacethefooting.
Likewise,placetheotherfootings.
CreatingStructuralMembers
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>StructuralMembers.
2. ActivatetheOrthomodeontheStatusbar.Alternatively,pressF8toactivatethe
orthomode.
3. ChangethevieworientationtoLeft.
4. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Member.
5. ClickSettingsinthecommandline.
OntheMemberSettingsdialog,youcandefinetheparametersofthestructuralmember
suchastheshapestandard,materialstandard,materialcode,andshapetypeandsize.You
canalsosettheorientationofthecross-section.
6. SettheShapetypetoWandShapeSizetoW8X40.
7. LeavetheotherdefaultvaluesandclickOK.
8. Clickthelowerintersectionpointofthegrid.
9.Movethepointerupandclicktheintersectionpointbetweentheverticaland
horizontalgridline.TheMembercommandcreatesaverticalstructuralmember.You
canselectfurtherpointstocreatemultiplemembers.
10.Movethepointertowardrightandclicktheintersectionpointbetweenthe
horizontalandverticalgridlines.Thecommandcreatesahorizontalstructuralmember.
11.Movethepointerdownandclickthelowerintersectionpoint.
12. PressEsctodeactivatethecommand.
13. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
Youcancreateotherstructuremembersorcopytheexistingones.
14.Clickonthethreestructuralmembers,andthenclicktherightmousebutton.Select
CopySelectionfromthemenu.
15.Selectthe+25’gridpointtodefinethebasepointofthecopy.
16. Selecttheintersectionpoints,asshown.TheCopycommanddefinesthedestination
pointsandplacescopiesoftheselectedobjects.
17. PressEsc.
18. Createotherverticalandhorizontalstructures.
19. Createhorizontalstructuresbyselectingtheintersectionsbetweenthegridlines,as
shown.
20. Createhorizontalstructuralmembersbyselectingtheintersectionpointsbetweenthe
verticalgridlinesandsecondplatform.
IncreasingthelengthoftheStructuralMembers
1.Clickonthehorizontalstructuralmemberlocatedatthetop.
2. Clickontheleftendgripofthestructuralmember.
3.Movethepointerandclickonthegridpoint,asshown.
4.ClickUndoontheQuickAccesstoolbartorestorethestructuralmembertoits
originallength.
5.Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>LengthenMember.
6. ClickTotalinthecommandline.Thisoptionsetsanewlengthofthestructural
member.TheDeltaoptionspecifiestheincreaseinlengthofthestructuralmember.
7. Type25’inthecommandlineandpressEnter.
8. Selectthehorizontalstructuralmember,asshown.TheLengthenMembercommand
increasesthetotallengthofthemember.
5. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>RestoreMember .
6. Selectthelengthenedstructuralmemberstorestoreittotheoriginallength.
7. Createtwohorizontalstructuralmembersuptotheleftend.
ExtendingtheStructuralMembers
1. ChangethevieworientationtoNWIsometric.
2. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>ExtendMember.
3. OntheExtendtoplanedialog,select3PointsandclickOKtodefinethemethodto
createaboundaryplane.
4. Selectthegridpoints,asshowninfigure.Aboundaryplaneisset.
5. Selectthelowerhorizontalstructuralmember,asshowninfigure.TheExtend
Membercommandextendsthestructuralmembersuptotheboundaryplane.
StructuralMemberRepresentation
InAutoCADPlant3D,youcanrepresentstructuralmembersusingfourdifferentoptions.
Youcanselecttheseoptionsfromthedrop-downavailableonthePartspanel.
Theseoptionsareexplainedinthefollowingillustrations.
LineModel
SymbolModel
OutlineModel
ShapeModel
TrimmingtheStructuralMembers
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Visibility>HideOthers.
2. Selectthestructuralmembersandthegrid,asshown.
3. PressEnter.Alltheotherobjectsexcepttheselectedonesarehidden.
4. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>TrimMember .
5. OntheTrimtoPlanedialog,select3PointsoptionandclickOK.
6. Selectthegridintersectionpoints,asshown.
7. Selecttheportionstotrim,asshown.TheTrimMembercommandtrimsthestructures
byusingtheintersectingplanecreatedbythethreepoints.
8. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Visibility>ShowAll
9. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
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UsingtheCutBackMembercommand
1.Zoom-Intotheintersectionbetweenthemembers,asshown.
2.Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>CutBackMember.
3. Selectthelimitingmemberandmembertocut.TheCutBackMembercommandcuts
thesecondselection.
ThecutBothoptioninthecommandlinecutsboththemembers.
TheGapoptionaddsagapbetweenthetwomembers.
4.Likewise,cuttheothermembers,asshown.
UsingtheMiterCutMembercommand
TheMiterCutMembercommandcreatesacornerattheintersectionpointbetweentwo
structuralmembers.
1.Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>MiterCutMember.
2. Selectthetwointersectingstructuralmembers.TheMiterCutMembercutsthe
structuralmemberstoformacorner.
TheGapoptionaddsagapbetweenthetwomembers.
3. Mitertheothercorners.
UsingtheStructureEditcommand
TheStructureEditcommandeditsthestructuralmembers,stairs,ladders,grid,footings,
andrailings.
1. Clickonthetophorizontalstructuralmembers,asshown.
2. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Modify>StructureEdit.
OntheEditMemberdialog,youcanmodifythepropertiesofthestructuralmember.
Likewise,ifyouselectanyothertypeofthestructuralelement,thedialogrelatedtoit
wouldappear.YoucanmodifythepropertiesonthedialogandclickOK.
3. OntheEditMemberdialog,undertheOrientationsection,clickthetopcenterpoint
ofthecross-section.ClickOK.Theorientationofthestructuralmembersischangedto
thetopcenter.
4. Likewise,changetheanchorpointsofthestructuralmembersonthebottomplatform
tothetopcenter.
5. UsetheCutBackMembercommandtocuttheintersectingportionsofthestructural
members.
AddingPlatforms
Aftercreatingthestructuralframe,youhavetoaddplatformtoaccommodateequipment.
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>Platform.
2. ClicktherightmousebuttononthegridandselectIsolate>IsolateObjects.All
elementsexceptthegridishidden.
3.Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Plate.
4.OntheCreatePlate/Gratedialog,selectType>Plate.
5.SelecttheMaterialStandardandMaterialCodebasedonthelocationofyour
project.
6.SettheThicknessvalueto1”.
7.SettheJustificationtoTop.
8.SettheShapetoNewrectangular.
9.ClickCreateandselectthegridpoints,asshown.
Theplateiscreated.
Now,youhavetocreatethetopplatform.
10. Changethevieworientationtotop.
11. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Plate.
12.OntheCreatePlate/Gratedialog,selectType>Grating.
13.SelecttheMaterialStandardandMaterialCodebasedonthelocationofyour
project.
14. SettheThicknessvalueto1”.
15. SettheJustificationtoTop.
16. SettheHatchPatterntoGRATE.
17. SettheShapetoNewpolyline.
18. ClickCreateandselectthegridpoints,asshown.
ChangetheorientationtoSWIsometric.Younoticethattheplatformiscreatedatthe
bottom.
19.ClicktherightmousebuttononthebottomplateandselectProperties.
20.OnthePropertiespalette,scrolldowntotheStructuralsection.Younoticethe
structuralpropertiesoftheplate.Youcanmodifytheseproperties.
21.UndertheGeometrysectionofthePropertiespalette,clickinthePositionZbox,
andthentype-in25’.Thebottomplatewillbemovedtothetop.
22.Right-clickandselectIsolate>EndObjectIsolation.
AddingStairs
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Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>Stairs.
Changethevieworientationtotop.
TurnontheOrthomodeonthestatusbar.
Type-inLINEinthecommandlineandpressEnter.
Type-in-3’,0inthecommandlinetodefinethestartingpointoftheline.
Movethepointerupandtype-in150inthecommandline.
7. PressEsctodeactivatetheLinecommand.
8. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
9. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Stairs .
10. ClickSettingsinthecommandline.
OntheStairSettingsdialog,theboxesintheGeometrysectiondefinethedimensionsof
thestairset.Youcantype-intheStairwidth(insidedistancebetweenthestairs)andthe
Maximumtreaddistance(distancebetweenthesteps).
11. LeavethedefaultsettingsintheGeometrysection.
IntheShapesection,youcandefinetheshapeandsizeofthestepsandstairs.
12. Todefinethestepgeometry,clickthebuttonnexttotheStepdatabox.
OntheSelectStepdialog,selecttheTreadstandardbasedonthelocationoftheproject.
YoucanalsoselecttheUserdefinedstandard.Next,definethedimensionsofthetreadby
selectingalreadyexistingconfigurationsfromtheTreadshapesection.Youcanalsoadd
anewconfigurationtothissection.Todothis,type-invaluesintheDimensionssection,
andthenclicktheAddbutton.
23. ClickOKontheSelectStepdialog.
24. ClickthebuttonnexttotheStairshapebox.
OntheSelectStairShapedialog,youcandefinetheshapestandard,shapeandsizeofthe
stair.Notethatyoucannotchangetheorientationandmaterialofthestairs.
25. LeavethedefaultsettingsonthisdialogandclickSelect.
26. ClickOKontheStairSettingsdialog.
27. OntheStatusbar,clickthedown-arrownexttotheObjectSnapiconandselect
Midpoint.
28. Selectthemidpointofthelinetodefinethestartingpointofthestairs.
29. Selectthemidpointofthetopedgeoftheplatformtodefinetheendpointofthestair.
30. PressEntertocreatethestairs.
31. Selectthestairs,andyounoticethegripsonit.Youcanusethesegripstomodifythe
stairs.
YoucanalsousetheStructureEditcommandtomodifythestairs.
AddingRailings
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>Railing.
2.Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Railing .
3.ClickSettingsinthecommandline.
OntheRailingSettingsdialog,theboxesintheGeometrysectiondefinethedistances
betweentheelementsoftherailing.Onthedialog,youcanviewtheimagetogetabetter
understandingoftheseparameters.
TheoptionsintheShapesectiondefinetheshapesandsizesoftherailingelements.For
example,todefinetheshapeofthehandrail,clickthebuttonnexttotheHandrailbox.On
theSelectHandrailShapedialog,selecttheshapestandard,shape,andsize.ClickSelect
toreturntotheRailingSettingsdialog.
4. LeavethedefaultsettingsontheRailingSettingsdialogandclickOK.
5. ClickObjectinthecommandlineandselectthestairs.Therailingisaddedtothe
stairs.Youcanalsoaddarailingbyselectingtwopoints.Click2Pointinthecommand
lineandselectstartandendpointsoftherailing.
6. Likewise,createrailingsbyselectingthestructuralmembersonthetopplatform.
UsingtheStructureExplodecommand
Thiscommandexplodesthegroupedstructureintoindividualelementssothattheycanbe
modifiedseparately.
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>Stairs.
2. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Modify>StructureExplode.
3. SelectthestairsandpressEnter.Now,youcanselecttheindividualelementsofthe
stairs.
4. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Cutting>TrimMember.
5. SelectXYWCSandclickOK,ontheTrimtoPlanedialog.
6. Selectthestructuralmembersofthetwostairs.TheTrimmembercommandtrims
themusingtheXYplaneoftheworldcoordinatesystem.
AddingLadders
1. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Layers>Layerdrop-down>Ladder.
2. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>LineModel.Themodelrepresentation
changestoline.
3. Ontheribbon,clickStructure>Parts>Ladder .
4. ClickSettingsinthecommandline.
OntheLadderSettingsdialog,theboxesintheGeometrysectiondefinethedimensions
betweentheladderelements.TheWidthandExitwidthboxesdefinethestartingandexit
widthoftheladder.TheProjectionboxdeterminestheextensionoftheladderbeyondthe
toppoint.TheRungdistancedeterminesthedistancebetweentherungs.
TheShapesectiondefinestheshapesandsizesoftheladderandrungs.Forexample,click
thebuttonnexttotheLadderShapeboxtochangetheshapeoftheladder.OntheSelect
LadderShapedialog,definetheshapestandard,shapeandsizeoftheladder,andthen
clickSelect.
5.ClicktheCagetabontheLadderSettingsdialog.
OntheCagetab,checktheDrawCageoptiontocreatetheladderwithacage.This
optionavoidstheworkerfromfalling.
TheboxesintheGeometrysectiondefinethespacingbetweenthecageelements.The
Startheightboxdefinesthestartingpointofthecagefromthebottom.TheMaximum
distanceboxdeterminesthedistancebetweenthebands.TheFromtopboxdetermines
thedistancebetweenthetopendsoftheladderandcage.TheRadius,Angle1,Angle2
boxesdefinethecageradius,angularlocationsoftheframesonthecage.TheHeightand
Widthboxesdefinethesizeoftheframes.Viewtheimageavailableonthedialogto
understandtheparameters.
6. LeavethedefaultoptionsandclickOK.
7. ActivatetheOrthomodeonthestatusbar.
8. Selectthemidpointofthehorizontalgridlinebetween2and3.
9. Movethepointerupandchoosethemidpointofthetopplatform.
10.Movethepointerhorizontallyawayfromthegriduptoasmallrange,andthen
click.TheLaddercommandcreatestheladderatthespecifieddistancefromthe
platform.
11.ChangethestructurerepresentationtoOutlineModel.
Tutorial8(AddingEquipment)
Aftercreatingthestructuralmodel,youcanaddprocessequipment.Theequipmentyou
addina3DmodelisalwayslinkedwithitscorrespondingsymbolintheP&ID.To
understandthisbetter,youneedtoopentheProjectSetupdialogandviewwhichP&ID
symbolismappedtoPlant3Dequipment.
1.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Project>ProjectManager>ProjectSetup.
2. OntheProjectSetupdialog,selectPlant3DDWGSettings>P&IDObject
Mapping.
3. UndertheP&IDClassessection,clickEngineeringItems>Equipment>Pumps>
CentrifugalPump.ThePlant3DClassessectionshowsthe3Dequipmentmappedto
theselectedsymbol.
4. ClickPlant3DClassDefinitions>PipingandEquipment>Equipment>Pump.
Younoticethepropertiesofthepump.Usually,mostofthepumppropertiesavailablein
thePropertyMappingsectionarelinkedtothepropertiesofthepumpsymbolsinthe
P&ID.Forexample,theManufacturerpropertyoftheplantobjectissameasthatinthe
P&ID.
5. OntheProjectSetupdialog,selectPlant3DDWGSettings>P&IDObject
Mapping.
6. SelectPumpfromthePlant3DClassMappingssectionandclickEdittochangethe
3Dmodelthatismappedtoit.TheSelectPlant3DClassMappingdialogappears.On
thisdialog,youcancontrolthesymbolstowhichthe3Dequipmentismapped.
7. ClickCancelontheSelectPlant3DClassMappingdialog.
8.ClosetheProjectSetupdialog.
Now,youneedtoplacethepumpsonthelowerplatform.Sincetheplatformisatthe
2’elevation,youneedtocreatenewUCSatthiselevation.
9. SelecttheUCSandclickonitsoriginpoint.
10.Movethepointerupwardandtype-in2’.PressEntertocreateanewUser
CoordinateSystem.
11.ChangethestructuralrepresentationtoSymbolModel.
12.Changethevieworientationtotop.
13.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Layers>LayersPropertiesManager.
14.OntheLayersPropertiesManager,createanewlayerwiththenameEquipment
andchangeitscolortoIndexcolor30.
15.SettheEquipmentlayerascurrent,andthenclosetheLayersPropertiesManager.
16.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Equipment>Create.
17.OntheCreateEquipmentdialog,selectPump>CentrifugalPumpfromthe
drop-down.
TheEquipmenttabonthedialoghasthegeneralinformationanddimensionsofthe
pump.
18.ClickintheTagboxandtheAssignTagdialogappears.
19.OntheAssignTagdialog,clickintheNumberboxandselectthebuttonnexttoit.
Thenumber001isenteredinthebox.
20.ClickAssign.AutoCADPlant3Dcreatesalinkbetweenthispumpandthe
CentrifugalPumpsymbolintheP&IDwithP-001tag.
21.LeavethedefaultdimensionsandclickthePropertiestab.Thepropertiesofthe
associatedP&IDsymbolsarepopulatedinthistab.Youcanalsoenteranewdatato
linkittotheP&IDsymbol.
22.ClickCreateonthedialog.
23.ClickbetweenAandB,androtatethepumpby90degrees,asshown.
24.Selectthepump.
25.Ontheribbon,clickModeling>Modify>Mirror.
26.Clickonthemidpointofthehorizontalstructuralmember.
27.Movethepointerdownwardandclicktocreatethemirrorline.
28.ClickNointhecommandline.
29.Ontheribbon,clickHome>PartInsertion>AssignTag.
30.SelectthemirroredpumptoopentheAssignTagdialog.
31.OntheAssignTagdialog,clickintheNumberbox,andthenclickthebuttonnext
toit.Thenumber002isenteredinit.ClickAssigntoassignatag.Theprogram
associatesthemirroredpumpwiththeP&IDsymbolwithP-002tag.
32.ActivatetheCreateEquipmentcommand.
33.OntheCreateEquipmentdialog,selectVessel>VerticalVesselfromthedropdown.
34.ClicktheEquipmenttabandselectTorisphericHeadundertheShapessection.
35.UnderDimensions,type-in7’6”intheDbox.TheDboxdefinesthediameterof
theTorispherichead.
36.UnderShapes,clicktheCylinderandtype-in7’6”and25’intheDandHboxes,
respectively.
37.Likewise,changethediameterofthebottomTorisphericHeadto7’6”.
38.ClickintheTagboxundertheGeneralsection.
39.OntheAssignTagdialog,clickintheNumberbox,andthenclickthebuttonnext
toit.ClickAssign.TheprogramassignsthetagTK-001tothevessel.
40. UnderGeneral,type-in3’intheElevationboxtodefinethebasepointofthe
equipmentatanelevation.
41.ClickCreateonthedialog.
42.Clickinthespacebetween3and2gridpoints.
43.Rotatethevesselby90degreesandclick.
CreatinganEquipmentusingPre-DefinedShapes
AutoCADPlant3Doffersyouseveralequipmenttypes.However,sometimesyoumay
wanttocreateequipment,whichisnotavailableinthelibrary.Inthatcase,youcanuse
pre-definedshapessuchasarectangle,cylinder,ellipticalhead,andpyramidandsoonto
createanewequipmenttype.
1.ChangetheviewtoSWIsometric.
2. SelecttheUCSlocatedonthesecondplatform.
3. ClickontheoriginoftheUCSandmovethepointerup.
4. Type-in25’andpressEnter.TheUCSismovedtothetopplatform.
5. ChangethevieworientationtoTop.
6.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Equipment>Create.
7. OntheCreateEquipmentdialog,selectHeatExchanger>NewHorizontalHeat
Exchangerfromthedrop-down.TheShapeslistappearsempty.Ifnot,selectthe
existingshapesandclicktheRemovebutton.
8. ClicktheAddbuttonandselectTorisphericHead.
9. Likewise,addothershapesusingtheAddbutton.
10.UnderShapes,clickTorisphericHead.
11.UnderDimensions,type-in1’8”intheDbox.Thisdefinesthediameterofthe
Torispherichead.
12.UnderShapes,clicktheCylinderlocatedatnumber2position.
13.UnderDimensions,type-in1’8”and1’3”intheDandHboxes,respectively.
14.Likewise,changethedimensionsofothershapes.Thedimensionsofalltheshapes
aregivenbelow.
Shapes
D
H
Torispheric
Head
1’8”
Cylinder
1’8”
1’3”
Cylinder
1’11”
4”
Cylinder
1’8”
14’2”
Cylinder
1’11”
4”
Cylinder
1’8”
1’3”
Torispheric
Head
1’8”
15.ClickintheTagboxundertheGeneralsection.
16.OntheAssignTagdialog,clickintheNumberbox,andthenclickthebuttonnext
toit.ClickAssign.TheprogramassignsthetagE-001totheheatexchanger.
17.UnderGeneral,type-in3’intheElevationboxtodefinethebasepointofthe
equipmentatanelevation.
18. ClickCreateonthedialogandpositiontheheatexchangeratthelocationshown.
19. Type-in0astherotationangleandpressEnter.
20.Ontheribbon,clickHome>View>ViewStyles>2DWireframe.Theprogram
changestheviewstyleto2DWireframe.
21.Ontheribbon,clickModeling>Modeling>Box.
22.DeactivatetheObjectSnapand3DObjectSnapiconsontheStatusbar.
23.Definethefirstcornerofthebox,asshown.
24. ClickLengthinthecommandline.
25. Movethepointertowardrightandtype-in6”.PressEnter.
26. Movethepointerdownandtype-in1’8”.
27. PressEnterandtype-in3’asheight.
28. PressEntertocreateabox.
29.Selecttheboxandclicktherightmousebutton.SelectCopySelection.
30. ActivatetheObjectSnapicononthestatusbarandselectthecornerpointofthebox.
31. Movethepointtowardrightandtype-in12’6”.PressEntertocreateacopyofthebox.
PressEsc.
32. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometricandViewStyletoRealistic.
UsingtheAttachEquipmentcommand
1.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Equipment>AttachEquipment .
2. SelecttheHeatExchanger.
3. SelectthetwoboxesbelowtheheatexchangerandpressEnter.TheAttachEquipment
commandattachestheboxestotheheatexchanger.Toconfirmthis,selecttheheat
exchanger,andyounoticethattheboxesarealsoselected.
Ifyouwanttodetachtheobjectsattachedtotheequipment,activatetheDetach
Equipmentcommand(ontheribbon,clickHome>Equipment>DetachEquipment ).
AddingNozzles
MostoftheequipmentavailableinAutoCADPlant3Dlibraryhasnozzles.Nozzlesare
usedtocreatepipeconnections.However,whenyoucreatenewequipmentusing
predefinedshapes,thenozzlesarenotaddedtothem.Youneedtoaddnozzlesmanuallyto
theequipment.
1. Clickontheheatexchangerandthenozzlesymbolappears.ItiscalledtheAddNozzle
tool.
2. ClickontheAddNozzletool.TheAddNozzledialogappears.
3. OntheAddNozzledialog,clicktheChangeTypetab.
OntheChangeTypetab,thetopsectionisusedtoaddnozzletag.Youcantype-inthe
typeandnumbervalues.Thedataisstoredintheprojectdatabase.
Therearefournozzletypesavailableonthisdialog:StraightNozzle,BentNozzle,Vent
Nozzle,andManway.
4.Type-in13intheNumberboxandclickClose.
5.SelecttheStraightNozzletype.
6.SettheSize,EndType,Unit,andPressureClassto4”,FL,in,and300,
respectively.
7.SelecttheRFnozzlefromthelist.
8. ClicktheChangeLocationtabandselectNozzleLocation>Radial.
9. Type-in8”,90and6”intheH,A,andLboxes,respectively.
10.ClickCloseandyounoticethatthenozzleisaddedtotheHeatexchanger.
11.Likewise,addothernozzlestotheheatexchanger.Thenozzletagsshouldmatchthe
nozzlesintheP&ID.
12.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Equipment>Modify andthenselecttheheat
exchanger.
13.Onthedialog,clicktheTemplatesbuttonandselectSavecurrentsettingsas
template.TheSaveTemplateTodialogappears,andyouwillbetakentothe
EquipmentTemplatesfolder.
14.Type-inHeatExchangerintheFilenamebox,andthenclickSave.
15.ClickOKtoclosetheCreateEquipmentdialog.
UsingtheConvertEquipmentcommand
Inadditiontocreatingequipmentusingpredefinedshapes,youcancreate3Dmodels
usingtheAutoCADcommandsandconvertthemintoequipment.
1. Createa3DmodelusingtheAutoCADcommands.Forexample,thereisacooler
model,asshown.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Equipment>ConvertEquipment .
3.Selectthe3DmodelandpressEnter.
4. OntheConverttoEquipmentdialog,selecttheequipmenttype.Forthisexample,just
selecttheMiscequipmenttype.
5. ClickSelect,andthenselectapointonthe3Dmodeltodefinetheinsertionpoint.
6. OntheModifyEquipmentdialog,entervaluesintheEquipmentandProperties
tabs.YoucanusetheTemplatesbuttonifyouwanttosavethisequipmentforfurther
use.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
Toaddnozzlestotheequipment,clickonitandselecttheAddNozzletool.Selectapoint
ontheequipmenttodefinethecenterofthenozzle.Movethepointerandclicktodefine
thedirectionofthenozzle.OntheAddNozzledialog,selectthenozzletypeandsize.
ClickClose.
ModifyingNozzles
Thenozzlesthatareaddedtotheequipmentmaynotbeoftherequiredsize.However,
youcanmodifythenozzlestochangethesizeandlocation.
1.Zoomtothelowerportionofthevessel.
2.Ctrl+clickthenozzlelocatedonthevessel.
3.ClicktheEditNozzletool(pencilsymbol).
4. OntheModifyNozzledialog,clicktheTagbuttontoexpandthetopsection.
5. Type-in4intheNumberbox.ClickClosetohidethetopportion.
6. ClicktheChangeLocationtabandtype-in6”intheLbox.
7. Type-in3’9”intheHbox.
8. ClickCloseonthedialog.
9.Likewise,addthe6”and4”nozzlesat8’4”and5’heights,respectively.Thenozzle
tagsshouldbeN-1andN-2.
10. ChangethenozzletagsofthepumpsusingtheModifyNozzledialog.
Tutorial9(CreatingPipes)
AutoCADPlant3Dprovidesvarioustoolsandtechniquestocreatepiping.Inthistutorial,
youlearntocreatepipingusingthosetoolsandtechniques.
UsingtheSpecViewer
TocreatepipinginAutoCADPlant3D,youneedtohaveabasicunderstandingaboutthe
pipingmaterials.AutoCADPlant3Dcomeswithadatabaseofpipingcomponents.The
informationrelatedtothepipingcomponentsisstoredinspecificationsfile.Youcan
accessdifferentspecificationsbyusingtheSpecViewer(ontheribbon,clickHome>
PartInsertion>SpecViewer).
1.OntheSpecViewerpalette,selectthedesiredspecfromtheSpecdrop-down.
YoucanviewthepipingcomponentsavailableintheselectedspecsundertheSpecSheet
section.Therearedifferentcategoriesofcomponentssuchasblindflange,boltset,cap,
tees,andvalvesandsoon.Eachcategoryhasdifferenttypesofcomponents.Forexample,
scrolldowntotheValvecategorytonoticethattherearedifferentvalvetypes(BallValve,
ButterflyValve,CheckValve,GateValve,GlobeValve,andPlugValve)available.These
valvetypesareavailableindifferentsizeranges.
2.SelectthebuttweldBallValve(BallValve,LongPattern,300LB,BW,ASME
B16.10,ASTMA216GrWPB,HandLever).
ThePartSizessectionliststheavailablesizes.Thesepartssizesarebasedontheindustry
standards.Youcanselectapartsizeandinsertintothemodel.
TherearethreebuttonsavailableontheSpecViewer.TheInsertinModelbuttoninserts
theselectedpartsizeintocurrentlyopenedAutoCADPlant3Dfile.TheAddtoPalette
buttonaddstheselectedpartsizetotheDynamicToolPalette.TheCreateToolPalette
buttoncreatesanewToolPalettefromtheselectedSpec.
EditingSpecs
YoucaneditaSpecusingtheSpecEditorapplicationwhichcomeswithAutoCADPlant
3D.
1.Onyourdesktop,clicktheAutoCADPlant3DSpecEditor2016icontostartthis
application.
2. Ontheinitialscreen,clickOpenandgotoC:\AutoCADPlant3D2016Content\CPak
ASME.
3. SelecttheCS300.pspxfileandclickOpen.TheprogramopenstheCS300specfile,
whichisusedinthisbook.
Youcanalsoimportthespecificationsfilesfromothersoftware’ssuchasAutoPLANT
andCADWorx,andthenconvertitintoAutoCADPlant3Dformat.
TheSpecEditorappearssimilartotheSpecViewer.Itcontainsallthepipingcomponents
availableintheselectedSpecfile.IntheSpecfile,therearemanypipingcomponents
availableofsametypeandsizes.Forexample,therearetwotypesofBoltsetsunderthe
BoltSetcategory.Inthiscase,theprogramshowsanerroraboutwhichparttobeused
first.YouneedtodefinethePartUsePrioritytosolvethiserror.
4. ScrolldowntotheValvecategoryandclickontheerrorsymbolinthePartUse
PrioritysectionoftheCheckValve.
5. OnthePartUsePrioritydialog,click4”fromtheSizeConflictssection.
6. UndertheSpecPartUsePrioritySection,clickGateValve,SolidWedge,300LB…
7. ClicktheUparrowbuttontomovethegatevalvetotop.
8.Likewise,setthePartUsePriorityofthe6”valvetoGateValve,SolidWedge.
9.ChecktheMarkresolvedoption.
10.ClickOK.Theerrorsymbolsstillappearevenafteryouhaveresolvedthepartuse
priorityfor4”and6”only.
11. SavetheSpecfile,andthenclosetheSpecEditor.
UsingP&IDLineListstocreatePiping
AutoCADPlant3Dallowsyoutoaddpipestoa3Dmodelusingdifferentmethods.You
canjustaddpipestoamodelorusetheP&IDLinelist.ThepipescreatedusingP&ID
LineListsarelinkedtotheP&IDautomatically.TheP&IDLinelistshowsallthe
schematiclinesthatarecreatedintheprojectP&ID.Followthestepsgivenbelowto
createpipesusingtheP&IDLineList.
1.
2.
3.
4.
ActivatetheLayersPropertiesManager,andthencreatethePipingLayer.
ChangethelayercolortoIndexcolor8.
SetthePipinglayerascurrent.
Onthestatusbar,clickthedownarrownexttotheObjectSnapiconandmakesure
thatonlytheNodeoptionisselected.
5.Ontheribbon,clickHome>PartInsertion>P&IDLineList.
TheP&IDLINELISTpaletteappearsshowingthedifferentlinegroups.
6.OntheP&IDLINELISTpalette,selectTutorial1fromthedrop-downlocatedat
thetop.
7.Expand002lineandselect4”-CS300-P-002.
8.ClickthePlacebutton.
9.Selectthedischargenozzleoftheleftpump.
10. Movethepointerup.
11.ClickPlaneinthecommandlinetochangetheplaneinwhichthepipeiscreated.
12.Selectthenodeofthenozzleattachedtothevessel.
13.ClickNextinthecommandlineuntilthesolutionshowninthefigureisdisplayed.
14.ClickAcceptinthecommandlinetoacceptthesolution.
15.Placethepointeronthepipetoviewthetaginformationofthepipe.Now,you
cannotassigntagtothepipeasitislinkedtoP&IDschematicline.Anychangeinthe
P&IDtaginformationisreflectedinthepipe,automatically.
16.OntheStatusbar,clickthedownarrownexttotheObjectSnapiconandselectthe
Nearestoption.
17.OntheP&IDLineListpalette,expandthe4”-CS300-P-002andselectCheck
ValveHA-101.
18.ClickPlaceandmovethepointeronthehorizontalpipe.Thecheckvalveisaligned
tothepipe.
19.Selecttheendpointofthepipetoplaceacheckvalve.
20. PressEntertousethedefaultrotationangle.
UsingtheRoutingtoolstocreatePipes
OnthePartInsertionpanel,therearesomeroutingtools(RoutePipe,RouteNewLine,
andLinetoPipe)tocreatepipes.
TheRouteNewLinetoolhelpsyoutocreateapipebyaddinganewlinenumbertoit.
Thistoolcanbeusefultocreatea3DpipingmodelbeforecreatingtheP&ID.Thistoolis
availableintheLineNumberSelectordrop-down.Onthisdrop-down,theShowallline
numbersoptiondisplaysalltheavailablelinenumbersintheproject.
TheRoutePipetoolcreatesanewpipewithoutassigninganytagtoit.Ifyouwantto
createapipeusingaP&IDlinenumber,thenselectthelinefromtheLineNumber
Selectordrop-downandroutethepipe.
TheLinetoPipetoolconvertsalineorpolylineintoapipe.
Now,youcreatepipesusingaP&IDLinenumber.
1. ChangetheviewtoNEIsometric.
2. OnthePartInsertionpanel,clickLineNumberSelector>Shownalllinenumbers.
3. Select006fromtheLineNumberSelectordrop-down.
4. Select6”fromthePipeSizeSelectordrop-down.
5. SelectCS300fromtheSpecSelectordrop-downtodefinethepipespec.
6. Selectthe6”nozzleattachedtotheheatexchanger.
7. MovethepointeralongtheX-axisandtype-in2’.PressEnter.
8. ClickPlaneinthecommandlineuntilthepipeisorientationalongtheY-axis.
9. Type4’andpressEnter.
10.Zoomtotheverticalvesselandselectthe6”nozzleattachedtoit.
11.ClickNextinthecommandlineuntilthesolutionappears,asshown.
12.ClickAccepttocreatethepipes.
Apipeconnectioniscreatedbetweentheselectednozzles.Placethepointeronthepipe
connectionandyounoticethatthetaginformationofthe006P&IDschematiclineis
assignedtoit.
13. OnthePartInsertionpanel,clickLineNumberselector>Unassigned.
14. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
15. Clickontheleftpumptohighlightit.
16. Zoomtothepumpandselectthe+markofthe6”nozzle,asshown.
17. Movethepointerrightwardandclickonthe6”nozzleoftherightpump.
18.ClickAcceptinthecommandline.
19.Placethepointeronthepipeconnectionbetweenthetwopumps.Younoticethat
thetaginformationisnotassignedtothepipe.
20.Clickonthepipe,rightclick,andthenselectAddtoselection>EntireLine
number.
21.RightclickandselectProperties.
22.OnthePropertiespalette,scrolldowntotheTagsection.
23.UndertheTagsection,clickLineNumber>ShowAlllinenumbers.
24.SelectLineNumber>007.Thelinetagofthe007P&IDschematiclineis
assignedtothepipe.
UsingtheLinetoPipecommandtocreatePipes
1. Onthestatusbar,activatetheOrthoModeicon.
2. Ontheribbon,clickModeling>Draw>3DPolyline.
3. Zoomtotheheatexchangerandselectthenodepointofthe4”nozzle.
4. Movethepointerupandclicktocreateaverticalline.
5. Likewise,createhorizontalandverticallines,asshown.
6.OnthePartInsertionpanel,select4”fromthePipeSizeSelectordrop-down.
7. OnthePartInsertionpanel,clicktheLinetoPipe icon.
8.Clickonthe3DpolylineandpressEnter.Thelineisconvertedtopipe.
KnowingabouttheCompass
Youmayhavenoticedaredcirclewithtickmarkswhileroutingapipe.Itiscalled
Compassandcanbeusedtorotatethepipes.ThesettingsrelatedtoCompassare
availableontheCompasspaneloftheribbon.
TheToggleTickMarks iconhides/showstickmarksonthecompass.Youcantype-in
avalueintheTickMarkIncrementsboxtodefinetheanglebetweenthetickmarks.
TheToggleSnaps iconforcesthepipetorotateattheangularincrementsdefinedinthe
SnapIncrementsbox.
TheToggleTolerance iconenablesthepipetodeflectslightlyfromtheelbowangle.
Activatethisbuttonandtype-inatoleranceangleintheToleranceSnapIncrementbox.
Thepipeisallowedtodeflectwithinthespecifiedtoleranceangle.
TheToggleCompass
iconshows/hidestheCompasswhileroutingapipe.
OntheexpandedCompasspanel,thereareoptionstochangecompasscoloranddiameter.
EditingPipes
EditingPipesissimilartoeditingAutoCADobjects.AutoCADPlant3Doffersvarious
gripsthatappearwhenyouselectapipe.
1. Zoomtotheheatexchangerandselectthepipecreatedbyconvertingthe3Dpolyline.
2. ClickontheMovePartgriplocatedatthemiddleofthehorizontalpipe.
3. Movethepipedownwardandclicktochangetheheight.
4. Selecttheverticalportionofthepipeconnection,andthenclickontheMovepartgrip
locatedatitsend.
5. Movethepointerupwardandclicktoreducethelengthofthepipe.Youcanalsotypeinavaluetodefinethechangeinlength.
6.ChangethevieworientationtoBack.
7. Again,selecttheverticalportionofthepipeconnection.
8. Clickonthe+marktoactivatethePLANTPIPEADDcommand.
9.Now,continueroutingthepipe,asshown.
10.ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
11.Again,selecttheverticalportionofthepipeandclicktheMovePartgriplocatedat
themiddle.
12.Movethepointerandselectthemidpointofthehorizontalpipe.Thelengthofthe
horizontalpipeischanged.
CreatingStub-inandTeejoints
AStub-injointcreatesaT-jointwithoutusingafitting.Thistypeofjointisusefulifthere
arenofittingsavailablefortheselectedpipesize.
1.ChangethevieworientationtoTop.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>PartInsertion>RoutePipe.
3. ClickSTub-ininthecommandline.
4. Zoomtothepumpsareaandclickonthemidpointofthepipeconnectingthe6”nozzles.
5. Movethepointerupwardandclicktocreateastub-injoint.
6. PressEsctodeactivatetheactivecommand.
7. Selectthestub-inpipeandpressDelete.Theprogramdeletesthestub-injoint.
8. Clickonthepipeconnectingthe6”nozzles.Younoticea+markatthemiddle.
9. Clickonthe+markandmovethepointer.AT-jointiscreatedatthecenter.
10. Movethepointerupwardandclick.
CreatingElbowsandPipeBends
1.Onthestatusbar,deactivatetheOrthoModeicon.
2. Rotatethepointer,andyounoticethepiperotatesonlyatangleintervals(45,and90).
3. OnthePartInsertionpanel,clicktheToggleCutbackElbowsicon.Theprogram
activatesthecutbackelbowmode.Thecutbackelbowmodeisusedtocreateelbowsat
non-standardangles.
4. Rotatethepointer,andyounoticethatthepipeisrotatedfreely.
5. PressTabkeyandtype-in68intheangleboxattachedtothepipe.
6. PressEntertocreateanelbow.
7. OnthePartInsertionpanel,clicktheTogglePipeBendsicontoactivatethepipe
bendsmode.Inaddition,thecutbackelbowsmodeisdeactivated.
8. Rotatethepipeupto45-degreeangleandclicktocreateabend.
9.PressEsctodeactivatetheactivecommand.
CreatingSlopedPipes
AutoCADPlant3Dallowsyoutocreateslopedpipes.
1.OntheSlopepanel,type-in1”and10”intheSlopeRiseandSlopeRunboxes,
respectively.
2. ClicktheToggleSlopeicon.
3. Createpiping,asshown.
4. ChangethevieworientationtoFront.Younoticetheslopedpipe.
Youcanalsochangetheslope,butitmayresultindisconnectedpipes.
5. ClicktherightmousebuttonontheslopedpipeandselectPipeSlopeEditing.
OntheEditSlopedialog,youcanredefinetheslopeofthepipebycalculatingtheStart
Elevation,EndElevation,orSlopeangle.
6. OntheEditSlopedialog,selectCalculation>EndElevation.
7. Type-in20intheSlope(degrees)boxandclickOK.TheSlopeAngleExceeded
messageboxappears.
8. ClickYestochangetheslopeangle.Thisresultsinabrokenconnection.
Creatingoffsetpiping
AutoCADPlant3Dallowsyoutocreatepipesoffsettoareferenceline.
1.ChangethevieworientationtoFront.
2.DeactivatetheToggleSlopeiconontheSlopepanel.
3. Ontheribbon,clickHome>PartInsertion>RoutePipe.
4.ClickroutingOffsetinthecommandline.
5.ClickOffsetDistanceinthecommandline.
6.Type2’astheHorizontaldistanceandpressEnter.
7.Type2’astheVerticaldistanceandpressEnter.
8.Selectthegridpoints,asshown.Younoticethatthepipeiscreatedatthespecified
offsetdistancefromtheselectpoints.
9.Movethepointerupandclick.
10. ChangethevieworientationtoTop.Younoticethatthepipeiscreatedatahorizontal
offsetaswell.
11. PressEsctodeactivatetheactivecommand.
12. Todeactivatetheoffsetrouting,expandtheElevation&Routingpanelandtype-in0
intheHorizontalOffsetandVerticalOffsetboxes.
13. Zoomtoapipesopenendtonoticethedropsymbol,whichindicatesthatthepipeis
open.YoucanturnON/OFFthissymbolusingtheToggleDisconnectMarkersicon.
AddingInsulationandWeldstoPipes
1.Clicktherightmousebuttononthepipeconnectedtotheheatexchanger,andthen
selectProperties.
2.OnthePropertiespalette,scrolldowntotheProcessLinesectionandsetthe
InsulationThicknessandInsulationType.
3.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Visibility>ToggleInsulationDisplay todisplaythe
insulationbyincreasingthethicknessofthepipe.
Weldsareaddedbydefaultwhentwopipecomponentscreatedcontinuously.However,
youcanaddweldwhenyouwanttobreakthepipe.Toaddwelds,followthestepsgiven
next.
4. Clicktherightmousebuttononthepipeconnectingtheheatexchangerandvessel,and
thenselectAddWeldtoPipe.
5. Movethepointerandclicktodefinethelocationoftheweld(or)type-inthedistance
valuetolocatetheweld.
Tutorial10(AddingInlineassets)
Beforeaddinginlineassets,createapipeconnectionbetweentherightpumpandvessel.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
Onthestatusbar,activatetheMidpointoptionfromtheObjectSnapmenu.
OnthePartInsertionpanel,select002fromtheLineNumberSelectordrop-down.
Clickontherightpumptohighlightit.
Clickonthe+markonthe4”nozzle.
6. Movethepointerandselectthemidpointoftheelboworiginatingfromthevessel.
7.ClickNextinthecommandlineuntilthefollowingsolutionisdisplayed.
8.ClickAccepttocreatethepipeconnection.
Aftercreatingpiping,youcanaddinlineassetssuchasvalvesandfittings.Therearethree
methodstoaddinlineassetstothepiping.Earlier,youhavelearnedtoaddinlineassets
usingtheP&IDLineListpalette.Itisthebestmethodtoaddpipecomponentstothe3D
modelasitlinksthemtothecorrespondingP&IDsymbolsautomatically.However,you
canaddinlineassetsusingtheSpecViewerandDynamicToolPalette.
9. MakesurethattheCS300specisloadedontheDynamicToolPalette.
10. OntheDynamicToolPalette,scrolldowntotheValvesectionandselectGlobeValve,
FL,RF,300,(CS300).
11.Movethepointeronthehorizontalpipeconnectedtotherightpump.Younotice
thatthevalvemovesalongthepipe.
12.Selecttheendpointofthepipe.Thevalveispositionedattheselectedpoint,andthe
compassappears.Thevalverotatesasyourotatethepointer.
13. PressEntertopositionthevalveatthedefaultangle.
14.PressEsc.
15.ClicktherightmousebuttonontheglobevalveandselectProperties.
16.OnthePropertiespalette,scrolldowntotheTagsectionandclickintheTagbox.
17.ClicktheiconnexttotheTagbox.
18.OntheAssignTagdialog,type-inHAand102intheCodeboxandNumber
boxes,respectively.ClickAssign.
EditingInlineassets
1. Clicktheglobevalvetohighlightit.Younoticemanygripsdisplayedonthevalve.
2. Clickonthecirculargripandrotatethevalve.
3. Type-inanewrotationvalueandpressEnter.
4. Again,selecttheglobevalveandclickontheverticalarrowgrip.Thegripflipsthe
sideofthevalve.
Younoticethattherearethreesquaregripsdisplayedonthehighlightedvalve.
5.Clickonthesquaregripofthevalve,andthenmovethepointer.Thevalvemoves
alongthepipe.
6.Clicktodefinethenewpositionofthevalveortype-inthedistancevaluetodefine
thelocation.
Youcanalsoplacethevalveonanotherpipeusingthesquaregrip.
7.Clickonthecheckvalvetohighlightit.
8.Clickonthehorizontalarrowgriptoflipthedirectionofthevalve.
9.ClickontheSubstitutePartgriptoopenamenu.Youcanselectthereplacement
partfromthismenu.
Youcanalsochangethevalveoperator.
10. ClicktherightmousebuttonontheglobevalveandselectProperties.
11. OnthePropertiespalette,scrolldowntotheValveOperatorsectionandclickinthe
Operatorbox.
12. ClicktheiconnexttotheOperatorbox.
13. OntheOverrideValveOperatordialog,scrollrighttoseedifferentoperators.
14. SelecttheT-Crankoperatorandyounoticethepreviewimagealongwithdimensions.
15. Type-invaluesintheDimensionstableandclickOK.Theoperatoroftheglobevalve
ischanged.
AddingInlineAssetsatPipeends
1.ChangethevieworientationtoNEIsometric.
2.Clickonthevesseltohighlightit.
3.Clickthe+markonthe4”nozzleandstartrouting.
4.ClickpipeFittinginthecommandline.ThePipeFittingsdialogappears.Onthis
dialog,youcanselectthetypeoffitting.
5.Onthedialog,clicktheFlangesbutton.
6.SelectClassTypes>FLANGEBLIND.Ablindflangeof4”sizeisavailable.If
youwantaflangeofdifferentandsize,thenclickChangeatthetopofthedialog.The
additionaloptionsappeartochangethesize,spec,andendtype.
7.SelecttheblindflangefromtheAvailablePipingComponentssectionandclick
Place.Theblindflangeisattachedtothepipeend.
8.Movethepointerandclicktocreateapipewithablindflange.
9.PressEntertorotatetheflangeatdefaultangle.
10. Selectthepipeandblindflange,andthenpressDelete.
AddingCustomParts
AutoCADPlant3Dallowsyoutoaddcustompartstothe3DModel,whicharenot
availableintheselectedspecfile.Youcanalsocreateyour3Dblocksandaddthemtothe
Plant3Dmodel.
1. ChangethevieworientationtoSWIsometric.
2. Ontheribbon,clickHome>PartInsertion>CustomParts.
3. OntheCUSTOMPARTSBUILDERpalette,selectPartType>Valve.
4. ClickPlant3DShapetabundertheGraphicssection.
5. ClicktheShapeBrowserbuttontoopenthePlant3DShapeBrowserdialog.
6. ClickAdvancedshapeoptionstoviewtheadditionaloptionsattheleftsideofthe
dialog.
7. Intheadditionaloptions,clickPipeRunComponents>Valve.Onlythevalvesappear
inthebrowser.
8. ClicktheInlineShapesbutton.Theinlinevalveshapesaredisplayedonthedialog.
9. ClickthedownarrowinthesearchbarandselectBeveled(BV).Thedialogfiltersthe
shapesbasedontheselectedendtype.
10.SelectInlineValve,ConeStyle(FLG/BW/PE)fromthebrowser,andthenclick
OK.
11.UnderthePartPropertiessection,setTagtoDonotpromptonInsert.
12.LeavethedefaultsettingsontheCUSTOMPARTSBUILDERpaletteandclick
InsertinModel.
13.Addthevalvetothepipeconnectingtheheatexchanger.
14.PressEsctwice.
15.ClicktherightmousebuttononthevalveandselectProperties.Thefeaturesofthe
valveappearinthePropertiespalette.Youcanchangethedimensionsofthevalve,tag
information,andotherfeatures.
16. SelectthecustomvalveandpressDelete.
Tutorial11(AddingPipeSupports)
Aftercreatingpipes,youcanaddpipesupportstothem.Thepipesupportsaredisplayed
intheisometricdrawing.
1.Ontheribbon,clickHome>PipeSupports>Create.
2.OntheAddPipeSupportdialog,clicktheBaseSupportsicon.
3.ClickthedownarrowinthesearchbarandselectClampedSupports.
4.SelectClampedStanchionandclickOK.
5. Movethepointeronthepipe,asshown.Thepipesupportalignstothepipe.
6. Type-inavalue(or)clickatpointtodefinethelocationofthesupport.
7. PressEsc.
8.ChangethevieworientationtoLeft.
9.Clickonthepipesupporttohighlightit.
10. Clickonthedownarrowgriplocatedatthebottomofthepipesupport.
11. Movethepointerdownandclickonthestructuralmemberlocatedatthebottom.The
programchangestheelevationofthepipesupport.
12. Savethefile.
Tutorial12(ValidatingProjectDrawings)
YouneedtovalidateaP&IDtocheckforerrors.Youcanvalidateasingleormultiple
drawingsinaproject.Beforevalidatingadrawing,youneedtosetthetypeoferrorsto
becheckduringvalidation.Theseerrorsincludenon-terminatinglines,orphaned
annotations,specmismatchesandmore.
1. SwitchtotheP&IDPIPworkspace.
2. ClicktheValidateConfigbuttonontheValidatepaneloftheHomeribbon;the
P&IDValidationSettingsdialogappears.
Thedialoghasfourtypesofconditionstocheckfor:P&IDobjects,3DPiping,Base
AutoCADobjects,and3DModeltoP&IDchecks.
YoucanselectthetypeoferrorstobecheckedbyexpandingtheP&IDobjectslist.The
P&ID is checked for errors such as size mismatches, spec mismatches, non-terminating
linesandsoon.
TheSizemismatchesoptionchecksforschematiclines,whichareconnectedtoeach
otherbutareofdifferentsize.
TheSpecmismatchesoptionchecksforschematiclinesthatareconnectedtoeachother
butareofdifferentspec.
TheNon-terminatinglinesoptionchecksforschematiclinesthatarenotproperly
connectedtotheequipmentoranycomponent.
TheUnconnectedcomponentsoptionchecksforequipmentsorcomponents,whichare
notconnectedtoanyschematiclines.Youneedtomakesurethatthereisatleastone
connectionTo/Fromthecomponent.
TheFlowdirectionconflictsoptionchecksforanytwoschematiclineswhichhave
oppositeflowdirections.
TheOrphanedannotationsoptionchecksfortagsthatareplacedfarawayfromthe
components.
TheUnresolvedoff-pageconnectorsoptionchecksforoff-pageconnectorsthatarenot
connectedtoanyotheroff-pageconnectors.
3.CheckalltheoptionsunderP&IDobjects.
Expand3DPipingandyounoticetheDisconnectedport,Placeholderpartand
Propertymismatchoptions.
TheDisconnectedportoptionchecksforpipesin3DPipingmodelwhicharenot
properlyconnectedtoacomponent.
ThePlaceholderpartoptionchecksforparts,whichareplacedina3DPipingmodel,
whicharenotavailableintheselectedspec.
ThePropertymismatchoptionchecksforpipesegmentsthatareconnectedbuthave
differentproperties.
4.Uncheckalltheoptionsunder3DPiping.
ExpandBaseAutoCADobjectstocheckforAutoCADobjects.Youcancheckfor
objectsthatarenotcreatedusingP&IDtools.ThebaseAutoCADobjectssuchaslines,
polylines,circles,blocks,annotations,donothaveanyprojectdataattachedtothem.The
optionsunderthisnodeareveryhelpfultoeliminatetheintelligentAutoCADobjects.
5.UncheckalltheoptionsunderBaseAutoCADobjects.
Expand3DModeltoP&IDchecks,andnoticetheoptionstocheckthecoordination
betweentheP&IDobjectsand3DPipingcomponents.Therearequiteafewconditionsto
testthecoordinationbetweentheP&IDand3DPipingcomponents.Forexample,ifyou
havecreatedaP&IDschematicline,butthereisnopipingcomponentinthe3Dmodel
withthesameproperties(linetag),thenanerrorappears.Youcangothroughtheother
errortypesastheyareself-explanatory.
6. Uncheckalltheoptionsunder3DModeltoP&IDchecks.
7. ClicktheOKbuttonontheP&IDValidationSettingsdialog.
8.ClicktheRunValidationbuttonontheValidatepaneloftheHomeRibbon;the
validationstartsandValidationProgressboxappears.
Aftercompletingthevalidation,theValidationSummaryappears.
9. OntheValidationSummarypalette,underTutorial1,clickthefirstUnlabeled
Annotation.Theorphanedannotationishighlightedinthedrawing.TheDetails
sectionontheValidationSummarypaletteshowstheerrortypeandtheactiontobe
taken.Italsoshowstheactualandalloweddistancebetweenthecomponentandtag.
10.UndertheDetailssection,clickErroraction>Ignore.Theprogramignoresthe
selectederror.
11.ChecktheDonotdisplayerrorsmarkedatignoredoptiontohidetheignored
errors.
12.ClicktheRevalidateSelectedNode iconontheValidationSummarypalette.
13.ClosetheValidationSummarypalette.
Validatingthe3Dmodel
1. OntheProjectManager,clicktherightmousebuttononTutorialProjectandselect
ValidationSettings.
2. OntheValidationSettingsdialog,checkalltheoptionsunder3DPipingand3D
ModeltoP&IDchecksnodes.UncheckalltheoptionsunderP&IDobjectsandBase
AutoCADobjectsnodes,andthenclickOK.
3. ClicktherightmousebuttononTutorialProjectandselectValidateProject.The
programperformsvalidationanddisplaysthevalidationsummary.
4. ClickTutorial1>UnmatchedP&IDinlineassets>HA-105ontheValidation
Summarypalette.TheinlineassetintheP&IDishighlightedbecausethepipe
componentcorrespondingtotheP&IDassetisnotplacedinthe3Dmodel.Underthe
Detailssection,youcanfindthedescriptionrelatedtotheerror.
Youcansolvethiserrorbyplacingagatevalveinthe3Dmodel.YoucanusetheP&ID
Linelisttoplacethegatevalve.
5. Likewise,solvetheothererrorsorignorethem.
Tutorial13(CreatingIsometricDrawings)
Aftercreatinga3Dmodel,youcancreateIsometricDrawings,whichprovidesassistance
inassemblingthepipecomponents.
SpecifyingIsoStylesandothersettings
InAutoCADPlant3D,theIsometricDrawingsarecreatedbasedontheprojectsettings.
Youneedtoknowaboutthesesettingssothatyoucanmodifytherepresentationofthe
isometricdrawings.
1.Ontheribbon,clickHome>Project>ProjectManager>ProjectSetup.
2.OntheProjectSetupdialog,expandIsometricDWGSettingsandselectIsoStyle
Setup.
OntheIsoStyleSetuppage,theIsoStyledrop-downliststheIsostylesavailable.The
CheckANSI-BIsostyleisusedtocreateisometricdrawings.However,youcanselect
otherIsostyles.Clickthe+buttonnexttotheIsoStyledrop-downifyouwanttocreatea
newIsostyle.
ThePlacefieldweldsatmaximumpipelengthsoptionaddsweldpointsonalongpipe
basedonthemaximumlengthpipesthatareavailableinthefield.Forexample,ifyou
havecreatedaverylongpipeinthemodel,buttheavailablepipelengthinthefieldis25’
only.Then,youcancheckthePlacefieldweldsatmaximumpipelengthsoptionand
type-in25’intheMaximumpipelengthbox.Theweldpointsareaddedintheisometric
drawingat25’intervalsonanypipelongerthan25’.
TheAddpipemakeuplengthtoBOMforFieldFitWeldoptionaddsanextrapipe
lengthtothebillofmaterialslisttoprovideroomforanyadjustmentsinthefield.Usually,
themakeuplengthvariesfrom3”to1’.
IntheTableoverflowsection,specifytheactionwhenapipingsizeismorethanthesheet
size.Instructthesystemtooverflowthedrawingontoanothersheetorsplittheisometric
drawing.
TheFileNamingsectionhasoptionstodefinethefilenameformat.Youcandefinethe
prefixofthefilenameformatbyusingthePrefixbox.Youcanaddpropertytotheprefix
usingtheAddPropertydrop-down.Forexample,whenyouselecttheLineNumber
propertyfromtheAddPropertydrop-down,thelinenumberpropertywillbeaddedto
theisometricdrawingname.YoucanusetheDelimiterboxtoenterthedelimiter.The
Suffixdrop-downhastwooptions:Numeric(01,02,…)andAlphabetic(A,B,…).
Theseoptionsnamethesuffixbasedonthealphabeticalornumericsystems.Thenaming
formathelpsyouwhilesortingdrawingsinsideafolder.
Ifyouwanttocreateaspooldrawing,thenchecktheSpoolformatoption.Aspool
drawingiscreatedbydividingthepipingintosections.Itincludesallthepiping
componentsandlabelsthem.Thespooldrawinghelpsinassemblingthepartscorrectly.
YoucannoticethattheTableoverflowandFilenamingsectionsaregrayedoutasthe
pipingisalreadybrokenintosmallerpartsinaspooldrawing.TheSpoolnamingdropdownhasfiveoptionstodefinethespoolingformat:Numeric,Alphabetic,Line–
Numeric,Line–Alphabetic,andUsespoolnumberfromthemodel.
TheSizingdrop-downintheSpoolssectionhasthreeoptions.TheAutomatic(Max.
size)optionchecksthelengthsofthepipesinthemodelandgeneratesaspooldrawing
basedonthem.TheAutomatic(Max.weight)optioncreatesthespooldrawingbasedon
thepipeweight.TheUsespoolnumberfrommodeloptionusesthespoolnumberfrom
themodeltocreatethespooldrawing.
Type-invaluesintheLength,WidthandHeightboxestodefinetheareaofthespool.
Thepipelayoutisbrokenintoindividualsectionsofaspecifiedarea.
TheContentpathssectionisusedtodefinethelocationsfortheproductionandquick
isometricdrawings.Thesefilesaresavedatdefaultlocationsundertheprojectfolder.
3. ClickSlopedandOffsetPipingunderthetree.
TheSlopedandOffsetPipingpagehasoptionstodefinethedisplayofslopedpipingin
theIsometricdrawings.
TheShowFallsasdrop-downhassixoptionstodisplaytheslopedpiping:Ratio,Angle,
Percentage,Gradient,Imperialincline,Metricincline,andSuppressfallingLine
Inclination.Thelastoptionwillnotshowanyfallinglineindication.
TheOffsetPipingsectionhasoptionstodisplaythreetypesofoffsets.
Youcanshow2Dvertical/horizontaloffsetusingaskewbox.
TheSkewtriangle+normaldimensioningoptionshowsthe2Doffsetusingthetriangle
anddefaultdimensions.
TheSkewtriangle+alternativedimensioningoptionshowsthe2Doffsetusingthe
triangleandalternativedimensions.
Youcanshowtheslopedpipingwith2Dhorizontaloffsetusinga2Dtriangle+fall
indicator,3Dbox,ortwoskewedtriangles.
Therolledoffset(3Dskews)canbeshownusinga3Dboxortwoskewtriangles.
IntheOffsetpipingannotationsoptionssection,youcanmodifytheannotationsettings
suchaspercentageofatriangletobehatched.TheDisplayoffsetangleannotation
optioncanbeusedtoturnon/offtheoffsetangleannotation.
4. ClickTitleBlockandDisplayinthetree.
TheDisplaysectionhasoptionstomodifythedisplayoftheisometricdrawing.Youcan
modifythedisplayofelbowsandbends,choosewhethertoshowpipesupportsornot.
YoucanalsochangethedisplayofdefaultisometricfittingsbyclickingtheEdit
IsometricSymbolsbutton.
OntheEditBlockDefinitiondialog,youcanselectthesymbolstoeditfromthedialog.
ClickCanceltoexitthisdialog.
AnnotationandDimensionsettings
AnnotationsanddimensionssettingsofanIsostylearetwoofthemostimportantsettings.
1. ClickAnnotationsunderthetree.
OntheAnnotationspage,theAnnotationsshownonthedrawingsectionincludestypes
ofannotationsthatcanbeshownsuchasBOM,valvetags,cutpieces,welds,andspools.
TheBOMannotationssectionhassettingstodefineindexing,enclosuretype,andtypeof
leaderlinebetweentheannotationandthepart.
YoucanaddprefixessuchasF,GorBforparthasflanges,gasketsorbolts,respectively.
IfyouchecktheSpool,Weld,andCutPiecesoptions,thenyoucansetthecorresponding
annotations.
IntheConnectionsandcontinuationssection,youcanselectvariousendconnection
annotationssuchasIsosheetcontinuation,otherconnectedpipelines,drains,vents,open
pipeends,orclosedpipeends.Youcantype-inconnectionprefixandtextforeachofthe
endconnectiontype.Inaddition,youcanattachcoordinatesandelevationvalues.The
coordinateprefixescanbespecifiedintheX,Y,Zboxes.
TheValvetagssectionhasoptionstodefineannotationsettingsforcontrolandnoncontrolvalves.
IntheTextsection,youcansettheannotationtextandenclosureheight.
TheUseisometricplanesoption,whichisavailableinalltheannotationsections,isused
tosettheorientationoftheannotationintheisometricplane.
TheExpandEnclosuresoption,whichisavailableinalltheannotationsections,isused
toexpandthecalloutenclosurestoaccommodatethetext.
2. ClickThemesunderthetree.
Therearethreedimensiontypesforanisometricdrawing:
TheEndtoend(overall)typedimensionsoptiondisplaysdimensionsofcompletepipe
run.
TheStringtypedimensionsoptionaddsdimensionstopipingsegmentsincludingfittings
andinlineaccessories.
TheLocatingoptionaddsadimensiontodefinethelocationofweldpointsorpipe
supportsfromaspecificpoint,suchastheelbow.
Asyoucheckthedimensiontypesone-by-one,theyaredisplayedinthepreviewimage.
Eachdimensiontypehasatabletodefinethestoppingpointfordifferentpiping
components.
3. ClickDimensionsunderthetree.
TheValvestabledefinesthelocationofthedimensionsforvariousvalvetypes,suchas
Butt-welded,socketwelded,thread,andsoon.
ChecktheShowInsulationbox,ifyouwanttoshowinsulationintheisometricdrawings.
TheOffsetssectionhasoptionstospecifydistancesbetweenthepipelinesand
dimensions.EnteravalueintheOffsetDistanceboxtospecifythedistancebetweenthe
pipelineanddimension.Likewise,enteravalueintheStackingDistanceboxtospecify
thedistancebetweenthestackeddimensions.
TheGasketsdrop-downhasthreeoptions:Includeincomponentdimension,Dimension
gasketsindividuallyandDonotdimensiongaskets.
TheAlternateLineSettingssectionhassomeadditionaloptions.Youcanselectthe
smallestborepipingtobeincludedintheisometricdrawingfromtheSmallborepiping
uptoandincludingdrop-down.Specifythestatusofthealreadyexistingpipingusingthe
Existingpipingincludesdrop-down.ChecktheDonotoverconstrainthestring
dimensionsoptiontoremovethelaststringdimensionwhenyouhaveanendtoend
dimension.
4. ClickOKtoclosetheProjectSetupdialog.
CreatingNewIsoStyles
EarlieryouhavelearnedaboutvariousoptionsofanalreadyexistingIsoStyle.Now,you
willlearntocreateanewIsoStyle.
1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Project>Projectdrop-down>ProjectSetup.
2. OntheProjectSetupdialog,expandthetreelocatedattheleftsideandselect
IsometricDWGSettings>IsoStyleSetup.
3. OntheIsoStyleSetuppage,clicktheplusbuttonlocatednexttotheIsoStyledropdown.
4. OntheCreateIsoStyledialog,enterCustomintheIsoStylenamebox.
5. SelectCreatenewStyle,andthenclickCreate.
TheCreateIsometricStyledialogappears.Onthisdialog,theTableLayoutand
PaperSizepageappears.Youcangetmoreinformationaboutthispageatthebottom
ofthedialog.Onthispage,noticethearrowsavailableatthebottom.Usethesearrows
toexploredifferenttablelayoutsandsizes.
6. SelecttheANSI-B4”layout.
7. Clicktherightarrowlocatedatthetop.
TheLeaderlines&Enclosurespageappears.Onthispage,youselecttheannotation
leaderandenclosuresettings.Clickthearrowslocatedatthebottomtoexplorethe
differentleaderlineandenclosuresettings.
8. Selectthe10/10leaderlineandenclosuresettings.
9. Clicktherightarrowlocatedatthetoptomovethenextpage.
OntheRibbonplanespage,youcanspecifythedistancebetweenthepipelinesand
dimensions.
10. Exploretheribbonplanesettingsusingthearrowslocatedatthebottom.
11. Selectthe1/3setting.
12. ClicktherightarrowlocatedatthetoptomovetheDefaultpipingstylespage.
OntheDefaultpipingstylespage,youcanselectthepredefineddimensionstylesby
clickingthearrowslocatedatthebottom.
13. Select1/3setting.
14. ClicktherightarrowlocatedatthetoptomovetotheFitting-to-fittingpipingstyles
page.
OntheFitting-to-fittingpipingstylespage,youcanspecifythedimensionstylesfor
fitting-to-fittingpiperuns.
15. Selectthe2/3setting.
16. ClicktherightarrowlocatedatthetoptomovetheSmallborepipingstylespage.
17. Selectthe2/2settingandmoveontothenextpage.
18. OntheTextheightandSymbolScalepage,selectthe1/4setting.
19. ClickCreateStyle.
20. ClickOKtoclosetheProjectSetupdialog.
GeneratingaQuickIsometricDrawing
AfterconfiguringtheIsostyleandotherprojectsettings,youneedtocheckwhetherthe
IsometricDrawinghasalltheinformationornot.TheQuickIsohelpsyoutodothis.
1. Activatethe3DPipingworkspace.
2. ChangetheViewStyleto2DWireframe.
3. Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoAnnotations>StartPoint .
4. OntheStatusbar,clickthedownarrownexttotheObjectSnapiconandselect
Endpointfromtheflyout.
5. Zoomtotheleftpump.
6. Placethepointeroftheverticalpipeconnectedtothepump.
7. Selecttheendpointofthecentrelineofthepipe.
Thestartpointisdefined,asshown.
8. ChangetheViewStyletoRealistic.
9. Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoCreation>QuickIso.
10. Selectthepipeconnectionsbetweenthevesselandpumps.Also,selectthepipe
supportandpressEnter.
OntheCreateQuickIsodialog,youcanusetheReselectbuttontoselectthepiping
componentsagain.
11. SelectIsoStyle>Check_ANSI-Bfromthedialog.
12. ClickCreatetogeneratetheQuickIso.ThequickIsoisgeneratedinthebackground.
Afterfewseconds,theIsometricCreationCompleteballoonappearsatthebottom
rightcorner.
13. Clickthelinkontheballoontoviewisometriccreationdetails.TheIsometric
CreationResultsdialogappearsshowingthewarningsandtheisometricdrawing
links.
14.Clickonthefourthfilelinktoopenit.Theisometricdrawingappears.
15. ReviewtheQuickIsoandcloseit.
GeneratingProductionIsometricDrawings
InAutoCADPlant3D,youcancreateProductionIsometricdrawingsbasedonthe3D
model.
1.Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoCreation>ProductionIso.
2.OntheCreateProductionIsodialog,check002intheLinenumberssection.
3.SettheIsoStyletoFinal_ANSI-B.
4.LeavetheotherdefaultsettingsandclicktheAdvancedbutton.
OntheAdvancedIsoCreationOptionsdialog,theExportSettingssectionhasoptions
toexportthetablesontheisometricdrawing.
16. ChecktheBOMoptionandsettheExportformattoCSV(.csv).
TheoptionsintheOverrideIsosplittingsectionallowyoutosplitalargeIsometric
drawingintosmallIsos.YoucaninstructtheprogramtobreaktheIsoifapropertysuchas
Linenumberorservicechanges.
17.ChecktheSplitIsowhenpropertychangesoption,andthenchecktheLine
numberproperty.
18.ReviewtheothersettingsonthedialogandclickOK.
19.ClickCreateontheCreateProductionIsodialog.TheProductionIsogeneration
runsinthebackground.AballoonappearsaftergeneratingtheProductionIso.
20.Ontheballoon,clickthelinktoseetheresults.
21.ClickonthefirsthyperlinkontheIsometricCreationResultsdialog.The
isometricdrawingincludesdetailssuchasBOM,CutPiecelist,annotationsand
dimensionsofthepipecomponents.
22.Closetheisometricdrawing.
23.Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoCreation>ProductionIso.
24.OntheCreateProductionIsodialog,check002intheLinenumberssection.
25. SettheIsoStyletoSpool_ANSI-B.
26.ClickCreate.
27.Ontheballoon,clickthelinkdisplayedtoseetheresults.Younoticethatthereare
fourhyperlinks,whichmeansthataseparatedrawingiscreatedforeachpipe.
28.ClickonthefirsthyperlinkontheIsometricCreationResultsdialog.
29. ClicktheIsometricDWGtabontheProjectManagerandyounoticethatthedrawings
arearrangedinafolder.Youcanaccesstheisometricdrawingsfromthesefolders.
AddingIsometricMessagesandAnnotations
YoucanaddsomeadditionalinformationtotheIsometricdrawingsusingsymbolsand
messages.TheyareavailableontheIsoAnnotationspanel.Theyareinsertedinthe3D
modelandvisibleintheIsometricdrawings.
1. SettheViewStyleto2DWireframe.
2. Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoAnnotations>IsoMessage.
3. OntheCreateIsoMessagedialog,selectDiamondendedboxfromtheEnclose
messageindrop-down.
4. Type-inamessageintheMessageboxandclickOK.
5. Clickonthepipeconnectedtotherightpump,asshown.Asphereappearsatthe
selectedpoint.
6. Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoAnnotations>FlowArrow.
7. Clickonthepipetodefinetheinsertionpoint,asshown.
8. ClickAcceptinthecommandline.YoucanalsoclickReverseifyouwanttochange
theflowdirection.
9. Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoAnnotations>InsulationSymbol.
10. Clickonthepipe,asshown.
Likewise,youcanaddothersymbolstotheIsometricdrawing.
11. CreateaQuickIsoandviewtheresults.
ExportthePipingdatatoPCFformat
YoucanexportthepipingdatatoaPCF(pipecomponentfiles),whichhelpsyoutouse
theinformationinotherapplications.
1.Ontheribbon,clickIsos>Export>PCFExport.
2.OntheExportPCFdialog,checkthe002undertheLineNumberslist.Youcan
alsodefinethefilelocationusingtheSavePCFfilestooption.
3.ClickCreatetocompletethePCFcreation.
Now,youcanusethePCFfiletocreateanIsometricDrawing.
4. Ontheribbon,clickIsos>IsoCreation>PCFtoIso.
5. OntheCreateIsofromPCFdialog,clicktheAddbutton.
6. Gotothelocationofthe002.pcffile.
7. SelectthefileandclickOpen.
8. Onthedialog,selectIsoType>Final_ANSI-C.
9. ClickCreatetocreateanIsometricDrawingfromthePCF.
10. Ontheballoon,clickonthelinkdisplayedtoseetheresults
11. ClickonthefirsthyperlinkontheIsometricCreationResultsdialog.
TheIsometricdrawingcreatedfromthePCFisnotlinkedtotheproject.
12. ClosetheIsometricdrawing.
LockingPipesaftercreatingtheirIsometricDrawings
AutoCADPlant3Dprovidesanoptiontolockthepipenumberaftergeneratingitsfinal
IsometricDrawing,whichpreventsanyonefromchangingthepiping
1. OntheProjectManager,clicktheIsometricDWGtab.
2. ExpandtheFinal_ANSI-Bfolder.
3. Clicktherightmousebuttonon002linenumberandselectLockLineandissue.The
programlocksthelinenumber.Ifyouwanttounlockit,thenclicktherightmouse
buttononitandchooseUnlockLine.
Tutorial14:CreatingOrthographicDrawings
AutoCADPlant3Dallowsyoutocreateplanandelevationviewsusinga3Dmodel.The
changesinthe3Dmodelarereflectedintheviews,automatically.
1.Ontheribbon,clickHome>OrthoViews>CreateOrthoView.
TheCreateOrthographicDrawingdialogdisplaysthealreadyexistingorthographic
drawing.
2. ClickCreatenewonCreateOrthographicDrawingdialog.
3. OntheNewDWGdialog,type-inPlanintheFilenamebox,andthenclickOK.
TheOrthoEditortabappearsontheribbon.
4. OntheOrthoEditortab,clickOrthoCube>Toptocreatethetopviewofthe3D
model.
5. OntheOrthoEditortab,clickSelect>3DModelSelection.TheSelectReference
Modelsdialogappears.Thisdialogisusedtoselectthe3Dmodelstoincludeinthe
orthographicviews.
6. UndertheProjectmodelssection,makesurethatMasterModelisselected.ClickOK.
7. OntheOutputAppearancepanel,selectHiddenLinePipingfromthedrop-down.
8. MakesurethattheMatchLineandCutPipeSymboliconsarehighlighted.These
optionturnONthematchlinesandcutpipesymbols.
9. ClickthePaperCheckicontochecktheviewwiththepapersize.
10.SettheScaleto¼”=1’-0”.
11.OntheOrthoEditortab,clickLibrary>SaveOrthoCube.
12.OntheSaveViewdialog,type-inFirstPlanViewintheViewNameboxandclick
OK.Theorthocubesettingsaresavedforfutureuse.
13.OntheOrthoEditortab,clickLibrary>LoadOrthoCube.OntheLoadView
dialog,theViewListdisplaysthesavedorthocubes.Youcanselectanorthocube
configurationtoloadit.
14.ClosetheLoadViewdialog.
15.ClickOKontheribbonandpositiontheviewonthepaperspace.Theviewis
placedandaviewportiscreated.
16.Double-clickinsidetheviewporttoactivateit.
17.Selectanyoneoftheobjectsintheviewportandnoticethatitisablock.These
blocksarearrangedinseparatelayers.
CreatingAdjacentViews
1.Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>OrthoViews>AdjacentView.
2.Selecttheviewport.
3. OntheCreateanAdjacentViewdialog,selecttheFrontView,andclickOK.Inthe
commandline,noticetheoptionstoscale,rotateorusethesettingsofanexistingview.
4. Placethepointeronthetop-leftcornerpointoftheviewportandmoveitup.Atrace
lineappears.
5. Clicktoplacethefrontview.
6. ActivatetheAdjacentViewcommandandselecttheplanview.
7. OntheCreateanAdjacentViewdialog,clickSWIsometric,andthenclickOK.
8. ClickonthepaperspacetopositiontheIsometricView.
EditingOrthoViews
Intherealworld,thereisalwaysaneedtomodifythedrawings.AutoCADPlant3D
providestheessentialtoolstomodifyanupdateadrawing.
1.Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>OrthoViews>EditView.
2.Clickontheplanview.
3. ClickontheOrthoViewcubeintheOrthographicViewSelectionwindow.Younotice
variousgripsontheorthocube.Youcanusethesegripstomodifytheorthocube.
4.ChangethevieworientationtoTop.
5.Ontheribbon,clickOrthoEditor>OrthoCube>AddJog.
6.ClickonthetophorizontaledgeoftheOrthoViewcube.Ajogisaddedtoit.
7.Clickonthearrowthatappearsontheverticaledgeofthejog.
8.Moveittowardleftandclicktoincreasethejogwidth.
9.ClickOKontheribbon.Theviewisupdatedinthepaperspace.
UpdatingandDeletingOrthoViews
Earlieryouhavelearnedtoedittheorthoviews.Inadditiontothat,AutoCADPlant3D
allowsyoutoupdatethechangesmadeinthe3Dmodel.
1.Switchtothe3DModelfile.
2. Clickonthehorizontalpipeconnectedtotheheatexchanger.
3. ClicktheMovePartgripthatappearsatthemiddleofthepipe.
4. Movethepointerdownandclicktochangethelengthoftheverticalpipeconnectedto
it.
5. Savethe3Dmodelandswitchbacktotheorthoviewsfile.
6. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>OrthoViews>UpdateView.
7. Clickonthefrontviewtoupdateit.
8. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>OrthoViews>DeleteView.
9.SelecttheIsometricviewtodeleteit.
AddingBillofMaterials
AutoCADPlant3DprovidesyouwithacoupleoftoolstodefinetheBOMformat,add
andupdateBOM.ThesecommandsarelocatedontheTablePlacement&Setuppanel.
1. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>TablePlacement&Setup>TableSetup.
2. OntheTableSetupdialog,clickTabletype>BillofMaterials.Youcanalsoselect
BillofMaterialsandcutlistorBillofMaterials-itemized.
TheBillofMaterialstabletypeassignsasingleIDtoallthecomponentshavingsame
propertiesandcreatesaBOM.
TheBillofMaterialsandcutlisttabletypecreatesaBOMalongwithacutlist.
TheBillofMaterials-itemizedtabletypeassignsaseparateIDforeachcomponentand
createsaBOM.
3. ClickBOMlayouttemplate>Groupedwithcategorytitles.
TheSimpleBOMoptioncreatesaBOMwithoutcategorizingthecomponents.
TheGroupedwithcategorytitlesoptioncategorizestheBOMbasedonthecomponent
types(Pipes,fittingsandvalves).
TheGroupedwithindependentcolumnsoptiondividestheBOMintoseparate
categories.Inaddition,youhavecontroloverthecolumnsdisplayedforeachcategory.By
default,theBOMdisplaysonlyfourcolumns(ID,QTY,ND,andDESCRIPTION).For
example,ifyouwanttodisplaytheMATERIALcolumnonlyforFittings,thencheckthe
MATERIALoptionforFittings.
Ifyouwanttoaddanewcolumnotherthantheexistingones,thenclicktheAddColumn
buttononthedialog.OntheSelectClassPropertydialog,selecttheclassanditsrelated
property.
4. ClicktheSettingstabontheTableSetupdialog.
OntheSettingstab,youcansorttheBOMcomponentsinAscendingSizeorAscending
Description.YoucanturnON/OFFthedisplayofcutbackelbowsandfixedlengthpipes.
Inaddition,youcancontrolthewayapartDescriptionisdisplayed.
5.
6.
7.
8.
LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickOK.
Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>TablePlacement&Setup>BillofMaterials.
Selecttheplanview.
DefinethefirstandsecondcornersoftheBOM,asshown.TheBOMiscreated.
YoucanchangetheTableSetupanytimeandusetheUpdateBillofMaterialscommand
toupdatetheBOM.
AddingAnnotationsandDimensions
InAutoCADPlant3D,annotationsanddimensionsareaddedatthefinalstagesofthe
design.TheannotationanddimensionscommandsareavailableontheAnnotationpanel.
1. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>Annotation>OrthoAnnotate.
2. Clickinthetopviewandselecttheheatexchanger.
3.PressEntertoaddtheEquipmentTag.
4.Placetheannotationbelowtheheatexchanger.
5. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>Annotation>BOMAnnotation.
6. IntheBillofMaterials,selectadataelementinthefirstrowunderthePipecategory.
Theballoonisattachedtothepointer.
7. Positiontheballoonnearthepipetowhichitisattached.Anotherballoonisattachedto
thepointerastherearemanypipeswiththesamesize.
8.PressEsctoexittheballooncreation.
9.Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>Annotation>Linear.
10. Zoomtothefrontview.
11.UsetheObjectSnapandselecttheendpointsofthehorizontalpipe.
12.Movethepointerandpositionthedimensionbelowthepipe.
UpdatingDimensions
1.ClickontheBOMtabletohighlightit.
2.ClickthetopleftcornerpointoftheBOMtableandmoveitdown.
3.Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>OrthoViews>EditView.
4.Selectthefrontview.
5.OntheOrthoEditortab,settheScaleto3/16”=1’-0”.ClickOK.
Thescaleofthefrontviewischanged.Younoticethatthedimensionisnotchanged.The
reasonisthatthedimensionsarecreatedonthepaperspacebutnotinsidetheviewport.
Youhavetoupdatethedimensionmanually.
Itisrecommendedthatyouadddimensionstotheviewatfinalstagesasitrequiresalotof
reworktoupdatethem.
6.SelectthedimensionandpressDelete.
UsingtheLocatein3DModelandPipeGapcommands
1. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>ProjectObjectTools>Locatein3DModel.
2. ClickontheleftpumpintheTopview.ThePumpishighlightedinthemodelspace.
3. ClickonthePlantabtoswitchbacktothePlan.dwgfile.
4. Ontheribbon,clickOrthoView>ProjectObjectTools>PipeGap.
5. ZoomtotheFrontviewandselectthehorizontalpipe.Twobreaksymbolsappearon
theselectpipe.
6. Clickontherightbreaksymbolanddragittowardright.PressEsc.
7. Ontheribbon,clicktheUpdateViewiconandselecttheFrontview.Thepipegapis
created.
8.Saveandclosethedrawingfile.
TUTORIAL15:(WORKINGINAPROJECT)
AutoCADPlant3Disaproject-basedapplication.Everyobjectyoucreateisstoredinthe
projectdatabase.Therefore,itisveryessentialtoknowhowtomanageaproject.
UsingtheProjectManager
TheProjectManagerhelpsyoutocreate,open,add,andremovedrawingsfromthe
project.TheProjectManagerappearsattheleftsideofthescreen.Youcanhide,close,or
dockittotheapplication,buteverythinginsidetheProjectisassociatedwithit.Thereare
quiteafewoptions,whichhelpyoutoorganizefilesandperformadditionaloperations
relatedtoproject.ExaminetheoptionsontheProjectManagerasmostofthemare
obvious.
IftheProjectManagerisnotdisplayed,clickHome>Project>ProjectManager.
ChangingtheGeneralProjectSettings
TheProjectSetupdialogcanbeusedtodefineorchangethegeneralprojectsettings.Itis
recommendedthatyoudefinetheprojectsettingswhilestartingaproject.However,hereit
iscoveredafterbasics.
1. Ontheribbon,clickHome>Project>ProjectManager>ProjectSetup.
2. OntheProjectSetupdialog,expandGeneralSettings.Ithasfoursub-settings:
ProjectDetails,DatabaseSetup,DrawingProperties,Reports,andFilename
Format.
3.ClickProjectDetailsunderGeneralSettings.
TheGeneralSettingssectionontheProjectDetailspagehasProjectname,Project
Description,andProjectNumberboxes.Youcantype–intheprojectdescriptionand
numberbutcannotchangetheprojectname.
TheWorkhistorypromptssectionhasOpeningprojectdrawings,Closingproject
drawingsandNeveroptions.IfyouselecttheClosingprojectdrawingsoption,the
programpromptsyoutoenterthechangesmadetodrawingbeforeclosingit.
4.SelectClosingprojectdrawingsfromtheWorkhistorypromptssection.
TheGeneralpathandfilelocationssectionhasoptionstodefinethelocationsofthe
reportfilesandotherrelatedfilessuchasspreadsheetsandtextdocuments.
TheCustomPropertiessectionhasoptionstoenterdatarelatedtodifferentcategories
suchasprojectandclient.YoucanaddanewcategoryinadditiontoProjectdataand
ClientInformationusingtheAddbutton.
ThereisatableshowingthepropertiessuchasAddress,CityandState.Youcanadda
newpropertytothetableusingtheAddrowbutton.
TheToolpalettegroupassociationsectionhelpsyoutosettheP&IDandPipingtool
palettestobeloadedwhenyouopenafile.
TheInteractiveZoomsectionhelpstosetthezoomfactorwhenyouusetheData
Managertoidentifythecomponentsinthefile.
5. ClicktheAddbuttonintheCustomPropertiessection.
6. TypeContractorintheNewcategorynameboxandclickOK.
7. ClicktheAddRowbuttontoaddanewfieldtothetable.
8. OntheAddRowdialog,type-inNameintheNameboxandclickOK.TheName
propertyisaddedtothetable.
9. Likewise,addtheAddressandTelephonepropertiestothetable.
10. ClickDatabaseSetupunderGeneralSettingsnode.
TheDatabaseSetuppagehastwotypesofdatabases:SQLitelocaldatabaseandSQL
serverdatabase.Thedatabasesettingsaredefinedwhilestartingaproject.Ifyouwantto
changethedatabase,thenclicktheLearnMorelinkonthedialog.
11.ClickDrawingPropertiesintheGeneralSettingsnode.OntheDrawing
Propertiespage,youcanusetheAddbuttontoaddcustompropertiestoadrawing.
12.ClicktheAddbuttonandtype-inCustomPropertiesintheNewcategoryname
box.ClickOK.
13.ClicktheAddRowbutton.
14.OntheAddRowdialog,type-inJobNameintheNameboxandclickOK.
15.Likewise,addtheJobNumberproperty.
16.ClickReportsunderGeneralSettings.OntheProjectreportspage,youcanadd,
deleteormodifyaprojectreporttype.
17. ClickFilenameformatunderGeneralSettings.
18.ClicktheAddbuttonontheFilenameformatpage.
19. Type-inDisciplineintheNamebox.
20. SettheType,LengthandDelimitertoString,2and-,respectively.
21. Likewise,addtwomorefields,asshown.
22. ClickOKontheProjectSetupdialog.
23.SelecttheP&IDDrawingsfolderintheProjectManagerandclicktheNew
Drawingicon.TheNewDWGdialogappearswiththreefieldsthatyouhavecreated.
YoucanchecktheOverrideoptionifyouwanttocreateafilewithoutanynaming
format.
24.Type-inD,6and01intheDiscipline,SheetType,andSheetSequence,
respectively.ClickOK.
25.TheD-6-01.dwgfileisaddedtotheP&IDDrawingfolder.
26.IntheProjectManager,clicktherightmousebuttononD-6-01andselect
Properties.OnthePropertiesdialog,noticetheCustomPropertiessection.Ithasthe
JobNameandJobNumberproperties.
27.Double-clickintheTitleblockofthedrawingsheettodeactivatetheviewport.
28.Type-inFIELDinthecommandlineandpressEnter.
29.OntheFielddialog,clickFieldcategory>Project.
30.SelecttheProjectfromtheFieldnamessection.
31.SetFormattoUppercaseandchooseContractorNamefromthePropertylist.
32.ClickOKandplacethepropertytextontheTitleblock,asshown.
33.Toenteravaluefortheproperty,clicktherightmousebuttononTutorialProject
andselectProperties.
34.OntheProjectSetupdialog,clickProjectDetailsintheGeneralSettingsnode.
35.UndertheCustomPropertiessection,selectContractorfromtheCustom
categorieslistandtype-inMattintheNamebox.
36.ClickOKandtype-inREGENinthecommandline.PressEntertoseetheproperty
value.
37. Addtwopumpstothedrawing,saveandcloseit.TheWorkHistorydialogappears.
38. OntheWorksHistorydialog,settheStatustoInprogressandtypeAddedtwo
pumpsintheNotesbox.ClickOK.
UsingtheLocateDrawingoption
The Locate Drawing option can be used to locate lost files. To know how to use this
option,youneedtodislocateadrawingfile.
1. ClosetheAutoCADPlant3Dapplicationwindow.
2. GototheTutorialProjectfolder.UnderthePIDDWGfolder,createanewfolder.
3. ManuallyrelocatethedrawingsfromthePIDDWGtothenewfolder.
4. StartAutoCADPlant3D2016.
5. SettheTutorialProjectascurrent.
6. ExpandtheP&IDDrawingsfolder.Youwillnoticethatthefilesaremarkedred.
7. ClicktherightmousebuttononthedrawingandselectLocateDrawing.
8. GototheNewfolderandselectthefile.
9. ClickOpen.TheProjectDataMergedmessageappears.
10.ClickOK.Now,youcanopenthedrawing.
UsingtheResaveAllProjectDrawingsoption
TheResaveAllProjectDrawingsoptioncanbeusedtosavealltheprojectdrawingsata
time. This option is very useful as it saves your time. However, it cannot save the file,
which is opened by two or more users at a time. To save all the files that are currently
openedonlyonyourworkstation,clicktherightmouseontheTutorialProjectandselect
ResaveallProjectDrawings.
UsingtheExporttoAutoCADoption
Asthenamesays,theExporttoAutoCADoptioncanbeusedtoexportthedrawingfiles
toAutoCADformat.
1. OpentheTutorial1filefromtheProjectManager.
2. ClicktherightmousebuttononTutorial1andselectExporttoAutoCAD.The
UnsavedDrawingmessageappears.
3. ClickYesonthemessagebox.TheExporttoAutoCADdialogappears.
4. GototheTutorialProjectfolder.
5.TypeTutorial1-exportedintheFilenamebox.
6.ClickSavetoexportthefile.
7.OntheQuickAccessToolbar,clicktheOpenicon.
8.Opentheexporteddrawingfile.
9.ClicktherightmousebuttononthevesselandselectProperties.OntheProperties
palette,youcannoticethattheobjectisconvertedintoablockreference.TheP&ID
propertiesoftheobjectarenotavailable,asitisnomorelinkedtotheprojectdatabase.
10.Likewise,youcanexportthePlant3Ddrawingsaswell.
Youcanalsoexporttheprojectfilesintoanotherformat.Todothis,clicktheApplication
iconlocatedatthetopleftcornerandselectExport>OtherFormats.OntheExport
Datadialog,selecttheformatfromtheFilesoftypedrop-down.
Tutorial16(PublishingandPrinting)
Youcanproduceaphysicalcopyofadrawing,orpublishitinelectronicformssuchas
DWF,DWFxorPDF.
PublishingaDrawingtoDWFformat
1. OntheProjectManager,clicktherightmousebuttonontheP&IDDrawingsfolder
andselectPublish.
2. OnthePublishdialog,clickthePublishOptionsbutton.
3. OntheProjectPublishOptionsdialog,underP&IDDWFOptionssection,clickthe
iconnexttotheP&IDInformationdrop-down.
TheprogramopenstheP&IDDWFOutputSettingsdialog.TheObjectPropertiestab
helpsyoutocontrolthesymbolpropertiestobepublished.Forexample,select
EngineeringItems>Equipment>HeatExchangers>TEMAtypeBEMExchanger.
ThepropertiesoftheheatexchangerappearintheTEMAtypeBEMExchanger
Propertiessection.Bydefault,allthepropertiesarechecked.Youcanuncheckthe
propertiestobeexcludedfromtheoutput.
TheSheetPropertiestabhelpsyoutocontroltheprojectdetailsanddrawingpropertiesto
bepublished.
4. ClickOKontheP&IDDWFOutputSettingsdialog.
5. SettheP&IDInformationtoInclude.TheprogrampublishestheP&IDinformation
alongwiththedrawing.
6. SettheFilternullvaluestoOntoexcludetheP&IDpropertieswithoutanyvalue.
7. LeaveGranularpipelineoutputtoOfftopublishethepipesegmentsasasingle
output.
8. LeavethePlant3DDWFoptionsasdefault.Theseoptionsareself-explanatory.
9. UndertheDefaultoutputlocation(plottofile)section,clicktheiconnexttothe
Locationdrop-down.
10.GototheprojectfolderlocationandclickSelect.
11.UndertheGeneralDWF/PDFoptionssection,setthetypetoMulti-sheetfile.The
programcreatesamulti-sheetfile.
12.SetNamingtoPromptforname.Theprogrampromptsyoutoprovidethename
whilepublishingthedrawing.
13.SetLayertoIncludetopublishthedrawingalongwithlayerinformation.
14.Likewise,examinetheotheroptionsonthisdialog.Placethepointeroneachoption
togetabriefexplanationofit.
Theoptionsunderthe3DDWFOptionssectionareavailableonlywhilepublishing
drawingswith3Dobjects.
15. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
16. SelectD-6-01fromthesheetlistandclicktheRemoveSheets icon.Likewise,you
canaddsheetstothelistusingtheAddSheets icon.
17. SelectTutorial2-ModelfromthesheetlistandclickMoveSheetDown .This
actionmovesdowntheselecteddrawing.
OnthePublishdialog,theSheetListdrop-downshowsasheetset.Youcanalsocreatea
sheetsetusingSaveSheetListiconnexttothedrop-down.
18. ClicktheSaveSheetList iconnexttotheSheetListdrop-down.
19. SavethesheetlistasPIDDrawing.dsd.TheP&IDdrawingslistedonthePublish
dialogaresavedasalist.
20. SelectDWFfromthePublishtodrop-down.
21. SelectPrecision>ForCivilEngineering.YoucanalsochooseManufacturingor
Architecture(or)createcustomprecision.Itdependsontheprecisionthatisrequired.
22. UncheckthePublishinbackgroundoptionandcheckOpeninviewerwhendone
option.
23. ClickPublishandsavethefileasTutorialProject.dwf.
PublishaDrawingusingPagesetup
1.OpentheTutorial1file.
2.ClicktheApplicationMenuiconatthetopleftcornerandclickPrint>Page
Setup.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
OnthePageSetupManagerdialog,clicktheNewbutton.
Type-inProjectPrintSetupintheNewpagesetupnameboxandclickOK.
SelectaprinterfromtheNamedrop-down.
SetthePaperSizetoANSID(34.00x22.00Inches).
SetthePlotareatoLayout.
MakesurethatthePlotStyleissettoPID.ctb.Theprogramprintsthedrawingusing
theP&IDcolordependentlineweights.
9. SettheScaleto1:1andchecktheScalelineweightsoption.
10. LeavetheotherdefaultoptionsandclickOK.
11. ClickSetCurrentandclosethePageSetupManagerdialog.
12. Savethedrawing.
13. ClicktheApplicationMenuiconandselectPublish.
14. OnthePublishdialog,selectPlotternamedinpagesetupoptionfromthePublishto
drop-down.
15. SelectTutorial1-ModelfromthesheetlistandclickRemoveSheets .
16. SelectProjectPrintSetupfromthePageSetupdrop-down.
17. ClickPublishtopublishthedocument.
18. Likewise,youcanprintorpublishIsometric,orthographicorPlant3Ddrawings.
3DModelSelection,106
3DModeltoP&IDchecks,94
AddJog,108
AddNozzle,72
AddpipemakeuplengthtoBOMforFieldFitWeld,96
AddSymbols,44
AddtoToolPalette,46
AddWeldtoPipe,87
AddingAnnotations,46
AdjacentView,107
Annotationsshownonthedrawing,98
ApplyCorners,32
AssignFormat,47
AssignTag,7,70
assigntags,41
AssigningTagstolines,14
AttachtoComponent,36
BaseAutoCADobjects,94
BillofMaterials,110
BOMAnnotation,111
BOMannotations,98
Compass,81
ControlValveBrowser,20
ConvertEquipment,74
ConverttoP&IDObject,24
CreateBlock,42
createnewproject,2
CreateOrthoView,106
CUSTOMPARTS,91
CutBackMember,59
CutPipeSymbol,107
CutbackElbows,84
DataManager,37
DeleteView,109
Detachfromcomponent,35
Disconnectedport,94
DrawingChecker,23
DrawingProperties,5
DWGtemplate,4
DynamicToolPalette,88
EditBlock,45
EditBlockDefinition,98
EditNozzle,74
EditP&IDObject’sBlock,9
EditView,108
EditingPipes,81
Elbows,83
Endconnectionannotations,99
Endtoend(overall)typedimensions,99
Equipmenttag,8
EquipmentToolPalette,6
ExportData,39
ExporttoAutoCAD,117
ExtendMember,57
FieldDiscreteinstrument,21
Filterdata,37
Flangeblind,90
FlangedNozzle,11
FlowArrow,105
Flowdirectionconflicts,94
Footing,53
Gap,33
Grid,51,52
HiddenLinePiping,107
HideOthers,58
HorizontalCentrifugalPump,8
In-canvastools,51
InsertinModel,75
InstrumentationLines,21
Instrumentstoolpalette,19
Insulation,86
InsulationSymbol,105
Isostylepaths,97
IsoStyleSetup,96
IsoStyles,96
IsometricCreationResults,102
IsometricDWGtab,1
IsometricMessagesandAnnotations,104
LengthenMember,56
LineModel,66
LinetoPipe,80
LoadOrthoCube,107
LoadView,107
LocateDrawing,116
Locatein3DModel,112
LockLineandissue,106
MatchLine,107
Member,53
MemberRepresentation,57
Mirror,69
MiterCutMember,60
Modify,73
NewDrawing,4,51
Non-terminatinglines,93
Offpageconnectors,23,27
Offsetpipingannotationsoptions,98
OpenProject,3
Orphanedannotations,94
OrthoAnnotate,111
OrthoEditor,106
OrthographicDWGtab,1
P&IDLineLists,76
P&IDObjectMapping,67,68
P&IDSymbologyStandards,6
PageSetup,120
PaperCheck,107
PCFExport,105
PipeGap,112
PipeSlopeEditing,85
PipeSupports,92
pipeFitting,90
Placefieldweldsatmaximumpipelengths,96
Placeholderpart,94
Plate,61
PneumaticSignallines,22
ProductionIso,103
ProjectManager,1,113
ProjectPrintSetup,120
ProjectSetup,42,67,113
Propertymismatch,94
Publish,118
QuickIso,102
Railing,64
ReportCreator,48
ResaveAllProjectDrawings,117
ReverseFlow,34
RoutePipe,83
Routingtools,78
routingOffset,85
RunValidation,94
SaveOrthoCube,107
SchematicLines,12
SecondaryLineSegments,26
SelectClassProperty,47
ShowFallas,97
Sizemismatches,93
Skewtriangle+alternativedimensioning,98
Skewtriangle+normaldimensioning,97
SlopedandOffsetPiping,97
SourceFiles,1
SpecEditor,75
Specmismatches,93
SpecViewer,75
SpecifyPlant3Ddirectorysettings,3
Specifyunitsettings,2
SpoolSizing,97
Stairs,63
Stringtypedimensions,99
StructureEdit,61
StructureExplode,65
Stub-injoint,83
Substitutegrip,36
SubstitutePart,90
Tableoverflow,97
TableSetup,109
TitleBlockandDisplay,98
ToggleCompass,81
TogglePipeBends,84
ToggleSlope,84
ToggleSnaps,81
ToggleTickMarks,81
ToggleTolerance,81
TrimMember,58
Unconnectedcomponents,94
Unresolvedoff-pageconnectors,94
UpdateView,109
ValidateConfig,93
ValidationSettings,95
ValidationSummary,94
Valveannotations,99
ValvesandFittings,17
Vessel,7