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1 Table of Contents General introduction to the book ....................................................................................... 6 Additional comments and notes.... .......................................................................................................... 7 Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 8 AutoCAD Plant 3D Commands ................................................................................................................ 14 AutoCAD Plant 3D System variables ....................................................................................................... 22

Project and drawing properties .........................................................................................25 Creating a new project ........................................................................................................................... 26 User Interface of the project properties dialog box ............................................................................... 33 Project Structure..................................................................................................................................... 35 How things work together ...................................................................................................................... 37 Adding Project Properties ................................................................................................................... 39 Adding drawing properties ................................................................................................................. 41 File naming scheme ................................................................................................................................ 43 Selection Lists ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Exercise - 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 49

Layer and Color settings.....................................................................................................51 The default Layer and Color schematic .................................................................................................. 52 Schematic settings .................................................................................................................................. 54 Creating a new Schematic ...................................................................................................................... 55 Switching between automation schemes .............................................................................................. 57 Pipe supports and automation schemes ................................................................................................ 59 Exercise - 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 60

Joint settings - End Connections.........................................................................................61 Type of connections................................................................................................................................ 62 Connection Adverbs ............................................................................................................................... 63 Simple Joints vs. Compound Joints ......................................................................................................... 64 Creating a new simple joint .................................................................................................................... 70 Creating a new compound joint ............................................................................................................. 72 Exercise - 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 75

AutoCAD P&ID Object Mapping .........................................................................................77 What does mapping properties lead to .................................................................................................. 78 Mapping properties from P&ID with the 3D model ............................................................................... 79 Mapping the properties .......................................................................................................................... 81 Plant 3D Class Mapping .......................................................................................................................... 83

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Setting the Tag format....................................................................................................... 85 Where do you create the Tag format......................................................................................................86 Equipment Tag ........................................................................................................................................87 Valve Tag .................................................................................................................................................91 Pipe Line Tag ........................................................................................................................................... 96 Exercise - 4 ..............................................................................................................................................99

Orthographic Annotations ............................................................................................... 101 Annotations set-up ................................................................................................................................102 Equipment Annotation ..........................................................................................................................103 Symbol Properties .............................................................................................................................106 General Style Properties ...................................................................................................................107 Other Properties................................................................................................................................107 Pipe Line and Valve Annotation ............................................................................................................108 Exercise - 5 ............................................................................................................................................ 111

Setting up ISO styles ........................................................................................................ 113 Create a new Isometric style .................................................................................................................114 The structure of an Iso Style .................................................................................................................115 ISO Style Setup ......................................................................................................................................118 Iso Annotations .....................................................................................................................................123 Bill of Material ...................................................................................................................................124 Cut Pieces ..........................................................................................................................................125 Welds.................................................................................................................................................126 Spools ................................................................................................................................................127 Valve Annotations .............................................................................................................................128 End connection annotations .............................................................................................................129 Connection Text ................................................................................................................................131 Dimensions ............................................................................................................................................134 Sloped and Offset Piping .......................................................................................................................146 Sloped Piping .....................................................................................................................................147 Offset Piping ......................................................................................................................................148 Exercise - 6 ............................................................................................................................................ 151 Title block and display ...........................................................................................................................153 Setup Title Block ....................................................................................................................................158 Table Placement and Setup...............................................................................................................160 Title Block Attributes .........................................................................................................................176 Line Designation Table (LDT) .............................................................................................................181 Iso Themes ........................................................................................................................................184 Exercise - 7 ............................................................................................................................................ 191 Fine tuning your settings (Isoconfig.xml) ..............................................................................................192 Elevations at every change of direction and at branches .................................................................195 Pipe Size annotation (modify) ...........................................................................................................197 Pipe Size annotation (Off) .................................................................................................................199 Dimensioned Flow Arrow ..................................................................................................................200 Line number annotation (Style) ........................................................................................................202 Line number annotation (On/Off) .....................................................................................................205 Pipe Support Tag ...............................................................................................................................206 Dimensioning from/to Elbow ends ...................................................................................................208 Fine tuning your settings (IsoSymbolStyles.dwg)..................................................................................210 Creating your own Iso symbols .............................................................................................................218

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Catalog and Spec editor ...................................................................................................225 Default file locations ............................................................................................................................. 226 Changing the default location .......................................................................................................... 227 The Catalog and Spec Editor - creating a pipe spec.............................................................................. 229 Filtering for components .................................................................................................................. 232 Adding components to a spec .............................................................................................................. 234 Setting the part priority .................................................................................................................... 236 Setting up the branch table .................................................................................................................. 238 The Catalog Editor ................................................................................................................................ 243 Adding Custom Properties ................................................................................................................ 245 Exporting and importing Catalog data .............................................................................................. 247 Port Properties.................................................................................................................................. 249 The catalog editor Size tab ................................................................................................................... 251 Size specific properties ..................................................................................................................... 254 Creating new components.................................................................................................................... 255 Catalog Editor - Duplicate Component ............................................................................................. 256 Catalog Editor - Create new parametric component ....................................................................... 258 Catalog Editor - AutoCAD based components .................................................................................. 263 PlantPartConvert .............................................................................................................................. 265 Catalog Editor - AutoCAD based components (continued) .............................................................. 267 Creating a new catalog ..................................................................................................................... 273 Nozzle Catalog ...................................................................................................................................... 275 Bolt sets and bolt length ....................................................................................................................... 277

The report creator ........................................................................................................... 281 Report Creator - Template location...................................................................................................... 282 Report Template settings ..................................................................................................................... 284 Output Type ...................................................................................................................................... 285 Target ................................................................................................................................................ 286 Edit Query ......................................................................................................................................... 288 Edit Report Layout ............................................................................................................................ 291 Creating a new report from scratch ................................................................................................. 296 Fine tuning the report .......................................................................................................................... 303 Create new custom property............................................................................................................ 304 Grouping of a property ..................................................................................................................... 307 Adding Multiple groupings ............................................................................................................... 309 The sum of parts ............................................................................................................................... 311 Report filter options ......................................................................................................................... 315 Report Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 319 Exercise - 8 ............................................................................................................................................ 324

Tips & Tricks (Advanced) ..................................................................................................325 Pre-determined gasket type ................................................................................................................. 326 Adding simple joints ......................................................................................................................... 327 Adding compound joints................................................................................................................... 329 DefaultConnectorsConfig.xml........................................................................................................... 331 Link with the catalog and spec editor............................................................................................... 333 Changing the catalog connected to a pipe spec ................................................................................... 337 Editing the pipe spec without the catalog and spec editor .............................................................. 337

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Generalintroductiontothebook WelcometothisadvancedbookforAutoCADPlant3D.Tomakegooduseofthisbookwe wouldliketotellyouhowthisbookisbestused.Thisbook,calledAutoCADPlant3DͲ Advancedisalearningbookandcanbeusedasareferenceguidewhenyouaresearchingfor answers.ImportantisthatyouhavesufficientexperienceinworkingwithAutoCADPlant3D,as thesubjectstakencareoffinthisbookareforexperienceduserswhowanttobeabletosetͲup andconfiguretheirownprojectsinAutoCADPlant3D. Thebestwaytousethisbookisinfrontofyourcomputer,whereofcoursetheAutoCADPlant 3Dsoftwareisinstalled.ThenatureofthisbookishandsͲon,whichmeansthatyouwillnotonly readaboutpossibilities,butyouwillexperiencethemyourselfbyperformingpreͲdefined exercisesthatwilltestyourskillsandchallengeyourknowledge. Togetthemostoutofthisbookitisessentialthatyouuseitinthefollowingway... x x x

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Additionalcommentsandnotes.... Duringthecourse,inseverallocationsinthebook,wehaveaddedadditionalcommentsand notes,basedonourownexperiencewhencreatingprojectconfigurations.Thesenotesand commentswillhelpyoutobetterunderstandtheusageofsomecommands,butalsowill preventyoufrommakingthesamemistakeswemadewhenwestartedconfiguringAutoCAD Plant3D.Tomakesureyouwillrecognizeautomaticallyourtips,tricksandwarningswewill displaytheminthewayasshownbelow...

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Glossary TohelpyoutounderstandspecificterminologyinthisbookandintheAutoCADPlant3D software,weaddedthisglossarywhichshowsalargenumberofcommandsandfunctionsthat willbeusedorwhichyouwillencounterwhileconfiguring. Acquiremode Themodeinwhichapropertyacquiresitsvaluefromanothersource(propertiesforaproject, drawing,orclass). SeealsoOverridemodeandInitializationonly. Acquisition Apropertytypethatacquiresitsvaluefromanothersourcesuchasprojectproperties,drawing properties,orclassproperties. Annotation AnAutoCADobjectcomprisedoftextand(optional)shapes.InAutoCADPlant3D,annotations areusedtodisplaydatavaluesofP&IDcomponents(includingequipment,valves,lines,andso on).Thesevaluesaredisplayedastext. Assembly Agroupofconnectedcomponentsthatarecommonlyplacedinadrawingatthesametime. Forexample,alevelgaugeassemblymightcontainaninstrumentandfivevalves.Youcanplace anassemblyfromatoolpaletteinsteadofselectingeachcomponentindividually. Assumednozzle AtypeofnozzlethatisautomaticallyaddedasarecordintheDataManagerwhenapipelineis connectedtoapieceofequipment.Unlikeothernozzletypes,anassumednozzleisnotvisible inthedrawing. AutodeskConnectionPoint(ACP) Anobjectthatcontainsportinformationwhichallowspipingconnectionstoobjectscreatedin otherprograms(forexample:AutoCADMEP). Automaticannotation Atypeofannotationthatgetsautomaticallyinsertedwhenacomponentiscreated.Seealso AnnotationandLinkedAnnotation. 

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Billofmaterials(BOM) Listofcomponentsneededtofabricateapipeline. Childtable SeeObjecttable. Classfamily Aclassthatisusedtocategorizeotherclassesandsetastartingpointforclassproperties,tags, andannotationsforthoseclasses.Forexample,PumpsandEquipmentareclassfamilies; CentrifugalPumpandBallValveareclasses. Class Thetypeofanobject.EspeciallyaPlant3DorP&IDclasssuchasPipe,Valve,Nozzle,or Equipment. Classproperty Apropertyofaclass;itreflectsadatavalue.Forexample,theHandValveclasstypemayhave attributesofsize,spec,andmanufacturer.ThePumpsclasstypemayhaveflow,TDH,and manufacturer. Component AnativeAutoCADPlant3Dobjecttype.AutoCADPlant3DcomponentsincludeEquipment, Nozzles,Lines,Instruments,andInlineComponents. Componentclass SeeClass. Connectionsymbol ThegraphicalelementinadrawingthatindicatesanoffͲpageoronͲpagelineconnection.You canchoosefromseveralsymbols. Convert TochangeanAutoCADobjecttoanAutoCADPlant3Dcomponentorline;theconverteditemis includedindatareports. Convertedsupport ApipesupportthatwascreatedbyconvertingoneormoreAutoCADobjects. 

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DataManager AnenhancedsecondarywindowinAutoCADPlant3D;itdisplaysdatainatable. DuplicateTags TagsareuniqueidentifiersforcomponentsinaP&IDdrawingand/or3Dpipingmodel. Becausetagshavetobeuniqueinasingledrawing,aduplicatetagisnotallowed.Duplicate tagscanonlybeusedovermultipledrawingswherethetagswillbelinkedwithoneanother throughtheDataManager,makingeachtaguniqueagain. DWF(P&ID) ADesignWebFormatfile;itisacompressedfileformatcreatedfromDWGfilesinaproject. DWFfilesareeasytopublishandviewontheWeb. EquipmentInfoTag Anannotationstyle.Amultilinesetofattributesthatdisplaysselecteddatavaluesforaplaced pieceofequipment.OneEquipmentInfoTagforeachequipmentcomponentistypicallyplaced atthetopofadrawingorinagridacrossthebottomofthedrawing. Familytable Atablethatcontainsinformationaboutdifferentclasseswithinaclassfamily.Forexample,the Equipmentfamilytablecontainsinformationaboutpumps,tanks,blowersandotherclasses foundundertheEquipmentclassfamily. Flag Asymbol,likeanarrow,thatindicatesthedirectionoftheflow.Theflagsymbolcontainsthe linenumberannotation.ItisontheNonͲengineeringtaboftheP&IDDINtoolpalette. Flipgrip Agripthatflipsanobjectinthedirectionshowninthegriparrow. Flowarrow Thedirectioninwhichaschematiclineflows.Youcancontrolthedirectionoftheflowarrow usingdynamicgrips. Freestandingannotation Textthatisassociatedwithacomponent;itdoesnotmovewhenthecomponentmoves. However,thedataassociatedwiththeannotationupdateswiththecomponent.Justthetext getsdisconnected.Annotationsareeitherfreestandingorlinked.SeealsoLinkedAnnotation. 

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Gapcrossing Avisualindicationonadrawingthatalinebreaksoneithersideofacrossing. Initializationonly ApropertysettingthatlimitspropertyacquisitiontoaoneͲtimeevent,whenacomponentis firstinitialized.Ifthepropertyissettoinitializationonly,itacquiresitsvaluefromits designatedsourceandchangesimmediatelytooverridemode. SeealsoAcquisitionandOverridemode. Inlinecomponent Acomponentwithanalignmentgripthatcanbedroppedontoaline. Instrument Adeviceorcombinationofdevicesuseddirectlyorindirectlytomeasure,display,orcontrola variable. Isometric A2Ddrawingthatrepresents3Dobjects.Apipingisometricisapictorialrepresentationofa singlerunofpipeandcancontaincomponentanddimensiondetail. SeealsoSpooldrawing. KKS(KraftwerkͲKennzeichensystem) ApowerplantclassificationsystemmanagedanddevelopedbyVGPWorkingPanel.KKSis usuallyusedwiththeDIN2481standard. Linedesignationtable(LDT) Listofpipelinesandtheirproperties. Linkedannotation Graphic,text,ortextwithagraphicthatlabelsacomponent.Thetextvaluesreflectthedata attributevaluesofacomponent.ExamplesoflinkedannotationsarealineID,avalvesize, instrumentfunctionsymbol,orEquipmentInfoTag.Linkedannotationmoveswhenthe componentmoves. Loopcrossing Avisualindicationonadrawingthatalineloopsoveranotherline. 

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Objecttable Atablethatcontainsspecificinformationaboutaclassorapropertyofaclass.Forexample, PumpsisanobjecttableoftheEquipmentfamilytable. OffͲpageconnector ThegraphicalrepresentationonaP&IDdrawingofthecontinuanceofalinefromoneproject drawingtoanother. OrthoCube AsemiͲtransparentgreen3Dsolidboxthatyouusetodefinetheboundariesofanorthographic view. Orthogonalconnection ThedefaultAutoCADPlant3Dschematiclinebehaviorofconnectingat90Ͳdegreeincrements. Overridemode Amodeinwhichanacquiredpropertycanbemodified.Apropertythatissetuptoacquireits valuefromanothersourceisswitchedfromacquiringmodetooverridemodeintheProperties paletteorintheDataManager. SeealsoAcquiremode. Part Apipingcomponent.Especiallyasitisrepresentedinapipingspecorcatalog. Pins Symbolsthatidentifyachangeinapipelineproperty.IntheKKStaggingstandard,pinsidentify achangeinproperties(forexample,UnitNumberorSystemCode).Apiniseitheropen(noͲfill) orclosed(blackfill).Openpinsmarktheboundariesofagroupwithacommonproperty. ClosedpinsidentifyabreakinpipingsubͲsystemsorbranchesinapipeline.Whenusingeither openorclosedpins,draftersmustmanuallychangethepropertiesofthelinesbeyondthe openͲpinboundary.PinsarelocatedontheNonͲengineeringtaboftheDINtoolpalette. Pipe Atubeorhollowcylinderfortheconveyanceoffluid. Pipesupport Amanufacturedcomponentthatconnectsapipetoastructure. 

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Pipingcomponentfile(PCF) Afilecreatedfromthe3Dmodelthatcontainspipelinedetailcommonlyusedtoproducean Isometricdrawingandbillofmaterial. Schematicline AlineinAutoCADPlant3Dthatrepresentspipelinesandsignallines. SpoolDrawing AdrawingthatrepresentsafabricatedsubͲassemblyofapipeline. SeealsoIsometric. Tag Apropertythatuniquelyidentifiesacomponent. Trim Asaverb,toaddhardwaretoapieceofequipment.Asanoun,additionalinformation.Apipe trimisadditionalinformation(textorgraphics)tofurtherdefineapipingsegment.Equipment trimisadditionalinformation(textorgraphics)tofurtherdefineapieceofequipment. Validate Tocheckadrawingoraprojectforerrorsandinconsistenciessuchasunconnected components,nonͲterminatinglines,andsoon. 

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AutoCADPlant3DCommands TheAutoCADPlant3DcommandarespecificallydesignedforusewithAutoCADPlant3Dand thereforewillnotbeavailableinregularAutoCAD.Thecommandsallowyoutostartcommands overthecommandlineinsteadofusingthepopͲupmenus,ribbonsandorrightclick functionality. BelowaoverviewofalltheAutoCADPlant3Dspecificcommandswhichalsocanbefoundin thehelpdocumentationofAutoCADPlant3Ditself. Acptooltips Enablestooltipsforconnectionports(ACP). Auditproject Allowsprojectmanagersorotheradministratorstoevaluatetheintegrityofaprojectand correctserrors. Autodeskconnectionpoint CreatesanAutodeskConnectionPoint(ACP). Compressobject Compressesanddefragmentsthecacheddrawingdatathataccumulateswhileproject drawingsaremodified. Datamanager Displaysdatathatcanbeviewed,modified,exported,andimported. Datamanagerclose ClosestheDataManager. DWFoutputsettings SpecifiesthetypeofP&IDdatathatyoucanincludeinDWFoutputfiles. DWFoutputsettings3d SpecifiesthetypeofPlant3DdatathatyoucanincludeinDWFoutputfiles. Exporttoautocad ExportscurrentdrawingtoAutoCADfileformatswhilemaintainingvisualfidelity. Newproject Createsanewproject. Page14



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Newprojectdwg Createsanewdrawingtobeincludedinaproject. NWnavigator OpensNavisworksinanewwindow. Offpageconnect CreatesanoffͲpageconnectorsymbolthatrepresentslinkedlinesthatcanspanmultiple drawings. Openproject OpensaprojectfileintheProjectManager. Pidannotate Placesanannotationinadrawing. Pidconvert AddsdatatoanAutoCADobjecttoaddittoreports. Pideditblock EditsaP&IDcomponentsothatyoucancreateanewinstanceofthatobject. Pidtag DefinestaggingdataforaP&IDcomponentorline. Plantameimportcatalog ImportsanAutoCADMEPcatalogtouseintheSpecEditor. Plantaudit Auditsandrepairsprojectdataanddrawingsynchronizationerrors. Plantcompass Changescompasssettings. Plantconnectionjoint Connectstwoadjacentcomponentswithanewjoint. Plantconvertlinetopipe ConvertsAutoCADlineobjectstoPiping.

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Plantcustomparts Createscustomandplaceholderparts. Plantcustompartsclose ClosestheCustomPartswindow. Plantdisconnectjoint Disconnectstwojoinedcomponentsbyremovingthefasteners. Plantdynamictoolpalette Loadsthedynamicpipespectoolpalettefromthecurrentspec. Planteditautodeskconnectionpoint ModifiesAutodeskConnectionPoint(ACP)properties. Planteditbend Createsapipebend. Plantendcodes Createsormodifiesendcodes. Plantequipmentattach AttachesanAutoCADobjecttoanequipmentmodel. Plantequipmentconvert Convertsa3DDWGmodeltoanAutoCADPlant3Dequipmentmodel. Plantequipmentcreate Createsanewequipmentmodel. Plantequipmentdetach Detachesallpreviouslyattachedobjectsfromanequipmentmodel. Plantequipmentmodify Modifiesanexistingequipmentmodel. Plantfittingadd Placespipingcomponents.  Page16



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Plantfittingmove Movespipingcomponentssuchthatvalvescanmovetoadifferentpipesegmentortoanopen areainthedrawing. Planthide Hidestheselectedobjects. Plantisoaddinfo CreatesanIsoinformationitem. Plantisoaddmsg Createsamessageonthedrawing.Setsthemessagetext,enclosure,anddimensioning. Plantisotbtablesetup Configurestables(BOM,Cutpiecelist,weldlist,spoollist)thatdisplayonanisometricdrawing titleblock. Plantinventorequipmentconvert ImportsanInventorAECexportfile(*.adsk)asanAutoCADPlant3Dequipmentmodel. Plantinsertautodeskconnectionpoint CreatesanAutodeskConnectionPoint(ACP)atanopenport. Plantisolate HideseverythingexcepttheselectedPlant3Dobjects. Plantmodifysharedcontentfolder SetsthecatalogfilefolderandmigratesfromearlierversionstoAutoCADPlant3D2012if necessary. Plantorthoadjacent Createsanorthographicviewadjacenttoanexistingview. Plantorthoannotate Annotatescomponentsinorthodrawings. Plantorthocreate Createsaneworthographicview.  AutoCADPlant3DͲAdvanced



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Plantorthodelete Deletesanorthographicview. Plantorthoedit Editsanorthographicview. Plantortholocate Locatesthe3Dobjectthatcorrespondswithanorthographicdrawingcomponent. Plantorthoupdate Updatesthecontentofanexistingorthographicview. Plantorthoupdateannotation Updatesalltheannotationsinanorthodrawing. Plantorthovalidateview Checksthemodeltoseeifchangeshavebeenmadesincethedrawingwaslastupdated. Plantpartconvert ConvertsanAutoCADblocktoapipingcomponentbyaddingports. Plantpcfexport Exportsapipingcomponentfile. Plantpcftoiso CreatesanIsofromaPCFfile. Plantpidlinelist Placesa3DequivalentofaP&IDobjectinaPlant3Dmodel. Plantpidsizemapping EditsthesizevaluesfromthedefaultfilethatmapsP&IDandPlant3Dobjectsandproperties. Plantpipeadd Routespipingandinsertscomponent. Plantpipeslope Editstheslopebetweentwoselectedportsonapiperun.  Page18



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Plantpipesupportadd Addspipesupports. Plantpipesupportattach AttachesAutoCADobjectstoapipesupport. Plantpipesupportconvert ConvertsAutoCADobjectstoapipesupport. Plantpipesupportdetach DetachesallAutoCADobjectsfromapipesupport. Plantpipesupportmodify Modifiespipesupports. Plantweldadd Addsaweldtopipe. Plantproductioniso Createsaproductioniso. Plantquickiso Createsaquickiso. Plantregistercustomscripts Registersaparametricmodel Plantremoveorphanfasteners Removesfastenersthatarenolongerpartofajoint. Plantroutefromautodeskconnectionpoint RoutepipingfromanAutodeskConnectionPointobject. Plantshowall DisplaysallPlant3Dobjectsinadrawing. Plantsizedisplaymode DisplayscomponentsizeonlyinprojectunitsorinbothImperialandmetricunitswhenthe projectandcomponentunitsdiffer.

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Plantspecviewer Displaysthecurrentpipespec. Plantspecupdatecheck Checksforchangesmadetospecfilesthatareinuseinadrawing. Plantsteelmember Createsastructuralmember. Planttag TagsaPlant3Dobject. Projectmanager Assemblesandmanagesfilesbelongingtoaproject. Projectmanagerclose ClosestheProjectManager. Projectsetup OpenstheProjectSetupdialogbox,whereadministratorscanconfigureandmanageproject settings. SDNFexport ExportsstructuralobjectstoSteelDetailingNeutralFormat. Sledit Editsschematiclines. Slgroup Createsnewschematiclinegroupsfromexistingschematiclinesorschematiclinegroups. Slgroupedit Adds,removes,oreditsaselectedschematiclinegroupandassociatesordissociatesasignal linegroupandapipelinegroup. Slgroupselect Selectsalllinesegmentsinagroup. Sline Createsaschematicline. Page20



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Synchstyles Synchronizesthedrawingwiththeproject. Validate Validatestheopenprojectforerrorssuchasorphanedannotations,nonͲterminatedlines, unconnectedoffͲpageconnectors,andsoon. Validateconfig Controlsthetypesoferrorsthatareflaggedbythevalidationprogram. Validatesummary Displaysthevalidationsummaryforaproject. 

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AutoCADPlant3DSystemvariables AutoCADsystemvariablesdonotspecificallystartcommands,butallowyoutoswitchsettings onandoff.Forexampleasystemvariablecanswitchthewelcomedialogboxonoroff.Below anoverviewofthesystemvariablesthatcanbeusedwithAutoCADPlant3D,thesesystem variableswillnotbeavailableinregularAutoCAD. Isoareavisibilty DisplaysIsoareasasaperimeterorhatchobject Plantconnectionmarker Togglesthedisplayofthedisconnectmarker. Plantcontentfolder Displaysthesharedcontentcatalogfolder. Plantdefaultlayer Setsthepipinglayertousewhenusingautomatedlayerassignmentsandthelayercannotbe determined. Plantlockfadectl Fadeslockedpipinginthe3Dmodel. Plantgripeditmode Controlswhetherinlinefittingsareconstrainedtomovewithinthecurrentpipesegmentorif theymovetootherconnectedpipesegmentsinthenetwork. Plantinsulationdisplay ControlswhetherinsulationisdisplayedonAutoCADPlant3Dpipingobjects. Plantinsulationmode ControlswhetherinsulationisdisplayedonAutoCADPlant3Dpipingobjects. Plantlockpointofsupport LocksthepointͲofͲsupportonpipesupports. Plantoffsetconnect ControlswhetherAutoCADPlant3Dattemptstoconnectpipingwhensnappingtoapipe connectionandusingpipeoffsetwhilerouting.  Page22



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Plantmaxbendangle Specifieswhetherpipebendscanbeusedupto90or180degrees. Plantpcfunicode CreatesUnicodePCFfiles. Plantpipesilhdisplay Setsthedisplayofthepipesilhouettes. Plantpropmismatchdisplay Togglesthedisplayofthepropertymismatchmarkers. Plantplaceholderdisplay TogglesthedisplayofthePlaceholderPartglyph. Plantroutebend Createspipebendswhileroutingpipe. Plantsavedetail SetsthedetailoftheproxygraphicswhenPlant3DobjectsareviewedinAutoCADor Navisworkswithoutobjectenablers. Plantslopethresholdangle Specifiestheanglebelowwhichpipingistreatedassloped. Plantspecnotify Checksforspecfileupdateswhenthedrawingloads,andonatimeinterval. Plantspecnotifytime Setsthetimeintervalthatspecfilesarecheckedforupdates. Plantwelcomeenabled Displaysthewelcomescreenatstartup. Plantwelcomenewproject DisplaystheNewProjectbuttononthewelcomescreen.  

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Plantwelddisplay Togglesthedisplayofconnectionmarkers. Slineortho Setswhetherorthoisturnedonwhenslineisactivatedandwhethercornerpointsareimplied. Sycnstylemode Setshowprojectdrawingssynchronizewiththeprojectdatabase. Vgrips Controlsthedisplayofvertexgrips  

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