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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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2
Generalintroductiontothebook
WelcometothisadvancedbookforAutoCADPlant3D.Tomakegooduseofthisbookwe
wouldliketotellyouhowthisbookisbestused.Thisbook,calledAutoCADPlant3D
Advancedisalearningbookandcanbeusedasareferenceguidewhenyouaresearchingfor
answers.ImportantisthatyouhavesufficientexperienceinworkingwithAutoCADPlant3D,as
thesubjectstakencareoffinthisbookareforexperienceduserswhowanttobeabletosetup
andconfiguretheirownprojectsinAutoCADPlant3D.

Thebestwaytousethisbookisinfrontofyourcomputer,whereofcoursetheAutoCADPlant
3Dsoftwareisinstalled.Thenatureofthisbookishandson,whichmeansthatyouwillnotonly
readaboutpossibilities,butyouwillexperiencethemyourselfbyperformingpredefined
exercisesthatwilltestyourskillsandchallengeyourknowledge.

Togetthemostoutofthisbookitisessentialthatyouuseitinthefollowingway...

x Readtheexplanationoftypicalcommandsandtrytounderstandtheprocedures
necessarytoperformtheexercisesattheendofeachchapterorparagraph.
x Followtheexercises,theyareallbasedontheknowledgeyougainedinthechapter
before.
x Whenyouunderstandtheideaofsettinguppartsoftheconfiguration,trytothinkof
wayshowyoucouldusethisinthesetupofyourownfutureprojects.

 

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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
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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

Thegraphicalelementinadrawingthatindicatesanoffpageoronpagelineconnection.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.ItisontheNonengineeringtaboftheP&IDDINtoolpalette.

Flipgrip

Agripthatflipsanobjectinthedirectionshowninthegriparrow.

Flowarrow

Thedirectioninwhichaschematiclineflows.Youcancontrolthedirectionoftheflowarrow
usingdynamicgrips.

Freestandingannotation

Textthatisassociatedwithacomponent;itdoesnotmovewhenthecomponentmoves.
However,thedataassociatedwiththeannotationupdateswiththecomponent.Justthetext
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Gapcrossing

Avisualindicationonadrawingthatalinebreaksoneithersideofacrossing.

Initializationonly

Apropertysettingthatlimitspropertyacquisitiontoaonetimeevent,whenacomponentis
firstinitialized.Ifthepropertyissettoinitializationonly,itacquiresitsvaluefromits
designatedsourceandchangesimmediatelytooverridemode.

SeealsoAcquisitionandOverridemode.

Inlinecomponent

Acomponentwithanalignmentgripthatcanbedroppedontoaline.

Instrument

Adeviceorcombinationofdevicesuseddirectlyorindirectlytomeasure,display,orcontrola
variable.

Isometric

A2Ddrawingthatrepresents3Dobjects.Apipingisometricisapictorialrepresentationofa
singlerunofpipeandcancontaincomponentanddimensiondetail.

SeealsoSpooldrawing.

KKS(KraftwerkKennzeichensystem)

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.

Offpageconnector

ThegraphicalrepresentationonaP&IDdrawingofthecontinuanceofalinefromoneproject
drawingtoanother.

OrthoCube

Asemitransparentgreen3Dsolidboxthatyouusetodefinetheboundariesofanorthographic
view.

Orthogonalconnection

ThedefaultAutoCADPlant3Dschematiclinebehaviorofconnectingat90degreeincrements.

Overridemode

Amodeinwhichanacquiredpropertycanbemodified.Apropertythatissetuptoacquireits
valuefromanothersourceisswitchedfromacquiringmodetooverridemodeintheProperties
paletteorintheDataManager.

SeealsoAcquiremode.

Part

Apipingcomponent.Especiallyasitisrepresentedinapipingspecorcatalog.

Pins

Symbolsthatidentifyachangeinapipelineproperty.IntheKKStaggingstandard,pinsidentify
achangeinproperties(forexample,UnitNumberorSystemCode).Apiniseitheropen(nofill)
orclosed(blackfill).Openpinsmarktheboundariesofagroupwithacommonproperty.
Closedpinsidentifyabreakinpipingsubsystemsorbranchesinapipeline.Whenusingeither
openorclosedpins,draftersmustmanuallychangethepropertiesofthelinesbeyondthe
openpinboundary.PinsarelocatedontheNonengineeringtaboftheDINtoolpalette.

Pipe

Atubeorhollowcylinderfortheconveyanceoffluid.

Pipesupport

Amanufacturedcomponentthatconnectsapipetoastructure.

 

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Pipingcomponentfile(PCF)

Afilecreatedfromthe3Dmodelthatcontainspipelinedetailcommonlyusedtoproducean
Isometricdrawingandbillofmaterial.

Schematicline

AlineinAutoCADPlant3Dthatrepresentspipelinesandsignallines.

SpoolDrawing

Adrawingthatrepresentsafabricatedsubassemblyofapipeline.

SeealsoIsometric.

Tag

Apropertythatuniquelyidentifiesacomponent.

Trim

Asaverb,toaddhardwaretoapieceofequipment.Asanoun,additionalinformation.Apipe
trimisadditionalinformation(textorgraphics)tofurtherdefineapipingsegment.Equipment
trimisadditionalinformation(textorgraphics)tofurtherdefineapieceofequipment.

Validate

Tocheckadrawingoraprojectforerrorsandinconsistenciessuchasunconnected
components,nonterminatinglines,andsoon.

 

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AutoCADPlant3DCommands
TheAutoCADPlant3DcommandarespecificallydesignedforusewithAutoCADPlant3Dand
thereforewillnotbeavailableinregularAutoCAD.Thecommandsallowyoutostartcommands
overthecommandlineinsteadofusingthepopupmenus,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.

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Newprojectdwg

Createsanewdrawingtobeincludedinaproject.

NWnavigator

OpensNavisworksinanewwindow.

Offpageconnect

Createsanoffpageconnectorsymbolthatrepresentslinkedlinesthatcanspanmultiple
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Synchstyles

Synchronizesthedrawingwiththeproject.

Validate

Validatestheopenprojectforerrorssuchasorphanedannotations,nonterminatedlines,
unconnectedoffpageconnectors,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

Locksthepointofsupportonpipesupports.

Plantoffsetconnect

ControlswhetherAutoCADPlant3Dattemptstoconnectpipingwhensnappingtoapipe
connectionandusingpipeoffsetwhilerouting.

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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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