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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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Chapter

Generalintroductiontothebook
WelcometothisadvancedbookforAutoCADPlant3D.Tomakegooduseofthisbookwe
wouldliketotellyouhowthisbookisbestused.Thisbook,calledAutoCADPlant3D
Advancedisalearningbookandcanbeusedasareferenceguidewhenyouaresearchingfor
answers.ImportantisthatyouhavesufficientexperienceinworkingwithAutoCADPlant3D,as
thesubjectstakencareoffinthisbookareforexperienceduserswhowanttobeabletosetup
andconfiguretheirownprojectsinAutoCADPlant3D.
Thebestwaytousethisbookisinfrontofyourcomputer,whereofcoursetheAutoCADPlant
3Dsoftwareisinstalled.Thenatureofthisbookishandson,whichmeansthatyouwillnotonly
readaboutpossibilities,butyouwillexperiencethemyourselfbyperformingpredefined
exercisesthatwilltestyourskillsandchallengeyourknowledge.
Togetthemostoutofthisbookitisessentialthatyouuseitinthefollowingway...
x
x
x

Readtheexplanationoftypicalcommandsandtrytounderstandtheprocedures
necessarytoperformtheexercisesattheendofeachchapterorparagraph.
Followtheexercises,theyareallbasedontheknowledgeyougainedinthechapter
before.
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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Thetextthatgoeswiththetipwillbeplacedinthisarea

TIP!


Thetextthatgoeswiththenotewillbeplacedinthisarea

Note!


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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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