Introduction
Utility
While working in 3D Piping Designer Module, we can view the P&ID in one of the
windows of Piping Designer. It will be very helpful to create a piping model by
keeping the P&ID in front of us.
Another very important feature of this Data Transfer is that we can place pipes &
piping components in the piping designer by just selecting them in P&ID which is
already open in one of the views as mentioned above. The advantage of this is
that time required for keying in various attributes for piping segment will be
eliminated.
Scope
This method of creating the piping model will be very useful when we have to
create the 3D models as per the P&ID. We can save a lot of time for keying in
various attributes for piping segments and also to search the various components
in piping designer. Also there will be 100% consistency between the database of
2D & 3D environments.
Conclusion
Before using this Data Transfer method, we should be careful while creating the
equipment model . Whatever tag numbers we have assigned to the equipments
& nozzles in the P&ID, the same tag numbers should be given in the equipment
model. If this is not followed, data transfer will not take place. In order to use this
facility of data transfer we have to follow the steps given above meticulously and
systematically.