When inserting from a custom spec a flange onto a pipe in AutoCAD Plant 3D it works till a speciifc size only

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Dec 23, 2024

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Issue:

When inserting from a custom spec a flange onto a pipe in AutoCAD Plant 3D it works till size 4000 only. For bigger sizes a connection error will be shown.

Plant 3D Piping Errors
One or more items have caused an error.
Error

Cannot connect parts.
Cannot resolve Flanged connection.
Cannot find bolt set in the <spec name> spec.

NominalDiameter= '4200mm' and IsLugSet=0 AND Facing=" AND PressureClass='0.1'

cannot find bolt set in Placeholder Metric spec.

NominalDiameter='42000mm'

Cannot connect parts. Cannot resolve Flanged connection. Cannot find bolt set in the <spec name> spec.

Causes:

Custom spec contains no bolt set. Till size 4000mm the PlaceHolder Metric spec will be used but there are no bolt set > 4000mm in PlaceHolder Metric spec. A connection error for these bigger sizes will be shown.

Solution:

Add bolt set of the specific sizes to the custom spec.

Products:

AutoCAD Plant 3D;

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