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Enter data once and share everywhere by mapping properties.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
In your AutoCAD Plant 3D workflow, you can proactively share data between symbols in a diagram and 3D model elements.
00:12
By creating a common link, data only has to be entered once, and you can easily determine what information is shared.
00:20
From the ribbon, Home tab, Project panel, click Project Manager.
00:25
From the drop-down, select Project Setup.
00:28
In the Project Setup dialog, expand the Plant 3D DWG settings.
00:34
Locate the P&ID Object Mapping tool, and select it.
00:38
On the right side of the dialog, you can see a list of all available classes, from primary class definitions to sub-class objects.
00:48
Expand the selection list from the Engineering Items, Equipment, and Pumps.
00:53
Select the Centrifugal Pump.
00:56
You now see two sections.
00:58
The top is the primary class definition settings for pumps.
01:01
The Add tool lets you add new 3D class definitions, and map properties simultaneously.
01:08
Select Pump, and then click Edit.
01:11
The Select Plant 3D Class Mapping dialog allows you to select which properties are assigned to sub-class objects.
01:19
You can choose to map to all subtypes of this class, which edits all examples.
01:25
If you deselect this option, you can select specific pump subtypes that will share the same properties.
01:32
Click Cancel to exit the dialog.
01:34
In the Property Mapping table, browse through the list of properties.
01:39
Select PnPGUID.
01:41
This value is unique for every part in a project.
01:45
In the Plant 3D Property column, select PnPGUID.
01:50
In the Validate column, select the option to validate this property.
01:55
When the project is checked, Plant 3D will verify that these numbers are associated with one another.
02:02
As new properties and fields are added to a part, you can return to this dialog and create or edit these associations.
02:09
Take the time to review these associations, and define them in a default project for use on other jobs.
Video transcript
00:03
In your AutoCAD Plant 3D workflow, you can proactively share data between symbols in a diagram and 3D model elements.
00:12
By creating a common link, data only has to be entered once, and you can easily determine what information is shared.
00:20
From the ribbon, Home tab, Project panel, click Project Manager.
00:25
From the drop-down, select Project Setup.
00:28
In the Project Setup dialog, expand the Plant 3D DWG settings.
00:34
Locate the P&ID Object Mapping tool, and select it.
00:38
On the right side of the dialog, you can see a list of all available classes, from primary class definitions to sub-class objects.
00:48
Expand the selection list from the Engineering Items, Equipment, and Pumps.
00:53
Select the Centrifugal Pump.
00:56
You now see two sections.
00:58
The top is the primary class definition settings for pumps.
01:01
The Add tool lets you add new 3D class definitions, and map properties simultaneously.
01:08
Select Pump, and then click Edit.
01:11
The Select Plant 3D Class Mapping dialog allows you to select which properties are assigned to sub-class objects.
01:19
You can choose to map to all subtypes of this class, which edits all examples.
01:25
If you deselect this option, you can select specific pump subtypes that will share the same properties.
01:32
Click Cancel to exit the dialog.
01:34
In the Property Mapping table, browse through the list of properties.
01:39
Select PnPGUID.
01:41
This value is unique for every part in a project.
01:45
In the Plant 3D Property column, select PnPGUID.
01:50
In the Validate column, select the option to validate this property.
01:55
When the project is checked, Plant 3D will verify that these numbers are associated with one another.
02:02
As new properties and fields are added to a part, you can return to this dialog and create or edit these associations.
02:09
Take the time to review these associations, and define them in a default project for use on other jobs.
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