Transcript Speakers Introduction

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AutoCAD
Plant3D Catalog Builder - Hands-on Lab
Speaker
S. R. Rajasekaran - Product Manager, AEC C&P
Co-Speaker
Kenneth Fauver - Sales Development Executive, AEC North America Sales
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Speakers Introduction
S. R. Rajasekaran, Product Manager, AEC C&P
 Heading the Plant content team in Singapore and Shanghai.
 He has more than a decade of experience in AutoCAD and Plant
piping design, and joined Autodesk in 2007.
 Responsible for Content Scoping, Authoring & Delivering content
through “inthebox (DVD)” and “Plant Exchange”
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Kenneth Fauver, Sales Development Executive, AEC
North America Sales
 AEC Sales Development for Plant Solutions
 He has over 25 years experience in the Oil and Gas industry as a
Piping Drafter/Designer and CAD Administrator.
 Responsible for the creation of the ACIPCO and Victaulic content
on Plant Exchange.
 He was also instrumental in the creation of the Resistoflex
content.
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Class Summary
This hands-on lab is designed for people who want to create their own custom
content/standard content/geo-specific piping catalog’s for their AutoCAD Plant 3D piping
projects. The AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder is an application that enables users to
create new piping catalog’s in a simpler and more efficient way.
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
 Build your own pipes and fittings Catalog using AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder
 Describe the functionality of the AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder interface
 Author both imperial and metric content
 Manipulate dimension and port properties parameters using a Microsoft® Excel® spread
sheet
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Agenda
1
10:00–10:10
Introduction
10:10–10:30
Content Authoring – Through
Parametric templates
3
10:30–10:45
Content Authoring – Through Custom
Script
4
10:45–11:15
Hands-on Lab
5
11:15–11:30
Q&A
2
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Agenda
1
10:00–10:10
Introduction
 System Requirements
 Piping Components
 AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder
 Workflow process
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System Requirements

32/64-bit windows machine with minimum configuration (XP, Vista or Windows 7)

AutoCAD Plant 3D® 2012

AutoCAD Plant 3D Specs and Catalog Editor 2012

AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder

Microsoft Excel®
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Piping Components
Cross Valve
90° Elbow
R&L Coupling
Check Valve
Cross
Globe Valve
45° Elbow
Plug
Angle Valve
Tee
Globe Valve
Elbow
Street tee
Gate Valve
Cap
Lateral
Union
Reducer
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AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder
AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder is
 Capable of parametric script based content. E.g.
Pipes, Fittings, valves, boltset etc.
 Capable of supporting custom python scripts
 Capable of supporting custom block based DWG
content.
 Capable of adding to and combining with a
Catalog that is already authored.
 Capable of creating content packs (Pack & go).
AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder is not
 A complete replacement for the Specs and
Catalog editor.
 A complete replacement for the Power tool-kit
(Generation 1 Catalog builder)
 A tool for authoring Equipment, Nozzles,
Structural and Pipe supports Catalogs
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Workflow Process
Create
Template
Exporting
Excel
Input
Dimension
Import
Excel
Validate
Excel
Build
Catalog
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Identify General Content for Template
Items
 Pictorial representation
 Nominal diameter
Grey Iron Class 125 THRD – ASME B16.4-2006
 Material/Material code
NPS
A
B
 Port properties
 Pressure class/Schedule/Number
Inside Diameter of
Fitting, F
Min
Max
G
4
5
3.79
4.50
1.08
1.18
4.50
5.56
4.60
5.66
0.31
0.38
6
5.13
1.28
6.62
6.72
0.43
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6.56
1.47
8.62
8.72
0.55
10
8.08
1.68
10.75
10.85
0.69
12
9.50
1.88
12.85
12.85
0.8
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Identify General Content for Template
Items
 Pictorial representation
 Nominal diameter
Grey Iron Class 125 THRD – ASME B16.4-2006
 Material/Material code
NPS
A
B
 Port properties
 Pressure class/Schedule/Number
Inside Diameter of
Fitting, F
Min
Max
G
4
5
3.79
4.50
1.08
1.18
4.50
5.56
4.60
5.66
0.31
0.38
6
5.13
1.28
6.62
6.72
0.43
8
6.56
1.47
8.62
8.72
0.55
10
8.08
1.68
10.75
10.85
0.69
12
9.50
1.88
12.85
12.85
0.8
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Identify General Content for Template
Items
 Pictorial representation
 Nominal diameter
Grey Iron Class 125 THRD – ASME B16.4-2006
 Material/Material code
NPS
A
B
 Port properties
 Pressure class/Schedule/Number
Inside Diameter of
Fitting, F
Min
Max
G
4
5
3.79
4.50
1.08
1.18
4.50
5.56
4.60
5.66
0.31
0.38
6
5.13
1.28
6.62
6.72
0.43
8
6.56
1.47
8.62
8.72
0.55
10
8.08
1.68
10.75
10.85
0.69
12
9.50
1.88
12.85
12.85
0.8
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Identify General Content for Template
Items
 Pictorial representation
 Nominal diameter
Grey Iron Class 125 THRD – ASME B16.4-2006
 Material/Material code
NPS
A
B
 Port properties
 Pressure class/Schedule/Number
Inside Diameter of
Fitting, F
Min
Max
G
4
5
3.79
4.50
1.08
1.18
4.50
5.56
4.60
5.66
0.31
0.38
6
5.13
1.28
6.62
6.72
0.43
8
6.56
1.47
8.62
8.72
0.55
10
8.08
1.68
10.75
10.85
0.69
12
9.50
1.88
12.85
12.85
0.8
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Identify General Content for Template
Items
 Pictorial representation
 Nominal diameter
Grey Iron Class 125 THRD – ASME B16.4-2006
 Material/Material code
NPS
A
B
 Port properties
 Pressure class/Schedule/Number
Inside Diameter of
Fitting, F
Min
Max
G
4
5
3.79
4.50
1.08
1.18
4.50
5.56
4.60
5.66
0.31
0.38
6
5.13
1.28
6.62
6.72
0.43
8
6.56
1.47
8.62
8.72
0.55
10
8.08
1.68
10.75
10.85
0.69
12
9.50
1.88
12.85
12.85
0.8
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Identify General Content for Template
Items
 Pictorial representation
 Nominal diameter
Grey Iron Class 125 THRD – ASME B16.4-2006
 Material/Material code
NPS
A
B
 Port properties
 Pressure class/Schedule/Number
Inside Diameter of
Fitting, F
Min
Max
G
4
5
3.79
4.50
1.08
1.18
4.50
5.56
4.60
5.66
0.31
0.38
6
5.13
1.28
6.62
6.72
0.43
8
6.56
1.47
8.62
8.72
0.55
10
8.08
1.68
10.75
10.85
0.69
12
9.50
1.88
12.85
12.85
0.8
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Agenda
1
2
10:00–10:10
Introduction
10:10–10:30
Content Authoring – Through Parametric
templates
 Creating Template
 Exporting Excel
 Inputting Dimensions
 Building Catalog
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DEMO-1
Creating a new template and altering global settings
Catalog template defaults
Long description styles
Engagement Length/Wall thickness
Custom sizes
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Agenda
1
2
10:00–10:10
Introduction
10:10–10:30
Content Authoring – Through Parametric
templates
 Creating Template
 Exporting Excel
 Inputting Dimensions
 Building Catalog
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DEMO- 2
Creating template – new part families
Creating template – specifying general content properties
Exporting to Excel file
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Agenda
1
2
10:00–10:15
Introduction
10:15–10:30
Content Authoring – Through Parametric
templates
 Creating Template
 Exporting Excel
 Inputting Dimensions
 Building Catalog
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DEMO- 3
Identifying dimensions
Understand excel catalog template
Editing excel file
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Agenda
1
2
10:00–10:15
Introduction
10:15–10:30
Content Authoring – Through Parametric
templates
 Creating Template
 Exporting Excel
 Inputting Dimensions
 Building Catalog
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DEMO- 4
Building catalogs – Importing Excel file
Building catalogs – Validation
Building Catalogs
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Validating Built Catalog
Open AutoCAD specs and catalog
editor.
Choose newly built catalog
and open.
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Validating Built Catalog – General Properties
General
Properties of
fitting
List of part
families created
in catalog
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Validating Built Catalog - Sizes
List of sizes
authored
Parametric
values of
specific size
within part
family
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Agenda
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2
3
10:00–10:10
Introduction
10:10–10:30
Content Authoring – Through
Parametric templates
10:30–10:45
Content Authoring – Through Custom
Script
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What is a Component Script?
How does python work with Plant 3D?
Primitives
Functions
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What is a Component Script?
Plant 3D delivers a large catalog of predefined components.
 To get 3D representations of these components into 3D drawings “Scripts" are used.
 A “Script" is a small (Python) subroutine that takes the dimensions of a specific part as
input and creates a 3D representation (typically a solid within a block) as output.
 Approximately 20,000 different scripts are part of Plant 3D, and additional ones can
easily be added.
 The available scripts cover nearly all types of components commonly used in plant
design: pipes, elbows, flanges, tees, crosses, nozzles, olets, different types of valves and
many more.
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What is Python?
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Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It
incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high level dynamic data types and
classes.
Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has interfaces to many
system calls and libraries, as well as to various window systems, and is extensible in C or
C++.
It is also usable as an extension language for applications that need a programmable
interface.
Finally, Python is portable: it runs on many Unix variants, on the Mac, and on PCs under
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and OS/2.
Python website: http://www.python.org/
Python FAQ: http://docs.python.org/faq/general.html#what-is-python
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How Does Python Work with Plant 3D?
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In Plant 3D, AutoCAD and Python work together by embedding the Python interpreter in
our application and providing a few C++/Python bindings as a Python extension module.

We define a Python module that exposes some modeler functionality (i.e. the primitives
like BOX, CYLINDER, …) and some common operations along with a few calls to define the
port data.
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This Python module is then used in the various content scripts. These scripts are evaluated
with a set of parameters by a component that is called a content adapter to produce the
geometry.
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A Typical Component Script?
This one creates a simple lapped flange with two connection points (ports). Connection
points have a position and a direction vector that allows for automatic alignment of
connected components.
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Primitives
ARC3D defines a 'normal' elbow
s=ARC3D(s, D, R, A)
The parameters means:
s
D
R
A
main object
1/2 nominal diameter
bend radius
bend angle
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Modifier Functions
Plant 3D offers some member modifier functions to modify objects (primitives) like rotate,
move,...

obj.uniteWith
unites 2 objects

obj.subtractFrom
subtracts 1 object from another 1

obj.intersectWith
creates an intersection of 2.
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Request Functions
There are also some member request functions to get additional information from the
object.
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obj.parameters
return the object's construction parameters

obj.transformationMatrix
return the object's current transformation matrix

obj.numberOfPoints
return number of (connection) points
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Additional Functions
The scripts need and offer some functions to link to Plant 3D or for testing:
activate()
activate the variant and defines the needed database fields
TESTACPSCRIPT
an AutoLISP® function to see and test the variant parameters
demand loader
Loader for the variants on demand
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How to add a Custom Script and its Metadata
Refer to Handout.
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Agenda
1
10:00–10:10
Introduction
10:10–10:30
Content Authoring – Through
Parametric templates
3
10:30–10:45
Content Authoring – Through Custom
Script
4
10:45–11:15
Hands-on Lab
5
11:15–11:30
Q&A
2
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Resources
1. Online Product Help (www.autodesk.com/autocadplant3d-help)
2. AutoCAD Plant Exchange (www.autodesk.com/plantexchange)
Plant Videos
ii. Ask the Expert
iii. Download a Content pack
iv. Request a Content Pack
i.
Email
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
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Agenda
1
10:00–10:10
Introduction
10:10–10:30
Content Authoring – Through
Parametric templates
3
10:30–10:45
Content Authoring – Through Custom
Script
4
10:45–11:15
Hands-on Lab
5
11:15–11:30
Q&A
2
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Question & Answer
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