AVEVA E3D Model Conversion User Guide
AVEVA E3D Model Conversion : Conversion recommendations and requirements
Conversion recommendations and requirements
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Conversion stage (E3D)
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Conversion stage (S3D)
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Post conversion (S3D)
Conversion stage (E3D)
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Any component description over 256 characters long will be truncated.
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Avoid any ghost elements (primitives with null volume, panels with the wrong loop definition and so on).
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Avoid unset spref/catref attributes although unset spref attributes are allowable for SJOI and PJOI, refer to Limitations for further information.
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Write access to the first DESIGN DB is required, temporary elements need to be created and Savework is not required.
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A suitable MDB with all the required catalogue information should be used.
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For best results in the piping discipline, avoid manual reconnections.
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Check data consistencies
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Ppoints should share the same origin and have an opposite direction.
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Offset tolerance = 0.
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Angle < 0.001.
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PFIT export, POS and DRPS attributes can cause issues, refer to Macros for E3D for further information.
Conversion stage (S3D)
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Create an empty S3D project.
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Backup is strongly recommended.
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Load a catalogue.
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Design load.
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Register the generic PdmsSymbol dll, refer to S3D for further information.
Post conversion (S3D)
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Generate a Piping.xml file.
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Open isometric style option browser.
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Import data file for the SymbolMap.
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Import the Piping.xml file (merge with standard file).
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Generate ISOS sheets to check the conversion quality.
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Rearrange the PDBS/WBS to match up with S3D best practices.
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Manually reconnect piping connections.
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