Schematic 3D Integrator
User Guide
Main Functions : Accepting Differences
Integrator allows a designer to accept differences from the Integrator Report, for situations where the 3D and schematic models have a different level of detail, or are functionally equivalent but do not match precisely. For example: include vent, drain detail, instrument connections, and welded attachments.
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The differences can be accepted and managed in the following ways, and will not be flagged up thereafter in the Integrator Report:
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Accept Differences: A pair of linked elements having differences such as attribute values, sizes, connections or sequence, can be accepted as different.
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Accept Missing Element: For unmatched elements, such as a drain connection, the corresponding elements can be accepted as missing. Integrator still matches the element if it is added subsequently to the 3D model.
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Disable Matching: For elements that should not be matched, whether or not Integrator has currently matched them, matching can be disabled. For example: a tee for a trunnion,
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In the Integrator Report, accepted differences are identified with a small green icon and have their own default colour for use in the 3D model.
If the pair of elements are matched but not linked as shown in the Integrator Comments window.
In the Integrator Report window, right click in the Details tab and select Link matched elements from the displayed menu.
Right click in the Details tab on one of the elements, click Select for Linking, and then click on the required elements. Then right click on the other element and click to Link the required pair (there may be more than one choice of link candidates).
After a redo of the comparison they will be lined up in the Integrator Report, the Accept Differences option in the right click menu is then available for selection.
Hint: To find a schematic element in the Integrator Report, drag and drop it from the Diagram Viewer or the Schematic Explorer onto the Integrator report. To find a 3D object in the Integrator report, click on it in the 3D view to make it current, then drag and drop it from the design explorer onto the Integrator report.
To accept a difference on a pair of linked elements, right click and select Accept Differences.
To accept an unmatched element, right click and select Accept missing element.
Alternatively if the element is never to be matched then select Disable matching. In the case of a tee connection, where the connecting branch is not connected into the piping network at its other end, the branch will also be accepted as missing, or disabled for matching. This allows, for example, drain connections not detailed on the P&ID to be accepted in one operation.
To reverse acceptance of a difference, right click and select Reject accepted differences.
To reverse acceptance of a missing element, right click and select Reject acceptance of missing element.
To reverse a disabled match, right click and select Enable matching.
