Comparing in Line List Mode

Schematic 3D Integrator User Guide

Integrator Functions in Detail : How Integrator Compares Schematic and 3D Data : Comparing in Line List Mode

Integrator can compare pipelines that have no schematic branch information. This can be used where a line list has been imported from a spreadsheet containing attribute information for each line. In such a case there is no connected schematic model to compare against a 3D piping network. The only schematic connection information available can be in text form for sources and destinations of each line.

From the Integrator bar menu, select Settings > Comparison Settings then check the option to Compare Pipelines and Pipes without their member hierarchies. This will ensure Integrator compares only the top level items (without this setting Integrator will report all the 3D piping components as unmatched).

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Comparison Options for Line List Mode

In order to compare the source and destination information, Integrator makes use of the line list pseudo attributes LLFROM and LLTO. These can be configured to pick up connection information from text attributes for the pipelines, and from connected 3D model objects for the pipes. The Line List Options are detailed in the Schematic Model Manager User Guide section 9 Line List Configuration. The following walks through an example configuration.

From the Integrator bar menu, select Settings > Line List Options to display the Line List Configuration dialogue. Create an SCPLIN rule for LLFROM, setting the Prefix to take its value from :FROM, with a comma separator, and the flag to include SCBRANCH values set to false.

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SCPLIN rule for LLFROM

Create a similar SCPLIN rule for LLTO taking its value from :TO.

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SCPLIN rule for LLTO

For the 3D piping, the attributes LLFROM and LLTO should be configured to hold a comma separated list of strings derived from the connected model. Create a PIPE rule for LLFROM and LLTO, with a comma separator, and the flag to include BRANCH values set to true.

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PIPE rule for LLFROM and LLTO

Create a Component Rule for LLFROM and LLTO with end condition set to Valid HREF/TREF. Add NOZZLE to the list of item types, set the expression to NAME and select EndComponent for the expression object.

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Component rule for NOZZLE

A typical means to compare pipes against pipelines is using key attributes. This allows multiple pipes to be matched to each pipeline (refer to Matching Objects using Key Attributes). The example below defines rules to match on LNTP and FUNC. It also defines rules to compare LLFROM and LLTO.

From the Integrator bar menu, select Display > Project Configuration Explorer (refer to How to Configure Build Rules for more information). Create the two SCPLIN rules to match LNTP and FUNC as key attributes.