Process, Power and Marine Division

SmartPlant 3D Common Task

Agenda

SmartPlant 3D Introduction
Templates/Session Files
Filters (Database query)
Views
Common Toolbar
Selecting Objects
Surface Style Rules
WBS Items
Common Toolbar

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Agenda Cont

Space management
Inserting Reference Files
Placing Control Points
Interference Detection

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SP3D Intro: Database Architecture
Report Database set
Site Database:
Contains names of plants and catalog, model
and report databases associated with them.

Catalog Database:
Contains the reference data that is used by all
disciplines.

Model Database: Contains design information

Report Database : Collection of views on the

plant, site and catalog.

Site Database set Catalog Database set

Model Database

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SP3D Intro: Single Database Set
SYSTEM
File boundaries inhibit
access to data. SYSTEM

Single
CAD Logical
CAD File Model
File CAD CAD Database
CAD File Database
File CAD
File CAD
File
CAD CAD CAD File
File File File CAD
CAD File CAD
File File
CAD
CAD CAD
CAD File
File CAD File
File
File
CAD
File SPACE ASSEMBLY
SPACE ASSEMBLY

Databases provide easy access to

arbitrary subsets of data.

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SP3D Intro: Database Query Where did
my design
Define Workspace (filter on database): file go?
See only the data you want to see
Builds a logical Working Set
Report Database set
System
Assembly
Spatial (Volume or Planes)
Logical Permission Group
Workspace
Object Types/Properties
Model Database
Saved Session Files
Site Database set
Catalog Database set

Display

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SP3D Intro: Database Architecture
Catalog 1 Model 1
Site 1 Report 1

Model 2 Report 2
Multiple Plants can rely
upon the same Catalog.

Catalog 2 Model 3
Report 3

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SP3D Intro: Common Windows Based
User Interface
SmartPlant Task Oriented Interface Main
Common Windows Interface Access Menu Common Workspace
Control Explorer
Ribbon Bars Toolbar
Graphic Views
Active
command
Ribbon bar

Task
Toolbar
Active
View

Status
Bar

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Templates: New Session Templates

Whenever you create a new session, you are working with templates.
In this context, a template is a standard workspace file that a user
has placed in the templates folder; you use a template as a pattern
to assemble the parameters you want for a new work session.

New Session Templates

Store option settings
Store Tasks Lists
Settings
Views
Background colors
And more
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Templates: Session Files

When the save command is selected while in

the SmartPlant 3D interface a dialog box will
prompt immediately asking for the desired path
for the .ses file:

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Templates: Session Files cont

Once the .ses file path has been specified all of the
3D model data displayed in the model workspace
as well as options task list and graphical views will
be stored in a session file.

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 SmartPlant 3D Interface
Define Workspace Command - (Ctrl +W)

Select the model

database

Edit Existing
Filter

Select or create
new filter

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Filters
A filter is a set of search criteria that selects or retrieves data based on the
object properties:

System
Assembly
Named Space
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Analysis DB1
DB2
Permission group DB3
Object Type
Spatial (Volume) Workspace
Reference
Properties See only the data you want to see.
PDS (If PDS project attached)

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Filters
Catalog Filters are filters which are
stored in the catalog and are
available to all users that use the
same catalog Catalog
Filters
Plant Filters are filters available to all
users in a model. These filters are
stored in the model database Plant
Filters
My Filters are created by the user and
are only visible to him. These filters
are stored in the model database My
Filters

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 Compound
Filters Simple
Filter
SQL
Filter Filter
Simple Filters
Simple Filter is a query based on the
object properties defined through GUI

Compound Filters
A Compound filter is two or more
filters with an operator between them.

SQL Filters
Is a filter which provides a place to store
user-written SQL query

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Filters Rename
Delete
New Folder Properties
New Filter (Simple or Asking)
New Compound Filter
New SQL Filter
Delete Folder

Rename
Properties

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Filter Properties
System Tab
Expand the search to include all selected
systems
A system is a way to group objects logically
e.g. by discipline, by design area, by
physical area, etc
Every object must belong to a system
System Types

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Filter Properties
Volume Tab
Restrict the search to return only objects
within the volume

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Filter Properties
Object Class Tab
Restrict the search to return only objects of
the selected types

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 Session Templates & Filter
Session Template + Filter = Workspace/Session File

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SP3D Practice Labs

Creating a Session File

Defining a Workspace by a System Filter
Defining a Workspace by a Volume Filter

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Commo
n Views

Common views command allow you quickly

change the view orientation to any standard
isometric/orthogonal orientation

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Zoom Pan
Zoom Tool command: Tool Zoom
Area
- Zoom in (mouse roller ball)
- Zoom out (mouse roller ball)
- Zoom Area (left mouse click, drag and release)
- Pan (middle mouse drag)

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Fit
Fit View command:
Fit all visible objects within the current
clipping volume in the Active View
If objects are selected, then the command will
fit only the selected objects

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Refresh

Refresh command:
Update your workspace definition (filter) in the Active View

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Rotate
View

Rotate View command:

- Rotate the view interactively
- Change the rotation axis
- Change the rotation point

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View Manipulation

Look at Surface command:

-Rotate the active view planar to the
selected surface

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View Manipulation

Establishing Clipping Volume

- Clipping by Object
- Clipping by Volume
- Clear Clipping

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Clip by
Object

Clip by Object command:

Allows you to define the view clipping volume (rectangular parallopiped)
to be the same as the objects range box in your active view

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View Manipulation
Smartstep ribbon bar

Clip by
Accept
Object Select
Object Select
View Reject

A command step is also provided to assign the same clipping volume to

additional views
Use the Shift key to select multiple objects

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Clip by
Volume

Clip by Volume command:

Allows you to set the view clipping volume so that all objects not inside
the clipped area are hidden from the selected view

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View Manipulation

Drag
Smartstep ribbon bar Select
Clipping
View
planes
Clip by
Volume

First
point
Second
Third Four
point
point point

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Clear
Clear Clipping command: Clipping
Remove the clipping volume.
It then prompts for select of the next window to clear
The command is terminated by:
- Right mouse click
- Esc Key
- Pick of another command

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View Manipulation
Main Menu

Restore the Previous View

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Active View
Control

Active View control command:

Provides commands to dynamically
control the view parameters of the
active view

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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

Named
Recall
View
Views

Saved View (Named View) command

You can save the settings (location, orientation) of the active view so
that you can apply them again later
Recall views from the pull down on the command, four standard views
supplied.
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View Manipulation
Common Environment Toolbar

View by View along

3 pts line
View by
View by 3 Points pts

- Let you pick 3 Points that define a plane

- The plane of your screen is the plane defined above (pt3 will be
located the center of the view plane)
View along line
- Lets you pick the two points along a line.
- The plane of your screen is the plane perpendicular to above line
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Measure
Tool -> Measure
Measure Actual or Minimum 3D linear distance between two points
Measure delta E, N, EL distance between two points
Measure actual angle defined by three points
Measure radius and diameters

Measure Measure
Measure angle
Define Min Rad / Dia
Distance between
coord objects
system between
objects

Set active Measure

Coordinate Measure
Min Measure angle
System between 3
Distance Distance Displays
between along points Relevant Data
points object
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SmartSketch
SmartSketch is the mechanism to
automatically find special points when the
command is looking for a point.

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SmartSketch Options
Allows you to enable the SmartSketch indicators

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SmartSketch
The system finds Key point and Point on Geometry whenever you move the
cursor over those points
System uses only those points (stored in the stack) and check for linear
relationship points against every object in the workspace

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SmartSketch
User will have two options on what objects are located by SmartSketch
- Locate on Display List
- Locate on List Only

SmartSketch Lock Constraint

When SmartSketch is being used, a middle mouse click will lock the currently active
smartsketch constraint.

- Middle mouse button (VERY USEFUL TOOL)

- Ctrl L keys

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SmartSketch
User will have two options on what objects are located by SmartSketch
- Locate on Display List
- Locate on List Only

Clear Stack Set Stack Locate List

Size

Toggle Set Dwell

Display/List Time
Only

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Pinpoint

PinPoint
An options for moving or placing objects with precision.
Display On/Off (F9) - Displays or hides the PinPoint
options and distance values. The shortcut key for this box
is F9.
Reposition Target - Changes the location of the target
point. The EX- and NY-coordinates are relative to a target
point you define in the view. Also, you can reposition the
PinPoint target by pressing F12.

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Common Toolbar
Common Views
Zoom Tool
Window Area
Refresh View
Active View Control
Rotate View
Looking at Surface
View by 3 points
View along line
Clipping

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Common Tools

Copy
Paste
Delete
Move
Rotate Object
Undo

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Common Tools Conti

New Session
Open Existing Session
Save Current Session (.SES file)
Refresh Active Workspace

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Select Objects
Select Command
By Fence Inside Control
By Fence Overlap Control
Use shift key to add or remove objects from the select set.
Tools -> Select by Filter
Use Workspace Navigator
& Quick Icon and toolbar

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Main Menu

The software's menu bar allows you to access all

commands, divided by workflow or task. When
you click a command, a description of the
command appears in the message field at the
bottom left of the main application window. You
can also click the Help button on the main
toolbar, and then click a menu command to view
a description of that command.

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General Options
Allows you to enable the Undo command and the status bar
The activation time of the quick pick tool
Define the locate zone for SmartSketch
Define the Tabs to display in the Workspace Explorer

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Colors Options
Allows you to select the colors the system uses for the background, Highlight and
selected elements

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Units of Measure Options
Sets the display units
Sets the precision of the units
Everything stored in SI units in database
Units can be added to any keyed in input values
Example:
Slope: in / ft
Distance: in (fractional)

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File Locations Options
File Locations

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SmartSketch Options
Allows you to enable the SmartSketch indicators

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Formatting the Active View
You can format a View by defining a render mode and perspective setting
Render mode: Outline, Smooth Shaded and Shaded with Enhanced Edges
Aspect is a geometric representation for an object

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Applying Styles
Styles are collections of color, lighting, and render modes that you can apply to
all views or to specific items in the views. New user styles are stored in the
database

- View Style
- Surfaces Style

All Styles
Or
Styles used in
workspaces

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Applying Surface Style
to Selected objects
Using surface style rules

Translucent
Green

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Applying Surface Style
A Surface Style Rule consists of a
filter and the named surface style
to be applied to the specific
aspects of the objects identified
by the filter

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Applying Surface Style
Surface style Rules is saved in the model database
Surface style rule applied to the workspace is saved in the session file
Copy/Paste functionality

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SP3D Practice Labs

Manipulating Views
Selecting Objects in a model
Applying a Surface Style Rule

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Hide/Show command
Hidden objects are displayed in Italic Text

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ToolTips
Label Editor
Allows to edit labels in an easy way
using common User Interface
The edited label is saved in the
model DB

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ToolTips

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Work Breakdown Structure
Creates a relationship in the database
between each object in the select set and
the selected Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS) item in the workspace explorer.
These relationships are displayed in the
Relationship tab of the objects properties
dialog box.
WBS is an aid that assist Projects Admin.,
Project leads, and Project Managers with
Organizing, managing and grouping
several different projects within the same
plant.

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Control Points
Definition
A 3D object representing a point in the model
Drive label locations on orthographic drawings
Placement method:
Insert Control Point Command
Define in the Symbol Definition
Control point location is user defined
The position can be declared to be at a fixed global
position or the positioning method can be associatively Control
maintained. Point
The control point is associative to a parent object
Control Point graphics is a sphere that does not
support interference detection
Control Point is displayed in Reference Geometry
Aspect

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Checking Interferences
SP3D provides two mode of operations:
Server-based Interference checking (Database Detect).
- Run on a separate IFC server
- Look for all interferences for the full model
Interactive interference checking (Local Detect).
- Help the designer in real time
- Local to a session (what you see in your workspace)

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Checking Interferences
Major Differences between the two methods:

Database Detect Local Detect

Runs all the time (System Admin. Works only within the current session
choice)
Minimizes impact on users and Provides immediate graphical
improves performance feedback (works in a dynamic mode)
Creates persistent interferences that Shows interferences when the pointer
are stored in the model database is idle for a brief amount of time;
based on a hesitation approach
Based on administrator settings Based on individual user settings
(controlled by permission groups)
Provides feed back on how much Checks only created and modified
has been checked items
Users can visualize the interferences Clears dynamic interferences after
(persistent items) refreshing workspace

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Checking Interferences
IFC is available in all Task
Very simple and intuitive GUI
Ribbon bar includes:
Settings
Visualization
Review & Approval

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Checking Interferences
Three type of checking (based on the object aspects):
Required
Optional
Not Checked
Can process:
Required Required
Required Optional
Optional Optional
A clearance rule can be used

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Checking Interferences
Any persistent interference detected by the Database Detect process
appears as a sphere
Interference detected by the Local Detect process appears as a box

Local Database
Detect Detect

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To Do List
An objects relationship with another object become inappropriate, the
system generate an Error entry in the To Do List.
A relationship has changed between to object, but the person who modified
the objects only have write access to one of the object. The system generate
an Out of Date entry in the To Do List

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 Design Re-use
Copy to Catalog
or
Instance in
Another Location

Unit1

Internal Relationships Maintained.

External Relationship Exposed.

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