Plant 3D
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Referencing a Revit Model into AutoCAD Plant 3D
By Andy Davis
Quite coincidentally, over the past few days I have had several enquiries from AutoCAD Plant 3D users ...
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Plant 3D Drawings Now Supported on AutoCAD 360
By Andy Davis
AutoCAD 360 now supports Plant 3D in all of AutoCAD 360 platforms (web, mobile, and Mac).
If your dra...
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AutoCAD PID 2013, Page Connector Issues
By Andy Davis
It has recently come to my attention that off-page connectors sometimes lose their attribute values if...
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Multiline Annotations in AutoCAD P&ID 2013
By Andy Davis
Did you know that you can create multiline annotations in AutoCAD P&ID?
Standard annotations are all ...
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AutoCAD P&ID & Plant 3D 2013 - DWF Output Settings
By Andy Davis
Configure AutoCAD P&ID and Plant 3D DWF Output Settings
If you need to review Plant 3D project drawin...
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Plant 3D 2015 unable to place equipment or nozzle
by Justin Doughty
Just a quick update to let you know about a recent issue I had with Plant 3D 2015.
I was w...
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Lap Flanges and Stub-ends in Plant 3D 2011 & 2012
By Andy Davis
I've recently been looking at the behaviour of lap flanges and stub-ends in Plant 3D 2011 and discover...
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AutoCAD Plant 3D - Copy between Catalogs
By Andy Davis
Did you know that you can use the AutoCAD Plant 3D Spec Editor to copy pipe run components between cat...
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Legacy AutoPLANT Models in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2013
By Andy Davis
I received a couple of enquiries this last week regarding the display of legacy AutoPLANT models in Au...
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Plant 3D - Lined Wafer Valves
By Andy Davis
I've had several queries recently about implementing lined wafer valves in Plant 3D.
In theory, a...
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AutoCAD Plant Report Creator 2012
By Andy Davis
Today's update is about the new AutoCAD Plant Report Creator tool that has been added to the Plant Des...
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How to turn on/off the InfoCenter in Plant 3D 2012
By Andy Davis
DISCLAIMER
This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry...
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Need to add a new Isometric symbol to Plant 3D 2012?
By Andy Davis
A hot topic at the moment is the addition of Isometric symbols to the 2012 version of Plant 3D. Now t...
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Plant 3D 2012: No Space for Column Headers
By Andy Davis
A point worth noting about a couple of items of functionality in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2012: if you use dat...
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Project Management in AutoCAD P&ID & Plant 3D 2012
By Andy Davis
I thought I'd mention some significant improvements that have been made to the Project Management func...
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Recovering Data in AutoCAD P&ID or AutoCAD Plant 3D
By Andy Davis
OOPS, how can I RECOVER my Plant data?
I think that I was fortunate to visit Aberdeen before the weat...
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AutoCAD Plant 3D – Property Order
Question:
How do I determine the order of appearance of Plant 3D / P&ID Property fields?
The order in which Propert...
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AutoCAD P&ID 2016 – Angle Valves
Question:
How do I align an Angle Valve correctly?
When placing an Angle Valve in AutoCAD P&ID, it should be rememb...
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Installing Plant 3D with a Network License
QuestionI have downloaded and installed a trial version of AutoCAD Plant 3D and have now bought a copy with a network...
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Generate an Orthographic Drawing - Plant 3D
QuestionIn AutoCAD Plant 3D I am struggling to generate an Orthographic drawing. The view selection window takes a lo...
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Renaming Drawings in a AutoCAD P&ID Project
QuestionOur process engineers have decided to rename a bunch of the drawings in our AutoCAD P&ID project. What is the...
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Create an ad-hoc Symbol - P&ID
QuestionIn AutoCAD P&ID, if I need to create an ad-hoc symbol I can use the Convert to P&ID Object command but I can ...
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Existing P&ID Objects in a Drawing
QuestionIn AutoCAD P&ID, if I modify the symbol geometry part way through a project, how do I force all of the existi...
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Copy Piping Fittings between Catalogs in Plant 3D
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Can I copy Piping Fittings between Catalogs in Plant 3D?
Answer
Yes. You quite simply copy the compone...
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Creating New Symbols - P&ID
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In AutoCAD P&ID, when creating new symbols, what layer should they be created on?
Answer
Always create...
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Graphics Display only in Wireframe - Plant 3D/Navisworks
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If I open an AutoCAD Plant 3D 2012 model in Navisworks Simulate 2012, the graphics display only in wirefram...
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Insulation and Pipeline Tag - P&ID
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In AutoCAD P&ID I need to include insulation as an optional part of my pipeline tag, which has the followin...
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Removing Autogen Properties through Project Setup - P&ID
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In AutoCAD P&ID I can add Autogen properties through Project Setup. How can I remove any that were added in...
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Plant 3D Drawing Out of Sync with Project Database
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My Plant 3D drawings appear to be out of sync with the project database. How can I fix them?
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Th...
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Creating a Connection between a Pipe and a Medium - P&ID
QuestionIn AutoCAD P&ID I want to create a connection between a pipe and a medium like water or acid. For example, if...