Place Equipment Dialog

Displays when placing a new equipment component allowing the user to define properties for the component.

Accessed when:

User selects an equipment component from one of the Equipment Galleries.

The equipment image displayed at the top of the dialog corresponds with fields in the Design Geometry tab allowing you to define the geometrical parameters of the component.

Setting	Description
Save	Saves the parametric properties defined in the Design Geometry group to a file.
Load	Allows you to load saved parametric properties which were defined and saved to a file. These properties will populate the fields in the Design Geometry group.
Associations	This tab allows you to associate existing Unit and Service values to the equipment component. To create new values for Unit/Service, refer to the Standard Preferences.
Tag Information	Enter the tag number for the component here.
Design Geometry	Defines the parametric properties of the component. The property fields correspond with the dimensions displayed in the bitmap image at the top of the dialog.
General Info	Provides a list of editable fields which define the physical properties of the component being placed.
Design Conditions	Specific working conditions the component class was intended to operate in.
Record	Records information pertaining to the creation and modifications made to the area. These fields cannot be edited but are updated automatically when an equipment component is created or modified.
Operating Conditions	Represent real life conditions that a component will most likely be exposed to. When defining a pipe size for a pipe run, either enter a size directly into the field, or select a size from the drop down list.
Miscellaneous	Define various miscellaneous property values here.
Nozzles (PUMPS ONLY)	When placing pumps a Nozzles tab is added to define properties determining the size and placement location for the Suction and Discharge nozzles.

Tag Browser (Available only when OPPID i-model is referenced)

If you have a OpenPlant PID i-model attached as a reference, you are able to access the tags from the OPPID drawing and use them when placing 3D components. When you select an equipment component for placement, the following Tag Browser section is displayed at the top of the Place Equipment dialog:

Note: Note that the Tag Browser is only displayed when an OpenPlant i-model is attached as a reference to the current model.

The Browse button displays the Find Component dialog allowing you to search through a list of existing tags that are available for the component class being placed. If you select an existing component tag number, the new component being placed will inherit the component properties associated with the selected tag number. You can opt to rename the tag number for the new component and still retain the inherited properties if desired.

The Reset button will reset the tag number to its original value.

Note: Note that when placing components with the 2D tags, the relationship data associated with the tag must be defined in the model before the tag can be used. If not, then a message dialog listing the conflict will display. Click here on information on the possible conflicts that may encounter when placing components with 2D tags.

Detail Sketches

The Detail_Sketch property has been added to the OpenPlant3D schema at the DEVICE level, meaning you can define a detail sketch for a specific component to be included when generating an isometric using the OpenPlant Isometric Manager. This property can be defined when initially placing the component, or when modifying one. It is located in the Miscellaneous tabbed section as shown below:

Enter the name of the detail sketch cell into the field to include it when generating an isometric.

By default, the OpenPlant Isometrics Manager will look to the default cell libraries which are included with install, one of which is named Detail_Sketch.cel. The cell libraries are located in the Cell directory for each isometric style in the project. For example, the IFC style can be found in the following directory:

...\OPModeler_Imperial\DataSet\Isometrics\Styles\IFC\Cell\ If you define a detail sketch cell file in the Detail_Sketch property field, that cell must be included in one of the cell libraries or the isometric process will not find it causing an error. If you have existing detail sketches defined in a cell library, you can copy that file into the Cell directory for the isometric style and the Isometrics Manager will find it.

Click Here for a detailed procedure on how to add a detail sketch to a cell library and include it on an isometric.

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