May 22, 2020

Plant 3D Project Setup Category List

Aldred Boyd | Application Engineer - Technical

The following the Plant 3D Project Setup Categories in a list form,

I was surprised to not be able to find it in text online,

So, I typed it out and sharing it below,

Hope this helps you in setting up your Plant 3D.

General Settings
- Database Setup
- Drawing Properties
- File Name Format
- Paths
- Project Details
- Reports
- Shared Plant Content

P&ID DWG Settings
- End Connections
- Line Settings
- Export and Import settings
- Data Manager Configuration
- P&ID Class Definitions
  - Engineering Items
    - Equipment
      - Blowers
      - Compressors
      - Conveyors
      - Crushers
      - Driers
      - Energy Symbols
      - Filters
      - Furnaces
      - Heat Exchangers
      - Mechanical drives
      - Miscellaneous Equipment
      - Mixing Equipment
      - Nuclear Reactors
      - Pumps
      - Tanks
    - Inline Assets
      - Hand Valves
      - Piping Fittings
      - Piping Speciality Items
      - Reducers
    - Instrumentation
      - General Instrument Symbols
      - Inline Instruments
    - Lines
      - Pipe Line Segments
      - Signal Line Segments
    - Nozzles
  - Non Engineering Items
    - Actuators
    - Annotation
    - Closed Drain No PID
    - Connectors
    - Flag
    - Flow Arrow
    - Gap
    - Line Breakers
    - Open Drain No PID
    - Tie In
  - Pipe Line Group
  - Signal Line Group
- P&ID Painter Settings
- Pipe Specs in P&ID
  - Pipe Spec Object Mapping
- Plant 3D DWG Settings
  - Export and Import Settings
  - Data Manager Configuration
  - Layer and Color Settings
  - Piping Connections
  - Pipe Bend Settings
  - P&ID Object Mapping
  - Plant 3D Class Definitions
    - P3d Line Group
    - Piping and Equipment
      - Equipment
      - Fasteners
      - Pipe Run Component
    - Pulled Pipe Bend
    - Steel Structure
  - Isometric DWG Settings
  - Ortho DWG Settings

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Aldred Boyd | Application Engineer - Technical

Aldred is an Application Engineer with over 22 years of experience working with Autodesk products. His primary focus is in a consultative role for the manufacturing industry, where he identifies potential challenges within a company's workflow and processes. His extensive experience enables him to identify these challenges and resolve them through the addition of software, training, or further development to address the issues encountered.