SP3D Automation

Process, Power and Marine Division

Smart3D Automation Toolkit

Smart3D Automation Toolkit

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What is it?

– Smart3D Automation Toolkit is a collection of customized Automation routines.

– The Tools have been developed by Intergraph Global Services

– The Tools are examples of the types of value-add customization that users can apply to the delivered software to accommodate client

specific requirements

Smart3D Automation Toolkit

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There are 44 Smart3D commands that fall into 8

categories

– Select Filters and Object Set Manipulation (5 tools)

– Helper Commands (3 tools)

– View Manipulation Commands (3 tools)

– Filter Creation Commands (3 tools)

– Workspace Modification Commands (4 tools)

– Route Commands (10 tools)

– Structure Commands (1 tool)

Smart3D Automation Toolkit

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The Tools are supported by

shortcut key-ins, an add-on

floating menu in the S3D

environment, and a Taskbar

icon

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User access to the Tools can

be controlled by the

Administrator at the individual

user and S3D permission

Smart3D Select/Filter Commands

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Select Set Browser

– Allows user to review attributes of selected items on screen.

– Default Attributes

provided, user can add new ones as required

Smart3D Select/Filter Commands

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On The Fly Locate Filter

– Filter appear in the users session drop down list

– Filter list is not persisted in the model or session files

– Filters are dropped from the active session if the user switches tasks

Smart3D Select/Filter Commands

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Add Configured Filters

– Allows user to add pre-defined Locate Filters to the workspace (text file) – Filters appear in the users

session drop down list

– Filter list is not persisted in the model or session files – Filters are dropped from

the active session if the user switches tasks

– Can cycle through filters using Ctrl ~ and Ctrl – Shift - ~

– Can switch to „All‟ using Ctrl + Space

Smart3D Select/Filter Commands

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Filter Selected Objects

– Allows user to

keep/remove specified items from an active select set

Smart3D Select/Filter Commands

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Manage Object Sets

– Allows user to define collections of Objects

– Object sets can be added and removed from the Active Select Set

– Object Sets appear in the users Manage Object Sets form

– Object Sets are not persisted in the model or session files

– Object Sets are not

dropped from the active session if the user

Smart3D Helper Commands

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SmartSketch Settings

– Allows user to display a floating menu for

SmartSketch glyph settings

– Available from

Commands Toolbar and Super Shortcut Key-in (Ctl-Shift-Shift)

– Settings can be

changed in the middle of a placement or

measurement

command without

interrupting command flow

Smart3D Helper Commands

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Lock Pinpoint to Zero

– Allows user to reset pinpoint to zero

– Toolbar Lock to Zero

– Super Shortcut (Shft-Shft-Ctl)

• Lock

• Lock to Zero

Smart3D Helper Commands

 Lock pinpoint to Centroid of Geometry

– Allows to locate centroid of planar surface or curve such as a structure opening

– Allows to locate center of a 3D projection such as a cylinder

– Pinpoint is locked so the next click

responds to running command and uses the point.

Smart3D View Commands

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Keyboard View Commands

– Keyboard Numeric KeyPad

Ctrl + Zoom-in in the active view. Ctrl – Zoom-out in the active view.

Ctrl Shift + Rotate active view clockwise about Active axis. Ctrl Shift – Rotate active view clockwise about Active axis. Ctrl Shift

BackSpace

Change Active Axis (cycle between X Y Z) Ctrl Shift Capslock Change zoom/rotate factor (fast/slow) Ctrl Shift V Active View Style

Cycle between Wireframe/Shaded/Smooth style Ctrl-0 Set Active View to Next Standard Viewing direction. Ctrl-9 Set Active View to Previous Standard Viewing direction. Enter Center view to coordinates by user key-in

D Set display depth by key-in

Home Fit

Space Center to Selected Objects

Note: These shortcuts get disabled if Super ShortCuts are disabled.

When the view manipulation command is active, coordinates of the point located are shown in the status bar

Smart3D View Commands

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View Manipulation

– Mouse

Click and <quickly> click across views

Center view to point – First click picks point, subsequent clicks identify view(s) to center Ctrl – Click Centers view to picked point

Shift – Click Centers view to last picked point Alt – Click Centers ALL other views to picked point Left Drag Rotate

Left + Right Drag Pan

Scroll Zoom In-Out Right Drag Dynamic Zoom Middle Drag Zoom Area

Note: These shortcuts get disabled if Super ShortCuts are disabled.

When the view manipulation command is active, coordinates of the point located are shown in the status bar

Smart3D Filter Creation Commands

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Create Filter from

Select Set

– Allows user to create custom Filters based on selected objects

– Filters are stored in the My Filters folder of the Select Filter form

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Create Nested

System Filter by

Name

– Allows user to create a Filter based on WSE System Names – Filters are stored

in the My Filters folder of the

Select Filter form – Wildcards (% and ?) are supported, multiple comma separated system names can be used

Smart3D Filter Creation Commands

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Create Filter by

Specification(s)

– Allows user to create filters based on piping specifications – Filters are stored in the My Filters folder of the Select Filter form – Wildcards and other similar search criteria are not supported

Smart3D Workspace Modification

Commands

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Add Selected Objects

to Workspace

– Allows user to add

selected object to active Workspace without

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Add Interfering Objects

to Workspace

– Allows user to add

clashing objects to the Active Workspace

without redefining Filters

– User selects (one or more) interference(s) and invokes tool to add clashing items

Smart3D Workspace Modification

Commands

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Add Connected Objects to

Workspace

– Allows user to add connected objects to the Active Workspace without redefining a new filter.

– Following relationships are traced

• Nozzle to pipeline

• Piping part to connected pipeline

• Pipe run to hanger/supports

Smart3D Workspace Modification

Commands

Smart3D Workspace Modification

Commands

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Add to Workspace

by Range

– Allows user to add items to the

Workspace by a range box instead of applying new Filters

– User can select items to be

included /excluded in range selected

Smart3D Route Commands

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Select Empty

Runs

– Allows user to select empty runs in the model

– User can delete any selected runs using delete

command

– Command runs on Model, not

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Change Bend

Radius

– Allows user to manually define bend radius for

piping turn features.

– Bend radius by User must be enabled in Project Catalog

Piping Specification Rules

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Insert Isometric Break

Point

– Allows user to quickly apply an iso break point in the model

– Break points are based on Connection items

– The control point is larger than the pipe for visibility

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Spool Selected

Pipelines

– Allows user spool all selected pipelines

– No longer required to select one by one in „Generate Spools‟ command

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Replace Elbow With

Tee

– Allows user to replace an elbow (bend) with a tee

– Option to orient tee is provided

– Configurations where there is a run break at the elbow and

components adjacent to the elbow are supported

Smart3D Route Commands

Option 1 Option 2

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Replace Tee With

Elbow

– Allows user to replace an tee with an elbow (default turn)

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Split Run

1. User selects a feature and runs command 2. All features from the

selected feature to one end of the run is

provided as one option 3. If declined, all features

from the selected feature to the other end of the run is provided as the other option

4. Upon confirmation, the existing run is copied and all features are

moved to the copy of the run

Smart3D Route Commands

1 2

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Merge Run

– User selects a

connection and runs command

– One of the runs at the connection is provided as one option to keep – If declined, the other run

at the connnection is provided as an option – Upon confirmation, all

features are moved to the run to keep and the other run is deleted

Smart3D Route Commands

1

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Expand Select Set for

Move

– User selects one straight on each leg and runs command

– Option 1 (False)

Terminus features and branch features

connected to the leg(s) are added to select set – A move operation will

stretch the branch legs leaving their ends in original position

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Expand Select Set for

Move

– User selects one straight on each leg and runs command

– Option 2 (True)

Terminus features and small (< 1m) branch legs (with no turns)

connected to the leg(s) are added to select set – A move operation will

move the small branches and stretch the longer ones

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Find Duplicate Items

– Allows user to identify duplicate member

systems, slabs and insulation in the selected set

– Of the two identical

items, the newer one is considered the

“duplicate”

Smart3D Common Commands

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Precision Move

– Allows user to key-in X, Y, Z coordinates to move a select set a specified distance

Smart3D Common Commands

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Show Only Selected

Objects

– Allows user to display the selected objects and hide other objects

– Use „Show All‟ to redisplay hidden object

Smart3D Common Commands

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Compare Object

Properties

– Allows user to review attributes of two or more selected items on screen

– User can compare, All attributes,

Different Attributes, or Identical

Attributes

– Hide/show toggle for blank attribute

values

Smart3D Common Commands

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Local IFC On/Off (no

avi)

– Super Shortcut menu item to toggle local IFC

– Ctl-Ctl-Shft to get form

– Allows user to quickly select On/Off setting without using Tools => Check Interference => Properties => Local Detect tab settings

Smart3D Common Commands

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Part Change Impact

Analysis

– Allows user to review part entities and assess impact of changes

– all occurrences of that part in entire database and

status

(approved/unapproved)

– all drawings containing the currently selected part

(approved/unapproved)

– all drawings containing one or more such parts in the entire model database (approved/unapproved)

Smart3D Common Commands

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Database Integrity

Analysis (no avi)

– Provides the user a visual review in the ribbon bar of records found in the DBI reports

– Can be filtered by object, type, severity, etc.

– Items reviewable using Select Set Browser or managed Object Sets tools

Smart3D Common Commands

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Remove Text “Copy

of…”

– Allows user to clean up names prefixed with system generated “Copy of..” text

– User defines select set of items to process and applies the command

Smart3D Common Commands

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Copy OID‟s to

Clipboard

 Functionality to paste

Select Set object OID‟s into the clipboard

 Can be used in conjunction with the Select Set Browser

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Find By Report

– Functionality to locate model items via report

– Setup and use per the Database Integrity

Smart3D Common Commands

 Show/Hide Reference Files (only on short cut menu in WSE)

 Hides the contents of

selected reference file and its coordinate system