Using Revit software, plumbing engineers and designers are able to capitalize on Building Information Modeling (BIM) data and 3D views to more effectively communicate design intent, while at the same time reducing overall production hours on projects. This class will walk through methodologies and concepts, such as the tagging of BIM components, when it is viable to use an isometric versus an enlarged plan, filters to display specific piping systems, and visibility graphics related to plumbing families and links. These simple ideas can add up to tremendous savings in coordination issues and project hours spent trying to communicate the design. We will cover the concepts that can make that possible for you.

How to use the isometric configuration files for your needs - with a main focus on the isoconfig.xml

How to use the isometric configuration files for your needs - with a main focus on the isoconfig.xml.

AutoCAD Plant 3D software is a powerful platform that includes a tool to automagically generate isometric drawings. The key to getting the most out of the software, and ultimately saving time and money on a project, is to tailor the output to meet your needs. We'll take a look at snippets of isometric drawing output and dig into where to make the configuration changes. We'll start at the beginner level and review the new iso Style Wizard and its capabilities. From there we'll take a look at the plethora of modifications that are possible when using the project setup interface. On the final leg of our journey we'll look at more complex drawing output that requires advanced techniques. This class will give you a peek at what works, what doesn't, and what requires a bit of creativity. The knowledge will enable you to create a powerful iso style that generates drawings requiring minimal user interaction prior to checking and delivery.

This class will cover the proper methods for customizing AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018 isometric styles using the user interface within Project Setup, supplemented with XML file editing. Attendees will learn when to use the user interface, as well as gain insight into the advanced customization available by directly editing the IsoConfig.xml file for the style. Topics covered will include understanding how filters are used in the isometric configuration. We'll learn the difference between themes, schemes, memes-and how to manipulate annotations and dimensions to get the desired isometric deliverable.

In this class, you learn how to set up isometrics within AutoCAD Plant 3D design software. You see how you can create your own iso styles, how to use your own symbols, and how to set up your title block. We also cover some tips and tricks outside the comfort of the user interface.

AutoCAD Plant 3D Isometrics software is a powerful tool for turning your complex plant piping system models into accurate contractor drawings. This class takes a hands-on approach to customization of isometric drawing output from AutoCAD Plant 3D software and goes hand in hand with the use cases outlined in the Getting the Most Out of Plant 3D Isometrics tech talk. To start, this lab will cover the creation of a new iso style. Then we'll continue into the basic customizations found in the Project Setup interface. From there we'll learn to integrate a custom title block and ways to populate its attributes with project data. We'll then tackle more complex output by delving deeper to make advanced tweaks directly in the configuration files. Finally, we'll wrap up by generating an isometric drawing using the newly created iso style.

This class covers helpful tips and tricks for working with specs, 3D models, isometrics, and Navisworks® software in the AutoCAD Plant 3D software design environment.

Many piping fabricators now receive pipe geometry information in digital format, preferably in Isogen PCF format. AutoCAD Plant 3D software creates PCF files that piping fabricators can use. But if rules are not followed correctly, the interface between AutoCAD Plant 3D and SmartPlant Spoolgen will not work properly. This is not a problem fundamental to AutoCAD Plant 3D software; it’s a problem with how AutoCAD Plant 3D may have been customized. This class will focus on what you need to know to enable AutoCAD Plant 3D to interface to the Spoolgen software that is commonly used by piping fabricators. We will communicate the experience gained by working with the Hexagon Alias Team through practical examples of what to do and what not to do while customizing AutoCAD Plant 3D Isometrics. This class will teach attendees how to manage the piping specs and catalog to ensure compatibility with Spoolgen through the correct mapping of Skeys and End Types, as well as avoiding various “gotchas” that can cause Isogen and Spoolgen to fail.

Connecting Microsoft Power Bi to AutoCAD Plant 3D software enables your organization to apply business intelligence to your design models. Learn how to raise the visibility of the design process by giving project managers, engineers, and other teams access to your model data without interrupting the design process. Power BI can help answer questions like: What's the project progress in modeling? How many lines still need isometrics? Did all my equipment get modeled yet? Is my line list complete? These are common questions to ask, but they can require so much work to get an answer that the design process has to stop. With Power Bi, your reporting and project status information can be pulled in parallel with your design efforts. By being able to bring the status information to a weekly stand-up meeting, your team can focus on discussing solutions instead of discovering problems.

Checklists save lives. Surgeons and airline pilots use checklists to make sure they don’t miss important steps in surgery or during flight. Checklists may save the life of an AutoCAD Plant 3D software project as well. This class will cover key steps for getting an AutoCAD Plant 3D software project underway successfully. We’ll also look at how to set up the project directories and drawings for best practices’ use of external references and for utilizing a plant coordinate system. This in turn enables us to overcome the large coordinates issue and actually work with a state plane coordinate system (SPCS)—and far from 0,0 origin! We’ll also demonstrate checklist steps for incorporating models from other Autodesk, Inc., products such as Revit software and Advance Steel software; for successfully generating isometrics and orthographics; and for using an advanced feature in isometrics that creates these isos in the SPCS. You’ll be provided with all of these checklists as a way to retain this information and to expand on them for your AutoCAD Plant 3D software projects.

In this lab, you’ll go through the process of creating custom parts to use within your AutoCAD Plant 3D project drawings. This lab will demonstrate the recommended workflow to create custom parts that can be used in imperial, metric, and mixed metric projects. You’ll take 3D solids and convert them to usable AutoCAD Plant 3D parts, then add them in a catalog and spec, and finally use them within an AutoCAD Plant 3D model drawing to create orthographic and isometric drawings.

It is quite common for companies to manage many projects for one site; however, it requires that the design documents are contained within one entire project to enable consistency in documentation. The documents can be managed in such a way that the projects can all be run concurrently, but updating occurs in one location. In turn, this process enables external use of the data, such as in Autodesk® Navisworks® software or database software that is also managed as a single project/site entity. You will learn how to contain the integrity of site information, such as P&IDs, models, and isometrics. We will outline the requirements and benefits of managing projects in this type of system.

Due to the unique complexity of heavy industry environments, laser scanning has become the staple starting point for the record of as-built conditions to enable engineers and technicians to begin to make sense of the projects they are presented with. Autodesk ReCap and the point cloud support within the AutoCAD environment have been instrumental in enabling designers to begin their work with an accurate understanding of existing conditions; however, the conversion to an intelligent pipework model or steelwork fabrication drawing has remained a highly manual process. Using the point cloud extraction functions available with the FARO As Built for AutoCAD plugin, this Hands-on Lab will take attendees through a step-by-step process of managing the data from heavy industry environments and converting this into intelligent Plant 3D and Advanced Steel geometry. Specific tools will focus on pipework geometry extraction, steelwork geometry extraction, tie-in point extraction, mapping spec sheets, isometric creation, tank volumes and analysis, and much more.

AutoCAD 2015 software's JavaScript API (application programming interface) enables a whole new generation of web-enabled applications. This session will focus on how you can use this API to connect web-based applications with AutoCAD software. We'll look at how you can use HTML5 to implement user interface components inside AutoCAD software (modal and modeless dialogs, palettes, and new document windows), including calling into core AutoCAD software capabilities and custom Microsoft .NET/C++ code via the JavaScript API. To illustrate how to address various workflows, we'll take a look at a few sample integrations, including integrating Paper.js to preview 2D geometry; integrating Three.js to preview 3D geometry; integrating Isomer for isometric previews of 3D geometry; and integrating Shapeshifter to preview and import highly complex 3D geometry.

Learn how to improve productivity through the development of key concepts and efficient workflows to successfully execute an intelligent plant project with Plant Design Suite. You will learn how to streamline P&ID design, 3D modeling, orthographic and isometric drawing production, project reports, and construction document generation. This class will show you how to utilize the built-in intelligence capabilities and efficiently extract project data. We will cover how to use and customize the intrinsic intelligence capabilities of tags and annotations to simplify project data management. You will also learn how to integrate data from third-party applications into Plant Design Suite projects. We will demonstrate how Plant Design Suite can coordinate across disciplines in order to develop intelligent project drawings and 3D models, including significant pumping, piping, structural, and instrumentation and control elements (for example, set points and alarms).

Over the past few years point clouds have gone from novelty to design requirement. During this time many companies have encountered technological limitations due to insufficient hardware and software solutions. Much has changed. The reality computing technology from Autodesk, Inc., is making laser scan data easier and more efficient to use than ever. This class will examine real Autodesk user experiences regarding how these firms are successfully implementing point cloud data for plant design. Gain insight on the software used, the growing pains experienced in introducing new technology, and the workflows adopted to help users get from the field to completed design. This class will also recommend favorable workflows within Plant Design Suite 2015 software. Discover how to achieve typically needed plant deliverables, including catalog piping and structural design, tie-in point extraction, clash reporting, isometrics, and equipment analysis all from native Autodesk point clouds.

Learn about how AutoCAD Plant 3D software works inside and out, along with the relationship between specs, 3D models, and isometrics. Learn about best practices for creating catalogues and customization of an AutoCAD P&ID project. Learn to customize the database, catalogues, and specs, and how they work together. Learn how to set up AutoCAD Plant 3D to satisfy your project’s BIM requirement.

Take a look at how any designer with basic tools can create basic scripts. These scripts can help you to move through repetitive tasks more quickly than a manual operation. Generate thousands of drawings in a matter of minutes, get all your Xrefs done in only seconds, insert detail blocks onto isometric drawings, and many other possibilities. Basic scripts are quick and easy to create. You don't need to be a programmer or skilled in the art of LISP routines. When you need a job done quickly, do it yourself with a quick script. No more waiting for a programmer to generate an application for you when it’s too late.

Laser scanning and point clouds are quickly becoming essential tools in the engineering/design/construction workflow. This class will examine a real-world scenario that will show you how to achieve typically needed workflows from within Plant Design Suite 2015 software and Kubit PointSense Plant software. It will also show how to create intelligent piping models, including catalog piping and structural design, tie-in point extraction, clash reporting, isometrics, and equipment all from point clouds. This class will give you a solid foundation for how to turn your laser scanning into accurate construction drawings.