Forum Post: Pipe bends definition in PSDS
Anybody know where the radius of a pipe bend gets defined in PSDS? I have the bend radius as a function of the pipe diameter, but need a static bend dia (ie: 24" R bend for various pipe sizes, as...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OPM Bolts and Gaskets: How to control them
Hi Joey, Thank you for your reply. We do not see this behavour. I have just tested this to make sure my workflows are correct, and regardless of the settings in SPPC, the bolts and gaskets are...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenPlant - pulled pipes
Joey, Thanks for your response, but it is not the case. What I would like to know is HOW to create the pulled pipe in OpenPlant Modeler? As I have been working for years with AutoPLANT - now I am...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OPM Schema Parser Expression
Hi Carpsy, You can get the SPECIFICATION of pipeline and populate that in SPEC property of ISO sheet using the EC expression you mentioned, there shouldn't be any issue with that. What i am not clear...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Vision-like or AP Document Manager tool for OpenPlant
What would you propose if company is small (5 workstations max.) and implementation of big system like PW is neither feasible nor economically viable. Vision in AutoPLANT did what was just for small...
View ArticleForum Post: AutoPLANT - Special characters lost in PXF translation
When exporting via PXF a pipe run from one model and importing it into another model we loose special characters in long descriptions. In the attached example, some of the pipe and elbow components...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AutoPLANT - Special characters lost in PXF translation
Hello Henrik, Could you check the PXF file you used for importing (just open it in any text editor) and see if these special characters are correct inside it or if they are already replaces with...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AP report generator not accepting change to report file
Hi Jesse, I was able to reproduce the issue with the steps you have provided. I have filed a TR (D-133169) [AP report generator not accepting change to report file] related to this issue. Thanks &...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenPlant - pulled pipes
Update: Important feature of 'pulled pipe' element is that it is to be specified as *single element* on isometric drawing. This kind of piping element is necessary for power boiler piping systems.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AutoPLANT - Special characters lost in PXF translation
Hello Justinas, The special characters are in the PXF file. As mentioned in the original post we loose the symbols for degrees and diameter (Ø). Regards Henrik
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OPM Schema Parser Expression
Good day Bilal, My plan was to use the parser to allow the user to override the SPEC value in the iso sheet without changing the pipeline spec. The the initial value of the SPEC property is set by the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Vision-like or AP Document Manager tool for OpenPlant
Are you using AutoPLANT 3D with OPPID for 2D?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: ERROR: OleManager was not found. (AutoPlant)
Good article wanted to add the following, incase you face errors, try this run CMD as administrator and use the following commands. cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\Plant v8i\Bin\NGUtils\x86\...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenPlant - pulled pipes
OpenPlant has an option to place pipe with just pipe bends and without welds at the bends. the pipe does not show as a single element in OpenPlant but the iso output has a single element in the BOM...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenPlant - pulled pipes
Almost perfect. What is needed it is that bending radius should be various depending on the need - this is how boiler screen tubes. Please see the picture I attached earlier or the one attached...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Vision-like or AP Document Manager tool for OpenPlant
Well, for years... But now, we are going to use OpenPlant. Perhaps this could be a solution to use Document Manager from AP :-) ?
View ArticleWiki Page: Adding and Removing Isometric Styles
Isometric Styles In order to control generation of different types of Isometric Drawings, an administrator will need to define new styles and modify existing styles and their base default values...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenPlant - pulled pipes
Yes, you can use different bend radius for each bend, you define it during placement. Just when drawing, you select Pipe Bend instead of Standard Elbow in AutoFitting section, and you can define bend...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Vision-like or AP Document Manager tool for OpenPlant
I believe you might be able to customize Document Manager for OpenPlant (you can sure do it for PID, not sure for 3D). However it is not a tool intended for that purpose. Also, as currently there is...
View ArticleForum Post: Intelligent Line Manager / OpenPlant SS5
Hi, the what so called "Intelligent Line Manager" in Openplant SELECT Series 5 can handel only Right and obtuse angles , Acute angles are not defined by Auto-routing Anybody has Suggestions !! Thankx
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