CADWorxP&ID tab: Utilities > Add Xdata
Utilities toolbar: Add Xdata
P&ID menu: Accessory > Add Xdata
Command line: XDATAADD
Imports symbols and geometry created with generic CAD commands, adding them to the database as components. Also imports process and instrumentation drawings created in a different database or with different CAD-based software.
Adding Generic Geometry
Draw the needed geometry, block it where appropriate, and then use Add Xdata to add the geometry to the database. Select the table in the command line:
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G - Group
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L - Line
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I - Instrument
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VA - Valve
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ME - Mechanical
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N - Nozzle
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R - Reducer
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MI - Miscellaneous
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VE - Vessel
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U - User
Add Xdata is best used with proper management of drawing layers (For example, when valves are on the VALVE layer, and equipment is on the EQUIP layer). Generic geometry should also be on the layer appropriate for its component type after import.
Do not use Table Setup to modify any tables in the database. Table Setup is only used when setting up a new project.
Editing Mapped Attributes with Add Xdata
When importing P&ID drawings, the Edit Mapped Attributes dialog box of Map Edit Setup is used. Add Xdata analyzes a block for attributes that have not been associated with table column names in the external database. If an attribute is found where a match does not exist, the Edit Mapped Attributes dialog box allows the attribute to be mapped to a column name in an existing table. For more information, see Map Edit Setup.
The dialog box does not appear when an attribute has either the same name or is mapped to an appropriate table column name. This allows the fixed and dynamic portion of the database tables to be mapped to any other P&ID CAD drafting system. Match the dynamic portion of the database table names to the attribute names or map attribute names to either the fixed or dynamic portion of the database table names.