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Intergraph Smart 3D Drawings and Reports Reference Data

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You can create a 3D Model Data component and base it on a specific filter. The filter defines the contents of the component documents when they are created. You can use the 3D Model Data component to output Smart Review files or CAD (.sat) files.

Output as Neutral CAD (SAT) Graphics File

You can setup the 3D Model Data component to output your model objects to a neutral CAD (.sat) file format. Right-click the 3D Model Data component, and select Setup to set the filter and output file path.

When exporting to a CAD (.sat) file, the software only supports the Simple Physical aspect.

Output as Smart Review File

You can setup the 3D Model Data component to output your model objects as Smart Review files depending on how you set up the 3D Model Data component. The software creates .vue and .xml files by default. If you select the Generate streaming vue output (.zvf file) option on the Setup Dialog, the software creates all three Smart Review files: .zvf, .vue, and .xml.

You can set the output on the 3D Model Data component to save the Smart Review file to disk only, database only, or both.

  • Select Disk only (do not save to database) to save the generated graphics and data files to the specified path. You can then update and publish the 3D Model Data files to SmartPlant Foundation in an integrated environment. This option helps prevent data congestion by allowing you to save and publish your files locally.

  • Clear Disk only (do not save to database) and do not specify output paths to save the data only to the database.

  • Clear Disk only (do not save to database) and specify the output paths to save the data to the database, and as files to the specified paths.

The basic workflow for creating a 3D Model Data component is as follows:

  • Create a 3D Model Data component, and set it up with a filter and output file information.

  • Create the 3D Model Data document (one document per 3D Model Data component).

    Smart Review shows the objects from the .vue file using global coordinates. If you plan to save the 3D Model Data component documents to a .vue file using the Save as SmartPlant Review Command, right-click the component and select Properties to check the Style tab Coordinate System property setting. You want to make sure the Plant Monument Coordinate Offset is passed correctly to Smart Review when creating the .vue file. The offset value allows you to see the original coordinates relative to the new Smart Review coordinate system.

  • Revise the documents if publishing to SmartPlant Foundation.

  • Set properties Surface Styles and Aspects properties as needed on the 3D Model Data documents.

  • Update the documents using the Update Now Command or Batch > Update on the 3D Model Data component shortcut menu.

  • If SmartPlant Foundation requires a password, you are prompted to type it when updating 3D Model Data documents.

  • Save the documents to a predefined location for viewing in Smart Review or publish the documents to the registered SmartPlant Foundation plant.

Recommendations for Exporting to Smart Review

  • The number of objects generated by a 3D Model Data component and exported successfully to a Smart Review file depends largely on the type of objects and your hardware resources. We recommend that you limit each 3D Model Data component filter.

  • Monitor the error logs regularly for resource issues, even if the specified filter worked initially. You can add more objects to the model meeting the filter criteria.

  • Smart Review allows you to open multiple .vue files simultaneously. Refer to your Smart Review documentation. When you open .vue and .xml files in Smart Review for the first time, Smart Review builds a database containing the tag information for the files. This process can take a significant amount of time.

  • Smart Review supports turning Smart 3D aspects on and off. All aspects are turned on by default in Smart Review. The SPRSchema.txt file can be customized to add any customized aspects.

The 3D View Control used for viewing the published graphics in SmartPlant Markup Plus does not currently support turning aspects on and off.

Project Supervisor Setup

Your project supervisor should set up appropriate filters that define the objects to include in the component documents when they are created.

You must install the SmartPlant Schema Component and the SmartPlant Client to use this component.