To take full advantage of the software's SmartPlant P&ID integration functionality, we recommend that you install the Piping Specification Remote Access Server and Client setups. The remote access server setup is available as an option in the Smart 3D Installation setup for the workstation computer. The remote access client is an available option with the SmartPlant P&ID product and is installed on a computer running SmartPlant P&ID.
The Piping Specification utility works with PDS 3D or Smart 3D to validate the piping materials class with the temperatures, pressures, and diameters assigned to the pipe run. The utility also searches commodity codes (in all 3D databases) and fabrication categories (in PDS 3D databases only) for piping components. The database tables and library files in the 3D product provide source information for the validation and search. For more information about this utility, see the SmartPlant P&ID Remote Pipe Specification Access Quick Reference Guide, which is available in the Technical Notes and White Papers section on the Customer Support site.
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Install SmartPlant P&ID first if you plan to install SmartPlant P&ID and Smart 3D on the same computer.
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When installing the Piping Specification Remote Access Server component, you must also install the Bulkload Reference Data and the Server Connectivity components as they are required for the Piping Specifications Remote Access Server to work.
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Verify that the Distributed Transaction Coordinator service is enabled before installing the Piping Specification Remote Access Server.
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In order to use Piping Specification Remote Access you must perform additional installation and configuration on the computers running SmartPlant P&ID. See the Installing Smart 3D Piping Specification Remote Access Client section in the SmartPlant P&ID Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information about installing the Smart 3D Piping Specification Remote Access Client. Also, see the Piping Specification Utility section in the SmartPlant P&ID Utilities Guide for additional configuration information.
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The "server" used by the Piping Specification Remote Access Client and the SP3D P&ID Client Tester application is the computer on which the Piping Specification Remote Access Server COM+ application has been installed and configured. This server can be different from the database server on which the Site database server and Site schema server reside.
For more specific information about using the SmartPlant P&ID integration functionality included with the software, please contact Customer Support.