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Intergraph Smart 3D Isogen Isometric Drawings

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Isometric drawing styles control several aspects of the isometric drawing output, including the output location and the type of object used for drawing creation. Each drawing style is also associated with a set of options and a backing sheet.

To customize the isometric drawing styles for your company, you can copy and then modify the delivered isometric drawing styles.

Delivered Isometric Drawing Styles

The delivered isometric drawing styles are Iso_AsBuilt_Demolition, Iso_AsBuilt_WBSDemolition, Iso_AsBuilt_Pipeline, Iso_AsBuilt_WBS, Iso_Pipeline, Iso_Piperun, Iso_Spool, Iso_PenSpool, Iso_WBS, Iso_Stress, Iso_HVAC, Iso_Cabletray, and Iso_System. Marine mode also delivers the Iso_Assembly drawing style. Each delivered style has an associated XML file and IGR file. The XML file contains the isometric options, and the IGR file is the backing sheet for the isometric drawing.

  • Iso_AsBuilt_Demolition creates an isometric drawing that documents the demolished Smart Interop objects along with the existing parts. This drawing style is an example of a drawing configuration used for a demolition isometric. This style creates one drawing per pipeline system.

    A label can be created and mapped to the style's Revision Number property to highlight demolished objects with clouds. See Create a label that represents demolished Smart Interop Objects.

  • Iso_AsBuilt_WBSDemolition creates an isometric drawing that documents a collection of demolished parts along with existing parts that are assigned to one Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) item of the type Group Iso Drawing for Smart 3D and Smart Interop. This style creates one drawing per WBS item.

  • Iso_AsBuilt_Pipeline creates a final isometric drawing used to construct the model for Smart 3D, Smart Interop, as well as Hybrid, for all the sources (PDMS, Smart 3D, and PDS). This style creates one drawing per pipeline system. This drawing style is an example of a potential configuration for a fabrication isometric. It includes a material list.

    A Hybrid model contains a combination of native Smart 3D objects and Smart Interop Objects.

  • Iso_AsBuilt_WBS creates an isometric drawing that documents a collection of parts that are assigned to one Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) item of the type Group Iso Drawing for Smart 3D as well as Smart Interop. This style creates one drawing per WBS item.

  • Iso_Pipeline creates a final isometric drawing used to construct the model. This style creates one drawing per pipeline system. This drawing style is an example of a potential configuration for a fabrication isometric. It includes a material list.

  • Iso_Spool creates an isometric drawing used in the fabrication shop to manufacture the pipe. This style uses piping spools. You can create spools using the Generate Spools command in the Piping task. Like the final isometric style, it includes a material list.

  • Iso_WBS creates an isometric drawing that documents a collection of parts that are assigned to one Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) item of the type Group Iso Drawing. This style creates one drawing per WBS item.

  • Iso_Stress creates a Piping Component File (PCF) that can be output to the CAESAR II pipe stress analysis software. No drawing is created. To save the PCF file, use the Save As command. See Retrieve piping component file data (PCF).

  • Iso_PenSpool creates an isometric drawing that documents penetration spools that consist of a penetration plate and several piping spools. This style creates one drawing per penetration spools. You can create penetration spools using the Create Penetration Spools command in the Piping task.

  • Iso_Piperun creates a draft of an isometric drawing for checking against project guidelines. This style creates one drawing per pipe run. This drawing style is an example of a drawing configuration used for checking pipeline designs prior to extracting the fabrication isometric.

  • Iso_System creates an isometric drawing that documents a system, typically a piping system of connected pipelines. This drawing style creates one drawing for each system. Each pipeline change is called out on the drawing.

  • Iso_Assembly (Marine mode only) creates an isometric drawing that documents piping block assemblies. This drawing style creates one drawing for each block. Assembly blocks split the pipelines into pipe parts (similar to spools). See Create an Isogen isometric drawing by query using block assemblies.

  • Iso_HVAC creates an isometric drawing that documents duct systems within the model. A duct system organizes a collection of duct runs.

  • Iso_CableTray creates an isometric drawing that documents cableway.

You can create other isometric drawing styles, such as a Bid style for construction contractors to bid on a project.

Migration of Isometric Drawing Styles

Migration of isometric drawing styles occurs automatically when you do one of the following two things:

  • In migrated catalogs, the software only migrates the isometric drawing styles that already exist in the catalog (the XML style files that already exist in the catalog database as objects). For more information, contact Intergraph Support Services. You can find support information on our web site https://hexagonppm.com/ppm-support.

  • Automatically migrate your existing or modified isometric styles by opening them in Isogen Configuration and saving them to the catalog. See Edit Options Command.

Isometric Options

Isometric options define the isometric drawing output, which includes symbols, dimensions, layers, drawing frame attributes, material lists, weld lists, detail sketches, and many other settings. The options are stored in an XML file in the [Reference Data Product Folder]\SharedContent\PmfgIsoStyleData folder on the server.

You can modify the option control data using the Edit Options command. This command opens Isogen Configuration, which is the tool used to control centrally all the options related to the appearance and information content of the styles of isometric drawings. If you directly manipulate the XML file, your changes may not take effect in the software.

You can also use the Edit Options command to import, export, and save symbol maps.

The Option Override command provides the flexibility of modifying option control data on a per drawing basis. This feature allows you to override style settings for a single Isogen isometric drawing without having to define a new drawing style.

The isometric option control data is integrated within the catalog reference data. You must have access rights to the catalog reference data to edit and save the option control data.

Backing Sheets

The backing sheet allows you to customize the drawing style with your company's logo, watermark, and drawing borders. The delivered backing sheets are stored as IGR files in the [Reference Data Product Folder]\SharedContent\PmfgIsoStyleData folder on the server.

A document can include two types of sheets: working sheets and background sheets. Working sheets contain design data, and background sheets contain title block graphics, borders, company logo, and watermarks. Each working sheet can contain a reference to a background sheet. If this reference is set, the size of the background sheet determines the size of the working sheet. Also, graphics on the background sheet become visible in the working sheet.

Graphic objects used in the background sheets must be embedded, not linked, using the Insert > Object command in SmartSketch Drawing Editor when editing the drawing or the drawing template.

When you create a backing sheet for isometric drawings, the backing sheet must have the following characteristics:

  • It must contain a single, empty working sheet.

  • It must contain a single background sheet containing the required graphics. The background sheet should be set to the appropriate size and scale.

  • The working sheet must contain a reference to the background sheet.

  • The working sheet must be active when you save the template.

  • The working sheet should have layers set up with the required colors, unless the color is specified explicitly in the isometric options. If the working sheet does not have the required layers, Isogen creates the layers automatically and assigns them to the colors specified in the options.

Embedded Labels in Isometric Drawing Styles

To enable recursive expansion of embedded labels used in isometric drawings styles, the report RFM file must set the ToParse flag to Yes, as in the following example:

    <DATA
     Column="ShortMaterialDescription"
     ToParse="yes"
     Visible="yes"/>