Filtering a 3D model or a 2D drawing helps you easily visualize your project data and details. When you filter a model or drawing, you can visualize and display details in a model or drawing such as work planned, work progress, drawings related to the model, the status of materials related to the model or drawing, view disciplines, and view specific components. The project data related to a 3D model or 2D drawing determine which filters are available for use. You can apply multiple filters to a 3D model or 2D drawing. When you finish filtering a model or drawing, you can clear the filters.
Smart Construction Filters
All filters are located on the 3D model or 2D drawing Toolbox.
Filter by Discipline
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing with Discipline filters, which display disciplines associated with the model or drawing data.
Filter by Drawings
You can filter a 3D model with Drawing filters. When you filter a 3D model with Drawing filters, you can view model components in drawings associated with a 3D model.
You can configure Smart Construction to display both the latest engineering drawing and any superseded versions of the drawing. For example, an engineering drawing might be superseded by a drawing with fabrication changes. For more information, see Plan components with fabrication changes.
Filter by IWPs
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing by IWPs. When you filter a model or drawing with IWPs filters, you can view which components were added to IWPs. Only IWP filters populated with components in the open model or drawing are available for use.
Work package filters operate differently from other filters in the way they calculate
the component count, and when this filter is used in an AND operation with other filters
the component count may not show the expected result. The displayed count for a package
filter represents the count of field components in the work package (such as spools
and assemblies) instead of the shop components (such as elbows or T's). As a result,
when a package is filtered that contains spools or assemblies, and is then combined
with other filters that count shop components, the count displayed on one or more
filters may show fewer items than expected. The visualization will still be correct,
however, and is not affected by this difference in what objects are counted.
Filter by IWP Status
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing by IWP Status. When you filter a model or drawing with IWP Status filters, you can view which IWPs are planned to start and planned to finish in the 3D model or 2D drawing. You can also view which IWPs have been started and which have been finished. Only IWP filters populated with components in the open model or drawing are available for use.
The following IWP Status filters are available for filtering:
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Filter |
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Components Need Planning |
Displays all components that have at least one work step for a specific IWP purpose, but the component is not in an IWP. There are separate filters to apply per IWP purpose. |
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Components Partially Planned |
Displays all components that have work steps, and the component is in at least one IWP; however, not all of the work steps are planned. There are separate filters to apply per IWP purpose. |
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Components Fully Planned |
Displays all components that are in an IWP and have all work steps planned for a specific IWP purpose. There are separate filters to apply per IWP package purpose. |
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Package Status |
Displays components based on the status of the associated IWP. |
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Actual Finish |
Displays components in a completed IWP. |
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Actual Start |
Displays components in an IWP that was started. |
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Components in an IWP |
Displays all components that have been added to an IWP. |
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Components Not In a Drawing |
Displays all components in a model that are not in a drawing. |
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Components Not in an IWP |
Displays all components that have not been added to an IWP. |
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Planned Finish |
Displays components an IWP planned to be finished. |
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Planned Start |
Displays components an IWP planned to be started. |
The Actual Finish, Actual Start, Planned Finish, and Planned Start filters display components within the selected animation date range.
Filter by Saved Filters
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing with Saved filters. When you filter a model or drawing with a Saved filter, you can view a filter that you or another user had previously saved.
To delete a saved filter from the Available Filters group, click Click to Delete Filter 
next to the filter name.
Filter by Saved Query Filters
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing using Saved Query filters. When you filter a model or drawing with Saved Query filters, you can view saved searches from the Quick Find dialog box.
For example, if you had previously saved a query related to components in a spool, you can then apply that Saved Query filter. Components related to that spool would be available for filtering models and drawings.
To delete a saved query filter from the Available Filters group, click Click to Delete Filter next to the filter name.
Filter by Spools
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing with Spool filters. When you filter a model or drawing with Spool filters, you can view which components are included in a spool. Only Spool filters populated with components in the model or drawing are available for use.
You can configure Smart Construction to display both the current spool and any superseded versions of the spool. For more information, see Plan components with fabrication changes.
Filter by Assemblies
You can filter a 3D model or 2D drawing with Assemblies filters. When you filter a model or drawing with Assemblies filters, you can view which components are included in an assembly. Only Assemblies filters populated with components in the model or drawing are available for use.
Filter by Fabrication Change Analysis
You can filter a composite 3D model with Fabrication Analysis filters. When you filter a composite model with a Fabrication Analysis filter, you can view which components have been edited for fabrication. These filters are not enabled by default. Contact your system administrator for access.
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Filter |
Purpose |
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As-Built |
Highlights components as they were physically built during construction. |
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As-Fabricated |
Highlights components that were modified for fabrication. |
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As-Designed |
Displays components in the model as they were designed. |
Filter by Progress
You can filter a 3D model with a Progress filter to show percentage completion by purpose. By default, the Progress filter provides a set of filters that will show percentage completion intervals of 0-25%, 25-50%, 50-75%, 75-100%, in addition to filters for objects not yet started (0%) and completed (100%). You can apply all the Progress filters and assign each a different color to view the overall progress of the model.
You can use Progress filters in conjunction with the Scope filter to view completions, if you have imported completions data from an external completions system. For details, see View completion progress in a 3D model.
Change view settings
In Smart Construction, you can change how the model, drawing, filtered items, and components display.
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Option |
Details |
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Hide/Show |
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Displays or hides an item from view.
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Shade |
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View a shaded version of the component. |
You can also right-click a component in a model or drawing and select Component options. Then, you can select Color to display a new color for the component, Hide the component, or Fit to the component.
Change the filter color
Click Change Options next to the name of an item to open the Options box where you can do the following:
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Select a color for an item. You can also shade an item.
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Click More Colors to personalize your color selection by selecting a hue, specify a Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) values for an item color, or select a shade in the color matrix to adjust the color saturation of an item color.