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Character(s) removed from start of Name property

Removes the leading character in the Name property during translation. This removal allows you to create a consistent and readable property display in the resulting target application.

Type one or more characters, without separators, as a list of each character to remove from property names. For example, if the entered characters for removal are '/=' as shown below, the property name '/STABILIZER' becomes 'STABILIZER, and the property name '=Description' becomes 'Description'.

This option is turned off by default.

For Smart Construction: If you upgrade to Smart Interop Publisher 15.1 or later an existing project and use this feature, changing the Name property also changes the object identity. The work packages that contain models published with older versions of Smart Interop Publisher become invalid and must be recreated.

Spool Tag Identifier

Type the property name of the object that designates a spool. This allows Smart Interop Publisher to extract spool information from PDMS source files so that users in downstream construction applications can manage work packages.

Attribute Hierarchy

Sets the attribute hierarchy written into the .drv file to publish an .rvm file with an associated .att file. When there is a .att and .datal file, Smart Interop Publisher uses only the .att file.

• Top - Bottom - Specifies a Top-Down hierarchy such as SITE >ZONE>...>PRIMITIVE.

• Bottom - Up - Specifies a Bottom-Up hierarchy such as PRIMITIVE>...>ZONE>SITE.

Support Multiple Attribute Files

Read all attribute files

Translates all attribute (.att) files located in the same source folder location as the specified PDMS source .rvm source file. This option is turned on by default.

Because Smart Interop Publisher reads and translates all .att files located in the source folder location, ensure that you only have the .att files that are associated with the PDMS model to be translated.

Read only attribute files that match the RVM filename

Reads and translates only the .att/.datal files in the source folder location that have the same prefix as the corresonding .rvm file. This option is enabled when Read all attribute files is selected.

Use Purpose property to determine discipline

Reads the Zone Purpose property to determine an object's engineering discipline (Piping/HVAC/Cabletray/Conduit) under that zone. This option alleviates having to list all discipline specifications and offers a more convenient setting for translating models. If there is no Zone Purpose property in the .att file, then the object type defaults to PIPE unless other types have been specified.

HVAC Specs

The default object type is PIPE, which causes Smart Interop Publisher to treat all object type specs as PIPE unless you specify your HVAC, cable tray, and conduit types contained in the .att file.

Specifies the HVAC types. The default type is PIPE. You must update this PDMS translation setting whenever a new specification is created for HVAC types. To add a new spec:

1. In the New field, click Add .

   

2. Type in the new spec name, and then click anywhere outside the box.

   Smart Interop Publisher adds the new spec to the list. The list shows the most recently added specs first.

Cable Tray Specs

Specifies the cable tray types. You can add new specs. Follow the same steps listed above for the HVAC specs.

Conduit Specs

Specifies the conduit types. You can add new specs. Follow the same steps listed above for the HVAC specs.

Color Selection

Specifies that if you select Use custom colors, you can map a PDMS color index to a specific RGB value.

1. Click Use custom colors.

2. Type in a new Color Index number (an integer between 0 and 271).

   

3. Type in the RGB syntax in the form of three comma-separated values for red, green, and blue:
   r.r,g.g,b.b

   The RGB value is the percentage values for red, green, and blue. Because each range goes from 0 to 255, 100 percent is represented by the value 1, which maps to 255. For example, to designate the color blue, type in 0, 0, 1 to get 0, 0, 255. To designate the color white, you would type in 1, 1, 1 to get 255, 255, 255.

4. Click Add .

5. The new color is added to the list.

   The list display order is based on the Color Index number (lowest to highest).

   If you clear Use custom colors, then the default color table is used.

Model Options

Enable substructure selection

Specifies the translation of individual substructure objects such as beams or columns so that they have properties and can be individually selected. You can select this option and run Update on any Smart Models being used to implement the change. This option is not activated by default.

The following example shows an individual beam selected in Smart Review.

Enable subequipment selection

Specifies the translation of individual sub-equipment objects into the Equipment Component class so that each sub-equipment object has properties and can be individually selected. You can apply this option to Smart Model translation and update operations. This setting is not selected by default. Clear the option to select the entire equipment.

Enable section object selection

Specifies the translation of objects in a section into a single graphical object. Clear the option so that you can select individual section objects and view their properties in the target application. The option is turned off by default.

Enable template objects selection

Specifies the translation of objects in a template so that you select the entire template. Clear the option so that you can select individual objects such as panels, equipment primitives, and so forth. This option is turned on by default.

See Translate PDMS source files.