The custom mapping sheets provide a Units G column for setting the units of measure that display in the translated model. You can set the units for a property to show metric or English, as required. Smart Interop Publisher reads only the settings that are listed in the Units G column in the PropertyMap sheets.
When entering the units of measure for models being translated and published to SmartPlant
Foundation, you must type the format as specified in SmartPlant Foundation. For the
UoM list in their required SPF format, see Units of Measure Entries.
This section describes how you can define or edit units for new and existing properties using the custom mapping file.
Define Units for New Properties
When you use the custom mapping file to add properties, you can also define a unit of measure string in the Units G column for each added property.
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Open your custom mapping file. From the PropertyMap sheet, add properties as you require. See Edit the custom mapping template file.
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To set the unit strings, go to a property row that you require a measurement string to display.
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In the Units column G, type in the required unit string value.
Change or Define Units for Existing Properties
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Open the default mapping file and copy the property rows to edit.
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Open the corresponding custom mapping file, and in the PropertyMap sheet, paste the properties.
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To set or edit the unit strings, go to the Units column G for each added property and type in the required unit string value.
If you need to define or change several delivered properties, you can create a copy
of the default mapping file of your required format, move it to a new location, and
rename it to match the Smart Interop Publisher custom map file name convention: Custom[format name]ToR3DMapping.xls. For example, if you have PDMS source files, you would copy the
default mapping file PDMSToR3DMapping.xls and rename it to CustomPDMSToR3DMapping.xls.
This allows you to quickly get a populated custom file with the delivered default
properties.
For either case when you translate the source file, select the Custom mapping option and set the location containing your custom mapping file.