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Contents
Preface for CADWorx Plant Tutorials ........................................................................................................ 5
CADWorx Plant Tutorial .............................................................................................................................. 7
Set drawing parameters .......................................................................................................................... 9
Route Modeling .................................................................................................................................... 10
Mode conversion .................................................................................................................................. 15
Assembly Modeling ............................................................................................................................... 17
Copy the valve relay ....................................................................................................................... 19
Finish the discharge piping assembly ............................................................................................ 21
Create the Assembly ...................................................................................................................... 22
Placing an assembly using the Assembly Manager ............................................................................. 23
Routing pipe on a pipe rack .................................................................................................................. 24
Insert components ............................................................................................................................... 28
Connect the piping from the horizontal vessel to the pumps ......................................................... 31
Paper space and CADWorx .................................................................................................................. 34
CAESAR II and CADWorx data transfer ............................................................................................... 41
Create a CAESAR II input file ........................................................................................................ 41
Modify the input file ......................................................................................................................... 43
Import the CAESAR II input file ...................................................................................................... 45
Re-run the job ................................................................................................................................ 48
Automatic Dimensioning ....................................................................................................................... 48
Bill of Material (BOM) ............................................................................................................................ 52
Edit components .................................................................................................................................. 53
Specification Editor ............................................................................................................................... 54
Create a New Catalog .................................................................................................................... 55
Edit an existing catalog................................................................................................................... 59
Create a New Project ..................................................................................................................... 61
Edit an existing project ................................................................................................................... 64
Optional components..................................................................................................................... 65
User Shapes ........................................................................................................................................ 66
Create the component .................................................................................................................... 67
Draw the component ...................................................................................................................... 68
Change the size of a model .................................................................................................................. 68
Change the specification of a model ..................................................................................................... 70
Index .......................................................................................................................................................... 73
A solid working knowledge of autocad is required to complete the lessons in this tutorial. AutoCAD is delivered with a comprehensive online Help library. To access this library, press F1 while a menu item is highlighted. If the AutoCAD setvar TOOLTIPS is set to 1, CADWorx Plant displays a descriptive tooltip about the command when you rest the mouse pointer on top of a command icon.
The lessons in this tutorial make extensive use of toolbars and commands that are available only on the AutoCAD Plant menu. Consequently, you must have AutoCAD menus on while you are working a tutorial lesson. To turn on AutoCAD menus, type MENUBAR on the command line, and then type 1. The AutoCAD menu bar is outlined in red in the figure below.
You can also dock toolbars anywhere you prefer. For information on docking toolbars, refer to the AutoCAD documentation.
All references to a menu command are accompanied by a reference to the AutoCAD command line entry. These commands are just for reference. Aliases for all these commands are listed in the [Product Folder]\Support\Pipe_alt.pgp file. For more information about command aliases, see Aliases and Command Names in the CADWorx Plant User's Guide. Additionally, if a command can be accessed using one of the CADWorx Plant-specific panels instructions for doing so are also included.
A set of sample drawing files, for both English and metric units, accompanies each lesson. Optionally, you can use the tutorial drawing file that corresponds to the lesson, or you can save your drawing when you complete a lesson so that it can be used in the next lesson. If you intend to use the tutorial drawing files, we recommend that you make a backup copy of the sample files so that they can be used multiple times within different sections of the tutorial.
Tutorial lessons can be completed using metric or English units. References to English units that appear in a lesson are immediately followed by their metric counterparts in parenthesis, such as 4" (102mm).
Throughout this tutorial, it is assumed that the working folder is [Product Folder]\Tutorial. If you work CAESAR II and CADWorx data transfer (on page 41), we recommend that you use the [Product Folder]\Tutorial folder as well.
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