Archive for October, 2011:


Create new Symbols for Isometrics in AutoCAD Plant 3D

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Custom Piping Components - Plant 3D

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Custom Piping Components – Plant 3DA while back we walked through creating a custom symbol for a Plant 3D model.  Today we are going to extend our customization to include a symbol for the iso.  We will create a symbol that shows up in the

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Converting CADWorx Specs to AutoCAD Plant 3D

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Converting CADWorx Specs

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Converting CADWorx SpecsOne of the things that has been brought up more and more with every demo and discussion I have about Plant 3D is that the client has invested a great deal of time in their CADWorx specs, and don’t want to lose that

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Symbol for the Isometric Generator in AutoCAD Plant 3D

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Custom Piping Components - Plant 3D

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Custom Piping Components – Plant 3DWhile researching the content for the next post on creating custom isometric symbols, I could not locate a good source of documentation for the current symbol set. The symbol keys.pdf  is a first draft of the available symbols used in

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Smart DWFs in AutoCAD Plant 3D and AutoCAD P&ID

For a long time I have wanted to see the data associated with my P&IDs in the DWFs I published.  I started working on something when we were using CADWorx, but stopped due to the switch to AutoCAD Plant 3D. I thought I’d look at the issue again to see if I could set it

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Custom Components in AutoCAD Plant 3D

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Custom Piping Components - Plant 3D

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Custom Piping Components – Plant 3DOne fundamental process that all AutoCAD-based plant design systems have to answer is “how do you create custom components.”  Today we are going to walk through the process of creating an pressure indicator for AutoCAD Plant 3D. Because pressure indicators

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