Pretty frequently we get asked how to load equipment in CADWorx Plant. Today I’m going to walk through how CADWorx get’s loaded into AutoCAD. To learn how this works we will discuss the support file search paths, and files that AutoCAD loads automatically. Since I am a big fan of knowing why things work, we’ll
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I thought it’d be worth the time to dig into the XREF command options a little more. Two in particular can have a big impact on model portability, the reference type, and the path type options. Path Type The options available for path type are Full path, Relative path or No Path. However, if you
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Today’s article is going to cover one of the most important topics in project setup, creating external references. Major decisions in setting up a folder structure: 1. Do we need to show equipment without piping (GA’s?). 2. Where are we going to store our models? 3. What are we going to call them? The results
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After a long hiatus, we are back on the project setup discussion. Previously we looked at getting our coordinates setup to work with a project UCS and Isogen settings. Now we will move on to a new topic – setting up equipment models. We won’t be covering the details of modeling a specific piece of
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Today’s post is one that I’m shocked I haven’t written already. A while back I was pondering how to load my shortcuts for P&ID and not for plant. I tend to have a complicated setup since I use CADWorx, but also have to teach/demo CADWorx. Personally, I like the ribbons, but the bulk of my
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In the first post on Project setup, we covered a list of criteria we need to get started designing a plant in CADWorx. We created a general needs list which designers should be familiar with. Before we move into applying the information we gathered, we need to cover creating templates and project locations in AutoCAD/CADWorx.
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We’re going to start a series on setting up a new project for CADWorx. My goal in doing this is to cover areas that don’t quite fit in a CADWorx class, but you probably won’t get in an AutoCAD class. Most of the posts will deal with managing your setup and perhaps some customization topics.
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