Set Up Procedure - Quick Start

You can conduct a basic setup of your Piping & Tubing Design apps. The procedure uses the resource tables and catalogs of parts that are installed by default with the app.

This gets the system ready to perform tasks.

After you have viewed the tutorial and gained an understanding of how to use the apps, refer to this administration guide again and follow Set Up Procedure - Detailed to configure the system to your own requirements.

The stages in this procedure are as follows:

Before you begin:

You or your administrator must have installed the app content. For more information, see Native Apps Installation: Installing Native Apps.

You need to familiarize yourself with the sample files which are provided for you by default.

The files include:

  • Catalogs of equipment and piping/tubing parts
  • Resource files

These files are installed in ..\win_b64\startup\EquipmentAndSystems, subdirectories Piping and Equipment.

You might not have access to the required content if the app has not been installed with it. If you need this content, it is still possible to install it. For more information, see Native Apps: Installing Native Apps: Installing a Native App.

Import Resource Files

You can import sample resource files provided with the app.

The sample resource files are packaged into 3D XML files. When you import these files as described in this procedure, they automatically populate the tables under the various resource sets.

  1. From the Compass, click Data Setup.
  2. Import an equipment resource file:
    1. Select Add > Import > 3D XML....
    2. Select the 3D XML file PRM_R208_EquipmentResources_NoCatalog.3dxml, which is located in ..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\SampleData.

    Note: In the Import Option area of the dialog box, make sure that Import As New is selected and that Duplication string is empty.

    For full instructions, see 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps: Importing 3D XML Files.

    The resource file is imported into the database and appears as a table under the Equipment Resources resource set.
  3. Import a piping design resource file: .
    1. Select Add > Import> 3D XML....
    2. Select the 3D XML file PRM_R208_PipingDesignResources.3dxml, which is located in ..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\SampleData
    The resource file is imported into the database and appears as a table under the Piping/Tubing Design Resources resource set.
  4. Import a piping discipline resource file:
    1. Select Add > Import> 3D XML....
    2. Select the 3D XML file PRM_R208_PipingDisciplineResources_NoCatalog.3dxml, which is located in ..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\SampleData.
    The resource file is imported into the database and appears as a table under the Piping/Tubing Discipline Resources resource set.
  5. Import a material resource file:
    1. Select Add > Import> 3D XML....
    2. Select the 3D XML file DS-Standard.3dxml, which is located in ..\resources\materials.
    The resource file is imported into the database.

Import and Allocate a Catalog of Parts

This section describes how to import one of the sample catalogs of parts provided with the app and then how to allocate this catalog to a resource table.

Warning: All of the piping/tubing part sizes are not necessarily in the sample catalogs.

  1. Select Add > Import > 3D XML... and select the 3D XML file PipingPartsResolved_catalog.3dxml, which is located in ..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\PipingDesign\ComponentCatalogs.

    Note: In the Import Option area of the dialog box, make sure that Import As Ref is selected.

    For full instructions, see 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps: Importing 3D XML Files.

    The catalog is imported into the database.
    Warning: If you have selected Import as New, you can modify the name of the chapter depending on the content of the business rule of identification. If the name of the chapter is modified, then:
    • The "chapter name must be equal to Part sub type" rule is broken.
    • The resize and the logical to physical functionality, and the part placement with the part sub type option do not work well.
  2. In the Data Setup app, Resource Tables tab, double-click the resource set Piping/Tubing Discipline Resources (or click the + icon).
    The Piping Discipline Resources table appears on the next line.
  3. Right-click the table and select Edit the selected Resource Table in the dialog box.
    The Application Resource Table dialog box appears. It displays the logical names of all the required resource items.
  4. In the Logical Name column, select Part Catalog.
  5. In the Resource column, double-click <Unset>.
    The PLM search dialog box appears.
  6. Search for the catalog file you imported in the first step.
  7. Select an item to allocate to the table and click OK.

    The name of the selected resource file appears in the Resource column and the Resource Preview window displays the data in the file.

  8. When finished, click OK.

Bind Resources to Projects

You can bind your resources to a collaborative space project.

  1. In the Data Setup app, in Resource Tables tab, double-click the resource set Piping/Tubing Discipline Resources (or click the + icon).
    The Piping Discipline Resources resource table appears on the next line.
  2. Drag the resource table to the left frame and drop it on the project node you require (in this example, the Engineering project node).

    The resource table is now bound to the project.

  3. Repeat the previous step for all your other resources:
    1. Piping/Tubing Design Resources
    2. Equipment Resources