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De-Mystifying AutoCAD Plant 3D Isometrics Configuration Reference Page 2

Contents Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Getting Started on AutoCAD Isometrics ....................................................................................................... 5

Isometric Structure ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Creating a company style .............................................................................................................................. 5 Creating a new Style ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Testing Isometric Output .............................................................................................................................. 6

Title Block ................................................................................................................................................... 8

Title Block Insertion ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Attribute Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 8 LDT Setup 8

Themes ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

Overview 12 Default 12 Override 14

Symbols .................................................................................................................................................... 15

Default Symbol Keys ................................................................................................................................... 15 Default Symbol Blocks ................................................................................................................................ 21 Default Symbol Types ................................................................................................................................. 30 Creating Custom Symbols ........................................................................................................................... 31 Creating a symbol ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Create the symbol key reference ................................................................................................................ 32 Assigning Custom Symbols ......................................................................................................................... 33

Advanced Isoconfig.xml Techniques .......................................................................................................... 34

What is the isoconfig.xml ............................................................................................................................ 34 Viewing XML files ........................................................................................................................................ 35 XML Notepad 2007 ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Foxe 36 Iso Configuration Editor .............................................................................................................................. 36 Iso Config Sections ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Sections governed by Plant 3D ................................................................................................................... 37 Core Internal Sections ................................................................................................................................. 44 Display Settings ........................................................................................................................................... 50


Dimensions ................................................................................................................................................. 50 Annotations ................................................................................................................................................ 51 Key Concepts ............................................................................................................................................... 56 Model Properties ........................................................................................................................................ 56 Line Group Properties ................................................................................................................................. 56 Project/Drawing Properties ........................................................................................................................ 56 Attribute Mapping ...................................................................................................................................... 56

Customization Examples ........................................................................................................................... 57

Modifying Dimension Cutoff ....................................................................................................................... 57 Modifying Isometric file Names .................................................................................................................. 57 Using Lower Case Characters ...................................................................................................................... 59 Turning Off Coordinates ............................................................................................................................. 61 Changing the Line Number Callout ............................................................................................................. 61 Calling out Custom Part Properties ............................................................................................................. 62

Using AutoCAD Isometrics ......................................................................................................................... 65

Production Workflow .................................................................................................................................. 65 Figures ......................................................................................................................................................... 66


Overview AutoCAD Isometrics are a powerful tool that can boost your design production. This paper is going to introduce the core concepts of AutoCAD isometrics, and expand on the setup to implement advanced features. We will cover options that are available through the project setup dialog, explore creating a title block setup, learn how to test the isometric output, expose features available only through the isoconfig.xml, and document a workflow for managing your isometrics.

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Using AutoCAD Isometrics

Production Workflow In order to have success with modeling, you must follow a workflow that ensures the validity of the model. For best results, you should:

1. Plan an approximate route for your line in the model. 2. Route your line, placing inline items. 3. Validate your line against the P&ID (if available). 4. Walk the line down in either Navisworks or a rendered visual style. 5. Run an iso using production isometric. 6. Verify the isometric breaks appropriately and includes the proper components.

a. If the iso breaking in the wrong spots or doesn’t show end connections, run the test iso style to locate out of place components.

Frequently, new users assume that if the pipe is in the model, an isometric will be generated properly. However, even the best pipers assign incorrect line numbers, forget to tag items, fail to connect items, or accidentally route into a steel member. By following the above steps, you can provide checks at several points along the way ensuring the validity of your model as well as ensuring a good design.


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FIGURE 58 FOXE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 FIGURE 59 ISO CONFIGURATION EDITOR ............................................................................................................................................. 36 FIGURE 60 DRAW AREAS IN THE ISOCONFIG.XML .................................................................................................................................. 37 FIGURE 61 DRAW AREA TOOLS ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 FIGURE 62 SKEW SETTINGS IN ISOCONFIG.XML .................................................................................................................................... 38 FIGURE 63 SKEW SETTINGS IN PROJECT SETUP ..................................................................................................................................... 38 FIGURE 64 AVAILABLE TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................... 39 FIGURE 65 BOM TYPES ................................................................................................................................................................... 39 FIGURE 66 FABRICATION AND ERECTION SECTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 39 FIGURE 67 SIMPLE BOM ................................................................................................................................................................. 40 FIGURE 68 BOM WITH CATEGORY TITLE ............................................................................................................................................. 40 FIGURE 69 TITLE BLOCK BOM WITH CATEGORIES ................................................................................................................................. 40 FIGURE 70 BOM WITH CATEGORIES .................................................................................................................................................. 41 FIGURE 71 INDEPENDENT COLUMNS .................................................................................................................................................. 41 FIGURE 72 ADDING THE ITEM CODE COLUMN ...................................................................................................................................... 41 FIGURE 73 INCLUDING ITEM CODE FOR VALVES ONLY ............................................................................................................................ 41 FIGURE 74 BOM TABLE WITH VALVE CATEGORY AND ITEM CODE ........................................................................................................... 42 FIGURE 75 PRODUCED ISO WITH ITEM CODE........................................................................................................................................ 42 FIGURE 76 ISO TITLE BLOCK ATTRIBUTES ............................................................................................................................................. 44 FIGURE 77 ATTRIBUTE MAPPING ....................................................................................................................................................... 44 FIGURE 78 SPLITTING ISOMETRICS ..................................................................................................................................................... 44 FIGURE 79 DEFAULTSPLITPOINTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 45 FIGURE 80 MODEL SPLITTING ........................................................................................................................................................... 45 FIGURE 81 DATA SECTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 FIGURE 82 AGGREGATED LISTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 FIGURE 83 MODIFIED SIZE DELIMITER ................................................................................................................................................ 46 FIGURE 84 BW CONDITION MAP ...................................................................................................................................................... 47 FIGURE 85 CUT PIECE WITH BVL CALLOUT .......................................................................................................................................... 47 FIGURE 86 MATERIALS AGGREGATED LIST ........................................................................................................................................... 47 FIGURE 87 TABLE SETUP .................................................................................................................................................................. 48 FIGURE 88 OVERFLOWSHEETLABELCONFIG ......................................................................................................................................... 49 FIGURE 89 TITLEBLOCK SECTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 49 FIGURE 90 FILTERS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50 FIGURE 92 DEFAULT THEME DIMENSIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 51 FIGURE 93 ANNOTATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 52 FIGURE 94 ANNOTATION LEADER STYLES ............................................................................................................................................ 53 FIGURE 95 FIELDS AND FORMATS ...................................................................................................................................................... 55 FIGURE 96 PCF MODEL PROPERTIES .................................................................................................................................................. 56 FIGURE 98 FILE NAME FORMATTING .................................................................................................................................................. 57 FIGURE 99 MAPPED PROJECT NUMBER .............................................................................................................................................. 58 FIGURE 100 MODIFIED PREFIXMODELPROPERTY.................................................................................................................................. 58 FIGURE 101 ISO FILE NAME WITH PROJECT NUMBER ............................................................................................................................. 58 FIGURE 102 FORCE UPPERCASE ........................................................................................................................................................ 59 FIGURE 103 SIZE DELIMITER ............................................................................................................................................................. 59 FIGURE 104 INDEX CHARACTERS ....................................................................................................................................................... 59 FIGURE 105 LOWER CASE OPTIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 60 FIGURE 106 LOWER CASE BOM ....................................................................................................................................................... 60 FIGURE 107 ISOMETRIC WITH COORDINATES ....................................................................................................................................... 61 FIGURE 108 REMOVED COORDINATES ................................................................................................................................................ 61


FIGURE 109 LINE NUMBER ANNOTATION ........................................................................................................................................... 61 FIGURE 110 DEFAULT LINE NUMBER ANNOTATION ............................................................................................................................... 61 FIGURE 111 LINE ANNOTATION WITH NO LINE NUMBER ........................................................................................................................ 62 FIGURE 112 ISOMETRIC WITH SIZE SPEC LINE ANNOTATION .................................................................................................................... 62

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