PDS Model Data Exporter Utility - Intergraph Smart 3D - Administration & Configuration - Hexagon PPM

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Generates a discipline-specific XML data file that can be imported by the File > Import command in Smart 3D. You access this dialog by clicking Start > All Programs > Intergraph Smart 3D > Translators > PDS Model Data Exporter. You can use the PDS Model Data Exporter with PDS 2008 SE (9.0) or later. If the PDS project is an earlier version, you need to upgrade the project before using the utility to export data.

The PDS Model Data Exporter requires the separate lease and installation of the Smart 3D PDS Project Translators (SEBY801AA). See the Plant Design System (PDS) Help available from Hexagon PPM Documentation.

The PDS Model Data Exporter is available for the following disciplines:

  • Piping - In the Piping discipline, because you can have piping networks connected across models, a single XML file is specified for a set of model files being exported.

  • Equipment - For the Equipment discipline, the PDS Model Data Exporter generates a single XML file per model. Therefore, you specify the folder where the XML files should be placed. The file names are named with the model name.

  • Electrical (Raceway) - When you import the data in Smart 3D, you use the Import Electrical command to import the route data and the Import Equipment command to import the electrical equipment data. For the Raceway (Electrical) discipline, the PDS Model Data Exporter behaves much the same as with Equipment. However, two XML files are created, one for the route and one for the equipment. When you import the data in Smart 3D, you use the Import Electrical command to import the route data and the Import Equipment command to import the electrical equipment data.

  • HVAC - For the HVAC discipline, the PDS Model Data Exporter does not have access to the HVAC_PROJ_NODE or HVAC_PROJ_PATH environment variables. Instead, the executable sets the HVAC_PROJ_PATH to the path of the default HVAC model location as obtained from pdtable_115. The executable requires that a projlist.txt file reside in the parent folder. For example, an HVAC project named stdeng is integrated with a PDS project as follows:

    PDS Project Location : PDSServer E:\stdeng\project.
    HVAC Models location : PDSServer E:\stdeng\models\hvac\stdeng.
    This information is in pdtable_115.

    In this configuration, the PDS Model Data Exporter sets the HVAC environment variables as follows:

    HVAC_PROJ_NODE : PDSServer
    HVAC_PROJ_PATH : E:\stdeng\model\hvac

    The HVAC project list file named projlist.txt should be available in this folder for the export process to work.

    Because you can have HVAC networks connected across models, you specify a single XML file for a set of model files to be exported.

The PDS Model Data Exporter is not used to export Structure data from FrameWorks Plus. You must use the CIS/2 interface to move data from FrameWorks Plus to Smart 3D.

You can define export configuration files for each discipline. The configuration files include both user-configurable attributes and user attributes. Sample export configuration files are delivered with the PDExportToSP3D utility to be customized as needed.

Project

Specifies the PDS project to export. The drop-down provides a list of available PDS projects.

Discipline

Specifies the discipline to export. You can select: Pipeline, Raceway (Electrical), Equipment, and HVAC.

Area list

Displays a checkbox list of all the design areas in the selected discipline. You check the boxes within the list to select the models in those Areas that will be exported.

Model Name list

Shows a list of the models in the selected Areas.

New Session

Resets the dialog box to start fresh from Project selection.

Open Session

Displays the Select Export Set File dialog from which to select a different PDS export set file (.exp).

Next

Displays the next dialog box for exporting. This dialog shows a summary of the selected PDS project and models. You specify the output XML file/folder as applicable, the export configuration file, and the export set file entries.

Summary

Displays what you have selected to export.

Output XML file

Define the path and filename for the XML file to write. This is the XML file that Smart 3D uses to import the data.

Export configuration file

Specify the path and file name of the export configuration file to use. There are configuration files delivered in the \PDShell\PDExportToSP3D\config folder for the "out-of-the-box" PDS attributes. If you have added custom attributes to PDS, you need to edit the configuration files before you can use them. See PDS Exporter Configuration Files.

Export set file

Specify the path and file name for the export set file. This file is a settings file that you can use with the Open Session command in case you need to rerun the export process. The PDS Model Data Exporter also creates an export log file in the same folder as the Export Set file.

Finish

Exports the data to the specified XML file using the configuration file specified.