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Intergraph Smart 3D Piping

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  1. In the CAESAR II Piping Analysis environment, click Environment > Advanced PCF Import (APCF) to display the Advanced PCF Import (APCF) dialog.

  2. Click Choose Files, and then navigate to where the location of the ISO PCFs.

  3. Select all the files, and then click Begin Processing. During the Conversion Process, status messages and warnings display in the message area on the Advanced PCF Import (APCF) dialog. CAESAR II writes these messages to a LOG file with the name XXXX.LOG.RTF, where XXXX represents the name (less the extension) of the combined CAESAR II file. The log file is placed in the selected CAESAR II output file folder.

    • You might need to repeat steps 2-3 multiple times depending on the number of files and the number of folders in the hierarchy to import all the PCFs.

    • CAESAR II does not automatically close the dialog if there are errors or warnings. Click Save Warnings to save warning messages to a text file you can reference later and close the Advanced PCF Import (APCF) dialog.

    When the final processing is finished, the software shows the pipes in the right-hand pane similar to the example graphic below.

  4. Review the model to verify attributes such as materials, diameters, wall thicknesses, and operating conditions got transferred correctly.

  5. Click Start Run to check for errors. You must resolve any errors for CAESAR II to run the analysis.

  6. Click Batch Run to perform analysis with default load cases.

    The software displays the Static Output Processor, which shows the results of the analysis.