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Intergraph Smart 3D Project Management

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Intergraph Smart 3D
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Project Management
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Administration & Configuration
Smart 3D Version
12 (2018)

To aid in the administration of reference models and the management of data from other sources, Reference 3D provides two tools: ConvertToZVF and GenerateMappingTool.

ConvertToZVF Tool

Reads graphic information from diverse sources and generates .zvf format files which can be read by Reference 3D. The .zvf files are the standard format of graphics files read by the Reference 3D component.

The ConvertToZVF.exe tool is located in the [Product Folder]\Core\Tools\Administrator\Bin folder.

  • To translate all third-party data files, you must have a SmartPlant Review Publisher license or an Intergraph Smart® Interop Publisher translation (SRP) license. However, it is not required that either of these applications be installed on the computer performing the translation.

  • For translating MicroStation V8 .dgn files, you must also have MicroStation V8, V8 XM, or V8i installed on the computer performing the translation.

  • Reference 3D models that contain tessellated data take a significant amount of time for interference checking to process. For faster performance, do not include these models in interference detection.

The ConvertToZVF tool supports the following file formats:

  • ACIS (.sat)

  • ALIAS ISOGEN (.idf and .pcf)

  • AutoCAD (.dwg)

  • Intergraph VUE (.vue)

  • MicroStation V7, V8 and V8i, AutoPlant and PlantSpace (.dgn and .dtm)

  • PDMS (.rvm)

  • PDS Frameworks plus (.prp)

To use ConvertToZVF, edit the [Product Folder]\Core\Runtime\SPFSPRB\Translator.ini settings under [MICROSTATION Options] to set the CADPlatform Path to find the ustation.exe (MicroStation) path and CADPlatform Version to the corresponding version number of ustation.exe.

For example:

[MICROSTATION Options]
CADPlatform Version = xx.xx.xx.xx
CADPlatform Path = [MicroStation Product Folder]\Bentley\MicroStation\ustation.exe

For more information, see Translator.ini File Options.

Generate Mapping Tool

Generates the mapping and schema files that are used to attach a model in Project Management.

  • The generated mapping file GenericToR3DMapping.xls lists source classes and their properties. You must specify additional information for mapping, such as target class, source interface, target interface, and target property after the file is generated.

  • The generated schema file GenericSchema.xls lists the class names and their properties.

These files are required for each project and must reside in the project when the model is attached in Project Management.

GenerateMappingTool.exe is located in [Product Folder]\Core\Tools\Administrator\Bin folder.

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