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Before working with equipment and furnishings reference data, you must be familiar with how the software handles reference data in general. If you have not already done so, read and understand the following important concepts and procedures described in the Smart 3D Reference Data:

  • Custom attributes

  • Select Lists (also called Codelists)

  • Naming rules

  • Bulkloading

For example, before you can define pumps in your reference data, you must understand how pump data relates to data on the custom interfaces sheet, and how that information relates to parameters defined when the pump symbol is created.

The equipment and furnishings reference data is defined in the following nodes:

  • Equipment - Defines stand-alone pieces of equipment that you can place with the Place Equipment Command in the Equipment and Furnishings task. This node contains the same information that is defined in the Equipment.xls workbook delivered to the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\BulkLoad\DataFiles folder.

  • Equipment Components - Defines equipment components, which when combined during placement, create a piece of equipment. The Place Equipment Component Command in the Equipment and Furnishings task uses the information in this node. This node contains the same information that is defined in the EquipmentComponent.xls workbook delivered to the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\BulkLoad\DataFiles folder.

  • Equipment > Electrical - Defines electrical equipment that you can place with the Place Equipment Command in the Electrical task. This node contains the same information that is defined in the ElectricalEquipment.xls is delivered to the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\Bulkload\SampleData folder. You must bulkload this workbook to see the additional data.

  • Standard Nozzle Data - Defines nozzles and ports used by the Place Nozzle Command in the Equipment and Furnishing task. This node contains the same information as the StandardNozzleData.xls workbook. See Standard Nozzle Data.

  • Shapes - Defines the shapes used by the Place Shape Command in the Equipment and Furnishing task. This node contains the same information as the Shapes.xls workbook.

Reference data determines the physical representation of the equipment objects that you place in the model. For example, when you place a pump in the model, properties, such as base plate thickness or motor width and diameter, are determined by values that have been defined in the reference data.

Almost all equipment parts are represented by symbols. You can find which symbol is used for a particular delivered part by looking in the Symbol Definition column. For example, if you look at the Pump node, you will see that SP3DPumpAsm.CPumpSym is the symbol definition. Symbols are named after the text that comes before the period. In this example, the part uses symbol SP3DPumpAsm. See Appendix: Equipment.

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