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Intergraph Smart P&ID Rule Manager Help

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Intergraph Smart® P&ID Rule Manager is the environment used to create, manipulate, and manage sets of rules, or rule bases. These rules define how items within the model act and interact. The default rule base for a plant or site is specified in theSmart P&ID Options Manager.

Rules are used in Smart P&ID for the following reasons:

  • Placement rules ensure that the correct relationships are created when you place a new item or move an item in a drawing.

  • Rules govern how properties are copied from one item to another in a relationship, how properties are designated at placement, or when the Reapply Rules command is used.

  • Rules check consistency.

  • Implied items are defined in rules.

Rules provide the capability to customize how model items behave during placement and manipulation within a drawing. A rule can identify two items and define the placement behavior and the relationship between these items. The items can be catalog items or specified using a filter. When you place or modify an item within the model, the software evaluates that placement using the rules in Smart P&ID Rule Manager.

The software tests applicable rules for the new or modified item against items located within the model. When a rule matches both items, the rule is carried out, and the software performs the associated actions. These actions can include the following:

  • Geometric changes to the two items, such as moving a source item into place with respect to a target item.

  • Graphical connections between items, such as ownership, fitting, or gluepoint.

  • Creation of relationships between two items for the purpose of drawing consistency.

When an inconsistency is detected in the model, the software marks the location of the problem with an error or warning symbol. These inconsistencies are based on criteria defined in Smart P&ID Rule Manager, which must be taken into account when correcting the inconsistencies. It is possible to override some rules while you are in the drawing software by approving inconsistencies.

By setting up typical or standard design rules that define the placement characteristics of items and how items interact with each other, you can quickly and easily place the required equipment, interconnecting piping, instrumentation, and other accessories and confirm that you are satisfying proper design criteria. All rules are applied while you create your drawing, not at some arbitrary later time.

You can generate a Rules Summary Report that displays a detailed list of your current rules. You can view the report in you default Web browser.

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Published 9/20/2023 at 2:04 PM