Run the Get External Data command - Intergraph Spoolgen - Help

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SmartPlant Foundation / SDx Version
10
I-Configure Version
6.0(2016)
Isogen Version
13.0(2016)
Smart Isometrics Version
7.0(2019)
Spoolgen Version
9.0(2019)

You use I-Configure to control the point at which the software runs the Get External Data (GED) function. You can configure the software to run the GED function in the three ways explained below. You can use these methods individually or in combination on a project, with each using a different configuration file.

Regardless of the method you select, use I-Configure to define the required project defaults prior to executing the GED function. For more information, see Project Defaults and Attributes in the I-Configure Help.

Run the GED function on import

After the Isogen Data File (IDF) or Piping Component File (PCF) is converted to POD format, and before the resulting POD file is opened in the application, perform the steps below.

  1. Define the following project defaults in I-Configure:

    • GED Configuration (Import) - Specify the full path location and file name of the configuration file.

    • Set External Data on Import to True

  2. In the Host application, click Project > Import.

Run the GED function interactively

  1. Define the following project default in I-Configure:

    • GED Configuration (Interactive) - Specify the full path location and file name of the configuration file.

  2. In the Spoolgen, click Tools > Get External Data.

Run the GED function on drawing generation

  1. Define the following project defaults in I-Configure:

    • GED Configuration (Generate) - Specify the full path location and file name of the configuration file.

    • Set External Data on Generate to True

  2. In the Host application, click Tools > Generate Drawings.