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Has anyone received the following error message when placing a component (elbow from Spears catalog) in Openplant?

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    Object reference not set to an instance of an object. stacktrace: at Bentley.bulding.mechanical.components.port.getinvalue ( string propname) at Bentley.building.mechanical.components.port. at Bentley.building.mechanical fittingplacementtool.createcomponent at Bentley.building.mechanical.noninlineplacmenttool._ondatabutton (object sender, buttonevnetargs e)
  • 0 Offline in reply to mpayne

    Hello, 

    Are you using the default catalog? Could you pleas let us know the version for OpenPlant Modeler? Also it would be great if you write few steps while placement.

    Thanks in Advance!

    -Regards | Rahul Kumar

    Regards,

    Rahul Kumar

    Product Engineer – Global Technical Support | Community Moderator

  • 0 Offline in reply to Rahul Kumar
    Hi Rahul,
    I am using Openplant Modeler V8i (Selectseries 5) Version 08.11.09.440 As I mentioned the earlier post I am using out of the box the Spears Catalog. In routing pipe instead of placing an elbow in some cases it will stop pipe being placed. Then I try to just place an elbow at the end of the pipe and receive the error message. I have tried using an intelligent line string to place a pipe run. Still the same issues. Since I have 13 years experience with Plantspace and did create catalogs I even tried creating a Disticts spec with the Spears catalog in Openplant because at this point I am constantly being kicked out of the system. Since I had no issues with a previous design in Openplant I am wondering if a reference model created by the structural group is the issue. Their first model in AECOsims would not let me open an Openplant model with the structural model was referenced in so I had to open in Microstation and then detach. Structural then created a model with Prostructure I was able to open in Openplant but had some issues so detached. I have no references files in my current model all pipe placed are from the out of box spears catalog and still have the problem of placing a 3/4";1" and 3" elbow.
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
    Thanks in advance,
    Maria
  • 0 Offline in reply to mpayne

    Hello,

    I tested this with same environment as that of yours and i am able to place the components in a newly created OPM DGN with no issues. Please see the snapshot below.

    As per information you provided, I suspect the DGN that you are working on. May be the ports are being matched incorrectly. Is it possible for you to share the DGN?

    Thanks,

  • 0 Offline in reply to Gaurav.Gundecha

    Thank you for your response back, I did not have any issues with a similar design at another facility using the spears catalor.   I believe the problem is tied to a structural model that was referenced into my model.  The file attached normally but after checking in the  file with projectwise I was not able to open file in Openplant.  The file did open in  Microstation V8i, where I detached strucutural reference model that was created in AecoSims and Prostructure, both Bentley products.  Even with file detached there seems to have left some markers in my openplant model.  I had to place a fence around my model and clip void delete to clear up.  

  • 0 Offline in reply to mpayne
    I have some hidden keyins which i can use to query your model and will be able to comment what your issue is.
    Can you share the model please?
  • 0 Offline in reply to Gaurav.Gundecha
    Thank you for wanting to help but I work for Los Angeles County I can not share my file on a public site.
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