RE: B3D_SYSTEM_UNITS & B3D_UORS_PER_SYSTEM_UNIT in PSDS XM

Mike.McGinnis — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:47:20 GMT

I changed the projdefe.rul & the Db to 12000 OURS per FOOT to match the design file. I got properly sized pipe; however, if I place pipe with insulation, the insulation comes in 12x too thick.

For option 1 above, are you saying I could set the Db & projdefe.rul to 144000 OURS per INCH? (The design file is set to 12000 per FOOT)

RE: B3D_SYSTEM_UNITS & B3D_UORS_PER_SYSTEM_UNIT in PSDS XM

Ian Robinson — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:23:23 GMT

Hi Mike,

There are 3 areas where the projects units are defined. The rule file you mentioned, the Project_Config table in the project database and the design file itself. These 3 areas need to have the same values otherwise you will get messages that they are not same and certain functions in the software will not operate.

The valid settings for B3D_SYSTEM_UNITS is either INCH or MM. This would be the reason you are getting error messages. So you have a couple of options here.

1. Create a new project with the settings that will match the design file units but calculating the UOR s out to match the design file master unit of FOOT.

2. Change your database table and Projdefe.rul to match the design file.

HTH,

Ian