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    How To Add Detail Sketches in OpenPlant Isometrics Manager Using OpenPlant Modeler

    Applies To 
    Product(s):  OpenPlant Isometrics Manager
    Version(s):  08.11.09.XXX (SS5) | 08.11.11.XXX (SS6)
    Environment:  Windows 7/8.1/10 (64 bit)
    Area:  Settings/Attributes
    Subarea:  Customization
    Original Author:  Rahul Kumar, Bentley Product Advantage Group

    Background

    In OpenPlant isometrics Manager, we can felicitate the detail sketches using configuration manager. Detail sketches are required in drawings to get the clear details of online components & sometimes others as well.

    Currently in OpenPlant Isometrics Manager, it uses the data stored in a MicroStation cell library, which could be fetched by filling the property fields in OpenPlant Modeler at the time of modelling. Below explanation has been illustrated in context with OpenPlant Modeler & OpenPlant Isometrics Manager.

    Steps to Accomplish

    It could be accomplish in two major steps:

    A.    Creation of Cell in Detail Sketch Library

    1. Launch Open Plant Isometric configuration manager and open the seed file.



    2. From the Menu bar, go to Element > Cells as shown below.



    3. From the cell library window, select File > Attach File as shown below.



    4. Select detail_sketch.cel from your project location & click on Open as shown below.

      Project Location: C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenPlantModeler V8i\WorkSpace\Projects\OPModeler_Metric\DataSet\Isometrics\Styles\IFC\Cell


    5. Open cell library for editing. Right click on cell name & select Open for editing as shown.



    6. In Detail_sketch.cel file, from the menu bar go to File > Model.
    7. Click on “Import models” to import the desired file. Select the DWG/DGN/DXF/CEL or other supported format.



    8. Once drawing gets selected, it will prompt to add the Model as a Model or a layout. In that case, select “model”. See image below.



    9. A new model is being created. Right click on Model name field and rename it, say “Fig-02A".



    10. From Drawing Tab, select ‘Place Text’ option. Place Text including an underscore like A_A or use file name as Fig-02A.





    11. Modeler may also place the cross references as A_A (Optional). 


      NOTE:
      A. Place the text where the cross reference is to be placed, change color etc. wherever needed. An underscore is must between the characters.
      B. This is for automatic cross-referencing, done in sequence “A”, “B”, “C”. If this rule is not necessary, just place a text with the name of the detail sketch, say Fig-02A.

    12. Similarly repeat this for other detail sketches.
    13. From the menu bar go to File>save settings and exit from file.


      Scaling & Labeling the Cell Library:

    14. When the drawings are imported into the cell library the units and possible UOR (unit of resolution) will be set from the imported model. When placed as detail sketch the size of the sketches in the isometric depends on it.

      For example: Import the drawing into the cell libraries and measure the sketches as 50 mm square. When used as a detail sketch they end up as 0.5 mm square. This is caused by the cell UOR being 10 subunits per master unit where 1000 was expected. In this case user needs to set the scale factor to 100.
      The scale factor must be changed in ‘Isometric Configuration’ dialog from corresponding Detail Sketch node, as shown in below image. By default it is set as ‘1’. See image below:


      Note: Modeler can also set the Naming pattern, Border size, levels and choice of placing the detail drawing in isometric using the above UI. 

    15. To Label Detail Sketch name, modify the text shown as per below image.

      Text: See detail $(DETAIL_SKETCH)

    B. To enter Details Sketch information in OpenPlant Modeler

    1. Launch OpenPlant Modeler, Select Project unit, say Metric here.
    2. Place a pipeline with few components.
    3. Double click on the component to Modify, go to ‘Miscellaneous’ tab.Under Detail_Sketch property field, fill in the cell name present under detail_Sketch cell library. See image below:

            

    4. Click on green check icon to save the setting as shown in above image.
    5. Generate iso sheet and publish an I model.
    6. Launch OpenPlant Isometrics Manager.
    7. Generate isometrics and verify results. See image below.

        

    See Also

    http://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/design___engineering/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/13885.how-to-add-detail-sketches-in-openplant-isometric

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    • Rahul Kumar Created by Bentley Colleague Rahul Kumar
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