Background

As desired by few users to open generated isometric dwg in AutoCAD instead of OpenPlant Isometrics Manager, some modification is required in IsoExtractor.bat file. User should be able to get it with limited functionality. Below are the case discussed to achieve the desired settings.

Note - To extract in dwg format and opening the iso with ACAD will drop the component attributes. So you will be unable to read spec data from the components in the graphic environment.

Case1: To Generate dwg Format Using "Show Isometric" option : Manual Approach

Steps to Accomplish   

1. Open Project Administrator select the working project and open Isometric Configuration.
   
   
   
2. Change isometric output format to dwg.
   
   
   
3. Go to following path for editing "IsoExtractor.bat".
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\OpenPlantIsometricsManager V8i\OpenPlantIsometricsManager\IsoExtractor\IsoExtractor.bat
4. Copy original IsoExtractor.bat file as backup.
5. Right click on "IsoExtractor.bat" click on edit.
6. Edit "IsoExtractor.bat" as per below comment.
   Comment out (remove rem text) on following lines and give the exact path of 'acad.exe' file as per install AutoCAD version.
   :openIso
   set str=%4
   set str=%str:\\=\%
   "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2015\acad.exe" /p "<<Unnamed Profile>>" %str%
   goto End
   
   
7. Refer below Image.
   
   
   
8. Save the file and generate isometric to review the result.
   
   Note: Above steps only work if isometric generation path in 'Isoproj.cfg' is IE_DGN = $(IE_STYLE_WORK) dgn/. if isometric generation path is set on other location, then user need to change IE_L00 path to same location of generated isometric
   
   
9. Refer below Image
   

Case 2: To Generate dwg Format for Isometrics: An Automated Approach

Steps to Accomplish

1. Open Project Administrator select the working project and open Isometric Configuration.
   
   
   
2. Change isometric output format to dwg.
   
   
   
3. Edit ‘IsoExtractor.bat’ as mention below.
   Add condition to open Seed File-
   IF [%4] == [] goto openseed
   
   Following statement convert .l00 to 'dwg'
   set a=%~4
   set aa=%a:.l00=.dwg%
   set dwg=%aa:l00=dgn%
   START "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2015\acad.exe" "%dwg%" 
   goto End
   
   Following statement opens generated isometric in AutoCAD.
   :openIso
   START "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2015\acad.exe" "%~4" 
   goto End
   
   Following statement opens seed file in OpenPlant Isometrics Manager.
   :openseed
   OpenPlantIsoExtractor.exe "-wc%config%" "-ws_USTN_PROJECTSROOT=%PROJROOT%" "-wu%~1" "-wp%~2" "-wsPW_DISABLE_INTEGRATION=1" "-ws_SP_DOCMGMT=1" "-wsPW_MG_CFG=%PW_MG_CFG%" -WAISOEXT "-wsSTYLE=%~3' '%~4' 
   goto End
   
   
4. Refer below image.
   
   
   
5. Save the ‘IsoExtractor.bat’ file.
6. Generate isometric to review the result.
7. Download attached 'IsoExtractor.bat'  file.
   Note: Above steps only work if  isometric generation path in 'Isoproj.cfg' is IE_DGN = $(IE_STYLE_WORK)dgn/. if isometric generation path is set on other location, then user need to change IE_L00 path to same location of generated isometric 
   
8. Refer below Image.
   

See Also

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