How to Add Dimensional Unit to Added Property in OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition



Applies To 
Product(s):OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition
Version(s):

10.04.00.30+

Environment: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit)
Area: Customization
Subarea: Pipeline
Original Author:Deepak Singh,Bentley Product Advantage Group

In OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition, requirement is to add dimensional unit to added or existing property in OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition.

Background

In OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition, for a custom added property user can add its dimensional unit using OpenPlant Project Administrator CONNECT Edition. Below wiki article explain the procedure to achieve this requirement.

Steps to Accomplish

  1. Launch OpenPlant Project Administrator CONNECT Edition.

  2. Select your desired workset, here OpenPlant Metric is considered.
  3. Expand the workset node & select your desired product icon. Refer image below.


  4. From Ribbon interface, select Settings and click on Schema Editor as shown below.


  5. This will evoke Schema Configuration window
  6. Enter desired class name, here Pipeline class to Search box & click on Search icon. Refer image below.


  7. Expand the Classes node & select Pipeline class as shown below.


  8. Select Properties tab & click on “+” icon to add a new property as shown below.


  9. To Add New Property dialog, enter desired property name that needs to be added.
  10. Click on Display label field, notice that it automatically updates the display label to lower case & remove the underscore as shown below.

  11. Change the Type to Double.
  12. For Kind of quantity select desired quantity from list. In this article Volume Flow Rate is taken as an example. Refer image below.


  13. Select desired Unit from list as shown below.


  14. Click on OK.


  15. Click on Save to save all the changes. Refer image below.



  16. Launch OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition, create a pipeline & verify the customization.


See Also

communities.bentley.com/.../faq---openplant-modeler-connect-edition

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