To create new View Arrangement Definition (VAD) File in OpenPlant Orthographics Manager.

Background

In OpenPlant Orthographics Manager, User needs to create View Arrangement Definition file first to generate OpenPlant Orthographics Manager’s output drawing.

Steps to Accomplish

1. Launch OpenPlant Orthographics Manager and select already created project.
   
   
2. Press “Create a new view arrangement definition (VAD) File” button to define new file name
   
   
   
   
3. Define “Name” in “Specify new VAD file name dialog” and press “OK”
   
   
   
   
4. Press “+” button in Referenced Model to “Add a reference model”
   
   
   
   
5. Select a single referenced file or multiple files using Cntrl or Shift key and press “OK” to “Add Reference” dialog
   
   
   
   
6. Go to “3D Clipping Area” tab of view arrangement definition file creation window
   
   
7. Select direction “Top” from Direction drop-down menu and press “View referenced model” button
   
   
   
   
8. Referenced Model(s) will open in OpenPlant Orthographics manager
   
   
   
   
9. Fill Position X,Y,Z co-ordinates manually or see below steps to fill them using “Pick Area” option
   
   
10. Select Pick Area button.
    
    
    
    
11. Select two points in model to fill X,Y co-ordinates values
    
    
    
    
12. X,Y position values for First and Second Points must get filled
    
    
    
    
13.  Fill Elevation values manually for Top direction say Min Z as -50000 and Max Z as 50000
    
    
    
    
14. Select “Check Area” button to see all required components are corrected covered in selected Position (Make sure referenced models opened at back end in same direction in which View Arrangement definition file being created)
    
    
    
    
15. Rotate the model to see all components correctly shown in check box
    
    
    
    
16. Switch to “View Output Position” tab
    
    
17. In Position field, input X,Y co-ordinates manually which will indicate where the lower left corner of the defined view will be placed in the 2D drawing. You can also pick the lower left position in the 2D drawing if you have the border drawing open. Follow below steps to pick points in drawing.
    
    
18. Select “View Border” button in “View Output Position” tab
    
    
    
    
19. Once Border file gets loaded, Select “Pick lower left point” button (user will be redirected to opened border file on clicking this button)
    
    
    
    
20. Select a “Scale” for the view from the drop down list say 1/50. This scale determines how much the model is reduced when the output drawing is generated.
    
    
21. Select a Rotation angle from the list (0, 90, 180, 270), if you wish to rotate the view in the 2D drawing.
    
    
22. Switch to “Match Line and View Information” tab, enter the information you want displayed on the 2D output drawing in the fields provided.(this is not mandatory step to create new view arrangement definition file)
    
    
23. Once done, press “Save” button to save new view arrangement definition file
    
    
    
    
24. Once saved, “View Name” of New View Arrangement Definition file will be shown in “View Names” box and Referenced models used to create new file will be shown in  “All Referenced Models” box
    
    
    
    
25. Go to OpenPlant Orthographics manager project directory and open “VAD” folder and see newly create file must reside there “C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OrthographicsManager V8i\WorkSpace\Projects\[Project Name]\VAD”

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