Hi, I have recently started to work on a project and have the following type of difficulty: All other project personell are able to open the project PI diagrams in Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID and they work fine. When I open the same file the instrumentation…

Good afternoon, When OPPID generates a number for an item (equipment, valve,...) it is allways 4 digits long. is there a way to limit this to 3 chars? Kind regards.

AutoPLANT P&ID V8i (SELECTseries 3) (64-bit): Unhandled Exception and ADS Request Error messages when executing ASIREGENALL, creating an exchange drawings, or executing import/export block commands To boost the performance of AutoPLANT P&ID V8i…

Good morning, I have switched to OPPID SS5. I have been doing some testing and I am a bit concerned that there are more problems then with SS4. When I draw a pipe segment and I place a valve on it everything works as it should. But when I select…

The ReadMe files for the recent AutoPLANT V8i (SELECTseries 3) "Refresh" Release are now available for download from the Files section of this forum. Thanks. Chris

I am trying to use an external data source select query. The Device Type Code Function is a simple select statement (SELECT DISTINCT DEVICE_TYPE_CODE_FUNCTION FROM Instrumentation_ISA51). It returns say “P” from the database. What I can’t seem…

Good afternoon, When I move an element in OPPID, like a pipe, valve,nozzle,... The system recalculated relations, properties etc. Is there a command that can do this without first modifying an element. Like you used to have the processing command…

Good afternoon, I am converting Plantspace drawings (08.09.04.38) to PowerPid (08.11.09.26). When I convert a drawing and I check the log file afterwards I notice that there is an object (EQUIP_SAFETY) that is excluded from conversion: Components…

Good afternoon, When I place an annotation on e.g. a valve that is placed vertical, the annotation is always horizontal. Is there a way to align the annotation to the direction of the elements? Kind regards

Good morning, I am currentley working on a conversion project pspid to oppid. I have set up the conversion but things go wrong converting the pipelines. The originating config from pspid is heavyly customized. The JSM object names have been changed…

AutoPLANT P&ID/P&IW SS3 and Office 2010 32 bit support It has come to our attention that the readme for the AutoPLANT P&IW and P&ID applications needs a bit more clarity regarding the setup of AutoPLANT P&ID/P&IW running on a Windows 7 64 bit workstation…

Greetings, I've been working on intelligent P&IDs for a little while now but I always have trouble deciding what type of line the drains/vents should be. Having them as major or minor lines causes issues with the line list not coming out properly…

Good afternoon, This problem occures after moving a pipeline with a valve in it: I select the valve With a right click I open the context menu. Normally I get the options related to OPPID objects with e.g. "Replace" but those options are no longer…

Good afternoon, Is it possible to use multiple models in PowerPid? I have been trying but I get all kinds of errors. Kind regards.

I have found some good information on this site on how to connect to my PSDS Specs but everything I see talks about MS Access databases. Surely no-one would want to use Access this way in a professional environment?? We certainly only run PlantSpace out…

I am running Autoplant V8I with windows 7 , 64 bit, computer I am a newbe at autoplant p&id and am trying to set it up new symbols but I have followed the information in the help file to create a new symbol and I have had no luck getting it to place…

Good afternoon, I am trying to change the proprty"Tag number" for equipments. Currently it displays the equipment tag as <prefix>-<number>. I want to change this to <prefix>-<number><suffix>. To do so I changed the "OpenPlant_Supplemental_Tagging…

I am running windows 7, 64 bit with Autoplant SS3 V8i. I am having problems with the symbol manager. I have gone through the set up on making a custom directory and pathing the directory to the PID. I have done this by going through the document manager…

Good afternoon, We are trying to tweek OPPID so that when we place an item (equipment, valve,connector,....), the cell takes on the active color. I have tried to change the cell from "graphic" to "point" type but that doesn't do the trick. Does…

Hi, According to the "OpenPlant Reporting [FAQ]" there is a way to export grid reports to excel: OpenPlant Reporting can output reports three ways. 1. Crystal Reports format. 2. Output to DGN (report to be placed in a drawing) 3. Grid …

I am using JSpace Class Editor. I am having problems getting any class in PIPE to recognize the PID_LINE class. For example I have a Class named Tag_NO in both classes and in the PIPE class I have the property with A=PID_LINE\MEMBER_OF\TAG_NO. Any property…

Good morning, Every time I open a supplement xml-file I get several warning messages: <<< 2013-02-20 07:55:37,829 [1] WARN - DynamicXmlSerializer (null) - TransientLookupCollectionSerializationHandler skipping dictionary entry with key 'Bentley…

Good morning, I am still strugling to get my project on rails. Latest issue is the conversion of fittings from plantspace PID to PowerPid. We have object from plantspace pid named "FITT_REDUCER". I have created a jsm conversion rule for that object…

People, I am having a very good brain fade with caffeine overdose. Who can put me the right pointer for adjusting the AutoPLANT P&ID equipment tag default text height as well as making it appear with the oval shape rather than the underline? When…

Good evening, I am working on the annotations for pipes. I can customise it for as far as it concernes properties from the "Pipe Run" class. What I want to do is to use a property from a "Major Pipeline" to annotate a "Pipe Run". I know it can be done…