Connection Items not associated to the owner part - Intergraph Smart 3D - Administration & Configuration

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Intergraph Smart 3D
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Smart 3D Version
12.1 (2019)

Message

Connection Items not associated to the owner part.

Severity

High.

Detailed Description

All connection items (welds, bolt sets, gaskets) should have an owner part. A weld typically will appear under an owner part in the Workspace Explorer. When a connection item does not have an owner part, then it might not be brought into the workspace. One way that we can reach these objects is by navigating from the Relationships tab of the Connection Properties dialog box. Another way is to define a filter using the object type and then selecting the connection items in the model.

Possible Cause

Sometimes a part occurrence is deleted, and due to permission boundaries, the connection items are left alone. The connection associated to this connection item is placed in the To Do List.

Possible Impacts

A weld shows up underneath the model root. Reports that are generated do not show the proper owner for the connection items (such as a weld). The ownership report of the Connection Items is wrong, especially for ones that are on the boundary of the Pipelines, as there is no owner for this bolt set object.

What You Should Do

Re-compute the associated parts or features to resolve this problem.

  1. In the model, select the weld in question.

  2. Click Edit > Properties.

  3. On the Relationships tab, select Connection.

  4. On the Connection Properties dialog box, select the parts or features. Any modification made like location changes or changes to nominal piping diameter will cause a re-computation, and the problem will be fixed at that time.