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Open one of the Equipment and Furnishings reference data workbooks.
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Select the Index sheet.
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On the Index sheet, click the link to the sheet to which to add an equipment part. For example, to add a pump, click the link to the Pump sheet.
To add a new equipment part class, you must add a new sheet to the workbook and specify the class location in the Catalog hierarchy. For example, to add a distillation column class, add a sheet named DistillationColumns. For more information on common sheets, see Adding Part Classes to the Catalog: An Overview in the Smart 3D Reference Data Guide accessible from the Help > Printable Guides command in the software.
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Insert a new row in the Head/Start/End section.
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Specify the properties for the equipment part that you are adding.
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In column A of the new row, type the letter A to indicate the Bulkload utility to which you are adding a new object.
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Bulkload the workbook in the Add/Modify/Delete mode.
For more information on bulkloading data, see Loading Reference Data into the Catalog in the Smart 3D Reference Data Guide.
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The PartNumber must be unique for all parts in the catalog.
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Look on the Custom Interfaces sheet to find more information about part properties, such as type and units.