You can export Piping, HVAC, Electrical, Equipment, and FrameWorks Plus data from PDS that can then be imported into Smart 3D. The PDS Model Data Exporter Command exports Piping, HVAC, Electrical, and Equipment data. FrameWorks Plus uses its own export command to create CIS/2 files for data transfer. The PDS Model Data Exporter utility requires the separate lease and installation of the Intergraph Smart 3D PDS Project Translators (SEBY801AA).
You can use the PDS Model Data Exporter Command with PDS version 8.0 or higher. If the PDS project is an earlier version, you need
to upgrade the project before using the command to export data.
The transfer of Piping, HVAC, Electrical, and Equipment PDS data is a multi-step operation:
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Edit the configuration files to reflect the customizations you have made to PDS attributes. See PDS Exporter Configuration Files.
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Edit the mapping workbooks to reflect the customizations that you have made to the Smart 3D properties. See Importer Workbooks.
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The data must be exported from PDS to an XML formatted file for import into Smart 3D. The PDS Model Data Exporter is delivered with Smart 3D to create the necessary XML file for importing. Sample data files are delivered for all disciplines in the [Product Folder]\Smart3D\3DRefData\SharedContent\Data\Translators\PDSS3DImport\Samples folder. You can write third- party XML data files using the delivered sample files as an example. See PDS Model Data Exporter Command.
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You import the XML file data using the appropriate File > Import command in Smart 3D.