Create Commodity Codes - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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11 (2016)
  1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the software installation folder.

  2. Under [Product Folder]\CatalogData\PDSTranslator\Bin, double-click PDSDatatranslator.exe.

    The Workstation setup includes the PDSTranslator folder only if you have specified the Project Management option during installation.

  3. Select the Create Commodity Codes option on the PDS Piping Reference Data Translator dialog box.

  4. Under Commodity Code Option, specify either the contractor commodity codes or the industry commodity codes.

  5. In the PDS Code Lists box, browse to the location where the PDS codelist information is stored, and type the name of a workbook. The codelists are in Excel workbook format (.XLS).

  6. In the SmartPlant 3D Piping Specification Data box, browse to the location that stores your piping specification workbook (.XLS).Type the name of a workbook.

    The software includes template files for piping specification and catalog data in the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\PDSTranslator\Bin folder: Piping Specification Template.xls and Piping Catalog Template.xls.

  7. In the SmartPlant 3D Piping Catalog Data box, browse to the location that stores your piping catalog workbook (.XLS). Type the name of a workbook.

  8. In the Translator Error Log box, browse to the location where you want the log file stored, and type the name of the log file.

  9. Click Create.

  • For the industry commodity code option, you can view the resulting Piping Commodity Filter sheet and the Pipe Stock sheet to see the updated commodity codes. The Bolt Selection Filter and Gasket Selection Filter commodity codes are also translated.

  • For the contractor code option, the following items will not generate a new commodity code unless the table checker output generated table names for these items: nipples, blind flanges, reinforcing pads, and reinforcing welds.

See Also

Using the PDS Translator