Symbols - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

Intergraph Smart 3D Reference Data

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12 (2018)

Whether using one of the delivered symbols, or a custom symbol that you define yourself, symbols are a key building block used to create your model. There are two basic types of symbols that the software uses: 2-D and 3-D.

The 2-D symbols are used to represent structural member cross-sections, slots, collars and clips, brackets, and standard openings. You can use any of the defined cross sections or define your own custom cross-sections. For more information about 2-D symbols, refer to the 2D Symbols User's Guide.

The 3-D symbols are used to represent equipment, hangers, HVAC components, piping components, and so forth in your model. There are hundreds of symbols that you can use as-is or customize to fit your needs. You can also create your own symbols. This document describes how to create symbols, incorporate them into your reference data, and describes the parameters of the delivered symbols.

In addition to the symbols delivered with the software, Hexagon provides symbols and symbol fixes on the PPM Smart Community web site. These symbols are available on the product page under Downloads > Smart 3D > Content.

In order to fully understand symbols, you need to learn a few terms:

  • Symbol - A symbol is a custom business object that provides a symbolic representation of a set of graphics. It is possible for this set of graphics to look completely different in the different display aspects.

  • Flavor - A flavor is the persistent cache of all the graphic objects displayed by a symbol. Each symbol visible in a session is just a symbolic representation (geometric transformation) of the graphics stored in a flavor.

  • Symbol Definition - A symbol definition is the persistent template for all symbols in a database. It is the definition of the inputs, outputs, and options of all symbols created using this symbol definition.

  • Flavor Manager - When many symbols use the same flavor, a flavor manager object is created to manage the relationships between the symbols, flavor, and symbol definition.

  • Custom Component - A special symbol that has no flavor. Each custom component is a unique symbol containing its graphic objects.

  • Outputs - Persistent objects that are created by the symbol when it calculates. The most common form of output is a graphic object, but output can be parameters.

  • Inputs - Optional persistent objects used by a symbol to calculate its outputs.

See Also

Troubleshooting Symbols (see )