Custom Mapping Workflow Summary - Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher - Help

Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher Help

Language
English
Product
Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher
Search by Category
Help
Smart Interop Publisher Version
17

The general work process for modifying and then using the template mapping files is shown below.

  1. Review the available default mapping files and see if one is available for your data type. The corresponding custom mapping template files have the prefix Custom. As an example, for PDMS data, look at the CustomPDMSToR3DMapping.xls template file. Its corresponding default mapping file is PDMSToR3DMapping.xls.

    If you do not see a default mapping file for your particular data format, you can use generic mapping. See Use generic mapping for property data.

  2. Copy the custom mapping template file to a different folder location, and then edit the file by adding new classes and properties. Properties are case sensitive. We also recommend making a backup of your custom file.

    See Edit the custom mapping template file.

    • To display unit strings such as 'meters' or 'inches' with specific property values in the translated model, you can create a custom mapping file and define the Units column, See Set the units of measure (UoM) in custom mapping.

    • Save the edited mapping spreadsheet file in the Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Workbook (.xlsx) format.

  3. (Optional) For more granular mapping, you can create a property and add values to it to map a single generic class to specific classes. See Use property values for specific class mapping.

  4. For publishing to SmartPlant Foundation, check the publish mapping in the SmartPlant Schema Editor to make sure they match the classes and properties you added. If not, you must add the new classes and properties using the Schema Editor.

    See Edit the UIDs and then Check publish mapping for SmartPlant Foundation.

  5. (Optional) For Smart 3D, if you added new classes and properties not listed in SPIOPSchema.xlsx, you must also add these classes and properties to the schema file CustomR3DSchema.xls. A template file is delivered with Smart 3D.

    See Extend the Reference 3D schema.

  6. Set the Custom option in Smart Interop Publisher so that the software uses your new mapping file.

    See Set the custom option.

  7. (Optional) You can map graphics levels in CAD-based source files to levels in Smart Review so that you can create smaller Smart Model .vue files. Smart Interop Publisher provides a custom levels template file that is read along with the custom property mapping files. See Use level mapping for graphics.