The transfer of as-built data between Smart Isometrics and the 3D design model is a multi-step operation, as illustrated in the following diagram.
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Open I-Configure.
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Select the current isometric project in the Project View panel.
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Select Edit > Project Defaults Command or select Project Defaults
on the horizontal toolbarto display the <Project Name> Project Defaults Dialog.
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Locate XMpLant Mapping File in the list of project defaults on the Project Defaults Tab.
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Click in the Value box for XMpLant Mapping File, and then click
to display the Specify File dialog.
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Navigate to the .xml mapping file and select Open.
When you install the software, the file POD_XM_SP3D_MappingFile.xml is delivered
to C:\SampleIsoDir\SPITutorial\Data\Processing by default. Unless you specify otherwise,
the software uses this file when it exports piping data to the Smart 3D-supported
XML format.
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Select OK to close the dialog, and then select File > Exit to exit I-Configure.
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Open Smart Isometrics, and create the isometric. The completed isometric must be fully defined and able to be generated by Isogen. See Dimension the Pipeline and Validate the Pipeline Design.
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Click File > Export > XMpLant to display the Export to XMpLant dialog.
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Specify the names and full path locations of the XML file to be created, the mapping file on which to base the XML file, and, optionally, the Smart 3D hierarchy location.
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Select OK to export the Smart Isometrics pipeline data to the XML file.
When processing completes, the software displays a message confirming the creation of the XML file.
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Select OK to close the message, and then select File > Exit Command to exit Smart Isometrics.
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To import the Smart Isometrics pipeline data into Smart 3D, open the software, and load the workspace in which the pipeline is to be imported.
To enable the piping import function in Smart 3D, the Intergraph Smart 3D PDS Model & Data Translators component must be installed. See the installation documentation delivered with Smart
3D.
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Click File > Import > Piping to display the Import Piping Data dialog.
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Specify the names and full path locations of the pipeline .xml file to be imported, the attribute mapping file, and the log file.
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Select OK to start the import process.
The software constructs the pipeline in the graphic window and displays a confirmation message when processing is completed.
The pipeline also displays in the Workspace Explorer.
