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The PDMS/ E3D interface contains two different types of transfers - ident transfer and specification transfer. The transfer generates a set of ASCII files that can be separated into one file for the specifications (SPECON) and a set of files for the ident transfer.

File format configuration

For generating correct file formats for PDMS/ E3D, you need to configure some settings in the General Configuration screen. They are:

For all formats:

  • The maximum text length for the data in a line can be configured in LINE_LENGTH_FOR_FORMATS. The recommended value for is greater than 120.

  • The padding can be configured in PADDING_LENGTH_FOR_FORMATS. The recommended value is greater than 15.

  • Padding is provided for SPCOM for better readability.

  • Few attributes in the standard configuration are deselected to be mandatory in XLS column, by default. Such columns do not show up in the generated formats. If user needs them, they have to select them in the configuration.

  • 'OLD' comes up for those records in place of 'NEW' whose data is modified, in the generated formats.

For SPECON for PDMS_C:

  • The default values for the units for 'bore' and the 'length' are 'IN' and 'MM' respectively.

  • BLTM attribute needs to be set by the user.

The attribute CMPD or TUBD is used based on the component for which the data is added. The CMPD element type gets created when an element with a fixed weight is referenced. These are typically all piping components.

The TUBD elements type gets created when an element with a variable weight is referenced. These are typically only tubes or pipes as their length may vary and the resultant weight unit UWEI is calculated at kg/m.

The CMPD/TUBD should be defined as per the value in the SPECON file for CMPREF. A possible value for setting the CMPD/TUBD could be /Ident-C as set in spec file.

The attribute to define the weight should be UWEI if it is TUBD. The attribute to define weight should be CWEI is it is CMPD.