Translate PDS Reference Data - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

Intergraph Smart 3D Reference Data

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Smart 3D Version
12 (2018)

Before you start this procedure, edit the AllCodeLists.xls workbook to match any customization in the PDS project.

  1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the software installation folder.

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

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

  3. Select the Translate PDS Reference Data option on the PDS Piping Reference Data Translator Dialog.

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

  5. In the PDS ASCII Files Location box, browse to the location that stores your PDS reference data.

  6. In the PDS Translation Rules box, browse to the location that stores the edited PDS translation rules, which are in Excel workbook (.XLS) format. Type the name of a workbook.

    SHARED Tip The software includes two translation rules workbooks in the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\PDSTranslator\Docs folder: Piping Translation Rules DIN.xls and Piping Translation Rules.xls. You can edit these workbooks according to your project.

  7. In the PDS Code Lists box, browse to the location where the codelist information is stored, and type the name of a workbook.

    • The translation process does not convert PDS codelists.

    • The process uses two Smart 3D codelists that relate to dimensional data. These codelists are located in AllCodeLists.xls.

  8. In the SmartPlant 3D Piping Excel File box, browse to the location where you want the Excel workbooks to be stored, and type the name of a workbook. The format is Excel workbook format (.XLS).

    SHARED Tip If you provide a name for the Excel file, the translator uses this name as a prefix for the names of the generated Excel workbooks. For example, if you type PdsTranslation.xls, the utility exports two files: PdsTranslation_Catalog.xls and PdsTranslation_Specification.xls.

  9. 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.

  10. Click Translate. When the process finishes, the status bar on the translator displays Finished.

  11. Review the error log.

Based on the errors, you can decide to do one of the following: 1) Revise the input data, delete the output files, and re-translate, OR 2) edit the output files.

See Also

Using the PDS Translator