Process, Power and Marine Division

Smart3D Automation Toolkit

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Smart3D Automation Toolkit

 What is it?
– Smart3D Automation Toolkit is a collection of customized Automation
routines.
– The Tools have been developed by Intergraph Global Services
– The Tools are examples of the types of value-add customization that
users can apply to the delivered software to accommodate client
specific requirements
– The Tools are unsupported utilities

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Smart3D Automation Toolkit
 There are 44 Smart3D commands that fall into 8
categories
– Select Filters and Object Set Manipulation (5 tools)
– Helper Commands (3 tools)
– View Manipulation Commands (3 tools)
– Filter Creation Commands (3 tools)
– Workspace Modification Commands (4 tools)
– Route Commands (10 tools)
– Structure Commands (1 tool)
– Common Commands (15 tools)

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Smart3D Automation Toolkit
 The Tools are supported by
shortcut key-ins, an add-on
floating menu in the S3D
environment, and a Taskbar
icon
 User access to the Tools can
be controlled by the
Administrator at the individual
user and S3D permission
group level

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Smart3D Select/Filter Commands
 Select Set Browser
– Allows user to review
attributes of selected
items on screen.
– Default Attributes
provided, user can add
new ones as required

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Smart3D Select/Filter Commands
 On The Fly Locate Filter
– Filter appear in the users
session drop down list
– Filter list is not persisted in
the model or session files
– Filters are dropped from
the active session if the
user switches tasks

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Smart3D Select/Filter Commands
 Add Configured Filters
– Allows user to add pre-
defined Locate Filters to
the workspace (text file)
– Filters appear in the users
session drop down list
– Filter list is not persisted in
the model or session files
– Filters are dropped from
the active session if the
user switches tasks
– Can cycle through filters
using Ctrl ~ and Ctrl – Before After
Shift - ~
– Can switch to „All‟ using
Ctrl + Space

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Smart3D Select/Filter Commands
 Filter Selected Objects
– Allows user to
keep/remove specified
items from an active
select set

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Smart3D Select/Filter Commands
 Manage Object Sets
– Allows user to define
collections of Objects
– Object sets can be
added and removed
from the Active Select
Set
– Object Sets appear in
the users Manage
Object Sets form
– Object Sets are not
persisted in the model
or session files
– Object Sets are not
dropped from the active
session if the user
switches tasks
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Smart3D Helper Commands
 SmartSketch Settings
– Allows user to display a
floating menu for
SmartSketch glyph
settings
– Available from
Commands Toolbar and
Super Shortcut Key-in
(Ctl-Shift-Shift)
– Settings can be
changed in the middle
of a placement or
measurement
command without
interrupting command
flow

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Smart3D Helper Commands
 Lock Pinpoint to Zero
– Allows user to reset
pinpoint to zero
– Toolbar Lock to Zero
– Super Shortcut (Shft-
Shft-Ctl)
• Lock
• Lock to Zero
• Unlock

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Smart3D Helper Commands

 Lock pinpoint to Centroid of

Geometry
– Allows to locate centroid of planar
surface or curve such as a structure
opening
– Allows to locate center of a 3D projection
such as a cylinder
– Pinpoint is locked so the next click
responds to running command and uses
the point.

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Smart3D View Commands
 Keyboard View Commands
– Keyboard Numeric KeyPad
Ctrl + Zoom-in in the active view.
Ctrl – Zoom-out in the active view.
Ctrl Shift + Rotate active view clockwise about Active axis.
Ctrl Shift – Rotate active view clockwise about Active axis.
Ctrl Shift Change Active Axis (cycle between X Y Z)
BackSpace
Ctrl Shift Capslock Change zoom/rotate factor (fast/slow)
Ctrl Shift V Active View Style

Cycle between Wireframe/Shaded/Smooth style

Ctrl-0 Set Active View to Next Standard Viewing direction.
Ctrl-9 Set Active View to Previous Standard Viewing direction.
Enter Center view to coordinates by user key-in
D Set display depth by key-in
Home Fit
Space Center to Selected Objects
Note: These shortcuts get disabled if Super ShortCuts are disabled.

When the view manipulation command is active, coordinates

of the point located are shown in the status bar

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Smart3D View Commands
 View Manipulation
– Mouse

Click and <quickly> Center view to point – First click picks point,
click across views subsequent clicks identify view(s) to center
Ctrl – Click Centers view to picked point
Shift – Click Centers view to last picked point
Alt – Click Centers ALL other views to picked point
Left Drag Rotate
Left + Right Drag Pan
Scroll Zoom In-Out
Right Drag Dynamic Zoom
Middle Drag Zoom Area

Note: These shortcuts get disabled if Super ShortCuts are disabled.

When the view manipulation command is active, coordinates

of the point located are shown in the status bar

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Smart3D Filter Creation Commands
 Create Filter from
Select Set
– Allows user to create
custom Filters based on
selected objects
– Filters are stored in the
My Filters folder of the
Select Filter form

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Smart3D Filter Creation Commands
 Create Nested
System Filter by
Name
– Allows user to
create a Filter
based on WSE
System Names
– Filters are stored
in the My Filters
folder of the
Select Filter form
– Wildcards (% and
?) are supported,
multiple comma
separated system
names can be
used

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Smart3D Filter Creation Commands
 Create Filter by
Specification(s)
– Allows user to
create filters
based on piping
specifications
– Filters are
stored in the My
Filters folder of
the Select Filter
form
– Wildcards and
other similar
search criteria
are not
supported

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Smart3D Workspace Modification
Commands
 Add Selected Objects
to Workspace
– Allows user to add
selected object to active
Workspace without
redefining a new Filter

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Smart3D Workspace Modification
Commands
 Add Interfering Objects
to Workspace
– Allows user to add
clashing objects to the
Active Workspace
without redefining
Filters
– User selects (one or
more) interference(s)
and invokes tool to add
clashing items

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Smart3D Workspace Modification
Commands
 Add Connected Objects to
Workspace
– Allows user to add connected
objects to the Active Workspace
without redefining a new filter.
– Following relationships are
traced
• Nozzle to pipeline
• Piping part to connected pipeline
• Pipe run to hanger/supports

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Smart3D Workspace Modification
Commands
 Add to Workspace
by Range
– Allows user to add
items to the
Workspace by a
range box instead
of applying new
Filters
– User can select
items to be
included /excluded
in range selected

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Select Empty
Runs
– Allows user to
select empty runs
in the model
– User can delete
any selected runs
using delete
command
– Command runs on
Model, not
Workspace

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Change Bend
Radius
– Allows user to
manually define
bend radius for
piping turn features.
– Bend radius by User
must be enabled in
Project Catalog
Piping Specification
Rules

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Insert Isometric Break
Point
– Allows user to quickly
apply an iso break point
in the model
– Break points are based
on Connection items
– The control point is
larger than the pipe for
visibility

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Spool Selected
Pipelines
– Allows user spool all
selected pipelines
– No longer required to
select one by one in
„Generate Spools‟
command

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Replace Elbow With
Tee
– Allows user to replace
an elbow (bend) with a
tee
– Option to orient tee is
provided
– Configurations where Option 1
there is a run break at
the elbow and Option 2
components adjacent to
the elbow are supported

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Replace Tee With
Elbow
– Allows user to replace
an tee with an elbow
(default turn)

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Split Run
1. User selects a feature
and runs command
2. All features from the
selected feature to one 1 2
end of the run is
provided as one option
3. If declined, all features
from the selected feature
to the other end of the
run is provided as the
other option 3 4
4. Upon confirmation, the
existing run is copied
and all features are
moved to the copy of the
run

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Merge Run
– User selects a
connection and runs
command
– One of the runs at the 1
connection is provided
as one option to keep
– If declined, the other run
at the connnection is
provided as an option
– Upon confirmation, all
features are moved to 2 3
the run to keep and the
other run is deleted

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Expand Select Set for
Move
– User selects one straight
on each leg and runs
command
– Option 1 (False)
Terminus features and
branch features
connected to the leg(s)
are added to select set
– A move operation will
stretch the branch legs
leaving their ends in
original position

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Smart3D Route Commands
 Expand Select Set for
Move
– User selects one straight
on each leg and runs
command
– Option 2 (True)
Terminus features and
small (< 1m) branch legs
(with no turns)
connected to the leg(s)
are added to select set
– A move operation will
move the small branches
and stretch the longer
ones

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Smart3D Structure Commands
 Find Duplicate Items
– Allows user to identify
duplicate member
systems, slabs and
insulation in the
selected set
– Of the two identical
items, the newer one is
considered the
“duplicate”

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Precision Move
– Allows user to
key-in X, Y, Z
coordinates to
move a select
set a specified
distance

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Show Only Selected

Objects
– Allows user to display the
selected objects and hide
other objects
– Use „Show All‟ to redisplay
hidden object

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Compare Object
Properties
– Allows user to
review attributes of
two or more
selected items on
screen
– User can compare,
All attributes,
Different Attributes,
or Identical
Attributes
– Hide/show toggle for
blank attribute
values
– Items roll off list as
new items selected
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Smart3D Common Commands

 Local IFC On/Off (no

avi)
– Super Shortcut menu
item to toggle local IFC
– Ctl-Ctl-Shft to get form
– Allows user to quickly
select On/Off setting
without using Tools =>
Check Interference =>
Properties => Local
Detect tab settings

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Part Change Impact

Analysis
– Allows user to review part
entities and assess impact
of changes
– all occurrences of that part
in entire database and
status
(approved/unapproved)
– all drawings containing the
currently selected part
(approved/unapproved)
– all drawings containing one
or more such parts in the
entire model database
(approved/unapproved)

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Database Integrity
Analysis (no avi)
– Provides the user a
visual review in the
ribbon bar of records
found in the DBI reports
– Can be filtered by
object, type, severity,
etc.
– Items reviewable using
Select Set Browser or
managed Object Sets
tools

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Remove Text “Copy

of…”
– Allows user to clean up
names prefixed with
system generated
“Copy of..” text
– User defines select set
of items to process and
applies the command

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Copy OID‟s to
Clipboard
 Functionality to paste
Select Set object OID‟s into
the clipboard
 Can be used in conjunction
with the Select Set Browser

 Find By Report
– Functionality to locate
model items via report
– Setup and use per the
Database Integrity
Guide

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Smart3D Common Commands

 Show/Hide Reference Files

(only on short cut menu in
WSE)
 Hides the contents of
selected reference file and
its coordinate system

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