How to create ACIS of multiple files in a single command


Applies To AutoPLANT Modeler
Product(s):AutoPLANT Modeler | AutoPLANT Piping
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Environment: Windows 7-8-10 (64 bit)
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Original Author:Devendra Warke, Bentley Product Advantage Group

Background

There might be scenarios in which the users might need to give their model to a contractor or a vendor who might not be having any intelligent software to view and understand the model. In such cases, whenever the user desires to give the model just for representation purposes. He can convert his model into ACIS format which can be viewed in the AutoCAD.

Currently the procedure available allows us to create ACIS of one file at a time which will result in a tiresome work if we have multiple files for conversion. The article explains the procedure to be followed for generating ACIS of multiple files together at once.

Steps to Accomplish

  1. Open a new “Plain” AutoCAD session, by using the AutoCAD desktop shortcut. And make sure that the AutoPLANT profile is not loaded.
  2. Type in the command “PDMODE” in the Commandline and give enter and enter the value must be 0.
  3. Now Xref all the required Piping and Equipment models from the project into the new file. (As Attachment).

NOTE: View the model and check if the files are placed correctly.

  1. Start your Xref Manager, select the files and click on “Bind” .

5. In the next dialog, check on Insert and click on OK.

 Your Xref Manager should not be showing you any files, so click OK to close.

  1. Type in the command bar “EXPLODE” and then give enter.In the next line type “ALL” (to select all xrefs) and enter again.Press enter one more time to complete the explode procedure.

            As a check, select some items now to see if they are separate components.

  1. Now type in the command bar “COPYASACIS” and give enter.Type “ALL” to select all objects and press enter.Give another enter to complete the process

            Observe the white lines created in the model.

  1. Type in a command “EXPORT” and press enter.Select a location where the file must go, choose a filename and Select the file type ACIS (*sat). Click on Save.

  1. Type in command line “ALL”, to select and give enter.

        Enter again to complete the process. (can take some time) In the command line you can read that AutoCAD “ignored some objects. These are your original AutoPLANT items.

  1. Close the AutoCAD session, saving is not needed but you may.

      To check the results, you can Import the *.sat file in to a new AutoCAD session. The ACIS of all the files will be created.

See Also

Converting AutoPLANT Objects To ACIS

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