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BUG when using PLANTPARTCONVERT in Plant 2014

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Message 1 of 33
agutak
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BUG when using PLANTPARTCONVERT in Plant 2014

 

Hi, everyone!

 

I was trying to convert my custom block based equipment with PLANTPARTCONVERT. But after selecting positions for inlets/outlets and pressing Exit nothing happens. Geometry remains without any changes. Corresponding XML file has zero ports "<portCnt>0</portCnt>". Then, certainly, I couldn't use this geometry in Spec Editor.

 

I've tried doing this conversion on 64-bit and 32-bit machines with corresponding versions of Plant 3D.

 

 

Anybody have an advice?

Anatol D. Gutak
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Message 2 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

Not sure, I just tried the same thing and it works ok. I just did a cylinder, made it a block, did the convert, added two ports to the end and get the following in the xml file

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<BlockInfoCollection xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<blockInfoList>
<block>
<name>1</name>
<portCnt>2</portCnt>
<imageName>001.dwg_1.png</imageName>
</block>
</blockInfoList>
</BlockInfoCollection>

 

can you post your block here?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 3 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<BlockInfoCollection xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

  <blockInfoList>

    <block>

      <name>ZM</name>

      <portCnt>0</portCnt>

      <imageName>ZM80.dwg_ZM.png</imageName>

    </block>

  </blockInfoList>

</BlockInfoCollection>

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 4 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

and the CAD file?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 5 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

 
Anatol D. Gutak
Message 6 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

works fine as far as i can tell

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<BlockInfoCollection xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<blockInfoList>
<block>
<name>1</name>
<portCnt>2</portCnt>
<imageName>001.dwg_1.png</imageName>
</block>
<block>
<name>ZM</name>
<portCnt>2</portCnt>
<imageName>001.dwg_ZM.png</imageName>
</block>
</blockInfoList>
</BlockInfoCollection>

 

can you try in another new project?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 7 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

I created a new project in another location (\My documents\Project 1), then imported this block to a project drawing and used plantpartconvert. Still nothing.

Then I tried to use plantpartconvert in the same file - nothing.

All these operations I did under Administrator.

 

Any suggestion?

 

My computer:

Operating system Windows 8 Pro x64

Plant 3D x64

CPU Intel Core i7 990X

RAM 24 GB

Video NVIDIA Geforce 560Ti

SSD 240 GB

 

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 8 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

I would maybe try going back to basics, explode the block to its basic elements again, recreate the block, then try again.

 

I'm just wondering if there is a circular block reference that is stopping the conversion?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 9 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

This valve is saved from Inventor and can't be exploded to basic elements. If it will help I can send all inventor files.

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 10 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

Ah ok, as far as I can tell, it works fine here. I have 2014 P3D x64 installed, and I just created a new blank project, then a new piping model, inserted your block (and then exploded it, so i didn't have nested blocks) and then did the plantpartconvert command.



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 11 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

I used EXPLODE command and got "could not be exploded". Where am I wrong?

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 12 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

Is it still named as a block now? if not, make it a block



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 13 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

It's still a block reference. What should I do?
Anatol D. Gutak
Message 14 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

so now try the PLANTPARTCONVERT



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 15 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

I tried the PLANTPARTCONVERT - nothing.

But I can't explode the block and then create a new one, as you suggest, because I'm getting "could not explode".

And additionaly after applying the PLANTPARTCONVERT I got in command line:

 

Specify port location:
Modeling Operation Error:
     Length negative or zero.
Modeling Operation Error:
     Length negative or zero.

 

But I did all the same as in previous Plant 2012, 2013

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 16 of 33
agutak
in reply to: agutak

After playing with all this I finally exploded it into pieces, created a new block as was suggested and tried the PLANTPARTCONVERT. But I haven't got any good results from it, the problem remains the same. There are no connection ports in my model after PLANTPARTCONVERT...

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 17 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

just as a test, if you draw a cylinder, make it a block, then do plantpartconvert, does that work?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 18 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

I've just reinstalled Plant 3D.

Even with a simple cylinder I have zero conection ports!

I can put this cylinder into Spec Editor, but with zero ports

Anatol D. Gutak
Message 19 of 33
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: agutak

Hmmm, well that ain't right is it.

 

Did you do a repair and a full reinstall? Does it work if someone else logs onto that machine? Your Windows profile might be corrupted?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 20 of 33
agutak
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

I made a full reinstall.

I've tried to make conversion on two different machines with x32 and x64 under administrator and user on both. So the problem isn't here.

Anatol D. Gutak

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