AutoCAD Plant 3D

[#1]

Hi to everyone,

Anybody knows if is possible to create a Custom Plant 3D Parametrics Graphic to use in Catalog Editor / Create New Component?

If is possible, can you say How?

Thanks.

[#2]

The Catalog Builder (in beta stage) might be of help:

http://autocad.autodesk.com/?nd=plantcatalogbuilder

[#3]

thanks I will test it..!!

[#4]

Did you get it to work?

I was wondering the same....

In 2013 this should be part of the software.

[#5]

I would suggest, taking an exisiting catalog - SAVE IT under a different name, then delete all parts.

create a part ( I created pipe, 45 elbows and 90 elbows to start )

export it to excel <file> <export to catalog builder>

edit the parameters <in excel> ( you have to unprotect the worksheet usually )

run the catalog builder

build the catalog

and test it... and repeat editing the parameters untill you understand how they work ( for the most part )

This is basically what I did untill I got a rough understanding on how to build parametric parts.

it seems to work fairly well for imperial parts, it totally bugged out trying to make metric parts.