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AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder (Beta) is available now

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Message 1 of 28
EileenForan
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AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder (Beta) is available now

CAD managers and expert users, create piping-component content quickly using the AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder (Beta):   www.autodesk.com/plantcatalogbuilder

 

Please feel free to leave your comments here or contact the plant content team directly: plant.content@autodesk.com

 

Thanks,

 

Eileen



Eileen Foran
Community Program Manager
Autodesk Plant Solutions
Autodesk, Inc.

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Message 2 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: EileenForan

One example, which is working. I probe to follow the steps of the tutorial and I have issue which I create .pyc file.

Thanks

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 3 of 28
RSFAdsk
in reply to: ybogdanov

Hi Yuri,

The sample PY that can be downloaded from the documentation page here: plantregistercustomscripts produces the PYC and supporting output files (image attached) for me on W7x64. The catalog builder can consume PYC scripts after they are registered.

If you are having problems, check that the folder name is "CustomScripts".  It needs to be created the first time (default path: C:\AutoCAD Plant 3D 2012 Content\CPak Common\CustomScripts).

The developer documentation and expertise necessary to create PY parametric scripts are beyond the scope of the Catalog Builder Beta.  But if the plantregistercustomscripts command does not work, possibly you can attach your PY.



Richard Frank
Autodesk Knowledge Network
Autodesk, Inc.
Message 4 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: RSFAdsk

Can you said me the python cript to create the rectangular pipe?

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 5 of 28
RSFAdsk
in reply to: ybogdanov

AP3D parametric shapes are available in compiled form, but not PY.  You can select the compiled shapes in the Part Family View for parametric components.  Specifically for square piping shape, that is not currently available.



Richard Frank
Autodesk Knowledge Network
Autodesk, Inc.
Message 6 of 28
EileenForan
in reply to: EileenForan

Please note that that Catalog Builder on AutoCAD Plant Exchange has been updated to include custom python script example files and documentation updates.

 

You can find the updated Catalog Builder here:

 

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

 

Thanks. Comments are welcome.

 

Eileen  



Eileen Foran
Community Program Manager
Autodesk Plant Solutions
Autodesk, Inc.

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Message 7 of 28
batone79
in reply to: EileenForan

I Tray to Install Autocad Plant 3D Catalog Builder X86 in WinXP and DOES NOT WORK

Thanks.

 

DOES NOT WORK

DOES NOT WORK

DOES NOT WORK

DOES NOT WORK

DOES NOT WORK

DOES NOT WORK

Message 8 of 28
EileenForan
in reply to: batone79

Hi batone79:

Can you specIfy exactly what does not work?

Thanks,

Eileen


Eileen Foran
Community Program Manager
Autodesk Plant Solutions
Autodesk, Inc.

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Message 9 of 28
batone79
in reply to: EileenForan

Hi thanks for your replay, but I tryed to intall X86 Catalog Builder in WinXP and can not start to Intall with a fatal Error, so, for me X86 catalog Builder Beta edition does not work. maybe X64 works.

 

Thanks..

 

Message 10 of 28
DJPiper
in reply to: batone79

 tried it also on Win7 x64, Both the 32 and 64 bit installer doesnt work 

Message 11 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: EileenForan

Win 7 prof 64bit, work correctly

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 12 of 28
batone79
in reply to: DJPiper

To install it, you need to unRar into your AP3D intalled folder, (Autocad Plant 3D english) and run it...

 

and Voila!..it´s works..!

 

 

Message 13 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: EileenForan

 In the case when I go to set the dimensions in the excel, in the column of OD (out diameter) I write the values in mm, for example:

 88,9 - for pipe DN80

114,3 - for pipe DN100

 

When I export this excel sheet from Catalog Builder to one exist catalog the program don't recognize "coma", the OD result diameters are:

889

1143

 

??

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 14 of 28
rajsekarpillai
in reply to: ybogdanov

Hi,

 

Currently, The Beta is only support period (".")delimiter.

 

Thanks & Regards,

 



S. R. Rajasekaran
Product Manager
Plant Solutions - AEC
Autodesk, Inc.

Message 15 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: rajsekarpillai


rajsekarpillai escribió:

Hi,

 

Currently, The Beta is only support period (".")delimiter.

 

Thanks & Regards,

 


I was prove with "." delimiter and it don't work too.

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 16 of 28
rajsekarpillai
in reply to: ybogdanov

Hi,

 

I think this could be the computer delimiter issue.

Go to Control panel -> Region and Language -> click the Formats tab -> click the additional settings button -> change the “list separator” to “.”Instead of comma.

If this doesn’t work, please attach your excel file and I will try at my end.

 

Thanks & Regards,



S. R. Rajasekaran
Product Manager
Plant Solutions - AEC
Autodesk, Inc.

Message 17 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: ybogdanov

This is the excel

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 18 of 28
cbeinecke
in reply to: EileenForan

When I try to start AutoCADPlant3DCatalogBuilder.exe Windows 7 64 German tells me that the program doesn't work anymore. The HowTo actually doesn't mention this AutoCADPlant3DCatalogBuilder.exe. So I'm wondering if it's needed at all.

 

Thanks for hints

 

Carsten

Message 19 of 28
ybogdanov
in reply to: cbeinecke

When the template are created with all objects of new catalog, and we create the excel, after one hour of defined the geometry of objects in excel I find that my nipple have all connection points together...( is imposible to define the each connection point separatly, one PL another FL for example). Which is the solution? Change the config in Catalog Builder and turn to create excel (purgeing my one hour of work)? Is posible to change only this object in CatalogBuilder and others sheets of excel don't touch, because have all geometry of objects defined.

 Thanks

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Yury Bogdanov
ASIDEK(Grupo CT) - Partner Directo de Autodesk
Barcelona (Spain)
Message 20 of 28

Hello Eileen,

 I dowloaded Catalog Builder and followed all the steps in the accompanying docx file.

I was unable to run the testacpscript lisp program as mentioned in point 4 of the docx. This file does not appear to be available anywhere I have searched.

 

Point 5 e in the docx reads:

 "Save the image to custom script folder. When user request the custom script images by image API, the image API will scan the custom script folder to fetch the images which meet requirement."

Please elaborate on "request the custom script images by image API".

Where does in fact TestScript component get accessed from? Plant3D? Spec Editor?

 

I feel I am missing some background on how and where I can put Catalog Builder to use.

 

 

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