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Instruments in BOM

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Message 1 of 24
OmarGT
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Instruments in BOM

Hi guys!

 

Does anyone know how to make include control valves tags or family description in BOM on isometrics. Thnaks in advance.

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Message 2 of 24
chad70811
in reply to: OmarGT

Omar,

 

By default, instruments are not output to the BOM table in the out-of-box styles. To add instruments to the BOM table, please add a new group for Instruments to the AggregatedList/Groups element. As an illustration, I have added such a group at the end of the XML snippet below.

 

 

Add below into </AggregatedList> in isoconfig.xml

 

          <Group Name="Instrument">

            <Labels>

               <Label Name=”instrument” />

            </Labels>

              <Columns>

              <Column Name="Category"/>

              <Column Name="Code"/>

            </Columns>

            <Sort SortBy="Type ASC"/>

              <RowFilter Filter="Instrument"/>

          </Group>

 

E.g. Red text are the location which should be added.

<Group Name="PIPE SUPPORTS">

            <RowFilter Filter="Support" />

            <Labels>

              <Label Name="pipe supports" />

            </Labels>

            <Columns>

              <Column Name="Category" />

              <Column Name="Code" />

            </Columns>

            <Sort SortBy="Type ASC,Size ASC" />

          </Group>

                <Group Name="Instrument">

            <Labels>

               <Label Name="instrument" />

            </Labels>

              <Columns>

              <Column Name="Category"/>

              <Column Name="Code"/>

            </Columns>

            <Sort SortBy="Type ASC"/>

              <RowFilter Filter="Instrument"/>

          </Group>

        </Groups>

      </AggregatedList>

      <AggregatedList xsi:type="IsoCompositeDataListConfig" Name="ShopMaterials">

        <RowFilter Filter="ItemCodeNotNullAndCategoryFabItem" />

 

If BOM is separated into Fabrication & Erection items, then we should also add above into ShopMaterials and FieldMaterials </AggregatedList> as well.

 

Chad

Message 3 of 24
neonade
in reply to: chad70811

Hi!

Can i see a snapshot of this, where it would be shown on Autocad Plant 3d interface.

Thanks

Message 4 of 24
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: neonade

You add it to isoconfig.xml in your \Isometrics\ folder.



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 5 of 24
OmarGT
in reply to: OmarGT

Excuse me, I added it and it did not show anything in the extracted iso. I added the lines in red to the xml file for shop anf for field also, but it did not work. Did I miss anything?

Message 6 of 24
TomislavGolubovic
in reply to: OmarGT

when you extracted, you selected the correct Iso Style for the isoconfig you changed?



Tomislav Golubovic
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
Message 7 of 24
OmarGT
in reply to: TomislavGolubovic

Yes! I tried three times, I attach the xml file for you.

Message 8 of 24
karthik.nathan
in reply to: OmarGT

Hi Omar,

 

The IsoConfig.xml looks perfect! There is, however, one other thing you need to do. Now, that you have a way of identifying & grouping instruments, you will need to 'define' an area (or a row template) in your Iso.dwt template file so that the iso engine knows that it has to populate that area with the newly created instruments group. If you open up the Iso.dwt file, this is what it would look like.

 

BOM template

 

Just copy and paste the 2 rows for 'VALVES <valves>' and rename it to 'INSTRUMENTS <instrument>'. The value in the angle brackets is the label that helps identifies what components should go in there (This SHOULD match the label in the newly created group in IsoConfig.xml)

 

That's it. Try it out and let me know. Hope it works!

 

-Karthik

Message 9 of 24
OmarGT
in reply to: karthik.nathan

Yes! It worked, It was quite simple.

 

Thank you!

Message 10 of 24
Rcfuss
in reply to: OmarGT

Hi,

I am trying to get the id callout on the actual isometric called out.  The bom portion of the instrument worked great based on your suggestion but I can't get the id (bom item #) to be called out on the iso.  Any clue how to make that work?

 

Best Regards

Robert

Message 11 of 24
Arch_art
in reply to: Rcfuss

I find the answer.

 

Still in isoconfig.xml file, in the setcion of <AnnotationSchemes></AnnotationSchemes>

 

add in this:

 

<ComponentSchemeName="Instruments"AnnotationStyle="Circle"Tag="XX"Alignment="FlatHorizontal"LeaderStyle="Always"Components="Instrument"Filter="Instrument"Fields="PartNumber" />

 

I put it almost in the end of <AnnotationSchemes> myself.

And it works. Hope it works for you too.

Message 12 of 24
Rcfuss
in reply to: Arch_art

Thank you for looking at that. 

Message 13 of 24
neonade
in reply to: karthik.nathan

The instruction in doing the copy and paste for the instruments seems quite tricky but it works.

Message 14 of 24
neonade
in reply to: Arch_art

Is this possible for the part id to be adjacent with the Pressure Indicator call-out.

Aside from that the dimensions rule for vents and drain is not anymore recognized when you placed custom instrument.

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Message 15 of 24
EricNyh
in reply to: karthik.nathan

Old thread - but I was following this and I can't seem to get the instruments to show up in my list if I have my BOM table set-up to 'Simple BOM' style.  If I change the table format to 'Grouped with category titles', it places the instrument information into the BOM.

 

How can I get a simple BOM with the instrument information included?

Message 16 of 24
TheCadGuyDavid
in reply to: Arch_art

Arch_Art,

 

It seems that there are some typos in the code you provided, could you proof it real quick? I can't get it to work, even after editing for spaces.

 

Plant 3D 2014

 

Thanks,

Dave

Message 17 of 24
paragnewe
in reply to: karthik.nathan


@karthik.nathan wrote:

Hi Omar,

 

The IsoConfig.xml looks perfect! There is, however, one other thing you need to do. Now, that you have a way of identifying & grouping instruments, you will need to 'define' an area (or a row template) in your Iso.dwt template file so that the iso engine knows that it has to populate that area with the newly created instruments group. If you open up the Iso.dwt file, this is what it would look like.

 

BOM template

 

Just copy and paste the 2 rows for 'VALVES <valves>' and rename it to 'INSTRUMENTS <instrument>'. The value in the angle brackets is the label that helps identifies what components should go in there (This SHOULD match the label in the newly created group in IsoConfig.xml)

 

That's it. Try it out and let me know. Hope it works!

 

-Karthik


Hello  Karthik,

 

I tried as per your suggetion.

But I cant get it in BOM..

Please see snapshot..

Please give me some tips for further move.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

-Regards
Prag
Message 18 of 24
paragnewe
in reply to: paragnewe

dear All,
Any clue?
-Regards
Prag
Message 19 of 24
patpat79
in reply to: OmarGT

Hmm? Instruments in iso bom or bom report?? As far as I know, putting the right skey and the block for it in the iso solves the problem..

Best Regards,
Pat Andres
Autodesk Expert Elite
Plant 3D Administrator
GHD Manila

Message 20 of 24
paragnewe
in reply to: patpat79


@patpat79 wrote:
Hmm? Instruments in iso bom or bom report?? As far as I know, putting the right skey and the block for it in the iso solves the problem..

Instruments in iso BOM...

 

I have add proper SKEY to instrument. 

I tried to add instrument group into ISOconfig.xml 

 

but whenever i add "instrument group" .. then iso will not generate and it will give an error. 

i dont understand this mis-behave of acad...

 

-Regards
Prag

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