topic Re: Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor in AutoCAD Plant 3D Forum

Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor

fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:32:15 GMT

Hello,
I am currently working on adding Pressure Transmitters to the spec using "Custom - AutoCAD DWG block".
I have made a DWG of this transmitter and then made a block and then added a port.
I have opened Spec editor > Create New Component > Custom - AutoCAD DWG Block based graphics > Number of connection ports "1" > select the DWG of the P. Transmitter.
So, the component is now added to the catalog, then I have also added the component to the spec "Instrument metric".

After opening Plant 3D, that P. Transmitter is not visible in the TOOL PALETTES under the tab "instrumentation spec".

I am using AutoCAD Plant 3D ver. 2024.

Please who can help me to make this?
Thanks in advance for all the responses.

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h_eger — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:03:15 GMT

@fahmi_audishNMWLM

have you also updated the instrumentation.spec with your Plant 3D project?

Re: Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor

fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:06:00 GMT

Yes, I do this at every changes in the specs>

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fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:17:01 GMT

The thing is, I see "instrumentation Metric" in the Pipe specs (pic 1), but I can't select it in the box for "Route Pipe" (pic 2)

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h_eger — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:25:31 GMT

If you open your Instrumentation Metric Spec from your P3D project for editing in the Speceditor, is your new component also available?

Re: Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor

fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:34:28 GMT

Yes,

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h_eger — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:25 GMT

Can you check whether you can see your component in the Spec Viewer?

Re: Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor

fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:03:48 GMT

No, I can not see my component in the Spec Viewer

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h_eger — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:23:49 GMT

Then the component is not in your P3D Project Instrumentation Metric Spec.
As already written at the beginning!

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fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:28:32 GMT

How can I solve this, do you perhaps have a method to properly include this component in the project?

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h_eger — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:30:30 GMT

Now a quick question:
How was your AutoCAD Plant 3D basic training?
Was this topic not covered?

Re: Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor

fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:33:48 GMT

Basic training, but I have now a good experience in making a pipe spec, onl dit topic not.

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h_eger — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:45:50 GMT

Open your Instrument Metric Pipe Spec in the Project Manager under the Pipe Spec folder with a right click and Edit Spec...
You can then add your component from your catalogue to your Instrument Metric Pipe Spec project and save it.

Then restart Plant 3D and it should work.

But now you know which areas of Plant 3D you should still train!

Re: Adding custom - AutoCAD DWG block to spec editor

fahmi_audishNMWLM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:58:38 GMT

Thank you very very much.