Xrefs from Plant 3D

[ron_frood]

The mechanical department of our office created a 3d model by using Plant 3D, it was constructed by using a series of blocks. When I xref it into my model that I created in Advance Steel I can view it not a problem, when I then create the 2D drawings through quick documents, all the mechanical model disappears. I've tried xrefing as both an attachment and overlay and either way it doesn't work. I've tried binding it, won't work. It's not till I explode everything within the mechanical xref that it will appear in the final 2D drawings. What are we doing wrong? Thanks

[ron_frood]

The mechanical department of our office created a 3d model by using Plant 3D, it was constructed by using a series of blocks. When I xref it into my model that I created in Advance Steel I can view it not a problem, when I then create the 2D drawings through quick documents, all the mechanical model disappears. I've tried xrefing as both an attachment and overlay and either way it doesn't work. I've tried binding it, won't work. It's not till I explode everything within the mechanical xref that it will appear in the final 2D drawings. What are we doing wrong? Thanks

[TomislavGolubovic]

Not sure what you're doing wrong, but this is what I have just done.

(This is on a new machine with a clean install of Plant Suite 2016 and AS 2016)

Created the Plant Project

Have the AS file inside the Plant Project

XREF AS into Plant - works fine

XREF Plant models (Equipment and Piping) and AS see's them in GA type drawings, as shown

[TomislavGolubovic]

Not sure what you're doing wrong, but this is what I have just done.

(This is on a new machine with a clean install of Plant Suite 2016 and AS 2016)

Created the Plant Project

Have the AS file inside the Plant Project

XREF AS into Plant - works fine

XREF Plant models (Equipment and Piping) and AS see's them in GA type drawings, as shown

[wtheron]

Hello RonFood.

Please try to install the P3D object Enabler if you do not have P3D and AS on the same workstation.

[wtheron]

Hello RonFood.

Please try to install the P3D object Enabler if you do not have P3D and AS on the same workstation.

[ron_frood]

We do have object enabler installed.

[ron_frood]

We do have object enabler installed.

[johnjmbennett]

Hi, think this may be to do with the selection objects under the drawing style being used. Check in the drawing style manager, on output tab. Look for the style used and under the selection objects make sure it has one that includes XRef. You may need to adjust under the user style , the advance folder is locked down.

[johnjmbennett]

Hi, think this may be to do with the selection objects under the drawing style being used. Check in the drawing style manager, on output tab. Look for the style used and under the selection objects make sure it has one that includes XRef. You may need to adjust under the user style , the advance folder is locked down.