How to create system ISO drawings?

[xiaogang.qiu]

We need to create System ISO drawings which will include multiple equipment and pipe lines. However, when I try to use Quick ISO command to generate ISO drawings, all equipment are not included in the drawings and all pipe lines connected at same equipment are seperated in the different drawings (we want to show selected equipment and pipe lines in one System ISO drawing). Don't know if Plant 3D can generate a System ISO drawing to include all sellected equipment and pipe lines in one drawing. My Plant 3D version is 2016.

[jabowabo]

Plant 3D will not group an entire system as you describe into a single iso drawing.

[Anonymous]

You can create an ortho using the viewcube to create an isometric view of the complete system. You will have to do some editing, but should get you what you need.

[xiaogang.qiu]

Thank you for your information. Let me give a try.

[xiaogang.qiu]

I created a Orthographic System ISO drawing and it can include all selected equipment and pipe lines. But it looks like a GA drawing, not a Isometric drawing: all pipe lines are not shown in single lines as Insometric Drawing does.  I tried to change the Orthographic view style to make the pipes single lines, but it didn't work. Did I do something wrong?

Thank you for your help again! 

[Anonymous]

Dear xiaogang.qiu

As mentioned earlier in this thread, you cannot group the systems together with the ISO command. There's only 2 options for you:

1. Drawing the ISO drawing by hand

2. Use the Ortho drawing/GA Drawing to indicate your line number and equipment tag in there, which then is basically linked to the ISO drawing (that is the way how I'am doing it - see pictures below).

[xiaogang.qiu]

Thank you for your information and the drawing pictures. That is very helpful!