Isometric Output from Outdated Model Information

[Anonymous]

Hello Users,

Our isometric production is nearly there but checks against the model reveal that the isometric is displaying information from a previous version of the file.  Please could anyone indicate whether this is a caching issue and if so how to resolve it ? (or provide any other fixes)

Our team is committed to the software but is under immense pressure to get this sorted and isos out to production so any help with this would move us on, we are bottle-necking with this issue.

Many thanks and kind regards

[Anonymous]

You can clear the local cache by running this file "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\PLNT3D\PnPLocalDataCachePurger.exe"

[Anonymous]

Thank you for you reply,  I have cleared the cache but this has not provided me with a solution...

[dave.wolfe · Accepted solution]

You can run PLANTAUDIT in the file, and AUDITPROJECT for the entire project.  Are you maintaining older versions in the project too?

[Anonymous]

Hi, thanks again for your reply. No we only have current versions live.

[h_eger · Accepted solution]

Have you copied 3d piping models (study, variants, etc.) in your project?
If not then only the whole project helps because a diagnosis about forum is very difficult.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, could you provide further explaunation please?

[Anonymous]

And you tried to extract the Iso's with another template (quick Iso or final ... BTW)?
Are the same results?

[Anonymous]

Hi, thanks for your reply. Quick Isos work ok as the line requires to be
physically selected from the model. Seems that live data is not being
pushed through to the line number displayed in the project manager...

[jabowabo · Accepted solution]

I'd remove the drawing from the project, purge cache, project audit, project compress, and run the iso to see what happens. Then add the dwg back and run again.

[Anonymous]

Sweet, thanks I'll give it a go and report back... ☺

[patpat79]

What do you mean display the previous version of the file?? Can you please add snapshot of Iso and sample property of any component so others can help you solve your concern. Many thanks.

[Anonymous]

I mean that the output to the isometric from the model is not reflective of
the current model and that it seems to be pulling information from an
earlier version of the model file - does that make sense?

[Anonymous]

Hello there again,

Thanks again for your reply.  We have made superseded copies of our model files and saved them within the Project file structure.  It seems as though this could be causing unwanted line information to appear on production schematics as this line information is still contained within the project.  We are doing some tests now to see if this is the case.  I'll get back to you to confirm.

Many thanks

Stuart

[dave.wolfe · Accepted solution]

Yes, the isos get generated based on the line for items in the entire project. So if you are maintaining superseded versions, they will get put out as isos too. Usually they get put out as disconnected lines.  Superseded versions need to be removed from the project and stored else were.

[Anonymous]

Yes,  you are correct! We did have some earlier versions saved as superseded files that weren't inserted using the project manager the information of which was interpreted on the isometric output...thanks for the tip - the penny finally dropped

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi there.  Thanks very much for your reply.  The situation was that there was an isometric (among the batch of production isos) being produced from an out of date model that had been part of the project at some stage and shared the same line-numbers as the current project, originally we couldn't figure out why.  As other posters on this forum-post have suggested we needed to do a complete clear-out of superseded revisions and do a project audit and compress. It turned out there were some old versions of the model in a test folder created by the project administrator in it's early days. In the end this solved our issues and we were able to get an output that we could work with. Simple really but very puzzling in a pressure cooker of a situation on a really big job with software that no-one had used previously.  Big relief when it all worked out. Onwards!