Modifying converted 3d solid equipment?

[Anonymous]

Hi

I have a vessle that I have converted to equipment from a Autocad 3d solid.

After it has been converted the 3d solid seams to be locked and can not be modified.

Is it possible to unlock it so that I can change the possition of my modeled nozzles or the diameter of the vessle?

Best regards

Marcus

[PeterQuinn]

Marcus,

When you convert a group of solids to a Plant 3D piece of equipment, it gets wrapped up as an equipment object. We need to do this so tags and other information can be added. If you need to change it, you can explode it back to a solid, make your changes, and convert it back to equipment.

[jrintisch33DMM]

I have a complicated piece of equipment with about 20 nozzles.  Exploding the equipment and then converting it back to equipment is not a good option.  Can the option to modify the model of the equipment be added to the software?

Jeremy

[Anonymous]

Jeremy,

Create a block of the 3d solid first. Then if changes are needed, simply
copy the converted "block based 3D solid" piece of equipment to a location
out of the way. Explode the copy down to the original block definition and
then select it, right click and choose Block Editor.

Make necessary adjustments as required in the block editor, save block and
exit the block editor. The newly redefined block definition will
automatically update the in place converted piece of equipment.

Saves a ton of time reconnecting flanges, fittings, welds, etc...

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

David Cruze

[jabowabo]

Creating as a block first is the best way as @Anonymous details. Instead of exploding the block, you can also just edit the block in place. Note that if nozzle locations change, you will need to modify the nozzle connection definitions.

[jrintisch]

Thanks David!

I guess there is no way to fix the current model.  I will apply the block method as you have shared.  Good tip. Thanks!

Regards,

Jeremy

[Tomislav.Golubovic]

I would make two pieces of equipment. One being a 'parametric' Plant3D Equipment, the other being the more detailed one from AutoCAD/Inventor/Solidworks/whatever.

The Plant3D Equipment could be just a really small cylinder/cube with the 20 nozzles hanging off it, and then you can place your more detailed equipment over the top of it so it looks like the real thing with the Plant3D Equipment 'behind/underneath' it.