The SKEY for a threaded connection (WELD) is set to SC automatically

[Anonymous]

We are using IsoGen to generate isometrics. 

We are using Plant3D to create the piping and when done, we generate a PCF from it. 

Somehow Plant3D is assigning an SKEY with a value SC to screwed/threaded connections automatically.

Isogen does not support welds with a SC skey.....  It will generate an error.

Now you might think: that is a isogen issue.

Somewhere in Plant3D there has to be a setting where these connections automatically get this SC value.

I checked and changed the IsoSkeyAcadBlockMap.xml file where there is a line which suggests that threaded connections have a 'SC' skey:

<EndTypeMap SKEY = "SC" AcadBlock ="Thread"/>

changing this value will not change the PCF that is generated. This file is probably used for the ISO generation in Plant3D.

Hence my question: where can I change the weld skey for threaded connections in Plant3D?

[jabowabo · Accepted solution]

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The IsoSkeyAcadBlockMap.xml file uses the PCF after it's created so it's no help to your problem. As far as I can tell, the connector SKEYs are hard-coded. You might consider modifying the PCF after it's dropped - this is something I've done for pre-processing before sending to a fabricator's SpoolGen software. There are a few third party softwares out there or you could try coding your own.