Migrating Existing P&IDs into AutoCAD® P&ID

Kimberley HendrixLean Engineering Specialist – D3 Technologies, Tulsa, OK

KEY LEARNING

Setup project/drawings for conversion Convert equipment and replace procedures Process lines – Trace, convert, tag Inline Assets Instrumentation Data … Data … Data

THE POWER OF THE POSSIBLE

CADWorx® mining the data What are the options Can we automate

AGENDA

10 steps to convert AutoCAD® drawings to “intelligent” AutoCAD® P&ID drawings

CADWorx® conversion Connecting to CADWorx® Database Can this process be Automated??

Q & A

Set up your New Project as if you are going to redraw the entire P&ID collection

Step #1

Create a “NEW” drawing using the tools in P&ID This sets up all your

Standards you created in your Project.

Step #2

Insert the drawing to be converted as a block, Explode Change all items on drawing to Layer “0” with color as

“bylayer”

Step #3

Tip: Laytrans or Laymrg

Step #4 Convert all Equipment items

to P&ID smart items – or insert standard items from the palette on top of each existing piece of equipment

OR

Insert standard items from the palette on top of each existing piece of equipment

Remove replaced items

Step #5

Trace process lines over existing lines, one at a time, removing underlying lines as you go

Place lines over the top of all inline assets

Step #6 Tag the process

lines at this point it will make inline assets easier

Step #7 Inline Assets (if process line is there

converting an assets does break the line)

Step #8 Instrumentation

Better to replace than convert.

Blocks lose attributes when converted

Step #9

Freeze all layers except Layer 0, be sure all items have been duplicated, or replaced

Miscellaneous annotation text to layer TEXT

Set up all Project / Drawing properties

Step #10

Off Page Connectors Validation

CADWORX (or other smart P&ID’s)

Database access Converting equipment Converting inline assets

CADWORX (or other smart P&ID’s)

Select type of Equipment Select DB File CONVERT

Convert reads the objects ID_Count

Executes a “Convert to P&ID Object”

Copies all tagging information from DB to new P&ID item

(mapping required)

Sample Custom VB.net Program

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