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REV : PA DATE: 09-10-05 NO: 001734-4DXX000X

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TRAINING MANUALREV: PA

SP3D GRID TASK DATE: 09-10-05

TITLE: SP3D GRID TASK

PURPOSEThis Training Manual will introduce the user to the various concepts and basics of Grids withinSmart Plant 3D.

Overview....................................................................................................................................... 21. The Grid Task.................................................................................................................... 22. Understanding Grids.......................................................................................................... 3

Exercises ...................................................................................................................................... 61. Placing a True North Grid / Coordinate System................................................................. 62. Placing a Plant Beacon Grid / Coordinate System............................................................. 93. Placing a Building Coordinate System............................................................................. 114. Editing Coordinate Systems ............................................................................................ 15

Move Coordinate System..................................................................................................... 16Add Additional Elevation Plane ............................................................................................ 18Remove Building Bay (X) ..................................................................................................... 19

5. Placing a Circular Coordinate System ............................................................................. 20
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Overview

1. THE GRID TASK

Select

Grid Wizard

Place Coordinate System

Place Elevation Plane

Place Grid Plane

Place Radial Grid

The Grid task allows us to create logical reference points in space to anchor our structural steel,equipment and various other entities within Smart Plant 3D. To access the Grid Task from withinSmart Plant 3D, open the respective Project, and from the Tasks menu, select the GridsTask.

The action bar will be updated with the above icons. They are:

Selecto If you have any objects selected within the model, or wish to deselect any objects

simply click on this icon and your selection will be reset.

Grid Wizardo The Grid Wizard guides you through the Coordinate or Grid System creation

process, prompting us for various pieces of information in order to accuratelyreflect our design.

Place Coordinate Systemo To simply place a Coordinate System Point.

Place Elevation Planeo This allows the user to add additional elevation planes to an existing Coordinate or

Grid System.

Place Grid Planeo As before, it allows users to add additional Grid Planes to an existing Coordinate or

Grid System.

Place Radial Grido Allows users to add additional Radial Grids to an existing Coordinate or Grid

System.


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2. UNDERSTANDING GRIDS

Grids are the frameworks of structures.

A Coordinate System is broken up into various parts. The origin point is the CS (CoordinateSystem) it defines the origin of the Grid.

Inside the System Hierarchy a grid is divided into the following way.

Building_1 - (Coordinate System)

o E Axis

GPX1 - (Grid Plane)(X)

GPX2 - (Grid Plane)(X)

GPX3 - (Grid Plane)(X) GPX4 - (Grid Plane)(X)

o El Axis

ElevPlane1 - (Elevation Plane)(Z)




o E Axis

GPY1 - (Grid Plane)(Y)




EL Z

E XN Y

Coordinate / Grid EL-Planes (Z)Reference CS: The Building CS i.e. Building 1Start Plane: i.e. 0.00mmCopies:Amount of Elevations. (i.e. 3)

Spacing: Height of each Bay. (i.e. 3000.00mm)

Coordinate / Grid N-Planes (Y)Reference CS: The Building CS i.e. Building 1Start Plane: i.e. 0.00mm

Copies:Amount of Elevations. (i.e. 3)Spacing: Width of each Bay. (i.e. 3000.00mm)

Coordinate / Grid E-Planes (X)Reference CS: The Building CS i.e. Building 1Start Plane: i.e. 0.00mm

Copies:Amount of Elevations. (i.e. 3)Spacing: Length of each Bay. (i.e. 3000.00mm)

Grid Wizard (Initial Page)Name: The name, process or area for the specifiedbuilding. (i.e. 3200)

Reference CS: The Building will be referenced to thePlant Beacon, or the True North CS.East (X): The distance the building is from the PlantBeacon. (i.e. 2500.00mm)North (Y): The distance the building is from the

Plant Beacon. (i.e. 2500.00mm)Up (Z): The elevation relative to the Plant Beacon.(i.e. 0.00mm)

Figure 1 : Coordinate / Grid System


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A Coordinate System is broken up into various parts. The origin point is the CS (CoordinateSystem) it defines the origin of the Grid.

Inside the System Hierarchy a Radial grid is divided into the following way.

Building_1 - (Coordinate System)

o El Axis





o Radial Cylinder Axis

C1 - (Radial Grid)

o Radial Plane Axis

R1 - (Radial Plane Axis)

EL (Z)

E X

N Y

Coordinate / Grid EL-Planes (Z)Reference CS: The Building CS i.e. Building 1Start Plane: i.e. 0.00mmCopies:Amount of Elevations. (i.e. 3)Spacing: Height of each Bay. (i.e. 3000.00mm)

Coordinate / Grid N-Planes (Radial Plane Axis)Reference CS: The Building CS i.e. Building 1Start Plane: i.e. 0.00mm

Copies:Amount of Elevations. (i.e. 1)Spacing: Plane Axis in Degrees. (i.e. 90)

Coordinate / Grid E-Planes (Radial Cylinder Axis)Reference CS: The Building CS i.e. Building 1

Start Plane: i.e. 0.00mmCopies:Amount of Elevations. (i.e. 1)Spacing: Cylinder Radius. (i.e. 3000.00mm)

Grid Wizard (Initial Page)Name: The name, process or area for the specifiedbuilding. (i.e. 3200)

Reference CS: The Building will be referenced to thePlant Beacon, or the True North CS.East (X): The distance the building is from the PlantBeacon. (i.e. 2500.00mm)North (Y): The distance the building is from the

Plant Beacon. (i.e. 2500.00mm)Up (Z): The elevation relative to the Plant Beacon.(i.e. 0.00mm)

Figure 2 : Coordinate / Grid System


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Based on this structure, we understand that to create a Building grid System, we need to place aCoordinate System first and then add the various Grid Planes and Elevation Planes to flesh outour structure.

We also need to understand how our building relates back to our Plant Beacon (CoordinateSystem) and our Global Coordinate System.

Generally we will find that a largemajority of Projects will have aPlant at a slope.

To simplify the modelling process,we will be creating an additionalcoordinate system that will rotateour plant so that users can modeldirectly without the need to modifycoordinate systems constantly.

This provides us with the following:

Local Building Coordinates;

Plant Based Coordinates;

And UTM BasedCoordinates.

Before

After

Smart Plant 3D(Global)(Default: 0,0,0 @ 0)

True North ()(Default: 0,0,0 @ 45)

Plant Beacon(Default: UTM,UTM,UTM @ 0)This is in relation to the True North

Plant Areas / Buildings(Default: Area(X), Area (Y), Area (Z) @ 0)This is in relation to the Plant Beacon


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Exercises

1. PLACING A TRUE NORTH GRID / COORDINATE SYSTEM

Step Print Screen or Description Action Click

1.Engineering Department to supplyCoordinates for/of the Project

Plant UTM set out point includingOrientation (See Figure 3:)

2.

Open SmartPlant 3D icon on desktop

SmartPlant 3D.lnk

or alternatively

via Start / All Programs / Intergraph

SmartPlant 3D / SmartPlant 3D

SMARTPLANT 3D

3.

Open a session file and define anappropriate filter for yourworkspace hiding all existinggraphics.

Go to the GRID Task environment

and ensure the correct PermissionGroup is set i.e. GRID.

Select the Grid Wizard commandfrom the Grid toolbar menu.

COMMON:

4.

Using Step 1 in the Grid Wizardcommand, create a new coordinatesystem based on the [providedUTM (PSOP) and orientation i.e.

Name: TRUE NORTH

Bearing: N 45 deg E (Default: N 00.0 deg E)

Origin: Reference CS: Global East (X): 0.00mm North (Y): 0.00mm Up (Z): 0.00mm

Ensure that your Reference CSis set to Global

Click Next

GRID WIZARD


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5. Click NextGRID WIZARD

(Elevation Planes)


(Grid X-Planes)


(Grid Y-Planes)


(Radial Cylinder)


(Radial Planes)


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10. Click Finish

GRID WIZARD

(Associated ElevationPlanes)

11.

See SmartPlant 3D Screen (View1)

You have successfully created aTrue North orientation point.

GRAPHICVIEW:1


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2. PLACING A PLANT BEACON GRID / COORDINATE SYSTEM


1

Using the Grid Wizard command,create a new coordinate systembased on the provided UTM(PSOP) and orientation i.e.

Name: BEACON

Bearing: N 0.00 deg E (Default: N 00.0 deg E)

Origin: Reference CS: change from Global to TRUE NORTH East (X): 200.00m North (Y): 80.00m Up (Z): 0.00mm

Click Next

GRID WIZARD

2 Click NextGRID WIZARD

(Elevation Planes)


(Grid X-Planes)

4Click Next

GRID WIZARD

(Grid Y-Planes)


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(Radial Cylinder)


(Radial Planes)

7

See SmartPlant 3D Screen (View 1)

You have successfully created a PlantBeacon orientation point.

GRAPHICVIEW:1


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3. PLACING A BUILDING COORDINATE SYSTEM

Goal:We will be taking our Building Coordinate System. This building will have 3x3 Bays, and

with 3m Elevations.

Before

Coordinates based on PlantBeacon

2500.00mm, 2500.00mm,0.00mm

Number of Bays (X) 3

Number of Elevations (El) 3


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1.

Using the Grid Wizard command,create a new coordinate systembased on the Plant Set Out Point(PSOP)

Name: BUILDING 1

Bearing: N 0.00 deg E (Default: N 00.0 deg E)

Origin: Reference CS: change from Global to BEACON

East (X): 2500.00mm

North (Y): 2500.00mm Up (Z): 0.00mm

Click Next

GRID WIZARD

2.

Create Elevation Planes by puttingamount of copies for example: 3 (Asstated 3 storeys high)

Create Elevation Spacing for example:3000.00mm (Distance between planes)

Changing Name rule: from Index to

Position

Click on Add

Click Next

GRID WIZARD(Elevation Planes)

3.

Create X-Planes by putting amount of

copies for example: 6 (As stated 6bays)

Create Elevation Spacing for example:

1500.00mm (Distance between planes)


Alphanumeric and Percent

Change Type: from Undefined to

E-W Grid Plane

Click on Add

Click Next

GRID WIZARD (GridX-Planes)


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4.

Create Y-Planes by putting amount of

copies for example: 6 (As stated 6bays)

Create Elevation Spacing for example:

1500.00mm (Distance between planes)


Alphanumeric and Percent

Change Type: from Undefined to

N-S Grid Plane

Click on Add

Click Next

GRID WIZARD (GridY-Planes)


(Radial Cylinder)

6. Click NextGRID WIZARD(Radial Planes)

7. Click Finish

GRID WIZARD(Associated Elevation

Planes)


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8.

See SmartPlant 3D Screen (View 1)

with Rulers

For instructions on how to display the

rulers off, view step 9 -11.

GRAPHICVIEW:1

9.

Go to the main menu and select View

>Ruler option to open the ruler dialogbox.

Select Rulers

VIEW

10.

Press and hold the key to

unselect the rulers.

Click OK

VIEW

11.

See SmartPlant 3D Screen (View 1)without Rulers.

You have successfully created aBuilding orientation point and grid.

GRAPHICVIEW:1


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4. EDITING COORDINATE SYSTEMS

Goal:We will be taking our Building Coordinate System, and be moving it from the original

location. Once this has been completed, we will be adding an additional elevation, but removingone bay.

Before After Coordinates based on PlantBeacon

2500.00mm, 2500.00mm,0.00mm

8500.00mm, 5500.00mm,0.00mm

Number of Bays (X) 3 2

Number of Elevations (El) 3 4


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Move Coordinate System


1.From the Tasks Menu, select the Grids

Task.Tasks / Grids

2.Select the Building 1 Grid from the

Workspace Explorer (System

Hierarchy).

3.

To ensure that we are working on thecorrect Coordinate System, we will be

using the Pin Point command.Select the Pin Point Icon.

Select the Beacon Coordinate System.

Then use the Place Target to Origin.

Click

Select BeaconCoordinate System.

Click

4.Select the Origin icon. This willrelocate the building.

Click


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5.

Input the coordinates for the plant in

the Pin Point area.

(8500.00mm, 5500.00mm, 0.00mm)

Input Values ofCoordinates.

6.To complete the move, just Left Click

once in the center of the screen.Left Click in Screen.


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Remove Building Bay (X)


1.From the Tasks Menu, select the GridsTask.

Tasks / Grids

2.Select the Building 1 Grid from theWorkspace Explorer (System

Hierarchy).

3.From the Workspace Explorer select

the Bay that you wish to remove. Select

4.Either Press Delete on your Keyboard,or use the Delete Icon. Click or

Press Delete.


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5. PLACING A CIRCULAR COORDINATE SYSTEM

Goal:We will be placing a Circular Coordinate System. This allows for the creation of platforms

around Silos etc.

Before

Coordinates based on PlantBeacon

50000.00mm, 50000.00mm,0.00mm

Number of Divisions 2

Number of Elevations (El) 4


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