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AVEVA Hull & Outfitting Release 12.0.SP3 User Bulletin

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AVEVA Marine 12.0.SP3 User Bulletin

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Contents 1. About AVEVA MARINE 12.0.SP3 3

1.1 Compatibility 3 1.2 Uninstalling previously installed AVEVA Marine12.0 releases 3 1.3 How to Install AVEVA Marine Outfitting 12.0.SP3 3 1.4 Licensing AVEVA Marine Software 3 1.5 AVEVA Marine 12.0.SP3 Test Projects 3

2. Upgrading from Previous Releases 3 2.1 Summary of Project Upgrade Process 3 2.2 Integrator – Upgrading Existing Projects 3

3. Introduction 3 4. Initial Design 3

4.1 Lines/PACE – Activation and Display Options 3 4.2 Lines/PACE – Curvature Options in Curve Grid 3 4.3 Lines/PACE – Customisation of Views 3 4.4 Lines/PACE – Customizable Toolbars 3 4.5 Lines/PACE – Options Dialogue 3 4.6 Lines/PACE – Modified State 3 4.7 Lines/PACE – Menu and Toolbar Re-organisation 3

5. Structural Design 3 5.1 Re-organisation of RSO Modelling Tools 3 5.2 Edit RSO Shape 3

5.2.1 Known Issue 3 5.3 RSO Modelling Using Drafting Tools 3 5.4 2D XML Import 3 5.5 Surface & Compartment– Additional Surface Issue 3

6. Marine Diagrams 3 6.1 POS Attribute Editable in Shape Data 3 6.2 Specification Search UI Enhancements 3 6.3 Specification Search Default Setting Enhancements 3 6.4 Specification Search and trivial answers 3 6.5 Consistency Check 3

7. Hull Migration 3 7.1 New Location for Input Files and Log Files 3

8. Cable 3 8.1 Moving Cableway Segments 3

9. Integrator 3 9.1 Spec Queries Configuration 3 9.2 Use of HVAC Marine Diagrams 3


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9.3 Robustness and Usability 3


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1. About AVEVA MARINE 12.0.SP3

AVEVA MARINE 12.0.SP3 is supplied on a numbered series of CD–ROMs, which self-install using Macrovision’s ‘InstallShield for Windows’ application.

The full software suite is normally loaded onto individual, MS Windows workstations, and the licence file is normally loaded onto a networked Windows server (see Licensing below).

Prior to installing the software, you should ensure that your system meets the Minimum System Requirements. (The AVEVA MARINE 12.0 Minimum Systems Requirements guide is available on the documentation disk, or through your software supplier.)

1.1 Compatibility AVEVA MARINE 12.0.SP3 is a full refresh, and does not work with previous releases of 12.0 software or test projects.

You must uninstall all previously installed components and test projects before installing AVEVA MARINE 12.0.SP3, and you must check and manually remove any components that do not automatically uninstall.

1.2 Uninstalling Previously Installed AVEVA Marine12.0 Releases To uninstall AVEVA MARINE 12.0 previous releases, click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. Browse for AVEVA MARINE 12.0, 12.0.SP2, 12.0.SP3, and then click the Change/Remove button. You may be asked to reboot your computer to complete the software removal.

After rebooting, check for any files remaining in the databases, and remove them manually.

1.3 How to Install AVEVA Marine Outfitting 12.0.SP3 1. To install AVEVA Marine, insert the Install DVD into your PC.

2. If the install does not run, browse the DVD and click on start.htm. 3. Click on Click for contents. 4. Next, click on AVEVA Marine 12.0.SP3, and then click on Install. 5. Follow the Wizard instructions, which will guide you through the rest of the installation. 6. When you see the Welcome screen, check the product version, and then click Next. 7. You must now choose to accept the default location of C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.3,

or to install to a different location. When you have made your selections, click Next. 8. You must now choose the Setup Type. You can choose between Full Installation or Custom

Installation. When you have made your selections, click Next.

Note: Custom Installation – Some features are mandatory, and cannot be deselected. 9. Select the Program Folder on the Start Menu. It is recommended to just click Next in this step. 10. Review the settings and click Next if everything looks OK. 11. The final Wizard screen confirms that the product has installed correctly. Click Finish to close

the installation, then use your browser Back button to return to the installation menu.


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1.4 Licensing AVEVA Marine Software All AVEVA 12.0 software requires access to a licensing file provided by the Flexman 4.1 application, and loaded by the install wizard. The licence file can be stored on a networked server with client access, a networked workstation with client access, or on the workstation on which the AVEVA 12.0 software is currently loaded.

The reason for storing the licence file on a server or shared workstation is that it allows maximum user flexibility, while minimising the number of licences that must be leased.

1.5 AVEVA Marine 12.0.SP3 Test Projects The table below shows what Beta 2 test projects have been supplied, and where to find the test data.

Project MDB

MAR ALL_NO_MDS

ALL_WITH_MDS

ASSYPLANNING

CABLEAFT

CABLETRAYAFT

CURVEDHULL

DBPROMPT

EQUIPAFT

HADMIN

HULLNESTING

HVACAFT

INITDES

LAYOUTAFT

MDSAFT

OUTSTEELAFT

PIPEAFT

PLANARHULL

PROJADMIN

SCHEMATICS

STRUCDESIGN

WELDPLANNING

MAS (Catalogue) —

These projects can be accessed using the standard system username and password: SYSTEM/XXXXXX


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2. Upgrading from Previous Releases

For Marine projects only, it is necessary to run a database upgrade script when upgrading from earlier versions of AVEVA Marine 12.

It is strongly recommended that projects are backed up before commencing the upgrade process.

Any PADD extract databases should be issued back to the master extract before running the upgrade.

Global projects should be upgraded at all sites simultaneously. Alternatively all PADD databases could be made primary at the hub in which case the upgrade can be run at the hub only.

2.1 Summary of Project Upgrade Process

The database upgrade addresses an issue found in draft (PADD) databases in Marine projects for 12 (SP2 and earlier). The issue is that any True Type font annotations created via the Hull Drafting or Hull Design modules are stored in the PADD database with an incorrect text height.

This is not immediately apparent to the user as in SP2 and earlier 12 versions the text height is converted back to the correct value before being displayed on the canvas. However the incorrect value in the database will be used for text box size and text fit calculations and could potentially be the cause of other problems.

In SP3 the incorrect conversion of text height between the drawing and the database has been removed. However if the database remains uncorrected most of the text as seen on a drawing will suddenly increase in size at the point when it is redrawn. The upgrade conversion addresses this problem by correcting the text height in the database.

The upgrade process is initiated by a Free User, who is allowed to enter AVEVA Marine 12 Admin in an AVEVA Marine 12 Project in order to run the main script upgradeText.mac. Before doing this, the following actions should be performed:

• Ensure that changes in all PADD child extracts have been issued back to the master extract. The upgrade will ignore child extracts.

• Run the upgrade script, which works on both Global projects (see note below) and non-Global projects. In the case of Global please note that unless all PADD databases are primary at the hub, it will also be necessary to perform the upgrade at all satellite locations.

Among other things, the upgrade process will: • Enter Admin

• Check that project is Marine. • Create temporary MDBs containing all PADD databases from project that are a) not a child

extract and b) in the case of global are primary (read/write). • Enter Outfitting Draft

• Run macro upgradeTextSingleDB on each Draft (PADD) Database. • A log file %PDMSUSER%\upgradeLog is created showing pass/fails + reasons.

2.2 Integrator – Upgrading Existing Projects

Description Integrator requires the file ProjectConfiguration.xml to be available in the folder <project>dflts\ModelManagement. If this folder does not exist, administrators will need to create


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it and ensure the appropriate environment variable, e.g. xxxdflts, is set. The Integrator configuration file should then be copied from the installed executable folder.

If syntax errors are reported on start up or following Integrator > Show from the main menu, the ProjectConfiguration.xml file is an old version and must be modified or replaced.

If existing projects have their own copy of the file HVACStypeTable.xml in their ModelManagement folder, a new version of this file should also be copied form the installed executable folder, as it has been improved for this release.

Benefits Required for upgrade of existing projects to use Integrator.

Compatibility Constraints None.

For More Information See the example in the supplied samdflts or mardflts project folder.

Affected Programs P&ID 3D Integrator.

3. Introduction

This bulletin describes the new and enhanced functionality available in Service Pack 3 (SP3) for AVEVA Marine 12.0 as compared to SP2. It gives an overview of the major changes, which are described in full in new and revised User Documentation. Some known issues are also described in this bulletin.

4. Initial Design

4.1 Lines/PACE – Activation and Display Options

Description Functionality is now provided to explicitly enable or disable the activate or display states of curves, patches and cut curves.


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Figure: Toggle on Off

Benefits Enables easier activation/displaying of curves and patches, similar to the options provided by Surface & Compartment.


Affected Programs Lines/Pace

4.2 Lines/PACE – Curvature Options in Curve Grid

Description The ability to display or hide curvature for a selection of curves in the Curve Grid has been added.

Figure: Curvature Options

Benefits Implements missing functionality

Compatibility Constraints


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None.


4.3 Lines/PACE – Customisation of Views

Description Each view can now be customised independently in 3 ways: • Curve Display • Surface Rendering • View Cropping

Curve Display

Each view can display a different selection of curves.

Figure: Curve Display per View

When changing the display status of a curve in the Curve View tree, the change in display status will only affect the currently selected view. When a different view is selected, the tree will show which curves are displayed in that view.


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Figure: Display Section

Figure: Display Waterlines

A Curve Display toolbar (and associated menu items) provides shortcuts to changing display status for collections of curve types:


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Display all curves

Display boundary curves

Display section curves

Display waterline curves

Display buttock curves

Display knuckle curves

Display tangent curves

Display pline curves

Hide all curves from the display

Figure: Curve Toolbar

When a curve is made active, it is automatically shown in all views. Active curves can then be hidden, on a per-view basis, in the same way as other curves. That is, by selecting them in the tree, pressing the right mouse button and selecting Display Status Toggle/On/Off or selecting the curve in the view, clicking the right mouse button and selecting Hide.

Active curves can also be shown or hidden by checking the appropriate checkbox in the Visible column of the Curves grid. Activating the checkbox will show the curve in all views. Deactivating the checkbox will hide the curve is all views. If the checkbox is in the indeterminate state, then the curve is visible in some (but not all) views.

Figure: Curve Visibility


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Surface Rendering

The method of rendering the surface can be different for each view. This allows the user to set up each view to optimise the operations being performed. For example, when fairing a surface by moving patch control points, it is often necessary to observe the affect on the surface isophotes in two different projections (with two different isophote directions) and to observe the affect on curves cut from the surface. This can now be done by configuring each view. For example, the figure below shows the following view configurations: • Oblique View – No Surface Rendering; Control Points shown (control points are edited in this

view) • Starboard View – Isophote Rendering with 128 black and white bands and a direction of

(1,1,0) • Keel View – Isophote Rendering with 128 four colour bands and a direction of (0,1,0) (This

view is also cropped) • Stern View – Cut Curves Rendering

When a control point is moved, the effects on the surface can be observed by multiple methods simultaneously.

Figure: Move Control 1

Figure: Move Control 2


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The Patch Display toolbar (and associated menu items) controls the rendering method for the currently selected view:

Patch Display Settings dialogue

Boundary Network Display (applies to all views)

No Surface Rendering

Smooth Rendering

Isophote Rendering

Isoparametric Rendering

Cut Curves Rendering

Control Point Display

Tangent Control Display

Figure: Patch Display Toolbar

The rendering settings can be customized on a per-view basis by clicking the Patch Display Settings button on the Patch Display Toolbar or clicking the Display Settings button on the View Popup menu:

Figure: Patch Display Settings Dialogue

The rendering method and settings of each view is retained between sessions.


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View Cropping

Views can also be individually cropped by specifying up to six orthogonal clipping planes. These can be set from the Crop View dialogue which is accessed by selecting the Crop View dialogue button on the View Crop toolbar, selecting the Crop View button from the graphics popup menu or by selecting View> Crop > Settings from the main menu.

Figure: Crop View Dialogue

Everything aft of the Aft plane, starboard of the Starboard plane and beneath the Lower plane is cropped. Similarly, everything forward of the Fwd plane, port of the Port plane and above the Upper plane is cropped.

The following View Crop toolbar is provided (with associated menu items):

Open the Crop View dialogue

Crop view aft (crop everything aft of midships)

Crop view forward (crop everything forward of midships)

Figure: Crop Toolbar

Benefits Enables customisation of views for optimisation of operations and to prevent obfuscation or ‘clutter’ in views. Addresses CSRs 37879 and 47819.


Affected Programs Lines/Pace.

4.4 Lines/PACE – Customizable Toolbars

Description Toolbars are now customizable. To create or edit toolbars, select View > Toolbars > Customise:


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Toolbars Page

Figure: Customize Toolbars

The toolbars page is used to create, show and hide toolbars:

• Show or hide toolbars by selecting the checkbox next to the toolbar name. • Create a new toolbar by clicking the New button and providing a toolbar name. • Reset all toolbars back to the default by clicking the Reset button. • Hide toolbar tooltips by unchecking the Show Tooltips checkbox

Commands Page

Figure: Customize Commands

The commands page is used to edit toolbars: • Add a button to a toolbar by selecting a Category and then by dragging a button from the

Buttons window onto a toolbar. • Remove a button from a toolbar by selecting the button on the toolbar and dragging it off. • Move a button by dragging it to a different position in the toolbar or to a different toolbar.


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Benefits Allow toolbars to be optimised. The user can create toolbars for functions commonly used by the user. Buttons rarely used can be removed.



4.5 Lines/PACE – Options Dialogue

Description A number of general options have been moved to a new Options dialogue accessed from the Tools > Options menu:

Display Page

Figure. Options Display

The display options provide control over the precision to which items are displayed.

The Surface Precision and Cut Curve Tolerance options previously resided on the Surface Rendering Settings dialogue (as Precision and Crown Height Tolerance). These have been removed form the Patch Display Settings dialogue since the surface and cut curve precision are view independent settings.

The Curve Precision option previously resided on the Set Display Precision dialogue.

This page of the options dialogue can be accessed by clicking the Curve Precision button, the Display > Curve > Precision menu button or the Display > Patch > Precision menu button.


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Edit Page

Figure: Options Edit

The edit options provide control over editing functions.

The Arrow key nudge size option previously resided on the Set Arrow key nudge size dialogue (as Nudge size).

This page of the options dialogue can be accessed by clicking the Arrow key nudge size button or the Edit > Nudge size menu button.

Advanced Page

Figure: Options Advanced

The advanced options provide control over tolerance values.

These options previously resided on the Advanced Settings dialogue.

This page of the options dialogue can be accessed by clicking Edit > Advanced Settings menu button.


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Benefits Groups together various options that are not specific to any one operation.



4.6 Lines/PACE – Modified State

Description When exiting, PACE will now only prompt the user with the question ‘Apply changes to model before closing?’ if changes have been made. Furthermore, an indication as to which entity types have been changed is given in the dialogue.

Figure: Apply Changes

A modified model is indicated by a “*” appended to the title bar

Benefits Dialogue to save changes only shown when changes are made.



4.7 Lines/PACE – Menu and Toolbar Re-organisation

Description A general re-organisation of the menus and toolbars has been made to accommodate new functions and rationalise existing ones. In general, main menu pull downs and toolbars are organised to contain the same functions. Functions are organised into the following groups:


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Menu Toolbar Description File Standard

Macro Saving changes Loading/running macros

Edit Standard General editing options and undo/redo View View

View Crop View manipulation functions

Display Patch Display Curve Display

View display list and rendering setup

Curve Curve Curve editing operations and options Patch Patch Patch/surface creation and analysis End Surfaces End Surfaces End surface creation Tools General options Window View creation and organisation Help Help functions

Over and above the changes outlined in these release notes, the following menu buttons have changed: • Display > Curve Precision > Display > Curve > Precision • Display > Hydrostatics > Patch > Hydrostatics

Benefits Better organisation and grouping of functions



5. Structural Design

5.1 Re-organisation of RSO Modelling Tools

Description The RSO Modelling Tools are re-organised in the menu structure for easier access.

Two functions are renamed: • Edit is renamed to Properties • New is renamed to Key In

The following functions, previously only accessible via the function Edit, now have entries in the menu function in Structural Design: • Key in • Copy • Move • Delete


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• Disconnect

Two functions are added (described further in separate Release Notes): • Sketch 2D • Edit Shape

Furthermore, the Copy function is improved to support multiple copies in one copy operation.

Benefits Enables easier definition of the RSO model.


For More Information See User Guide Hull Structural Design / Functions Overview / Functions in the Functional Structure Menu / RSO.

Affected Programs Structural Design.

5.2 Edit RSO Shape

Description The new function Edit Shape found in menu Func Struct > RSO is used to edit the shape of an RSO by adding profile points. The given points are giving the RSO a knuckled shape e.g. when a deck RSO is given a camber definition.




Affected Programs Structural Design

5.2.1 Known Issue

Description The new function Edit Shape in the RSO menu of Structural Design contains an error that prevents the user from changing the profile points in the definition of knuckles in the RSO. A correct version of this function will be available in the first update (hot-fix) of AVEVA Marine 12.0.SP3.


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Affected Programs Structural Design.

5.3 RSO Modelling Using Drafting Tools

Description The new function Sketch 2D found in menu Func Struct > RSO is used to create and modify RSOs using drafting like tools. The following can be achieved: • Convert lines or poly-lines added to a Symbolic View or a Backdrop View into RSO model

objects. • Define a grid and draw (sketch) RSOs in a Symbolic View or in a Backdrop View. • Trim RSOs presented in a Symbolic View or in a Backdrop View. Trimming can be done to

other RSOs or to Surfaces.





5.4 2D XML Import

Description The new function 2D Import found in menu XML > Import is used to import mid-ship section data from external software, e.g. Poseidon from Germanischer Lloyd.

The Import can result, depending on the input data, in a parallel surface, a Gentab definition, seam and longitudinal definitions, shell plates, longitudinal reference surfaces and longitudinal panel structures.

Benefits Enables easier communication with rules checking software.


For More Information See User Guide Hull Structural Design / Functions Overview / Functions in the XML Menu / Import.


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5.5 Surface & Compartment– Additional Surface Issue

Description Additional surfaces created in Surface & Compartment with Fillet Surfaces applied in the surface definition may in some cases not display correctly on the drawing canvas and also the intersection curves may be incorrect. If surfaces of these kinds (additional surfaces with fillet surfaces applied) are created the following should be done: • The resulting surface should be carefully inspected in Structural Design. • If problems occur, then the local support representative will give information about how to

work around the problem.

The problem is being worked at and a full solution will be delivered in the next main release

Affected Programs Surface & Compartment.

Structural Design.

6. Marine Diagrams

6.1 POS Attribute Editable in Shape Data

Description It is now possible to edit the POS attribute directly in Shape Data (Custom Property) window using command line syntax (E 5000 N 800 U 500).

Benefits Higher user flexibility and more conform UI.


Affected Programs Marine Diagrams and Cable Diagrams

6.2 Specification Search UI Enhancements

Description The Question dialogue in the SpecSearch functionality has been greatly improved.


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Benefits Higher user flexibility and faster and more accurate catalogue selection.


Affected Programs Marine Diagrams


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6.3 Specification Search Default Setting Enhancements

Description A new default setting, Ignore Defaults in Specification, (Marine Diagrams Options > General Options > Pipe Dimensioning > Spec search) has been added. Setting this to TRUE makes the Spec Search function ignore any defaults in the specification and always ask the user for a selection.

Benefits Higher user flexibility and faster, more accurate catalogue selection.



6.4 Specification Search and Trivial Answers

Description The Question dialogue is not shown if there is only one (1) possible selection for the user. In this case, the system selects the trivial and continues silently.

Benefits Faster catalogue selection.



6.5 Consistency Check

Description The Consistency Check function has been relaxed for Cable connections. Cables are not disconnected when the cable is connected to something undefined (i.e. simple geometry) on the diagram but to an equipment in the database. A warning is issued in the result list only.

Benefits User flexibility. The application allows the user to have symbolic connections in the diagram while the database states something else.



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Affected Programs Marine Diagrams / Cable Diagrams

7. Hull Migration

7.1 New Location for Input Files and Log Files

Description The location of the settings files and log files for the Hull Migration program is now controlled by environment variables in the d065-file in the destination AVEVA Marine project:

File Environment variable

Example

marhullmigrate_settings.xml SB_SHIPDATA C:\Aveva\marine\OH12.0.2\project\1810\mscmar\dat

marhullmigrate.resume SB_SHIPDATA C:\Aveva\marine\OH12.0.2\project\1810\mscmar\dat

marhullmigrate.log SB_SHIPPRINT C:\Aveva\marine\OH12.0.2\project\1810\mscmar\lst

marhullmigrate_errors.log SB_SHIPPRINT C:\Aveva\marine\OH12.0.2\project\1810\mscmar\lst

If the variables above are not set, or the location is incorrect, the migration program will look for the files in the folder C:\Temp.

Example 1: SB_SHIPDATA not set in d065 file:

Printout from the program: Error opening location SB_SHIPDATA The system cannot find the file specified. Please check value of SB_SHIPDATA Using file location C:\TEMP\marhullmigrate_settings.xml instead.

Example 2: Wrong value in SB_SHIPDATA:

Printout from the program: Error opening location D:\AM12Projects_Local\1840MIG\migmar\DAT\ The system cannot find the file specified. Please check value of SB_SHIPDATA Using file location C:\TEMP\marhullmigrate_settings.xml instead.

Benefits This keeps the executable directory clean from settings files and log files. This means that it is consistent with other batch programs in AVEVA Marine.

It also simplifies migration of different projects, since the settings files and log files can be kept separate for each project.


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For More Information See User Guide AVEVA Marine Migration / Hull Migration / Migration Setup.

Affected Programs Marhullmigrate.exe.

8. Cable

8.1 Moving Cableway Segments

Description Previously it was only possible to move the Cableway using the following process:

1. Undress the cableway. 12. Move the cableway. 13. Re-route the cables. 14. Re-dress the branch.

A new feature is now provided to move a cableway segment in one complete step using the Move Cableway Segment form found under Utilities on the main menu.

The new feature enables you to type in a distance which the segment is going to move, re-route the cables that need re-routing, re-dress the branch if needed and display the hole manager if the cableway went through an obstruction.

A cableway segment can be moved which still has cables already routed and is already connected to the other cableway structures, this is accomplished with some restrictions and the movement is constrained.


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Benefits The process can be completed in one step reducing the number of issues detected during the move.


Affected Programs Cable Design.

9. Integrator

9.1 Spec Queries Configuration

Description Prior to 12.0.SP3, Integrator searched all specs on start up to validate any selectors used within rules in its configuration file. For performance reasons this no longer takes place. Instead, a new section for Spec Queries has been added to the configuration, to allow administrators to insert an individual selector or to find all selectors available.

The example here shows a single query for STYP as provided in the out-of-the-box configuration file. Any selector used in the file must be included in the Spec Queries section, so that it can be recognised as allowable syntax by Intellisense. If Integrator reports syntax errors in the configuration file, it may be that there are rules defined using selectors that have not been entered in the Spec Queries section.


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Benefits Faster start up of the Integrator add-in.


For More Information See User Guide P&ID 3D Integrator / How to Configure Build Rules / Configuration File Section by Section / Spec Queries.


9.2 Use of HVAC Marine Diagrams

Description P&ID 3D Integrator can build and compare HVAC data created in Marine Diagrams provided that the schematic data is consistent with the standard AVEVA HVAC application catalogue. This means that any HVAC fittings defined in a stencil and used on a diagram must conform to the equivalent 3D HVAC fittings that can be created from the standard AVEVA 3D HVAC specification.

The information used by P&ID 3D Integrator to determine the appropriate component in 3D depends on the following attributes of the SCHVFI (schematic HVAC fitting) object: • GTYP - generic type • SCSTYP - specific type • CONARRAY - duct shapes for each connection point • WIDARRAY - duct widths for each connection point • HEIARRAY - duct heights for each connection point

In order for P&ID 3D Integrator to be able to build and compare a 3D HVAC component, the combination of this information from the SCHVFI must correspond to a component in the standard catalogue. In particular, if there is a branch connection point, it should be P3, with ARRIVE and LEAVE as P1 and P2 (or P2 and P1) respectively.

An example of a component that would not meet such criteria would be a rectangular, three-way fitting with a different duct height on P3. In the standard catalogue, duct height (the depth of the fitting) is equal across the three connection points.


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To set an appropriate SCSTYP in Marine Diagrams in HVAC mode, navigate to the SCHVFI by selecting it in the diagram or schematic explorer, click on HVAC > Set SCSTYP, select an SCSTYP from the list and click Apply.

If user defined HVAC fittings are to be used, Integrator cannot build these unless the SPREF is set on the SCHVFI in Marine Diagrams. At present there is no selection form in Marine Diagrams to set the SPREF, and so it must be set manually in the Custom Properties form. A configuration rule should also be defined in Integrator for SCHVFI elements, to copy the SPREF if it is set on the source element.

Benefits Required for shared use of the HVAC catalogue by schematic and 3D HVAC designs.


For More Information See User Guide P&ID 3D Integrator / Integrator Functions in Detail / How Integrator Builds 3D Data / Building HVAC.


9.3 Robustness and Usability

Description Integrator’s look-up table of information for the standard AVEVA HVAC catalogue has been improved with a better default STYP used in several cases. This data is read from the file HVACStypeTable.xml provided in the installed executable folder.

Error trapping code in the customisable IntegratorProjectHandler.pmlobj has been improved to trap commands with syntax errors containing quotes.

When the Integrator 3D view has not yet been displayed, a build of cable only will no longer show this view. This is because the cable has not yet been routed, and so has no representation and there is nothing to see.

Benefits Improved robustness and usability

Compatibility Constraints None

For More Information Contact AVEVA support for details of individual support incidents. http://www.aveva.com/products/support/support.html

Affected Programs P&ID 3D Integrator


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