Overview
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Get started with AutoCAD Plant 3D. Learn how to use this design software to lay out your plant design in a dimensionally correct 3D environment and visualize your finished project.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know
- How to use the exercise files
- Locating and opening your Plant 3D project
- Opening a Plant 3D model
- Setting up the Plant 3D workspace
- Understanding the Plant 3D ribbon menu
- Understanding the Plant 3D tool palette
- Using the Plant 3D Properties dialog box
- Using on-screen tools
- 2019 release bug
- Creating a new Plant 3D model
- Importing an existing Plant 3D file to the project
- Renaming drawing files
- Locating missing drawing files
- Updating drawing information using the Drawing Properties dialog box
- Structural steel overview
- Creating a structural grid
- Placing structural beams
- Editing structural beams
- Placing ladders
- Placing railings
- Placing plate and grating
- Placing footings
- Equipment overview
- Creating equipment
- Adding equipment trim
- Adding and modifying nozzles
- Adding AutoCAD elements to equipment
- Equipment templates
- Converting existing AutoCAD equipment to Plant 3D equipment
- Piping overview
- Basic pipe routing
- Route pipe from equipment
- Adding branches
- Adding valves
- Adding instrumentation
- Pipe supports
- Sloped piping
- Line to Pipe command
- Insulated piping
- Moving and copying data overview
- Hiding and isolating parts
- Assign new line numbers
- Connecting to xrefs
- Custom Parts Builder
- Data Manager overview
- Modifying tag data
- Using Data Manager filters
- Locating components using Data Manager
- Importing and exporting project data to Excel spreadsheets
- P&ID overview
- Adding piping from P&ID line list
- Adding valves and line components
- Validating your P&ID and piping model
- Orthographic overview
- Creating an orthographic drawing
- Creating, saving, and modifying views
- Create adjacent views
- Adding annotations and dimensions
- Bill of Materials
- Revisions and document control
- Isometric overview
- Touring the interface
- Creating quick isometrics
- Creating production isometrics
- Adding messages and annotations
- Reference dimensions
- Start points and break points
- Lock and issue a line
- PCF to isometric
- Validation settings
- Validating your drawing or project
- Auditing and maintaining your project database
- Exporting to AutoCAD
- Report Creator overview
- Next steps
