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Object-based 3D equipment modeling

Bentley3 AutoPLANT* Equipment module is an object-based 3D equipment modeling application that allows conventional equipment to be modeled using a pre-built equipment library. It also allows unique or complex equipment to be modeled through customization. AutoPLANT solutions provide state-of-the-art 3D modeling capabilities previously unavailable in any AutoC A Debased plant design and modeling package, and this is particularly evident in AutoPLANT Equipment. The 3D engine for AutoPLANT is written exclusively with advanced ARX technology, allowing you to take advantage of new and advanced methods available with the AutoCAD ObjectARX technology when modeling equipment.

Parametric Equipment
AutoPLANT Equipment is modeled using parametric information. Dialogs are presented with graphical representations of the equipment, along with data fields for each critical parameter, allowing you to draw equipment with a great deal of precision.

Standard Equipment Shapes
The AutoPLANT Equipment module includes a wide range of standard equipment shapes such as pumps, vessels and exchangers. These entities can be quickly placed via the menus or the toolbar, and can be attached to defined points, or with respect to global reference points.

Custom Equipment
Custom equipment can be built from primitives. Placing an equipment primitive defines the master or parent component, while attaching associative primitives defines the slave or child components. Constructing equipment assemblies in this manner is best described as a process similar to attaching nozzles to equipment; if you modify the vessel's dimensional parameters, the nozzles will move accordingly. In this same context, if you modify the parent primitive of an equipment assembly, the child primitives will be moved or sized accordingly.

User-defined Equipment
The Equipment/User-defined option displays a dialog to create a special type of equipment component from one or more existing AutoCAD or AutoPLANT Equipment entities in a drawing. These entities can be anything from an AutoCAD primitive, such as a line or circle, to a complex component, such as a block or custom object. The main purpose of the Equipment/User-defined option is to enable you to bring legacy and other third-party equipment components into AutoPLANT Equipment.

Intelligent Nozzles
AutoPLANT Equipment provides a variety of options for placing and orienting nozzles. First, nozzles are placed using parametric information from external database specifications. After a nozzle is placed, it can be directly connected to the AutoPLANT Piping application. When an AutoPLANT Piping component is connected to an AutoPLANT Equipment nozzle, the size, spec, rating, facing or line number is carried over to the connecting piping fitting.