[PDF] AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016 for Designers

AutoCAD Plant 3D Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD

• Plant 3D Introduction to AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016
• Starting AutoCAD Plant 3D 
• Start Tab
• Working on a Project
• AutoCAD Plant 3D User Interface
• Drawing Area
• Command Window
• PROJECT MANAGER
• DATA MANAGER
• Navigation Bar
• ViewCube
• In-canvas Viewport Controls
• Status Bar
• PROPERTIES Palette
• Different Workspaces in AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Grips
• Invoking Commands in AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Invoking Commands Using Command Prompt
• Invoking Commands Using Ribbon
• Tool Palettes
• Application Menu
• Menu Bar
• Shortcut Menu
• AutoCAD Plant 3D Dialog Boxes
• Creating Backup Files
• Converting Auto-saved and Backup Files into AutoCAD Format
• Using the Drawing Recovery Manager to Recover Files
• Closing a Drawing
• Opening a Project Drawing
• Opening a Drawing that is not in the Project
• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Select File Dialog Box
• Quitting AutoCAD Plant 3D
• AutoCAD Plant 3D Help
• Autodesk Exchange Apps
• Additional Help Resources
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 2: Creating Projects and P&IDs

• Introduction
• PROJECT MANAGER
• Creating a New Project in AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Creating a New Drawing
• Grouping Project Files
• Designing a P&ID
• Adding Equipment to a P&ID
• Adding Pipe Lines
• Assigning Tags to a line
• Adding Valves
• Adding Instruments and Instrumentation Lines
• Adding Fittings
• Adding the Off Page Connectors
• Connecting the Off Page Connectors
• Validating the Drawing
• Checking for Errors
• Editing the Drawing
• Moving an Equipment
• Moving a Valve
• Moving a Line
• Editing a Line
• Grouping Lines
• Editing a P&ID Symbol
• Substituting Components
• Converting AutoCAD Components into P&ID Symbols
• Tutorial 1
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions
• Exercise 1

Chapter 3: Creating Structures

• Introduction
• Creating a Grid 
• Editing Grids
• Setting the Representation of the Structural Member
• Adding Members
• Creating Stairs
• Editing Stairs
• Creating Railings
• Creating Ladders
• Ladder Tab
• Cage Tab
• Creating a Plate/Grate
• Creating Footings
• Editing the Structural Members
• Changing the Length of a Member
• Restoring the Member to its Original Length
• Cutting Member at Intersections
• Creating Miter Joints
• Trimming/Extending a Member
• Exploding a Structure
• Visibility Options
• Hiding and Displaying Components
• Exchanging Data with other Applications
• Tutorial 1
• Tutorial 2
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions
• Exercise 1

Chapter 4: Creating Equipment

• Introduction
• Creating Equipment
• Placing Equipment in the Drawing
• Adding a Vessel
• Adding a Heat Exchanger
• Adding a Pump 
• Adding a Heater
• Creating a Customized Equipment
• Modifying Equipment
• Converting Solid Models into Equipment
• Converting Inventor Models into Equipment
• Attaching Objects to an Equipment
• Detaching Objects from an Equipment
• Adding Nozzles to a Customized Equipment
• Adding Nozzles to a Converted Equipment
• Modifying Nozzles
• Tutorial 1
• Tutorial 2
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 5: Editing Specifications and

• Catalogs
• Introduction
• Getting Started with AutoCAD Plant 3D Spec Editor
• Working with Spec Files
• Creating a New Spec File from an Existing Spec
• Adding Parts to the Spec Sheet
• Editing the Parts Added to a Spec
• Setting the Part Use Priority
• Adding Notes to a Group
• Editing the Long Description Styles
• Assigning a Long Description Style to Multiple Specs
• Assigning Operators (Actuators) to Valves
• Working with the Catalog Editor
• Creating a New Catalog from an Existing Catalog
• Adding a New Part to a Catalog
• Creating a New Component using Parametric Graphics
• Creating a New Component using Block Based Graphics
• Modifying the Branch Table
• Creating Branch Table Legends 
• Assigning Legends to a Branch Table
• Tutorial 1
• Tutorial 2
• Tutorial 3
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 6: Routing Pipes

• Introduction
• Selecting a Spec
• Working with the Spec Viewer
• Routing a Pipe
• Routing a Pipe with a New Line Number
• Setting the Route Line
• Routing a Pipe from a Line
• Routing a Pipe using a P&ID
• Routing a Pipe from an Equipment
• Working with the Compass
• Connecting two Open Ports of Pipes
• Changing the Pipe Size while Routing
• Changing the Orientation Plane while Routing a Pipe
• Creating a Cutback Elbow
• Creating a Roll Elbow
• Creating Bends
• Changing the Elevation while Routing a Pipe
• Routing Pipe at an Offset
• Routing a Pipe at a Slope
• Creating Branches
• Creating a Tee Branch
• Creating an O-let Branch
• Creating a Stub-In Branch
• Creating a Stub-In Branch at an Offset from the Center of the Header Pipe
• Creating a Branch from an Elbow
• Creating a Stub-In Branch at a Precise Location
• Adding a Reinforced Pad to a Stub-In Branch 
• Creating a Weld Connection
• Creating Autodesk Connection Point
• Editing an Autodesk Connection Point
• Routing a Pipe from an Autodesk Connection Point
• Tutorial 1
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 7: Adding Valves, Fittings, and Pipe Supports Introduction

• Adding Valves and Fittings
• Adding Valves and Fittings to a Pipe using the Spec Sheet
• Adding Valves and Fittings using a P&ID
• Placing Valves and Fittings while Routing a Pipe
• Placing Custom Parts
• Mapping a P&ID Object to a Plant 3D Object
• Adding Pipe Supports
• Adding a Dummy Leg
• Adding a Hanger and Connecting it to a Structural Member
• Modifying the Pipe Supports
• Copying and Moving a Pipe Support
• Connecting Two Pipe Supports
• Converting Solids into Pipe Supports
• Attaching Objects to a Pipe Support
• Detaching Objects from a Support
• Insulating a Pipe
• Modifying the Pipe Components using Grips
• Substituting a Pipe Component
• Rotating a Pipe Component
• Flipping a Pipe Component
• Flipping a Component Inline with the Pipe
• Changing the Elevation of the Pipe
• Changing the Valve Operator
• Validating a 3D Model
• Tutorial 1 
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 8: Creating Isometric Drawings

• Introduction
• Isometric Drawing Types
• Creating a Quick Isometric Drawing
• Creating a Production Isometric Drawing
• Viewing Isometric Results
• Placing Iso Messages and Annotations
• Exporting a Pipe Component File
• Creating an Iso from a Pipe Component File
• Locking a Line Number
• Configuring Isometric Drawing Settings
• Configuring Iso Style Settings
• Configuring Annotation Settings
• Configuring Dimensional Settings
• Configuring Themes
• Configuring Sloped and Offset Piping Settings
• Setting the Title Block and Display Properties
• Tutorial 1
• Tutorial 2
• Tutorial 3
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 9: Creating Orthographic

• Drawings Introduction
• Creating Orthographic Drawings
• Generating the First View
• Creating the Adjacent View
• Adding Annotations to the Drawing
• Adding Dimensions to the Drawing
• Locating a Component in the 3D Model 
• Editing a Drawing View
• Updating a View
• Adding Gaps to Pipes
• Generating Bill of Material
• Creating BOM Annotation
• Tutorial 1
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 10: Managing Data and Creating

• Reports Introduction
• DATA MANAGER
• Viewing data in the DATA MANAGER
• Modifying the Display of Data
• Displaying the Data by Object Type and Area
• Zooming to Plant Objects
• Locating an Object in the Drawing Area
• Scrolling through the Data in the DATA MANAGER
• Editing Data in the DATA MANAGER
• Placing Annotations in a P&ID using the DATA MANAGER
• Filtering the Information in the Data Table
• Viewing only the Selected Record in the Data Table
• Viewing all the records in the Data Table except the Selected One
• Viewing the Data of the Objects Selected in the Drawing Area
• Exporting Data from the DATA MANAGER
• Importing Data to the DATA MANAGER
• Accepting or Rejecting Changes in the Imported Data
• Viewing Reports in the DATA MANAGER
• Exporting the Project Reports
• Importing the Project Reports 10-9
• Working with the Report Creator 10-9
• Generating Reports using the AutoCAD Plant Report Creator 10-10
• Tutorial 1 10-13
• Tutorial 2 10-17
• Self-Evaluation Test 10-19

Preface to AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016 for Designers PDF

AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016, a product of Autodesk Inc, is a plant layout design software. It is extensively used in the industry to create and modify the P&IDs and 3D models of the process plants.

Built on the AutoCAD platform, this software allows you to carry out the design process in a project-based manner.

The modern toolset available with this software allows designers and engineers, who model and document process plants, to generate and share isometric drawings, orthographic drawings, and materials reports. You can also integrate Plant 3D with Navisworks and can import designs created in Revit and Inventor.

The AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016 for Designers textbook explains the readers to effectively use the designing tools in AutoCAD Plant 3D.

The accompanying tutorials and exercises, which relate to the real-world projects, help you understand the usage and abilities of the tools available in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016. You will learn how to set up a project, create and edit P&IDs, design a 3D Plant model, generate isometric/orthographic drawings, as well as how to publish and print drawings.

The chapters in this textbook are structured in a pedagogical sequence that makes this textbook very effective in learning the features and capabilities of the software.

Since AutoCAD Plant 3D is based on the AutoCAD platform, a user must have the basic knowledge of AutoCAD. In this textbook, the basic tools of AutoCAD are not explained while explaining the working of Plant 3D tools assuming that the user knows AutoCAD basics.

The Salient Features of this Textbook are as Follows:

Tutorial Approach: The author has adopted tutorial point-of-view and learn-by-doing theme throughout the textbook. This approach guides the users to understand the concepts and processes easily.

Tips and Notes: The additional information related to various topics is provided to the users in the form of tips and notes.

Learning Objectives: The first page of every chapter summarizes the topics that are covered in that chapter.

Self-Evaluation Test, Review Questions, and Exercises: Every chapter ends with Self-Evaluation Test so that the users can assess their knowledge of the chapter. The answers to the Self-Evaluation Test are given at the end of the chapter.

Also, the Review Questions and Exercises are given at the end of each chapter and they can be used by the Instructors as test questions and exercises.

Heavily Illustrated Text: The text in this book is heavily illustrated with about 600 line diagrams and screen capture images.

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