Common Way of Use

This article describes a recommended sequence of processes to utilize Smap3D PipeFab Connector efficiently.

How To Create PCF File From Piping Assembly

1. Create a piping assembly using Smap3D Piping.

2. Start Smap3D PipeFab Connector, read the assembly and set      up options.
         The assembly (or its current      state, respectively) should be saved before reading by Smap3D PipeFab      Connector
         See Step 1 for      details on reading source data.
         The Smap3D Pipefab Connector      options are available in the Tools menu.

3. In the Step 2, examine eventual      reported messages, correct the assembly and re-read it      if necessary.
         When piping assembly is      loaded in Smap3D Pipefab Connector, application validates its data and      reports missing or incorrect inputs. These should be corrected directly      within the source assembly and/or by editing Smap3D Pipefab      Connector options, which      determine how the data are represented.

4. Add desired features, that are not part of the      assembly by selecting Add.
         It is recommended to use      options for adding supplementary information to piping data and for      modifications. Once appropriate options and automatic processes are set,      it can be reused for all other assemblies.
         Work progress can be      saved/loaded to/from an SIWF file.

5. Select Finish to generate the      resulting PCF file.

Command Line Interface

Once all the required settings are made and the processes fixed, it is possible to control generating PCF files via command line instead of using standard user interface.

The syntax of the command is:

PipeFabConnector [/o optionsFile] [/l logFileName] [/nogui] [dataFile]

The parameters meanings are as follows:

·   /o optionsFile - location of the options (XML) file

·   /l logFileName - a filename of the log where to store messages (works in /nogui mode only)

·   /nogui - command line interface only (no graphical user interface)

·   dataFile - source data file (, SLDASM, SIWF)