AutoCAD Plant 3D Essential Training: Admin

Discover how to oversee and maintain project files in AutoCAD Plant 3D. Learn how to set up, customize, and maintain projects using this powerful software.

Introduction

• Become a well-informed project administrator in AutoCAD Plant 3D
• What you should know
• How to use the exercise files

1. Get Started

• Project Manager overview
• Explore the Project Setup interface
• Understand class definitions
• Understand dynamic tool palettes
• Understand ProjSymbolStyle.dwg
• Understand project properties and drawing properties
• Use the AutoCAD Properties dialog box
• Use onscreen tools

2. Create New Projects

• Create a new out-of-the-box project
• Create a new project from a template

3. Set Up Your Project

• Understand project configuration
• Set up project paths
• Use project templates
• Edit your project properties
• Equipment templates
• Lock project properties

4. Manage Plant 3D Files

• Plant 3D 2019 bug
• Add folders to the Project Manager
• Rename your drawing files
• Locate missing drawing files
• Organize DWG files in Windows Explorer
• Update drawing information

5. Custom Properties

• Create a custom project property
• Create a custom drawing property
• Add a custom field to your title block

6. Customize the Data Manager

• Generate default project reports
• Modify default project reports
• Create a custom project report
• Configure import and export settings
• Create custom data manager views

7. Copy Projects and Existing Data

• Create a duplicate project
• Import existing models to your project

8. Multi-User Project Configuration

• Set up a network-based project
• Map drawing folders to network locations
• Configure the file name format

9. Create Class Properties

• Review the class heirarchy
• Add a new property to your class
• Understand selection lists
• Understand acquired values
• Use acquired values in equipment tag

10. Customize Your Drawings

• Understand drawing templates
• Set up your 3D model template
• Set up your ortho template
• Create a custom equipment tag format
• Create a custom valve tag format
• Annotation overview
• Create a custom equipment annotation
• Modify the ortho line number annotation

11. Isometric Drawings

• Tour the interface
• Iso styles overview
• Create a custom iso style
• Iso style default settings
• Isometric annotation styles
• Isometric dimension styles
• Isometric themes
• Sloped piping
• Create a custom isometric template
• Create a custom isometric setup
• Customize the bill of materials
• Run your iso
• Live preview

12. Project Tools

• Validate your drawing or project
• Audit and back up your project database
• Export to AutoCAD

13. Report Creator

• Explore the user interface
• Generate default reports
• Understand report configuration files
• Create a custom report
• Edit your report layout

Conclusion

• Next steps