AutoCAD Plant 3D Essential Training: User

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.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• How to use the exercise files

1. Getting Started

• 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

2. Working with Plant 3D Files

• 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

3. Structural Steel

• Structural steel overview
• Creating a structural grid
• Placing structural beams
• Editing structural beams
• Placing ladders
• Placing railings
• Placing plate and grating
• Placing footings

4. Equipment

• 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

5. Piping

• 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

6. Modify and Reuse Piping

• Moving and copying data overview
• Hiding and isolating parts
• Assign new line numbers
• Connecting to xrefs
• Custom Parts Builder

7. Data Manager

• Data Manager overview
• Modifying tag data
• Using Data Manager filters
• Locating components using Data Manager
• Importing and exporting project data to Excel spreadsheets

8. P&ID

• P&ID overview
• Adding piping from P&ID line list
• Adding valves and line components
• Validating your P&ID and piping model

9. Orthographic Drawings

• 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

10. Isometric Drawings

• 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

11. Project Tools

• Validation settings
• Validating your drawing or project
• Auditing and maintaining your project database
• Exporting to AutoCAD

12. Report Creator

• Report Creator overview

Conclusion

• Next steps