SPPID to AutoCAD deliverables

[Chris_Calgary]

Has anyone had any success converting from SPPID 2007 to AutoCAD dwg's? So far my plan is to just save each pid drawing as a dwg and then create routines to be run in AutoCAD that will change layers/colors/weights/etc. and then get the drafters to manual check/each.

[Data Wrangler]

That was the best way about a year ago. If you look around Intergraph's support website they have a routine to run on exported Autocad files to clean them up some. That's what we started with.

Unless you are committed to using Autocad as a deliverable, I would question the use of Autocad at all. We used a multi sheet pdf file as a deliverable as it did everything the client required, as well as being easier to plot and not being able to be easily modified.

Derek

[sppider]

Chris, we are currently working on saving as .dgn files. If you check Options Manager > Settings, there is a file called "Export to CAD definition file" with a path of \\server\project\Reference Data\exportlayer.xls. It is an excel file that contains translation export data for whichever CAD program you're using. I have not had any luck making this work with a .dgn but have submitted a ticket to Intergraph. I'll let you know what I find out about .dgn and maybe it will help you with Autocad.

[sppider]

Chris C, I got the following document from Intergraph regarding your question. Good luck, let me know how it works.

ps, sorry if I am not allowed to upload this here.

[Shellback1998]

This is a tough process, first you need to make sure your export layer.xls is set up. Once that is complete you need to run the exportlayer.dll which is found under custom commands found under the tools, browse to the install directory, program files, smartplant, p&id workstation, program. Once that is run, Even with the utility that is on the siebel site, the conversions aren't that good. Especially around instrument bubbles. And any text nodes, you'll see a cross. Well, good luck on this.

[denq]

The cross signs are actually in SPPID annotation point. They are placed with a “Blank color” and they are translated to AutoCAD. AutoCAD does not have a Blank color so they show up.

There is a workaround for this problem. The user can create a filter for the annotation point and a filter for the label then map the filters to separate layers in AutoCAD through the exportlayer.xls file. Then they should be able to turn off the annotation point thus turning the display of the "+" symbol off.

[dave]

awesome, thanks for the definitive word denq!

[Chris_Calgary]

I wonder if invisible leader lines are treated the same way as annotation points. Becasue those too are showing up after the conversion

[ranjandey]

after I set the exportlayer.xls file when I run exportlayer.dll file sppid exits and no ouput or log file generates, can anybody help me to solve this problem - deyranjan@gmail.com