How do I move some pipe and supports from one model to another successfully?

[Shihan Jedi]

one of our guys modeled 4 or 5 lines with supports in the wrong model.He did them in 17 and they should be in 18.
Now there are other things in 17 and other things in 18. So i need to move only some of whats in 17 to 18.

Whats the best way to do this and have all the items keep its intelligence?

Autoplant XM Piping with Autocad 2008.

[Aplant Monkey]

the functionality of the pxf has been upgraded in XM. You should be able to port across all data along with your supports to the new model. Be sure to run an update from spec once you are done and verify the material listings of the items to ensure a clean transfer.

[awerning]

Since I have never liked the pxf option and try to avoid it when ever possible I figured out a way to do this without it (and it works REAL well...I have NEVER had a problem with it in v8.6 or v8.9).

NOTE: This option only works when working with 2 models within the SAME project! (so if you are working with 2 project first use RM to copy the model into the project that you need it in)

1) Open your model you want the stuff to go into
2) Make sure that piping is launched (VERY IMPORTANT...or this option wont work)
3) Use the standard AutoCAD "insert" command to insert the other model (move it if necessary so it is not mixed up with your current model)
4) Use the standard AutoCAD "explode" command. (you will notice that AutoPLANT is aware you are exploding an intelligent model and will add a copy of ALL the other model's "stuff" including intelligence into the current model)
5) Erase what you DON'T want from the inserted\exploded model
6) Clean the Database to remove all the data in the DB that you just erased.

A MAJOR advantage to this option is that it brings across non-intelligent things as well (i.e. blocks of actuators or other 3D inserted blocks, 3DSolids, etc.) whereas with pxf files you will only get the intelligent items and then you have to go back and wblock out everything else manually.

I've always used this method to split up large models (ofc you have to erase the respective half in each model and clean DB in both) as well as move large chunks of models into another. It has ALWAYS work without flaw.

Hope this helps...

[Shihan Jedi]

I vaugely remember doing this a year or so ago and I did notice AP rebuild the component DB after the first level of explode.
Thanks for this Awerning!

Aplant Monkey, your method with the pxf file worked well too.

Thanks guys.

B)

[tgn]

Just used this successfully again today. Thanks for the technique Aaron!