i am using triela version on Autocad plant 3D for two weeks now, and there is a total lack of equipment in the libraries. Supposively, if you look to drop down menu on create equipment tab, there are supposively lot of different types of equipment - dryers, blowers, conveyors etc, but in fac all of those are empty . The only types of equipment i have in the libraries now are tanks and pumps. I have to create 3D in Inventor and import them to plant.
As we are plannig to purchase the software, I really need to know - are there any other kinds of equipment in full version? plants doesnt consists of tanks and pumps only, you know If i still have to use inventor - maybe i'd better stuck with it?
i do that too, i create 3D solids in Inventor, then i use "convert inventor equipment" button in equipment tap in 3D piping. BUT when you try to use plant 3D library and click "create equipment" button, you have a huge drop down menu of equipment types, and only three of them (tanks, pumps and heaters) has an actual equipment you can use. my question is - are there anything else or we have to create all those types of equipment (cyclones, conveyors, dryers, blowers, motors etc) ourselves??? i guess it's more question to developers maybe??
To edit equipments, already in the library? isnt the equipment parameters/ dimensions are editable and not pre defined? If you want to add some details not in the equipment template, you can explode the equipment and edit it (only if you really want to have those added details badly.)
To add new custom equipments, just model it , then convert it to block, then use "plantequipmentconvert" command to convert it to a Plant3D equipment, use right click function of your mouse, then choose "add to template" int the option.
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