SmartPlant Review Basic Operations

A. SmartPlant Review Layout

B. Rotate around an item 1. Click on View Menu >> Place >> Centerpoint Only

2. Double-Left Click on the item >> Left Click. The item will be placed at center of main view window 3. Click on Rotate button and the Encircle button

4. Start rotating around the item in the main window by dragging mouse up-downleft-right while holding down the left mouse button.

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C. Zooming in on an item There are many ways to zoom to an item as follows: 1. In Lateral Mode, Slide the perspective angle UP to decrease the angle and zoom in to an item

2. In Encircle Mode, Slide the encircle radius slider UP to decrease radius and zoom in to an item

3. Another way is to move towards the item effectively moving the eye-point closer to the object. Drag the View Cone on the Plan View or click on Zoom In icon

or on the Main View Window, move forward by dragging mouse up while holding down the left mouse button. Make sure that the forward/back/left/right icon is activated (see below)

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D. Adjusting the View Cone To adjust Far Clipping Plane Left click just outside the view cone, drag the mouse to desired position of far clipping plane and accept by clicking on left button again.

To adjust Near Clipping Plane Left click just outside the view cone, check if the far clipping plane can be moved, if yes, right mouse click and then drag the mouse to desired position of near clipping plane and accept by clicking on left button again.

E. Viewing Model Attributes All attributes of the items as modelled in PDS can be viewed. Click on the AutoHighlight icon, click on the item and the attributes will be displayed on the lower pane.

F. Display Sets Display set is a collection of graphic objects that can be manipulated e.g. change color, hide, unhide and etc. You can define the collection by file, by level, by color, by line-id, by equipment number or any attribute and any combination of attributes.

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1. Create New Display Set by Clicking on Tools >> Display Set >> New >> Display Set

2. Key in name >> Edit

4. Click on Insert >>

5. Click on Find >> select from Dropdown List Data = create display set using attributes like equip no, lineid, fluid code, approval status and etc File = create display set using one or many files Level/Color = create display set using level number or color Display Set = create display set using a collection of existing display sets

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Further search criteria can be added if necessary: ADD = add from first search criteria KEEP ONLY = keeps matching attribute from subset of initial first criteria THROW AWAY = ignores matching attribute from subset of first search criteria Example: If this display set is unchecked, all Level 8 items of the indicated files will be hidden from view. Any color change will apply to the group.

6. Click OK to save the definition and go back to SmartPlant Review G. Save and Recall Use the Save and Recall Views command to save any display in the view window that you might want to recall later. 1. On the View Menu >> Select Save and recall View

2. Create Group if you need to (to group all similar saved views) or just use Default Group. Click on Add Current View.

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3. To Recall View, click on Save and Recall Views again >> Highlight Saved View to Recall >> Click on Recall View

H. Measuring Distances or item width or height 1. Click on Snaplock Measurement icon Or go to Tools >> Measure >> Snaplock

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2. Double click near first reference point >> If Red box is the desired reference point, Left Click again to accept position. (if not, right-mouse click to reset and move the red box to other positions). Once the reference point is accepted, a blue box will be placed.

3. Click on Snaplock Measurement Icon >> Double click near second point >> If Red box is the desired reference point, Left Click to accept position (otherwise, reset position by clicking on right-mouse)

Note: Since the two points are not in same plane, the distance shown on the Main View Window is the linear distance between the two points. To get the vertical distance between the vessel centreline and top of platform, refer to the lower pane and check the third row (distance row) where the delta distances are shown.

4. Delete Measurements by going to Tools >> Measure >> Delete All Measurements

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