SPPID_Clone a Catalog Item (symbol)

1. Click the item you want to copy in the Catalog Explorer List view.
2. On Catalog Explorer File menu, click Clone.  The software places a copy of the selected item in the List view.
3. Depending on your editing privileges, you may or may not be able to clone items from certain catalogs.  See your system administrator for information regarding your current editing privileges.
4. Cloning symbols differs from creating new symbols.  When you clone an existing symbol, the software copies all of the graphics and associated properties for the original symbol to the new, cloned symbol.  You can then modify the properties of the cloned symbol.  When you create a new symbol, you must define all of the graphics and properties for the new symbol.

SPPID_Training Lesson 6_How to use stockpile

1. Re-use OPC.

As "SPPID_Can not do and Can do" mentioned: UN-needed OPC should be deleted into stockpile.
How to re-used OPC?

At first, Open a drawing that you're going to put OPC on. then click the stockpile sign.
 Notice: pick up the OPC that can be used.OPC should always be paired. you need find two same number OPC in the stockpile. for example: 301.Off Drawing Instrument Connector. Don't pick the single number OPC.

left click the OPC sign in the stockpile. it won't work if you click the text. 

Open another drawing that you want to connect with same OPC.

2. Clean deleted OPC in the drawing, get more paired OPC to be re-used.

For example: OPC 314, open drawing 17-xxx, if the OPC in the EDE shows green color, then delete it to the stockpile, not delete to drawings. then you will find the pair OPC 314 in the stockpile. 

SPPID_Training Lesson 4_Catelog Explorer

1.Add buttons., click

SPPID_Cannot do and Can do_ for new user

1. Copy/Paste command:

Cannot do: Part of drawings copy/paste is not recommended. It is 
                     possible to lead to duplicate components, and difficult 
                     to fix.

 Can do:     Single element copy/paste is ok, only concern is: after 
                     click paste, the component is covered on the original 
                     one, you need use the move command to move to the 
                     place that you want. Part of drawing, please make

                     an assembly.

SPPID_Training Lesson 3_Making assemblies

Making assembly:

1. select the part that you want to be assembly, then click file-Save as Assembly.

 2. then move the "red circle" to one of the component of the assembly.

3. You're going to get a window under Assemblies folder. give the name of your assembly and then save it.

4. You're going to find it in the Catalog explorer, under Assembly.

*Attention:
(1) if the line connected with OPC, you need disconnect the line first, then make assembly. otherwise it will shows error.
(2) Assembly will not work for "Auxiliary Graphics".

SPPID_Training Lesson 2_Label a Pipe

Label the Pipe line.

SPPID_How to deal with “Dead Lines”

Some reason, the line changed into light brown color, and thicker several time than normal.

And sometimes, it even cannot be deleted.

It is not only bothered the drafters, but also the administrators.

There is a procedure to deal with those “Dead lines”.

1.    At first, move the lines to a Test drawing. By this way, the drafter can continue work on his drawing. And administrator can win enough time to deal with the problem. Just make sure: disconnected the relation between this line with other components.

2.    In the test drawing, delete all the information carrying from that drawing which has trouble.

3.    Normally, there should be couple of runs on this line. Combine all the runs into one run. It won’t work with the combine command, please directly drag the line together.

4.    Save the result, then click the line and delete it.

*As I have deleted the line successfully, so I don’t have the pictures with me know, later I will paste the pictures once I see the problem again.

SPPID_How to change white item into original color

Sometimes, after drawing crushed, some items changed into white color.

For example, the underground symbol was changed into white by some reasons.

Solution:

Click the item, then click construction status in the properties.You can find it is blank. pick up "New", then it will back to the original color. if it is underground item: pick up "New" first, then change back to "underground". it will works.

SPPID_Some components changed into white color

It suppose to be related with the line define when we draw it by Smart Sketch.
Haven't yet confirm.

SPPID_When some component can not be replaced

For example: You want to change a ball valve into gate valve, just click "replace mode". but if you want to ball valve drain into gate valve drain, probably it won't work. At this moment, you may disconnect the pipeline with the drain, then click "replace mode", it will works. it also work when some valves can not be replaced.

SPPID_Flow unit converter tip

Engineer want Capacity: 697 dm3/s (11051 gallon/min)

When we input 697 dm3/s, it shows 11048 gallon/min automatically.
Normally, people will think the unit covert in SPPID is wrong. but if we put 697.2 dm3/s. It will shows 11051 gallon/min exactly.