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1 Introductio
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1.2 Objectives..........................................................................................................................................
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1.3 Prerequis
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1.4 Course Structure..............................................................................................................
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2 Getting
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2.1 Enter/Lo
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2.1.1 Entering
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2.2 The Model Environment
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2.3 AVEVA E3D Disciplines ........................................................................
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2.3.1 Selecting
Selecting a Modelling
Modelling Discipl
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2.4 AVEVA E3D Forms............................................
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2.4.1 Docking
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2.4.3 Docking
Docking a and
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2.4.4 Splitting
Splitting the Sliding
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2.4.5 Arranging
Arranging Forms iin n Sliding
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2.4.6 Using Sliding
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2.4.7 Undocking
Undocking the Sliding
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2.5 Powe
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2.6 Powe
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2.7 In 3D view Commands Overview..............................................
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2.8 Contextual Editor Overview........................................................................................................... 23
2.9 Accessin
Accessing g Help Pages....................................................................................................
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2.10 Closing
Closing AVE
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2.11 Set up
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Exercis
Exe rcise
e1 Using
Using Sliding
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3 Exploring
Exploring the Data
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3.1 The Model Explorer.................................................................................
Explorer.........................................................................................................................
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3.2 The Current Element....................................................................................................................
Element.......................................................................................................................... 28
3.3 Element identification..........................................................................................
identification.....................................................................................................................
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3.3.1 Element
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3.4 Design Common elements........................................................
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3.5 Using
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Exercis
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4 Viewing
Viewing the
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4.1 Selectin
Selecting
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4.1.1 Adding Elements to the 3D 3D View
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4.1.2 Adding other elements
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4.1.5 Removing
Removing Elements
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Exercis
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4.2 Controlling the 3D View.................................................
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4.2.2 Zooming....................................................................
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4.2.5 Panning......................................................................................................................................
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4.3 Clipping the View ............................................................................................................................
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4.3.1 Creating
Creating a clipping
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4.3.2 Modifying
Modifying a clipping
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4.3.3 Capping
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Exercis
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4.4 Hiding elements – A Worked Example .........................................................................
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4.5 Element Tooltips........................................................................
Tooltips .............................................................................................................................
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4.6 Settings............................................................................................................................................
Settings............................................................................................................................................ 46
5 Working
Working with the Data
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5.1 Access Rights .................................................................................................................................
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5.2 Creating elements...........................................................................................................................
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5.2.1 Selecting
Selecting a Valid
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5.3 Renaming
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5.4 Copy & Paste
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5.5 Delete
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5.6 Modifying the Hierarchy.................................................................................................................
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5.6.1 Changing
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5.7 Save Work........................................................................................................................................
Work........................................................................................................................................ 54
5.8 Get Work ..........................................................................................................................................
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5.9 Undo/Redo.......................................................................................................................................
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5.10
5.10 The Claim
Claim List............
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5.10.1 View the Claim List ....................................................................................................................
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5.10.2 Claiming Elements................................................................
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5.10.3 Unclaiming Elements .................................................................................................................
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Exercis
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6 Modifying
Modifying Model Elem
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6.1 Selecting Elements....................................................................
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6.1.1 Selecting
Selecting EElement
lements s Individu
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6.1.2 Using a Selection
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6.2 Modifying Attributes....................................................................................................................... 61
6.2.1 Using the Attribute
Attributess form
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6.2.2 Using the Propertie
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Exercis
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Modifying g Eleme
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6.3 Positioning Elements .....................................................................................................................
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6.3.1 Setting
Setting the
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Coordinate ate Sy System
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6.3.2 Specifying
Specifying a position........
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6.3.4 Using the
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Exe rcise
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Positioninging Element
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6.46.4.1Rotating
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Rotating Eleme
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6.5 The Positioning Control .................................................................................................................
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6.5.1 Pick Type
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7 Creating
Creating Add
Additiona
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Views................
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7.1 Creating an Empty View........................................................................
View .................................................................................................................
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7.2 Copying a 3D View........................................................................................................................
View............................................................................................................................ 89
7.3 Grid Plane View............................................................................................................................
View...............................................................................................................................
... 90
7.4 Displayi
Displaying
ng Multiple
Multiple Views – A Worked Worked Exa Example..........
mple................
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Exercise 10 Creating Additional Views ....................................................................
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8 General
General Utilit
Utilities....................
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8.1 Search Utility ..................................................................
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8.1.1 11
Exercise MoreSearch
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8.3 Collections.......................................................................................................................................
Collections....................................................................................................................................... 98

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8.3.1 System
System Collections
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8.3.3 My Collections ......................................................................
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Exercise 12 Using Collections .....................................................................
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8.4 Working with Grids .......................................................................................................................
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8.4.1 Modifying Values .....................................................................................................................
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8.4.2 Sorting
Sorting a Column..............
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8.4.6 Arranging
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Grouping ............
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8.4.10 Quick Report............................................................................................................................ 108
8.4.11 Exporting to Excel.................................................................................................................... 109
Exercise 13 Working with Grids ........................................................................................................
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8.5 Measuring tools ..........................................................................
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8.5.1 Measure
Measure Distance........
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8.5.2 Measure Angle.........................................................................................................................
Angle......................................................................................................................... 112
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Exercise 14 ..............................................................................................................................................
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8.7.2
8.7.3 Restoring
Restoing
ringSaved
Deleting
Delet SavedViews........
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8.8 Copy Image....................................................................................................................................
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9 Settings.................
Settings.................................
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9.1 Explorer Settings ........................................................................
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9.2 View Settings................................................................................................................................
Settings.................................................................................................................................. 121
9.3 Drawlist Settings...........................................................................................................................
Settings........................................................................................................................... 124
9.3.1 Tabs ..........................................................................
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9.3.2 Display
Display Setting
Settings s ............
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9.3.3 Options ......................................................................
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9.4 Graphics Settings .........................................................................................................................
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9.4.1 Colour
Colour Tab .....
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9.4.4 Cabling Tab .............................................................................................................................
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9.4.5 Plines
Plines and Ppoints Tab............
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9.6 Project Options .............................................................................................................................
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9.6.1 Configuration ...........................................................................................................................
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9.6.2 View options ..........................................................................
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9.6.3 Discipline
Discipline Options..........
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AVEVA E3D Module
Modules
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Model.........................................................................................................................................................
Model.................................................................................................................... ..................................... 137
Draw ..................................................................
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Isodraft......................................................................................................................................................
Isodraft........................................................................................ .............................................................. 139
Spool..................................................................
Spool ............................................................................................................................................
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AVEVA E3D Data
Database
base Eleme
Elements
nts ...............
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141
World (WORL) ..........................................................................................................................................
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Site (SITE) ................................................................................................................................................
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Zone (ZONE) ............................................................................................................................................
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Equipmentt (EQUI)
Equipmen (EQUI) ....................................................................................................................................
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Sub-Equipment
Sub-Equipm ent (SUBE)........................................................................................................................... 141
Primitives..................................................................................................................................................141
Primitives.................................................................................................................................................. 141
Volume Model (VOLM).............................................................................................................................
(VOLM)............................................................................................................................. 141

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Sub-Volume Model (SVOLM) (SVOLM) ............................................................................

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Structure (STRU)......................................................................................................................................
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Framework (FRMW) .................................................................................................................................
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Sub-Framework
Sub-Fram ework (SBFR) ..........................................................................................................................
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Structural Components...........................................................................................................................
Components........................................................................................................................... 142
Pipe (PIPE)................................................................................................................................................
(PIPE)................................................................................................................................................ 142
Branch (BRAN).........................................................................................................................................
(BRAN)......................................................................................................................................... 142
Piping Components
Components..................................................................
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Hot Keys and 3D View Comm
Commands
ands ..............
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143

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 CHAPTER 1
1 Introd
Introduct
uction
ion

AVEVA Everything3D™, enables the user to design a 3D computer model of a project. AVEVA E3D™ allows
th
the
e us
user
er to see a ful
fulll colour
colour-sh
-shad
aded
ed repre
represe
senta
ntatio
tion
n of th
the
e model
model as the
the desi
design
gn pr
prog
ogres
resse
ses,
s, ad
addi
ding
ng an ex
extr
treme
emely
ly
impressive
impressi ve level of realism
realism to traditional drawing office techniques.
techniques.

In the model the user can store huge amounts of data referring to position, size, part numbers and geometric
relationships for the various parts of the project. The model becomes a single source of engineering data for
all of the sections and disciplines involved in a design project.

All this information is stored in databases. There are many different output channels from the databases
through which information can be passed on. These range from reports on data stored in the databases, fully
annotated and dimensioned engineering drawings, to full colour-shaded 3D walk-through capabilities which
allow the user to visualise the complete design model.

1.1 Aim

The aim of this training module is to provide the basic knowledge of the common features that provide the
‘foundations
‘foundations’’ for the AVEVA Everything3D Model module.

1.2
1.2 Objec
Objectiv
tives
es

 Familiarise
Familiarise trainee
trainees
s with the basics of the User
User Interface.
Interface.

 Explore
Explore the data structure
structure of AVEVA E3D.

 Explain
Explain how to display
display and
and manipulate
manipulate the 3D model.

 Explain
Explain basic
basic techniques
techniques for creatin
creating
g and modifying
modifying 3D
3D models.
models.

 Familiarise the user with general functionalities.

1.3
1.3 Prer
Prereq
equi
uisi
site
tes
s


Familiarity with Microsoft Windows.
 Knowledge of engineering design.

1.4 Course
Course Str
Struct
ucture
ure

Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations and set exercises. Each workstation will
have
hav e a trainin
training
g projec
project,t, popula
populated
ted with model
model object
objects.
s. This will be used by the traine
trainees
es to prac
practic
tice
e their
their
methods,, and complete the set exercises.
methods

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1.5
1.5 Usin
Using
g th
this
is gu
guide
ide

Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document, here is a summary;

Menu pull downs and button press actions are indicated by bold dark turquoise text.

Information the user has to key-in will be in bold red text.

Where add
Where additi
itiona
onall inf
informa
ormatio
tion
n is present
presented,
ed, or referenc
reference
e is made to oth
other
er document
documentati
ation
on the followi
following
ng
annotation will be used:

 Additional information

 Refer to other documentation

documentation

System
System prompts will be bold, italicised, inverted commas i.e. 'C hoose function'
italicised, and presented in inverted function'.

Example files or inputs will be in the cou

courie
rier
r new
new font.
font

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 CHAPTER 2
2 Gettin
Getting
g Sta
Starte
rted
d

This chapter
chapter will show how to enter an AVEVA E3D session and run through some of the user interface basics
to familiarise the user with the Model environment.

2.1 Enter/
Enter/Log
Login
in to AVEV
VEVA
A E3D
AVEVA E3D may be started by using the Start menu icon or the Desktop icon, providing both options were
selected when the product was installed.
selected

Selecting Start > All Programs > AVEVA from the task bar displays
three further options: Design, Engineer and Manage

Selecting the Design option displays the Everything3D 2.1.0 shortcut.

Clicking the shortcut will start an AVEVA E3D session.

Alternatively, an AVEVA E3D session can be started by double clicking

the AVEVA Everything3D 2.1 shortcut icon on the desktop

2.1.1 Entering
Entering AVEVA
AVEVA E3D – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

Double click the AVEVA Everything3D 2.1 shortcut on the desktop to start an
AVEVA E3D session

The AVEVA E3D initialisation image will be displayed:

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When initialisation is complete, the AVEVA E3D Login form will be displayed:

Project selection Tiles: allows the user to select a project

to work on. These tiles scroll horizontally if there are more
projects available than fit on the form.

Project search Tile: allows the user to search for a project

and to display masked project tiles.

Module selection Tiles: starts the selected module with

the selected project and credentials.

AVEVAThe
model. Everything
modules3D is divided
and into modules
s are:- to perform the various functions to produce a 3D Plant design
their functions
function

 Model for 3D modelling.

 Draw for 2D drawing production.

 Isodraft for Isometric drawing production.

 Spool for pipe spooling.

For more information about AVEVA Everything3D Modules, refer to Appendix A.

Click the TRA tile from the Project selection Tiles to

select the “Training”
“Training” Project

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The Project Information Tile will be displayed

displayed next to the selected
selected Project tile, and the Project search tile will
be replaced by the Project Credentials tile:

To navigate back to the project selection tiles, click on the “>” button located at the right hand side of the
Project Information Tile.

Three mandatory pieces of information must be supplied before starting the project with a module: The user
name, the user password, and an MDB. Optionally, it is possible to open the project as it was at a certain date
by selecting a “Stamp”.

Click the down arrow button on the right side of the MDB
textbox displays an options list of MDBs for the project.

Select A-EQUIPMENT from the options list.

MDB stands for Multiple Databases and defines a group of databases to be loaded for the selected Module.

An Everything3D project contains several databases of different types to store the data. In Model, the design
data is generally split into different databases of type “DESI”, to separate the different disciplines, or different
areas in the project. This allows more granularity in the project organisation, and the control of user rights.

The MDBs are created by the administrator with a selection of databases that are required for different tasks
and scope of work.

For example, in the Training project, selecting

selecting the MDB “A-EQUIPMENT” will load a selection
selection of all the design
and catalogue databases required for designing the equipment in the project.

Select User A.EQUIPMAN then enter Password A.

Notice the password is hidden with each character being

represented by a dot.

 Th
The
e Pas
Passw
button swor
next ord
todthe
can
can be cha
chang
password nged
edbox.
text by cli
clicki
cking
ng the Ke
Key
y

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The access rights will be applied on the databases loaded by the MDB depending on the User selected in the
Project Credentials tile.

Each database of the project is owned by a “Team” defined by the administrator. The selected user will have
the right to create / modify / delete elements in a loaded database only if they are a member of the Team
owning the database. Otherwise, the database will be opened in “Read Only” mode.

For example, in the Training project, the administrator has assigned the user “ A.EQUIPMAN” to the team
“EQUIP” and therefore the user “ A.EQUIPMAN” will have the right to create / modify / delete elements in all
the databases owned by the Team “EQUIP”.

Click the Model tile to enter the AVEVA E3D Model session
for the specified project.

The AVEVA E3D initialization animated image will be displayed for a few seconds while the module is loaded
along with the databases from the selected MDB.

The main Application interface will then be displayed. Note that the project data will not be visible until invoked
by the user as described in the chapters that follow.

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2.2 The Mod

Model
el Env
Enviro
ironme
nment
nt

The AVEVA E3D user interface is based on the Microsoft® Office Fluent ™ user interface. Starting Model
for the first time will use the default screen layout as shown below:

Quick Access Toolbar Tabs Group

Prompt Area

Sliding Forms

3D view

PowerWheel™

PowerCompass ™

Status Bar

Notification Area

Message
Message Area
View Tab Group

This default layout may be modified to suit individual preferences, e.g. additional forms may displayed in the
layout, forms may be moved and ‘docked’ and pinned/unpinned as required. Some of these features are
described later in this chapter.

After exiting AVEVA E3D or changing to a different module, a subsequent return to the Model module will
restore the screen layout as it was left in the previous session.

Quick Access Toolbar: provides shortcuts to most common command for

a quick access.

Tabs: re
regr
grou
oups
ps the appl
applica
icati
tion
on butt
button
ons
s by cate
catego
gory
ry.. Disp
Display
layed
ed tabs
tabs
depend on the selected Discipline.

Groups: each tab is divided into Groups to organise the buttons by task.

Prompt Area: provides

provides instructions
instructions while performing
performing an action.
action.

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view: Works
3D view Workspapace
ce where
where the
the Model
Model el
eleme
ement
nts
s can
can be view
viewed
ed and
worked on. The 3D view can contain one or several 3DViews.

Sliding
Sliding forms Sets or Panels: forms are docked
Sets docked and tabb
tabbed
ed on
on bo
both
th sides
sides
of the 3D View and can be temporarily hidden to clear the 3D view.

PowerWheel ™: pr prov
ovid
ides
es quic
quick
k acacce
cess
ss to most
most commo
common
n comma
command
nds
s
directly in the 3D View by a right click.

PowerCompass ™: provides intuitive tools to orientate the view and select

different Coordinate Systems.

Status bar: provides quick access to common modelling options.

Message Area: displays the last information,

information, warning, or error messages.

Notification Area: display

displays
s inf
informa
ormatio
tion
n about
about the stat
status
us of a glo
global
bal project
project..

: provides access to the different opened 3D Views from

View Tab
multiple Group
tabs.

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2.3 AVEVA
AVEVA E3D Dis
Discip
cipline
lines
s

Discipline interfaces are accessed from the Discipline

options list on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Selecting a discipline from the options list displays the

selected disciplines interface.

2.3.1 Selecting
Selecting a Mode
Modelling
lling Discipl
Discipline
ine – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

If not
not alalre
rea
ady sesellecte
ected
d, se
sele
lect
ct the
the EQUIPMENT
discipline in the Discipline options list from the Quick
Access Toolbar.

Depending on the discipline, new Tabs will be displayed in the Fluent UI to provide the tools specific to that
discipline. For example, selecting the EQUIPMENT discipline will display the EQUIPMENT tab:

 Note that the

the EQUIPMENT tab will be displayed for most of the modelling disciplines.

The organization of the discipline tabs offers user friendly access by presenting the same groups in the same
order for common tasks like Create, Modify and Delete:

Group Create Grou

Group
p Modi
Modify
fy Group
Group Delete
Delete

 Thi
This
s trai
trainin
ning
g gui
guide
de cove
covers
rs som
some
e gen
general
eral basic func
functio
tionali
nality,
ty, how
howeve
ever,
r, the majo
majorit
rity
y of fun
functi
ctional
onality
ity is
described in the relevant discipline training guide.

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2.4
2.4 AVEV
VEVA
A E3
E3D
D Fo
Form
rms
s

Much of the AVEVA E3D user interface

interface is driven by forms which are invoked from the buttons
buttons on the discipline
discipline
interface or from other forms. Forms are used to display information or to enter or modify data.

Forms com
Forms comee in a variety
variety of siz
sizes
es and contain
contain different
different input and modificat
modification
ion device
devices,
s, e.g
e.g.. tex
textbox
tboxes,
es,
checkboxes,
checkboxes, options lists, buttons,
buttons, link labels,
labels, etc, which are commonly referred to as gadgets.

The forms are translucent by default, allowing the model elements on the background to be seen. When a
form is clicked and being used, it becomes opaque. The translucency of the forms can be configured in the
project options which is covered in a later chapter.

Most of the AVEVA E3D Forms are dockable, i.e. can be arranged in a fixed position, in two areas located on
the left and the right hand side of the 3D view. These two areas, allow the creation of Sliding Forms Sets,
which offer different functionality to display and arrange the opened forms.

A Sliding Forms Set

 Allows
Allows multiple
multiple forms to be op
opened
ened in multiple
multiple tabs.
tabs.

 May
May be split
split in tw
two
o pa
part
rts,
s, the To
Top
p an
and
d Bott
Bottom
om
Tabs
Segmen
ment, alallo
low
wing two
two for
forms to be visib
sible
simultaneously.
Splitting Bar 

Top Segment May

May be coll
area. collap
apse
sed
d on on
one
e side
side to en
enla
larg
rge
e the
the work
workin
ing
g

Bottom Segment
 May be hidden to clear
clear the 3
3D
D view.
view.

 May be docked
docked on on one side
side of the 3D view,
view, or made
“Floating”, i.e. positioned freely.

 For clarity,
clarity, when docked
docked on one side of the 3D view the
Slid
Slidin
ing
g Fo
Form
rms
s Se
Sett wi
will
ll be ref
refer
erred as to the Left or
red
R ig ht Pane
Panell

2.4.1
2.4.1 Dockin
Docking
g the For
Forms
ms

The Left and Right Panels can contain one or several forms which will appear as different tabs. Generally,
when dockable Forms are initially displayed they will dock at their default position in one of the Panels, on
either side of the 3D view.
If not contained in a Panel, a Form is said to be “Floating”, and may be reattached by dragging the Title bar of
the form inside the Panel. Or, it can be detached from the Panel by dragging the tab to any location in the 3D
view.

2.4
2.4.2
.2 Hiding
Hiding the For
Forms
ms

To enlarge the working space, the forms may be hidden in different ways:-

 Modifying
Modifying the
the siz
size
e of the Panels.
Panels.

 Collapsing
Collapsing one Panel
Panel on one side of the 3D view by clicking
clicking on the
the active tab.
tab.

 Hiding
Hiding all the forms on the 3D view by clicking
clicking the Clear 3D view butt
button
on located at the top right hand
corner of the application window.

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2.4.3 Docking
Docking and Hidin
Hiding
g Forms
Forms – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

In th
the
e tatab
b TOOLS, grgroup
oup Display, clic
click
k the
the Messages
button
button.. This will open
open the Messa ges Form in a float
Messages floatin
ing
g
state.

 Button
Buttons
s opening Forms will remain highlighted
highlighted in blue
while the form is open

Hold the left mouse button on the Title bar of the Messages
form, and drag the form inside the Left Panel.

A small grey square will appear at the bottom of the Panel

to indicate that the form will be docked above the splitting
bar. Release the button to dock the form.

When a form is docked in the Panel amongst others, a new tab will be added in the tab bar of the Sliding Form
Set. The forms may then be made visible by clicking on the relevant tab which will be highlighted in blue to
indicate the user that it is active.

Drag the mouse when on the border of the panel to

increase or decrease its size.

Double clicking on the border will restore the Panel to the

default size.

Click the active tab to collapse the Panel

Click again on the active tab to restore the previous state.

Click Clear
Click the Cle ar 3D vie
view
w but
button
ton to hi
hide
de al
alll docke
docked
d an
and
d
floating forms located on the 3D view.

Click again to restore the previous

previous state.

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2.4.4 Splitting
Splitting the Slidin
Sliding
g Form
Forms
s Set

The Panels
Panels consis
consists
ts of two areas,
areas, the top and the bottom
bottom segment,
segment, to all
allow
ow the visibil
visibility
ity of two forms
simultaneously.

The size of the bottom segment, which is collapsed by default, may be adjusted by dragging the splitting bar
upward or downward.

When a Panel is split, the two segments can be populated with multiple forms. The two segments will then
contain their own group of tabs, and two forms can now be visible, one in each segment.

2.4.5 Arranging
Arranging Forms in Sliding
Sliding Form
Forms
s Sets
Sets

With multiple forms opened and docked, it is possible to change the order of the forms in one segment, or to
move a form from one segment to another, or to move a form from one Panel to another.

In the same manner, the tab may be dragged to the other side of the 3D view and dropped in the top or bottom
segment of the right Panel.

2.4.6 Using Slidin

Sliding
g Form
Form Sets
Sets – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

In the Left Panel, position the mouse on the splitting bar

located at the bottom of the Panel. The appearance of the

cursor will change to a dimensioning icon.

Hold the left mouse button down, move the mouse forward
to increase the size of the bottom segment.

Release the mouse when the sliding bar is near the middle.
The bo
bott
ttom
om segme
segment
nt is now
now re
ready
ady to be pop
popula
ulated
ted with
with
forms.

Click on the arrow at the middle of the splitting bar. This will
collapse the bottom segment.

Click again on the arrow to restore the splitting bar to its

previous position

In the left Panel, hold the left mouse button down on the
Messages tab.

Drag the Messages tab towards the upper part of the Model
Explorer ta
tab.
b. Note
Note the
the re
redd ar
arro
row
ws in
indi
dica
cati
ting
ng the
the ne
new
w
position
position while draggi
dragging
ng the tab.

Release the button when the red arrows are on the top of
the Model Explorer tab. The Messages tab is now reordered
before the Model Explorer tab

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In the left Panel, hold the left mouse button down on the
Messages tab.

Drag the tab towards the bottom segment of the Panel.

Note the grey square indicating that the tab will be
positioned
positioned below the splitting bar.

Release the button to position the tab in the bottom

segment.

Now the Messages form can be viewed along with the

Model Explorer form.

2.4.7 Undocking
Undocking the Sliding Forms Sets

The two Panels are by default docked on the left and right hand side of the 3D view. It is however possible to
undock them in order to position them freely on the main screen, or a secondary screen.

To undock a Panel, right click on one of its tabs and select the Float option.

The Sliding Form set can then be moved like any other form by holding the left button on the title bar.

To dock the Panel back to its original position, right click on one of its tab and uncheck the Float option.

2.5
2.5 Powe
PowerW
rWhe
heel
el™ overview

A number
num ber of Model operations may beb e initiated and controlled thro ugh the use of the PowerWheel™; invoked
c ontrolled through
by right-clicking within the 3D View.

Tile

The primary PowerWheel in Model

A function is selected from the PowerWheel by a left-click on the required tile – this may prompt a secondary
PowerWheel
PowerWh eel for refined
refined sel
select
ection
ion.. For instan
instance
ce selecting the View Direction tile
selecting tile fro
from
m the
the pr
prima
imary
ry Power
Power Wheel
Wheel
prompts a secondary PowerWheel to specify the direction of the 3D View.

Alternatively, by clicking and holding the right mouse button, the required tile can be indicated by moving the
cursor in the appropriate direction and selection confirmed on release of the mouse button. The direction of
selection is aided by an indicating line. On selection of the required option in the primary Power Wheel, the
action may be repeated for selection in the secondary Power Wheel. This operation will be referred as a

“Gesture” in the next Chapters and in other Training Guides.

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As an extension to the primary Power Wheel, pressing

the <Ctrl> key
key on clic
clicki
king
ng the
the ririgh
ghtt mous
mouse
e bu
butt
tton
on
prompts an alternative
alternative layout with general functions.

The PowerWheel may also be used in context during a Modelling action.

On performing an action requiring to specify points in

the 3D View, the Object Snap PowerWheell can be
Snap PowerWhee
invoked by right clicking while holding the < Shift> key.

This PowerWheel allows the user to filter one specific

Object Snap temporarily for the current action.

 Objec
Objectt snaps will be described
described in a later chapter.

The PowerWheel functions will be described in more detail in specific training courses.

2.6
2.6 Powe
PowerC
rCom
ompa
pass
ss™ Overview

The PowerCompass is an intuitive tool allowing the user to control the view direction and to select different
coordinate systems.

The view direction features of the PowerCompass will be described section 4.2.

The coordinate systems will be described in section 6.3.1.

It is possible to move the position of the PowerCompass by dragging the blue grip located below the compass.

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2.7 In 3D vie
view
w Com
Comman
mands
ds Ove
Overvi
rview
ew

Additionally to forms and buttons for user input, it is possible to invoke specific commands by entering them
directly in the 3D View. These commands as referred to as “In 3D view Commands”.

A list of the In 3D view Commands is presented in Appendix C

2.8 Contex
Contextua
tuall Edi
Editor
tor Ove
Overv
rview
iew

Many commands in AVEVA Everything3D will require user input and most of the time it may be done by
entering value or selecting options directly in the 3D view.

For example, when the MOVE command is used, the user is required to specify positions, and a prompt called

the “Contextual Editor” will be displayed beside the cursor in the 3D View:

Current option Textboxes

Absolute / Relative mode

Other options

When the command is invoked, the default option for this command will be the current option. But the user
may select alternative options by pressing the <down-arrow> key, then clicking on the appropriate tile or
pressing
pressing the corresp
corresponding
onding key indicated
indicated on the tile.

Navigation between text boxes may be achieved by pressing the <tab> key.

When coordinates are to be entered, it may be possible to switch the Absolute mode to Relative mode by
pressing the <Shift> and <@> keys. Also, it is possible to switch between Cartesian, cylindrical or polar
coordinates
coordinates by pressing apostrophe < `> key.
pressing the apostrophe

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2.9 Acce
Accessi
ssing
ng He
Help
lp Pa
Pages
ges

The AVEVA Everything3D Help Viewer can be accessed in three different ways:

 By clicking the Help > AVEVA Everything3D Help button

from the PROJECT tab

 By clicki
clicking
ng the ? button at the top right hand corner of the
application window

 By pressing
pressing the <F1> key .This will open the Help Viewer
with the page opened for the form being currently used.

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The Help Viewer enables the user to explore the AVEVA E3D documentation either via the logically grouped
items in the Contents tab, from an alphabetical index via the Index tab or search for key words via tthe
he Search
tab.

clicking the Print button

The page of the displayed User Documentation in the Help Viewer may be printed by clicking
in the top right hand corner of the Help Viewer window.

2.10 Closin
Closing
g AVEVA
AVEVA E3D

Everything
Everyth ing3D
3D may be cloclosed
sed by cli
clickin
cking
g the standard
standard “cross”
“cross” butto
button
n at the top righ
rightt hand corner
corner of the
application window, or, from the PROJECT tab by selecting the Exit button, or, selecting the close button from
the AVEVA E3D icon at the top left hand corner of the application window.

When closing AVEVA E3D, if changes have been made but not saved, a dialog box will prompt the user to
save the changes or cancel:

Refer to section 5.7 for more information about saving the changes in the database.

2.11 Set up the Training

Training Cour
Course
se

In the TOOLS tab, group Training, click the Setup button.

This will open the Training Setup form.

In the Foundations tab, click the Add TRA Site option .

Then click the Apply button.

This will create a new element “SITE TRA.SITE” visible in

the Model Explorer :

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Ex
Exer
erci
cise
se 1 Usin
Using
g Sl
Slid
idin
ing
g Fo
Form
rms
s

1. Expand the bottom

bottom segment
segment of the right Panel.
Panel. Drag the splitting
splitting bar to the middle
middle of the Panel.

2. In the TOOLS tab, group Display, click the Command

Commands
s button to open the Commands Window.

3. Dock the Commands Windo

Window
w in the bottom segment of the right Panel.
Panel.

4. Drag the Messages form to the bottom segment of the right Panel.

5. Colla
Collapse
pse the bottom segment of the right Panel.

6. Collapse the right Panel.

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3 Explo
Explorin
ring
g the
the Data
Databa
base
se

This chapter will describe how the Model data can be browsed and how the different elements can be
identified.

3.1
3.1 The
The Mo
Mode
dell Ex
Expl
plor
orer
er

The Model Explorer is a form containing a representation of the content of the loaded design databases, in
the form of an explorer tree with expandable branches called “nodes”. In the default Model environment, the
Model Explorer is docked in the Panel at the left hand side of the 3D view.

If the Model Explorer is closed, it can be opened from the TOOLS tab, group Explorers:

The AVEVA Everything3D database, called Dabacon, is a hierarchical database where elements contain
other elements.

To view or hide the content of one element, expand or collapse the node by clicking on the arrow next to the
element.

Click the arrow icon next to the element SITE TRA.SITE to

view its content. This will expand the node of the Model
Explorer.

When an element contains other elements, it is referred as the “Owner” of the contained elements, and the
contained elements are referred to as its “Members”. The topmost element which contains all the other
elements is called the “World”.

For more options about the Model Explorer, refer to section 9.1

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3.2 The Cur

Curren
rentt Ele
Elemen
mentt

A fundamental concept of the Dabacon database is that any action of creation, deletion or modification of an
element in the database is performed on one element which has been previously selected by the user. This
selected
select ed element is referred as to the “ Current Element” or “CE”. The action
action of select
selecting
ing the Current Element
is called “Navigating to”.

In the Model Explorer, a left click on an element will navigate

to this element, making it the Current Element. This will be
notified by a blue highlight of the element in the tree.

It is also possible to navigate to an element know

knowing
ing its name
by using the Navigation List located at the top of the Model
Explorer:

This is typic
typically
ally used when
when the positi
position
on of the desired
desired element
element
in the hierarchy is not known.

 Note that names in E3D are case s en

that element names enss itive and this applies while searching for elements in the
Navigation List.

3.3 Eleme
Element
nt ide
identi
ntific
ficati
ation
on

In the Model Explorer, the elements are identified by an icon, an element type, and its name as follows:

Element Name
Element Type
Icon representing the Type

3.3
3.3.1
.1 Elemen
Elementt Ty
Types
pes

Each element in the database is assigned an element Type which defines its characteristics and behaviour.
In the Model Explorer, the type of element is indicated by the first four letters next to the element’s icon.

Depending on its T
Depending Type,
ype, an element may only exist in a valid position in the hierarchy
hierarchy.. For example,
example, an element
of type “SITE” can only be owned by an element of type “ WORL”, an element of type “ZONE” can only be
owned by an element of type “ SITE” etc...

For more information about database types, refer to Appendix B.

3.3.2
3.3.2 Elemen
Elementt Na
Names
mes

Next to th
Next the
e eleme
element
nt Ty
Type
pe is the
the Name of the
the el
eleme
ement
nt.. The na
name
me of the
the el
eleme
ement
nt is opt
optio
ional
nal an
and
d can be speci
specifi
fied
ed
by the user when the element is created, or can be changed afterwards.

 The element
element names must com
comply
ply with a set of rul
rules
es tha
thatt wil
willl be described
described in the “Creatin
“Creating
g Elem
Element
ents”
s”
chapter.

When an element is not named, it will appear in the hierarchy with a number next to its type. This number
indicates the order of the element in the hierarchy, from top to bottom, for a given element type.

For example, the first element of type CYLI in TANK1 is not named and therefore
will be identified by “CYLI 1” in the hierarchy.

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In the forms, unnamed element will be referenced by a “system name” containing the Type, the order in the
hierarchy, and the name of the owner. For example, the second PYRA in TANK1 will have a constructed
name “PYRAMID 2 OF EQUIPMENT /TANK1”

 Note that the actual name of an element

element in the databa
database
se is always prefixed
prefixed with a forward slash. Most of
the forms will automat
automaticall
ically
y add it if omitted.

Internally AVEVA E3D does not use names to identify elements, but a unique database reference number so
that an element may be re-named at any time.

These reference numbers are never re-used if an element

element is deleted and therefore,
therefore, remain unique throughout
throughout
the life of the project. On some forms the reference number is used in place of the system name and will look
like =23584/2152.

3.4 Design
Design Com
Common
mon ele
eleme
ments
nts

In the Design database, most of the design elements will be stored in a common tree structure composed of
SITE elements and ZONE elements. These two element types are common to all discipldiscipline
ine and often referred
as to “administrative” elements as their main purpose is to organize the project.

A typical organization of a project is reproduced in the Training and Sample project, where the purpose of
SITE elements is to group the data by Area and Discipline. The ZONE elements can be used as “Sub-groups”
inside a SITE. All the other element types stored below a ZONE are discipline dependent. For example the
type “EQUI” will be used for the Equipment discipline, the type “PIPE” for the Piping discipline etc.

3.5 Using
Using the Mod
Model
el Explo
Explorer
rer – A Wor
Worked
ked Exam
Example
ple

Click
Click on the element
element ZONE EQUIP .ZONE in the
EQUIP.ZONE the Mode
Modell
Explorer to make it the CE .

Click inside the Navigation List in the Model Explorer.

Enter TA. Note that while typing, a list will appear showing
all the element names starting with the current entry:

Click on the name TANK1 in the lis

Click listt to na
navi
viga
gate
te to this
this
element.

Observe
Observ e the different
different element types and their position in the
hierarchy : SITE, ZONE, EQUI …

Note that the standard element types are associated with a

specific icon for a quick identification.

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Ex
Exer
erci
cise
se 2 Navi
Naviga
gatin
ting
g th
the
e Hi
Hier
erar
arch
chy
y

1. In the Model Explorer,

Explorer, collapse
collapse the node for
for the Model WORL * element.

2. Expand the Model WORL * element.

3. Expand the TRA.SITE element to display the ZONE elements owned by the SITE.

4. Expand the different

different element
element types
types in the
the ZONE and note what type of elements they own.

5. In the textbox
textbox at
at the top of
of Model Explorer,
Explorer, enter
enter p and note that only element names with a lower case
“p” are displayed.

6. Select one of the names and note that model explorer navigates to one of the elements in the PIPE ZONE
of the TRA.SITE element.

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4 View
Viewin
ing
g the
the 3D
3D Mode
Modell

After starting
s tarting AVEVA
AV EVA Everything3D,
E verything3D, all the loaded database
data base elements will be visible in the Model
M odel Explorer and
will be accessible by expanding the nodes of the hierarchy, as described in the previous chapter.

The 3D View allows the user to manipulate the geometric database elements graphically, or in other terms, to
create and visualise in 3D the model elements.

By default, the 3D View is empty when starting

starting AVEVA E3D. The user will have the possibility
possibility to decide which
element, or group of elements are to be displayed in a 3D View to suit the scope of his work.

This chapter describes how to select the model elements to be displayed; and how to use the basic controls
to manipulate the 3D View.

4.1 Selecting
Selecting the
the elemen
elements
ts to
to display
display in the 3D View
View

To display a Model element, it must be selected from the Model Explorer and then added to the 3D View. The
content of the 3D View is a collection of database elements called a Drawlist.

When adding an element to a 3D View, all its members will also be added. For example if a SITE is added, all
the other elements contained in this SITE, like ZONE, EQUI or PIPE, are also added to the 3D View. The

Drawlist associated
i.e. element withgeometric
containing the 3D View will be automatically
definitions, will populatepopulated, however, only the “significant” elements,
the Drawlist.

Elements may be added or removed from the 3D View at any time during a Model session.

4.1.1 Adding
Adding Elements
Elements to the 3D View
View – A Worked
Worked Exam
Example
ple

When an element is made the CE, it may be added to the 3D View by either:-

 Dragging
Dragging and dropping
dropping the element from
from the Model Explorer
Explorer into the 3D View.
View.

 Right clicking
clicking the
the element in the Mod
Model
el Explorer
Explorer and selecting
selecting 3D View > Add.

 Clicking the Add CE button from the VIEW tab, group Content

 Add Connected – this option adds the CE and any elements connected to it to the Drawlist and 3D
View.
 Add Within Volume – this option adds the CE and any elements that are partially or wholly within a
‘volume box’ whose size is derived from the extremities of the CE to the Drawlist and 3D View.

4.1.1.1 Drag
4.1.1.1 Dragging
ging and Dropp
Dropping
ing

In the Model Explorer, navigate to the element ZONE CIVIL.ZONE

Drag and drop the element into the 3D View

Note that the view is zoomed to fit the whole element in the display.

If the CE is a component or primitive, e.g. a valve or a cylinder, the owning element, with all its members are
also added to the 3D View. However, if the < Ctrl> key is pressed during the drag and drop operation, only the
component or primitive will be added to the 3D View.

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 Holdi
Holding
ng the <Shift> key while dragging an element to the 3D View will remove
remove all the elements from the
Drawlist
Drawlist except the CE.

If the added elements are the first elements to be added to an empty Drawlist, the limits of the view will be
automatically adjusted around these elements. Subsequent additions to the Drawlist will not affect the limits
of the view, i.e. larger elements added later will be clipped in the 3D View. The View limits will then have to be
redefined, as explained in a later chapter.

4.1.1.2
4.1.1.2 Addin
Adding
g from the Right
Right Click
Click Menu

In the Model Explorer, right click on the element TANK1,

located in ZONE EQUIP.ZONE.

Select 3D View > Add

If the CE is a component or a primitive, selecting the Add Only

option
opt ion wil
willl add the sel
select
ected
ed comp
compone
onent
nt or the pri
primiti
mitive
ve only,
only,
without adding its owner.

4.1.1.3
4.1.1.3 Addin
Adding
g from
from the View Tab

In the Model Explorer, navigate to the ZONE EQUIP.ZONE.

In the VIEW tab, located in the Content group, click the Add CE button. This adds
the CE to the Drawlist.

4.1.2 Adding
Adding other elemen
elements
ts to the 3D
3D View
View – A Worked
Worked Example
Example

Additional options are available from the Popup menu when right clicking on the CE in the Model Explorer to
add to the 3D View elements that are close or related to the CE.

4.1.2.1
4.1.2.1 Add Conn
Connected
ected Eleme
Elements
nts

In the
the Mo
Mode
dell Ex
Expl
plor
orer,
er, Navig
Navigate
ate to th
the
e Equi
Equipme
pment
nt el
eleme
ement
nt
PUMP1.

Ri
Righ
ghtt clic
click
k on th
the
e el
elem
emen
entt and
and se
sele
lect
ct 3D
3D Vie
iew
w > Add
Connected.

This will add the suction and discharge pipes that are connected
to the Pump

 How elements
elements are connected varies depending
depending on the discip
discipline
line and is outside the scope of this
training guide. Refer to specific discipline training guides for element connectivity.

4.1.2.
4.1.2.2
2 Ad
Add
d Within
Within Vol
Volum
ume
e

In the Model Explorer, navigate to the element TANK2

Right click on the element and select 3D View > Add Within
Volume

This will
This will add al
alll the el
eleme
ement
nts
s pa
parti
rtial
ally
ly or whol
wholly
ly with
within
in the
the
volume englobing the element TANK2.

 The other options Add support,

support, Add Supported Elements

and Addmanuals.
training Laser Within Volume are covered in the dedicated

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4.1.3
4.1.3 The Dr
Drawli
awlist
st Fo
Form
rm

The Drawlist Form allows the visualization of the list of elements contained in the 3D View. From this form, all
the Add and Remove
Remove option
options
s seen
seen previou
previously
sly are availab
available,
le, along
along wi
with
th additi
additiona
onall options
options to modi
modify
fy the
appearance of the model elements in the 3D View, like colours and translucency.

For more options and settings using the Drawlist form, refer to section 9.3

4.1.4 Colours
Colours of the Model Elem
Elements
ents

Although it is possible to modify the colours of elements from the Drawlist form, this is temporary, affecting
only the display of the current user, and will be reset when the element is removed from the Drawlist.

Unless customized, standard Model elements do not have a colour information stored in the database. The
standard colours as they appear in the 3D View are defined by Rules, e.g. all elements of type EQUI are in
colour
colour gold wit
with
h 0% transluc
translucency
ency.. The Colour
Colour Rules
Rules may be cuscustomi
tomized
zed by the Admi
Adminis
nistrat
trator,
or, and are
enabled/disa
enable d/disabled
bled by using the Auto-Colour
Auto-Colour toggle in the VIEW tab, group Settings.

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4.1.5 Removing
Removing Element
Elements
s from the
the 3D View
View – A Worked
Worked Example
Example

There are 3 methods that can be used to remove elements the 3D View. These are stated in the sub sections
below.

4.1.5.1
4.1.5.1 Using the Powe
PowerWhee
rWheell

Items can be removed from the Drawlist and 3D view by selecting the chosen elements in the 3D View and
chose the Remove Selection option in the primary PowerWheel.

In the 3D View, left click on PUMP1 to select it.

Right click to invoke the PowerWheel.

Gesture to the Remove Selection tile.

This option will remove all the elements included in the current
graphical selection, i.e. elements that are outlined in green in the
3D View. Graphical selections will be described in a later chapter.

 If the sel
selecte
ected
d elem
element
ent is a component,
component, e.g. a val
valve,
ve, the
owner of the element with all its members will be removed.

4.1.5.2
4.1.5.2 Using the Model Explor
Explorer
er

Ite
Items
ms can also be remo
removed
ved by select
selection
ion thr
throug
ough
h the Model
Explorer.

Right clicking the element TANK2 in the Model Explorer and

select 3D View > Remove.

If the CE is a component or a primitive, selecting the Remove

option will remove the owner of the component or primitive with
all its members.

To remove only the CE without its owner in the case of a component or primitive, select the Remove Only
option.

4.1
4.1.5.
.5.3
3 Usi
Using
ng the
the VIEW
VIEW tab

The final method is to select an option from the Remove options list, located in the Content group of the VIEW
tab; Remove CE, Remove All or Remove Selection.
In the Model Explorer, navigate to the element TANK1.

Click the Remove options button, located on the VIEW tab and select Remove CE,
this will remove TANK1 from the 3D View.

Click again the Remove options button then select Remove All. This will remove
all the elements in the 3D View and empty the Drawlist.

The Remove Sel

Selection op
ection opti
tion
on will
will hav
have
e the sa
same
me effec
effectt as the
the eq
equi
uiva
vale
lent
nt
PowerWheel option.

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Exer
Exerci
cise
se 3 Displ
Display
ayin
ing
g Mo
Mode
dell El
Elem
emen
ents
ts

In the VIEW tab, group Content, click the Drawlist button to display the Drawlist form. Dock the form in the
bottom segment of the left Panel.

In Model Explorer expand the TRA.SITE element to show the ZONE elements and expand the EQUIP.ZONE
element.
element. Navigate to the element TANK1 and drag and drop it into the 3D View.

Navigate to the element PUMP1 and click the Add CE button from the VIEW tab, group Content.

Right click the EQUIP.ZONE element in Model Explorer to display the pop-up menu and select 3D View >
Add to add the ZONE to the Drawlist. Note that only the equipment element TANK2 has been added to the
Drawlist. As the other equipment items owned by the EQUI.ZONE were already in the Drawlist only the
remaining
remaining equipment item has been added.

TANK2 cannot be seen in the 3D View as the display limits were set around TANK1. Right click in the 3D
View and gesture to the Extents tile of the PowerWheel. The limits are now set to display all of the equipment
elements in the 3D View.

Right click on TANK1 in Model Explorer and select 3D View > Add Connected from the pop-up menu. This
will add pipe1-b1 to the 3D View as the pipe is connected to the equipment.

Right click on TANK2 in Model Explorer and select 3D View > Add Within Volume from the pop-up menu.
This adds pipe2-b1 and some of the section (SCTN) elements that make up the TANK2 supports to the 3D
View as they are within the volume of the equipment item.

Navigate to PIPE.ZONE and click the Add CE to Drawlist button on the Drawlist form to add the remainder
of the pipe branches to the 3D View.

Add the CIVIL.ZONE to the Drawlist using any method.

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4.2 Contro
Controllin
lling
g the 3D Vie
View
w

Most of th
Most the
e cont
control
rols
s to man
manip
ipul
ulate
ate the vi
view
ews
s will
will be acce
accesse
ssed
d di
direc
rectly
tly from mouse
mouse butt
button
ons
s and the
PowerWheel,
PowerWheel, with their equivalent
equivalent in the VIEW tab.

4.2.1
4.2.1 View
View Limits
Limits – A Work
Worked
ed Examp
Example
le

Model elements may be present in the Drawlist but not visible in the 3D View. The 3D View has invisible limits

which
to will clip
englobe theand
firsthide all elements
elements element
addeds to
outside these
the 3D Viewlimits.
limits.BBy
as seeny in
default, the view
the previous limits are automatically
chapter. automatically adjusted

To view the elements that are outside the View Limits either:-

 Right click in
in the 3D View to invoke
invoke the
the
PowerWheel
Power Wheel and select the Extents option

 Click the Extents option in the Limits options

button from the VIEW tab, group Control

These options will calculate the dimension of a virtual box that englobes all the elements in the Drawlist, then
scale this box in order to make all the elements visible in the 3D view.

Add the element PUMP1 to the 3D View

Now add the element TRA.SITE to the 3D View, the View will remain focused
on PUMP1.

Right
Right click in the 3D View to invoke
invoke the PowerWhe
PowerWheel,
el, then gesture
gesture to the
Extents opti
option.
on. The view
view limits
limits will now be ext
extend
ended
ed to includ
include
e the entire
Drawlist.

4.2.
4.2.2
2 Zoom
Zoomin
ing
g

Rolling the wheel forward will zoom in and scrolling the wheel backwards zooms out. The Zoom is centered
at the location of the cursor.

Additional Zoom options can be found in the VIEW tab, group Control :

Window : define a window to zoom in by two clicks in the

3D View

Extents: rescale the whole Drawlist to fit on the 3D view.

View limits are not modified with this option.

Object: zo
zoom
om to the
the el
eleme
ement
nts
s in the
the curre
current
nt gr
graph
aphic
ical
al

selection.
Zoom Center: specify the center and the ratio of the zoom

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4.2.3 Rotating
Rotating the 3D
3D View
View – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

The Rotation of the model is achieved by holding the middle mouse button down and moving the mouse in
any direction. By default, the rotation mode is set about the Model, i.e. the observer will rotate in any direction
around a fixed position.

The center of rotation is determined when the button is pressed. Its position is set where the crosshair touches
an element on the 3D View. The center of rotation will be indicated by a pink pin while rotating.

Ensure SITE TRA.SITE is displayed in the 3D View.

Explore the Model by rotating and zooming using the different methods
described previously.

 Observ
Observe
e the changes in the PowerCompass and the Crosshair
Crosshair

4.2.4 View Dire

Direction
ction – A Work
Worked
ed Exam
Example
ple

The direction of the view is set “Freely” when rotating the model as seen previously.

It is also possible to set the view direction

direction by using a preset, like an isometric direction,
direction, an orthogonal
orthogonal direction,
direction,
or a plan direction.

This may be done either by using Look button in the VIEW tab, by invoking the PowerWheel, or by using the
PowerCompass .

4.2.4.
4.2.4.1
1 Usi
Using
ng the
the VIEW
VIEW tab

In th
the
e VIEW tab, group Control, click
click th
the
e Look options button and select
the first Isometric option. The view is displayed below.

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4.2.4.2
4.2.4.2 Using the Powe
PowerWhee
rWheell

In the 3D View, right click to invoke the

PowerWheel. Gesture to the View Direction
tile. This will open a secondary PowerWheel.

In the secondary PowerWheel, gesture to the

tile on the right. This will set the View
Direction looking from East.

4.2.4.3
4.2.4.3 Using the Powe
PowerCom
rCompass
pass

On the PowerCompass, click on the D label to set the View Direction looking Down.

Click on the blue ball between the N and E cardinal points. This will set the View direction to a NE
Isometric.

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4.2.
4.2.5
5 Pann
Panning
ing

Panning enables the contents of the 3D View to be moved across the view in any direction.

In the 3D View, holding the < Ctrl> key down and holding the middle mouse button whist moving the cursor
will pan the view.

The 3D View may also be panned by ‘setting the centre of interest’.

interest’. Positioning
Positioning the cursor anywhere in the 3D
View and clicking the middle mouse button will move the selected point to the centre of the view. Therefore,

the view
mouse may be panned in any direction by selectively picking a point in the view and clicking the middle
button.

The view will pan by the distance between the picked point and the centre of the 3D View. Keeping the cursor
in the same location and repeatedly clicking the middle mouse button will keep panning the view.

4.2.6
4.2.6 Centr
Centre
e Vie
View
w

Clicki
Clicking
ng the Centre
Centre View button
button in the Manipulate
Manipulate
group of the 3D View tab will move the view so that it
is centered on the CE .

4.2.7 Stepping
Stepping back to prev
previous
ious vie
views
ws

AVEVA E3D keeps a record of all the successive view directions and positions used during the current session.
At any time, the user may step back to a previous view state, or step forward to a later view state.

- clicking the left arrow label on the

PowerCompass will step back to the previous view.

- clickin
king the
the ririg
ght arr
rro
ow lababeel on the
PowerCompass will step forward to the next view.

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Exer
Exerci
cise
se 4 Cont
Contro
roll
llin
ing
g th
the
e 3D Vi
View
ew

Remove all the elements

elements from the Drawlist.
Drawlist.

Add the element PUMP1 to the Drawlist

Add the element TRA.SITE to the Drawlist and use the Extents tile of the PowerWheel to view the entire
Drawlist contents.

Rotate freely the 3D View using the middle mouse button.

Use the <Ctrl> key and the middle button to pan the View.

Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out freely. Repeat with different cursor positions.

Click on the middle button to centre the view at the cursor’s position.

On the PowerCompass, click the blue ball between the N and the E labels. Limit the View to the Extents.

Using the PowerWheel, gesture to the View Direction tile and select one the isometric direction. Observe the
changes with different View Direction tiles.

On the PowerCompass, click on the N label.

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4.3
4.3 Clip
Clippin
ping
g th
the
e Vi
Vie
ew

Clipping allows the user to isolate a region of the model by hiding all parts of the model falling outside a user
defined clipping box.

The tools and options for clipping are located in the VIEW tab, group Clip:

Create – offers two options to create a clipping box: around a graphical

selection, or around the CE.

Clip – toggle to enable or disable the clipping by hiding or showing the

parts of the model outside the clipping box.

Add Within – populates the 3D View with elements that are wholly or
partially within the clipping box.

Modify – toggle to enable or disable the preview of the clipping box,

i.e. a yellow
yellow translucent
translucent box.

Cap – toggle to enable or disable the capping, i.e. closing the sides of
the elements that are cut by the clipping box.

 When using Laser

Laser Models, clipping
clipping does not apply on laser data.
data.

4.3.1 Creating
Creating a clipp
clipping
ing box – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

A Clipping Box can be created around an Element or Skid to isolate it from the rest of the Model. This is done
by using the Create options button, located in the Clip group of the VIEW tab.

Select PUMP1 in the 3D View.

In the VIEW tab, group Clip, click the Create options button and
select the Current Element option.

This will create a clipping box around the pump and hide all other
Drawlist elements from the 3D View.

Note that the Clip toggle and the Modify toggle will be automatically
enabled.

 Mul
Multipl
tiple
e ele
element
ments
s can also be sele
selecte
cted
d grap
graphic
hicall
ally
y in the 3D
View to define the clipping box. In the same way, the Current
S election opti
option
on from the Create opt
from option
ions
s bu
butto
tton
n is us
used
ed to
create the Clipping box. Graphical selections will be described in
a later chapter.

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4.3.2 Modifying
Modifying a clipping
clipping box
box – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

Once
On ce the clclip
ippi
ping
ng bo
box
x has
has been
been cre
creat
ated
ed,, its
its posi
positi
tion
on and
and
dimensions can be adjusted by double clicking on the box and
pulling the grips.

In the Clip group of the VIEW tab, ensure the Modify toggle is
enabled so that the clipping box is visible.

Click the Clip toggle to disable the clipping and view the rest of
the model.

Double click on the yellow box. This will activate the

modification grips.

Ensure the snapping is disabled in the status bar, otherwise,

press the <F3> key:

Click
Click the arrow
arrow gri
grip
p at the top of the cli
clippi
pping
ng box.
box. Th
The
e dimensi
dimension
on
can then be extended freely, or by snapping to an object, or by
entering a value in the 3D view.

Enter 1000 then press <Enter>

Click the arrow grip on the south side of the clipping box.

Move the plane approximately to the middle of the pump, then

click to release the grip.

Press the <Esc> key to finish.

Enable the Clip toggle and disable the Modify toggle.

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4.3.3
4.3.3 Cappi
Capping
ng – A Wor
Worked
ked Ex
Examp
ample
le

When the model is clipped, only the parts of the model inside the clipping box are displayed. Where items are
intersected by the clip box, a coloured cap can be added to show that the items extend beyond the displayed
region.

In the VIEW tab, located in the Clip section, click the Cap toggle to activate the capping.

The capping colour may be changed from the View Settings form. See Chapter 10.2.

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Exer
Exerci
cise
se 5 Clip
Clippi
ping
ng th
the
e Vi
View
ew

Navigate to TANK2 in the Model Explorer.

Use the Create button in the VIEW tab to create a clipping box around the Current Element.

Disable the Clip toggle.

Press the <F3> key to disable the Object Snapping.

Double click on the clipping box and pull the grip for the bottom face of the box to include the slab in the
clipping.

Disable the Modify toggle.

Enable the Clip toggle.

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4.4 Hiding
Hiding ele
elemen
ments
ts – A Wor
Worke
ked
d Examp
Example
le

Elements in the 3D View may be hidden temporarily without being removed from the Drawlist.

The hiding options are located within the Hide options button from the Content section of the VIEW tab:

Hide Selected – hides the elements

elements in the graphical selection.
selection.

Show Last Hidden – restores the elements that have been last hidden.

Show All Hidden – restores all the elements that have been hidden.

Hidden List – displays

displays the Hidden
Hidden Objects list.

These options apply to the elements in the current view.

If a primitive or a component is included in the graphical selection, the Hide Selected option will hide the
owner of the primitive or component, e.g. the whole EQUI or the whole BRAN.

Disable the clipping by selecting the Clip button.

Click PUMP1 in the 3D View. The pump will be highlighted with a green
outline.

In the VIEW tab, group Content, click the Hide options button and select
Hide Selected.

Click the Hide options again and select the Show Last Hidden option to
restore the pump.

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4.5 Ele
lem
ment Tooltip
ips
s

The tooltips provides the user a quick access to essential information by displaying a table containing the data
related to an element in the 3D View or the Model Explorer.

To view the Tooltips for an element in the 3D View, hold the

<Shift> key while the cursor is over the element.

Proceed the same way to display the Tooltips from the Model
Explorer.

The Tooltips are configurable and the content varies depending on the element type.

 Confi
Configuring
guring tooltips
tooltips is outside the scope of this training.

4.6
4.6 Sett
Settin
ings
gs

For more options about the display of the current view, like background colour and lighting, refer to section
9.2

For more options about the representation of elements in the 3D View like colours and level of detail, refer to
section 9.4

For more options about the view controls configuration, refer to section 0.

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CHAPTER 5
5 Workin
Working
g with
with the
the Dat
Databa
abase
se

Before starting to work with the 3D Model, it is important to understand how the data is managed in the
background. In this chapter, the basic database concepts will be covered through further operations in the
Model Explorer like creati
creating,
ng, modifying or deleting
deleting elements.

5.
5.1
1 Acc
cces
ess
s Ri
Righ
ghts
ts

After starting an AVEVA E3D session, the user should be aware of their access rights in the different
databases. There are two different types of access: Read Only and Read/Write. By default, all the database
loaded via the selected MDB are Read Only, i.e. the user can read and use the information contained in the
database, but cannot create, modify or delete elements. To be able to read and write in a database, the user
needs to be a member of the group of users owning the database, called a Team.

In the Model Explorer, navigate to the element SITE-PIPING-AREA01.

In the GENERAL tab, loacted in the Create group, click the Zone button to create a
ZONE element in the CE.

An error message will appear to notify that the element cannot be created because
the database is Read Only:

When the user attempts to create, modify or delete an element which is in a Read Only database an error
message will be displayed.

Also, when multiple users are working on the same project at the same time, some elements might be locked
by some users to prevent any modific
modifications
ations or deletion
deletion from other users. This mechanism
mechanism is called the “Claim”
and will be described in a later chapter.

 An additional
additional layer of access rights
rights based on rules called DACs, configured
configured by the admini
administrator
strator,, can
also prevent the user from performing some actions depending on the context.

5.2 Creati
Creating
ng ele
elemen
ments
ts

Depending on the discipline

Depending discipline and the form used, the database
database elements can be created in different ways. When
they are not created automatically by the application, the user needs to know some basic rules before creating
new elements manually.

In most discipline tabs, like GENERAL, PIPING or EQUIPMENT, elements can be created by using the
buttons located in the Create group.

The basic steps to create an element manually are:-

 Selecting
Selecting the Owner of the
the element
element to be created.
created.

 Clicking the creation button.

 Naming / Renaming
Renaming the
the new element
element..

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5.2.1 Selecting
Selecting a Valid Owner – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

Before creating an element the user needs to decide where to store the new element in the hierarchy, or in
other words, which existing element will own the new one. This must be a valid owner. All element types in
AVEVA E3D have a list of possible owners, if the selected element is not in the list, it will not be possible to
create the new element and an error message will be displayed.

Navigate to Model WORL * in the Model Explorer

In the GENERAL tab, located in the Create group, click the Zone button.
An error message will appear
app ear as a W ORL element is not a valid owners for
a ZONE element.

To create an element in a specific position in the hierarchy either:-

 Navigate
Navigate to the valid owner
owner directly then click
click the creation
creation button: this
this will create the new element
element as
the first member of the CE.

 Or, navigate
navigate to one member of the valid owner then click
click the creation butto
button:
n: this will crea
create
te the new
element below the selected
element selected member.
m ember.

 The valid owners will be specified when creating elements

elements in discip
discipline
line related training
training guides.

5.2.2
5.2.2 Namin
Naming
g the
the ne
new
w elem
element
ent

Any element in an AVEVA E3D database may be given an explicit name. Names enable the user to identify
elements and to produce meaningful reports from the database. Which elements are named is a matter of
choice,, however,
choice however, in general ‘signific
‘significant
ant elements’, e.g. SITE, ZONE, EQUI, SUBE, PIPE, BRAN, STRU,
FRMW, SBFR, etc. would be named. It is not usual for primitives to be named. The WORLD is named “ *” and
cannot be renamed.

Element names in AVEVA E3D must comply with the following rules:

 Element
Element names begin with
with a forward slash,
slash, e.g. /MY_MODEL.
/MY_MODEL. Generally,
Generally, most design
design elements
elements give the
the
user the opportunity to name them from the element creation form. The user does not have to enter the
forward slash on such forms as it is added automatically when the Return ( Enter) key is pressed.

 Element
Element names must
must be unique
unique across
across all databases
databases in the
the MDB.

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 Element
Element names are case sensitive,
sensitive, e.g
e.g.. /P1001A, /P1001a,
/P1001a, /p1001A and /p1
/p1001a
001a are all valid,
valid, different
different
names.

 Element
Element names must not contai contain
n spa
spaces.
ces. Any character
character such as forward
forward slash (/), Undersc
Underscore
ore (_),
hyphen (-), asterisk (*), etc. may be used as separators.

Element names must be no longer than 50 characters.

5.3 Renaming
Renaming Elem
Elements
ents – A Worke
Worked
d Examp
Example
le
Elements may be named or renamed after their creation using
the Properties from on the right of the 3D view by entering a
new value in the Name property, provided the user have write
access on the element.

Alternatively, an element may be renamed directly from the Model Explorer. This method offers additional
options,
options, in particular for renaming
renaming the element’s members.

Right clicking on the element name will invoke a contextual menu and the rename option can be selected to
change the name of the selected element.

Right click on the element CYLI 1 and select the Rename option.

The Rename Element form will appear

Enter TANK1/CYLI1 then click the Apply button

Note that a list of options is available below the Name Text box. By default, the option is set to “Only” which
means that only the Current Element will be renamed.

Often, the name of the members of an element contains the name of their owner to avoid duplicate names.
For examples, the nozzles of an equipment named TANK2 can be named “TANK2/N1”, “TANK2/N2” etc….
When renaming an element, it is also possible to rename all its members accordingly at the same time.

Right click on the element TANK2 and select the Rename option.

The Rename Element form will appear.

Note that the name appearing in the text box will be the text that will be searched and replaced in the members
names.

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Select the Re-name all option from the list.

Enter VESS1 in the text box then click the Apply button

Observe the changes in the Model Explorer.

Change the name of VESS1 back to TANK2 using the Re-name all option.

5.4 Copy
Copy & Past
Paste
e an Elem
Elemen
entt – A Work
Worked
ed Exam
Example
ple

The Model Explorer offers the possibility to create new elements by copying existing ones. This can be done
by right clicking on the element to copy to invoke the contextual menu and selecting the copy, then the paste
options.

As mentioned in the previous chapter, a valid owner must be chosen before creating an element, i.e. when
the paste option is selected in this case. The paste option will not be available if a valid owner is not selected.

In Model Explorer,
Explorer, expand SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01.
SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01

Right click on D1201 and select Copy from the popup menu.

Navigate to SITE-EQUIPMENT-A
SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 REA01, this will set the position
of the copy in the hierarchy as the first member, as explain in the
section 5.2.1.

Right click on SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 and select Paste.

SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01

The new created element and its members will be named like the original element, with the prefix “ Copy-of- “.
In this case, it is good practice to rename the element using the Re-name all option as described in the
previous section.

It is also important to note that the position and orientation of the model elements are always expressed with
respect to their owner’s local coordinate system. If the element isis copied below the same owner as the original,
it will have the same position and orientation. If the element is copied to a different owner, having a different
local coordinate
coordinate system, the position
position or orientation
orientation of the copy will be different than the origi
original.
nal.

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5.5 Delete
Delete an Elem
Element
ent – A Wor
Worked
ked Exa
Exampl
mple
e

The delete options are located in the HOME tab and most of the Discipline tabs, in the Delete group:

It is important
owned to note that deleting a database element will also delete all of the elements in the hierarchy
by the element.

For example, if a SITE is deleted, all of the ZONEs owned by it will be deleted and any elements, such as
EQUI, STRU, PIPE, etc. owned by the ZONE will also be deleted.

 Delete Selection – Clicking this button, or pressing the < Delete> key,
will delete all the elements included in the current graphical selection
from the database.

 Current Element – Clicking this button will delete the CE from the
database. Or, alternatively, right click on the element in the Model
Explorer then select Delete.

 CE Members – displays a form to select the members of the CE to

delete

In the Model Explorer, navigate to Copy-of-D1201.

Right click on the element then select Delete.

A confirmation dialog will be displayed.

Click Yes to confirm.

5.6 Modify
Modifying
ing the Hie
Hierar
rarchy
chy

As seen previously, the position of an element in the hierarchy is defined during its creation. In some discipline,
the order of the elements is fundamental. For example, in the Piping discipline the elements are arranged in
order from top to bottom to respect the “flow” order of the physical pipe.

If some element
elementss are incorre
incorrectly
ctly positio
positioned
ned in the hierarc
hierarchy,
hy, it is po
possi
ssible
ble to change
change thei
theirr order,
order, or even
even chang
change
e
their owner at any time.

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In the MANAGE tab, group Modify, three tools allow to modify the hierarchy:

 Include : Changes the owner of an element

 Reverse : Reverse the order of all the members of the Current Element

 Reorder : Change the order of the members of the Current Element

5.6.1 Changing
Changing the Owner of
of an elemen
elementt – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

In this example, the element D1201 will be moved from the ZONE ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 to the ZONE
ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01
EQUIP.ZONE.

Before proceeding with the change of owner, three important conditions are to be considered:

 The destination
destination owner
owner must be a valid
valid owner
owner for the elements
elements to move.
move.

 The original
original owner and the destinati
destination
on owner must be in the same databas
database.
e.

 As the element positions

positions are defined
defined relatively
relatively to their owner, if the original
original owner and the destinatio
destination
n

owner have different positions, the absolute

absolute position of the element will change accordingly.
accordingly.
In thi
this
s example
example,, the ZONE ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01
ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 and the ZONE EQUIP.ZONE EQUIP.ZONE are in the same
database and have the same position.

Se
Sele
lect
ct th
the
e desti
destina
nati
tion
on owne
ownerr in the hierar
hierarchy
chy by nav
navig
igati
ating
ng to the
the ZONE
EQUIP.ZONE

Click the Include button from the Modify section of the MANAGE tab to open
the Include form.

Ensure the name of the destination owner appears at the top of the form.

The de
desti
stina
natio
tion
n owner
owner may be chang
changed
ed by selec
selecti
ting
ng it in the
the
hierarchy and clicking the CE button.

The Members se secti

ction
on of the
the Include foform
rm is whe
here
re the
the us
user
er
specifies the element that needs to be included. For this example,
select D1201.

Select TANK2 in the Include Members list on the left of the Include form.

Then select “ After Item” in the list at the bottom of the form.

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This will
will pos
positi
ition
on the includ
included
ed element
element,, D1201, after
after the
the el
eleme
ement
nt
TANK2.

To finish, click the Include button and close the form.

Note that other options are available from the Include dropdown list:

 CE : includes the current element (by default)

 CE Members : includes all the members of the Current Element

 Identified : prompts the user to pick elements in the 3D View

5.6.2 Reorderin
Reordering
g the Hiera
Hierarchy
rchy – A Worked
Worked Examp
Example
le

The Reorder button in the Modify group of the MANAGE tab allows to change the sequence of the elements
that are under the same owner in the hierarchy.

In this example, the element D1201 that have been previously included after the element TANK2 will be
red before the element PUMP1 in the hierarchy.
reordered
reorde

First, navigate to the owner of the elements to re-order.

Click ZONE EQUIP.ZONE in the Model Explorer.

Click the Reorder but

Click butto
ton
n lo
loca
cate
ted
d in the Modify sec
secti
tion
on of the
the
MANAGE tab. This opens the Reorder Hierarchy form.

The for
form
m co
cont
ntai
ains
ns two
two gri
grids
ds with
with the
the membe
members
rs of the
the Curre
Current
nt
Element.

The top gr
grid
id is used
used to sel
selec
ectt the
the el
eleme
ement
nt to reo
reorde
rder.
r. Clic
Click
k the
the
element /D1201 in the top grid.

The bottom grid is used to select the destination where the element
will be reordered to. Click the element /PUMP1 in the bottom grid.

In between the two grids, two options are available to reorder the
element
element before or aft
after
er the selected
selected ele
element
ment in the bottom gri
grid.
d.
Select the Reorder Before option.

finish, click Apply then OK to close the form.

To finish,

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5.7
7 Sav
Save Wo
Work
rk

When changes are made to the design model during an AVEVA E3D session, the effects of the changes are
applied only to a copy of the design data until the databases are updated. There is no auto-save in AVEVA
E3D and, therefore,
therefore, the databases
databases must be updated explicitly
explicitly by the user. It is advisable
advisable to save work regularly
to ensure that other users can access the most recent model changes in a multi-user environment.

Updating the databases to incorporate the current design changes may be achieved by either:

Clicking the Save Work button on the Quick Access

Toolbar.

Clicking the Save Work button on the PROJECT tab.

Using the standard Windows <Ctrl> + <S> keys functionality.

Invoking
Invoki ng the PowerWheel by holdi
holding
ng the <Ctrl> ke
key
y and
and ri
righ
ghtt
clicking in the 3D View, then selecting the Save Work Option.

In all cases
cases a confir
confirmati
mation
on message
message is display
displayed.
ed. Clicki
Clicking
ng the Yes
button saves the database
database changes.
changes.

5.8 Gett Wo
Ge Work
rk

Model changes made by the current user are immediately visible in the working copies of the databases.
However, the changes made by other users during your current AVEVA E3D session will not be shown in

your working copies unless they are updated explicitly.

explicitly.
Updating the working copies of the databases, in order to view the changes made by other users, may be
achieved
achieved by either:

Clicking the Get Work button on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Clicking the Get Work button on the PROJECT tab.

Pressing the Ctrl and G keys simultaneously.

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Invoking the PowerWheel by holding the < Ctrl> key and right
Invoking
clicking in the 3D View, then selecting the Get Work Option.

Note that a Get Work is automatically performed when doing a Save Work.

5.9
5.9 Undo
Undo/R
/Red
edo
o

Undo and Redo buttons are available from the Quick Access
Toolbar.

The stand
standard
ard W indows
indows Ctrl + Z an
andd Ctrl + Y keys functionality
for undo and redo may also be used.

It is important to understand that these buttons will only undo or redo database changes i.e. if a position or
ori
orient
entati
ation
on of an element
element is modifie
modified
d or an element
element is added
added or delete
deleted,
d, these
these are databas
database
e changes
changes,, wher
whereas
eas,,
changing the display colour of an element is not a database change.

There is no limit to the undo or redo within a Model session, however, any Save Work or Get Work commands
will clear the undo and redo history, i.e. it will not be possible to undo beyond the last Save Work.

5.10
5.10 The Cla
Claim
im List
List

Most of th
Most the
e data
databa
base
ses
s in Every
Everythi
thing
ng3D
3D arare
e “Multiwrite” dadata
taba
base
ses,
s, whic
whichh means
means that
that in a multi
multi use
userr
environment, one database can be read and modified by several users at the same time. To avoid conflicting
data when a user creates or modify an element, it will be temporarily locked in Read Only access for the other
users. The locked element is said to be “ Claimed” by the user who is currently working on it. The elements
that are claimed by the current user will be notified in the Model Explorer by a name in bold characters:

When an element is claimed, all its members are also claimed.

If the current user attempts to delete or modify an element claimed by another user, an error or warning
message with detailed information will be displayed:

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The elements are generally automatically claimed by the first user who creates or modify them. However, at
any time, a user may claim an element to prevent other users to modify it, provided it is not already claimed
by another user. In the other way, the user may “unclaim” an element he had claimed previously to make it
available
available to other users for modification
modification..

The elements claimed by a user are automatically unclaimed when he exits the application.

Each claimed element is included in a list called the “Claimlist”. It is possible to view the Claimlist of the
current user, and the Claimlist of other users, in the Multiwrite Claim Lists form.

5.10.
5.10.1
1 View the Claim
Claim List

On the MANAGE tab, group Access, clicking the Claimlists button displays the Multiwrite Claim Lists
form.

The Claim List options

options list has two entries:
entries:

Active Claimlist – displays the list of all the

significant elements claimed by the current user.

significant
Others Claimlist –displays all significant elements
claimed by all other users in the MDB, except those
in the Active
Active Claimlist.
Claimlist.

5.10.2 Claiming Elements

Multiwrite databases have a claim mode that is set when the database is created:

 If the claim mode is Explicit the element must be claimed before it can be worked on.

 If the claim mode is Implicit when a user starts to modify an element it is automatically claimed. In
this mode an element may also be claimed explicitly.

Elements can be explicitly claimed using the Claim menu options:-

 Current Element - claims the CE and all the elements below it.

 Current Element Members - claims

claims the members of the CE and
all the members below it, but not the CE.

 Current
Curre nt Ele
Eleme
ment
nt onl y - clai
only claims
ms the
the CE only
only and
and not
not any
any
hierarchy
hierarchy below it.

 Current Element Members only - claims each member of the

Element Members
CE only and not the hierarchy below.

 Pick - enables items to be claimed by graphically picking them

in a 3D View.

 Current Colle
Current Collection – clai
ction claims
ms the
the co
cont
nten
ents
ts of the
the cu
curr
rren
entt
collection.

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5.10.3 Unclaiming Elements

After performing a Save Work, elements can also be unclaimed using the Unclaim menu option:

The Unclaim menu has the same options as the Claim menu except that
the options
options unclaim ins
instead
tead of claim.
claim. The menu also has the fol
follow
lowing
ing
additional options:

 All - unclaims all the elements in the Active Claimlist.

 Selected - unclaims
unclaims all the elements selected
selected in the elements list.

 The Unclaim menu is only active when there are members in the Active
Claimlist.

Exiting
Exiting AVEVA E3D will unclaim all elements.
elements.

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Ex
Exer
erci
cise
se 6 Work
Workin
ing
g wi
with
th th
the
e Da
Data
taba
base
se

This exercise will create a new SITE containing Equipment elements from TRA.SITE using the functionality
described in the previous chapter.

Copy TRA.SITE in the World

Delete each ZONE in SITE Copy-of-TRA.SITE except for Copy-of-EQUIP.ZONE.

Rename SITE Copy-of-TRA.SITE to EQUIP.SITE.

Rename the element Copy-of-TANK2 and all its members to TANK3.

Unclaim All.

Save Work.

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CHAPTER 6
6 Modify
Modifying
ing Mod
Model
el Ele
Elemen
ments
ts

Every AVEVA E3D database element has a fixed set of properties, depending on its type, known as its
“Attributes”. Some attributes are common throughout the large range of elements, some are applicable to
many elements and some are unique to one type of element. Also, it is possible for administrators to create
customized attributes known as User Defined Attributes (UDAs).
When the user has a write access on an element, he may modify its attributes in several ways. This chapter
will describe how to modify the elements attributes by using the Properties form, the Attributes form, or by
manipulating the model elements in the 3D View.

First of all, before modifying them, the user needs to select elements. This can be done by navigating to one
element in the Model Explorer as seen previously, or, by making a graphical selection in the 3D View.

6.1 Selec
Selecting
ting Ele
Elemen
ments
ts

Visible items in a 3D View may be grouped together

Visible together to form a Graphical Selection which are used in a variety
of ways in AVEVA E3D.

Elements included in a Graphical Selection are highlighted with a solid green line around the extremities of
the constituent parts of the item(s).

A graphical selection may be created by:

 Selecting elements individually.

 Using a selection
selection fence.

The graphi
graphical
cal selecti
selection
on will
will cons
consist
ists
s of “Significant” ele
element
ments,
s, i.e.
i.e. ele
element
mentss tha
thatt contain
contains
s a geometr
geometric
ic
definition. For example, elements of type EQUIPMENT, VALVE, or FLANGE, may be part of a graphical
selection but administrative elements like SITE or ZONE will not be included in a selection.

6.1.1 Selecting
Selecting Elemen
Elements
ts Individua
Individually
lly – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

Clicking on an element in the 3D View makes it the CE and creates a new graphical selection containing that
one item.

Holding down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> key and clicking on an unselected element will add it to the graphical
selection.

Holding down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> key and clicking on a selected element will remove it from the graphical
selection.

 The <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys will not have any effect if the multiple selection
selection mode is enabled, see 6.2.2

To cancel the current selection, press the < Esc> key.

Navigating to an element in the Model Explorer will cancel the current selection. The CE will be highlighted in
blue in the 3D View but will not be part of a selection.

It is possible to make a graphical selection from the Model Explorer by right click on an element and choose
3D View > Select. All the element’s members will be included in the selection if they are significant. This will
also add them to the 3D View if they are not already displayed.

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Holdin
Holdingg down
down the <Shift> key,
key, clic
click
k the
the TANK1, TANK2 and
PUMP1 in the 3D View
View to add
add them
them to the
the curre
current
nt gr
grap
aphi
hica
call
selection.

Press the <Esc> key to cancel the selection.

6.1.2
6.1.2 Using
Using a Sele
Selecti
ction
on Fenc
Fence
e

A graphical selection may be created using a fence selection by holding the left mouse button down in the t he 3D
View. Pressing the button will define the first corner of the fence, releasing the button will define the opposite
corner of the fence.

The fence has two selection methods:

 To select all the elements that are wholly within, i.e. entirely contained inside the rectangular boundary
of the fence, drag the mouse from left to right. The fence will be coloured in blue.

 To select elements
elements that are both entirely contain
contained
ed inside the rectangular
rectangular boundary of the fence,
fence, and
items that cross the boundary, drag the mouse from right to left. The fence will then be coloured in
Green.

 Us
Usin
ing
g the fe
fenc
nce
e wh
whil
ile
e hol
holdi
ding
ng th
the
e <C
<Ctrl
trl>
> ke
key
y wi
will
ll ad
add
d or rem
remov
ove
e el
eleme
ement
nts
s to the cu
curre
rrent
nt gr
graph
aphic
ical
al se
sele
lecti
ction
on

To cancel the current selection, press the < Esc> key.

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6.2 Modify
Modifying
ing At
Attri
tribut
butes
es

For some element attributes, like the Name or the Position, appropriate values are set by the creation or
modification of the element when modelling, whilst others may be set or entered by the user via the User
Interface, via the Attribute form or the Properties form.

6.2.1 Using the Attribut

Attributes
es form
form – A Worked
Worked Exam
Example
ple

To open the Attributes form either:

 Click the Attributes button In the HOME tab, group Display.

 Right click
click on an element
element in the
the Model Explorer
Explorer and select
select Attributes.

In the Model Explorer, right click on the element TANK1 and select Attributes.

The Attributes form will be displayed and showing the attributes of the
Current Element.

By default, the form is floating but may be docked in a Panel.

Se
Selelect
cting
ing any eleleme
ementnt in the
the MoModel
del Explore
Explorerr or the
the 3D View
View will
will
au
auto
tomat
matic
ical
ally
ly up
updat
date
e the
the attri
attribut
butes
es for
for the Cu
Curre
rrent
nt Eleme
Element
nt.. Thi
This
s
behaviour is controlled by the Track CE tick box and can be disabled
to lock the selected element in the form.

The values of the attributes may be modified if the associated cell in the
Value column is white. Grey cells in the Value column indicates that the
attribute is Read Only. This is generally the case for attributes set by
the system, or for elements in a Read Only database.

Click on the value “unset” next to the Description attribute.

Notice the attribute value has been highlighted for modification. This is the case for any modifiable attribute.

Enter the text Storage Tank T1001. Notice the value cell has been highlighted in cyan, this is to show the
modification was successful.

If the modificat
modification
ion is unsucce
unsuccessf
ssful
ul the
then
n the value cell would
would be
highlighted in red.

For more options and settings about the Attributes form, refer to
section 9.4.2

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Properties
ties form
form – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

Where the Attributes form allows the modification of attributes for the Current Element only, the Properties
form operates on the graphical selection, allowing the modification of the attributes of multiple elements in
bulk.

By default, the Properties form is docked in the right Panel. If not opened, it can be displayed by clicking the
Properties toggle located in the Display group of the HOME tab.

Clicking one element in the 3D View will add it as the first element in the current graphical selection, and
display its properties in the Properties form.

Selection List
Object Selection Mode

Category

Property Name
Value Cell

Property information

Like for the Attributes form, the property values may be modified by clicking on a value cell and entering data.
The Read Only values will appeared greyed.

It is also possible to control the graphical selection mode from the Properties forms with two options:

 To select
select only one object
object at a time
time,, set the Objec
Objectt Selectio
Selection
n
Mode toggle to “Single”. This is the default mode.


To add new selections
selections to the current
current list of sel
selected
ected elements,
elements,
set the Object Selection Mode toggle to “ Multiple”

 If the Multiple selection

selection mode is enabled, the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys
keys will have no effec
effectt in during the
selection process

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When the graphical selection includes multiple elements of different

types, the displayed properties will only be those common to all the
selected types. The Selection List will initially display the number of
elements
elemen ts of All types in brackets. It will be then possible to refine the
selection by selecting a specific type in the Selection List.

After selecting a type in the list, the display will be updated with all the properties for the selected type. It
will be then possible to modify the value of a property to update all the elements of the selected type at
once.

Select all the elements in the 3D View using a fence or

pressing the <Ctrl> and < A> keys.

In the Selection List of the Properties form, select EQUI

(3)

In the value cell for the property Function, enter Process

then press <Enter>

This will update the Function attribute with the new value
for all the elements of type EQUI in the current graphical
selection.

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Exerci
Exercise
se 7 Modify
Modifying
ing Ele
Elemen
ments
ts Att
Attrib
ribute
utes
s

Setting up the Exercises

In the TOOLS tab, Group Training, click the Training Setup button to display the Training Setup form.

Select the Foundations tab, then click the Delete TRA.SITE and add MESS Site checkbox.

Click the Apply button and close the form.

Select the EQUIPMENT discipline from the Quick Access Toolbar.

Set the viewing direction to North-East isometric.

The SITE TRA.SITE has been deleted and the SITE TRA.SITE.MESS added to the databases and displayed
in the 3D View. The SITE has been modified to introduce some design errors which may be grouped into three
categories:

 Size errors - some primitives

primitives have one of their size attributes
attributes incorrectly set.
set. The task is to identi
identify
fy which
attribute is wrong and correct its value.

 Positional errors - equipment items are incorrectly positioned or primitives are incorrectly positioned
within the equipment. The task is to correctly position the equipment and the primitives.

 Orientation errors - equipment items or primitives within an equipment are incorrectly orientated. The
task is to correctly orientate equipment and primitives. Note: All equipment and primitives should be
orientated
orientated on an orthogonal axis.

TRA.MESS.SITE showing Design Errors

TANK1 Size corrections

In the Model Explorer, expand the element TANK1 and navigate to BOX 1
Open the Attributes form. Set the attribute Ylength to 2850mm

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In Model Explorer, expand the element TANK2 and navigate to CONE 1

In the Properties from, expand the Geometry category, and set the property Top diameter to 1500mm

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6.3 Positio
Positionin
ning
g Ele
Elemen
ments
ts

The preferred way to modify the position of elements is to move them in the 3D View by either:

 Using the Editor mode to quickly reposition

reposition elements from their origin

 Using the Move command to specify a start and end position

Both these methods will require the user to specify positions. It can be just one position for an absolute
displaceme
displacement, nt, two positio
positions
ns or a vector
vector for a relative
relative displace
displacement
ment.. In all cases, the user
user wil
willl have the
possibility
possib ility to specify the positions by either:
either:

 Entering
Entering coordinates
coordinates directly
directly in
in the 3D view.

 Using the
the existing ge
geometry
ometry of the model
model by “Snappi
“Snapping”
ng” to graphical
graphical items.

 Using a combinati
combination
on of 3D view entries
entries and Snapping.
Snapping.

6.3.1 Setting
Setting the Local
Local Coordin
Coordinate
ate System
System – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

First of all, it is important to understand how the coordinates are expressed in the 3D View and how the user
can control the coordinate system to suit his needs for positioning and rotating elements.

By default, the coordinates

coordinates are expressed
expressed relatively to the World, i.e. the origin is set on (0, 0, 0), and the axis
are set to East/West ( E/W), North/South (N/S) and Up/Down (U/D).

 Note that the World axes may be changed

changed to XYZ axes in the Project Options

AVEVA Everything3D includes a set of tools to modify the coordinate system in which the positions are
expressed in the 3D View. This is done my manipulating the Local Coordinate System or LCS .

The LCS is defined by an origin and 3 axis, U , V and W . The LCS plane defined by the U and V axes is called
the Working Plane and will be used to project the cursor’s position in 2D to facilitate the positioning and the
creation of primitives.

The status of the LCS is visible on the PowerCompass, and other visual indication on the 3D view helps the
user while modelling:

Grid

Ruler

Crosshair
Axes

PowerCompass
World / Local coordinates
coordinates
switch
Selected
Selected Working Plane

PowerCompass : shows the orientation of the LCS axes and the selected Working Plane. Three orthogonal
planes are identified by three discs of different colour: blue for the EN or UV plane, green for the NU or UW
plane, and red for the EU or VW plane.

Grid: displays grid lines on the Working Plane. It may be acti

activa
vate
ted
dwwit
ith
h the
the butt
button
on in the
the st
stat
atus
us bar,
bar, or
by pressing the <F7> key. It can be configured from the Object Snapping Settings form, tab Grid Settings.

Ruler: offers a visual indication of the Grid spacing and the position of the Crosshair projected on the Grid

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Crosshair : is the appearance of the cursor when in the 3D View, showing a representation of the 3 axes
direction. It can be configured in the Project Options.

Axes: The LCS axes are represented in the 3D View by 3 coloured lines passing through the origin of the
LCS. The red line is the U axis, the Green line is the V axis and the blue line is the W axis.

The tools to modify the LCS are available from the VIEW tab, group Local Coordinate System:

Also, some of these options are available directly in the 3D View from the PowerCompass:

World: sets
sets the LCS to World mode with
with its
its positio
position
n at 0, 0,
0, 0, and
and an orien
orientat
tation
ion
set to the East, North and Up axes.

Current Element: set the LCS to a Local mode with its position and orientation
set to those of the Current Element. The axes name on the PowerCompass will
be set to U,V and W.

Object : set the LCS to a Local mode with its origin and orientation set to those
of an object that the user is prompted to select

Move: pr
promp
ompts
ts th
the
e us
user
er to sp
spec
ecify
ify a po
posi
siti
tion
on w
whe
here
re the
the LCS
LCS or
orig
igin
in wil
willl be moved
moved
to. Other LCS modification
modification options will be avail
available
able from the Contextual
Contextual Editor.

3 Points: prompts the user to specify 3 positions to set the position, the U axis
and the V axis of the LCS.

Sets the orientation of the Working Plane to the World’s EN plane

Sets the orientation of the Working Plane to the World’s NU plane

Sets the orientation of the Working Plane to the World’s EU plane

Clicking this button will switch to W orld mode, setting the LCS origin
Clicking origin
and orientation according to the World and changing the axis labels
to E/W, N/S and U/D.
Clicking this button will switch to Local mode, setting the LCS origin
and orientation according to an object that the user will be prompted
to select, and changing the axis labels to U/-U, V/-V and W/-W

Clicking on one of the three discs representing the three orthogonal planes will redefine the orientation of the
Working plane:

 In World mode, clicking

clicking on the
the discs will set
set the working
working plane to either
either the EN, NU or EU plane

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 In Local mode, each

each disc is divid
divided
ed into four quarters,
quarters, clicking
clicking on one quarter will set the
the positive U
and V axes along the sides of the selected quarter:

 The Grid will follow the new orientation

orientation of the working plane

Using the <F7> key or the toggle in the status bar, enable the
display of the Grid
Cl
Clic
ick
k on th
thee Red
Red Di
Disc
sc of the
the Powe
PowerCrCom
ompa
pass
ss.. No
Note
te the
the ne
new
w
orientation of the Grid and the colour of the Working Plane.

Select the equipment TANK2 in the 3D View.

Click on the Object button on the PowerCompass. This will switch

th
the
e coord
coordin
inate
ates
s to Local momodede.. Note
ote the
the ch
chan
ange
ges
s in thethe
PowerCompass, the Grid and the Axes.

Click the quarter between the -V and W axis. Note the change in
the PowerCompass, the Grid and the Axes

Reset the Coordinate System to the World using the button on the
PowerCompass

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6.3.2 Specify
Specifying
ing a pos
positio
ition
n

Before moving elements, this section will introduce three different methods to specify a position in the 3D
View:

 The Object
Object Snapping
Snapping allows to pick
pick a graphical
graphical item
item on the screen
screen

 The Contextual
Contextual Editor
Editor allows to enter
enter coordinates
coordinates and to lock
lock axes


A combination
combination of the Snapping
Snapping and Contextual
Contextual Editor
Editor methods

 For some commands, a specific method called

called “Positioning Control” may be required to specify positions.
This will be described in section Exercise 9

6.3.2.1
6.3.2.1 Objec
Objectt Snapping
Snapping – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

To activate or deactivate the object snapping, press the <F3> key or click on the correspondent toggle in the
Status bar:

The object snapping filters man be configured using the Object Snapping Settings form:
Cli
Clickin
cking
g the but
button
ton in the Status
Status bar will
will open the
object snap options form.

In the Objec Snap tab, the Elements tab offers

Objectt Snap offers
filter options to activate the snapping on database
elements like Item or P-Point etc...

The Graphics tab offers filter options to activate the

snap
snappi
ping
ng on gr
grap
aphi
hica
call items like Endpoint or
items like
Midpoint etc…

Checki
Chec king
ng the di
diffe
ffere
rent
nt opti
option
on checkb
checkbox
oxes
es will
will
ac
acti
tiva
vate
te th
the
e re
rele
leva
vant
nt fi
filt
lter
ers
s whe
hen
n th
the
e Obje
Object
ct
Snapping is enabled.

Note that the Objects Snaps may also be activated

or deactivated from this form.

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Each snapping filter

filter is associa
associated
ted with a specific
specific snap icon as represented
represented on the
Object Snapping Settings form. When the system prompts the user to specify a
point, hovering the mouse close to an item included in the selected snap filters
will display the associated snap icon on the item.

Left clicking
clicking when the icon
icon is display
displayed
ed will
will valida
validate
te the position
position at the exact
exact
location of the Snapping item.

Open the Object Snapping Settings form and activate the snap
filter for Endpoint in the Graphics tab.
filter

Click Apply then OK .

In the 3D View, enter ID

 No
Note
te tha
thatt th
this
is co
comm
mmand
and is us
used
ed to ret
retri
riev
eve
e the abs
absol
olut
ute
e
coordinates
coordinates of the specified point.

Hover the mouse over some edges on model elements to

observe the snapping feedback.

Also, it is possible to invoke one specific snap filter temporarily at any time when a specified position is
required, even when the Object Snapping is disabled. This is done by right clicking in the 3D View while
holding the <Shift> key:

The first PowerWheel will present the main Element filters like Item or P-
Point.

Gesturing to the More tile will open a second PowerWheel

The second PowerWheel will present the main Graphics filters like
Endpointt or Midpoint.
Endpoin Midpoint.

Additional filters can be accessed from a third PowerWheel by gesturing

to the More tile.

Pressing the <Esc> key will display the previous PowerWheel.

The selected filter will be activated exclusively until the end of the current command.

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Enter ID in the 3D View.

Maintain the <Shift> key down and right click in the 3D View.

Gesture to the P-Point tile.

Observe the snapping while hovering the mouse over the Model.

Chan
Change
ge th
the
e Ea
East
st va
valu
lue
e to 70
7000
00mm.
mm. Th
The
e ne
new
w pu
pump
mp po
posi
siti
tion
on is pr
prev
evie
iewe
wed
d as a re
red
d bo
box
x ou
outl
tlin
ine.
e.

Click Apply to move the pump.

6.3.2.2
6.3.2.2 Conte
Contextua
xtuall Edito
Editorr

The user may enter coordinate values directly in the text boxes of the Contextual Editor when prompted:

 When a position needs to be speci

specified,
fied, the displacement
displacement induced by the mouse will be constrained on
the current Working Plane, i.e. the W coordinate in Local mode, or the U coordinate in World mode will
remain nil.

Depending on the command, the coordinates may be expressed in Relative or Absolute mode. In Relative
mode, the coordinates will be expressed with respect to the previous specified position. In Absolute mode, the
coordinates will be expressed with respect to the current LCS.

When permitted, it is possible to switch between Relative and Absolute mode by pressing the < Shift> and
<@> keys.

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Previous position
(Equipment Origin)

LCS Origin

Relative mode Absolute mode

To validate an entry and move to the next text box, press the < tab> key.

Any validated entry will lock the correspondent textbox with the entered value. The new position will be then
constrained along a plane, or, along a single axis if two text boxes are locked. Snapping to a graphical item
will not modify the value in a locked text box.

 Even if the displacement

displacement induced by the mouse is constrained
constrained on the Working Plane,
Plane, the snapping may
affect the value of the W coordinate (or U in World mode) if not locked.

For example:

In this case, the displacement is constrained on the UV

plane

In this case, the displacement is constrained on the U

axis

At any time, the value in a text box can be locked or unlocked by pressing the <Space> key while it is
highlighted.

By default, the coordinates in the Contextual

Contextual Editor are Cartesian
Cartesian coordinate
coordinates.
s. But it is also possibl
possible
e to switch
switch
to Cylindrical or Spherical coordinates by pressing the < `> (acute) key.

Cartesian : ENU or XYZ or UVW axes

Cylindrical : Distance (D), Angle (A) and Height (U)

Spherical : Distance (D), Angle (A) and Angle (A)

6.3.2.3
6.3.2.3 Combi
Combining
ning Object
Object Snapping
Snapping and Contex
Contextual
tual Editor
Editor

The use of the Contextual Editor may be combined with the Object Snapping. In this case, it is important to
note that any value entered in the Contextual
Contextual Editor’s text boxes will lock the corresponding axis to this value.

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This will then constrain the displacement along

the plane or the axis defined by the unlocked
textboxes.

Snapping
Snappin g to any object afterwa
afterwards
rds will
will only
mod
mo dify
ify the
the co
coor
ordi
dina
nate
tes
s of thethe unlo
unlock
cked
ed
textboxes.

This method is particularly efficient

efficient for aligning
element
elements
s wi
with
th others
others along one axisaxis or one
plane.

6.3.3
6.3.3 Using
Using the Edi
Editor
tor

The Editor mode allows different kind of modification on model elements like moving, rotating or modifying
dimensions. This section will describe how to activate the Editor mode, and how to use it in order to modify
the position of an element.

To activate the Editor mode either:


Double
Double click
click on a model element in the
the 3D Vi
View
ew
 Click the Editor button from the HOME tab, group Modify

While the Editor mode is active, the Editor button will remain
highlighted in the HOME tab.

The Editor consists of blue modification grips that will appear

at the elemen
elementsts’’ ori
origi
gin
n an
and
d ori
orien
entat
tated
ed acco
accord
rdin
ing
g to the
the
elements’ orientation.

Ini
Initial
tially,
ly, the modific
modificati
ation
on gri
grips
ps wil
willl be display
displayed
ed on every
every
significant element - i.e. the owner of elements that have a
geome
geometri
tric
c de
defi
fini
niti
tion
on - in
incl
clud
uded
ed in the curre
current
nt Graphical
Selection i.e. elements
elements highlighted
highlighted in green.

For example, an EQUI element is significant because it can

contain primitives. Therefore the Editor will be effective on the
whole equipment for positioning
positioning and rotating.
rotating.

 Select
Selecting
ing Routed Items like Piping or HVAC elements, while the Editor mode is active, will display the
Router . The Editor or the Router will not be displayed if a selection includes both Routed and Non-
Routed items.

To deactivate the Editor, press the < Esc> key or click the Editor button in the HOME tab.

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6.3.3.1 Positi
Positioning
oning one
one element
element – A Worke
Worked
d Example
Example

To modify the position of the element using the Editor,

click on the square grip representing the origin of the
equipment.

This will
This will temp
temporar
orarily
ily change the LCS pos
positi
ition
on to the
selected grip.

Moving the mouse will display a translucent preview of

the new position. The displacement is constrained to be
parallel to the Working. Plane, which may be changed
whilst in the command.

The Contextual Editor will be displayed, and “Dynamic

Hints” will indicate the displacement values along the
Working Plane axes when in Relative
Relative Coordinates.
Coordinates.

The new position may be using the object snapping, the Contextual Editor or a combination of both as seen
in section 6.3.2. Note that, by default, the coordinates in the Context Editor are expressed relatively to the
selected
selected grip. Also, the snapping
snapping discards
discards the Workin
W orkingg Plane constraint.
constraint.

To finish and apply the displacement press the < Enter> key or left click.

In the 3D View, double click the :SLAB BASE. This will activate
the Editor on this element.

Click the square grip and move the mouse.

Enter 0 in the E text box then press the < tab> key.

Hoverr th
Hove thee mouse
mouse ov
over
er some
some el
elem
emen
ents
ts in the
the 3D View
View an
and
d
observe
observ e the feedback.

Press <Esc> to cancel the command.

6.3.3.2
6.3.3.2 Positi
Positioning
oning multip
multiple
le eleme
elements
nts

As the Editor is activated for the current graphical selection, it may be used to reposition multiple elements at
once. In this case, when the selection includes several elements, the square grip will appear on each element.

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Holding the <Ctrl> key allows to select the grips for the
elements to move. They will become red.

On ththee gr
griips ca
can
n be the
then clic
clicke
ked
d to ini
niti
tiat
ate
e the
the
displacement command. The LCS will be positioned on
the clicked grip.

6.3.3.3
6.3.3.3 Editing Sub-E
Sub-Elemen
lements
ts – A Worked
Worked Example
Example

As seen
the Editorpreviously,
allows thethe editor will be
modification initially effective
of sub-elements andonprimitives
a significant element, e.g.
by navigating an Equipment.
through However,
different “Selection
Levels”. This may be achieved by a double click or by using the PowerWheel.

In the 3D View, having the Editor disabled, double click on the

element TANK2.

This will activate the Editor at “root” level, i.e. the Equipment.

The whole equipment can then be repositioned or rotated using

the Editor’s grips.

Once the editor is active on the Equipment, double click on one

foot of the equipment.

This will navigate

navigate to one level below the equipment and the rest
of the model will become translucent.

The Editor can then be used to edit any element in the same
selection level, i.e. Sub-Equipment or primitives, to reposition
them individually.

Multiple selections can be made on several elements in the

same level.

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Double click again on one foot of the Equipment.

This will navigate to the level below the Sub-Equipment. The

rest of the equipment will become translucent.
translucent.

Only the two PYRA elements in the Sub-Equipment can then

be edited individually.

Note that in the case of primitives, the editor can be used to

modify the dimensions of the element, but this is out of the
scope of this training course.

 Refe
Referr to TM-1
TM-1811
811 Equi
Equipme
pment
nt Mod
Modell
elling
ing for the crea
creatio
tion
n
and modification of primitives.

To exit the Editor and navigate to the upper levels, press the < Esc> key in the following sequence:

 Pressing <Esc> the first time will disable the Editor

Pressing

 Pressing
Pressing <Esc> a second time will cancel the current graphical selection

 The next consecutive

consecutive <Esc> will navigate to the upper levels

The navigation between selection levels may also be achieved using the PowerWheel by right clicking on a
selected element, and selecting the Navigation tile. A gallery will appear in the PowerWheel to select the
navigation level

When
Whe the primitive level below the Sub-Equipmen
ment
TANK2/SUPPORTS is se sele
lect
cted
ed,, ri
righ
ghtt clic
click
k on on
one
e of the
the tw
two
o
primitives.

The PowerWheel will be displayed. Gesture to the Navigation tile.

The Navig
Navigation
ation Gallery will appear.
appear.

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In the Navigation Gallery, select the SUBEQUIPMENT button. This

will navigate to the element TANK2/SUPPORTS without exiting the
Editor mode.

 The name of the element will

will appear in a tooltip when hovering
hovering
over the diffe
different
rent level buttons

6.3.4
6.3.4 Using
Using the Mov
Move
e comm
command
and
The move command allows to modify the position of the elements included in the current Graphical Selection
by spe
specify
cifying
ing a displa
displaceme
cement
nt vector.
vector. By def
defaul
ault,
t, the displa
displaceme
cement
nt is define
definedd by a bas
base
e point
point an
and
d a
destination point but other options will be available
available from the Contextual
Contextual Editor.

The move command is invoked by either:

 Clicking the Move button in the HOME tab, group Modify

 Right clicking
clicking in th
the
e 3D View and ges
gesture
ture to the
the Context tile of the PowerWheel

 Enter MOVE in the 3D view

The Contextual Editor will appear, prompting the user to specify a base point.

This is the first step of the default method consisting in the selection of two points to derive the displacement
vectorr from.
vecto

 Alternatively, pressing the < Down arrow> key will offer two options: to enter a displacement vector
relatively to the current LCS origin, or to create a Copy.

Specify a point by snapping an item and/or entering values in the Contextual Editor as described in section
6.3.2.

Once the base point specified, the next step will prompt the user to specify a second point.

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When the second point will be specified, the selected elements will be moved by the vector between the base
point and the second point.

 Alt
Altern
ernati
ativel
vely,
y, pre
pressi
ssing
ng the <Down arrow>
arrow> key will offer two opti
options:
ons: to use the base point as the
displacement vector relatively to the current LCS origin, to create a Copy from the moved element, or to
go back to the first step.

6.3.5
6.3.5 Other
Other Pos
Positi
itioni
oning
ng aid
aids
s

Other drawing tools available from the status bar toggles, or pressing the < F#> keys, will help the user to
position elements.

Or <F7> - Displays of the Grid -

Or <F9> - Activates the Snapping to the Grid (even if the Grid is not displayed)

Or <F10> - Displays a polar coordinate feedback and snap the displacement to radials

Or <F8> - Lock the displacement along the U axis or the V axis

Or <F12> - Displays the dynamic hints

Projects the snaps onto the working plane by locking the W displacement to 0

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Exer
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cise
se 8 Posi
Positio
tioni
ning
ng El
Elem
emen
ents
ts

TANK1 positional corrections

Select TANK1 in the 3D View and activate the Editor.

Double click on the Cylinder to make it the CE and activate the Selection level on primitives.

Right click on the Cylinder, gesture to context and select move.

Ensure the object snapping filter is active for P-Point. Enable the object snapping.

Specify the base point of the displacement when the snap is on P2 of CYLINDER 1 of EQUIPMENT /TANK1

Click on the snap P3 of BOX 1 of EQUIPMENT /TANK1

Navigate the Selection level to the Equipment by using the PowerWheel’s Navigation tile, or by entering
<OUT>

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PUMP1 positional corrections

Select the element PUMP1 in the 3D View and activate the Editor if not already enabled.

Click the square grip to select the origin of the pump.

Move the pump to snap the P1 of FLANGE 4 of BRANCH /pipe1-b1

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Navigate the Selection level to the Equipment by using the PowerWheel’s Navigation tile, or by entering OUT

TANK2 positional corrections

Select the element TANK2 in the 3D View and activate the Editor if not already enabled.

Double click on the Cylinder, select the square grip, then lock the U coordinate to 0.

Click on the P1 of CONE 1 of EQUIPMENT /TANK2

Double click on PYRA1 to navigate the the primitive level below the Sub-Equipment SUPPORTS/TANK2

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Select the square grip of the Editor.

Lock the displacement to 0 along the E axis and the U axis

Pick the P-Point P1

Select the other Pyramid and use the Move command.

Snap the base point to any point on the lower surface of the pyramid

Lock the E and N coordinates to 0 then snap any item on the top of the steel.
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6.4 Rotati
Rotating
ng Ele
Elemen
ments
ts

Many AVEVA E3D elements have an Orientation attribute, e.g. SITE, ZONE, EQUI, SUBE, STRU, PANE,
Primitives, etc.

Orientation in AVEVA E3D is expressed in terms of axes direction, e.g. Y is N and Z is U, meaning that the
element’s Y axis is pointing North and the elements Z axis is pointing Up. Only two axes need to be stated as
the third axis direction is known because it conforms to the right hand rule, i.e. in this case X is E.

Like any other attribute, the orientation may be modified using the Attributes form or the Properties form. But
the preferred way to modify the orientation of elements is to rotate them in the 3D View by either:

 Using the Editor mode to quickly rotate elements around their origin.

 Using the Rotate command to specify a rotation base point.

6.4
6.4.1
.1 Using
Using the Edi
Editor
tor

Unlike the positioning, rotating using the Editor can only be applied on a single element selection.

Selecting and activating the Editor on one Non-Routed element will display rotation grips on the three axes of
the element:

 Activa
Activating
ting the Editor on Routed elements like HVAC or Piping components
components will display the Router, which
functionali
functionalities
ties are descri
described
bed in the Training Manual of the relevant discipline.
discipline.

To rotate the element, select the correspondent Grip, enter an angle

value in the Contextual Editor, or specify a point using the Object
Snapping.

 Rotati
Rotating
ng using this method is restricted
restricted to the three axis of the element’s LCS

6.4.2
6.4.2 Using
Using the Rot
Rotate
ate co
comm
mmand
and

The Rotate command allows the rotation of all the elements in a graphical
graphical selection, in any direction and from
any rotation origin.
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First, the elements to be rotated have to be selected. It may be any significant element displayed in the 3D
View, or, it may be several Sub-Elements or primitive below a significant element. Refer to section 6.3.3.3 for
the selection of Sub-Elements.

Then, as the rotation will be applied around the W axis, the LCS needs to be set accordingly using the tools
described
described in section 6.3.1

The Rotate command is invoked by either:


Clicking the Rotate button in the HOME tab, group Modify

 Right clicking
clicking in th
the
e 3D View and ges
gesture
ture to the
the Context tile of the PowerWheel

 Enter ROTATE in the 3D view

The Contextual Editor will appear, prompting the user to specify a base point.

Using the Contextual

Contextual Editor’s text boxes or the Object Snapping, specify
specify the position of the rotatio
rotation
n base point.

 Pressi
Pressing
ng the <Down arrow> key will offer an option to create a copy from the rotated element

Once the base point specified, the Contextual Editor will prompt to specify an angle

Entering a value in the text box or snapping an item will rotate the selected element(s) by the specified angle
around the W axis.
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cise
se 9 Rota
Rotati
ting
ng El
Elem
emen
ents
ts

TANK1 orientation corrections

Click on TANK1 in the 3D View to select it.

Activate the LCS mode using the Object button or the PowerCompass.

Use the Rotate command, select the base point on the origin of the equipment, then enter 45 in the angle
text box.

PUMP1 orientation corrections

Use the Editor to rotate the cylinder and align it with the Pump axis, by snapping a point

TANK2 orientation corrections

Double click on the equipment TANK2 then on the Nozzle TANK2-n2 to activate the Editor.
Use the rotation grip to align the nozzle with the center of the equipment
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6.5 The Pos

Positio
itioning
ning Con
Contro
troll

Some commands will require a different method to specify positions called the Positioning Control, also
referred as to Event Driven Graphics (EDG).

In this case it will not be possible to use the Object Snapping or Contextual Editor. The
PowerCo
Pow erCompas
mpass s will
will be disa
disable
bled
d (gr
(greyed
eyed)) and the Pos
Positi
itioni
oning
ng Control
Control form wil
willl be
displayed.

Pick Type Pick Method Additional options

 The PowerWheel is disabled while using the Positioning

Positioning control, right clicking
clicking in
the 3D View will display a contextual menu.

To specify a position using the Positioning Control form:

 Select a Pick Type

 Select a P
Pick
ick Method

 Hold the
the left button
button on the element
element containing
containing the item
item to Pick

 Release
Release the left button
button to confirm
confirm the selecte
selected
d position
position

When the left button will be pressed and maintained on an element, the selection of the item to be picked will
be locked on this element. The Prompt Area will then indicate the type of relevant snap item while the mouse
hovers the element. Note that releasing the mouse while the Prompt indicates a snap item will confirm the
snapped position.

If the button is pressed on the wrong element, move the mouse away from this element before releasing the
button to cancel the picking.

 Some commands
commands require two or three positions. If the first snap is wrong, the command will need to be
aborted and recalled to start a new picking operation.

6.5.
6.5.1
1 Pick
Pick Ty
Type
pe

The Pick Type acts like a snapping filter and its options are:
Element - picking is restricted to elements origin.

Ppoint - picking is restricted to Ppoints or panel vertices.

Pline - picking is restricted to structural Plines

Graphics – enables edge, surface and corner picks on any graphical element.

Aid - picking is restricted to 3D Aid Constructs, including User Grid Systems.

Screen – enables a pick anywhere in the 3D View which identifies two co-ordinates, the third co-
ordinate being taken from the current Working Plane or normal to the view direction if there is no
active
active Working Plane.

Laser – picking is restricted to Laser data points.

Any – uses any appropriate pick type.
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6.5.2
6.5.2 Pick
Pick Metho
Method
d – A Wor
Worke
ked
d Exampl
Example
e
Snap - selects the snap point nearest to the cursor pick point. Snap points vary for different elements.

Mid-Point - derives the mid-point between two snap points along a linear item.

Intersect – derives the intersection of two picked lines from any directional elements. The elements
do not have to be co-planar.

Cursor - places the derived point exactly where the cursor picks on the element.
Distance - applies the offset value entered in the textbox. For example a + ve value of 500
derive
derivess a point
point 500 mm frofrom
m the nearest
nearest snap
snap point,
point, meas
measure
ured
d toward
towards s the cursor
position, whereas, a –ve value of 500 derives a point 500 mm from the nearest snap point,
measured away from the cursor position.
The two additional buttons on the Positioning Control form are:

Working Plane – this button activates the working Plane if one has been derived.

Explicit Position – this button displays the Explicit Position form allowing explicit co-ordinates to
be entered.

In the Measure section of the HOME tab, click the Measure button. The
Measure Distance form will be displayed along the Positioning Control
form.

Set the Pick Type to Element and the method to Snap.

In the 3D View, hold the left button down on TANK2.

Release the button

Release button when the prompt indicat
indicates
es Snap : CYLINDER 1 of
EQUIPMENT /TANK2

The Measure distance start will be indicated on the 3D View

Set the Pick Type to Graphics and the Pick Method to Midpoint

In the 3D View, hold the left button down on SLAB. Hover the mouse over
one edge of the slab.

Release the button when the prompt indicates Snap: EDGE of /Concrete

This will pick the Midpoint of the selected Edge.

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CHAPTER 7
7 Creati
Creating
ng Add
Additio
itional
nal View
Views
s

AVEVA E3D provides the ability to view the model, or parts of the model, in multiple 3D Views. In practice;
however, the number of useable views will probably be limited by the size of the monitor(s) in use.

AVEVA E3D has one, default 3D View, named 3D View(1

View(1)) – Drawlis
Drawlist(1), wh
t(1), whic
ich
h canno
cannott be de
dele
lete
ted
d or re
renam
named
ed..
New 3D Views with the same or different Drawlists can be created and displayed simultaneously. The content
of the 3D Views can be linked or separate, depending on the associated Drawlist and each view can be
manipulated separately.

The tools to create new views are located in the Views section of the VIEW tab:

7.1 Creati
Creating
ng an Em
Empty
pty Vie
View
w

In the VIEW tab, group Views, clicking the New button creates a new 3D View with an empty Drawlist, and
displays the View Settings form where the new 3D View may be configured.

 See section
section 9.2 for details of the View Settings
Settings form.

The new 3D View is named, by default, 3D View(x) – Drawlist(y) where x is the sequential number of the 3D
View and y is the sequential
sequential number of the Drawlist
Drawlist associat
associated
ed with the 3D View. It will be docked in the same
tab group as the current View.

Only one 3D View can be current at any one time and is identified by its correspondent tab being highlighted
in blue
blue.. All
All non-c
non-cur
urre
rent
nt 3D View
Views
s have
have a light
light grey tab. A 3D View
View is mad
made
e curre
current
nt by le
left
ft clic
clicki
king
ng its
correspondent tab, or anywhere in the 3D View if multiple Views are visible.

7.2
7.2 Copy
Copying
ing a 3D Vi
View
ew

In the VIEW tab, group Views, three copy options are available from the Copy button

To a Separate View – this option creates a copy of the current 3D View and
creates a new Drawlist populated with the same contents as the copied 3D
View’s Drawlist. For example, copying 3D View(1) - Drawlist(1) to a separate
view may create a 3D View named 3D View(2) – Drawlist(2).

To a Cloned View – this option creates a copy of the current 3D View and is
associated with the Drawlist of the copied 3D View. For example, copying 3D
Vi
View
ew(3
(3)) - Dr
Draw
awli
list
st(3
(3)) to a cl
clon
oned
ed view
view may
may cr
crea
eate
te a 3D View
View na
name
med
d 3D View
View(4
(4))
– Drawlist(3).
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To a Local View – this option creates a copy of the graphical selection in the
current view and a new Drawlist which is populated with the elements in the
graphi
graphical
cal select
selection
ion.. For example,
example, copying
copying 3D View(3)
View(3) - Drawli
Drawlist(3
st(3)) wi
with
th a
graphical selection to a local view may create a 3D View named 3D View(4) –
Drawlist(4) and the 3D View contents would be the graphical selection.

7.3 Grid Plane View

When working with Reference Grids, it is possible to create a new view based on a selected Grid Plane.

Selecting a Grid Plane element and clicking the Grid Plane button in the
VIEW tab, group Views, will create a new view. The new view will be
orientated parallel to the Grid plane. The clipping will be activated with an
offset from the two sides of the plane. The new view will be named after the
Grid Plane ID, e.g. “B Grid View”.

 Refer to TM-1802 AVEVA Everything3D ™ Model Utilities for the creation of Reference Grids

7.4
7.4 Disp
Displa
lay
ying Mu
Mult
ltip
iple
le Vi
View
ews
s – A Wo
Work
rked
ed Ex
Exam
ampl
ple
e

Only one View can be visible in one Tab Group but it is possible to create multiple Tab Groups to visualize
multiple Views simultaneously.

When several Views are opened in the same Tab Group, right clicking on one tab will offer three options to
detach the view from the Tab Group:

Close : remove the selected View

New Horizontal Tab Group : Move the selected View to a new Horizontal tab

New Vertical Tab Group : Move the selected View to a new Vertical tab

Float : detach the selected View completely to form an independent window that
can be moved anywhere outside the main application window.

Once one Vertical or Horizontal Tab Group has been created, the subsequent options will only allow the
creation of the same kind of Tab Group, i.e. horizontal or vertical.

When multiple Tab Groups are opened, it is possible to drag and drop one tab from one Group to another.

 Multi
Multiple
ple views are not retained from session to session,
session, only 3D View(1) is persistent.
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In the Views section of the VIEW tab, click the arrow next to the
Copy button and select the To a Separate View option. This will
create a new View Tab 3D View(2) – Drawlist(2) and make it the
current View.

Remove TANK1 from the current View and note that, because it has
a separate Drawlist, it will remain in the other view.

Right Click on the tab 3D View(2) – Drawlist(2) and select New

Vertical Tab Group

The two views will be now displayed side by side.

Close 3D View(2) – Drawlist(2)

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Exerci
rcise
se 10 Creati
Creating
ng Add
Additi
itiona
onall View
Views
s

Clear the Drawlist and add the TRA.SITE.MESS element to the 3D View and set the view direction to NE .

Create a new Empty View. Close the View Settings form.

Add the PIPE.ZONE element to 3D View (2) – Drawlist(2) and set the view direction to North.

Create a separate copy of the current view.

Make 3D View (2) – Drawlist(2) the current view. Change the viewing direction and remove element pipe1.
Note that this has not affected the viewing direction or view contents of 3D View (3).

Move the view 3D View (1) – Drawlist(1) to a new vertical Tab Group.

Click on TANK2 in 3D View (1) – Drawlist(1) to make it the CE and the graphical selection. Copy the view a
local view.

Close all the view tabs. Note that 3D View (1) – Drawlist(1) cannot be closed as it is the main 3D View.
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CHAPTER 8
8 Genera
Generall Uti
Utilit
lities
ies

8.1
8.1 Sear
Search
ch Ut
Utili
ility
ty

The Search utility enables the databases to be searched for specific items. The scope of the search may be
defined and the items may be identified by different criteria
defined criteria including name, type, attributes or any combination
combination
of these.

In the HOME tab, group Search, cli

clicking the Search
cking
button displays the Search form.

The form is displayed in a ‘basic search’ mode and may

be docked in one Panel on either side of the 3D view.

The items to be searched for may be specified by names that contain a specific string, one or more element
types or a combination of both.

A string may be entered in the Name Contains textbox. The string may be of any length and contain any
permissible name character.
permissible character. The names are case sensitive.
sensitive.

An element type must be entered in the Element Types textbox. By default [ALL] is displayed which will find
all element types for the search.

One or more item types may be entered in the Element Types textbox. If more than one item type is entered
they must be separated by a space, comma or semi-colon, e.g. EQUI PIPE, NOZZ; TEE. The entries may be
any valid element type and are not case sensitive.

The Scope options list sets the ’ceiling’ for the search, i.e. an element or collection which
will be searched for the specified elements.

Selecting Current Element will display the CE in the adjacent textbox and updates automatically if a new CE
is selected.

The Element option enables an element name, with the leading forward slash, to be entered into the textbox.
The entry does not change if a new CE is selected.

The Current Collection option searches

searches the current collection
collection for the specified elements.

Having made appropriate entries, clicking the Search button

initiates the search.

The time taken to complete the search will depend on the

amount of data in the scope and the number of elements
being searched for.
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The results of the search will be displayed in a new form, the

Collections form.

This form allows many operations like saving and sharing the
results of the search, modifying, grouping and sorting the
grid’s columns. These functionalities will be described in the
sections 8.3 and 8.3.
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8.
8.1.
1.1
1 More
More Se
Sear
arch
ch To
Tools
ols

Clicking the More Search Tools link label displays the

for
form
m in ‘advan
‘advanced
ced search’
search’ mode. This enable
enables s the
search scope to be refined, attribute and free filters to
be applied and searches to be managed.

The form opens by default with the Search Scope

fold-up
fold-up panel open.

The In Volume checkbox enables the search to be

specified within a volume rather than using an element
or collection for the ‘ceiling’ of the search.

There are two metho

There methodsds to defi
define
ne the limits
limits of the
the
search volume if the checkbox is checked.

The Of Element option enables an element name to

be entered in the combo box. Making an element the
CE in Model
Model Explo
Explore
rerr an
and
d clic
clickin
king
g the CE button
displays the current element name in the combo box.

Previously selected elements in the current session

are available in the combo box and the list may be

cleared by selecting the Clear History option.

cleared
The Explicit Volume option enables a volume to be
explicitly specified by entering Lower and Upper co-
ordinates for opposite corners of a volume box.

The Wholly
Wholly Within and Wholly
Wholly & Par tially radio
Partially
buttons
button s functio
function,
n, as describ
described
ed prev
previou
iously
sly for Fence
Fence
Se
Sele
lect
ctio
ion
n in sect
section
ion 5.2.1
5.2.1.2
.2,, an
and
d appli
applies
es to boboth
th
volumetric search options.

The Modified checkbox restricts the elements being

searched for to those modified in the current session.

8.1.1
8.1.1.1
.1 Attr
Attribute
ibute Filter
Filters
s

Attribute Filters provide a method of filtering

filtering the search
cr
crit
iter
eria
ia by sp
spec
ecif
ifyi
ying
ng re
rest
stri
rict
ctio
ions
ns to ononee or more
more
attributes.

Expanding the Attribute Filters fold-up panel enables a

filter to be added by clicking the Add Filter link label.

By default
default the new attribute
attribute filter is NAME, howev
however,
er,
clicking in the Attribute cell enables a valid attribute or
UDA to be entered.
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Opening the options list in the Attribute cell displays an all standard attributes and UDAs.

If more than one element type is being searched for the options list contains a union of all
standard attributes and UDAs.

Opening the options list in the Operator cell displays the filter options that may be used.

After selecting a filter the filter value may be entered in the Value cell.

More than one filter can be applied.

Filters may be deleted by selecting them in the left hand column and clicking the Delete
Filter link label.

8.1.1.
8.1.1.2
2 Fre
Free
e Filt
Filter
er

A Free Filter enables any valid PML (Programmable

( Programmable
Macro Language)
Language) expression to be used as a filter.

ng the Free Filter fold

Expanding
Expandi fold-up
-up panel
panel display
displays
s a
textbox where the free filter is entered.

PML expressions such as HBOR EQ 50mm, PSPEC NE /A3B or DRNS NE U OR DRNS NE D may be used.
The filter may be removed by deleting the expression from the text box.

 Refer to the Databa

Database
se Manage
Management
ment Reference Manual for more inform
information
ation about PML expres
expressions
sions

8.1.1.3
8.1.1.3 Manag
Manage
e Sear
Searches
ches

The Ma Manage
nage Searche
Searchess fo
fold
ld-u
-up
p panel
panel enabl
enables
es
regularly used or complex searches to be saved for
later use.

Expanding
Expanding the Mana
Manage Searches fold-u
ge Searches fold-up
p panel
panel
enables a search to be saved based on the current

search criteria.
Clicking the Create
Clicking Create “Save
“Saved d Sea
Search”
rch” Base
Basedd on Curr
Current
ent Sear
Search
ch
Criteria link label displays the Create Saved Search form.

Entering a suitabl
Entering suitable
e name in the Name textbox activates the OK button
and clicking the button saves the search, including element type and
scope definition.

After searches have been saved they may be

selected
selected from the option
options
s list.
list. Clickin
Clicking
g the Search
button runs the current saved search.

When saved searches have been defined the Delete

Selected Saved Search link label becomes active
and clicking it deletes the current saved search.
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Exerci
rcise
se 11 Searc
Search
h Uti
Utilit
lity
y

In the HOME tab, group Search, click the Search button.

Enter BRAN in the Element Type textbox. Select the Element option for the scope and enter /SITE-PIPING-
AREA01 in the scope textbox.

Click the Search Button in the Search form.

On the Search form select the More Search Tools link label and expand the Attribute Filters fold-up panel,
click the Add Filter link label to create a new filter. Enter HBOR in the Attribute column, select Greater than
from the Operator column and enter 50mm in the Value column.

Click the Search button to replace the existing Search Results collection.

Minimise the Search Scope fold-up panel and expand the Manage Searches fold-up panel. Click the Create
“Saved Search” Based on Current Search Criteria link label to display the Create Saved Search form.
Enter BRAN with Hbor gt 50mm in the Name textbox and click the OK button. Note that the named is
displayed in the options list for future re-use.
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8.3
3 Colle
Collect
ction
ions
s

Collections
Collections are lists of database
database elements that are selected
selected and filtered
filtered using a set of criteria. A collection can
be used to perform an action on all of the elements in the list, either from the Collections form or from other
forms, e.g. Position By and Rotate.

Collections also enable the user to view data in a grid format which can have additional columns displayed
and may be filtered, sorted, grouped, printed or exported to Excel.

Collections are persistent between sessions and disciplines and some collections are persistent between
modules, allowing, for instance, to use in Draw a collection created in Model. Shared collections may be
accessed by all project users.

The Collections form is displayed by clicking the Collections button in the Common group or on the HOME
tab in the Search group. It may be docked in a Panel on either side of the 3D view.

The Collections form consists of two parts. The upper part

displays the available collections under three categories which
display
display their contents as a tree structure.
structure.

The lower part of the form displays the contents of a selected

collection in a grid.
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8.3.1
.1 Syste
System
m Col
Collec
lectio
tions
ns

System Collections consist of the Drawlist, the Claimlist and

the Current Selection.

Expand the System Collections to display the three available

coll
collec
ectio
tions
ns.. Click on the Drawlist col
Click colle
lect
ctio
ion
n to di
disp
splay
lay its
its
contents, if any, in the grid.

 Syst
System
em and Shared collecti
collections
ons may be hid
hidden
den using the
Show Current Collection / Show All Collections link labels

System
System Collec
Collectio
tions
ns are genera
generated
ted automat
automaticaically
lly and update
updated
d
dynamically.. Add SITE SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 to the 3D
dynamically
View and notice how the Drawlist collection is updated.

Right
Right clickin
clicking
g in the gri
grid
d display
displays
s a context
context sensit
sensitive
ive pop-up
menu:

The options available depend on the collection and element type.

The 3D Vie w op
View optio
tion
n ha
has
s a sub-
sub-men
menu u whic
whichh has
has the
the same
same
functi
functions
ons as the Model Explorer poppop-up
-up menu for adding
adding or
removing elements from the Drawlist.

The Navigate To option navigates to the element in the Model

Explorer and makes it the CE.

 For more information

information about the Grids
Grids in AVEVA E3D, refer to section 8.3

8.3.2 Create
Create a Share
Shared
d Colle
Collection
ction

Shared Collections are stored in Group Set (GPSET) elements owned by Group World (GPWL) elements
and are persist
persistent
ent across modules.
modules.

Right click on Shared Collections to prompt a pop-up menu

with one active option. Select the New option to display the
sub-menu which enables creation of new category.

Click the New Category option to create a GPWL named

New_Shared_Category<n> , whwher
ere
e <n> is a sequ
sequen
enti
tial
al
number.

The new category is displayed in the Shared Collections.

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Right click on the newly created category to display the pop-

up menu with three active options.

The New option has a sub-menu which enables another new

category to be created or a new collection to be created.

Click the New Collection

Collection opt
optio
ion
n to cr
crea
eate
te a new GPSET
named New_Shared_Collection<n>, whe re <n> is a
here
sequential number.

The new collection is displayed below the category in Shared

Collections.

Clicking the Delete option deletes

deletes the category.

Clicking the Rename option enables the category name to be edited to a more descriptive name.

Right clicking on a collection displays a pop-up menu which

en
enab
able
less th
thee us
user
er to ad
add
d or re
remo
moveve the
the cont
conten
ents
ts of the
the
coll
collec
ecti
tion
on to
to/fr
/from
om the
the 3D View,
View, create
create a New Colle
Collecti
ction
on,,
Rename a collection or Delete a collection.

Select SITE SITE SITE-EQUIP

-EQUIPMENT-A
MENT-AREA0
REA02 2 iin
n the Model
Explorer to make it the current element. Then right click on
the new shared collection and select Add CE To Collection.
Notice that the SITE is now displayed in the grid to show it is
in the collection.

Select SITE SITE SITE-EQUIP

-EQUIPMENT-A
MENT-AREA0REA01 1 iin
n the Model
Explorer. Then right click on the new shared collection and
select Add CE Members to Collection. Notice that the only
member
memb er of this
this sit
site
e ZONE ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01
ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 is
now displayed in the grid to show it is part of the collection.

Navigate to SITE SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA03 in the Model

Explorer. Drag and drop it into the grid or onto the collection
name to add it to the collection.

Click
Click the Edit Scope Selection option in the Shared
Scope Selection
Collections pop-
pop-up
up menu
menu to di
displ
splay
ay the Expression
Editor form.

This
This en
enab
able
les
s an expr
expres
essio
sion
n to be asso
associciat
ated
ed with
with a
shared collection to dynamically update the contents of
the collection.

Set
Set th
the
e ex
expr
pres
essi
sion
on to ALALL L PI PE, to au
PIPE autom
tomat
atic
ical
ally
ly
popula
pop ulate
te the collectio
collection
n wit
with
h all of the PIPE elements
contained within the MDB. Other example expressions
are:

ALL PIPE WITH PSPEC EQ /A3B - would add all pipes

in the MDB of the Spec A3B.

ALL PI
PIPE
PE WITH PSPE
PSPECC EQ /A3B
/A3B AN
AND
D BORE
BORE GT
80mm - woul
would
d ad
add
d pi
pipe
pes
s with
with spec A3B an
and
d a bor
bore
e
greater than 80mm.
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Once
On ce th
the
e expr
expres
essio
sion
n is en
ente
tered
red,, clic
click
k the
the Evaluate
button to populate the Results list with all elements that
meet the criteria in the MDB.

Clicking the OK button adds the results to the collection

for which the expression has been set.

If elements that comply with the expression

expression are added or
deleted to the scope covered by the expression then the
collection contents will be dynamically updated.

The expression can be removed from the collection by

opening
opening the Expr
Expressi
ession Editor for
on Editor form,
m, dele
deleti
ting
ng the
expression and clicking the OK button.

The contents of the collection created by the expression

are deleted from the collection.

Collections may contain a mixture of elements added via

an ex
expr
pres
essio
sion,
n, whic
which
h are dyna
dynamic
micalally
ly upd
updat
ated
ed,, an
and
d
elements that have been added by manual methods.

In the Collections form grid, elements added manually

are displayed in normal text whilst items added via the
expression are displayed in italic text.

8.3.3
8.3.3 My Col
Collec
lectio
tions
ns

My Collections are similar to Shared Collections except that

th
they
ey ar
are
e no
nott stored
stored in the dat
datab
abas
ase
e and
and canno
cannott be view
viewed
ed by other
other
users.

My Collections are persistent across sessions and modules for

the user who created them.

My Collections have the same functionality on right click menus

to that described previously for Shared Collections except that a
scope selection
selection expression
expression cannot be applied
applied to a collect
collection.
ion.
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Exerci
rcise
se 12 Using
Using Col
Collec
lectio
tions
ns

Open the Collections

Collections form.

Create a new Collection in the My Collections sections and rename it Branches Greater than 50mm

Use the saved searched created previously to populate the Search Results collection.

Copy the Search Results collection to the Branches Greater than 50mm collection.
Add the collection Branches Greater than 50mm to the 3D View.

Create a new Category in the Shared Collections section and rename it Area01 Equipment. Create a new
collection in this category and rename it Electrical Equipment.

In Model Explorer, navigate to ZONE-ELECTRICAL-AREA01. In the Collections form, right click on Electrical
ZONE-ELECTRICAL-AREA01
Equipment and select Add CE Members to Collection.

In the Shared Collections, create a new category and name it Area01 Structural.

Create a new shared collection named All Sections. Right click on the collection and select Edit Scope
Selection. In the PML Expression textbox, enter ALL GENSEC WITH ZONE EQ /ZONE-STRUCTURAL-
AREA01.

SaveWork.
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8.4
4 Work
Working
ing wit
with
h Gr
Grid
ids
s

In AVEVA
AVEVA E3D,
E3D, like
like in the Collections for
form,
m, many
many to
tool
ols
s will
will use a Grid to display
display a li
list
st of e
eleme
lements
nts.. Depend
Depending
ing
on the tool, the Grids may have one or several of the functions described below.

Most of the functionality may be accessed from a contextual menu by right clicking on the Columns’ headers
bar.

8.4.1
8.4.1 Modify
Modifying
ing Val
Values
ues

If the access rights allows it, attributes may be modified directly in a Grid by double clicking on a cell and
entering
enteri ng values. Read Only cells will be indicated
indicated with a grey background.
background. Values from pseudo-attri
pseudo-attributes
butes and
from PML expressions
expressions are always
always Read Only.

Modified
Modified values will be indicated
indicated by a cyan background.
background.

It is also possible to modify multiple rows at once in a Grid. This may be achieved by:

Copying the value of a cell.

Selecting
Select ing multiple
multiple cells
cells to be modi
modifie
fied
d and pas
paste
te the copied
value.

 Multi
Multiple
ple selection
selection may be achieved by holding the <Shift>
key or the <Ctrl> key

Selecting multiple cells, the top one having the value to copy.

Right clicki
Right clicking
ng and select
selecting
ing the Fill DowDown n opt
option
ion.. This wil
willl
propagate the value of the top cell of the selection.

Note that in the same way, the Fill Up option will propagate the
value of the bottom cell of the selection.
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When the Attribute associated to a column is a reference to another element, e.g. a specification or a property,
a “…” button will appear in the cell.

The user may enter an element’s name manually but it must exist in the database. Or, clicking the “ …”
button will open a browser to search for a valid element.

8.4.2
8.4.2 Sortin
Sorting
g a Co
Colum
lumn
n

Clic
Clickin
king
g on ththe
e heade
headerr of a colu
column
mn will
will sort
sort the col
column
umn in al
alpha
phabet
betic
ical
al or
order
der,,
alternatively ascending or descending.

Multiple columns may be sorted by holding the <Shift> key down while clicking on a
column header. The sorting precedence order will be then indicated by a number on
the column.

8.4.3
8.4.3 Freezi
Freezing
ng a Col
Column
umn

When a grid contains a lot of columns it may be practical to freeze one column in
order to have it always displayed when scrolling across the other columns.

Clicking on the pin icon on a heading will duplicate the column and keep it in a fixed
position at the left of the grid.
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8.4.4
.4 Filter
Filtering
ing a col
column
umn

The first row below the column headers is reserved for filtering the correspondent
column. By default the filter is set on “Contains”, so entering any text in the cell
below the column header will filter all the values containing the text entered for
the correspondent column.

Clicking
Clicking the in the filter
filter cell will cancel the filter
filter for the correspo
corresponding
nding column.
column.

Clickin
Clicking
g the
the at the left hand side
side of the filteri
filtering
ng row wil
willl cance
cancell al
alll the
the ffilt
ilters
ers..

Other
Other fi
filte
lterin
ring
g option
options
s are avai
availab
lable
le from
from the
the button
button on
on the right
right of the
the fil
filteri
tering
ng cell.
cell.

It will be then possible to filter the grid to any individual existing

values by checking the relevant check boxes.

The Text Filters options allows to modify the filtering criteria

when entering text in the filtering cell.

8.4
8.4.5
.5 Addin
Adding
g col
column
umns
s

On some forms, it is possible to add columns to the grid by right clicking

collections grid selecting Column Setup will
on any column header. In the collections
display the Column Setup form.

Clicking the Add Column link label will add a new row in
the table to define a new column.

To define the values in the column, select

select an attribute
attribute from
the dropdown list of an Expression cell, or enter a valid
PML expression.

Enter any text in the Heading cell to define the name of

the column that will appear in the column’s header.

It als
also
o possibl
possiblee to change
change the position
positions
s of the columns
columns
using the arrows on the right hand side. Although it may be
done directly in the grid by dragging
dragging the columns’ headers.
headers.
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If values are not set or not valid for some columns, the cell will show a red indicator that may be hover by the
mouse to display the reason of the error.

8.4.6
8.4.6 Arran
Arranging
ging Col
Column
umns
s

The columns may be re-arranged by drag and drop:

Press and hold the left mouse button on a column header to re-
arrange.

Drag it to the desired position in between two columns and release

the button.

It is also possible to position a column below other ones:

8.4
8.4.7
.7 Column
Column Un
Units
its

When columns contain numerical values with a physical dimension, e.g. length, weight, it is possible to choose
the displayed unit.

In the Collections Grid, a ruler icon will be displayed for the columns having
numerical values with a dimension, and the selected unit will be displayed
beside the name of column.

Clicking on the ruler icon will offer options to change the displayed unit.
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8.4.
4.8
8 Grou
Groupi
ping
ng

It may be possible to activate the grouping of rows in some grids.

In the collections grid, right clicking on the heading bar will show
the Grouping toggle in the contextual menu.

When the Grouping is enabled, dragging and dropping a column

header in the designated area will group the items of the grid by
the selected columns.

If multiple column are selected for grouping, it may be possible

to modify
modify the order
order of the
the gr
grou
oupi
ping
ng by dr
dragg
aggin
ing
g the column
column
headers in the grouping Area.

The grouping order will be indicated

indicated in the columns’ headers

Each group will then appear as individual sections in the grid

which may be expanded
expanded or collapsed.
collapsed.

8.4
8.4.9
.9 Column
Column Sum
Summa
marie
ries
s

When columns
columns contai
contain
n numeric
numeric values,
values, lik
like
e for exa
example
mple Lengt
Lengthshs or Weights,
Weights, it is pos
possib
sible
le to dis
display
play
summaries
summaries for each group. Summary functions allows to calculate:
calculate:

 Averages

 Counts

 Maximum
Maximum / Minimum
Minimum

 Sum
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In the Collections Grid, summaries may be enabled by right clicking in the

Headers bar and selecting the Column Summaries option.

This will display a Sum symbol in the header of the columns containing
numerical values.

Clicking on the Sum symbol will display a list of options.

One or several function may be selected. The results will be then displayed
in the Grid for each group:

8.4.10 Quick Report

8.4.10 Report

It may be possible to create a report with the columns and values contained in the Grid.

In the Collections Grid, right clicking in the columns’ headers bar will display the
contextual
contex tual menu from which the Quick Report option may be selected.

The Quic
Quick Report for
k Report form
m will
will be di
displ
splay
ayed
ed.. A templ
template
ate may be sele
selecte
cted
d fro
from
m the Layout
Template tab.

Select
Selecting
ing a temp
templat
late
e and clic
clickin
king
g the Open button
button will
will display
display a confirmati
confirmation
on messag
message.
e.
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After clicking the yes button, the report will be generated and opened in the Quick Report Designer

The report layout may be modified and printed in the Report Designer. Note that the report will only consider
the columns and values in the grid, not the sorting, grouping and summaries.

8.4.11
8.4.11 Expo
Exporting
rting to Excel
Excel

As for the quick reporting, the contextual menu invoked from a right click in the headers
bar of the Collections grid offers an option to export the grid to Excel.

A file browser will be

b e displayed and the file may be saved in xls or xlsx format.
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rcise
se 13 Workin
Working
g wit
with
h Gri
Grids
ds

Open the Collections form and select the Collection All Sections created previously.

Create a new column with MATREF in the Expression cell and Material in the Heading cell.

Create a new column with CUTL in the Expression column and Cut Length in the Heading column.

Create one more column using NWEI and Nett Weight in the Expression and Heading columns respectively.
Click OK .

Sort the Name column so that the element named C3 is at the top of the grid.

Group the rows by Material. Expand the group for Material : GR355I.

Double click in the Material cell for the first element at the top of the group to enable editing. Enter GR275 in
the cell and click out of the cell.

Multi select the Material cells for the elements C3 to K7 . Copy the first value to the other cells using the Fill
Down option.

Click the Units button in the Cut Length column header and select different units from the pop-up menu.

Export the Grid to Excel.

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8.5
5 Meas
Measur
urin
ing
g to
tools
ols

The measuring tools allows to evaluate distances and angles. These tools are using the Positioning control
described previously.

8.5
8.5.1
.1 Measur
Measure
e Dis
Distan
tance
ce

Clic
Clicking
tab king the Measure
displays Distance
the Measure buttonform
Distance in theand
Common group
activates theof the Home
Positioning
Control form.

The Units frame enables

enables the user to spe
specify
cify the uni
units
ts the measured
measured
distance will be displayed in. The Unit Type options list has three entries,
Default, Metric and Imperial.

Selecting Default
Selecting Default display
displayss the distance
distance values in the current session
session units
whilst selecting Metric or Imperial activates the Display Units options list.

If Metric is selected the user can choose from Millimetres, Centimetres

and Metres for the display units.

If Imperial is selected the user can choose from Inches, Feet & Inches
and Feet (decimal feet) for the display units.

The prompt ‘Measure distance start (Snap) Snap:’ will be displayed in

the prompt area of the 3D view.

The prompt will change depending on the pick method setting on the
Positioning
Positioning Control form, e.g. ‘Measure distance start (Mid-Poi
(Mid-Point)
nt) Snap:’
Snap: ’

Picking the first measure point displays an aid text Measure distance
start at the select
selected
ed point
point and
and the prompt
prompt changes to ‘Measure distance
changes
end
end (S na
nap)
p) S na
nap:’
p:’

Pi
Pick
ckin
ing
g th
thee se
seco
cond
nd meas
measur
ure
e po
poin
intt
displays the ‘true’ distance and the X, Y
and Z components with aid lines and
text in the 3D View.

These values are also displayed on the

Measu
easurere Di
Dist
stan
ance
ce form
form with
ith the
the
additi
add ition
on of the dire
directi
ction
on between
between the
first meameasure point and seco secon
nd
measure point.

The direction and offsets are expressed, by default, with respect to the World co-ordinate system. They may
be expressed in terms of another frame of reference by entering a named element, CE, Owner or db reference
no. in the wrt textbox on the Measure Distance form.
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Once a measure distance task is performed, the form will remain active, enabling other distances to be
measured,, until the form is closed.
measured closed.

8.5.1.1
8.5.1.1 Using Graph
Graphics
ics Picks

The graphics in the 3D view may

m ay also be used to derive points for measuring.
measuring. Selecting
Selecting pick type Graphics
Graphics on
the Positioning Control toolbar enables the graphics to be used with any of the pick methods.

Clicking and holding the left mouse button over an element in the 3D view highlights the edges of the element
and displays a graphics cursor. Moving the cursor over the element(s) changes the cursor shape depending
on what is ‘below’ the cursor at the time, for example a surface, a corner or an edge.

Surface Corner Edge

8.5.2
8.5.2 Measur
Measure
e An
Angle
gle

Selecting the Angle entry from the Measure Distance button options list
displays the Measure Angle form and activates the Positioning Control
form.

The prompt ‘Measure angle root of angle (Snap) Snap:’ is displayed.

 The prompt will change

change depending on the pick method setting
setting on
the Positioning Control form.

The root of angle is the centre point of the angle.

Picking the root of angle point displays an aid text Measure angle root
of angle at the selected point and the prompt changes to ‘Measure angle
first point (Snap) Snap:’
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Picking the first measure point displays an aid text Measure angle first
point at the selected point and the prompt changes to ‘Measure angle
second point (Snap) Snap:’

Picking
Pickin g the second
second measure
measure point
point
displays the angle with aid lines and
text in the 3D View.

These values are also displayed on

th
the
e Meas
Measure
ure An
Angl
gle
e fo
form
rm with
with the
the
addition
addition of the directi
directions
ons bet
betwee
ween n
the root of angle point and the first
measure point and second measure
point.

The measure
measured d angl
angle
e is express
expressed,
ed,
by default, with respect to the World
coordi
coo rdinate
nate system.
system. The measure
measuredd
angle may be expressed in terms of
ano
anoth
ther
er fr
fram
ame e of refe
referrence
ence by
ente
enteri
ring
ng a naname
medd el
elem
emenent,
t, CE,
CE,
Owner or db reference no. in the wrt
textbox on the Measure Angle form.

8.6
8.6 Walk
Walk Mo
Mode
de & Fl
Fly
y Mo
Mode
de

Additionally to tthe
he classic View
Vi ew Controls, the W alk and Fly
Fl y Modes allows the user to visualize the 3D M
Model
odel in
a “realistic” review mode, from a moving observer point of view and in perspective mode.

To activate or deactivate the Walk mode or Fly Mode, click the Walk Mode or the Fly Mode toggles in the
VIEW tab, group Control.

The View will be set to Perspective with a 90 degree field of view.

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In Walk mode, the cursor will appear as a walking man :

In Fly Mode, the cursor will appear as a paper plane

 When Laser Models are displayed, enabling the Walk or Fly Modes will activate the HyperBubble ™ mode
for a photorealistic rendering of Laser data.

 For more information about displaying

displaying Laser Data, refer to TM-1821 AVEVA Everythi
Everything3D
ng3D ™ 2.1 - Using
Laser Models

8.6.1
8.6.1 Walk
Walk Mod
Mode
e Con
Contro
trols
ls

In Walk Mode, the displacement may be achieved along a fixed horizontal plane with a variable speed.

 The maximum
maximum speed can be set in the Project Options

The Walking Mode navigation controls are operated using the 3 mouse buttons:

Left Button : Walking

Pressing the left mouse button down will initiate the walking motion by constraining the displacement on the
current horizontal plane, and freeze the location of the black crosshair on the screen.

While holding the left button down, the cursor will be representing a walking man, and a dashed line will run
between the cursor and the black crosshair. Moving the cursor away from the black crosshair will set the
direction
direction and speed of the displacement.
displacement.
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Holding the <Shift> key down will increase the walking speed, holding the < Ctrl> key down will decrease the
walking speed

When the cursor is above the crosshair, the observer will move forward,
below the crosshair he will move backwards.

When the cursor is on the right of the crosshair the observer will rotate to
the right, and when the cursor is on the left of the crosshair the observer will
rotate to the left.

The distance between the cursor and the crosshair will determine the speed
of the walk. The further the cursor is from the crosshair, the faster the walk
will be.

Middle button : Rotation

Pressing and holding the middle mouse button will allow the rotation in every direction from a fixed position.
Moving the mouse will pan the view angle following the mouse position.

Right Button : vertical motion

Pressing and holding the right mouse button will allow the displacement in a vertical motion. The displacement
will go upward when the cursor is above the crosshair. The displacement will go downward when the cursor
is below the crosshair. The speed of the displacement will be controlled by the distance between the cursor
and the crosshair.

 Pressi
Pressing
ng the <Esc> key or clicking the Walk Mode button
button will exit the Walk Mode and restore the view as
it was before the Walk Mode was enabled.

8.6.2
8.6.2 Fly Mod
Mode
e Con
Contro
trols
ls

In Fly mode the displacement may be achieved in every direction at a constant speed.

 The Flying speed

speed can be set in the Project Options

The Walking Mode navigation controls are operated using 2 mouse buttons.

Left Button : Flying

Pressing and holding the left mouse button will activate the flying motion.

When the cursor is above the crosshair, the observer will rotate upward, and
when the cursor is below the crosshair
crosshair the observer
observer will rotate downward.
downward.

When the cursor is on the right of the crosshair the observer will turn right,
and when the cursor is on the left of the crosshair the observer will turn left.
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The distance between the cursor and the crosshair will determine the speed
of the rotation. The further the cursor is from the crosshair, the faster the
rotation will be.

Holding the <Shift> key down will increase the walking speed, holding the < Ctrl> key down will decrease the
walking speed

Middle Button : Rotation

Pressing and holding the middle mouse button will allow the rotation in every direction from a fixed position.
The direction of the rotation is determined by the position of the cursor relatively to the black crosshair. The
speed of the rotation will be controlled by the distance between the cursor and the crosshair.
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Exercise 14

Empty the Drawlist then Add the shared collection Area01 to the 3D View from the category Areas.

Activate the Fly Mode and fly around the model using the commands described previously. Fly to the center
of the model then exit the Fly Mode.

Activate the Walk Mode and walk around the model using the commands described previously.
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8.
8.7
7 Save
Save & Re
Rest
stor
ore
e Vie
Views
ws

Views may be saved and restored by clicking the Save & Restore button in VIEW tab, group Control. This
will display the Save & Restore View form.

8.7.1
8.7.1 Saving
Saving Vie
Views
ws

The Curre
Current Directory fra
nt Directory frame
me di
disp
splay
lays
s the pa
path
th an
and
d
directory where the saved views will be stored.

Clicking the Select Directory button to the left displays

the Brows
Browse Folder for
e for Folder form
m were
were a di
direc
recto
tory
ry may be
found by browsing.
browsing.

Entering a suitable name in the New View textbox in the

Save Current View frame and clicking the Save Current
View button to the right of the textbo
textbox
x will save the current
view in the specified location.

The sa
save
ved
d view
view will
will be then
then di
disp
splay
layed
ed in the
the Sa
Saved
ved Views
frame and the save time and date displayed below.

The saved
saved view
view name
name is al
also
so di
disp
splay
layed
ed in the View
options list in the Saved Views frame.

If another vie
iew
w is sav
aved
ed with the same
same name a
confirmation message is displayed.
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8.7.2
.2 Resto
Restoring
ring Sav
Saved
ed Vie
Views
ws

Restoring saved views may be achieved in three ways using the buttons on the Save & Restore View form.

Restore View – if there are existing elements in the current 3D view, the Drawlist is emptied and the
Drawlist
Drawlist contents and view settings
settings from the selected saved view are restored
restored..

Add to Drawlist - The Drawlist content of the selected saved view is added to the Drawlist of the
current view.
view. The view settings, i.e. direction, scale, etc., are not changed to the saved view settings.
settings.

Replace Drawlist - The Drawlist content of the selected saved view replaces the Drawlist of the
current view.
view. The view settings, i.e. direction, scale, etc., are not changed to the saved view settings.
settings.

8.7.3
8.7.3 Delet
Deleting
ing Sav
Saved
ed Vie
Views
ws

Saved views may be deleted using the buttons on the Save & Restore View form:

Delete Saved View – this option deletes the saved view named in the Save Name option list. A
confirmation message is displayed:

Delete All Saved Views – this option deletes all saved views. A confirmation message is displayed:

8.8 Copy Image

On the 3D VIEW tab, in the Manipulate group, clicking the Copy Image button copies an
image of the contents of the current view to the clipboard from where it can be pasted into
any document.

The button has an options list of the different resolutions available for the image.
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CHAPTER 9
9 Sett
Settin
ings
gs

This chapter will describe the different settings and options that may be applied to the tools seen previously
but are not essential for an overall comprehension of the application.

9.1 Explor
Explorer
er Set
Settin
tings
gs

In th
the
e PROJECT tab, selecti
selecting
ng Option
Options
s > Con
Config
figur
urati
ation
on > Exp
Explor
lorer
er Se
Settings dis
ttings display
plays
s the Expl
Explorer
orer Setti
Settings
ngs
form.

Th
The e fo
form
rm co
cont
ntai
ains
ns chec
check
k bo
boxe
xes
s that
that togg
toggle
le the
the
following settings:

 Auto Col
Auto Collap
lapse
se Tre
Treee – If select
selected,
ed, whene
whenever
ver
the user changes CE, any expanded node
not containing the selected CE is
automatically collapsed. This applies to all
active explorers. This option is disabled if
Expand to CE is not selected.


Expa
Expand
nd to CE CE – If sele
selecte
cted,
d, this
this op
opti
tion
on
automatically expands the tree when the CE
changes
changes (if
( if not already expanded).
expanded).

 Hide non-
non-use System Data– If selected,
userr System
this option hides all System Data elements
in the
the MDB,
MDB, e.g.
e.g. Ap
Appl
plic
icat
atio
ion
n Dat
Data
a World
World
(APPLDW) and Template World (TPWL), to
which the user does not have write access.

 Show TUBI/ROD – If selected, this option

displays all TUBI and ROD elements in the
Model Explorer.

 TUB
TUBII and ROD ele
elemen
ments
ts are Piping and Cab
Cable
le Tray component
components
s resp
respect
ective
ively.
ly. These ele
elemen
ments
ts are
discussed
discussed in the approp
appropriate
riate discipline training guide.

9.2 View Settings

On the VIEW tab, in the Settings group, clicking Current View button displays the View Settings form. This
form enables settings to be made for the current 3D View and is divided into several frames which are
explained in this section.
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Title – the textbox displays the title of the current view which
defaults to 3D View. A different title may be entered which
will be displayed on the 3D View header, for example: My
View(1) – Drawlist(2).

Projection – sets the projection to Parallel or Perspective

Rotate – sets the Rotation mode to About Model or About

Eye.

Effects – th
thes
ese
e op
opti
tion
ons
s en
enabl
able
e the
the user
user to chang
changee the
the
appe
appeara
aranc
nce
e of the
the gr
grap
aphic
hics
s di
disp
splay
lay in a 3D View
View.. The
checkboxes in this frame are toggles.

Unchecking the Shaded checkbox displays the elements in

wire line. This may also be achieved by pressing the F8
button.

Uncheckin
Unchec king
g the Outlines ch checkb
eckbox
ox removes
removes outline
outlines
s
around the elements in the 3D View.

Unchecking the Shadows checkbox removes the shadows

Unchecking
made by the elements in the 3D View.

Checkin
Che cking
displaysga hard
displays the Outline
Outlin
outlineeedge
Transluc
Tran slucent
ent
around elements
elem
translucents
translucent checkbox
ent elements.
 Lea
Leavin
ving
g th
the
e fo
form
rm ope
open
n and ma
maki
king
ng
another 3D View current
another current upd
updates
ates the
form to the current 3D View’s settings.

Shaded, Outlines and

Shad
Shaded
ed un
unch
chec
ecke
ked
d Outli
Outline
nes
s un
unch
chec
ecke
ked
d Shad
Shadow
ows
s un
unch
chec
ecke
ked
d
Shadows checked

Outline Translucent
Translucent Outline Translucent
Translucent
elements unchecked elements checked
checked

Tools –these options enable the user to display or hide the PowerCompass and the World Axes.

Background – these options enable the user to set the colour and effect of the 3D View background.
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Clicking the Colour button displays the 3D View Background Colour

with 16 major colours.

Clicking the More… button displays a larger form with 256 colours that
may be chosen.

Clicking a colour on either form sets it as the 3D View background

colour.

By default the Graduated checkbox is checked, which gives a graduated effect to the 3D View background.
Unchecking this checkbox removes the effect and makes the 3D View background a solid colour.

Graduated checked Graduated unchecked

Capping – these options enable the user to set the clipped element capping colour and toggle capping on
and off. See section 5.10 for details of clipping and capping.

Lighting – these options enable the user to set the Brightness and Reflection for the 3D View graphics
using a slider and a relative number between 0 and 1 for each setting. The default settings are 0.7 and 0.8
respectively.

Brightness 0 Brightness 1
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Reflection 0 Reflection 1

Clicking the Save button will store the current View Settings to be re-applied on the Main 3D View for the next
AVEVA E3D sessions.

Clicking the Reset button will restore the default settings for the current 3D View.

9.3 Drawlis
Drawlistt Set
Setting
tings
s

The Drawlist has many features to help control the Drawlist for a 3D View and has three areas, as described
in the following
following sections.

9.
9.3.
3.1
1 Tabs
Tabs

The top part of the form consists of three tabs, each of which
has a grid.

The Drawlist tab displays all the elements currently in the

Drawlist.

The Graphical Selection tab displays all elements in the

current graphical selection.

The Primitives tab displays the primitives of an element

selected from the Drawlist tab list. The tab header changes
to Primitives of /<nnnn>, where <nnnn> is the name of
the element, when an element
element is selected
selected from the Drawlist
Drawlist
tab. If more than one element is selected in the Drawlist tab,
the first primitives of the first element selected will appear in
the Primitives tab and the tab title appropriately changed.

The grid in each tab have the same functionality. Each grid
has two columns
columns showing
showing the element Name, ei eithe
therr an
expl
explic
icit
it na
name
me or the
the syste
system
m gegene
nera
rated
ted na
name,
me, anandd the
the
element Type.

The grid entries may be grouped, sorted and filtered to suit the user’
user’s
s require
requirements.
ments.
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The grids have a right click pop-up menu which has the following options:

 Multi
Multiple
ple selections
selections can be made from the grid.

 Navigate To – this option navigates to the element, selected in the list, in the Model Explorer, effectively
making it the current element. Where more than one element is selected this option navigates to the first
one in the list.

 Hide in 3D Vie
Hide w – this option hides the selected element(s) in the 3D View. The elements are not
View
removed from the Drawlist, only removed from the 3D View graphics. The Show checkbox in the Display
Settings frame of the Drawlist is unchecked.

 Show in 3D View – this option shows the selected elements(s) in the 3D View if they have been hidden.
The Show checkbox in the Display Settings frame of the Drawlist is checked.

 Remove from 3D View – this option removes the selected element(s) from the Drawlist and 3D View.

 Add to Collections – this option adds the selected element(s) to the current collection.

 See section 8.1 for details about the Collections

Collections form.

 Export to Excel… – this options opens the Save Drawlist As browser, enabling the grid contents to be
saved to a .xls file.

 Print Preview… - this option opens the Print Preview form and displays a print preview of the grid. The
grid contents may be printed from the form.

9.3.2
9.3.2 Displa
Display
y Set
Settin
tings
gs

The Display Settings frame of the Drawlist enables single

element
elements
s or multipl
multiple
e element
elements s select
selected
ed in the tab grids
grids to
have their visual properties in the 3D View modified.

 When
ownedthe display
by the settin
settings
element gs also
are of a modified,
top level element
however,inindividual
the Drawlist are modified,
primitives all their
may have lowerdisplay
level elements
elemen ts
settings
changed from their owner’s colour by making a selection from the P
Primitives
rimitives of /<nn
/<nnnn>
nn> tab.

The Show checkbox enables an entry in the Drawlist to be displayed or hidden in a 3D View’s graphics. If
ked, the Show checkbox hides the selected item(s) in the 3D View. Checking the checkbox displays
unchecked,
unchec
the object in the 3D View, if previously hidden.

The Colour button caption shows the colour of the selected element(s) and displays its colour name. If more
than one element is selected the colour of the first element selected is shown, although the operation will
change the colour of all selected elements.

Clicking the Colour button displays the Colour form which displays
Clicking
the standard 16 AVEVA E3D colours. Any colour may be selected
from the palette
palette by clicking the required colour button

Clicking the More… button displays a larger Colour form with 256
available colours.
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When a colour is selected the Colour button on the Drawlist form is updated. The selected elements in the
Drawlist will be displayed in the selected colour.

The Edges checkbox toggles the

highlighting
highlighting of the element’s edges in
the 3D View.

This setting is often used with semi-

translucent
translucent elements to ensure a
clearer view of the element(s).

The Translucency slider enables the

translucency
translucency of element
elementss to be modifie
modified.
d.
Setting the translucency of displayed
elements
elemen ts allows other elements
elements that are
obscured in the display to be seen
through the semi- translucent element.

Th
Thee nu
numb
mber
er ne
next
xt to the
the slid
slider
er la
labe
bell
shows the percentage
percentage of translucency
translucency for
the selected
selected item(s),
item(s), i.e
i.e.. 0% is a solid
solid

c olour and
transparent. 100% is completely

The percentage may be set by dragging

the slider or by clicking the left or right
arrow buttons at each end of the slider
until the desired number is reached.

If more than one element is selected the

translucency of the first element selected
is show
shown,
n, al
alth
thou
ough
gh the
the op
oper
erati
ation
on will
will
change the col colou
ourr of all se sellected
elements.

9.3.
9.3.3
3 Opti
Option
ons
s

The Options frame of the Drawlist contains three link labels

that have the following functions:
functions:

 ct CE in List – this link label selects the CE, as shown in Model Explorer, in the selected tab grid
Select
Sele
and highlights the entry. If the CE is not in the selected tab list then a warning alert form is displayed.

 Add CE to Drawlist – this link label adds the CE, as shown in Model Explorer, to the Drawlist. This may
be a significant element, a component or a primitive.

 Remove Selection – this link label removes the selected row(s) from the Drawlist. The other tabs are
updated automatically. This button is only enabled when one or more rows in any of the tab grids has
been selected.
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9.4 Graphi
Graphics
cs Se
Setti
ttings
ngs

In the VIEW tab, in the Settings group, clicking the Graphics button displays the Graphics Settings form.
The form contains five tabs from which the majority of graphics settings can be made. Each tab is described
in the following
following sections.

9.4.
9.4.1
1 Colo
Colour
ur Ta
Tab
b

The Genera Colours fra

Generall Colours frame
me enable
enabless colour
colours
s used
used for
specific purposes in 3D Views to be set.

Clicking the button adjacent to the purpose label displays a

co
colo
lour
ur for
form
m with
with butto
buttons
ns for 16 colo
colours.
urs. As des
describ
cribed
ed
previously, clicking the More… on the colour form shows
buttons
button s for 256 colours button.

Selecting a colour button changes the button colour on the

tab accordingly.

Each colour form has a title describing the purpose it is

setting.

The purpose of each button is as follows :

 CE – sets the colour of the current element in a 3D View. This colour overrides any other colour that
may be set for the element.

 Active – sets the colour of elements associated with the CE, e.g. if an equipment primitive is the CE
then all other primitives owned by that equipment will be displayed in the active colour.

 Visible – sets the colour of all other elements in the 3D View other than the CE and those elements
with the active colour. This setting is only applied if Auto Colour rules are inactive.

 Aids – sets the colour of the graphical aids used in AVEVA E3D.

 Highlight – sets the highlight feedback colour, e.g. for highlighting elements to be deleted.

 Tracing – sets the colour for pipes with a tracing specification.

The Auto Colours Settings frame contains functions to control and define the auto colouring of elements in
a 3D View.

Auto Colours are a set of rules that define the colour and other representation parameters for elements, e.g.
pipe systems may be displayed in different colours according to the fluid code or equipment in different plant
areas be displayed
displayed in different
different colours.

Auto Colours
checkbox are toggled
controls on and off using
the re-evaluation of anthe
thelements colour checkbox
e Auto Colour on the
if the attribute tab.
that The
the Dynamic
colour Auto Colour
is dependent on is
modified. If enabled the colour will be changed dynamically if the attribute is changed and if disabled the colour
will change when the element is next added to a Drawlist. Both of these settings are checked by default.
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Checking
Checkin g the Auto Colour Components checkbo
checkbox
x enables
enables the auto colour
colour rules defined
defined for
for component
component types
e.g. VALVES. If a colour rule is set for valves and the Auto Colour Components checkbox is not checked,
the rule for Pipes will be applied on the valve components.

The Auto Colour Rules… link label displays the Auto Colour Rules form, from which Auto Colour rules may
be created, deleted and modifie
modified.
d.

9.4.
9.4.2
2 Repr
Repres
esen
enta
tati
tion
on Ta
Tab
b

Th
The
e re
repr
pres
esen
enta
tati
tion
on of el
eleme
ement
nts
s in a 3D View
View is
lled from the Representation tab.
controlled
contro

The Rep
Representatio n Settings fra
resentation frame
me con
contai
tains
ns the
following controls:

The Tube and Centreline checkcheckbox

boxes
es con
contro
troll the
representation of pipework in the 3D View.

If the Tube che

the checkbo
ckboxx is enabled
enabled,, pipewo
pipework
rk wi
will
ll be
displayed as solid elements.

If the Tube checkbox is disabled and the Centreline

chec
checkbokboxx enab
enableled,
d, the
the pi
pipew
peworork
k is di
displ
splay
ayed
ed as
centre
cen trelin
lines,
es, with
with comp
componen
onents
ts sho
shown
wn as a symbol
symbolic
ic
representation defined in the catalogue.

If both Tube and Centreline checkboxes are enabled

both representations are displayed which can give an
undesirable outcome.

Tube enabled Centreline enabled

The Holes Drawn checkbox controls

controls how negative
negative elements are displayed
displayed in the 3D Views. AVEVA E3D does

not fundamentally
primitives that ‘cut’ change
the solidthe solid primitives from which items are created but modifies them with negative
primitives.
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If the Holes Drawn checkbox is disabled, any negative elements are displayed as black lines in a shaded
view. If the Holes Drawn checkbox is enabled, the negative primitives ‘cut’ the primitives to show the ‘holes’.
This does not apply to holes in pipe flanges.

Holes Drawn disabled Holes Drawn enabled

The Flange Bolt Holes Drawn checkbox controls whether holes in piping flanges are displayed, providing
they have been set-up in the catalogue. This function works in the same was as Holes Drawn but is
independent
independent from it.

Flang
Flange
e Bol
Boltt Hol
Holes
es Drawn
Drawn disab
disabled
led Flange
Flange Bolt
Bolt Holes
Holes Drawn
Drawn enable
enabled
d

The Tracing checkbox controls

controls the displayed
displayed colour of pipe elements that have a tracing
tracing specification
specification
applied. If the Tracing checkbox is enabled, the pipe elements with a tracing specification in the 3D View
will be displayed in the Tracing highlight colour specified on the Colour tab of the form.

The Anti-Alias checkbox and the Anti-Alias Level options list controls the ‘feathering’
‘feathering’ of diagonal lines in
the 3D View. If the Anti-Alias checkbox is disabled, diagonal lines will appear ‘jagged’, however, if the Anti-
Alias checkbox is enabled, diagonal lines will appear smoother.

The Anti-Alias Level options list has three levels of anti-aliasing that can be used, 2 , 4 or 8 . The higher the
number the smoother the diagonal lines will be, however, this does have an overhead on the amount of
processing the graphics card has to perform.

The Insula
Insulation Visibility/Translucency opt
tion Visibility/Translucency optio
ions
ns list
list cont
control
rolss the
the
display of insulation on pipes that have an insulation
insulation specifica
specification.
tion.

The default setting is Off, i.e. insulation is not shown. The insulation
may be shown as Solid colour, the pipe cannot be seen through the
insulation, however, the options list also has entries for showing the
insulation at different levels of translucency, i.e. the pipe can be seen
through
through the insula
insulatio
tion,
n, from 12% thro
through
ugh to 87%. The highehigherr the
the
percentage
percen tage the more translucent
translucent the insula
insulation
tion becomes.
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Insulation Visibility/Translucency
Visibility/Translucency Off Insulation Visibility/Translucency
Visibility/Translucency 50%

The Obstruction Visibility/Translucency

Visibility/Translucency opti
options
ons list
list con
contro
trols
ls the
display of obstruction volumes where they have been defined.

The defaul
defaultt settin
setting
g is Off, i.e.
i.e. obst
obstruc
ructio
tion
n volumes
volumes are not shown.
shown.
Obstruction volumes may be shown as Solid colour, the element that
owns the obstruction volume cannot be seen through it, however, the
options list also has entries for showing the obstruction volumes at
different levels of translucency, i.e. the element can be seen through
the obstruction volume, from 12% through to 87%. The higher the
percentage
percen tage the more translucent the obstruction volume becomes.

Visibility/Translucency Off
Obstruction Visibility/Translucency Obstruction Visibility/Translucency
Visibility/Translucency 50%

The Representation Rules… link label enables representation rules to be written and set. This functionality
is outside the scope of this training guide.

 Refer to TM-1802 AVEVA Everything3D ™ Model Utilities for details of Representation Rules in Model.
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The Level frame on the tab shows the current display level for various item types in the model. The display
level may be set by entering a valid display level number in the appropriate textbox.

 The AVEVA E3D default display level is 6 .

default display

The Arc Tolerance value contro

controls
ls the represe
representa
ntatio
tion
n of certai
certain
n curves
curves as polygo
polygon
n segment
segmentss or facetin
faceting
g
planes.. The smaller
planes smaller the arc tolerance, the smoother the curve drawn, however, on very large models this may
be an overhead on graphical performance.

Arc Tolerance 1mm Arc Tolerance 10mm

The value may be set by entering a number in the Arc Tolerance textbox. The default setting is 1mm

The Mass Arc Tolerance value controls the accuracy of the calculation of the weight and CoG for elements
that does not have a user defined weight.

9.4.
9.4.3
3 Stee
Steelw
lwor
ork
k Ta
Tab
b

The Steelwork tab controls the display of structural

profiles and associated elements.

The Steelwork Settings frame contains the Profile

and Insulation ch chec
eckbo
kboxe
xess wh
whic
ichh en
enabl
able
e an and
d
disable the display of profiles and insulation, if any
has been defined in the catalogue.

The Pro
Profile
file Obstruction Visibility/Translucency
Visibility/Translucency
options
options list works as previously describ
describeded for general
obstruction visibility/translucency.

The Primary Nodes and Secondary Nodes frames

control the display, size and colour of Primary and
Secondary Nodes for structural profiles.

The Display checkboxes toggle the display of the

nodes, the Size textboxes sets the size of the nodes
and the Colour butbutto
tons
ns ena
enabl
ble
e the col
colou
ourr of the
the
displayed nodes to be set.

 Re
Refer
fer to TM-1
TM-1812
812 Eve
Everyth
rything
ing3D
3D ™ Structural
Modelling for details of Primary and Secondary
Nodes.
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9.
9.4.
4.4
4 Cabl
Cablin
ing
g Ta
Tab
b

The Cabling tab controls the display of cableway

volumes, centreline representation,
head/tail/route attachments and cable nodes.

The Display checkboxes toggle the display of the

attachments
attachments and nodes, the Size textbox
textboxes
es set
the size of the attachments and nodes and the
Colour buttons enable the colour
colour of the displayed
displayed
attachments and nodes to be set.

 Re
Refer
fer to TM-1
TM-1815
815 AVEVA Eve
Everyth
rything
ing3D
3D ™

Cableway and Cable Modelli

Cableway Modelling
ng trainin
training
g guide
for details of Cabling attachment points and
route nodes.

9.4.
9.4.5
5 Plin
Plines
es an
and
d Pp
Ppoi
oint
nts
s Ta
Tab
b

The Plin
Plineses & Ppoi nts tab con
Ppoints control
trols
s the dis
display
play of
Plines on strustruct
ctur
ural
al prprof
ofil
iles
es an
andd Ppoints on
prim
primit
itiives and
and pipipi
ping
ng,, HVAC
VAC and and cacabl
ble
e tr
tray
ay
components.

The Display checkboxes toggle the display of the

Plines and Ppoints and the Pkey and Numbers
checkboxes control the display of the Pline name or
Ppoint number respectively.

The Length va valu

lue
e dete
determi
rmine
nes
s the
the le
leng
ngth
th of the
displayed Plines or Ppoints.

 Re
Refe
ferr to TM
TM-18
-1812
12 AVE
AVEVA
VA Ev
Every
eryth
thin
ing3
g3D
D ™

Structural Modelling training guide for details of

Structural
Plines
Plines and TM-
TM-1811
1811 AVEVA Eve Everyth
rything
ing3D
3D™
Equipment Modelling training guide for details
of Ppoints on primi
primitives.
tives.
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The Graphics Settings form has buttons along the bottom of the form that are applicable to all tabs. The
buttons
buttons have the following
following functions:
functions:

The Load button loads Graphics Settings from a previously saved file.

The Save button saves the current Graphics Settings to a file.

The Apply button applies the changes

changes..

The Cancel button cancels any changes made and dismisses the form.

9.5 Attri
Attribut
butes
es For
Form
m Set
Settin
tings
gs

Right clicking in a column heading of the Attributes form will display a contextual menu including additional
options and settings for this form:

WRT Ele mentt : ch

Elemen chan
ange
gess the
the el
elem
emen
entt whic
which
h the
the po
posi
siti
tion
ons
s an
and
d
orientations
orientations are expressed with respect to

Track CE : enables the automatic update of the Attributes grid for the
CE

Categorised/Alphabetical : regroups the attributes by category or by

alphabetical order

Expand Nodes : expands all the attributes categories

Collapse Nodes : collapses all the attributes categories

Modify Category Filters : displays a selection of attribute categories to

filter

Mana
Manage ge Cate
Category
gory Filter s : dis
Filters display
plays
s a lis
listt of element
element types havin
having
g
filtered attributes categories.

Display Standard Attributes : display

displays
s the most common attribu
attributes
tes

Display UDAs : displays the User Defined Attributes

Disp
Display
lay Pse
Pseudo
udo Attr
Attributes : display
ibutes displays
s attribu
attributes
tes that are read-on
read-only
ly
results
results of system
system processed
processed functions depending on other attribute
attributes
s

Columns : displays two optional columns, the attribute description and

attribute data type

Settings : allows to remove “Unset” or “Nulref” values

Export to Excel : exports the attributes grid to an excel file

Print Preview : opens a window to setup printing options

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Also, clicking on any row of the attributes grid will display

d isplay additional options :

Navigate To : if the attribute value is a reference to another element, this

option
option will navigate to this referenced element.

Set Attribute Value to CE : if the attribute type is a reference this option

will set its value with a reference to the CE if the type compatible.
Display P-Points : if the element has P-Points they will be displayed in
the grids along with their own attributes.

9.
9.6
6 Proj
Projec
ectt Op
Optio
tions
ns

The project Options are available from the PROJECT tab :

The Project Options contains three groups :

 Configuration : offers general settings to configure the user interface

 View : configure the appearance and behaviour of the 3D View

 Discipline : offer specific settings for Integrator, Piping and Structural

9.6.1
9.6.1 Config
Configura
uration
tion

Coordinates : option to set the world axes to ENU or XYZ

Explorer Settings : opens the Explorer Settings form (see section 9.1)

Forms : sets the transparency, tabs appearance and confirmation dialog

Properties : configures the Properties form

Units : configures the default units for the current session

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9.6.1
9.6.1.1
.1 Settin
Setting
g the
the Projec
Projectt Units
Units

Session Units enable the user to displ

Session display
ay the output of values on forms and input values in forms in a unit other
than the system units. For example, AVEVA E3D works internally in millimetres, however, distance and bore
input and display units can be modified to suit the user during a session.

Attribute values are stored in databases in the system units and are converted on input and output to the
current session units.

On the PROJECT tab tab,, selecti

selecting
ng Op
Optio
tions
ns >
Systems > Units displays the Session Units form.

Th
The
e le
left
ft pa
pane
ne of the
the form
form di
disp
spla
lay
ys a li
list
st of the
the
available unit types that can be modified and their
current setting.

Clicking on a unit type in this list displays a list of

the available session units in the pane to the right.
The current unit is denoted by the notation > unit
<.

Clicking one of the other available units and then

clicking
clicking the Set <u
<unit
nit type> Unit button
type> button,, where
<u
<unit
nit ty pe> is the
type> the se
sele
lect
cted
ed type
type,, ma
makekes
s the
the
selected unit the current session unit for that type
and updates the left pane list.

By default, Distance units are metric whilst other unit types have a mixture of Metric and Imperial units to
relevant to industry practice. For example, Bore has Millimetres and Inch available. Some unit types, e.g.
Current, Voltage and Impedance have only one unit available.

Imperial distance units can be made the default by including a UNIT element in a Catalogue database.

The Save / Restore frame enables the current session units to be set to current project defaults and saved
and restored by clicking
clicking appropriate button.

Session Units enable the user to display the output of values on forms and input values in forms in a unit
other than the system
system units.
units. For example,
example, AVEVA E3D works internally in millimetres,
millimetres, however, distance and
bore input and display units can be modified to suit the user during a session.

Attribute values are stored in databases in the system units and are converted on input and output to the

current session units.

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9.6
9.6.2
.2 View
View opt
options
ions

Animations & Colours : sets the zoom animations speed, the colours of the
3D View items, the display of the Axes and the Crosshair

Selection & Snaps : sets the appearance and behaviour of grips and snap
cursors

Configuration : sets the mouse navigation controls sensibility

Picking Control : sets the picking offset when using EDG (see section 6.5)

Elements : selection of an element filter for the picking using EDG

Ppoints : selection of filters for picking Ppoints using EDG

Controls : sets the colour of the Route Editor

PowerCompass : set the projection mode and the size of the PowerCompass

9.6.3 Discipline
Discipline Options

Integrator : configuration options for Integrator (refer to TM-1875)

Piping : Piping application

application defaults (refer to TM-1810 Pipewor
Pipework
k Modelling)
Modelling)

Structural : Structural
Structural application defaults (refer to TM-1812 Structural
Structural Modelling)
Modelling)
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APPENDIX A
AVEVA E3D Modules

AVEVA E3D is divided into modules to perform the various functions to produce a 3D Plant design model.
m odel. The
modules
modules and their function
function are described below.

Model

Model is the graphically driven data input module for the 3D model in AVEVA E3D. In this module the plant
model is built and the data stored in one or more databases. The databases contain a three-dimensional
description
description of all items in the plant. Component
Component selection
selection is provided
provided through specifications
specifications that dictate which
catalogue
catalogue components can be used.

The main features are:

 Creation
Creation of new model elements.
elements.

 Modification of existing model elements.

 Graphical manipulation of modelled elements.


Creation
Creation of reports,
reports, e.g. MTO,
MTO, weight,
weight, Centre
Centre of Gravity,
Gravity, model status,
status, etc.
etc.
 Clash detecti
detection
on to find interferences
interferences between
between model elements.
elements.

The module has a number of disciplines to assist designers in building models efficiently. These disciplines
are:

 General

 Equipment

 Piping

 HVAC

 Cabling System


Cable Trays

 Structures

 Supports

 Design Templates.

 Laser
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Draw

Draw is used to create annotated and dimensioned arrangement and detail drawings from the 3D model and
also has extensive 2D drawing capabilities.

Annotation can be in the form of labels attached to model elements or 2D annotation such as drawing notes,
drawing
draw ing frames,
frames, tables
tables,, etc.
etc. Annota
Annotation
tion att
attache
ached
d to a model
model element
element on the drawing
drawing wil
willl move if the 3D positi
position
on
of the element changes.

Dimensions are projected distances

Dimensions distances between points in the 3D model and may be attache
attached
d to model elements
elements..
Dimensions attached to model elements are calculated automatically and are re-calculated when the drawing
is updated, thus reflecting the current model data.

The 3D model can be interrogated through the Draw module, however, the model cannot be changed.

Example Draw Output

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Isodraft

Isodraft produces
Isodraft produces dimens
dimensioned
ioned symbolic piping and HVAC isometrics for constructio
construction
n and erection purposes
in various formats.

Isodraft functionality includes:

 Full material lists.

 Automatic spool identification.

 Automatic splitting of complex drawings.

 User-defined drawing sheets.

Example Isodraft Output

Spool

Spool is used for pipework spooling. It enables the designer to split the pipework design into logical sections
(spools) ready for fabrication. The spool data can be output as isometric drawings using Isodraft.
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APPENDIX B
AVEVA E3D Database Elements

The main element types in an AVEVA E3D Model Database are described below. Most element types are
abbreviated, usually to the first four letters of the full name, when they are displayed in the user interface.
These abbreviations
abbreviations are shown in parentheses.

World (WORL)

When the database is first built, it is usually empty except for a single element named the WORLD. Each
database has its own WORLD element as the first element in the hierarchy. The World cannot be deleted or
re-named.

Site (SITE)

Below the WORLD, the second level of the hierarchy is SITE. A SITE may be considered as a significant
collection of plant, whose size is not necessarily determined by physical area, but by practical considerations.
It may, for example be the whole project, or one part of a large project. There can be as many SITEs within
an AVEVA E3D project as required for data organisation.

Zone (ZONE)

The next level below a SITE is a ZONE. As with a SITE, a ZONE is not necessarily used to define a physical
area, it is more likely to store similar types of items for easy reference, such as a piping system in one ZONE,
related equipment in another, and so on. There can be as many ZONEs owned by a SITE as required for data
organisation.

SITEs and ZONE elemeelements

nts are common to all disciplin
disciplines.
es. Below
Below ZONE level the hierarc
hierarchy
hy is discipl
discipline
ine
dependent, i.e. the elements depend on which discipline the user is modelling.

Equipment (EQUI)

Equipment items are built up in AVEVA E3D using elements known as primitives. Each piece of equipment
can comprise any number of primitive shapes positioned in space to represent the equipment item. The

primitives may be owned directly by the EQUI element or by a Sub-Equipment element.

Sub-Equipment (SUBE)

A SUBE is an optional element to sub-divide an EQUI. The SUBE can own primitive elements.

Primitives

Primitives are the basic building blocks of AVEVA E3D. They are used by other disciplines to create catalogue
components. There are many types of primitives; each with its own features which when combined with other
primitives can represent complex shapes.

Examples of primitives are nozzle ( NOZZ), box (BOX), cylinder (CYLI), pyramid (PYRA), cone (CONE) and
dish (DISH).

Volume Model (VOLM)

A VOLM is a simplified version of an EQUI element. This allows volumes to be modelled without them being
called Equipment items. A VOLM may directly own any primitive except a NOZZ.

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Sub-Volume Model (SVOLM)

A SVOLM is an optional element, similar to a SUBE, to sub-divide a VOLM. A SVOLM may own any primitive
except a NOZZ.

Structure (STRU)

STRU elements are administrative elements, i.e. they exist to own FRAMEWORK elements, and allow the
plant structures to be sub-divided for ease of modelling and reporting.

Framework (FRMW)

FRMW elements are used to store structural components in the model. A complex structure can be divided
into logical frameworks. Dividing the structure in this way allows structural modelling, and also reporting, to be
done more efficiently, e.g. by copying a complete FRMW.

Sub-Framework (SBFR)

A SBFR is an optional element that can own structural components. They are used to further sub-divide
complex
complex projects
projects or for modelling sub-assemblies
sub-assemblies within a framework.
framework.

Structural Components

Linear structural profiles are represented in AVEVA E3D by Section (SCTN) elements, for straight profiles,
and Generic
Generic Sectio
Sectionn (GENSEC) element
elementss for curved
curved profil
profiles.
es. Profile
Profile sizes are select
selected
ed usin
usingg a sectio
section
n
specif
specifica
icatio
tion
n that
that refe
referen
rences
ces standa
standard
rd cata
catalog
logue
ue data for sectio
section
n sizes
sizes comp
comply
lying
ing wit
with
h variou
various
s nati
national
onal
standards or company standards. Flat planar items, such as plates and grating, are represented by Panel
(PANE) elements.

Pipe (PIPE)

Pipes may be considered to be like lines on a flow sheet. They may run between several end connection
points and are usually grouped by a common specification and process.

Branch (BRAN)

Branch elements are sections of a pipe, which have known start and finish points. In AVEVA E3D the start
and finish points are called the Head and Tail. Heads and tails may be connected to Nozzles, Tees or other
Heads and Tails, depending on the configuration of the pipe, or left open ended.

Piping Components

A Branch may own a wide variety of components such as Gaskets (GASK), Flanges (FLAN), Elbow (ELBO),
Tees (TEE), Valves (VALV), etc., which are all elements. These form the shape and geometry of the Branch
and ultimately the Pipe itself.

Piping components are selected using Piping Specifications that reference standard catalogue data. For
example, each time a user wants to use a 100mm bore elbow, AVEVA E3D always accesses the data for it
from the component catalogue. The data for these elements remains constant no matter how many 100mm
bore elbows are used in the design.
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APPENDIX C
Hot Keys and 3D View Commands

Function Keys
F1 Aveva Help
F2 Clear 3D View
F3 Object Snap On/Off
F4 Object Snap Projection On/Off
F5 Toggle Walk Mode On/Off
F6 Toggle Fly Mode On/Off
F7 Grid On/Off
F8 Orthogonal drawing On/Off
F9 Grid Snap On/Off
F10 Polar Tracking On/Off
F11 Toggle Shaded/Wireline mode
F12 Dynamic hints On/Off

General Keys
Delete Del
Deletes selected elements in 3D Vie
iew
w with
ith con
onfi
firrmation
Tab Navigates to Contextual Editor input boxes
Space
ace Locks
ocks val
value in the in Conte
ontext
xtu
ual Editor input box
oxe
es
Home
Home or Page Up Naviga
Navigates
tes to WORL*
WORL* le
level
vel in any Explor
Explorer
er
End or Page
Page Down Naviga
Navigates
tes to Bottom
Bottom Level
Level in any Explor
Explorer
er
Exits current CIE Operation / cancels position input/ removes selection/exits
selection/exits edit
Esc mode
Ar
Arro
row
w UP Sh
Show
owss In-
In-3D vi
vie
ew comm
comman
and
d of las
last use
used CI
CIE
E Op
Oper
era
ati
tion
on
Arro
Arrow
w Down
Down Sh
Show
owss avai
availa
labl
ble
e Ti
Tile
le Ic
Icon
onss du
duri
ring
ng CI
CIE
E Oper
Operat
atio
ion
n
Insert Toggle Feature Highlight function On/Off
Backspace Removes selection from 3D view
Ente
Enterr conf
confir
irms
ms po
possitio
ition,
n, se
sele
lect
ctss defau
efault
lt op
opti
tion
on,, ex
exe
ecute
cutess com
comma
mand
nd,, et
etc.
c.

In-
In-3D
3D vie
view
w Com
Comman
mand
d Descrip
Descriptio
tion
n
AIDARC Invokes function to create AID type Arc
Invokes function to create an AIDLIN bisecting between two non-parallel
AIDBIS AIDLINs
AIDCIR Invokes function to create AID type Circle
AI
AIDF
DFIL
IL In
Invo
voke
kess func
functi
tion
on to cr
crea
eate
te fi
fill
llet
etin
ing
g AI
AIDA
DARC
RC conn
connec
ecti
ting
ng two
two no
non-
n-pa
para
rall
llel
el AI
AIDL
DLIN
INss
AIDLI
DLIN or L Invokes fun
functio
tion to create AI
AID
D type Lin
Line
AIDPOI Invokes function to create AID type Point

Invokes function to create an AIDLIN tangential to two circles which are non
AIDTAN concentric
AIDTEXT Invokes function to create AID type Text
 ANGLE To calculate angle between any two entities

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BRAC
BRACIN
ING
G To sp
spec
ecif
ify
y br
brac
acin
ing
g ga
gaps
ps fo
forr exis
existi
ting
ng di
diag
agon
onal
al elem
elemen
ents
ts or memb
member
erss
Enables to lock view wrt an object. Also disables 3D orbit mode when it is
CAMERA enabled
CANCEL Cancels any current operation in-progress
Invokes function to copy selected entities with respect to a base point selected
CO or COPY and also paste them at required locations in a loop

COPYBA
COPYBASE
SE Invoke
Invokess func
functi
tion
on to copy
copy se
sele
lecte
cted
d enti
entitie
tiess with
with re
resp
spec
ectt to a ba
base
se point
point se
sele
lecte
cted
d
COPY
COPYCL
CLIP
IP In
Invo
voke
kess func
functi
tion
on to copy
copy se
sele
lect
cted
ed enti
entiti
tie
es with
withou
outt an
any
y ba
base
se po
poin
intt
CONNECT Enables function to conn
onnect any
any two
two GENSECs
Invokes function to CUT/PASTE selected entities with respect to a base point
CUTBASE selected
CUTCLIP Invokes fun
functio
tion to CUT/P
/PA
ASTE select
cte
ed entities
D or LIND
LINDIM
IM In
Invo
voke
kess func
functi
tion
on to cr
crea
eate
te db type
type Line
Linear
ar Dime
Dimens
nsio
ion
n
DELETE To delete selected entities
DISCO
DISCONN
NNEC
ECT
T Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to di
disc
scon
onne
nect
ct an
any
y tw
two
o conne
connecte
cted
d GENS
GENSEC
ECss
DIST
DIST or DI To cal
alcu
cula
late
te dis
ista
tanc
nce
e be
bettween
een any
any two
two en
enti
titi
tie
es
EM or EDIT
EDITMO
MODE
DE Trig
Trigge
gers
rs Edit
Edit Mo
Mode
de
Create a ENDATU Fixing at selected End of GENSEC. Specs can be set only for old
ENDATUM BS Column and Beam type profiles
Enables function to extend the end of a structural element to a reference
EXTEND element.
FILL
FILLET
ET To creat
reate
e a Fi
Fill
lle
et betwe
tween two non
on--conn
connec
ectted stru
struct
ctu
ural eleme
lement
ntss
FLY Enable FLY mode operation
FO
FORC
RCET
ETRI
RIM
M To trim
trim an atta
attach
ched
ed GENS
GENSEC
EC to se
sele
lect
ctiv
ive
e Plin
Pline
e of Ow
Owni
ning
ng GENS
GENSEC
EC
Enables option to enter new Vertical field-of-view angle(Projection mode should
FOVY be in Perspective to enable this option)
GENS
GENSEC
ECDEF
DEF Trig
Trigge
gers
rs func
functi
tion
on to se
sett de
defa
faul
ultt sp
spec
ecifi
ifica
catio
tion
n wrt
wrt exis
existin
ting
g GENS
GENSEC
EC
GFIT
GFITT_
T_C
CRE Enab
Enable
le func
functi
tion
on to cr
cre
eate
ate a GENSE
ENSEC
C Fitt
Fittin
ing
g
GFIT
GFITT_
T_M
MOD Enab
Enable
le func
functi
tion
on to mod
modif
ify
y a GENS
GENSEC
EC Fit
Fitti
ting
ng
GRID
GRIDCY
CY In
Invo
voke
kess func
functi
tion
on to cr
crea
eate
te a ne
new
w GRID
GRID CYLI
CYLINC
NCER
ER fo
forr Radi
Radial
al Grid
Grid on
only
ly in In
In-M
-Mod
ode
e
GRIDID Resets IDs of REFGRDs

GRIDPL Invokes function

works for a singleto create a new GRID PLANE for REFGRD in IN-Mode(Currently
REFGRD)
ID Queries Coordinate Positions at snapped position
IN Triggers IN or Include mode
JMOD Enables user to modify joints on a SECTION
LC
LCS
S Invokes ope
operation to change Coordinate system
tem betwe
tween Local
cal and Wo
Worrld
LIN
LINDIMA
DIMA Invo
Invoke
kess func
functi
tion
on to cr
crea
eate
te db type
type Alig
Aligne
ned
d Dime
Dimens
nsiion
onss
Enables 3D Orbit mode option to look around a locked view in Perspective
LOOKROUND ProjMode
Invokes function to move entities with respect to a base point selected and also
M or MOVE paste them at required locations in a loop
MERGE To merge two members of same element type
MI or MIRR
MIRROR
OR To mi
mirr
rror
or an
any
y se
sele
lect
cted
ed Stru
Struct
ctur
ural
al Elem
Elemen
ents
ts by de
defin
finin
ing
g a Mi
Mirr
rror
or Plane
Plane
MITRE Enables option to Mitre two ends of GENSECs
MLABE
ABEL Invokes a fun
functi
tio
on that creates a Label in 3D 3D view
 MRE
MREDO Enab
Enable
less us
user
er to REDO
REDO al
alll pr
prev
eviiou
ouss acti
action
onss or to des
esir
ire
ed no.
o.of
of acti
action
onss

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NEXT To go Forwards through Views

OUT Trigger OUT mode by exiting IN mode
OUTALL takes user all the way out
OSNAPD Triggers Distance Snap Mode function
P or PAN Enables REALTIME PAN option
PA
PANA
NARC
RC Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to Cr
Crea
eate
te a ARC
ARC PA
PANE
NELL us
usin
ing
g th
thre
ree
e po
poin
intt or two
two po
poin
intt meth
method
odss
PA
PANC
NCIR
IRC
C Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to Cr
Crea
eate
te a CI
CIRC
RCUL
ULAR
AR PA
PANE
NELL with
with mult
multip
iple
le op
opti
tion
onss
PA
PAN
NDIR Pa
Pan
ns Vie
iew
w towards selecte
cted PLAN
LAN VIEW directio
tions
PA
PAND
NDIS
ISC
C Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to Cr
Crea
eate
te a DI
DISC
SC PA
PANE
NELL us
usin
ing
g Ce
Cent
ntre
re+
+ or two
two point
oint meth
method
odss
PANELNX
PANELNXTRDI
TRDISC
SC Create
Createss a Negati
Negative
ve ext
extrus
rusion
ion of a PANEL
PANEL in Circula
Circularr Shape
Shape in 3 dif
differ
ferent
ent Modes
Modes
Creates a Negative extrusion of a PANEL in Rectangular Shape using Multiple
PANELNXTRMULT Points
PANELNX
PANELNXTRRE
TRRECT
CT Create
Createss a Negati
Negative
ve ext
extrus
rusion
ion of a PANEL
PANEL in Rectan
Rectangul
gular
ar Sha
Shape
pe using
using Two Points
Points
PA
PANM
NMUL
ULT
T Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to Cr
Crea
eate
te a RE
RECT
CTAN
ANGU
GULA
LAR
R PA
PANE
NELL with
with mult
multip
iple
le po
poin
ints
ts
PANOF
PANOFFSE
FSET
T Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to Cr
Crea
eate
te a an Offse
Offsett Perim
Perimet
eter
er of PANE
PANELL with
with multi
multipl
ple
e point
pointss
PA
PANR
NREC
ECT
T Enab
Enable
less func
functi
tion
on to Cr
Crea
eate
te a RE
RECT
CTAN
ANGU
GULA
LARR PA
PANE
NELL us
usin
ing
g two
two po
poin
ints
ts
Enables function to Create a RING PANEL using three point to two point
PANRING methods

PA
PAST
STEC
ECLI
LIP
P To pa
past
ste
e any
any copi
copied
ed or cut
cut el
ele
ement
mentss th
that
at ar
are
e avai
availa
labl
ble
e in curr
curren
entt se
sess
ssio
ion
n
PF
PFIITT_CRE Enable fun
functi
tio
on to create a PANEL Fit
Fitting
PF
PFIT
ITT_
T_M
MOD Enab
Enable
le func
functi
tion
on to mod
modif
ify
y a PA
PANE
NELL Fitt
Fittin
ing
g
PL or PL
PLIINE Enables function to create a Pol
oly
yline
PLAN Set the current View to Plan View mode
PR or PROPERT
PROPERTIES
IES Open
Open Proper
Property
ty Win
Window
dow if not opened
opened alread
already
y in the ap
appli
plicati
cation
on
PREV To go Back through Views
PR
PROJ
OJMO
MODE
DE Togg
Toggle
less be
betw
twee
een
n Pr
Proj
ojec
ecti
tion
on mode
modess Or
Orth
thog
ogon
onal
al or Pe
Pers
rspe
pect
ctiv
ive
e
RADIAL Enables option to create a Radial Grid
REDO
REDO Redo
Redo any
any oper
operat
atiion tha
that was pr
prev
eviiou
ousl
sly
y call
called
ed back(
ck(Pe
Perf
rfor
orme
med
d Undo
Undo))
REFGRD Enables option to create a Reference Grid
RO or RO
ROTA
TATE
TE Invo
Invoke
kess func
functi
tion
on to ro
rota
tate
te an
any
y ob
obje
ject
ct ar
arou
ound
nd an
any
y de
defi
fine
ned
d axis
axis

SCALE To Scale a Structural Element by select

lectiing a Bas
Base Poin
intt
Creates a ARC GENSEC and also gives multiple options to choose the way they
SECARC are created
Creates a Curved GENSEC and also gives multiple options to choose the way
SECCUR they are created
Creates a RING GENSEC and also gives multiple options to choose the way they
SECRING are created
Creates a Straight GENSEC and gives multiple options to choose the way they
SECTION are created
SELALL To select all the elements in 3D View
SPL
PLIICE To Spli
licce any Structur
tural Ele
leme
men
nt(s) in multiple ways
SPLIT To split any Structural Element(s) in multiple ways
ST
STRE
RETC
TCH
H To Str
Stretch
etch any
any Stru
Struct
ctur
ural
al El
Elem
emen
entt alon
along
g a de
defi
fine
ned
d pa
patth

TOWE
OWER Enables option to create a Rec
Rectangular Tower Grid
TOWE
OWERT Enables option to create a Triangular Tower Grid
 U To Undo any current operation

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UNDO Enables user to UNDO all operatio

ion
n or to desired number cou
oun
nts
WALK Enables user to WALK around a Model
Z or ZOOM Enables Zoom options
-V
-VIE
IEW
W or -V To chan
change
ge any
any Vi
View
ew be
betw
twee
een
n Is
Isom
omet
etri
ricc or Or
Orth
thog
ogra
raph
phic
ic or Plan
Plan View
View
-PAN or -P PANs view wrt base point selection