Convert Hangers

In PDMS, manufacturers interface database input and output file locations were specified as evars in the setup batch files. In E3D2.1 manufacturers data is stored in set locations for each project. For example, in the APS project, manufacturers data is stored in the APSHID folder.

PDMS hangers that are converted to E3D2.1™ hangers are linked to data held in the manufacturers databases. It is necessary to ensure that the data in these databases is manually transferred into the new database hierarchy before converted hangers are modified.

The process is:

1. Locate the project folder that the hangers have been modelled in. For example AvevaPlantSample

2. Check that there is an APSHID folder. If not create one manually

3. Check that the following folder structure exists. If not, create them.

   

4. For each of the folders above, Check that the following folder structure exists. If not, create them.

   

5. For the legacyIO folder, check that the following folder structure exists. If not, create them.

   

6. Copy the data from the old evar locations to the new folder structure. First copy all data from the <projcode>DAT folder to each of the interfaced folders in the new folder structure, for example, APSHID\CPLDATA\interfaceDB\.

7. Copy all relevant input files to the appropriate legacyIO\IF folder. For example, for a witch hanger installation, copy all .wif files from the <projcode>LIF folder to the APSHID\CPLDATA\LEGACYIO\IF\ folder.

8. Copy all relevant output files to the appropriate legacyIO\OF folder. For example, for a witch hanger installation, copy all .wof files from the <projcode>LOF folder to the APSHID\CPLDATA\LEGACYIO\OF\ folder.

   Note: Lisega I/O file extensions are .LIF and .LOF. PSL I/O file extensions are .PSI and .PSO.

Important: Database files copied into a pre-existing <projcode>HID directory location can overwrite any pre-existing manufacturers data for supports that have been created prior to conversion. Care must be taken to ensure that manufacturers data will not be required at a later date.