Using Imported Models in the Design Model

Imported Equipment and Volume Model elements stored in an Application Data World are not considered to be part of the Design model. Application Data Worlds are a repository for models that can be copied into the Design Model where they can be positioned and modified to meet Design requirements. Application Data Worlds differ from Design Templates because models stored in an Application Data World are not selected using a catalogue Specification or Selection Table, and consequently no link is maintained between the original imported model and copies of that model in the Design world.

Imported models can be copied from an Application Data World into the Design model by using standard copy commands found in the Create then Copy menu. Imported models can be found using the standard search tool found in menu command Display then Search Utility.

A utility has been provided for navigating imported models and copying selected models to Equipment elements in the Design model:

1. This is accessed by using Equipment menu command Create then Copy Mechanical Equipment Model.

2. If the user wants to name the equipment, either enter a Name explicitly, or (if autonaming rules have been set up) use the Autoname option.

3. If the project has been configured with User Defined Element Types based on Equipment, they will appear in the User Defined Type list. When the equipment element is created, it will be created as the User Defined Type selected from this list.

   

4. From the Model Import Storage Area options, select the storage area from which you want to select an imported model. This shows the storage area hierarchy in the explorer view.

5. Navigate to the required import model using the Explorer and click Apply. You will now see a Positioning Control window, showing that you are in event-driven graphics mode: use the facilities provided by this window to pick the position of the equipment's origin and complete the creation process.