SP3D Training, Pipe Designing Online Course, Smart Plant 3D Modeling

Smart Plant 3D (SP3D) training imparts the knowledge and skills to use this 3D modeling software for pipe designing. The knowledge of using SP3D is helpful in executing the detailed design for engineering projects in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power plants, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, and other sectors based on civil, electrical, and instrumentation. The training will guide the participants on the fundamentals, piping modeling, equipment modeling, and structural, and support details. SP3D Admin Training

Smart Plant 3D is a data-centric software solution for 3D design. Multisoft Systems is offering this course to architects, modellers, pipe design professionals, and engineering graduates interested in learning 3D pipe design. This hands-on course will help you in creating isometric drawing extraction and design structure components like walls, slabs, stairs, ladders, and handrails.

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Smart Plant 3D is the next-generation 3d design software solution that helps pipe design professionals in designing a plant and keeping it as-built through its lifecycle. It leverages the real-time design, rules, relationships, and automation. We, at Multisoft Systems, provide a practical hands-on course on this data-centric software solution. This training will guide architects, modellers, pipe design professionals, and engineering graduates on pipe design fundamentals, piping modelling, equipment modelling, and structural, and support details.

You will be prepared to apply for jobs in power plants, petrochemical plants, corporate buildings, pharmaceutical companies, water treatment facilities, and waste disposal plants after learning SP3D. It will help you in defining piping hierarchy, piping routing, piping placing, and WBS items. You will be able to create isometric drawing extraction and design for different structural components like walls, slabs, stairs, ladders, and handrails.

SP3D Objectives:

• Explore SP3D modeling software from Intergraph
• Work on templates, style rules, and WBS items
• Effectively work on space management and define control points
• Define piping hierarchy, piping routing and piping placing
• Create Isometric drawing extraction
• Define equipment placing and establish relationship between their placing
• Identify nozzle orientation
• Work on solid modeling and structure modeling
• Place Grid/Coordinate System and linear member system
• Create design for different structure components including slabs, walls, stairs, ladders, and handrails

SP3D Target Audience

• Architects
• Modelers
• Professionals from the Piping industry
• Fresh engineering graduates willing to develop career in Piping domain

SP3D Prerequisites

While there is no prerequisite for this training, however the candidiates having strong interest in pipe designing can undergo this training.

1. SP3D Common Training

User Interface

• Overview
• Layout

Session Management

• Session template
• Session File
• Options

View Manipulations

• Common Views
• Zoom Tool
• Window Area
• Refresh View
• Active View Control
• Rotate View
• Looking at Surface

Formatting Active View

• View Format
• Surface Style Rules

Filters

• System
• Assembly
• Spatial (Volume or Planes)
• Logical Permission Group
• Object Types
• Properties

Insert Options

• Control Points / Notes / Hyperlink

Measure

• Distance
• Minimum Distance between Objects
• Angle

Tool Tips

• Label Editor

2. SP3D Equipment Training

Overview

• Standard Parametric/Non-parametric Equipment Placement
• Modeling of equipments using primitive shape
• 3rd party software – SAT format (Solid Edge v-14)

Aspects

• Physical, Insulation, Maintenance, and so on …

Ports

• Piping port
• Ducting port
• Cableway port
• Conduit port
• Cable port
• Foundation Port

Placing Design Equipment

• Equipment from Catalog (standard)
• By Shapes

Relationships / Constraints

• Mate
• Align
• Connect
• Minimum Distance (E-W, N-S, Vertical)
• Parallel
• Mate to Tangent Plane

SmartSketch Options

• Pinpoint
• Locate on Display List
• Locate on List Only

Manipulation Commands

• Select Command
• Delete Command
• Undo Command
• Move Command
• Rotate Equipment
• Rotate Command
• Open the properties page
• Copy/Paste Command

Place Imported Shape from File

• Equipment From SAT file

Place Equipment From PID

• Retrieving PID
• Placing Equipment from PID
• Comparing Data
• Updating Data

Nozzle Placement

• Placing Nozzles with Graphics
• Nozzles with no Graphics
• Nozzles from PID

Modification

• Property Page

3. SP3D Structural Training

Overview

• Grids
• Coordinate Systems
• Smart Plant Structure

Grids & Coordinates

• Grid Wizard
• Placing Coordinate System
• Modifying Grids
• Adding Grid Planes
• Rotated Coordinate Systems
• Rotated Planes

Member Types

• Beams
• Columns
• Braces

Member Properties

• Name Rule - Naming rule
• Parent System
• Type Category
• Type
• Priority
• Continuity
• Cross section
• Section Standard
• Section Type
• Section Name
• Material
• Grade
• Angle
• Cardinal Point

Place Linear Member System

• Place Member Ribbon Bar

Frame Connections

• Flush
• Seated
• Centerline
• Axis
• Corner Brace
• Surface
• Unsupported
• Manual or Automatic rule-based selection

Vertical Brace Connections

• Rule-based Offset

Assembly Connections

• Assembly Connection Ribbon Bar
• Base Plate
• Splice
• Fitted Assembly Connection
• Corner Gusset Plates

Modifications

• Attributes
• Generic Move Command
• PinPoint
• Point Along Tool
• Frame connection

Slabs

• Coincident plane
• Offset from plane
• Angle from plane
• Point/Normal Vector
• 3 Point plane

Sketch 2D

• Basic Sketch 2D overview

Holes / Openings

• Sketch method
• Select an opening from Catalog
• Draw (Sketch 2D)
• Footings
• Footing Ribbon Bar
• Property Page
• Placement
• Modifications

Equipment Foundations

• Equipment Foundation Ribbon Bar
• Property Page
• Placement
• Modifications

Stairs/Ladders

• Settings
• Top Support
• Bottom Support
• Reference
• Position
• System
• Type
• Name
• Width
• Angle

Handrails

• Settings
• Properties
• Sketch Path
• Type
• Modifying Path

Reports

• Running Reports

4. SP3D Piping Training

Overview

• Pipeline
• Pipe Run
• Features
• Parts
• Port
• Path leg
• Connections

New Pipe Run

• Define the Pipe Run properties

Route Pipe Command

• Length Control Tool
• Route Pipe Run with PinPoint
• Angle Control Tool
• Pipe Run Smart Step Ribbon Bar

Working Plane Control Tool

• Plane Lock Options

Turn Type option

• Default Turn Options
• Selecting a Turn Type

Pipe Select Command

• Select Fiter Options

Delete Command

• Delete Pipeline
• Delete Pipe Run
• Delete feature

Routing From End Features or Nozzle

• Connecting to End Feature
• Connecting to Nozzles

Routing To or From a Straight Feature

• Branch on Pipe Run
• Intersect to Branch

Insert Component command

• Selecting a Component
• Reference Position
• Point Along option
• Selecting Different Ports / Flip

Edit Commands

• Edit Straight Features
• Edit End Features
• Edit Run Change Features
• Editing features

Insert Split command

• Insert Split ribbon bar

Edit Properties Command

• Flow Direction
• Insulation
• Relation Tab

Route Pipe Run using the offset value

5. SP3D Electrical Training

Overview

• Electrical System
• Cableways
• Cable tray / Conduit
• Cables

Route Cableway

• Define Properties
• Using Pinpoint
• Using SmartSketch
• From End Features
• To End Features
• To Straight Features
• Using Relative Tracking
• Using Spherical Coordinates
• Using Offset Option
• Routing From Ports
• Placing Transitions / Size Change

Branches

• Branch on a Run
• Intersect to Branch
• Branch using Pinpoint

Insert Component command

• Selecting a Component
• Reference Position
• Point Along option
• Selecting Different Ports / Flip

Routing Cableway – No Part Spec

• Routing Cableway

Insert Transition

• Without offset
• With Offset

Edit Commands

• Edit Straight Features
• Edit End Features
• Edit Cross Sections

Routing Conduits

• Conduit System
• Route Options

Conduit Fittings

• Insert Conduit Fittings

Place Electrical Equipment

• Placing Junction Box
• Placing Light Fixtures
• Creating MCC
• Placing Cable/Nozzle Ports

Placing Ducts

• Placing Ducts using Cableway

Insert Cables

• Selecting Equipment
• Selecting Cables
• Defining Properties

Define Cable Path

• Selecting Cableways
• Defining Exit/Entry points

Placing Cable Markers ReportsReportsRunning Reports

SP3D HVAC Training

Route Duct CommandStart routing a Duct Run from:

• A point in space
• An existing Duch run
• An equipment HVAC port

Create Duct Run Dialog Box Define the Duct Run properties

• System, Name, Spec, Required Flor rate, insulation, Max design velocity and Max. pressure loss.

Insert split FeaturesInsert Component FeaturesHVAC DivisionSelect the End FeatureInsert Transition FeaturesInsert surface mounted Features

SP3D Isometric Drawings Training

Extracting Pipeline Isometric DrawingsCreating SpoolsExtracting Spool DrawingsIsometric Options BrowserAlias OptionsLabels

• ComponentNote (Type 1 Labels)
• EndConnection (Connection note and nozzle note labels)
• Misc Spec labels (Pipeline header)
• Weld list labels
• DrawingFrame (title block labels)

Title block

• AttributeMAP
• Mapping attributes to the border

Material list

• Fixed - Style 1
• Variable - Style 2
• User-defined - Style 3
• Various material list options
• Material list labels

Weld list - wdf fileDefinitions - ddf fileCreating new isometric style

• Using your own border template
• Modifying delivered style xml file to match
• Bulkloading the style

MTO neutral file

SP3D Drawing and Reports Training

Creating Drawings

• Volume Drawings
• Snapshot Drawings
• Manual Drafting
  • Graphic
  • Annotation
    • Labels
    • Dimensions
  • Title blocks

Running Reports