SmartPlant 3D

Practice Labs for Common

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Table of Contents
Practice Lab: Creating a Session File
Practice Lab: Defining a Workspace by a System Filter
Practice Lab: Defining a Workspace by Volume Filter
Practice Lab: Manipulating Views
Practice Lab: Selecting Objects in a Model
Practice Lab: Applying Surface Style Rules
Practice Lab: PinPoint Ribbon
Practice Lab: Measure Ribbon
Practice Lab: Using SmartSketch Points
Practice Lab: Assigning Objects to WBS Items
Practice Lab: To Do List
Practice Lab: Interference Checking
Practice Lab: Space Management
Practice Lab: Inserting Reference Files
Practice Lab: Placing Control Points
 SP3D Common Practice Lab: Creating a Session File

SP3D Common Practice Lab: Creating a Session File

Creating a Session File with a View of a Model:
Create a session file with a view of a portion of the model and save the file on your desktop.

Steps:
1. Start SP3D software by clicking Start > Programs > Intergraph SmartPlant 3D >
SmartPlant 3D.

2. The New dialog box is displayed, and the Empty template is selected by default. Select
any template options other than Empty and click OK.

3. Click Save.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Defining a Workspace

by a System Filter
Before going through the remaining SP3D Common sessions, define your workspace to
include all objects in the SP3Dtrain model database:

1. Start SP3D software by using the command Start > Programs > Intergraph
SmartPlant 3D > SmartPlant 3D.

2. In the New dialog box, select the EnglishUnits or MetricUnits template and then, click
OK.

3. Click the File menu and select the Define Workspace command.

4. In the Filter drop-down list of the Define Workspace dialog box, select the More…
option.

5. In the Select Filter dialog box under Plant Filters, select All and click OK.

6. Click OK in the Define Workspace dialog box.

7. Select the View > Fit command.

Now, you will hide some existing modeled objects from the workspace before starting the
session. Use the filter mechanism to select the existing modeled objects.

8. Select the Tools > Select by Filter command to open the Select Filter dialog box.

9. Select and expand the For Instructors Only folder.

10. Select the Common Tutorial Session - Select and Hide filter and click OK.

11. Click the Tools > Hide command to hide the selected objects.

Defining a Workspace by Creating a System Filter:

Open a session file and define a workspace containing the objects in Unit U01, Area A2, by
creating a System filter, Unit 1, for those objects. After the workspace is defined, it should
contain the objects, as shown in Figure 1.

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Figure 1: Output: After Defining Workspace for Unit U01

Steps:

1. Click the File menu and select the Define Workspace… command. The Define
Workspace dialog box appears.

2. In the Filter drop-down list of the Define Workspace dialog box, select the Create
New Filter… option. The New Filter Properties dialog box is displayed.

3. In the New Filter Properties dialog box, type Unit 1 in the Name box. Then, expand
A2 and CS. Press and hold the CTRL key, and then, select U01 and U01 CS.

4. Click OK to complete the filter definition process.

5. In the Define Workspace dialog box, click OK.

6. Click the Fit button on the Common toolbar to fit all objects retrieved by the simple
filter Unit 1 in the active view.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Defining a Workspace by

Volume Filter
Defining a Workspace by Volume Filter:
Define a workspace that loads all objects of system Area A2 / Unit U01 that are in Volume U01. After
the workspace is defined, it should contain the objects shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Final Output: Objects in the Defined Workspace by Volume Filter

Steps:
1. Define the workspace and create a new filter by using the New Filter (Simple or Asking)
button in the Select Filter dialog box. The New Filter Properties dialog box is displayed.

2. In the New Filter Properties dialog box, type Unit 1 in Volume U01 in the Name box. Then,
expand A2 and CS. Press and hold the CTRL key and then, select U01 and U01 CS.

3. To retrieve only objects in the selected systems with geometry in Volume U01, click the
Volume tab and select Volume U01.

4. Click OK.

5. In the Select Filter dialog box, select Unit 1 in Volume U01 and click OK.

6. In the Define Workspace dialog box, click OK.

7. Click the Fit button on the Common toolbar to view all the objects retrieved by the Volume
filter.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Manipulating Views

Manipulating Views in the Active Window:
Use the view manipulation commands available on the Common toolbar for changing views,
clipping views, and rotating views.

Steps:
1. Click the File menu and select the Define Workspace… command. The Define Workspace
dialog box appears.

2. Select the More… option in the Filter drop-down list of the Define Workspace dialog box.
The Select Filter dialog box is displayed.

3. In your training plant, select U03 from Plant Filters > Training Filters in the Select Filter
dialog box and click OK.

4. Click OK in the Define Workspace dialog box.

5. Select the View > Fit command.

6. Click the Common Views button on the Common toolbar. The Common Views dialog box
appears.

7. To change the view of the model in the Training Plant, select the Looking North view in the
Common Views dialog box.

8. Change the view to Isometric view and magnify the area highlighted in Figure 1 by clicking
the Zoom Area button on the Common toolbar. Choose an area that just includes the
vertical tank and the pump.

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Figure 1: Isometric View

9. Click the Named Views button on the Common toolbar.

10. In the Named Views dialog box, type Area 1 in the Name box and then type Area around
the equipment T-101 in the Description box.

11. Click Apply and then click OK. The view you created is added to the list of Named Views
and can be restored when required. The Named View definition is stored in the session file.

12. After defining the Named View, you can isolate the equipment P-101 to work with it. To clip
to a region around the equipment P-101, click the Clip by Object button and select the
equipment and two beams above the equipment. The idea is simply to pick objects to define
the range. If the objects are already selected when you pick the Clip by Object command,
then the clipping will use the selected objects without prompting you to select objects.

13. Click the Accept button on the Clip by Object ribbon.

14. Graphically adjust the clipping volume by selecting the Clip by Volume command. The
command will display a box showing the clipping boundaries. Select the top clipping
boundary and move it up so you see the third story bay.

15. Set the active view to Isometric view using the Common Views control. Select the Active
View Control command on the Common toolbar if you want to modify the view parameters
of the active view from a separate window display of the view parameters. Set the Active
View Control view to the elevation view. Modify the top clipping boundary of the active
view by dragging the dotted clipping plane above all graphics in the Active View Control
window.

16. To clear the clipping, click the Clear View Clipping button on the Common toolbar.

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17. To rotate the view about the vertical discharge of the pump, select the Rotate View
command.

18. For this example, from the standard Isometric view, select the vertical pipe connected to the
pump discharge nozzle and key in 15 deg in the field on the Rotate ribbon.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Selecting Objects in a

Model
Selecting Individual Objects by Using the Select Command:
Select Pipeline 400-P of Unit U04 in your workspace by using the Select command. After selecting
the specified object, the view of the structure should resemble Figure 1.

Figure 1: Selecting a Specified Object by Using the Select Command

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to display Unit U04 and coordinate system U04 CS. In your training
plant, select U04 from Plant Filters > Training Filters in the Select Filter dialog box.

2. Select the View > Fit command.

3. Select the Piping task by using the Tasks > Piping command.

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4. Click the Select button on the vertical toolbar.

5. Select the filter Pipelines in the Locate Filter drop-down list to locate only the Pipeline
objects. The pipeline is a system that uses the graphics of all the components in the system as
its graphic visualization. It does not have any graphics of its own to directly manipulate.

6. Point the cursor to Pipeline 400-P until it is highlighted. Click the highlighted pipeline to
select it in the view. You can select additional objects by holding down the CTRL key.

Selecting Objects by Using Inside Fence:

Select Pipeline 403-P of Unit U04 in your workspace by using Inside Fence option of the Select
command. After selecting the specified objects, the view should resemble Figure 2.

Figure 2: Selecting Specified Objects Using the Inside Fence Option of the Select Command

Steps:
1. Select the Piping task by using the Tasks > Piping command.

2. Click the Select button on the vertical toolbar.

3. Select the filter Pipelines in the Locate Filter drop-down list to locate only the pipelines.
Click the Inside Fence option on the Locate Filter ribbon. This option remains selected till
the next use of the Select command or until you change the option.

4. Place a fence around Pipeline 403-P by dragging the dashed fence lines around Pipeline 403-
P. The fence may cover portions, but not all of Pipelines 402-P and 401-P. After creating the
fence around the pipeline and releasing it, the Pipeline 403-P that lies fully inside the fences
is selected.

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Selecting Objects by Using Overlapping Fence:

Select Pipelines 403-P, 402-P, and 401-P of Unit U04 in your workspace by using the Overlapping
fence option of the Select command.

Steps:

1. Select the Piping task by using the Tasks > Piping command.

2. Click the Select button on the vertical toolbar.

3. Select the filter Pipelines in the Locate Filter drop-down list to locate only the piping objects.
Click the Overlapping Fence option on the Locate Filter ribbon. This option remains
selected till the next use of the Select command or until you change the option.

4. Place a fence around Pipeline 403-P by dragging the dashed fence lines around Pipeline 403-
P. The fence should cover the parts of Pipelines 402-P and 401-P, as highlighted in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Overlapping Fence

5. After creating the fence around the pipeline and releasing it, Pipelines 403-P, 402-P, and 401-
P would be selected.

Selecting Objects by Using Select by Filter:

Select all the structural objects in Unit U01 of your workspace by using an object type filter. After

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selecting the specified objects, the view of the structure should resemble Figure 4.

Figure 4: Selecting a Structural Object by Using an Object

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to display Unit U01 and coordinate system U01 CS. In your training
plant, select U01 from Plant Filters > Training Filters in the Select Filter dialog box.

2. Select View > Fit command.

3. Select the Tools > Select by Filter command. The Select by Filter command opens the Select
Filter dialog box where you can select one or more existing filters or create a new filter to use
for the selection.

4. In the Select Filter dialog box, select Catalog Filters, expand Default Filters > SP3D Object
Filters > Object Types and then, select the Structure filter.

5. Click OK to select all structural objects in the defined workspace.

6. Select the Common task by using the Tasks > Common command.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Applying Surface Style

Rules
Creating a Surface Style Rule:
Create and apply a surface style rule to change the color of equipment objects to yellow in Unit
U04 of your workspace. After applying the surface style rule, the view of the structure should
resemble the highlighted area in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Final Output: After Applying Surface Style Rule to Equipment Objects

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to display Unit U04 and coordinate system U04 CS. In your
training plant, select U04 from Plant Filters > Training Filters in the Select Filter
dialog box.

2. Select the View > Fit command

3. Select the Format > Surface Style Rules command.

4. The Surface Style Rules dialog box appears. It contains the surface style rules defined
for the plant model. Click New to define a new rule.

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5. The Surface Style Rules Properties dialog box appears. It displays fields to define the
rule name, filter, the applied style, and the geometric aspects of the object to which the
style is applied. Type All Equipment objects in the Rule name box.

6. Click the Filter drop-down list and select the More… option to specify the filter.

7. Under Catalog Filters, expand Default Filters > SP3D Object Filters > Object Types
and select the Equipment and Furnishing filter. Click OK to go back to the Surface
Style Rules Properties dialog box.

8. Select Yellow in the Style applied drop-down list of the Surface Style Rules
Properties dialog box.

9. In the Select all aspects to which the style will be applied list, clear all check boxes
except the Simple physical check box. Click OK.

10. To apply the rule, select the All Equipment Objects rule in Style Rule Library and
click Add.

11. Click OK.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Assigning Objects to

WBS Items
Manually Assigning Objects to a WBS Item:
Assign all the structural objects of Unit U02 to a WBS Item, Civil Contract1, of your active
project.

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to show Unit U02, U02 CS and projects under the WBS
hierarchy. This involves the following steps:

• First, create a simple filter that includes Unit U02 and U02 CS.

o Click the More… option in the Define Workspace dialog box to open the
Select Filter dialog box.

o In the Select Filter dialog box, select My Filters and click the New Filter
(Simple or Asking) icon to open the New Filter Properties dialog box.

o In the New Filter Properties dialog box, type Unit 02 in the Name box. Then,
expand A2 and CS. Press and hold the CTRL key, and then, select U02 and
U02 CS.

o Click OK to return to the Select Filter dialog box.

• Next, create a simple filter that includes projects under the WBS hierarchy.

o Select My Filters and click the New Filter (Simple or Asking) icon to open the
New Filter Properties dialog box.

o In the New Filter Properties dialog box, type WBS in the Name box.

o Click the Work Breakdown Structure tab and select SP3DTrain node to
include all projects under the WBS hierarchy.

o Click OK to return to the Select Filter dialog box.

• Finally, create a compound filter to include the previous filters.

o Select My Filters and click the New Compound Filter icon to open the New
Compound Filter Properties dialog box.

o In the New Compound Filter Properties dialog box, type Unit 02 and WBS in
the Name box.

o Select Unit 02 under My Filters and click the Add to String button.

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o Select the Or button as the operator to use between each filter name.

o Select WBS under My Filters and click the Add to String button.

o Click OK to return to the Select Filter dialog box.

o Select Unit 02 and WBS compound filter and click OK.

o Click OK in the Define Workspace dialog box.

2. Select the View > Fit command.

3. Select the Tools > Select by Filter… command.

4. Under Catalog Filters in the Select Filter dialog box, expand Default Filters >
SP3D Object Filters > Object Types and then, select the Structure filter. Then,
click OK.

5. From the active WBS drop-down list, select the More… option to select the active
project in WBS.

6. In the Select Active Project dialog box, select Project1. Click OK.

7. Then, click the Project menu and select the Claim command to associate all the
selected objects with Project1.

8. Click Close to close the Claim dialog box.

9. Click the WBS tab on the Workspace Explorer.

10. Make sure you have set the filter to All in the Locate Filter drop-down list.

11. Right-click Project1 in the Workspace Explorer and click the Create WBS Item
command.

12. The Create WBS Item dialog box appears. Set the following properties:

• WBS Type: Contract

• WBS Purpose: Civil
• Exclusive: True
• WBS Assignment: System
• Name: Civil Contract1

13. Click OK.

14. Select the Tools > Select by Filter… command.

15. Under Catalog Filters in the Select Filter dialog box, expand Default Filters >
SP3D Object Filters > Object Types and then, select the Structure filter. Then,
click OK.

16. Click the Project menu and select the Assign to WBS… command, with all the

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structural objects highlighted.

17. In the Assign to WBS dialog box, expand Project1 and select Civil Contract1.
Then, click OK to create the relationships among the objects and the selected WBS
Item.

Automatically Assigning Objects to a WBS Item:

Assign objects to a project and WBS Item automatically as the objects are created.

Steps:

1. From the active WBS drop-down list, select the More… option to select the active
WBS Item.

2. In the Select Active Project dialog box, select Project1\Contract2. Click OK.

3. Select the Tasks > Equipment and Furnishings command.

4. In the Active Permission Group drop-down list, select the Equipment option.

5. Click the Place Equipment button on the vertical toolbar.

6. In the Select Equipment dialog box, expand the folder \Equipment\Safety\Safety

Showers until you see the part SafetyShower01-E.

7. Select the part and click OK.

8. The Equipment Properties dialog box appears.

9. Key in S-001 in the Name field.

10. Select the More… option from the System drop-down list to specify the system to
which the equipment belongs. The System dialog box appears.

11. Select A2 > U02 > Equipment system to indicate where the object will be placed.
Then, click OK on the System dialog box.

12. To define the position of the object, select the Position and Orientation category in the
Category drop-down list.

13. Set the following properties:

• East: 35 ft
• North: -5 ft
• Elevation: 0 ft
• Bearing: 90 deg
• Pitch: 0 deg
• Roll: 0 deg

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14. Click OK in the Equipment Properties dialog box to place the equipment in the
model.

15. Right-click and select the Properties option on the shortcut menu to open the
properties page.

16. Review the properties of the equipment on the Relationship tab of the Equipment
Properties dialog box to verify whether the equipment created has been assigned to
the WBS item Contract2.

17. Click Undo or Delete on the Common toolbar to remove this equipment.

18. Select the Common task by using the Tasks > Common command.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Space Management

Placing Volumes by Two Points
Place a rectangular hazardous zone by using the Place Volume by Two Points command and
referencing objects in Unit U01. The view of the model after placing the rectangular volume
should resemble Figure 1.

Figure 1: Output: Volume Placed by Two Points

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to include Unit U01 and U01 CS. In your training plant, select
U01 from Plant Filters > Training Filters in the Select Filter dialog box.

2. Select the View > Fit command.

3. Switch to the Space Management task.

4. Activate the PinPoint ribbon by clicking the PinPoint button on the Common toolbar.

5. Click the Rectangular Coordinates option on the PinPoint ribbon and set the Active
Coordinate System to U01 CS.

6. Set the target by using the Set Target to Origin option on the PinPoint ribbon.

7. Click the Place Volume by Two Points button on the vertical toolbar.

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8. Click the More... option in the Type drop-down list on the Place Volume by Two
Point ribbon to specify the type of volume to be placed from the SP3D catalog. In the
Select Space dialog box, expand the Zones folder, select SPACE_DEF_HZ01 from
Hazardous Atmospheres, and click OK.

9. Now select the SP3DTrain folder in the Space folder drop-down list to assign the new
volume to that folder in the space management hierarchy.

10. Toggle the associative points off, as highlighted in Figure 2. Then, locate the corner of
the slab with the SmartSketch key point and click to define the first point of the
rectangular volume, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Locate First Point

11. Establish the second point that has the easting and northing of the diagonal slab corner
and the elevation of the structure. A click defines the point and immediately commits
the volume to the database.

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Figure 3: Lock Easting and Northing with F6 and F7

Figure 4: Locate Grid Line to Define the Elevation

12. After the volume is created, move it to any location. This illustrates that the
SmartSketch points you used during placement do not control the position. Undo the
move.

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13. Refresh the workspace and see that the volume disappears. Again, this happens
because the workspace of this example was defined to show only objects under the
System hierarchy.

Placing Volume by Four Points:

Place a volume by using the Place Volume by Four Points command using the same
workspace as in the Place Volume by Two Points example. The view of the model after
placing the volume should resemble Figure 5.

Figure 5: Output: Volume Placed by Four Points

Steps:
1. Click the Place Volume by Four Points button on the vertical toolbar.

2. Now specify the name of the volume, Volume_2, in the Name box on the Place
Volume by Four Point ribbon. Entering a name on the ribbon will change the Name
Rule option to User Defined.

3. Click the More... option in the Type drop-down list on the Place Volume by Four
Point ribbon to specify the type of volume to be placed. If not currently selected by
default, browse to and select the volume type selected in the placing volume by two
points example. Then, click OK.

4. Retain the default folder SP3DTrain.

5. Enter four points, as shown in Figures 6 to 9.

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Figure 6: Enter First Point – Origin of the Volume

Figure 7: Enter Second Point – Local X- Axis Direction

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Figure 8: Enter Third Point – Local Y- Axis Direction

Figure 9: Enter Fourth Point – Local Z-Axis

6. Review the volume that is created and then click Undo or Delete to remove this
practice volume.

Placing a Volume Along a Path:

Place an interference volume for an access path in the portion of the plant occupied by Units
U01 and U04 by using the Place Volume Along a Path command. The view of the model after
placing the volume should resemble the highlighted section in Figure 10.

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Figure 10: Output: Placed by Using Volume Along a Path

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to show Units U01, U04 and coordinate systems U01 CS and
U04 CS. In your training plant, select the U01 and U04 filter from Plant Filters >
Training Filters in the Select Filter dialog box.

2. Click the Common Views button on the Common toolbar. The Common Views dialog
box appears.

3. To change the view of the model in the Training Plant, select the Looking Plan view in
the Common Views dialog box.

4. Select the View > Fit command.

5. Switch to the Space Management task.

6. Click the Place Volume Along Path button on the vertical toolbar.

7. The Place Volume Along Path ribbon displays. Sketch the access way path, as shown
in Figure 11.

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Figure 11: Defining Path of Volume

8. Click Finish on the Place Volume Along Path ribbon to complete the path. The shape
last used with the command in the current session will be displayed relative to the
path by default. Set Rectangle in the Cross-Section drop down on the Place Volume
Along Path ribbon.

9. Click the Properties option on the ribbon. In the Zone Properties dialog box, select the
Cross-Section tab and specify the following settings:

• A: 3 ft
• B: 8 ft
• Cardinality: 8

10. Now specify the name of the volume Volume_3 in the Name box on the Place Volume
Along Path ribbon.

11. Click the More... option in the Type drop-down list on the Place Volume Along Path
ribbon to specify the type of volume to be placed. In the Select Space dialog box,

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expand the Interference Volumes folder, select SPACE_DEF_IV08 from Interference

Volumes, and click OK.

12. Leave the space folder to the defaulted SP3DTrain.

13. Click the Finish option on the Place Volume Along Path ribbon to place the volume.

14. Select the Common task by using the Tasks > Common command.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Inserting Reference

Files
Inserting a Reference File:
Insert a MicroStation V7-format .dgn file in a model.

Steps:

1. Define the workspace and create a new filter by using the New Filter (Simple or
Asking) button on the Select Filter dialog box. The New Filter Properties dialog box
is displayed.

2. In the New Filter Properties dialog box, type Unit 4 with Ref file in the Name box.
Then, expand A2 and CS. Press and hold the CTRL key and then, select U04 and U04
CS.

3. Click OK.

4. In the Select Filter dialog box, select Unit 4 with Ref file and click OK.

5. In the Define Workspace dialog box, click OK.

6. Select the View > Fit command.

7. Select Options… from the Tools menu. Under the General tab check the Reference
box. The system prompts you with a message. Click OK.

8. Click OK to close Options dialog box.

9. To access the Reference tab, save the session and close and reopen it or switch from
the Common task to the Catalog task and back to the Common task to see the new
Reference tab.

10. Click the Insert > File command.

11. The Insert File dialog box appears. Browse to select the file using a UNC path
connection, \\machine\TrainingSymbols\TrainingFiles. It is important to use UNC
path so that the model server will have proper access to the reference file.

Ask the instructor the appropriate UNC path of the Training Symbol share.

12. Click Open to insert the selected reference file. After you insert the file, the dgn file
appears in the Reference tab of the Workspace Explorer. The Reference tab also starts
appearing in the Filter Properties dialog box. You can define your workspace to
include the reference files.

13. In the Define Workspace dialog box, select the Properties button to open the Filter
Properties page.

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14. In the Filter Properties dialog box, click the Reference tab and select building.dgn

15. Click OK to close the Filter Properties dialog box.

16. In the Define Workspace dialog box, click OK.

17. Select the View > Fit command to see the graphics from the reference file.

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SP3D Common Practice Lab: Placing Control

Points
Placing Control Points in a Model:
Place a control point on an Electrical Device, an equipment component, of Unit U01 in your
workspace. The view of the model after placing the control point should resemble Figure 1.

Figure 1: Final Output: Placed Control Points in a Model

Steps:
1. Define your workspace to display Unit U01 and coordinate system U01 CS. In your
training plant, select U01 from Plant Filters > Training Filters in the Select Filter
dialog box.

2. Select the View > Fit command.

3. Click the Insert > Control Point command.

4. Select Electrical Device as the parent object of the control point – the object on which
the control point has to be placed.

5. As the control point is being placed on an equipment component, classify the control
point as Mechanical Equipment in the Subtype drop-down list of the Control Point
ribbon.

6. Click the cable tray port of the Electrical Device to place the control point and create
an associative relation between them.

7. With the control point selected, select the Properties option to open the Control Point
Properties dialog box.

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