E1.NominalDiameter=E2.NominalDiameter AND (E1.PressureClass IN (‘125’, ‘150’) AND E2.PressureClass IN (‘125’, ‘150’)) AND (E1.Facing IN (‘RF’, ‘FF’) AND E2.Facing IN (‘RF’, ‘FF’))Īs noted in the original post on this topic, this new query now restricts the “Flanged” joint to only allow connections for pressure classes which are either 125 or 150 and facings which are either RF or FF. Has been replaced with the new matching value query: E1.NominalDiameter=E2.NominalDiameter AND E1.PressureClass = E2.PressureClass AND E1.Facing = E2.Facing You can see the section highlighted in yellow below where the matching properties are defined (click on image to enlarge):įirst thing you will want to notice is that the original match condition query for the joint (text colored to improve readability): Let’s look at the DefaultConnectorsConfig.xml file after we have made the changes in Project Setup to the matching values for a “Flanged” joint.
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However, if we insert a 125 FF flange it will end up putting placeholder connectors in the 3D model because the software will allow the connection to a 150 RF flange (due to the changes we made in Project Setup) but won’t find a corresponding bolt set and gasket with matching properties due to the fact that the XML file uses a separate filter for the connectors. What happens with this spec is that if we insert a 150 RF flange it will find and insert the gasket and bolt because their properties match that of the flange. Also, notice that the gasket and bolt are both 150 RF. Notice that the only difference between the flanges is the pressure class and facing. Just to be clear on what I am talking about, let’s assume that we have a simple spec with two flanges and a bolt set and gasket:
The connectors that are selected from the spec to complete this joint are found via separate filters that are only accessible by modifying the DefaultConnectorsConfig.xml file. But what about the connectors for this joint? One might assume that making the modifications above for the joint would extend to the connectors (in this case the Bolt Set and Gasket) however this isn’t the case. The modifications above will allow a flange with a FF facing and pressure class of 125 connect to a flange with an RF facing and pressure class of 150. Using that same example where we have set matching values for the pressure class and facing in Project Setup: In the previous post, I used a flanged connection as my example. These improvements mean that there are some additional things you will need to manually edit in the XML file to allow your connections to function as expected. When AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016 came out, some improvements to the XML file were implemented by our developers. Some of the modifications were through Project Setup, while others required editing the XML file directly. Back in April of last year, I wrote a post on this blog showing how you can modify the DefaultConnectorsConfig.xml file to allow different flange pressure classes and facings to connect together with AutoCAD Plant 3D 2015.
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