Autodesk AutoCAD Plant Design Essentials Training

Introduction:
In this training guide, learn how to use the AutoCAD® P&ID, AutoCAD® Plant 3D, and
Autodesk® Navisworks® software products to complete a plant design project. This
training guide includes five chapters comprised of lessons, exercises, and review
questions. The training guide provides a comprehensive overview that includes all
common workflows for plant design plus a focus on project setup and administration.

Course Details
Autodesk Plant Design Essential Training
Objective Through a hands-on, practice-intensive curriculum, students will acquire the
knowledge needed to create a plant design project, using AutoCAD P&ID,
AutoCAD Plant 3D and Autodesk Navisworks.
Prerequisite  Working knowledge of Microsoft® Windows®.
 Basic knowledge in computing
 Essential knowledge in AutoCAD
Manual Autodesk AutoCAD Plant Design Essentials User Guide
Duration 5 days ( 35 hours)
Venue Lot B3-1, Block B, Jalan Selaman 1, Dataran Palma, Off Jalan Ampang,
68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Support Trainees are entitled to get 3 months e-mail & phone support from Acad
Systems Sdn Bhd to help with any post-training issues.
Training Curiculum
DAY 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD Plant Chapter 2: Creating a New Drawing
3D
 Creating project folders and sub-
 Working in a project folders
 Opening a drawing  Creating a drawing
 Exploring the user interface  Adding existing drawings to the
 Managing layers and colors project
 Chapter exercise  Access drawing properties
 Chapter exercise

Chapter 3: Equipment and Nozzles Chapter 4: Piping

 Adding equipment  Creating lines

 Modify an existing P&ID symbol  Attaching lines to a component
 Adding nozzles  Annotating lines
 Adding tag information  Inserting valves
 Chapter exercise: Equipment and nozzles  Grouping lines
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 5: Instruments and Instruments Chapter 6: Tagging Concepts
Lines
 View existing tag numbers
 Adding general instruments  Linking symbols to multiple
 Adding inline instruments drawings
 Using instrumentation lines  Chapter exercise
 Chapter exercise

Chapter 7: Annotation Concepts

 About tag data
 Annotating a symbol
 Tag styles
 Chapter exercise
DAY 2
Chapter 8: Editing Techniques
 Applying corners to lines
 Linking lines
 Creating gaps in pipe lines
 Substitute symbols
 Flow arrow
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 10: Custom One-Off Symbols
 Create a custom P&ID symbol
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 12: Advanced Topics and
Troubleshooting
 Creating New Class Definitions
 Creating New Component Symbols
 Adding Attachment Points to Symbols
 Creating Equipment Annotation Styles
 Validating Project and Drawings
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 14: Generating Reports
 Locating Drawings
 About Project Reports
 Generating Reports Using Report Creator
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 9: data Manager and
Reports
 About the data manager
 Drawing, project, and report data
 Exporting project data
 Importing project data
 Filtering data in the data manager
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 11: Off page Connections
 About Off-page Connectors
 Adding Off-Page Connectors
 Connecting Off-Page Connectors
 Delete an Off Page Connector
 Data Manager Edits and Off-page
Connectors
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 13: P&ID Admin for Users
 Locating Drawings
 Adding Project Categories
 Adding Properties to Categories
 Adding Drawing Properties
 Inserting Property Data
 Chapter exercise
DAY 3
Chapter 15: Introduction to AutoCAD Plant
3D
 Create Project Folders and Drawings
 Project Manager
 Creating Folders
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 17: Equipment Modeling and
Editing
 Creating Equipment
 About Nozzles
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 19: Piping Editing and Advanced
Topics
 Copying Parts and Pipeline Sections
 Managing Changes in Xref files
 Placeholder and Custom Parts
 Isolate, Hide, and Lock Pipe Runs
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 21: Creating and Annotating
Orthographic Views
 About Orthographic Drawings
 Annotations and Dimensions
 Updating Orthographic Drawings
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 16: Steel Modeling and
Editing
 Adding Structural Parts
 Configure the Settings
 Part Modification
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 18: Piping Basics
 Routing Pipe
 Modifying Pipe
 Valves and Fittings
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 20: Working with P&ID
Data in Plant 3D
 Using the P&ID Line List to Place
Lines and Inline Equipment
 Validating the P&ID and Plant 3D
Designs
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 22: Creating Isometric
Drawings
 Creating, and Adding Data to
Isometric Drawings
 Specification Sheets and Files
 Chapter exercise
DAY 4

Chapter 23: Introduction to Navisworks Chapter 24: Basic Navigation and

Walkthrough
 File Types
 Setting File Units  Viewing a Model
 Sharing  Selecting Objects in a Model
 Chapter exercise  Viewing Object Properties
 Chapter exercise

Chapter 25: Clash Detection Chapter 26: Highlights of

Scheduling, Animation, and
 Conducting a Clash Test Rendering
 Clash Detective
 Chapter exercise  Timeliner
 Animations
 Presenter
 Chapter exercise

DAY 5

Chapter 27: Setting up and Administering a Chapter 28: Overview of Project

Plant Project Structure and Files

 Opening an Existing Project  New Drawing Creation Locations

 Creating a New Project
 Default Drawing Templates
 Chapter exercise
 Managing Files and Folders in
Moved or Copied Projects
 Working with Plant 3D and P&ID
Drawings in AutoCAD
 Chapter exercise
Chapter 29: Setting Up Larger Projects Chapter 30: Defining New Objects
and Properties
 Setting Up a Project for Multiple User
Access  Creating Symbols and Setting
 Configuring the File Name Format Color and Layer
 Chapter exercise  Setting a Tag Format
 Chapter exercise

Chapter 31: Customizing Data Manager Chapter 32: Creating and Editing
Drawing Templates and Data
 Modifying Existing Reports Attributes
 Setting up Export and Import Settings
 Chapter exercise  Custom Properties
 Chapter exercise

Chapter 33: Specs and Catalogs Chapter 34: Isometric Setup

 Spec Editor  Iso Style Customization

 Catalog  Setting Up the Bill of Materials
 Chapter exercise (BOM)
 Chapter exercise

Chapter 35: Creating and Managing Report Configurations

 Configuring Report Queries

 Customizing the Report Layout
 Fields, Calculated Fields, and Expressions
 Styles for Reports and Cells
 Chapter exercise