Purpose
How to setup the 3DEXperience CATIA Schematic application to be able to create P&ID that will contain single instance per component reference. This mode of creation is called Duplication mode because every objet placed from the catalog will be duplicated to be manage separetly and to be isolated from the catalog objects.
Context
When placing component from catalog you can select 2 modes of placement
Instantiate : same reference that is instantiated multiple times -> Reference object is multi instance
Duplicate : a new reference object is created at each placement -> Reference object is single instance
The instantiation mode is the more efficient in term of performances but it has some limitation in term of data management and lifecycle
The standard duplication mode takes more time when placing component in P&ID because object and symbol is duplicated into the database at each placement. But it has some advantages in term of data management and lifecycle
This mode is typicaly used when you need to modify Componenent reference object (attributes/lifecycle) separetly for 2 components that are placed from the same reference object in catalog ; and also from the reference object stored into the catalog
This mode is recommended in the following case
On Premise
On Cloud
Change reference attributes on the P&ID components (Equipment, valve, ...
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Need to add customer attributes on P&ID components
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Manage Revision at level of the P&ID components (Equipment, …
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this mode can introduce too much latency at each component placement --> the following practice explain how to solve this issue
Solution : Session duplication mode solution
Statut (without using session duplication mode):
Placing component in duplication :
- takes too much time
- Creates too many unecessary objects in the database
Reason : the system is duplicate the component and the symbole into the database before placing them in the P&ID Sheet
Target
Reduce time when placing component in duplication mode
Reduce number of unecessary object in the database
Proposal :
Usage of Session Duplication mode
- Separate the symbol Rep object from the component reference object placed in P&ID
- Create the objects into the database only when saving the data
How to setup Schematic App to work with Session duplication mode
Step by step detailled video