4.2.22. Dynamic properties (SuCri2DynamicProperties)

Overview

With the Dynamic properties function, SuCri automatically fills in the dynamic properties of the supports and their clamping systems in AutoCAD Plant 3D, in the current drawing or in any number of drawings of the project. This is essential to display the correct properties of the supports and clamping systems in bills of materials.

Where can I find the function?

"SuCri" tab > "Module 2" panel > manufacturer button of your licensed catalog > dashboard > Quick Access (or Properties) > Dyn. properties.

Alternatively, in the SuCri tool palette under Project > Dyn. properties. You open the palette in the dashboard via the pin icon in the title bar ("Pin to tool palette"). The command SuCri2DynamicProperties can also be entered directly in the command line.

Plant 3D™ command

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How it works in detail

Step 1: Checking the placed components

Before you run the command, make sure that all required supports and clamping systems and the associated pipes and structures are placed correctly in the model.

1. Navigate through your 3D model and visually check the positions of the supports and clamping systems.

Expected result: The components are attached at the intended locations. The Properties still show placeholders such as Undefined_ET.

Step 2: Calling the "Dyn. properties" command

1. Start Dyn. properties via the dashboard, the tool palette or the command line.

Expected result: The Select Drawings dialog opens.

Step 3: Selecting drawings

1. Under Drawing Source, select either Current Drawing or Project.
2. With Project, mark the desired drawings in the list. With Select All or Deselect All and sorting by name or date, you keep track. Drawings that are locked (for example opened by another user) are grayed out.
3. Optionally, activate Auto Copy Properties (runs the rules for copying properties directly afterwards) and Allow Update Locked Line (removes the protection of locked line groups for this run).
4. Use Vendor data... to open the editor for the manufacturers' rule tables if required.
5. Start with OK.

Step 4: Running and monitoring the processing

SuCri updates the properties of the supports in the selected drawings.

1. Watch the command line at the bottom of the screen.
2. Look out for messages such as "… properties updated successful" or "Cannot update … properties".

Expected result: The supports and clamping systems are given specific information such as size, material and type. Placeholders are replaced by concrete values.

Step 5: Saving and report

SuCri saves the edited drawings automatically. Drawings that could not be saved are listed by SuCri in a text file Dynamic_properties_report_<date>.txt in the Documents folder; the file is then opened in the text editor.

Step 6: Checking the updated properties

Check manually whether the data has been written correctly to the components.

1. Select a support in the model.
2. Open the Properties window (keyboard shortcut CTRL + 1).

Expected result: The fields in the Properties window are completely filled in and no longer contain any Undefined_ET values.

Step 7: Procedure for component changes

If the model changes, the update must be triggered again.

1. Make changes to the model (e.g. moving a clamp or changing a pipe diameter).
2. Run the Dyn. properties command again (see step 2).

Settings

"SuCri" tab > "Settings" panel > Settings (command SuCriSettings), "Module 2" section, "General" tab, "Dynamic properties" group:

• Item code delimiter (one character, default value: +): Joins the item codes of the clamp and the pipe shoe. If the field is left empty, the item code of the pipe shoe is used unchanged. For details, see ItemCodeDelimiter.
• Always apply rules (ignore matching spec rows) (On/Off, default value: disabled): When enabled, the clamp data is always written to the properties. For details, see ForceOverwriteDynamicProp.
• Auto Copy Properties (On/Off, default value: disabled): Corresponds to the check box in the dialog.
• Allow update of locked lines (On/Off, default value: disabled): Corresponds to the check box in the dialog.

You can find an overview of all Module 2 settings under Module 2 Settings.

Application examples

Example 1: Preparing the bill of materials

Before the MTO export, run Dyn. properties with the drawing source Project for all drawings, so that all supports carry complete properties.

Example 2: After changes to one drawing

After rebuilding a few supports, the drawing source Current Drawing is sufficient.

Tips and best practices

• Data consistency: Always run the command after significant model changes.
• Relevance for the bill of materials: Incomplete dynamic properties lead to incorrect material lists.
• Dependencies: Since properties often depend on the pipe diameter, the referenced components must be modeled correctly.
• "Spec Properties" command: This serves as the reverse and resets the support properties to the values of the pipe class, see Spec properties.
• Close drawings: Since SuCri saves the drawings, the drawings to be processed should not be opened by other users.

Troubleshooting

• Problem: Properties remain at "Undefined_ET"

  • Solution 1: Check in the Add-Ins Manager whether the SuCri plugin is loaded correctly.
  • Solution 2: Make sure that the clamping systems are correctly connected to the pipes.
  • Solution 3: First run Spec Properties and then Dyn. properties again to reset the values.

• Problem: Drawing grayed out in the dialog or listed in the report

  • Solution: The drawing is locked or could not be saved. Have other users close it and run the command again.

• Problem: Command cannot be found

  • Solution 1: Check whether the SuCri tab is active in the ribbon.
  • Solution 2: Enter the command SuCri2DynamicProperties directly in the command line.

Related articles

• Spec properties, resets support properties to the pipe class.
• MTO, exports the bill of materials to Excel.
• ItemCodeDelimiter and ForceOverwriteDynamicProp, the settings of the dynamic properties in detail.

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