Dynamic update for Equipments

The basic question is how to ensure changes are made at the level of Equi without having to copy and re-use without temlate. Answer is to use the rule for setting the parameters of secondary equipment. The easiest to understand is an example of a specific case.

We create a model of simple EQUIpment /EQUI-NO1 with two SUBEquipments.

In first SUBE is the BOX and in second SUBE we made four CYLInders. Then we copy the /EQUI-NO1 (blue) in to /EQUI-NO2 (green) and move to Notrh by 1000mm.

And now we will set the rules for selected components.

• Current element is SUBEQUIPMENT 1 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2 and we will made seting for the position like is position of SUBEQUIPMENT 1 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO1. In comand line we will made the rule seting:

rule set pos dynam (pos of 1 of /EQUI-NO1 )

• similarly for SUBEQUIPMENT 2 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2 :

rule set pos dynam (pos of 2 of /EQUI-NO1 )

• similary for BOX 1 of SUBEQUIPMENT 1 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2 and we must set rules for XLE, YLE and ZLE also

rule set pos dynam (pos of 1 of 1 of /EQUI-NO1 )

rule set xle dynam (xle of 1 of 1 of /EQUI-N01 )

rule set yle dynam (yle of 1 of 1 of /EQUI-N01 )

rule set zle dynam (zle of 1 of 1 of /EQUI-N01 )

• similary for CYLINDER 1 of SUBEQUIPMENT 2 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2 and we must set rules for HEI and DIA

rule set pos dynam (pos of 1 of 2 of /EQUI-NO1 )

rule set hei dynam (hei of 1 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

rule set dia dynam (dia of 1 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

• similary for CYLINDER 2 of SUBEQUIPMENT 2 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2

rule set pos dynam (pos of 2 of 2 of /EQUI-NO1 )

rule set hei dynam (hei of 2 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

rule set dia dynam (dia of 2 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

• similary for CYLINDER 3 of SUBEQUIPMENT 2 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2

rule set pos dynam (pos of 3 of 2 of /EQUI-NO1 )

rule set hei dynam (hei of 3 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

rule set dia dynam (dia of 3 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

• similary for CYLINDER 4 of SUBEQUIPMENT 2 of EQUIPMENT /EQUI-NO2

rule set pos dynam (pos of 4 of 2 of /EQUI-NO1 )

rule set hei dynam (hei of 4 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

rule set dia dynam (dia of 4 of 2 of /EQUI-N01 )

Now we have /EQUI-NO2 dynamically connected to /EQUI-NO2 and we will made copy of /EQUI-NO2 (green) to /EQUI-NO3 (red). We move the /EQUI-NO3 1500mm to East.

Now when we modify any element on /EQUI-NO1 then PDMS modify automaticly the others.

As you can see from the picture when we change position for BOX (yellow) in the control equipment /EQUI-NO1, then the position of all the other associated equpments ( /EQUI-NO2 AND /EQUI-NO3) is changed automatically. The same is for dimensioning.

We can use two basic types of rules:

• Static (The attribute will be updated to reflect changes only when the rule is verified or executed RULE VERIFY ALL or RULE EXE ALL )
• Dynamic (The attribute will be updated automatically)

It is also possible for components in SUBE set link for any attributes to SUBE Desparameters. For example setting XLE to design parameter 1 of owner SUBE:

RUL SET XLE (DESP[1] OF OWN )