How to use the P&ID’s objective in AutoCAD P&ID

To view P&ID Project Data

1. On the ribbon, click Home tab > Data Manager

2. in the Data Manager, in the drop down list, click P&ID Project Data

The example used on the P&ID’s Objective were, flow rate, temperatures, and pressure. And those properties  are define different or may not even exist at all, for example Temperature in the example AutoCAD P&ID is define as Design Temperature and Operating Temperature and flow rate is not even in the property list. The good news is that AutoCAD P&ID allows you to rename Operating Temperature to just temperature if it is what you want and it is even capable to add new properties like flow rate to the list.

Note: to add properties to the program you will need to have Advance knowledge of the Project’s properties and advance commands.

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P&ID’s objective

its objective is to indicate all process and service lines, instruments and controls, equipment, and data necessary for the design groups. The process flow diagram is the primary source of information for developing the P&ID.

The P&ID should define piping, equipment and instrumentation well enough for custom estimation and for subsequent design, construction, operation and modification of the process. Material balance data, flow rate, temperatures, pressure, etc., and piping fittings details are not shown, and purely mechanical piping details such as elbows, joints and unions are inappropriate to P&ID’s

Next Time: Interconnecting P&ID

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