Detailed Overview

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This chapter gives you a detailed Overview of the state of adaptation of PlantTools for Collaboration projects (BIM360/ACC).

The table below shows which PlantTools and Functions can either be already used (out of the box), or where you need only to handle some configuration files yourself, or which currently cannot be used att all.

This table is specifically for BIM360/ACC and Vault projects.

No

Doesn't currently work

Yes

Works without restrictions

Yes*1

Works with certain considerations

 

PlantTool

Function

Available for BIM/Vault

Remarks

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PlantCenter

All functions

No

We will probably discontinue PlantCenter for lack of use.

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PlantClashDetection

Check of clashes

Yes

 

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PlantDataManager

All features

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Assemblies

Yes

 

PET_32x32-32

PlantExpressTools

Bolt Calculation

Yes

Project Setup and changes on Pipe Specs are not handled yet.

PET_32x32-32

PlantExpressTools

Calculations

Yes

 

PET_32x32-32

PlantExpressTools

Change Log

No

Needs to be redesigned. Not just because the way the changes are logged into just one database file, but also because of general performance issues.

PET_32x32-32

PlantExpressTools

Create Lists

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Coordinates

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

DWG Export

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Export/Import Selection Lists

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Export/Import Project Setup

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Extended Assign Tag

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Nozzle Check

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Off-Page Connector Manager

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

PlantProjectCreate

Yes

You can create a new project from a non BIM360/ACC project and then share this new project. But after it is shared you cannot use PlantProjectCreate for updating the BIM/ACC project.

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PlantExpressTools

PlantProjectManager

Yes

Some of the functions related to BIM360/ACC may not work yet a need to be reviewed.

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PlantExpressTools

PlantProjectSetup

No

Making changes to the Project Setup (Project & Drawing Properties) are currently not applied to the project.

Changes made to the PlantTools settings (Bolt Calculation, Change Log) are only applied locally, but not checked in.

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PlantExpressTools

Properties Palette

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Rename/Copy Project

Yes

 

PET_32x32-32

PlantExpressTools

Rule-Based block insert

Yes

Currently you have to make sure, that the drawing in which the blocks will be inserted are already checked out.

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PlantExpressTools

Selection List Update

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

SymbolsPalette

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Update Acquisition Rules

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Update From/To

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Update Line Annotation

Yes

 

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PlantExpressTools

Update Tags

Yes

 

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PlantLink

All features and configuration files

Yes

 

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PlantReporter

All features

Yes

 

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PlantSpecDriven

All features

Yes

Project Setup and changes on Pipe Specs are not handled yet.

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PlantSync

All features

No

Currently you have to create project backups of all projects you want to synchronize (the target projects in PlantSync). Then you can use PlantSync and then share the projects again.