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AVEVA Everything3D™ 2.1
Migration & Interoperability Guide
It is important to consider that if the catalogue joints or fittings do not comply with the way the AVEVA
sample joints and fittings in the ‘old’ catalogue are constructed, or the parameter order/Dkey attributes of
the profiles that they relate to have been changed, then the translation process will be unsuccessful and
the translation must be done manually.
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It should also be noted that template joints and fittings cannot be translated automatically. They must
be translated manually.
Catalogue – Profiles
As indicated in the previous section, a new profile catalogue has been introduced alongside the AVEVA
E3D 2.1 structural capability. The new profiles have common Gtype geometry and P-line sets, together with
a common data set. Therefore joints and fittings, developed for and used with the previous profile catalogue
(AVEVA PDMS and Hull & Outfitting 12.1.SP4 / AVEVA E3D 1.1) will not work with the new catalogue at
AVEVA E3D 2.1.
In addition, Angle profiles have been re-orientated to conform to National Standards and to be aligned with
the typical orientation used by other software packages.
The profile specification of GENSEC and FIXING elements must be converted for compatibility with the
most recent profile specification catalogue.
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It is not necessary to update to the new catalogue as AVEVA E3D2.1 will function correctly with the
‘old’ catalogue data, however, images on the joint and fitting selection forms will not be available.
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SCTN, FITT and SJOI elements must be converted to GENSEC and FIXING elements prior to
conversion of the profile specification. Joints and fittings applied to GENSECs where the SpecRef is
from the previous catalogue will not work with the new catalogue due to the change in profile parameter
order and the Dkey attributes.
A utility, Update Profile, is provided in the Structures group of the ADMIN
tab. The utility updates profiles from the catalogue previously used to the
new catalogue.
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The profile specification conversion of GENSEC and FIXING elements is an administration task,
access is only available to users with administration rights (member of the STRUADMIN team) or a
free user.
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