Introduction
Welcome
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What you should know
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How to use the exercise files
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1. Getting Started
Locating and opening your P&ID project
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Opening a P&ID drawing file
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Setting up the P&ID workspace
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Understanding the P&ID ribbon menu
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Understanding the P&ID tool palette
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Understanding Project Manager
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Using the AutoCAD Properties dialog box
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Using on-screen tools
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2. Working with P&ID Drawing Files
Creating a new P&ID drawing file
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Importing an existing P&ID file to the project
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Renaming drawing files
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Locating missing drawing files
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Updating drawing information using the Drawing Properties dialog box
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3. Equipment
Inserting equipment and assigning tag information
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Copying equipment
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Adding annotation to your equipment
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Modifying existing P&ID blocks
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Understanding equipment tags and equipment InfoTags
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Understanding parent/child equipment tags
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Adding nozzles to your equipment drawing files
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4. Piping
Creating pipe lines and assigning tag lines
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Attaching and disconnecting pipe lines to a component
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Understanding the difference between line groups and line segments
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Adding and removing a pipe line to a line group
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Adding line segments to an existing pipe line
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Creating and removing a pipe line gap
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Reversing the flow of a pipe line
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Adding and removing corners to a pipe line
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Connecting and disconnecting pipe lines
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Changing your P&ID layout
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5. Valves and Inline Components
Inserting a valve on a pipe line
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Assigning tag information to your valve
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Substituting valve body types
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Moving a valve to a different pipe line
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Copying a valve
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Placing reducers on your pipe line
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Placing spec breaks or other segment breakers on your pipe line
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6. Instrumentation
Adding instrumentation to your P&ID
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Placing control valves
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7. Creating Custom P&ID Symbols
Understanding P&ID classes
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Creating a one-off P&ID symbol
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8. Offpage Connectors
Adding and removing offpage connectors
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Creating connections between offpage connectors
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Understanding connection properties
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9. Understanding Tagging
Understanding tagging concepts
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Finding existing tags
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Linking multiple symbols to a single tag
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10. Understanding Annotation
Understanding the relationship between tag data and annotation
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Creating multiple annotations on a single component
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11. Data Manager
Data Manager overview
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Modifying tag data using Data Manager
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Using Data Manager filters
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Locating components in a P&ID drawing using Data Manager
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Importing and exporting data to Excel
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Generating a valve report from Data Manager reports
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12. Project Tools
Data Validation tool
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Auditing and compressing
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Exporting to AutoCAD
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13. Report Creator
Report Creator overview
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AutoCAD_PID_EssT_User.zip
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