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HowtoChangeHierarchyinPDMS3DModelling

HowtoChangeHierarchyinPDMS3DModelling
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Inmanyprojects,thereis3DPDMSmodellingprocedure/workinstructionwhichdefinesthehierarchytobe
followedwhile3Dmodelling.
Example:
Incaseofequipment,thenozzleshallbemodelledaspertheascendingordersequence.
Ifwehavemodelledthenozzleinadifferentsequencethanintherequirement,wehavetoreorderitasper
therequirementinwhichcasetheModify/Hierarchyfunctionshallbeused.
BelowexamplegivesthestepwisecommandswhichshallbefollowedchangethehierarchyinPDMS
Step1:
CheckthecurrenthierarchyinPDMSfortheequipmentV1001/A.Thenozzlesarearrangedas/V
1001/A/ElbowedN2,/V1001/A/ElbowedN4&/V1001/A/N3.

Note:AspertheprocedurenozzleN3shallbeafternozzleN2
Step2:
Tochangethehierarchyofthenozzleusingmodify/hierarchyfunctiongot
toModify>Hierarchy>Reorder.

Step3:
ThehierarchyreorderformasshownbelowwillbedisplayedwithequipmentV1001/Aasthe
currentelement.

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Step4:
SincewerequireneedtomovenozzleN3afternozzleN2selectthenozzleN3intheleftdisplaylist
andnozzleN2intherightdisplaylist.AlsomakesurethatthedropdownlistshowsAftersincewe
havetoreordernozzleN3afterN2.

Step5:
ClickApplybuttontoexecutethereorderfunction.ThiswillnowmovethenozzleN3afternozzleN2
intheequipmenthierarchy

Step6:
OncethehierarchyreorderfunctionisdoneclosetheformbyclickingDismiss.
Step7:
ThechangesdoneintheequipmenthierarchywillalsobedisplayedintheMemberlist
Note:TheModify>Hierarchy>ReorderfunctioncanalsobeusedtoreordertheMember(Pipe,Equip
etc.)undersamezone.

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