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Bentley Substation
Instruction Manual v2.3
Civil Design Guide
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Preface
A. Purpose:
This document outlines all necessary steps and procedures for Civil related work required to
complete a substation design project utilizing Bentley Substation software within PG&E
configured environment. All users need to follow these steps to ensure contents can be properly
utilized among PG&E and contractors.
B. Requirements:
1. Bentley Substation should be properly Installed and Configured.
2. Master PG&E Parts Database has been installed.
3. Master catalogs (2D/3D) are present.
C. Legends:
1. Text in single quote is: Running a command.
2. Text in double quote is: Column or field name existing in the software.
3. Text in bold is: USER TO KEY-IN VALUE(S).
4. Text in Italic and bold is: Hint or CAUTION or PAY CLOSE ATTENTION.
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I. General Approach
A. Software Overview
Bentley Substation is an intelligent and integrated CADD software which consists of
Microstation and a database running in the background. Bentley Substation users can
perform all basic drafting tasks that used to be done in Microstation.
Existing drawings with non-intelligent graphics can be brought into the new environment
and mixed with new intelligent symbols as necessary. Similarly, legacy 2D physical objects
can be on the same drawing with new 3D intelligent symbols.
All drawings for a substation will eventually be bundled into one project file. The project
name will be the name of the substation. No individual DGN files will be available for editing
or archiving.
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Refer to Appendix D for a procedure when an existing legacy Title Block needs to be
retained.
If none of the above, copy the _START SUBSTATION project and rename it as
required. Please do not modify or add any other drawing pages to this project as this is
a template project that will be used by everyone. This project folder contains two
pages: CIVIL MASTER SITE LAYOUT.DGN and ELECTRICAL MASTER SITE LAYOUT.DGN plus
a REFERENCES folder. The pages are referenced to each other and already have the
DTM, PRP and X-Y axis incorporated.
4. Check drawings out of WIP and place into the References folder. Note that you
should only do this for drawings that will be converted to Bentley Substation format.
For all other drawings from WIP, check out to your LAN ID folder or C:\Data\ (such as
drawings to be superseded, 0-size drawings, etc.).
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When checking the drawing out, make a note in the comments section of WIP
indicating Bentley Substation.
This will indicate that the drawing has been converted into the Bentley Substation
project environment. Topographical drawings, when available, should also be placed in
the References folder for the creation of the Civil Master Site Layout model or for
future reference.
5. Proceed with design by working in the Electrical Master Layout and Civil Master Layout
models first.
6. When the project is completed, back up the project and notify appropriate Project
Librarian for proper archival. Follow instructions in Section XII.
Alternatively, Bentley Substation can be launched from Start Menu All Programs
Bentley Bentley Substation V8i Bentley Substation V8i.
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Line 1: Click on the ellipsis for the Project File (*.Prj) field to select a project to be restored:
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The project name will be the substation name or switching substation name e.g. Orosi
Substation or Santa Ynez Switching Station.
After keying in the substation name, click on Description and key-in the following
information as shown below. This information will appear on the Title Block.
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Scale
Scale Factor
Scale
Scale Factor
1 = 1-0
1/16 = 1-0
192
3 = 1-0
1 = 10
120
2 = 1-0
1 = 20
240
1 = 1-0
1 = 30
360
1 = 1-0
12
1 = 40
480
= 1-0
16
1 = 50
600
= 1-0
24
1 = 60
720
3/8 = 1-0
32
1 = 100
1200
= 1-0
48
1 = 200
2400
3/16 = 1-0
64
1 = 400
4800
1/8 = 1-0
96
1 = 500
6000
3/32 = 1-0
128
1 = 1000
12000
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Drawing Set A collection of drawings involved in a particular project, but within the same
Substation (Project).
D. Copying a project
To copy a project, in Project Manager, right click on the project name to be copied
Copy; a Copy Project dialog box appears:
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The most important thing to do first is to select the destination for the project where you
want to copy the drawing(s) to. Left click on the small triangle at the right hand side of the
Project field, select within the list of folder locations, or click on the ellipses to navigate to
the correct folder location. Fill in the rest of the fields as needed or leave (Keep Existing).
If drawing description needs to be changed, click on the Description button and key-in all
drawing info/description. Click OK when done.
For the Page Options field, Maintain Device ID should be checked and the pull down
menu should have Tag Only selected.
The Set Pages Online box should also be checked.
For the Wire Number Options field, leave options shown in above image
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Key-in a new drawing name (number) and click OK. Besides renaming a drawing page,
note that Drawing Set, Installation, and Location can be modified here as well.
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Click on Description
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All active fields can be modified here. Note: to modify inactive fields (Project:, Drawing Set:,
Installation:, Location:, Page Name:), use the Rename command.
Note: the use of the Place Title Block in sheet mode check box is no longer necessary.
Please do not check this box under any circumstances. Failure to do so may result in losing
work.
H. Running Reports
Foundation Data Sheet Reports can be run in Project Manager or from a drawing page.
Refer to Section IX for more detailed instructions on Running Report commands and
features.
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) command
Tools Attach, and then navigate to the References folder containing the existing
vector file select the file to be attached and click Open. The following dialog box will
appear.
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From the References dialog box, with the drawing to be merged highlighted select Tools
Merge into Master
Note: if the vector file to be referenced and merged to the Bentley Substation drawing
contains a raster file, that raster file will be referenced into the Bentley Substation drawing
as well. Click on the Raster Manager command to verify.
The example below shows the raster file listed in the Raster Manager. Basic raster file
manipulations such as move, scale, copy, rotatecan be done using Descartes tools.
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Select the magnifying glass, which will bring up the Find Raster File dialog box.
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The full file path should now be shown. Verification of the path is important in case the
Raster file had been moved from its originally saved location. If the above steps are not
done the raster drawing file may become unattached from the vector file drawing. If
this happens, then the user will need to manually reattach the raster file.
C. Placing Symbols into Vector/Raster Graphics
For Arrangement of Foundations or Grading Plans, insert 3D objects in the Civil Master Site
Layout model, then reference that 3D drawing into the construction drawing containing
raster/vector graphics. Refer to Section VI for more details.
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Construction Drawings
Electrical Master Layout
-Master Model (3D)
-Plan View Sheets (2D)
-Elevation View Sheets (2D)
(2D)(2D)
G.A.O.
Plan View(2D) Ref
Sections
-Elev. View(2D) Ref
Conduits Arrgt
-Plan View(2D) Ref
Ground Arrgt
-Elev. View(2D) Ref
Foundation Arrgt
(2D)
Grading Plan
(2Dl)
As shown above the final construction drawings will be made up of references of various views
of master layout drawings (design models) and existing drawings where applicable.
The Civil Master Site Layout drawing serves as a master source for items like roadways, fence
lines and gates, foundations, terrain models and other outdoor information. Features from this
layout will be referenced into other layouts (i.e. Electrical Master Layout) and may also be used
to generate construction drawings including, but not limited to, the Grading Plan, Arrangement
of Foundations, General Arrangement Outdoors, Conduits, Grounds, Elevations, and Detailed
drawings. The 3D Civil Master Layout model includes the inserted 3D Substation objects only.
The Civil Master Site Layout will not be issued, and therefore it will not have a Title Block, nor
should it have any dimensions or annotations shown on it. Dimensions, text, item numbers,
revision clouding and any other annotations will be done on construction drawings which will
reference in the Civil Master Site Layout as well as any items from existing drawings.
With existing substation facilities, the Civil Master Site Layout model will initially contain only
new portions of the ongoing project. Existing elements will not be modeled and/or added to
this model unless there is value added by doing so. Eventually when all equipment in the facility
has been replaced, the Civil Master Site Layout model will be complete.
The Civil Master Site Layout will need to be created only once. If the project already has the
Civil Master Layout, the user can then skip to Section VI.B and VII and insert the necessary
symbols required for the project.
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The Project name, Drawing Set, Installation and Location will be specific to users project (Refer
to Section III.C). Note that in most Civil drawings, Location will be left blank. The Page Name
should be keyed in as CIVIL MASTER SITE LAYOUT. All other settings should be shown as
above. After clicking OK, a new blank page will be created in which the user can place required
objects.
The Electrical will reference the Civil Master Layout Model to locate the new 3D symbols
location based on the established PRP (X,Y coordinate).
Hint: for existing substations, users may want to reference the existing Arrangement of
Foundations in temporarily to locate areas for new 3D symbols. Once the areas for new 3D
symbols have been located, users can detach the reference.
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Under the Geometry tab, change the elevation field that is circled above to match the
correct elevation of the specific contour.
Any new elements (Contours, Contour Numbers, Property Line, X-Y axis) should also be
grouped into specific levels if they are not already done so.
Once all contours are moved to their respective elevations and then grouped together in the
same Level, the DTM should be created using the method described in the next section.
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Once the elements are selected, under Mesh Modeling, select either Mesh from
Contours or from Mesh from Points depending on what type of element is being used to
generate the DTM (contours or spot elevations respectively).
Select the Keep Original option once the dialogue box shown above appears if you would
like the contours or spot elevations to remain after the DTM has been created. If Keep
Original is not selected the elements (contours or spot elevations) used to generate the
DTM will be erased after the DTM has been created.
Once the mesh surface has been created, select the newly created surface by clicking on any
point of the surface and transfer it to level DTM.
E. Additional Features that need to be added to the 3D Civil Master Site Layout File.
Note: The steps below illustrate how to draw additional 2D features within a 3D model.
Linear 2D objects such as Property Line, X-Y Axis, and Fence line may also be drawn on at the
z=0 by using the ACS Plan Lock.
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a. Property LineThe property line, whether manually inserted into the Civil Master Site Layout or
already transferred into the Civil Master Site Layout from the Topographical file,
should be located at z=0. With the property line located its own level (i.e. Property
Line), use the Element Selection Tool to select it. Then select the element
information tool (
Expand the Start and End Fields so the X, Y & Z rows appear. Change the value
for z under both the Start and End values to 0. The Property Line should now
be located at Elevation (Z)=0. This process may need to be done to each segment of
the property line.
Note Most other elements can be moved using a similar method. Moving
elements in this manner minimizes errors that may occur with the traditional
method of using the mouse to dynamically move them.
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Key-in Z=0 ensure the project reference point is placed at elevation (Z) =0. Then
place the PRP at the intersection of the XY axis by following the prompts in the
lower left hand corner of the screen.
If a Substation Site file will not be Geospatially referenced to any exterior
coordinate system, the user may want to set X=1000, Y=1000, and Z=0 Again, the
PRP should coincide with the origin of the X-Y axis.
Note-The same PRP within the Civil Master Site Layout will be referenced into the
Electrical Master Site Layout. Thus, corresponding Electrical symbols (i.e.,
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F. Accuracy Check
At this point it is recommended to do a general accuracy check for the site design. This
includes making sure all of the contours are located on their correct elevation. Also make
sure the DTM does not have any unexplained features that may have been generated from
inconsistencies in the original source file. Below is an example of DTM that was created
from a relatively flat substation that was generated directly from a topographical drawing.
The 3D Topographical file had a few broken sections of a contour at the wrong elevation
creating holes in the DTM as shown below:
G. Level Locking
Because it is important elements in the Civil Master Site Layout do not become
inadvertently moved, each level should be locked on the Civil Master Site Layout once it is
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When placing 3D symbols, use the Symbol by Part Number method (in red above). There
are several ways to search for parts:
1. Part Type There are three types of 3D symbols Single, Variable and Repeating. The
majority of 3D symbols are type Single, these include items like Foundations. Variable
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Scroll Bar
3. Filters As mentioned above this symbol parts list is generated based on what is
selected in the Part Type and Part Tree fields. By selecting the folder All Parts in
the Part Tree, all of the available parts will be listed in the center of the window and
from here the user can enter the part number in the Filter Part Number field to access
the desired part. Note that this is generally more applicable to Electricals since their
part numbers correspond to PG&E part numbers.
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Note: changes made here will affect all future symbols being placed. To return the Symbol
Settings back to default, the user must re-select Insert Substation Object and click on the
Symbol Settings button and reset options as required.
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Under Placement Options section, choose DTM from the drop-down menu in the
Method field. Under Elevation key-in the elevation relative to the DTM, typically
Elevation is set to 0.5. (Alternatively, if the absolute elevation will be added, under the
Placement Options section, choose PRP from the drop-down menu in the Method
field. Under Elevation key in the absolute elevation.)
Installation and Location should be left blank and the value automatically populated into
Device Tag should be accepted unless a different Device Tag is desired.
If the foundation needs to be rotated, the following method can also be used to rotate.
Click on Symbol Settings in the Substation Object Settings dialog box, the following
dialog box appears. Here the Z angle can be modified to correspond with the desired
rotation.
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In Part Number, under Balloon No. key-in a new (or modify) the balloon number to
correspond to the desired Foundation Item number.
If the part number is NOT listed, click on search to locate the part number.
2. Assigning Balloon Number using the Data Manager tool
On the main Tasks Review/Revise Revision Management Data Manger or
shortcut Q .
As with anything you do in Data Manager, the first thing that needs to be done is only check
the drawing(s) you want to apply changes to.
Be sure to click on the Part Number tab at the bottom to get the dialog box below:
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With this method all parts filtered by Installation and Location will appear on this list.
Balloon numbers can be keyed in under the Balloon column.
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This lists all the symbol text attributes associated with the symbols placed on the selected
drawings. Go to the Attribute column heading, and click on the upper left corner to bring
up the Filters list. Choose Job Order Number: to show only the Job Order Number:
attributes in the list.
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Now, you can utilize the Find & Replace function to replace all ? with the Job Order
number.
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You are now ready to reference in the Civil Master Site Layout onto the new drawing page.
To do this, run the Reference (
)command from the main toolbar. This will open up
the References dialog box as shown below.
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Choose Attach Reference and the Attach Reference dialog box will open as shown
below. (Alternatively, Tools Attach)
Navigate to the location of the drawing you wish to reference in. Here we want the Civil
Master Site Layout, select it. Click Open. The Reference Attachment Settings dialog
box appears:
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In the Model drop-down menu, select the model you wish to reference in. In this
example, we will be referencing in the Default model. In the Detail Scale field, make
sure Full Size 1=1 is selected from the drop-down menu. Change the Nested
Attachments setting to Live Nesting and set the Nesting Depth value as appropriate.
**Note: The Depth of the Live Nesting may need to be changed when creating a
new page which references in another drawing that already contains a reference.
Set or change the Nesting Depth value as appropriate in order to maintain the
intelligence of all the references.
Tip- When referencing either a 2D or 3D model, choose Top under Standard Views
within the Orientation field to interactively place the reference within the active drawing.
If Top is not selected the reference may appear far from its intended location and the
reference may need to be moved within the active drawing by using ReferencesMove
Reference
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Enter in the Foundation Item Number Under Balloon Number, select OK.
If the balloon number had previously been added or if it had been added in the
steps above, the user can now place the cursor on the foundation item, left
click, select the location where the balloon should be located, then do a series
of right clicks to place the foundation item number where you would like it.
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Structure Model
Default Model
(Construction Dwg: 3001234)
After making a new page in the project folder, naming it (drawing number 3001234 for this
example), filling in the Title Block information (Refer to Section III.C), the new page created
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) from the
toolbar, this will bring up the dialog box below, then select Create a New Model (
which will bring up the Create Model dialog box. This will allow the user to create the
new model where the structure/foundation will be drawn at a 1:1 scale, for this example
key-in Structure for the Name of the new model. For Type of model select Design
and 2D from the pull down menus.
Click OK.
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Navigate to the location of the drawing you wish to reference in. In this case select the
drawing number of the active drawing (i.e., 30001234) you are working on since this is
where the Structure model was created.
Select the drawing then click Open. The Reference Attachment Settings dialog box
appears:
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In the Model drop-down menu, select the model you wish to reference in. In this
example, we will be referencing in the Structure model. In the Detail Scale field, select
the appropriate scale for the detail from the drop-down menu, change the Nested
Attachments setting as appropriate (Refer to Section VIII.A for further details), then click
OK.
After left clicking in the active drawing (Default model) within the Title Block, the
reference should appear. You can use your basic Reference commands to further reposition
the reference in the active drawing page as desired. Now clip the referenced Structure
model to show only the extent of the detail desired. To clip the reference select Clip
Reference from the References dialog box:
Continue with this same procedure until all of the elevations, details,
sections, etc. are referenced into the construction drawing. Once this is done, text and
dimensioning can be placed directly on the Default model.
If changes are required in the structure/foundation they only need be done in the
Structure model. The changes made will automatically echo into the Default model.
Refer also to Appendix B.2.
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C. Annotating Drawings
Plan, Detail, Notes, and Reference annotations will be added directly to the construction
drawing in a similar fashion as they were done in Microstation.
D. Dimensioning Drawings
The automatic dimensioning tools in Bentley Substation have the same features as it did in
Microstation. If used, the dimensioning tool can automatically adjust to the scale of a
corresponding reference if the box highlighted next Reference Scale as noted below is
selected.
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2. Within a project from the main Tasks Output Report & Graphical Output
Run Reports or shortcut W.
Both methods above (1 or 2) should bring up the following dialogue box:
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Here JobNum was keyed in under Field, = under Relationships and 30001234
under value so this filter will return items that were placed under Job Order Number
30001234 only. Click OK, this will take you back to the Run Reports dialog box.
After setting the filters (if required), hit Preview again and verify that the report is
showing what you need. Once the information shown under the Preview is satisfactory,
the report can be exported to a number of different files types. For the Foundation Data
Sheet, the format exported will be to Microsoft Excel. To output to Microsoft Excel, perform
the following:
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Check the box Output To File, click on the ellipsis to select a Destination Folder and keyin a report name. The report name could be the Foundation Data Sheet Drawing Number or
any other name that will help you identify the file. Check the XLS box and click Run. The
Microsoft Excel file will be created and saved at the location specified.
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.
Once the data in the excel sheet has been verified, additional rows added (if required) and
formatting has been done, the relevant portion of the excel file can be selected and embedded in
the Bentley Foundation Data Sheet drawing as described below.
Select the extent of the excel file to be copied by placing curser at the upper most left cell (A1),
while holding down the left mouse button move the mouse to the lower right most cell of the data
sheet cell (Column O), release the mouse button. The area to be copied should be highlighted as
shown below. Right click and select Copy from the menu.
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Under Data Type select Embedded Microsoft Excel 2003 Worksheet, then Paste. This
places you back in the Bentley Foundation Data Sheet drawing. Select the location of where
you would like to embed the Excel file. Place the curser at the upper left most extent of the
location where you want the embedded file to begin, then left click and drag the mouse to
the right most extent of where you want your file to end. When you are satisfied with the
extent, let go of the left mouse button. The excel file is now embedded in the Foundation
Data Sheet.
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Once the outline is selected, double the left mouse button. This will launch the embedded
file into Excel again where modifications can be made to the data or the formatting. Once
the changes have been made, save the file and then exit from Excel. File Save
Close. The changes made should now be reflected in the excel file embedded within in
the Foundation Data Sheet drawing
To resize the embedded excel file, hover over the file until the outline is selected as
described above and the handles are present. Left click and hold one of the handles on the
outline then drag the mouse to change the size to that desired. Let go of the mouse button
when the file is the correct size.
To delete the embedded excel file, hover over the file until the outline is selected as
described above and the handles are present. Select Delete on the keyboard or from the
main tool bar select Edit Cut.
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Note: If the Select Files dialog does not appear immediately, and instead the
CreatePrint Definitions box appears, click Add, on the Select Files click
Cancel.
Navigate to the correct folder where the drawings are loacted. Select files to be
added to print set. Hold down CTRL or SHIFT to select multiple drawings.
Click Done.
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Under the Paper Size drop down menu, choose the appropriate page size for your
drawing:
For 3-size: ARCH D (36 x 24 in.)
For 4-size: ARCH E (48 x 36 in.)
For 5-size: Custom1 (50.5 x 30.5 in.) this needs to be set for your plotter (see
below for instructions)
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Click OK.
5. Apply Print Style
With the drawings still highlighted, go to ToolsApply Print Style
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In this example, because all the drawings in the print set are a 4-size drawing, we
need to select PGE SIZE 4. Click OK.
Notice that the size and scale has changed:
Because our current plotters are not able to print a 44x34 in drawing onto a 44x34
in paper without having the edges cut off, we need to print onto a slightly larger
paper. In this case, we are printing a 44x34 in drawing onto a 48x36 in paper.
6. Preview Before Printing
Click on the Print Preview button (
) to view all drawings before printing. Fix
any drawings that are not correctly displayed.
7. Print Drawings
Select drawings to be printed and click Print button (
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Choose All to print all drawings or Selection to print selected drawings in the
Print Range field.
Click OK.
Under the Paper Size drop down menu, choose any paper size desired (such as
ANSI C).
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This print style limits printing to within the page format, and maximizes to whatever
page size selected.
6. Preview Before Printing
Click on the Print Preview button (
) to view all drawings before printing. Fix
any drawings that are not correctly displayed.
7. Print Drawings
Select drawings to be printed and click Print button (
).
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On the left column, under Document Management, click on Manage External File Links,
then click the Plus button (bottom right corner) to add any other external documents
users want to be included. Click the Help button for more info.
Select a location to save PDF files and click on the Create Package (on the left column).
Choose Binded PDF if users wish to have linkable PDF in one large file; otherwise choose
Individual PDFs which will output individual PDF drawings without links. On the left
column, under Configure Publisher, click on Outputs, make sure the Drawing Printer
field is blank. Click Publish when finished to begin publishing the project. Be patient this
may take a while.
D. Creating 3D PDFs
Open the desired drawing.
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Under Printer and Paper Size select Bentley driver. Click on the magnifying glass and
select the pdf.pltcfg plot driver. Under General Settings: check the Print to 3D
checkbox. Under Printer and Paper Size Select the desired paper size. Under Print Scale
and Position: click the Maximize button. Click on the printer button at the upper left of
the window and name the file and select destination.
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The project backup file can be stored your C:\Data folder; however, it needs to be restored
before users can work on it. Refer to Section III.A for project restoration instructions.
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Select the new Model Tab circled above. The following dialogue box appears:
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As shown above, one can select model Type Design or Sheet. For Design models,
either 2D or 3D should then be chosen depending on the requirements of the design.
Note- Unlike Microstation which typically defaulted to a 2D model, Bentley Substation is
configured to automatically default to a 3D models although 2D models are still available to
create.
3. Levels
Since the various construction drawings (i.e. Arrangement of Foundations and Grading Plan)
for a substation will be generated from a single layout, the use of Levels becomes very
important and allows specific items to be shown or not shown on the construction drawings.
Therefore, every element within the 3D Layout must be assigned to a specific level. Using
levels also allows easier manipulation of similar elements. Below is an outline of basic level
managing features:
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B. Level Display
Once elements are assigned to a specific level, they can be displayed through the Level
Display menu. This menu can be accessed by either selecting the Level Display menu
tool or alternatively navigating the level Display go to ToolsLevels Level Display
or simply hit Ctrl+E.
Levels highlighted are currently being displayed. Simply click on any levels to either turn it
on or off. Also, levels marked in the Used column indicate whether elements are assigned
to them.
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Elements can also be selected by other attributes (i.e. color, line style, line weight, etc) in a
similar manner simply by selecting a different tab within the element selection tool.
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The elements should now have been transferred to the desired level.
Tip -To verify the correct elements were correctly transferred, select the destination Level
by using the element selection tool and ensure the elements transferred to that level are
selected.
4. Reference Command
Any drawing can be shown as a reference within another drawing. For example, the
Electrical Master Layout Site can be referenced into the Civil Master Site Layout to ensure
the location of the foundations correctly match their associated structure.
To reference in a drawing select the Reference command Attach, then navigate to
the folder containing the file to be referenced. If the file being referenced is located within
the same substation project, the files are typically found in H:\Substation Data\My
Projects\Substation Name
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is used to turns on
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First a new drawing is created and the entire plan from the Civil Master Site file is
referenced into a new title block. In this case, it is referenced at a scale of 1=20-0by using
the scale factor of 240.
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Next, the same file is referenced into the Title Block a second time; however it is referenced
at a scale of 1=10-0. The reference is then clipped to only show the portion required for
the detail. First place a fence around the area of the reference that is to remain as shown
below:
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If the Reference Scale of the dimensioning style is enabled as shown below, both
references will correctly dimension.
Also, any changes made at the source of these two references (in this case the Civil Master
Site Layout) will change both references simultaneously, thus requiring only one source to
be managed.
Tip Changes to the source of the reference file can be done directly on the construction
drawing by activating the reference. Go to File References or alternatively select
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Once the reference is activated, changes can be done directly on the construction drawing.
Any change done through the activated reference will change the source (Civil Master Site
Layout) and any other reference of that source simultaneously. Once the changes are
complete, the reference needs to be de-activated by double clicking.
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