Manual SpecXpert (En)

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SpecXpert
Manual

CAXperts SpecXpert Manual

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Copyright
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t* appli,able te,;ni,al pr*8/,t 8es,rip0*ns. CAXperts is n*t resp*nsible )*r any err*r t;at may appear in t;is 8*,/-
ment.
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Trademarks
CAXperts is a registere8 tra8emarK *) CAXperts GmbH. Intergrap;6 t;e Intergrap; l*g*6 .mart.Ket,;6 &rame5*rKs6
.martPlant6 I9t**ls6 HARIA96 P3.6 IG3.6 RI. an8 Intelli.;ip are registere8 tra8emarKs *) Intergrap; C*rp*ra0*n.
IG3. @le )*rmats <'"87-'""4 Intergrap; C*rp*ra0*n. Hi,r*s*> an8 5in8*?s are registere8 tra8emarKs *) Hi-
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In,. I.GG(9 is a registere8 tra8emarK *) Alias 2imite8. Gt;er bran8s an8 pr*8/,t names are tra8emarKs *) t;eir re-
spe,0=e *?ners.
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Contents
Introd!con """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" #
'.' 2ist *) parts t* be teste8 man/ally ............................................................................ 4
'.$ 1*-8*-list entries )*r a/t*ma0,ally pla,e8 parts ....................................................... 4
'.3 Reas*ns )*r t*-8*-list entries .................................................................................... 5
'.4 General ,*n=en0*ns .................................................................................................. 5
1ype)a,es ................................................................................................................... 5
.ymb*ls ..................................................................................................................... #
$ Installaon """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %
Fninstall ..................................................................................................................... #
.et/p ,*mman8 line N)*r a8ministrat*rsO ................................................................. #
$.' 2i,en,e ....................................................................................................................... 7
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3.' 1est spe,i@,a0*ns ...................................................................................................... 8
Rep*rt */tp/t ............................................................................................................ "
1*-8* list item interpreta0*n .................................................................................... "
3.$ (-p*rt spe,i@,a0*ns ................................................................................................ ''
3.3 C*mpare spe,i@,a0*ns ........................................................................................... '3
3.4 Fnits ........................................................................................................................ '3
3.5 .tat/s bar ................................................................................................................. '4
# Templates """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" )
) Command line mode """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" )
5.' (-amples .................................................................................................................. '7
.pe,1ester )/n,0*nality .......................................................................................... '7
4/lK2*a8Generat*r )/n,0*nality ............................................................................ '7
C*mpare1**l )/n,0*nality ...................................................................................... '7
% Technical s!pport """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (


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Introd!con
SpecXpert pla,es all ,*mp*nents in /ser-sele,te8 Intergrap; .mart 33 piping
spe,i)i,ati*ns an8 rep*rts err*rs =ia .mart 33 t*-8* list entries an8 a88iti*nal
rep*rts.
SpecXpert re,reates b/lKl*a8 )iles NHi,r*s*)t (-,el )*rmatO )*r Smart &* )r*m
t;e Smart &* 8atabase.
9*te In t;e ,/rrent itera0*n *) SpecXpert6 *nly e-is0ng ,atal*g/e parts are teste8.
SpecXpert 8*es 9G1 pr*=i8e 8etaile8 in)*rma0*n ab*/t ?;at ?ent ?r*ng 8/ring pla,ement6
E/st t;at pla,ement ?as n*t s/,,ess)/l. 1* @n8 t;e e-a,t reas*n )*r ?;y an err*r *,,/rre86
t;e ,*mplete spe, ?*/l8 be nee8e8 )*r analysis.
9*te I) ,/st*m naming r/les are installe8 *n t;e plant6 SpecXpert mig;t )a,e s*me pr*b-
lems 8/ring pla,ement6 i) t;e naming r/les eit;er sl*? 8*?n t;e pla,ement *) ,*mp*nents
*r t;e res/l0ng name ,ann*t ,reate8 by t;e r/le 8/e t* e.g. missing system names.
9*te I8eally t;e SpecXpert pla,ement test is r/n a>er pr*blems ?it; t;e spe, t;at ,*/l8
be 8ete,te8 ?it; t;e Intergrap; Jeri)y C*nsisten,y C;e,K ?ere alrea8y @-e8.
Here are s*me ;ints *n ;*? t* interpret t;e SpecXpert test res/lts
" List of parts to be tested man!ally
SpecXpert is able t* pla,e m*st parts *) a spe,. H*?e=er6 t;ere are s*me parts t;at ,ann*t be
pla,e8 a/t*ma0,ally. 1;e reas*ns ,*/l8 be
1;e s,enari* )*r pla,ing t;e part is n*t yet implemente8 in SpecXpert
1;e part ;as in,*mpatible en8 preparati*ns an8 t;ere is n* mating part ?it; an
en8-preparati*n ,*mpatible ?it; t;e pipe *r mating )langes.
&*r eit;er *) t;ese s,enari*s
Parts are a88e8 t* t;e list *) parts t;at ;a=e t* be teste8 man/ally.
1;e parts t;en ;a=e t* be teste8 by pla,ing t;em man/ally in Smart &*.
"$ To+do+list entries for a!tomacally placed parts
.tan8ar8 pla,ement be;a=i*/r
(n8 ,*mp*nents NliKe en8 ,aps *r blin8 )langesO are pla,e8 at t;e en8 *) a
bran,;
All in-line parts are pla,e8 ?;ere t;e en8 preparati*ns *) t;e part are ,*mpati-
ble ?it; t;e pipe *r mating )langes.
Parts ?it; n*n-,*mpatible en8 preparati*ns are pla,e8 at t;e en8 *) a bran,;6
pr*=i8ing t;at t;ere is a mating part t;at ,an be ,*nne,te8 t* t;e pipe *r mat-
ing )langes.
&*r all pla,e8 parts6 t*-8*-list entries are ,reate8 by Smart &* ?;ene=er s*met;ing g*es
?r*ng 8/ring pla,ement.
SpecXpert 8*es n*t ,reate t;e t*-8*-list entries. It *nly s/mmariCes t;em in t;e
pr*=i8e8 rep*rts.
1;e same t*-8*-list entries ?*/l8 be ,reate8 i) t;e part ?as pla,e8 man/ally
!nder the same conditions.
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Fn8er 8i))erent ,*n8iti*ns it mig;t be p*ssible t* pla,e t;e part ?it;*/t an er-
r*r.
3epen8ing *n t;e ,*n8iti*ns t;e part may be GI.
"& Reasons for to+do+list entries
1;ere are many reas*ns )*r t*-8*-list-entries being ,reate8 ?it;in .mart 336 an8 .pe,Xpert
8*es n*t pr*=i8e analysis )*r t;e p*ssible ,a/ses. It *nly lists all parts t;at ,a/se8 pr*blems. An
e-pert in ?ri0ng pipe spe,s nee8s t* ,;e,K t;ese parts /n8er t;e pla,ement ,*n8i0*ns t;e
part ?as inten8e8 )*r. In many ,ases t;e ,*mplete spe, ;as t* be ,*nsi8ere8 an8 re=ie?e8 t*
i8en0)y an8 re,0)y t;e pr*blem.
.*me ,*mm*n reas*ns )*r t*-8*-list entries are
9*n-,*mpatible en8 preparati*ns
Hissing *r br*Ken symb*l 322
Hissing generi, 8ata
Hissing mating )lange Nsele,ti*n basis P 5O
It s;*/l8 be n*te8 t;at analysis an8 re,0@,a0*n *) pr*blems ?it; t;e pipe spe,s is n*t ,*=ere8
?it; SpecXpert an8 n*r is t;is ser=i,e ,*=ere8 /n8er t;e maintenan,e agreement )*r t;e
pr*8/,t. CAXperts ,an *Qer an analysis ser=i,e )*r any pr*blema0, parts6 b/t t;is ?*/l8 be
,;arge8 )*r separately. I) t;ere is a 8esire t* /se t;is ser=i,e6 please ,*nta,t CAXperts t* re-
D/est a pri,ing pr*p*sal.
"# ,eneral con-enons
1;is 8*,/ment ,*ntains many =is/al ,/es t* ;elp y*/ /n8erstan8 t;e meaning *) ,ertain ?*r8s
*r p;rases. 1;e /se *) 8iQerent )*nts )*r 8iQerent types *) in)*rma0*n all*?s y*/ t* s,an t;e
8*,/ment )*r Key ,*n,epts *r ,*mman8s. .ymb*ls ;elp abbre=iate an8 i8en0)y ,*mm*nly
/se8 ?*r8s6 p;rases6 *r gr*/ps *) relate8 in)*rma0*n
Typefaces
Italic In8i,ates a system resp*nse6 ?;i,; is an e-plana0*n
*) ?;at t;e s*>?are is 8*ing. &*r e-ample6
The text is placed in the viewing plane.
.old In8i,ates a ,*mman8 name6 parameter name6 *r 8ia-
l*g b*- 0tle. C*mman8 pat;s are s;*?n /sing an ar-
r*? bet?een ,*mman8 names. &*r e-ample6
C;**se /ile 0 1pen t* l*a8 a ne? @le.
Normal
typewriter

In8i,ates an a,t/al @le *r 8ire,t*ry name. &*r e-am-
ple6
1;e A.CII rep*rt is st*re8 in t;e lay*/t.rpt @le.
Bold type-
writer
In8i,ates ?;at y*/ literally type in. &*r e-ample6

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Iey in original.dat t* l*a8 t;e A.CII @le.

Symbols
1;is 8*,/ment /ses t;e )*ll*?ing symb*ls t* i8en0)y spe,ial in)*rma0*n
9*te imp*rtant s/pplemental in)*rma0*n.
Hap *r pat; s;*?s y*/ ;*? t* get t* a spe,i@, ,*mman8 *r )*rm.
H*re in)*rma0*n in8i,ates t;ere is a88i0*nal *r relate8 in)*rma0*n.
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A8ministrat*r rig;ts are reD/ire8 *n ea,; ,*mp/ter t* install CAXperts SpecXpert. LR/n asM is
n*t s/pp*rte8.
'ninstall
1* /ninstall t;e s*>?are6 sele,t Control panel )r*m t;e start men/. 1;en *n
5in8*?s 7 in large *r small i,*n =ie?6 ,li,K 2rograms and feat!res. I) y*/Rre
/sing ,ateg*ry =ie?6 /n8er 2rograms6 ,li,K 'ninstall a program.
5in8*?s Jista in ,lassi, =ie?6 8*/ble-,li,K 2rograms and feat!res. In ,*ntr*l
panel ;*me =ie?6 /n8er 2rograms6 ,li,K 'ninstall a program.
5in8*?s XPB$%%% N3*/bleO ,li,K t;e 3dd or remo-e programs i,*n.
.ele,t t;e pr*gram y*/ ?ant t* rem*=e6 an8 ,li,K FninstallBRem*=e. Alterna0=ely6 rig;t-,li,K
t;e pr*gram an8 sele,t 'ninstall.
Set!p command line 4for administrators5
1;e )*ll*?ing ,*mman8 line *p0*ns are s/pp*rte8 by t;e installer
6S:77oponal ini 8le99
All*? an install t* be r/n in silent m*8e. As a res/lt6 n* s,reens *r 8ial*gs ?ill be s;*?n.
1;is ,*mman8 line *p0*n als* ;as an *p0*nal I9I @le t;at ,an be passe8 ,*ntaining sessi*n
=ariable =al/es. &*r e-ample
"C:\output\setup.exe" "/S:C:\setupvars.ini"
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1;is ?ill ,a/se t;e sessi*n =ariables in t;e I9I @le t* be /se8 )*r t;e set/p. 1;e I9I @le s;*/l8
be in t;e )*rmat
[SetupValues]
%AppFoler%!C:\"ro#ram Files\$y"rou%t
6':77X:L con8g 8le99
1;is ,*mman8 line *p0*n m/st be /se8 ?;en ,alling t;e /ninstall pr*gram )r*m t;e ,*mman8
line. 1;is ,*mman8 als* ;as an *p0*nal XH2 @le t;at ,an be passe8 ,*ntaining sessi*n =ariable
=al/es. &*r e-ample
"C:\"ro#ram Files\$y"rou%t\uninstall.exe" "/&:C:\"ro#ram Files\$y"rou%t\iru
nin.xml"
$" Licence
Gn,e t;e set/p ;as been ,*mplete8 an8 t;e pr*gram is starte86 a li,en,e Key ?ill be reD/este8
as s;*?n bel*?.

CAXperts ?ill nee8 y*/r C!rrent domain name t* iss/e a li,en,e @le N.li,O.
Please pla,e t;is li,en,e @le int* t;e )*l8er ?;ere 2ath to licence 8les p*ints t*6 t;en press Re+
load.
:*/ ,an als* set t;e 2ath to licence 8les t* a 8iQerent )*l8er Ne.g. a s;are8 )*l8er *n a @le ser=-
erO /sing Select path.
9*te 5it;*/t a =ali8 li,en,e @le t;e s*>?are ?ill r/n in 8em* m*8e.

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5;en y*/ r/n t;e s*>?are6 t;e main ?in8*? ?ill s;*? y*/ a 8r*p8*?n list *) a=ailable plants
*n y*/r ,/rrent .mart 33 site.

A>er y*/ sele,t a plant *n t;is list6 please select a permission gro!p that is allo;ed to place
piping components. SpecXpert ?ill s;*? t;e piping spe,i@,a0*ns *) t;is plant

&" Test speci8caons
C;e,K t;e ,;e,Kb*-es *) t;e spe,i@,a0*ns Nan8 n*minal piping 8iametersO t;at y*/ ?is; t*
test.
9*te I) y*/ ?ant t* e-,l/8e ,ertain parts )r*m t;e test6 a88 t;em t* an (-,el e-,l/si*n list
an8 sele,t t;e (-,el in (-,l/si*n list N O. An e-ample @le is in,l/8e8 in t;e 1emplates )*l8er
*) .pe,Xpert. 5il8,ar8s are ,/rrently n*t p*ssible Ni.e. all ,*l/mns ;a=e t* be @lle8O.
In t;e <=port folder N O @el8 y*/ ,an enter man/ally6 *r /se t;e S"""S b/T*n t* sele,t6 an */t-
p/t pat; an8 @lename )*r t;e res/ltant rep*rt 8atabase.
Press t;e R!n b/T*n t* ini0ate t;e pla,ement *) t;e piping spe,i@,a0*n parts Ni) y*/ /se t;e
R/n )*r me8ian 9P3 b/T*n6 *nly t;e me8ian 9P3 siCe *) t;e sele,te8 spe,i@,a0*ns ?ill be
pla,e8O.
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9*te Please /se Intergrap;Us LH*8i)y .ite an8 .,;ema 2*,a0*nM t**l t* ,;ange t;e .mart
33 site.
&*r larger spe,i@,a0*ns6 t;e pla,ement pr*,ess ?ill typi,ally taKe se=eral ;*/rs. 1;e pla,e8
,*mp*nents )r*m t;e sele,te8 spe,i@,a0*nNsO ?ill resemble t;e )*ll*?ing

(a,; spe, is pla,e8 in t;e S.pe,XpertS piping system /n8er a pipeline name8 a>er t;e spe,i@-
,a0*n.
Parts are pla,e8 *n pipe r/ns a,,*r8ing t* t;eir 9*minal Piping 3iameter. 1;ere is *ne main
pipe r/n per 9P3 al*ng ?it; a separate pipe r/n per bran,;. 1;e main pipe r/ns are =er0,ally
aligne8 )r*m smallest t* largest 8iameter.
Report o!tp!t
1;e @nal */tp/t *) .pe,Xpert is a Hi,r*s*> A,,ess 8atabase NV.m8bO @le. 1;is @le ,*ntains
t;ree *bEe,ts
L1*3*2istW(ntriesM D/eries an8 rep*rts6 presenting a /ser )rien8ly an8 printable
=ie? *) t;e err*ne*/s parts.
A LPartsPla,e8B9*tPla,e8M D/ery an8 rep*rts
A88i0*nally6 an (-,el @le ?ill be ,reate8 ?it; t;e plain table ,*ntent *) t;e 8atabase6 t;e (-,el
@le ?ill ;a=e t;e name *) t;e 8atabase pl/s t;e s/X- L.-lsM.
To+do list item interpretaon
5;en t;e SpecXpert ;as @nis;e8 pla,ing t;e parts )r*m t;e sele,te8 .pe,s6 t;e ne-t tasK is t;e
interpreta0*n *) t;e t*-8* list items. 1;ese ,an eit;er be )*/n8 by l**King at t;e .pe,Xpert
Rep*rt 8atabase *r by /sing t;e t*-8* list itsel) insi8e .mart 33. 1;e rep*rt 8atabase presents
similar err*rs *nly *n,e maKing it easier t* see t;e a,t/al n/mber *) spe, iss/es.

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5;ile t;ere are n/mer*/s r/les in .mart spe,i@,a0*n ?ri0ng t;at m/st be )*ll*?e86 t;is se,-
0*n ?ill ser=e as a g/i8eline )*r interpre0ng ,ertain ,lasses *) err*rs t;at ,an abn*rmally *,,/r
?;en /sing .pe,Xpert.
Please re)er t* t;e Intergrap; .mart 33 tr*/ble s;**0ng g/i8e )*r in-8ept; lis0ngs *) all p*ssi-
ble t*-8* list items.
/alse posi-es
5;ile e=ery eQ*rt ;as been ma8e t* limit t;e n/mber *) R)alse p*si0=eR t*-8* list entries re-
p*rte8 by SpecXpert6 it is p*ssible t;at /n8er ,ertain ,*n8i0*ns t;ese )alse err*rs may *,,/r.
Gne e-ample *) t;is ,ase is ?it; pl/g *r en8 ,ap ,*mp*nents ?;ere t;e en8 prepara0*n *) t;e
,*nne,0*n p*rt is n*t ,*mpa0ble ?it; t;e pipe st*,K. 1;is ,an arise ?;en e.g. a pl/g ?as in-
,l/8e8 )*r /se ?it; an instr/ment =al=e ?it; a 8is0n,t en8 prepara0*n.
5;ile SpecXpert ,an sa=e ,*/ntless ;*/rs *) repe00=e ?*rK6 t;e interpreta0*n *) t;e res/lts
s0ll reD/ires t;e /n8erstan8ing an8 8*main-Kn*?le8ge *) a traine8 spe, ?riter.
*!plicate to+do list items
&*r many err*rs6 a t*-8* list item ?ill be ,reate8 )*r ea,; *) t;e parts in=*l=e8. &*r instan,e i) a
reD/ire8 Yange siCe 8*es n*t e-ist6 a S9* ma0ng Yange )*/n8S item ?ill be ,reate8 )*r b*t;
t;e pipe st*,K )eat/re as ?ell as t;e ,*mp*nent )eat/re. In t;ese sit/a0*ns6 @-ing *ne iss/e
?ill typi,ally res*l=e m/l0ple err*rs.
>o part fo!nd
1*-8* list items t;at begin ?it; S9* part )*/n8S in8i,ate t;at t;e reD/ire8 part ?as n*t )*/n8
in t;e ,atal*g/e.
1;is ?ill *>en *,,/r ?;en .pe,Xpert aTempts t* pla,e parts *) a ,ertain 9P3 *n a pipe r/n
?;*se pipe st*,K 9P3 is n*t in,l/8e8 in t;e spe,. &*r instan,e6 SpecXpert pla,es an *let part
?it; a ,*nne,0*n p*rt *) 9P3 '.5 in. 1;e spe,i@,a0*n *nly ,*nsists *) st*,K )r*m $ in,;es /p-
?ar8s. 1;e bran,; )r*m t;e *let ?ill in8i,ate t;at S9* part )*/n8 in ,atal*g/e 8ataS. 1;is ,an
be interprete8 as eit;er an err*r *r a )alse p*si0=e i) t;e part is /n8erst**8 t* reD/ire a spe,-
breaK.
>o 7<nd 2reparaon9 = 7<nd 2reparaon9 mang part fo!nd
1;is err*r in8i,ates t;at t;e en8 prepara0*n *) t;e part is n*t ,*mpa0ble ?it; t;e all*?e8 en8
prepara0*ns *) t;e pipe st*,K. 1;e ab*=e SZEnd reparaon[S ?ill be repla,e8 ?it; t;e name
*) t;e in,*mpa0ble en8 prepara0*n.
Usage

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&"$ <=port speci8caons

C;e,K t;e spe,i@,a0*ns t;at y*/ ?ant t* e-p*rt *n t;e tree=ie? an8 sele,te8 ?;i,; type *)
b/lKl*a8 @les t* e-p*rt )r*m t;e 4/lK2*a8Generat*r tab6 t;en press t;e Create from catalog!e
b/T*n Nt* a=*i8 empty s;eets6 sele,t *elete empty sheetsO
1;is pr*,ess ?ill typi,ally taKe se=eral min/tes6 t;e res/l0ng b/lKl*a8 s;eets g* t* t;e )*l8er
spe,i@e8 in <=port folder N O
Specification data ;orkbooks. Gne (-,el ?*rKb**K per sele,te8 piping spe,i)i-
,ati*n ?it; spe,i)i,ati*n-8epen8ant 8ata s;eets Ne.g. LPipingC*mm*8ity&ilterM6
L.er=i,e2imitsM6 L9*minal3iametersM et,.O

2iping catalog data. Gne (-,el ?*rKb**K per sele,te8 piping spe,i)i,ati*n ?it;
spe,i)i,ati*n-in8epen8ent 8ata s;eets Ne.g. parts6 =al=es6 et,.O

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:aterial control data. Gne (-,el ?*rKb**K )*r all sele,te8 piping spe,i)i,ati*ns
?it; spe,i)i,ati*n-in8epen8ent 8ata s;eets Ne.g. parts6 =al=es6 et,.O

Symbol icons. .ymb*l i,*ns )*r all part ,lasses.

Usage

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&"& Compare speci8caons
SpecXpert enables t;e /ser t* ,*mpare spe,i@,a0*ns against ea,; *t;er. .ele,t t;e type *)
b/lKl*a8 s;eets t* ,*mpare @rst Ne.g. LC*8elistsM6 LPlant r/lesM6 LGeneri, 8ataM et,.O.

(ns/re t;at t;e ,*rre,t .mart 33 =ersi*n is sele,te86 t;en ,;**se a )*l8er ?it; t;e reD/este8
)iles6 a )*l8er ?it; t;e ,/rrent )iles an8 t;e */tp/t )*l8er an8 press Compare.

9*te 1;e e-p*rte8 @le is )*rmaTe8 ?it; t;e /nit se\ngs as 8e@ne8 in Con8g!re !nits.

5arning All s;eet names ;a=e t* be /niD/e )*r all @les in t;e sele,te8 )*l8er an8 ;a=e t* ap-
pear in b*t; )*l8ers t* ,*mpareA *t;er?ise t;ey ?*nUt get ,*mpare8 at all.

&"# 'nits
Cli,K *n Con8g!re !nits t* 8e@ne t;e */tp/t )*rmat *) /nits *) meas/re in ne?ly ,reate8
b/lKl*a8 @les.

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'nit Type: t;e D/antity name *) t;e /nit
'nit: t;e symb*l *) t;e /nit Nin .mart 33 n*tati*nO
*ecimal 2recision: t;e n/mber *) 8e,imal pla,es
&") Stat!s bar
1;e stat/s bar s;*?s in)*rma0*n ab*/t t;e ,/rrent state *) t;e s*>?are Ne.g. pr*gress barsO. I)
y*/ 8*/ble ,li,K *n it6 t;e l*g @le *pens
Te!plates

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# Templates
1;e res/l0ng A,,ess 8atabase ,an be ,*n@g/re8 /sing a template. 1;e template @le is /s/ally
l*,ate8 in
C]Pr*gram &iles]CAXperts].pe,Xpert]1emplates
Rep*rt1emplate.m8b is t;e template @le )*r t;e A,,ess 8atabase rep*rt.
) Command line mode
SpecXpert als* ?*rKs in ,*mman8 line m*8e.
specxpert -? s;*?s t;e a=ailable ,*mman8 line parameters.

-plant:exampleplant - Smart 3D plant name.
- Alias: -p
- Required.

-permgroup:examplepermgr Permission group for SpecTester.
- Alias: -pg
- If not defined, last used.
- Optional.

-mode:mode - Execution modes:
ST - SpecTester
BLG - BulkloadGenerator
CT - CompareTool
- Alias: -m
- Optional.

-s3dversion:version - Valid values for CompareTool (Templates):
2009.1
2011 SP1

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2011 R1
2014
- Alias: -v
- Optional.

-output:outputpath - Path of result/report for SpecTester,
BulkloadGenerator or CompareTool.
- Alias: -out
- Optional.

-current:currentpath - Directory contaning current data for
CompareTool.
- Alias: -curr
- Optional.

-requested:requestedpath - Directory contaning requested data for
CompareTool.
- Alias: -requ
- Optional.

-exclusions:filename.xls Exclusion list for SpecTester.
- Alias: -excl
- Optional.

-config:filename.ini - Configuration file containing all
settings except parameters in command
line.
- Alias: -cfg
- If not defined then configuration file of
plant is used.
- Optional.

-continue - Continue last run if SpecTester was not
completed.
- Alias: -cont
- Optional.

-sheet:sheetcategory - Sheet categories for BulkloadGenerator or
CompareTool. Option can be used more than
once in command line.
- Valid values:
SP Pipe spec with parts
CL - Codelists
GD Generic data
PO Plant options
PR Plant rules
ID Insulation data
PB Pipe bending data
- Alias: -sh
- Optional.

Co!!and line !ode

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-spec:name|2 in|6 in - Specname for SpecTester and
BulkloadGenerator. NPDs for SpecTester,
if defined. Option can be used more than
once in command line.
- Alias: -s
- Optional.
)" <=amples
SpecTester f!nconality
1)
"C:\Program Files\CAXperts\SpecXpert\SpecXpert.exe" -p:SP3DTrain
-pg:Piping -m:ST -out:"c:\data\st 001" -s:1C0031 -s:2L1670 -s:1S3977

2)
-pg:Piping -m:ST -out:"c:\data\st 002"
-excl:"c:\data\st 002\exclude.xls" -s:"2L1670|3 in|4 in"
-s:"1S3977|4 in|8 in"

3)
"C:\Program Files\CAXperts\SpecXpert\SpecXpert.exe" -p:SPECXPERT_REV
-pg:"Permission Group1" -m:ST -out:"c:\data\st 003"
-s:"1C0031 - Revision A" -s:"2L1670MM - Revision A"
.!lkLoad,enerator f!nconality
1)
-m:BLG -out:"c:\data\blg 001" -sh:CL -sh:GD -sh:PO -sh:PR -sh:ID
-sh:PB

2)
-m:BLG -out:"c:\data\blg 002" -sh:SP -s:1C0031 -s:1S3977 -s:2L1670

3)
"C:\Program Files\CAXperts\SpecXpert\SpecXpert.exe" -p:SPECXPERT_REV
-m:BLG -out:"c:\data\blg 003" -sh:SP -sh:CL -sh:GD -sh:PR
-s:"1C0031 - Revision A" -s:"1C0031 - Revision B"
-s:"2L1670MM - Revision A"

4)
-m:BLG -out:"c:\data\blg 004" -cfg:"c:\data\blg 004\settings001.ini"
-sh:SP -s:1S3977
CompareTool f!nconality
1)
-m:CT -v:"2011 R1" -out:"c:\data\ct 001\result"
-curr:"c:\data\ct 001\curr" -requ:"c:\data\ct 001\requ" -sh:GD

2)
-m:CT -v:2009.1 -out:"c:\data\ct 002\result"
-curr:"c:\data\ct 002\curr" -requ:"c:\data\ct 002\requ" -sh:SP
-sh:CL -sh:GD -sh:PO -sh:PR -sh:ID -sh:PB

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