The AutoPLANT V8i (SELECTseries 3) products listed below are now available on Bentley SELECTservices under "Downloads."
- Bentley AutoPLANT Plant Design V8i 08.11.08.xx
- Bentley Process & Instrumentation V8i 08.11.08.xx
- Bentley AutoPLANT P&ID V8i 08.11.08.xx
- Bentley AutoPLANT Object Enabler V8i 08.11.08.xx
Videos:
The following videos demonstrate some of the new capabilities in this exciting release.
Complete XLSX file format support - Microsoft® Excel 2007 xlsx file format is now fully certified for all applications that manage Excel files. These include: Datasheets, Hook Ups, Bulk Datasheet Builder, Import/Export, etc.
Automatic Project.mdb compression - AutoPLANT V8i (SELECTseries 2) will now automatically compress the file Project.mdb once the size of this file grows above specified limits.
Support for copper tube solder joints - Users can now create tube to tube joints that have soldered lap joints instead of brazed or welded joints.
Tag deletion consistency - A project tag number can no longer be deleted via AutoPLANT Data Manager V8i (SELECTseries 2) if it is inserted on an AutoPLANT P&ID or exists within an AutoPLANT 3D model.
Improved tag deletion messaging - If the P&ID project variable DeleteTagNumbers is set to "no" and a tag number is deleted from a P&ID, the action of deleting that tag via Data Manager will prompt the user to confirm that he or she wants to remove a tag number with a status of DEL.
Auto-fit support for wyes and crosses - Users can now place laterals, wyes, and crosses on the centerline in AutoPLANT PDW and the auto-fit command works correctly for these components.
Combined single line diagram symbols and templates - The separate attribute and graphic blocks inserted by Bentley I&W when generating single line diagrams have now been replaced with single “merged” blocks that contain both the attributes and the graphics. This will enable greater flexibility when designing the single line diagram symbols.
Mixed I/O cards - Users of Bentley I&W can now create I/O cards that will control different input and output signal types. For example, analog input and analog output channels on the same I/O card.