PDMS Commands are very helpful to increase the productivity at the workplace. PDMS is a 3D modeling software developed by AVEVA, used for modeling the piping system, equipment, and civil structures of the plant. It is also used to model electrical, HVAC, Instrument, and some other systems.
Here, I have listed some most commonly used PDMS commands, that may help you to deliver the work in less time.
Table of Contents
General PDMS Commands
SR
COMMANDS
USES
1
SAVEWORK
TO SAVE THE LATEST WORK
2
GET WORK
TO GET THE LATEST MODEL
3
AXES AT CE
TO SHOW THE AXES OF CE (CURRENT ELEMENT)
4
AXES OFF
TO OFF THE AXES
5
DELETE CE
TO DELETE THE CE
6
FLIP CE
TO FLIP THE CE
7
CHE CE
TO CHECK THE CONSISTENCY OF CE
8
COL ACT BLUE
TO CHANGE THE ACTIVE COLOR TO BLUE
9
COL CE GREEN
TO CHANGE THE CE COLOR TO GREEN
10
COL 39 VIOLET
TO CHANGE THE LINE COLOR TO VIOLET
11
ADD CE
TO ADD CURRENT ELEMENT TO DISPLAY
12
ADD SITE
TO ADD THE CE SITE TO DISPLAY
13
REM ALL
TO REMOVE ALL THE ELEMENTS FROM DISPLAY
14
REM CE
TO REMOVE THE CE FROM DISPLAY
15
REM ALL ADD CE
TO REMOVE ALL THE ELEMENTS FROM DISPLAY EXCEPT CURRENT ELEMENT (CE)
16
Q SPRE
TO GET THE CE SPECIFICATION REFERENCE
17
Q REF
TO GET THE CE REFERENCE NUMBER
18
Q ATT
TO GET THE CE ATTRIBUTES
19
Q COL ACT
TO KNOW THE ACTIVE ELEMENT COLOR
20
Q COL CE
TO KNOW THE CE COLOR
21
Q MTO
TO GET THE CE MTO STATUS
22
Q NAM/Q CE
TO GET THE CE NAME
23
Q NVOL
TO GET THE CE NET VOLUME
24
Q NWEI
TO GET THE CE NET WEIGHT
25
Q OWN
TO GET THE CE OWNER ELEMENT NAME
26
Q POS
TO GET THE CE CO-ORDINATES/ORIGIN POINT
27
LOCK ALL
TO LOCK THE CE & IT’S MEMBER
28
RENAME /XXX/YYY
TO RENAME THE CE TO YYY
29
MAR CE
TO MARKS THE CE NAME
30
UNLOCK ALL
TO UNLOCK THE CE & IT’S MEMBER
31
UNM CE
TO UNMARK THE CE NAME
32
ALP REQ CLEAR
TO CLEAR THE COMMAND SPACE
33
REPR HOLES OFF UPDATE
TO OFF THE HOLES REPRESENTATION & UPDATE THE GRAPHICAL VIEW
34
STAT
TO GET THE STATUS
35
UNCLAIM ALL
TO UNLOCK THE CLAIMED MEMBERS
36
Q POS $Q
TO GET HELP
37
QUIT
TO EXIT THE PDMS WITHOUT SAVING THE WORK
38
FINISH
TO EXIT THE PDMS AFTER THE SAVING THE WORK
39
Q MDB
TO DISPLAY THE CURRENT MULTIPLE/MASTER DATA BASE
40
Q USER
TO DISPLAY THE ACTIVE USER NAME
41
Q MEM
TO SHOW THE CE MEMBERS
42
FN+F1
HELP BUTTON
43
FN+F2
TO ZOOM IN/OUT
44
FN+F3
TO MOVE TO PAN ICON
45
FN+F4
TO GET THE PARALLEL/PERSPECTIVE VIEW
46
FN+F5
TO ROTATE
47
FN+F6
TO ON/OFF THE WALK
48
FN+F7
TO ROTATE WRT MODEL
49
FN+F8
TO CONVERT THE DRAWING SOLID TO WIRE AND VICE VERSA
50
FN+F9
TO ON/OFF SCROLL BAR
51
UPDATE ALL
TO UPDATE THE CHANGES MADE IN THE DRAWING
52
AXES ON
TO SHOW THE AXES ON DISPLAY
53
Q SESSION
TO GET THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION- MDB, DATE, AND USER NAME
54
1 OR 3
TO ZOOM OUT
55
7 OR 9
TO ZOOM IN
56
$M
TO LOAD A MACRO FILE
57
F4+LEFT ARROW
TO ROTATE LEFT
58
F6+RIGHT ARROW
TO ROTATE RIGHT
59
F2+DOWN ARROW
TO ROTATE DOWNWARD
60
F8+UP ARROW
TO ROTATE UPWARD
Piping PDMS Commands
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COMMANDS
USES
1
Q BORE
TO GET THE PIPE INSIDE DIAMETER
2
Q HPOS
TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD CO-ORDINATES
3
Q ISPEC
TO GET THE CE INSULATION SPECIFICATION
4
Q PA
TO GET THE CE ARRIVE CO-ORDINATES
5
Q PL
TO GET THE CE LEAVE CO-ORDINATES
6
Q PARA
TO GET THE CE PARAMETERS
7
Q PH
TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD ATTRIBUTES
8
Q PH BORE
TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD BORE
9
Q PH OD
TO GET THE CE PIPE HEAD DIAMETER
10
Q PT OD
TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL DIAMETER
11
Q PT
TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL ATTRIBUTES
12
Q TPOS
TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL CO-ORDINATES
13
DELETE BRAN
TO DELETE THE CURRENT BRANCH
14
Q ABORE
TO GET THE CE ARRIVE BORE OF A COMPONENT
15
Q LBORE
TO GET THE CE LEAVE BORE OF A COMPONENT
16
Q PT BORE
TO GET THE CE PIPE TAIL BORE
17
AXES AT PH
TO POSITION THE AXES AT PIPE HEAD
18
AXES AT PT
TO POSITION THE AXES AT PIPE TAIL
19
NEW ELBOW CHOO
TO CREATE A NEW ELBOW
20
Q HREF
TO GET THE HEAD REFERENCE OF THE CE BRANCH
21
Q TREF
TO GET THE TAIL REFERENCE OF THE CE BRANCH
22
Q DIR
TO CHECK THE DIRECTION OF A CURRENT COMPONENT
23
CONN PH TO FIR MEM
TO CONNECT THE BRANCH HEAD TO THE FIRST MEMBER OF CURRENT BRANCH
24
CONN PT TO FIR MEM
TO CONNECT THE BRANCH TAIL TO THE LAST MEMBER OF CURRENT BRANCH
25
CONN
TO CONNECT
26
NEXT CONN
TO CONNECT WITH THE NEXT COMPONENT
27
F CONN
TO FORCE CONNECT
28
Q DTXR
TO GET THE DESCRIPTION OF A COMPONENT
29
Q MODE
TO CHECK THE DIRECTION (FORWARD/BACKWARD)
30
FOR
TO CHANGE DIRECTION TO FORWARD MODE
31
BACK
TO CHANGE DIRECTION TO BACKWARD MODE
32
MTOC UNSET
TO REMOVE THE COMPONENT FROM MTO REPORT
33
MTOC OFF
TO ADD BACK THE REMOVED COMPONENT FROM MTO LIST
34
CLEAR 100
TO GIVE THE SPOOL LENGHT 100 MM
35
BY D 100
TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM DOWN
36
BY U 100
TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM UP
37
BY L 100
TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM LEFT
38
BY R 100
TO MOVE THE CE 100 MM RIGHT
39
Q TPOS
TO KNOW THE HEAD POSITION
40
Q HPOS
TO KNOW THE TAIL POSITION
Structural PDMS Commands
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COMMANDS
USES
1
Q POSS WRT /*
TO GET THE START POINT OF STRUCTURE
2
Q POSE WRT /*
TO GET THE END POINT OF STRUCTURE
3
Q ORI
TO GET THE ORIENTATION OF A STRUCTURE
4
Q POS WRT /*
TO GET THE CE CO-ORDINATES W.R.T. WORLD
5
EXTEND 1000
TO EXTEND THE STRUCTURE 1000 MM
6
Q JUS
TO GET THE STRUCTURE JUSTIFICATION POINT
7
AXES AT POSS
TO ALLOCATE THE AXES AT STRUCTURE’S START POINT
8
AXES AT POSE
TO ALLOCATE THE AXES AT STRUCTURE’S ENDPOINT
9
JUSLINE TOS
TO CHANGE THE JUSTIFICATION POINT TO TOP OF THE STRUCTURE
10
JUSTLINE BOS
TO CHANGE THE JUSTIFICATION POINT TO BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE
11
Q NPOS
TO GET THE NODE POSITION
12
Q JUSL
TO GET THE CE JUSTIFICATION LINE
13
Q CTYE
TO GET THE CE END CONNECTION POINT
14
Q CTYS
TO GET THE CE START CONNECTION POINT
15
Q DESP
TO GET THE DESIGN PARAMETER
Equipment PDMS Commands
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COMMANDS
USES
1
NEW CYLI DIA 500 HEI 1000
TO CREATE A CYLINDER OF DIAMETER 500 AND HEIGHT 1000
2
NEW BOX XLEN 1000 Y LEN 800 ZLEN 500
TO CREATE A NEW BOX WITH LENGHT 1000, WIDTH 800, AND HEIGHT 500
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