AdapterForPdfPid

Introduction

The intended purpose of the AdapterForPdfPid is to perform an extraction of data from different PDF files into a local. UPVP database. The AdapterForPdfPid scans PDFs and creates semi-intelligent P&IDs for use with the UniversalPlantViewer and UniversalPlantViewer Builder.

The program recognizes labels and sorts them into user defined categories like “equipment, piperuns, instruments etc.”.

The user defined categories for label recognition must be put into an excel data sheet.

The name of the created data sheet must be: config.xlsx.

An example of a config.xlsx can be found in >“Files”

The name of sheet 1 and sheet 2 can be modified. Important for the adapter is that the both sheets are in the correct order.

Sheet1 = “Patterns”

Sheet2 = “Settings”

Graphical User Interface

After starting the AdapterForPdfPid on your device, the following window will appear:

After locating the input directory and defining the output file the capturing process can begin.

The created excel sheet with the name “config.xlsx” must be in the same folder as the import PDFs.

Initiate this process by clicking the “Capture” button.

DocType

Additionally, the AdapterForPdfPid can be used to convert other PDF drawings, such as equipment arrangement plans or isometric drawings, to create semi-intelligent drawings and map them with the 3D model. The document type can be defined in the config.xlsx in the tab sheet2. In our example, the tab is called “Settings. For”DocType”, any name can be chosen. Please note that IntelliPID is a protected term. Therefore, the IntelliPID sketching module will only be available here. If no “DocType” is set in the tab “Settings”, then the documents in this folder are automatically treated as IntelliPID. If no “Settings” sheet exists in the config.xlsx, then the documents in this folder are also automatically treated as IntelliPID.

The PDF file containing the specific drawing type should be one pager, otherwise it will be treated like DocType “IntelliPID”.

IgnoreZone

By defining an ignore zone, users can exclude text recognition by the AdapterForPdfPid. Text labels within the defined zone will be ignored by the AdapterForPdfPid. This functionality could be useful for excluding text label recognition in the title block of a drawing.

Example PDF P&ID

The following images show the process the AdapterForPdfPid goes through to generate semi-intelligent P&IDs.

Example input PDF with tank, pumps, valves, lines and additional information:

An extract of the resulting “config.xlsx” data sheet. This excel sheet contains relevant data to be collected from several input PDFs. The information is based on regular expressions (regex).

UniversalPlantViewer Builder

The result viewed in the UniversalPlantViewer / IntelliPID displays a full graphical representation as well as that main text labels are recognized as intelligent objects. In the following example, the semi-intelligent information is marked yellow.

Keep in mind that the AdapterForPdfPid and the UniversalPlantViewer Builder are intertwined through the UniversalPlantViewer. For detailed information click here.

The PDF P&ID objects and the 3D objects can be linked using Mapping files. Additionally attributes can be loaded via the plugin UPVpluginExcelImport.