Output
Compatible Python export and Live Link
Export turns the current Designer/Parameter model into Plant 3D™-compatible Python. Live Link can send the current semantic scene directly to the Plant 3D™ bridge for rapid verification.
- Where to find it
- Export tab / Live tab
- When to use it
- Testing and delivering Plant 3D™ content after Designer geometry and parameters are stable
On this page
Step by step
- Validate geometry, parameter values, units and ports in Designer.
- Use Export Preview to inspect the generated Python and metadata.
- For native catalogue/spec delivery, use Export component with the intended Plant project drawing open.
- For iterative scene checking, use Live > Automatic live sync or Send now.
- Place a new exported instance in Plant and verify geometry, dimensions, colours and ports. Capture diagnostics if the result differs.
Compatible Python
The exporter uses explicit Designer geometry conventions when Plant 3D™ native primitive/helper pivots differ. This is critical for parity-sensitive components and featured geometry.
Live Link
Automatic live sync or Send now pushes the current scene to the installed/repairable Plant 3D™ bridge. The debug preview can show either Python export or the exact semantic JSON payload.
Diagnostics
Copy diagnostics and Feedback Bundle are the preferred inputs when a Plant 3D™ result differs from the Designer preview.
Separate output workflows
Live Link sends a scene for inspection. Native Export component publishes component content into catalogue/spec destinations. Advanced script-only export saves generated Python for inspection or a separately managed script workflow. These actions have different outcomes; a successful Live preview does not establish a successful catalogue/spec export.
Keep in mind
- Do not fix an export mismatch by manually offsetting the Designer object until you have confirmed whether the mismatch is a geometry-origin/export convention issue.
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