{"id":39,"date":"2017-02-02T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T08:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/in-the-pipes\/2017\/02\/02\/valves-and-actuators-possible-combinations-what-works-and-what-works-not\/"},"modified":"2022-09-18T14:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T14:44:20","slug":"valves-and-actuators-possible-combinations-what-works-and-what-works-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/in-the-pipes\/2017\/02\/02\/valves-and-actuators-possible-combinations-what-works-and-what-works-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Valves and Actuators: possible combinations, what works and what doesn&#8217;t work"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;border-collapse: collapse;width: 450px;background-color: #d0eaf5\" border=\"1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 121px;text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 actuator\u00a0 \u2192\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0valvebody\u00a0 \u2193\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 87px;text-align: center\"><em>catalog std<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 96.2px;text-align: center\"><em>catalog block<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 109.8px;text-align: center\"><em>catalog python<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 73px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 121px;text-align: center\"><em>catalog std<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 87px;text-align: center\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 96.2px;text-align: center\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 109.8px;text-align: center\">yes*<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 73px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 121px;text-align: center\"><em>catalog block<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 87px;text-align: center\">no<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 96.2px;text-align: center\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 109.8px;text-align: center\">?*<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 73px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 121px;text-align: center\"><em>catalog python<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 87px;text-align: center\">no<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 96.2px;text-align: center\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 109.8px;text-align: center\">?*<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 73px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 121px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 87px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 96.2px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 109.8px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 73px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 121px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 87px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 96.2px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 109.8px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;width: 73px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*for details, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/community\/article\/356541\">https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/community\/article\/356541<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some explainations:<\/p>\n<p>Catalog blocks for actuators are working in the most cases. 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