TM-2253 AVEVA Marine (12 Series) Project Drawing Administration Rev5.0

AVEVA Marine
(12 Series)
TR A I N I N G G U I D E
Project Drawing
Administration
TM-2253
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AVEVA Marine (12 Series)
Project Drawing Administration TM-2253
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Revision Log
Date Revision Description of Revision Author Reviewed Approved
17/12/2009 3.1 Issued for Review SM
21/12/2009 3.2 Reviewed SM WR
22/12/2009 4.0 Approved for Training 12.0.SP5 SM WR SH
17/05/2010 4.1 Issued for Review WR
18/05/2010 4.2 Reviewed WR WR
20/07/2010 5.0 Approved for Training 12.0.SP6 WR JL SH
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Contents
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Aim..................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Course Structure .............................................................................................................................. 9
1.5 Using this guide ............................................................................................................................... 9
2 OutfittingDraft Administration features ............................................................................................... 11
3 Getting started with OutfittingDraft ..................................................................................................... 13
3.1 ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.2 Entering an OutfittingDraft session ............................................................................................. 13
3.3 Draft Load Errors ........................................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Draft Sample Data .......................................................................................................................... 15
3.5 Loading Draft Sample Data from the Forms and Menus............................................................ 15
3.6 Loading Draft Sample Data using the Command Line ............................................................... 16
3.7 Referencing Draft Sample Data using.......................................................................................... 16
Exercise 1 – Starting Marine OutfittingDraft ............................................................................................... 16
4 Administrative Rights ............................................................................................................................ 17
4.1 OutfittingDraft Administrative rights ........................................................................................... 17
4.2 OutfittingDraft Defaults ................................................................................................................. 17
4.3 OutfittingDraft User Defaults ........................................................................................................ 19
4.4 OutfittingDraft System Defaults ................................................................................................... 19
4.4.1 File menu options ..................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.2 Library reference pointers ........................................................................................................ 20
4.4.3 Element Name Delimiters ........................................................................................................ 21
4.4.4 Layer Purpose Definitions ........................................................................................................ 21
4.4.5 Layer Creation Definitions ........................................................................................................ 23
4.4.6 Layer Purpose Filtering ............................................................................................................ 24
4.4.7 Sheet Sizes .............................................................................................................................. 24
4.4.8 Naming Conventions ................................................................................................................ 25
Exercise 2 – OutfittingDraft Administration Defaults ................................................................................ 25
5 Plotting and Printing Options ............................................................................................................... 27
5.1 AVEVA-Plot Service ....................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 Plotviewer ....................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3 Plotting using Plot ......................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.1 Example HPGL2 soft driver with Pen Thickness Support ........................................................ 29
5.4 Other Output Formats.................................................................................................................... 30
5.5 Other Plotting Options .................................................................................................................. 31
5.6 Saving Plot Options ....................................................................................................................... 31
5.7 Print ................................................................................................................................................. 31
Exercise 3 – Plot Options.............................................................................................................................. 31
6 Sheet Libraries ....................................................................................................................................... 33
6.1 Entering Sheet Library Administration Mode ............................................................................. 33
6.1.1 Creating a Sheet Library .......................................................................................................... 33
6.1.2 Creating a Backing Sheet and its Content ............................................................................... 34
6.2 Restricting the Useable area of a sheet ....................................................................................... 36
6.3 Creating an Overlay and its Content ............................................................................................ 37
6.3.1 Drawlist and Drawlist Reference .............................................................................................. 38
6.3.2 Creating Views in Overlays ...................................................................................................... 38
6.3.3 Key Plan Design Areas ............................................................................................................ 40
Exercise 4 – Sheet Libraries ......................................................................................................................... 41
7 Symbol Libraries .................................................................................................................................... 43
7.1 Entering Symbol Library Administration Mode .......................................................................... 43
7.2 Creating a Symbol Library ............................................................................................................ 43
7.3 Creating Symbol Templates .......................................................................................................... 44
7.3.1 Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet ................................................................................... 45
7.4 2D Symbolic Representation Administration .............................................................................. 47
7.4.1 Project Structure and Distribution ............................................................................................
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7.4.2 Draft Symbol Sets .................................................................................................................... 48
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7.4.3 Non-uniformly Scaled Design Symbols .................................................................................... 52

7.4.4 Orientating Design Symbols..................................................................................................... 52
Exercise 5 – Symbol Libraries...................................................................................................................... 53
8 Label Library Administration ................................................................................................................ 55
8.1 Entering Label Library Administration Mode .............................................................................. 55
8.2 Creating Label Library ................................................................................................................... 55
8.3 Creating Symbol Templates .......................................................................................................... 56
8.3.1 Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet ................................................................................... 58
8.4 Creating Text Templates ............................................................................................................... 62
8.5 Searching Label Libraries ............................................................................................................. 63
Exercise 6 – Label Libraries ......................................................................................................................... 63
9 Style Libraries ........................................................................................................................................ 65
9.1 Entering Representation Style Administration ........................................................................... 65
9.2 Creating a Style Library ................................................................................................................. 65
9.3 Creating and Deleting Styles ........................................................................................................ 66
9.3.1 Creating a Style ........................................................................................................................ 66
9.3.2 Deleting a Style ........................................................................................................................ 67
9.3.3 Listing Style Attributes .............................................................................................................. 67
9.3.4 Setting Style Attributes ............................................................................................................. 67
9.3.5 Examples of Drawing Styles .................................................................................................... 69
9.4 Creating a Hatching Library .......................................................................................................... 73
9.5 Creating and Deleting Hatching Styles ........................................................................................ 74
9.5.1 Creating a Hatching Style ........................................................................................................ 74
9.5.2 Deleting a Hatching Style ......................................................................................................... 75
9.5.3 Hatching Pattern Colour and Style ........................................................................................... 75
9.5.4 Outline Colour and Style .......................................................................................................... 75
9.5.5 Pipe Symbols ........................................................................................................................... 75
9.6 Creating a Change Style Library .................................................................................................. 76
9.7 Creating and Deleting Change Design Styles ............................................................................. 77
9.7.1 Creating a Change Design Style .............................................................................................. 77
9.7.2 Deleting a Change Design Style .............................................................................................. 78
9.7.3 Listing Change Design Style Attributes .................................................................................... 78
9.7.4 Setting Change Design Style Attributes ................................................................................... 78
9.8 Creating a Change Annotation Style Library .............................................................................. 79
9.9 Creating and Deleting Change Annotation Styles ...................................................................... 80
9.9.1 Creating a Change Annotation Style ........................................................................................ 80
9.9.2 Deleting a Change Annotation Style ........................................................................................ 80
9.9.3 Listing Style Attributes .............................................................................................................. 81
9.9.4 Setting Change Style Attributes ............................................................................................... 81
Exercise 7 – Style Libraries .......................................................................................................................... 82
10 Representation Rules ........................................................................................................................ 87
10.1 Entering Style Library Administration Mode ............................................................................... 87
10.2 Creating a Representation Library ............................................................................................... 88
10.3 Creating and deleting Representation Rules .............................................................................. 89
10.3.1 Creating a Rule ........................................................................................................................ 89
10.3.2 Deleting a Rule ......................................................................................................................... 89
10.3.3 Specifying the Elements to which Rules Apply ........................................................................ 89
10.3.4 Associating Representation Rules with Styles ......................................................................... 91
10.4 Creating a Hatching Library .......................................................................................................... 91
10.5 Creating and deleting Hatching Rules ......................................................................................... 92
10.5.1 Creating a Rule ........................................................................................................................ 92
10.5.2 Deleting a Rule ......................................................................................................................... 92
10.5.3 Specifying the Elements to which Rules Apply ........................................................................ 93
10.5.4 Associating Hatching Representation Rules with Hatching Styles .......................................... 93
10.6 Creating a Change Rule Library ................................................................................................... 95
10.7 Creating and deleting Change Rules ........................................................................................... 96
10.7.1 Creating a Rule ........................................................................................................................ 96
10.7.2 Deleting a Rule ......................................................................................................................... 96
10.7.3 Specifying the Elements to which Design Change Rules Apply .............................................. 96
10.7.4 Specifying the Annotation to which Annotation Rules Apply ................................................... 96
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Applying Restrictions for Design Change Rules ...................................................................... 97
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10.7.6 Associating Change Representation Rules with Change Styles ............................................. 97

Exercise 8 – Representation Rules .............................................................................................................. 98
11 Drawlist Library ................................................................................................................................ 101
11.1 Entering Drawlist Library Administration Mode ....................................................................... 101
11.2 Creating a Drawlist Library ......................................................................................................... 101
11.3 Creating and modifying a Drawlist ............................................................................................. 102
11.3.1 Selecting a Drawlist Library.................................................................................................... 102
11.3.2 Creating/Selecting a Drawlist ................................................................................................. 102
11.3.3 Deleting a Drawlist ................................................................................................................. 103
11.3.4 Defining Drawlist Members .................................................................................................... 103
Exercise 9 – Drawlist Library...................................................................................................................... 103
12 Tag Rule Libraries ............................................................................................................................ 105
12.1 Entering Auto Tagging Administration Mode ........................................................................... 105
12.2 Creating a Tag Rule Library ........................................................................................................ 105
12.3 Creating and Deleting Tag Rule Sets ......................................................................................... 106
12.3.1 Creating a Tag Rule Set ......................................................................................................... 106
12.3.2 Deleting a Tag Rule Set ......................................................................................................... 106
12.4 Creating and Setting Up Tag Rules ............................................................................................ 107
12.4.1 Viewing Tag Rules ................................................................................................................. 107
12.4.2 Creating a Tag Rule ............................................................................................................... 107
12.4.3 Deleting a Tag Rule ............................................................................................................... 107
12.4.4 Specifying the Elements to which Rules Apply ...................................................................... 107
12.4.5 Criteria for Tag Rule Application ............................................................................................ 107
12.4.6 Associating a Label Template with a Tag Rule ...................................................................... 107
12.4.7 Associating a Drawlist with a Tag Rule .................................................................................. 109
Exercise 10 - Tag Rules............................................................................................................................... 110
13 ADP Administration ......................................................................................................................... 111
13.1 General ADP ................................................................................................................................. 111
13.2 Setting the ADP Defaults ............................................................................................................. 112
13.3 Type 1 Annotation (Pipe) ............................................................................................................. 113
13.3.1 General Settings..................................................................................................................... 114
13.3.2 Layer Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 115
13.3.3 Dimension Rules .................................................................................................................... 115
13.3.4 Projection Line Text Settings ................................................................................................. 115
13.3.5 Checking Pipe Zone Settings for Type 1 Annotation ............................................................. 116
13.4 Type 2 Annotation (Equip) .......................................................................................................... 117
13.4.2 Layer Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 118
13.4.3 Dimension Rules .................................................................................................................... 118
13.4.4 Projection Line Text Rules ..................................................................................................... 118
13.4.5 Checking Equipment Zone Settings for Type 2 Annotation ................................................... 118
13.5 Type 3 Annotation (Gridlines) ..................................................................................................... 119
13.5.2 Layer Purposes ...................................................................................................................... 119
13.5.3 Dimension Rules .................................................................................................................... 120
13.5.4 X&Y –Axis Projection Line Text Rules ................................................................................... 120
13.6 General ADP Defaults .................................................................................................................. 121
13.6.1 Representation ....................................................................................................................... 121
13.6.2 Add / Remove Volume Drawlist Rules ................................................................................... 121
13.7 Schedules ..................................................................................................................................... 122
13.8 Tagging ......................................................................................................................................... 122
13.9 Changing the Tagging Rule Library ........................................................................................... 122
13.10 Creating a Tagging Library ..................................................................................................... 123
13.11 Creating a Schedule Library ................................................................................................... 124
13.11.1 Creating a new Schedule ................................................................................................... 127
13.11.2 Creating a new Tagging Rule ............................................................................................. 129
13.11.3 Set and save the ADP Defaults .......................................................................................... 131
13.12 Backing Sheet Controls........................................................................................................... 132
13.12.1 Reference Drawings ........................................................................................................... 132
13.12.2 Sheet Limits ........................................................................................................................ 133
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Schedules ........................................................................................................................... 133
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13.12.4 Keyplan............................................................................................................................... 134

13.12.5 Title ..................................................................................................................................... 134
13.12.6 Logo.................................................................................................................................... 134
13.12.7 Frame ................................................................................................................................. 134
13.12.8 Summary ............................................................................................................................ 135
13.13 Steelwork Detailing ADP ......................................................................................................... 135
13.14 SDA Options ............................................................................................................................. 136
Exercise 11 – ADP Drawings ...................................................................................................................... 137
14 AutoDRAFT Administration ............................................................................................................ 139
14.1 Accessing AutoDRAFT Administration ..................................................................................... 139
14.2 Starting the Symbol Editor .......................................................................................................... 139
14.2.1 Drawing Symbols in AutoCAD ............................................................................................... 142
14.3 Starting the Frame Editor ............................................................................................................ 145
14.3.1 Backing Sheets in AutoCAD .................................................................................................. 146
14.4 Importing Symbols and Backing/Overlay Sheets ..................................................................... 147
Exercise 12 - Autodraft................................................................................................................................ 147
15 Isodraft Symbol Libraries................................................................................................................ 149
15.1 Entering Isometric Symbol Library Administration Mode ....................................................... 150
15.2 Creating an Isometric Symbol Library ....................................................................................... 150
15.3 Creating ISODRAFT Symbol Templates .................................................................................... 151
15.3.1 Drawing the Isometric Symbol ............................................................................................... 152
15.3.2 Exporting the ISODRAFT Symbol .......................................................................................... 153
15.3.3 Importing ISODRAFT Symbols .............................................................................................. 154
15.3.4 Typical Isodraft Symbol Definition File ................................................................................... 155
Exercise 13 – Isodraft Symbol Libraries ................................................................................................... 155
16 Isometric Administration................................................................................................................. 157
16.1 Entering an Isodraft session ....................................................................................................... 157
16.2 Isometric Option Files ................................................................................................................. 158
16.2.1 Company Option Files ............................................................................................................ 158
16.2.2 Project Option Files ................................................................................................................ 159
16.3 Creating a Standard Isometric Project Option File................................................................... 160
16.4 Drawing sheet layout ................................................................................................................... 161
16.5 Administrative options ................................................................................................................ 162
16.6 Sheet Layout Options .................................................................................................................. 163
16.7 Dimensioning Options ................................................................................................................. 165
16.8 Annotation Options...................................................................................................................... 168
16.9 Material List .................................................................................................................................. 169
16.10 Material Columns ..................................................................................................................... 171
16.11 Weld Numbering ....................................................................................................................... 173
16.12 Revision Table .......................................................................................................................... 174
16.13 Bend Table and File ................................................................................................................. 174
16.14 Reports and Symbol File ......................................................................................................... 175
16.15 Title block.................................................................................................................................. 176
16.16 Attribute Frame Texts .............................................................................................................. 177
16.17 Standard Texts ......................................................................................................................... 177
16.18 Component Tags ...................................................................................................................... 178
16.19 Detail Plots ................................................................................................................................ 178
16.20 Alternative Texts ...................................................................................................................... 180
16.21 Change Highlighting ................................................................................................................ 181
16.22 Compipe Interface .................................................................................................................... 182
16.23 IDF Processing ......................................................................................................................... 182
Exercise 14 – Isodraft Administration ....................................................................................................... 182
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CHAPTER 1
1 Introduction
This training course is intended for AVEVA Marine Administrators with experience of Outfitting Draft and
aims to introduce the concepts of Project Drawing Administration and Isometric Production Administration.
1.1 Aim
During the course participants will learn the general principles of drawing administration in order to
customise the OutfittingDraft working environment for general users.
1.2 Objectives
· To understand the different types of libraries

· To be able to create and edit standard libraries
· To be able to create and edit symbology
· To be able to create and edit symbolic and general labels
· To be able to create and edit backing sheets
· To be able to create and edit representation rule sets
· To be able to create and edit change highlighting rules
· To be able to configure and customise Automatic Drawing Production
· To be able to create and transfer symbols and backing sheets in AutoDRAFT / AutoCAD
· To be able to configure and customise Isometric Production
1.3 Prerequisites
Participants should have attended the AVEVA Marine Introduction and Basics course, Basic Drawing
Production course and be familiar with Microsoft Windows.
1.4 Course Structure
Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations and set exercises. Each workstation
will have a training project, populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees to practice their
methods, and complete the set exercises.
1.5 Using this guide
Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document, here is a summary;
Menu pull downs and button press actions are indicated by bold dark turquoise text.
Information the user has to Key-in will be red and BOLD
Annotation for trainees benefit:
i Additional information
System prompts should be bold and italic in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'
Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font, colours and styles used as before.
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CHAPTER 2
2 OutfittingDraft Administration features
Within the OutfittingDraft module , there are a number of administrative applications that can be used to
customise and configure the OutfittingDraft user environment to a company or project standards. These
applications are
· General Admin
· Sheet Libraries
Contain Backing sheets and Overlays for use on a project
· Symbol libraries
Contain 2D symbols
· Isodraft Symbol Libraries
Contain symbols to be used on ISODRAFT isometric drawings
· Label Libraries
Contain Symbolic and General labels
· Style libraries
Contain drawing styles for use in conjunction with representation rule sets
· Representation Libraries
Contain Drawing representation rule sets
· Drawlist Libraries
Contain standard Drawlists
· Tagging Rules
Contains tag rules and tag rule sets
· Automatic Drawing Production
· Autodraft – AutoCAD Interface
Additionally there are a number of default files, which are used to set default attributes of OutfittingDraft
database elements and define the libraries available to the general user.
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CHAPTER 3
3 Getting started with OutfittingDraft

3.1
3.2 Entering an OutfittingDraft session
To start AVEVA Marine, Select All Programs > AVEVA > Marine 12.0.SPx > Run Marine
The AVEVA MARINE Login box appears the Project,

Username and MDB are chosen by using the option arrows
adjacent to each entry, whilst the Password must be
entered using the keyboard. The options are determined by
the project set-up ‘triggered’ when AVEVA Marine is
initialised.
Enter the Project MAR, Username PROJADMIN, Password

PADMIN, MDB ALL_NO_MDS, Module OutfittingDraft
and then click OK
i The splash screen 12.0.0.1 will change

depending upon the version being used.
i The User must be a member of the

OutfittingDraft administration team
DRAFTADMIN and the project ADMIN Team in
order that access rights are in place for
customising backing sheets and symbols.
Click OK. The default screen layout will be displayed as shown:
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On entry to OutfittingDraft, the general user application is selected by default.

Select Draft > Administration from the main pull-down menu to enter the
Administration application.
Once in the Administration application Draft > User Application can be used to
return to the user application.
3.3 Draft Load Errors
The Training Project will enter without any errors, the following are typical errors that can occur on customer
projects:-
These errors occur because the draft database is completely

empty; Draft needs some basic setting for pens, aids etc.
If you are able to enter Draft without any errors the defaults
will have been loaded.
Select OK on all the Error Forms and Dismiss the Load

Warning Form.
i The user will be left in Draft at a command window and the application ware will not have been loaded.
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3.4 Draft Sample Data
In the AVEVA supplied master project (MAS) there are two databases that can be referenced from the
project MDB’s. The database MASTER/PADD, which contains AVEVA supplied data as shown:
· General Admin
· Master Library DEPT
· AID information
· User defined pen display
· Backing sheets
· Label and Symbol libraries
· H&S ADP hierarchy
· Structural detailing ADP hierarchy
· Symbol templates
And database MASTER/DICT, which contains the UDA definitions required within the OutfittingDraft module.
In the supplied marine project (MAR), there is a database MPROJECT/PADD which contains the following
data:
· Project Library
· Drawing and sheet templates
· ADP schedules
· Auto tagging hierarchy
· Representation rule sets
· Hatching rules
· Styles
· Overlays
· General auto tagging drawlists and circulation lists
i The database ADMIN/PADD has been copied into the Training Project and renamed PROJECT/PADD.
It is normal practice to reference these databases but for completeness the macros are included.
3.5 Loading Draft Sample Data from the Forms and Menus
If project default data is available, then use Settings > Load Data Files from the General administration bar
menu. The following form will be displayed.
Master Libraries (DEPT) – loads all sample libraries supplied by AVEVA.

Project libraries (DEPT) – loads all project specific libraries supplied by AVEVA.
There is also an option for loading sample drawings but for the purposes of the training this option is not
required.
Sample Project Drawings (DEPT) – loads the sample drawings for viewing.
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3.6 Loading Draft Sample Data using the Command Line
An option is available to load the sample data files into the DRAFT database. This can be done, if the project
already contains specific project data, but AVEVA supplied data is also required. If there is no default project
data, it will be necessary to run the following macros in DEV TTY mode on the command line in DRAFT,
from the directory %PDMSUI%/DRA/DATA
MASTER.DAT
PROJECT.DAT
SAMPLE.DAT
i The user will need to load the defaults this way if the forms and menus are not being displayed.
On the command line type
$M/%PDMSUI%/DRA/DATA\MASTER.DAT
$M/%PDMSUI%/DRA/DATA\PROJECT.DAT
DRAFT
3.7 Referencing Draft Sample Data using
AVEVA supply the Draft default data in two databases one in the Master Project (MAS) Project called
MASTER/PADD and one in the Marine Project (MAR) called MPROJECT/PADD.
MASTER/PADD and the dictionary database MASTER/DICT should be included as foreign databases.
MPROJECT/PADD should be copied into the project and used as a basis for project customisation.
i Including and copying databases is covered on TM-2120 AVEVA Marine (12 Series) Basic
Administration
i MASTER/DICT should be included as a Foreign database
Exercise 1 – Starting Marine OutfittingDraft
Enter the Marine Project (MAR) as described above.
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CHAPTER 4
4 Administrative Rights
4.1 OutfittingDraft Administrative rights
To be able to access the Administrator options on the DRAFT menus, the user must be a member of a
DRAFTADMIN team, with read/write access to the DRAFT database(s) that contain the libraries.
The list of authorized DRAFT Admin teams is held within the file DRA-SETUP, which on a standard
installation is [drive letter]:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.SPx\pdmsui\dflts\dra-setup. The file may be modified to
suit the team names being used. The standard draft administration team referred to during this course will
be DRAFTADMIN.
The value of the variable !!CDSADMTEAM can be modified as required
This file also contains the location of the DRAFT default files. Some thought should be given to the location
of these default files, it is possible to have two arguments set for the environment variable %PDMSDFLTS%,
to ensure that a subsequent AVEVA Marine installation does not overwrite these files.
e.g. PDMSDFLTS=f:\company\pdmsui\DFLTS C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.SPx\pdmsui\DFLTS
Read/write access is required to this directory for the DRAFT administrator and only Read access is
required for general users.
4.2 OutfittingDraft Defaults
The following is a list of the default files used by the DRAFT applications
Name Description
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DRA-GEN-SYSTEM System defaults file
DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.IMP System defaults file with imperial settings
DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.bak System defaults file back-up copy
DRA-SETUP User configurable setup file
DRA-GEN-LINDEF Macro executed on entry to DRAFT to define additional line pictures
and patterns
DRA-GEN-FONTS Font names file - 4 font names can be defined
DRA-GEN-TEXT Sample intelligent texts displayed to user from dynamic text forms
DRA-GEN-CLASHTEMP Clash plotting macro template
DRA-GEN-DEFLAY Layer setup macro - standard default
DRA-GEN-DIMLAY Layer setup macro - dimension layers
DRA-GEN-HLDLAY Layer setup macro - H&S layers
DRA-GEN-LABLAY Layer setup macro - label layers
DRA-GEN-MATLAY Layer setup macro - matchline layers
DRA-GEN-NLLLAY Layer setup macro - label layers with no leader lines
DRA-GEN-NOTLAY Layer setup macro - note layers
DRA-GEN-RADLAY Layer setup macro - radial dimension layers
DRA-GEN-SYMLAY Layer setup macro - symbol layers (2D SYMB)
DRA-GEN-TAGLAY Layer setup macro - tagging layers (layers with reserved purp TAG)
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ADP Default Files:

Name Description
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DRA-GENADP-EQUILOCN General ADP defaults file for equipment location plans
DRA-GENADP-PIPING General ADP defaults file for piping plan and elevation GAs
DRA-GENADP-PLOTPLAN General ADP defaults file for plot plans
DRA-GENADP-SUPPORTS General ADP defaults file for H&S drawings
DRA-ADP-BRANINLAY Layer setup macro for ADP branch labels
DRA-ADP-DIM1LAY Layer setup macro for ADP TYPE 1 dimensions
DRA-ADP-EQUICLLAY Layer setup macro for ADP equipment centrelines
DRA-ADP-PESYMBLAY Layer setup macro for ADP pipe end symbols
DRA-ADP-SCHEDLAY Layer setup macro for ADP schedules
DRA-ADP-SCHEDSUPP Layer setup macro for ADP H&S schedules
DRA-ADP-TAGLAY Layer setup macro for ADP Tagging
DRA-ADP-DIM3LEFTATTS Dimension setup macro for ADP TYPE 3 dimensions LEFT side of view
DRA-ADP-DIM3UPATTS Dimension setup macro for ADP TYPE 3 dimensions UP side of view
H&S Default Files:

Name Description
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DRA-SUPP Main H&S defaults
DRA-SUPP-HADLAY Layer setup macro - hanger dimension layers
DRA-SUPP-HSMLAY Layer setup macro - hanger material list layers
DRA-SUPP-SIBLAY Layer setup macro - supported item BOM layers
DRA-SUPP-STBLAY Layer setup macro - steelwork BOM layers
Detail View Default Files:

Name Description
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DRA-LOC-LAYER Detail layer setup macro for master view
DRA-LOC-NOTE Default detail view note intelligent text for master view
DRA-LOC-NOTE-EXAMPLES Examples of alternative detail view note intelligent texts for
master view
DRA-DET-LAYER Detail layer setup macro for new detail view
DRA-DET-NOTE Default detail view note intelligent text for new detail view
DRA-DET-NOTE-EXAMPLES Examples of alternative detail view note intelligent texts for
new detail view
Radial Dimension Default Files:

Name Description
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------
DRA-DIM-PDIM PDIM setup macro, this macro is executed each time a PDIM
is created
DRA-DIM-RDIM RDIM setup macro, this macro is executed each time a RDIM
is created
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4.3 OutfittingDraft User Defaults
When entering OutfittingDraft the file DRA-GEN-

SYSTEM file is read. This file defines the user
defaults required.
Once in OutfittingDraft, these defaults can be

viewed from the User application main bar menu
by selecting
Settings > User Defaults
4.4 OutfittingDraft System Defaults
To use the administrator options, select Draft > Administration from the pull
down menu. The main administration bar menu, select Settings > System
Defaults to display the default form.
This form displays all the default settings for the

current project.
The current default file being used is displayed at

the top of the Draft system Defaults form:
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4.4.1 File menu options
The options available to save and load from file are as listed
· Save – save changes to settings to displayed file

· Save As – save changes to settings to a specified file
· Load – load defaults from current DRAFT defaults file
· Load From – load defaults from a specified file
In each case, the administrator can perform either a full or partial load by selecting the relevant option from
the submenu. A Full Load, clears all existing default values from the forms before loading the new ones. A
check is also done, to ensure that the minimum numbers of default values are loaded to allow the
application to run correctly.
A Partial Load, does not clear the existing form settings, allowing the administrator to overwrite a subset of
the defaults available.
· Display Errors – displays the Default Load Errors form, which shows all errors that occurred
during loading. Each error message shows the load file line number at which the error occurred
and a brief description of the error.
· Restore Backup – restore default settings from back up file, i.e. DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.bak
i The File DRA-=GEN-SYSTEM may be read only.
4.4.2 Library reference pointers
This part of the Draft System Defaults form

displays the library references used throughout the
Draft applications.
To change the values, navigate to the appropriate

element in the Draft hierarchy, shown to the right
of the CE button.
Click the CE button; this transfers the name of the

current element into the text field.
The User Defaults form is initialised with the settings from the Draft System Defaults form after it has been
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4.4.3 Element Name Delimiters
By default, the individual parts of the AVEVA Marine element names are separated by a ‘/’ delimiting
character.
e.g. SHEETS/SHLB1/BACK1/SN1
The Name Delimiters line, allows the administrator to specify any other delimiter character to be used for
Style names, label library names and/or Drawlist Library names.
4.4.4 Layer Purpose Definitions
Clicking the Layer Purpose Definitions button on the Draft System Defaults form will display the Layer
Purpose Definitions form. The list gadget displays all the currently defined layers. To create a new layer
definition, set the Purpose to a maximum of three characters, specify an attribute default setup file, and then
select the appropriate attributes that will be displayed when the layer is modified. Click the Insert button to
create a definition after the currently selected definition.
The scrollable list shows all currently defined

layer defaults. The highlighted layer is the one
which will be updated by any new settings which
are entered.
4.4.4.1 Layer Purpose
All layers have a PURP attribute, which is set to a four–character keyword that identifies the purpose for
which that layer is intended to be used. Layer purposes cannot be duplicated under any one owning View.
The Layer Purpose box on the form allows you to specify the purpose as a three–character string (the fourth
character being added automatically when setting PURP so that multiple layers of a given type can be
created under a single View).
i The purpose keyword TAG is reserved for autotagging layers. This is a requirement of the
application and must always be defined in the layer defaults. If it omitted, a TAG layer purpose
definition will be appended automatically during default initialization. The TAG layer purpose
definition cannot be deleted.
4.4.4.2 Setup File
The Setup File box is used to specify the macro file that will be executed to set the layer attributes after a
layer has been created. This ensures that all users create layer annotation to a common standard. Nine
layer default files are supplied as standard and are located in the %PDMSDFLTS% directory.
Copy and modifying these macro files will allow you to create company and/or project standards. You can
also create new files for other purpose types of your own definition.
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4.4.4.3 Creating a Layer Setup / Defaults File
The easiest way to create a Layer Default File is to copy an existing one and customise it to suit the project
requirements.
Default files are held in the directory pointed to by the environment variable %PDMSDFLTS%. Variables can
be queried in AVEVA Marine using the command Q EVAR for example Q EVAR PDMSDFLTS.
The default file is copied in windows and is edited using a suitable editor: -
Copy DRA-GEN-DIMLAY to DRA-EQUIP-DIMLAY
Edit the file and change the settings as required: -
$p Equipment DIM Layer Defaults
$* Layer general TEXT attributes

FONT 11 $* Text font
TXCOLOUR 10 $* Text pen (colour)
JUST LEFT $* Text justification
$* Layer DIMENSION attributes

DIRE E $* Dimension direction
DLCOLOUR 10 DLSTYLE SOLID $* Dimension line pen
DTERM ARROWS $* Dimension line terminator
FTERM DEFAULT $* Dimension line first terminator
PLCOLOUR 10 PLSTYLE SOLID $* Dimension projection line pen
PJUST TOWARDS $* Dimension projection justification
$* set unit dependent attributes

$* check units
CALLDRG UIMPCHECK
if ($!!CDLINCH eq 1 or $!!CDLFINCH eq 1) then
Tsize 3/8
CHEI 1/8 $* Text character height
DOFF 1 $* Dimension offset
OSHT 1/8 $* Dimension projection overshoot
PLCLE 0 $* Dimension projection clearance
DMSP 0 $* Dimension spacing
Else
Tsize 10
CHEI 3 $* Text character height
DOFF 25 $* Dimension offset
OSHT 2 $* Dimension projection overshoot
PLCLE 0 $* Dimension projection clearance
DMSP 0 $* Dimension spacing
endif
$p Bottom Equipment DIM Layer Defaults

return
In the above example the dimension text size has been added at 10mm and the Header has also been
modified.
i The comments at the top and bottom of the file have been added to assist in debugging.
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4.4.4.4 Creating a New Layer Purpose
As Draft will add a suffix letter, the Layer Purpose attribute can only be 3 Letters long. In the following
example a new layer purpose is created called EDI which will be used for Equipment Dimensions.
The layer Defaults file DRA-EQUIP-DIMLAY created earlier has been selected for the layer Setup File
Select Insert and OK
i Select “DIM DRA-GEN-DIMLAY” as the starting point.
4.4.4.5 Attributes Group
These buttons (Dim, Note, Text, Lab and Symb) allow you to specify which attribute types will be
displayed on the Layer Attributes form in the user application. The combination which applies to each
of the currently defined layers is shown by the + (selected) and - (unselected) codes in the scrollable
list. To change these, toggle the buttons on and off as required and then click the OK button.
· Layer Purpose – purpose value to be set on layer upon creation

· Setup File – default file to be executed upon creation of layer
· Delete/Insert – these buttons apply to currently selected settings in form
· Attributes – determines which attributes are displayed on the Layer Attributes form in the user
application
· OK – applies current values to updated definition
4.4.5 Layer Creation Definitions
The Layer Creation Definitions form allows the administrator

to set up a list of default layers that will be created each time
a general user creates a VIEW. Simply specify a Layer
Purpose and a Suffix to be appended to the VIEW name to
set the name of the new LAYE.
In this example a new layer called USER_Equip_Dims has
been defined using the Layer Purpose EDI that was created
earlier.
Enter the values and select Insert.
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4.4.6 Layer Purpose Filtering
When selecting a particular application, say Dimensioning, the top bar menu will change to display only the
forms and menus which relate to that task.
This list is controlled by the settings of the Layer

Purpose Filtering form. The settings on this form will
automatically be transferred to the list of layers that
are shown.
The Layer Purpose Filtering defines what Layers are visible in the Layer Note drop-down list on the
appropriate application menu bar. EDI should be added to Dimensioning
i As the defaults are stored in an external file, changes are only retained once save has been performed
on the Draft System Defaults Form as described earlier.
4.4.7 Sheet Sizes
Creation/Modification of default sheet sizes that are offered to the general user can be set up via the Sheet
Defaults form.
This form allows you to define the dimensions and display reference description
for up to 15 standard sheet sizes. The description should be limited to ten
characters including spaces. Although more characters can be entered, only the
first ten will be displayed on the list of possible sheet sizes offered to the users.
The maximum allowable Imperial sheet size is 128.976”(10’8.31/32). The
maximum metric sheet size is 3276 mm.
New Drawing Sizes can be added as required for example 216 280 Letter and
841 1189 P4
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4.4.8 Naming Conventions
The form is divided into two parts: Mandatory Names and Optional Names.
4.4.8.1 Mandatory Names
Applies to those elements that must be named, in order for the application to
function correctly. As an example, drawing numbers are typically project–
related. So any prefix should be entered in the Prefix box for the Drawing
element.
For example 1234- or DEPT- and REGI-
Any of these types of element, when created will use the Mandatory name as
part of the default name offered to the user.
4.4.8.2 Optional Names
Applies to those lower–level database elements that do not need to be named for the application to function.
For each such element, use the Named toggle button to specify whether or not a default name, which
includes the form setting, is to be offered to the user.
Exercise 2 – OutfittingDraft Administration Defaults
Edit file DRA-SETUP and check how many Authorized Draft Admin Teams are?
Locate the file DRA-GEN-SYSTEM in %pdmsdflts%
Check that the Draft Defaults form library pointers name the correct elements in the hierarchy.
Try Saving and Loading the Defaults file.
Create a new layer setup file for dimensioning equipment; change the dimension text height to 10mm
Create a new layer definition for dimensioning equipment
Add the new layer to the Layer Purpose Filtering form for dimensioning
Create some new default standard sheet sizes. (Letter 216 x 280)
Set up new default names for a DEPT (DEPT-) and REGI (REGI-).
Confirm that when you create a new view the extra layer is also added.
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CHAPTER 5
5 Plotting and Printing Options
OutfittingDraft allows the user to plot files in a variety of formats. The Administrator can enter or select
operating system command strings that enable users to plot files in a variety of formats.
Traditionally AVEVA MARINE has produced a pseudo plot file that is then converted to a format that the
plotter could understand typically HPGL2, or Postscript.
This method of plotting is being deprecated from AVEVA Marine (12 Series) onwards following the
introduction of True Type Fonts. The old style plot format will not support new features. If a drawing has
True Type Fonts this information is not passed to the Plot File.
AVEVA MARINE (12 Series) now supports output formats such as: PDF, BMP or JPG. It is widely expected
that most customers will use the Adobe PDF format.
However for completeness and to support existing plotting methods all plot options are discussed here.
To select or enter output

formats, select Settings >
Plotting Defaults from the
main OutfittingDraft
Administration menu. The
Plotting Options form will be
displayed.
5.1 AVEVA-Plot Service
The AVEVA-Plot Service runs as a background process and can be used to plot to a windows plotter.
The AVEVA-Plot Service can be seen in the system tray.
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The Plot Service can also be used to

select and print pseudo plot files.
i This method is also used in Outfitting

for printing Piping Isometrics
5.2 Plotviewer
Plotviewer can be used to send a pseudo plot to direct the plot file directly to a default printer.
Example: Plotviewer /p FILE
Plotviewer the Plotviewer program is executed with the following arguments
/p runs Plot Viewer in plot-only mode and hence sends the

plot file directly to the default printer.
FILE this word will be replaced by the plot file name
Please note that the Plot Viewer program does not print at a true 100% scale, and therefore any print out will
be slightly smaller. Plotviewer does not support changing the line thickness.
5.3 Plotting using Plot
The Plotting Options form contains predefined command strings for PostScript and HPGL format conversion
and printing. For PostScript and HPGL options, ensure that a proper Windows network path to the chosen
printer is provided.
The System command string has several components to it.
Example: plotcadc FILE ps \printserver\psprint01
plotcadc This is the name of the batch file PLOTCADC.BAT which uses the parameters
supplied in the rest of the system command string to specify the printing or other
actions to be performed. The batch file uses the Plot Utility Program to perform the
plot file conversions and the Windows print command to send them to a printer. This
batch file is run when either of the Plot + File or Plot options are applied in the form
shown after using the Utilities>Plot CE command.
FILE A plot file is created when a drawing sheet is to be output. When the system
command string is executed, the location of this file plot file replaces the word
‘FILE’.
ps This results in a conversion from the AVEVA Marine plot file format to a form
compatible with a postscript plotter. This file type for the plotter corresponds to a
Plot Utility Program driver name.
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\printserver\psprint01 This is an example Windows network name of the destination printer.
Plotcadc by default uses the PLOT program to convert the AVEVA Marine pseudo plot file to a format that
the printer can understand.
Using Plot, it is possible to customise or write printer drivers based on a limited set of supported formats
typically HPGL, HPGL2, Calcomp or Postscript.
5.3.1 Example HPGL2 soft driver with Pen Thickness Support
Plot Soft Drivers are held in a file called PLOTDRIVERS the following is an example that has two HPGL2
drivers one in Colour and one in Black and White.
# #
# HPGL 2 Color Softdriver # HPGL 2 Black and White Softdriver
# #
hpgl2-color|hpgl2| ,\ hpgl2-bw|hpgl2| PW 0.0 0.7, CE N,ADJUST,\
HIGH, MAP, ARC 120, DEKI 0.001 Y Y, ECUTTER Y,\ MAP, ARC 120, DEKI 0.001 Y Y, ECUTTER Y,\
PENS SAME, PENS ATTR,\ RGB 1 0 0 0,\
ATTR 1 1 SOLID THICK 0.18,\ RGB 2 0 0 0,\
RGB 1 0 0 0,\ RGB 13 0 0 0,\
RGB 2 1 0 0,\ RGB 14 0 0 0,\
RGB 3 0.93 0.6 0,\ HIGH,PENS ATTR,\
RGB 4 1 1 0,\ ATTR 1 1 SOLID THICK 0.18,\
RGB 7 0 0 0.8,\ ATTR 4 4 SOLID THICK 0.5,\
RGB 9 0.8 0.17 0.17,\ ATTR 6 6 SOLID THICK 1.0,\
RGB 11 0.8 0.57 0.62,\ ATTR 8 8 SOLID THICK 1.8,\
RGB 12 0.4 0 0.6,\ ATTR 9 8 SOLID THICK 2.0,\
RGB 13 0 0.75 0.80,\ ATTR 10 10 SOLID THICK 2.5,\
RGB 14 0.2 0 0.4,\ ATTR 11 11 SOLID THICK 3.5,\
RGB 16 0.87 0 0.87,\
RGB 17 1 0.5 0,\
RGB 18 0 0.5 1,\
RGB 19 0.8 0 0.2,\
RGB 20 0.5 0.75 1,\
RGB 21 0 0.6 0,\
RGB 22 0 0.8 0.2,\
RGB 23 1 0 0.25,\
RGB 24 0.5 1 0.75,\
RGB 25 0 0.5 0.25,\
RGB 26 0.5 0.25 0.31,\
RGB 27 0.8 0.4 0,\
The location of the PLOTDRIVERS file is specified by the variable CADC_PLOT_DIR. Typically the following
line would be placed in the Marine batch file
Set CADC_PLOT_DIR=C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.SPx\plot
A typical command line for the Black and White Driver would be:
plotcadc FILE hpgl2-bw \printserver\psprint01
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5.4 Other Output Formats
The Other Documents option creates a graphical file

or for example a PDF file representing the given picture
instead of printing it.
The available output formats are shown.
The plotting options form supports previewing

the output instead of printing.
Clicking the Configure viewers button displays
a form where a command string can be entered
for each file type that will launch an appropriate
viewer.
The viewing of the PDF files is handled internally by launching the Acrobat Reader application, which must
be installed on the workstation. There are no configuration options for the PDF files.
For all other supported file types it is possible to specify the command to be executed in order to view a
particular file. If you leave the command field empty, or containing the text 'Not specified – default Windows
action used', the handling of the particular file type will be determined by the Windows operating system.
The action taken will be exactly the same as if you double clicked on the file in Windows Explorer.
If a non-default action is required, the proper command line must be provided, using the word FILE to
represent the full file path of the file to be shown.
For example in order to view BMP files in Microsoft Paint, the following command should be entered in the
BMP files (*.bmp) field:
mspaint "FILE"
To view the JPG files in Irfanview (provided that it is installed in C:\Program Files\Irfanview), the following
command should be entered in the JPG files (*.jpg) field:
"C:\Program Files\Irfanview\iview32.exe" "FILE" /fs
i After changing the viewers' configuration remember to save the plotting options in the main form, as the
viewers' settings are stored together with the plotting options.
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5.5 Other Plotting Options
To set the minimum line width to be used when plotting, enter a value (in mm) in the Minimum pen line width
text box.
The output colour can be controlled by selecting one of the Colour correction mode options: Click on the
Save button to save the changes.
Standard retains the colours as defined in the database

Black & White changes all colours to black or white to contrast with the background colour
Grayscale converts all colours to an equivalent shade of grey
Colour Plus converts all shades of grey to black or white to contrast with the background colour
5.6 Saving Plot Options
Once all of the plotting options have been set, select the option to be set as the default by clicking on the
appropriate option button at the left of the form then click Save.
The Save button will save the settings, which can be recalled by clicking the Load button.
The Load Defaults button will load the predefined plotting settings.
The Reset button cancels any changes made to the form since it was opened.
5.7 Print
Utilities > PRINT CE uses the standard Windows printing dialog for printing the selected sheet, as shown:
This would send the picture directly to the printer without creating an intermediate plot file.
Exercise 3 – Plot Options
Create a simple Draft Sheet containing an AVEVA Backing Sheet; Display a PDF file of the sheet.
Configure the BMP external Viewer to display the file using Microsoft Paint.
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CHAPTER 6
6 Sheet Libraries
This chapter explains how to set up Sheet Libraries (SHLB) together with Backing Sheets (BACK) and
Overlay Sheets (OVER). These sheet libraries will be referenced by the general user on creation of
Drawings and Views.
The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains registers (REGIs) named
DRA/PRJ/TMP/discipline, where discipline is Piping, Equipment, etc. Each of these registers contains
Drawings (DRWGs), which own sample sheets with associated LIBYs.
Within the DEPT Project_Libraries, there is a Library named DRA/PRJ/OVERS, containing sample overlay
sheets.
Within the DEPT /Master_Libraries, also supplied as part of the standard product, there is a Library
/DRA/MAS/BACKS, containing the sample backing sheets.
6.1 Entering Sheet Library Administration Mode
To be able to create or modify Backing or Overlay Sheets the administrator will need to enter the Sheet
Library application. Select Draft > Sheet Libraries
Current Layer Note

Current Backing Sheet
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this Sheet Library menu unless
otherwise stated.
6.1.1 Creating a Sheet Library
To create a new sheet library (SHLB), navigate to

the appropriate LIBY or create a new LIBY by
selecting Create>Library. The Create LIBY form is
displayed, enter a name /AVEVA-LIBY and click OK
At the correct LIBY element, select Create>Sheet

Library the Create SHLB form is displayed, enter a
name /AVEVA-LIBY/BACKS and click OK
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The Sheet Library form will then be displayed.

The SHLB is effectively a drawing sheet template,
which aligns with the backing sheets (BACK) and
overlays (OVER) which it owns.
The dimensions must be specified, either explicitly or
by selecting a standard sheet size
i The ruleset reference is for member VIEW’s on OLAY elements only.
Attributes can be defined at SHLB level, by clicking on the Attributes button. The Sheet Library Attributes
form is displayed
6.1.2 Creating a Backing Sheet and its Content
To create and display a new BACK, navigate to the

appropriate SHLB level.
Select Create>Backing Sheet and the Create
BACK form is displayed. It is recommended that the
new BACK is given a name that will make its content
obvious to users /AVEVA-LIBY/BACKS/AVEVA-A0.
Click OK and the Backing Sheet form is displayed.
The BACK is a drawing sheet on which one or more NOTEs, will be positioned. Each of which may comprise
any combination of 2D primitives, text primitives (TEXP) and existing symbol instances (SYMB).
In order to see the effects of adding individual NOTEs, open a 2D View window and add the BACK to the
display.
i It will be easier to position and align individual NOTE components (i.e. primitives, text and/or symbol
instances) if a working grid is displayed with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and set the snap
function to on.
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Select Create>Note>Back/Over.
Name the note /AVEVA-LIBY/BACKS /AVEVA-
A0/SN1 and click OK
Depending on the detailed design required, create one or more features of the Backing Sheet Note using the
Draw>Primitives options. As each feature is created, use the cursor to position it and to define its size. If
the grid–snap function prevents you setting the precise position or size that you want, either turn snapping
off temporarily or modify the attributes of the primitive later.
The standard AVEVA backing sheet is as displayed:
Remember to draw the backing sheet intelligently so the detail can be extracted from the database and is
not just a text string.
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6.2 Restricting the Useable area of a sheet
The administrator can define the usable area of a sheet, so that the area in which a user can create views
does not overlap any of the backing sheet annotation, by creating a special NOTE with the name
backing_sheet_name/LIMITS.
This NOTE should contain just a single RECT primitive that corresponds to the sheet area available to a
user. When the User selects the option Create > View > Predefined Frame, from the OutfittingDraft User
application, the application searches the sheet for this special note and, if found, the VIEW dimensions will
be set automatically to fit into the RECT defining the available area. During creation of any Views the limits
are used to set the initial position and size of the View.
Create a note called /AVEVA-LIBY/BACKS /AVEVA-

A0/LIMITS
Use Draw > Primitives and create a rectangle to
define the usable area of the View
The Note should then be turned off using the

command Lvisibility FALSE
Select Modify > Note Back/Over
Set Visibility to Off and Apply
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6.3 Creating an Overlay and its Content
To create and display a new OVER, create the appropriate

SHLB level. select Create > Sheet Library.
Name the SHLB /AVEVA-LIBY/OVER and click OK
Set the Ruleset reference to /DRA/PRJ/REPR/GEN/BASIC
Select Apply and Dismiss
Select Create > Overlay Sheet.

It is recommended that the new OVER is given a name that
will make its content obvious to users
Name the overlay /AVEVA-LIBY/OVER/KEYPLAN
Click OK.
Set the following attributes on the

Overlay Sheet form:
Width 120 Height 67
Ruleset Reference
/DRA/PRJ/REPR/GEN/BASIC
An OVER is a drawing sheet on which you can position NOTEs, for which the procedure is exactly the same
as for a BACK. However, an OVER can also own 2D VIEWs (typically used to display keyplan views of all or
part of the Design DB), each of which can own one or more LAYERs, each of which can, in turn, own
VNOTEs (Layer Notes). It is the VIEWs, and their members, which will be considered further.
i It is easier to position and align individual NOTE components (i.e. primitives, text and/or symbol
instances) if a working grid is displayed with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and set the snap
function to on.
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6.3.1 Drawlist and Drawlist Reference
To display design graphics a Drawlist is required.
i The creation of Drawlists is covered later in this Training guide.
Select Drawlists Ref… from the

Overlay Sheet form.
Select
/DRA/PRJ/DRAWLISTS/KEYPLAN
from the HTEST Drawlist Library
Select Options As Displayed
The List Ref will display

/DRA/PRJ/DRAWLISTS/KEYPLAN
Selecting Display with show the

Drawlist Contents.
If necessary, use Modify to change

the Drawlist Contents to:
1M_COMPARTMENTS and
2M_COMPARTMENTS
Select Apply and Dismiss
6.3.2 Creating Views in Overlays
To create a VIEW in an OVER, select Create > View > Limits-defined or Create > View > User Defined
and set the VIEW attributes. Each VIEW can reference a Ruleset which defines the way in which its Design
graphics are to be drawn. The Ruleset Reference can be set either at individual VIEW level, or at OVER
level, or at SHLB level.
Create > View > Limits

Name /AVEVA-LIBY/OVER/KEYPLAN/V1
Click OK
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When the VIEW is created, a set of LAYERs are

created automatically, their function and content
being determined by the default settings. (This is
exactly the same as for the creation of VIEWs during
the normal use of DRAFT.)
These layers are not required on a KEYPLAN as
layers are used to control Project Areas.
Set the view limits for the two compartments as

follows:
Frames 10 to 46
LP -18000 to 18000
X 7850 to 37,450
Y -18000 to 18000
Z 0 to 25000
Select Update Design.
Apply and Dismiss the form.
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Depending on the detailed design required, create

one or more features of the View Note using the
Draw > Primitives options.
As each feature is created, use the cursor to position
it and for a primitive, to define its size. If the grid–
snap function prevents you setting the precise
position or size required, either turn snapping off
temporarily or modify the attributes of the primitive
later.
6.3.3 Key Plan Design Areas
Design areas can be indicated on the Key plan.
i The use of these Design Areas is described later by the Automatic Drawing Production System (ADP)
Design Areas are stored in Layers, each layer has a VNOTE continuing one rectangle representing the
Design Area and another rectangle called ……./LIMITS that has one TEXP that holds the Design Area
Limits.
This TEXP element is used to set the limits on the APD system when specifying limits from the Key Plan.
Using the browser navigate to /DRA/PRJ/OVERS/MET/ Marine_Keyplan:allAreas
This is the Standard AVEVA SHIP Key Plan supplied with the project. Open the sheet to view the keyplan.
Navigate back to /AVEVA-LIBY/OVER and create new keyplans for Area 1 and Area 6.
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Exercise 4 – Sheet Libraries
Using the above examples: -
Create a LIBY and SHLB.
Create a simple Backing Sheet.
Create a new SHLB for the Overlays
Create an Overlay to be used as a keyplan, similar to the one shown add the Design Area Layers.
Change the System Default Settings to point to the new Sheet Libraries (SHLB)
Create a Drawing using the new Backing Sheet and OLAY
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CHAPTER 7
7 Symbol Libraries
This chapter explains how to set up Symbol Libraries (SYLB) containing the Symbol Templates (SYTM) from
which users can select 2D symbols to add to their drawings. Each SYTM may comprise any combination of
2D primitives, text primitives (TEXP) and existing symbol instances (SYMB).
i The DEPT Master_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains a REGI named
DRA/MAS/SYMBOLS. This REGI has three LIBY elements used for general symbols, electrical
symbols and 2D symbols for office accommodation, air-conditioning, etc. These symbols can be
adapted as required.
7.1 Entering Symbol Library Administration Mode
To be able to create or modify Symbol Libraries the administrator will need to enter the Draft Symbol Library
application. Select Draft > Symbol Libraries
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this Symbol Library menu unless
otherwise stated.
7.2 Creating a Symbol Library
To create a new symbol library (SYLB), navigate to

the appropriate LIBY or create a new LIBY by
selecting Create > Library. The Create LIBY form is
displayed, enter a name /AVEVA-SYMBOL and click
OK
At the correct LIBY element, select Create >

Symbol Library. Name the symbol library /AVEVA-
SYMBOL/Symbols and click OK
The Symbol Library form will then be

displayed. The SYLB is effectively a
drawing sheet template, on which SYTM’s
are placed.
The dimensions must be specified, either
explicitly or by selecting a standard sheet
size, Use a small paper size for example
P4.
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The Symbol Library can reference a backing sheet; select the required sheet, by using either the Reference
or Filename options.
If attributes are to be defined at SYLB level, such that they are inherited by the SYTM elements when
created, click on the Attributes... button and change the relevant settings on the resulting form. (These
attributes can be modified for individual SYTMs later if required.)
7.3 Creating Symbol Templates
The SYTMs define the appearance of the 2D symbols which users can select and add to their drawings (as
symbol instances).
i It is easier to position and align individual NOTE components (i.e. primitives, text and/or symbol
instances) if a working grid is displayed with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and the snap function
is on.
To create a SYTM, select Create > Symbol
Template.
Name the template /COMPASS for the SYTM and
click OK
The Point Construction Option Form will be

displayed, position the origin of the SYTM at a
convenient grid point.
A MRKP (marker point will be created) to highlight
the origin.
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i If the marker is to be selected when locating a primitive as the centre, the displayed marker may need
to be altered to be able to select it. This can be done quickly by navigating to the marker (MRKP) and
selecting Edit > Primitives. The colour, scale and option for the marker, which can be a Star, Dot, Plus,
Ring or Cross can be changed.
Depending on the detailed design required, create one or more features of the Symbol using the Draw >
Primitives options. As each feature is created, use the cursor to position it and to define its size. If the grid–
snap function prevents you setting the precise position or size that you want, either turn snapping off
temporarily or modify the attributes of the primitive later.
Take a note of the symbol origin. This assists in positioning the primitives of the SYTM. All primitives under a
SYTM will be drawn on user selection.
7.3.1 Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet
When creating each SYTM, the primitives are created with respect to the SYTM origin. It is helpful to the
users, if this origin point is identified. It may not be desirable to have the MRKP element as part of the
selectable symbol instance. There may also be a requirement to add a descriptive note to the SYTM, as
displayed on the SYLB sheet, which would not necessarily be required on the drawing.
The way around this is to position the origin marker and descriptive text on a backing sheet that is displayed
with, but does not form part of the SYLB sheet.
It will be necessary to change back to Sheet library administration and create a backing sheet (BACK) with
the same dimensions as the SYLB sheet. For each required group of annotations on the SYLB, create a
NOTE and position at the appropriate point on the BACK.
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Change back to Symbol Library administration mode. Select Modify > Symbol library > Definition and set
the backing sheet reference to the corresponding name of the BACK that has been created.
Once the symbol definition is complete change the User Defaults for Symbol Libraries to point at your new
Symbol Library. Navigate back to the SYLB sheet and open the sheet which will appear as follows:
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7.4 2D Symbolic Representation Administration
2D Symbolic representation is cross-disciplinary functionality which allows design items to be represented

symbolically in a 2D View in DRAFT when the Update Design process is executed. This depends on
creating appropriate symbol and/or text templates in the DRAFT database and setting up appropriate data
structures and references in the Catalogue databases before this functionality is used.
If the DRAFT administrator does not have the appropriate permissions in the Catalogue, then effective co-
operation between the DRAFT and Catalogue administrators will be critical for the symbolic representation
functionality.
To support this functionality, additional elements (DRSSET and DRSYLK) have been added to the catalogue
database. A Draft Symbol set (DRSSET) owns a Draft Symbol Link (DRSYLK)
7.4.1 Project Structure and Distribution
When symbolic representation is used in a drawing, the same Draft design symbol should be used under the
same conditions across an organisation irrespective of its size. Draft design symbols will usually be held in a
DRAFT (i.e. PADD) database in one of the Multiple Databases (MDB) in the master project (MAS) in
addition to the master discipline catalogues that already reside there. This DRAFT database will contain the
templates for 2D design symbols that are referenced by the Catalogue. Thus, DRAFT design symbols will be
made available in user projects by including a foreign reference to the MDB in the master project.
As the DRAFT design symbol libraries will be stored within a foreign project database, then it will be the
responsibility of the system/project administrator for the foreign project to distribute them globally. The
AVEVA Global application only distributes databases for a given project. Thus if the master project is
required at another location, then the system/project administrator must either make that a Global project or
otherwise arrange for its distribution.
i Use of backing sheets (BACK) should be avoided within the design symbol database since these will
complicate distribution of the design symbol libraries.
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7.4.2 Draft Symbol Sets
Draft Symbol Sets are set up in the Catalogue Database and reference the Symbol Templates and Text
label Templates stored in the Draft database.
To start AVEVA Marine, Select Start > Programs > AVEVA > Marine 12.0.SPx > Run Marine
Project mar
Username PROJADMIN
Password PADMIN
MDB PROJADMIN
Module PARAGON
Pick OK
Enter the Equipment application by selecting Paragon>Equipment… from the main menu.
Navigate to the MPROJECT/CATA level. Select Create > Catalogue… from the main menu. The Create
Catalogue form is displayed.
Enter a name /DRAFT_SYMBOL_SETS

Click OK to accept the default name.
The CATA element is created.
Navigate to the created CATA element. Select Create>Section… from the main menu. The following form
appears:
Click OK to accept the default name.
Select Create> Draft Symbol Set… to create the administrative DRSSET element.
Enter a name /AIR-COOLER-UNIT
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The following form appears:
Draft Symbol Sets (DRSSET) can own a number of

Draft Symbol Links (DRSYLKs).
To add a Draft Symbol Link to the list click Add.
To delete a Draft Symbol Link click Delete.
Selecting a DRSYLK in the list allows its attributes to
be modified in the lower panel of the form.
Draft Text or Symbol Templates (TXTM or SYTM
elements) can be referenced by typing in their
names, navigating to them in the Catalogue Explorer
and clicking CE, or clicking the Search button to
invoke a standard Search.
The Criteria expression determines which Draft
views the symbols will be used on. An expression
can be typed into the combo gadget, or an existing
expression can be selected from the drop down list.
Clicking on a Draft Symbol Link in the list will add its
Criteria expression to the combo, so that all
expressions accessed during the current session are
available.
Click Add, a DRSYLK is created, and displayed in the Draft

Symbol Links area.
Use the search facility to reference the 2D Symbol template

representing an air cooling unit as follows.
In the Edit Link to Text or Symbol Template area of the

form, click the Search button to display the Search for Text
or Symbol Template form.
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Click Find on the displayed form.
This will search in the Draft database for element types SYTM and TXTM and display them in a table. The
displayed results can be filtered, in this case filter for names which contain AIRCOOLER.
Select the AIRCOOLER unit as shown and click Use Result then Close the form.
The Draft Symbol Set form updates to show the selected 2D symbol template. Scale factors can be applied
using the X and Y gadgets if required.
Select ALL VIEW WITH (ATTRIB PLANV) from the Criteria pull down list. This restricts the 2D symbol to
only be available in Draft for views which are plan views.
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The Draft Symbol Set form will appear as follows:
Click Apply Changes and Close the form.

The database hierarchy will now be:
The attributes of DRSYLK are as follows, with a link to the Air Cooler symbol template being facilitated by
the Drawing Template reference DrTmpref:
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The created Draft Symbol Link (DRSYLK) element can be referenced by GPARTS to make the 2D symbol
template available in draft.for that component.
7.4.3 Non-uniformly Scaled Design Symbols
Setting the X and Y scaling factors in the XYSC attribute independently on the Draft Design Symbol Link
(DRSYLK) element will enable the non uniform scaling of Design Symbols (DESSYMs). This will enable the
DESSYM to be scaled to the correct size for the design element, that it is intended to replace in the DRAFT
view, regardless of the aspect ratio of the design element.
7.4.4 Orientating Design Symbols
The DRAFT administrator or the symbol designer must associate the symbol template (SYTM) or text
template (TXTM) with orientation of the component in the Catalogue that the design symbol (DESSYM) will
represent. This is achieved either by selecting an existing Ppoint on the Catalogue Component or by
creating a new P-point. Then the value of the PPDI attribute on the SYTM or TXTM must be set to the value
of the P-point Number (%NUM) attribute on the Catalogue Component. This will enable the 2D Symbology
functionality to use the direction of the P-point, which is determined by the P-point direction (PTCD) attribute
on the P-point element, for aligning the x-axis of the SYTM or TXTM.
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Exercise 5 – Symbol Libraries
Create a LIBY and SYLB.

Create a SYTM, an example of a Compass is shown
Create a Backing to sheet, to be referenced by the SYLB element and include descriptive text as shown
below.
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Create several additional Symbols (SYTM’s) for example: Seam Symbol, Plate Symbol, Stiffeners.
Change the default settings to point to the new SYLB. In the User application, create a new Drawing Sheet
and select and test the new symbols.
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CHAPTER 8
8 Label Library Administration
This chapter explains how to set up Label Libraries (LALB) containing the Symbol Templates (SYTM) and
Text Templates (TXTM) from which users can create symbolic (SLAB) or general (GLAB) labels,
respectively. Each SYTM may comprise any combination of 2D primitives, text primitives (TEXP) and
existing symbol instances (SYMB). Each TXTM holds specific or ‘intelligent’ (i.e. #–coded) text
The DEPT Master_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains four LIBYs holding label
templates, namely DRA/MAS/LABELS/GEN-LABELS (general labels), DRA/MAS/LABELS /PRO-LABELS
(process labels), DRA/MAS/LABELS /ELE-LABELS (electrical labels), and DRA/MAS/LABELS /TAG
(tagging template) which can be adapted as required.
8.1 Entering Label Library Administration Mode
To be able to create or modify Label Libraries the administrator will need to enter the Draft Label Library
application. Select Draft > Label Libraries
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this Label Library menu unless
otherwise stated.
8.2 Creating Label Library
To create a new label library (LALB), navigate to the

appropriate LIBY or create a new LIBY by selecting
Create > Library. The Create LIBY form is
displayed, name the library /AVEVA-LABEL-LIBY
and click OK.
At the correct LIBY element, select Create > Label

Library and the Create LALB form is displayed,
enter a name /AVEVA-LABEL-LIBY/LALB1 and
click OK
The Label Library form will then be displayed. The

LALB is effectively a drawing sheet template, on
which TXTM’s and SYTM’s are placed. The
dimensions must be specified, either explicitly or by
selecting a standard sheet size P4.
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The Label Library can reference a backing sheet, select the required sheet, by using either the Reference or
Filename options. If attributes are defined at LALB level, they are inherited by the TXTM and SYTM
elements on creation. Click on the Attributes... button and change the relevant settings on the resulting
form. (These attributes can be modified for individual TXTM’s and SYTM’s if required.)
8.3 Creating Symbol Templates
The SYTMs define the appearance of the 2D symbols which can be referred to when creating SLABs to add
to design drawings.
In order to see the effects of adding individual SYTMs as you build up the LALB contents, open a 2D View
window and add the LALB to the display.
i It is easier to position and align the individual parts of each SYTM if a working grid with a fairly small
spacing (say 10 mm) is displayed and snap to grid is activated.
To create a new symbol template (SYTM), select

Create > Symbol Template. Name the template
/AVEVA-LABEL-LIBY/LALB1/CONVAL and click
OK.
The Point Construction Option Form is displayed,

position the origin of the SYTM using a 2D Cursor
hit. A marker point (MRKP) will be created which
denotes the origin of the template. The marker is the
point that the leader line will be taken from.
Use Draw > Primitives or the Draughting Toolbars shown below to create the required symbol:
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There are four categories of primitives; Lines,

Shapes, Symbols and Text. Text can be a
combination of intelligent text and text strings. Firstly
pick an ellipse from the toolbar or from the 2d
Draughting form.
Select 2D Cursor hit from the Point Construction

Option Form.
An ellipse is defined by three picks. The first two
picks define the width of the ellipse and the third
defines the height.
Add intelligent text to the ellipse by selecting bottom left justified text from the toolbar. The
Modify > Text form appears:
Select the Intelligent Texts… button to display a list of standard hash codes. Highlight Name and click
Append to add the code #NAME(C2:).
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Apply the changes on the Modify > Text form.

The resulting symbol template is as shown:
#NAME(C2:) would result in the AVEVA Marine

element name being displayed on the drawing
without the leading ‘/’.
For each primitive created the definition of its size may be made using the rubber banding or, if already set
via Edit > Primitives. If the grid–snap function prevents setting the precise position or size that is required,
either turn snapping off temporarily or modify the attributes of the primitive later.
When positioning the component parts of the SYTM, take into consideration the position of the origin. Note
that all primitives under a SYTM will be drawn when the symbol template instance is selected in the
OutfittingDraft user application.
i If the marker is to be selected when locating a primitive as the centre, how it is displayed may need to
be modified so as to be able to select it. This can be done quickly by navigating to the marker (MRKP)
and selecting Edit>Primitives. The colour, scale and option for the marker, which can be a Star, Dot,
Plus, Ring or Cross can be modified.
8.3.1 Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet
When creating each SYTM, the primitives are created with respect to the SYTM origin. It is helpful to the
users, if this origin point is identified. It may not be desirable to have the MRKP element as part of the
selectable symbol instance. There may also be a requirement to add a descriptive note to the SYTM, as
displayed on the SYLB sheet, but not to be selected for display on the drawing.
To address this requirement, the origin marker and descriptive text can be placed on a backing sheet that is
displayed with, but does not form part of the SYLB sheet.
An example of this is supplied in the DEPT /Master_Libraries. Navigate to the LALB

/DRA/MAS/LABELS/TAG/EQUIP and display the sheet:
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Select Modify > Label library > Definition
The Backing Sheet reference points to

/DRA/MAS/SYM-LAB-
BACKS/AUTOTAG/TMPLTS/EQUIP.
Navigate to the backing sheet element
(BACK) and display the sheet.
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Switch to the Sheet library administration application and create a backing sheet (BACK) with the same
dimensions as the SYLB sheet. For each required group of annotations on the SYLB, create a NOTE and
position at the appropriate point on the backing sheet.
Change back to Symbol Library administration mode. Select Modify > Label library > Definition and set
the backing sheet reference to the corresponding name of the BACK that has been created.
Once the symbol definition is complete, select Settings > User Defaults to display the User Defaults form.
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Navigate to the label library created earlier /AVEVA-LABEL-LIBY. Click the CE button adjacent to
Symbolic Labels. Click OK.
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8.4 Creating Text Templates
Unlike SYTMs, TXTMs have no members. Instead, they hold text strings to which users can refer when
creating GLABs to add to their drawings. These text strings can include #–coded ‘intelligent’ text, which is
replaced by the corresponding attribute settings from the Design DB when the labels are displayed on the
drawing sheets.
Each TXTM automatically includes a Label Frame, although this can be switched off if it is not required.
In order to see the effects of adding individual TXTMs as the LALB contents are developed, open a 2D View
window and add the LALB to the display.
Select Create > Text Template and the Create

TXTM form is displayed. Name the template
/AVEVA-LABEL-LIBY/EQUIP and click OK
The Point Construction Option Form is displayed;

position the origin of the TXTM using a 2D Cursor
hit.
When the TXTM element has

been positioned the Modify Text
form will be displayed.
Enter the required text via the Edit
Buffer. A number of predefined
Intelligent text values are
available, click on the Intelligent
Texts…, button and the Intelligent
Text form is displayed. Select the
text required.
Click either the Append or Insert
button.
The TXTM element will be
displayed as follows:
The Insert option will insert the text at the current position of the cursor in the text string; the Append option
will append the text to the current displayed text string.
To save unnecessary typing, in the Modify Text form, text can be copied from an existing TXTM into the
current TXTM which is being defined. To do so, ensure that the TXTM which is to be copied is visible in the
2D View and then click the Copy button. When prompted, use the cursor to identify the TXTM to be copied;
the text will be inserted in the Edit Window.
When the required text is displayed in the Edit Window, click Apply to copy the string to the attribute of the
TXTM.
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8.5 Searching Label Libraries
When a DRAFT application user attempts to create a new symbolic label, the application searches for
relevant LALBs in a specific sequence. It looks at each LIBY in the DEPT in the listed order until it finds one
which contains appropriate LALBs. It then adds this LIBY and all subsequent LIBYs to the scrollable list on
the Library form until it finds a LIBY which does not contain a relevant LALB. No further searching is carried
out.
This principle allows the Administrator, to hide LIBYs from the user by adding them to the end of the DEPT’s
members list. (Alternatively, all reference LIBYs could be in a separate DEPT, but this would add extra
DEPTs to the user’s Members List.)
It is important to note that, due to this method of searching for the LIBYs, all Label Libraries must be
grouped together under the same Department if they are all to be available to the user.
Exercise 6 – Label Libraries
Create a Library and a Label Library.
Create at least two Label Templates. Create some labels using the different 2D primitives plus using some
of the # characters. Remember symbolic labels have 2D Primitives as well as text, whereas general labels
have only text.
Alternatively create a symbolic Control Valve Label to add some intelligent text #NAME(C2:) and an
Equipment label.
Add some descriptive text on a Backing Sheet.
Change the default settings to point to the new label library.
In the OutfittingDraft user application, display a sheet and add the new labels to it.
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CHAPTER 9
9 Style Libraries
This chapter explains how to set up Styles (STYL), within Representation Libraries (RPLB), which define the
detailed representation available to a general OutfittingDraft application user.
The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains several LIBYs holding
examples of different styles. These styles are used in conjunction with representation rules which will be
covered in more detail in the next chapter. Any or all of these can be adapted as required.
9.1 Entering Representation Style Administration
To create or modify Style Libraries the administrator will need to enter the Draft Style Library application.
Select Draft > Style Libraries
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this Style Library menu unless
otherwise stated.
9.2 Creating a Style Library
To create a new Style library (RPLB), navigate to the

displayed, enter a name /AVEVA-Style_Library and
click OK.
At the correct LIBY element, select Create > Style

Library. The Create RPLB form is displayed. Name
the Style Library /AVEVA/Piping and click OK
i Although identified in the menus as a Style Library for convenient reference, a Representation Library
(RPLB) is actually created, which contains one or more styles (STYL).
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The upper part of the form is concerned with the creation and deletion of STYL elements within the RPLB. It
contains a list of all STYLs in the current Style Library. The lower part of the form is used to set attribute
values for the current STYL, that is, for the STYL which is highlighted in the list.
9.3 Creating and Deleting Styles
The upper part of the Style Library form shows the name of the current RPLB which is being used as a Style
Library, and a list of all STYLs within it (None will be displayed if the RPLB is empty).
9.3.1 Creating a Style
To create a new STYL, click the Create Style button

and the Create STYL form is displayed. Enter a
name for the new STYL and click OK.
The new STYL will be added to the displayed list in

the Style Library form and will be highlighted as the
current selection.
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9.3.2 Deleting a Style
To delete a STYL from the current library, highlight it in the displayed list and click the Delete Style button.
9.3.3 Listing Style Attributes
The amount of information shown in the Styles list about each STYL is controlled by the
option selected from the Display drop-down list:
Name – displays only the STYL name
Gen – displays the drawing level and any linestyle and colour settings applicable to
general drawings
Pipe – displays the drawing level and any linestyle and colour settings applicable to
pipework drawings
Steel – displays the drawing level and any linestyle and colour settings applicable to
steelwork drawings
9.3.4 Setting Style Attributes
The lower part of the Style Library form consists of three sets of gadgets that are used to modify the attribute
settings for the currently highlighted STYL:
To modify any of the attribute settings for the current STYL, change the settings of the corresponding
gadgets and click the Apply button.
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9.3.4.1 Drawing Levels
The Draw Level text box shows the Drawing Level (DLEV) setting. This
attribute will restrict the elements displayed using this Style to just those that
include this number in their drawing level range, as set in DESIGN.
i Every primitive in the design model has an associated drawing level range attribute.
If the drawing level given here lies within this range, the 3D object will be drawn when it is added to the Draw
List.
9.3.4.2 Assigning Colours and Styles
The Styles and Colours section of the form shows the assignment of linestyles and colours to the six
line types (i.e. Frontface, Backface, etc). For each line type a colour and either a Standard linestyle
(which may be ‘Off’) or a User-defined linestyle. Colours can either be selected from a drop-down list
(initially populated with the basic 16 system-defined colours) or selected from a colour-palette when
the Pick button is clicked. The colour selector gadgets will be greyed out if the linestyle is ‘Off’.
Standard linestyles are selected from two drop-down list gadgets: the first allowing ‘Off’ or one of the
10 standard system-defined line-patterns to be selected, and the second allowing one of the three
standard system-defined line-widths to be selected.
If a User-defined linestyle is required the checkbox should be ticked. This will cause the two Standard
linestyle gadgets to be greyed out and the User-defined Linear Styles selection form to be displayed
as shown below. The left-hand side of this form lists all the Linestyle Tables found in the MDB.
Selecting one of these causes the right-hand side to be populated with the Table’s Linestyles from
which a selection can be made.
9.3.4.3 Setting Drawing Flags
The Representation Flags section of the form shows the current On/Off settings for the TUBE, PSYM,
OBST, INSU, PRFG and PLFG flags:
· Tube – if toggled of will suppress the display of all pipes

· Piping Symbols – if toggled off will suppress the display of all piping symbols
· Obstructions – if toggled off will suppress the display of all obstructions
· Insulation – if toggled off will suppress the display of all insulation
· Profile – used for steelwork, if toggled off will suppress the display of the steelwork profiles
· P-Lines – used for steelwork, if toggled on then the steelwork will be displayed stick build
Some examples of types of displays that can be achieved by the setting of the various markers are
shown on the following pages.
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9.3.5 Examples of Drawing Styles
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Flag Settings Level Settings
OBS - OFF
Lev. 0
CL - ON
(Default)
TUBE - OFF
OBS - OFF
CL - ON Lev. 6
TUBE - OFF
OBS - OFF
Lev. 0
CL - OFF
(Defaults)
TUBE - ON
OBS - OFF
CL - OFF Lev. 6
TUBE - ON
OBS - OFF
Lev. 0
CL - ON
(Defaults)
TUBE - ON
OBS - OFF
CL - ON Lev. 6
TUBE - ON
OBS - ON
Lev. 0
CL - OFF
(Default)
TUBE - OFF
OBS - ON
Lev. 0
CL - ON
(Default)
TUBE - OFF
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9.4 Creating a Hatching Library
To create a new Style library (RPLB), navigate to the

displayed, enter a name and click OK.

Hatching Library and the Create RPLB form is
displayed, enter a name and click OK
i Although identified in the menus as a Style Library for convenient reference, a Representation Library
(RPLB) is actually created, which contains one or more styles (STYL).
The Hatching Styles form will then be displayed, from which the individual STYL’s can be created
The upper part of the Hatching Styles form is concerned with the creation and deletion of Hatching HSTYL
elements within the RPLB. It incorporates a scrollable list of all STYLs in the current Hatching Style Library.
The lower part of the form is used to set all relevant attribute values for the current HSTYL. The particular
HSTYL to which these attributes belong is highlighted in the scrollable list shown in the upper portion of the
form.
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9.5 Creating and Deleting Hatching Styles
The upper part of the Style Library form shows the name of the current RPLB which is being used as a Style
Library, and a list of all HSTYLs within it (or None if it has just been created the RPLB).
9.5.1 Creating a Hatching Style
To create a new HSTYL, click the Create Style

button. Enter a name of /AVEVA-
Style_Library/Hatching/Hatching-GA-45-yellow
and click the OK button. The name will be added to
the displayed list and will be highlighted as the
current selection.
The attributes of the new STYL will have the default settings shown by the gadgets in the lower part of the
form. Change these, as shown below:
i Name the hatch style to represent the hatch type. For the above example; yellow 45deg hatch with a
4mm gap between hatching lines.
Apply the changes.
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9.5.2 Deleting a Hatching Style
To delete a hatching STYL from the current library, highlight it in the displayed list and click the Delete Style
button.
9.5.3 Hatching Pattern Colour and Style
For the Hatch Pattern a colour and either a Standard fill style (which may be ‘Off’) or a User-defined fill style
can be assigned.
The Colour can either be selected from a drop-down list (initially populated with the basic 16 system-defined
colours) or picked from a colour-palette shown when the Pick button is clicked. The colour selector gadgets
will be greyed out if the fill style is ‘Off’.
The Standard fill style is selected from the drop-down list gadget. A total of 18 standard system-defined
fillstyles are provided as well as ‘Off’ and ‘Solid Fill’.
If a User-defined fill style is required the checkbox should be ticked. This will cause the Standard style
gadget to be greyed out and the User-defined Fill Styles selection form to be displayed as shown below.
The left-hand side of the form lists all the Fill style Tables found in the MDB. Selecting one of these causes
the right-hand side to be populated with the Table’s Fill styles from which a selection can be made.
9.5.4 Outline Colour and Style
For this line type you a colour and either a Standard linestyle (which may be ‘Off’) or a User-defined linestyle
can be assigned.
If an Outline is used, then each surface hatched will be outlined in the specific style.
9.5.5 Pipe Symbols
The choices are ON or OFF. Choosing ON will hatch the cross-section of a pipe or HVAC duct with a piping
end symbol or ducting end symbol. OFF will hatch the full cross-section of the pipe or duct.
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9.6 Creating a Change Style Library
Change style libraries are used in conjunction with

date stamps to highlight design changes on the
drawing. At view level, the user has the option to
date stamp the view by using the Stamp Date
gadget on the User-Defined View form.
Once stamped, any subsequent changes can be
shown in the style specified by the Change Rules
pull down menu.
The tick box to the left hand side of the Show
Changes since can be toggled On/Off.
For this example, if On, the view would show part of
the design in the style /DRA/PRJ/REPR/GEN/BASIC
and any changes since 5/09/08 in the style
/DRA/PRJ/CHANGE/RULESET/GEN.
To create a new Change Style library (RPLB),

navigate to the appropriate LIBY or create a new
LIBY by selecting Create > Library. The Create
LIBY form is displayed, enter a name and click OK.

Change Design Library and the Create RPLB form
is displayed, enter a name and click OK
i Although identified in the menus as a Style Library for convenient reference, a Change Style Library
(RPLB) is actually created, which contains one or more design change styles (DCSTYL).
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The upper part of the form is concerned with the creation and deletion of Change Design DCSTYL elements
within the RPLB. It incorporates a scrollable list of all DCSTYLs in the current Change Design Style Library.
The lower part of the form is used to set all relevant attribute values for the current DCSTYL. The particular
DCSTYL to which these attributes belong is highlighted in the scrollable list shown in the upper portion of the
form.
9.7 Creating and Deleting Change Design Styles
The upper part of the Change Design Library form shows the name of the current RPLB which is being used
as a Change Design Library, and a list of all DCSTYLs within it (or None if it has just been created the
RPLB).
9.7.1 Creating a Change Design Style
To create a new Design Change Style (DCSTYL)

click the Create Style button. Enter a Name and
click OK.
The name will be added to the displayed list and will be highlighted as the current selection.
form. Change these, as required.
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9.7.2 Deleting a Change Design Style
To delete a Change Style from the current library highlight it in the Styles list and click the Delete Style
button.
9.7.3 Listing Change Design Style Attributes
The amount of information displayed in the Styles list about each change style is controlled by the option
selected from the Display drop down list.
· Name – displays only the DCSTYL name

· Gen – displays the linestyle and colour settings applicable to changes in general
drawings
· Pipe – displays the linestyle and colour settings applicable to changes in pipework
drawings
· Steel – displays the linestyle and colour settings applicable to changes in steelwork drawings
· Hatch – displays the style and colour settings applicable to changed areas of hatching
9.7.4 Setting Change Design Style Attributes
This Section describes the use of the lower parts of the Change Design Library forms to modify the attribute
settings for the currently highlighted DCSTYL.
9.7.4.1 Setting Change Design Style Attributes
The lower part of the Change Design Library form consists of sets of gadgets that allow the attribute settings
for the currently highlighted DCSTYL to be modified.
To modify any of the attribute settings for the current DCSTYL, change the settings of the corresponding
The lower part of the form allows the assignment of styles and colours to the six line types (i.e. Frontface,
Backface, etc) equivalent to those of a Representation Style (STYL), and to the single line type (i.e. Outline)
and single Hatch pattern equivalent to those of a Hatching Style (HSTYL). For all eight of these line types a
colour and either a Standard style or a User-defined style can be modified. A colour may also be set to
‘Unchanged’ and a style to ‘Unchanged’ or ‘Off’.
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Colours can either be selected from a drop-down list (initially populated with the basic 16 system-defined
colours and the ‘Unchanged’ option) or picked from a colour-palette shown when the Pick button is clicked.
The colour selector gadgets will be greyed out if the Style is ‘Off’.
Standard linestyles are selected from two drop-down list gadgets: the first allowing ‘Unchanged’ or ‘Off’ or
one of the 10 standard system-defined line-patterns to be selected and the second allowing one of the three
standard system-defined line-widths to be selected.
The Standard fillstyle is selected from the drop-down list gadget. A total of 18 standard system-defined
fillstyles are provided as well as ‘Unchanged’, ‘Off’, and ‘Solid Fill’.
If a User-defined Style is required the checkbox should be ticked. This will cause the Standard Style gadgets
to be greyed out and the User-defined Linear (or Fill) Styles selection form to be displayed. The left-hand
side of this form lists all the Linestyle (or Fillstyle) Tables found in the MDB. Selecting one of these causes
the right-hand side to be populated with the Table’s Styles from which a selection can be made.
9.8 Creating a Change Annotation Style Library
To create a new Change Annotation Style library

(RPLB), navigate to the appropriate LIBY or create a
new LIBY by selecting Create>Library. The Create
LIBY form is displayed, enter a name and click OK.
At the correct LIBY element, select Create>Change

Annotation Library and the Create RPLB form is
displayed, enter a name and click OK
i Although identified in the menus as a Style Library for convenient reference, a Change Annotation Style
Library (RPLB) is actually created, which contains one or more annotation change styles (ACSTYL).
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The upper part of the form is concerned with the creation and deletion of Change Annotation ACSTYL
elements within the RPLB. It incorporates a scrollable list of all ACSTYLs in the current Change Annotation
Style Library.
The lower part of the form is used to set all relevant attribute values for the current ACSTYL. The particular
ACSTYL to which these attributes belong is highlighted in the scrollable list shown in the upper portion of the
form.
9.9 Creating and Deleting Change Annotation Styles
The upper part of the Change Annotation Library form shows the name of the current RPLB which is being
used as a Change Annotation Library, and a list of all ACSTYLs within it (or None if it has just been created
the RPLB).
9.9.1 Creating a Change Annotation Style
To create a new Change Annotation Style (ACSTYL)

click the Create Style button. The Create ACSTYL
form will be displayed. Enter a Name and click OK.
The name will be added to the displayed list and will be highlighted as the current selection.
form. Change these, as required.
9.9.2 Deleting a Change Annotation Style
To delete a Change Style from the current library highlight it in the Styles list and click the
Delete Style button.
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9.9.3 Listing Style Attributes
The amount of information displayed in the Styles list about each change style is controlled by the option
selected from the Display drop down list.
· Name – displays only the ACSTYL name

· Gen – displays the linestyle and colour settings applicable to changes in general
drawings
· Hatch – displays the style and colour settings applicable to changed areas of hatching
· Style – displays the font and other changes made to mark changes in text strings
9.9.4 Setting Change Style Attributes
This Section describes the use of the lower parts of the Change Annotation Library forms to modify the
attribute settings for the currently highlighted ACSTYL.
9.9.4.1 Setting Change Annotation Style Attributes
The lower part of the Change Annotation Library form consists of sets of gadgets that allow the attribute
settings for the currently highlighted ACSTYL to be modified.
To modify any of the attribute settings for the current ACSTYL, change the settings of the corresponding
Colours can either be selected from a drop-down list (initially populated with the basic 16 system-defined
colours and the ‘Unchanged’ option) or picked from a colour-palette shown when the Pick button is clicked.
Standard linestyles are selected from 2 drop-down list gadgets. The first allowing ‘Unchanged’ or one of the
10 standard system-defined line-patterns to be selected, and the second allowing one of the three standard
system-defined line-widths to be selected.
Standard fillstyles are selected from the drop-down list gadget. A total of 18 standard system-defined
fillstyles are provided as well as ‘Unchanged’ and ‘Solid Fill’.
User-defined Style are required the checkbox should be ticked. This will cause the Standard Style gadgets
to be greyed out and the User-defined Linear (or Fill) Styles selection form to be displayed. The left-hand
side of this form lists all the Linestyle (or Fillstyle) Tables found in the MDB. Selecting one of these causes
the right-hand side to be populated with the Table’s Styles from which a selection can be made.
Annotation Text, for the text of a changed annotation element there are separate gadgets that are used to
allow the specific colour and font to be defined. Either of these may be set to ‘Unchanged’.
The Representation Flags section contains two additional gadgets for defining how changed text is
presented
· Underline – if toggled all changed annotation text is underlined

· Brackets – if toggled, changed annotation text is enclosed within brackets of
various types
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Exercise 7 – Style Libraries
Create a new Library /AVEVA-Style-Library and a new Style Library /AVEVA/Piping
Create a number of styles, some examples are shown below:
Style for Pipe - Drawing Level 6, Front Face Pen Yellow
Style for Equip - Drawing Level 6, Front Face Pen Red
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Create a Hatching Library /AVEVA-Style-Library/HATCH Create a Number of Hatching Styles, some

examples are shown below
Hatch Colour Yellow, Style 45 Degree
Hatch Colour Yellow, Style 30 Degree with an Outline
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Create a Change Library /AVEVA-Style-Library/CHANGE
Create a number of styles, some examples are shown below:
Create a Number of Change Design Styles, some examples are shown below
Design Red, all pens set to Red.
Design Cyan, All Pens changed to Cyan
Create an Annotation Change Library /AVEVA-Style-Library/ANNO
Create a Number of Change Annotation Styles, some examples are shown below
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All Pens Red
All Pens Green
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CHAPTER 10
10 Representation Rules
This chapter explains how to set up the following
· Representation Rulesets (RRST) and Representation Rules (RRUL). These define the
appearance of the design elements on the drawing. These Rulesets (RRST) are created within
a Representation Library and own Representation Rules (RRUL) which reference a style
(STYL).
· Hatching Rule Sets (HRST) and Hatching Rules (HRUL). These define how model faces
created by section planes, and surfaces of specified design primitives are hatched. These
Hatching Rulesets (HRST) are created within a Representation Library and own Hatching Rules
(HRST) which reference a hatching style (HSTYL).
· Change Rulesets (CRST), Design Change Rules (DCRULE) and Annotation Change Rules
(ACRULE). These define the appearance of design elements and annotation that has changed
on the drawing. These Change Rule Sets (CRST) are created within a Representation Library
and own Design Change Rules (DCRULE) and Annotation Change Rules (ACRULE), which
reference Design Change Styles (DCSTYL) and Annotation Changes Styles (ACSTYL)
respectively.
Views can also own local HRULs and local RRULs. The View HRSF attribute will be set to point to a HRST,
and the HSTYF attribute of the HRULs owned by the View should be set to point to HSTYLs, in the same
way as HRULs are owned directly by HRST. The available local HRULs and local RRULs are set in the
DRAFT System Defaults form.
The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains a LIBY named
DRA/PRJ/REPR, which holds sample representation rule libraries.
10.1 Entering Style Library Administration Mode
To be able to create or modify Representation Rules the administrator will need to enter the Representation
Rules application. Select Draft > Representation Rules
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this Representation Rules menu
unless otherwise stated.
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10.2 Creating a Representation Library
To create a new Representation library (RPLB), navigate to the appropriate LIBY or create a new LIBY. The
Representation Library can be owned by an existing LIBY which already owns a Style Library.
i The STYLs which you can reference from a given RRUL must be owned by the same LIBY.
To create a new LIBY select Create > Library. The

Create LIBY form is displayed, enter a name
/Aveva/Representation-Rules and click OK.
Select Create > Representation Library and the

Create RPLB form is displayed, enter a name
/Aveva/Representation-Rules/Rep-Piping and
click OK.
The Create RRST form will be displayed, enter a

name:
/Aveva/Representation-Rules/Rep-Piping/Piping
and click OK.
The Representation Rules form will be displayed.
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10.3 Creating and deleting Representation Rules
The Representation Rule Set form has two parts
· The upper part of the form is for the creation and deletion of RRULs within a RRST. The RRUL
can also be restricted to a specific class of elements. The current RPLB is also displayed, to
switch to another RPLB, navigate to the required RPLB and click on the CE button.
· The lower part of the form displays a list of all the currently defined STYLs. Any STYL can be
selected to be referenced by the current RRUL.
The Rule Sets drop-down list allows you to switch to any RRST owned by the current RPLB. The Rules list
shows all RRULs in the current RRST or None if the RRST has just been created.
10.3.1 Creating a Rule
To create a new RRUL, click the Create button and give the new RRUL a name. The name will be added to
the list and will be highlighted as the current selection.
10.3.2 Deleting a Rule
To delete a RRUL from the current RRST, highlight it in the Rules list and click the Delete button.
10.3.3 Specifying the Elements to which Rules Apply
The type of element or a list of named elements can

be specified to which the rule applies. To specify the
type of element select the option as shown and
select the type from the pull down list.
To specify named elements to which the current RRUL is to be applied, click the Modify button, and the
Names form will be displayed. On this form, select individual elements from the Members list for copying to
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To apply qualifying restrictions to the elements specified by the For option, type an expression in the With
text box. For example, if the For gadget specifies Branches, the following could be used; (HBOR GT 100)
AND (TBOR GT 80)
The current rule would then be applied to Branches with HBOR greater than 100mm and TBOR greater than
80mm.
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10.3.4 Associating Representation Rules with Styles
The Style box halfway down the form, shows the name of the STYL (if set) that is referenced by the current
RRUL.
The Styles in the current LIBY are displayed as

shown. To associate a RRUL with a STYL, select
the RPLB from the Styles pull down. The STYLs
owned by the selected RPLB will be displayed.
Select the STYL from the list and click the Apply
button to create the association.
The amount of information shown in the list can be changed, by selecting from the Display Option.
· Name – displays only the STYL name

· Gen – displays the linestyle and colour settings
· Pipe – displays the linestyle and colour settings
· Steel – displays the linestyle and colour settings
10.4 Creating a Hatching Library
To create a new Hatching Library (RPLB), navigate

to the appropriate LIBY or create a new LIBY To
create a new LIBY select Create > Library. The
Create LIBY form is displayed, enter a name and
click OK.

Hatching Library. The Create RPLB form is
displayed, enter a name /Aveva-Library/Hatching-
Library. Click OK
The Create HRST form will be displayed, enter a

name /Aveva-Library/Hatching-
Library/HatchRule. Click OK
The Hatching Representation Rules form will be displayed.
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10.5 Creating and deleting Hatching Rules
The Hatching Representation Rules form has two parts
· The upper part of the form is for the creation and deletion of HRULs within a HRST. The HRUL
can also be restricted to a specific class of elements. The current RPLB is also displayed, to
switch to another RPLB, navigate to the required RPLB and click on the CE button.
· The lower part of the form displays a list of all the currently defined HSTYLs. Any HSTYL can be
selected to be referenced by the current HRUL.
The Rule Sets drop-down list allows you to switch to any HRST owned by the current RPLB. The Rules list
shows all HRULs in the current HRST or None if the HRST has just been created.
To create a new HRUL, click the Create button and give the new HRUL a name. The name will be added to
the list and will be highlighted as the current selection.
To delete a HRUL from the current HRST, highlight it in the Rules list and click the Delete button.
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The type of element or a list of named elements can be specified to which the rule applies. To specify the
type of element select the option as shown and select the type from the pull down list.
To specify named elements to which the current HRUL is to be applied, click the Modify button, and the
Names form will be displayed. On this form, select individual elements from the Members list for copying to
the Names list in the usual way. Click OK and the names will be shown in the text pane on the Hatching
Representation Rules form.
To apply qualifying restrictions to the elements specified by the For option, type an expression in the With
text box. For example, if the For gadget specifies Branches, the following could be used
(HBOR GT 100) AND (TBOR GT 80)
The current rule would then be applied to Branches with HBOR greater than 100mm and TBOR greater than
80mm.
10.5.4 Associating Hatching Representation Rules with Hatching Styles
The Style box halfway down the form, shows

the name of the HSTYL (if set) that is
referenced by the current HRUL.
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The Styles in the current LIBY are displayed as shown. To associate a HRUL with a HSTYL, select the
RPLB from the Styles pull down. The HSTYLs owned by the selected RPLB will be displayed. Select the
HSTYL from the list and click the Apply button to create the association.
The current HSTYL representation will also be displayed. Click on the Attributes button to display the
Hatching Rules Attributes form.
The Hatching Rule attributes allows more control over which surfaces of an element are hatched. The
Hatching Rules Attributes form is displayed when clicking the Attributes button on the Hatching
Representation Rules form. Clicking the Plot button on the Hatching Rule Attributes form will display the
Hatching Rule Attributes Plot form which illustrates the Hatching Rule Attributes.
Hatching Rule attributes
· Only Sectioned Surfaces – only surfaces cut by a section plane

· All primitive Surfaces – element need not be cut by a section plane to be hatched
The Rule can be further refined by the Hatching options
· All surfaces in all directions – all surfaces meeting the initial criteria
· Only surfaces perpendicular to the view direction – example, if the view direction is north, then
the south face of the element will be hatched, assuming it meets the initial criteria
· Only surfaces facing in a specified direction – a direction normal to the face can be specified to
be hatched, instead of using the view direction
The Direction and Derived gadgets are active when Only Surfaces Facing in a Specified Direction is
chosen.
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10.6 Creating a Change Rule Library
To create a new Change Rule Library (RPLB),

LIBY. Select Create > Library. Enter a name
/Aveva-Change-Rule-Liby and click OK.
Select Create > Change Library. Enter a name

/Aveva-Change-Rule-Liby/Change-RPLB and click
OK
Create a change rule set, select Create > Change

Ruleset. Click OK
The Change Representation Rules form will be displayed.
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10.7 Creating and deleting Change Rules
The Change Representation Rule Set form has two parts
· The upper part of the form is for the creation and deletion of ACRULEs and DCRULEs within a
CRST. The DCRULE can also be restricted to a specific class of elements. The current RPLB is
also displayed, to switch to another RPLB, navigate to the required RPLB and click on the CE
button.
· The lower part of the form displays a list of all the currently defined ACSTYLs and DCSTYLs.
Any ACSTYL or DCSTYL can be selected to be referenced by the current ACRULE or DCRULE
The Rule Sets drop-down list allows you to switch to any CRST owned by the current RPLB. The Rules list
shows all ACRULEs and DCRULEs in the current CRST or None if the CRST has just been created.
To create a new ACRULE or DCRULE, select

Anno or Desi, give the new rule a name. The
name will be added to the list and will be
highlighted as the current selection.
To delete an ACRULE or DCRUEL from the current CRST, highlight it in the Rules list and click the Delete
button.
10.7.3 Specifying the Elements to which Design Change Rules Apply
The type of element or a list of named

elements can be specified to which the rule
applies. To specify the type of element select
the option as shown and select the type from
the pull down list.
Click the Add button to add the element into

the text pane. The Remove and Clear
buttons remove the current highlighted item
or clear the text pane respectively.
10.7.4 Specifying the Annotation to which Annotation Rules Apply
Select the annotation type to which the rules

apply from the pull down menu
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10.7.5 Applying Restrictions for Design Change Rules
For changes to be highlighted properly the Selection Criterion should use one of the functions that make use
of the current Comparison Date.
These are POSITIONED, CREATED and MODIFIED. For example:
CRIT ALL BRAN MEM WITH (MODIFIED (GEOM))

CRIT ALL SCTN WITH (MODIFIED (LENGTH))
CRIT ALL EQUI WITH (CREATED ())
CRIT ALL WITH (CREATED ())
10.7.6 Associating Change Representation Rules with Change Styles
The Style box halfway down the form, shows the name of the ACSTYL or DCSTYL (if set) that is referenced
by the current ACRULE or DCRULE.
The Styles in the current LIBY are displayed

as shown. To associate an ACRULE or
DCRULE with an ACSTYL or DCSTYL,
select the RPLB from the Styles pull down.
The ACSTYLs or DCSTYLs owned by the
selected RPLB will be displayed. Select the
ACSTYL or DCSTYL from the list.
Click the Apply button to create the
association.
The current style representation will also be displayed
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Exercise 8 – Representation Rules
Using the same Library as in the last exercise. Under the library create a task specific library (RPLB) for the
Rules Sets (RRST) and Rules. Remember to give it a meaningful name.
Create a Representation Rule Set which contains a number of Rules which reference the styles created in
the last exercise.
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Create a Hatching Rule for hatching equipment
Using a suitable drawing sheet, change the defaults to allow the use of these new rules. Try them on a view
to make sure they perform as expected. Remember that section planes will be required to test the Hatching
Rules and a Comparison date for testing Change Rules.
Create Change Rules for Design and Annotation Creation and Modification.
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CHAPTER 11
11 Drawlist Library
This chapter explains how to set up Drawlist Libraries (DLLB), each containing a group of Drawlists (IDLI;
also known as ID Lists) which allows users to create lists of design elements to be drawn or sectioned. The
DLLBs and IDLIs can be assigned to design items according to design disciplines, project areas, or any
other classifications appropriate to specific working practices.
Each IDLI comprises a list of Design elements, in the usual format of an Add List and a Remove List, which
can all be displayed in an area view simply by reference to the IDLI name.
i The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains a LIBY named
DRA/PRJ/DRAWLISTS, which holds sample drawlist libraries.
11.1 Entering Drawlist Library Administration Mode
To create or modify Drawlists Libraries, enter the Drawlist Administration application. Select Draft >
Drawlist Libraries….
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to the Drawlist Administration menu
11.2 Creating a Drawlist Library
Select Create > Library.

The Create LIBY form is displayed. Name the library
/Aveva-Drawlists and click OK.
Select Create > Drawlist Library

The Create DLLB form is displayed, enter a name
/Aveva-Drawlists/Drawlist-Marine and click OK
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11.3 Creating and modifying a Drawlist
Select Create > Drawlist

The Create Drawlist form is displayed, enter a name
/Aveva-Drawlists/Drawlist-Marine/Equip and click
OK
The Drawlist Management form is displayed:
To modify a drawlist select Modify > Drawlist and the drawlist Management form will be displayed as above
The upper part of the Drawlist Management form is used to create and delete drawlists. The lower part of
the form is used to include or remove items from the specified drawlist.
11.3.1 Selecting a Drawlist Library
To specify the Drawlist Library of the IDLIs to be modified, select the library from the Drawlist library pull
down menu. The Drawlists text pane is populated with the IDLI’s of the selected drawlist library.
11.3.2 Creating/Selecting a Drawlist
Select the drawlist required, or click the

Create button and the Create Drawlist form
is displayed. Enter a name and click OK.
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Selecting Create Copy will display the

Create Drawlist form. Enter a name and
click OK.
The Copy Drawlist form will be displayed.
Select the Drawlists to be copied and click

OK
11.3.3 Deleting a Drawlist
To delete an IDLI from the current DLLB, highlight it in the displayed list and click the Delete button.
11.3.4 Defining Drawlist Members
The lower part of the Drawlist Management form contains the gadgets that are used to build up the Add and
Remove lists owned by each Drawlist.
Select the items from the Reference List Members list and click the Add button to add them to the drawlist.
To add items to the drawlist that are not to be displayed on the drawing, select the items from the Reference
List Members list and click the Remove button.
The Reference List Members list can show either the Design DB elements or other existingDrawlists. The
former allows you to pick design elements explicitly; the latter allows you to identify design elements by their
presence in other Drawlists. Use the Design Members/Drawlists drop-down list to choose which list is to
be displayed.
Elements can be added to the drawlist by defining a volume. Click the Volume Defined button. All
significant elements positioned partly or wholly within the current limits box will be added to the Drawlist. If
no limits volume is currently defined, a Drawlist Limits form will be displayed.
To delete an entry from the Drawlist, highlight the relevant line in the Drawlist Members list and click the
Delete Entry button. The selected line may be either an Add entry (ADDE) or a Remove entry (REME).
Exercise 9 – Drawlist Library
Create a New Library /AVEVA-Drawlists and Drawlist Library /AVEVA-Drawlists/Drawlist-Marine
Create a number of new Drawlist (IDLI)for example /AVEVA-Drawlists/Drawlist-Marine/Equip, /AVEVA-

Drawlists/Drawlist-Marine/Pipe, /AVEVA-Drawlists/Drawlist-Marine/Steel, etc which contain 3D Design
Database elements. For Example; :COMPARTMENT 2MJ, ZONE / 3MZ_PIPE, ZONE
/3MZ_OUTFITSTEEL, etc
Change the defaults to reference the new drawlists.
Create a sheet with a view and reference one of the new drawlists.
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CHAPTER 12
12 Tag Rule Libraries
This chapter explains how to set up Tag Rule Sets (TRST) and Tag Rules (TAGR), within Tag Rule Libraries
(TRLB). When accessed during normal DRAFT drawing operations, each TAGR references a Tagging
Template (which may be either a SYTM or a TXTM. Tag rules determine which items will be tagged in the
View graphics.
i The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard product, contains a LIBY named
DRA/PRJ/AUTOTAG, which holds sample tag rule libraries for various disciplines.
12.1 Entering Auto Tagging Administration Mode
To create or modify Tag Rules enter the Tagging Rules application. Select Draft > Tagging Rules
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to the Tagging Administration menu
12.2 Creating a Tag Rule Library
To create a new Tag Rule library (TRLB), navigate to

the appropriate LIBY or create a new LIBY. The Tag
Rule Library can be owned by an existing LIBY.
To create a new LIBY select Create > Library.
Enter a name /AVEVA-Tagrules and click OK.
Select Create > Tagrule Library and the Create
DLLB form is displayed, enter a name /AVEVA-
Tagrules/PIPING and click OK
The Tagging Library form is displayed. Tag Rulesets (TRST) and Tagrules (TAGR) are defined from this
form.
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The upper part of the Tagging Library form is concerned with the creation and deletion of Tag Rulesets
(TRST) within a TRLB. The lower part of the form is used to create Tagrules (TAGR) and define the types of
elements to which they are applied, and to set references to the templates which control the format of the
associated tags.
12.3 Creating and Deleting Tag Rule Sets
The upper part of the Tagging Library form displays the name of the current LIBY. The pull down list will
display all the TRLB elements owned by the current library. All the TRST elements within the selected TRLB
will be displayed.
12.3.1 Creating a Tag Rule Set
To create a new TRST, click the Create Ruleset

button. Enter a name /AVEVA-Tagrules/PIPING/GA
and click OK.
The name will be added to the displayed list in the
Tagging Library form and will be highlighted as the
current selection
12.3.2 Deleting a Tag Rule Set
To delete a TRST from the current TRLB, highlight it in the Tag Ruleset List and click the
Delete Ruleset button.
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12.4 Creating and Setting Up Tag Rules
12.4.1 Viewing Tag Rules
The Rule drop-down list displays a list of all TAGRs in the current TRST (i.e. the TRST highlighted in the
Tag Ruleset list). It is also used to change the current TAGR if the attribute settings are to be modified.
12.4.2 Creating a Tag Rule
The attribute values for the newly created TAGR are defined by the current settings of the other gadgets on
the form (Tag, With, Template Reference, etc.).
To create a new TAGR, select the element to be tagged for example Equipments click the Create Rule
button. The TAGR will be named automatically and its name will be added to the Rule option button list as
the current selection. In the following example a new tag is created to tag equipment.
Set the Tag to Equipments
Click the Create Rule button.
The Equipment Rule is created.
i Tag Rules are always named automatically when they are created. The name cannot be modified.
12.4.3 Deleting a Tag Rule
To delete a TAGR from the current TRST, make the TAGR current (by using the Rule dropdown list) and
click the Delete Rule button.
The type of element or a list of named elements can be specified to which the rule applies. To specify the
type of element to which the current TAGR is to be applied, select a design element class from the Tag
drop-down list.
12.4.5 Criteria for Tag Rule Application
To apply restrictions to the elements specified by the Tag option, a AVEVA Marine expression is entered
into the With text box. For example, if the Tag gadget specifies Branches, an expression specific to branch
elements is entered. Eg:
(HBOR GT 100) AND (TBOR GT 80)
The current tag rule will apply to all branches with a hbore greater than 100mm and a tbore gt 80mm
12.4.6 Associating a Label Template with a Tag Rule
To select a label template that will define the appearance of tags generated by the current TAGR, use the
Template Reference Select button. The Select Template for Auto Tagging form will be displayed.
i The Tagging Template Library must first be set to /AVEVA/LABEL/LIBY in the Draft System Defaults.
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Select the Label Library required

from the displayed templates, and
then select:
/AVEVA/LABEL/LIBY/LALB1
Select the template to be associated
with the current TAGR.
Use the Select Button and Identify
the Label
Click OK and the selected template

will be displayed in the Tagging
Library form.
Click Apply and Dismiss
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12.4.7 Associating a Drawlist with a Tag Rule
To specify a drawlist which is to be

associated with the current TAGR (such that
only items in the drawlist will be tagged),
click the Drawlist Ref… button.
The Drawlist Reference form will be
displayed.
Select As Displayed from the Drawlist
Library pull-down.
Select the Drawlist Library required and,
from the displayed list, pick the Drawlist
which is to be associated with the current
TAGR.
Modify the contents as necessary.
Click Apply.
To modify the content of the drawlist

associated with the current TAGR, click the
Drawlist button. The Drawlist
Management form will be displayed
On this form, select the Drawlist whose member list is to be modified and add or remove design elements.
Click Apply, these changes apply to the current TAGR.
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Exercise 10 - Tag Rules
Create a New Library /AVEVA-Tagrules and Tag Rule Library /AVEVA-Tagrules/PIPING
Create any number of new Tag Rule Sets (TRST) and Tag Rules (TAGR) which may be setup to tag any
elements that you wish. Try using the different templates which have been supplied. Consider Tagging
Nozzles with name and Bore and Structural Sections with the Spref.
Now change the system defaults to reference the new Tag Library.
As a user create a view and try out the new tag rules.
Try making some new Tag Templates; change the defaults to reference these. Try using local tag rules or
modify the Tag Library Rules. Change the defaults to reference these.
As a user create a sheet with a view and reference one of your Standard Tag Sets.
The following are Tagging Equipment examples.
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CHAPTER 13
13 ADP Administration
This chapter explains what the DRAFT Administrator must do to set up a project to allow Automatic Drawing
Production (ADP) for Pipework and Steelwork.
DRAFT provides for three types of Automatic Drawing Production (ADP)
· General ADP for Equipment and Piping

· Hangers and Supports Drawings – information for Hangers and Supports ADP is given in the
Pipe Support Design User Guide
· Steelwork Detailing
i ADP administration is accessed through the Automatic Drawing Production Application, and not
through the Administration Application. The forms and menu options are only available to members of
the DRAFTADMIN team.
From the Draft user application, select Draft >

Automatic Drawing Production
13.1 General ADP
The General ADP options create drawings from specified parts of the Design, and then add annotation
according to defaults set up by the System Administrator.
The defaults are stored in files, and there are different defaults suitable for different types of drawings. The
user must load a suitable file for the drawing being produced.
The ADP application can add dimensions, labels, and schedules to a drawing. It can also add graphical
information such as equipment centrelines and pipe end symbols. The ADP application recognises different
types of dimensions:
· Type 1 – dimensions for pipework

· Type 2 – dimensions for equipment centres
· Type 3 – dimensions for gridlines
The way in which each type of dimension is displayed can be controlled. The order in which types of
dimensions are generated can be specified and for each type, rules can be setup using PML expressions to
define how different drawing element types are dimensioned.
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13.2 Setting the ADP Defaults
The ADP Defaults are set on the ADP Defaults

File Editor form, which is displayed when
selecting Settings > General ADP Defaults from
the Main ADP Menu.
There are several defaults files supplied with the
product. They are in the directory
%PDMSDFLTS%.
The file names are of the form DRA-GENADP -*.
These files can be modified, and new files
created.
Default files are loaded by selecting File > Load From on the ADP Defaults File Editor form. A file browser
is displayed; the required file will be selected. The button gadgets are as follows:
· Browse – displays a file browser.
· From View – a prompt is displayed to identify any element in required View. The default file
used to create the view will be loaded.
· Reload – reloads the current default macro.
When a defaults file is loaded, the ADP Defaults File Editor form will be populated with details from the file.
The defaults can be modified.
· File Header– displays the description of the type of defaults file
· Type 1 – in the supplied files Type 1 is piping
· Type 2 – in the supplied files Type 2 is equipment
· Type 3 – in the supplied files Type 3 is gridline
Select the file dra-genadp-piping
Change the file Header to Basic Piping GA Training, use File > Save As… to save the file as dra-genadp-
piping-training
Cancel the form and reload the defaults using File > Load From. Select dra-genadp-piping-training
Not all dimension types are used in default files, when a type is not used in the current default file, the type
is shown as unused.
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13.3 Type 1 Annotation (Pipe)
To change a type of dimensioning, click

the appropriate Type button.
Select Type 1 …
The Type 1 Defaults – Piping form is
displayed as shown.
When the Generate Type 1 Annotation
is ticked, the annotations specified on
the form will be generated and shown on
the drawing.
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13.3.1 General Settings
In the General Settings area of the form the

following options are set:
Dimension Offset: This is the distance

between the dimension line and view
boundary.
Copy Dim Point from Type(s): how
inherited dimension points are handled, by
specifying which Type they are copied from,
the processing order must ensure that the
dimension points to be copied already exist.
Dimension & Projection Lines: There is a choice of displaying the dimension

line with the required projection lines or displaying only projection lines. The
latter may be used in conjunction with the use of coordinates.
Display Pipe End Symbol: If activated then the Pipe End Symbol will be created.
Pipework Elevations: The elevations can be shown for the Centerline or Bottom of Pipe. Alternatively the
elevation may be switched Off.
Coordinates: If this checkbox is ticked, the coordinate information will be added to the projection line text.
Elevation Output Format +/- Notation: If this checkbox is ticked, +/- format will be used for elevations
information. If it is not selected, ENU format will be used instead.
Label Branches Once Only: If checked, each Branch that is dimensioned will only display one projection
line text entry. If it is not selected, every dimension point will have the name added to its projection line
resulting in multiple instances of the name.
First & Last Members: Branches wholly within view will have a dimension to the first ELBO or first BEND or
first TEE or first element, and a dimension to the last ELBO or last BEND or last TEE or last element.
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13.3.2 Layer Purpose
This section looks at the Layer Purpose settings. Layer definitions are created as normal using the Draft
Administration.
These purpose settings specify the layer where the annotation will be located: -
13.3.3 Dimension Rules
For each dimension type, rules can be defined using PML expressions to define how different drawing
element types are dimensioned.
Change the Rule to Type BRAN with a rule of Purp of zone eq ‘PIPE’
13.3.4 Projection Line Text Settings
Projection Line Text Settings define the text or intelligent text to be added to the projection lines in DRAFT.
Pltx Entry: Intelligent text string to be used for projection line text.
Bottom Of Pipe Prefix: Prefix text for Bottom of Pipe elevations.
Centre Line Prefix: Prefix text for Centre Line elevations.
Working Point Prefix: Prefix text for Working Point elevations. Working Points are generated for sloping
lines. Elevation and coordinates are shown where the line intersects with the relevant View boundary.
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13.3.5 Checking Pipe Zone Settings for Type 1 Annotation
The Pipe Dimension Rules being used above requires that the Purpose attribute of the piping zone is set to
PIPE.
Display > Explorers > Design
Navigate to the piping zone /1WZ_PIPE
Select Query > Attributes
Check that the Zone Purpose attribute is PIPE
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13.4 Type 2 Annotation (Equip)
To change the defaults for Equipment dimensioning,

Select Type 2 …
When the Generate Type 2 Annotation check box
is ticked, these annotations will be generated and
shown on the drawing.
In the General Settings area of the form the

following options are set:
Dimension Offset– the distance required
between the Type 2 dimension lines and the
View boundary.
Copy Dim Points from Types() –how inherited
dimension points are handled, by specifying
which Type they are copied from, the processing
order must ensure that the dimension points to
be copied already exist.
From the pull down menu select Dimension & Projection Lines or Projection
Lines Only. If Projection Lines Only is selected, no dimensions will be
displayed for this type of dimension.
If co-ordinates are checked, co-ordinates will displayed on the projection lines

If Equipment Centrelines are checked, equipment centre lines will be displayed on
the projection text.
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13.4.2 Layer Purpose
Layer Purposes are used to specify the layer where the annotation will be located: -
For each dimension type, rules can be defined using PML expressions to define how different drawing
element types are dimensioned.
Change the Rule to Type EQUI with a rule of Purp of zone eq ‘EQUI’
13.4.4 Projection Line Text Rules
For projection lines, rules can be defined using PML expressions to define the projection line text for specific
design elements.
Change the rule to Type eq 'EQUI' and purp of zone eq 'EQUI'
13.4.5 Checking Equipment Zone Settings for Type 2 Annotation
The Equipment Dimension Rules being used above requires that the PURP of the equipment zone is set to
EQUI.
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13.5 Type 3 Annotation (Gridlines)
To change the defaults for Gridlines, select Type 3…

When the Generate Type 3 Annotation check box
is ticked, these annotations will be generated and
shown on the drawing.
Dimension Offsets: is the distance required between the Type 3 dimension lines and the View boundary.
Copy Dim Points from Type(s): In this case there is no need to specify a Dimensioning type as a base. For
Type1 and Type 2 defaults, Type 3 has been specified as a base. A distance between the view boundary
and the dimension line has been specified for this instead of using a Type.
13.5.2 Layer Purposes
Layer Purposes are used to specify the layer where the annotation will be located.
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This section of the form allows the user to specify rules controlling how different types of element will be
dimensioned. Enter an AVEVA Marine type into the Type text box and the Rule that applies to that type in
the Rule text box. Add the information to the text grid using the Insert After pull down menu.
13.5.4 X&Y –Axis Projection Line Text Rules
The gadgets in these sections of the form allow you to specify rules controlling the content of projection line
text. As with Dimension Rules in the last section, these Rules must be supplied for ADP to work. The Rule
field defines the attribute to be checked. For the examples below only section type elements will be
considered. The Pltx field states the text that will be used for the projection lines, which may be constructed
from Intelligent text, plain text or a mixture of both.
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13.6 General ADP Defaults
The ADP Defaults - General form is displayed when

clicking on the General… button on the ADP
Defaults File Editor form.
Restrict USER access – if selected, users will not
be able to access the Modify User Defaults form.
Also the Modify and Edit button on the Modify User
Defaults form will not be active.
Annotation Processing Order – the order in which
different types of annotation are to be processed.
13.6.1 Representation
Create any representation rulesets required. If the standard representation Rulesets are required, the text
box should contain the text Standard
13.6.2 Add / Remove Volume Drawlist Rules
Create any rules needed to control which elements are added or removed from Drawlists defined by a
volume. As supplied, all elements within the Volume will be added, but elements of type PIPE that are
owned by a Zone with Function set to Heating or Electrical will be removed.
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13.7 Schedules
Click the Schedules button on the ADP

Defaults File Editor form to display the
ADP Defaults – Schedules.
This form is used to set the Tag Rule
Library and Default Schedule.
13.8 Tagging
Click the Tagging button on the ADP

Defaults File Editor form to display
the ADP Defaults – Tagging form.
This form is used to set the Tag Rule
Library and Default Tagging Ruleset.
13.9 Changing the Tagging Rule Library
The Tagging Rule Library can be changed by

navigating to the required library in the Draft
Explorer:
/AVEVA-Tagrules/PIPING and selecting the
CE Button.
Similarly the default Tag rule is set by navigating
to the rule:
/AVEVA-Tagrules/PIPING/GA and selecting the
CE Button.
Use Insert After to save the rule.
i Remember to save the ADP Defaults.
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13.10 Creating a Tagging Library
The tagging facilities used in ADP are based on the standard DRAFT automatic tagging functionality. The
ADP PGA defaults file contains an entry to allow the administrator to define what tag rule set element will be
available to the user during use of the ADP system. The supplied system refers to a TRLB named
DRA/PRJ/ADP/TAGGS/PGA. This library contains the TRST’s available to the user on the tagging creation
form.
Each TRST is represented by toggle gadgets on the user’s form. In order to create additional TRLB
elements for tagging, simply create the TRSTs and their TAGR elements with tag rules and tagging
templates as required. The only important consideration for the ADP system is that the last part of the
TRSTs name is used on the user’s form, and so this should be descriptive of the tagging available to the
user.
For example, if the TRST is named /MYTAG/Instruments, then Instruments will appear on the user’s
tagging creation form. Some example tagging templates are provided in the label libraries
/DRA/PRJ/ADP/TAGGS/TXTM /DRA/PRJ/ADP/TAGGS/SYTM.
These are examples and it is expected that additional symbol and text templates will be required.
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13.11 Creating a Schedule Library
The schedule facilities used in ADP are based on the standard DRAFT automatic tagging functionality. The
ADP PGA defaults file contains an entry to allow the administrator to define what tag rule set element will be
available to the user during use of the ADP system.
The supplied system refers to a TRLB called /DRA/PRJ/ADP/SCHED/PGA that contains the TRSTs that the
user accesses on the schedule creation form. Each TRST is represented by a toggle and modify button
gadget group on the user’s form.
When creating TRLB elements for schedules and any number of TRST elements, each of which represents
an available schedule for use by the user, the following naming convention must be followed.
TAGR /LOCAL can reference any STYM or TXTM as required. This tag rule is for generating the tags local
to the design graphics.
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TAGR /ENTRY references a special SYTM which in turn has references to other SYTMs and is used for
generating the tabular format entries generated as part of the schedule. In order to generate a matching set
of local and table tags it is important that both TAGRs have the same criteria.
The SYTM referenced by the TAGR /ENTRY has an associated set of SYTMs as shown below, where prefix
can be any prefix name for the SYTMs, but the same prefix is used to identify all three SYTMs required to
construct the schedules table.
The following example is based on the Project Libraries supplied in the Sample Project, in the library
DRA/PRJ/ADP/SCHED.
The functions of the three schedule table SYTMs are explained below
§ prefix/ENTRY – the SYTM used to create the table entries
§ prefix/HEADER – the SYTM used to construct the table header
§ prefix/OFFSET – the SYTM used to determine the offset of the table entry with respect to the
previous
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The SYTM prefix/OFFSET contains a single TEXP, the BTEX value determines how each table entry is
positioned with respect to the previous. The BTEX simple states the OFFSET for each table entry in the
standard X and Y format. For example, X 0 Y -6.
This means that each table entry is offset by -6 in the Y direction, therefore producing a vertical table that
grows down the sheet from the origin position.
The origin and extent positions for any schedules created are initially taken from a special note created in
the BACK by the administrator. See the next section for details of how to implement this.
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13.11.1 Creating a new Schedule
In Draft Administration Select Draft > Label Libraries …
Create a new Library for the schedules

Create > Library name /AVEVA-SCHEDULES
Create a new Label Library

Create Label > Library…
Name /AVEVA-SCHEDULES/PIPING
Set the size to P4
Apply and Dismiss the Label Library form.
Create > Symbol Template

Name the SYTM
/AVEVA- SCHEDULES/PIPING/EQUIPMENT/HEADER
The Marker should be positioned at the bottom left

corner of the Header.
Using a 10mm Grid Draw the Schedule Header using lines and text as shown below.
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Create a Symbol Template

Name
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/PIPING/EQUIPMENT/ENTRY
The Marker should be positioned at the bottom left

corner of the Header.
Using a 10mm Grid Draw the Schedule entry line using lines and intelligent text as shown below.

Name
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/PIPING/EQUIPMENT/OFFSET
The Marker should be positioned at the top left corner

of the Header.
In this template create one TEXP containing the text X 0mm Y -10mm
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13.11.2 Creating a new Tagging Rule
In Draft Administration Select Draft > Tagging Rules. Navigate to the /AVEVA-SCHEDULES Library.
Create > Tag Rule Library

Name /AVEVA-SCHEDULES/Piping
Select Create Ruleset
Name the Ruleset:

/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/PIPING/Equipment_1
Select Tag Equipments and Select Create Rule

With purp of zone eq ‘EQUI’
Click Apply
Set the Template Reference to

/AVEVA-LABEL/LIBY/LAB1/CONVAL using the
Select… button
i It may be necessary to change the Tagging Template settings in the System Defaults
/AVEVA-LABEL-LIBY.
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Change the Tagging Template settings in the System Defaults to /AVEVA-SCHEDULES
Repeat the above process creating a tagging rule set called
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/PIPING/Equipment_1/EQUIPMENT-2 Use this to Tag Equipments
Set with purp of zone eq ‘EQUI’
Set the Template Reference to /AVEVA-SCHEDULES/PIPING/EQUIPMENT/ENTRY
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The above process creates a tagging rule set with two tag rules as follows:
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/Piping/Equipment_1/EQUIPMENT-1 will need to be renamed /AVEVA-

SCHEDULES/Piping/Equipment_1/LOCAL
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/Piping/Equipment_1/EQUIPMENT-2 will need to be renamed /AVEVA-

SCHEDULES/Piping/Equipment_1/ENTRY
This can be done using Modify > Name from the main window pull down.
13.11.3 Set and save the ADP Defaults
From the Draft user application, select Settings >

General ADP Defaults
Select Schedule
Navigate to the new Tag Library and Default

Schedule setting the values using the CE button in
both cases
Tag Rule Library
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/Piping
Default Schedule
/AVEVA-SCHEDULES/Piping/Equipment_1
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Select File > Save
13.12 Backing Sheet Controls
The backing sheet referenced by an ADP sheet can contain two sets of information to allow the ADP
annotation and view creation to be more automated. The following sections describe the types of additional
information that can be generated under a BACK for use by the ADP system.
The general ADP application makes use of special information stored on the backing sheet in the form of
Notes, which specify where certain types of annotation generated by ADP will be located on the sheet. If this
information is not present on the backing sheet the application will either prompt the user for input or not
allow the user access to the associated automatic annotation options. All the Notes have visibility set to
false.
13.12.1 Reference Drawings
This is the area on the Sheet that is available for the user to insert a list of Reference Drawings. It is defined
under a Note named back_sheet_name/REFDRWGS. The Note contains TEXP elements that are used to
represent reference drawings associated with a sheet.
Each TEXP should be positioned and have attributes set as required. The TEXP is copied from the backing
sheet onto the user’s sheet during reference drawing definition.
The Note will contain as many TEXPs as required. Each of the TEXP elements will be used to automatically
redefine the entry fields on the Reference Drawing form. The TEXP is copied from the backing sheet onto
the user's sheet during reference drawing definition.
The Note should also contain a rectangle whose area represents the available area taken by the reference
drawing texts, which is used during zoom operations. This rectangle represents the available area taken by
the reference drawing texts.
To ensure that the rectangle is not shown on the drawing, set the LVIS attribute of the owning NOTE to
FALSE.
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13.12.2 Sheet Limits
This is the area available on the backing sheet where the View will be created. It is defined under a Note
named back_sheet_name/LIMITS. The Note should contain just one RECT element whose limits
correspond to the available free space on the BACK. The LVIS of the NOTE should be set to FALSE in
order to inhibit the display of the rectangle on the user’s sheet.
13.12.3 Schedules
This is the area on the Sheet that will be used to display Schedules. The origin of the schedule table and its
maximum extent is defined on the backing sheet. Only one origin and extent definition can be added to a
BACK and this is initially used by ALL schedules that are created by the user. The user always has the
option to re-define the two attributes for any schedule created. The ORIGIN and EXTENT information gives
the application a starting point for any schedules.
To create the ORIGIN and EXTENT positions on the backing sheet create a NOTE under the required
BACK with the name back_sheet_name/SCHEDULE. This note should contain two MRKP elements named
back_sheet_name/SCHEDULE/ORIGIN and back_sheet_name/SCHEDULE/EXTENT. The MRKP
element defines the origin of the schedule.
The MRKP defining the extent of the schedule should be

positioned at a point past which the schedule should not be
built. All subsequent schedule entries that would exceed
this extent position are hidden and
the user is warned of the schedule overflow.
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13.12.4 Keyplan
This is the area on the Sheet that will be used to display a Keyplan. It is defined under a Note named
back_sheet_name/KEYPLAN. This note should contain one MRKP element to determine the position for
the Sheet’s keyplan OLAY. The MRKP must be named back_sheet_name/KEYPLAN/ORIGIN.
13.12.5 Title
This is the area on the Sheet that will be used to display the title block of the backing sheet. It is defined
under a Note named back_sheet_name/TITLE. The Note can contain 2D primitives to define the geometry
of the Title Block. It should have a Rectangle (the first primitive in the list, or first Rectangle in the list) with
NLSTYLE set to OFF, whose area will define the area occupied by the title block. This is used during zoom
operations.
13.12.6 Logo
The NOTE named back_sheet_name/LOGO contains a reference to the company logo. This is controlled
by a SYMB with Tmrf pointing to SYTM that holds all the 2D primitives required to complete the template’s
definition.
13.12.7 Frame
The NOTE named back_sheet_name/FRAME contains all the 2d primitives that fully define the backing
sheet. The information contained by LOGO could be included under this note as well.
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13.12.8 Summary
The following summarises the special Notes that can exist on the backing sheets, more details are given
below.
Name Use Action if not present

/REFDRWGS Reference drawing information GUI gadgets inactivated
/LIMITS Defines available sheet area Whole sheet area assumed
/SCHEDULE Defines schedule position info User prompted for position
/KEYPLAN Position for keyplan OLAY Positioned at X0 Y0
/TITLE Area for zooming on title block GUI gadgets inactivated
/LOGO Holds Company Logo
/FRAME Backing Sheet Detail
Refer to the standard A0 backing sheet, /DRA/MAS/BACKS/MET/A0, in the Department Draft_Libraries, as

an example.
13.13 Steelwork Detailing ADP
This Section describes the administration tasks which need to be completed for Steelwork Detailing
Automatic Drawing Production (SDA), to allow the DRAFT User to produce dimensioned and annotated
drawings of the most commonly used structural elements (straight Beams and Columns, and flat Plates)
automatically.
The requirements for SDA (Steelwork Detailing ADP) are
· A Sheet Library containing the required backing sheets

· A Symbol Library containing the required annotation symbols
· A Style Library containing the required styles
· A Representation Rules Library containing rules defining which Styles are used for displaying
the profiles
· One or more SDAOPT elements, which define the SDA defaults that will initially be displayed on
the SDAOPT form
The backing sheets and SDAOPT elements supplied with the product are in the Department
Master_Libraries. The backing sheets in the Library DRA/MAS/BACKS can be used for SDA. The Library
DRA/MAS/SDADP contains Libraries of Styles, Symbols and Representation Rules for SDA. It also contains
two SDAOPT elements
· SDA-Default
· SDA-Main-Views
i Occasionally fabrication drawings produced by SDADP will be under-dimensioned, although it will

always be at least 70% of that required for fabrication of the component. If a dimension is missing, it
may be due to the way the catalogue component is defined.
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13.14 SDA Options
The attributes of the SDAOPT element define the options that will be used. The attributes of an SDAOPT
element maybe modified or a new SDAOPT may be created using the Steelwork Detailing Options form.
From the Automatic Drawing Production user

application, select Create > Steelwork Detailing.
The Steelwork Detailing form will be displayed.
Click on the Edit button to display the Steelwork
Detailing Options form.
Using the Add or Remove option in the top bar

menu of the form, backing sheets can be added
to the list. First navigate to the required backing
sheet and select Add > CE.
From the pull down menus for the main and

detailed view scales, additional scales can be
added. Click on the Remove Selected button
and the current scale will be removed from the
list.
The association table defines the associations

between DRAFT and DESIGN elements.
Merging defines whether or not separate Sheets

are produced for identical items. If it is switched
on, the user can select the hierarchy Level at
which Sheets for identical items are merged.
Detail Views may be produced if this option is

switched on. The Threshold defines the level of
detail at which detail views are created: features
which have dimensions smaller than the
specified proportion of the main item will be
shown in detail views.
Picture Files. Because SDADP Sheets are typically fairly simple, the graphics can be generated quickly
when viewing sheets. Therefore, by default, no picture files are created for Sheets produced by the SDADP
application. However, this means that whenever a Sheet is displayed or plotted it will reflect the current state
of the DESIGN database and not the state of the DESIGN database at the time of the last Update Design
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i For SDADP, saving Picture files may result in a very large number of files being created, which will take
up disk space and may have an effect on performance. Do not use this option unless really necessary.
The Representation Ruleset Reference defines which Styles are used for displaying the profiles.
The Symbol Library contains suitable annotation symbols.
The Customisation Macro specifies a macro which defines how the sheets created in SDADP are named.
The names of the Sheets created are generated from the names in the DESIGN hierarchy. The macro
supplied with the product, in the directory %PDMSDFLTS% is DRA-SDADP-MACRO. This macro can be
modified, or a new macro can be generated using PML, the AVEVA Programming Language.
i Refer to the VANTAGE Plant Design Customisation User Guide and the VANTAGE Plant Design
Software Customisation Reference Manual for more information.
Exercise 11 – ADP Drawings
Configure ADP to generate Piping and Layout Drawings, create a new backing sheet, Keyplan and schedule
for equipment. Check and modify the attribute data in DESIGN as required.
Create the drawing based on PURP of Zone.
In the following example the equipment is in AREA 1W_COMPARTMENTS with a purpose of ‘LAY’ and the
piping is AREA 2W_PIPE and AREA 1W_PIPE with a purp of PIPE.
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CHAPTER 14
14 AutoDRAFT Administration
AutoDRAFT is the link between AVEVA Marine and AutoCAD. The AutoDRAFT option of the Draft
Administration menu accesses the AutoDRAFT Symbol Editor that is used to convert symbols created in
AutoCAD into a format usable by DRAFT. The Frame Editor used to convert drawing frames created in
AutoCAD into a format usable by DRAFT.
In order to use AutoDraft, AutoCAD must be installed and configured on the local machine. AutoCAD should
be configured to locate the extra menus and fonts used in AutoDraft. In AutoCAD, use the menu:
Tools > Options > Support File Seach Path
Add two search paths for the location of the AutoDRAFT fonts and the AutoDRAFT source directories.
Typically, these will be:
C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0SPx\ autodraftfonts and C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.SPx\ autodraftACAD

respectively.
Additionally, it is necessary to add three extra environment variables to the marine evars file as follows
SET PDMS_ACAD=2006
SET PDMS_ACAD_PATH=C:\2006\AutoCAD 2006 - English\AutoCAD 2006\Bin\acadFeui\Program
Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared
SET ACAD_VERSION=%PDMS_ACAD%
Before selecting the AutoDRAFT menus the user should be positioned in Draft Administration at a suitable
Symbol Sheet to transfer symbols. Navigate to a suitable sheet library to transfer backing sheets.
14.1 Accessing AutoDRAFT Administration
To display the AutoDRAFT Administration menu bar, select Draft > AutoDRAFT.
14.2 Starting the Symbol Editor
The Symbol Editor enables symbols created in AutoCAD to be converted into a DRAFT command macro
that can then be used to create the equivalent symbols as DRAFT Symbol Template (SYTM) elements.
The Symbol Editor reads AutoCAD drawing entities and creates a DRAFT command macro that reproduces
AutoCAD block inserts as Symbol Templates (SYTM elements) in DRAFT, each owning 2D primitives.
If any of the SYTMs already exist in the current DRAFT Symbol Library then the old 2D primitives are
deleted and replaced by the new definition.
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Display a suitable symbol sheet for example

/AVEVA-SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS
Select Edit > Symbols from the menu bar. The AutoDRAFT Symbol Editor form is displayed
Enter the AutoCAD Work Directory Local

Enter the AutoCAD Symbol Drawing Name
symbols.dwg
Select Create a New Drawing
i The file name in the AutoCAD Symbol Drawing Name textbox has .dwg appended
If all symbols drawn in AutoCAD, that have the same name as existing DRAFT symbol templates in the
selected Symbol Library are to overwrite the DRAFT symbol templates when they are imported from the
Symbol Editor, toggle the Replace All Symbols. If this option is not set, the option will be given, at the
import stage, to overwrite symbols individually.
The option buttons are
· New Drawing – creates a new AutoCAD drawing for use by the Symbol Editor.
· Open existing Drawing – opens an existing symbol editor drawing
Specify the AutoCAD drawing units to be used by selecting from the Units drop-down list.
Enter the Symbol Library (SYLB) for Symbol Editor generated symbols to be placed in. The symbol Library
name should be set automatically if the current element is a Symbol Library.
Click on OK, and after a short pause, the AutoCAD text window and graphics window (with the specified
drawing displayed within it) will appear.
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The AutoCAD Drawing sheet must be the same size as the Draft Sheet, in this case P4 (210 x 297)
Draw a rectangle at this size. Set the AutoCAD Limits 0,0 to 210,297
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14.2.1 Drawing Symbols in AutoCAD
Draw or import the required symbols, it should be noted that AutoDRAFT will only convert Lines and Text.
The example above shows two section plane symbols drawn as lines which will be transferred to Draft.
The name that it will be transferred to is specified using the attribute PDMS_NAME. Create two Attribute
definitions, one for each symbol, as follows:
Use the AutoCAD command: ATTDEF to display the

Attribute Definition form.
Enter values as follows:
Tag PDMS_NAME
Prompt Enter PDMS Name
Select OK and position the Attribute on the screen

close to the symbol
Repeat the process for the other symbol
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From the Main AutoCAD window select PDMS Symbol > Make Symbol
Enter the Symbol name AA1

i This is the AutoCAD symbol name not the Draft Symbol Name
Select a suitable origin for the Symbol.
Select the first symbol using a window making sure to include the attribute PDMS_NAME
Select Enter when the selection is made. Use a Scale of 1 and Rotation Angle 0.
Enter PDMS Name SECTION-L

Click OK
Repeat the process for the other symbol AutoCAD Symbol Name AA2 Draft Symbol Name SECTION-R
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From the Main AutoCAD window select PDMS Symbol > Write Symbol
Select Both Symbols
From the Main AutoCAD window select PDMS Symbol > PDMS End Acad. AutoCAD will close and the
symbols will be transferred to Draft.
The new symbols can be annotated on the backing sheet as described before.
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14.3 Starting the Frame Editor
The Frame Editor enables drawing frames created in AutoCAD to be converted into a DRAFT command
macro that can then be used to create the equivalent frames as DRAFT Backing Sheet or Overlay elements
within a specified Sheet Library.
If the specified Backing Sheet/Overlay already exists in the specified Sheet Library then the old 2D
primitives are deleted and replaced by the new definition.
Ensure that the Sheet Library (SHLB) that is to contain the returning Frame Editor-generated symbols, is the
current element.
Navigate to a suitable Sheet Library for example /AVEVA-LIBY-BACKS
Select Edit > Sheet Frame from the menu bar. The AutoDRAFT Frame Editor form is displayed.
Enter the AutoCAD Work Directory Local
Enter the AutoCAD Drawing Name pdmsback
i The file name in the AutoCAD Drawing Name text box has .dwg appended to it
The option buttons are
· New Drawing – creates a new AutoCAD drawing for use by the Frame Editor.
· Open existing Drawing – opens an existing frame editor drawing
Select New Drawing
Select the element to be created, either a Backing or Overlay
Select Backing
Enter the name required for the derived Sheet into the name text box A0-BACK-TRAINING
Click on OK, after a short pause, the AutoCAD text window and graphics window (with the specified drawing
displayed within it) will appear.
Draw or import the backing sheet as required
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14.3.1 Backing Sheets in AutoCAD
Once the backing sheet has been drawn it can be transferred to Draft using PDMS Frame > Write Sheet
Using a window select the AutoCAD Graphics selecting Enter when finished.
Select PDMS Frame > PDMS End Acad
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14.4 Importing Symbols and Backing/Overlay Sheets
The file import facilities described in this section need only be used if the AVEVA software and AutoCAD are
on different hardware platforms. Furthermore, the use of these facilities is optional, navigate to the correct
position in the database hierarchy, the macro file exported from AutoDRAFT can be run into the DRAFT
database using the $M/ command.
i If the AVEVA software and AutoCAD are on the same hardware platform, the Symbol or Sheet
elements created using AutoCAD can be created in the DRAFT database directly from AutoDRAFT.
See the AutoDRAFT User Guide for details.
Having created the entities in AutoCAD (using the AutoDRAFT Symbol Editor) which can be used as
Symbols in DRAFT, they can be imported into DRAFT and the Symbol Template (SYTM) elements are
automatically created.
Select Import > Symbols and the Load AutoDRAFT Symbols form is displayed
Enter the AutoCAD Work Directory
Enter the AutoCAD Symbol Macro
If all symbols drawn in AutoCAD, that have the same name as existing DRAFT symbol templates in the
selected Symbol Library are to overwrite the DRAFT symbol templates when they are imported from the
Symbol Editor, toggle the Replace All Symbols. If this option is not set, the option will be given, at the
import stage, to overwrite symbols individually.
Click OK and the symbols will be created.
i The ways in which AutoCAD entities and attributes are mapped to DRAFT elements and attributes are
described in the AutoDRAFT User Guide.
Having created the entities in AutoCAD (using the AutoDRAFT Frame Editor) which can be used as a
Backing or Overlay Sheet in DRAFT, they can be imported to DRAFT and the Backing or Overlay Sheet
element are automatically created.
Select Import>Sheet Frame and the Load AutoDRAFT Sheet Frame form is displayed.
Enter the AutoCAD Work Directory
Enter the AutoCAD Sheet Macro
The type of Sheet to be created, and the Sheet Library (SHLB) to which the Sheet is to be added are both
as specified on entry to the Frame Editor. If the specified Backing/Overlay Sheet already exists in the
specified Sheet Library then the old 2D primitives are deleted and replaced by the new definition.
Click OK, and the Backing or Overlay Sheet will be automatically created.
Exercise 12 - Autodraft
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15 Isodraft Symbol Libraries
This chapter explains how to set up Isodraft Symbol Libraries (ISOLB) containing the Isometric Symbol
Templates (ISOTM). This allows the administrator to create and modify Isometric Symbol Keys.
Symbol keys are used in Isodraft to represent piping symbols on the isometric plot. Some examples are:
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15.1 Entering Isometric Symbol Library Administration Mode
To be able to create or modify Isometric Symbol Libraries the administrator will need to enter the Draft
Isometric Symbol Library application. Select Draft > Isometric Symbol Libraries
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this Isometric Symbol Library menu
15.2 Creating an Isometric Symbol Library
To create a new isometric symbol library (ISOLB),

LIBY by selecting Create > Library. The Create
LIBY form is displayed, enter a name /AVEVA-ISO-
LIBY and click OK.
At the correct LIBY element, select: Create >

Isometric Symbol Library.
Name the library /ISOSYMBOL and click OK
The Isodraft Symbol Library form will then

be displayed. The ISOLB is effectively a
drawing sheet template, on which
ISOTM’s are placed. The dimensions
must be specified, either explicitly or by
selecting a standard sheet size.
The Isodraft Symbol Library can reference
a backing sheet, select the required
sheet, by using either the Reference or
Filename options.
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If attributes defined at ISOLB level, they will be inherited by the ISOTM elements on creation. Click on the
Attributes... button to set values for Text colour, spacing, line spacing, etc. (These attributes can be
modified for individual ISOTMs if required.)
15.3 Creating ISODRAFT Symbol Templates
The ISODRAFT Symbol Templates allows the OutfittingDraft administrator to produce user-defined isometric
symbols. The symbols are created in OutfittingDraft but used in the Aveva Marine Isodraft application The
symbol definition is made up of two components, straights and markers:
· Straights – can be solid for normal lines, dashed for insulation and chained for tracing
· Markers – can be defined for symbol arrive and leave points, tee points and spindle points
Select Create > ISODRAFT Symbol Template.

Name the template /ISOSYMBOL/ISSY and click
OK.
i All SKEYS can be redefined. Refer to the Isodraft Reference Manual for a list of user definable symbol
keys.
The Symbol Template form is displayed and is used
to define a new symbol or redefine an existing
symbol.
Enter a Skey name PCFL.
i If the SKEY specified in the field already exists,
the symbol would be redefined.
Enter a Base Skey name CVFL.
i The base skey must exist and be user
definable. Any new symbol definition takes it’s
characteristics from the base SKEY specified.
Enter the Spindle type required: NONE.
i NONE is the default value. There are 13 spindle
available spindle types 01SP-13SP.
i Refer to the ISODRAFT User Manual for a complete definition of Spindle symbols.
Enter the Scale; this changes the size of the symbol, without redefining the co-ordinates of the plotted
shape. (100% = full size)
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Select the Orientation, the following options are available
None – specifies a symmetrical fitting, where the flow is not relevant

Flow - Specifies a fitting for which the flow direction is important, such as check valves
Reducer – specifies a reducing fitting
Flange – specifies a fitting which begins with a flange and is preceded by a gasket
Toggle buttons exist for the display of flow arrows, dimensions, fill, insulation and tracing. Once the form is
complete click Apply and Dismiss the form.
15.3.1 Drawing the Isometric Symbol
Select Draw > Primitives to create the Isodraft Symbols.
Isodraft Symbols are created using line primitives. Arrive and Leave points must be specified for the symbol.
Tee points are used to define the start position of off-line legs. The spindle position can also be specified.
Create a new valve symbol as shown below. Display a grid and use SNAP to Grid to aid in the symbol
construction. Add suitable arrive and leave points.
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15.3.2 Exporting the ISODRAFT Symbol
Export the ISODRAFT Symbol by selecting Utilities>Export ISODRAFT Symbol. The following Export
Isodraft Symbols form is displayed.
There are two options under the View pull-down menu:
Library Show/Hide – will show or hide the Isodraft symbol library:
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Highlight Selected SYTM’s – will highlight the selected SYTM in the Isodraft Symbol Library form. In this
case, there is only one symbol: PCFL.
The options available under File are as
follows:
New – displays a file browser to create a
new file, into which the Isodraft Symbols will
be exported.
Open – displays a file browser. An existing
Isodraft Symbol file will be opened and the
Isodraft Symbols will be exported into the
existing file.
Close – closes the current open file.
Specify a new file
C:\temp\isometric_symbols
Highlight the symbol PCFL for export into the

file and click the Add button. The contents of
the file will be displayed in the RHS panel of
the form.
Use File > Close and Dismiss the form.
15.3.3 Importing ISODRAFT Symbols
Symbols can be imported into ISODRAFT by

selecting Utilities>Import ISODRAFT Symbol.
The form allows the user to import ISODRAFT
symbol macro files into DRAFT symbol libraries.
Specify the file name containing the ISODRAFT
symbol macros. Enter the name of the library and
symbol library. Enter the prefix if required for the
Isometric Symbol template.
Use Apply to import the given symbol macro file into
the specified DRAFT symbol library. The first symbol
is positioned at the bottom left hand corner of the
Sheet. Subsequent symbols are tabulated across
and up the page. When there is no space left on the
Sheet, a new ISOLB is created.
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15.3.4 Typical Isodraft Symbol Definition File
Taking the symbol template example in the adjacent

form and using Draw>Primitives to create the
straights, OutfittingDraft could produce a 2D
representation as follows;
Exercise 13 – Isodraft Symbol Libraries
Create a LIBY and ISOLB.
Create a typical Isometric templates (ISOTM)
Export the ISOTM
The following is a typical hydraulic control valve
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CHAPTER 16
16 Isometric Administration
Isodraft, the Isometric drawing production module makes use of a series of Option Files that determine how
the Isometric should be produced. This chapter deals with the administration aspects and maintenance of
the Standard Isometric Project Option File.
16.1 Entering an Isodraft session
Start a new session of AVEVA Marine, Select AVEVA > MARINE 12.0.SPx > Run Marine
Enter the name of the project: Mar

Enter the Username: PROJADMIN
Enter the Password: PADMIN
Enter the MDB: ALL_NO_MDS
Select the module required: Isodraft
Click OK
i The User must be a member of the Isodraft administration team.
The default screen layout will be displayed as follows:
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16.2 Isometric Option Files
The Isodraft Option File describes how the Isometric should be drawn.
There are two types of Isometric option files:
· Standard Pipe or Pipe Spool Isometric

· System and Vessel Trim Isometrics.
16.2.1 Company Option Files
Default Option files are supplied with AVEVA Marine for both types and can be found in folders in the
PDMSUI directory, i.e. C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.SPx\pdmsui
%PDMSUI%\dflts\std contains the default company option files for Standard Isometrics:
%PDMSUI%\dflts\sys contains the default company option files for System Isometrics.
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16.2.2 Project Option Files
The project environment variable, %MARISO%, describes the location of the project specific Option Files
which are held in the sub folders:
STD To hold Standard Option Files

SYS To hold System Option Files
This variable can be checked using the command q evar (Project)ISO, i.e. q evar MARISO which will return
a value as follows:
Environment variable MARISO :C:\AVEVA\marine\OH12.0.2\\project\mar\mariso
i The directory “LIS” is used to store System Isometric Lists and the “UND” directory is used to store
company Isometric backing sheets, the use of both of these directories are discussed later.
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16.3 Creating a Standard Isometric Project Option File
Only members of the ISOADMIN team are allowed to create or modify Option Files. Create a new Option
file.
Filename Name of the new Options file
Initial setup Defaults or Existing Option File
Option file directory, Company, Project or Local controls the location of the Options file
Isometric Type Standard Iso or System Iso
Existing Option file used in conjunction with Initial setup
Select Options > Create and enter the following values for the form gadget:
Enter a Filename TRAINING
Initial Setup: Defaults
Options file directory: Project Standard Iso
Select BASIC.MET as the Options file.
Click OK.
The new File form is then displayed

If this form is now dismissed all options will be set to
the default values in BASIC.MET
Clicking any of the functional area gadgets allows

the relevant options to be set individually.
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For example, Dimensioning… displays the available Dimensioning Options
16.4 Drawing sheet layout
The default layout of an isometric drawing produced through ISODRAFT is shown in the figure below. By
editing the options fit is possible to modify the output format of the isometric.
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16.5 Administrative options
The administrative options form is used to set output filenames and paths. Output formats, sheet splitting
and project variables can also be defined.
Options file comments – Descriptive text describing the content of the Options File.
Enter a comment TRAINING OPTION FILE
Format - The Format option button on the Administrative Options form controls the types of isometric files
that are produced, allowing you a choice of PDMS, DXF, or PDMS + DXF.
Select PDMS + DXF
Plotfile (Directory/Filename) - The Plotfile options sets the directory for plotfiles in the Directory text box
(this will be set to Local, i.e. the current directory, if no name is specified) and the filename in the Filename
box. Plotfile names have a three digit number appended to them, so the default filename (plot), will give
plotfiles named plot001, plot002 etc. If DXF output is specified, the filenames have .dxf appended (i.e.
plot001.dxf etc). Plotfiles can be named based on the Pipe or Spooler Drawing Name.
Messages (Directory/Filename) - The Messages options on the Administrative Options form set the
directory for the message file in the Directory text box (this will be set to Local, i.e. the current directory, if no
name is specified) and the filename in the Filename box.
i A message file will overwrite an existing file of the same name
Sheet Splitting - ISODRAFT automatically splits isometrics onto several sheets if there is too much
information to be read easily on a single sheet. The Sheet splitting options on the Administrative Options
form control how the isometrics are split. The default amount of information is described as 100%.
It is possible to change the number of sheets as follows:
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Change the Percentage: increasing it will increase the complexity of the sheets, decreasing it will decrease
the complexity of the sheet.
Set the number of Drawings you want the isometric to be split onto.
Set the Sheet Splitting to 3 Drawings
i The user can set the split points precisely by creating split ATTAs at the required split points in Design.
16.6 Sheet Layout Options
The Drawing size of the plotted sheet produced by ISODRAFT can be set to an ISO (International
Standards Organisation) A–size, to an American standard size, or to specified dimensions. The selected
paper size will be divided between the isometric area, the material list area, the title block area, the margins,
and so on.
The default size is A2. The Drawing size option button sets the sheet to a standard size, or the sheet
dimensions can be set explicitly by entering the values in millimetres or inches into the Height and Width text
boxes. For a non-standard size, the Drawing size option will be shown as User.
View direction - The View direction button controls the isometric view direction.
i The options do not refer to the position of the North arrow. This will always be at the top left hand
corner of the drawing unless part of the isometric itself occupies this area, in which case the arrow will
be moved automatically.
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Isometric type - The Isometric type pull down controls the types of isometric plot produced:
Combined (fab/erec) outputs a fully dimensioned and annotated isometric drawing with a detailed material
list specifying all piping components, bolts etc.
Fabrication. The output is similar to the Combined format except that the following information, which is
relevant only to the erector, is omitted:
Plant coordinates
'Connected to' and 'continued on' comments at pipeline ends
Attachment point details.
The sequence numbers of valves and related items in the material list, hand-wheel spindles, flow
arrows etc, unless relevant to a welded pipe assembly.
Gasket and bolt item numbers in the material list
The erection materials list.
Erection. The output is similar to the Combined format except that:
All fabrication materials are omitted from the material list apart from loose flanges. Material list item
numbers for fixed flanges are not listed, although full information is still included for any flanges
which are to be left loose for on site welding.
Combined + fabrication produces a combined isometric and a fabrication isometric.
Combined + erection produces a combined isometric and an erection isometric.
Spool. This type of isometric is intended for the fabricator. A separate fabrication drawing is produced for
each spool. Only fabrication information will appear. In-line components, including valves, will be omitted
unless they are to be welded in to form an integral part of the spool assembly during shop fabrication.
No Isometric plot does not produce a plot file. Output filenames must be specified, for example, for a
Material List file, to obtain any output.
Backing sheets – It is possible to specify up to nine backing sheets. Set the Backing sheet directory option
button on the Sheet Layout options form to Project or Company and then select the sheet filenames from the
scrolling list. Select the All off button to switch off all backing sheets.
Margins - The Margins text boxes is used to set margin widths (i.e. the areas between the isometric frame
borders and the sheet edges) independently for each side of the drawing. For example, a large bottom
margin will allow space for information from an AutoCAD drawing frame.
Reserved area height – Drawing / Material List - The Reserved area height text boxes can be used to
specify the height of an area at the bottom of the drawing area, or at the bottom of the Material List, which
ISODRAFT is to leave blank. This reserved area is inside the bottom margin. A reserved area can be used
to avoid overwriting pre-printed information on the sheet, or to allow for the addition of other data from an
underlay plot.
To create a reserved area for a drawing, enter the height of the area in the Drawing text box and to create a
reserved area for a Material List, enter the height of the area in the Material List text box. Both are measured
from the top of the bottom margin.
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Input units - The Bore and Distance option allows you to modify the dimensional units used in the forms.
When you change the input units, displayed defaults (e.g. margin sizes) will change when the window they
are displayed in is re-displayed.
Output units – The pulldown option for dimensional units are as follows:
Metric lengths + Imperial diameters

Metric lengths + diameters
Imperial lengths inch<2ft + diameters Distances less than 2 ft will be output in inches; lengths of 2 ft
or more will be in feet and inches.
Imperial lengths inch<1ft + diameters Distances less than 1 ft will be output in inches; lengths of 1 ft
or more will be in feet and inches.
Set the output units to Metric lengths + diameters
Bores can be specified as Nominal or Actual.
Tolerances - enables setting of Offset and Angle tolerances. These should match the data consistency
checking tolerances used in Oufitting.
Representation options control how dimensions are drawn, for component, overall, and support
dimensions.
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String dimensions are measured between the following points:
The start or end of a Branch, changes of direction & component connection points
Composite dimensions are measured between the following points:
The start or end of a Branch, changes of direction (bends, elbows, etc) & some component
connection points
The representation options for support dimensions are:
Off Support dimensions not shown

String Shown in string representation
Overall Shown as an overall dimension
The options for support dimension positions are:
Alongside Support dimensions shown on the same side of the Pipe as component dimensions
Opposite Support dimensions shown on the opposite side of the Pipe from component
dimensions
Standout text boxes control the standout distances for different dimensions.
The standout distance can be set for component dimensions, overall dimensions and support/hanger
dimensions separately.
By default, support dimensions are positioned at ½ the standout for string or composite dimensions and
overall dimensions are positioned at 1½ times the standout for string or composite dimensions.
If the string/composite standout distance is reset, the support and overall standouts will be changed
automatically so that they are still ½ and 1½ times the string / composite standout, respectively. These
values can then set them separately if required.
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Standouts default from pipeline to dimensioning. d = default
The above figure shows some settings for dimensioning. The default settings are:
String dimensioning on (and, therefore, composite dimensioning off)

Overall dimensioning off
Support dimensioning on
Valve centerline dimensioning off
Support/hanger dimensions shown alongside other pipeline dimensions.
Fall indicator – defines how slopes on falling lines are indicated:
Degrees
Ratio
Percent
Grads
Inch/foot
Mm/metre
Skew boxes can be full boxes or triangles. For Triangles, the dimensioning style can be specified using the
Triangles option button:
Hatching - use this pulldown to control hatching of the skewbox triangles.
Partial hatching is controlled by setting the maximum length of hatch line (in the Extent text box) that
will be drawn. The default hatching Spacing is 3 mm.
Zero length skews on falling lines. Falling lines containing Butt Weld Tees or Olets are often modelled
with a zero length variable angle bend at the offline p-point of each Tee or Olet. Toggling the zero length
skews checkbox allows the user to switch skew boxes on/off for the off line legs.
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Vertical Pipes – can be set to Dimensions only, Elevations Only or Dimensions and Elevations.
Bendradius – Standard bend radius can be set as a figure or expressed in diameters, for example,
Diameters 5. In this case the bend radius will only be output on the Isometric if it differs from this default.
Tapping branches – specify the size and representation on Tappings.
Plotted fitting leg length – length of the Isodraft symbols.
16.8 Annotation Options
Character size - Size of Drawing Text
Continuation Notes - continuation notes can be output on Pipe, Drawing or Pipe + Drawing
Support Name - Off, Tag only or Tag and Item Code
Instrument Tags/Size - Names or Item Codes can be used for instrument tags. Instrument Balloon Sizes
can be specified as a numeric value.
Component Name Tags - Tag Components with Name
Pulled Bend Numbers - Pulled Bend Numbers On/Off
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Message whitespace search accuracy - This can be set to Normal, High or Extreme and is used to
prevent text strings overwriting the graphics.
Max Iterations to uncross lines – set to a numeric value
Display of itemcodes - controls the display of item codes in the material list and the isometric
End Coordinates at - controls the display of end co-ordinates at open pipe ends and connections.
Origin of Coordinates – specifies the co-ordinate origin system.
Use name as Item code on components with SKEYs This option enables specific SKEYs to use the
name attribute instead of a derived name from the spref attribute.
Text to indicate Logical True/False – Replacement logical text for example YES or NO.
16.9 Material List
Plotted List - Controls the position of the material list. The options are Off, Left or Right
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Set Plotted List to Right
Character size - Set Size to 3
Listing per - Set to either Sheet or Pipe and defines how the material list is generated, ie: one/pipe or
one/sheet
Line Spacing - Controls the space between lines on the material list.
Overflow - Sheet 1,2,3 or Sheet 1,1a,1b or on the same sheet.
Part Numbers - The options for part numbers are:
If spooling has been used, part numbers are already generated and can be taken from the database.
Fabrication Material – Material can be output Per Drawing or Per Spool
Equipment Trim – Per Nozzle or Continuous
Descriptions - Controls output of detail and material text and where to obtain them.
Detail Text - Detail text can be taken from the Rtex, Stex or Ttex attributes of the SDTE element.
Material Test - Material text can be take from Xtex, Ytex, or Ztex attributes of the MATXT element.
Itemcodes - can be derived from the name of SPCOM or from a UDA.
Length - set to a maximum number of characters.
Delimiter: - delimiter used in the SPCOM name. eg & @ . + :
Typically a spref of /A1A/AABA200NN:150 would be output on the isometric as AABA200NN
Bolting information can be turned off, bolt lengths can be added to the descriptions and/or the itemcodes.
The length can replace some ‘default text’ in the itemcode stored in the database by using the replacement
text input gadget.
Spool Numbers - Number across Sheets, per Sheet, Off or from the database.
Spool Prefix - Off, Default (Atext 257), from Spooler database or text
i Alternative Text( Atext) is explained later.
Material List File – The material list can be output to a file per drawing or for all drawings.
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16.10 Material Columns
If using SPOOLER and/or generating part numbers from the database option, it is possible to define the
material list output format. The user can specify which items to appear on the list, and in what order they
appear. The form controls the content, nature and order of standard column details in the material list.
Additional columns can also be defined by setting column title, attribute or UDA, column width and order.
Select the ? button under the column number 1.
Specify the Attribute Type Standard, Component or

Spref
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Selecting Standard gives the normal items used on

the Material List.
Selecting Component gives information about the

component for example position.
Selecting Spref gives information stored on the spref

for example a UDA.
i The material list can only be defined for part numbers generated from the database
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16.11 Weld Numbering
Weld Numbers - Tick box to generate weld numbers on the isometric

Source - Generated or from db
Types - All, Shop or Field
Weld table - Tick the box to produce a weld table. Use the Corner, Xpos, Ypos, and Char
Height - gadgets to position and construct table content.
If using the “From db” option the Additional Welds box becomes active.
Tick Weld Number and Weld Table
If Source “From Db is selected” the Weld Table can be defined as shown below
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16.12 Revision Table
Position the table using the Corner, X and Y position and Char height gadgets.
Columns can be set using the titles as shown above.
Clicking ‘?’ brings up form with list of revision UDAs
Can be set on Pipe Branch or spool Drawing
Click Example Column Definitions to show a typical example. Empty all column data clears the column
contents.
16.13 Bend Table and File
This option is only available if Part numbers are generated from the database.
The Bend Table can be positioned by setting X and Y position and Char height. This will produce:
Schematic drawing of bend (dimensioned and annotated)

Table with leg lengths radii and angles
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16.14 Reports and Symbol File
The following reports can be generated using this form:
Material Control File
Cut Pipe Lengths
Centreline Lengths
Supports Summary
Bolt Report
Transfer File (this saves a copy of the intermediate data transfer file from Isodraft to Isodraw - required if
reporting a fault to AVEVA )
Symbol Definition - to load existing saved User defined symbol definitions from binary file or load in a macro
file containing User defined symbols
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16.15 Title block
Customises the standard title block.
Adds extra lines of text, and creates boxes round them by using underscore and vertical bar characters.
When an isometric drawing is reissued after a change, the issue number of the drawing can be updated and
plotted automatically by ISODRAFT. The issue number is taken from the REV attribute of the pipe being
detailed.
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16.16 Attribute Frame Texts
Enables positioning of standard or UDA attributes of pipe or spool drawing. Can specify text size and angle.
i It is normal practice to position each text on a project backing sheet.
16.17 Standard Texts
Enables standard isometric

annotation to be repositioned.
Also User Defined Text can be

positioned.
Options include character

height, angle and boxing.
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16.18 Component Tags
Enables output of selected component attributes including UDAs in the isometric drawing area.
Also allows for output of blank box.
Option for style of boxing (unboxed, straight, angled, round, triangular or round).
16.19 Detail Plots
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Enables the display on the isometric of details of particular items of interest, for example:
welded supports
drain and vent assemblies
reinforcement pads
complex manifolds and so on
Plot is produced in DRAFT or any other suitable 2D drawing program.
All branch members and specification components possess a DPFN attribute, which can be set to hold a
Detail Plot File Name. Dpfname ‘/c:\tapping.plt’
ISODRAFT can automatically pick up these plot files when detailing and place them on the isometric. The
detail plot is output on the same drawing sheet as the component with which it is associated.
Detail Area output is switched on using the ‘Detail Plots’ form. The plots can be positioned by stacking them
from a position and in a direction. Up to 20 Detail Areas can be plotted on a single isometric.
3D View of Instrument Flanges 2D Detail Plot
Detail plots may also include the parameterised values of system and user defined attributes (UDAs), you
select which attributes to show, the x & y co-ordinates, relative to the origin of the plot file, the character
height and the angle at which the text is to be plotted.
The different attribute types are displayed as follows:
Array type attributes are shown separated by a new line.

Reference attributes are expanded to give the full AVEVA Marine name.
Logical attributes are output as T or F.
Position, orientation and direction attributes are separated by spaces.
Example Detail on Plot

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16.20 Alternative Texts
All of the default texts output on an isometric can be changed or removed using these forms.
The form is split down into various parts of the

Isometric
And a choice of Default, User or no text.
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16.21 Change Highlighting
Represents changed items on a drawing in a different colour. Change Highlighting enables you to set
standards for how changed items on drawings will be represented.
By default, Change Highlighting is OFF. If set ON, then all changed components complying with the defined
change highlighting rules, will be shown in the specified highlight colour.
A Change Rule applies to components only. For table entries, material list entries, annotations and
Dimensions; these will always be drawn in the specified highlight colour if they have changed. The default
highlight colour is red. The user may specify one of 12 pen colours to represent the changed items.
In order to determine which items have changed you must specify a Comparison Date, this determines the
baseline in time for the drawing. Any item that has changed since this baseline time will then be subject to
Change Highlighting. The Comparison Date is entered either as an actual date/time or as a Stamp.
The Comparison date is set using Settings > Comparison Date
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16.22 Compipe Interface
Used for outputting data to the Compipe module of the Comdace program. User specific facility.
16.23 IDF Processing
Enables system commands to be executed either before or after Isodraw processes the intermediate
transfer file.
Exercise 14 – Isodraft Administration
Using the above examples:
Create a new Isometric Option file, modify the Material list position it on the right hand side, change the text
size to 3mm and code length to 12 characters.
Reposition some text for example “NAME”
Check that the Isometric produced is as expected.
Create a simple Plot file and attach it to a suitable design item, produce an Isometric containing a Detail
Plot.
Set Change Highlighting, modify a suitable pipe and check that Change Highlighting is shown, remember to
set the comparison date.
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7.4.3 Non-uniformly Scaled Design Symbols .................................................................................... 52

10.7.6 Associating Change Representation Rules with Change Styles ............................................. 97

13.12.4 Keyplan............................................................................................................................... 134

· To understand the different types of libraries

1.4 Course Structure

1.5 Using this guide

Information the user has to Key-in will be red and BOLD

Annotation for trainees benefit:

2 OutfittingDraft Administration features

Contain Backing sheets and Overlays for use on a project

· Isodraft Symbol Libraries

Contain symbols to be used on ISODRAFT isometric drawings

Contain Symbolic and General labels

Contain Drawing representation rule sets

Contain standard Drawlists

Contains tag rules and tag rule sets

· Automatic Drawing Production

· Autodraft – AutoCAD Interface

3 Getting started with OutfittingDraft

The AVEVA MARINE Login box appears the Project,

Enter the Project MAR, Username PROJADMIN, Password

i The splash screen 12.0.0.1 will change

i The User must be a member of the

Click OK. The default screen layout will be displayed as shown:

On entry to OutfittingDraft, the general user application is selected by default.

3.3 Draft Load Errors

These errors occur because the draft database is completely

Select OK on all the Error Forms and Dismiss the Load

3.4 Draft Sample Data

Master Libraries (DEPT) – loads all sample libraries supplied by AVEVA.

3.6 Loading Draft Sample Data using the Command Line

On the command line type

3.7 Referencing Draft Sample Data using

i MASTER/DICT should be included as a Foreign database

Exercise 1 – Starting Marine OutfittingDraft

Enter the Marine Project (MAR) as described above.

4.1 OutfittingDraft Administrative rights

The value of the variable !!CDSADMTEAM can be modified as required

e.g. PDMSDFLTS=f:\company\pdmsui\DFLTS C:\AVEVA\Marine\OH12.0.SPx\pdmsui\DFLTS

4.2 OutfittingDraft Defaults

ADP Default Files:

H&S Default Files:

Detail View Default Files:

Radial Dimension Default Files:

4.3 OutfittingDraft User Defaults

When entering OutfittingDraft the file DRA-GEN-

Once in OutfittingDraft, these defaults can be

Settings > User Defaults

4.4 OutfittingDraft System Defaults

This form displays all the default settings for the

The current default file being used is displayed at

4.4.1 File menu options

· Save – save changes to settings to displayed file

i The File DRA-=GEN-SYSTEM may be read only.

4.4.2 Library reference pointers

This part of the Draft System Defaults form