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Table of Contents________________

Table of Contents

If You Need Assistance ........................................................................................................ 3Intergraph Directory ............................................................................................................. 3

General Conventions .................................................................................................................... 13

Keyboard Conventions ......................................................................................................... 14Terminology ......................................................................................................................... 15

1. Welcome to Drawing Manager (PD_Draw) ................................................................................. 17

Drawing Manager Introduction .................................................................................................... 19

2. Overview of Drawing Manager .................................................................................................... 21

2.1 Before Using Drawing Manager ......................................................................................... 232.2 Drawing Manager Theory of Operation .............................................................................. 24

2.2.1 Drawings ................................................................................................................. 252.2.2 Drawing Views ........................................................................................................ 262.2.3 Drawing Borders ..................................................................................................... 272.2.4 Drawing Plot Size ................................................................................................... 292.2.5 Seed Files ................................................................................................................ 312.2.6 Drawing Categories ................................................................................................. 332.2.7 Cells ........................................................................................................................ 352.2.8 Database Tables ...................................................................................................... 362.2.9 Standard Notes / Code Lists .................................................................................... 392.2.10 Labels .................................................................................................................... 392.2.11 Drawing Managers Output ................................................................................... 402.2.12 Customizing Drawing Manager ............................................................................ 41

2.2.12.1 Automatic Title Block Generation ....................................................... 422.2.12.2 The ASCII Text Node Definition File ................................................. 452.2.12.3 Supplemental Title Block Data ............................................................ 472.2.12.4 Nominal Pipe Diameter Value ............................................................. 482.2.12.5 Displaying Dimensions in Whole Millimeters ..................................... 49

3. Drawing Management .................................................................................................................. 51

3.1 Using the Drawing Management Commands ..................................................................... 53

4. Drawing Manager ......................................................................................................................... 55

4.1 Create Options ..................................................................................................................... 57

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Drawing Manager Users Guide - April 2002________________

4.1.1 Create Drawing ....................................................................................................... 594.1.2 Create Drawing from ASCII File ............................................................................ 634.1.3 Copy Drawing ......................................................................................................... 68

4.1.3.1 Drawing View Data .................................................................................. 71

4.1.4 Create Drawing View .............................................................................................. 73

4.1.4.1 Named Item .............................................................................................. 77

4.1.4.1.1 Named Item by Model ........................................................... 794.1.4.1.2 Named Item by Project ........................................................... 81

4.1.4.2 Saved View .............................................................................................. 834.1.4.3 Define View Location .............................................................................. 84

4.2 Copy Drawing View ........................................................................................................... 864.3 Create Composite Drawing View ....................................................................................... 89

4.3.1 Define Views for Composite Drawing View .......................................................... 93

4.3.1.1 Define Composite Drawing Views with Saved View .............................. 95

4.3.2 Create Composite Drawing Views Example ........................................................... 96

4.4 Revise Options .................................................................................................................... 102

4.4.1 Revise Drawing ....................................................................................................... 1044.4.2 Revise Drawing View ............................................................................................. 107

4.4.2.1 Revise Drawing View Data ...................................................................... 1094.4.2.2 Revise Composite Drawing View Data ................................................... 112

4.4.2.2.1 Redefine Individual Views ..................................................... 114

4.4.2.3 Revise Orientation .................................................................................... 1164.4.2.4 Reference Models ..................................................................................... 118

4.4.2.4.1 Copy From Active Drawing ................................................... 1204.4.2.4.2 Copy From Another Drawing ................................................ 1224.4.2.4.3 Attach Model .......................................................................... 1254.4.2.4.4 Detach Model ......................................................................... 1274.4.2.4.5 Auto Attach/Verify ................................................................. 128

4.5 Delete Options ..................................................................................................................... 131

4.5.1 Delete Drawing ....................................................................................................... 1324.5.2 Delete Drawing View .............................................................................................. 133

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4.6 Report - Drawing Management Data .................................................................................. 1354.7 Report Models Form ........................................................................................................... 138

4.7.1 Using the Report Commands .................................................................................. 140

4.8 Report Format Form ............................................................................................................ 142

4.8.1 Format Creation/Revision Form ............................................................................. 1444.8.2 Format Deletion Form ............................................................................................. 146

4.9 Discrimination Data Form ................................................................................................... 148

4.9.1 Discrimination Data Creation Form ........................................................................ 1504.9.2 Discrimination Data Revision Form ....................................................................... 152

4.9.2.1 Search Criteria - Piping Segment Form ................................................... 1544.9.2.2 Search Criteria - Component Form .......................................................... 158

4.9.3 Discrimination Data Deletion Form ........................................................................ 163

4.10 Search Criteria Data Form ................................................................................................ 165

4.10.1 Search Criteria Data Creation Form .................................................................... 1674.10.2 Search Criteria Data Revision Form ................................................................... 1704.10.3 Search Criteria Deletion Form ............................................................................ 172

4.11 Report Form ...................................................................................................................... 174

4.11.1 Report Creation Form ......................................................................................... 1764.11.2 Revise Report Form ............................................................................................ 1794.11.3 Report Deletion Form ......................................................................................... 1824.11.4 Report Approval Form ........................................................................................ 184

4.11.4.1 Approval/Revision Interface Form .................................................... 186

4.11.5 Report Multiple Submit Form ............................................................................. 188

4.12 Report Management Defaults Form .................................................................................. 1904.13 Approve Drawing .............................................................................................................. 192

5. Graphics Environment ................................................................................................................. 195

5.1 Drawing ............................................................................................................................... 1965.2 View .................................................................................................................................... 197

5.2.1 View Commands ..................................................................................................... 200

Viewing Options ................................................................................................. 2015.2.1.1 Drawing Categories .............................................................................. 203

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5.2.1.1.1 Review/Revise Category .................................................... 2045.2.1.1.2 Add Category ..................................................................... 2055.2.1.1.3 Remove Category ............................................................... 206

5.2.2 View, More Commands .......................................................................................... 2075.2.3 Viewing Direction ................................................................................................... 2095.2.4 View Depth ............................................................................................................. 210

5.3 File ...................................................................................................................................... 211

5.3.1 Plot .......................................................................................................................... 2125.3.2 File Design .............................................................................................................. 2145.3.3 Exit .......................................................................................................................... 2155.3.4 Active Options ........................................................................................................ 2165.3.5 Select Another Drawing .......................................................................................... 221

5.4 Element ............................................................................................................................... 2225.5 Settings ................................................................................................................................ 2235.6 User ..................................................................................................................................... 225

6. Composing Drawings ................................................................................................................... 227

6.1 Create Drawing View .......................................................................................................... 228

6.1.1 Named Item ............................................................................................................. 232

6.1.1.1 Named Item by Model ............................................................................. 2346.1.1.2 Named Item by Project ............................................................................. 236

6.1.2 Saved View ............................................................................................................. 2386.1.3 Define View Location ............................................................................................. 239

6.2 Create Composite View ...................................................................................................... 241

6.2.1 Define Views for Composite Drawing View .......................................................... 2446.2.2 Define Composite Drawing With Saved View ....................................................... 2466.2.3 Create Composite Drawing Views Example ........................................................... 247

6.3 Copy Drawing View ........................................................................................................... 2536.4 Create Section View ............................................................................................................ 2566.5 Create Composite Plan View .............................................................................................. 2596.6 Compose Drawing ............................................................................................................... 2636.7 Compose Drawing View ..................................................................................................... 265

6.7.1 Reference Models .................................................................................................... 269

6.7.1.1 Copy Active Drawing .............................................................................. 2716.7.1.2 Copy Another Drawing ............................................................................ 2736.7.1.3 Attach Model ............................................................................................ 2756.7.1.4 Automatic Attach & Verify ...................................................................... 277

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6.7.1.5 Detach Model ........................................................................................... 2796.7.1.6 Reference Model Categories .................................................................... 280

6.7.1.6.1 Review/Revise ........................................................................ 2826.7.1.6.2 Add Category ......................................................................... 2836.7.1.6.3 Remove Category ................................................................... 284

6.7.2 Delete Drawing View .............................................................................................. 2856.7.3 Align Drawing View ............................................................................................... 2866.7.4 Revise View Data .................................................................................................... 2886.7.5 Revise Orientation ................................................................................................... 2906.7.6 Unassigned Views ................................................................................................... 292

7. Annotating Drawings ................................................................................................................... 293

7.1 Mass Annotation ................................................................................................................. 2957.2 Place Labels ........................................................................................................................ 3047.3 Equipment Centerlines ........................................................................................................ 3157.4 Update Labels ...................................................................................................................... 321

7.4.1 Revise Text .............................................................................................................. 3267.4.2 Edit Text .................................................................................................................. 327

7.5 Revision Markers ................................................................................................................ 3287.6 Display Report .................................................................................................................... 3307.7 Place Cell ............................................................................................................................ 3337.8 Place Text and Line ............................................................................................................. 3357.9 Overlay Drawing ................................................................................................................. 3387.10 Review Attribute ............................................................................................................... 3407.11 Measure Distance .............................................................................................................. 3417.12 Drawing Annotation Symbology ...................................................................................... 3437.13 Name Label ....................................................................................................................... 3467.14 Coordinate Label ............................................................................................................... 3587.15 Automatic Labels .............................................................................................................. 369

7.15.1 Label Fence Contents .......................................................................................... 3727.15.2 Search Criteria - Component Form ..................................................................... 373

8. Update Annotation Labels ............................................................................................................ 379

9. Vector Hidden Line Manager ....................................................................................................... 381

9.1 Viewing Hidden Line Graphics .......................................................................................... 3909.2 Symbology Based VHL Drawings ...................................................................................... 393

9.2.1 Drawing Type and Symbology Map ....................................................................... 395

9.2.1.1 Drawing Type Map Association .............................................................. 3969.2.1.2 Search Criteria Symbology Map .............................................................. 397

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9.2.1.2.1 EE Raceway VHL Search Criteria ......................................... 3989.2.1.2.2 FrameWorks Plus VHL Search Criteria ................................. 401

10. Search Criteria for VHL ............................................................................................................. 403

10.1 Search Criteria Data Creation Form ................................................................................ 40510.2 Search Criteria Data Revision Form ............................................................................... 40810.3 Search Criteria Deletion Form ........................................................................................ 410

11. Plot Manager .............................................................................................................................. 413

11.1 Plot Drawing ................................................................................................................... 414

11.1.1 Drawing Categories ........................................................................................... 41811.1.2 Reference Models .............................................................................................. 419

12. Project Planner ........................................................................................................................... 423

12.1 Project Planner Command Menu .................................................................................... 424

12.1.1 PlotPlan ............................................................................................................. 425

12.1.1.1 Drawing Views ................................................................................. 426

12.1.1.1.1 Delete Unassigned View .............................................. 42912.1.1.1.2 Update Views ............................................................... 43112.1.1.1.3 Select Model ................................................................. 43212.1.1.1.4 Named Item .................................................................. 43312.1.1.1.5 Graphic Symbology ..................................................... 435

12.1.1.2 Viewing Options .............................................................................. 437

12.1.1.2.1 Set View Orientation .................................................... 43812.1.1.2.2 Update Window ........................................................... 43912.1.1.2.3 Rotate About View ....................................................... 44012.1.1.2.4 Match Planar Element .................................................. 44112.1.1.2.5 Rotation 3 Points .......................................................... 44212.1.1.2.6 Dialog View Rotation .................................................. 44312.1.1.2.7 Color Shading .............................................................. 44412.1.1.2.8 Camera View ................................................................ 44712.1.1.2.9 Views ............................................................................ 44912.1.1.2.10 Level Symbology On ................................................. 45012.1.1.2.11 Level Symbology Off ................................................. 45112.1.1.2.12 Form Left/Right Screen .............................................. 452

12.1.1.3 Exit ................................................................................................... 453

12.1.2 View .................................................................................................................. 45412.1.3 File .................................................................................................................... 455

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12.1.3.1 File Design ....................................................................................... 45612.1.3.2 Exit ................................................................................................... 457

13. Project Setup .............................................................................................................................. 459

13.1 Drawing Type .................................................................................................................. 46313.2 Reference Categories ....................................................................................................... 46513.3 Copy Drawing Type ........................................................................................................ 46813.4 Remove Reference .......................................................................................................... 47013.5 Plotting Categories .......................................................................................................... 47113.6 Label Filter ...................................................................................................................... 472

14. Plot Setup Manager .................................................................................................................... 473

14.1 Create I/Plot Parameter File ............................................................................................ 47514.2 Revise I/Plot Parameter File ............................................................................................ 47714.3 Delete I/Plot Parameter File ............................................................................................ 479

Appendix A: Error Messages .......................................................................................................... 481

Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 483

Index .................................................................................................................................................... 491

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General Conventions

This document contains many visual cues to help you understand the meaning of certainwords or phrases. The use of different fonts for different types of information allows you toscan the document for key concepts or commands. Symbols help abbreviate and identifycommonly used words, phrases, or groups of related information.

Typefaces

Italic Indicates a system response, which is an explanation of what the software isdoing. For example,

The text is placed in the viewing plane.

Bold Indicates a command name, parameter name, or dialog box title. Commandpaths are shown using an arrow between command names. For example,

Choose File > Open to load a new file.

Sans serif Indicates a system prompt or message, which requires an action be taken bythe user. For example,

Select first segment of alignment

Bold TypewriterIndicates what you should literally type in. For example,

Key in original.dat to load the ASCII file.

Normal TypewriterIndicates an actual file or directory name. For example,

The ASCII report is stored in the layout.rpt file.

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SymbolsThis document uses the following symbols to represent mouse buttons and to identify specialinformation:

Command button Data button (usually the left mouse button) Reset/reject button (usually the right mouse button) Tentative button (usually the center mouse button)

Note Important supplemental information.

Warning Critical information that could cause the loss of data if not followed.

Technical tip or information provides information on what the software isdoing or how it processes information.

Map or path shows you how to get to a specific command or form.

More information indicates there is additional or related information.

Need a hint used with activities and labs, provides a tip or hint for doing theexercises.

Keyboard Conventions

The following list outlines the abbreviations this document uses for keyboard keys anddescribes how to use them in combination. You can make some menu selections through theuse of keyboard accelerators, which map menu selections to key combinations.

ALT Alternate keyCTRL Control keyDEL Delete keyENTER Enter keyESC Escape key

CTRL+z To hold down the Control key and press Z.ESC,k To press the Escape key, then K.

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Terminology

Click To use a mouse or key combination to pick an item that begins anaction. For example,

Click Apply to save the changes.

Select To mark an item by highlighting it with key combinations or by pickingit with your cursor. Selecting does not initiate an action. Afterselecting an item, you click the action you want to affect the item. Forexample,

Select the file original.dat from the list box, then click Delete toremove it from the directory.

In addition, you would select items to define parameters, such asselecting toggle buttons. This also applies to selecting graphicelements from the design file. For example,

Select the line string to define the graphic template.

Tentative-select To place a tentative point on an existing graphic element in a designfile. If you are using the CLIX operating system, you tentative-selectby double-clicking with a mouse or pressing on a hand-heldcursor. If you are using the Windows NT operating system, youtentative-select by pressing a left-button, right-button chord.

Double-click To select and execute a command by clicking the mouse or hand-heldcursor button twice in rapid succession. This term implies that you areclicking the data button () as part of a menu or dialog box action.For example,

Double-click on the file original.dat to load it into the new surface.

Drag To press and hold the data button () while moving the mouse orhand-held cursor.

Type To key a character string into a text box.

Key in To type in data and press ENTER to enter the data and execute thedefault action.

In a dialog box, pressing TAB after keying in data willenter the data and move the cursor to the next field.

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1.Overview

Welcome to Drawing Manager (PD_Draw)________________

1. Welcome to Drawing Manager(PD_Draw)

Designers use the Drawing Manager (PD_Draw) product to create and/or reviseorthographic production drawings. PD_Draw can be used with other PDS 3D products toplace annotation labels identifying intelligent items and model coordinates, to plot thedrawings, and to produce reports for drawings and model data.

About this users guide

The Drawing Manager is organized by subject and commands on the Drawing Managerinterface and graphics environment. It is divided into several chapters.

Chapter 1 Provides an overview of the Drawing Manager. It describes generalinformation, terms, and work flow.

Chapter 2 Describes the Drawing Manager theory of operation, and describes a fewcustomization methods.

Chapter 3 Describes the Drawing Management form and options used to create andmanipulate drawings and drawing views.

Chapter 4 Describes the non-graphics Drawing Manager environment.

Chapter 5 Describes the interactive graphics environment for Drawing Manager.

Chapter 6 Describes the Drawing Composition options from the Drawing pull-downmenu.

Chapter 7 Describes the Drawing Annotation options from the Drawing pull-downmenu.

Chapter 8 Describes the Update Annotation Labels command.

Chapter 9 Describes the Vector Hidden Line Manager and its use.

Chapter 10 Describes the Search Criteria used in the creation of symbology basedVHL drawings.

Chapter 11 Describes the PDS-specific plotting interface for drawings external to thegraphics environment.

Chapter 12 Describes the Project Planner command, creating a Key Plan model filefor the project, and creating unassigned drawing views.

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Chapter 13 Describes how to use the Project Setup command options to set defaultsfor all drawings in a project. These defaults are utilized at the time each drawing iscreated.

Chapter 14 Describes the option that specifies the name, description, and the full filespecifications for an I/Plot Parameter file.

Appendix A Lists error messages generated by Drawing Manager.

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1.Overview

Drawing Manager Introduction________________

Drawing Manager Introduction

The 3D PDS products use interactive graphics and database management techniques tointegrate the engineering and design/drafting execution of plant design.

The Drawing Manager is used to create and revise orthographic production drawings. It canbe used by any of the 3D disciplines within PDS for drawing management.

Drawing Manager Features

The Drawing Manager can be used to:

Create drawings of models for any of the PDS 3D disciplines, along with key plandrawings.

Create multiple drawing views for a given drawing.

Revise definition information for existing drawings or drawing views.

Delete drawings and drawing views.

Report on drawing information in the Project Control Database.

Report on model data in a specified drawing and drawing view(s).

Place drawing views graphically within a drawing border.

Revise drawing view characteristics, including clipping volume, orientation, referencefile attachments, and display categories.

Place annotation labels on a drawing to identify intelligent items and modelcoordinates.

Create hidden-line-removed model graphics.

Plot a drawing or set of drawings.

Create a key plan model for the project.

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Overview of Drawing Manager________________

2. Overview of Drawing Manager

The 3D PDS products use interactive graphics and database management techniques tointegrate the engineering and design/drafting execution of plant design.

Since a process plant can be extremely large, PDS uses the following organization to breakthe plant into smaller units that can be handled more easily.

A Project is a convenient grouping of either all or part of the items that constitute a plant.The project is the fundamental structure for working in PDS. The project constitutes the entirevolume of the project.

A Design Area represents a specified volume of the project for a specific discipline.

A model is a 3D Microstation file that has a defined discipline and is located within thevolume of the project.

Besides the terms above, which are used in most PDS applications, the Drawing Manageruses the following terms.

A drawing is a sheet or a plot used to describe the design of a model design volume (workarea). Many drawings can be created from one model to completely document a designvolume. A drawing can contain more than one drawing view of a model or models.

A drawing view is a view of a model or models. Each drawing view within a drawing canhave a different scale and each label within a drawing can have a different character size.

You can create a drawing during any stage of the design process. It consists of the referencemodel attachments for the model graphics used in the drawing and the graphics for thedrawing itself. The model graphics reside in the design file for that model. These modelgraphics are attached to the drawing as reference files through the use of drawing views.

Because the model graphics are reference file attachments, the graphics in the drawingsautomatically change as the design changes in the model. In other words, the drawing viewgraphics are always up-to-date and synchronized with the model.

Unlike model graphics, labels, dimensions, and vector hidden-line (VHL) graphics are"snapshots" of the model. Labels can be updated with the Update Labels commands;dimensions must be revised by the user; and VHL graphics must be re-generated.

The Project Administrator controls the creation and modification of PDS 3D projects. Eachproject consists of a Project Control Database, Project Design Database, piping and equipmentmodels, reference models (structural, HVAC, electrical raceway, and user-defineddisciplines), a set of drawings, and a collection of reference data. The reference data may bespecific to one project or shared by multiple projects.

A project and all of its accompanying files must be defined with the Project Administratorbefore you can use them in any of the other PDS 3D modules. Refer to the ProjectAdministrator Reference Guide for more information on setting up a project.

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The Drawing Manager is used to create and revise, plot, and report on orthographicproduction drawings of 3D PDS models.

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Before Using Drawing Manager________________

2.1 Before Using Drawing Manager

Drawing Manager uses PDS model files for reference when creating orthographic drawings.This means that Drawing Manager cannot perform its job until a project has been defined andat least one model file exists.

Project Setup

A project and all of its accompanying files must be defined with the Project Administratorbefore you can use the Drawing Manager. Refer to the Project Administrator ReferenceGuide for information on

Loading PDS 3D products.

Editing the control script to identify the location of the project data.

Setting up a project and creating the associated database schemas.

Accessing the PDS 3D products remotely using NFS.

Model Files

A set of model files for the project must be defined before you can use the DrawingManager.

Refer to the following documents for information on creating and manipulating PDS 3DModels.

Piping Design Graphics Reference Guide

PDS Equipment Modeling Reference Guide

MicasPlus ModelDraft Reference Guide

PE HVAC Modeling Reference Guide

EE Raceway Modeling Reference Guide

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2.2 Drawing Manager Theory ofOperation

This section should familiarize you with the general theory behind how the Drawing Managermodule works, and how it can be customized for suiting your needs. The following topicswill be discussed:

Drawings

Drawing Views

Drawing Borders

Drawing Plot Size

Seed Files

Drawing Categories

Cells

Tables

Standard Notes / Code Lists

Labels

Drawing Managers Output

Customizing Drawing Manager

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Drawings________________

2.2.1 Drawings

A drawing file does not consist of model graphics; a drawing contains intelligent labels,MicroStation dimensioning, title block text, VHL graphics, and user text and graphics. Themodel graphics are attached as reference files, and are not part of the actual drawing file.

Think of a drawing as a pane of glass (drawing file) under which you can see multipleoverlapping, transparent images (reference files) that correspond to user-defined sections ofvarious model files. When you annotate a drawing, you are merely placing information on thepane of glass - not on the images themselves.

The illustration below includes a drawing that references a border file and four other attachedreference model files: equipment, structural, HVAC, and electrical raceway models.

All drawings have a plot size value and can have various levels or categories displayed withinthem. Each drawing view can be assigned a scale value.

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2.2.2 Drawing Views

A drawing view is a "window" into the model with the following characteristics:

User-specified scale. (For example, 3/8" = 1.)

User-specified viewing direction. (For example, Looking North.)

User-specified viewing volume. (For example, user-defined high and low Easting,Northing, and Elevation values, or using the volume of a previously-defined view.)

User-specification of referenced models. (For example, one or more piping model files,one or more equipment model files, etc.)

A drawing view can be limited to display only specific portions of the model, or the entiremodel (or a part of it) shown from a different perspective, or the entire model (or a part of it)displayed at a different scale for detail. Views help to document the drawing by allowing theuser to display several orientations or emphasize specific portions of the model. For moreinformation about drawing views, refer to Composing Drawings, page 227.

Changes in any referenced model files are automatically reflected in thedrawing view.

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Drawing Borders________________

2.2.3 Drawing Borders

Borders are user-created MicroStation design files. For an Imperial units project where thesmallest scale to be shown on any drawing is 1/8" = 1, border files should be created withMaster Units =1, Sub Units=12, Positional Units = 195072, and should be drawn in a 1:1scale. For example, cutting lines of an A size plot should be 8 1/2 inches and 11 inches long,while the actual drawing border lines should be offset from the cutting lines by whateverdistance you want.

A sample A-size border design is shown below:

When creating your border files, be sure to obey the drawing type conventions discussed inBefore Using Drawing Manager, page 23. You must follow the conventions established byStandard Note 1202 and Standard Note 2000 for drawing size and type.

Do not use any Microstation predefined shapes (square, polygon, etc.) to create theborder or the cutting lines; instead, use lines or line strings. The system hidden linesoftware (Vector Hidden Line) interprets shapes as surfaces, and may giveupredictable results in the finished drawing such as clipped or missing graphics.

Border files may contain specific locations for placing text (text nodes). Thisfeature allows for automatic placement of title block information, among otheruses. For more information about text nodes, refer to the MicroStationdocumentation. For more information about automatic title block generation,refer to Automatic Title Block Generation, page 42.

The Drawing Manager uses the following guidelines to determine which drawing border toattach.

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The directory and network address for the drawing border is defined in the RDBManagement Data with the Reference Data Manager. This setting is stored in theProject Control Database for access by the Drawing Manager.

The file specifications for the drawing borders are determined by the following namingconvention.

dwgbrd_.

The drawing_type is the standard note number in Standard Note Type 2000 for drawingtypes.

The drawing_size is the text for the standard note value corresponding to the drawingsize in the Standard Note Type 1202.

For example, the drawing border name for an A size Equipment Arrangement drawingis dwgbrd_661.a.

The center of the border is always 0 for the x, y, and z coordinates.

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2.2.4 Drawing Plot Size

The Draw Plot Size Table is located in the drawplotsize file and is copied from the PD_Shelldelivery directory at the time a project is created. This file specifies the view locations withina drawing on a specific media size. It contains the drawing size standard note, plotting mediasize, the four margins that define view location, and the standard engineering notation for theplotting media size. For more information about defining view locations, refer toDefine View Location, page 84 . An example of a drawplotsize file and definitions of each

field follows:

!Drawing Plot Size Table!!Drawing Size Cutting Edge Margins from Cutting Edge (Drawing Size)!Std Note Size X-l Y-t X-r Y-b!1 8.5"x11" 0.8125" 0.625" 2.125" 0.625 (A)2 11"x17" 1" 0.6875" 3" 0.6875" (B)3 17"x22" 1.1875" 0.75" 3.75" 0.75" (C)4 24"x36" 1.375" 0.8125" 5.4375" 0.8125" (D)5 34"x44" 1.5625" 0.875" 6.875" 0.875" (E)6 28"x40" 1.625" 0.9375" 5.625" 0.9375" (F)101 840mmx1189mm 56mm 35mm 198mm 35mm (A0)102 595mmx840mm 47mm 30mm 193mm 30mm (A1)103 420mmx595mm 38mm 27mm 190mm 27mm (A2)104 297mmx420mm 33mm 25mm 155mm 72mm (A3)105 210mmx297mm 28mm 24mm 65mm 24mm (A4)

Drawing Size Std Note This is the standard note, referenced from the Standard NoteType 1202, for the drawing size selected.

Cutting Edge Size This reflects the actual size of the cutting edge which is themedia cutting edge dimensions around the border that is associated with the drawingsize. If plot limits of the output device are less than cutting edge dimensions, DrawingManager scales the plot down to fit within the plotting limits.

If the plot limits are greater than cutting edge dimensions, no fit is performed and theplot border including cutting lines is generated. Excess paper can be trimmed and thetrue A, B, C, D, E, F, or A0, A1, A2, A3, or A4 size drawing sheet remains.

If plot limits are equal to the drawplotsize dimensions, no fit is performed, the plot isgenerated and no cutting lines appear because they are coincident with the edges of theplot medium.

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Margins from Cutting Edge

X-l This defines the horizontal distance from the left cutting edge for composition.(This value corresponds with X1 as described in Define View Location.)

X-r This defines the horizontal distance from the right cutting edge for composition.(This value corresponds with X2 as described in Define View Location.)

Y-t This defines the vertical distance from the top cutting edge for composition.(This value corresponds with Y1 as described in Define View Location.)

Y-b This defines the vertical distance from the bottom cutting edge for composition.(This value corresponds with Y2 as described in Define View Location.)

Drawing Size This is the standard note text for the drawing size.

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2.2.5 Seed Files

Seed files control the default "styles" of drawings produced by Drawing Manager. Alldrawings based on the same seed file will have the same types of line weights, text heights,colors, units of measurement, orientation values, default plot categories, etc.

The Project Seed File / Alternate Seed File option on the Project Setup form specifieswhether the default project drawing seed file or an alternate drawing seed file is used for aspecific drawing type. The default project drawing seed file, drwsdz.dgn, is stored in theproject directory and is used as the seed file for all drawing types, unless an alternate isspecified by drawing type.

If the Project Seed File option is specified, all subsequent drawings created will have theirline weights, line types, text options, etc. defined by one seed file data-set. For example,Equipment Drawings will have exactly the same graphic symbology and dimensioningattributes as Structural Drawings, Piping Drawings, etc. For more information about theproject and alternate seed files, refer to Project Setup, page 459.

You can display dimensions as whole millimeters if you choose to do so.During Project Setup, Project Administrator allows revision of working unitsused in creating a project. Master units in a Metric project are meters, withsubunits being millimeters; however, the project administrator can designatemaster units to be millimeters, with subunits set also to millimeters. This willensure that dimensions will be read as millimeters, not meters.

For more information about this topic, refer to Displaying Dimensions inWhole Millimeters, page 49.

For more information about working units, refer to Project Administrator(PD_Project).

If you want different drawing types to have unique graphic symbology (line weights, types,etc.), text features (fonts, sizes, etc.) and dimensioning attributes (FT, IN versus , "), then thealternate seed file option should be used. Each drawing type may have its own unique seeddata which will be applied to all subsequently created drawings of that type. The alternateseed file is named draw_seed. and is stored in the project directory. You donot have to define an alternate seed file for every drawing type, only for those you intend touse.

The code listed value is defined in the Standard Note LibraryCL2000. Refer to the PDS Piping Component Data Reference Guide for moreinformation.

For example, if Equipment Drawings are to use the alternate seed file, this option wouldcreate a file called draw_seed.3 in the project directory (if 3 is the Code List 2000 valueassigned to the equipment drawing type).

Once created, the seed data can be customized through the Project Data Manager option ofProject Administrator by selecting Seed, Revise Drawing Data, and the drawing type to becustomized. Only those drawing types which have been defined as Alternate Seed File typesare listed. Project Seedfile is also listed for those drawing types which do not have analternate. Once selected, the following 6 data types may be altered:

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Drawing Category Data

Graphic Symbology Data

Label Character Sizes

Drawing Annotation Options

Reference Database File Specifications

Hidden Line Symbology Data

If drawings have already been created before alternate seed data has beendefined, the new data may be updated in the existing drawings with thePropagate function in the Project Data Manager. (Please note that propagateonly works on: drawing annotation symbology, vector hidden line graphicssymbology, character sizes for labels, and drawing graphic symbology data.)The same is true if changes are made throughout the life of the project thatneed to be applied to existing drawing files.

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2.2.6 Drawing Categories

A category is an "alias" for the Microstation drawing level (1-63) in the drawing file; thecategory is a way of assigning a meaningful, name to a specific level so that the designer doesnot have to refer to the various drawing levels by number.

When a project is created, the Project Administrator copies the default drawing categorynames to the project directory. The name of the copied file is drwcats.txt. You can edit thisfile to change the names that are displayed for drawing categories.

Although you can modify the drawing category names, the meaning of aspecific category will not be altered by this change.

Drawing View Specific Labels ;Category 4Drawing View Identification Labels ;Category 5Coordinate Labels ;Category 7Dimensioning ;Category 9Revision Triangles and Revision Clouds ;Category 10Hold Clouds ;Category 11Reports ;Category 8Miscellaneous Drawing Graphics ;Category 3Non-Plotted Drawing Graphics ;Category 12VHL Plot Date ;Category 2Matchlines By System ;Category 1Title Block Data ;Category 6Battery Limits ;Category 36Matchlines By User ;Category 37Centerlines ;Category 38Dumb Details ;Category 39Leader Lines for Dumb Details ;Category 40Extension Lines for Dumb Details ;Category 41Dimensions for Dumb Details ;Category 42Coordinates for Dumb Details ;Category 43Like Line No Labels ;Category 44Like Equipment No Labels ;Category 45User-defined drawing annotation category 11 ;Category 46User-defined drawing annotation category 12 ;Category 47User-defined drawing annotation category 13 ;Category 48User-defined drawing annotation category 14 ;Category 49User-defined drawing annotation category 15 ;Category 50User-defined drawing annotation category 16 ;Category 51User-defined drawing annotation category 17 ;Category 52User-defined drawing annotation category 18 ;Category 53User-defined drawing annotation category 19 ;Category 54User-defined drawing annotation category 20 ;Category 55

Each drawing type can also have an alternate list of category names. The name of thealternate category list is dwg_text_, and it is stored in the project directory.You do not have to define an alternate drawing type file for every drawing type, although thisis an option.

The code listed value is defined in the Standard Note LibraryCL2000. Refer to the PDS Piping Component Data Reference Guide for moreinformation.

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For example, if Equipment Drawings are to use an alternate drawing category list, a file calleddwg_text_3 must exist in the project directory (if 3 is the Code List 2000 value assigned to theequipment drawing type). This file must be created externally using a text editor. First, thecontents of the drwcats.txt file should be copied into the appropriately-named alternatedrawing category file. Then, you can edit this file to change the names that are displayed fordrawing categories.

If an alternate drawing category file does not exist in the project directory, or it has beennamed incorrectly, the default project category list will be used.

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2.2.7 Cells

Cells are used to repeatedly place "dumb" graphics (not associated with the project controldatabase) within drawings. Cells are created within MicroStation, and are used to placefrequently-used objects like the North arrow and the company logo into the drawing. Anotherexample of a cell is an eye-wash station; placing a cell representation of an eye-wash stationwould keep the desginer from drawing a new one each time one is placed in the drawing.

PDS delivers some cells for drawing annotation, found in the cell library\win32app\ingr\pdshell\cell\drawing.cel. This cell library is copied to the project directory bythe Project Administrator as a part of project creation. The drawing.cel library in the projectdirectory must be used for any cells which you intend to use for drawing annotation. TheDrawing Manager attaches this cell library each time you select a drawing for the purpose ofdrawing annotation, unless that drawing type has been set to use an alternate cell library.

When the Place Cell command is used, the system prompts you to select the appropriate cellfrom a list of cell descriptions. This list of descriptions is found in the file calleddwg_cell_list. This file contains two columns; column one is for the cell name, and columntwo is for the description. The descriptions may be edited to suit your needs, but do notchange the cell names.

Each drawing type may use an alternate drawing cell library. The library name and itsnetwork address are specified on the Project Setup form. You must specify the file namesfor any alternate cell libraries to be used; however, the cell description list for each alternatecell library will be named dwg_cell., and they are stored in the projectdirectory. If a cell description list file an alternate cell library does not exist, the system willuse the default, dwg_cell_list.

The cell description list file follows this format:

FLOARR FLOW ARROW CELLNAR1 PLANT NORTH ARROWNAR2 N. ARROW UP RIGHTNAR3 N. ARROW UP LEFTNAR4 N. ARROW DOWN LEFTNAR5 N. ARROW DOWN RIGHTcl center linegradea grade at anglegradeh grade horizontal

For more information about cells, refer to Place Cell, page 333, or refer to the MicroStationdocumentation.

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2.2.8 Database Tables

PDS stores information about the project and its models, drawings, drawing views, compositeviews, piping, equipment, components, etc. in a series of related database tables. Each time anew model is created, or a new piping component or piece of equipment is placed, or a newview is created, a new record is placed in the appropriate table(s).

This section includes and describes the tables from the Project Control Database Definitionthat are affected by the drawing process. These tables are stored in a file called project.ddl.

You may modify only the column name fields in the project.ddl file; do not edit anyother fields in the database definitions.

The project.ddl file classifies these tables according to the project hierarchy (modelmanagement data, then drawing management data). Each level of the project hierarchy hasfurther divisions (model management data has tables for engineering discipline data, designarea data, and model data).

The rest of this section provides the name and description of each table affected by thedrawing process.

For more detailed information about the Project Control Database, theproject.ddl file, and table information, refer to the Project Administrator(PD_Project) Reference Guide.

MODEL MANAGEMENT DATA

Engineering Discipline Data

table number = 111, (pdtable_111)

PDS allows up to 10 distinct disciplines per project. When a new discipline is added to theproject, a new record is added to this table. The record includes such items as a unique indexnumber for that discipline (discipline_indx_no), and a 20-character discipline name(discipline_name).

Design Area Data

table number = 112 , (pdtable_112)

When a new design area is created, a new record is added to this table. The record includessuch items as the above-mentioned discipline index number (discipline_indx_no), a uniqueindex number for the area (area_index_no), and the volume coordinates for that design area

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(volume_low_x, volume_low_y, volume_low_z, volume_high_x, volume_high_y, andvolume_high_z).

Model Data

table number = 113 , (pdtable_113)

Model files are attached to drawings as reference files; each drawing may have up to 256reference model files attached. When a new model is created, a record of it gets added to thistable. The record includes such items as a unique index number for the model(model_index_no), the index numbers for the discipline and design area in which it resides(discipline_indx_no, and area_index_no), and the file location (path_name, andnetwork_address).

DRAWING MANAGEMENT DATA

Drawing Data


When a new drawing is created, a record is added to this table. The record includes suchitems as a unique index number for that drawing, the name of that drawing type, the approvalstatus for that drawing, and its revision information, default scale, size, and file location.

Drawing View Data


Each drawing may have up to 15 views. When a new drawing view is created, a new record isadded to this table. The record includes such items as a unique index number for that drawingview, the view number, view name, view scale, drawing index number, view coordinates, anddrawing view type.

Drawing View Reference Model Data


When a new drawing view is created, a new record is added to this table. This table willnever have more than 256 record entries for a specific drawing view, since the maximumnumber of models attached to a drawing is 256. The record includes the unique index numberof the drawing view (dwg_view_index_no), and the index number for the attached model(model_index_no).

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Composite Drawing View Data


A composite view may consist of up to 10 sub-views. When a new composite view is created,a new record is added to this table. The record includes such items as a unique index numberfor that composite drawing view, the composite view number, the composite view name, thecomposite view scale, the index number of the associated drawing, and up to ten indexnumbers for the sub-views within the composite drawing view.

Drawing Revision Data


This table is used only if revision management data is used. When revision management datais entered into a drawing, a new record is added to this table. The record includes such itemsas the drawing index number, the revision index number, and the revision number, revisiondate, revised by, checked by, and revision description information as entered in the CreateDrawing form of Drawing Manager.

Drawing Setup Data


This table stores the default information about drawing types that is established using theProject Setup form. The record includes such items as the default size, scale, and seed file.

Reference Model Display Category SetupData


This table holds the default display status of drawing categories for reference models attachedto drawings. This data is established using the Drawing Managers Project Setup form.

Plotting Default Data


This table allows use of customized iparms files (for plotting with specific pen tables or forrotating plots, etc.).

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2.2.9 Standard Notes / Code Lists

PDS uses code-listed standard notes to ensure that all users share common terms for use indrawing annotation. Code lists are also used to allow some of the Drawing Managerconventions to have revisable field names; for instance, Drawing Type is standard note 2000.The code-listed values for standard note 2000 are the "names" of the drawing types thatappear in the scroll list when the Create Drawing feature is used.

For more information about standard notes and code lists, refer to theReference Data Manager: Reference Guide.

2.2.10 Labels

Drawing Manager allows placement of name labels and coordinate labels for annotationpurposes. These labels are placed through the Drawing Manager interface and are"intelligent"; the labels will change if the item they describe changes, but only after one of theUpdate Labels commands have been exceuted.

"Dumb" text, text that has no association with the PDS database, can also be placed indrawings. Dumb text can be placed using the Place Text button in the Place Labels palette,or through "raw" MicroStation. For more information about labels, refer to AnnotatingDrawings, page 293, Update Labels, page 321, or Update Annotation Labels, page 379.

You can display dimensions as whole millimeters if you choose to do so.During Project Setup, Project Administrator allows revision of working unitsused in creating a project. Master units in a Metric project are meters, withsubunits being millimeters; however, the project administrator can designatemaster units to be millimeters, with subunits set also to millimeters. This willensure that dimensions will be read as millimeters, not meters.

For more information about this topic, refer to Displaying Dimensions inWhole Millimeters, page 49.

For more information about working units, refer to Project Administrator(PD_Project).

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2.2.11 Drawing Managers Output

Drawing Managers outputs are plotted drawings and reports based on the drawings. Plottingor printing requires that queues be created so that Drawing Manager will know where to sendthe output.

Plots

Before plotting can be done, a plot queue must be established so that Drawing Manager willknow where to send the data to be plotted. For more information about plotting drawings,refer to Plot Manager, page 413.

Reports

Drawing Manager can generate reports based on the information written in the project controldatabase. Reports require a format file and a discrimination data file in order to specify theformat, content, and scope of reports generated. Reports can be saved as ASCII files, or theycan be sent to a printer.

Before reports can be printed, a print queue must be established so that Drawing Manager willknow where to send the data to be printed. For more information about creating reports, referto Report - Drawing Management Data, page 135 . You may also refer to the ReportManager Users Guide for more detailed information about reporting capabilities.

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2.2.12 Customizing Drawing Manager

Many aspects of Drawing Manager can be customized to meet your specific requirements, andseveral of these procedures are discussed in this section. However, this section is not intendedto cover every 3D customization issue.

The following topics are discussed in this section:

Automatic Title Block Generation

Supplemental Title Block Data

Nominal Pipe Diameter Value

Displaying Dimensions in Whole Millimeters

You may refer to the index (under customization, among other keywords) for more topicsabout customizing this software.

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2.2.12.1 Automatic Title Block Generation

MicroStation allows you to place text nodes in design files. Text nodes are pre-definedlocations for text to placed. They may be placed within the title block area of your borderfiles. The text nodes must be created within the drawing border prior to using the automatedtitle block feature.

You may place the text nodes on any level in the drawing border, but you mustensure that this level is not displayed so that the nodes will not be displayed onthe plotted drawing.

When the automatic title block option is executed, all text nodes in the titleblock will be replaced by the associated database string and user-defined text.This data will be created on a level associated with the Title Block Datacategory.

For more information about using text nodes, refer to the MicroStationdocumentation.

Within PD_Draw, the Create Drawing and Approve Drawing commands both provide anoption to load associated text into pre-defined text nodes in the title block of a drawing.

Both options depend on an ASCII file to associate each text node to a column in the ProjectControl Database. This ASCII file is called title_blk_, and should reside inthe project directory.

The following ASCII code will generate the data for a title block that contains the revisionnumber, revision date, revised by, checked by, and the revision description for the currentrevision and the five previous revisions. This ASCII file will also automatically generate thedrawing title, the initials of the person who approved the drawing, the approval date, theproject number, and the drawing number.

If the drawing revision date is to be loaded into the title block, it will bedisplayed in the format defined for the Project Seed File through Project DataManager.

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Automatic Title Block Generation________________

! Sample ascii file for automatic title block generation!! This file needs to be in the project directory in order to be used! by the title block load process. It should be named! title_blk_!! Format of file: Node, Table, Column, Prefix, Suffix, Revision_number!! Node: text node in border file! Table: pd_table number, or entity number! Column: column number, or attribute number! Prefix: hardcoded text prefix to be place before database data string! Suffix: hardcoded text suffix to be place after database data string! Revision_number: -nth revision (0 = most recent, -1 = second most recent,! .etc.)! NOTE: Dates are formatted according to type-63 data. Now modifiable in! the Project Data Manager.! Rev85,125,3, , ,-586,125,3, , ,-487,125,3, , ,-388,125,3, , ,-289,125,3, , ,-190,125,3, , ,0! Date91,125,4, , ,-592,125,4, , ,-493,125,4, , ,-394,125,4, , ,-295,125,4, , ,-196,125,4, , ,0! By97,125,5, , ,-598,125,5, , ,-499,125,5, , ,-3100,125,5, , ,-2101,125,5, , ,-1102,125,5, , ,0! Chk103,125,6, , ,-5104,125,6, , ,-4105,125,6, , ,-3106,125,6, , ,-2107,125,6, , ,-1108,125,6, , ,0! Description109,125,7, , ,-5110,125,7, , ,-4111,125,7, , ,-3112,125,7, , ,-2113,125,7, , ,-1114,125,7, , ,0!! Drawing Title115,121,3, , ,0! Project No118,101,2, , ,! Drawing No119,121,2, , ,!Approval 1 Initials200,125,8,,,0!Approval 1 Date

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201,125,13,,,0!Approval 2 Initials202,125,9,,,0!Approval 2 Date203,125,14,,,0!Approval 3 Initials204,125,10,,,0!Approval 3 Date205,125,15,,,0!Approval 4 Initials206,125,11,,,0!Approval 4 Date207,125,16,,,0!Supplemental Titleblock data300,121,25,,,0301,121,26,,,0302,121,27,,,0303,121,28,,,0304,121,29,,,0305,121,30,,,0306,121,31,,,0307,121,32,,,0308,121,33,,,0309,121,34,,,0

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2.2.12.2 The ASCII Text Node Definition File

The ASCII file that defines the text nodes treats any text following an ! in the first column asdocumentation, and will ignore it.

The data string query will follow the format N,T,C,P,S,R followed by a carriage return,where:

N = the text node number. This corresponds to the text node placed in the drawingborder.

T = the PD_table number. This corresponds with pdtable_101 (Project DescriptionData), pdtable_121 (Drawing Data), pdtable_122 (Drawing View Data), andpdtable_125 (Drawing Revision Data).

C = column or attribute number. This corresponds with a database value within apdtable.

P = prefix. This corresponds with user-specified text (up to 128 characters) to precedethe database string. This field is optional, but a comma must be used as a delimiter.

S = suffix. This corresponds with user-specified text (up to 128 characters) to followthe database string. This field is optional, but a comma must be used as a delimiter.

R = the drawing revision number. This corresponds with the revision number data asfound in pdtable_125. This field is optional; if no value is entered, a default 0 for themost current revision (-1 is the previous revision number) will be used.

The following example defines the drawing number, drawing title, and revision number to beloaded into text nodes 2, 3, and 5:

2, 121, 2, Drawing Number:,,03, 121, 3, Title:,,05, 121, 11, ,,0

Although it is acceptable to have a text node in the drawing border without anassociated entry in the ASCII file, an error message will be generated if anentry is found in the ASCII file for which there is no associated text node.

Automatic Title Block Generation in CreateDrawing

The Create Drawing command will generate the title block information automatically if theASCII file for the appropriate drawing type resides in the project directory. If the ASCII filedoes not exist in the project directory, the automatic title block generation will not be enabledfor any drawing of that type.

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Automatic Title Block Generation inApprove Drawing

The Approve Drawing command provides a toggle to explicitly select the option to generatethe title block information. If the ASCII file is found in the project directory, the toggle willbe set to the ON position. If the ASCII file is not found, the toggle will be disabled.

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2.2.12.3 Supplemental Title Block Data

Every drawing has data stored in attributes in the database (pdtable_121). The SupplementalTitle Block Data form lets you add additional attributes that are shown in the Border File.These attributes can also be revision attributes.

These values are recommended for new attributes when creating a drawing:

Custom_1 character(40) pdtable_121, column 25 for block mappingCustom_2 character(40) pdtable_121, column 26 for block mappingCustom_3 character(16) pdtable_121, column 27 for block mappingCustom_4 character(16) pdtable_121, column 28 for block mappingCustom_5 character(16) pdtable_121, column 29 for block mappingCustom_6 character(16) pdtable_121, column 30 for block mappingCustom_7 character(16) pdtable_121, column 31 for block mappingCustom_8 character(16) pdtable_121, column 32 for block mappingCustom_9 integer(date) pdtable_121, column 33 for block mappingCustom_10 integer(date) pdtable_121, column 34 for block mapping

For more information on title block data and text, refer to Automatic Title Block Generation,page 42.

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2.2.12.4 Nominal Pipe Diameter Value

There is an option in the Project Administrator module which lets you display nominalpiping diameter values as you wish, for example, inches may be displayed as " or IN.

To define a value,

1. Select Project Administrator from the Plant Design System (PD_Shell) form.

The Project Administrator form displays.

2. Select Project Data Manager from the Project Administrator form.

The Project Data Manager form displays.

3. Select Seed from the Project Data Manager form.

The form displays the various seed files which can be revised/edited to suit your needs.

4. Select Drawing Data - Revise from the available files.

The Project Data Manager - Drawings form displays.

5. Select Graphic Symbology Data from the Project Data Manager - Drawings form.

The Graphic Symbology Data form displays.

6. Change the Field Name for Nominal Piping Diameter parameter and Accept theform.

If needed, this modification can apply to any project drawings you have already created. Justreturn to the display of seed files (step 4) and select the Drawing Data - Propagate option.This will change the NPD field on all existing drawings. For more information on thisfeature, see the Project Administrator Reference Guide.

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2.2.12.5 Displaying Dimensions in Whole Millimeters

You can display dimensions as whole millimeters if you choose to do so. During ProjectSetup, Project Administrator allows revision of working units used in creating a project.Master units in a Metric project are meters, with subunits being millimeters; however, theproject administrator can designate master units to be millimeters, with subunits set also tomillimeters. This will ensure that dimensions will be read as millimeters, not meters.

Next, modify the drawing seed file through MicroStation; select Element, then slectDimensions, then select Units to activate the Units form.

Set Primary Units to Metric. Set Format to AEC. Set Accuracy to zero (0). Set Label tox1/2. Select No Secondary Units.

The Units form with the appropriate settings is shown below.

This will display the dimension units in millimeters with no decimal places. For example,you wiil see 1927 mm instead of the default 1.927 m or 1927.0 mm.

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3. Drawing Management

The Drawing Manager option activates the Drawing Management form. It is used to createand manipulate drawings and drawing views for an existing model at any point in the designprocess. It also provides access to the interactive graphics environment for drawings.

Commands

Drawing Manager Creates, copies, revises, and deletes drawings, drawing views,and reports.

Drawing Composition / Annotation Activates the interactive graphicsenvironment for drawings. The Drawing Composition commands create, attach, andmodify drawing views. The Annotation commands place annotation graphics in thedrawing.

Update Annotation Labels Updates annotation labels without requiring you toenter the graphics environment.

Vector Hidden Line Manager Creates hidden-line-removed graphics for aspecified drawing.

Search Criteria for VHL Creates the search criteria used for symbology basedVHL drawing creation.

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Plot Manager Provides a PDS-specific interface for plotting drawings with a fulldisplay control including manipulation of reference files.

Project Planner Creates and revises a Key Plan model file for the project andcreates unassigned drawing views.

Project Setup Defines the default creation definitions based on the drawing type,reference models, drawing size, and drawing scale. Once you have defined a projectsetup, the system only includes the default reference models and categories you specifywhen creating a drawing or drawing view. See the Group Workflow section in theUsing the Drawing Management Commands section that follows for information onwhen to use this command.

Plot Setup Manager Creates, revises, and deletes I/Plot Parameter files.

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3.1 Using the Drawing ManagementCommands

About Drawing Management

The Drawing Management options allow you to create and revise orthographic productiondrawings. They also allow you to create drawing views for these drawings. You can report ondrawing information in the Project Control Database and on model data in specified drawingsand drawing views. You can place annotation labels, create hidden-line-removed modelgraphics, and plot a drawing or set of drawings.

When to Use These Commands

You can create a drawing during any stage of the design process. It consists of the referencemodel attachments for the model graphics used in the drawing and the graphics for thedrawing itself. The model graphics reside in the design file for that model. These modelgraphics are attached to the drawing as reference files through the use of drawing views. Youcan also create up to 15 drawing views for each drawing.

Before Using These Commands

Besides the basic project setup which is explained in Chapter 1, there are a few steps that mustbe done prior to activating the Drawing Management options in order to use all of thefunctionality that they provide.

The Drawing Manager option provides access to the Report - Model Data option which isused to generate reports from models within a drawing using report definition data. Part ofthis definition data is a format file. The format file is not generated interactively within thePDS environment. A sample format file is provided in the \win32app\ingr\pdreport\sampledirectory. The format file is named piping_#.fmt. You should copy this file to the directoryyou will use for your report-related files. For more information on reporting and reportdefinition data, refer to Chapter 4.

Group Workflow

If you decide to use the Project Setup option to define defaults for the drawings and drawingviews that will be created during the project, you should use this command first. It allows youto define the default creation definitions based on the drawing type, reference models,drawing size, and drawing scale. Once you have defined the project setup, the system onlyincludes the default reference categories you have specified when creating a drawing ordrawing view. If you do not use this command, all reference categories are available eachtime you create a drawing or drawing view.

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There is no particular workflow for the rest of the commands after the first drawing has beencreated. Of course, you must create a drawing before a drawing view can be created.

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4. Drawing Manager

This option activates the Drawing Manager form. It is also activated when the Report -Drawing Management Data option is selected. This form is used to create, revise, and deletedrawings and drawing views. It is also used to create and revise reports and to specifyapproval data for both drawings and reports. The following sections describe the basicoperations involved in creating and modifying drawings, drawing views, and reports.

Commands

Create Creates drawings, drawing views, and composite drawing views. Alsocreates and composes drawing views and composite drawing views.

Revise Revises drawing definitions, drawing views, graphic drawings, and plotplangraphics.

Delete Deletes drawings and drawing views.

Report - Drawing Management Data Creates reports on drawings in the project.

Report - Model Data Defines and creates reports of model data in a specifieddrawing or drawing view.

Approve Drawing Defines the drawing approval data for the production stages(creation/revision) of a project drawing.

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Steps

1. Select the Drawing Manager option from the Drawing Management form.

The system activates the Drawing Manager form.

2. Select one of the Drawing Manager options.

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Select Cancel to return to the Drawing Management form.

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4.1 Create Options

This option activates the Create Options form. It is used to create and compose drawings,drawing views, and composite drawing views.

When a Create option is selected, the list of Drawing Types (Standard Note Type 2000) willbe displayed in a scroll list on the right.

For the complete list of delivered drawing types, refer to the Standard NoteLibrary Listings section in the PDS Reference Data Manager.

The names of the drawing types may be changed to suit your preferences. Thisis done using the Standard Note Library Manager option in PDS ReferenceData Manager.

Commands

Create Drawing Creates the drawing and specifies the drawing parameters.

Create Drawing View from ASCII File Creates a drawing view from a user-defined ASCII file.

Copy Drawing

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