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Revision History
Date
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Contents
1.
1.2.
1.3.
1.4.
1.5.
Text conventions........................................................................................1-2
Terminology ...............................................................................................1-3
How this guide is Organised ......................................................................1-3
Further training in the use of PDMS ..........................................................1-4
2.
3.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
3.5.
Logging in ..................................................................................................3-5
The Draft startup display............................................................................3-8
Using on-line help ....................................................................................3-11
Loading an existing drawing sheet ..........................................................3-12
3.5.1.
3.5.2.
3.5.3.
3.6. Using the mouse and keyboard to manipulate the view of the sheet ......3-15
3.6.1.
3.6.2.
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4.
5.
Views.............................................................................................. 5-1
6.
7.
7.3.
7.4.
7.5.
7.6.
8.
9.
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Contents-iv
1.
1.1.
1.1.1.
Intended audience
This guide has been written for engineers who are familiar with drafting
practices but who may or may not have prior knowledge of computer-aided
design systems.
1.1.2.
Contact your systems administrator if you need help in either of these areas.
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1.1.3.
Tutorial exercise
The tutorial exercise runs through the guide, preceded by and interspersed
with sections and paragraphs giving general information. The steps of the
exercise are numbered sequentially throughout the guide. The areas of general
information are separated from the tutorial as follows:
The start of the exercise is indicated like this:
Exercise begins:
Each interval in the exercise for inclusion of general information is preceded
by a line across the page, like this:
Exercise continues:
1.1.4.
Further reading
You can find a list of relevant AVEVA documentation in the appendices of this
guide.
1.2.
Text conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions:
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Serif
Bold
Serif italic
Sans-serif
Sans-serif bold
for menu names and options, and for the names of forms.
Typewriter
1.3.
Terminology
The following terms are used throughout this guide to describe what action to
carry out:
1.4.
Enter
Type text into the specified dialogue box, then press the Enter
(or Return) key to confirm the entry.
Click
Pick
Drag
Place the mouse pointer over a specified point, then press and
hold down the required (normally left) mouse button while
moving the pointer to a second specified point. Release the
button over the second point.
Double-click
Place the mouse pointer over a specified point, then click the
left-hand mouse button twice in quick succession.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Appendix A
Appendix B
The guide concludes with an index, allowing you to refer back to any specific
topics about whose details you need to be reminded.
1.5.
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2.
2.1.
PDMS is subdivided into modules, which are used to carry out specific types
of operation. This guide covers the Draft module, which is used for generating
annotated and dimensioned drawings of 3D models, produced in the Design
module.
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2.2.
General
Auto Drawing Production
AutoDRAFT.
2.2.1.
General functions
The Draft Graphical User Interface has been designed to allow you to generate
and retrieve industry-standard engineering drawings quickly and efficiently.
You can then add dimensioning and other annotations. You do not need to
make any calculations or input any data, as all annotation information comes
directly from the design model.
Drawing Creation
You select the particular part of the design model and the direction and scale
to use.
The design model can be viewed from any angle at any scale, including
isometric views, with perspective if required. The appearance of the 3D
graphics is controlled from representation rules that are pre-defined by the
project administrator. This allows different types of design items to have
different line styles applied to them. You can select the required
representation during view creation.
Various levels of wireline and hidden-line removal can be used. Sectional
views can be generated by the creation of flat or stepped section planes, and
there are no restrictions on the number of planes created or the selection of
items that can be sectioned. The scale of the 3D graphics can be selected from
a set of Metric, Architectural and Engineering values, with the option of an
automatic scale selection to use the largest scale possible for the given design
data and drawing sheet size.
Hierarchy
Facilities are available for specifying details of the hierarchy within the Draft
database for the location of the drawings and their sheets.
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2.2.2.
Labelling
Labels can be attached to any design element and used to display any
attribute of the element. You can control the format, content and appearance
of the labels, with suitable project defaults defined by the administrator.
Direct reference to the design data, combined with a simple update annotation
operation, means that the annotation always reflects the current state of the
design model. The position and orientation of the labels can be modified
graphically, to ensure a clear drawing layout.
Automatic labelling (Autotagging)
Labels can be automatically generated for a set of design items that match a
tagging rule.
The rule sets determine the type of label and which design items the labels
will be applied to. For example, you could label all nozzles that have a bore of
>100mm and <300mm with a pressure rating of #150. After the labels have
been created, they can be automatically updated to reflect any changes to the
design model.
When the labels have been created, you can adjust their positions graphically.
2.2.3.
Dimensioning
There are three generic dimension types available in Draft, namely, Linear,
Angular and Radial. These allow intelligent dimensions to be created to
dimensioning standards.
Dimensions are calculated directly from the design model. You can control the
format, content and appearance of the dimensions. The administrator can
define suitable project defaults.
As with labelling, direct reference to the design data means that the
annotation always reflects the current state of the design model, with a simple
update annotation operation.
The position and orientation of dimensions can be adjusted graphically.
2.2.4.
2D drafting
Draft's intelligent 2D drafting allows you to generate additional 2D annotation
on the drawing sheet. Operations such as grouping, multiple copying, rubber
banding, nested symbols, symbol libraries, and full element editing functions
are available.
Like other Draft data, all 2D annotation can be linked to the design data and
so can easily be updated to follow the changes that occur in the design model.
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2.2.5.
2.2.6.
General ADP
Steelwork Detailing
Hangers & Supports ADP.
AutoDRAFT application
This application is the Draft two-way interface to AutoCAD. (It is not included
in the tutorial exercise in this manual.)
It is possible to transfer a Draft drawing directly across to AutoCAD, where
some users prefer to perform final annotation before drawing issue. The
transferred drawing maintains the exact style and representation as set from
Draft.
The user can develop symbol libraries and drawing frames in AutoCAD and
import these directly for use in Draft prior to returning the drawing from
AutoCAD into Draft.
2.2.7.
Administration
This Guide only deals with the Draft User Applications. If you have
administration rights within Draft, you will be able to use the Administration
applications. For more information see the VANTAGE PDMS Draft
Administrator Application User Guide. A brief summary of the Administration
facilities follows.
The Draft administrator uses the administration application to customise
Draft, by setting default attributes and creating libraries of drawing frames,
symbols and labels. The Administrator can set default representation rules,
labelling rules, naming conventions, line styles and hatching patterns.
Template drawings, which contain predefined drawing data, can be set up,
thus reducing drawing creation time.
Symbology
The Draft administrator can generate suites of symbols to be used in both 2D
annotation and as part of a symbolic label definition. The symbols are built up
from standard 2D annotation elements and can be created by grouping the
existing 2D annotations. The library approach to symbol definition maximises
drawing consistency, whilst minimising the required storage space for the
symbol itself.
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3.
Getting Started
This chapter describes:
3.1.
how to use the mouse and elements of the windows, menus and forms
from the PDMS graphical user interface.
how to log in to PDMS.
how to use on-line help.
how to display an existing drawing.
Basic information
This section is intended for readers who are unfamiliar with computer
practices. It provides information on the use of the mouse and describes the
elements that regularly appear in the windows of the graphical user interface.
3.1.1.
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On a graphical view, clicking the left-hand button with the pointer over
a Design element in a Drawing results in that element being selected in
the Design Explorer see section 3.6.1. Clicking on a Draft element (for
example a Dimension or a Label) results in that element being selected
in the Draft Explorer see section 3.5.2. In a sequence of menus,
dragging with the left-hand button activates the command represented
by the highlighted menu option when the button is released.
On a form, the effect varies according to the selected item.
3.1.2.
Using menus
Menu options in pull-down or shortcut menus (the menu revealed by pressing
and holding down the right-hand mouse button) can be in any of three
formats:
Standalone options initiate an action immediately.
Options followed by three dots display a form requiring
further input from the user in order to complete the
action.
Options followed by a pointer, display a subsidiary menu
that offers a further range of options.
Throughout this guide, related selections from menus are abbreviated using
the > symbol as a separator. For example:
Select Utilities>Reports>Create means:
a) Select Utilities from the bar men.
b) Select Reports from the resulting pull-down menu
c) Move the pointer to the right and select Create from the resultant
submenu.
3.1.3.
Using forms
Forms are used both to display information and to let you enter new data.
Forms typically comprise an arrangement of buttons of various types, textboxes, and scrollable lists. Input to a form is usually by use of the mouse and
keyboard.
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Getting Started
While you have access to a form, you can change a setting, return to the initial
values, accept and act on the current data, or cancel the form without applying
any changes, according to the nature of the form.
Forms can include any of the following elements, the uses of which are
described in the following sections:
3.1.4.
text boxes
drop-down lists
option buttons
check boxes
scrollable lists
action buttons.
You can edit the contents of the text box by moving the pointer using the
arrow keys or by moving the pointer with the mouse and clicking the left
mouse button. You can delete text by using the Backspace key to delete
characters to the left-hand of the pointer or the Delete key for those to the
right-hand.
When you have finished, confirm the entry by pressing the Enter (or Return)
key. A yellow background highlights any text box with an unconfirmed setting.
3.1.5.
To change the setting, click on the down arrow or button face to reveal the full
list of available options. Then pick the required option.
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When the arrow has a bar under it, clicking on the button leads to another
form, at which the required option can be selected from a scrollable list.
3.1.6.
3.1.7.
3.1.8.
3.1.9.
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Tells PDMS to accept the current form settings, and closes the
form.
Cancels any changes you have made to the form, and closes the
form.
Tells PDMS to accept the current form settings, and leaves the
form displayed for further use.
Cancels any changes you have made to the form, and leaves the
form displayed for further use.
Closes the form, keeping the current settings.
Some forms contain more specific types of control button, which carry out
particular command options. The action is indicated by the name of the button
(such as Add or Remove).
3.1.10.
3.2.
Logging in
This is the first step of the tutorial exercise. If you do not know where the
PDMS program is stored on your system, you will have to contact your system
administrator at this point.
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Getting Started
Exercise begins:
1.
2.
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3.
Enter, or select using the dropdown list button, the name of the
Project in which you want to work. For this tutorial, the project is
SAM (in upper case).
4.
Enter, or select using the dropdown list button, your Username. For
this tutorial, it is SAMPLE (in upper case).
5.
Enter your allocated Password, which is SAMPLE (in upper case). The
textbox displays an asterisk for each entered letter.
6.
Enter, or select using the dropdown list button, the part of the project
Multiple Database (MDB) you want to work in. For this tutorial it is
SAMPLE.
7.
Using the dropdown list, select the name of the module you wish to use.
This is Draft.
8.
Make sure that you leave the Read Only box unchecked, so that you
can modify the database as you work.
9.
You must specify which files (Load from) to load at startup. The
options are the application default settings (Macro Files) or a
customised setup saved during an earlier session (Load from Binary
Files). For this tutorial select Macro Files.
Getting Started
When you have entered all the necessary details, the form looks like
this:
10.
Click on the
button.
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3.3.
Toolbars
Draft Explorer
Design Explorer
My Data
Drawing Window
Status Line
You can reposition or minimise these forms at any time by using the standard
Windows management controls.
Note that all the forms in the Draft Main Display (except the Drawing
Window) can be set to the standard Windows Dockable, Hide, Floating or Auto
Hide display modes by selecting from the shortcut menu in the title bar of the
form. See the PDMS online help for more details.
The features of the main window, as illustrated above, are summarised here.
The tutorial exercise explains when relevant elements are selected to achieve
particular objectives. For a detailed description of all elements, reference
should be made to the online help.
Title Bar
This shows that the current PDMS module is Draft, and the application name,
which in this case is General. The Main Display is maximised and therefore
[Main Display] appears in the title bar.
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Getting Started
You can reposition and resize the toolbars as required using standard
Windows manipulation methods, and detailed toolbar manipulation
information can be found in the online help for any Microsoft Office product. In
summary:
To move a toolbar, rest the pointer over the vertical dotted line at the lefthand edge of the toolbar, press and hold down the left-hand mouse button and
move the toolbar as desired:
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3.4.
Exercise continues:
11.
Experiment with each of the Help options until you understand the
search and navigation facilities for finding specific items of information.
Use the F1 button to read the help texts for any forms, which you can
currently see on your screen.
12.
When you are ready to continue, close any forms that you have been
experimenting with as follows:
If a form has its own menu bar, select Control>Close from that
menu.
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Getting Started
Do not close the Main Display window, because you will use it in the
next part of the exercise.
3.5.
3.5.1.
WORLD
DEPT
REGI
REGI
DRWG
SHEE
DEPT
DRWG
SHEE
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Departments can own Registries, which can own Drawings, which can own
Sheets.
Later we will discuss the members of Sheets, but knowledge the above
hierarchy is sufficient for the purpose of displaying a sheet.
You can view the elements of the hierarchy in the Draft Explorer, but you
cannot display them graphically. For more details of these elements, see the
VANTAGE PDMS Draft User Guide, Part 1.
Exercise continues:
3.5.2.
At the top-left of the Main Display you will see the Draft Explorer form.
Click the + sign to the left of the World icon:
Clicking the + sign shows the elements under the World which, in the
Sample project, as supplied, looks like this:
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When you look at the Draft Explorer you will see that the first (top)
element is the WORL (world) element. The World is shown in the Draft
Explorer as * and cannot be either created or deleted. The World
signifies owns all members displayed below it.
Note the Filter tool. This enables the list of items to be filtered
according to whether the user is a General User or an Administrator.
The Administrator will be able to see more than a general user, but
display of the DEPT (Department) and REGI (Registry) administrative
elements will be skipped, only the contents of (Drawings or Libraries) of
these elements will be displayed.
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Getting Started
15.
Select the Filter check box, then select General User or Administrator
from the adjacent list to see the effects of using this tool.
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3.5.3.
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18.
At this point close the My Data form (if present; we will have no use for
it in this exercise) by clicking the button at top right. The Drawing
Window on the right will grow larger accordingly.
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20.
The Name of the sheet will be displayed in the Working Sheet toolbar
list next to the button (you may need to resize the toolbar to see this)
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and the currently selected Layer will appear in the Layers toolbar. The
sheet will be displayed in the Drawing Display.
A large selection of Layers (selectable from the Layers toolbar list or
the Draft Explorer) exist below the Sheet (below View level), ready for
when you come to create Dimensions, Labels or 2D primitive
annotation. (See later in this tutorial.)
This Sheet shows Equipment D1201, and the display is like this:
3.6.
3.6.1.
Mouse buttons
Left-hand button
As previously mentioned, clicking the left-hand button with the pointer over
an element makes the element the Current Element.
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The element may be a Design element (part of the engineering item displayed)
or a Draft element (for example, the outline of the drawing sheet, a label, or a
dimension).
If a Draft element is clicked, the Draft Explorer changes appropriately, for
example:
(The highlighted element shows that a radial dimension has been selected.)
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Middle button
The middle button allows you to increase and decrease the scale of the
displayed view, as follows:
Right-hand button
3.6.2.
Clicking the right-hand button, when the pointer is in the main display,
activates a shortcut menu. At this stage, the only option that you should
use is Reset Limits. The effect of this is to zoom out until the full extent
of the Sheet is displayed.
Panning
Panning (moving the displayed area across the overall drawing) can be
achieved by the following methods, once you have zoomed in.
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Use the mouse pointer to drag the Drawing display slider controls.
Use the up/down, left/right arrow keyboard (see diagram below). As
required, hold down the Ctrl key to increase the step size by a factor of
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Out
In
In
Panning Symbol
Pointer
Exercise continues:
Now you can familiarise yourself with some of Drafts viewing controls.
21.
22.
23.
When you are ready to continue, close any forms that you have been
experimenting with.
24.
Close any Help windows that are displayed, by clicking in the control
box in the top left-hand corner of each window.
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25.
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Do not close the Main Display window, because you will use it in the
next parts of the exercise.
4.
Exercise continues:
4.1.
Creating a Department
Departments can be created only under the World level.
26.
From the bar menu at the top of the screen, select Create>Department
(It doesnt matter where you are in the database hierarchy, Draft will
automatically create the Department at the correct level.) The Create
DEPT form is displayed, which you can use to name your DEPT. A
default name, DEPT1, is shown in the Name text box.
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click the left mouse button. Type the name, making sure that you do
not use spaces.
28.
When you have finished, click OK. Note that the Cancel button closes
the form without any action being carried out.
When you click OK on the Create DEPT form, the Department
Information form is displayed.
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29.
The Department Information form shows the name of the DEPT and
gives you the opportunity to automatically create a Registry and/or to
set up attributes of the Department.
30.
The attributes set at this form are default properties of the Sheets that
will eventually be created in the branch below the Department. The
attributes are cascaded down through the Registries and Drawings,
but they can be changed at any level.
For this exercise, we will use the default attributes, and so just click on
the Dismiss button to close the form.
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4.2.
Creating a Registry
32.
The Create REGI form should be displayed at the end of the previous
step. However, if the Create Registry checkbox on the Department
Information form was off, the Create REGI form does not automatically
appear. In these circumstances, it can be displayed by use of the
Create>Registry option on the bar menu.
As for the equivalent form for a Department, this form allows you to
change the default name. For this exercise, leave the default name as
REGI1. Click OK. The Registry Information form will be displayed.
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33.
The Registry Information form shows the name of the Registry and
DEPT and gives you the opportunity to automatically create a drawing
and/or to set up attributes of the Registry.
The Create Drawing checkbox enables you to select whether or not a
drawing is automatically created. If the checkbox is selected, then the
method of drawing creation will depend on whether you select the
Explicitly or From Template option button. The difference is
explained in the next section.
The Attributes button displays the Registry Attributes form. This
form is not illustrated here, as the attributes are as shown on the
Department Attributes form. For this exercise, we will use the default
attributes, so you do not need to access the Registry Attributes form.
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34.
Make sure that the Create Drawing checkbox is selected, and that the
From Template option button is selected. Click OK. The Create DRWG
form is then displayed.
35.
Leave the drawing Name as the default DR1, and click OK. The Drawing
and Sheet Templates form is displayed:
4.3.
36.
The Drawing and Sheet Templates form enables you to select the
source of the template, the drawing size and the Sheet number of that
drawing.
Note:
The Options drop-down list shows the drawing disciplines that contain
the drawing template libraries, as set up by the System Administrator.
For this exercise, we are going to use the drawing Sheet to show details
of Equipment, so select the equipment template, which is
/DRA/PRJ/TMP/EQUI.
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A Drawing Sheet (looking just like the one we have just created) will
appear in the Drawing View. Note that there has been no need to name
the Sheet; it is named automatically (as /DR1/S1 if it is the first such
Sheet to be created) and the hierarchy above and below it is created
automatically. (You can select drawing templates other than the
default; see the Draft online help for details.)
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5.
Views
Note
A View determines which Design Model items are shown on the Sheet that
owns the View. Each View element defines:
If you have created a Sheet from a template, the Sheet will normally contain
at least one View, depending on how the template has been set up by the
System Administrator. You can modify an existing View using the
Modify>View options on the main Draft General menu, or create more Views
on a Sheet by using the Create>View options. You must be at Sheet level or
below before you can create a View.
For the purpose of the exercise we will discuss two versions of a View, namely,
Limits-Defined and User-Defined.
Limits-Defined View
Limits-Defined Views are used to draw the contents of a specified volume of
the model. The limits are defined in project co-ordinates, and are represented
by the size of the View frame at the selected scale. The View frame can include
matchlines with text showing the coordinates of the View limits.
User-Defined View
User-Defined Views are used to draw individual items or groups of items in
the design model, when the volume or limits of the items are not known. The
size of the frame is independent of its contents. The scale can be automatically
set to fit the design elements into the available view frame area.
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5.1.
38.
For this exercise we will continue to use the Sheet previously displayed
(the one we created from scratch, not the Sheet created using the
quick method). It has one View, which must be selected before it can be
modified.
Note:
39.
If the Sheet is not already displayed, select DR1/S1 and display the
Sheet by clicking on the
button. (Alternatively, select Open Sheet
from the shortcut menu on the Sheet.)
Ensure that the View DR1/S1/V1 is selected before continuing.
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5.1.1.
Select Modify>View>User-defined from Draft General bar menu. The UserDefined View form will appear:
The next task is to define which elements are drawn in the View. To do
this we set up the Drawlist.
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Views
42.
43.
44.
45.
5.1.2.
Now add three items of equipment (D1201, E1301 and C1101) to the
Drawlist, as follows:
Click Dismiss.
5.1.3.
Other options
47.
Leave the other settings on the form at their defaults. For information
on their functions, refer to the online help.
48.
Click Apply.
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5.1.4.
Note:
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Views
51.
Select Display>3D View from the main menu. You should get another
view up in the application. It should look something like this:
52.
Open the Design Explorer using Display>Design Explorer from the main
menu. Navigate to the item marked D1201 in the ZONE EQUIP
branch:
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53.
Note:
54.
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You can reflect this change in the View back into the 2D view. There
are several ways of doing this.
Views
The controls shown below determine how the Views are synchronised:
If you have On Demand selected in the drop-down list, then the Views
will not synchronise until you tell them to. To do this use the following
icons:
Update the 3D View to reflect changes youve made to the 2d
View
Update the 2D View to reflect changes youve made to the 3D
View.
Pick 2D View to associate to the 3D View: This allows the
current 3D View contents to be associated with a different 2D
View. When using this tool you are asked to identify a 2D
View to associate with the current 3D View contents. This
functionality is particularly useful whenever you require
different views of similar content.
You can set the Views so they automatically synchronise. To do this,
select Auto-Update from the drop down list:
Selecting Background will do much the same thing, with the difference
being Auto-Update happens immediately and Background happens
during idle-time.
Note:
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55.
Whichever method you use, when the two Views are synchronised, you
will see something like this:
56.
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57.
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Views
5.2.
58.
59.
Click OK. The Sheet Definition form will be displayed. This form will
define a Sheet that does not contain any Views. We will create a View
later.
60.
A Sheet has now been created that is size A0 by default. To change this
select a backing sheet /DRA/MAS/BACKS/MET/A2 from the Reference
drop-down options list. When asked whether you wish to change the
Sheet size, click Yes. Click Dismiss. The Sheet is displayed, but
temporarily at a reduced size.
Exercise continues:
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Views
62.
63.
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Views
64.
5.2.1.
5-14
Select Graphics>Drawlist from the menu at the top of the LimitsDefined View form. The Drawlist Management form will be displayed
(see Section 5.1.1)
66.
67.
68.
By default, all new Sheets and Views reference the Drawlist cascaded
from the Drawing. Therefore, we now need to make the Limits-defined
View refer to the new drawlist containing the EQUIP Zone.
69.
Views
70.
71.
72.
On the Limits-Defined View form, set the Limits, which will define the
area of the model drawn in the View, as follows:
From
To
South
2000
North
15000
West
2000
East
12000
Up
1500
Up
25000
73.
74.
75.
Select Update Design and then click Apply, and the contents of the
view will be displayed (see illustration below). If the Matchlines overlap
the Sheet frame, select Frame>Position>Cursor>Top Right from the
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Views
menu at the top of the Limits-Defined View form, and click on the Sheet
where you want to reposition the top right corner of the view to fit in
the available space.
76.
5-16
Dismiss the Limits-Defined View form. Your drawing should look like
this:
6.
Exercise continues:
77.
In the Draft Explorer select the User Defined sheet you populated in
Steps Steps 51 to 57. If youve been following the tutorial steps
faithfully this will be here:
78.
Select Open Sheet from the shortcut menu on the sheet selection to
display the sheet in the 2D view, then select Display>3D View from the
main menu (or select 3D View from the shortcut menu in the 2D View).
The 3D View window appears, displaying the item you selected. For
example:
6-1
The Display controls allow you to display the list content, add selected
components to the 2D View Content list (see below), and remove all
items from the list.
79.
The View Content list shows the elements which have been added to
the 2D and 3D Views in Draft.
If you delete an element, you can add it back again using the Design
Explorer or any of the methods previously discussed.
Note:
The View Content list will not be updated even if you have
Auto-Update set if you have the Update 2D Viewlist button,
, unset.
6-2
80.
This option allows you to scale the Frame to the drawing. The Scale
form allows you to:
Alternatively, you can type a value directly into the text box on the
toolbar:
Type value here
6.1.
6.1.1.
6-3
Exercise continues:
81.
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to rotate the 3D View until it looks
something like this:
Viewfinder
The Viewfinder represents the view that will be projected into the 2D
View; that is, you can imagine it as a window through which you can
take a 2D snapshot of the 3D design.
6-4
82.
83.
Left click on the Viewfinder again and use the rotate button ( ) to
rotate the View until you have it exactly how you want it. If you update
the 2D View, or it updates automatically, youll see how the 2D View
changes to reflect the new perspective you have on the design.
84.
Right click again on the Viewfinder and select Align with 3D View. The
Viewfinder will reorientate itself so it is orthogonal to you, the observer:
There are many options and functions associated with the Viewfinder.
See the Online help for a comprehensive guide to what it can do and
how to use it.
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6.2.
Selecting 3D Content
You can select elements in the 3D view in the normal way, by picking
elements individually with the mouse pointer. However, the 3D View also has
some extremely powerful tools for selecting both single elements as well as
multiple elements.
Exercise continues:
In the next few steps well cover some simple selection techniques for select
multiple elements in the 3D View.
85.
6-6
Hold down the Ctrl key and selecting individual elements with the lefthand mouse button. Each of the elements you have clicked on will be
selected
86.
87.
88.
When you have selected the required volume using this drag
functionality, you can select from the following options:
6-7
89.
6-8
Once you have sized the selection box to the desired size, you can accept
the selection by right-clicking with the mouse and choosing the Accept
Selection option from the pop-up menu. The selection will be
highlighted thus:
90.
Alternatively, you can choose to clip the View to the selection box by
choosing Clip to Box from the pop-up menu. The effect of this is to hide
from View everything not inside the box. For example, this View:
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6-10
91.
Restore the View by right-clicking anywhere in the View and unchecking the Show Clipping Planes option from the popup menu.
92.
Experiment for a while using the selection tools and the other controls
in the View. If you find youve changed the Views to much, you can
easily restore your work by doing a Display>Get Work from the main
menu.
7.
Labelling
There are two types of Label, General Labels (GLAB) and Symbolic Labels
(SLAB). Their characteristics are as follows:
General Labels consist of text derived from the design model. These
labels are discussed in this chapter.
Symbolic Labels are generated from templates (which can contain 2D
primitives, including text), defined by a reference to a Symbol
Template (SYTM). These labels are not described in this Guide.
The relevant part of the Draft hierarchy is simply that the Views own Layers
that in turn own the labels.
7.1.
93.
94.
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Labelling
95.
The Layers toolbar simply shows the Drawing Layer you are currently
working on. The History toolbar displays a history of the current
elements that you have selected (use the left/right arrows to select
recently accessed elements).
96.
7-2
The Attach to drop-down list on the General Labels tab allows you
to select the element type that you wish to label. The list has two parts:
the top part displays a list of MENUS for different types of elements and
the bottom part displays a list of Common Elements.
Labelling
97.
98.
Click Create NEW to begin to create a new Label. The Label layer is
now selected in Draft Explorer.
You will be prompted (in the main window status area) to identify the
Design elements to be labelled.
99.
100.
When you have labelled each item of Equipment, press Esc (Escape) to
return to normal operation.
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Labelling
7-4
101.
The Labels will appear in the Drawing Window at the origins of the
Equipment you have selected, although you will probably have to zoom
in (see section 3.6.1) to see them:
102.
The contents of the label are set by default to be the Name of the
labelled element. You can change the contents by selecting Text
Contents from the Attributes drop-down list on the General Labels
tab of the Labels form. The Modify Text form is then displayed.
Labelling
The textbox on the form shows the content of the label. This can be
normal text directly entered and which appears in the label, or
Intelligent Text for which the information in the label is
automatically taken from the Design database.
The default #NAME entry is an example of Intelligent Text. It is one of
many different attributes, which are listed in the Intelligent Text form,
which is displayed when you select Intelligent Texts on the Modify
Text form. The intelligent text can be selected and copied (using
Control + C and Control + V) into the Modify Text form.
103.
7.2.
When you have finished, Dismiss the Modify Text and Labels form.
Modify Mode
Modify mode is used to modify Dimensions, Labels and 2D Geometry by
graphical interaction.
There are many other non-geometrical modifications, such as changing the
appearance of the text and linestyles that can only be carried out using the
main menu Modify option. These are not discussed in this exercise. Refer to
the online help for more information.
7.2.1.
While you are in Modify mode, you can still control the view by zooming and
panning, as normal.
7.2.2.
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Labelling
When you select the label, several hotspots are displayed. Initially the
Attachment and Connection point hotspots for the leader line (if leader lines
have been selected for the label) are on a single point, adjacent to the label.
The display is like this:
Rotation
hotspot
Attachment
and
Connection
hotspots
Label
outline
The arrangement of the hotspots becomes apparent when the label is moved
from its initial position. The following illustration shows the label moved
upwards and to the right:
Arrow pointing to
attachment hotspot
Attachment
hotspot
Rotation
hotspot
Connection
hotspot
Arrow pointing to
connection hotspot
Label
outline
Bend point
The position of the label can be moved by left-clicking and dragging its outline.
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Labelling
By left-clicking and dragging a hotspot you can modify the angle of the label or
the geometry of the leader line.
7.2.3.
If you press the Escape key while the item is selected, no changes to the
item will be made.
When you move the pointer away from a modifiable item and click the
left-hand mouse button, the changes will be saved, and the display
shows the new arrangement.
Whether or not the changes are saved, Draft will still be in Modify mode
and you can continue to pick other items for modification.
Positioning
Once you have selected an item or hotspot in Modify mode, the Modify Mode
shortcut menu can be displayed by clicking the right-hand mouse button.
Options on this menu (see below), apart from the default 2D Cursor hit option,
allow you to choose a position for a leader line hotspot with relation to an
existing line, or lines, of the displayed engineering drawing.
The 2D cursor hit option, causes the item or hotspot, when selected, to be
moved to, and follow, the position of the mouse pointer position. When the
mouse button is released, the hotspot remains at the latest position.
When an option is selected that specifies the position related to a line of the
engineering drawing, as you drag the hotspot over a line or lines that can
satisfy the option, the line(s) will be highlighted. The hotspot snaps to the
appropriate position and will remain there when the mouse button is released.
For example, if you select the Centre Point of option the hotspot will snap to
the centre of any arc or circle it moves over.
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Labelling
If no position has been found that satisfies the selected menu option, when you
release the mouse button, the item will be dropped at the pointer position.
Menu options that are not applicable to the current element are greyed out.
The menu options applicable to leader lines and their methods of use are in
the following table. Note that these options do not apply to moving text.
Menu Option
Method of Use
2D cursor hit
End Point of
Mid Point of
Centre Point of
Intersect at
Intersect
between
Nearest to
Drag the hotspot over any Design or Draft item. The point
will snap to the nearest point on the item.
7.3.
7-8
Labelling
Exercise continues:
104.
Click
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Labelling
105.
7-10
Zoom in (see section 3.6.1) on the required label and select it. The
hotspots will be shown in cyan. The colours have been modified here for
clarity, but on your display you will probably have a black background,
green Equipment lines and a cyan feedback colour.
Labelling
106.
107.
You will now be able to see the Bend point at the mid point of the
leader line, and the hotspots, which consist of:
108.
Pick the bend point and drag it to put a bend in the leader line. A
second bend point will be created. You can move this point as well, if
you wish.
Note:
You must pick the label itself if you want to re-select it.
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Labelling
You can move the attachment points and the connection point to create
gaps and offsets. A dashed line will then appear between the arrow
hotspot and the default position of the point. As an example, the
following illustration shows the connection hotspot dragged down and
to the right.
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Labelling
109.
7.4.
When the leader line and label are positioned as you require them, save
the arrangement by clicking on the background away from the label
and leader line. The label and leader line are then shown in the preselected colour (red in the following example).
110.
Click on the label outline to select it. Then click on the leader line
connection hotspot to select it.
111.
Right-click to display the Modify Mode shortcut menu and then select
Mid Point of
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Labelling
112.
Drag the connection hotspot over the lines of the engineering diagram
and observe that the hotspot jumps to the midpoint of the currently
highlighted line.
113.
For the use of other menu options, refer to the on-line help for more
information.
7.5.
Gaps in Labels
You use the Gap Manager form to create and delete gaps in lines, such as label
leader lines, and linear, angular and radial dimension, and projection lines.
To invoke the form, click the Create Gaps button on the Label form:
The form will be greyed out if the Current Element is not on an element type
that allows gaps to be created (SLAB, GLAB, DPOI, DPPT and DPBA). The
button allows you to navigate by picking a label to create and delete gaps
on, and is never greyed out, except when the graphics are in pick mode.
The form is tracking and so will grey out and grey in when you navigate
around the drawing and database. It contains the following tool buttons:
Button
Function
Labelling
Button
Function
Although there are a number of ways you can create gaps using the buttons
described above, we will demonstrate only one. In this tutorial, we will show
you how to create a gap in a leader line by choosing two points along it.
114.
Invoke the Gap Manager from the Label form. Select the
icon. This
allows you to create a gap by selecting two points along the leader line.
The Point Construction Option Form will appear. For this exercise, leave
the cursor option at the default value 2D Cursor Hit, as shown below:
115.
Zoom in on the leader line of the label in the last section and pick a
point on it:
7-15
Labelling
116.
7-16
Labelling
7-17
Labelling
The system will calculate the size of the gap by drawing a circle with a
radius equal to the distance between the points you chose. It will then
remove that length of the leader line from the display:
7.6.
7-18
Labelling
Exercise continues:
117.
Click on the label to make it the Current Element and then select
Modify>Label>Definition from the main menu bar. The Labels form
will be displayed.
118.
119.
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Labelling
120.
Note:
7-20
If you know which pen number you want, you can type in
the number on the Label Leader Attributes form rather
than click on Reselect.
121.
Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the list. When you see
the line style you want, click on Cursor Select, and pick the line style
in the window.
122.
123.
When you click on OK, the pen number will be automatically entered at
the Label Leader Attributes form. Click on Apply to observe the line
style.
124.
8.
Dimensioning
The types of dimensions are Linear (LDIM), Angular (ADIM), Radial (RDIM)
and Pitch Circle Diameter (PDIM). Their appearances are shown in the
following illustration.
Dimension
Example
Linear
Angular
Radial
Pitched Circle
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Dimensioning
A Dimensions form (illustrated below showing its Linear and Angular tabs)
accessed by Create>Dimension>Dimension Toolbar contains illustrations of
various types and styles of dimension. Clicking on the required style of a
linear or angular dimension leads to the Linear/Angular Dimensions form
(which is discussed later in the tutorial).
Illustrations of linear dimensions also appear on the Linear Dimensions toolbar.
When you are familiar with the styles of dimension illustrated, you should find
the toolbar method of selecting a dimension style more convenient than use of
the Create Linear Dimensions and Create Angular Dimensions forms, as discussed
later in the tutorial.
LAYE
LDIM*
ADIM*
RDIM
PDIM*
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Dimensioning
8.1.
N
}
Overshoot (positive)
Dimension
Dire c tion
(Ea st)
Dimension Line
Projection Line
Direction (90)
Terminator
Offset
Projection Line
Clearance (positive)
Dimension Points
The various elements (Projection line, Dimension line, etc) of the dimensions
are shown in the Members form as DPPT1, DPPT2 etc, owned by the
dimension, for example, LDIM.
Note
The values shown in the dimension text are taken directly from the
3D Design model. If the points associated with the dimension points
are moved in DESIGN, the dimension can be updated automatically
by selecting Graphics>Update>Annotation.
Exercise continues:
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Dimensioning
125.
126.
127.
128.
The name of the View and the View Direction are shown at the top of
the form.
129.
130.
131.
8-4
Leave the other settings on the Create Linear Dimension form at their
defaults, as illustrated above. Click OK. The Linear/Angular
Dimensions form is then displayed.
Dimensioning
132.
This form is used to create the points that define the Dimensions and
form the link with the 3D Model element.
133.
The list on the left of the form sets how Dimension Points are created.
Make sure that Item is selected in the list. This will create the
dimension point at the origin (P0) of the design primitive.
134.
The default is that the Create button must be used for each point, but
symbol (to the right of the Create
for this exercise, click on the
button) so the adjacent checkbox displays a tick. This allows you to
create several points of the same type one after the other.
Note:
The
symbol must be off if you want to create
Dimension Points in different ways, or if you want to use
the 3D Pos, Cursor or Matchline positioning options.
135.
Click on Create.
136.
Pick the nozzles in the sequence shown the following illustration. This
can be done in the 2D View by holding down the left mouse button (the
pointer shape changes to a square) moving the pointer over the item
and releasing the button. Note that when the pointer passes over a
suitable item, that element is highlighted and its name is displayed in
the Status Bar.
8-5
Dimensioning
NOZZ 4
NOZZ 2
NOZZ 5
NOZZ 1
8-6
Dimensioning
Press Esc to finish the process and the distances between the nozzles
are then dimensioned like this:
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Dimensioning
8.1.1.
8.1.2.
8-8
Dimensioning
Exercise continues:
We will now extend the text standout and length of the projection lines of the
dimensions we have created on Equipment D1201, so that the drawing looks
like this:
137.
Click
138.
To increase the length of the projection line, select and drag the
dimension line to the left. Then click on the background
139.
To increase the text standout distance, select the outline of the text box
and drag it to the required position. Then click on the background.
140.
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Dimensioning
141.
8.2.
1.
When you have positioned the dimensions as required, leave the
modify mode.
Angular dimensions
We will now create the angular dimension between two of the Nozzles on
Equipment C1101.
Exercise continues:
142.
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Dimensioning
143.
144.
145.
The dimension will have its origin that is the point from which the
angular dimension directions will radiate, at the origin of the element
picked.
146.
147.
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Dimensioning
8.2.1.
Click on the background or press the Esc(ape) key. The dimension will
be drawn as shown below:
We will now increase the offset of the dimension on C1101, so that the
projection lines pass through the nozzles in question.
8-12
149.
Click
150.
Select the dimension line and drag it away from the origin of the
projection lines, until it is outside the nozzles.
Dimensioning
151.
152.
Click
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Dimensioning
8.3.
Radial dimensions
We will now create a radial dimension on Equipment C1101.
Exercise continues:
153.
154.
Note:
8-14
155.
156.
Select the required radius style. For this exercise, use this style the
Internal Radius Dimension. This is bottom left-hand style (if required,
refer to the ToolTip).
157.
Dimensioning
8.3.1.
158.
159.
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Dimensioning
8-16
9.
9.1.
General ADP
The General ADP Utility uses special drawing sheets, referred to as Backing
Sheets, which enable schedules and lists of reference drawings to be
generated and placed on the drawing sheet automatically. It also uses
intelligent keyplans (in the form of overlays), which can be used to define the
limits of the models shown on the drawings.
ADP depends on having rules set up to define how different types of drawing
will be created and annotated. There are defaults rules supplied as part of the
sample project, which will be used in this Example. Changing the defaults is a
System Administration task, and so is outside the scope of this manual.
We are now going use the ADP forms to create an annotated and dimensioned
view on a drawing sheet.
Exercise continues:
160.
9-1
161.
9.1.1.
For reference, the online help provides details of all menu options.
9-2
The Create and Modify menus are exclusively for ADP and use of their options
is discussed later, during the exercise.
Exercise continues:
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
If you wish, enter a title for the Drawing in the Title text box.
167.
Note that the Date and Drn options are filled in automatically.
168.
Click Apply.
9-3
9-4
169.
Click Create ADP Sheet. The Create SHEE form will then be
displayed.
170.
Click OK. The backing sheet will then be shown in the Drawing display
Window and the Modify General ADP Sheet form will be displayed.
171.
On the Modify General ADP Sheet form, the Frame drop-down list
shows the Backing Sheet already selected.
172.
The Keyplan drop-down list allows you to select the keyplan, which
will define the limits of the drawing. Set it to Above Grade (i.e. above
datum level).
173.
174.
175.
button on the
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9-6
176.
button on the
177.
Click the Create ADP View button. The Create VIEW form will then
be displayed.
178.
179.
Click OK. The Modify General ADP View form will then be displayed.
180.
181.
182.
183.
184.
The rectangular View Frame will then appear in the centre of the
drawing area of the Sheet. Click Apply.
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185.
Click on Update at the bottom of the form. The View Update form will
be displayed.
186.
This form allows you to specify which elements in the View will be
updated.
As this is the first time the Drawing has been generated, select all the
Update options, namely, Design Graphics, Schedules, Tagging,
Annotation, Piping, Equipment and Gridline.
Note that Automatic Savework is on by default.
9-8
187.
Click on Update Now. You will see messages in the Status Area giving
you information about the creation process, which can take a few
minutes.
188.
189.
Click Dismiss to close the View Update and Modify General ADP View
forms.
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9-10
10.
2D Drafting
Drafts 2D Drafting facility is used for adding manually-drafted graphic and
text details to drawings that have been generated by Draft from the Design
database. The facility is not intended to be a used as a drafting package.
This Chapter is an introduction to 2D drafting in Draft.
There are three sets of menu options specific to 2D Drafting:
Draw
Construct
Edit
We will only discuss the Draw and Edit functions here, for details of Construct
see the Draft online help.
10-1
2D Drafting
The following diagram shows the 2D Drafting part of the Draft hierarchy. It shows
the related elements and at what level in the hierarchy they may be created. All of
these elements, with the exception of extra Layers, can be created as you add extra 2D
elements to your Sheet or View.
SHEE
VIEW
NOTE
Sheet Note
LAYE
VNOT
CIRC
ELLI
View Note
SYMB
TEXP
RECT
TABL
ETRI
DMND
HEXA
MRKP
STRA
ARC
OUTL
10.2.1.
10-2
Select a Sheet from the Draft Explorer to add 2D graphics to, or create a
new Drawing Sheet using the Create New From Default Template toolbar
(see the end of Section 4.) This will be created with member Views and
Layers, with the Notes layer (used for 2D drafting) owning a View Note.
2D Primitives are to be added to the View Note in this case.
10.2.2.
191.
If the Sheet you wish to add 2D graphics to is not already selected and
you have not used the Create New From Default Template option, select
the Sheet in the Draft Explorer. Select Create>Note at the main menu
bar. The Create NOTE form is then displayed. Leave the name as the
default, and click OK.
192.
Creating primitives
193.
To create primitives, first make sure that the NOTE (or VNOT) element
that you have just created is the current element, then select
Draw>Primitives from the main menu bar. The 2D Draughting form
will appear.
194.
Hold down the left-hand mouse button over the relevant icon to reveal a
display of alternative icons. Move to the required icon and then release
the mouse button to select the icon.
10-3
2D Drafting
10-4
195.
196.
Use the default Option which is 2D cursor hit. This enables you to
position the selected primitive free-hand. Pick the point(s) requested,
by left-clicking the mouse with the pointer in the appropriate
position(s) on the drawing.
197.
10.2.3.
198.
If the primitive is Text, only one point is selected and the Modify Text
form is then displayed.
199.
You can enter the required text at this form and select its format. Click
on Apply to insert the text on the drawing, and then Dismiss the
form.
200.
Click
mode.
201.
The general action is to select the primitive and then select and drag
one of the hotspots until the required result is achieved. Then click on
the background.
202.
You can practise by modifying primitives you have already created. The
hotspots available and the operations you can carry out, depend on the
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2D Drafting
type of primitive, and are described below under the names of the
graphics.
203.
The individual primitives, and how they may be modified, are now
described.
Arcs
A dotted line cross and four hotspots round the centre - the arc
can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating any of these
hotspots.
Circles
10-6
be repositioned.
Diamonds
A dotted line cross and four hotspots round the centre. The
diamond can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating any
of these hotspots.
Ellipses
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2D Drafting
A dotted line cross and four hotspots round the centre. The
ellipse can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating any of
these hotspots.
Hexagons
A dotted line cross and four hotspots round the centre - the
hexagon can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating any
of these hotspots.
Lines
10-8
A dotted line cross and four hotspots round the centre - the
rectangle can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating any
of these hotspots.
Symbols
A dotted line cross and four hotspots round the symbols origin the symbol can be made to rotate about its origin by rotating
this hotspot.
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2D Drafting
Text
A box round the text. Picking and dragging this box causes the
text to move.
A dotted line circle and four hotspots round the centre. The text
can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating any of these
hotspots.
Triangles
10-10
A dotted line cross and three hotspots round the centre. The
triangle can be made to rotate about its centre by rotating this
hotspot.
Views
If view frames are not visible, the user can select the View
Frames on/off option on the right-click popup menu from the
main display.
Outlines
Outlines are created by the following icons on the Draw form:
An outline may be closed, but this property is not preserved if the user
chooses to move one of the ends and not the other.
Both types of outline may be picked and dragged to a new position. The
detailed modification behaves differently, as described below:
Polyarcs
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2D Drafting
Insert After:
Splines
10-12
Insert After:
11.
Section Planes
From the 3D View you can create, manipulate and manage Section Planes.
The following buttons allow you to access planes functionality:
204.
Click on
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Section Planes
205.
Click on
in the Section Planes form. This creates a new Section
Plane in the 3D View. This is effectively a stepped plane with just two
points defined. Section planes are always created across the full span
view and to the full depth of the model:
You can also create and amend planes using this form:
11-2
Highlight the Section Plane you just created on the Section Planes form.
207.
To amend the planes details, hold down the right-mouse button and
select the required option from the context menu:
Modify
Redefine
Points
Highlight
Shown
Delete
Clipped
Flip
Highlight Clip
List
Colour
Transparent
11-3
Section Planes
208.
11-4
209.
210.
While continuing to hold down the left mouse button, drag the handle
as required.
211.
212.
213.
With the movement handles selected, you can also use the right-mouse
shortcut menu to orient the plane:
214.
Enter Value
Orient to Point
Align with
direction
Align with...
Rotate Handle
See the Draft online help for more details of the movement handles.
11-5
Section Planes
11-6
215.
216.
217.
Select Insert Step After (from the shortcut menu that is now enabled) to
insert a step after the selection.
218.
219.
220.
Select Insert Step After to create a new step after the selected step.
221.
222.
Repeat the above procedures until you have the required number of
steps. If necessary, Delete a step using the right-mouse menu.
11-7
Section Planes
11-8
223.
Click on
to display the side of the plane that will be clipped.
Perpendicular lines to the plane show the side to be clipped:
224.
225.
Select Flip from the right-mouse menu to change the side of the plane to
be clipped.
12.
12-1
12.1.1.
1 Black
12.1.2.
12-2
If you dont know the name of a form you wish to display then:
a) Bring up the form that you wish to display from a menu.
b) Press F1 to bring up the help window for the form.
c) In the right-hand window pane, select View Source from the shortcut
menu.
The name of the form will be at the end of the <meta NAME=MS-HAID
CONTENT=. . .html line.
12-3
12-4
REPO
DEPT
REGI
DRWG
LIBY
TEXT
(see overleaf)
SHEE
REVI
TEXT
OLAY
NOTE
REVI
VIEW
:
(see overleaf)
LAYE
RRUL
VSEC
HRUL
ADIM
LDIM
PDIM
RDIM
VNOT
GLAB
SLAB
TAGR
:
(see overleaf)
A-1
Appendix B
A-2
Other Documentation
This guide is only an introduction to using PDMS Draft. For more detailed
information, see the following documentation.
On-Line Help
On-line help is provided as an integral part of the user interface. It gives
detailed instructions on the forms and menus.
B-1
Appendix B
B-2
Index
2D Drafting, 10-1
2D Positioning Menu, 7-8
2D Primitives, 10-3
Modifying, 10-5
3D View, 6-1
ADP, 9-1
Alert Forms, 3-5
Angular Dimension
Creating, 8-10
Modifying, 8-12
Applications, 2-2
Automatic Drawing Production
General, 9-1
Utilities, 9-1
Buttons, 3-4
Check boxes, 3-4
Creating Elements, 4-1
Current Element, 3-14
Database Hierarchy, 3-12, 4-1
Department
Attributes, 4-2
Department
Creating, 4-1
Creating, 4-5
Creating automatically, 9-1
Layer, 10-1
Linear Dimension
Creating, 8-3
Deleting, 8-8
Modifying, 8-8
Primitives, 10-3
Modifying, 10-5
Radial Dimension
Creating, 8-14
Modifying, 8-15
View
Creating, 5-13
Modifying, 5-2
Index-i
Index
Views, 5-1
VNOT (View Note) element, 10-1
Windowing In, 3-18
B-ii
Zooming, 3-18
Zooming In, 3-18
Zooming Out, 3-18