Marine gathering rules specify the type of parts gathered for a selected view. You specify the gathering rule used as part of the view style query. For more information on how gathering rules are used, see Steel Order Drawing Rule Set, Generic Rule Set, Queries Tab (Setup Dialog Box - Drawings by Rule) in the Orthographic Drawings User's Guide, and Associate Objects to View Command in the SmartSketch Drawing Editor Help.
Steel Order Drawing Rule Set Rules
Gathering rules for the Steel Order Drawing Rule Set are delivered in .xml files in the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Drawings\Catalog\Rules\DBRRules\GatheringRules folder.
Assembly
Gathers objects in an assembly for assembly drawings.
Pipe Supports
Gathers hanger and support parts for pipe hanger drawings.
Piping
Gathers pipe parts and components for pipeline drawings.
Steel Order - RefPlane Preview
Gathers target plates for the preview of steel order drawings by reference planes.
Steel Order
Gathering plate, profile and member parts for steel order drawings. This is the default value in the software.
Volume
This is an empty gathering rule for pure volume drawings.
Generic Rule Set Rules
Gathering rules for the Generic Rule Set are delivered in .xml files in the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Drawings\Catalog\Rules\DBRRules\GenericGatheringRules folder.
Assembly
Gathers objects in an assembly for assembly drawings.
Pipe Supports
Gathers pipe supports and their connected parts for pipe support drawings.
Piping
Gathers pipelines and their components for piping drawings.
Steel Order - Extended Volume
Gathers plate, profile, and member parts for steel order drawings including objects in an extended volume.
Steel Order - Member Part
Gathers members and connected parts for member part drawings.
Steel Order - RefPlane – Preview
Gathers target plates for the preview of steel order drawings by reference planes.
Steel Order - Structure.xml
Gathers plate, profile, and member parts, and excludes the non-structure objects based on BOCS defined in the EXCLUDE node.
Steel Order
Gathers plate, profile, and member parts for steel order drawings. This is the default value in the software.
Volume
This is an empty gathering rule for pure volume drawings.
You can customize the existing rules or create new rules and add them to the appropriate gathering rules folder. The new rules then automatically display in the Select Gathering Rules dialog box in the software. The file name without the .xml extension displays in the dialog box.