Add Flow Arrows to Orthographic Drawings - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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12 (2018)

The following procedure describes how to add flow arrows to orthographic drawings as part of the view style definition.

You can also add flow arrows after the drawing document is created. For more information, see Place a Manual Flow Arrow on an Orthographic Drawing in the Orthographic Drawings User's Guide.

  1. In the Drawings and Reports task, select Tools > Define View Style.

    The Define View Style dialog box displays.

  2. Select Orthographic View Styles as the View Style Type, then click New Style . Give the new style a name, and click Properties .

    The View Style Properties dialog box displays.

  3. On the View Style Properties dialog box, create a filter for the view style. In the Filter Name box, select the Object Types\Piping\Piping Parts\Pipes filter.

  4. Click More in the Graphic Rule box to display the Select Graphic Rule dialog box. Select the graphic rule Piping Plan_Piping, or any graphic rule that has a Show Centerline property of Yes. Click OK to close this dialog box.

  5. In the Label Rule box, click More to display the Select Label Rule dialog box. Select a label rule that adds a flow arrow to the object. Click OK to save the label rule definition to the view style. For example, you can add the flow arrow label rule Piping Plan_FlowArrow_Longest Segment to add the flow arrow to the longest segment of a pipeline collected by the filter.

    For more information, see Select Label Rule Dialog Box.

  6. Click OK on all the view style dialog boxes to save the changes to the new graphic rule and the view style. You can now use this view style to create drawings with flow arrows placed on the specified objects.

Pipes that have no flow direction defined will not have flow arrows applied in the drawing. You can place NO FLOW arrows manually when you edit the drawing document.

See Also

Create an Orthographic Drawing View Style
Define View Style Command (Tools Menu)
View Style Properties Dialog Box