The following procedure creates isometric, plan, and elevation views for a pipeline containing one or more pipe runs, using a generic drawing-by-rule piping component. The workflow is performed in the Drawings and Reports task or from Tools Menu > Drawing Console in other tasks.
Create a drawing component
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Right-click the drawing root in the Management Console and select New > More to open the Add Component Dialog.
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Select Folder on the General tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Click OK to create the new folder.
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Right-click the folder, and select the Rename Command. Give the folder the needed name.
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Right-click the folder, and select New > More, and select the Offshore tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Select the Piping (Generic) package, and click OK to display the Piping component in the Management Console. This component contains the views to be created.
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Right-click the component in the Management Console, and select the Rename Command. Give the component the needed name.
Create drawings
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In the Management Console, right-click the component and select the Update Command. Because you have not selected what is to be displayed on the drawings, the Filter Properties for Asking Filter Dialog displays.
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From the system hierarchy, select a pipeline system containing one or more pipe runs and click OK to display the Drawing Generation dialog..
The gathering rule steps through the hierarchy and automatically include child pipe runs, parts, and components.
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When the Generation Status field displays "Creating Documents Complete," click Exit. One drawing for each selected assembly displays in the Detail View. The drawings are up-to-date and is superimposed on each drawing icon.
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Open a drawing. All piping views display on the same sheet, as shown in the example below.
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If a batch server is set up by your system administrator, Batch Commands are also available.
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To update individual drawings, right-click each drawing, and select Update.
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When a drawing is out-of-date, is superimposed on the drawing icon.