The following procedure creates isometric, plan, and elevation views for a pipe run, using a drawing-by-rule assembly 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 to open the Add Component Dialog.
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Select the Ship tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Select the Assembly or the Assembly (Generic) package, and then click OK to display the Assembly component in the Management Console. This component contains the views to be created: Looking +X, Looking -Z, and Isometric View.
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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 to display on the drawings, the Filter Properties for Asking Filter dialog displays.
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From the assembly hierarchy, select one or more blocks, assemblies, or assembly blocks to display the Drawing Generation dialog.
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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 assembly views display on the same sheet.
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If a batch server is set up by your system administrator, the Batch Update Command is also available.
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To update individual drawings, right-click each drawing, and select the Update Command.
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When a drawing is out-of-date, is superimposed on the drawing icon.