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Smart Instrumentation allows you to assign a loop number to one of the following generation methods: CAD, Enhanced Reports, and manual. Methods are marked by designated symbols attached to loop numbers in the Loops folder of the Domain Explorer. By default, loop numbers are not assigned to any generation method.

Loop drawing generation is traditionally done using a CAD application such as SmartSketch, AutoCAD, or MicroStation. You must specify the CAD application paths and other CAD file locations on the Loop Drawings > CAD File Locations page of the Preferences dialog box.

In addition to using a CAD method, you can also use the Enhanced Report Utility, which is supplied with Smart Instrumentation. This utility enables you to generate, view, modify, and annotate loop drawings as needed. The Enhanced Report Utility has an advantage over CAD as a loop drawing generation method in that it requires no extra work in creating CAD drawing blocks. The report comes directly from the database and does not necessarily require additional modifications

You can either assign each loop number to a specific method or apply the same method to all loop numbers when generating loop drawings in batch mode. In the Domain Explorer, for the intended method of generation, the software assigns an appropriate generation indicator to the loop number icons.

The available indicators are:

  • C — Loop drawing to be generated by a CAD application (SmartSketch, AutoCAD, or MicroStation).

  • M — Loop drawing to be generated manually, without using Smart Instrumentation options. When generating loop drawings, the software always skips loops assigned to the Manual method.

  • For loop drawings where the selected generation method is Enhanced Report, the following symbols are available:

  • E — By Loop

  • ES — By Signal

  • CL — Custom by Loop

  • CS — Custom by Signal