The Design window, or Modeler, consists of several parts and displays the model information for a design in a Drawing or Engineering Data Editor view. You can open as many windows as needed to support a design. Each window has its own independent set of properties defining view range, display properties, and so forth.
You can define one or more Engineering Data Editors for a drawing. The Engineering Data Editor displays drawing information in a table, much like a Properties window. In the Engineering Data Editor, you can specify filters and layouts to define the table information and edit some item properties.
Using the commands on the Window menu, you can cascade or tile views to more easily navigate among them.
(A) Drawing view
A graphical representation of the plant model. This view displays the common idea of a model: a diagram containing items such as equipment, piping, and instrumentation.
(B) Engineering Data Editor
A tabular view that presents the plant data in a tabular format. See Navigating in the Engineering Data Editor.
(C) Properties window
A list of properties shown for a selected item or a select set of multiple items.
Smart P&ID provides multiple views of a central, unified data structure that represents the plant model. A view is a visual presentation of the data that composes the plant model and can be a schematic drawing or a table. The plant model is the computer representation of the conceptual design in its entirety, including all plant components and their relationships. By manipulating model views, you can organize the information within the plant model to better understand and maintain the data.
The software continually updates the database as you edit a drawing; however, the
software does not update the drawing file until you save the file (when you select
File > Save or when you quit the program and save). Occasionally, the software can end in an
abnormal way (for example, due to power outage). As a result, the database is updated
with changes that you posted to the drawing, but the drawing file reflects the status
when you last saved the drawing. When you re-open the drawing, the software recognizes
that the drawing file is different from the database and displays a message: One or more items in this drawing are inconsistent with the database. Select OK to re-create the drawing from the database.