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Defines the layout and appearance of the report data in the material list that is plotted on the isometric drawing. When Isogen processes the style to generate an isometric drawing, the material list is automatically populated to report the materials in the pipeline (or spool). The Drawing Setup Tool displays this page only when User Defined Material List is selected on the Basic Setup page. The Material List page is divided into two sections.

  • Material List window displays properties that control the materials report set up, contents, and location (also shown graphically). These properties can be customized to meet your specific isometric drawing requirements. For more information, see Customize report settings.

  • View window displays a copy of the selected style's default backing sheet with the location of the materials report data superimposed upon it.

Material List Window

The categories and related properties listed below can appear on the Material List window, depending on the reports options that are selected on the Basic Setup page. The data in the example below defines a two-section material list. The first section (Section 1), starting at 380mm x 396mm, contains a list of up to 25 Fabrication materials plotted downwards (Down). The second section (Section Two) contains a similar number of Erection materials also plotted downwards. It is plotted 182mm below the first section.

Many of the properties listed below can also be defined or modified on the Basic Setup page of the tool.

Categorized

Groups material list properties in the Material List window by category. The Number of sections setting, which is defined on the Basic Setup page, determines whether the categories Section Two or Section Three are displayed. The Section categories contain properties that are specific to a section of the material list.

Alphabetical

Groups material list properties in the Material List window as a flat, alphabetical list.

Material List

Groups layout and format properties for material list report data, including the report origin and the text size and font.

  • X sets the bottom left X, or horizontal, position of the first line of the material list that is plotted on the isometric drawing. Type a value (integer).

  • Y sets the bottom left Y, or vertical, position of the first line of the material list that is plotted on the isometric drawing. Type a value (integer).

  • Text Font specifies the font used to display material list report data. Select the required font in the Text Font list.

  • Text Height specifies the height of the text that appears in the material list report. This setting applies to all sections of the material list. Type a value (real number) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

  • Vertical Spacing specifies the vertical spacing between the lines of data. The vertical spacing applies to all sections in the material list. Type a value (real number) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

Section One

Groups layout and format properties for the report data contained in Section 1 of the material list.

  • Content displays the category of data plotted in Section 1 of the material list. Select Fabrication, Erection, Offshore, or Erection/Offshore. The default setting is Fabrication.

  • List Down controls the direction in which the material list is printed with reference to the X and Y settings under the Material List category. If you select Down, Isogen plots the material list from top to bottom. If you select Up, the material list is plotted from bottom going up.

  • Maximum Entries sets the maximum number of entries in the material list before an overflow sheet is generated. Type the required value (positive integer).

Section Two

Groups layout and format properties for the report data contained in Section 2 of the material list. This category appears on the panel only if Number of sections on the Basic Setup page is set to Two or Three.

  • Content displays the category of data plotted in Section 1 of the material list. Select Fabrication, Erection, Offshore, or Erection/Offshore. The category that you select must not be the same as the category defined for Section 1. The default setting is Erection.

  • List Down controls the direction in which the material list is printed with reference to the X and Y settings under the Material List category. If you select Down, Isogen plots the material list from top to bottom. If you select Up, the material list is plotted from bottom going up.

  • Maximum Entries sets the maximum number of entries in the material list before an overflow sheet is generated. Type the required value (positive integer).

  • X Offset specifies the X (or horizontal) offset for Section 2 of the material list with reference to the report origin defined by the X and Y settings under the Material List category. Adding a Section 2 X offset results in a horizontal double banking of the BOM. Type a value (integer) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

  • Y Offset specifies the Y (or vertical) offset for Section 2 of the material list with reference to the report origin defined by the X and Y settings under the Material List category. Type a value (integer) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

Section Three

Groups layout and format properties for the report data contained in Section 3 of the material list. This category appears on the panel only if Number of sections on the Basic Setup page is set to Three.

  • Content displays the category of data plotted in Section 1 of the material list. Select Fabrication, Erection, Offshore, or Erection/Offshore. The category that you select must not be the same as the categories defined for Section 1 and Section 2. The default setting is Offshore.

  • List Down controls the direction in which the material list is printed with reference to the X and Y settings under the Material List category. If you select Down, Isogen plots the material list from top to bottom. If you select Up, the material list is plotted from bottom going up.

For a three section material list, all sections must be plotted in the same direction.

  • Maximum Entries sets the maximum number of entries in the material list before an overflow sheet is generated. Type the required value (positive integer).

  • X Offset specifies the X (or horizontal) offset for Section 3 of the material list with reference to the report origin defined by the X and Y settings under the Material List category. Type a value (integer) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

  • Y Offset specifies the Y (or vertical) offset for Section 3 of the material list with reference to the report origin defined by the X and Y settings under the Material List category. Type a value (integer) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

Column Settings

Controls what component attributes are to be plotted in the report, along with basic layout properties. In the example below, the material list is set up to plot five columns of attribute data. The first component attribute (PT-NO) is to be plotted with a zero (0) offset from the origin (X).

  • Name specifies the name of the component attribute being defined in the report. Select the required attribute in the list.

  • Offset specifies the offset from the X setting (or report origin) defined under the Material List category. Type a value (real number) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page. The value that you specify directly impacts the column X setting. For example, if the horizontal position of the origin for the first line of report data is set to 250, and you set a 150mm offset from that origin under Column 6, the horizontal start position (or X setting) for that component attribute data is 400.

  • Maximum Characters sets the width of the column. The value that you type must be zero or greater.

  • X specifies the horizontal) start position for the column data with reference to the X setting of the material list origin. The value that you specify causes the Offset setting to update automatically. Type a value (integer) in millimeters or inches, depending on the Backing Sheet Units setting on the Basic Setup page.

  • You can also define Offset and X, Y settings graphically using the mouse. For more information, see Define X,Y, and Offset Settings Graphically in Customize report settings.

  • Use Add Column and Delete Column to control which component attributes are plotted in the material list report. For more information, see Add and Remove Report Columns in Customize report settings.