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Area Based ADP

User Guide


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Area Based ADP User Guide

Contents Page

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Contents

User Guide

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1

Using Area Based ADP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1

Start the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1

ABA Defaul ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1ABA Drawing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2

Main Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:3

New Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7

Existing Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:11

Drawing Registry Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:14

Process Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15

Start Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:18

Variant Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:19


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Introduction

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1 Introduction

Area Based ADP (Automatic Drawing Production) can be used as an extension to the

DRAFT module of either AVEVA Plant or AVEVA Marine - henceforth known as the base

product in this document.

Area Based ADP (henceforth known as the ABA in this document) does not work with the

Hull Drafting Module of AVEVA Marine.

ABA drawings are compiled by selecting predefined areas and templates created by the

ABA administrator. An area is a physical box volume within the database defined by

coordinates, and a template is a drawing layout with set parameters describing a number of

views, graphical representation in the views, and types of labelling.

The purpose of this document is to provide the ABA user with guidance on how to work with

the application to produce drawings from the 3D model. A pre-requisite to using ABA is that

the ABA administrator has installed and configured ABA for use with the base product. TheABA Installation Guide and the ABA Administrator Guide documents give information on

these activities.

ABA allows a user to produce drawings by selecting predefined physical box volumes(known as areas), and matching them to a template that describes the format of the drawing

to be produced. A typical example of the work process by an ABA user is updating the

drawings after a change has been made to the design model for a maintenance project. The

user enters the DRAFT module, starts ABA, selects the area and reproduces all the

drawings generated for that area, running the process overnight.

This guide takes the ABA user through all the steps needed to produce new and existing

drawings, in a logical order. However, the information has been compiled in a format that

should allow a user to reference a particular aspect of ABA to gain specific information.


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Using Area Based ADP

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2 Using Area Based ADP

The only functionality a normal Drafting user has within the ABA application is the ability to

create drawings using the administrative elements previously defined by a Drafting

administrator. If any of the application components covered in this user guide do not exist,

consult your ABA administrator.

2.1 Start the Application

To begin creating one or more ABA drawings select Draft>Auto Drawing Production from

the main menu.

This displays the ADP main menu bar containing the Area Based ADP menu selections,

Area Based ADP Defau ltsin the Settingsmenu andArea ADP Drawingsin the Create

menu.

2.2 ABA Defaults

If your project has been organised in such a way that different disciplines have different ABA

libraries, you will probably need to select a different Defaults file to that initially loaded. To do

this, select Settings>Area Based ADP Defaultsfrom the main menu, then enter the name

of the defaults file into the Defaults File text box and click the Loadbutton. The values held

in the defaults file appear on the form.

As you loaded this new defaults file its name was stored. When you re-enter the ABA

application at the next session, this defaults file will be the one opened initially.


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2.3 ABA Drawing Process

To start the ABA drawing process select Create>Area ADP Drawingsfrom the main menu.

The Process Drawings Controlform is displayed allowing you to begin creating drawings.


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The key activities you can perform in this form are:

Select combinations of areas and templates to define New Drawings.

Select Existing Drawingsto be updated or regenerated.

Select or define a Drawing Registry Areato store the drawings.

Add the required Process Settingsto the drawings.

Start Processingdrawings (either immediately or as a batch process).

2.3.1 Main Menu Options

The main menu options are:


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File Browser Form

The File Browser form is used to navigate to the required directory (the default is

%PDMSABALOG%), and then select the required file.

File>Load Log File Displays the File Browser Form.

File>Close Closes the Process Drawings Controlform.

Setting>General Defaults Displays theABA Defaul tsform.

Browse>Existing Drawings Displays the ABA Browse Sheets Form which allows

you to view ABA drawings that have already been

created. Closing the browser returns you to the Process

Drawings Controlform.

Browse>Stored LogFiles Displays the File Browser Form.

Browse>Show Version Displays the currently installed version of ABA.


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In the Current Directorypart of the form click theHome Directorybutton accessesthe directory from which you entered the base product.

In the Sub Directoriespart of the form, click on the ..to traverse folders. Click on adirectory in the list to access its contents.

The Filespart of the form shows the logfiles that exist in the chosen directory.

Select the Loadradio button to load the contents of the logfile into the selection fieldsof the Process Drawings Control form i.e. areas and templates, thus allowing you to re-

create a previous process run.

Select the Editradio button to display a default editor.

Select the Deleteradio button to delete a logfile.


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ABA Browse Sheets Form

To view a drawing, select it from the list or use the keyboard up and down arrow keys to

cycle through the list.

The top menu bar of theABA Browse Sheetsform has these options:

File>Re-Load Refreshes the list of available ABA drawings.

File>Close Closes the form.

Browse>Stored LogFiles displays a form to read any stored logfile.


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Right-click in the Browse sheets form to display these options:

2.3.2 New Drawings

This section describes the New Drawingspart of the Process Drawings Controlform

To select new drawings click on the Selectbutton. This displays the ABA New Drawing

Listform.

Modify Template View(s) Displays the ABA Template View form and accesses the

views available under the sheet template from which thepicked drawing was derived.

Modify Template Sheet Displays the ABA Template Sheet form and accesses

the sheet template from which the picked drawing was

derived.

Modify Template Drawing Displays the ABA Template Drawing form and accesses

the drawing template from which the picked drawing

was derived.


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.

You can select drawings for specific areas and templates with this form.

To do this click on the required combination from the lists shown or use the right mouse

button options described below. These right mouse button functions are available in bothlists:

Select A ll- selects all templates or areas within each list.

Clear Selection- clears all selected templates or areas from each list.

ABA areas are defined by the ABA Drafting Administrator (refer to Area Based ADP

Administrator Guide).

Add Selection to List - includes the combination of templates and areas selected intothe Process Drawings Control form.

Replace List with Selection - replaces any existing templates and areas in theProcess Drawings Control form with the current selections.


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Click the Drawing Namesbutton to select the drawing naming method.

By default drawing names are formed as a combination of the template and area names

separated by a hyphen. For example:

/ABATEMPLATE1-ARE101

Select the Taskoption to activate the Modify Taskbutton and allow a task to be selected

from the list.

Clicking Modify Taskwill display the /SETDRAWINGNAME form. The user can set a prefix

for the drawings about to be created. Click OKto close the form.


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To close the Drawing Namesform click Dismiss .

An alternative numbering option is the Auto Number ingoption on the Process Drawings

Control form. This uses base product naming rules and applies drawing numbers (setup by

the ABA administrator) as a process task.

Once the required selection is made, click OKto populate the New Drawings list window of

the Process Drawings Control form.

Any conflict with auto naming results in the default name being used.

Within the New Drawings list window of the Process Drawings Controlform the following

right mouse options are available to further refine the selection:

Select A ll- selects all templates or areas within each list.

Clear Selection- clears all templates or areas selected from each list.

Rename - allows the option to change the name by displaying the Rename Drawingform:

Remove Al l- removes all combinations within the drawing list.

Remove Selection- removes all selected drawings.

Sort By- allows the user to sort the field by the following attributes:

Drawing No.

Template Name

Template Description

Area Name

Area Description

Example - Selecting Templates and Areas for a New Drawing

Add the following combinations to the Process Drawings Control form:


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Testing template 1 with areas STAB-A and STAB-D

Testing template 2 with areas STAB-A, STAB-B, STAB-C and STAB-D

To do this:

1. Click on Testing template 1 and Areas STAB-A and STAB-D in the ABA New DrawingList form.

2. Right-click and select theAdd Selec tion to List option. The selection is added to theProcess Drawings Control form.

To clear the selections right-click in both the Drawing Templates and Design Areaswindows and choose the Clear Selectionoption.

3. Select Testing template 2 and use the right-click Select Alloption to select the fourareas.

4. Click OKand the second selection is added to the list.

Should Template & Area combinations already exist, the Existing Drawingspanel will be

populated along with the New Drawingspanel.

2.3.3 Existing Drawings

This section describes the Existing Drawingspart of the Process Drawings Controlform.

To add existing drawings to the Process Drawings Controlform for updating, regenerating

or renumbering use one of these methods:

Use the Selectbutton to pick from theABA Drawing List form as follows.


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Select the existing drawings to process by clicking relevant entries in the list. Make

multiple selections by hold Shiftor CTLRon the keyboard.

Click OKto close the ABA Drawing List form. Navigate to the current element and use theAddbutton with the CE drop-down option

selected.

Generate a list, or use an existing list, and use theAddbutton with the Current Listdrop-down option selected.

Example - Collect all DRWG Elements

1. In the members list select the DEPT or REGI where the drawings reside.

2. Select Utilities>Listsfrom the main menu which displays the Lists/Collections form.


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3. SelectAdd>L is tto create a new list.

4. Enter the description DRAWINGand click the OKbutton.

5. SelectAdd>Select ionwhich displays theAdd to L is tform.


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6. Complete the form by entering the element to be searched, element type DRWG, in theSelectionfield, the qualifier SPPURP EQ ABAT in the with Rule field, and CE in thefor Elementfield.

7. Click the Apply button and the drawings found are added to the list in the List/Collection form.

8. Select the Current Listoption from the drop-down list to the right of theAddbutton onthe Process Drawing Control form and then press the Add button. The list ofdrawings is added to the Existing Drawings list.

2.3.4 Drawing Regist ry Area

This section describes the Drawing Registry Areapart of the Process Drawings Control

form.


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To help document management, each 'process run' can place the created or modified

drawings in a specific registry (REGI) in the base product DRAFT database. The storage

area is defined by selecting an existing registry or by creating one automatically.

Create One Automatically- automatically creates the registry. The user enters a registry

name in the active field.

Use Existing Registryand Select - displays the Registry Listform and allows the user to

select the location for the drawings.

Note: Company naming conventions will probably be applied to these registries, contact

your ABA Administrator for information on these.

Restrict the displayed list to fewer entries by checking the filter switch and entering a

character string of any length. Any entry that contains the entered characters is removed

from the display.

If the filter is unchecked then all available registries are displayed.

2.3.5 Process Settings

This section describes the Process Settingspart of the Process Drawings Controlform.


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Process Tasks

Tasks which act on the entire 'run', can be added to the drawing process. Access these

tasks by clicking the Process Tasksbutton.

Note: If there are no tasks selected this is indicated in Red. If tasks are selected this will be

indicated in green.

The available tasks are shown in the Process Drawings Control Tasksform.

To add tasks, select the one required and click on the button. Remove tasks by clicking

the button.

Once all the required tasks have been selected click Dismiss.

Some of the tasks can be modified by first selecting them in the Tasks Selectedfield and

then clicking on the Modify Taskbutton. This displays a form that allows modification of that

specific task.


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Example - Modifying the Plot Task ()

Enter the value for the relevant field and press the OKbutton.

Note: If additional tasks are needed contact your administrator and ask for the appropriate

ones to be added.

Process Type

This section describes the Process Typepart of the Process Drawings Controlform.

Another option associated with the process run is the Process Type. This defines how ABA

handles the drawings, i.e. by updating, regenerating, and/or auto numbering them.

To define the type of process to be used, choose one of the options from the Process Type

pull down menu. The choices depend on the drawings selected for processing. For example

if only existing drawings are selected the create options are not displayed. The available

Process Type choices are:

Create & Update - New drawings are created and existing drawings are updated.

Update means that the design graphics, the tagging, and any tasks assigned to thetemplate are re-run. No layers are deleted through this process, thus allowing user toadd their own 2D layer elements if required.

Create & Regen(erate) - New drawings are created and existing drawings areRegenerated. Regenerate means that the drawing is effectively deleted and re-created.This maybe used if a new drawing is required without the user additions (for example2D layers).

Process Tasks Only - Only those selected process tasks are actioned. Drawings arenot modified. For example, if the process task Plot_Drawings is selected, then theselected existing drawings will be plotted to file.

Note: Create or Update and Regenerate options may also be available if one type of either

old or new drawings is to be processed.


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Au to Number ing

The other process option is theAu to Number ingtoggle. This assigns a specific numbering

code to the drawings to generate a Drawing number. The ABA Administrator sets up the

Drawing number, and you should refer to this person for details on how the numbering is

configured.

The final step in the drawing production is to process the drawings as described in the next

two sections. The options are process immediately and batch process.

2.3.6 Start Processing

Process Now

To process the drawings immediately, click the OK button. A Process Status form is

displayed showing the user the current process. This form allows the user to stop the

process by pressing the Cancelbutton.

Note: If the Cancel button is pressed processing will be interrupted and stop after the

current transaction has been completed.

Once all processes have been completed the Browse form appears highlighting the last

drawing created which also appears in the main view of Draft. The user can then view each

sheet by clicking on it in the browser list or by using the keyboard up and down arrow keys

A logfile is created for each process run that gives information about areas and templates

used, date and time of the process, and any run time warnings or errors. The location of the

logfile is specified in the Defaults form.

Batch Process

If you tick the Batch Process check box and then press the OKbutton, a Write a Batch

Macroform appears allowing you to specify the directory for the files to be located.

The default file location for batch processing is %PDMSABABATCH% (as defined in the

defaults and is settable using the option Settings>Area Based ADP Defaults). Use the

Browsebutton to navigation to all other directories.

This form gives details about the files to be created. To continue with the process click the

Write Batch Filebutton.


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Once complete, a form informing the user where the logfile has been written will appear.

The files created by the batch process are:

Name.bat - this file, when run from a DOS shell or by double-clicking in Explorer, startsup a non-graphical session of the base product and performs the drawing creationprocess. However, in normal circumstances the batch file is scheduled to run at a latertime.

Name.mac - this macro is used by the above batch file to enter Draft and perform the

processing task.

Scheduling Batch Processing

Use any scheduling software package. In Windows the utility is called Scheduled Tasks and

can be accessed from the Windows Control Panel. Open your choice of scheduler and

locate the batch file to process. Set up the required date and time in your scheduler.

2.3.7 Var iant Templates

ABA has been designed to deal with sets of drawings produced from a template, which then

need a few minor variations from the original template. For example, a template for

producing piping general arrangement may be satisfactory for 95% of drawings, but needs

an additional isometric view to clarify some details on the remaining 5%. This is treated as avariant of the original rather than a new template.

The original template is known as the master and the template with minor changes is

known as the variant. There can be only one master but several variants.

The master/variant process works as follows:

New drawings always use the master template.

Variants can only be selected from the existing drawing list on the Process Drawingsform.

The M or V1, V2 annotations indicate whether a drawing uses the master or varianttemplate, in the list of selected drawings.

It is not possible to make a variant revert to a master in the application.


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Use of Variants

The Modify Variant button option on the Process Drawing Controlform allows you to use

a variant of the master template.

To use a template variant:

1. Select the drawings to alter and click on the Modify Variantbutton. The Modify SheetVariantform is displayed.

If multiple drawingshave been selected, switch between them by using the pull-downmenu. Any variants associated with the drawing are shown in the Template Variantsfield.

2. Click on the required template.

Note: If a variant template variant is selected that is already in use the following error will

be displayed.

3. Click on theApplybutton once all modifications have been made.

Notice that the entry in the Existing Drawings List now reflects the choice of variantsheet.

Once the drawing selection process has been carried out the Process Drawing Control

form should look something like the one shown in.


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Having made the required selections, the next stage of the ABA process involves:

Defining the storage area for the drawings.

Choosing the process tasks and process type to be performed on the drawings.

Choose the method used to process the drawings.


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A

Area Based ADP

defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1drawing process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2start application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1

Auto Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:18B

Batch Processing

scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:19D

Drawing

create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2existing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:11new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:14

F

Form

/SETDRAWINGNAME . . . . . . . . . . . 2:9ABA Browse Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:6Add to List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:13Create List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:13Drawing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:11Drawing Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:9File Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:4List/Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:12Modify Sheet Variant . . . . . . . . . . . 2:20New Drawing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7

Process Drawing Control . . . . . . . . . 2:2Process Drawings Control Tasks. . 2:16Registry List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15Rename Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:10Write a Batch Macro . . . . . . . . . . . 2:18

P

Process

batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:18schedule batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:19settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:18start now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:18tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:16type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:17

V

Variant

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:19use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:20


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