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PDMS DRAFT Administrator 
Application User Guide 
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Contents 
1 About this Guide...........................................................................................1-1 
1.1 The Scope of this Guide .............................................................................................1-1 
1.2 How the Guide is Organised.......................................................................................1-1 
1.3 Conventions Used in the Guide ..................................................................................1-2 
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Some General Principles..............................................................................2-1 
2.1 The Role of the DRAFT Administrator ........................................................................2-1 
2.2 Setting Up Administrative Access Rights....................................................................2-2 
2.3 Supplied Libraries .......................................................................................................2-3 
2.4 Searching Libraries.....................................................................................................2-3 
2.5 The DRAFT Default Files............................................................................................2-3 
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Setting the DRAFT Defaults .........................................................................3-1 
3.1 Setting the System Defaults .......................................................................................3-2 
3.2 Saving and Loading Default Values............................................................................3-3 
3.3 Setting Layer Purpose Definitions ..............................................................................3-4 
3.4 Layer Creation Definitions ..........................................................................................3-6 
3.5 Layer Purpose Filtering...............................................................................................3-6 
3.6 Sheet Size Defaults ....................................................................................................3-7 
3.7 Defining Element Naming Conventions ......................................................................3-8 
3.8 Defining Pen Drawing Styles ......................................................................................3-9 
3.9 Setting Plotting Options ............................................................................................3-12 
3.10 ADP Administration...................................................................................................3-14 
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Selecting the Working Library .....................................................................4-1 
4.1 Changing your Working Library ..................................................................................4-1 
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Sheet Library Administration.......................................................................5-1 
5.1 Entering the Sheet Library Administration Application................................................5-1 
5.2 Creating a Sheet Library.............................................................................................5-1 
5.3 Creating a Backing Sheet and its Content..................................................................5-2 
5.4 Creating an Overlay Sheet and its Content ................................................................5-4 
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Symbol Library Administration ...................................................................6-1 
6.1 Entering Symbol Library Administration Mode............................................................6-1 
6.2 Creating a Symbol Library ..........................................................................................6-1 
6.3 Creating Symbol Templates .......................................................................................6-2 
6.4 Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet......................................................................6-3 
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ISODRAFT Symbol Library Administration ................................................7-1 
7.1 Entering ISODRAFT Symbol Library Administration Mode ........................................7-1 
7.2 Creating an ISODRAFT Symbol Library .....................................................................7-1 
7.3 Creating ISODRAFT Symbol Templates ....................................................................7-2 
7.4 
Importing ISODRAFT Symbols...................................................................................7-2 
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Label Library Administration .......................................................................8-1 
8.1 Entering Label Library Administration Mode...............................................................8-1 
8.2 Creating a Label Library .............................................................................................8-1 
8.3 Creating Symbol Templates .......................................................................................8-2 
8.4 Creating Text Templates ............................................................................................8-3 
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Style Library Administration........................................................................9-1 
9.1 Creating a Style Library ..............................................................................................9-1 
9.2 Creating and Deleting Styles ......................................................................................9-2 
9.3 Setting Style Attributes ...............................................................................................9-3 
9.4 Creating a Hatching Style Library ...............................................................................9-5 
9.5 Creating and Deleting Hatching Styles .......................................................................9-5 
9.6 Setting Hatching Style Attributes ................................................................................9-6 
9.7 Creating Change Style Libraries.................................................................................9-7 
9.8 Creating and Deleting Change Styles.........................................................................9-8 
9.9 Setting Change Style Attributes..................................................................................9-9 
9.9.1 Setting Change Design Style Attributes ......................................................................... 9-9 
9.9.2 Setting Change Annotation Style Attributes ................................................................. 9-11 
10 Representation Library Administration ....................................................10-1 
10.1 Creating a Representation Library............................................................................10-1 
10.2 Creating Representation Rule Sets ..........................................................................10-3 
10.3 Creating and Deleting Representation Rules ...........................................................10-4 
10.4 Associating Representation Rules with Styles..........................................................10-6 
10.5 Creating Hatching Rule Sets ....................................................................................10-6 
10.6 Creating and Deleting Hatching Rules......................................................................10-7 
10.7 Associating Hatching Rules with Styles....................................................................10-9 
10.8 Hatching Rule Attributes .........................................................................................10-10 
10.9 Creating Change Rule Sets ....................................................................................10-12 
10.10 Creating and Deleting Change Rules .....................................................................10-12 
10.11 Associating Change Rules with Styles ...................................................................10-14 
11 Drawlist Library Administration ................................................................11-1 
11.1 Entering Drawlist Library Administration Mode.........................................................11-1 
11.2 Creating a Drawlist Library .......................................................................................11-2 
11.3 Creating Drawlists.....................................................................................................11-2 
11.4 Defining Drawlist Members.......................................................................................11-4 
12 Tag Rule Library Administration ...............................................................12-1 
12.1 Entering Auto Tagging Administration Mode ............................................................12-1 
12.2 Creating a Tag Rule Library......................................................................................12-1 
12.3 Creating and Deleting Tag Rule Sets .......................................................................12-2 
12.4 Creating and Setting Up Tag Rules ..........................................................................12-3 
13 ADP Administration....................................................................................13-1 
13.1 General ADP.............................................................................................................13-1 
13.1.1 Setting the ADP Defaults.............................................................................................. 13-2 
13.1.2 Creating a Tagging Library ........................................................................................... 13-4 
13.1.3 Creating a Schedule Library ......................................................................................... 13-4 
13.1.4 Backing Sheet Controls ................................................................................................ 13-7 
13.2 Steelwork Detailing ADP...........................................................................................13-9 
13.2.1 The SDA Options........................................................................................................ 13-10 
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13.2.2 The SDA Customisation Macros ................................................................................ 13-10 
13.3 Hangers and Supports ADP ...................................................................................13-11 
14 AUTODRAFT Administration .....................................................................14-1 
14.1 Accessing AUTODRAFT Administration...................................................................14-1 
14.2 Starting the Symbol Editor ........................................................................................14-1 
14.3 Starting the Frame Editor..........................................................................................14-3 
14.4 Importing Symbols and Backing/Overlay Sheets......................................................14-4 
15 Loading Data Files......................................................................................15-1 
15.1 Accessing Load Data Files .......................................................................................15-1 
16 Updating the Database...............................................................................16-1 
16.1 Updating Picture Files...............................................................................................16-1 
16.2 Updating Template Instancing ..................................................................................16-1 
16.3 Updating Cross-DB Reference Attributes .................................................................16-2 
16.4 Updating Cross-DB Name Attributes ........................................................................16-2 
Appendix A  The DRAFT Administrator Menus ...................................................... A-1 
Appendix B  The DRAFT Database Hierarchy ......................................................... B-1 
Appendix C  Libraries Supplied with DRAFT........................................................... C-1 
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1 About this Guide 
1.1 The Scope of this Guide 
This document is intended for System Administrators responsible for 
setting up the Libraries used by the PDMS DRAFT applications. 
It is assumed that you are already familiar with using DRAFT to produce 
annotated drawings, and that you have attended a DRAFT 
Administration Training course. For information about training courses, 
see AVEVA's worldwide sales and support offices, see the Customer 
Support pages on our website at http://www.aveva.com/location   
For more information about using DRAFT, see the DRAFT online help 
and the VANTAGE PDMS DRAFT User Guide. 
Note: You must be a member of the DRAFTADMIN team in order to see 
the Administration options on the DRAFT menus. See Section 
2.2. 
1.2 How the Guide is Organised 
The remainder of this guide is made up of the following: 
• Chapter 2 explains some principles which you need to understand 
before you try to use the DRAFT Administrator functions. 
• Chapter 3 explains how to control the default settings which affect 
the way DRAFT’s applications appear to other users. 
• Chapter 4 tells you how to select the library you wish to work on. 
• Chapter 5 tells you how to configure a Sheet Library, giving users 
access to standard backing sheets and/or overlay sheets. 
• Chapter 6 tells you how to configure a Symbol Library, from which 
users can choose 2D symbols to add to their drawings. 
• Chapter 7 tells you how to configure an ISODRAFT Symbol Library, 
where you can create symbols for use in ISODRAFT. 
• Chapter 8 tells you how to configure a Label Library, from which 
users can choose symbolic and general labels. 
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• Chapter 9 tells you how to configure a Style Library (within the 
Representation Library), which controls the appearance of various 
aspects of the drawing (such as which parts of the model are drawn, 
and which pens are used for which types of line). 
• Chapter 10 explains how to define Representation Rule Sets (within 
the Representation Library), which reference particular Styles. These 
can be used to link drawing styles to specific types of element within 
the Design DB if required. 
• Chapter 11 tells you how to configure a Drawlist Library, which holds 
ID lists to control which elements are drawn. 
• Chapter 12 explains how to set up the rules for automatic tagging of 
items in drawings 
• Chapter 13 tells you how to set up defaults for Automatic Drawing 
Production. 
• Chapter 14 tells you how to edit symbols and sheet frames for use 
within AUTODRAFT. 
• Chapter 15 tells you how to use data files to create new projects. 
• Chapter 16 describes a special item on the Graphics menu which 
allows you to update parts of the Draft DB explicitly, to correct 
inconsistencies which may arise due to operations in other PDMS 
modules such as reconfiguration. 
• Appendix A shows, in a quick-reference format, the administration 
parts of the DRAFT menu hierarchy. 
• Appendix B shows that part of the DRAFT (PADD) database 
hierarchy which is most relevant to the DRAFT administrator, 
namely the LIBY and its members. The full hierarchy is shown in the 
VANTAGE PDMS DRAFT User Guide. 
• Appendix C shows the Library Hierarchy supplied with DRAFT. 
1.3 Conventions Used in the Guide 
Selections from bar menus, pull-down menus and submenus are shown 
using the > symbol. For example, the sequence Utilities > Reports > Run 
means ‘select Utilities from the bar menu, then select Reports from the 
resulting pull-down menu, then move the cursor to the right and select 
Run from the resulting submenu’. 
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2 Some General Principles 
This chapter explains some general principles, which you need to 
understand before you try to carry out any administrative functions in 
DRAFT. It explains: 
• Which aspects of DRAFT are under the control of the administrator. 
• What access rights you must have in the PDMS Project in order to be 
able to act as a DRAFT administrator, and how to set these up. 
2.1 The Role of the DRAFT Administrator 
The DRAFT Administrator applications enable you to configure the 
DRAFT environment to suit specific company and/or project 
requirements in the following areas. 
Default Settings 
The DRAFT defaults system allows you to define the following: 
• Library pointers 
• Layer settings 
• Sheet sizes 
• Naming conventions 
• User-definable pen settings 
• Name string delimiters 
The ways in which you set these up are explained in Chapter 4. 
Libraries 
As DRAFT administrator, you are responsible for setting up the standard 
libraries that other users will reference during drawing production. You 
can create new libraries, or edit the content of existing libraries, so that 
the standard data available to individual DRAFT users complies with the 
company requirements for their particular drafting functions. The 
following types of library are controlled in this way: 
• Sheet libraries 
• Symbol libraries 
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• ISODRAFT Symbol libraries 
• Label libraries 
• Style libraries 
• Representation rules libraries 
• Drawlist libraries 
• Auto Tagging rule libraries 
The ways in which you set these up are explained in Chapters 5 to 12. 
Automatic Drawing Production 
The DRAFT Administration options allow you to set up defaults and 
define rules that control how drawings are automatically produced and 
annotated. These functions are explained in Chapter 13. 
AutoDRAFT Symbols and Sheet Frames 
The DRAFT Administration options allow you to edit symbols and sheet 
frames for use with AutoDRAFT. You can also import symbols and sheet 
frames from AutoCAD work directories and macros. These functions are 
explained in Chapter 14
Creating Projects 
The Settings >Load data file option allows you to create new project areas 
using existing data files. This is explained fully in Chapter 15. 
Database Updating 
Occasionally all or part of the DRAFT (PADD) DB may need to be 
updated to allow for changes made within PDMS but outside the normal 
DRAFT operations; typically when a project has been reconfigured or the 
Design DB has been rebuilt from macros. Updating the DRAFT database 
is explained in Chapter 16. 
2.2 Setting Up Administrative Access Rights 
In order to use the Administrator options on the DRAFT menus, you 
must enter PDMS as a User who is a member of the DRAFTADMIN 
team, and you must have Read/Write access to the DRAFT database that 
holds the libraries. The PDMS System Administrator should ensure that 
projects are set up in this way in PDMS ADMIN. 
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2.3 Supplied Libraries 
The Sample Project supplied with the product contains two Departments, 
Master_Libraries and Project_Libraries. These Departments contain 
Libraries that contain sample sheets, symbols, and rulesets for tagging, 
representation etc. The contents of the sample Libraries are summarised 
in Appendix C. 
2.4 Searching Libraries 
When a DRAFT application user attempts to create a new element, for 
example, a symbolic label, the application searches for relevant Libraries 
in a specific sequence. It looks at each LIBY in the DEPT in the listed 
order until it finds one that contains appropriate type of Library. It then 
adds this LIBY and all subsequent LIBYs to the scrollable list on the 
Library form until it finds a LIBY which does not contain a relevant 
LALB. No further searching is carried out. 
This principle allows you, as the Administrator, to hide LIBYs from the 
user by adding them to the end of the DEPT’s members list. (You could, 
alternatively, store all reference LIBYs in a separate DEPT, but this 
would add extra DEPTs to the user’s Members List.) 
It is important to note that, due to this method of searching for the 
LIBYs, different types of Libraries must be grouped together under the 
same Department if they are all to be available to the user.  
2.5 The DRAFT Default Files 
The following is a summary of the default files supplied with the product. 
The files themselves contain additional information. The files are stored 
in the PDMSDFLTS directory. 
General Default Files 
Name 
Description 
DRA-GEN-SYSTEM 
System defaults file 
DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.IMP 
System defaults file with imperial 
settings 
DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.bak 
System defaults file back-up copy 
DRA-SETUP 
User configurable setup file 
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DRA-GEN-LINDEF 
Macro executed on entry to DRAFT to 
define line pictures and patterns 
DRA-GEN-FONTS 
Font names file: four font names can be 
defined 
DRA-GEN-TEXT 
Sample intelligent texts displayed to 
user from dynamic text forms 
DRA-GEN-CLASHTEMP 
Clash plotting macro template 
DRA-GEN-DEFLAY 
Layer setup macro: standard default 
DRA-GEN-DIMLAY 
Layer setup macro: dimension layers 
DRA-GEN-HLDLAY 
Layer setup macro: H&S layers 
DRA-GEN-LABLAY 
Layer setup macro: label layers 
DRA-GEN-MATLAY 
Layer setup macro: matchline layers 
DRA-GEN-NLLLAY 
Layer setup macro: label layers with no 
leader lines 
DRA-GEN-NOTLAY 
Layer setup macro: note layers 
DRA-GEN-PLTEXT 
Projection-line text options 
DRA-GEN-RADLAY 
Layer setup macro: radial dimension 
layers 
DRA-GEN-SYMLAY 
Layer setup macro: symbol layers (2D 
SYMB) 
DRA-GEN-TAGLAY 
Layer setup macro: tagging layers 
(layers with reserved purpose TAG) 
ADP Default Files 
DRA-GENADP-EQUILOCN  
General ADP defaults file for equipment 
location plans 
DRA-GENADP-PIPING 
General ADP defaults file for piping 
plan and elevation GAs 
DRA-GENADP-PLOTPLAN  
General ADP defaults file for plot plans 
DRA-GENADP-SUPPORTS 
 
General ADP defaults file for H&S 
drawings 
DRA-ADP-BRANINLAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP branch 
labels 
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DRA-ADP-DIM1LAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP Type 1 
dimensions 
DRA-ADP-DIM2LAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP Type 2 
dimensions 
DRA-ADP-DIM3LAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP Type 3 
dimensions 
DRA-ADP-EQUICLLAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP equipment 
centrelines 
DRA-ADP-PESYMBLAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP pipe end 
symbols 
DRA-ADP-SCHEDLAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP schedules 
DRA-ADP-SCHEDSUPP 
Layer setup macro for ADP Hanger and 
Support schedules 
DRA-ADP-TAGLAY 
Layer setup macro for ADP Tagging 
DRA-ADP-DIM3LEFTATTS  
Dimension setup macro for ADP TYPE 
3 dimensions LEFT side of view 
DRA-ADP-DIM3UPATTS 
Dimension setup macro for ADP TYPE 
3 dimensions UP side of view 
DRA-SDADP-MACRO 
Macro file for setting defaults for 
Steelwork Detailing ADP. 
 
H&S Default Files 
DRA-SUPP 
Main H&S defaults 
DRA-SUPP-HADLAY 
Layer setup macro for hanger 
dimension layers 
DRA-SUPP-HSMLAY 
Layer setup macro for hanger material 
list layers 
DRA-SUPP-SIBLAY 
Layer setup macro for supported item 
BOM layers 
DRA-SUPP-STBLAY 
Layer setup macro for steelwork BOM 
layers 
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Detail View Default Files 
DRA-LOC-LAYER 
Detail layer setup macro for master 
view 
DRA-LOC-NOTE 
Default detail view note intelligent text 
for master view 
DRA-LOC-NOTE-EXAMPLES 
Examples of alternative detail view note 
intelligent texts for master view 
DRA-DET-LAYER 
Detail layer setup macro for new detail 
view 
DRA-DET-NOTE 
Default detail view note intelligent text 
for new detail view 
DRA-DET-NOTE-EXAMPLES 
Examples of alternative detail view note 
intelligent texts for new detail view 
Radial Dimension Default Files 
DRA-DIM-PDIM 
PDIM setup macro, this macro is 
executed each time a PDIM is created 
DRA-DIM-RDIM 
RDIM setup macro, this macro is 
executed each time a RDIM is created 
Miscellaneous Default Files 
DRA-AUTONAME 
File required for successful appware 
loading (for future use) 
 
 
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3 Setting the DRAFT Defaults 
This chapter tells you how to define the default settings that will be used 
in the DRAFT applications. 
When you enter DRAFT and load the forms and menus interface, the 
macro %PDMSUI%/DRA/ADMIN/START calls the user-defined setup 
macro %PDMSDFLTS%/DRA-SETUP which, among other actions, points 
to the location of the main DRAFT defaults file, DRA-GEN-SYSTEM. 
The environment variable PDMSDFLTS is set to the directory where the 
defaults file is stored. Remember, if you wish to change the start up 
operation, that you should only modify DRA-SETUP, not the AVEVA-
defined START or VARS files. 
As a DRAFT administrator, you can change the settings in the defaults 
files, if necessary creating a different defaults file for each of the 
company’s drafting requirements. The defaults file accessed by an 
individual user is determined by the setting of the user's PDMSDFLTS 
environment variable.  
Defaults can be set for the following: 
• Definitions of layers for use with views; defined in terms of their 
purpose and associated attribute groups. 
• Definitions of name delimiters; that is, the characters used to 
separate the component parts of an element’s name. 
• Pointers to the libraries from which the different aspects of DRAFT’s 
drawing functions obtain their standard data, for example: 
2D symbols and labels 
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Backing sheets and overlay sheets 
Global representation rules and local styles 
Circulation lists 
Drawlists 
Tag rules and tag templates 
DRWG and SHEE templates 
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3.1 Setting the System Defaults 
The DRAFT System Defaults form will be displayed when you select Settings 
> System Defaults from any of the DRAFT Administration main menus. 
The File gadget at the top of the body of the form shows the current 
defaults file.  
The Master Project Defaults and Local Project Defaults sections of the form 
show the default settings of the pointers to the DRAFT Libraries. If you 
want to change any of these, either type the new element name into the 
text box, or navigate to the element required and press the appropriate 
CE button. The text to the right of the CE button shows the type of 
element required for each Library. 
Note: The library reference defaults are also shown on a User Defaults 
form that is accessed by selecting Options>Defaults from the main 
application menu. The User Defaults form is initialised with the 
settings from the Draft Defaults form after the defaults have been 
loaded from file. Subsequent changes made on the User Defaults 
form override (but do not change) the settings on the Draft Defaults 
form, allowing a user some flexibility in the use of available 
libraries during drawing production. 
Name delimiters. By default, the individual parts of PDMS element names 
are separated by a slash delimiting character. For example: 
  SHEETS/SHLB1/BACK1/SN1 
This option allows you to specify any other delimiter character which has 
been used for Style names, Label Library names and Drawlist Library 
names. 
 
The Further Defaults options are as follows: 
Layer Purpose Definitions 
 
See Section 5.3. 
Layer Creation Definitions 
 
See Section 5.4. 
Layer Purpose Filtering  
See Section 5.5. 
Sheet Sizes 
 
 
 
See Section 5.6. 
Naming Conventions 
 
 
See Section 5.7. 
Pen Settings  
 
 
See Section 5.8. 
The options under File on the menu at the top of the form are described in 
Section 5.2. 
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3.2 Saving and Loading Default Values 
Saving Default Files 
As supplied, the DRAFT applications reference a defaults file named 
DRA-GEN-SYSTEM that is set up to reference the AVEVA library 
database.  
When you have modified the defaults forms to suit your own 
requirements, you can save the updated settings to a file in the usual 
way; that is, either by updating the current file or by specifying a new file 
name. To do so, use the File>Save or File>Save As option, respectively, 
from the menu on the Draft System Defaults form. 
Loading Default Files 
You can load default settings from a file, which may be either the current 
defaults file or a different named file. To do so, use the File>Load or 
File>Load From option, respectively, from the menu on the Draft Defaults 
form. 
In each case, you can perform either a Full load or a Partial load by 
selecting the relevant option from the submenu. The difference is as 
follows: 
• Full loading of defaults: 
Clears all existing default values from the forms before loading 
the new ones. 
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Checks that the minimum number of default values are loaded to 
allow the application to run correctly. This involves checking that 
all layer purposes are defined, that naming conventions are 
specified, and that sheet sizes are set. If any of these settings are 
not loaded from the specified file, the standard AVEVA values are 
loaded so that the application can still function. 
• Partial loading of defaults: 
Does not clear existing form settings, allowing you to overwrite a 
subset of the total defaults available (which speeds up the process 
if only a few values are to be updated). 
Does not check the overall consistency of the loaded defaults (so a 
little care is needed to avoid problems). 
Both full and partial loading modes keep a log of any errors that occur 
during loading and display these when loading has been completed. Each 
error message shows the load file line number at which the error 
occurred and a brief description of the error. To list the stored loading 
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errors at any time, select File > Display Errors from the menu on the Draft 
System Defaults form. 
Restoring Defaults from a Backup File 
Each time you save an updated defaults file the current defaults settings 
are saved in a backup file named DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.bak. To reload the 
previous default settings from the backup file, select File>Restore Backup 
from the menu on the Draft System Defaults form. 
3.3 Setting Layer Purpose Definitions 
The Layer Purpose Definitions form is displayed when you select the Layer 
Purpose Definitions button on the Draft System Defaults form. 
 
Setup/Default filename, 
executed when layer  
is created 
Delete selected  
purpose definition 
Purpose of layer  
(must be 3 chars) 
Attribute groups determine which attributes are 
 displayed on Layer Attributes form for this layer purpose
Accept current values 
to update definition 
 
The scrollable list shows all currently defined layer defaults. The 
highlighted layer is the one that will be updated by any new settings that 
you enter. 
All layers have a PURP attribute which is set to a four character 
keyword which identifies the purpose for which that layer is intended to 
be used. Layer purposes cannot be duplicated under any one owning 
View. The Layer Purpose box on the form allows you to specify the 
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purpose as a three-character string (the fourth character is added 
automatically when setting PURP so that multiple layers of a given type 
can be created under a single View). 
For example, if you have defined a layer with its purpose defined as DIM 
and a user decides to have three dimension layers in each View for, say, 
steelwork (STLDIM), equipment (EQUDIM) and piping (PIPDIM), then 
the View contents might be as follows: 
Element Type 
Name 
PURP 
VIEW 
XYZ0001/S1/V1 
  n/a 
LAYE 
XYZ0001/S1/V1/STLDIM 
DIMA 
LAYE 
XYZ0001/S1/V1/EQUDIM 
DIMB 
LAYE 
XYZ0001/S1/V1/PIPDIM 
DIMC 
where the fourth character of the PURP (A, B or C) distinguishes the 
individual DIM layers. 
Note: The purpose keyword TAG is reserved for autotagging layers. 
This is a requirement of the application (see Chapter 14) and 
must always be defined in the layer defaults. If it is omitted, a 
TAG layer purpose definition will be appended automatically 
during default initialisation. The TAG layer purpose definition 
cannot be deleted. 
The Setup File box is used to specify the macro file that will be executed 
to set the layer attributes after a layer has been created. Default macro 
files are supplied with the product. For example, DRA-GEN-DEFLAY 
defines the default attribute values for layers. This ensures that all users 
create layer annotation to a common standard.  
You can copy and modify these macro files to meet your company and/or 
project standards. You can also create new files for other purpose types of 
your own definition. 
The Attribute Group buttons (Dim, Note, Text, Lab and Symb) allow you to 
specify which attribute types will be displayed on the Layer Attributes 
form. The combination which applies to each of the currently defined 
layers is shown by the + (selected) and - (unselected) codes in the 
scrollable list. To change these, toggle the buttons on and off as required 
and then click the Apply button. 
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3.4 Layer Creation Definitions 
The Layer Creation Definitions form is displayed when you select the Layer 
Creation Definitions button on the Draft System Defaults form. This form 
allows you to define what layers are created, and how they are named, 
when a View is created.  
Layer name 
 suffix 
Purpose
 
Select the Purpose from the scrolling list, and change the Purpose and 
suffix as required. 
Note that you can create many layers with the same purpose. 
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The Layer Purpose Filtering form is displayed when you select the Layer 
Purpose Filtering button on the Draft System Defaults form. 
This form defines what Layers are visible in the Layer Note option 
gadget on the appropriate application menu bar. 
 
 
 
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Option button shows Layers with PURP set to DIM, ADA, ADB, ADC 
 
 
 
 
3.6 Sheet Size Defaults 
The Sheet Defaults form is displayed when you select the Sheet Sizes 
button on the Draft System Defaults form. 
This form allows you to define the dimensions and a reference description 
for up to 15 standard sheet sizes: 
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3.7 Defining Element Naming Conventions 
The Name Convention form is displayed when you select the Naming 
Conventions button on the Draft System Defaults form. 
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Specifies whether or 
 not element is to 
 be named automatically 
 
The form is divided into two parts:  
• Mandatory names, that is names for the elements which must be 
named in order for the application to function correctly: DEPT, REGI, 
DRWG, SHEE and VIEW. For example, drawing numbers typically 
have a common project related prefix, which you should enter, in the 
Prefix box for the Drawing element. 
• Optional names for the elements which do not need to be named for 
the application to function: VNOT, NOTE, RRUL and VSEC. For 
these elements, use the Named toggle button to specify whether or not 
automatic naming is required. 
3.8 Defining Pen Drawing Styles 
The Pen Settings form is displayed when you select the Settings > User 
Defined Pen Settings option on the DRAFT Administration main menu. 
DRAFT allows for the use of up to 255 numbered pens, allocated as 
follows: 
1-120 
Software-defined. These must not be changed, as the 
application expects them to have their initial values. 
121-130 
Reserved for AutoDRAFT use. 
131-170 
User-definable within the DRAFT applications. 
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171-215 
Unused. 
216-255 
Reserved for use by DRAFT applications. 
Note: In the DRAFT applications, pens 1-120 are selected by colour, 
style and thickness rather than by number. The user–defined 
pens 131-170 are identified as pens 1-40 for ease of selection and 
it is these that we are concerned with here. 
 
Device 
Plot 
PlotDevice 
Prompts you 
to pick a pen 
from the 
Pens list 
Lists 
available 
glyphs 
Plus 
Star 
Ring 
Cross 
Stop 
Normal 
Cross-Hatch 
Filled 
 
Note: This form has intelligent settings, so that the parameters 
available for selection are those relevant to the particular line 
style for the current pen. 
The settings on all forms are referenced directly by the application, so 
any changes take effect immediately. 
DRAFT allows you to define two sets of pens: device pens and plot pens. 
For each pen number, there is a pen definition (style, colour, etc.) for both 
device and plot pens. You can either set these individually or 
simultaneously. To choose which pen type you wish to edit, use the Mode 
option button near the top of the form. 
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To identify the pen whose settings you wish to edit, click the Select Pen 
button and then, when prompted, click on the required pen in the 
displayed Pens list. (You can position the cursor either on the pen 
number or on the sample line when picking a pen from the list.) The form 
settings will be updated automatically to show the attribute settings for 
the selected pen. 
Selecting the Pen to be Defined 
You can set any of the standard DRAFT pen attributes for the currently 
selected pen by using the option buttons that make up the rest of the 
form: 
Setting the Pen Properties 
Colour 
Sets the pen colour to one selected from a displayed list. 
Type 
The first button sets the drawing style to Solid, Dash, Dot, 
Double or Chain. The second button sets any relevant 
subsidiary options. For example, if you select Solid, the 
only valid qualifier is Normal; if you select Dash, the 
qualifier may be Normal or Long. 
Width 
Sets the line thickness index in the range 1 to 11. 
Increasing the index by 1 will increase the thickness by 
approximately 0.2 mm. 
Glyph 
Sets a recurring glyph to one selected from a displayed 
list (unless set to None). With no glyph selected, the 
qualifying selections are invalid. With a glyph selected, 
relevant qualifiers may be set using the Line Gap, Spacing 
and Size option buttons. For example: 
Glyph
Spacing
Line Gap
 
 
(In this example, the glyph Size is the same as the Line 
Gap.) 
Marker 
Sets the marker Symbol to Plus (+), Star (*), Ring (o), Cross  
(x) or Stop (.) and the marker Scale in the range 1 to 8. 
The specified marker symbol is used to represent MRKP 
primitives. 
Hatching 
The Type selection sets the hatching pattern to Normal, 
Cross–Hatch, or Filled: 
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The qualifying selections specify the Angle of the lines, 
the Gap between lines, and whether each hatching line is 
single or double (Lines). The specified hatch pattern is 
used to fill closed primitives (CIRCs, RECTs, etc.). 
3.9 Setting Plotting Options 
DRAFT allows you to plot files in a variety of formats. As an 
Administrator you can enter or select operating system command strings 
that enable users to plot their files in a variety of formats.  
To select or enter output formats, select Settings>Plotting Options from 
the main DRAFT Administration menu. The Plotting Options form will 
appear. 
 
This form contains four predefined command strings for PostScript and 
HPGL format conversion and printing.  
If you wish to use a conversion and printing procedure other than those 
given, replace the predefined entries by entering the procedure label into 
an Option label text box, and the appropriate operating system command 
string(s) into the corresponding System command string text box.  
The System command string has several components to it.  
For example: 
plotcadc FILE postscript \\printserver\psprint01 
 
plotcadc  
is the name of the batch file PLOTCADC.BAT and uses 
the parameters supplied in the rest of the system 
command string to specify the printing or other actions 
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to be performed. This batch file uses the Plot Utility 
Program to perform the plot file conversions and the 
Windows print command to send them to a printer. 
This batch file is run when either of the Plot + File or 
Plot options are applied. 
FILE 
A plot file is created when a drawing sheet is to be 
output. When the system command string is to be 
performed the location of this file plot file replaces the 
word ‘FILE’. 
postscript 
This is the type of conversion from the PDMS plot file 
format to a compatible form the selected plotter. This 
file type for the plotter corresponds to a Plot Utility 
Program driver name; see the VANTAGE Plot User 
Guide for more details.  
\\printserver\psprint01 
This is the output string and in this example is the 
Windows network name of the destination printer. 
 
Under the Windows O/S it is possible to set the System command string to 
direct the plot file directly to the default printer. This is made possible 
by utilising the AVEVA product called “Plot Viewer”. 
PlotViewer /p FILE 
Here, instead of the Plot program, the Plot Viewer program is executed 
with the following arguments. 
/p 
run Plot Viewer in plot only mode and hence sends the plot 
file directly to the default printer. 
FILE this word will be replaced by the plot file name 
Please note that the Plot Viewer program does not print at a true 100% 
scale, and therefore your print will be slightly smaller. 
An example of the modified form showing the PlotViewer entry is shown 
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Also available under the Windows O/S, it is possible to plot to any printer 
using the Screen pre-viewer. 
  plotcadc FILE screen -0 
Here, the Plot program is executed with the Screen argument. A pre-
viewer form is shown which enable you to zoom in and out of the plot 
file. To send the plot file to a printer, press the button sequence Cntrl-P 
and the standard Windows print form will be displayed, allowing you to 
choose any printer as the destination. 
For more information on the subject of the Plot executable see the 
manual VANTAGE Plot User Guide. 
Once you have set all of the plotting options, select the one you require to 
be set as the default by clicking on the appropriate radio button in the 
Active column, then press OK. 
The Save>User options pull-down menu will save the settings, which can 
be recalled by selecting Load>User options. (Pressing OK also saves the 
settings before closing the form.) Load>Predefined options will load the 
predefined plotting settings. 
3.10 ADP Administration 
You set the defaults for Automatic Drawing Production from within the 
Auto Drawing Application. However, the Backing Sheets used for ADP 
Drawings must be created by the DRAFT Administrator. See Chapter 13 
for details.
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4 Selecting the Working Library 
When you enter one of the DRAFT Administration applications, you will 
be prompted to select a working library. 
Select Draft>Select Working Library. You will see the Library Selection form. 
The Type button at the top of the form allows you to select the type of 
library you wish to select (Sheet, Symbol, ISODRAFT Symbol or Label). 
After you have selected a type, you can scroll through the library list in 
the Main Library window until you find the main LIBY that holds the 
library you want to work with. 
After you have chosen a Main Library, all the libraries of the selected 
type held in the library will be displayed in the Main Library window on 
the right of the form. You can select the library you want from this 
window. 
Once you have selected your library, any related backing sheets or 
overlays are displayed in the bottom window of the form. You can select 
one of these if required. 
4.1 Changing your Working Library 
The icons at the top of your DRAFT display tell you: 
• The type and name of the library you have currently selected to work 
on, for example: 
 
• The library you have currently selected. For example: 
 
All the libraries you have selected as working libraries in the current 
work session are shown in the option list. Clicking on any of the 
libraries in the list will automatically select that library and make it 
the current working library.  
Clicking the  +  button to the right of the list of working libraries 
adds the current element to the list, if it is a suitable type. 
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• The option gadget on the right allows you to switch the display of 
elements on and off. For example:  
 
You can add existing Libraries to the list of Working Libraries by 
selecting Draft > Select Working Library. The Library Selection form will be 
displayed. 
 
 
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This chapter tells you how to set up Sheet Libraries (SHLB) containing 
the Backing Sheets (BACK) and Overlay Sheets (OVER) that users can 
reference for use with their drawing sheets. 
The relevant hierarchy is shown in Appendix B. 
Note: The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard 
product, contains REGIs named /DRA/PRJ/TMP/discipline, where 
discipline is Piping, Equipment, etc. Each of these REGIs 
contains DRWGs, which own sample sheets with associated 
LIBYs. 
 
The DEPT Project_Libraries also contains a LIBY named 
DRA/PRJ/OVERS, which holds sample overlay sheets. 
 
The DEPT Master_Libraries contains a LIBY named 
DRA/MAS/BACKS, which holds sample backing-sheets. 
5.1 Entering the Sheet Library Administration 
Application 
From one of the DRAFT Administration menus, select Draft>Sheet 
Libraries. The main menu will change to the DRAFT Sheet Library 
Administration menu. The menu hierarchy is illustrated in Appendix A.2. 
All menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to 
this Sheet Library menu unless otherwise stated. 
5.2 Creating a Sheet Library 
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1. Navigate to the appropriate LIBY level in the existing hierarchy or, 
if necessary, use Create>Library to add a new LIBY. 
2. Select Create>Sheet Library. It is recommended that you give the new 
SHLB a name that will make its content obvious to users. 
3. The SHLB is effectively a drawing sheet template that aligns with 
the BACKs and OVERs that it owns, so you must specify its 
dimensions (either explicitly in the Width and Height boxes, or by 
selecting a standard sheet size using the option button). This size 
will be cascaded down to BACK and OVER level. 
4. 
If you wish to define attributes at SHLB level, such that they will be 
cascaded down to BACK or OVER level, click on the Attributes 
button and change the settings on the Sheet Library form. (You can 
modify these attributes for individual BACKs or OVERs later if you 
wish.) 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard 
sheet sizes 
Set attributes 
See section 5.4 
5.3 Creating a Backing Sheet and its Content 
To create and display a new BACK, proceed as follows: 
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1. Navigate to the appropriate SHLB level. 
2. Select Create>Backing Sheet. It is recommended that you give the 
new BACK a name that will make its content obvious to users. 
3. The BACK is a drawing sheet on which you will position one or 
more NOTEs, each of which may comprise any combination of 2D 
primitives, text primitives (TEXP) and existing symbol instances 
(SYMB). 
Hint: You will find it easier to position and align individual NOTE 
components (i.e. primitives, text and/or symbol instances) if you 
display a working grid with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and 
set the snap function to on. 
4. For each NOTE in turn, select Create>Note>Back. 
5. Depending on the detailed design required, create one or more 
features of the Backing Sheet Note using the Create>2D Primitives, 
Create>2D Symbol and Create>Text options. As you create each 
feature, use the cursor to position it and, for a primitive, to define 
its size. If the grid snap function prevents you setting the precise 
position or size that you want, either turn snapping off temporarily 
or modify the attributes of the primitive later. 
Restricting the Usable Area of a Sheet 
You can define the usable area of a sheet, so that the area in which a 
user can create views does not overlap any of the backing sheet 
annotation, by creating a special NOTE with the name 
backing_sheet_name/LIMITS. This NOTE should contain just a single 
RECT primitive that corresponds to the sheet area available to a user. 
When the user selects the option Create>View> Pre-defined Frame, DRAFT 
searches the sheet for this special note and, if found, the VIEW 
dimensions will be set automatically to fit into the RECT defining the 
available area. 
During creation of any Views the limits are used to set the initial position 
and size of the View, as shown: 
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x
y
x/2
y/2
View
Sheet
 
5.4 Creating an Overlay Sheet and its Content 
To create and display a new OVER, proceed as follows: 
1. Navigate to the appropriate SHLB level. 
2. Select Create>Overlay Sheet. It is recommended that you give the 
new OVER a name to make its content obvious to users. This is 
important; as each drawing sheet is likely to reference several 
overlay sheets simultaneously. The function of the Ruleset Reference 
button will be explained in Step 4. 
3. 
In its simplest form, the OVER is a drawing sheet on which you can 
position NOTEs, for which the procedure is exactly the same as for a 
BACK (see Section 9.3). However, an OVER can also own VIEWs, 
(typically used to display keyplan views of all or part of the Design 
DB), each of which can own one or more LAYERs, each of which can, 
in turn, own VNOTEs (View Notes). It is the VIEWs, and their 
members, which we will consider further (see the hierarchy in 
Appendix B). 
Hint: You will find it easier to position and align individual VIEWs 
and their members if you display a working grid with a fairly small 
spacing (say 10 mm) and set the snap function to on. 
4. To create a VIEW in an OVER, select Create>View>Limits Defined or 
Create>View>User Defined and set the VIEW attributes. Each VIEW 
can reference a Ruleset which defines the way in which its Design 
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at individual VIEW level, or at OVER level (see Step 2), or at SHLB 
level (Section 5.2). 
Note: When you create a VIEW, a set of LAYERs is created 
automatically, their function and content being determined by 
the default settings, as explained in Section 4.3. (This is exactly 
the same as for the creation of VIEWs during the normal use of 
DRAFT.) 
5. To create a VNOTE, navigate to the appropriate LAYER level and 
select Create>Note>Over. 
6. Depending on the detailed design required, create one or more 
features of the View Note using the Draw options on the main menu. 
As you create each feature, use the cursor to position it and, for a 
primitive, to define its size. If the grid–snap function prevents you 
setting the precise position or size that you want, either turn 
snapping off temporarily or modify the attributes of the primitive 
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This chapter tells you how to set up Symbol Libraries (SYLB) containing 
the Symbol Templates (SYTM) from which users can select 2D symbols to 
add to their drawings. Each SYTM may comprise any combination of 2D 
primitives, text primitives (TEXP) and existing symbol instances 
(SYMB). 
The relevant hierarchy is shown in Appendix B. 
Note: The DEPT Master_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard 
product, contains a REGI named DRA/MAS/SYMBOLS, which 
holds contains two LIBYs holding general symbols and electrical 
symbols, which you can adapt as required. 
6.1 Entering Symbol Library Administration Mode 
From one of the DRAFT Administration menus, select Draft>Symbol 
Libraries. The main menu will change to the DRAFT Symbol Library 
Administration menu. The menu hierarchy illustrated in Appendix A.3. All 
menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to the 
Symbol Library menu unless otherwise stated. 
6.2 Creating a Symbol Library 
To create a new SYLB, proceed as follows: 
1. Navigate to the appropriate LIBY level in the existing hierarchy or, 
if necessary, use Create>Library to add a new LIBY. 
2. Select Create>Symbol Library. It is recommended that you give the 
new SYLB a name that will make its content obvious to users. 
3. The SYLB is effectively a drawing sheet on which you will position 
the SYTMs, so you must specify its dimensions (either explicitly in 
the Width and Height boxes, or by selecting a standard sheet size 
using the option button). 
4. 
If you wish to define attributes at SYLB level, such that they will be 
cascaded down to SYTM level, click on the Attributes... button and 
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change the relevant settings on the resulting form. (You can modify 
these attributes for individual SYTMs later if you wish.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Section 11.3 
Standard 
sheet sizes 
Set attributes 
6.3 Creating Symbol Templates 
The SYTMs define the appearance of the 2D symbols which users can 
select and add to their drawings (as symbol instances). 
Hint: You will find it easier to position and align the individual parts of 
each SYTM (i.e. the primitives, text, and/or instances of other symbols) if 
you display a working grid with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and 
set the snap function on. 
Create each SYTM as follows: 
1. Select Create>Symbol Template and give the symbol a meaningful 
name. 
2. Use the cursor to position the origin of the SYTM at a convenient 
grid point. 
3. Depending on the detailed design required, create one or more 
components of the SYTM in turn from the Draw options on the main 
menu bar. As you create each component, use the cursor to position 
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it and, for a primitive, to define its size. If the grid–snap function 
prevents you setting the precise position or size that you want, 
either turn snapping off temporarily or modify the attributes of the 
primitive later. (Remember, when positioning the component parts 
of the SYTM, where you placed its origin in Step 2.) 
6.4 Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet 
When you create each SYTM, you define its origin with respect to its 
component outlines. It is helpful if users can see where this origin is, but 
you may not want to make an origin marker part of the selectable symbol 
instance. Similarly, you may wish to add a descriptive name to the 
SYTM, as displayed on the SYLB sheet, in such a way that the name is 
not selected for display on the drawing sheet. The solution is to position 
the origin marker and descriptive name on a backing sheet that is 
displayed with, but does not form part of, the SYLB sheet. To do so, 
proceed as follows: 
1. Examine the displayed SYLB sheet and make a note of the 
coordinates of all locations at which you wish to position 
supplementary details. (You may be able to use the grid as a 
measuring scale if you have chosen a convenient spacing and have 
positioned SYTM components at grid intersection points.) 
2. Change to Sheet Library Administration mode (see Chapter 5). 
Create a backing sheet (BACK) with the same dimensions as the 
SYLB sheet and display it in a 2D View. 
3. For each required group of annotations on the SYLB, create a NOTE 
and position it at the appropriate point on the BACK (using the 
notes which you made in Step 1 as a reminder); or create all of the 
annotations within a single NOTE if you prefer. 
4. Change back to Symbol Library Administration mode. Select 
Modify>Symbol Library>Definition and set the Backing Sheet Reference 
option to the name of the corresponding BACK that you have just 
created. 
Now, when the SYLB is displayed, the annotation for each SYTM will be 
shown for the user’s guidance but will not be selected for adding to a 
drawing. 
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ISODRAFT Symbol Library Administration 
This chapter tells you how to set up ISODRAFT Symbol Libraries 
(ISOLB), containing ISODRAFT Symbol Templates (ISOTM). This allows 
you create and modify ISODRAFT Symbol Keys. 
7.1 Entering ISODRAFT Symbol Library Administration 
Mode 
From one of the DRAFT Administration Applications main menus, select 
Draft>ISODRAFT Symbol Libraries. 
The main menu will change to the ISODRAFT Symbol Library Administration 
menu. The menu hierarchy is illustrated in Appendix B. All menu 
selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to the 
ISODRAFT Symbol Library menu unless otherwise stated. 
7.2 Creating an ISODRAFT Symbol Library 
To create a new ISODRAFT Symbol Library (ISOLB): 
1. Navigate to the appropriate LIBY level in the existing hierarchy or, 
if necessary, use Create>Library to add a new LIBY. 
2. Select Create>ISODRAFT Symbol Library. It is recommended that you 
give the new ISOLB a name that will make its content obvious to 
users. 
3. The ISOLB is a drawing sheet on which you will position the 
ISOTMs, so you must specify its dimensions (either explicitly in the 
Width and Height boxes, or by selecting a standard sheet size using 
the option button). 
4. 
If you wish to define attributes at ISOLB level, such that they will 
be cascaded down to ISOTM level, click on the Attributes... button 
and change the relevant settings on the resulting form. (You can 
modify these attributes for individual ISOTMs later if you wish.) 
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7.3 Creating ISODRAFT Symbol Templates 
The ISODRAFT Symbol Templates allow ISODRAFT users to produce 
user-defined symbols using the DRAFT interface. The symbol definition 
is made up of two components - straights and markers. 
Straights can be solid for normal lines, dashed for insulation lines and 
chained for tracing lines. 
Markers can be defined for symbol arrive and leave points, tee points and 
spindle points. 
Create each ISOTM as follows: 
1. Select Create>ISODRAFT Symbol Template and give the symbol a 
name. 
2. The Symbol Template Form will be displayed. For more information, 
see the online help.  
3. Define the symbol geometry using the pending on the detailed 
design required, create one or more components of the ISOTM in 
turn from the Draw, Construct, and Edit options, which are used in 
the same way as in the 2D Drafting Application.  
You can add annotation to an ISODRAFT Symbol Template in the same 
way as for Symbol Templates. 
4. Export the ISODRAFT Symbol by selecting Utilities > Export 
ISODRAFT Symbol. See the online help for more information. 
7.4 
Importing ISODRAFT Symbols 
The Import Isodraft Symbols form is displayed when you select Utilities > 
Import Isodraft Symbols from the ISODRAFT Symbol Library 
Administration menu. The form allows you to import ISODRAFT symbol 
macro files into DRAFT symbol libraries.  
You specify the filename of the file containing ISODRAFT symbol 
macros, and give the name of symbol library.  
The Apply button imports the given symbol macro file into the DRAFT 
symbol library. The first symbol is positioned at the bottom left hand 
corner of the Sheet. Subsequent symbols are tabulated across and up the 
page. When there is no space left on the Sheet, a new ISOLB is created. 
For more information, see the on-line help for the Import Isodraft 
Symbols form. 
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This chapter tells you how to set up Label Libraries (LALB) containing 
the Symbol Templates (SYTM) and Text Templates (TXTM) from which 
users can create symbolic (SLAB) or general (GLAB) labels, respectively. 
Each SYTM may comprise any combination of 2D primitives, text 
primitives (TEXP) and existing symbol instances (SYMB). Each TXTM 
holds specific or intelligent (i.e. #-coded) text in its BTEX attribute. 
The relevant hierarchy is shown in Appendix B. 
NOTE: The DEPT Master_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard 
product, contains a REGI named DRA/MAS/LABELS, which 
holds contains LIBYs holding different types of label templates, 
which you can adapt as required. 
8.1 Entering Label Library Administration Mode 
From one of the DRAFT Administration Application main menus, select 
Draft>Label Libraries. 
The main menu will change to the Label Library Administration menu, which 
gives you access to the menu hierarchy illustrated in Appendix A.5. All 
menu selections specified in the remainder of this chapter refer to this 
Label Library menu unless otherwise stated. 
8.2 Creating a Label Library 
To create a new LALB, proceed as follows: 
1. Navigate to the appropriate LIBY level in the existing hierarchy or, 
if necessary, use Create>Library to add a new LIBY. 
2. Select Create>Label Library. It is recommended that you give the new 
LALB a name that will make its content obvious to users. 
3. The LALB is effectively a drawing sheet on which you will position 
the SYTMs and TXTMs, so you must specify its dimensions (either 
explicitly in the Width and Height boxes, or by selecting a standard 
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4. 
If you wish to define attributes at LALB level, such that they will be 
cascaded down to SYTM and TXTM level, click on the Attributes... 
button and change the relevant settings on the resulting form. (You 
can modify these attributes for individual SYTMs or TXTMs later if 
you wish.) 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard 
sheet sizes 
Set attributes 
See Section 9.3 
8.3 Creating Symbol Templates 
The SYTMs define the appearance of the 2D symbols that users can refer 
to when creating SLABs to add to their drawings. 
Hint: You will find it easier to position and align the individual parts of 
each SYTM (i.e. the primitives, text, and/or instances of other symbols) if 
you display a working grid with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and 
set the snap function on. 
Create each SYTM as follows: 
1. Select Create>Symbol Template and give the symbol a meaningful 
name. 
2. Use the cursor to position the origin of the SYTM at a convenient 
grid point. 
3. Depending on the detailed design required, create one or more 
components of the SYTM in turn from the Draw, Edit and Construct 
options. As you create each component, use the cursor to position it 
and, for a primitive, to define its size. If the grid–snap function 
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either turn snapping off temporarily or modify the attributes of the 
primitive later. (Remember, when positioning the component parts 
of the SYTM, where you placed its origin in Step 2.) 
Adding Annotation via a Backing Sheet 
When you create each SYTM, you effectively define its origin with respect 
to its component outlines. It is helpful if users can see where this origin 
is, but you may not want to make an origin marker part of the selectable 
symbol instance. Similarly, you may wish to add a descriptive name to 
the SYTM, as displayed on the LALB sheet, in such a way that the name 
does not form part of the selectable symbol instance. The solution is to 
position the origin marker and descriptive name on a backing sheet that 
is displayed with, but does not form part of, the LALB sheet. To do so, 
proceed as follows: 
1. Examine the displayed LALB sheet and make a note of the 
coordinates of all locations at which you wish to position 
supplementary details. (You may be able to use the grid as a 
measuring scale if you have chosen a convenient spacing and have 
positioned SYTM components at grid intersection points.) 
2. Change to Sheet Library Administration mode (see Chapter 5). 
Create a backing sheet (BACK) with the same dimensions as the 
LALB sheet and display it in a 2D View. 
3. For each required item of annotation on the LALB, create a NOTE 
and position at the appropriate point on the BACK (using the notes 
which you made in Step 1 as a reminder). 
4. Change back to Label Library Administration mode. Select 
Modify>Label Library>Definition and set the Backing Sheet Reference 
option to the name of the corresponding BACK that you have just 
created. 
Now, when the LALB is displayed, the annotation for each SYTM will be 
shown for the user’s guidance without confusing the selection of a symbol 
instance for adding to a drawing. 
8.4 Creating Text Templates 
Unlike SYTMs, TXTMs have no members. Instead, they hold text strings 
(in their BTEX attributes) to which users can refer when creating GLABs 
to add to their drawings. These text strings can include #–coded 
intelligent text, which is replaced by the corresponding attribute settings 
from the Design DB when the labels are displayed on the drawing sheets. 
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Each TXTM automatically includes a Label Frame, although this can be 
switched off if it is not required. 
In order to see the effects of adding individual TXTMs as you build up 
the LALB contents, open a 2D View window and add the LALB to the 
display. You may find it easier to position and align TXTMs if you display 
a working grid with a fairly small spacing (say 10 mm) and set the snap 
function on; or you may prefer just to position them by eye. 
Create each TXTM as follows: 
1. Select Create>Text Template and give the template a meaningful 
name. 
2. Use the cursor to position the origin of the TXTM at the required 
point. (Nothing will appear in the displayed view until you have set 
the BTEX attribute.) 
You will be presented with a Modify Text form. 
 
 
 
3. Enter the required text using the keyboard or insert intelligent text 
codes, formatting your text using the options above the text box. 
Inserting Intelligent Text Codes 
To incorporate a #-coded intelligent text item, call up the Intelligent 
Text gadget by clicking the Intelligent Texts button. Use the Codewords 
menu options to select the Design attribute whose setting is to be 
inserted when the TXTM is referenced by a GLAB. Select the 
required codeword, copy it, and then paste it into the text box on the 
Dynamic Text form. The Codewords menu includes, in a categorised 
hierarchy, short descriptions of all attributes whose settings are most 
likely to be needed; if you want to incorporate any attribute not 
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covered by the listed options, type its name, preceded by the # 
character, into the text box. 
Copying Text from an Existing TXTM  
To save unnecessary typing, you can copy text from an existing 
TXTM into the TXTM that you are currently defining. To do so, first 
ensure that the TXTM that you wish to copy is visible in a 2D View 
and then click the Insert Text button. When prompted, use the cursor 
to identify the TXTM whose BTEX is to be copied; the text will be 
inserted after the highlighted line in the Edit Window. 
4. When the required text is displayed in the text box, click Apply to 
copy the string to the BTEX attribute of the TXTM. The text and 
label frame (if switched on) will appear in the displayed LALB at 
the position you defined in Step 2. 
 
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9 Style Library Administration 
This chapter tells you how to set up Styles (STYL), which define how 
different elements are drawn, and Hatching Styles, which define which 
elements are hatched, and the appearance of the hatching. Styles and 
hatching Styles are stored in Representation Libraries (RPLB). 
This chapter also tells you how to set up Design Change Styles 
(DCSTYL), which define how different design elements (including 
hatching) that have changed are drawn, and Annotation Change Styles 
(ACSTYL), which define how annotation elements that have changed are 
drawn. Design Change Styles and Annotation Change Styles are stored 
in Representation Libraries (RPLB). 
From one of the DRAFT Administration application main menus, select 
Draft > Style Libraries. 
The main menu will change to the Representation Style Administration menu. 
The menu hierarchy is shown in Appendix A.7.  
9.1 Creating a Style Library 
Note: Style Libraries are actually Representation Libraries (RPLB) in 
terms of PDMS Database elements. Note that the STYLs that you 
can reference from an RRUL must be owned by the same LIBY. 
To create a new Style Library: 
1. Navigate to an existing LIBY or use Create > Library to add a new 
LIBY. 
2. Select Create > Style Library, and you will see the Create RPLB form 
on which you can give the Style Library a name. It is recommended 
that you give the new RPLB a name that makes it obvious that it is 
a Style Library. 
3. When you press OK on the Create RPLB form, you will see the Style 
Library form. This form allows you to define the STYLs to be stored 
in the library. 
The Style Library form will be considered in two stages: 
• The upper part of the form is concerned with the creation and 
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STYLs in the current Style Library. This part of the form is explained 
in Section 9.2. 
• The lower part of the form allows you to set attribute values for the 
current STYL; that is, for the STYL which is highlighted in the list. 
This part of the form is explained in Section 9.3. 
9.2 Creating and Deleting Styles 
The upper part of the Style Library form shows the name of the current 
RPLB that is being used as a Style Library, and a list of all STYLs within 
it (or None if you have just created the RPLB). 
 
 
 
 
 
Creating a Style 
List of STYLs in the 
Current Style Library 
Name 
Gen 
Pipe 
Steel 
Current Style Library 
To create a new STYL, click the Create Style button and give the new 
STYL a name. The name will be added to the displayed list and will be 
highlighted as the current selection. The attributes of the new STYL will 
have the default settings shown by the gadgets in the lower part of the 
form. Change these, if required, as explained in Section 9.3. 
Deleting a Style 
To delete a STYL from the current library, highlight it in the list and 
click the Delete Style button. 
Listing Some of the Attributes 
The amount of information about each STYL shown in the list in 
controlled by the Display mode options: 
Name shows only the STYL name. 
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Gen shows the STYL name, the drawing level, and any pen and flag 
settings applicable to general drawings. 
Pipe shows the STYL name, the drawing level, and any pen and flag 
settings applicable to pipework drawings. 
Steel shows the STYL name, the drawing level, and any pen and flag 
settings applicable to structural steelwork drawings. 
Set an appropriate Display mode to make it easier to find the STYL 
whose attributes you want to modify, without having to recognise its 
name. 
9.3 Setting Style Attributes 
The lower part of the Style Library form consists of three sets of gadgets 
that allow you to modify the attribute settings for the currently 
highlighted STYL. 
To modify any of the attribute settings for the current STYL, change the 
settings of the corresponding gadgets (as explained in the following 
paragraphs) and click the Apply button. 
 
 
 
Drawing level 
Pen 
On or Off 
Pen number 
(1-40) 
Choose which of these you want displayed 
 
 
Setting Drawing Levels 
The Draw Level text box allows you to set the Drawing Level (DLEV): 
The Draw Level text box shows the DLEV setting. This attribute will restrict the 
elements displayed using this Style to just those that include this number in their 
drawing level range, as set in DESIGN. 
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Note: Every primitive in the design model has an associated drawing 
level range attribute. If the drawing level given here lies within 
this range, the 3D object will be drawn when it is added to the 
Draw List. 
Assigning Pens 
The Pens section of the form shows the assignment of each pen type: 
For each type of pen, you can assign either a standard pen, defined in 
terms of its colour, line width and line style, or a user-defined pen. See 
Section 3.8 for more information about user-defined pens.  
If you have chosen a standard pen, set the colour, line width and line 
style using the corresponding option buttons. 
If you have chosen a user-defined pen, enter the pen number in the 
appropriate text box. Alternatively, click the Reselect button to display a 
Select User–Defined Pen form that shows all current pen definitions. Use 
the Cursor Select function to pick the required pen from the display and 
then click OK to copy the selected pen number to the Style Library form. 
All pen types except the Frontface Pen have a toggle button immediately 
following the pen name on the form. Set this On or Off to specify whether 
or not that pen type is to be used in the current Style. 
Setting Drawing Flags On or Off 
The Representation Flags section of the form shows the current On/Off 
settings for the TUBE, PSYM, OBST, INSU, PRFG and PLFG flags: 
• Tube: If switched off this will suppress the display of all pipes. 
• Piping Symbols: If switched off this will suppress the display of all 
piping symbols. 
• Obstructions: If switched off this will suppress the display of all 
obstructions. 
• Insulation: If switched off this will suppress the display of any 
insulation. 
• Profile: This is used for steelwork & if off then the profiles of the 
steelwork will be suppressed.  
• P-Lines: This is used for steelwork and if on will show the steelwork 
stick build representation 
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9.4 Creating a Hatching Style Library 
Note: Hatching Style Libraries are actually Representation Libraries 
(RPLB) in terms of PDMS Database elements. Note that the 
HSTYLs that you can reference from a HRUL must be owned by 
the same LIBY. 
To create a new Hatching Style Library: 
1. Navigate to an existing LIBY or use Create > Library to add a new 
LIBY. 
2. Select Create > Hatching Library, and you will see the Create RPLB 
form on which you can give the Hatching Style Library a name. It is 
recommended that you give the new RPLB a name that makes it 
obvious that it is a Hatching Style Library. 
When you press OK on the Create RPLB form, you will see the Hatching 
Styles form that allows you to define the HSTYLs to be stored in the 
library. 
The Hatching Styles form will be considered in two stages: 
• The upper part of the form allows you to create and delete HSTYLs. It 
contains a list of all HSTYLs in the current RPLB. This part of the 
form is explained in Section 9.5. 
• The lower part of the form allows you to set attribute values for the 
current HSTYL; that is, for the HSTYL which is highlighted in the 
list. This part of the form is explained in Section 9.6. 
9.5 Creating and Deleting Hatching Styles 
The name of the current RPLB is shown at the top of the form. You can 
change the current element by selecting the Library you want in the 
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Current Hatching Library 
List of HSTYLs in the Current Style 
Library 
Creating a Hatching Style 
To create a new HSTYL, click the Create Style button and give the new 
HSTYL a name. The name will be added to the Hatching Styles list and 
will be highlighted as the current selection. The attributes of the new 
HSTYL will have the default settings shown in the lower part of the 
form. Change these, if required, as explained in Section 9.6. 
Deleting a Hatching Style 
To delete a HSTYL from the current library, highlight it in the list and 
click the Delete Style button. 
9.6 Setting Hatching Style Attributes 
There are three sets of gadgets in the lower part of the form which allow 
you to modify the attribute settings for the currently HSTYL. 
 
 
 
 
Set the standard 
pen and pattern 
Press Reselect to 
pick a pen 
graphically 
Set the 
standard 
pen 
attributes 
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Press Reselect to pick 
a pen graphically 
Type in the 
pen number 
This includes an 
HVAC duct symbol 
Hatching Pattern  
The choices are Standard or User defined. If a standard pattern is required 
you can choose from a list of standard pen colours, hatch spacing and 
angles. If a user-defined pattern is required then there are up to 40 styles 
available. 
Outline Pen  
The choices are Standard, User Defined or None. If a standard pen is 
required you can choose from a list of standard pen colours, thicknesses 
and styles (Solid, Dashed etc). There are 40 User definable pens. If an 
outline pen is used then each surface hatched will be outlined in the 
given pen. 
Pipe Symbols  
The choices are ON or OFF. Choosing ON will hatch the cross-section of a 
pipe or HVAC duct with a piping end symbol or ducting end symbol. OFF 
will hatch the full cross-section of the pipe or duct.  
 
9.7 Creating Change Style Libraries 
To create a new Change Design Library: 
1. Navigate to an existing LIBY or use Create > Change Design Library 
to add a new LIBY. 
2. Select Create > Change Design Library, and you will see the Create 
RPLB form on which you can give the Change Design Library a 
name. It is recommended that you give the new RPLB a name that 
makes it obvious that it is a Change Design Library. 
3. When you click OK on the Create RPLB form, you will see the Change 
Design Library form. This form allows you to define the DCSTYLs 
that will be stored in the library. 
A similar procedure should be followed in order to create a new 
Annotation Design Library except that you would use Create > Change 
Annotation Library and the Change Annotation Library form. 
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The Change Design Library form and the Change Annotation Library form are 
similar, having identical upper parts, but different lower parts. 
• The upper part of these forms is explained in Section 9.8. 
• The lower part of the Change Design Library form allows you to set 
attribute values for the current DCSTYL; that is, for the DCSTYL 
that is highlighted in the list. This part of this form is explained in 
Section 9.9.1. 
• The lower part of the Change Annotation Library form allows you to set 
attribute values for the current ACSTYL; that is, for the ACSTYL 
that is highlighted in the list. This part of this form is explained in 
Section 9.9.2. 
9.8 Creating and Deleting Change Styles 
The upper part of the Change Design Library and Change Annotation Library 
forms shows the name of the current RPLB that is being used as a 
Change Style Library, and a list of all Styles (either DCSTYLs or 
ACSTYLs) within it (or None if you have just created the RPLB). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Creating a Change Style 
To create a new DCSTYL (or ACSTYL), click the Create Style button and 
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list and will be highlighted as the current selection. The attributes of the 
new DCSTYL will have the default settings shown by the gadgets in the 
lower part of the form. Change these, if required, as explained in Section 
9.9.1 for DCSTYLs or Section 9.9.2 for ACSTYLs. 
Deleting a Change Style 
To delete a DCSTYL (or ACSTYL) from the current library, highlight it 
in the list and click the Delete Style button. 
Listing Some of the Attributes 
The amount of information about each DCSTYL (or ACSTYL) shown in 
the list is controlled by the Display mode options: 
Name shows only the DCSTYL name. 
Gen shows the DCSTYL name, the drawing level, and any pen and 
flag settings applicable to general drawings. 
Pipe shows the DCSTYL name, the drawing level, and any pen and 
flag settings applicable to pipework drawings. 
Steel shows the DCSTYL name, the drawing level, and any pen and 
flag settings applicable to structural steelwork drawings. 
Set an appropriate Display mode to make it easier to find the DCSTYL 
whose attributes you want to modify, without having to recognise its 
name. 
9.9 Setting Change Style Attributes 
This Section describes the use of the lower parts of the Change Design 
Library and Change Annotation Library forms to modify the attribute settings 
for the currently highlighted DCSTYL or ACSTYL. 
9.9.1 Setting Change Design Style Attributes 
The lower part of the Change Design Library form consists of sets of gadgets 
that allow you to modify the attribute settings for the currently 
highlighted DCSTYL. 
To modify any of the attribute settings for the current DCSTYL, change 
the settings of the corresponding gadgets (as explained in the following 
paragraphs) and click the Apply button. 
 
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The Pens section of the form shows the assignment of each pen type, six 
of which are equivalent to the six pens of a Representation Style (STYL), 
and two of which are equivalent to the two pens of a Hatching Style 
(HSTYL). 
For each type of pen, you can assign either a Standard pen, defined in 
terms of its colour, line width and line style, or a User-Defined pen. See 
Section 3.8 for more information about user-defined pens. 
If you have chosen a Standard pen, set the colour, line width and line 
style using the corresponding option buttons. 
If you have chosen a User-Defined pen, enter the pen number in the 
appropriate text box. Alternatively, click the Reselect button to display 
the Select User-Defined Pen form to show all current pen definitions. Use 
the Cursor Select function to pick the required pen from the display and 
then click OK to copy the selected pen number to the Change Design Library 
form. 
For the Hatching Pattern pen, the choices are Standard or User-Defined. 
If a standard pattern is required you can choose from a list of standard 
pen colours, hatch spacing and angles. If a user-defined pattern is 
required then there are up to 40 styles available. 
All pen types have a toggle button immediately in front of the pen name 
on the form. Set this On or OFF to specify whether or not the pen type is 
to be used in the current DCSTYL. 
All pen types have an Unchanged toggle button immediately following 
the pen name on the form. If you select this option then the style of the 
pen will not be changed and the STYL or HSTYL defined for that pen 
will be used. 
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9.9.2 Setting Change Annotation Style Attributes 
The lower part of the Change Annotation Library form consists of sets of 
gadgets that allow you to modify the attribute settings for three aspects 
of changed annotation elements: linear graphics, hatched areas, and text, 
for the currently highlighted ACSTYL. 
To modify any of the attribute settings for the current ACSTYL, change 
the settings of the corresponding gadgets (as explained in the following 
paragraphs) and click the Apply button. 
 
 
 
Assigning Pens 
The Pens section of the form shows the assignment of pens to each of the 
aspects of changed annotation elements: 
Annotation Linear Graphics 
For the Note Line pen, the choices are Standard or User-Defined. If you 
have chosen a Standard pen, set the colour, line width and line style 
using the corresponding option buttons. 
If you have chosen a User-Defined pen, enter the pen number in the 
appropriate text box. Alternatively, click the Reselect button to display a 
Select User-Defined Pen form to show all current pen definitions. Use the 
Cursor Select function to pick the required pen from the display and then 
click OK to copy the selected pen number to the Change Annotation Library 
form. 
Annotation Hatched Areas 
For the Hatch Pattern pen, the choices are Standard or User-Defined. If 
you have chosen a Standard pattern you can choose from a list of 
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standard pen colours, hatch spacing and angles. If you have chosen a 
User-Defined pattern there are up to 40 styles available. 
The Note Line Pen and Hatch Pattern pen types have an Unchanged 
toggle button immediately following the pen name on the form. If you 
select this option then the style of the pen will not be changed and the 
STYL or HSTYL defined for that pen will be used. 
Annotation Text 
For the text of a changed annotation element there are separate gadgets 
that allow you to specify the text colour and the text font: 
Text Pen allows you to select from a list of standard text colours. 
Font allows you to select from a list of standard text fonts. 
The Representation Flags section of the form contains gadgets for further 
defining how changed text is represented: 
• The Underline toggle button allows you to underline all changed 
annotation text. 
• Brackets allow you to enclose changed annotation text in brackets. 
You can select the bracket type from a list of standard bracket types. 
All pen types (including Font) have a toggle button immediately in front 
of the pen name on the form. Set this On or OFF to specify whether or 
not that pen type is to be used in the current ACSTYL. 
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This chapter tells you how to set up: 
• Representation Rule Sets (RRST) and Representation Rules (RRUL). 
These define the appearance of the drawing of the Design Model. 
• Hatching Rule Sets (HRST) and Hatching Rules (HRUL). These 
define how model faces created by section planes, and surfaces of 
Specified Design primitives, are hatched. 
These Rules Sets are created within Representation Libraries (RPLB). 
When accessed during normal DRAFT drawing operations, each RRUL 
references a STYL or HSTYL (Hatching Style) that is to be applied to the 
View from which the owning RRST has been called. 
Note: The DEPT Project_Libraries, supplied as part of the standard 
product, contains a LIBY named DRA/PRJ/REPR, which holds 
sample representation rule libraries. 
This chapter also tells you how to set up: 
• Change Rule Sets (CRST), Design Change Rules (DCRULE) and 
Annotation Change Rules (ACRULE). These define the appearance of 
changed design elements and changed annotations on the drawing of 
the Design Model. 
Change Rule Sets are created within Representation Libraries (RPLB). 
When accessed during normal DRAFT drawing operations, each 
DCRULE references a DCSTYL and each ACRULE references an 
ACSTYL, which is to be applied to the View from which the owning 
CRST has been called. 
From one of the DRAFT Administration application main menus, select 
Draft > Representation Rules. The main menu will change to the 
Representation Style Administration menu. The menu hierarchy is shown in 
Appendix A. 
10.1 Creating a Representation Library 
Representation or Hatching Library 
To create a new RPLB, proceed as follows: 
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4. Navigate to an existing LIBY or use Create > Library to add a new 
LIBY. 
5. Select Create > Representation Library or Create > Hatching Library. 
You should give the new RPLB a name to make it obvious whether 
it is a Representation Rule Library or a Hatching Library. 
Note:  The STYLs or HSTYLs which you can reference from a RRUL or 
an HRUL must be owned by the same LIBY. 
Local Rules 
Views can also own local HRULs and RRULs. The View HRSF attribute 
should be set to point to a HRST, and the HSTYF attribute of the HRULs 
owned by the View should be set to point to HSTYLs, in the same way as 
HRULs owned directly by HRST  
 
The database hierarchy is shown in the following diagram. 
HST Y F
HST Y F
HRS F
LIBY
RPLB
Representation Library
HRST
STYL
RRUL
RPLB
Style Library
STYL
RRST
RRUL
RPLB
Hatching  Library
VIEW
RRST
HRST
HSTYL HSTYL
HRUL
HRUL
HRUL
RRUL
User Defined
Administrator Defined
 
Figure 10.1-1 
 
Rule Sets and Styles 
 
Note that you can store HSTYLs in a separate RPLB if you wish, and 
that you can store HRSTs, RRSTs and Styles in the same RPLB. 
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Change Library 
To create a new RPLB, proceed as follows: 
1. Navigate to an existing LIBY or use Create > Library to add a new 
LIBY. 
2. Select Create > Change Library. You should give the new RPLB a 
name to make it obvious that it is a Change Rule Library. 
Local Rules 
Unlike Representation Rules, Views cannot own DCRULEs or ACRULEs. 
All Change Rules applicable to a View are owned by a Change Ruleset 
(CRST) which is referenced by the View's Change Ruleset Reference 
attribute. 
 
The database hierarchy is shown in the following diagram. 
 
DCSTYF
VIEW
RPLB
CRST
 ACRULE
  DCRULE
RPLB
 DCSTYL
CRSF
ACSTYF
 ACSTYL
 
 
Figure 10.1-2 
 
Change Rule Sets and Change Styles 
10.2 Creating Representation Rule Sets 
When a Representation Library is created, a Representation Rule Set 
(RRST) is automatically created below it. To create additional RRSTs 
below the current RPLB, select Create > Ruleset. The Create RRST form 
will be displayed, and you can give the RRST a name.  
When you press OK on the Create RRST form, you will see the 
Representation Rule Set form that allows you to define individual RRULs 
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(Remember that each RRUL can only reference a STYL in the same 
LIBY). 
The Representation Rule Set form will be considered in two stages: 
• The upper part of the form is concerned with the creation and 
deletion of RRULs within a RRST. It also allows you to restrict the 
application of a RRUL to a specified class of elements. This part of the 
form is explained in Section 10.3. 
• The lower part of the form displays a list of all currently defined 
STYLs and allows you to select any one of these to be referenced by 
the current RRUL. This part of the form is explained in Section 10.4. 
10.3 Creating and Deleting Representation Rules 
The upper part of the Representation Rules form shows the name of the 
current RPLB. You can switch to another RPLB by selecting it in the 
Members List and pressing the CE button. 
 
 
 
 
 
The Rule Sets drop-down list allows you to switch to any RRST owned by 
the current RPLB. 
The Rules list shows all RRULs in the current RRST. 
Current Representation Library 
Selected Rule Set 
Design element 
type to which 
RRUL applies 
Named elements 
to which RRUL 
applies 
STYL referenced by RRUL 
PML expression defining criteria 
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Specifying the Owning Rule Set 
Select the RRST whose member RRULs you wish to modify from the Rule 
Set drop-down list. The RRULs owned by the current RRST will be shown 
in the Rule list (or None if you have just created the RRST). 
Creating a Rule 
To create a new RRUL, click the Create button and give the new RRUL a 
name. The name will be added to the list and will be highlighted as the 
current selection. 
Deleting a Rule 
To delete a RRUL from the current RRST, highlight it in the Rules list 
and click the Delete button. 
Specifying the Elements to which Rules Apply 
You can specify the type of element or a list of named elements, as 
follows: 
To specify the type of element to which the current RRUL is to be 
applied, click the For radio button and select the type from the drop-down 
list.  
To specify named elements to which the current RRUL is to be applied, 
press the Modify button, and the Names form will be displayed. On this 
form, select individual elements from the Members list for copying to the 
Names list in the usual way. When you press OK, the names will be 
shown in the text pane on the Representation Rules form. 
Criteria for Rule Application 
To apply qualifying restrictions to the elements specified by the For 
option, type an expression in the With text box. For example, if the For 
gadget specifies Branches, you might use the With qualifier to enter 
 
‘(HBOR GT 100) AND (TBOR GT 80)’  
meaning ‘Branches with HBOR greater than 100 mm and TBOR greater 
than 80 mm’. 
The Style line, halfway down the form, shows the name of the STYL (if 
set) that is referenced by the current RRUL. The way in which you set 
this is explained in Section 10.4. 
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10.4 Associating Representation Rules with Styles 
The lower part of the Representation Rule Set form allows you to list the 
contents of any Style Library in the same LIBY as the current 
Representation Library. 
 
 
 
 
 
To associate a RRUL with a STYL, proceed as follows: 
Select Style Library 
List of STYLs in the 
current STYL 
Name 
Gen 
Pipe 
Steel 
3. Use the Style Library option button to select the RPLB that holds the 
required STYL. 
All STYLs in the selected Style Library will be shown in the list. 
4. 
If necessary, use the Display option button to change the amount of 
information shown in the list. The display options are identical to 
those that you used when you created the Style Library, as 
described in Section 9.1. 
5. Ensure that the required RRUL is highlighted in the Rule list and 
select the corresponding STYL from the Style list; then click the 
Apply button to create the association. 
10.5 Creating Hatching Rule Sets 
When a Hatching Library is created, a Hatching Rule Set (HRST) is 
automatically created below it. To create additional HRSTs below the 
current RPLB, select Create > Hatching Ruleset. The Create HRST form will 
be displayed, and you can give the HRST a name.  
When you press OK on the Create HRST form, you will see the Hatching 
Rule Set form to allow you to define individual HRULs and to set up a 
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reference from each of these to an existing HSTYL. (Remember that each 
HRUL can only reference an HSTYL in the same LIBY). 
The Hatching Rule Set form will be considered in two stages: 
• The upper part of the form is concerned with the creation and 
deletion of HRULs within a HRST. It also allows you to restrict the 
application of a HRUL to a specified class of elements. This part of 
the form is explained in Section 10.6. 
• The lower part of the form displays a list of all currently defined 
HSTYLs and allows you to select any one of these to be referenced by 
the current HRUL. This part of the form is explained in Section 10.7. 
10.6 Creating and Deleting Hatching Rules 
The upper part of the Hatching Rules form shows the name of the current 
RPLB. You can switch to another RPLB by selecting it in the Members 
List and pressing the CE button. 
The Rules Sets drop-down list allows you to switch to any HRST owned 
by the current RPLB. 
The Rules list shows all HRULs in the current HRST. 
 
 
Current Representation Library 
Selected Rule Set 
Design element type to which HRUL applies
STYL referenced by RRUL 
PML expression defining criteria 
 Named elements to which HRUL applies
 
 
Specifying the Owning Rule Set 
Select the HRST whose member HRULs you wish to modify from the 
Rule Set drop-down list. The HRULs owned by the current HRST will be 
shown in the Rule list (or None if you have just created the HRST). 
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