Attributes in Plant

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Introduction : How AVEVA E3D™ Data is Stored : Attributes in Plant

Every element in a Plant database has a fixed set of properties known as its attributes. Some attributes are common throughout the range of elements while others differ according to the type of element involved. For example, a cylinder (CYLI) has HEIGHT and DIAMETER attributes whilst the size of a box (BOX) is determined by XLENGTH, YLENGTH and ZLENGTH attributes, as illustrated below:

When the user creates an element, a set of appropriate attributes are entered into the database. The attributes will vary according to the type of element but essentially the process is the same. For example, a cylinder has the following attributes:


Attribute	Default Value
NAME	Name if specified or hierarchy description
TYPE	CYLI
LOCK	false (the element is not locked)
OWNER	the name of the owning element or its hierarchy description
POSITION	N 0mm E 0mm U 0mm (relative to its owner)
ORIENTATION	Y is N and Z is U (relative to its owner)
LEVEL	0 10 (this is a representation level setting)
OBSTRUCTION	2 (it is a solid hard element for clashing purposes)
DIAMETER	0 mm
HEIGHT	0 mm