Create Pipe Sketches

DRAW User Guide

Pipe spool data can be used to create Pipe sketches automatically in DRAW.

The sketches include dimensioned, scaled drawings of a piping spool with details of the spool and assembly data.

The layout of the sketch and associated sheets can be chosen from a database and the location of where the sketches can be stored can be defined in the system hierarchy. To customise the layout, refer to the administrator for further information.

After launching DRAW the user must display the Model Explorer to select the required spool.

To display the Model Explorer, on the Tools tab, in the Explorers group, click Model Explorer.

The Piping Spool data to create a sketch must now be selected. On the Auto tab, in the Create group, click Pipe Sketches to display the Pipe Sketches window.

The Pipe Sketches window contains all the options to search for piping spool data. The user can use any or all of the options.

The user can input the name of the design element in the Design Element to search under field.

Alternatively, select the Pipe element in the Model Explorer and click CE on the Piping Sketches window. The selected CE must be a valid element or an error message displays.

After the Design Element to search under field has been populated, the search criteria for the Pipe Spool data can be customised to search for All or part of the spool name, Production Status and the Sketch Status. The user can populate any of the three fields or all of the three fields.


All or part of the spool name	Input either the complete spool name or part of the spool name.
Production Status	The user can select from the drop-down list, one of three options. Any - Matches all spools, both validated and not validated. Valid - Matches only spools valid for production. Not Valid - Matches only spools not valid for production
Sketch Status	The user can select from the drop-down list, one of three options. Any - Matches all spools, both with and without Piping sketches. Created - Matches only spools with Piping sketches. Not Created - Matches only spools without Piping sketches.

Click Search to display the results in the Search Results window.

The Name column displays the name of the Pipe Spool.

The Valid column indicates the validation status of the spool, TRUE indicates a validated spool, FALSE indicates a non-validated spool.

The Sketch column indicates the sketch status of the spool. The sketch name displays if a sketch has been created, FALSE displays if a sketch is not created. If the sketch has been created, the sketch creation date displays in the Drawn column.

Right-click the Search Results part of the Pipe Sketches window to display a drop-down list.

Select All

Selects all the spools in the Search Results list.

Clear Selection

Deselects all the spools in the Search Results list.

Print Sketch

Opens a print window which allows the user to print selected spool sketches.

Note:

Only valid if a spool sketch has been created.

Delete Sketch

Deletes all selected spool sketches.

Note:

Only valid if a spool sketch has been created.

To create the Piping sketches, select rows on the Search Results part of the Pipe Sketches window to identify which Piping Spools are to be created.

The Sketch Creation Options part of the Piping Sketches window allows the user to define the template to be used for the sketch, a storage area for the created sketch and a log filename.

Sketch Template

The user must select an existing DRWG or DRTMPL element that can used for the sketch.

Note:

If the selected element is not an existing DRWG element then an error message is displays.

Select the required DRWG element in the Draw Explorer, then click CE. The name of the element is displays in the field.

Create Sketches in Registry

The user must select a Registry for the storage of the created Piping sketches.

Note:

If the selected element is not an existing REGI element then an error message displays.

Select the required REGI element on the Draw Explorer and click CE. The name of the element displays in the field.

Log File

The user must select a location for the storage of a log file (.txt file). The log file contains a record of the sketch creation, and is overwritten if it already exists.

To change the file location, click Browse and navigate to the required location to save the log file.

Click Create Sketches to create sketches for the selected rows. The Search Results are refreshed to show the spool sketch has been created and the date it was drawn.


	Display	Click to view the spool sketch and add it to a working list of sheets for display. Only one sheet can display at a time
	Back one Sketch	Click to move the selection up one position in the Search Results, the spool sketch display is updated with the new selection.
	Forward one Sketch	Click to move the selection down one position in the Search Results, the spool sketch display is updated with the new selection.