Pline Selection Rules

Structural Design User Guide

SDNF Export/Import : Technical Information : Pline Selection Rules

The user can define which Plines are identifiable or selectable using the supplied Design Appware. Saving the rules generates a file in the default folder. This is later automatically picked up on re-entry into Design. Then, these rules become applicable to various operations in the standard Steelwork Appware.

On the Sections tab within Structures, in the Settings group, click Plines Filter to display the Pline Filter window.

Clicking Define Rules displays a window on which the user can create their own. Above is the window filled in for the supplied AVEVA SDNF Pline filter rule. The operation of the window is fairly self explanatory.

The supplied Pline rule filter file, called des-pline-rules.pmldat, is listed below. Should the user want to use it, copy it from the SDNF\pml folder in the user data folder to the users log in folder as identified by the %AVEVA_DESIGN_USER% environment variable and it will be accessible to the user the next time they enter AVEVA E3D™.

#-- Data file containing pline rule definitions

!rule = object RULE()

!rule.name = |OpenSteel Plines|

!rule.rule = |(match( ( attrib PKEY ), 'SNF' ) gt 0)|

!rule.types = ||

!rule.description = |OpenSteel Plines with PKEY = SNF[A-N].|

!!tmpRuleArray.append(!rule)

Use of Pline Filters

The default drawing flags for the Plines have been changed to LEVEL 99 99, CLFLAG TRUE and TUFLAG TRUE. In the AVEVA SDNF Design Steelwork Application the user can choose which Pline filters to use using the following method.

From the Section tab on the Structural ribbon bar select Plines in the Settings group which brings up the Pline Rule filter box.

Select which rule set the user wants to use by indicating it.

Click OK. This rule set then becomes available for use when using Appware functionality only.

Note:

Direct querying, such as "q idpl @" does not access this rule set.