Multi-Discipline Supports

Automatic Drawing Production

User Guide
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Contents Page
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
Overview of the MDS Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
Administrators Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
MDS Catalogues and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:2
Using Area Based ADP (Draft Users) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
Starting the Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
Starting the MDS-ABA Drawing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2
Viewing Existing Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:4
Stored LogFiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:5
MDS User View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:6
MDS Over View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
MDS Drawing Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
MDS Revision Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3
MDS Scale Override. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:6
MDS Layer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
MDS Rescale Pipe Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:9
Update DM Plotfile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:9
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1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
Drawings for Multi-Discipline Supports (MDS) are created using the AVEVA Area Based
Automatic Drawing Production (ADP) application (referred to as ABA).
The purpose of this document is to provide the user with guidance on how to produce MDS
drawings from the design model. A pre-requisite to using MDS-ADP is that the Area Based
ADP application has been installed and configured by the administrator.
It is expected that the MDS-ADP user will not need full AVEVA product training in order to be
able to use the application. However, a minimum level of knowledge is required to be able to
enter and exit DRAFT in the required models.
MDS-ADP allows the user to produce drawings by selecting a support or supports and a
template. In an example of a typical MDS-ADP work process, if a user changes the design
model for a maintenance project, the drawings used in that area may be updated. The user
will enter DRAFT, start ADP, select the area and reproduce all the drawings generated for
that area, running the process overnight.
This guide has been structured to take the MDS-ADP user through all the steps needed to
produce new and modified drawings in a logical order. However, the information has been
compiled in a format that should allow a user to reference a particular aspect of MDS-ADP
to gain specific information.
1.2 Overview of the MDS Application
The MDS application allows the user to create standard supports for pipework, cable trays,
and HVAC. The application is highly interactive, enabling the user to design supports with
the minimum of effort. It is also highly configurable allowing the administrator to define
project-related defaults to control the design of supports and to determine the range and
types of ancillary support components that can be used on the project.
The standard supports in this application, which are designed using structural sections, are
template-driven. A default set of structural templates based on British Standard Steelwork
Sections is supplied with the application. All of these templates may be configured to suit
the needs of an office or project to adopt a relevant national standard for steelwork sections.
1.3 Administrators Role
The administrator is responsible for initial setup of the MDS defaults in the DATASETS
stored in the PARAGON database, the default files associated with the MDS application
(refer to the Administrator Guide) and setup of the structural steel sizes associated with the
framework templates. The MDS application is supplied with a British Steel set of framework
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templates, which the administrator must modify to suit the specific requirements of the
project.
1.4 MDS Catalogues and Specifications
The MDS application is supplied with a catalogue and specification. The range of bore and
components in the catalogue are fixed and should be adequate for all projects. The
catalogue supplied and associated /MDS specification must not be modified by the
administrator or any other user.
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2 Using Area Based ADP (Draft Users)
2.1 Introduction
The only functionality a normal DRAFT user has within the Area Based ADP application is
the ability to create drawings using the administrative elements previously defined by a
DRAFT administrator such as Templates and Tasks. If any of the application components
covered in this user guide do not exist, consult your DRAFT ABA administrator.
2.2 Starting the Application
To begin creating one or more ABA drawings, click on Draft on the top menu bar and select
Auto Drawing Production from the drop down menu (Figure 2:1.: Draft Main Menu).
Figure 2:1. Draft Main Menu
This loads the ADP top menu bar containing the Area Based ADP menu selections.
(Area Based ADP Defaults in the Settings menu and MDS Drawings in the Create
menu).
For information on setting the MDS Area Based ADP defaults, refer to the MDS
Customisation Guide.
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2.3 Starting the MDS-ABA Drawing Process
From within the Automatic Drawing Production module, click on the Create top bar menu
and select MDS Drawings from the drop down menu (Figure 2:2.: ABA Create menu).
Figure 2:2. ABA Create menu
The Create MDS Drawing form now appears, allowing the user to begin creating drawings
(Figure 2:3.: Create MDS Drawing form).
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Figure 2:3. Create MDS Drawing form
This form allows you to:
Select either of the two options from the Load Supports menu to populate the form lists
with the available MDS supports:
CE & Below selects and populates the form with all supports below the current
element, including the MDS support the current element belongs to.
All in MDB selects and populates the form with all the MDS supports found in the
current MDB.
Select the Drawing Registry to write the drawing to (select an item from the Drawing
Registry window).
Select any elements to include in a drawing from the lists in the Frameworks, Hangers
and Ancillaries windows. Click on the CE button to select the current element. Lists
can be filtered using the Selection Filter gadget.
Select a template from the Template gadget.
Select existing drawings to be updated or regenerated by clicking the Existing
Drawings button (see Viewing Existing Drawings).
Review the run time logfiles by clicking the Stored LogFiles button (see Stored
LogFiles).
Check the Detail Sheets box to produce steelwork shop detail drawings.
Click on the Apply button to finish the process when satisfied with your selections. This will
initiate the individual MDS ABA drawing creation process for all the selected supports in
each of the support type list gadgets.
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Figure 2:4. Typical MDS ABA Drawing
2.3.1 Viewing Existing Drawings
Click the Existing Drawings button on the Create MDS Drawing form above to view
existing drawings (Figure 2:5.: ABA Browse Sheets form). The latest MDS ABA drawing
created will be displayed (Figure 2:4.: Typical MDS ABA Drawing).
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Figure 2:5. ABA Browse Sheets form
Use this form to:
Refresh the list of available drawings (Select File > Reload from the top menu bar).
Display a form to read any stored log file (Select Browse>Stored LogFiles from the
top menu bar).
Modify Template View(s). Right-click an item to display the ABA Template View form
and access the Views available under the Sheet Template from which the picked
drawing was derived.
Modify Template Sheet. Right-click an item to display the ABA Template Sheet form
and access the Sheet Template from which the picked drawing was derived.
Modify Template Drawing. Right-click an item to display the ABA Template Drawing
form and access the Drawing Template from which the picked drawing was derived.
Click on Cancel to return to the Create MDS Drawing form.
Note: The three modify functions are only available to an ABA DRAFT administrator (Area
Based ADP Administrator Guide).
2.3.2 Stored LogFiles
To access logfiles click the Stored LogFiles button on the Create MDS Drawing form
(Figure 2:3.: Create MDS Drawing form). The form shown in Figure 2:6.: Stored LogFiles
form is displayed.
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Figure 2:6. Stored LogFiles form
Use the browser to navigate to the required directory (the default is %PDMSABALOG%),
and then select the required file. You can then:
View the current LogFile.
Edit a LogFile by selecting Edit and clicking on Apply. This brings up a default editor.
Load the contents of a LogFile into the selection fields of the Create MDS Drawing
form. To do this select Load and click on Apply. This allows you to re-create a previous
process run.
Click on the Dismiss button to return to the Create MDS Drawing form. (If the Process
Drawings Control form is displayed, this can be ignored; click Cancel to close the form).
2.3.3 MDS User View
You will need sufficient working knowledge of DRAFT to make use of this facility.
An additional view may be created on an existing MDS ABA drawing, called a 'User View',
which is displayed on the graphical canvas of the main form in the Automatic Drawing
Production application.
A User View is an additional view created by copying an existing view at the users selected
location on the existing drawing. This view will be regenerated each time the MDS ABA
drawing is recreated, and the drawing creation process will generally update any DRAFT
elements, e.g. Dimensions etc., as required. The User View is recognised by the MDS ABA
application by setting the view attribute SpPurpose to USER. A User View may only be
created from a valid MDS ABA view, and not from a User View.
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You can modify the view as required by modifying attributes and creating or deleting view
elements etc. Manipulation and/or positioning of the DRAFT elements in the view may also
be done.
Select Create>MDS User View from the ADP top menu bar. The prompt Identify VIEW to
be copied from or ESCAPE is displayed.
Identify any element in the view to be copied. The 'Point Construction Option Form' will be
displayed, with the option '2D Cursor hit' selected as default.
Figure 2:7. Point Construction Option form
Locate the centre of the User View on the canvas via the 'Cross Hairs' displayed on the
screen. An exact copy of the copied view is created at the selected location. The view can
now be modified as required.
2.3.4 MDS Over View
An Over View is an additional view created by copying an existing view at the exact location
of the existing view on the existing drawing.
This view will NOT be regenerated each time the MDS ABA drawing is recreated. The Over
View is recognised by the MDS ABA application by setting the view attribute SpPurpose to
USER. An Over View may only be created from a valid MDS ABA view, and not from a User
View.
An Over View only copies the MDS support elements, and does NOT copy anything else,
e.g. Dimensions, Pat No. tags etc.
Select Create>MDS Over View from the ADP top menu bar. The prompt Identify VIEW to
be copied from or Escape is displayed.
Identify any element in the view to be copied. The Over View is created by overlaying the
new Over View exactly over the top of the existing view.
The purpose of this type of view is to clarify the design of the MDS support elements, e.g. as
in a Plan View, by drawing the MDS support elements in full if they are obscured and drawn
in 'hidden detail' representation below the main structural supporting steelwork members.
An additional note inside parenthesis will be added to the existing view title, i.e. (Support
shown in full detail for clarity).
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3 Utilities
This section describes the use of the last four items accessible from the Utilities drop down
menu (Figure 3:1.: Utilities menu).
Figure 3:1. Utilities menu
3.1 MDS Drawing Lock
Use this option to lock a drawing, preventing any changes to be made.
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Select the option Utilities>MDS Drawing Lock and the form shown below is displayed.
Select the Lock Drawing option and click on Apply to lock the drawing.
To unlock a drawing, select Unlock Drawing and click Apply.
A locked drawing will NOT be deleted and/or overwritten via the MDS ABA drawing creation
process, even if the MDS support name is selected in the main 'Create MDS Drawing' form.
However the user will have to check the ABA log file, e.g. %PDMSABALOG%/Aba_7-J une-
07_10-52-36.log, for the list of MDS support drawings successfully created or aborted. A
typical ABA log file output is shown below.
====================================
ABA Log Fi l e - Pr ocessi ng 1 Dr awi ngs
====================================
Ent r y f or Dr awi ng / MDS- ABA- 3- VI EWS( METRI C) - PS01005- AREA ( =23706/
324, =22384/ 63420)
End of Pr ocess Li st
Pr ocessi ng Dr awi ng ( 1 of 1)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 J un 2007 10: 52: 37
Cannot del et e ol d dr awi ng / MDS- ABA- 3- VI EWS( METRI C) - PS01005- AREA as
i t i s l ocked - Dr awi ng abor t ed
Dr awi ng ( 1 of 1) Pr ocessed
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dr af t r un- t i me war ni ngs:
64, 353) 0 el ement s wi t h nul l or i l l egal I DNM at t r i but es have been
del et ed. I DLI ST / MDS- ABA- 3- VI EWS( METRI C) - PS01005- AREA/ S1/ V7/ I DLI ST/
I DLI
64, 353) 0 el ement s wi t h nul l or i l l egal DDNM at t r i but es have been
del et ed. VI EW/ MDS- ABA- 3- VI EWS( METRI C) - PS01005- AREA/ S1/ V7
64, 353) 0 el ement s wi t h nul l or i l l egal I DNM at t r i but es have been
del et ed. VI EW/ MDS- ABA- 3- VI EWS( METRI C) - PS01005- AREA/ S1/ V7
Cannot del et e ol d dr awi ng / MDS- ABA- 3- VI EWS( METRI C) - PS01005- AREA as
i t i s l ocked - Dr awi ng abor t ed
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3.2 MDS Revision Control
To use this function:
1. Select MDS Revision Control from the Utilities menu to display the following form:
2. Click on the New Revision button and the form changes as shown below:
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3. Enter the information you want to add to the drawing. An example is shown below:
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4. Click on the Apply button to update the information on the drawing as shown on the
extract below:
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Subsequent updates of drawings retain revision information. Positioning, revision text, and
number of allowable revisions are controlled via the drawing template. See the MDS
Administrator Guide for more information.
3.3 MDS Scale Override
MDS calculates the scale required to fit the whole support within the views. If this scale is
unacceptable, the user may override the scale calculated by MDS and force a scale to be
used.
To do this:
1. Select MDS Scale Override from the Utilities menu to display the following form:
2. Select the required scale from the Scale drop down box and click on the OK button. In
the example shown below a scale of 1/10 has been selected.
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3.4 MDS Layer Control
The layers created on a MDS drawing can be controlled.
To do this, Select MDS Layer Control from the Utilities menu to display the following form:
The View gadget shows the current editable view. To turn the whole view on or off, use the
toggle in the top right of the form.
The Layer list shows all the current layers in the selected views. Highlighting a layer
displays its members in the lower box. Right-click on the Layer list to show the following
submenu:
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The Layer Members list shows all the members of a particular layer. Click on a member to
toggle between show, and hide. In the example shown below two members have been set
to hidden.
Each menu item works as follows:
Show All shows all members of the selected layer.
Hide All hides all members of the selected layer.
Show/Hide on selection changes the behaviour of the list so that when the user
selects the list all the members will be shown or hidden depending on their current
state.
Hide Layer by Cursor displays the prompt Identify LAYE in the graphical canvas.
Identifying a single element in a current view will hide all elements contained in the
owning LAYE element. The LAYER list shows the layers that are hidden:
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3.5 MDS Rescale Pipe Symbols
This utility is used to rescale pipe symbols to suit the VSCA view scale attribute.
Select Utilities>MDS Rescale Pipe Symbols from the main menu.
The utility will try to navigate to a DRAFT view element, but if it is unable to navigate to a
view you will be prompted to 'Identify view to rescale pipe symbols' in the graphical canvas.
In both cases once the utility has navigated to a view element, the pipe symbols shown in
the view are automatically rescaled to suit the VSCA view scale attribute.
Note: Currently only two types of pipe symbols may be rescaled on MDS drawings. Both
pipe symbols are represented by DRAFT SLAB (Symbol Label) elements with the
TMRF(Template reference) attribute set to either /DRA/MAS/SYMBOLS/GEN/
BREAKS/BB-1 or /MDS/ABA/TAGS/BREAK/PIPE
3.6 Update DM Plotfile
Select Update DM Plotfile from the Utilities menu to update the Deliverable Manager (DM)
plot file with the latest copy in DRAFT. Use this when modifications have been made in
DRAFT. Update DM Plotfile overwrites the file and runs any post-actions required by DM,
for example DM drawing stickers.
Note: This utility requires that the AVEVA Delivery Manager and AVEVA Model Object
Manager software products are installed and working on the current project.
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A
Area Based ADP
using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
D
DM Plotfile
updating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:9
Drawing Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
E
Existing Drawings
viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:4
L
Layer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
M
MDS Application
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
MDS Catalogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:2
MDS Over View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7
MDS Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:2
MDS User View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:6
MDS-ABA Drawing Process
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2
R
Rescale Pipe Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:9
Revision Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3
S
Scale Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:6
Stored LogFiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:5
U
Utilties menu
options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1