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AVEVA Plant 12.1.SP4 comprises AVEVA PDMS™, AVEVA Engineering™, AVEVA Diagrams™
and associated products – see below.
The separately licensed products or product components installable from or upgraded by this
release are as follows:
Product Version
Product Name
Code Number
V01FN240 AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP4
V00FN266 AVEVA Engineering (incorporates Schematic Model Manager) 12.1.SP4
V00FN277 AVEVA Diagrams 12.1.SP4
V00FN243 AVEVA QUERY 12.1.SP4
V00FN248 AVEVA Laser Model Interface 12.1.SP4
V00FN267 AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator 12.1.SP4
V00FN268 AVEVA Cable Design 12.1.SP4
V00FN291 AVEVA Mechanical Equipment Interface – Import 12.1.SP4
V00FN292 AVEVA Mechanical Equipment Interface – Export 12.1.SP4
V00FN814 AVEVA Isometric Automatic Drawing Production 12.1.SP4
V00FN826 AVEVA Concrete Building Design 12.1.SP4
V00FN827 AVEVA Room Manager 12.1.SP4
V00FN829 AVEVA Concrete Quantities 12.1.SP4
V10FN805 AVEVA Multi Discipline Supports 12.1.SP4
V10FN806 AVEVA Area Based ADP 12.1.SP4
V30FN811 AVEVA ExPLANT-I 12.1.SP4
For further information please contact your local AVEVA support office, which can be found at
http://support.aveva.com
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Product Release Letter
Product Version
Product Name
Code Number
V30FN825 AVEVA ExPLANT-A 12.1.SP4
V30FN800 AVEVA Pipe Stress Interface 12.1.SP4
*1 Please note that a Windows Platform Update (Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) is a pre-requisite for accurate
2D rendering (for example Text graphics) in the 3D canvas (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838 ).
*2 Microsoft has announced that support for Windows XP has now ended : please refer to:
http://support.aveva.com/support/United_Kingdom/bulletins/xp-update-2.htm.
*3 Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review, so please consult
the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.
Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review, so please consult
the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.
* AVEVA supports the use of Windows Server 2012 R2 as a file server for projects deployed with AVEVA
PDMS 12.1.SP4, AVEVA Engineering 12.1.SP4, AVEVA Diagrams 12.1.SP4 & associated products.
Supersedes:
Release 52454 - AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP4.28.
Please note that there is a combined installer for PDMS and the associated products listed above.
This can be configured by using the check boxes to install a selection of products. Control Panel >
Add or Remove Programs may subsequently be used to add additional ones or remove them.
Installations using setup.exe will by default install to C:\. The individual .msi files will by default use
the drive with most free space. More details are given in the user bulletin.
If you require sample PDMS projects, please ensure that you check the ‘PDMS models’ tick-box.
The Global tick-box installs the necessary support for the use of PDMS or other Plant products
with Global. There is a separate installer for Global server, which is usually installed on a separate
machine, such as a server, which does not necessarily have PDMS installed.
It is important that any files, including configuration files or sample data, that need to be updated
by users are accessible for read, write etc. so it is strongly recommended that they are not
installed with the software. This is particularly important when installing in Program Files at
Windows 7 due to the introduction of User Account Control (UAC) which brings new security
restrictions. In particular, this makes it important to ensure that files that need to be written are
accessible by users without Administrator privileges. This applies to folders specified by
environment variables such as PDMSWK and PDMSUSER. The Plant Suite installer has been
revised to allow the separate definition of suitable folders, with different defaults.
In this release:
Description
New Pipe Settings Form Added
Piping Settings/Defaults
The main purpose of the new pipe settings form is to add control of how Pipe tappings are used but it also
includes basic default settings for the component creation form and tube insertion values which can now
use Datacon tube ranges.
The new form can be controlled or uncontrolled depending on the project requirements. If the form is
controlled, the form will be read only for normal users displayed for reference only. If it is controlled it can
be accessed by designated users and free users
The actual trigger for enabling the control to be read only will be the existence of a team called
PIPINGADMIN in the project. When the settings are first loaded the initialisation will check for the
existence of the PIPINGADMIN team and load the file from the projects defaults area. If a settings file
does not exist in the project area it will create one with default settings. This will be read only for normal
users but can be changed by any member of the PIPINGADMIN team or any free user.
The file for controlled piping defaults will be put in the PDMSDFLTS area as:
'%PDMSDFLTS%/piping_settings_General'
Where the piping defaults form is uncontrolled the piping defaults file will be in the PDMSUSER area and
there will be a RW file for each user in the form:
'%AVEVA_DESIGN_USER%/piping_settings_Username
The Piping settings form has two main areas, the component creation and Non Standard Branch
connections.
The component creation area contains some settings which were once stored in a file in the PDMSUSER
area with a name component creation_<username>. This file is now superseded by a new file with a name
piping settings_<username> which contains more user preferences.
When a component is inserted into tube in the Component Creation form there is a process which
determines where the component will be inserted. Basically two values are considered; Snap Distance and
Minimum Tube length.
If the picked position is less than the current Snap distance away from a component the process will try to
connect to the previous component. The minimum tube distance can be different to the snap distance and
Any tube bores not covered by the ranges will get the default 100mm tolerance
The mid part of the form relates to settings on the component creation form itself and simply define how
the form is first displayed. Auto align, Auto Create, Select Adjacent Out of Spec and Skip Connected
Comps will all appear as defined by these default settings. However once the form is in use during a
design session the defaults will not be applied again.
The Descriptions pulldown controls how the component creation form displays component choice.
The Full option displays a combination of Catalogue texts - STYPE, RTEXT and MTXX. For example:
Note in the example below S text, T Text and Catalogue Reference the tables are the same because there
are no values set in the standard catalogue for STEXT and TTEXT and the default is to use the catalogue
reference if no other value can be found.
The Non Standard Branch defaults area contains some options to configure where and how NSBC
connections may be made.
How NSBC connections are used are controlled by the Non Standard Branch Connections box on the
piping Settings form
The Not Allowed option restricts NSBC completely if the user ties to create a connect ion the following
massage is displayed:
The From Specification option means that NSBC connections are available on pipes whose PSPEC has
reference to a tapping table and the current bore size is valid. If a user tries to select a pipe which does not
have a valid tapping spec, the following is displayed:
The No Restriction option, as the title suggests, allows any combination on any pipe with no restrictions.
The final option allows you to use a tapping table. Although only one table is shown in the list, it will show
all of the tables available and allow you to select any one.
Description
Project Data updates
In order to enable the control of tappings and part of a bug fix, there is a macro which needs to be run into
the MAS project before this development will work properly. The is located in:
Data12.1.SP4\pdmsui\DFLTS\data\SP4Update\Update.pmldat
To run this, go to Paragon in the MAS project with mdb /ALLMAS
If the macro is located in the correct place it can be run by:
CALLDEF data\SP4Update\Update.pmldat from the Paragon module
Note this macro creates a new tapping table then goes to Propcon to create some weights, the returns to
Paragon to finish. If everything loads ok savework and go to design.
The SP4Update directory is contained in a zip file which will be supplied.
Description
New 3-D Component Creation Button
Traditionally there have been two methods for inserting components into a branch, connect and place.
Both methods insert new components into an existing pipe route but always in line with the current
constrained centreline. For this development a new insertion method has been introduced (Place3D) to
allow a new component to be inserted using the event driven graphics picking mechanism.
This works by inserting a new component after the current element in the branch but its position is
determined by an event driven pick. The actual position can be derived by any of the EDG pick options and
the component is placed at the picked Position. At this point the model editor is invoked to allow further
position adjustment.
Below is an example of placing a valve:
Description
Changes to Non-Standard Branch Connection functionality
When creating branches using NSBC the user was not able to change the bore size after fixing the
position. This was an unnecessary restriction and has now been removed. Additionally the bore size option
is moved to the top of the panel to improve workflow and make it more noticeable. The forms changes are
shown below:
As well as the changes to the Layout, you can now change the size of an unconnected branch providing it
has no components. Connection options and insert depths are re calculated to suit.
Description
Pipe Tapping Tables in Paragon
A pipe tapping table is a new table type for use with Non-Standard Branch Connections(NSBC)NSBC
connections have 5 specific types which are identified by the following codes:
The types are:
STU = Insert Connection
SSU = Surface Connection
SSA = Saddle Connection
SEX = Extrusion Connection – Where the main tube is extruded to form a dome for welding
TAP = Boss/olet/half coupling from the current spec
The Tapping Table lists combinations codes and bore sizes to control which options are available at
specific bores. A practical table called /TAPPINGS-Default-Table is included in the data section of this
release and provides an example of the size ranges often used.
A new tapping table is created via the branch table functionality and is achieved by creating a table with the
PURPOSE of PTAP
New values can be pasted into multiple rows and columns using select and paste.
Description
When using the quick pipe router it is possible to either use elbows, or bends for changing pipe direction.
Quick Pipe Router used to apply a default radius to bends if it could not find a suitable radius from the
specification.
Now the user has a choice of how bend radius is calculated based on a new bend radius selection form.
This can be initiated by right clicking on the quick pipe router direction handle or it appears automatically if
Quick Pipe Router cannot find a default.
To select bends in Quick Pipe Router, select Component Choice then Use Bends
If the bend radius has been set in the specification, then this radius will always be used.
If you select use bends and there is no radius set in the specification, then you have the option to set a
bending machine or a defined radius.
If neither of them are set when you select use bends, the default radius selection form will show
automatically.
New screenshot
At the top of the form, the current creation options are shown. This shows you the branch that the quick
pipe router is modifying.
If the form is being displayed when using the specification, the form will be entirely greyed out when
Also at the top of the form there are two options for the user to select whether they want the quick pipe
router to try and use a bending machine, or use a defined radius.
Clicking on these options will grey out irrelevant gadgets on the form.
Bending Machine
If the user selects bending machine, then the bending machine options will be made available.
Within the drop down box is the complete list of bending machines that are available in the MDB.
It is possible to set either a bending machine, a bending machine group, or a bending machine world.
You can set the bending machine at either branch, pipe or zone level.
When the bending machine is set, the bending machine is first validated against the current branch, if the
bending machine cannot be used on the current branch, the user is asked if they wish to proceed.
If the user clicks no, the bending machine is not set and the form closes. If the user clicks yes, the bending
machine is set at the level selected on the form.
The quick pipe router will always use the bending machine that is set at the lowest level,
e.g. BRAN > PIPE > ZONE
If the user attempts to set the bending machine at an upper level, e.g. PIPE, then a check will be done to
see if a different bending machine has been set at the branch. If it has the user will be asked if they wish to
remove the bending machine at the lower level.
It is also possible to unset the bending machine at a particular level by selecting unset from the drop down
list.
Default Radius
Setting the form to Default Radius will activate the default radius options.
It is possible to either set the default radius to a multiple of the outside diameter. Or set the radius as a
user defined value.
12.1.SP4.28
Description
Naming and Colour Rules Enhancement (SI 59072, 59073, 59074)
Naming Rules
Naming rules are critical on a project, and access to change rules that could change element naming
should be restricted to users with certain privileges. This is already implemented for Autonaming rules on
the Naming Settings form, where users without Administration privileges are not permitted to open the
Define Rules form.
Users with access to change Naming Rules:
Any Free user
Any user in MASTER team or a team with name <Module Key>ADMIN, e.g. DESADMIN.
In Paragon - users belonging to team CATADMIN
In Draft - users belonging to team DRAFTADMIN
Autocolour Rules
Element colouring rules are not as critical as naming rules on some projects, depending on project
working practices. Ordinary users (i.e. users not in an ADMIN team) may be permitted to change colour
rules.
The problem highlighted is that Element Rules are stored in PDMSUSER or project defaults or system
defaults folders under the name MARODES-ELEMENT-RULES.PMLDAT (in Marine). This file can be
modified from the Naming Rules GUI only if logged in as an ADMIN user. However, this same file can be
modified from the Auto Colour Rules GUI by a user without ADMIN privileges. The same level of ADMIN
protection to the Element Rules file when modifying Auto Colour Rules and Naming Rules is requested.
Resolution SI 59074: Restrict Access to Element Rules from the Auto Colour Setting Form
Access is still available to all users to add or modify auto-colour rules, but access to the Element Rules is
restricted. [Note that some existing 12.1.SP4 Marine and Plant users who are currently able to
modify their Auto Colour rules and Element rules will have restricted access following this hot-fix.]
From the Auto Colour Rules form, any user can still show the Element Rules form. They need to be able to
see the details of each Element Rule so that they can judge whether the rule is useful to be used as part of
an Auto Colour rule definition.
On the element rules form they can still add new rules, but they can only add them to their own
PDMSUSER area. They cannot modify or add to project or company rules. They cannot override company
or project rules with a local version of a rule because rule names cannot be duplicated.
For a user without administration privileges the option to save Element Rules to any location other than
PDMSUSER is denied.
Resolution SI 59073: Store Auto Colour rules to Defaults from the Auto Colour Setting Form
The requirement is to be able to store changes back to the Colour Rules file that was opened. Currently,
opening the PDMSDFLTS file to edit colour rules writes the result back to PDMSUSER. Then the user has
to manually copy the file to the project defaults folder or to the system defaults folder. It can be argued that
it is good practice to encourage new rules to be checked locally before being shared with other users.
The changes made to meet this requirement are as follows:
A new paragraph has been added to the Graphics Settings form Colour tab to indicate which set of rules
had been opened (User defined, Project defined or System defined):
Any user opening colour rules in PDMSUSER will be allowed to store changes back to PDMSUSER.
A user without Administration privileges can open a project or system defined colour rules file, but cannot
overwrite it, so they will be prompted to ask if they want to save their changes to PDMSUSER.
A user with Administration privileges can open a project or system colour rules file and store changes back
to that file if:
They have write access to the file
They have not use locally stored Element Rules in their colour rules, because these rules might
not be accessible by other users.
In both cases a warning message will be issued, and the user given the opportunity to save their
changes to their PDMSUSER folder.
The requirement is to be able to store changes back to the Naming Rules file that was opened. Currently,
modified naming rules loaded from a system or project naming rules file are written back to PDMSUSER.
Then the user has to manually copy the file to the project or system defaults folder. It can be argued that it
is good practice to encourage new rules to be checked locally before being shared with other users.
The changes made to meet this requirement are as follows:
A new paragraph has been added to the Naming Settings form to indicate which set of rules has been
opened (User defined, Project defined or System defined):
Only users with Administration privileges can proceed to the Define Naming Rules form, so there is no
change in behaviour for most users. Only users with Administration privileges can use the File > Save
command on the File menu.
A user with Administration privileges can open a system or project naming rules file, and store changes
back to that file if:
They have write access to the file
They have not used locally stored element rules in their naming rules, because these rules might
not be accessible to other users.
In both cases a warning message will be issued, and the user given the opportunity to save their changes
to their PDMSUSER folder.
12.1.SP4.25
Description
Improved Graphics Performance (SI 76039)
Hull&Outfitting/PDMS 12.1.SP4.25 offers new graphics capabilities delivering much improved performance
for graphics manipulations like zooming, rotating and panning. In achieving this the graphics engine has
also been changed from OpenGL to DirectX. To utilise the new graphics the graphics card must support
DirectX 11. If the card is not sufficient the system will switch back to the OpenGL graphics available in
older versions.
In addition to this automatic fall back the new DirectX based graphics can be turned off, see
documentation of Support Incident 76039 below.
Description
Pipe Fabrication - User Feed Excess Form Feedback Required (SI 64096)
The Feed Excess form that allows the user to set the User Feed Excess between two bends now provide
a feedback of the current Grip length.
This is obtained from the Bend Mac Ref that is currently set.
This will just be text on the form and supplied as guidance because often when feed excess added it does
not necessarily have to be the same as the Grip dimension.
See attached screen shot suggestion. The actual wording is:-
'Current Grip = 150.0mm'
In the event that no Bend Mac Ref is set the value states 'unset'.
Description
The 12.1.SP4.25 Fix Release includes an IsoDraft enhancement that allows control of the Pipe
Fabrication generated Pspool Names tagged on an isometric.
The Pspool Name parameters may be set via the Material List Options form:
This invokes the following command to tag the isometric with the section of the Pspool Name after the 3rd
hyphen delimiter:
12.1.SP4.23
Description
Set Mode to Local if the source data is to be from a product installed on the same computer.
Set Mode to Service if the source data is to be from the AVEVA Integration Services. The window
changes to show fields for Server Name, Port and Source. These should be set according to the
Service configuration.
AVEVA Integration Services is available as a separate install. For more information refer to its Installation
and User Guides.
Where the comparison includes a parent/child hierarchy, individual levels can be expanded or collapsed
by clicking on the "+" and "-" cells.
Note: The integration UDA pmg-design-ai should have its element list extended to include types Cable,
Equipment, Instrument and SubEquipment.
Groups of Configurations
Compare/Update can now run a group of configurations as a single operation. The Administrator can
define groups of configurations using the new Manage Groups option.
The Manage Groups form can be used to create groups and allocate configurations to those groups.
A configuration can be in more than one group. A setting on the Define Rule Set page of the
Configuration Wizard allows the administrator to define if a configuration can be run standalone.
Unless Make this Configuration standalone is checked, the configuration can be run only as part of a
The end user will see a combined list of the groups and those configurations that have been made
available standalone. When comparing, the results will be shown concatenated from each configuration
in the group in turn. When updating, a separate owner may be entered for each configuration in the
group.
The expression can be tested by selecting an object of the appropriate source type and pressing the Test
button.
During the Update Database process, the precedence of determining the owner for an inserted object will
be:
1. From the parent/child hierarchy if updating using a child configuration
2. From a PML callback if defined
3. From the owner expression if defined
4. From the setting in the Update Database dialogue
Note that the older UI style retains the simple Accept All button.
The PML methods have been expanded to be consistent with the accept options:
acceptAllDisplayed() accepts all available changes.
acceptAllLinked() accepts all linked objects.
acceptAllMatched() accepts all matched objects.
acceptAllUnmatched() accepts all unmatched objects.
updateLink() now updates attributes for linked objects for consistency with the Update Database
dialogue default settings.
PML Callbacks
Specific company and project customisations can be implemented using PML callbacks and a framework
is provided for this purpose. Methods are provided in the cuProjectHandler PML object to enable
additional checks and actions:
The upgrade will not overwrite any configurations already defined in the later version. It will first upgrade
available configurations from Engineering 14.1 and then from earlier versions of 12.1.SP4. Note that
configurations with source AVEVA P&ID will require a service port number to be added manually.
Further Information
For more information refer to the Compare/Update User Guide.
Description
The BENDRADIUS command has been extended to allow the Bend Radius to be expressed in multiples of
the Outside Diameter :-
BENDRADIUS OUTDIAM
Description
The MATERIALLIST command has been extended to allow the User to switch the ISODRAFT Bill Of
Material Gridlines to be ON or OFF e.g.:-
This may be accomplished via the Material List Column Definitions Options form :-
12.1.SP4.22
Description
The CONTNOTES command has been extended to allow the value of a Pipe UDA to be included in the
Continuation Notes e.g. :-
New attribute IGNBRK has been added to the SPEC element in order to control Spec Break tagging on an
isometric.
The IGNBRK attribute should be set to true to suppress the Spec Break tag.
12.1.SP4.21
Description
1. The “Element Type” text area used to be prepopulated with “[ALL]” which allows the user to search for
all element types. This has been removed to try and discourage this kind of search, but it is still
possible to do by selecting it or typing it in.
2. The “Search Filters” expander is now expanded as default to highlight that a scope and database
selection is necessary. The Beneath element field is now always enabled (Checkbox removed) and if
you try to search with that field empty, it will do it on the world element (This has been implemented by
Peter Hall).
3. The “In Volume” checkbox under the “Within Volume” expander group is now only enabled if the
selected database type is “Design”.
Description
The Pipe Piece Name parameters may be set via the Material List Options form :-
This invokes the following command to report the section of the Pipe Piece Name after the 3rd hyphen
delimiter in the Cut Pipe table :-
The Cut Pipe Report Format accessed from the Reports and Symbol File Options form now also includes
Pipe Piece Names.
12.1.SP4.17
Description
The cut information for elbows can now be added to the Pipe Sketch drawing.
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Inside Arc Length (Li) = 2πri x ( Ѳ / 360˚ ) ͦ ͦͦͦ ͦ
Centre Arc Length (Lc) = 2πrc x ( Ѳ / 360˚ ) ͦ ͦͦͦ ͦ
Centre Arc Length (Lo) = 2πro x ( Ѳ / 360˚ ) ͦ ͦͦͦ
The Cut Information Table is created in the drawing if a trim able elbow’s angle is not 90 deg or at least
different from its catalogue standard angle.
In order to use this table, the user needs to create a NOTE in the outfitting draft module and set the
function of the NOTEs to ELBOCUTINFO as shown:
The method to create these notes is same is according to standards so please refer the Position and
Populate Backing Sheet in the user guide.
Description
In PDMS and Marine 12.1.SP4.Fix17, the Integrator link references have been made no claim.
The reference attributes deslnk, schlnk and englnk are set on the CYMLNK object which is normally
hidden from the end user, and these appear as pseudo attributes on the individual 3D, schematic and
engineering objects.
This enhancement resolves the scenario such as where the engineering user links their object to the
schematic object and then the 3D designer links their object to the schematic object, only to find this
rejected because the CYMLNK was claimed by the other user. The second link action no longer require a
claim of the CYMLNK, and the 3D object will now be linked to both the schematic and engineering objects.
The first user will have the CYMLNK in their claim list since they created it, but this does not prevent the
second user from also linking.
Note that it is still necessary for the concurrent users to save and get work in order to see each other’s
changes.
When used in a global project, we recommend that the project administrator creates a variant extract of
the Ref-DESI database for the CYMWRL (Integrator link world) at each location. This will remove the
global extract claim for linking.
The impact with linking is that the last update wins. Following consultation with representative users this
was accepted as reasonable, given that real world scopes of work were unlikely to result in a conflict from
this change.
This enhancement will also be delivered in the future AVEVA Diagrams 14.1, AVEVA Engineering
14.1.SP1 and AVEVA Everything3D™ 2.1 releases.
12.1.SP4.13
Description
Compare/Update Changes
Compare/Update now supports compare and import of Instruments from AVEVA Instrumentation to
Design element types Instrument, Equipment and Subequipment. This gives the capability, for example, to
separate instruments into inline, offline mounted, and offline non-mounted.
In order to use this new capability in existing projects it is necessary to replace one of the configuration
files. Delete the file DesignAIConfiguration.xml from the project folder <xxx>dflts\ModelManagement. The
system will subsequently copy the updated file in from the release folder. Any previously defined
configurations based on that combination of source and destination databases will need to be configured
again.
The integration UDA pmg-design-ai should have its element list extended to include types Cable,
Equipment, Instrument and Subequipment.
Description
Compare/Update and Integrator Changes
Merging of partially populated links
In Compare/Update and Schematic 3D Integrator, the Manage Links function to validate links will now
merge partially populated links, e.g. 3D object “A” is linked to schematic object “A” by one link and
schematic object “A” is linked to engineering object “A” by another link, as can occur when links are
created in separate extract databases.
A new PML method has been provided so that links can be validated from the command line. This can be
run using the following syntax:
import 'MMservices'
using namespace 'Aveva.Pdms.MMServices'
!!mmManageLinks = object mmManageLinks()
!!mmManageLinks.validate()
12.1.SP4.10
Description
Compare/Update Changes
The user is no longer prompted automatically to enter a filter on selecting a data source (for the
case where a filter has not already been defined). The Filters button is now active as soon as a
data source is selected, so a filter can be defined if required, prior to selecting a configuration to
run for comparison.
On the Update Database form, the defaults for the two check boxes labelled “Update attributes for
linked items” have been changed to be on, so attributes will be updated by default.
In the Configuration Wizard, attribute mapping can now include PML expressions in place of
source attributes. On the Attribute Mapping screen the source side can now consist of:
o Type a PML expression, enclosed in brackets, e.g. (DESC of OWNE). The expression will
not be evaluated at this point but will be evaluated at comparison time against the source
object.
o Type a static value, to set a default value onto a target attribute. Any value entered in this
way will not be validated at this point.
A new option has been added to the SHEE element of a drawing template as described below.
Description
A new option has been added to the SHEE element of a drawing template as described below.
1. SAME-SCALE :
This option is used to make same scale views.
2. FOUR_VIEWS_ON:
Show always four views. All four views are displayed even if the spool is located in one plane.
FOUR_VEWS_OFF (Default):
Show only one view if the spool is located in one plane.
All views will be merged to just one view.
If the value of function has no definition about “FOUR_VIEW_OFF”, the “FOUR_VIEW_OFF” will be
applied as default.
But, if the spool is not located in one place, this option is set to “FOUR_VIEWS_ON” automatically.
Description
Piping components and their insulation drawn in the same graphical view
Over the years there have been many requests to provide functionality that allows for both piping
components and their insulation to be drawn in the same graphical view. This has not previously been
possible because insulation is not a separate entity and insulation parameters merely change the physical
size of the component.
In resolving this, we have changed the way in which the attribute ‘Insulation’ of the Representation Style is
used for the Piping Insulation.
The Insulation flag does not now solely toggle Pipe Insulation On and Off
The insulation flag continues to work as it did for all other insulation types
There are two new Representation Style attributes that are used solely for Pipe Insulation.
Fig1. The Tube Flag is ON, the FFSTYLE is set to Solid, the Insulation flag is OFF and PINSSTYLE is
OFF. The result would be the same if the PINSSTYLE was set because the Insulation flag still controls the
toggling of all insulation.
Fig2. The Tube Flag is ON, the FFSTYLE is set to Solid, the Insulation flag is ON, the PINSSTYLE is
set to Dashed and the PINSCOLOUR is set to Blue
Fig3. The Tube Flag is ON, the FFSTYLE is set to Dashed, Insulation flag is ON, the PINSSTYLE is set
to Solid and the PINSCOLOUR is set to Blue.
Notice that the tube is dashed for only those that have insulation. To produce this type of display, you will
need to use two rules, one for the dashed tube and another for the solid tube. The rule for the dashed tube
shown here would contain a criterion such as the following;
USE STYLE /dashed_style FOR ALL BRAN MEM WITH INTHICK NEQ 0
Otherwise, the result would be that all tube were displayed dashed.
Please Note: Drawing both Pipe and Pipe Insulation in the same view means more graphics processing
and it will take longer to produce such a view compared to one that contains just Pipe or just Pipe
Insulation. For examples of DRAFT styles & rules that take advantage of the new features, please see
release 52212.
Description
Compare Update
In Compare/Update the setting to Use advanced configuration has been moved from the Options
dialogue to a new screen in the Configurations Wizard. This means that end users no longer see this
option and it is controlled by the administrator to ensure consistent use on the project.
If advanced rules are required for this particular configuration, select a Project Configuration File (this
will usually be the default filename for the project, e.g. for Sample project this would be
%SAMDFLTS%\ModelManagement\ProjectConfiguration.xml). Then select a Rule Set and check Use
Advanced Rules.
Check Restrict the Configuration to Admin Users only if you want to test this configuration before
publishing it for general use on the project.
This can be achieved simply by an administrator in the Paragon module by using the “Check MDS
Application Defaults” utility provided in the Utilities menu.
See section entitled: Update Existing Client Project Application Defaults Databases in the Multi-
Discipline Supports Administrator Guide.
MDS has been enhanced to allow the Unique Naming of Supports, the Designer is prompted to Name
each Support Ancillary. This can be turned off In Paragon by unselecting Unique Support Names on the
Options (2) Tab of the Modify > Application Defaults Form.
Documentation for these enhancements is provided within the following product manuals;
At release 12.1.SP4 the method in which MDS reference databases (i.e. MDS/CATA) are delivered has
been altered such that the MDS project is no longer supplied with the product.
MDS reference databases are now contained within the MAS project that forms part of the standard
product installation. This change was necessary to ensure on-going compatibility with the core product.
MDS users will need to reset the pointers to the MDS reference databases within their projects and re-
establish these databases within individual MDB’s
User definable content databases such as MDS/APPDEFAULTS and template databases do not
need to be re-associated.
In this release:
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.28
Diagrams:
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Pipe Fabrication:
if (!(arriveComponent.GetElementType() ==
DbElementTypeInstance.COUPLING || arriveComponent.GetElementType()
== DbElementTypeInstance.WELD) && result.ArriveComponentLoose &&
result.UserArriveExcess > 0)
{
result.ArriveTubeLength = result.ArriveTubeLength + result.UserArriveExcess;
}
82353 175396 Title: MarineDrafting: Model Exchange claims unexpected PIPE which containing
pspool elements.
Symptoms: NA
Previous/Known workaround: None that works in all scenarios.
Solution: Marine Drafting uses now the Production Checks utility in the same
mode as when Production Checks is disabled. So no pipes/branches are getting
claimed.
Outfitting:
12.1.SP4.27
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.26
Diagrams:
Engineering:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.25
Diagrams:
Engineering:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
Diagrams:
Pipe Fabrication:
Title: Penetration ATTA placed next to a COUP generates new PSPOOL when
pipe Validate.
Symptoms: This is a specific scenario for a flanged coupling.
69998 140241 Previous workaround: None.
Solution: An element is added to the component list where the element type is an
attachment and on retrieving the shop of the next element; comparing to ensure it
is not equal to false.
Title: Limits added by users are not recognized by Multiple Spool feature in Pipe
Fabrication.
Symptoms: Limits are not recognized during addition of spools to Spool Drawings.
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Previous workaround: None.
Solution: The program has been modified to recognize the spool limits added by
users.
Title: The Galvanization Tank Check form fails to open on the attached pipe.
Symptoms: n.a.
Previous workaround: None.
75351 155152
Solution: The program has been modified so that on calculating the flowdir, if
frompos and topos are equal, it is calculated using component Reference
pDirection w.r.t World.
IsoDraft:
Incident Defect
Description
Number Number
Title: ISO hyperplant on OPTION.
Symptoms: Weld Number missing when ISO hyperplant option set to 'ON'.
59418 103711
Previous workaround: None.
Solution: Take account of different comment types all pointing to a weld.
Title: User Defined SKEY with 5 connections not using all connections.
Symptoms: User Defined SKEY with 5 connections not using all connections.
73358 149960
Previous workaround: None.
Solution: Handle any components with 3 tee points on the same side correctly.
Title: Penetration coupling located at the end of the branch is missing its symbol in
isometric.
Symptoms: Penetration coupling located at the end of the branch is missing its
79797 169357
symbol in isometric.
Previous workaround: None.
Solution: Do not treat coupling penetrations like supports.
PDMS:
Incident Issue
Description
Number Number
Title: Add pick from DBlisting is actually remove pick.
Symptoms: Could not add to list by picking.
66298 125892
Previous workaround: Have to navigate and add CE.
Solution: Fixed.
Title: An error in the handling of some arcs which could cause discrepancies
between wireline and hidden-line view types.
Symptoms: Observed differences in the display of some nearly-semicircular arcs
80108 171185
in drawings when wireline view types were compared with other view types.
Previous workaround: none.
Solution: Core code has been corrected.
12.1.SP4.24
Engineering:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.23
Engineering:
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.22
Diagrams:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.21
Diagrams:
Engineering:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.20
Diagrams:
Engineering:
Pipe Fabrication:
12.1.SP4.19
Diagrams:
Engineering:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
PDMS 12.1.SP4.18
Diagrams:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
12.1.SP4.17
Engineering:
Pipe Fabrication:
SAME-SCALE;FOUR_VIEWS_OFF;FIXED_VIEW_DIR"
1. SAME-SCALE :
This option is used to make same scale views.
2. FOUR_VIEWS_ON:
Show always four views. All four views are displayed even if the spool is located
in one plane.
3. FIXED_VIEW_DIR:
This option is used to preserve predefined view directions on the Drawing
template.
69940 140055 Title: Pipe Spool Drawing Does Not Have the Option for "Select All" and "Remove
All".
Symptoms: There is no option for "Select All" and "Remove All" on the pipe spool
drawing.
Known workaround: Can use "Ctrl+A" and "Del" key.
Solution: Program modified to append the options for "Remove All", "Select All"
and "Unselect All" into the popup menu.
70024 140197 Title: Spools without tubes cannot get pipe sketch.
Symptoms: If a spool is consisting of only one FLANGE, PSVLD is false. Then the
validation result on the pipe spool drawing is different with pipe fabrication check
Known workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: The logic to validate spool has been added.
70092 140323 Title: Incorrect BUTT Values on Pipe Spool Drawing.
Symptoms: The Butt values that are included on the Assembly Table are incorrect
Known workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: Program modified to get the amount of material that needs to be
removed for BUTT value.
PDMS:
PDMS 12.1.SP4.16
PDMS:
PDMS 12.1.SP4.15
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Pipe Fabrication:
PDMS:
PDMS 12.1.SP4.14
Engineering:
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139656 Title: Tags - Highlight Changes doesn't show STAMP on a GLOBAL project.
Symptoms: In SVG Highlighting existing stamps are not displayed on GLOBAL
project.
Known workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: Now user can see STAMPs on GLOBAL project.
Pipe Fabrication:
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With this fix applied, such an ATTA will be ignored in pipe piece generation by
Production Checks. Any spools generated before the fix may have to be redone, as
they will contain more pipe pieces than necessary. Where an ATTA is deliberately
introduced in order to break a long pipe piece into smaller pieces, that will still work,
as long as its SPREF does not contain the strings '/MDS' or '/MDF'.
69528 138711 Title: Isodraft - Weld Numbering not re-initialised for isometrics produced from
a detail list.
Symptoms: Weld Numbering is continued from previous isometric in detail list.
Known workaround: Produce isometrics individually rather than from a detail list.
Solution: Re-initialise weld numbering count when processing 2 pipes in the same
Transfer File (from a detail list).
69714 139170 Title: Plot CE uses ANET-RVM2XGL license when Aveva net files are unchecked.
Symptoms: Potential nnecessary license claims.
Known workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: Altered license check on plot CE form to only operate when checkbox is
selected.
69722 139188 Title: Isodraft - PSPOOL isometric does not show tube following ATTA.
Symptoms: Incorrect dimensions on PSPOOL isometric.
Known workaround: Set SPKBRK TRUE for ATTA
Solution: Include ATTA in BELRFA attribute of PPSOOL irrespective of its SHOP
setting - as per Spooler. Isodraft to write the ATTA and the tube following it to the
Transfer File irrespective of its SPKBRK setting.
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Number Number
70398 141253 Title: Design - Positioning problem with non inline piping & hanger elements.
Symptoms: POS command gives wrong results at 12.1.SP1 Fix 13.
Known workaround: Use fix 12.
Solution: Corrected.
PDMS 12.1.SP4.13
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136426 Title: Batch Update
Symptoms: Inline elements became secondary after batch job update
Solution: Items that exists before secondary inline has been introduced will
became primary items after batch update.
68884 136761 Title: Object Reference Not Set to an Instance of an Object SI -68641
Symptoms: Unhandled exceptions occured during some operations on diagram or
during opening some diagrams.
Solution: Fixed unhandled exception during opening diagrams or doing some
operation on diagram.
62140 137707 Title: Text missing when Diagram is exported into AutoCAD
Known workaround: Save dwg file in 2000 version
Solution: String formatting encoding was enhanced, which resolved problems with
export to newer DWG file formats.
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Engineering:
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117709 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Exception to be handle on click of Compare CE.
Symptoms: Sometimes name attribute or unique attribute is missing in case of with
external source. It’s giving exception.
Known workaround: Proper attributes are required.
Solution: Proper message is displayed and Exception is handled when name
attribute or unique attribute is missing for external datasource.
64384 118742 Title: Tags - Compare/Update: Performance Issue of the grid result - phase 2 fixes
Symptoms: performance areas are row colouring after comparison and accept all.
Solution: Performance is improved at the time of grid color and accept all.
64647 119564 Title: Tags - Compare Update: Save grid layout for user.
Symptoms: Element name with ":" selected as source gives error message when
user selects attribute from column setup
Solution: ":" is removed from file path which is coming from element type.
129515 Title: Tags - 3D View is getting displayed as cropped in tags module launched in
RDP.
Symptoms: Only small part of view is visible.
Solution: Routine which caused the problem has been exchanged.
131153 Title: Tags - UDA default value is not showing up in the tags grid
Symptoms: default values for the UDA ':test' are not showing up in the tags grid.
Solution: Changed the order of setting default null value for columns. It was the
cause of default values not showing in grid.
131364 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Compare/Update: when editing an existing
configuration, a new configuration with the same name is getting created.
Symptoms: Existing configuration getting created twice when user edits it, so two
configuration the same displayed in list.
Solution: Now only single configuration is displayed with unique display name.
133647 Title: Tags - The TagsAddin addin is not able to use network paths.
Symptoms: When starting Tags the following message appears:
Failed to start TagsAddin Addin…
Known workaround: Error message occurs when network paths are used e.g.
project_dir=\\servername\projects\121AENG\
To avoid this problem map network drive and adjust environment variables
appropriately.
Solution: The TagsAddin addin can now use network paths.
134306 Title: session comments not getting saved
Solution: Fixed an issue causing session comment not being properly saved from
PML Session Comment dialog.
136457 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Compare/Update: Implicit changes due
to implementation in Netgrid control in SP4.
Symptoms: Exceptions are thrown when forms having netgrid control is opened
Solution: Forms having netgrid control is displayed with no exceptions
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59969 105007 Title: Adding Icon to reflect the assignment result
Symptoms: The details tab of the Assign Bending Machine form does not have a
icon to display result
Solution: Program modified to add icon to display assignment result
60022 105115 Title: Assign Bending Machine Duplicate Errors
Solution: Added logic to check element before assigning error list
60023 105116 Title: Assign Bending Machine Form - No Highlight
Solution: Update to highlight the bending element which is to have modified radius
60292 106394 Title: Create Weld by Picking will not work on Set-On Tees
Solution: Additional codes to pick set-on tee as advices
60477 106980 Title: Fabrication/Installation Isometric Form Population
Solution: Removed the logic to check removed items when adding elements
60489 107010 Title: Naming Pipe Pieces
Solution: Appended logic to assign autonaming for pipepiece element (PPIECE)
60727 134623 Title: Location of Check Message File in Pipe Fabrication
Symptoms: Program only will find the check message file in the PDMSEXE folder
Solution: Program modified to find the file from PDMSDFLTS and PDMSEXE
folder If it is not in the PDMSDFLTS folder, the program will look in the PDMSEXE
folder
68713 136129 Title: Branch connected by PTAP is not shown on PSPOOL isometric.
Solution: Match PTAP with an OLET when comparing Isodraft internal type with
attribute BELTYP list
65363 122461 Title: Weldgap Config Form Initialisation Behaviour is Poor
Solution: Added logic for selection missing specs if there are any missing spec for
weld handling
67549 130649 Title: Modelling Consistency Form Error
Solution: Updated codes to get arrive connection to check flange rotation
67766 131412 Title: Spool Drawing Issues with # in Pipe Name
Solution: The “#” character will be changed to "_" to avoid the error
69599, 138861, Title: Fabrication Check Form Fails.
69639 138927 Solution: Exception has been handled.
69728 139229 Title: Coordinate Error on Elbow .
Symptoms: Coordinate Error on elbow is happened.
Solution: Program modified to get assembly table from elbow properly.
PDMS:
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64443 118929 Title: Structures - Bent Panel Fittings Angle cannot be changed.
Symptoms: Bent Panel elements cannot be rotated.
Solution: A new attribute BFORI has been introduced.
64539 119230 Title: The input offset form fails to display in certain scenarios.
Solution: Add code to PositionControl.
64721 120297 Title: Isometric Automatic Drawing Production - IsoADP with MDS error.
Symptoms: An error message “(2, 769) An object does not have a member
METHOD” may appear when drawing supports for cable way or HVAC.
Solution: The application has been modified to find the MDS supports in both
HVAC and CWAY branches.
130845 Title: Piping - Porting back Sloping lines schema to maintain compatabilty with E3D
2.1.
Symptoms: Interopability.
Known workaround: Don't use sloping lines.
Solution: Port code back.
132218 Title: Admin - Reconfiguration TO/FROM FILE only works if all drawing-files exist
in the original database
Symptoms: If a Sheet contains both Picture-file and Marine Drawing-files, then
both external drawing-files must be exist in order for Reconfiguration TO FILE to
work. If any file is missing, then Reconfiguration FROM FILE omits the Drawing-file
copy. Any existing files will be copied alongside the Reconfigurer files during the
Output stage, but they will not be read in and updated during the Input stage to the
destingation database.
Known workaround: Use Reconfiguration TO DB to avoid the problem
Solution: Fixed
68228 134724 Title: Draft - (2,779) Method <ERROR>.WRT(<DBREF>) displayed when creating
CWAY Isos.
Solution: Fixed to handle case when a POINTR is the last component in the spool.
68860 136610 Title: Hidden Views are exported to DWG.
Solution: This issue has been solved.
69114 137562 Title: Piping - Hole Management data being written to MDS association world.
Symptoms: Hole management association group created in MDS association
world.
Known workaround: Make sure that a writable hole management association
group is available to all users.
Solution: The system now checks for ASSOWL purpose, and will not attempt to
create a new ASSOGP in an MDS association world.
69107 137567 Title: Design - Position from Hole Management report is not the position of
penetration if an offset is applied
Symptoms: Offset applied to holes is not included in the penetration position
Known workaround: Use the position of the virtual hole (No problem with holes
with no offset applied)
Solution: Output on report position with offset applied
69529 138719 Title: Admin - PNS (Privileges Not Sufficient) Error with foreign DB in 12.1.SP4.12.
Symptoms: If read only access is applied to databases a PNS error is given on
module entry.
Known workaround: If appropriate, do not set read only permission to databases.
Solution: Use fix provided in 12.1.SP4.13.
138878 Title: Piping - User not able to connect the Pipe Branch to a Equipment Nozzle.
Solution: Corrected PML.
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Diagrams:
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Number Number
I-65890 124325 Title: Reloading PBS from datal macro is not working properly
Symptoms: During reloading PBS from datal macro, the PBSPAR was not set
correctly if it referred to more than one element. As a result it was not possible to
move PBS structure between projects using datal.
Known workaround: Manually adjust PBSPAR after running datal macro.
Solution: Setting the PBSPAR attribute from datal macro or command line is
working fine now.
Pipe Fabrication:
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102544 Title: Compensation Materials form would not display materials.
Symptoms: Compensation Materials form would not display materials if the units
were not set to Celsius and Pascals.
Known workaround: Switch units to Celsius and Pascals and then switch them
back afterwards.
Solution: The form now shows the correct materials for when the units are set to
any values.
104201 Title: Using 'Adjust to Steelwork' functionality on ST06 results in error message.
Symptoms: Cannot perform required functionality, resulting in error message.
Known workaround: ST06 can be manually adjusted to steelwork by user input of
explicit values.
Solution: Adjust to steelwork functionality is now fixed.
116574 Title: Reference supports were not moved when the support was moved.
Symptoms: Any reference supports created on a support framework were not
moved with the framework.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: Reference supports are now moved with the framework.
PDMS:
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I-62565 113666 Title: Piping - Unhandled error in pipe splitting.
Symptoms: During pipe splitting, there can be an error message "problem creating
the dummy assembly" if a component stype is unavailable in the current spec. This
cases another error and the process halts with "array element 0 does not exist".
Known workaround: This is caused by using plant assemblies in marine where
the specs are incompatible. The assemblies should be re-built in the marine sample
project.
Solution: An extra error handle has been built into the assembly code.
I-64729 120326 Title: Fixed PML STOP button not working on Windows 7
Symptoms: STOP button does not always interrupt PML on Windows 7
Know workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: This issue has now been corrected.
I-66297 125876 Title The Pipe component selection form opening and closing will make the
software crash ( fatal error if console is shown).
Solution: Added a check in the code to prevent the form from crashing.
I-66357 127662 Title: Design - Incorrect work Advanced View Control with Measure Distance
functionality (lost a dimension).
Symptoms: Error concerning no aid number.
Known workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: Advance view form did register aids but did a .remove( instead of .hide(
128816 Title: Design - Autofill straights with wrong orientation.
Symptoms: Autofill straights with wrong orientation.
Known workaround: Reconnect.
Solution: This issue has now been corrected.
I-64762, 128948, Title: Design - Unreliable PML file-saving on Windows 7.
I-67188 129208 Symptoms: PML applications show PNS (Privileges not Sufficient) on alternate
operations – can affect Reporting, Savework Design Colours etc. Applies to
Windows 7 (or higher) file-shares.
Known workaround: Problem may be resolved by repeating operation.
Solution: This issue has now been corrected.
135489 Title: HVAC Syntax error message is displayed on selecting Connect Tail to Last
Member.
Symptoms: Syntax Error.
Known workaround: Set TCON in attributes form.
Solution: Fixed using PML2 syntax.
12.1.SP4.11
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113140 Title: Integrator at 12.1.SP4 should be able to cope with an E3D2.1 configuration
file.
Symptoms: Integrato throws unhandled exceptions if it encounters a leter
configuration rule.
Known workaround: Use a configuration file generated at 12.1.SP4.
Solution: Handle errors from referencing attributes not available at earlier versions.
I-62964 114737 Title: Branches of unlinked pipes have options to accept differences.
Symptoms: Branches have options to accept differences which should not be
available if pipe is unlinked.
Known workaround: Ignore these options or reject any accepted differences.
Solution: Accept differences options are not available on branch if pipe is unlinked.
I-62968 114741 Title: After rejecting an accepted differences any acceptance group member should
be removed.
Symptoms: Acceptance group members remain after rejecting accepted
difference.
Known workaround: Manually remove items from the acceptance group, or ignore
them.
Solution: Acceptance group members are removed on rejecting an accepted
difference.
I-63096 115389 Title: Tags - Enhance the Validate process of Manage Links to merge partially
populated link objects.
Symptoms: Separate link objects sharing one of the same references.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: Validate option merges links that overlap in their references.
I-63704 116814 Title: Copy All to 3D not done for all pipes in multi-linked line.
Symptoms: Only the first pipe that is linked gets the attribute values copied to 3D.
Known workaround: Manually copy the attribute values.
Solution: Copy All to 3D copies the attribute values to each linked pipe.
116906 Title: A branch with no significant components is not compared.
Symptoms: The branch is coloured cyan following comparison.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: Branches with no significant components are compared according to their
connections.
116907 Title: Integrator matches a schematic valve to a PCOM when it should be reporting
a missing valve.
Symptoms: A missing valve is not reported.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: The matching has been improved to correctly report the missing valve.
I-65499 122897 Title: Tooltip reports a difference even though the rules say to ignore that attribure.
Symptoms: The tooltip for an attribute set to Compare Action Ignore reports a
difference.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: The tooltip takes account of the Compare Action setting.
Engineering:
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I-67195, 129710, Title: Tags application does not load lists definitions.
I-67913 133268 Known workaround:
%PDMSUSER%\XXX\Data\Lists\
%XXXDATA%\Lists
%PDMSDFLTS%\Data\Lists
If all three environment variables exist and their values are set (paths) then
everything should work.
PDMS:
PDMS 12.1.SP4.10
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I-59922 104904 Title: Tags - Incorrect Link information after comparison scope By destination.
Symptoms: Incorrect link information showing in C/U grid.
Known workaround: NA
Solution: Now correct link information showing in C/U grid.
I-60210 106087 Title: Tags - Missing attributes for Hull Element Types.
Symptoms: Hull element types are missing, so consider as string in comparision.
Known workaround:
Solution: Added a condition to display hull element type.
I-62681 113985 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Button Filter is greyed before the first compare.
Symptoms: filter button not enable after first comparison, so user can not apply
filter on first comparison.
Known workaround:
Solution: Filter button is enabled after data source is selected i.e before
comparison.
114482 Title: Tags - Excel import is not working properly, when the user is importing empty
data cells.
Symptoms: Excel Import is not working properly, when the user is importing empty
data cells is specified in excel. No changes or updates were executed if user want
to update empty value using excel import.
Known workaround: NA
Solution: It is now possible to import empty cell data using Excel Import.
I-63581 116480 Title: Tags - Mutliple match only update first UDET.
Symptoms: In case of multiple matches, only first UDET updated even if multiple
selected. and multiple attributes selected on selection of single element.
Known workaround:
Solution: Selection of element selects and update only attributes of particular
element.
116630 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Remove prompt for filter when no filter defined.
Symptoms: Message displayed when no filter is applied.
Known workaround:
Solution: Message is removed when no filter defined.
116631 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Change the defaults for updating attributes on
linked items.
Symptoms: By default UpdateMatchedLinked &
UpdateInsertedLinked checkbox's are unchecked in update form.
Known workaround:
Solution: Now by default UpdateMatchedLinked &
UpdateInsertedLinked checkbox's are checked in Update form.
I- 124855 Title: Schematic Model Manager - Performance Issues during comparison and
coloring operations.
Symptoms: Time taken during selecting a configuration or refresh operation was
too much.
Known workaround: No known workaround.
Solution: The time was taken due to side by side grid and also due to comparison
and coloring operation. The performance is improved and is better than before.
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I-61271 110766 Title: Added Option for Bolting Message.
Symptoms: When validation pipe spools, the bolting messages are shown.
Known workaround:
Solution: The Disable Bolting error messages in Pipe Spool Validation option has
added to bypass the bolting error in the Pipe Fabrication Defaults form.
I-59801 116747 Title: Cut Information Table for Elbow.
Symptoms: When create pipe spool drawing, there is no cut information table for
elbow.
Known workaround:
Solution: Program modified to created cut information table.
I-59062 120295 Title: Adding Popup menu for assigning minimum feed excess.
Symptoms: When validate pipe spools, there is no popup menu for assigning
minimum feed excess.
Known workaround:
Solution: Program modified to add popup menu for assigning minimum feed
excess.
I-65388 124821 Title: End Point Table from RSO.
Symptoms: The coodinates in the End Point Table cannot represented from RSO.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: Program modified to get coodinates from RSO.
PDMS:
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Number Number
I-64461 119028 Title: Attribute was being processed incorrectly by PML2
Symptoms: Q VAR !!CE.GAPS or Q VAR !!CE.ATTRIBUTE('GAPS') report an
error (2,800).
Workaround: Handle this error and use Q GAPS syntax
Solution: Definition of Gaps attribute has been corrected to be a Real Array
(DBARRATT). Any temporary workarounds can be removed.
I-64226 119264 Draft - DXF DWG configurable – Problems to export arrow pipe flow.
121186 Title: Design - BPFITT doesn't work with clashing.
Symptoms: No clashing between BFITT and other elements.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: Corrected so also BFITT elements are clashed.
I-65842 124167 Title: Compare/Update: Improve import of information for Cable Catalogue
Symptoms: Message displayed is not proper for external datasource while tried to
edit configuration.
Known workaround: No known workaround.S
Solution: Earlier message is changed to "Selected configuration is protected for
changes, only filter and attribute mapping can be changed” .
124871 Title: Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - Integrity Checker (DICE) patching lost
buckets fails for most databases.
Symptoms: "Attempt to patch failed" message appears and patch is unsuccessful.
Known workaround: None
Solution: Corrected.
I-62683 124954 Title: Attribute was being processed incorrectly by PML2
Symptoms: Q VAR !!CE.GAPS or Q VAR !!CE.ATTRIBUTE('GAPS') report an
error (2,800).
Workaround: Handle this error and use Q GAPS syntax
Solution: Definition of Gaps attribute has been corrected to be a Real Array
(DBARRATT). Any temporary workarounds can be removed.
I-56694 125917 Title: HVAC - Incorrect selection of a size not found in the current SPEC.
Symptoms: UD Fittings form still creates fitting whereas standard forms would
prevent creation (inconsistent).
Known workaround: Previously - delete fitting.
Solution: UD Fittings form behaves consistant to standard forms and prevents
fitting creation when spec range invalid.
I-66615 126911 Title: Correction to eccentric circular arcs.
Symptoms: Some circular arcs in hidden-line views were being drawn with their
centres displaced slightly (12.1SP2 and earlier versions are unaffected).
Known workaround: reduce view arc tolerance ATOL attribute.
Solution: A fix has been made to improve the fitting of circular arcs in the hidden-
line output; previously it was possible for large arcs which formed the major part of
a circle to be positioned slightly off-centre thanks to an artefact of the facetting and
approximation process.
127047 Title: Draft - Linestyles with glyphs not correctly exported
Known workaround: N/A
Solution: Program modified to handle user defined linestyles having system
glyphs( 1 to 25 ) and it works for decmode 3 only. The Quivira font needs to be
installed to provide support for glyphs.
Quivira is a free Unicode font in the Open Type format .
User can directly download from following link and install or copy in
“C:\Windows\Fonts”.
http://www.quivira-font.com/
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127163 Title: Error message popping up saying "Selected Configuration is not editable"
when tried to edit cable configuration.
Symptoms: Message displayed is not proper for external datasource while tried to
edit configuration.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: Earlier message is changed to "Selected configuration is protected for
changes, only filter and attribute mapping can be changed”.
127954 Title: AVEVA Cache Service - integrity errors can occur if any individual cache file
exceeds 2GB (1,048,575 pages).
Symptoms: Database integrity errors can appear if any individual cache file
exceeds 2GB (1,048,575 pages).
Known workaround: De-activate Cache Service or clear cache contents for the
project experiencing errors, using Cache Manager tool.
Solution: Fix to Cache Service.
127967 Database and Data Management - Dabacon Performance enhancement, read
multiple pages in one go. For more information se note under List of Enhancements
above.
I-67055 128442 Title: Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - Reconfigurer crash with upgraded
System database (created at 11.1).
Symptoms: DICE reports unknown DBNA attribute on STAT element;
Reconfigurer crashes after lots of errors.
Known workaround: Either (1) Reconfigure the System database in 12.0.SP6
before upgrading it or (2) Use REPLICATE SYSTEM to create a fresh system
database from macro.
[Note that after Reconfiguration the System database will have lost its upgrade
status . This can be re-applied using DBUPgrade SYSTEM TO LATEST].
Solution: Requires patch - 12.1.SP4.10 or later.
128683 Title: Ability to use expressions in attribute mapping.
Symptoms: It was not possible to directly map pml expression to attribute values
Known workaround: Use advanced configuration to use pml expressions.
Solution: Source mapping column in attribute mapping screen can now
understand pml expression as expression and its value will be evaluated and
mapped to destination attribute.
PDMS 12.1.SP4.9
Diagrams:
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I-51708 85286 Title: PDF files can be now exported from PML interface.
Symptoms: Before the enhancement PDF files could only be generated from the
graphical UI.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: Added PMLcallable method to the PMLDiagrams object which can be
used to export diagrams to PDF files with various export settings.
Engineering:
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I-63849 117112 Title: Isodraft - Incorrect bolting for wafer components.
Symptoms: Mixed bolting (for example STUD and MACH) does not work.
Solution: Wafer Bolting is now handled correctly.
I-64103 117704 Title: Model Editor on HVAC, implied ducting incorrect.
Symptoms: Implied Duct disappears from the graphics in certain circumstances.
Solution: The program has been corrected.
I-64240 118180 Structures - Bent Panel Fitting Creation and Modification Problem.
I-64444 118932 Title: Structures - Bent Panel Fittings cannot be copied by Create>Copy
Symptoms: Not possible to copy a bent panel fitting using the Create>Copy menu.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: Corrected so Copy is available for fittings on a Bent Panel.
I-64314 119013 Title: Structures - Bent Panel Fitting Material Reference is Nulref.
Symptoms: Matref attribute is Nulref at first for the creation of the BPFITT elements
and when we try to change it, it gives an error: “Unable to modify the material of
=16884/487 as write access is not available”.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: The MATREF attribute was missing on the BPFITT. This is now added.
I-64663 119651 Title: Draft - Incorrect View Scale Syntax in Intelligent Text Help.
Symptoms: Scale View Num is shown with the same code word as Scale View
Den.
Solution: Scale View Den code word is now correctly shown as #VRAT[2].
121106 Isodraft - NSBC isometrics now work correctly with tees which leave at P3.
I-65138 121565 Title: SYSTEM crash when Querying BRICOG on Component with unknown
ISPEC.
Symptoms: Dabacon Error 10 and SYSTEM crash.
Solution: Pseudo attributes BRICOG and BRIWEI (and PSATTS) no longer crash if
the insulation spec (ISPEC) is an invalid reference.
I-65098 121589 HVAC - Modify > HVAC > Main branch form now properly recognizes a CIRC duct.
I-65214 121911 Title: Hole manager - Add Pipe/HVAC brings elements from Application World.
Symptoms: The function Add Pipe/HVAC in the Hole Managemnt Utility also finds
pipes and HVAC from Application Worlds.
Solution: APPLDW owned elements are now filtered from the collection.
I-65383 122752 Title: Design - Get Ship coordinate for COG.
Symptoms: UTILITIES \ MASS PROPERTIES \ WEIGHT AND CENTRE OF
GRAVITY displays the COG in ENU, not ship coordinates.
Solution: Option added for Ship Positions.
123744 Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - VAR !A ATTDEF <attribute> RULEDP can
suffer from stack buffer overrun.
123764 Database and Data Management - Assignment of !!CE from DBREF with UDA
name of more than 13 characters can suffer from stack buffer overrun.
I-65563 123807 Title: Specification Data listing on the User Defined HVAC Fittings form.
Symptoms: SPECs are listed in reference number order, not Database order.
Solution: SPECs are once again listed in Database order.
I-65628 123818 Title: Modify > HVAC > Move by command is doubling the distance in some cases.
Symptoms: Both the text gadget and the Move By button were causing the move.
Solution: This has been changed as it was confusing to some users.
I-65198 124005 Title: Connecting the "Head Start" to an existing BRANCH Tail does not pick up the
correct AA-AB values.
Symptoms: Position and HREF are correct, but :HXYsize is NOT correct.
Solution: Correction to ensure that :HXYSIZE is set correctly.
I-65149 124006 Title: Incorrect implied ducting coming off a HVAC transition.
Symptoms: Wrong dimension connecting to user defined CIRC to RECT transition
piece.
Solution: Program corrected.
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I-65593 124007 Title: Show Local Views option is automatically getting reset.
Symptoms: Caused by Modify > HVAC menu option or Modify CE button on the
HVAC form.
Solution: Program corrected.
I-65803 124378 Title: Incorrect implied ducting when "branch connecting" to an HVAC TEE.
Symptoms: Occurred when DESP[41] was not set on the user defined y branch.
Solution: Program improved.
I-66143, 126313, Title: LINESTYLE ERROR IN DRAFT 12.1SP4.
I-66440 126343 Symptoms: Some user defined linestyles cause the draft session to crash
with FATAL error.
Known workaround: Avoid using a style where the line segment length is less than
DECREPEAT size.
Solution: Program modified to handle line segments where line length was less
than DECREPEAT size.
I-66143, 126556, Title: Unwanted glyphs on dimension lines.
I-66440 126313, Symptoms: Some user defined linestyles have a glyph at the ends.
126343 Known workaround: None.
Solution: Program modified to use system line-style 1 (solid), and not any user line-
style, for terminators.
PDMS 12.1.SP4.8:
Diagrams:
Pipe Fabrication:
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Engineering:
Cable:
Pipe Fabrication:
Outfitting:
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I-60295 106397 Draft - Configurable DXF not exporting labels.
I-61414 110238 Database and Data Management - Unable to expunge user process with error (2,
754).
I-61871 111579 Design - Loss of Model Editor increment settings.
115359 Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon - TYPEX errors reported after DBUPGRADE
in Global project.
116104 Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon - Query>Global Status>Communication Status
does not report reason for failure.
117564 General - After logging into PDMS Design Application, both PDMS and Gateways
License is claimed even though AVEVA NET Export feature is not used.
I-64054 117568 Draft - Draft Error Dimension Definition.
118201 General - No forwards compatibility in diagrams and engineering bat files.
PDMS 12.1.SP4.6:
Diagrams:
Pipe Fabrication:
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Diagrams:
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112021 Title: Sorting option is needed for PBS Explorer.
Symptoms: Currently there is no option for automatically sort nodes in PBS
Explorer.
Known workaround: Sort collections inside PML functions used for getting PBS
elements. It works, but makes the funcions complicated and affects
performance.
Solution: The funcionality has been added now. The nodes are sorted
alphanumerically by default and it is possible to turn the sorting off using state
command (Aveva.PBSAddin.SortPBSExplorerCommand). All nodes are sorted
or not, it is not possible to sort only selection of nodes. The exception is for
nodes with static texts - it is possible to keep original order even if the rest of
nodes is sorted (controlled by command
Aveva.PBSAddin.SkipStaticTextsCommand). Buttons for both commands are
added to Project->Options->PBS Explorer Options.
113520 Title: Page array is too short.
Symptoms: Number of entries for attribute PAGE is limited to 50 so it is not
possible to have e.g. 51 secondary equipments.
Known workaround: None.
Solution: Limit of entries for PAGE has been extended to 500.
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Engineering:
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Engineering:
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Diagrams:
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I-58754 103997 New option has been introduced “Diagrams Options->General options->System
Configuration->Concatenate branches”. Basically, it determines if branches that are
in the same line and are connecting together in the same flow should be merged or
not. . Please see updated documentation in chapter Piping & Instrumentation
Diagrams (P&IDs) / Automatic Management of Logical Pipe Model.
I-59964 104997 Title: Diagrams crashes when customising ribbon.
Symptoms: When using the Customise function to customise the Fluent UI ribbon,
Diagrams crashes when selecting certain customisation files.
Known workaround: Remove the line <CustomizationFile Name="AIAddin"
Path="DiagramSchematicAIAddin.uic" />
From the file DiagramsCustomization.xml
Solution: The problem has been fixed.
I-60752 107804 Title: Copy / Paste performance
Symptoms: The Copy/Paste operation is experienced as slow when copying/pasting
large portions of data.
Solution: The code has been optimised, resulting in a performance improvement of
up to 30%.
107904 Title: Handling of Unassigned Items
Symptoms: Currently it's not possible to easily assign shapes to a DB element that
has been created from Compare/Update or imported via Excel Import. It's
necessary to have a way of doing this easily so that a complete process workflow
can be achieved.
Solution: Basic handling of unassigned items has been implemented. Please see
updated documentation in chapter Working with Diagrams / Unassigned Items.
Schematic 3D Integrator:
Engineering:
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I-58552 100615 Tags - Numerical columns are now exported as numbers in Excel.
I-58553 100643 Tags - Reference Browser displays correct UDAs references defined in Lexicon.
I-58559 100670 Tags - Multi Select Filter displays only relevant values based on other filters.
I-58666 101094 Tags - List sort order is being saved when user does SaveWork and is shared
between all users.
101097 Tags - Regional settings for datetime attributes.
101098 Tags – Changed filter conditions to match checkboxes "check policy" requirements.
101274 Tags - Very slow Tags performance when "Highlight changes after Get Work"
option is enabled.
I-58760 101325 Tags - Adjusted long text field editor behaviour to match standard text field
behaviour (after pressing F2 text in long text editor is selected and can be
overwritten).
I-58761 101327 Tags - Cell forward on enter or tab.
I-58765 101331 Tags - No questions when closing Tags if it is not necessary.
101495 Tags - Added Edit button to edit current reference without removing existing and
adding new reference.
Changed layout so Edit, Add and Remove are at the top and Up and Down are
below.
I-59135 102651 Tags - No exception when modifying cells fires an event and change the colour of
modified cell.
103600 Tags - Units are refreshed on active opened list if we modify Unit Set in List
Manager.
103702 Tags - Updated Units of measures are applied on active opened list after GetWork
now.
104416 Tags - Grid is now displayed correctly after Get Work when modify scheme of
database view in Lexicon.
I-60446 106792 Tags - PBS query node was not working as expected but is now corrected.
Cable:
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PDMS:
PDMS 12.1.SP4.1:
Diagrams:
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95110 Title: Delay when clicking Compare / Update / Link button.
Symptoms: When clicking Compare / Update / Link button Diagrams, the
dropdown in the Manage tab freezes for some time, sometimes for several
seconds.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: Performance has been improved.
I-57335 96724 Spec search.
99303 Ribbon: Command Window button should be moved from the Admin Tab to the
View Tab.
104023 Move PBS Explorer Options from Project tab to Options backstage page.
104028, "AutonameCEAndOffSpring" issue in Diagram module.
90734
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Engineering:
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92518, Tags - New DateTime does not display or allow the entry of time values.
92523
I-55429 92921 Compare/Update - An unnamed Engite will occur two entries in the CuP grid.
I-55990 92924 Compare/Update - Advanced config should be inside config wizard so under admin
control.
93508 Tags - Grid layout in Tags is lost when modifying or removing columns when
changing database view in Lexicon.
93949 Datasheets - ## is displayed in import grid instead of text value.
94242 Tags - The AVEVA NET Gateway Setup icon is broken in SP4.
I-56292 94654 Datasheets - Boiler plate in Auto mapping form needs to be renamed.
I-56293 94667 Datasheets - "Create and Map" Form should have Accept all button.
I-56298 94672 Datasheets - DataSource pull-down list in Create and Map” Form should "SRCELE".
95061 Tags - Colour feedback on error and missing data in the grid functionality.
95109 Tags - When clicked, the Tags grid icon for Diagram does not highlight the item.
I-56595 95246 Tags - Greyed the Rename Button if the Name is read-only in the list.
95278 Tags - User fails to Replace LowerCase letter if UpperCase letter has already been
used in the Find and Replace window.
95374 Datasheets - "Index Was Out of Range" is displayed in the message log when user
attempts to import the Datasheet which contains Continuous Area with Free txt cell.
95394 Datasheets - UOM Standard Control allows user to define a duplicate name.
95435 Tags - Unhandled Exception is displayed on clicking the Clear button in the
Reference Browser window.
95436 Tags - Title: Unhandled Exception is displayed on clicking the 'Documents' folder in
'Select Transfer Set' window.
Symptoms: When in Tags, using Design Reuse importing data, when indicating the
'Document' folder, the application will abort.
Known workaround: No known workaround exists.
Solution: The issue is fixed so it is possible to click on the 'Document' folder.
95507 Tags - Short cut key Symbols fails to display for the other modules which is present
under Project tab in Tags Module.
I-56673 95571 Tags - Compare/Update: Problem with filters when doing compare and update
when running multiple projects.
95622 Datasheets - UOM Standard control "feedback colour" remains 'grey in colour’
though cell is unlocked.
95628 Datasheets - Font size changes to default after resizing the merged cell.
95644 Datasheets - Remove clear button from reference browser window.
95871 Tags - The Show Whole Box command in the 3D viewer does not work as
expected.
95894, Tags - Tags List Manager: Creating group heading does not work first time.
64449
95953 Datasheets - A Warning message "Wrong element to select" is displayed when user
clicks on 'Owner browse' button in' Datasheet Configuration' window.
95966 Datasheets - Precision value is displayed only in the first element of the continuation
area.
95970 Datasheets - Control moves to last work sheet in Instance when user modifies the
attribute in continuation area.
96157 Tags - Column search highlighting gets unintentionally stored with list definition.
96303 Datasheets - One additional row and column outside continuation area is
considered as part of continuation area.
96312 Tags - Icons in "Diagram icon" column are not displayed after List Manager
changes.
96393 Tags - Excel Export Wizard - Delete button on Worksheet and Element Type
Configuration screen doesn't work as expected.
I-57145 96417 Tags - Datasheets option in “Publish to AVEVA Net” config form is not visible in old
project.
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96538 Datasheets - Attribute Name column in "Create and Map” Form should have pull-
down list of attributes name suffix with its corresponding datasource.
96625 Datasheets - Keyboard control for Cut/Copy/Paste fails to function on datasheet
template.
96631 Tags - Messages from datasheet are displayed as warning in Message Log window
of Tags.
96632 Tags - Not able to insert “Material” value in the Tags list information grid.
96698, Datasheets - Error message is not displayed in Tags when user modifies the
96525 Instance which is mapped by 2 DBViews.
96774 Datasheets - 'Auto Hide' function fails to unhide the Datasheet template docked
window when window is hidden.
I-57498 97066 Datasheets - Unable to update datasheets if updating datasheet values from excel
sheet contains comma.
I-57608 97278 Tags - Checking the checkbox in “Select Summaries” Form display Unhandled
Exception.
97281 Tags - PBS is updated for every status change, affecting performance of bulk
operations.
I-57614 97285 Tags - Excel import: No slash is added to NAME and OWNER on excel import.
I-57616 97319 Tags - Unable to update Reference attributes” via Excel Import.
I-57702 97542 Tags - Unable to create top-level element [ENGWLD] from "Create Database" form.
I-57745 97628 Datasheets - Copying Unit of Measure Cell containing text value crashes Lexicon.
97631 Datasheets - In the 'New Datasheet Instance' dialog, the Tag field shows the Tag
prefixed with a / character. This should not be seen.
97708 Tags - Splitter on grid isn't removed if pinned column gets hidden in List manager's
Field tab.
97776 Datasheets - Real attribute values (UValid values) fails to display in the mapped cell
when user tries binds the “Radio button” standard control.
97783 Tags - Unhandled Exception while clicking Current Session button.
97794 Datasheets - The mapped cell colour remains even when the cell containing
Revision Block is deleted.
97807 Tags - After switch from vertical view to regular view hidden groups are displayed.
97849 Tags - Current Datasheet” option under “Excel Export” menu [Under ‘Manage’ tab]
is found to be disabled until random clicks performed.
97879 Tags - Sublist change in ListManager not accepted.
I-57932 98280 Tags - C/U Errors with 'Advanced Configuration' and compare 'By destination'.
98462 Datasheets - Revision mark should be updated when datasheet is refreshed.
98811 PBS - Grouping only works for last node.
99336 Datasheets - Add Revision Marks in datasheets.
100447, Datasheets - Datasheet’s Show leading slash command
97631 (“AVEVA.Datasheets.ShowLeadingSlash”) is not executed if datasheet window is
not open.
I-58619 100914 Tags - Add an option for PBS to activate/deactivate the auto refresh.
101657 Compare/Update - Exception thrown from macro.
103470 Datasheets - Change highlighting in a session.
I-58140 103806, Datasheets - Performance issue in automapping.
98854
104790 Tags - PBS Explore Option” should be moved to Project “Option” Menu in both Tags
and Diagrams.
104957 Tags - Tags application hangs and is not responding.
105024 Datasheets - 'Owner' (UGROUP ) value fails to set in the 'Datasheet setting'
window.
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Please note that furthermore to the noted fixes below there has also been extensive enhancement
work on the Pipe Fabrication application.
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I-56480 102435 The dimension and the ATTA element on the view. The dimension not correctly
created on of the spool. ATTA element has a position in the drawing but not entered
in the specification. ATTA element does not have a position in the drawing,
Problem was fixed.
I-59059 102529 Incorrect error message when "feed excess" is required.
I-59162 102678 Pipe fabrication spool drawings.
102921 Error message is displayed when user tries to open Weld Gap configuration form.
PDMS:
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I-56006 93970 Design - Hole location incorrect in the Slant panel reference.
Solution: Now correct.
94257 Draft - Fatal error occurs on updating an MDS and ABA drawing, with the SHEE
open.
Solution: Explorer now checks that elements are still valid after MDS has deleted a
drawing in order to regenerate it.
I-55796 93607 Draft - Symbols do not update when the DRSSET is changed.
Solution: UPDATE DESIGN now updates the TMRF of the DESSYM.
94807 Search – ‘In Database’ dropdown is not updated after selecting an element in the
Search Filter pane.
Solution: Dropdown now correctly updated.
95584 Equipment - The Name is set to ‘unset’ on selecting the specification after entering
the name in Create Electrical Component form.
Solution: This has been corrected.
95938 Piping - Clicking on Cancel button deletes the Non-standard branch.
Solution: the system will ask for confirmation before deleting the branch.
95956 Piping - Aborted Warning Message is displayed on Selecting the Main Branch as
the Stub in Branch from the 3D View window.
Solution: the message now warns the user that there are no intersections between
the branches.
95968 Piping – ‘Head’option fails to get displayed in the Non-Standard Branch Connections
window when the Tail of the Branch is first connected.
Solution: This has been corrected.
I-56975 96064 MEI Overwriting existing EQUI elements when importing .stp files.
Solution: Import now works consistently, and correctly confirms overwriting.
96066 Piping - Incorrect Insert Depth graphical feedback in 3D view for Non-standard
branch connection.
Solution: This has been corrected.
96069 Piping - Warning displayed on creating new non-standard branch using position
control toolbar options.
Solution: This has been improved to handle more (EDG) picking options.
I-56502 96220, HVAC - Bore vectors are not being considered when drawing implied ducting.
96008 Solution: System now handles cases where implied ducting should be drawn.
I-55818 96455 Piping - Sample mitre bend (L1PL) from /A150 is not included in the PSPOOL.
I-57196 96506 Piping - Warning Required When Insert Depth is Likely to be Erroneous.
Solution: a warning is now given.
96526 Piping - Application crashes to a fatal error if the user tries to route the pipe for
which head is connected to the nozzle of copied equipment.
Solution: this case is now handled correctly.
I-57286 96651 Isodraft - NSBC Comment should point at branch start not ghost line.
I-57314 96677 Piping - 2D Pipe Sketching does not work in Create branch function with no graphic
selection.
I-57312 96679 Structures - Title: Weight Information for BPANELs is not always correct.
Symptoms: Making holes in Bent Plates with BPOPEN will give incorrect result of
Nweight.
Known workaround: The use of BPFITT will give correct result.
Solution: Correction done so that both BPOPEN and BPFITT will give correct result
of Nweight.
96821 Piping - Incorrect warning msg displayed if the Non-standard branch is not going to
connect the main branch.
Solution: correct error message is now shown when branches do not intersect.
96913 Piping - (Utilities >Production Checks) An error message is displayed when trying to
generate PSPOOLS for pipe which is already claimed by another User.
96942 Piping - Coupling created at wrong position for Non-standard branch connection.
Solution: now navigates to the correct place before building the coupling.
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97070 Structures - An Error Message is displayed on Clicking on Properties button in the
Create Hole Fittings form.
Solution: This has been corrected.
97133 Piping - Error msg displayed on selecting Boss Connection type in NSBC form if a
pipe is not from SP/DR07C spec.
Solution: This has been corrected.
I-57714 97561 Design - Outfitting Zone attribute BendMacReference Set Error.
Solution: Wider range of elements can now be referenced by BendMacRef. Also
allows PSPEC, TSPEC and ISPEC to point to a SPEC element.
I-57722 97591 Splash screen is no longer displayed.
Solution: Splash screen now appears on entry to any module.
I-57773 97678 Equipment - MEI Import, Issue in importing as a Volume.
Solution: There is now an option to import into new volume model rather than
overwriting an existing VOLM. In this case, a new VOLM is created and named ".stp
file-name + -MEI-IMPORT + INDEX", where Index is from 1 to 1000
I-57681 97699 Global Hub - Global Daemon crashes when started with a valid 8-character Project
ID.
Solution: Global Daemon now accepts an 8-character ID. An overlong Project ID is
truncated, as on the command-line only 8-character IDs are acceptable.
I-57788 97736 Isodraft - NSBC Isodraft Branch connection and notes hard to read;
Comment should point at branch start not ghost line.
Solution: Better positioned comments about non-standard branch connections.
I-57822 97804 Draft - License Check for AVEVA NET Export checkbox in Plot form.
97821 Isodraft - Extra weld is created on TEE for a Non-standard branch connection.
Solution: This has been corrected.
97827 Isodraft - Weld symbol missing at leave bore of reducer with Non-standard branch
connection.
Solution: The P3 Weld for a Reducer without a TEE has been removed.
98353 Spooler - Error message stating "(2,751) Variable!!SNEW does not exist" is
displayed when trying to Update/number spool drawing using manual data selection.
Solution: This has been corrected.
98521 Admin (Including Lexicon & Propcon) - Problems modifying an Offline location using
Modify Location form.
Solution: Check button is now active for Online locations after modifying an Offline
location and other minor corrections.
I-58044 98557 Piping - Validation not working with atta.
Solution: This has been corrected.
I-58127 98792 General - Collection part of the Add to List form does not behave correctly.
Solution: This has been corrected for the case of an empty list.
I-58134 98804 General - Missing 'Navigate to... 'option from search results form.
Solution: This has been corrected.
98984 Piping - An error 'Undefined name /General-Tappings' is displayed when creating
new NSBC on a Tube element.
Solution: Added a warning message to reflect the lack of spec components.
I-58226 99143 General - Copy / paste using keyboard.
Solution: Duplicated ‘copy’ has been corrected.
99431 Production Checks creates PPIECEs when the start and end elements overlap.
Solution: This has been corrected by a new function to check geometry.
I-58556, 100625, Admin (Including Lexicon & Propcon) - Variant Working Extract - symbology omits
I-58854 101643 the 'V'.
Solution: These are now displayed as 'WV' rather than 'W’.
I-58587 100836 Admin (Including Lexicon & Propcon) - DICE Patch does not seem to be working
correctly on DICT DB.
Solution: Correction for elements TABA, TABB and SDET to stop incorrect
messages.
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Incident Issue Description
Number Number
I-58604 101080, Structures - Command MARK causes PDMS fatal error.
Solution: MARK now works correctly if STEXT is UNSET.
101248 Piping - When the main branch head bore is smaller than that of subsequent
components the list of branch bores is restricted.
Solution: The list now includes sizes up to the largest diameter in the branch.
I-58706 101311 Cats & Specs - Fixing purpose of STFX is not available when creating a new Table
Group.
Solution: This has been corrected – see 101319.
I-58710 101317 Cats & Specs - Misalignment between the Purpose and SPType attributes of a
selection table and the provided maintenance.
Solution: This has been corrected – see 101319.
I-58708 101319 Cats & Specs - Unable to set or modify the SPType for a Fixing selection Table
Group.
Solution: STFX is now an option on Create for Purpose, and on Fixing for
Discipline. Purpose is always set when a Table Group is created and SPType set to
STFX when creating a Fixing Selection Table Group.
I-58860 101675 Draft - Graphics out of Date Change.
Solution: Update Design will no longer abort scan of design graphics so that the
whole drawing will be exported, even though the exported drawing will be imperfect.
The user will see an error message to advise them.
I-59003 102179 Piping - Splmtocomp object, "element does not have attribute PPBO".
Solution: This has been corrected.
I-59271 102922 Piping - Tee place not working anymore.
Solution: This has been corrected.
I-56480 102435 Piping - The dimension and the ATTA element on the view.
I-58411 103599 Concrete Building - Creation of STWALL with Nuclear Concrete Design generates
error message.
103710 Piping - Detailed plot files required for non-standard-branch-connection isometrics.
Solution: Detail plotfiles are automatically generated when PIPCAs are detected.
104004 Isodraft - PDMS goes to non-response mode while generating isometric for a pipe
with NSBC.
Solution: NSBC Detail Plots are added only if Display Detail Plots option is set.
104042 Piping - Error message displayed while generating Isometrics with detail plot if the
pipca's connecting branch is deleted.
104204 Piping - An error message is displayed while generating the Isometrics for pipe with
pipca when ADMIN/PADD DB is not added to MDB.
104233 Piping - Error displayed while generating isometric in isodraft for pipe with pipca
connection due to draft module definition issue in Marine.
I-59697 104409 Isodraft - Error when Creating SPLDRG Isometrics.
Solution: Detail Plots are not currently generated for Spool Drawings.
I-48690 105062 Concrete Building - Variable !AOWNER does not exist.
I-60232 106155 Clash Manager - Simple Piping Approval Rule Failure.
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PRODUCT QUALITY STATEMENT
The development, maintenance and testing of AVEVA Solutions’ software products is carried out
in accordance with the company’s KEYSTONE lifecycle processes and this document includes a
summary of the testing carried out on this release and a list of significant defects known to exist at
the time of release.
Development Testing
Developers have carried out unit testing of each enhancement and/or fix in the development
environment to verify that any new functionalities have been correctly implemented and identified
defects have been corrected.
Regression tests have been run in the development environment to verify that enhancements
and/or fixes have not adversely affected the integrity of the product.
System Testing
Independent system testing has been carried out on the product, as released, to verify that it
installs correctly in all supported configurations and that product functionality operates as
intended, subject to any known exceptions listed below.
Acceptance Testing
This document has been prepared before Acceptance Testing. This product release will be
subjected to an acceptance test by Training and Product Support Team (TPS)
Any exceptions found during Acceptance Testing or after release will be reported in the Product
Release Latest Update Note on AVEVA's support web site
http://downloads.aveva.com/52447/w52447.pdf.
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Incident Defect Description Recommended Workaround
number number
104589
Title: Reconfiguring a System database loses Known workaround: Note that
its Upgrade number after Reconfiguration the System
database will have lost its
upgrade status . This can be re-
Symptoms: After Reconfiguration, Q applied using DBUPgrade
UPGRADE STATUS {SYSTEM|GLOBAL} {SYSTEM|GLOBAL} TO LATEST
reports that an Upgrade is required, even
though the system database had previously
been upgraded. Note that the database will not Solution: Fixed in 12.1.SP5 and
actually have been 'down-graded' by the Admin 2.1 – the upgrade number
Reconfiguration, it is just the Upgrade number is re-applied.
which has been lost.
SI-57562 97192 Pipe Fabrication: an issue has been identified Produce Pipe Fabrication Spool
when creating Spool Drawing if the Pipeline Drawing Prior to adding
contains Multi-Discipline Supports (MDS). Supports.
The Part Numbers and Spool lengths are
calculated incorrectly. It is recommended that This was corrected in version
Spool drawings containing MDS supports are 12.1.SP4.1
not produced using Pipe Fabrication.
97693 AVEVA SQL Direct 12.0.SP6: PDMS Server Answer No instead of Yes to the
stopped with a message when creating a new “Create Project Schema?”
table schema file in the Table Designer window. question and instead select the
This is because some Pipe Spooling related sample project schema file
pseudo attributes initialise PML components (ProjectSchema.dat) in the
that in turn import some PML.NET. Samples folder.
For details, please refer to the SQL Direct
12.0.SP6 product release latest update letter -
http://downloads.aveva.com/51948/w51948.pdf
SI-57888 98279 Pipe Fabrication application: an issue for Delete the spool information from
certain pipes, for example Pipe the pipe using the Fabrication
/1MZ_FWD0002 in Zone 1MZ_PIPE owned by Check form, do a savework then
:AREA 1M_PIPE in MAR project. getwork.
Using the Component Reselection form,
changing the elbow to a bend, closing the form
and then re-opening it may cause the
application to stop responding.
[It is likely to be a problem with pipes that
contain a PSLIST.]
SI-60994, 108576, Various issues with HSPOOL due to the HVAC Set the PURPose of the HVAC
SI-61731, 111110, spec world not being recognised as HVAC. SPWL (for example
SI-61732, 111111, These issues are typically not seen in AVEVA /CADCHVACSPECS) to HVAC
SI-61733 111112 sample projects supplied with 12.1.SP4
releases.
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For the latest list of exceptions and other updates, please see the Product Release Latest Update
Note on AVEVA's support web site http://downloads.aveva.com/52447/w52447.pdf.
Please refer also to the Product Release Latest Update Note for the original full release,
http://downloads.aveva.com/52150/w52150.pdf.
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