The following procedure creates pipe support drawings for a selected pipeline using a generic drawing-by-rule pipe support component. The workflow is performed in the Drawings and Reports task or from Tools Menu > Drawing Console in other tasks.
Create a drawing component
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Right-click the drawing root in the Management Console and select New > More to open the Add Component Dialog.
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Select Folder on the General tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Click OK to create the new folder.
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Right-click the folder, and select the Rename Command. Give the folder the needed name.
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Right-click the folder, and select New > More, and select the Offshore tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Select the Pipe Support (Generic) package, and click OK. The Pipe Support component displays in the Management Console. This component contains the views to be created.
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Right-click the component in the Management Console, and select the Rename Command. Give the component the needed name.
Create drawings
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In the Management Console, right-click the component and select Update. Because you have not selected what is to be displayed on the drawings, the Filter Properties for Asking Filter Dialog displays.
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From the system hierarchy, select a pipeline or a system containing one or more pipe hangers or supports. Select Include nested objects to step through the hierarchy and include child hangers and supports. Click OK to open the Drawing Generation dialog.
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When the Generation Status field displays "Creating Documents Complete," click Exit. One drawing for each selected assembly displays in the Detail View. The drawings are up-to-date and is superimposed on each drawing icon.
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Open a drawing. All pipe support view display on the same sheet, as shown in the example below.
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If a batch server is set up by your system administrator, Batch Commands are also available.
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To update individual drawings, right-click each drawing, and select Update.
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When a drawing is out-of-date, is superimposed on the drawing icon.