Recommended Workflow for Generating Schematic Drawings - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

The following is a recommended workflow for generating schematics.

1. Create the graphical block files.

Create a complete drawing that includes all the needed graphical objects. You will then use this complete drawing to create separate graphical blocks. Make sure that the complete drawing includes a title block. Define the smart text labels (macros) and place them next to the specified objects of the drawing. Create the individual schematic blocks and set their X and Y displacement coordinates from the page origin. You can use Catalog Manager or SmartSketch to create your schematic blocks, that is, symbols (files with the .sym extension). Also, You can use any other CAD application such as AutoCAD or MicroStation to create .dwg or .dgn files. For more information, see:

• Create Schematic Blocks in Catalog Manager

• Create Schematic Blocks in SmartSketch

• Guidelines for Creating Schematic Blocks in AutoCAD and MicroStation

• Macro Definition Guidelines

2. Create and define a new typical block.

In the Reference Data Explorer, create a new typical block. Edit the properties of the new typical block and associate it with a file that contains the graphical representation of the current typical block. For more information, see Create Typical Schematic Blocks.

3. Create and define a new typical schematic.

In the Reference Data Explorer, create a new typical schematic. Edit the properties of the new typical schematic and select the typical blocks that will comprise the typical schematic. Define the displacement from the page origin for each block and set the block sequence if two or more blocks are associated with the same block type. Also, select a suitable template. For more information, see Create a Typical Schematic.

4. Create and define a new profile.

In the Reference Data Explorer, create a new profile for the pertinent item type. Edit the properties of the new profile and associate it with a typical schematic. For more information, see Create a Profile.

5. Apply the new profile to a selected electrical item.

Select an electrical item in the Electrical Index and use the Apply Options feature to apply the new profile to the selected load. For more information, see Apply a Profile to a Plant Item.

6. Generate a schematic for the selected electrical item.

Select an electrical item in the Electrical Index and generate the new schematic. For more information, see Generate a Schematic. For information about creating multi-item schematics for more than one tag, see Generate a Multi-Item Schematic.

• As an alternative to steps 4, 5, and 6, you can select an electrical item in the Electrical Index and open the Generate Schematic dialog where you can select a typical schematic and then generate the drawing. If the selected typical schematic contains more than one block of the same item type for which you have not predefined a sequence, you can now associate each point with its proper plant item.

• Sometimes the software generates a schematic block with a scaling incompatibility between the schematic blocks and the template used to generate the schematic drawing. This scaling incompatibility occurs if you have used AutoCAD or MicroStation to create your graphical block files. To correct this problem, you have to set the units of measure (inches or millimeters) for the generated schematic drawing. For more information, see Set Units of Measure for Generated Schematic Drawings.

• Selected typical schematic can include a separate block for any item which is not directly associated with the main item in which the schematic is generated. For this you need to select the specific block in the blocks list and associate to the required item name in the block details.