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The type of label that you place determines the workflow that you follow. You define the label type when you create a label in Catalog Manager. As defined in Rule Manager, rules apply when you are placing a label.

The following four types of labels are Title Block, Flow Arrow, Component, and Break.

Title Block

The title block label is unique among label types because you do not have to identify the item to receive the label. The title block usually displays general information about a drawing. After you select the label in the list view, you can drag it to the location in the drawing where you want to assign the label.

After the title block is placed in a drawing you can modify label properties using the Property window (for example, Title and Description).  Any properties that you cannot modify while in Smart P&ID would need to be modified using Drawing Manager (for example, Drawing Number and Drawing Name).  The different template files, which create new drawing files, contain different title blocks. Therefore, you can automatically place standard title blocks in standard drawings, which are built on standard templates. Or, you can create custom title block labels to fit your custom templates.

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Flow Arrow

You place flow arrows in process runs. When you place the label, the arrow orients itself with the flow in the process run if you have already defined flow direction. If you have not specified a flow direction, then the direction you place the flow arrow defines it for you (that is, a flow arrow is a driving label).

As you drag the label from the list view of Catalog Explorer, process runs in the Drawing view are highlighted when you pause over them. Click a highlighted process run to place the label. Flow arrows require only one click to place them.

After placing the label, you can change the flow direction of the process run in the Properties window, and the flow arrow reorients itself accordingly. You cannot change label properties that appear in the Properties window for a flow arrow.

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Component

This type of label identifies physical commodities in the model. A typical example is an Equipment ID label. Properties assigned to the label affect its behavior.

Component labels have a unique property: Label Behavior. The values are defined in a select list in Data Dictionary Manager and are chosen in Catalog Manager when you create a label. The default value is Follow. Values for this property can include the following:

Follow (no rotate)

The label does move but does not rotate, corresponding to changes to the labeled item.

Follow

The label does move and rotate, corresponding to changes to the labeled item.

Fixed

The label does not move if you move the labeled item.

This illustration shows component labels that you use to label vessels, nozzles, and piping components. It also depicts both fixed and rotated orientations of labels.

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For labels that are to be placed on components, we recommend that you comply with the following guidelines during label creation to avoid undesirable results that may occur when drawings are re-created:

  • Create separate component labels for placement on horizontal and vertical objects.

  • If you want to pre-rotate a text box for a label, rotate it -90 degrees rather than +90 degrees, so that when the label is placed on vertical objects, it will be left-aligned and will grow towards the right if a value is assigned after placement.

  • Do not combine mirror and rotate operations on a symbol for a label. This means that if a label needs to be rotated, then do not further mirror it; if a label needs to be mirrored, do not further rotate it.

  • If you do need to mirror and rotate a symbol, make sure that the text box is center aligned and justified.

Break

A break label, or property break label, graphically shows that a change occurs or can occur in a property at some point in the process. This label indicates to the software that an inconsistency for that property is acceptable. As a result, the software does not issue a warning, or an existing inconsistency resolves itself when you place the break.

A break label can only be placed at a connection point where the specified properties are being propagated. Break labels do not set properties but note that a value change is acceptable for the property at the indicated point. Text included in the label reflects the property at that point. You can associate multiple property breaks with one point on the drawing.

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You place property break labels, in the Segment Breaks node of Catalog Explorer, with two-point placement.

  • You can turn on or off the Is Leader Visible property in Catalog Manager. After you place the label, you can right-click the label, and then select Leader line display on the shortcut menu to control the display of the leader line in the drawing software.

  • Use care when you assign leader lines. You can place several break labels at one point, and multiple leader lines can be confusing.