Command Line

To control Isodraft from the command line, display the Isodraft Command Input & Output window by selecting Display > Command Window from the main menu bar.

Full details of all the commands are given in Command Reference Section. Commands related to the descriptions in this and following chapters are summarized at the end of each chapter.

The information displayed on each isometric can be controlled by enabling and disabling features from the command line. The required settings are normally established by the system administrator and files are plotted using macros.

The basic procedure for producing an isometric plot from the command line is:

1. Set-up the output filename and mode.

2. Enter the Message File name.

   Note: Before any pipelines can be processed for isometric plotting the user must specify an output device and a message file.

3. Set-up any additional options to be used.

4. Assemble a Detail List, if required.

5. Plot the required elements, using the DETAIL command.