Output File Mode

If there is more than one Pipe specified in the DETAIL command, or if the isometric for a single Pipe is so complex that it is split over more than one drawing, the plot file will contain several drawings: this is known as a multiple plot file.

The user can specify that each drawing is sent to an individual plot file by giving the command

FILe  filename  SINGle

To change back to multiple file mode, give the command

FILe  filename  MULTiple

In multiple file mode the user can specify the maximum paper length which the plotter can handle. Use the command

FILe  filename  MULTiple  val

where val is the maximum length of the plotter’s paper roll in millimetres. Isodraft will then put as many drawings as possible into each plot file. The AVEVA E3D Design limitation on plotting size is 3275mm2; this cannot be exceeded in either single or multiple file mode.

By default, the plots will be arranged one after the other with their long sides parallel to the length of the paper. In multiple plot mode, the user can specify how plots are arranged on the paper by using the STACKINGARRANGEMENT command.

Note: The user cannot stack drawings in single file mode.