Continued Tags

Sets the defaults definitions for the spool labels that display in the Isometric SD Graphical View, and indicates the continuations to other drawings.

Continued tags are made up of three elements:

The continuation text CONT'D FROM, which can be modified as required.

The continuation element:

• If the continuation is within the drawing then the relevant sheet number is used.

• If the continuation is outside of the drawing then the continuation 3D Model element is used. The name of this element is extracted and modified using the default Line Number Rule. Refer to Isometric ADP Defaults for further information.

The continuation position coordinates, which are set with the use of standard drafting intelligent hash codes, and can be modified as required. The settings are stored in the defaults file DRA-ISO-CONT-TAG.

There are separate settings for each drawing type. From the Drawing Type drop-down menu, select HVAC or Electrical.

The Symbolic Template to be used at the start point of the spool must be set. Input the required name into the Arrive Template field or click the magnifying glass adjacent to the Arrive Template field to display the Browse window.

The Browse window is populated with the available registries by database. From the Look in drop-down menu, select the required database.

Select the registry to hold the drawing from the list display.

Click Use to select the new registry or click Cancel to discard any changes and close the Browse window.

The Symbolic Template used at the end point of the spool must now be set. Input the required name into the Leave Template field or click the magnifying glass adjacent to the Leave Template field to display the Browse window.

The Browse window is populated with the available registries by database. From the Look in drop-down menu, select the required database.

Select the registry to hold the drawing from the list.

Click Use to select the new registry or click Cancel to discard any changes and close the Browse window.

Input the text required for the ON label in the Cont’d On String field.

Input the text for the From Label in the Cont’d From String field.

To set the drafting intelligent hash code string that extracts the continuation tag values from the 3D model database, input the hash code in the Code String field.

The colour, height, style and thickness of the text, Frame and Leader-line must be set.

Select a colour from the Text Pen drop-down menu, to display in the chosen template. The label attribute is set to TXCOLOUR.

Select the character height from the Text Height drop-down menu, to display in the chosen template.

Select a colour for the frame and leader-lines from the Frame Pen drop-down menu, then select a line thickness and style from the drop-down menus. The label attributes are set to LLCOLOUR, LLSTYLE and LFSTYLE.

Select a default Offset position from the Label connection at the element by selecting X and Y coordinates. The Label attribute is set to XYPO.

Click Close to close the Continuation Tag Defaults window, if changes have not been made.

Click Reset to revert to the settings applied when the Continuation Tag Defaults window was opened. A Confirm window displays asking you to OK the cancellation of changes. Click Yes to discard the changes.

Click Save to apply the continuation tag defaults. A Confirm window displays asking you to OK the changes. Click Yes to save the changes. Click Close to close the Continuation Tag Defaults window.

Click Cancel to discard any changes and close the Continuation Tag Defaults window. A Confirm window displays asking you to OK the cancellation. Click No to discard any changes and close the Isometric Continuation Tag Defaults window.