Manual Transformation of PDMS DRAFT Data

Manual transformation of DRAFT 12.1 visual elements can be processed at SHEE, DRWG, REGI, DEPT or WORLD level. The process operates on the current element and its members. The transformation is implemented separately for SHEEts and other library items.

Running the process repeatedly is safe, visual elements that are already transformed are skipped.

When transforming an entire project, the transformation process must be run at WORLD level in DRAW for each MDB.

You can transform sheets using the command:

TRANSFORMSHEETS [THUMBNAILS|NOTHUMBNAILS] [NOPROMPT]

The default is NOTHUMBNAILS, because it makes the transformation a lot slower. The GENERATETHUMBNAILS command can be called separately.

Note:
NOPROMPT is automatic in tty mode, in graphical mode the default is to prompt you to confirm transformation.

You can transform library items using the command:

TRANSFORMLIBRARIES ALL|OVERLAYS|BACKINGSHEETS|SYMBOLTEMPLATES|ISOTEMPLATES|SHEETTEMPLATES [THUMBNAILS|NOTHUMBNAILS] [NOPROMPT]

The default is THUMBNAILS, because although it slows down conversion, there are not expected to be very large numbers of library elements.

Note:
NOPROMPT is automatic in tty mode, in graphical mode the default is to prompt you to confirm transformation.

When the transformation process is complete, a log file is created and stored in the directory %AVEVA_DESIGN_USER%. The file name is of the form DraftTransform-20141114-144807.log. The log file details the transformed elements.