Setting Up Isodraft

ADD

Adds named elements to the list of elements to be processed by the CHECK or DETAIL command.

CHANGE HIGHLIGHTING

Represents changed items on a drawing using a different color pen.

CHECK

Extracts isometric data from the database but does not pass it to the plotting function. This is used to check the data or create a transfer file.

DELETE

Deletes an SKEY definition from a symbol library.

DETAIL

Generates and plots isometric drawings for the elements in the list.

FIELDSOCKETWELD

Specifies which symbol is to be used to represent a Field Socket Weld.

FILE

Specifies the name of the PLOT file to which the isometric drawing output is sent.

INSTALLSETUP

Restores the settings to those saved in the macro or binary file using the RECREATE command.

MESSAGEFILENAME

Specifies the name of the file to which messages about the progress of the detailing are sent.

OPTIONS

Allows the user to reset all options to their default settings.

POSTPROCESS

Allows the user to specify up to five system commands which are to be executed during Isodraft’s intermediate transfer file processing.

PROCESS

Instructs Isodraft to process a transfer file.

Query

Allows the user to find the current settings of the options.

RECREATE

Creates a macro or binary file which can be read into Isodraft to restore the current settings.

REMOVE

Removes elements from the list to be detailed.

SETCOMPDATE

Sets the Comparison Date for an MDB or DB.

SYMBOLFILENAME

Specifies the name of a symbol library.

TRANSFERFILENAME

Allows the user to save a transfer file generated during Isodraft's data extraction operations, for subsequent processing.