OUTCOM

Function:

Defines the style in which attributes are output on the isometric drawing area. The user can also output the P3 directions of FTUB elements.

Description:

The user can output piping component attributes and user-defined attributes on the isometric drawing area. The user can choose whether the text is boxed or unboxed, and the style of box used. The user can also output empty boxes for manual mark-up. Six styles are available:

• A rectangular box with straight ends

• A rectangular box with angled ends

• A rectangular box with round ends

• A triangular box

• A diamond-shaped box

• Unboxed

Examples:

OUTC NAME SHOP :UDA1 ON INST ELBO PCOM WITH STR

Positions the attribute values for NAME, SHOP and the UDA values for UDA1 as straight edged boxed comments on all Instruments and Pcoms. The box leader line points to the centre of the component.

OUTC SHOP OFF

Switches off the output of the SHOP attributes for all components.

OUTC BLANK 6 ON BEND WITH ANGL

Outputs an empty angled-edge box on all bends with space for 6 text characters.

OUTC NAME ON ELBO OFF

Switches off output of the NAME attribute on ELBOWS.

OUTC P3DIRF WITH STRAIGHT

Outputs P3 directions for FTUB as a straight edged box.

Restrictions:

• Triangular boxes will have a limit of two characters.

• Diamond boxes will have a limit of three characters.

• Unset attributes will not be output.

• Warnings are not output for unset or nonexistent attributes.

• Empty boxes which are drawn as unboxed will not be shown.

Command Syntax:

              .-----<-----.
             /            |
>- OUTCom -*- attribute  -+
            |             |
            |- P3DIRFtub -+----------------.
            |             |                |
            |-------------+- ON component -+- WITH --.
            |             |                |         |
            |             |                |---------+- BOXStyle style ---.
            |             |                |                              |
            |             ‘----------------+- OFF ------------------------|
            |                                                             |
            ‘-  OFF  -----------------------------------------------------+->

where attribute is one of the following:

NAME

OWNER

POSItion

ORIentation

SPREf

LSTUbe

BUILt

SHOP

ISPEc

TSPEc

ANGLe

HEIGht

RADIus

LOOSe

LOFFl

ALLOwance

CREF

CRFA

CSTReLAXEs

ATTYp

SPLN

SPLT

LEND

TYPE

BLANK n

:udaname

:udaname

NUMBER

integer

where :udaname NUMBER integer outputs a single element of a UDA array.

component is one of the following:

BEND

ELBOw

CAP

CLOSure

COUPling

CROSs

FBLInd

FLANge

FTUBEINSTrument

LJSEnd

OLET

TEE

PCOMPonent

REDUcer

SHU

TRAP

UNIOn

VALVe

VFWAy

VTWAy

WELD

GASKet

SUPPort

ALL

style is one of the following:

STRaight

ANGLed

ROUNd

TRIangular

DIAMond

Querying:

Q OUTCom

Lists all attributes output.

Q OUTCom attribute

Lists information about the named attribute.

Q OUTCom BLANK

Lists all blank lengths output, for example, 6, 8, 12.

Q OUTCom BLANK n

Lists information about the blank of given length.

Q OUTCom UDA

Lists the names of all UDAs output.

Q OUTCom :udaname

Lists information for the named UDA.

Q OUTCom :udaname NUMBer integer

Lists information about the given element of a UDA array.

Q OUTCom PTDIRF

Lists information about tagging P3 directions on FTUBs.

Q OPTIONS

Lists all options set.

Note: The following queries are for application work only, and should not be used in normal program use. Triplets are a combination of attribute, component and boxstyle:

Q OUTCom TRIPlets

Lists the number of triplets.

Q OUTCom TRIPlets n

Lists the details (component/attribute/ boxstyle) of triplet number n.

Q OUTCom BLANKTRIPlets

Lists the number of blank triplets.

Q OUTCom BLANKTRIPlets n

Lists the details (component/number of characters/boxstyle) of blank triplet number n