Number the Spool Drawing

The numbering of spool drawings is normally used to provide full accountability and repeat ability through design changes. The parts numbers can be automatically applied to complete Spool Drawings, the default setting, or the parts can be numbered for each spool individually.

Use the Numbering Settings window, to define what elements of the spools are to be numbered.

All of the principle data for numbering settings are available from the Numbering Settings window.

Select what data has a number setting, click to check the appropriate check boxes, from the Include part of the Number Settings window. After the selection has been made, the user can define the Default spool prefix.

Select how the numbering is applied, from the part numbering drop-down list, the user can choose to apply the numbering per SPLDRG or per SPOOL.

The display numbers in the Model Explorer are for indication purposes only. They only match the real spool numbers when the Spool Drawing is first numbered. When the numbering is updated after something has been changed (for example, inserted a field weld to split a spool) the members list numbers get out of synchronisation with the real numbers. The way the spools are numbered, once updating is applied can be changed by selecting from the three options in the Update Choice Handling part of the Numbering Settings window:

• Use first available data - The first spool in which the data has changed is automatically picked up the first available number. When there are no more existing numbers new data is generated for any remaining spools.

• Always generate new data - Existing numbers are ignored and new data is generated for all affected spools.

• Manual data selection - Use the Select Data for Spool Element window, to select an existing number to use for the modified spool or whether to generate new data.

The Select Data for Spool Elements window is populated with the Spool numbers and available attribute data.