Create ABA Template View

Creates a template view.

The Frame drop-down menu allows you to define the frame visibility, position and alignment.

To identify the currently selected template view as the current element, click CE. You can select an alternative template view from the adjacent drop-down list.

You can create, remove or copy a template view:

To create a new view under the SHTMPL, for example, TMPL3/S1/V, click Create New.

To delete the current view, click Remove. A Confirm window displays asking you to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the View.

To copy the current view to a new view, click Copy.

Input a suitable title for the view in the Title field.

Select the type of drawing to create from the Type drop-down list. The options are:

• Wireline

• Universal Hidden Line

• Global Hidden Line

• Local Hidden Line

• Modelled Wireline

• Wireline Hidden Line

Select Standard from the Section Mode drop-down list to display all components in the View.

Select Omit Fractional Pipe Components from the Section Mode drop-down list to remove any piping components that only partly display in the View.

Select a representation style set for the view from the Style drop-down menu.

Input a value in the Direction field to define the direction of the view.

Alternatively, select a direction from the drop-down list.

Select the scale using the Scale Selection drop-down list:

• Maximum - the contents of the View are made as large as possible whilst still fitting in the View frame.

• Nearest - automatically sets the scale to display the complete drawing in the View. You can select from Metric, Architectural, or Engineering in the adjacent drop-down list.

• Specific - allows you to select the type of scaling and the scale itself, from the adjacent drop-down list. For example, Metric - 1/1, Architectural - 1"=1’-0", or Engineering ‑ 1"=10’-0".

  For assistance in determining the scale, click the question mark. The Limit Information window displays, showing the maximum 3D distances for the chosen scale.

You can configure the View Settings:

To change the View attributes, click Attributes to display the User-Defined View Attributes window. Refer to User-Defined View Attributes for further information.

To define the draw list of the View, click Draw List to display the Add Drawing Item Lists window. Refer to Draw List for further information.

The add or remove Tag Rules from the View, click Tagging to display the Add Tag Rule Lists window. Refer to Tag Rules for further information.

You can define the View Function:

Select the Area option button to produce a graphical representation of the area.

Select the Keyplan option button to identify the View as a Keyplan View. Refer to Create and Modify Keyplan Layers for further information.

Select the User option button to specify the requirements for the View.

You can define the Tasks Available:

Click to add the selected task in the Tasks Available list to the Selected list.

Click to remove the selected task from the Selected list and add it to the Available list.

By default the Name and Description elements in the Tasks Available and Selected lists are sorted alpha numerically (A-Z, 0-9). To reverse the order, click the arrow in the column header of the relevant list.

You can scroll up, down or across the required list:

Click to scroll to the left side of the currently selected list.

Click to scroll to the left of the currently selected list.

Click to scroll to the right of the currently selected list.

Click to scroll to the right side of the currently selected list.

Click to scroll to the top of the currently selected list.

Click to scroll up the currently selected list.

Click to scroll down the currently selected list.

Click to scroll to the bottom of the currently selected list.

All tasks are processed in the order in which they appear in the Selected list. You can modify the order. Right-click a task in the Selected list to display the drop-down list.

To move the selected task up one position in the list, click Move Up.

To move the selected task down one position in the list, click Move Down.

To modify the currently selected task in the Selected list, click Modify Task to display a modify window. For example, if the Draw_Gridrefs task is selected the

/*Draw_Gridrefs window displays.

You can modify the task options.

Click Apply to confirm the Template View settings or Cancel to discard any changes and close the ABA Template View window.