Define Rules

The Define Rules window allows you to define which elements are selected for a particular rule. Auto-numbering works by going through each element rule to collect the relevant drawings, and then applies the associated numbering rule to those drawings.

Select from the Location drop-down list to specify the location where the element rules file is stored

Input the name of the number rule in the Name field. The name must be identical to the numbering name in the Defined list of the window.

Input the type of elements to search for in the Types field. For example, DRWG selects drawings.

Input a rule in the Rule field to set another selection rule for the elements to be acted upon.

Input a description for the element rule in the Description field.

To include the new element definition, click Include.

To replace the currently selected rule with the modified rule, click Replace.

To remove the currently selected rule, click Remove.

You can view or modify an element rule. Select from the list of available element rules in the Defined list.

To load the element rules into the Define Rules window, click Load.

To save the current element rules to the file dra-element-rules.pmldat, which is stored in %AVEVA_DESIGN_USER%, click Save.

Click Apply to define the element rules or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Define Rules window.