Tab Generator Codeword

#n is the tab generator codeword, where n is the number of the column where the next character is to be output.

The tabbing codeword controls tabbing, taking the form #n, where n is the number of the column where the next character is to be output. For example:

The blanks in the output character string are padded with spaces. For example:

’ABC#10DEF’

displays on a drawing as

ABCvvvvvvDEF

(where v is used here to denote a space). The string

’#NAME#15#CATR#25#CREF’

expands (typically) to

/PUMP1/NSvvvvv/NFJJvvvvv/PIPE1-1

If the number specified is already exceeded by the length of the output character string then a single space is inserted. For example:

’#NAME#5#CATR#10#CREF’

expands to

/PUMP1/NSv/NFJJv/PIPE1-1

Tabbing takes account of linefeeds within the text string, whether specified explicitly or by the new line generator code ’#/’. Hence

’#5#NAME#/#8#CATR#/#8#CREF’

expands to

vvvv/PUMP1/NS

vvvvvvv/NFJJ

vvvvvvv/PIPE1-1

The use of this feature in combination with a fixed-width font (for example, style 6 or 7) allows you to arrange text neatly in a tabular form. Used in combination with Autotagging and the AVEVA E3D Design Programmable Macro Language (PML), it is possible to generate schedules on drawings easily. Refer to Schedule Generation for further information.