AVEVA™ E3D Design

Define View Contents

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Last UpdatedApr 20, 2023
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Defines the contents of a view using a drawlist. When a view is created, a new drawlist is automatically created at the same time.

The Drawlist Management window allows you to define the drawlist contents by compiling a list of selected elements and element rules. You can create, copy and delete drawlists, and associate a drawlist with a view. A drawlist can be modified by dragging and dropping model elements into a list of drawlist members from the Model Explorer or Draw Explorer.

To resize the Drawlist Management window, click a corner or side and drag the cursor to create a window of the required size.

	Collapse	Click to resize the Drawlist Management window to the smallest possible size. Only the window name is visible.
	Expand	Click to resize the Drawlist Management window to full size.
	Close	Click to close the Drawlist Management window.

When the Drawlist Management window opens, the Drawlist Library and Drawlist drop-down lists are auto-populated with the data associated with the currently selected item:

If the window is opened with a view currently selected, the information is gathered from the IDLN attribute. This takes precedence over all other selections.
If the window is opened with a DLLB element currently selected, the Drawlist Library drop-down list displays the selected DLLB, and the Drawlist drop-down list displays the first IDLI element under the DLLB element.
If the window is opened with an IDLI element currently selected, the Drawlist drop-down list displays the selected IDLI, and the Drawlist Library drop-down list displays the owning DLLB element.
- If the IDLI element value is null in this case, the Drawlist drop-down list is blank. The Drawlist Library drop-down list only displays the user default DLLB (if one has been set up).

The user default DLLB displays alongside any current DLLB.

	Drawlist Library	Select a drawlist library from the drop-down list.
	Drawlists	Displays the drawlists in the selected drawlist library. Select a drawlist from the drop-down list.
	Update Form from Current View	Click to populate the Drawlist Manager window with the drawlist settings for the currently selected view. If a view is not currently selected, a Warning displays summarizing the problem.
	New Drawlist	Allows you to create a drawlist. Refer to Create Drawlist for further information.
	Create Copy	Allows you to create a copy of the currently selected drawlist within the same drawlist library. The new drawlist is named with a Copy-of- prefix. The copy is then available for selection in the Drawlist drop-down list.
	Delete	Click to delete the currently selected drawlist. A confirm window displays asking you to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the drawlist.
	Associate to View	Click to associate the currently selected drawlist with the currently selected view.

The Limits Functions & Purpose part of the Drawlist Manager window allows you to set the drawlist limits and define a function and purpose for the drawlist.

Input dimensional values in the From and To position fields to define the limits of the view explicitly. Refer to Coordinates for further information.

	Function	Input a value in the field to define the function for the drawlist.
	Purpose	Input a value in the field to define a special purpose for the drawlist. The purpose value must be fewer than six characters and input using capital letters.
	Set Limits from Drawlist	Click to set the limits of the view to a volume that encloses all items in the current drawlist.
	Set Limits from CE	Click to set the limits of the view to the current element in the Model Explorer or IDLE element in the Draw Explorer. If the CE is not a model element or an IDLE element, a Warning displays summarizing the problem.
	Clear Limits	Click to clear the limits defined for the view.
	Limits from View	Click to set the drawlist limits using a selected view. You are prompted to Select view Click to identify the view to create drawlist limits from.

The list of drawlist members displays the elements and rules that are included in the drawlist.

Each row represents an element (which may contain child elements) or a rule.

Action	Indicates if the element or rule is added or removed from the drawlist.
Member	Displays the element name or the rule criterion to be evaluated.
Type	If the Member is an element, the column is populated with the element type. If the Member is a rule, the column is populated with Criteria.
Status	Indicates the validity of the element or rule. Indicates that the element or rule is valid for the current drawlist. Indicates that the element or rule is not valid for the current drawlist.

The bottom part of the Drawlist Manager window allows you to define the drawlist contents, update the associated view and save the drawlist.

	Add CE	Click to append an add action to the list of drawlist members using the currently selected element in the Model Explorer or Draw Explorer. Alternatively, drag the CE from the Model Explorer or Draw Explorer to the list of drawlist members. Note: Only IDLIST elements can be added from the Draw Explorer.
	Add Rule	Click to append an add criterion based rule action to the list of drawlist members. Input a valid rule criterion into the Members column to define the selection. If the rule criterion is not valid, a Warning displays summarizing the problem.
	Add CE Within Limits	Click to append an add action to the list of drawlist members using all child elements of the CE (in the Model Explorer) that are positioned within the defined drawlist limits. If the drawlist limits are not defined, a Warning displays summarizing the problem.
	Remove CE	Click to append a remove action to the list of drawlist members using the currently selected element in the Model Explorer or Draw Explorer. Alternatively, press SHIFT and drag the CE from the Model Explorer or Draw Explorer to the list of drawlist members. Note: Only IDLIST elements can be removed from the Draw Explorer.
	Remove Rule	Click to append a remove criterion based rule action to the list of drawlist members. Input a valid rule into the Members column to define the selection. If the rule is not valid, a Warning displays summarizing the problem.
	Collections	Click to display the Collections window. Repeat the command to close the Collections window. The selected collection of elements can have an add action or remove action appended to the list of drawlist members using the Add CE or Remove CE options as required. Refer to Collections window for further information. Note: To prevent a conflict between different sources, all explorers must be closed when adding or removing collections.
	Delete Entry	Click to delete the selected drawlist entry from the list of drawlist members. A Warning displays asking you to confirm the deletion.
	Clean Up	Click to remove all invalid entries from the list of drawlist members. Clean Up only becomes active if the list of drawlist members contains invalid entries.
	Update Design	Click to clean up and save the drawlist, and update the associated view.
	Save Drawlist	Click to clean up and save the drawlist.

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