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  • Last UpdatedAug 05, 2025
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The Drawings List is the Electrical Designer window for adding/editing and accessing drawings. By default all drawings for the project are shown in the grid, however the user can filter the data by using the column 'on-the-fly' filters, the advanced filter window or by creating new grid views containing user-defined sets of columns using the Grid Manager.

Note:
Installation Detail drawings are created using a separate facility. See Installation Detail Drawings.

To open the Drawings List, click Select in the Grids and Schedules section of the Home tab.

Select Drawings from the list of grids that is then displayed. The Drawings grid is then displayed:

Embedded Image (65% Scaling) (LIVE)

Note:
Refer to Working with the Data Grid for information on the grid control including how to select a record (a Drawing).

The grid provides details on each project drawing, including Drawing Number, Title, Current Revision, Equipment No (if a Schematic, SLD Designer Drawing, SLD Distribution Diagram, or Termination Diagram) and dates/times for Last Updated, Last Printed etc.

Mandatory Data

To produce a drawing, a drawing number and sheet number must be entered. Designer uses these to create a file name. For example: Drawing No: 123456 and Sheet No: 1 are combined to create a file name: 123456-1.dwg.

Equipment Number Cells

The Equipment No cells display a small button in the right side of the cell when the mouse cursor is hovered over them. Selecting this button enables users to view/edit the associated Equipment and terminations, using Electrical Wiring Manager facilities. See View and Edit Equipment Data.

Block Fields

In the Block<number> fields select the blocks that are to be placed on a drawing from the list. The list consists of the .dwg files in the CAD Block/Circuit Folder of the project.

Enter the coordinates for each block in the associated Block<number>Position field.

Note:
The block fields are not in the default Drawings List grid.

Automated Generation of Drawings

AVEVA Electrical uses special 'Datalinks' to map database data to AutoCAD drawing attributes. Datalinks are automatically updated by Designer when a drawing is opened or updated from the Drawings List. For information on using Designer's Datalinks to update: Drawing Title Block (Drawing Border) - including revisions history, technical data (tag, cable, wire numbers, terminal markings etc.) or to generate Termination Diagrams refer to Drawing Generation.

Drawings List - List Tools Options

The following options are located on the List Tools - Drawings tab:

Records Section

Refresh

These common options are also located on the Home tab.

Refer to the Common Functionality User Guide for details.

New

Edit

Delete

Actions Section

Open

Opens the selected drawing for reviewing/printing etc. in AutoCAD (editing title block and revision information should be done from the Edit button on the Home tab). Refer to Open Drawings in AutoCAD.

Update

Creates or updates selected drawing(s) in AutoCAD - Datalinks in each AutoCAD drawing are updated with current project data from the AVEVA Electrical database. Refer to Create or Update AutoCAD Drawings for details.

Note:
If the drawing file does not exist, the file is created by copying a) the Template file (if drawing uses a Template drawing) or b) the Seed File (if drawing uses a Seed drawing). Refer to the Drawing Generation for more information.

Issue

Issues and updates selected drawing(s). Refer to Drawing Issues.

Open Issues For Selected

Displays the Issues window listing all the current issues for the selected drawing. Refer to View Previous Issues for further information.

Open Issues For All

Displays the Issues window. Refer to View Previous Issues for further information.

Revisions

Displays a list of all drawings with revisions (and their revisions). Refer to Viewing and Editing Multiple Document Revisions.

Add Revisions

Used to create a new revision. Refer to Create a Revision.

Edit Revisions

Used to edit the current revision. Refer to Edit a Revision.

Check for New Distribution Diagram

Checks for new Distribution diagrams created in the Electrical Engineer module and adds them to the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List.

Check for new CBD

Checks for new Enhanced Cable Block diagrams created in the Wiring Manager module and adds them to the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List.

Check for New Schematic Diagrams

Checks for new equipment requiring Schematic diagrams created in the Engineer module and adds them to the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List.

Check for New Terminations

Checks for new equipment requiring Termination drawings created in the Electrical Wiring Manager module and adds them into the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List.

External Ref Drawing Nos.

Used to view, add and edit list of non-AVEVA Electrical Termination Drawing numbers for equipment. Refer to External Termination Drawing References.

Highlight Documents for Reissue

Used to highlight which issued drawings include data that has been changed in the database and therefore should be updated and reissued. Refer to Highlight Drawings for Reissue.

Tools Section

Show Datalinks

Used to view the list of Datalinks for a selected drawing. Refer to Datalinks Window.

Rename

Used to rename batches of selected drawings. Refer to Rename Selected Drawings.

Printing Section

Print

Print selected drawing(s).

Export Section

To External System

Publishes selected drawings to a folder. Refer to Drawing Publishing.

Selected Drawings

Used to export selected drawings files in the following ways:

Copy /Archive to Folder

Used to export drawing files to a folder defined during the export process. Refer to Export Drawings to a Specified Folder.

Copy to User Defined Names

Used to export drawing files to a pre-defined folder or folders with file names in a pre-defined, user-defined format. Refer to Export Drawings to Pre-Defined Folders with File Names in a Pre-Defined Format.

Export Datalinks to Excel

Used to export the datalinks from selected drawings to an Excel spreadsheet. Refer to Export Datalinks to Excel.

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