Create New Symbols

To create a new symbol:

1. Click New. The Symbol Detail window is then displayed:

   

2. Enter the name of the new symbol in the Name field.

3. Select the equipment that the symbol is to represent from the Equipment type list.

4. Check the For Key One Line and/or the For Single Line checkbox as required if the symbol is to be the default symbol used on diagrams of these types.

5. Select the standard to which the symbol is to be added (AVEVA Default or NEC or BS, ICE and DIN) from the Standard list.

6. To create a new standard, enter its name in the Standard field. The new standard will be created when the new symbol is saved.

7. The user may link Electrical Engineer distribution diagram symbols with Electrical Designer symbols. Distribution diagrams in Electrical Engineer may be used as the basis for drawings of the KOL and SLD Designer Drawing types in the Electrical Designer module. When Electrical Designer Drawings are generated, the selected Electrical Designer symbols will then be used automatically instead of the default symbols.

   Map symbols to Electrical Designer Drawing symbols by selecting them from the Designer Drawing Symbol list. The list will consist of Electrical Designer Drawing symbols of the same type as the Electrical Engineer symbol.

   Note:
   The same symbol .dwg file may be used for the same symbol in both modules if required.

   Add Datalinks

8. Once an equipment type has been selected, the list of datalinks relevant to the selected equipment type is displayed:

   

   This list consists of all the fields that object type which may be selected to label the symbol, divided into categories that can be expanded to view their contents by clicking on the category title.

9. To select a datalink to label the symbol, select it from the list then drag and drop it onto the drawing pane in the required position. For example:

   

   Datalinks can subsequently be dragged and dropped to other positions as required.

10. To edit datalink text, right-click on the datalink and select the Edit Text option from the menu that is then displayed, and enter the new datalink text:

    

11. To delete a datalink, right-click on it and select the Delete option from the menu that is then displayed.

12. To delete all datalinks, right-click on a datalink and select the Delete All option from the menu that is then displayed.

13. To change the anchor point of the datalink text, right-click on it and select the Anchor option from the menu that is then displayed, then select the Left, Centre or Right option as required.

    Other Features and Options

14. To draw (or edit) a symbol, click Open Symbol Editor. The Symbol Editor window is then displayed. Refer to Symbol Editor.

15. In the Symbol Detail window, use the scale slider at the bottom of the window or the + and - buttons at either end of this slider to zoom in and out of the drawing pane. Click Max to increase the zoom level to the maximum level. Click Restore to return the zoom level to the default level.

16. Click Align to Top Left to move the symbol to the top-left of the symbol display pane.

17. In and out connector points are automatically placed in default positions on the symbol as appropriate for the equipment type.

    

    These may be dragged to different positions as required.They may not be deleted.

    Additional "out" connectors for Transformers may be added and all types of compartment elements.

18. When a transformer or compartment element is being created or edited, an additional button, Add Out Connectors, is displayed on the Symbol Detail window.

    

19. Click this button to add another out connector to the symbol, and then move it as required. A symbol may have no more than two out connectors. A message is displayed to inform the user of this if the user attempts to add a third out connector.

20. In the case of transformers, another button, Add ER Connector is also provided. Click this button to add an ER connector to the symbol and then drag it to the required position. Up to two ER connectors can be added.

21. In the case of compartment element, another button, Remove Out Connector is also provided. Click this button to add the out connector last added to the symbol, or the default out connector if only that is present on the symbol.

    Save and Exit

22. To save a new symbol and exit the Symbol Detail window, click OK.

23. If the symbol has been set as the default symbol for a diagram type and a default symbol has already been set for the equipment type/diagram type, a message is displayed. For example:

    

24. To make the new symbol the default symbol for the equipment type/diagram type, click Yes. Otherwise click No. The default symbol will remain unchanged.

25. Click Cancel to exit the window without saving.