Visualisation Tab (Enhanced Cable Block Diagram Options)

Symbol Standard

Used to select the symbol library selected by default in the diagram editor.

Drawing Styles

Draw Orthogonal

If this checkbox is checked, cables will be drawn at right angles (at 0 or 180 degrees only).

Curved Bends

Adds a small curve to all cable corners.

Equipment Spacing

Vertical Spacing

This setting controls the vertical spacings of automatically added interconnections and layouts.

Horizontal Spacing

This setting controls the horizontal spacings of automatically added interconnections and layouts.

Size Preferences

Cable No - Equipment Offset

Controls the distance between the labels of cables and equipment.

Assignment (Link)

Thickness

Controls the thickness of links between symbols that have not been converted into cables.

Diagram Grid

Controls the height and width of the cells of the diagram grid.

Other Settings

Auto Add Interconnected Equip

If this checkbox is checked, all interconnected cables and equipment are automatically added when existing equipment is added (except optionally field devices - see below).

Exclude Field Devices

This option excludes field devices from being automatically added when interconnected equipment and cables are automatically added.

Show Instrumentation Cables

This option controls whether or not cables created in AVEVA Instrumentation for the project (if the project is shared with AVEVA Instrumentation) can added to diagrams.

Show Electrical Cables

This option is disabled in AVEVA Electrical.