Defaults

DRAW Defaults explains how to define the default settings used in the DRAW application.

When the user enters DRAW in graphical mode, the macro %PMLUI%/DRA/ADMIN/START calls the user-defined setup macro %DFLTS%/DRA-SETUP which, among other actions, points to the location of the main DRAW system defaults file, DRA-GEN-SYSTEM.

The DRA-GEN-SYSTEM file can be picked up either from the design system defaults folder (defined by the variable %AVEVA_DESIGN_DFLTS%) or from the project specific defaults folder (defined by the environment variable %<project>DFLTS%). DRAW will use the project specific defaults file if this exists; otherwise it will use the system defaults file.

Note:
If you want to change the start up operation, you should only modify DRA-SETUP, not the AVEVA-defined START or VARS files.

You can change the settings in the defaults files, if necessary creating a different defaults file for each of the company’s drafting requirements. The defaults file accessed by an individual user is determined by the setting of the user's AVEVA_DESIGN_DFLTS environment variable.

Defaults can be set for:

• Pointers to the Libraries from which the different aspects of DRAW’s drawing functions obtain their standard data, for example:

  • 2D symbols and labels

  • Backing sheets and overlay sheets

  • Global representation rules and local styles

  • Circulation lists

  • Drawlists

  • Tag rules and tag templates

  • DRWG and SHEE templates

  • Default visual section indicator library

  • Default text, dimension, label, view and ruler styles

• Definitions of name delimiters; that is, the characters used to separate the component parts of an element’s name.

• Definitions of naming conventions; that is, the characters used to prefix the component name of given element types.

• Definitions of sheet sizes; that is, their width, height and description.

• Definitions for LAYE elements under VIEWs for use by ADP; defined in terms of their purpose and associated attribute groups.