Process Type

This section describes the Process Type part of the Process Drawings Control form.

Another option associated with the process run is the Process Type. This defines how ABA handles the drawings, i.e. by updating, regenerating, and/or auto numbering them.

To define the type of process to be used, choose one of the options from the Process Type pull down menu. The choices depend on the drawings selected for processing. For example if only existing drawings are selected the create options are not displayed. The available Process Type choices are:

• Create & Update - New drawings are created and existing drawings are updated. Update means that the design graphics, the tagging, and any tasks assigned to the template are re-run. No layers are deleted through this process, thus allowing user to add their own 2D layer elements if required.

• Create & Regen(erate) - New drawings are created and existing drawings are Regenerated. Regenerate means that the drawing is effectively deleted and re-created. This maybe used if a new drawing is required without the user additions (for example 2D layers).

• Process Tasks Only - Only those selected process tasks are actioned. Drawings are not modified. For example, if the process task Plot_Drawings is selected, then the selected existing drawings will be plotted to file.

  Note:
  Create or Update and Regenerate options may also be available if one type of either old or new drawings is to be processed.